"Zhang thief can never be trusted, don't be fooled by the strategy!"
When Ma Gan, the governor of Sichuan, heard that Zhang Xianzhong had sent people to ask for surrender, he immediately stood up to persuade him. This Kunming native was born in Juren, but he had already had several duels with Zhang Xianzhong.
In the sixth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan. Ma Gan was the magistrate of Guang'an when Kuizhou was in emergency. The Sichuan governor ordered Ma Gan, who knew the soldiers, to act as agent for the affairs of Kuizhou government. Zhang Xianzhong led his troops to besiege Fengjie for more than 30 days, but Ma Gan took the lead and held on. Next, Fengjie held on and did not lose.
Later, the commander-in-chief Yang Sichang sent troops to relieve the siege, and Ma Gan was promoted to the Eastern Sichuan Army to prepare for Qian's affairs and garrisoned in Dazhou.
In the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign, Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan again and besieged Chengdu. Chengdu fell and the governor Long Wenguang died in battle. Ma Gan, then deputy censor of the capital, acted as governor of Sichuan.
In the Hongguang Dynasty, Wang Yingxiong became the Minister of War and the Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. He was the governor of Sichuan, Hu, Yunnan and Guizhou military affairs. Chu Yungui Guangzhi listened to the restraint, specifically suppressed Zhang Xianzhong, and gave Shang Fang the sword. Wang Yingxiong was from Sichuan. As soon as he received the imperial edict from the governor, he They immediately impeached Ma Gan for his illegal acts of plunder and plunder. Nanjing ordered him to seize his post, arrest him and interrogate him. However, due to road congestion, the order failed to arrive, but Ma Gan continued to act as before.
Although Ma Gan was at odds with Governor Wang Yingxiong, he was a civil servant with courage and was especially loyal to the court. The Qing court, Zhang Xianzhong, etc. all tried to recruit him, but he only answered one sentence: The officials who feuded with the border should die. , this is the day I die.
Faced with Zhang Xianzhong's power in Shu, he was persuaded to retreat to Yunnan and Guizhou. He only said one sentence: "I will die when encountering the enemy. That's my fault."
It is precisely because of this that Ma Ganji won the praise and support of Zeng Ying, a fierce general in central Sichuan.
Zeng Ying, known as Zeng Gongzi, was from Putian, Fujian Province. He followed his father to Chengdu as an official when he was a child, and settled here. He was a suave and talented man who liked to save others.
In the 17th year, Zhang Xianzhong entered Shuzhong for the third time. Zeng Ying asked Sichuan Governor Chen Shiqi to send thousands of troops to resist him. Chen Shiqi refused and handed over all the troops in Sichuan to the general Zhao Guangyuan. Zhao Guangyuan was defeated and fled to Hanzhong. Zeng Ying asked again. Chen Shiqi still refused to serve as a soldier, so in the end he was only given the post of garrison, but not a soldier.
Zeng Ying spent all his wealth, bought cattle and wine, recruited hundreds of soldiers, and trained for several days. Then he went to Wushan to ambush Zhang Xianzhong. With the help of his generals Li Ding, Yu Chong, Hu Mingfeng and other brave men, and the soldiers died, he held on in Wushan for more than four months. In the end, when reinforcements failed to arrive, they had to retreat to Chungju.
Zhang Xianzhong pursued to Zhongzhou, where Zeng Ying supervised the navy to fight against the enemy, burning more than a hundred boats in Xiying and beheading thousands of people.
Chen Shiqi made Zeng Ying a general and guarded Fuzhou with Liu Lin for a long time. Zhang Xianzhong took the opportunity to occupy Zhongzhou.
Zeng Ying was outnumbered and defeated by Zhang Xianzhong. He retreated to Wangjiang Pass. Zhang Xianzhong pursued him personally and wounded Zeng Ying on the cheek. However, Zeng Ying was still unstoppable and killed several of Zhang Xianzhong's guards before escaping the encirclement.
Zeng Ying traveled to Jiangjin, Qijiang, and Nanchuan, and Zhang Xianzhong then attacked Fuzhou, Chongqing, and drove to Chengdu.
People in Chengdu say that if Mr. Zeng were here, he would never come here.
Zhang Xianzhong hunted Zeng Ying everywhere, but the Shu people helped him break out and hide. Many gentry and merchants rallied to help him recruit soldiers. In a short time, he recruited ten thousand more soldiers. Zeng Ying was injured and went into battle. Zhang Xianzhong was defeated at Yufupu in Fengjie, and Zhang Xianzhong's troops were forced to land. Send Yin Chengzuo to Shunqing.
After the deaths of Chen Shiqi and Long Wenguang, Zeng Ying led his troops to obey Ma Gan's military orders. In the previous battle of Chongqing, Zeng Ying was the vanguard of the entire army, defeating Zhang Xianzhong's general Liu Tingju and entering the city first.
Zeng Ying and Ma Gan have a very good relationship.
Just like Wang Yingxiong had Wang Xiang under his command, and Fan Yiheng had Gan Liangchen under his command, these governors each had their own capable generals, and Wang Xiang was even originally Wang Yingxiong's servant.
But one thing is that at this time, whether it was Ma Gan, Wang Yingxiong, Fan Yiheng, Qin Liangyu, etc., they were still loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, these people had been dealing with Zhang Xianzhong for a long time, and some of them were even like Ma Gan. The three times Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan, they fought three times, and they had already formed a long-standing grudge.
As soon as he heard that Zhang Xianzhong wanted to surrender, he immediately thought it was a fake surrender and tried his best to dissuade Wen Anzhi not to believe it.
Wen Anzhi was not in a hurry or panic.
The emperor had long wanted to appease Zhang Xianzhong. Of course, whether it was a real appeasement or a fake appeasement, the emperor had also written a personal letter to Wen Anzhi a long time ago.
In the letter, the emperor made comments on the situation in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, and on people such as Zhang Xianzhong and He Zhen.
The emperor hoped to recruit Zhang Xianzhong, but he also knew that Zhang Xianzhong could not be trusted. However, in order to be able to deal with the Qing court with all his strength, the emperor was still willing to show his favor to recruit Zhang Xianzhong first. Even if Zhang Xianzhong would not surrender, it would not matter, because the imperial court may not be the real sponsor, but This is all to free up our hands and avoid fighting on multiple fronts.
The Ming army in central Sichuan has just won a wave of victories and is in great momentum, but Zhang Xianzhong's strength is still there. Once Zhang Xianzhong is pushed into a hurry, the situation in Sichuan will be repeated.
Therefore, taking advantage of the current momentum to force Zhang Xianzhong to cease fighting and negotiate peace, the Ming army would not suffer losses.
As long as the war ceases, the Ming army will have the opportunity to quickly reorganize the Shaanxi-Gansu army and restore local order. Bashu is rich. Although Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan three times, it has not yet been repeatedly looted and massacred by the Western and Qing armies. It still has a large population. , money and food are abundant.
If we can really persuade Zhang Xianzhong to leave Sichuan and enter Yunnan, then we can drive away tigers and devour wolves, and use Zhang Xianzhong to fight Yunnan's rebellious chieftain Sha Dingzhou, diverting the disaster eastward and preventing the war in Yunnan from spreading to Guangxi, Guizhou, and Sichuan.
Even if Zhang Xianzhong is not willing to go to Yunnan, if we talk slowly, even if we can temporarily appease him and cease the war in central Sichuan, it will be of no harm to the Ming army.
No matter how you look at it, it’s a good deal.
Although the Ming army seems to be encircling Chengdu now, it cannot underestimate the enemy. It was in great momentum and won many battles before. This was also because Zhang Xianzhong made a strategic mistake. He transferred his main force to invade Hanzhong, but was stabbed in the back by the Ming army.
If Zhang Xianzhong turns around and fights, the Ming army in Sichuan may not be his opponent.
Historically, before Zhang Xianzhong was defeated, he did counterattack on all sides. Feng Shuangli defeated Yang Zhan and regained Xuzhou. Ai Nengqi defeated Cao Xun in Yazhou, captured Zhu Fengyin alive, and recovered Yazhou. Ma Yuanli annihilated Li Hanyi in northern Sichuan and recovered Guang'an.
In Zhongjiang, more than 100,000 Ming Dynasty rebels in the Shehong area were also annihilated by the king of Neijiang disguised as a spy from the Great Western Army using internal and external attacks.
Even the governor of Neijiang, Ma Gan, died in the battle.
However, although Zhang Xianzhong's counterattack was fierce, the Qing army had already moved south from Guanzhong into Sichuan. Eventually, Zhang Xianzhong's troops surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, leading the Qing army to raid Zhang Xianzhong's imperial camp. Zhang Xianzhong was hit by an arrow and died.
Therefore, Zhu Yihai's letter to Wen Anzhi made it very clear that although Zhang Xianzhong has become a trapped tiger, he is still a fierce tiger and should not be underestimated. It is best to surround him with three people and open one side of his net. This will also prevent him from catching fish and killing him. Heart.
It would be best if we could lure Zhang Xianzhong to Yunnan, but if that doesn't work, we should try our best to delay the process and try to reorganize the Shaanxi-Gansu Ming Army as soon as possible.
Especially now, He Zhen and the others are still attacking Xi'an, but the attack is not going well and the attack cannot be taken for a long time. Qing army reinforcements have arrived under the leadership of Wu Sangui and Li Guohan, but He Zhen and the others are still in Xianyang.
It is only one step away from Xi'an.
Zhu Yihai awarded thirteen gold medals in a row to Gao Doushu, He Zhen, Sun Shoufa, Liu Tichun, Wang Guangtai, and Wu Dading, telling them not to underestimate the enemy and to withdraw their troops as soon as Wu Sangui arrived and not to fight Wu Sangui.
The armies in Guanzhong are the same as the Five Loyalists when they besieged Wuchang. Each army rose up and raised its flag, and then attacked Xi'an. A unified command has not yet been established. Each army has mixed good and bad, and different orders. In this situation, it is like a swarm of swarms.
They went to Xi'an to attack Xi'an with great momentum, but if they met a fierce general like Wu Sangui, who was leading the Guan Ning Army and the Eight Banners of Liaodong and Han Dynasties, they would definitely be defeated under the strong city of Xi'an.
So now Zhu Yihai hopes that Sichuan can temporarily suspend troops. If there is an accident on He Zhen's side, he also hopes that the Ming army in central Sichuan will come to rescue him.
If the Ming army in Guanzhong was defeated and Sichuan was at war again, wouldn't it mean that Wu Sangui should take advantage of the victory and march all the way into Sichuan?
How could a traitor like Wu Sangui take advantage of this kind of advantage?
This is the big picture.
Wen Anzhi was able to understand the emperor's strategic intentions, and he fully agreed and supported it. He even secretly lamented that the emperor, who was far away in the southeast, could see the situation in the southwest so thoroughly.
Don't argue with Zhang Xianzhong for the time being, and put comfort first.
The purpose is still the overall situation of Shaanxi and Gansu, and priority must be given to defending the Qing army.
Especially Wu Sangui, who has arrived in Xi'an, must focus on precautions.
There should be no carelessness in underestimating the enemy.
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Cao Xun, the commander-in-chief of northern Sichuan, was stationed in Lizhou, and Qin Yiming, the commander-in-chief of Chongqing, was stationed in Shizhu.
Gan Liangchen, the commander-in-chief of Jianchang, was stationed in Jianchang.
Guizhou General Soldier Pi Xiong is stationed in Guiyang.
Li Zhanchun, the general of Zeng Ying's army, was granted the title of general soldier in Dahai and was stationed in Pengzhou and Guang'an Prefecture.
Sichuan Governor Wang Yingxiong was stationed in Zunyi, Yunnan Governor Fan Yiheng was stationed in Xuzhou, and Sichuan Governor Magan was stationed in Diaoyu City in Hezhou.
Zeng Ying's wife, Dong Qiongying, was a beautiful woman from a wealthy family. Her father was a Han merchant in Shu and her mother was a chieftain from the Xiqiang region. She was skilled in martial arts and had hundreds of female barbarian troops. She formed her own army and was particularly good at fighting. When Zeng Ying was defeated, she obtained
Dong Qiongying took him in and helped Zeng Ying to come back and defeat Zhang Xianzhong at Yubelipu.
Zhu Yihai also heard about her, and specially granted her the title of wife, the rank of deputy general, and the ability to lead an army of her own.
Zhang Xianzhong only left five prefectures in central Shu, Chengdu, Songpan, Tongchuan, Baoning and Long'an.
The Ming army recaptured Kuizhou, Chongqing, Shunqing, Bozhou, Luzhou, Xuzhou, Jiading, Jianchang, Lizhou, etc. Most of the chieftains in western Sichuan also expressed their respect for the Ming Dynasty.
Although those chieftains have always been a bit unruly and have become more and more disobedient in recent years, as long as they can openly respect the Ming Dynasty for the time being, Wen Anzhi will have no time to pay attention to them.
He now has only one request for the generals, which is to quickly reorganize his troops and horses according to the order.
The eight thousand imperial battalions must be mobilized first, followed by the preparation, supervision, support, and promotion of the bids. In addition, the general soldiers of several towns must be completed first and garrisoned according to the divided defense zones.
The patrol and patrol battalions are placed at the back.
Qin Liangyu, Zeng Ying, Wang Xiang, Yang Zhan, Gan Liangchen, Cao Xun, Qin Yiming, these seven generals must be the first to complete the reorganization and form a siege on Zhang Xianzhong. Even if the attack on Zhang Xianzhong is temporarily suspended, they must ensure that they can prevent Zhang Xianzhong.
A sudden counterattack.
Recruitment was a matter of recruitment, and Wen Anzhi was responsible for recruiting and negotiating, while the generals hurriedly reorganized their troops and adjusted their garrison.
A two-pronged approach without delay.
"Call Zhang Xianzhong's envoy to come and see you!"