Chapter 126 He Zhen, the general of the Hanzhong system
The fragile balance in the northwest has completely collapsed. To the west of Fengxiang, there are rebel bandits and small warlords who are separatist everywhere. Only the Hanzhong area has been able to maintain its stability because it is isolated by mountains and blocks the rebels and rebels in the north.
A rare little peace in the chaotic world of the northwest.
The chief general stationed in Hanzhong, He Zhen, was originally the standard general under Fan Yiheng of Shaanxi Bingbei Dao, but he was similar to Zhang Tianlin, the Datong system general appointed by Li Zicheng. They were both from the peasant army recruited by the Ming Dynasty, and they both had joint operations with Chuangying.
history, so he gained Li Zicheng’s trust even more.
What's more, when Dashun's army marched into the northwest, Li Guo personally led his troops to Hanzhong to recruit He Zhen. In order to win the trust of the Ming army in Hanzhong, Li Guo boldly accepted He Zhen's request and rode into the city alone to recruit soldiers.
Now that Li Guo has been promoted to the Supervisory State, and is only one step away from the position of Emperor Dashun, He Zhen regards himself as a subordinate of Li Guo, and after Li Guo was named the Supervisor of the State, he was officially promoted to the Hanzhong system general. He Zhen felt even more
I will definitely be able to join the core group of the new dynasty in the future.
Therefore, when the northwest was in chaos, He Zhen worked hard to stabilize the situation in Hanzhong. He personally led troops to inspect the prefectures and counties in Hanzhong to calm people's hearts. He also sent troops out of Xing'an to Yunyang, and contacted Miao Lichen, the general of Chu Chuang who was stationed in Yunyang Prefecture, to request
The Chu army sent troops to support.
Meng An and Guo Dengxian, two generals of the Ming Dynasty who were both guarding Hanzhong, conspired to rebel. After He Zhen discovered their movements, he deliberately claimed that he was going to Xing'an and Miao Lichen to join forces. In fact, he used the night to sneak in quickly.
Returning to Hanzhong, he took advantage of the unprepared situation of the two rebel generals and personally led a thousand soldiers into the residences of Dang Meng'an and Guo Dengxian, and captured and killed them.
When He Zhen secretly returned to Hanzhong, Dang Meng'an was still drinking and having fun in his private house. Guo Dengxian was much smarter. He gathered a group of close servants at home and prepared to conspire to launch an army to kill He and then send troops to attack his accomplices.
Dang Meng An wanted to dominate Hanzhong.
Unfortunately, both the ignorant Dang Meng'an and the self-righteous Guo Dengxian were defeated by He Zhen and were killed first.
However, the power in Hanzhong did not completely fall into the hands of He Zhen alone, because soon Miao Lichen, who was stationed in Yunyang, led thousands of Chu Chuang's elite mining troops through the forests and mountains from Xing'an to Hanzhong.
The first to arrive in Hanzhong were a thousand elite troops from Chu Chuang, led by Miao Lichen himself. They were all wearing cotton armor, and most of them carried a self-produced fire blunderbuss produced in Xiangyang. They also had short axes or waist knives on their waists. The cavalry were equipped with
There are horseshoes, broadswords, jujube sticks, maces, lasso, short-handed guns and other weapons.
What shocked He Zhen and the Hanzhong defenders even more was the formation of the mine soldiers. At this time, the Nanzheng area was experiencing continuous summer rains. The mountain roads outside the city were all muddy and the rain was pouring. However, the mine soldiers stood in formation and behaved completely.
They marched in the heavy rain without making any noise, and their formation was not affected at all.
Miao Lichen, wearing a rain-proof bamboo hat on his head, walked slowly to the gate of Hanzhong City in the rain and said lightly to He Zhen who was taking shelter in the city tower:
"General He, some Chu soldiers will go to Hanzhong for reinforcements later, so don't panic."
He Zhen is a person who knows soldiers. Just by taking a simple look, He Zhen knew the strength of Chu Chuang's troops. He was shocked and ridiculous in his heart. Even if he did not trap and kill Dang Meng An and Guo Dengxian, the two traitorous generals would
After capturing Hanzhong, could the two of them still be able to withstand Miao Lichen's mining soldiers?
However, Miao Lichen did not hesitate to rush to Hanzhong with only a few elite troops. He was probably afraid that he would not be able to control the situation in Hanzhong. He might even be worried that he would take advantage of the internal chaos in Dashun to rebel...
He Zhen said with a wry smile: "Shuai Miao arrived very quickly. I have already killed the rebel generals in the city, but there are still many rebels who are still undecided. The arrival of reinforcements at this time will be of great benefit to calming people's hearts. The heavy rain is pouring now, so let
It’s not good for the Yunyang reinforcements soldiers to be caught by the cold. Miao Shuai quickly lead his troops into the city to rest."
After Miao Lichen nodded, he waved gently, and the more than a thousand mine soldiers behind him walked into Hanzhong City uniformly. He Zhen saw that they had left soldiers at the city gate when they entered the city, and her eyelids twitched again.
He jumped, knowing that Miao Lichen didn't have much trust in him.
He himself sighed in his heart. After all, there was chaos in Guanzhong, and the generals were attacking each other. The old generals of the Ming Dynasty who had been recruited by Li Zicheng before, and the officials and gentry who enjoyed the stability and order under Dashun, all raised their troops to start a rebellion.
A major rebellion was in full swing. Under such circumstances, it is no wonder that Miao Lichen had to be more cautious. While reinforcing Hanzhong, he also did a good job in preparing for Hanzhong.
People’s hearts are unpredictable!
Hanzhong was guarded between Sichuan and Shaanxi, and its position was extremely important. Although Zhang Xianzhong was an old friend of Li Zicheng, the Eight Kings had now proclaimed Zhu Youlang, the Ming Dynasty's King of Gui, emperor in Chengdu, establishing an empire that was denounced by ordinary Ming Dynasty officials and gentry.
The "Western Ming Puppet Dynasty" also became Dashun's enemy and rival.
He Zhen estimated that Yang Chengzu was not able to send troops south to attack Hanzhong for the time being, and the enemy they really needed to guard against might be Zhang Xianzhong.
"Zhang Xianzhong took control of Chengdu and called himself the Pseudo Heavenly King. He also divided the east, west, south, and north wings into five kings. Under the guise of the Ming Dynasty clan clan Gui Wang Zhu Youlang, he recruited Yang Zhan, Zeng Ying, Zhu Hualong and other Ming Dynasty generals to dominate the central Sichuan.
.The eight kings recently heard that after our dynasty suffered a setback in hunting deer, they reportedly occupied the valley and trained their troops every day, preparing to invade the key points.
Commander Miao is currently in a state of turmoil in Guanzhong to the north, and the Western Army is eyeing him in the south. Hanzhong's military strength, even combined with Commander Miao's, is only a few thousand soldiers. It is still difficult to protect oneself, and even less aggressive. We still have to wait for the Chu troops to arrive.
Only then can we make a big move."
In fact, nominally speaking, He Zhen was a Hanzhong general of Dashun named by Li Guo, and his status was not lower than Miao Lichen. Moreover, he had just put down the rebellion of Dang Meng An and Guo Dengxian, and his prestige was rising, so there was no need to treat him as such.
Only Miao Lichen, who had more than a thousand mine soldiers, was so humble.
But He Zhen knew very well that Miao Lichen was a close confidant of King Li Laiheng of the Jin Dynasty, which was completely different from his status as a subordinated general.
Nowadays, even peripheral generals like He Zhen can see the power structure within Dashun very clearly. When Li Zicheng first founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor, the "Juren Party" headed by Niu Jinxing within Dashun, led by Song Qijiao and Gong Yan
The "Jinshi Party" headed by this group of civil servants now seems to have an insignificant status.
Even if Niu Jinxing and Tian Jianxiu combine civil and military forces, compared with Li Guo, the power of Li Laiheng and his son is still far behind. When Huguang transferred 20,000 shi of food from Xiangyang to Hanzhong, He Zhen had already deeply felt that Li Laiheng was behind Huguang.
How powerful is the potential.
What's more, now that Li Guo has proclaimed himself the supervisor of the country, it is only a matter of time before he proclaims himself emperor. So Li Laiheng is named King of Jin, which actually has the status of Prince of Fujun.
As Miao Lichen was a close confidant of the prince, He Zhen would of course be willing to make friends with him.
Miao Lichen was an honest and kind person. Seeing He Zhen being so flattering, he understood the intention and just smiled casually and said:
"General He is the commander-in-chief of one side and has the same military rank as me. There is no need to call me Commander Miao.
The general is right, the Western Army is worried about invading Hanzhong. But Guanzhong is a key place for our operations in Dashun, and the manpower and material resources are not comparable to that of small Hanzhong.
If the general is unwilling to abandon the flooded areas of Hanzhong and go north with me to quell the rebellion in Chang'an, then he can stay in Hanzhong and let my army go north to quell the rebellion."
He Zhen still regards Hanzhong as his own personal territory and is unwilling to leave easily. Moreover, the situation in Guanzhong is turbulent. In his opinion, it is better to stay in Hanzhong in the name of defending the Western Army, wait and see how the situation develops, and wait until Yang Chengzu reveals his flaws.
Go north again.
But it was not easy for He Zhen to object to Miao Lichen's words. When he was worried about how to deal with Miao Lichen, the detective cavalry from Dingjun Mountain rushed back to Hanzhong and sent a crucial piece of military information.
"The Puppet Western Ming Army has sent King Guangen, the King of Wings, and Fan Yiheng, the Superintendent and Assistant Minister, to lead 50,000 troops to attack Hanzhong. The Western troops have left Jianmen Pass and are coming with a fierce force. They will attack our western border."
Zhang Xianzhong’s movements are so fast!
He Zhen was surprised at first, and then she was happy. Judging from the time, Zhang Xianzhong should not have received news about the chaos in Guanzhong yet. He Zhen estimated that the Ximing Army should have received news of the defeat of Shun Army in Lu, and Li Zicheng
After the news of the sacrifice, preparations were made for the Northern Expedition, but at this time, the troops were officially dispatched at the unrest in Guanzhong.
He Zhen was shocked by the ferocity of the Western Ming Army, but also felt that she had a good excuse not to go to Shaanxi to stir up trouble.
Sure enough, when Miao Lichen heard this urgent military information, his expression also changed drastically. Fifty thousand people is no joke, and Zhang Xianzhong's current army is probably more than that, even if he wants to maintain his rule over Bashu.
, we still have to leave troops in Yunnan and Guizhou to guard against the Ming army, but the Great Western Army is going all out. Even if a hundred thousand troops leave Jianmen Pass, it is not impossible.
Miao Lichen looked at He Zhen and said in a deep voice: "Fifty thousand Western troops invaded the pass. General He, it seems we can only abandon Hanzhong and go north."
"ah?"
He Zhen quickly persuaded:
"No, no, no, Marshal Miao, that's not the case, that's not the case. The Western Army claims to have fifty thousand troops, but in fact it may not actually be fifty thousand. After I stationed myself in Hanzhong, I often sent people south to Shu to secretly investigate the national conditions of the Western Ming Dynasty. According to me,
As far as I know, this wing king Wang Guangen and Zhang Xianzhong are not from the same team, and Fan Yiheng is one of my former top leaders.
Zhang Xianzhong made such arrangements that instead of sending the East King Sun Kewang, the North King Li Dingguo, Jinjiang Hou Zeng Ying, Huayang Boyang Zhan and other famous warriors in Sichuan to fight against our country, he instead sent Wang Guangen as the commander-in-chief and a man with few troops at hand.
Fan Yiheng, who has some old friendship with me, is the supervisor.
I don't think Zhang Xianzhong is very determined to attack Hanzhong. The 50,000 troops and horses are probably more adequate than elite. He may be bluffing and let Fan Yiheng come to persuade me to surrender!
If Miao Shuai is willing to listen to my plan, I can defeat these Western invaders for Dashun!"