At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Chapter 239 He Jiuyi returns and the situation improves

Originally, according to Li Dingguo's plan, he was preparing to fight at Mopan Mountain.

If they win, they will base themselves in western Yunnan and gather various ministries in an attempt to restore Yunnan.

If they fail to win, they will go south to Menggen and Che, contact the chieftain, and then try to make a big move.

No matter how bad the situation is, you can still go to Annan, sail and contact Zheng Chenggong.

However, Emperor Yongli was short-sighted and decided to enter Myanmar privately for temporary safety.

This move was of course blocked by Jin Tongwu.

However, Emperor Yongli was as timid as a mouse and his heart was gone. Li Dingguo was very respectful to Emperor Yongli on weekdays.

Therefore, Jin Tongwu did not dare to use force after persuading him to no avail.

He had no choice but to report to Li Dingguo on Pegasus while leading his troops to stop outside Burma Pass and watch helplessly as Emperor Yongli and his ministers entered Burma Pass.

At this time, Li Dingguo had just won the Battle of Mopanshan. After learning the news, he quickly sent an envoy, Yueyang Bo Wang Yunchen, to the Burmese Pass in an attempt to recover Emperor Yongli.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yunchen was killed as soon as he entered Myanmar.

In order to take back Emperor Yongli, Li Dingguo had to lead his army to the Yunnan border area.

First, they were stationed in Mengding, and then went south to the area of ​​Menggen and Cheche.

On the one hand, they are trying to find out the news about Emperor Yongli, and on the other hand, they are preparing to use Menggen, Cheche and other southern Yunnan areas as their bases.

Gather the old troops, contact the chieftain, and restore Yunnan.

It's a pity that Yunnan's transportation lines are controlled by Wu Sangui and are located in the vast mountains and jungles.

Bai Wenxuan, He Jiuyi, Qi Sansheng, Yang Wu and other ministries were all difficult to contact, and Ma Bao and others even gave up the Yongchang area because of Li Dingguo.

Isolated by Wu Sangui in Lijiang and Yongning.

At this time, the Ming army was like a plate of scattered sand, difficult to gather.

In the next few months, Li Dingguo only had a few thousand troops.

However, he did not understand his ambition. On the one hand, he tried his best to build troops and horses in Menggen Mansion and raise food and wages. On the other hand, he used his elite soldiers to deal with the rebellious chieftains, stabilize the place, and finally managed to gain a foothold in southern Yunnan.

At this moment, great news reached Meng Gen.

"Prince Jin! I'm so happy, so happy!"

In the camp outside Menggen City, Li Dingguo's cousin Ma Siliang rode a fast horse and said excitedly.

"Siliang, why did you come to the camp if you didn't lead someone to guard the Tatars?" Li Dingguo scolded.

Even so, his face also showed joy, wondering what good news his cousin would bring him.

Ma Siriang said quickly: "Prince Jin, He Jiuyi is here!"

"What? He Jiuyi!" Li Dingguo was shocked.

He Jiuyi used to be Sun Kewang's minion, and killed Yan Qiheng and more than a dozen loyal ministers and righteous men of the Ming Dynasty in Nanning. This has always been disliked by Li Dingguo.

After welcoming him, although he stood in line and stayed in the imperial court, Li Dingguo still looked down upon this Qin general.

But he didn't expect that he would be the first among the generals to come to join forces.

"I didn't expect that He Jiuyi would come to help me help the Ming Dynasty." Li Dingguo was extremely happy, and his impression of He Jiuyi also changed greatly.

"Let's go! I will go and greet you personally!"

Li Dingguo waved his hand, mounted his horse in person, and left the camp to meet He Jiuyi.

Outside Mengen City, a large army walked out of the jungle one after another and came to this slightly flat place.

"I didn't expect that Duke Guang would have so many soldiers and horses under his command!" Li Dingguo laughed loudly, and his whole spirit was lifted.

After the Battle of Mopanshan, all six thousand elites under his command were killed or injured.

Gao Wengui, Wu Zisheng, Wu Sansheng and others were left behind to gather their troops.

The only people Li Dingguo could bring to Meng Gen were a small number of his own guards and Jin Tong's military department.

Although Jin Tong's military force had 4,000 people, it suffered considerable losses after Sun Chongya's rebellion.

There were less than three thousand people left.

Relying on this elite army, Li Dingguo came to Menggen, suppressed the chieftains, and established a base.

Now even though they have gathered some of the Nanming defeated troops, they have also recruited some new chieftains in Menggen.

But Li Dingguo currently only has more than 5,000 people in his hands.

As for the He Jiuyi tribe who went to seek refuge, he looked around and realized that there were not even ten thousand but nine thousand!

The return of this powerful army will undoubtedly boost Li Dingguo's military power!

"Prince Jin, the guest is big and the host is small, the minister is strong and the host is weak, so be careful!" Jin Weixin frowned as he looked at the large army in front of him.

The current situation of the Jin vassal is not optimistic, and He Jiuyi is a Qin general.

That's all. The key is that Li Dingguo has only 5,000 new and old soldiers, while He Jiuyi has nearly 10,000 troops.

If this Qin general has any thoughts in his heart, it will be difficult to handle with Li Dingguo's current strength!

Li Dingguo frowned slightly when he heard this. He never trusted Qin generals and soldiers.

Under his distrust, Qin soldiers and generals also performed very poorly.

This led Li Dingguo to become more certain that his views were correct, forming a vicious circle.

At present, He Jiuyi has returned with nearly ten thousand soldiers and horses, and he only has five thousand men in his hands, and there are also new chieftains.

It would be troublesome if this Qin general turned against the guest.

However, at this moment, several cavalrymen from He Jiuyi's military formation suddenly rushed out.

"Prince Jin!"

"Prince Jin!"

General He Jiuyi took the lead and came to Li Dingguo.

"Guang Guogong!" Li Dingguo couldn't help shouting.

At this moment, all the worries in his heart disappeared, his eyes showed emotion, and his eyes turned red.

In the misty land of southern Yunnan, how could it not be touching that He Jiuyi was able to lead his troops from thousands of miles away to surrender?

Li Dingguo laughed loudly and rode out.

He hugged He Jiuyi in front of the two armies.

"What a madman He! Hahaha!"

"Prince Jin, I'm here."

For a moment, Li Dingguo and He Jiuyi seemed to have returned to the time when they were at the dead end of the Yangtze River and working together in Xiying.

Although Xiying was on the verge of death at that time, it was thanks to everyone's concerted efforts that they were able to fight back again.

In an instant, shouts filled the sky.

Li Dingguo's thousands of Jin soldiers and He Jiuyi's nearly 10,000 Qin soldiers hugged each other passionately like brothers.

Many Jin soldiers, Jin generals, Qin soldiers and Qin generals looked at the scene in front of them and shed tears of excitement.

"Madman He, how many troops do you have left?"

After the two hugged each other, Li Dingguo asked with a smile.

He Renlong was not the only one who was called Madman He. He Jiuyi has a bad temper, but he is also extremely ferocious in fighting. He is also known as a "madman" in Xiying.

"King Jin, there are still 9,726 soldiers under the general's command. We are willing to listen to King Jin's orders!" He Jiuyi knelt down on one knee and saluted.

"Okay, okay, you and I don't need such a big gift, please get up quickly!"

Li Dingguo quickly helped He Jiuyi up, held his hand and said, "Mr. Guang Guo, the arrival of nearly ten thousand soldiers is really a timely help!"

"When King Gongchang, Duke Huai, Marquis Xianning and others return in the future, with our tens of thousands of people, we will surely make the Ming Dynasty revive!"

"Please rest assured, King Jin, I will follow King Jin through thick and thin, no matter what!" He Jiuyi saluted again with his hands in hand.

"Okay! If you and I can work together, there is hope for great things!" Li Dingguo laughed heartily and was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

Although the hinterland of Yunnan has been lost, although the emperor has also gone to Burma.

But there are still a large number of soldiers and horses in various parts of Yunnan. If these tens of thousands of people can be gathered, they will be defeated.

Even if the Central Plains cannot be restored, we can still separate one side and preserve the Ming Dynasty!

"Jiuyi, come with me into the city quickly. Today you and I are going to have a good drink. You and I will have enough food and wine to feed our troops!" Li Dingguo smiled boldly.

Although the sources of food and grass in Menggen and other places were limited, He Jiuyi's tribe traveled thousands of miles to join him, and Li Dingguo had to take care of him no matter what.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it chill the hearts of nearly ten thousand soldiers?

"Okay, it's better to be respectful than to obey. King Jin invites you!"

He Jiuyi laughed loudly and followed Li Dingguo into Menggen City.

That night, 15,000 Ming troops drank in large bowls and ate large pieces of meat in Mengen City, which was a great pleasure.

He Jiuyi's tribe traveled in the tropical rainforest of Yunnan for several months, and one can imagine the difficulties and obstacles they encountered.

Fortunately, this army is so powerful that no chieftain from all over the country dares to offend him.

He Jiuyi snatched them away, and gathered many defeated Ming troops along the way, so he was able to save nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses.

The Duke of Guang was really capable. Hannibal led 100,000 people to attack Rome, but they died and died along the way and crossed the Alps, leaving only 26,000 people.

Historically, He Jiuyi led more than 10,000 people to abandon Nanning and return to Kunming.

As a result, Kunming was lost when we reached Yuanjiang.

There was no way that General Xiying led his troops to western Yunnan. When he arrived in western Yunnan, he found that Li Dingguo had abandoned Yongchang and Tengyue.

But He Jiuyi still did not give up and led his men south to southern Yunnan. Finally, like looking for a needle in a haystack, he found Li Dingguo in southern Yunnan.

From the end of 1658 to the beginning of 1660, I went around in circles for more than a year and suffered a lot in the tropical rain forest.

As a result, he had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses and nearly 10,000 more!

In the jungle where poisonous insects and ferocious beasts are rampant and miasma is filled with poisonous fog.

He Jiuyi was able to stabilize the army and trekked for more than a year, and his troops were well organized and the loss of soldiers and horses was not much.

It can only be said that there are many talents in Xiying!

And now since the fall of Kunming, 11,000 people from He Jiuyi's tribe have traveled for several months, and there are still more than 9,700 people left, which also demonstrates the level of this Xiying general.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, He Jiuyi fell asleep drunk, while the nearly 10,000 Qin soldiers under his command were also full of food and wine, and were content.

But Li Dingguo was in trouble.

Because it was a good thing that nearly ten thousand soldiers and horses returned, but it was difficult for him to feed these nearly ten thousand people.

With the strength of Guangxi, he can only support his capital of 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.

However, it was really a headache for him to feed more than 15,000 Ming troops in Menggen and other barren lands.

"Weixin, do you have any suggestions for the Guangguo Office?" Li Dingguo said slowly.

"King Jin, the chieftains from all over southern Yunnan do not obey the king's rule and do not obey the orders of King Jin."

Jin Weixin said: "It is better to let He Jiuyi lead his troops to go out and get rid of these people. This will not only expand the territory, but also solve the food and salary problem."

Except for a few core areas such as Kunming, the rest of Yunnan is within the sphere of influence of the chieftains.

In the past, Sun Ke expected to have 200,000 troops, so these chieftains naturally had to submit to the king's status.

But when Li Dingguo came to Menggen, there were only three thousand soldiers and horses.

How can such a small number of soldiers and horses convince the chieftains from Menggen and other places?

Although there are many chieftains who are loyal to the emperor and serve the country, such as Nasong, the local magistrate of Yuanjiang.

But most of the chieftains were just losers, and Li Dingguo had to fight with these chieftains in order to gain a foothold in Menggen.

Fortunately, King Li Jin is King Li Jin after all, even though he only has three thousand soldiers and horses.

But with 6,000 men he could defeat Wu Sangui, and with 3,000 men it was no problem to defeat these chieftains.

So Menggen and other places fell into his hands.

"Guang Guogong's troops have been trekking for several months, and now they have just settled in Mengen. How can we allow them to go on an expedition?" Li Dingguo rolled his eyes at Jin Weixin.

He has already arrived in Menggen, and Li Dingguo has naturally regretted the ideas Jin Weixin gave him.

Therefore, Li Dingguo no longer regards Jin Weixin as his right-hand man as before.

"Let Duke Guang lead his troops to move to Jingman first, rest for a while, and then send people to the chieftains in various places to collect food and pay!" Li Dingguo said slowly.

"Yes." Jin Weixin responded with a low expression.

Li Dingguo naturally had to give in to the southern Yunnan chieftains when he only had 5,000 people.

But now, He Jiuyi has arrived.

Li Dingguo, who had 15,000 troops, naturally paid less attention to it. With the confidence in his heart, he would naturally have to pay the food and salary that the chieftains in various places should pay.

Two days later, He Jiuyi led his troops to Jingman, which was only more than ten miles away from Menggen.

The two armies acted as horns to each other and completely stabilized the situation in the Menggen area. Under the deterrence of 15,000 Ming troops, the surrounding chieftains did not dare to make mistakes.

At this moment, good news came back to Meng Gen one after another.

It turned out that after several months of hard work, the Ming army scattered in various places gradually contacted Li Dingguo.

Envoys from Xianning Hou Qi Sansheng, Mengjin Bo Wei Yong, and Yangwu Bo Liao Yu arrived in Menggen one after another.

Bai Wenxuan's envoy also arrived in Menggen, establishing contact between Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan.

This situation can't help but rekindle Li Dingguo's fighting spirit.

As long as all the ministries gather in southern Yunnan and regain their military power, with the strength of tens of thousands of troops, the situation will be greatly improved!

However, just when Li Dingguo's troops reunited, the situation was prosperous.

However, several people approached He Jiuyi.

"Take me to see Duke Guang quickly." Late at night, a strong man took out an item, which shocked He Jiuyi's subordinates.

It turned out that after the fall of Kunming, the family members of Xiying were scattered. He Jiuyi's wife was captured by the Qing army. Not only that, many other family members also fell into the hands of the Qing army.

Wu Sangui felt like he had found a treasure, so he immediately sent someone to find her and forced her to write a blood letter, claiming that if He Jiuyi did not surrender to the Qing court, the lives of his family would be in danger.

Having obtained the blood book, Wu Sangui ordered his confidant Li Dengyun to carry the book and mink skins and other valuable gifts to search for He Jiuyi in the vast Yunnan.

Although several months have passed, the situation in the world has changed.

But Li Dengyun, one of Wu Fan's talents, was still carrying out his mission, after going around in circles and traveling through mountains and rivers for several months.

Finally, I found He Jiuyi's department in Jingman, who had stopped to rest and prepare to stay for a long time.

He Jiuyi's cronies did not dare to neglect when they saw this, and quickly brought Li Dengyun into the camp.

(End of this chapter)