The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 200 Chasing the Central Plains
The main force of the Ming army and the Jiannu army came to a stalemate outside the Great Wall. Sun Kewang, who was in Hanzhong, did not hesitate any longer, and immediately led the army to Chang'an.

In fact, in the past two months, Sun Kewang did not do nothing in Hanzhong, but sent spies to inquire about the situation in Nanyang and Xunyang Mansion.

Compared to attacking Henan and Shanxi, Sun Kewang wanted to attack Huguang, or even Jiangnan.

He originally planned to sneak attack Xiangyang along the Han River when the main force of the Ming army was dragged outside the pass by Jiannu, and the Ming army in Hebei and Shanxi were on guard against invading troops.

As long as Xiangyang can be attacked successfully, the entire Jingxiang can be locked up, and then the entire Jiangnan can be swept down the river to establish a great cause.

Although the Ming army still had more than [-] troops in Jiangnan, except for Qin Lihua and Li Dakai's troops in Chongqing, he didn't pay much attention to those recruits in Jiangnan.

The news that Naihe found made Sun Kewang very disappointed.

Hanzhong went to Xunyang, and all the avenues and trails in Nanyang were strictly guarded by the Ming army.

The Ming army even set up two towns in the two places, with a total of [-] troops, all of which were well-trained and well-equipped field troops.

With so many soldiers and horses, not to mention all the roads and trails were blocked, even if they were not blocked, Sun Kewang would not dare to take the army across the mountains and mountains to make a surprise attack.

Because Hanzhong went to Xiangyang and Yunyang, there were high mountains and mountains along the way, and almost everywhere was suitable for ambushes. Once ambushed, the entire army would be wiped out.

This made Sun Kewang have no choice but to give up the idea of ​​attacking Xiangyang, but he was not reconciled, so he stayed in Hanzhong for a long time, hoping to see if the Ming army would transfer the troops from the two places.

Who would have thought that not only did the Ming troops from the two places not be transferred, but they had been continuously strengthening the fortifications for two months, without giving them a chance, Sun Kewang gave up.

At this time, the 20 troops of the Great Western Army had arrived outside Chang'an City. In the main hall of King Qin's Mansion, King Chuang was hosting a banquet in honor of the three brothers Sun Kewang.

"The three virtuous nephews came from afar, and I am very grateful. Come, I will offer a toast to the three virtuous nephews first. I hope that my two families can work together to achieve a great cause!"

"King Chuang is being polite."

"It should be the three of my brothers toasting King Chuang."

The three Sun Kewang brothers raised their glasses one after another, and after a polite word, they drank it all in one gulp.

The other leaders of the Chuangjun also drank together, but they were not very interested. Obviously, except for Li Guo, the other leaders did not want to fight against the court from the bottom of their hearts, and ended up in the end of ransacking their families.

Sun Kewang obviously also noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere inside Chuangjun, and his brows were also slightly frowned.

After three rounds of drinking, he looked at King Chuang and said tentatively: "King Chuang, now the main force of the Ming army has been dragged to the grassland by the army of slaves, and there is no way to do it, and our two armies add up to 40 troops. With such a once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity, I wonder what the King Chuang has planned?"

After the voice fell, the hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at King Chuang.

However, King Chuang asked rhetorically, "My nephew brought 20 troops here this time, so I must have planned it long ago. I just want to hear what my nephew's plan is?"

"Since this is the case, the younger generation will not be polite, King Chuang, everyone, now that the army of the Ming army in the north is scattered in various places, it is a good time to gallop across the Central Plains.

The two armies of ours can join forces and go directly out of Tongguan to take Luoyang directly. Once Luoyang is breached, the army will divide into two groups, go all the way to Pingyang, take Taiyuan, threaten Xuanda, go west all the way to Kaifeng, cross the Yellow River and go straight to the capital. The little emperor must be panic-stricken, unable to take care of the first and last, and great things can be accomplished! "

"Hehe, nephew Sun Xian said it so lightly. Could it be that nephew Sun thought that Luoyang was made of paper? The [-] army of Gao Jie and Wu Sangui was made of mud?
In addition, Pingyang, Taiyuan, and Nanyang are all guarded by the three towns of Daming. Once the attack on Luoyang persists for a long time, and the towns rush over, it will be difficult to say who will be panicked. "

Liu Zongmin said in a strange way.

"Why, is it possible that General Liu lost his courage when he was beaten by Wu Sangui. He was timid before the fight started. If so, I don't think there is any need to fight this battle. My three brothers will lead the army back tomorrow. Sichuan, wait for the Ming army to attack."

Although Sun Kewang said this to Liu Zongmin, at the end, he looked straight at King Chuang.

King Chuang's face was also very ugly, he hesitated for a moment, patted the armrest directly, and said in a loud voice: "Come here, take Liu Zongmin down and lock him up."

As soon as the words fell, the wolf-like guards rushed into the hall immediately, and arrested Liu Zongmin who had an expression of disbelief.

"Brother, what are you doing? I'm also thinking about our future in the army!"

Liu Zongmin was anxious and angry. He didn't expect King Chuang to have no nostalgia for the past, and he also didn't expect King Chuang to dare to touch him.

"You don't think about breaking into the army, but for your own sake, bet on it."

King Chuang said coldly, and waved his hand after speaking. If it was normal, he would not dare to touch Liu Zongmin in order not to cause internal strife in the Chuang army.

But now with Sun Kewang's 20 army and Li Guo's [-] army, there is no need to worry.

If you don't take the opportunity to take Liu Zongmin down and frighten the others, you won't be able to fight this battle.

"The great enemy is at hand, and the great battle is imminent. Whoever dares to be cowardly before the battle, builds up the ambition of others, and destroys his prestige, don't blame me, Lao Li, for not remembering the old love!"

After King Chuang finished speaking, his eyes swept over the group of old brothers.

"We swear to follow King Chuang to the death!" Everyone was obviously frightened, and they all expressed their opinions quickly.

The three Sun Kewang brothers looked at this scene, and they all despised King Chuang in their hearts. At this time, they couldn't even handle their own subordinates, and they had to take advantage of their power, which was extremely incompetent.

It's a big joke for such a person to still want to be an emperor. No wonder he led an army of one million to the capital, and was defeated by Wu Sangui in the end, and fled back to Henan in embarrassment.

If the Chuang army could directly break through the capital, overthrow the Ming Dynasty, and destroy the little emperor, what would happen today?
After Liu Zongmin was taken down, Chuangjun finally unified its thinking, at least no one dared to stand up and make irresponsible remarks on the surface.

After some detailed discussion, the two finally reached an agreement, with Sun Kewang as the commander-in-chief and Li Guo as the deputy commander-in-chief, leading an army of 30 out of Tongguan to attack Luoyang.

Among them, there are 20 Daxi Army, [-] Chuangjun, and the other [-] are to stay in Chang'an and nearby passes to prevent surprise attacks by Ming troops from all over the country.

This is also the reason why King Chuang had to agree to Sun Kewang as the commander. After all, the Daxi Army not only doubled its strength, but also had to provide the food and grass needed by the army.

King Chuang himself felt ashamed not to let others be the coach.

In fact, Chuang Wang and Sun Kewang also knew that Luoyang was not easy to fight, and Wu Sangui and Gao Jie's 9 horses were not made of mud.

Especially Wu Sangui's former army, which was the most powerful army in the Ming army apart from the Chinese army.

However, the avenues from the northwest to the Central Plains and Shanxi were blocked by the Ming army. Only Tongguan was still in the hands of the Chuangjun, so the army could only leave Tongguan, take the avenue, and compete in the Central Plains.

What's more, if this situation does not dare to compete in the Central Plains, then it is better to surrender directly.

Both Chuang Wang and Sun Kewang are very clear about this point, because in this situation, they can only compete in the Central Plains, and if they can't win, they can only accept their fate.

(End of this chapter)