Meng Qiaofang, the right minister of the Ministry of War and the right deputy censor of the capital, was the governor of Shaanxi and also had jurisdiction over Sichuan and Gansu.
In the Governor's Mansion, Meng Qiaofang was also wearing cotton armor and had a sword hanging on her waist.
"Point general!"
Chen De, deputy general of the left camp of the Biao camp, Ren Zhen, the deputy general of the right camp, Ma Ning, Wang Ping, guerrilla Liu Youyuan and Liu Fangming, acting Tongguan garrison Zhao Liangdong and other generals came forward.
"Zhao Liangdong, thank you for coming here from Tongguan."
Tongguan garrison Zhao Liangdong was tall and tall, with a full beard. He was only over 20 years old. He was from Suide, Shaanxi, and he could be considered a fellow villager with Li Zicheng and others.
They all say that Mizhi's wife, Suide, is Han.
However, unlike Li Zicheng, Zhao Liangdong came from a family of officials. He studied and practiced literature since he was a child. Later, during the Guanzhong Rebellion, he abandoned literature and practiced martial arts.
After the Qing army entered the pass, Meng Qiaofang followed the Azige army into the pass and was in danger. She happened to meet Zhao Liangdong and his servants going to the countryside to collect rent, and came to the rescue.
After Meng Qiaofang was rescued, she admired the young and brave Zhao Liangdong, so she persuaded him to join the army and became her own soldier. In just over a year, Meng Qiaofang recommended this young man all the way, and now he is the acting garrison of Tongguan.
"My lord, you have worked hard, but the end will come later."
"From now on, you will be supervising the guerrillas of the Chinese Army in the Biao Camp." Meng Qiaofang directly promoted Zhao Liangdong to an official position. The word "agent" was added before the garrison. Now she is directly promoted to the guerrillas, and she is still supervising the Chinese Army.
"The headquarters has sent a letter to the Ming thief. He Zhen will arrive at Xi'an City tomorrow. Xihua, the headquarters has given you a task. You go to the suburbs to meet He Zhen."
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He Zhen led the Chinese army of 12,000 soldiers to the outskirts of Xi'an. Hu Xiangqian and two armies led by General Wu Dading also came together. They wanted to divide their troops here in Xi'an and garrison in Weinan and Gaoling, east of Xi'an.
Zhao Liangdong led hundreds of people, many strong men, and many cars to greet him.
A lot of grain, meat and vegetables, and quite a lot of firewood, cotton, cloth, etc. were sent.
"Mr. Meng is cleaning up the house in the city, collecting supplies, and preparing for the ceremony of entering the city. The special general is here to welcome Governor Gao, Governor Sun, President He and others to enter the city first."
He Zhen laughed loudly and patted Zhao Liangdong on the shoulder, "Young man is quite tall. What is your position under Master Meng?"
"The last general is Zhao Liangdong, a guerrilla from the Meng Gongbiao camp."
"At such a young age, he is already a guerrilla in the Biao Camp. It seems that he has a bright future."
Zhao Liangdong laughed along with him and said only that his father and Meng Qiaofang had been officials together for a long time, and they were supported by Meng Gong.
He Zhen curled her lips, looking like she should.
"The army has just arrived, so it will not enter the city for the time being. It will be stationed outside the city. Waiting for tomorrow morning, I will enter the city again with Gaobu Tang Sun Fuyuan and others."
Zhao Liangdong responded and left.
After leaving the Ming army camp, Zhao Liangdong did not go far, but stopped in a pine forest. Soon someone followed him and talked with him in secret for a long time before leaving.
night.
On the outskirts of Xi'an, the three battalions of He Zhen, Wu Dading and Hu Xiangchen formed a ten-mile company camp. Since Xi'an had surrendered, the camp was relatively simple, especially the second battalion of Hu Xiangchen and Wu Dading. They had to go east to Weinan.
Gaoling is garrisoned, so I didn't waste much energy setting up camp tonight. I simply surrounded it with vehicles and erected countless tents to camp.
It was freezing cold, so a fire was lit in the camp to keep warm. Everyone hid in their tents to take shelter from the wind and rest. There were not even many patrolling the camp.
After all, there are only a thousand soldiers in the city of Xi'an, and now they have surrendered, there is no threat anymore.
He Zhen's Chinese army also planned to officially enter the city tomorrow and garrison the city then, and they were not willing to spend more effort digging trenches and erecting fences in the snow.
Chinese army camp.
Luo Dai, Dang Meng'an, and Guo Dengxian, three generals from Hanzhong, and deputy general Kang Zhenbang, gathered together to drink and barbecue.
Outside the tent, the sky was full of wind and snow, and the wind was howling.
It was quite warm in the tent, and a few people even ate smoke from their bodies.
Drinking in the military is not allowed.
But no one can care about them at this time, or who would care about such a thing?
The wine is half full.
Luo Dai held the wine glass and said, "Can we really defeat Wu Sangui?"
Dang Meng'an cut a piece of mutton with a knife, "We have a coalition of 100,000 troops, Wu Sangui and Li Guohan only have 20,000 troops, which is five times their number. Even Shaanxi Governor Huang Changyin and Governor Meng Qiaofang have surrendered. We occupy the big city of Xi'an, and Wu Sangui can fight again
, can you still beat us?"
Luo Dai, Dang Meng'an, and Guo Dengxian were originally obedient generals, but Luo Dai turned out to be Luo Rucai's subordinate, and it was Luo Rucai who died at the hands of Li Zicheng.
Compared to He Zhen, a former Ming general who surrendered later, these guys are considered to be old thieves.
After fighting for half a lifetime, it is already extraordinary to be able to survive.
Luo Dai sighed, "Wu Sangui's troops are the Guan Ning army. They were in a state of disarray at Shanhaiguan before, and even Emperor Shun failed to defeat them personally. This time, although they only led 10,000 Guan Ning troops, they still had Li Guohan's 10,000 Han army flags."
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And I heard that the regent of the Qing court has appointed Prince Su Hauge as the general of Xi'an and has come to garrison in Guanzhong. He is leading the elite flag army of the two yellow flags, with fierce men like Ao Bai as the vanguard."
During the last Qing army's western expedition, Azig led Obai, Tan Tai, Wu Sangui and others all the way from Beijing to Shanxi, then to Guanzhong, then to Hanzhong, and then to Huguang and Jiangxi. Wherever they went, no one could defeat them.
It was at that time that they surrendered to the Qing army in Hanzhong, and they had seen with their own eyes the elites of Azige, Aobai, Wu Sangui and other armies. In comparison, their tribes were too far apart.
After Li Zicheng became emperor, even the most elite troops could not defeat the Eight Banners. Now they, who were already second-rate obedient troops, were no match for them.
Luo Dai was originally a general under Luo Rucai. Luo Rucai was killed by Li Zicheng and annexed his troops. Luo Dai and his subordinates were included in the Shun army, but they were not direct lineage and their status had always been low.
Generals Dang Meng'an and Guo Dengxian were also not direct descendants.
Otherwise, Hanzhong would not have allowed a Ming Dynasty general like He Zhen to be demoted as the main general.
Before He Zhen's death, Meng Qiaofang had been planning to deal with the generals in Hanzhong, believing that these people were very unreliable. They were all bandits, had no credibility, liked to rob, etc., and were a hidden danger.
Although He Zhen and others were in Hanzhong, first blocking the Western Route Army of Li Guogao's army from going south, and later defeating Zhang Xianzhong who came out of Sichuan for the Qing army, the Qing court still did not trust them.
Although the Qing government granted He Zhen the title of General of the Western Front and Luo Dai and several others as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, they planned to transfer them to Xuanda or Shandong Province in the name of rewards for their meritorious service in order to seize their military power.
Meng Qiaofang even had a good conversation with Luo Dai. Luo Dai was the weakest among the four generals, so he was the first to be persuaded. Meng Qiaofang summoned Luo Dai to Xi'an several times and wanted to transfer him to Yan'an to garrison.
As for He Zhen and Guo Dengxian, the plan is to transfer them to Fengxiang first and then separate them.
Only Dang Meng An was left in Hanzhong, and he was expected to transfer the general army to become the new general army of Hanzhong, and transfer general Kang Zhenbang from Guyuan to Hanzhong to assist in the defense.
It was also planned to eliminate the old, weak and disabled from the 12,000 men of Fengxiang Commander Dong Xueli, disband and resettle some of the former bandits and bandits on the spot, and after they were recruited and surrendered, only two to three thousand able-bodied men would be transferred to Hanzhong.
However, Meng Qiaofang's plans were finally discovered by He Zhen. He Zhen refused to leave Hanzhong easily and found various reasons not to leave. Guo Dengxian and others were also persuaded. Although Luo Dai was willing to go to Yan'an, he did not make it in the end.
After all, Meng Qiaofang had no troops at the time, and Dong Xueli, You Kewang, and others either surrendered or had no troops. How could it be so easy to relieve He Zhen and others of the military power who had heavy troops?
When Zhu Yihai got involved, things got even more out of control.
"It is said that there are 100,000 troops, but there are only 60,000 soldiers. There are five armies and twenty battalions. But you and I also know very well that the so-called 60,000 soldiers of the five armies only have enough armor. I really want to fight Wu Sangui.
, we may not be able to get a good deal, not to mention that this Hauge is a famous king of the Tatar clan, and there is a fierce warrior like Ao Bai who is known as the first warrior in Manchuria as the vanguard.
Even if we enter Xi'an City, we may not be able to defend it. Besides, will Meng Qiaofang really surrender?"
Luo Dai's words shocked Dang Meng'an and several others.
"What's the meaning?"
Luo Dai said calmly, "We are brothers who have fought side by side in Hanzhong for a long time, so I won't hide it from you. Do you really think Meng Qiaofang surrendered?
Haha, in fact, Meng Qiaofang was just pretending to surrender, and Wu Sangui was not still in Puban, but had already arrived near Xi'an.
Xi'an is now a trap, a dead place, just waiting for us to jump.
I think the Qing government was pretty good about demoted generals. They always kept their original titles and positions unchanged. We had been demoted before, and the generals were still the generals. Even after He Zhen surrendered, he even awarded the title of former general of Dingxi.
Dang Meng'an was a little shocked.
"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is also pretty good to us. He doesn't care that we were originally part of the Chuang Army and were surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. He still awarded us the title of General Soldier."
Guo Dengxian hesitated and said, "The emperor is wise and powerful now, and there is hope for ZTE's recovery."
"Really?" Luo Dai chuckled, "I don't think so. In the past three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, the world has already suffered from deep evils. Even if Zhu Yihai is a powerful warrior, can he really turn the tide? I think the Ming Dynasty has exhausted its energy, right?
There’s no way to turn around.”
"Last time Azige and Duduo went south and captured half of the world in one battle. Now even if Zhu Yihai wins a few battles, it is just a small fight against the surrendered Ming army. The main force of the Qing army
Going south, who can stop it?"
"Brothers, we have been fighting for half our lives. Who doesn't have scars all over our body? Now that we are old, we don't want to be able to enjoy our old age in peace?"
Guo Deng first looked at Luo Dai, "But what have the Tartars promised you?"
"To be honest, Beijing has secretly awarded me the Count of Yan'an, the Admiral of Shaanxi, and the General of Dingxi."
Dang Meng'an slapped the table, "I didn't expect you to be a collaborator with the enemy behind his back!"
"Lao Dang, Lao Guo, we are all old brothers. I am telling you so much for your own good."
Dang Meng'an stood up and said, "Since I have changed my ways, how can I surrender to the Qing Dynasty again?"
"really?"
Guo Dengxian also stood up, "If we have different opinions, we will not agree with each other. Let's take our leave!"
Luo Dai shook his head with some disappointment, then looked at Kang Zhenbang, "Everyone has his own ambitions, and we can't force it. However, since you know so much, I can't let you walk out from here anymore."
He clapped his hands, and immediately a large group of armored servants rushed outside the tent.
"Brother Guo, Brother Dang, how about I give you one more chance to make a choice, work together and share wealth?"
