Chapter 375 The West Emperor secretly crosses Chencang Road
Chengdu.
Emperor Daxi saw the envoy who had returned and was a little surprised after hearing the report.
It wasn't that the Ming army rejected his invitation, but that they readily agreed. Although this was the result he wanted, the other party agreed too readily, which made him hesitate.
"Father, be careful of the Ming army's deception!"
The adopted son Pingdong Wang Zhang Kewang reminded.
Wen Anzhi, the manager of the five provinces of the Ming Dynasty, received Zhang Xianzhong's envoy, and then readily agreed to Zhang Xianzhong's request for surrender and gave him several conditions to bring him back.
To show sincerity.
Wen Anzhi also asked the envoy to bring back a map, on which Wen Anzhi drew a ceasefire line with a red pen, leaving Chengdu, Baoding and other five prefectures for Zhang Xianzhong.
It was promised that as long as Zhang Xianzhong's Xiying did not step outside the scope of the Five Prefectures, the Ming army would not take the initiative to attack Xiying.
Although this red line looked very eye-catching and even dazzling on that map, Zhang Xianzhong clearly saw his huge defeat. From taking almost all of Shuzhong to only five prefectures remaining, at least the Ming army took the initiative to stop the offensive.
You know, the Ming army is gaining momentum and will soon attack Chengdu.
Zhang Xianzhong asked the envoy carefully, asking him to describe Wen Anzhi's appearance, the demeanor and tone of his speech during the meeting, who were present at the time, and their reactions and attitudes, etc., as well as his trip to Kuizhou Baiyun.
When passing through the Imperial City, the situation in Chongqing and other places occupied by the Ming army, such as the morale of the Ming army, military deployment, etc.
The envoy went with a mission. He had already paid attention to these things and came here one by one.
After listening, Zhang Xianzhong was silent for a long time.
"Wen Anzhi said that it was the Ming Emperor's will to pacify Daxi. When the emperor was still supervising the country, he overcame all opinions and personally issued an order to pacify Shunying. Wen Anzhi said that the emperor had already had a decree to unite the Han people in China.
, work together to conquer the Qing Dynasty, drive out the Tartars, and restore the Han Dynasty. They also say that we are all descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties. In the face of foreign invasion, we should work together as one. We also say that brothers are fighting against the wall and resisting their aggression."
"Chinese don't fight Chinese, Han people are all brothers!"
These words left Zhang Xianzhong speechless.
But this is indeed a good step up.
There are examples of Li Guo and others from Shunying being recruited as loyal and loyal people, which makes it impossible to doubt Zhu Yihai's sincerity. After all, after Li Guo surrendered, he was named Li Chixin, made a marquis and became the governor, and now he has just been granted the title of Duke of Xingguo.
Many of the generals in Shunying were granted the title of marquis and count, and were awarded the title of admiral and commander-in-chief.
Li Guo's adopted son Li Laiheng was even adopted as his adopted son by Zhu Yihai and named Zhu Shengli. Now he is worshiped as the Admiral of the Imperial Camp Huguangxingying and granted the title of Count Sanyuan.
General Yuan Zongdi of the Shun Army was granted the title of Marquis of Jingxi, and he had just become the Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of Guizhou.
Zhang Xianzhong didn't know for a moment whether he should call Zhu Yihai grand or naive. He had dug up the Fengyang ancestral grave of the old Zhu family before and had been fighting with the Zhu family all his life, but now Zhu Yihai had let the past go?
But thinking about how Chongzhen had flattered him before, he couldn't help but smile.
It is estimated that Zhu Yihai was forced by the situation and agreed to appease him. After all, his main enemies are the Manchu and Qing Tatars who still occupy the two capitals.
But this is good, at least now I can trust Zhu Yihai for the time being.
"Since the emperor is so sincere, we can't be stingy and send an order to stick to the Five Prefectures of Baoning in Chengdu and not leave the boundary."
"From today on, we, the Western Camp, will unite with the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty!"
Zhang Xianzhong ordered that from now on he would call himself the King of Yunnan externally and still be the Emperor of Daxi internally.
The four righteous sons all opposed it and advised him to think twice, thinking that the Ming army could not be trusted.
Zhang Xianzhong said, "I don't know what Zhu Yihai's plan is. He just wants to join forces with me to destroy the captives first, and then he will try to hide them. Hahaha, this is just the rest of the tricks I played a long time ago. I
If you spend your whole life hunting, will you still get pecked in the eye by geese?"
"Send more people to have a good talk with Wen Anzhi. Don't be in a hurry. Talk slowly, back and forth. You have to talk for a year and a half first." Zhang Xianzhong, with a sallow face, had a cunning light in his eyes. "I heard that Wu Sangui
We have already arrived in Xi'an. He Zhen caused us a big loss last time, but this time he ran to Xi'an and met Wu Sangui. He was seeking death. I predict that he will not last long and will be defeated soon. By then
This is our chance."
"What do you mean, father?" Zhang Kewang asked.
"Hurry up to collect grain and grass, prepare military supplies, mobilize soldiers and horses, and station in Mianzhou and Baoning. When He Zhen defeats Xi'an, we will immediately take the banner of going north to resist the Qing Dynasty and aid He, send troops out of Jiange, seize Hanzhong, and then enter Shaanxi
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"Since we can't stay in Sichuan, let's find another place and let's go back to our hometown."
"Hopeful!"
"My son is here!"
"You stay in Chengdu to supervise the country. If anything happens to me, you will inherit the Daxi Kingdom. Daxi's civil and military officials and 600,000 soldiers must be supported and respected. Anyone who dares to be disrespectful will be punished by everyone!"
Zhang Xianzhong began to plan, showing his true character as a hero.
On the one hand, he arranged for a mission to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, tried to delay the opportunity, and made many demands. For example, he asked that Shunqing Prefecture and Chongqing Prefecture be assigned to him. On the other hand, he asked the Ming Dynasty to assign Xuzhou and Jiading Prefectures to him.
, the reason is that he was ordered to go to Yunnan to attack the rebellious chieftains and guard Yunnan for the imperial court, so the government and the army had to make way for him.
He also promised that after all his troops were successfully stationed in Yunnan, all the prefectures in central Sichuan would be handed over to the imperial court.
Then he asked for titles from his generals, asked for rewards for Xiying, and engaged in all kinds of bargaining, trying to delay as much time as possible.
On the other hand, he had no intention of going to Yunnan at all, but was preparing to go north. He expected that He Zhen would be defeated, so he prepared to gather all his strength. Once He Zhen was defeated, he would immediately leave the Jiange to rob Hanzhong and then enter Shaanxi.
The troops had even been deployed, and he personally took command of Baoning and led the central army of the imperial camp.
The King of Anxi, General Zhang Dingguo of Anxi, King of Funan, General Zhang Wenxiu of Funan, King Dingbei, and General Zhang Nengqi of Dingbei each led an army and divided their troops into Shaanxi in three groups.
The governors Wang Shangli, Wang Baoguo, Feng Shuangli, Liu Jinzhong and others led their armies and followed.
He decided to fight Wu Sangui in Guanxi. If he could win, he would take advantage of the victory to take Xi'an. If he could not win, he would send troops into Gansu, Ningxia and other places. Anyway, he had to escape from Shu and could not sit in the trapped city.
If God bless him and help him seize Guanzhong, then he will occupy Guanzhong and then protect Bashu, and then the three kingdoms of the Ming and Qing dynasties will stand firm and divide the world into three parts.
He has no intention of going to Yunnan, it is a wild and wild land.
Of course, after the final court meeting, he still left four adopted sons.
Zhang Xianzhong had a queen and a prince, but they were young, and under the current situation, they did not dare to name their youngest son as his heir, so he could only publicly name his adopted son Zhang Kewang as his heir.
When there is no one else.
Zhang Xianzhong said some words that he had not said just now. He asked Zhang Kewang to stay in Chengdu to supervise the country and prepare water camp boats, supplies, etc. down the river. Once his plan to go north to Guanzhong failed, or even suffered heavy losses in troops, then they would
I will withdraw to Chengdu and go along the river to Yunnan to temporarily avoid hibernation.
This is the last resort.
If they fail to go north, they cannot stay in Chengdu. At that time, their strength will be greatly reduced, and the Ming army will most likely annex them. They will have to take the initiative to go to Yunnan to look for opportunities to recover.
This is a hero, there are many back-ups at every step.
Zhang Kewang also knew that his father, Zhang Xianzhong, was afraid of Wu Sangui's reputation. It goes without saying that the Guan Ning Army was powerful. In the early years when the rebel army was traversing the Central Plains, the imperial court also dispatched nine frontier armies to suppress it many times, including the Guan Ning Army.
, their bravery and elites left a deeper impression than the peasant army.
Li Zicheng, who seized Beijing and proclaimed himself emperor, was defeated by the joint attack of Wu Sangui and the Qing army. Zhang Xianzhong did not dare to be careless.
"I think it would be better for my father to let Ding Guo lead an army southward and take the lead. This way we can show Emperor Ming our intention to go south and preserve a way of retreat."
"So that if things don't go well going north, we won't be caught off guard when we want to go south."
Huang Hu and Zhang Xianzhong stroked their beards, "I still want Dingguo to be my vanguard. Wu Sangui should not be underestimated. He must go all out to watch you stay and guard the country. I can't give you too many troops."
"My son understands, then let me leave the matter of going south to my son."
Zhang Xianzhong patted Zhang Kewang and said, "I have fought all my life and been a hero, but now I suddenly feel old."
A ceasefire suddenly broke out in central Sichuan, and envoys from the Ming Dynasty and Xiying kept coming and going. Although it was difficult to reach an agreement for a while, at least both sides had begun to cease the war.
Xiying covers the five prefectures in central Sichuan.
While the two sides were negotiating, they were also constantly deploying troops and generals.
While Zhang Xianzhong asked Zhang Kewang to build boats in the Neijiang River in Chengdu and set up a trend in Yunnan, he himself cut down the gold and silver treasures he had captured over the years to make sheaths and stuff them, and led the army northward from Chengdu.
In order to go north to fight for Hanzhong and Guanzhong, Zhang Xianzhong mobilized all the troops in the Western Camp and brought their family members with him, totaling more than 600,000 troops, and marched northward to northern Sichuan.
The Ming army also conducted careful reconnaissance, constantly monitoring the movements of the Western Camp, and at the same time stepped up the reorganization of the Sichuan army.
Wen Anzhi also kept sending orders to Gao Doushu, He Zhen, Wu Dading and others who were still in Guanzhong, asking them to quickly return to Hanzhong. The Guanzhong soldiers and horses also tried their best to retreat to the Qinling Mountains and not to fight Wu Sangui.
It was already too late to attack Xi'an at this time. Instead of staying in Guanzhong, it would be better to retreat to Hanzhong in time.
Hanzhong is extremely critical now. Hanzhong connects Guanzhong, Shu and Huguang. It is best to hold on to this place if you can.
Once Hanzhong was lost, the Qing army could march into Sichuan or attack Yunyang from the upper reaches of the Han River.
"In the cabinet, Zhang Xianzhong is dishonest. He is going north."
In Baidi City, countless news gathered, and the young President Qin Liangyu saw through Zhang Xianzhong's intentions at a glance. She had also been dealing with Zhang Xianzhong for a long time. Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan three times, but he did not dare to touch the stone pillar, because he was afraid of Qin Liangyu and the stone pillar soldiers.
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Wen Anzhi looked at the map and had already seen Zhang Xianzhong's intention.
This is still a treacherous intention. While negotiating and being appeased, they pretend to go south, but in reality they are going to march north with all their troops.
"Hanzhong is in danger!"
Wu Sangui leads the elite Qing army southward in Guanzhong. Meng Qiaofang is no longer the empty governor. The strength of the Qing army in Guanzhong has greatly increased. Now Zhang Xianzhong in Chengdu has to mobilize his troops and march north again. It is obvious that the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind. He wants to wait.
After He Zhen was defeated by Wu Sangui, he took action to rob Hanzhong.
"How about this Jinglue and the Duke of Shu lead their troops to move to Hanzhong?" Wen Anzhi stared at the map for a while and made a suggestion.
The messengers sent to Guanzhong to convey orders came one after another, but they were still not withdrawn. It had been many days since they had received any news from the Ming army in Guanzhong, and Wen Anzhi became increasingly uneasy.
Now that Zhang Xianzhong was eyeing Hanzhong again, he could only make this decision.
"The Shaanxi-Gansu camp has not yet been formed. Now we are rushing from Fengjie and Chongqing to Hanzhong, passing through Dazhou and heading north over the Daba Mountain to Hanzhong. It may not be as fast as Zhang Xianzhong. I suggest that we prepare with both hands. We will send troops northward and another light cavalry to Yun
Wang Guangen of Zhongkai Town in Yangdiao marched west along the Han River and rushed from Xing'an to Hanzhong."
"That's fine!" Wen Anzhi looked solemn.
"I hope it's not too late. Let Li Chixin, the Duke of Xingguo in Badong, also mobilize part of Zhongzhen Town to rush to Hanzhong. If Zhang Xianzhong is determined to capture Hanzhong, there will inevitably be a tough battle with few soldiers.
