Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 550 Yoshiko

After hearing Xu Yixian's words, a decisive person like Zhang Xianzhong hesitated for a while.In fact, he had already made up his mind, and the plan had been drawn up again and again.

Before the Dengzhou soldiers came over, beat Zuo Liangyu again to relieve the pressure and expand the space for strategic buffer.

Then take advantage of the situation to get rid of Li Zicheng and get rid of his future opponent.

Deep down in his heart, Zhang Xianzhong didn't believe Xu, Pan and others' insistence that they could win the world, and he was also very skeptical. He felt that there was nothing wrong with the Ming Dynasty except his own group. Still very stable and wealthy, this appearance is not the same as the situation at the end of the Han Dynasty and the end of the Tang Dynasty. [

Moreover, the strength of Donglu is far worse than that of Mongolia, so although Ming Dynasty is obviously declining, it is still far from subjugation.

Zhang Xianzhong's usual thinking is to take advantage of the chaos in the world, and live a few days of good life if he can. If he can separate himself from one side, like the Jiedu envoy at the end of Tang Dynasty, he will make his descendants live a good life for several generations and wait for the real dragon. It is a big family who came into the world and surrendered. Maybe there will be green smoke on the grave of the old Zhang family ancestors, and one of the later generations will be capable, and he will really win the world and make things happen.

As for the success in his hands, he doesn't look like it.

He knew a few words when he was young, and he has read a lot of books when he grows up. He is already in his 30s. At his age, the Taizu of Ming Dynasty already had 20 elite soldiers, and he occupied a large area of ​​Jinling. After planning to attack Zhang Shicheng and defeat Chen Youliang, in less than forty years, Emperor Ming Taizu had already established the foundation for unifying the world.

Now in my own hands, there are only [-] elite soldiers, and I don't even think about the territory. If I can win the world with this appearance, it will be a ghost.

But the thoughts of these scholars can't be ignored. They only think that if Xiying can win the world, they can also wash away the stigma of "following thieves". Moreover, these people see far-reaching things. In their eyes, Daming is rotten. Fundamentally, it seems to be a huge monster now, and it still has the power to mobilize hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers to pursue and suppress Xiying, but after a few years at most, the situation may be reversed.

"Jing Shuai, after a few years, it may be that all the heroes will join forces, and everyone will occupy several provinces and compete for the world. At that time, do you want to fight with Cao Shuai, or against Tianxing, and go back to them, or do you want to fight with Chuangying? "

"Self-formed..."

Zhang Xianzhong smiled to himself, thinking of the red face and the pair of piercing big eyes that have been blurred in memory. Under the thick eyebrows, those eyes were often angry. Li Zicheng a few years ago had a very irritable temper and got angry at every turn. , Zhang Xianzhong dared to kill, he had a big temper and a strong temper, but Li Zicheng dared to confront him face to face, and the two had always had a pimple, which finally broke out in Fengyang.

In a blink of an eye, many years have passed...

"Father handsome!"

Zhang Kewang is in his twenties, and he has followed Xianzhong since he was a child. He is very vicious, and he is like Zhang Xianzhong.

He couldn't understand Zhang Xianzhong's hesitation at this time. Zhang Kewang was also a person with great ambitions, and he had no doubts about the future prospects mentioned by several military advisers.

The Ming court is not helping, it is obviously going downhill, corruption is rampant everywhere, people are living in dire straits, the province of Henan is already full of hungry people, Sichuan and Shandong are not much better.In Shaanxi and Shanxi, there is famine everywhere, and there are Donghu who come in every few years. The rivers that have been made by the Ming Dynasty are dry, and they can't be tossed for a few years.

Although Zhang Xianzhong has a son now, but he is too young, it is very hard to say what will happen in the future.

If Xiying wins the world in the future, but the loyal sons have not grown up, who will be the emperor in the future?

Thinking of this, Zhang Kewang's heart was full of fire!His father, Marshal, must not hesitate on such a small matter and miss the opportunity.Even if he can't win the throne of the emperor, a county king can always get it. Like the Mu family in Yunnan, the world town and one province enjoy all the glory and wealth in the world. For himself and for Zhang Xianzhong, Zhang Kewang lowered his voice as much as possible, and his voice was still the same. Da Da roared: "Father, my son doesn't read much, but I have always heard the story of the Hongmen Banquet. Xiang Yu's wife's benevolence, father, think about it. When he killed himself in Wujiang, did he regret it?"

"You son of a monkey, you're hurting me!"

Zhang Xianzhong glared. If ordinary people would have been scared to death, Zhang Kewang also lowered his head, not daring to meet Xianzhong's eyes, but panting heavily, obviously unwilling to back down. [

"Forget it, listen to you, my old Zhang listens to you..."

Zhang Xianzhong rejoiced and said: "If you do such a thing, your reputation will be completely ruined. Rucai and Prime Minister Hui Deng will definitely not hang out with me anymore. From now on, you can only fight alone."

"Our West Camp has enough strength."

Zhang Kewang snorted coldly, his brows were full of arrogance.

"Kewang, you brat is pushing me so hard, what does Dingguo say, and Wenxiu?"

"This……"

Zhang Xianzhong only asked about his adopted sons. The four adopted sons he adopted were called "Four Generals", but these three were the best.

When asked this question, Zhang Kewang also had a gloomy face, rubbed his hands and said, "Dingguo's temper, doesn't the commander-in-chief understand... Wenxiu said, he has no opinion, and everything is based on the commander-in-chief's idea."

After all, he also looked at Zhang Xianzhong's face and remained silent.

Zhang Kewang is a very smart person. He is good at leading the army to comfort the environment and the people. He understands things and acts decisively. Many of the daily affairs in Xiying are directly decided by him. Many senior generals under Zhang Xianzhong treat him well. Convinced, prestige has long been established.

The whole West Camp, that is, Zhang Dingguo, can stand shoulder to shoulder with him. Zhang Dingguo is as smart and decisive, has a good way of doing things, and has ideas. He likes to read books, and he likes military books. Sometimes Zhang Dingguo was angry and wanted to kill people, Zhang Dingguo must be the first batch of people who come out to intercede, so the whole army respects and loves him very much. satisfied.

Zhang Dingguo did not agree with his idea, Zhang Kewang was not surprised, but for such a big event, his father never forgot to ask Dingguo what he meant, which made him feel a little bit off.

"Dingguo, you just can't be cruel..."

Zhang Xianzhong shook his head with a smile: "Forget it and leave him alone, this kid Dingguo can only lead troops to fight, and he can't accomplish big things... For this matter, let's do it according to your ideas!"

"Yes, handsome!"

"Father, my son must do well, and there will be no accidents!"

"Listen to me, boy!"

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Zhang Kewang with a rare fierce look in his eyes.He would kill others as soon as he said, but he rarely showed such a fierce look to his adopted son who was raised since he was a child: "I have stepped on the soles of my shoes. If you don't do this to me again, I will But I can't spare you!"

If it was someone else, he must have said that his head would be beheaded, but Zhang Kewang knew in his heart that if he messed up, it would be hard to say whether he would be beheaded or not.With his vicious personality, he couldn't help but tremble at this time, but he straightened his chest quickly and responded loudly.

On the seventh day of November, as in the previous period, the Baiyang Mountain area began to be foggy when the sky was not bright, and when the sun just came out, it was also the time when the fog was at its heaviest.The whole mountain forest is surrounded by white mist and dawn, and the forest is silent, except for the occasional crisp sound of a horse's hoof stepping on a stone, or the slight snorting sound of a horse's nose, other than that, everything is completely silent. , no more sound.

Between the dense forest and the stream is a mountain road carved out by the people of several prefectures and counties in Fangzhujun. The widest part can accommodate two cars in parallel, and the narrowest part can allow a wheelbarrow to pass by. It is very narrow and difficult to walk. .

It is on this road leading to Baiyang Mountain that nearly 2 soldiers of the Zuoying Central Army are walking in the direction of the target in the harsh wind. [

At the front of the team were a few battalions led by guerrillas. They spread out and felt like they were all over the mountains. During the march, they would spread out their flags from time to time, corresponding to the flags of the commander-in-chief in the formation, and communicate with each other. All the soldiers They all looked tired, and many of them had thin winter clothes and were shivering in the cold wind. When they walked, they were shy and scolded a few times.

Extending from the outpost to the central army, the battalion is getting thicker and thicker, the clothes of the soldiers are gradually looking like officers and soldiers, the number of flags has also increased, and the number of generals and cavalry on horseback has increased significantly, and the soldiers also have a fierce look in their eyes. ... This is where the elite of Zuoying is located. Except for Liu Guoneng, who is less than five or six miles away, and about 4000 Zuoying soldiers, which add up to a forward force of [-] people, Zuo Liangyu's main force is here.

The team started from Xunxi a few days ago, was led by guides in dense forests and deep mountains, and went all the way to Baiyang Mountain where Zhang Xianzhong was entrenched. The guide even killed all the mountain people in several villages along the way, and kept all the heads for future rewards.

Under the banner of the Chinese Army, Zuo Liangyu could see the behavior of his subordinates very clearly, and the crying sound reached his ears, but he didn't see it, and he didn't hear it.

The imperial court pays him about 2 people at most for a year, and at most [-] to [-]% a year, and it will be deducted by some civil officials. The hand is limited. Without the army, there is no combat power. He has to maintain himself Zuo Liangyu's status is necessary to support the soldiers and horses in front of him. Since there is no pay, soldiers cannot be prohibited from robbing and killing people. If it is forcibly prohibited, even if Zuo Liangyu's status makes the generals tremble and fear him, but as long as the mutiny is stirred up, Those sheep who were usually shot with arrows or frequently beheaded would turn into fierce tigers, biting him and all the generals to pieces, leaving him dead without a place to bury him.

On this day, the whole battalion got up when it was still dark at five o'clock, and started marching after breakfast before dawn. Zuo Liangyu knew that there was resentment in the army. He also pretended not to see the grievances of the generals and soldiers, but kept urging everyone to move on.

After walking for more than ten miles, I came out of the mountain road and canyon in front of me, followed by endless hills. At this time, the people and horses were very tired. Walking more than ten miles in the mountain road, it was a completely different feeling on flat ground. , It may only be [-] miles a day, this time the army is desperately rushing forward, the current achievement is already very rare.