In the second year of Shaotian's reign, early summer.
Zhang Xianzhong destroyed Chengdu and headed north, threatening hundreds of thousands of Sichuan people in his mighty march.
For a time, there was no peace in northern Sichuan.
Chaotian Pass.
The sentry horse carrying the black flag galloped back and reported to the black flag camp outside the pass, "There is a group of people approaching, dozens of miles away."
Since Zhang Dapeng and Liu Jinzhong became sworn sworn friends, he was stationed outside the pass. He took the time to practice the Black Flag Camp day and night, and commanded the troops according to the training methods and military regulations of the imperial camp. Liu Jinzhong provided a lot of money, food, equipment, and even divided some soldiers and horses. Zhang Dapeng himself
He also led troops out to suppress the bandits many times. The whole battalion now numbered more than 3,000 men, which was quite impressive.
After hearing the report, he immediately ordered the generals to beat drums and gather troops, and sent people to the pass to inform Liu Jinzhong of the Xiaoqi camp.
I didn't know the enemy's situation for a while, but I didn't dare to take it lightly.
Just as he was on alert and preparing for battle, another sentry horse flew over, followed by another horseman, but it was Yang Wei.
He had previously been ordered by Zhang Dapeng to return to Chongqing alone with Ma Ke to report a message for help. However, he was attacked by yellow bandits and injured on the way. He luckily escaped to a gentry village to recuperate. He entrusted the villagers to deliver the message to Chongqing for him, and reported the message to Chaotianguan.
It was so serious that he could only stay in the local area to recuperate.
Then it suddenly appeared.
"Why are you back? Didn't I tell you to rest there for a while and then come back when you're ready?"
When Zhang Dapeng saw Yang Wei riding back, he was very happy and stepped forward to hug him.
Yang Wei smiled and said, "It's almost good, we have good news."
The good news is that when he was recuperating in that village, he met Wen Xieji and a thousand troops led by Tang Zhenbang and others who were going north. Wen Xieji found him and told him about the decision of Manager Wen Anzhi and President Qin Liangyu to use blackmail.
Based on the banner camp, Xiaoqi camp and the thousands of original soldiers they brought, the new Shaanxi-Gansu camp was established.
"I am the Admiral of the Camp?" Zhang Dapeng was extremely surprised, "Don't be ridiculous, I'm just a camp officer."
Yang Wei said to him excitedly, "You used to be a battalion officer, but now you are the admiral of the camp in Shaanxi and Gansu. Liu Jinzhong is the deputy admiral, Wen Xieji, the eldest son of Wen Jinglue, is the governor of the camp, and Tang Zhenbang is the chief soldier...
"Yang Wei was originally just the commander-in-chief of Zhang Dapeng's personal army, but now he has also been specially awarded the title of commander of the guerrilla camp.
It took Zhang Dapeng a while to believe that these were facts.
It happened that Liu Jinzhong also heard the news and came out to see Zhang Dapeng. When Dapeng told the story, he was both surprised and happy.
"Hurry up and greet Wen Dujian, General Tang and the others!"
Not only was Liu Jinzhong not dissatisfied with the fact that he was the deputy admiral and Zhang Dapeng was the acting admiral, he was happy to accept it. After all, he was newly promoted, so it was very good to have this treatment.
The title of admiral given to him by Wen Anzhi before was just a title, but now the deputy admiral has actual duties. He now holds the position of deputy admiral with the title of admiral, and he is also the imperial camp, which is very good.
"Hurry up."
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The two groups successfully met at Chaotian Ridge.
Wen Xieji's three brothers and Tang Zhenbang arrived with a thousand men and horses across hundreds of miles. The team remained intact and the journey was relatively smooth. Although the Western Army marched northward in a large scale, it was precisely because of the Western Army's large-scale march north that they still threatened a large number of people, and even
There are also many yellow thieves and other local thieves heading north together, causing chaos here now.
Wen Xieji asked Tang Zhenbang to raise the banner of a gang of yellow thieves and move forward cautiously. If he could avoid it, he would hide if he could. If he couldn't avoid it, he would pretend to be one of the thirteen gangs of yellow thieves. The journey turned out to be smooth.
Arrive at Chaotian Pass.
I have to say that Tang Zhenbang is indeed capable of leading troops. This time he brought mainly Shui Jinyuan native soldiers and some stone pillar soldiers. They were Wen Anzhi's pacesetters before. Their equipment was okay. These soldiers were better at marching in mountains. Northern Sichuan
The remote and dangerous terrain is not difficult for them.
Both parties were very happy to meet each other.
"Withdraw from Chaotian Pass and go to Jiezhou to camp?" Liu Jinzhong hesitated after hearing Wen Xieji convey the intention of the imperial government's administrative office.
Chaotianguan is now his territory, and it is also the capital he has in hand to make a move. He is really unwilling to give up like this.
Of course he knew about Jiezhou. It was in the northwest of Chaotian Pass. Really speaking, Chaotian Pass was the border between Shaanxi and Gansu. But that was right. The Shaanxi-Gansu camp must be established within the borders of Shaanxi and Gansu, while Chaotian Pass was within the borders of Sichuan.
But Liu Jinzhong was reluctant to leave, especially when he heard that the imperial court would also recruit He Hongqi and many other soldiers from the original Shun camp to reorganize in the Jiezhou area, and some of them would join the camp.
"Most of our Xiaoqi battalion are from northern Sichuan, and many of them are soldiers from Baoning and Shunqing. The wives, children and elders of the soldiers are all here," he suggested euphemistically.
"Moreover, Chaotian Pass is the gateway to northern Sichuan, how can we give up so easily?"
Wen Xieji was a civil servant. The emperor granted him a Jinshi status and an Enyinxingren Si Xingren. Now he is appointed as the governor of the camp. This is also a critical appointment.
He knew very well that his father asked him to come here at this time, not for promotion, but to preserve this force and even plan for the future.
At this time, brothers fighting tigers, father and son go into battle.
"I was ordered to come here this time with the determination of sacrifice. I also deeply admire the bravery and loyalty of Admiral Zhang and Admiral Liu. However, at present, the saint has a new arrangement for the situation in the west, and Wen Jinglue also adheres to the Holy Spirit
Please make arrangements.
Hanzhong Ma Ke surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Chengdu Zhang Xianzhong has entered Baoning, and is about to enter Hanzhong to fight for it. Zhang Xianzhong has shown his true colors and rebelled again.
The rebel armies from all directions in Guanzhong, Shaanxi and Gansu are now defeated and defeated. Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan have not been able to reorganize their troops for a while. Now they cannot fight with the Tatars and Western thieves in Hanzhong, so for the time being, we sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight and make full efforts to reorganize.
Training comes first.
Gulu
This is the big picture!”
As soon as Zhang Dapeng heard that it was the sage's will, he immediately expressed his compliance with it without saying anything.
Liu Jinzhong hesitated. He didn't want to leave northern Sichuan easily. This was his hometown and the foundation of their Xiaoqi Camp. If he went to Shaanxi and Gansu, not to mention it would be even more backward and poor, and the future of the Xiaoqi Camp would be difficult to guarantee.
But when he looked at the resolute Zhang Dapeng and the thousand capable soldiers and horses led by Tang Zhenbang, he felt a headache again.
"I think Chaotian Pass is very important. It would be a pity to give up so easily," he gritted his teeth. "It is not easy to retreat to Jiezhou now. I have an idea. Zhang Xianzhong still doesn't know that I have returned to the court anyway, and he doesn't
We didn't know about the Black Flag Camp, let alone the arrival of your troops.
Then why don't you change the flag of my Xiaoqi camp first, and we will continue to hold the banner of the Western Bandits and guard Chaotian Pass. When the bandits come, we will let them pass."
Wen Xieji pointed out the loopholes in this, "Admiral Liu has a good idea, but has he considered that when the traitors come, what if the Xiaoqi battalion is the vanguard to attack Hanzhong?"
Xiaoqiying was not a direct descendant of Zhang Xianzhong. He had just been scolded by Zhang Xianzhong for attacking Ma Ke without authorization. Liu Jinzhong originally occupied northern Sichuan and was one of the four admirals.
Now they have been driven to this small Chaotian Pass, with only this little territory left.
When Zhang Xianzhong's army arrives, it is very likely that he will be asked to lead the Xiaoqi battalion to take the lead.
There are now three troops in Chaotian Pass.
Deputy Admiral Liu Jinzhong's Xiaoqi Battalion, Deputy Admiral Zhang Dapeng's Black Flag Battalion, and a thousand troops brought by Commander-in-Chief Tang Zhenbang.
Liu Jinzhong's Black Flag Battalion currently has 10,000 people, but among them there are only more than 3,000 combat soldiers, half of whom are armored. Zhang Dapeng's Black Flag Battalion was previously supplemented by Liu Jinzhong's 500 armored soldiers, and now he has recruited 3,000 soldiers together.
, there are more than 800 people wearing armor.
Tang Zhenbang brought one thousand, half of which were in armor.
Taken together, the three armies already have 7,000 soldiers, with about 2,800 armored soldiers.
There are still a lot of them in quantity, and even the equipment is pretty good.
The Jinglue Yamen has assigned chief officers to the camp, and the three brothers Wen Xieji are in charge of supervision, logistics equipment and staff intelligence.
Zhang Dapeng, Liu Jinzhong, Tang Zhenbang commander in chief.
There were both civil and military personnel, as well as Chen Xiangrong, a member of the Jinyiwei family, and Chen Jinzhong, the eunuch. They were members of the Jinyiwei and the military envoy Zhao Jing.
Wen Xieji insisted on abandoning Chaotian Pass immediately, took the troops to Jiezhou to reorganize, set up the Shaanxi-Gansu camp, and reorganized the defeated Shaanxi-Gansu troops who had retreated to Jiezhou.
Zhang Dapeng fully supported the imperial court's will.
Liu Jinzhong finally had no choice but to agree, but he still proposed to leave some brothers to guard Chaotian Pass.
The final result of the discussion was that Tang Zhenbang had one thousand soldiers.
Zhang Dapeng's 3,000 soldiers were reorganized into 2,000 men, and Liu Jinzhong's troops were also reorganized into 2,000 men. In the end, there were 5,000 combat troops, and another 1,800 were selected as auxiliary troops.
The remaining troops will stay at Chaotian Pass, under the command of an old general of Liu Jinzhong, and they will continue to carry the banner of the Western Army.
Ten battalions of soldiers, Liu Jinzhong's heroic cavalry battalion of 2,000 men, were reorganized into the Zuoxie Fourth Battalion.
Zhang Dapeng's 2,000 men from the Black Flag Battalion transferred 1,000 men and combined them with Tang Zhenbang's 1,000 men to form the 4th Youxie Battalion, which was reorganized into the 4th Youxie Battalion.
Zhang Dapeng organized another thousand men into two battalions of pacesetters.
Liu Jinzhong's 2,000 men remained unchanged, and the officers and others were still from the original Xiaoqi battalion, and were concurrently led by Liu Jinzhong.
The Right Association was handed over to the commander of Tang Zhenbang.
The two standard camps were composed of the original death camp and the Wen brothers' servants as the backbone. Zhang Dapeng directly led one, and Wen Xieji directly led the other.
Zhang Dapeng's Biao camp was led by Yang Wei, while Wen Xieji's Biao camp was led by Tang Shichun, the eldest son of Tang Zhenbang.
Basically, I simply integrated it, then quickly packed up my things and headed west to Jiezhou.
On the third day after they left, the vanguard of the Western Army, former military governor Bai Wenxuan, had already led his troops out of Jiange and arrived at Chaotian Pass.
Liu Jinzhong's troops greeted Cao Xingguan.
Bai Wenxuan was confused when he didn't see Liu Jinzhong. Cao Xing told Bai Wenxuan that Lao Wanye had sent a secretary to deliver the order, scolding Liu Jinzhong for disobeying the order and sending troops to Hanzhong without authorization, which led to the defeat. Liu Jinzhong was very frightened after receiving the order.
"Stop talking nonsense, where is Liu Jinzhong?"
"Captain Liu knew that defeat would humiliate the country, and he was deeply uneasy. In the Bailongjiang area to the west, many remnants of bandits who had been defeated from Guanzhong appeared. They looted and harvested grain everywhere, threatening the security of the flanks of Chaotian Pass. Governor Liu wanted to protect Chaotian.
Guan Ping An, to guard the gate to Chuchuan for Lao Wansui, I have brought two thousand soldiers of the heroic cavalry battalion to attack these thieves, and I have been specially asked to lead the rest of the brothers to guard Guan City here to welcome the arrival of the army."
Bai Wenxuan only said nonsense about this result, and then he was not at ease. After staying at Chaotian Pass for a day, he led the forward to continue northward. Three days later, he stationed at Qipanguan and reached the border of Hanzhong.
For the Daxi Army, all their attention is now focused on Hanzhong, and they have no time to seriously consider other things. Liu Jinzhong, a newly defeated general, ran to Jiezhou at this time, surely because he was afraid that Lao Wanye would be punished after he arrived.
, it’s just an opportunity to hide away, everyone can understand this.
Bai Wenxuan even felt a little bit happy about this. How can you, Liu Jinzhong, be so arrogant at ordinary times!
