Ming Zuo

Chapter 855
The severe drought for thousands of miles in the red land destroyed the vitality of Ming Dynasty and made the peasant uprising flourish.

However, the torrential and continuous rain became the reminder of the peasant uprising.

Looking at the mountains covered in fog and the river swollen, Gao Yingxiang looked sad.

"Do you know who the dog officer on the other side is?"

The people below were silent, and no one could answer.

Going back to the familiar land of Hanzhong did not make Gao Yingxiang feel a little bit relaxed.

He thought that Lu Xiangsheng was transferred away to King Qin of Gyeonggi, and Hong Chengchou was far away in the northwest, dealing with Li Zicheng, so his living space would be better.

But the actual situation gave him a blow to the head.

The road back to Henan has been completely blocked.

Although Wang Jiazhen, who succeeded Lu Xiangsheng, had no skills, he was self-aware.

He just asked Zuo Liangyu to block the traffic arteries, and did not pursue the attack.

This fit Zuo Liangyu's mind.

This man guarded the city gate with peace of mind and lived a leisurely life, but let Chuangjun lose his room for movement.

Going south to Sichuan will not work either.

Qin Liangyu tightly closed the sword gate, not leaking any gaps.

The only way out for Gao Yingxiang is to go west or north.

At the beginning, he chose to attack Hanzhong westward.

However, although the new officials sent by the Ming Dynasty were unknown, they were exceptionally capable of fighting.In particular, the soldiers and horses under him were very brave, and he was defeated steadily by weak troops.

But at this time, God did not help, and it rained for dozens of days.

The gunpowder and food that the Chuangjun hoarded with great difficulty were all damp and unusable, and they were even more powerless in the face of the strict defense line of the Ming army.

"Cough cough cough..."

Gao Yingxiang blocked his mouth with his fist, trying not to let his coughing be heard.

The bad weather affected his body as well, and he still had a high fever.

But at such a critical moment, he must hold on and provide confidence to the people below.

But what to do, Gao Yingxiang couldn't see through the rain and fog.

As his confidant general, Liu Zhe understood his pain and made a special arrangement.

"King Chuang, we've been fighting for so many days, everyone is already tired, why don't we take a break for a while? At the end, we will find a troupe and put on a big play, so that everyone can relax and be exhausted?"

Gao Yingxiang smiled and let go of his troubles for the time being.

"That would be great, let's join in the fun."

Hearing that there was going to be a big show, Chuang Jun was very happy and ran over one after another.

The theater troupe found nearby must be limited in level.But for these mud legs, what else can some people ask for?
Afraid of losing their lives, the opera singers used all their wealth to sing and fight on the stage.

The play they performed originated from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which is a section of "Lost Street Pavilion".

Gao Yingxiang sat down and watched with relish, and talked a lot with the people around him.

"We've seen "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and Zhuge Liang is truly unparalleled. But that Wei Yan was overconfident, and turned against him, and the result..."

As he was talking, Gao Yingxiang suddenly stopped, a look of astonishment flashed across his face.

In the blink of an eye, a thought suddenly exploded, which immediately made him look ecstatic.

He also didn't care about watching the show, and hurriedly summoned all the generals under his command.

"The dog official blocked our way to the west, but Xi'an must be empty. If we take this road, we can definitely hide the world. As long as Xi'an is captured, we can achieve hegemony."

Gao Yingxiang tapped a spot on the map, causing everyone to be amazed.

"During the Three Kingdoms period, Wei Yan suggested to Zhuge Liang to go to Ziwu Valley and attack Chang'an, but Zhuge Liang didn't obey, so he gave up this plan. But now it seems that it is not impossible."

The generals of Chuangjun didn't know about this allusion, but seeing that Gao Yingxiang had come up with a solution, everyone was excited.

On the same day, the Chuang army packed up their belongings and retreated all the way east.

And in the city in front of them, a Ming Dynasty official in his forties was contemplating, his eyes fixed on the map.

This person is Sun Chuanting, the new governor of Shaanxi.

Before taking office as the governor of Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting was only the Chancellor of Shuntian Prefecture, never been to the Northwest, and he was a little-known official.

In March, Gan Xuekuo, the former governor of Shaanxi, was dismissed from office, and Chongzhen asked courtiers to nominate a candidate for governor.

As a result, all the officials in the DPRK and China changed color, and no one wanted to come, which made Chongzhen feel a little bit unable to step down.

At this time, Sun Chuanting volunteered and offered several strategies.

Chongzhen regained the state of trusting Yuan Chonghuan at the beginning, overjoyed, regardless of whether the promotion was appropriate, he appointed Sun Chuanting as the new governor of Shaanxi.

Sun Chuanting took the opportunity to put forward a condition, that is, asking for money.

But when he heard this, Chongzhen was not happy.

The money is only [-] taels, but no one has it, so I have to find a way by myself.If you need money in the future, prepare it yourself.

Sun Chuanting had no choice but to take up the post alone.

Fortunately, he still had [-] taels of silver, which allowed him to find room to operate.

He did not go to Xi'an to take office, but went directly to Yulin to recruit soldiers.

Yulin Town is one of the Nine Sides. Because they have been fighting against the Mongols all year round, the people here are farming as a sideline, and fighting is their job. They are very brave and good at fighting.

In recent years, the people here were extremely poor and had no way out. As soon as Sun Chuanting recruited soldiers and returned the money, many people immediately signed up.

Sun Chuanting formed an army of [-] people, and used this as the backbone to gather the Ming troops from all over Shaanxi, expanding to more than [-] people.

Hearing that Gao Yingxiang had returned to Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting didn't dare to neglect, and hurried out of Hanzhong to confront Gao Yingxiang.

After several battles in a row, Gao Yingxiang couldn't take advantage of it at all, and Hanzhong was as solid as gold.

At this time, Sun Chuanting's reputation spread completely, and the local gentry in Shaanxi even contributed money and efforts, putting their hopes of exterminating the bandits on him.

But at this time, Sun Chuanting did not have any joy.

Because Gao Yingxiang has not come to attack for several days.

If something goes wrong, there must be a difference.

Sun Chuanting cheered up, trying to see through Gao Yingxiang's thoughts.

The scouts ran in and reported the military situation.

"The intruder has gone all the way to the east, and he is nowhere to be found. There is no incident within a hundred miles."

Hearing this situation, Sun Chuanting leaned over suddenly, his eyes almost glued to the map.

After a long time, he showed a hearty smile.

"Gao Yingxiang, this time you are dead!"

Sun Chuanting quickly entered the state and gave orders again and again.

He asked his most elite three thousand Qin soldiers to gallop along the official road to Xi'an regardless of the rainy weather.

Then he led the rest of the soldiers and horses to follow.

Finally, after five days of trekking, Sun Chuanting came to Ziwu Valley in the south of Xi'an.

Sun Chuanting was so excited that he couldn't restrain himself as he looked at the trails in the mountains.

"It's ridiculous that Gao Yingxiang read some novels and wanted to imitate the sages. He doesn't know that times have changed and the world has changed. This time, he will make contributions to this official."

(End of this chapter)