Chapter 28 Zhang Xianzhong's Story of the Founding of the Kingdom of Heaven (7)
Before Zhu Youlang could nod, Zhang Xianzhong was already thinking to himself: "Wang Guangen wants to be named King of Wings, so I have to be a head taller than him, right? If we are taller than King of Wings, then we might as well call him Heavenly King! Lao Pan, let's call this King of Wings immediately!"
Before we get anything done, let me get over the addiction of the King of Heaven first!
But... Lao Pan, I still feel uneasy if you are asked to enter Chengdu City now and negotiate with Hua Guansuo in person. What if this guy faints and insists on killing you? You are my right-hand man, you can't do anything.
Mistake! You were caught by Yang Sichang once in the past, and we almost finished the hammer. How can I let you break it again?"
"Wang Guangen, this loach, is not an important person from Xiying who goes to see him in person. Can he trust Xiying and the clothing edict in our hands?"
A few years ago, when Zhang Xianzhong was defeated by Zuo Liangyu at Manao Mountain, Pan Duao was captured by the Ming army, and Yang Sichang was sent to Xiangyang prison, where he almost died. Fortunately, Zhang Dingguo, a famous general in Xiying, disguised himself as a messenger and made a surprise attack on flying cavalry to capture him.
After arriving at Xiangyang City, he rescued Pan Duao before he was killed by the army.
This time Pan Duao volunteered again to contact Guanying and secretly persuade Wang Guangen to join the Great Western Army. The risks were extremely high. No wonder Zhang Xianzhong was particularly worried about this.
However, after Pan Duao held the "Edict on Clothes and Belts" hastily written by Zhu Youlang, he said with confidence: "We supported King Gui to succeed him to the throne, and from then on he became the hero of the decision-making process. Wang Guangen followed Fan Yiheng, Gao Doushu and other Ming Dynasty governors and governors, at most
Pawn a general military officer. As soon as we come up, we will promise him a royal title!
Which one is higher, a prince or a general officer? He would never be confused about the importance. What's more, the Western Camp has 100,000 troops, and the number of soldiers is no less than 50,000. As long as Wang Guangen cooperates with us, we can win Chengdu together.
, and then in the name of King Gui, he recovered the Ming armies in central Sichuan one by one, and the number of Daxi soldiers was one hundred thousand.
One hundred thousand soldiers and horses! If you advance, you can compete with Li Zicheng for hegemony in the Central Plains. If you retreat, you can protect yourself in the kingdom of Bashu. Chongzhen is dead and there is no master in the world. We support the clan of the Ming Dynasty. It is also a court. With many soldiers at hand, let alone Wang Guangen, it is Fan Yiheng and
Gao Doushu and other governors and governors of the Ming Dynasty are probably all eager to come and discuss matters with the King of Heaven."
At this time, in addition to the Ming army of Fan Yiheng, Gao Doushu, and Wang Guangen who were stationed in Chengdu, and the Sichuan soldiers and officers and gentry armed forces operating in southern Sichuan, there were also popular uprising armed forces such as the Thirteen Yaohuang Factions active in northern Sichuan.
The "Three Yao Huang Thirteen Families" originated from the rebel army led by Huang Long in Shaking the Sky. In the seventh year of Chongzhen, after the Qin Zhongyi Army entered Sichuan in large numbers, a small number of them stayed in Sichuan and combined with the local villagers and mountain people, gradually forming the Thirteen Families.
The uprising team.
After the shaking of the sky and the destruction of Huanglong one after another, the Thirteen Yaohuang Families were gradually led by Yuan Tao, the King of Fighting for Heaven. However, they had been separatist in northern Sichuan for a long time. In nature, they were similar to Yu Dazhong, the leader of the Henan Tuzhai village that Li Laiheng had encountered. Their discipline was corrupt and their style was bad.
Violent and arrogant, it was unable to achieve greater development, but it also became a force that threatened the armed forces of Sichuan officials and gentry.
After the Daxi Army entered Sichuan, the original area of operations had been greatly reduced due to repeated defeats. The Shake Huang Thirteen Family became active again. They successively attacked the city and fortified the village. They also sent people to contact Zhang Xianzhong in an attempt to join forces with the Daxi Army.
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Only after Zhang Xianzhong killed He Yilong and strictly enforced military discipline according to the Ten Articles of Catholicism spread by An Wensi, the discipline and style of the Great Western Army gradually changed. The Thirteen Yellow Emperors were also afraid of He Yilong's death, and both sides
Cooperation has completely lost the basis for continued talks.
Pan Duao concluded that when the Great Western Army surrounded Chengdu with tens of thousands of soldiers, and the Thirteen Huangs used more violent and cruel methods in northern Sichuan, they threatened the real "personal safety" of the officials and gentry:
As long as Zhang Xianzhong reveals his intention to cooperate with the Ming army, people like Fan Yiheng and Gao Doushu will definitely take the bait! After the Daxi Army has established a foothold in Sichuan, it will not be very easy to manipulate the local officials and gentry at will.
Thing?
Huaguansuo Wang Guangen is more difficult to deal with, so he has to bring out a prince of the Wing King to win over him.
Although there are now no less than 30,000 garrison troops in Chengdu, most of them are regiment training rural soldiers who lack organization and field combat capabilities. The ones who support these regiment training are the "old thieves" in Guanying.
Wang Guangen's position is crucial. He continues to defend Chengdu, which will inevitably make the Western Army feel troublesome. However, as long as he is tempted by the title of King Yi, cooperates internally and externally, and switches sides to Xiying, Zhang Xianzhong and Pan Duao are also confident that they can defeat Zhu Youlang within a day.
Bring it into Chengdu.
At this time, Li Zicheng had just proclaimed himself emperor in Taiyuan and was actively mobilizing troops and horses to prepare for a desperate battle with the Donglu who controlled the Beijing court. He had no time to send troops to Sichuan to intervene in the situation. He only sent an envoy to Zhang Xianzhong to deliver the so-called founding king of Qin Dynasty to the Great Shun Dynasty.
Just a title.
But now that Zhang Xianzhong has obtained the title of Heavenly King from Zhu Youlang, who has not yet ascended the throne, how can he take a Qin prince in his eyes?
In order to prevent Fan Yiheng and Gao Doushu, who were more stubborn in Chengdu, from discovering it, Pan Duao's entry into the city was kept extremely secret. There was an old friendship between Xiying and Guanying. As early as when Zhang Xianzhong raised troops in Gucheng, he had an old friendship with Wang Guangen, a loach.
.At this time, the old connections of the Qin Zhongyi Army played a big role. Before Pan Duao entered the city, he had established secret correspondence with the generals who knew each other in the Xiying and Guan camps.
The next day, Xiying specially released a corner of the siege, allowing the Ming army defending the city to release some ordinary people. Since Fan Yiheng and Gao Doushu planned to defend Chengdu, they decided to expel some Chengdu residents from the city to reduce the food consumption of the defenders.
Zhang Xianzhong took advantage of this chaotic situation and allowed Pan Duao to sneak into the city.
On this day, the Great Western Army did not stop its low-intensity siege operations. Zhang Kewang continued to fire on the city wall under the guidance of An Wensi. Other Western Army troops also made several attempts to attack the city.
This half-hearted and fake siege did not stop until the sun went down that day.
At this time, not only Zhang Xianzhong, but also Zhu Youlang was in an extremely anxious mood. After all, Zhu Youlang also knew very well that if Pan Duao could not persuade Wang Guangen to join the Western Army, or Pan Duao would be killed directly by Wang Guangen in Chengdu.
So according to Zhang Xianzhong's temper, even if he is his "Brother Zhu", I'm afraid he won't be able to escape the end of his head!
But if Pan Duao succeeds... he will become Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, right?
In front of Zhu Youlang, Zhang Xianzhong did not hide his ambition to be a "living Cao Cao" at all. But Zhu Youlang thought about it carefully. Since he left the palace, he had been displaced day by day, hungry and full.
It’s hard to say even if you lose your life!
Even if he becomes Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, he is still an emperor, and at least he can live a life without worries about food and clothing.
Zhu Youlang was not an ambitious person. Although he was handsome and was said to be very similar to his grandfather Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun, he was weak by nature and did not study much in the past.
For Zhu Youlang, even if he became Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, it would be much better than being a precarious and short-term vassal king now. He made up his mind to "fry up" to King Zhang Tian, as long as he could have food and clothing without worries, Zhang Youlang
Whether the King of Heaven wants to be Cao Cao or Zhuge Liang, whether he wants to be Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty or Liu Adou, just let him go!
This kind of mentality of ruling from the top down, in a sense, is no wonder that Qu Shichun would evaluate Zhu Youlang as "the quality is very good, and he can really serve Yao and Shun".