Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

In this regard, Lu Xunzhi also expressed his agreement.He nodded unconsciously and said: "What the governor said is true. Shao Futai's deployment of troops like this may be inappropriate."

But today Qin Liangyu is full of things to confide in.She then pointed the gun at Yang Sichang, Premier of the five provinces.So Qin Liangyu went on to say: "Besides, the supervisor is from Chu, and he doesn't want a thief in Chu to "drive" the thief west with all his strength. It is like taking Shu as a beggar. The supervisor has such intentions, and even a three-year-old child knows it. If you don't take advantage of this time to seize the mountain and seize the danger, seize the advantage of the land, so that the thieves dare not come to attack me, but wait to be beaten, this is really the way to defeat yourself!"

At that time, Sichuan officials and gentry all thought that Yang Sichang was from Chu, so they deliberately drove Zhang Xianzhong into Sichuan to cause trouble.Regardless of whether Yang Sichang's original intentions were like this, it can be seen that the Sichuan officials and gentry had strong dissatisfaction with Yang Sichang, so the entire campaign to encircle and suppress the peasant army had already cracked.

Lu Xunzhi took Qin Liangyu's words seriously, but he was afraid that he would not be convincing enough, so after agreeing to go back, he conveyed Qin Liangyu's opinion to the governor. The future of Taiwan is at stake, and the safety of Sichuan is at stake. Could you please come to Chongqing and have a face-to-face business with Futai?"

Unexpectedly, Qin Liangyu declined immediately: ""The old woman is busy training soldiers in preparation for the first battle, and she really can't spare herself.Please convey your disdain, sir. "

Qin Liangyu is a very proud person. She attaches great importance to etiquette and is very sensitive to her identity as a woman.Back then, Wu Shigong called her "Old woman!" inadvertently, and Qin Liangyu turned her on.therefore.Any behavior that ignores her identity is Qin Liangyu's rebellion.

And in late April of this year, both Qin Liangyu and Shao Jiechun arrived in Kuizhou.When Qin Liangyu paid homage to Shao Jiechun, because the governor did not return his homage, she led her soldiers back to the defense line without even saying goodbye.So at this time, the old lady was still angry.

Therefore, Lu Xunzhi is now very worried that after Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai join forces, they will cross Kuizhou and come to the west, causing the hinterland of Sichuan to suffer from the military.Therefore, he wanted to try his best to persuade this famous female general to work hard so that Zhang Xianzhong and others could not go one step beyond Kuizhou.

So one of Lu Xun changed the arrogance of a civil servant in front of a military officer, and bowed to compliment him: "Master Zongzhen has made great military achievements in his life and is famous all over the world. Sichuan is the hometown of adults. From the imperial court to the foolish men and women, there is nothing wrong with it." Pay attention to the direction of your lord's banner. Think of your lord as the Ping Fan in the east of Sichuan, and the dry city of Sichuan. Thousands of Qin troops led by He Renlong are already making noise in Kai County and rushing to Shaanxi, have you heard about it?" [

Qin Liangyu replied: "I just received the Tang newspaper last night."

Lu Xunzhi said: "The governor and Futai Yinxian and Cao's two thieves joined forces. The situation of Kui and Wu's army was very urgent. He urged Hezhen to be stationed between Kuizhou and Dachang. He thought Zhang Yingyuan was the backing of the Chu army. Unexpectedly, the soldiers of Hezhen The garrison in eastern Sichuan became weaker due to the arrears of payment to return to Qin. Therefore, whether the two thieves Xian and Cao can go deep into Sichuan today depends on the two strong troops of my wife and General Zhang Ling."

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The two of them became so polite.People in flowery sedan chairs carried people, and at the end of the day, Qin Liangyu wanted to show Lu Xun's face.So she finally agreed: "If Shao Gong is willing to send the old woman and General Zhang Ling to Kui and Wu to attack the enemy first, then the overall situation in Sichuan may not be corrupted, and the governor's idea of ​​'taking Sichuan as a beggar' will also come to naught. .”

After Lu Xunzhi returned to Chongqing, he immediately reported Qin Liangyu's military strategy to the governor.It just so happened that Yang Sichang's supervising army, Wan Ji, sent an urgent letter from Kuizhou, urging Shao Jiechun to quickly station heavy troops in Kuizhou to prevent Zhang Xianzhong and Cao Cao's joint troops from "fleeing westward", criticizing him for wanting to guard the territory of Dachang at the same time. Every pass is to disperse troops.

Wanji also told Yang Sichang a few very important words in his letter: "Nowadays, the thieves entered Sichuan Jiugu, and seven of them were caressed one after another, but the two thieves Xian and Cao were defeated and fled between Wushan and Dachang. Wandering souls. If the remnant bandits peek into Yunyang and go to Xiangyang, Zuo Shuai Liangyu will take him; if they go to Yiling and go to Jingzhou, I will take it; The country's frontiers are tied, and the towns and towns must not be negligent!"

After careful discussions with his cronies and staff, Shao Jiechun went to Qin Liangyu's camp to work in the army the next day, and discussed with Liangyu the date of departure of the Shi Jie soldiers.Due to the difficulty of food and payment, neither Shi Jie's soldiers nor Zhang Ling's Sichuan soldiers could leave immediately.Five days later, the two teams set off from near Chongqing.On the morning of the same day, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly launched a fierce attack on the military base on the east bank of the Bawu River...

In the early morning of August 25th, Zhang Xianzhong led [-] infantry suddenly to the east of Tutu Ridge, and hid most of the troops in a dense forest behind a mountain.Generals Zhang Yingyuan and Wang Yunfeng of the Chu army guarding Tutuling had fought many battles with Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, and they were more experienced and brave. After receiving the report, they immediately discussed how to deal with the enemy.

Zhang Yingyuan and the others all knew that Zhang Xianzhong was cunning in using troops, and there was another cunning Xu Yixian beside him. They guessed that Xianzhong must use part of his troops to attack Tutu Ridge from the front to contain the troops of the officers and soldiers, and secretly use part of his troops to cross the Bawu River when the fierce battle is in full swing. , As long as the ferry on both sides of the Bawu River is captured, Tutu Ridge will not only lose its importance, but also cut off the back road.

Based on this estimate, Zhang Yingyuan and the others decided to send deputy general Luo Wenyuan and general Hu Rugao to lead [-] elite soldiers to guard the ferry, and the chief general Zhang Yingyuan would lead [-] elite soldiers and [-] recruits to guard Tutu Ridge, commanding in the center, while Jiang Yunfeng would lead [-] elite soldiers to go out. The stronghold meets the enemy.What the officers and soldiers rely on is to be condescending, occupying the land first, and have been stationed here since the beginning of July, and have rested for nearly [-] days, really waiting for work at leisure.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xianzhong first divided 500 troops into two teams and attacked in turn, so that the officers and soldiers could not rest.Then, when Zhang Yingyuan's soldiers were exhausted and the gong was sounded to withdraw the troops, he dispatched 20-year-old Li Dingguo to seize the small hill at the pass where the officers and troops relied, and made great achievements in the first battle.

The purpose of Zhang Xianzhong's attack on Tutu Ridge was not to occupy this place, nor to cross the Bawu River immediately, but to destroy an important force of the official army first, break Yang Sichang's military deployment, and dampen the little remaining vigor of the official army. , and at the same time greatly boosted the morale of the peasant army.

Zhang Xianzhong also hoped that a big victory in one fell swoop would strengthen Luo Rucai's confidence in following him to go deep into the interior of Sichuan.After breaking through Tutu Ridge, his goal had been achieved, so he immediately ordered to stop rushing to cross the Bawu River to avoid more casualties.

Then, Zhang Xianzhong rested for three days in Tutuling, and transported away the large amount of food, mules, horses and various military supplies he had captured. Afterwards, he himself returned to the mountains at the junction of Dachang and Wushan, and sent a cavalry to return to the state border. Go up to meet Luo Rucai.Although Luo Rucai had followed his advice and vowed not to surrender again, Zhang Xianzhong did not fully trust Luo Rucai, so he had to take Luo Rucai back as soon as possible. Before Yang Sichang came to Kuizhou, they rushed to northern Sichuan together, looking for opportunities to return to Shaanxi So as not to be surrounded by the mountains between Kui and Wu.

But when Luo Rucai arrived ten days later, Zhang Xianzhong unexpectedly got a Tang newspaper from the officers and soldiers intercepted by Luo Rucai.In this Tang newspaper, Zhang Xianzhong and the others learned that Qin Liangyu personally led 22 Shi Jie soldiers to come east from Chongqing tonight to help Dachang and Kuizhou, and they will arrive on the [-]nd. [

In September, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai's peasant army assaulted Zhujunping, a key point in Daning, and Qin Liangyu and Zhang Ling led troops to intercept it.Zhang Ling was killed by an arrow, and his troops were defeated; Qin Liangyu's white-armed soldiers fought to the death, and almost the whole army was wiped out.

The old lady fled back to her hometown with a few disabled soldiers. Since then, she has stuck to her hometown and never sent troops to fight again.After the defeat of Qin and Zhang, the remaining Sichuan army was even more vulnerable.Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai headed west through Dazhou (now Daxian County) and Bazhou (now Bazhong) all the way, crossed the Jialing River in mid-November, captured Jianzhou (now Jiange) and Zitong, the important towns in northern Sichuan, and turned southward. "Force" Chengdu.

Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai flowed into Sichuan, causing chaos in the Ming Dynasty.Yang Sichang had no choice but to leave the Xiangyang base camp, and went to Sichuan to pursue and suppress him in August.However, his battalion and base were heavy with heavy supplies and numerous personnel, and his progress was slow on the muddy mountain roads in Sichuan, and he could not catch up with the lightning-fast peasant army.

The Peasant Army drove straight into Sichuan, as if they were in a state of transcendence, and compiled a ballad saying: "In the past, there was Governor Shao (Shao Jiechun), who often came to dance with the troupe; later, there was Liao Canjun (Sichuan Supervisor Dao Liao Daheng), follow me if you don't fight." OK; Yang Ge’s troops are three days away from me.” Yang Sichang complained about the incompetence of the Sichuan army, “The soldiers in Shu are fragile, and the generals are stupid, it’s unspeakable.” At the same time, he hurriedly dispatched troops from Huguang and Shaanxi to Sichuan.

But Zuo Liangyu was determined not to lose his strength, and refused to execute eight consecutive orders. Later, he simply took his troops into Xing'an, Shaanxi (now Ankang), avoiding the peasant army far away.He Renlong and other ministries in Shaanxi were also procrastinating and did not want to enter Sichuan to fight.In the end, Nai finally entered Sichuan after being "forced". After several defeats, he never dared to contact the peasant army head-on.

However, officials from Sichuan in the imperial court and local officials in Sichuan wantonly slandered Yang Sichang because of Zhang Xianzhong's entry into Sichuan, saying that he deliberately drove the enemy into Shu in order to protect his hometown (Yang was from Wuling, which belonged to Huguang Province in the Ming Dynasty) and was beggar for his neighbor.

Yang Sichang ran around the mountains for days, but all he got was bad news about the continuous defeat on the front line and bad words from Sichuan officials and gentry. He was really frustrated.He blamed the failure on the officials and troops in Sichuan, Shaanxi and other places, and impeached them for their ineffective suppression.

For this reason, Emperor Chongzhen, who had absolute trust in Yang Sichang, arrested and punished Shao Jiechun, and finally beheaded him in Xishi.Zheng Chongjian, governor of Shaanxi, was dismissed from his post and was later charged with capital punishment.However, when the Ming Dynasty was in chaos, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, together with Keshifang, Longchang and other counties in central and southern Sichuan, captured Luzhou, an important city in southern Sichuan, in early December.Then he returned to the north, broke Renshou, "forced" Chengdu, and fell into Deyang. He detoured north of Sichuan and crossed the Jialing River to the east.

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