The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 509

In April of the eighth year of Chongzhen (1635), Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng (Chuangjiang), Wang Weiguo (Xiaoxuanfeng) went west to Guide, joined the rebel forces of Luo Rucai (Cao Cao), Hui Dengxiang (Guotianxing) and other rebels, and returned to Shaanxi .

In May, King Chuang joined forces with various rebels in Shanxi, with 20 soldiers, approaching Xi'an, with a battalion of [-] miles, and the beacon fire shone on Xijing.Hong Chengchou and Cao Wenzhao defended to the death, and Yingxiang moved troops west to attack Pingliang.Set up Qiutou Town, Ningzhou to trap and kill Ming generals Ai Wannian and Cao Wenzhao.

Then Cao Wenzhao was a famous bandit suppressing general in the late Ming Dynasty, and he was known as "the number one good general in the Ming Dynasty".

Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang killed Cao Wenzhao, defeated the Ming army, and made a big impact.

In July, he advanced to Xi'an again, but failed, and went west to martial arts.In August, attack Fufeng, Qishan and other counties.In September, Yingxiang, Zicheng, Weiguo, and Xianzhong joined forces and fought against Hong Chengchou in Guanzhong.In October, the rebel army failed to fight against the Ming army. Xianzhong and other troops left Tongguan and divided into thirteen battalions to advance eastward.

Yingxiang, Zicheng, and Weiguo fought against Weinan and Lintong, and crossed the Jueling Mountains in the south of Huayin to the east, and left Zhuyangguan.In November, Yingxiang, Zicheng, Weiguo, and Xianzhong joined forces in Yan Township, Henan Province, and jointly attacked Zuo Liangyu's army, marched into Shanzhou, approached Luoyang, captured Guangzhou and Huoqiu, and marched toward Jiangbei.

In the ninth year of Chongzhen (1636), Ding Yi was a senior official, and Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang ushered in the pinnacle of his life.

In March of the ninth year of Chongzhen (1636), Gan Xuekuo, governor of Shaanxi, was dismissed from office.At that time, Xie Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was at odds with Sun Chuanting. In order to transfer Sun Chuanting away, he recommended Sun Chuanting to take over as governor of Shaanxi and take on the important task of exterminating the peasant army. He was immediately approved by Emperor Chongzhen, and Sun Chuanting also intended to take up this post.

On April 6th, Emperor Chongzhen summoned Sun Chuanting in the Biandian. Sun Chuanting asked for sufficient military salary, but Emperor Chongzhen said that "it is difficult to raise troops, and it is even more difficult to raise salary", and promised to give him [-] taels of silver, but he will raise it himself in the future.

On May [-]th, Sun Chuanting entered Shaanxi to perform his duties, and actively rectified the military affairs of Shaanxi. During this period, he recruited [-] powerful troops. Because most of the troops came from Yulin, Shaanxi, plus other Shaanxi frontier troops, they were called Qin soldiers in history. .

In January of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Gao Yingxiang had just reached the peak, with [-] heavy cavalry (two cavalry per person), with unparalleled scenery and great ambitions.

Unexpectedly, at Zhulong Bridge in Chuzhou, Lu Xiangsheng, Zu Dale, Zu Kuan, Chen Yongfu, Luo Dai, Yang Shien and other troops attacked together. His heavy armored cavalry was defeated by Guan Ning's iron cavalry. He suffered heavy losses and fell from the peak to the bottom in an instant.

In March, he decided to form an army with Li Zi. At that time, he asked Wang Weiguo, who are you with?
Wang Weiguo hesitated: "General Chuang has few soldiers, I want to follow General Chuang and protect his wings."

In the past few years, he and Li Zicheng have a good relationship. They often fight together. If they get good things, they will give them to Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng and Li Zicheng are like brothers.

Gao Yingxiang had no choice but to split up with them immediately.

The two sides agreed that the troops would be divided into two groups, and Li Zicheng and Wang Weiguo would go to Hanzhong to join forces with Zhang Xianzhong.

At this time, Li Zicheng had less than [-] soldiers and horses, Wang Weiguo had about [-] soldiers and horses, and the two together had [-] elite cavalry.

Wang Weiguo has been fighting everywhere in the past few years, and his face has become more and more fierce. When he was not famous, everyone laughed and called him Little Xuanfeng, and he also used Xiao Xuanfeng as his alias.

But in the past two years, as he followed Gao Yingxiang to make great achievements many times and killed countless Ming troops, no one dared to call him Little Xuanfeng in person.

Many people call him Wang Xuanfeng.

"The defeat this time really hurts morale. Will the Chuang general know the next move of the Chuang king?" Wang Weiguo and Li Zicheng rode side by side and asked in a low voice.

"I don't know either." Li Zicheng said, "Let's meet Zhang Xianzhong first."

He thought for a while, and then asked, "Brother Wang, what's your idea?"

Wang Weiguo laughed and said: "I'm a rough man, just follow King Chuang and General Chuang. If you say to fight east, I will fight east. If you say to fight west, I will fight west."

"Brother Wang is too polite." Li Zicheng patted him on the shoulder happily, very satisfied.

Among the leaders of various ministries in recent years, Wang Weiguo respected Gao Yingxiang and him the most, and tried his best to make friends with Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng also liked him very much, and gradually became his confidant.

Gao Yingxiang still wanted to enter Xi'an from Hanzhong. In May, Gao Yingxiang led troops out of Nanshan.

Unexpectedly, Qin Bing and Sun Chuanting, who were stationed here, were defeated again.

After Gao Yingxiang lost thousands of troops, he immediately retreated away from Sun Chuanting.

At that time, Li Zicheng and Wang Weiguo were fighting He Renlong. Hearing that Gao Yingxiang was defeated by Sun Chuanting, fearing that Sun Chuanting would attack them again, Li Zicheng and Wang Weiguo discussed and decided to retreat to the border between Henan and Hubei provinces.

What if Hanzhong is blocked?
At the end of June, Gao Yingxiang convened a meeting of various ministries, and he made a bold decision to go to Meridian Valley.

He also said that during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang refused to listen to Wei Yan and refused to send troops to Ziwu Valley, so he did not leave Hanzhong until his death.

Sun Chuanting would never have imagined that we would also take this path. When the time comes, a surprise soldier will suddenly appear in Xi'an, and the Ming court will definitely be shocked if he falls in one fell swoop.

This Ziwu Valley starts from the Qinling Mountains in the southwest of Gaoguan'an County, Shaanxi Province in the north, and ends in Shiquan County in the south, with a length of about 330 kilometers from north to south.Of course, if it's just a long distance, that's not a problem. After all, there is plenty of time to travel. The reason why it is difficult to send troops on this road is because of the cliffs and countless plank roads in Ziwu Valley.This is really not a good thing for Gao Yingxiang, who has an army of [-]. After all, there are only limited people who can pass the plank road at the same time.

Gao Yingxiang's troops entered Ziwu Valley in early July and arrived at Heishui Valley on July 300. They traveled more than 20 kilometers for half a month, with an average of more than [-] kilometers a day.

When the [-] troops came out, they were tired and exhausted. Unexpectedly, Sun Chuanting had guessed that Gao Yingxiang would go this way, and waited for him outside for more than ten days, waiting for work at leisure, and ambushed Gao Yingxiang.

Beginning on the [-]th, the two armies fought for three days. Gao Yingxiang led his troops to attack the Qin army three times, but all failed.

Here Gao Yingxiang suffered a disastrous defeat, while Li Zicheng and Wang Weiguo had a hard time there. After they entered Henan, they were also defeated by the army and returned to Shaanxi from Zhuxian Town.

When his troops arrived at Fengxiang, they didn't know that Gao Yingxiang had been captured, and wanted to take a detour to rescue Zhou Zhi.Unexpectedly, He Renlong chased him again, and the two sides fought again, and the peasant army was at a disadvantage again. Li Zicheng and Wang Weiguo saw it, and ran again quickly, crossed the Wei River from Fengxiang, crossed Shangluo from Nanshan, and fought back to Yansui.

At this time, the Ming court transferred Shaanxi soldiers to the south, and no one cared about Li Zicheng. He returned to Mizhi all the way, and quickly regrouped and inspected the soldiers and horses. Sixty thousand soldiers and horses.

Because Wang Weiguo followed him all the time, he relied on him as his confidant, and distributed [-] troops to Wang Weiguo, and Wang Weiguo became Li Zicheng's top card.

The original general, Liu Zongmin, joined Li Zicheng in 1634, later than Wang Weiguo, and was assigned to the [-]-horse team and the [-]-step battalion. His status was far inferior to Wang Weiguo.

Just as Li Zicheng was preparing to re-lead the army and fight Sun Chuanting, he finally got the news that Gao Yingxiang had been captured.

Then Gao Yingxiang's subordinates Liu Guoneng and Li Jin fled to Li Zicheng's side one after another, crying about the defeat and saying that Luo Rucai had already fled to Zhang Xianzhong.

Li Zicheng was very sad and indignant when he heard this, so he invited Wang Weiguo and Niu Jinxing to discuss sending troops for revenge.

In the original history, Niu Jinxing was the first to propose him as Chuang Wang to control the entire army.

This time, Niu Jinxing was organizing words in his mind, and Wang Weiguo stood up immediately: "King Chuang is General Chuang's uncle. Except for him, who is qualified to inherit the great cause of King Chuang?"

"You should ask the general to follow the title of Chuang Wang, so as to control the whole army and avenge the blood hatred."

Li Zicheng cried: "The great revenge has not been avenged, and the former king has not been in the sky for a long time. How could I bear to attack his throne."

Deng Guangtie, deputy general of Wang Weiguo, knelt down and cried bitterly: "Our army has been defeated several times, and the morale of the army is scattered. How can there be no one in command? If there is an emergency, please general, don't refuse."

General Liu Zongmin and others knelt down one after another.

So in July of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng was promoted as the new king.

(End of this chapter)