Wang Guangen reorganized the Prince Xiang's Mansion in the south of the city that had been destroyed by the war. After simple repairs, it was replaced with the plaque of Prince Yunyang's Mansion.
The former Prince Xiang's Mansion was destroyed by the wars of the Chuang Army, leaving only many broken walls and ruins. The only one that was well preserved was the Nine Dragon Wall.
Wang Guangen likes this nine-dragon wall very much. Looking at these dragons, he feels that they symbolize his Xingda.
In the evening, he held a banquet in the palace to entertain his old subordinates and brothers.
Wearing a python robe, he personally stood in front of the Nine Dragon Wall to greet him.
Xu Qiyuan, the governor of Yunyang, was awarded the title of deputy admiral, Liu Tiaoyuan, the commander-in-chief of Xiangyang, and the title of commander-in-chief was granted to deputy generals Miao Shihua, Yang Mingqi, Tingpin, and Yu Qifan. Generals came one after another.
Since Wang Guangen decided to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and accepted the titles of Prince Yunyang and Admiral of Huguang conferred by the Qing Dynasty, these generals who had fought alongside him also surrendered.
Even Xu Qiyuan also surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
"Assistant Prince Su, Dingyuan General Hauge just sent an order, asking us to send troops to capture Xing'an, open the channel with Hanzhong, go to the meeting to attack the thieves, and restore An'an within half a month."
Outside the city, the people were starving, but in the palace hall of the city, there were fine wines and delicacies on the table.
Hauge's order made them frown.
"Where's the food?"
Liu Tiaoyuan asked very politely. He was originally a Ming general. He had served as the governor of Yunyang several times and was experienced in battles. However, before the establishment of Zhongkai Town, his position was not high. During the Hongguang period, he was just a guerrilla.
After the establishment of Zhongkai Town, he was promoted to the rank of general.
Originally, a military general like him should not surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but when Wang Guangen planned to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, his attitude was completely supportive. In the final analysis, it was the imperial military order that made this military leader dissatisfied, especially the first
Ma Jinzhong and others from Zhongwu in Hunan were killed after they were defeated and looted places after being recruited. Later, generals such as Zeng Ying and Wang Xiang from Sichuan were dissatisfied with the whole army and were arrested for mutiny. These all led to great dissatisfaction among military leaders like Liu Tiaoyuan.
They used to guard the isolated city alone. After being reorganized by the imperial court as Zhongkai, they were promoted, but there was almost no other support. They thought that their hard work was great, especially when they captured Xiangfan twice, first beheading the governor and then the admiral. But even so, the imperial reorganization
The military's attitude remained unchanged.
Liu Tiaoyuan, the commander-in-chief, could only be changed to admiral of the Chinese Army. Even if he was still given the rank of general, the position of the Chinese Army was actually just the adjutant of the commander-in-chief. Some also commanded the standard battalion, which was not high in rank.
Nor is it important in terms of authority.
Everyone in Zhongkai Town was extremely dissatisfied.
However, the conditions given by the Qing court for their recruitment were very generous. Wang Guangen was granted the title of king, and Liu Tiaoyuan and several generals were also granted the title of Hou Bo, admiral, deputy admiral, etc. They made a secret plan and surrendered.
"We had agreed with Wu Sangui's envoy that after we recruit people here, the Qing Dynasty would provide us with food and grass, but so far, we haven't seen a grain of food."
Liu Tiaoyuan slammed the table angrily.
When they decided to rebel, in addition to the generous pay given to high-ranking officials by the Qing government and the order to reorganize the Ming army, another important reason was that there was a famine in the Yunyang area this year, and a large number of people from Huguang, Shaannan and even Henan fled into the Yunyang Mountains. Although
The population has been enriched, but this year there was a drought, Yunyang's harvest failed, and Tatars came to raid from time to time, resulting in a serious food shortage.
And Wang Guangen and others recruited a large number of troops. When Wen Anzhi was there before, Zhongkai Town had more than 40,000 soldiers. After Wen Anzhi left, all the generals were trying their best to recruit more troops. As a result, the whole town formed the general army of the Thirteenth Alliance Town.
, adding up to over 100,000 people.
Although more soldiers and horses can increase self-protection capabilities, the consumption of food and grass will also be greater.
After Hanzhong Ma Ke was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, coupled with the great defeat of Guanzhong, Yunyang became an isolated town again. Only Badong could connect it, but the mountains there were high and densely forested, making it difficult to communicate with goods, not to mention that the situation there was not optimistic.
None of the generals in Yunyang were able to raise an army, but Wu Sangui promised that the court would provide food and grass after he surrendered.
But now the surrender has come down, the decree of sealing has come down, and even Xiangfan has been handed over to Wang Guangen and the others for garrison, but not a single grain of food and grass has been seen until now.
Gu Quan
Wu Sangui always found reasons to shirk. One moment he said that he was raising money from the rear, and the next moment he said that the food and grass had been cut off from Xuhuai. In short, there was no food.
"Countless people are starving to death in Yunyang every day. After dawn, there are corpses of starved to death everywhere. There are endless carts to pull. Everyone eats each other and exchanges their children for food. Our soldiers can only do this all day long.
To eat a meal, you have to eat it with grass roots and tree bark.”
"It's okay to send out troops. Let's get the food and grass first."
Several generals were dissatisfied there.
Governor Xu Qiyuan has been silent since he came in. He was forced to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but he was also unsteady in his stance. Although he had been besieged by the rebel army for several years, he could not surrender.
But now facing the Qing army, he hesitated.
Especially after the two major defeats in Wuchang and Chang'an, as well as the mutiny in Sichuan, he was very confused about the future. Coupled with the situation in Yunyang and the attitude of Wang Guangen and others, he also lost hope in the Ming Dynasty.
But after he was demoted to the Qing Dynasty, he felt a little regretful.
Always been confused.
Wang Guangen also knows that the current situation is difficult and he is in a dilemma.
But when Hauge's order came down, he couldn't refuse.
Of course he also knew what Hauge was planning. Zuo just wanted to use their newly surrendered troops as cannon fodder to lead the charge. Even if they captured Xing'an within the time limit, they would still mobilize themselves to attack northern Sichuan and destroy Zhang Xianzhong. Maybe
He also wanted to mobilize himself to attack Sichuan Wen'an.
"It is impossible not to move, but it is indeed difficult to move. Before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first. But now that there is a shortage of food and pay, the brothers are also wavering."
Yang Mingqi turned the jade ring on his finger.
"Commander, let's sit here and wait. We will probably starve to death without waiting for food. I think it is better to follow the current and lead our troops to the west to ask for food. I heard that there is a lot of food and grass in Xing'an City. They are all He Zhen and Sun.
Abiding by the law, they brought it back when they withdrew from Guanzhong. Although they were defeated in the attack on Chang'an before, they still had to collect food and pay during their trip to Guanzhong, so we just took it for use first."
"That's right, I heard that Brother Guangtai has also arrived in Xing'an. When we arrive, we will cooperate inside and outside. It will not be difficult to capture Xing'an."
Several generals were there to calculate the property of He Sun, Sun Shoufa and others who had been defeated from Guanzhong. One said that Sun Shoufa had 6,000 cavalry, the other said that He Zhen had thousands of pieces of armor, and the other said that Xing'an had hoarded it.
A lot of food and grass.
These people didn't take He Zhen and others seriously, thinking that Wang Xingtai was there, and they would make a surprise attack and respond internally to capture them in one fell swoop, and then everyone could divide their fortunes.
"When we capture Xing'an, obtain food and grass, and replenish the equipment, soldiers and horses, and our strength will be greatly increased, we will tell Hauge that there is no food supply for the soldiers and horses to enter Hanzhong, and stop at Xing'an, or even withdraw directly. He can
What can I do?"
"Let me tell you, after taking Xing'an, we have to go back and take down the rebel generals Chen Jiao, Liu Erxiong, and Wang Bin in Fang County and Zhuxi, so that Yunxiang can be stable. We must stabilize the backyard, so that we can have
The capital to talk to the court."
Wang Guangen and others originally only guarded the isolated city of Yunyang, but later established Zhongkai. With the support of Zhongzhen and others to attack Huguang, they restored Yunyang Mansion and occupied part of Xiangyang.
Now that they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, they continued to occupy the previously conquered Xiangfan. The Qing government also temporarily handed over these places to them, but they also made up their mind to bring Yunxiang and Xiang under their Zhongkai banner.
Since it's in your mouth, there's no point in spitting it out.
However, Chen Jiao, Wang Bin, and Liu Erxiong were unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. They must be cleared out first, otherwise the back yard would be uneasy.
"good!"
Wang Guangen, the king of Yunyang, followed his advice like a stream.
