Wang Yingxiong's tent was opened, and a group of imperial soldiers rushed in.
The servant who came up to scold him was knocked to the ground. A general walked in and saluted Wang Yingxiong, the governor of Sichuan, who was sitting behind the case. "The last general of the imperial camp, Sichuan Guixing camp, charge camp officer Ji Congxiao, is here to comply with the military order of the camp admiral." Please come to Wang Butang."
The servant who was knocked to the ground yelled, "What a courageous dog to rush into the hall!"
Wang Yingxiong is still sitting there.
"When will the imperial commander be able to take charge of this governor?"
Ji Congxiao said, "General Mo is here to invite the Governor to come. Please cooperate with the Governor."
"I have something to do at the headquarters, so I don't have time."
"In that case, let me tell you bluntly. Governor Wang's Biao camp commander Wang Xiang mutinied at the foot of the mountain. He beat Governor Li Gande, patrolled Yang Qiaoran, surrounded Biao camp, and went up the mountain with a clamor. This was a mutiny. They This is Governor Wang’s standard camp, Governor Wang has to go and give Wen Jinglue an explanation!”
Wang Yingxiong snorted coldly, "The governor has been on the mountain all the time. Why Wang Xiangbu behaved like this is clear to you and me, but it has nothing to do with the governor."
"Whoever caused the trouble will wipe his ass!"
Ji Congxiao was angry and said, "Governor Wang, don't show off your official power in front of the general. You, the governor, can't control me, a camp officer. Don't toast me and I'll be fined with wine!"
"How dare you!" Wang Yingxiong shouted angrily.
Wang Yingxiong's qualifications can be said to be unparalleled in the entire Shu. In the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, he was promoted to Minister of Rites and Bachelor of Dongge, and in the seventh year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to Bachelor of Wenyuange.
When the Hongguang Dynasty was established, he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War and Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. He was the governor of Chu, Hu, Yun, and Gui military affairs. .
Wang Yingxiong, who is only in his fifties now, comes from Chongqing. He was poor when he was young, but he was studious and intelligent. He was awarded Jinshi at the age of 24, selected as a commoner, taught editing, reviewed by the Hanlin Academy, and presided over the examination at the age of 30. , promoted to minister.
In the early days of Chongzhen, he was greatly appreciated by Chongzhen, and he also formed a party with Zhou Tingru and Wen Tiren. He was knowledgeable and talented, but he was also stubborn and tough in character, and many people feared him.
As a disciple of the powerful minister Wen Tiren, it can be said that Wang Yingxiong had a smooth career. Although he was disliked by the emperor in the late Chongzhen period, after all, he had been in the cabinet in both dynasties.
Under normal circumstances, when Zhu Yihai had proclaimed himself emperor, he was still in charge of military affairs in the southwest.
But in fact, Emperor Shaotian obviously did not trust Wang Yingxiong very much, and only granted him the title of governor-general. First, Zhu Dadian oversaw seven provinces, controlling Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, and later Wen'an managed five provinces and came to preside over Sichuan.
These undoubtedly made Wang Yingxiong, who has a tough personality, very dissatisfied.
Back then he was fighting with Ma Gan, Fan Yiheng and others in Sichuan and could not tolerate them at all. Now that he has lost power, how can he be willing to do so.
When he was a bachelor, Wen Anzhi was still unknown.
How could he not know that Wang Xiang, Zeng Ying and others were going to cause trouble?
Wen Anzhi's army reorganization made Sichuan generals dissatisfied, and Wang Yingxiong was happy to add fuel to the fire.
In his opinion, Wen Anzhi still has some scholarly energy after all. It is good to reorganize the army, but it also depends on the situation. Can it be reorganized under the current conditions?
Who can agree?
But he didn't persuade Wen Anzhi very much. He was happy to see Wen Anzhi capsize in the end. When chaos broke out in Sichuan, he would have to take charge of the situation.
How fierce were the fights in the Beijing court during the Chongzhen period?
Wang Yingxiong learned a lot of fighting skills from the leader Wen Tiren. If Wen Anzhi is not driven away, then he will be a governor in name only.
Now Wen Anzhi first drove away Ma Gan, and then wanted to dismantle various departments of the Sichuan Army on a large scale. He went along with the situation, causing the Sichuan Army to mutiny, and Wen Anzhi overturned. Afterwards, Wang Xiang and others asked him to come out to uphold justice, and he followed Wen An's example of kicking away Ma Gan. Send Wen Anzhi back to Nanjing.
At that time, of course he had the final say.
The wishful thinking has been made long ago.
But he didn't expect that the little camp officer would dare to be so arrogant to him!
"Governor Wang, please!" Ji Congxiao snorted coldly, and a group of soldiers from the Charge Battalion rushed forward, picked him up and left without saying a word. Wang Yingxiong pushed him left and right. As a result, he, an old man, was no match for the brave soldiers from the Charge Battalion. He was forced to lift his feet off the ground and take him away.
"Presumptuous!" Wang Yingxiong cursed all the way, but Ji Congxiao ignored him.
When Wang Yingxiong was carried all the way to the general tent, he still hadn't stopped.
"Don't be surprised, Governor Wang. Let's drink a cup of tea to calm down the shock." Wen Anzhi said expressionlessly.
Wang Yingxiong looked at the account and found that in addition to Wen An, Qin Liangyu, Fan Yiheng and even Ma Gan, who had already left, had returned at some point. Yuan Zongdi, Fan Wenguang, Cao Xun, Yang Zhan, Zhu Hualong, etc. were also there.
However, Zhang Shipeng, the camp admiral, was not there, and only Shen Yuantai, the camp director, was there.
The atmosphere in the tent was a bit solemn and tense.
"Wang Xiang, Zeng Ying, and the people from Santan have mutinied and are now heading up the mountain. What does Governor Wang think?" Wen Anzhi asked.
But there was no trace of panic or nervousness in his words.
Wang Yingxiong straightened his clothes and sat down, took a cup of tea and took a sip. Then he looked around at everyone and found that everyone was calm and calm, which was somewhat beyond his expectation.
"Hui Wenxiang, Wang Xiang, Zeng Ying and Santan's troops totaled about sixty or seventy thousand people. They started making noise together. It's not that they were rebelling. According to my guess, they just had some ideas about the method of reorganization. I was dissatisfied, so I got emotional for a moment and wanted to go up the mountain to find Jinglue and ask for an explanation."
"As long as the manager comes to appease me, everything will be fine."
This statement is obviously a lie. People are in chaos like this. Even if they just want an explanation, once the soldiers are in chaos, they can do anything.
If Wen Anzhi just went to see him like this, or just waited, the result would be that the rebels would rush him into the camp on the mountain. In the end, everyone would be controlled by the rebels, and his fate would be hard to say.
In the best case, these managers, governors, presidents, etc. may be controlled, and in the worst case, they may be killed by insurgents.
"How to appease him?" Wen Anzhi asked.
Wang Yingxiong said bluntly, "The best way is to withdraw the reorganization order, and then give the soldiers back pay and rewards, etc., to appease the morale of the military."
Wen Anzhi shook his head.
"The issue of Sichuan soldiers' arrears of pay is an issue left over from the past, and it won't be clear for a while. Moreover, there is not so much money to make up for it now."
"As for withdrawing the reorganization order, it is even more impossible. If the Sichuan army is not reorganized, it cannot fight, and central Sichuan cannot afford supplies. It is necessary to streamline the army and simplify the administration. We must have elite troops and not redundant troops. This reorganization plan has been reported to the emperor and the imperial court, and has been approved by the superiors. Yes, how can we change the order overnight?"
Wang Yingxiong laughed a few times, "In this case, Wang is at his wits' end."
Wen Anzhi sighed, "There are actually ways, such as asking Governor Wang to go out and have a good talk with them, so that they don't go further down the wrong path, repent in time, and turn around."
"I can't do this!" Wang Yingxiong refused directly.
"Then there is only one last way left!" Wen Anzhi turned to look at Qin Liangyu, Yuan Zongdi and others, "You have also seen that there is no other way now. Since appeasement fails, let's suppress it."
Wang Yingxiong's eyes widened and he looked at Wen Anzhi in disbelief.
"Suppression? That's 60,000 to 70,000 troops. Didn't Prime Minister Wen think about the consequences?"
"What are the consequences?" Wen Anzhi asked.
"Prime Minister Wen thinks that with the troops on the mountain now, we can suppress these 60,000 to 70,000 troops? Once the suppression fails, have you thought about the consequences?"
"It is impossible to fail. Sixty-seven thousand or seventy thousand troops are indeed a lot, but there are a few who really dare to rebel. They are just making noise. As long as we show our attitude, there are only a few who really persist."
"Besides, mutiny and rebellion cannot be condoned."
"Can·······"
"Nothing but, send an order to Admiral Zhang to ask the imperial camp to attack!"
"Admiral Yang Zhan is the commander-in-chief of Jingbiao, Yuan Zongdi is the commander-in-chief of Pianyuan, Qin Yiming is the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, Wannian is the commander-in-chief of Zhongyong Town, Qin Gongming is the commander-in-chief of Tongbiao, Cao Xun is the commander-in-chief of Jianchang, and Zhu Hualong is the commander-in-chief of Songpan. All the generals will listen to the order.
All unified headquarters work together to suppress the mutiny and rebellion!"
"Abandon your weapons and surrender to avoid death. Those who resist stubbornly will be killed!"
Gu Pang
Wen Anzhi issued a suppressive order with murderous intent.
Wang Yingxiong was stunned and couldn't believe the development of the matter. Does Wen Anzhi really have such courage?
There are 60,000 to 70,000 people, and he wants to forcefully start a war to suppress them?
Where do you get such confidence?
And does he dare to bear the serious consequences of such hard suppression?
"No!" Wang Yingxiong shouted.
The most favorable development this time was that Wang Xiang, Zeng Ying and others surrounded the mountain but did not attack, forcing Wen Anzhi to give up the reorganization order and even be forced to leave Sichuan.
Wang Yingxiong didn't want a real fight to begin. If there was a real fight, there would be serious consequences. Not only Wen Anzhi might lose his official position, but he might also lose his official position.
So in the end, we stopped fighting and forced Wen Anzhi to withdraw his order or even leave, leaving him to take over and take charge of the overall situation.
But now Wen An Zhizhen is so tough and wants to fight, which is beyond his expectation.
He even felt that Wen Anzhi had expected this situation to occur, had even prepared for it, and had waited until this point.
Could it be that they were completely calculated?
Wen Anzhi glared at Wang Yingxiong, showing a bit of disdain.
"Please ask the Duke of Shu to preside over the troops on the mountain to quell the chaos!"
Qin Liangyu stood up to receive the order, and all the generals also followed the order and went out.
Wang Yingxiong fell to the ground, stunned.
Judging from Wen Anzhi's attitude, he had already been on guard. If the fight started, there was a real possibility that Wang Zengsantan would be defeated, and then it would be completely screwed up.
Suddenly, there was a thunderclap outside.
Then the rumbling sound continued.
It's the sound of gunfire.
Wang Yingxiong stared at Wen Anzhi with wide eyes. He actually used cannons to bombard the troops going up the mountain.
Wen Anzhi sat there quietly drinking tea.
Mountain.
Zhang Shipeng, the admiral of the imperial camp, was directing the artillery of the camp to fire at the mutinous soldiers at the foot of the mountain. The large and small artillery rumbled and bombarded them one after another.
Amidst the sound of artillery fire, the cavalry, which had already been armored and ready to go, took the lead in attacking.
Howling and rushing down the mountain.
Next came the infantrymen of each battalion.
The imperial camp was the first to attack, followed by Yang Zhan's Jingbiao and Qin Gongming's Tongbiao.
Then came Cao Xun, Yuan Zongdi, Zhu Hualong, Qin Yiming, Ma Wannian and other tribes who were also stationed at the foot of the mountain. They also rushed out of the camp after hearing the sound of cannons.
They were also ready early, and when they heard the sound of cannons, they rushed out of the camp.
The response of all departments was so quick that they were well prepared.
After the men and horses of each battalion fought their way out of the camp, they were divided into two. One part went straight to Wang Zengsantan's camp, and the other part went straight to the rear formation of the troops who were making their way up the mountain in a chaotic manner.
Compared with the preparations of these various groups, the five groups of Wang Xiang, Zeng Ying, Tan Hong, Tan Yi and Tan Wen had already colluded and planned to do something today, but they did not have a complete plan for how to do it.
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Even those who knew the plan in advance were only some core generals.
The soldiers who were aroused went to the mountains. Many of them did not think about going to rebel and fight. They just went to the manager to ask for an explanation. They even thought that building momentum was enough.
It's just a matter of making money.
In the end, it was just a matter of forcing Jinglue to withdraw his order and stop reorganizing and dismantling.
Who would have thought about actually going to war?
Most people are just making noise and joining in the fun.
Many people didn't even wear armor or carry any weapons.
When the sound of cannons burst out and countless soldiers and horses came out from the mountains and down the mountains to fight, did they become confused?
What is this for?
As soon as the imperial camp fired a cannon, the people in front panicked, and then as soon as the cavalry rushed out, countless people panicked and shouted. At this time, there were many people in the camp shouting, run, run, run away, which further demoralized the morale.
Hit rock bottom.
The more people there are, the more chaotic it becomes sometimes.
Before the handover between the two armies, some people had already started to turn around and run away. Some took the lead, and others followed. So almost instantly, Wang Zengsantan's five groups began to disperse.
In the final analysis, it is because the vast majority of soldiers are not mentally prepared for a real battle on the mountain, let alone determined.
I thought it was just a commotion, but now there is artillery fire, cavalry charges, and people coming from the mountain to take the back road. What are you doing here? Just run away.
Wang Xiang wielded the Daguan Dao and even chopped down several people who turned around and ran away, but he still couldn't stop the momentum.
Instead, he was surrounded by fleeing soldiers and kept retreating.
Zeng Ying's situation is similar.
Even the generals under his command were panicked and at a loss when they saw Yamashita's determined attitude and momentum.
San Tan's troops even took the lead in running away under the leadership of San Tan.
Santan was from Wanxian County, Chongqing. He was a general of Fang Guoan Ministry in the past. In the 12th year of Chongzhen, he defeated Zhang Xianzhong's troops in Sanjianzhai. He was taught guerrilla duty and guarded Dazhou. He was later stationed in Badong. The army was undisciplined. At the beginning of Hongguang, he was promoted to
The general troops are stationed in Chungju and Wanxian areas.
During this reorganization, all three officers were assigned the title of deputy commander-in-chief, their departments were abolished, and they were transferred to Jingbiao.
The three Tans were very dissatisfied with this result. Wang Xiang and Zeng Ying secretly contacted them to start trouble, and naturally they agreed immediately.
But when the cannon fired, Santan panicked when he saw soldiers and horses coming out from all directions.
Although Santan used to be Fang Guoan's general and was a serious officer, his military discipline has always been the worst. When he was stationed in Badong, he was very brutal and aroused resentment among the people. Later, he moved to his hometown of Zhongzhou, Wanxian County, with the smallest territory and not many troops.
, each with only a few thousand troops, Wen Anzhi's reorganizer was of course unwilling to allocate territory for them to retain their troops, and wanted to merge them into the Biao camp.
The three of them were unwilling to give in and followed Wang Xiang and the others to cause trouble. However, his military discipline was poor and he always bullied the weak and feared the strong. In a real fight, they could run faster than anyone else, and San Tan was not left behind.
The imperial camp's artillery roared, but the cannons were basically fired into the sky. The cavalry drove the rebels like sheep, and soldiers and horses from all walks of life set up nets to contain them.
More than 100,000 people staged a big farce at the foot of Phoenix Mountain.
The 60,000 to 70,000 troops clamoring for mutiny were defeated in one blow.
It took the imperial camp and various ministries three full days to recover all the mutinous troops.
There was basically no fighting. Wang Xiang, Zeng Ying, and San Tan ran too fast. The imperial camp pursued them very hard. It took three days to bring back all the scattered soldiers.
When Wang Xiang, Zeng Ying, San Tan, Gan Liangchen, Ma Yingxiao, Yu Dahai, Li Maochun, Hou Tianxi, Tu Long and other five generals were not spared, they were all escorted back to Fenghuang Mountain.
The two governors, Wang Yingxiong and Fan Yiheng, were all sitting there with pale faces and dejected faces. They all knew that they were doomed this time.
Although Fan Wenguang, the governor of Guizhou, Pi Xiong, the governor of Yunnan, Yang Wenqiao, the governor of the five provinces, and Zhang Dai, the governor of Sichuan, were not implicated this time, they were all greatly shocked by the result. Uneasy peace for a long time.
On the other hand, the manager Wen Anzhi, the president Qin Liangyu, the camp commander Zhang Shipeng, the military observer Zhao Jing, etc. all looked at the generals who were being escorted back with calm expressions.
