Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Songping Pass is both a pass and an important post station on the Tea Horse Road. It is located in Songping Village, about 160 miles away from Huichuan Acropolis (Huili). Business travelers after crossing the Jinsha River replenish supplies and rest here. It has always been a key place to enter Sichuan.

Zhang Mingzhi, the deputy general of Jianchang of the Kingdom of David, was stationed at this pass with 2,500 troops and horses at this time. After killing Di Sanpin and surrendering the guard, he had no way out and could only follow the Kingdom of David to the dark side. . It is precisely because of this that the second-class Pali Bopara Gesang, the chief general of the guard, trusted him very much. Not only did he put all the captured Di Sanpin men under his command, he also ordered Yanjing Weimuli to appease envoys Songdian Rongbu and Guabie appeasement envoy Yuzhu, Ma Latuqianhu Ashixun, Gubaishutu Qianhu Lang Junwei, Biju Lutumu Ge Zhongchen, the former one hundred households A Chengfu, the latter one hundred households Baima Ta; Sichuan Wei Mi Yitu Qianhu Anwen, Mi Yitu Deputy Qianhu Xianguan, and Puji Chief Envoy Ji Rongtai sent 5,000 territorial soldiers to assist him in guarding Songping Pass and the Jinsha River defense line south of Songping Pass.

At that time, Emperor Taizu Gao of the Ming Dynasty had three guards in the central and southern areas of Sichuan's Xingdu Division: Jianchang Guard (administered the Xichang and Dechang areas), Yanjing Guard (administered the Yanyuan and Yanbian areas), and Huichuan Guard (administered Huili, Mi easy area). Different from the fact that the central and northern areas of Sichuan Xingdusi (which governs Jianchangwei) are mostly Luoluo (Yi) and the southern areas are mostly Moji (Naxi), Yanjingwei Maratu Qianhu Ashixun is a Baiyi ethnic group. (Dai ethnic group); Songdian Rongbu, the pacifier of Muli, is Tibetan. Songdian Rongbu's ancestor was originally a monk at Walzhai Temple, and he served as a chieftain as a great monk. These chieftains who were assisting in guarding the Jinsha River defense line did not go to Jianchang to participate in the military meeting, but under the coercion and inducement of the guards, they had to send troops to help. The reasons for helping each other were different. The Mara chieftain believed in the Kagyu sect, and the Muli chieftain believed in the Gelug sect. Although these sects had conflicts with the Nyingma sect where the Great Khan of Lotus belonged during the civil war in the Snowy Region, they all came from the Snowy Sect after all. Domains, fundamentally speaking, have a common origin. In the face of strong faith, Ashixun and Songdian Rongbu accepted the official positions awarded by David and led troops; other chieftains, because they belonged to the same ethnic group (Nasi ethnic group) Moreover, chieftains such as Lashu Zu of the Qianhu in the Zhongsuo Tu, Ba Jizong of the Qianhu in the Right Suotu, Lamafei of the Qianhu in the Left Suotu, and Luage of the Baidu of Zhebao who had surrendered to David also tried hard to persuade them one after another. Joined the Guards side. In fact, all the chieftains in the Xingdu Division of Sichuan, except Zhang Zhaoyuan, the governor of Weilong Prefecture, refused to obey orders and all became guards.

Zhang Zhaoyuan, the governor of Weilong Prefecture, was the elder brother of Zhang Hongyang, the commander of Jianchang in the Qing Dynasty, and the head of the Zhang family chieftain in Weilong Prefecture. At that time, Weilong Chieftain Bai Qisheng, together with Tushe Baima, Bai Chaofeng and others, rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and became king, monopolizing Weilong Prefecture. The power of Chieftain Zhang was suppressed by Chieftain Bai. Later, Zhang Hongyang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and under the orders of the Qing court, he went to suppress the Bai clan chieftains. He basically eliminated the Bai clan's influence. He was rewarded by the Qing court and accepted the imperial edict to patrol the temple camp of the local leader of Jiangzhou, expanding the Zhang clan chieftain power to "east as far as the east." Yongdingying, Dianshaguan, west to Mayong Qingcai River, north to Qinggangping" a vast area. Unexpectedly, on his way to Jianchang to report after the victory in countering the rebellion, he was bombarded to death by the remaining chieftains of the Bai family with earthen cannons. When Zhang Hong was dying, his two sons Zhang Lianpeng and Zhang Lianchen were still young, so the post of governor of Weilong Prefecture fell on Zhang Zhaoyuan, who was of the same clan. Because the old Zhang family was able to dominate Weilong Prefecture by relying on the Qing Dynasty, they were reluctant to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and surrender.

Zixiachang Street, Baima Town, on the west bank of Ningyuan River, is where Zhang's Tusi Yamen is located. This street was originally named after the famous Zixia Cave on a nearby mountain. Sunlight shines into the cave through a small hole under the boulder, forming a colorful light as big as a dustpan. It is said that when Zhang Hongyang was killed by the local cannon of Chieftain Bai, his left foot was straddling the saddle and his right arm was hanging under the left side of the saddle. The locals called this street where Chieftain Zhang's Yamen is located. It is called "Guabang (Guabang and Guabang are homophonic) Street".

Today, the atmosphere in Zhang's Chieftain's Office was particularly solemn. Zhang Zhaoyuan, the governor of Weilong Prefecture, summoned his two clan nephews, Zhang Lianpeng and Zhang Lianchen, to discuss how to deal with the request of General Pala Gesang of the Guards Jianchang to surrender Weilong Prefecture to the Wei Kingdom.

"Two good nephews, the guard army is coming fiercely. They ordered us to accept the official position of guarding the country and send troops to jointly attack the Qing army. Now that the other chieftains have surrendered to the guard, where should I, Zhang, go?"

"Sir, the Qing Dynasty owns nine states and four seas and is the rightful ruler of the world. The Wei Kingdom is just the Western Fan. How can it be compared with the Qing Dynasty. It is not advisable to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and join the Wei Dynasty," Zhang Lianpeng said loudly. He is Zhang Hongyang's eldest son. His father was loyal to the Qing Dynasty, so he naturally turned to the Qing Dynasty.

"Yes, sir, how could the Zhang family control Weilong Prefecture without the help of the Qing Dynasty? My father died for his loyalty to the Qing Dynasty. If he rebels against the Qing Dynasty and joins the army, how will he see his father in the future?" Zhang Hongyang's second son Zhang Lianchen also shouted and refused to surrender.

"Well, but now in the entire Sichuan Xingdu Division, the only one who has not surrendered to the guard is my Zhang family. We are alone. What will happen if the guard army comes to attack?" Zhang Zhaoyuan asked uneasily.

"Sir, King Pingxi sent a letter a few days ago, saying that the imperial army will fight back soon. With the support of the Qing Dynasty, why should we fear the guards? At that time, we can also use the imperial court to investigate other chieftains for their crimes of rebellion. This is a good opportunity to greatly expand our territory." Zhang Lianpeng excitedly took out a letter from his arms and presented it.

Zhang Zhaoyuan felt a little unhappy in his heart. I am the head of the Zhang family. Why did Wu Sangui write a letter to you instead of me? Why? He was still angry, but he also knew that brothers Zhang Lianpeng and Zhang Lianchen were actually stronger than him. At that time, they did not become the head of the Zhang family because they were too young. Now that they have grown up, their father is loyal to the Qing Dynasty. It is not surprising that Wu Sangui wrote to Zhang Hongyang who died. I opened the letter and took a look. It said that I would lead a hundred thousand troops north to attack the guards who invaded Shu. One hundred thousand was probably an exaggeration, but there were still fifty or sixty thousand. Thinking of what his nephew said about expanding his family's territory by helping the Qing government put down the rebellion, he couldn't help but feel red in his eyes. The old Zhang family was originally just a small chieftain. If his brother Zhang Hongyang hadn't helped the Qing government to suppress the rebellious Bai chieftain, how could they have dominated Weilong Prefecture? Now it seems that things from the past can be repeated, why shouldn't he be excited?
However, given his age, Zhang Zhaoyuan was not in a hurry to express his position, but took a sip of Longhudou (a kind of tea wine) without any rush.

"Report! Sir, according to the caravans coming and going, the Qing army has now marched to the south bank of the Jinsha River." The three of them were discussing things when another message came from the guards.

"Oh, I never thought that King Ping Xi's army would march so fast!" Zhang Lianpeng beamed with joy.

"Yes, sir, this is a God-given opportunity. You must not hesitate! Otherwise, once the imperial court regains Shu, how can you stand in front of the imperial court?" Zhang Lianchen also howled like a hungry wolf.

Zhang Zhaoyuan finally made up his mind, tugged his beard hard, and shouted: "You must gather your sons quickly and prepare to go south to attack Puji Division, expand our territory, or help the court suppress the rebellion." (End of chapter)