The battle lasted for several hours, but the decisive moment came very quickly.
Within a quarter of an hour, the Western Army was completely defeated, and a large number of flags fell down, which was dazzling to see under the afterglow of the setting sun.
After all, there were 200,000 people. Some surrendered, some resisted, and some were defeated. They were busy until the next day.
As for the cavalry battalion, they also pursued Zhang Xianzhong and would not give up until they achieved their goal.
This gave the Qin army a great opportunity to clean up the mess.
Li Jizu, Liu Tingjie, Bai Wang, Wang Guangen, Hui Dengxiang, Zhao Guangyuan, Yan Guochao and others were all smiling and extremely happy.
This was the main force of 200,000 Western thieves. They were all wiped out in one day. Who in the south could stand up to them?
"Your Highness, in this battle, one hundred thousand Western thieves were captured, more than thirty thousand were killed and wounded, and the rest fled."
"I see!"
Zhu Yixi nodded and sighed: "However, after all, Zhang Xianzhong is gone. There is a regret in the perfection!"
Everyone raised their heads and worshiped him.
Qin Liangyu, Qin Yiming, Wang Yingxiong and others on the side witnessed this battle with their own eyes and were filled with admiration.
The King of Hanyang is truly invincible!
"This battle is a great victory. Your Highness has regained Bashu. It is natural that he should be promoted to prince."
Wang Yingxiong hurriedly raised his hands and said, his face full of excitement.
"Bashu is newly restored, and the bandits from the west are on the loose. It is best to have capable ministers to pacify them."
Zhu Yixi received this show of goodwill immediately, nodded and said modestly:
"A certain person regained Bashu just for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and a few titles. In fact, he didn't worry about it."
When Wang Yingxiong heard this, he didn't understand what he meant. He held his head high and his face was full of excitement.
Zhu Yixi praised all the generals one by one, especially the brave Zeng Ying. He said without hesitation:
"General Zeng Shen killed Feng Shuangli in one fell swoop, which can be said to have boosted the power of our army. After this battle, I will report to the Ming Dynasty. The position of commander-in-chief will surely come naturally."
Zeng Ying's long beard trembled and he hurriedly bowed down: "Your Highness is extremely impressed by the size."
Everyone cast envious glances.
Later, Zhu Yixi discussed rewards for merit and said:
"In this battle, the first success is the firearms camp and the cavalry camp, the second success is the heavy infantry camp, and the rest of the battalions are all final successes. Is there any objection?"
"I will obey His Majesty's decree."
All the generals nodded in agreement.
"Then, let's go to Chengdu!"
Zhu Yixi stood up, looked at everyone, and said energetically: "There are still some brave men left to chase the poor bandits, so don't pretend to be the overlord!"
"Zhang Xianzhong, you can't escape my grasp."
At this time, the sun was high in the sky, and strong sunlight shone into the tent, adding a layer of light and shadow to him.
Everyone was amazed and praised: "Your Highness is wise!!!"
So, after repairing for a long time, the army set off again, looking for the marks left by the cavalry, and chased away.
When they arrived outside the city of Chengdu, the gentry who came here were so excited that they knelt down and shouted:
"We are waiting to welcome His Royal Highness King Hanyang——"
When entering the city, all the people in the city looked up eagerly. On both sides of the street, there were heads of people looking around.
Zhu Yixi rode a horse, wore armor, and entered in high spirits.
The people on the street knelt down and shouted: "The King of Hanyang is a thousand years old, a thousand years old -"
Listening to the echoing voice, Zhu Yixi was filled with pride for a moment. Looking at the adoring eyes of the people, he waved his arms and shouted:
"Long live the Ming Dynasty——"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty——"
The common people and soldiers also shouted excitedly.
For a time, the entire city of Chengdu was filled with this enthusiasm, which lasted for a long time.
At this moment, he is the king of Chengdu and even Sichuan.
At the same time, he issued an edict to calm the people, exempting Chengdu Prefecture, Chongqing Prefecture, Kuizhou Prefecture and other war-stricken places from paying taxes for half a year.
It is almost the same as the edict issued by Zhang Xianzhong when he first entered the city.
The feedback received was just the opposite, with people from all over Sichuan responding with joy and excitement.
Within a few days, messengers from various states were sent to congratulate King Hanyang on his recovery of Sichuan, and secretly sent private messages of surrender.
Obviously, between the Nanjing court thousands of miles away and the Hanyang King in Chengdu, everyone wisely chose the Hanyang King.
Anyway, they are all from the Ming Dynasty, there is no difference.
At this time, Zhu Yixi's prestige in Sichuan reached its peak.
Taking this opportunity, Zhu Yixi directly asked armies from all over the country to gather in Chengdu Prefecture for screening and reorganization.
Reason, gather troops to wipe out the Western bandits.
No one dares not to come.
Those who do not come will be labeled as comrades of the Western traitors.
Nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses from all over Sichuan reluctantly accepted the reorganization of King Hanyang.
As a result, the number of troops under Zhu Yixi's command swelled to 150,000.
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As for Zhang Xianzhong, as beautiful as Zhu Yixi is, he is in a state of embarrassment.
Seeing that the situation on the battlefield was not right, he had no choice but to turn around and run away.
At that time, there were 50,000 soldiers and horses, but they were chased and intercepted by the Qin army's cavalry along the way. By the time he escaped to Qiongzhou, there were only 30,000 soldiers.
Yes, he did not choose to go to Hanzhong Mansion.
He was not stupid. He naturally knew that Zhu Yixi entered Huguang from Hanzhong. Going north to Hanzhong would be courting death.
Therefore, he followed Sun Kewang's advice and went to Yunnan.
After running away for several days under the scorching sun, Zhang Xianzhong was old after all. He gasped and said:
"How come this damn cavalry keeps chasing after you?"
"Father, we can't stop yet!"
Along the way, as Zhang Xianzhong's prestige declined due to the organization's retreat, Sun Kewang's prestige continued to rise.
He said in a deep voice: "Don't wait too long in Qiongzhou. Only after crossing the Qiong River can we get rid of these flies."
Zhang Xianzhong nodded, and then he saw that all the generals were doing the same, and he felt inexplicably unhappy:
"Hopefully, Yunnan is very different from Sichuan. There is also Prince Mu's Mansion, which makes it difficult for us to stay."
"Father, Prince Mu's Mansion has been in Yunnan for more than two hundred years. Except for the previous generations of Dukes of Guizhou who were wise and powerful, the remaining descendants are more useless than the others."
Sun Kewang had long wanted to leave a way out for himself, so he naturally inquired clearly.
He knew that Zhang Xianzhong must be persuaded to go south. His prestige was currently not enough to lead the entire army.
"Prince Mu's Mansion imposed violent levies and commanded the military households of the Yunnan Guards, but they annexed most of the land. Now the guards are abandoned and the people are dissatisfied. Many chieftains also covet the gold, silver and jewelry of Prince Mu's Mansion."
Speaking of this, he saw the longing eyes of all the soldiers, and Sun Kewang couldn't help but continue:
"Prince Mu's Mansion has been in Yunnan for more than two hundred years. It has ivory, agate, and precious stones. It is richer than the King of Shu."
"Father, Yunnan is not a smoky land, it also has fertile soil."
The generals' faces were also filled with longing. The wealth of Prince Mu's Mansion was too tempting and could just make up for the losses.
After Zhang Xianzhong pondered for a long time, he said: "We and the rebels are naturally asking for orders for the people. Since Prince Mu's palace is unkind, then blame me for being unkind."