In the turbulent Jianghan period, in the Southern Kingdom, one hundred thousand households were born, and the land was rich and fertile.
Yangping closes.
Wu Sangui had a banquet with the newly arrived Haoge. Hanzhong was prosperous, and the newly pacified Guanzhong provided food and wages. In addition, Wu Sangui used a divisive trick to successfully instigate the rebellion of Yunyang Wang Guangen, who had just killed Sun Dingliao, the admiral of Huguang, and seized Xiangfan, which made the Western Expedition possible.
The flank security of the army was guaranteed.
The current Western Expeditionary Army can be said to be in an invincible position.
However, compared to Wu Sangui who was slightly conservative, Prince Su Hauge was a little impatient with waiting, so he rushed from Xi'an to Hanzhong in person and came to the front line Yangping Pass.
Wu Sangui is the General of Pingxi, and Hauge is the General of Jingyuan. However, Hauge is one of the eight assistant kings and is still the emperor's brother. Therefore, after Hauge arrived, the power of commanding the front line naturally fell into his hands.
The imperial court in Beijing had already planned to conquer Sichuan and Yunnan after entering Sichuan. By then, Wu Sangui would be in control of Yunnan and Haoge would be in control of Sichuan.
Wu Sangui also wanted to attack Yunnan as soon as possible in order to obtain his own worldly feudal land, but he was very cautious, especially after the news of Kong Youde's defeat and Geng Zhongming's defeat came from the north, he became even more cautious.
The original four kings, two died and one was defeated, how could he not be careful?
This year the Qing Dynasty granted many Han kings, but in Wu Sangui's eyes, those kings were not real kings. For example, Wang Guangen was granted the title of King of Yunyang, but Wu Sangui did not look down upon him.
But Hauge finally obtained the right to command the troops, but he wanted to make meritorious deeds as soon as possible.
Military merit is the most important thing in Manchuria, which is the foundation of one's career.
"The three generals Wang Guang'en, Ma Ke, and Bai Guang'en have been granted the title of king by the imperial court. They should share the imperial court's worries and charge into battle for the imperial court. They should be deployed as the vanguard and take the initiative to kill the traitors. If they remain stationary, the food and wages in the rear areas will be unsustainable. Meng Qiaofang
We are complaining about raising food every day, and there are still many remnants of the Ming Dynasty in Guanzhong that have not been wiped out. We must defeat the Xian thieves as soon as possible, and then divide our forces to clear the rear."
Wang Guangen was the king of Yunyang, Ma Ke was the king of Hanzhong, and Bai Guangen was newly named the king of Gannan.
In addition to Wang Guangen, who started out as a bandit, Ma Ke and Bai Guangen were also generals of the Ming Dynasty in their early years. Both of them also participated in the Songjin War with Wu Sangui. They were one of the eight general soldiers. In terms of seniority, they were not inferior to Wu Sangui.
However, Wu Sangui is the core figure in the Guan Ning Army Group. His father Wu Xiang and his uncle Zu Dashou are the leaders of the Guan Ning Army. The entire Guan Ning Army is second to none in the army in the late Ming Dynasty. The whole country supports the Guan Ning Army.
It is true that he is well equipped and well trained, and he is even relatively capable of fighting. He has fought against the Tatars for many years, and he can often face them head-on and even win.
Even in the Battle of Songjin, Guan Ning's army had many outstanding performances.
"Your Majesty, the traitor Xian made a fatal mistake. He lost to the Ming army and pretended to recruit peace, but in the end he threatened hundreds of thousands of people, destroyed Chengdu and Chuchuan, and wanted to enter the Guanzhong to compete with the Qing Dynasty. This is not asking for death.
What is the road?
Now six to seven hundred thousand people are crowded in Jinniu Road, leaving only Baoning. As long as we guard Yangping Pass, it won't be long before hundreds of thousands of Xianthief starve to death in the valley.
So the best strategy is that we don't need to go out to fight, we just need to trap them to death.
It can also force them to counterattack the Ming army.
If you come out of seclusion at this time, the thief will fight with the trapped beast, and then he will be eaten by it."
"Your Majesty, please don't forget that there are Ming troops in Sichuan, watching eagerly, and may strike us at any time!"
"You have to be careful!"
None of this convinced Hauge.
Envoys from Beijing came one after another, urging that the war on the Western Front could be quickly settled, or at least Zhang Xianzhong must be defeated first. Beijing was under too much pressure. Zhu Yihai had already invaded Shandong and occupied Denglai, and now directly threatened the peace between Beijing and Tianjin.
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Under this situation, too many troops and horses were used on the Western Front, which seriously affected the security of the Eastern Front.
Now Dorgon even intends to send Azig south again to replace Hauge and lead the army.
Both Daishan and Jierhalang kept sending people to remind Hauge that they should break the situation as soon as possible and not remain passive like this.
If the situation cannot be opened here, the imperial court may have to dispatch Ma Ke, Bai Guangen, Wang Guangen, or even Wu Sangui to the east.
This result was unacceptable to Hauge. After finally taking command of the Western Expedition, he naturally had to achieve results.
Wu Sangui persuaded Hauge to be more patient. Now it was a three-party struggle. The Qing army had just surrendered Wang Guangen, Ma Ke and others. With Guanzhong as its back, Hanzhong and Yunyang were guarding the dangerous pass. It would not take long for Zhang Xianzhong to defeat himself.
Victory comes naturally.
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But Hauge couldn't accept it.
"Your Majesty, if Wang Guangen is new to the position, he will definitely find reasons to shirk his duties. If he refuses to play the vanguard, he will worry that the imperial court will use the sword to kill people."
"Although Bai Guangen and Ma Ke's second general dare not not send troops, based on the familiarity of the two men, they have little chance of winning even if they go out to fight. These people can fight with the wind, or defend the city.
It’s okay, but if we let them take the initiative to fight in the field, they really don’t have much chance of winning.”
"This won't work, that won't work either, but you can suggest a feasible way?" Hauge was dissatisfied.
"How about Wu Shuai personally takes action?"
Of course Wu Sangui was not willing to fight with Zhang Xianzhong at this time. At Shanhaiguan, the Guan Ning Army he led fought with Li Zicheng. Although they won in the end, Dorgon's troops stood aside for a long time and sat on the mountain to watch the tigers fight.
Guan Ning's army and Chuang's army fought hard, and both sides suffered losses. Wu Sangui went to ask Dorgon several times to send troops to help, but in the end he knelt down.
But even so, Dorgon waited for a long time before delivering the final blow.
In that battle, Guan Ning's army was basically crippled.
Although the Qing government later named him King of Pingxi and still allowed him to command the Guan Ning Army, the Guan Ning Army still inevitably weakened rapidly. The Tatars used various means to weaken, divide, and disintegrate the Guan Ning Army.
Now Wu Sangui doesn't have many old brothers in his hands. This is his last capital.
If he and Zhang Xianzhong lose everything here, how can he become the king of Yunnan?
"When it comes to attacking, I think the Eight Banners of Manchuria of the Prince is unrivaled, especially since the Prince has a powerful general like Obai under his command."
After hearing this, Hauge snorted twice.
Seeing that Wu Sangui refused to send troops, although he was angry, he could not force the order.
He even wanted to get closer to Wu Sangui and win a strong foreign aid, and was unwilling to offend this person too much.
"Okay, I'll call Obai."
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Guangyuan.
Zhang Xianzhong was in a dilemma at this time.
He originally wanted to abandon Chengdu and leave Sichuan for Shaanxi-Gansu to avoid the danger of being encircled and annihilated by the Ming army, but who knew that he was now blocked in Baoning. He took the initiative to destroy Chengdu and other four prefectures, and is now occupied by the Ming army.
Hanzhong in the north was presented to the Qing Dynasty by Ma Ke, and is now guarded by Wu Sangui.
This is like the situation when Wu Sangui used Shanhaiguan to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and Li Zicheng led his army to fight.
Faced with such a situation, although he tried his best, he couldn't find a solution.
After a long period of strong attack, Yangping Pass did not move at all. On the contrary, the Western Army suffered many casualties.
Food and grass have become less and less. Although a lot of gold and silver have been looted and carried with them, these gold and silver treasures now placed in wooden sheaths cannot be exchanged for any food.
The phenomenon of soldiers deserting has begun to appear in Xiying, and more and more soldiers are deserting.
With limited food supplies, there are more escapes.
Zhang Xianzhong called the four eldest sons and his son-in-law, the prime minister.
"In troubled times, I am also a hero, but now it seems that the three hundred years of Ming Dynasty's orthodoxy may not be completely eliminated. This may be God's will."
Zhang Kewang and others were silent and unable to answer.
"If Yangping Pass cannot be conquered for a long time, we will proceed according to the hope plan and move the troops in danger for a last ditch effort."
"If you lose, I will die. You should return to the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible. Don't be unjust!"