Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 913

After all, Sun Kewang's strength was weaker, and it was in such a special period that he could make waves.

With two thick legs, he can either attach them to the Kingdom of Jin or the Ming Dynasty.

Occupying southern and western Sichuan, Hauge will definitely not allow him, but if he continues to fight Guizhou, one is whether he can win, and the other is that even if he wins, he will be beaten by the Ming Dynasty.

There are punches the size of sandbags on both sides. Although the Ming Dynasty is at a disadvantage in the southwest, in the long run, the Ming Dynasty's fists are obviously stronger.

If other people, faced with such a situation, would stay in Yunnan and not come out, honestly, it would be a big deal in order to live a few more years, but Sun Kewang is very ambitious, even if he wants to be beaten, he will come out and take the opportunity to seek Benefit.

This is the same as when Wang Yan handed over Hanzhong to Zhang Xianzhong, Zhang Xianzhong must accept it. If he does not accept it, he will be trapped in Shuzhong. Only if he accepts it will he have a chance to advance to Guanzhong.

There are risks as well as opportunities.

After Zhang Xianzhen left, He Tengjiao's letter did not arrive, but more than 2000 chieftain reinforcements in eastern Guizhou successively arrived.

The Ming Dynasty jointly developed a lot of minerals in the eastern part of Guizhou. After the road was repaired, it gradually became profitable. The local chieftain also took shares and gained benefits. They still support the Ming Dynasty’s rule in Guizhou, so Sun Kewang Invading Guizhou, these chieftains came to support An Nanwei under the order of He Tengjiao.

This time, Sun Kewang immediately became embarrassed.

There were only 5 Western troops attacking Guizhou, of which there were only more than 1 elite troops, comparable in strength to Guizhou's [-] town army. In fact, as long as He Tengjiao did not assist Sichuan, Sun Kewang would have no chance to spy on Guizhou.

After Zhang Xianzhen left the Western Army's camp, he hurried back to Annanwei, and then hurried to Guiyang, begging to see He Tengjiao again.

Zhang Xianzhen and his brother Zhang Xianbi were originally He Tengjiao's generals. Later, because Zhang Xianbi listened to Fu Shangrui's words, he did not greet him in time, and finally fled Guizhou.

They have been entrenched in the Tongren area for more than a year. When Wang Yan entered Sichuan, the two brothers were defeated by Gao Yigong of the East Route Army in the east of Guizhou. Five loyal troops.

Because he was He Tengjiao's subordinate before, He Tengjiao still thinks highly of Zhang Xianzhen.

Wang Yan is upright and young now, he already has two sons and a daughter, and he will definitely have many sons in the future. As the father of Princess Chu, He Tengjiao naturally considers the prince of Chu, so forming cliques is inevitable.

Although Zhang Xianzhen is just a co-confessed, but he is only in his thirties, after more than ten years, he will at least be the deputy general of a town, so he thinks highly of Zhang Xianzhen.

He Tengjiao was originally unwilling to deal with Sun Kewang. After all, the court did not approve of this matter. If he made a decision, he would have to bear the responsibility in the future, but after Zhang Xianzhen's persuasion, He Tengjiao agreed.

One was because Fan Yiheng and Li Dingguo were already preparing to evacuate, and Sun Kewang was courageous enough. It would be much better for him to occupy western Sichuan and southern Sichuan than to let Hauge take them.

Second, Yuan Zongdi was trapped, if he could not be rescued, it would be difficult to explain to Wang Yan.

People say that the spirit of the Han Dynasty was vigorous and vigorous, respecting martial arts and admiring martial arts, it must be called a great Han, and the whole nation had a spirit of enthusiasm and forge ahead. How this spirit was formed actually had a certain relationship with the decision-making of the ruling class.

Zhuge Liang said in the list of teachers that the former Han Dynasty was prosperous and the later Han Dynasty was in decline.

At that time, Geng Gong and Guan Chong, the governor of the Western Regions, were besieged by the Xiongnu at the northern and southern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains.

After the Han Dynasty got the news, there was a heated debate on whether to rescue them. Those who opposed the request for help believed that the Western Regions were too far away from the Central Plains and communication was inconvenient. When the court received the news, they had been besieged for a long time, and there were only a few hundred people. , When the reinforcements arrive, it is estimated that the bones will not be found, so there is no need to rescue.

Situ Baoyu, who supported the rescue, tried his best to ask for reinforcements. Facing the emperor and all the civil and military officials, he uttered a famous passage in history, which is still soul-stirring when he reads it: "Today, people are in a dangerous place, so they give up in a hurry. In other words, the violence of the barbarians will be unleashed on the outside, and the ministers will be injured and killed on the inside. If you don’t save them at this time, the Xiongnu will invade the fortress again and become bandits. How will your majesty use the general?”

It means that one must be kind and honest. At the beginning, soldiers were sent to guard the border in the Western Regions. Now that something goes wrong, they are ignored. This is to condone the brutality of the barbarians to the outside, but to chill the hearts of the soldiers at home.If you don't save them today, the Huns will make a comeback in the future, who will serve the big man?What did the emperor use to drive the generals to use their lives?
Although Emperor Hanzhang had just ascended the throne, he was still full of blood, so he ordered rescue and rescued Geng Gong who was trapped in the Western Regions.

From this incident, we can see the spirit of the Han Dynasty and why the Han Dynasty favored martial arts.

Now that more than 2 people in Yuan Zong are besieged, the Ming army can abandon southern and western Sichuan, but they must not abandon eastern Sichuan. Whether they can be saved or not, the attitude must be there.

From a strategic point of view, He Tengjiao was worried that Sun Kewang would capture Guiyang and cut off the retreat of the Ming army in Sichuan, so he did not dare to send troops to aid Sichuan easily. But now he has the opportunity to get rid of Sun Kewang's threat, so that Guizhou can free up his hands to support Sichuan. If he did, I'm afraid Wang Yan would turn against him.

As for the alliance with Sun Kewang, it doesn't matter if he writes a warrant.

He is not like Wang Yan, who now represents the court of the Ming Dynasty. He must consider the impact and consequences of everything he says and do, and he cannot be full of guns. But he is different. He is only a local governor, and what he says does not represent the court.

If Wang Yan is unwilling to accept it, he can be regarded as a disadvantage in his work, and a little punishment will do. Besides, He is not a person who promises everything.

Zhang Xianzhen got He Tengjiao's warrant, and hurried back to Annanwei. At this time, there were already 4000 chieftains who had come from Eastern Guizhou.

If there were only these people, Sun Kewang might be able to defeat An Nanwei, but there were still 2 people in Guiyang, and he was not sure. Besides, even if he was defeated, his 5 people would probably suffer heavy casualties, and he could not withstand the next counterattack of the Ming Dynasty.

After seeing He Tengjiao's warrant, Sun Kewang had already decided to withdraw from Guizhou, but whether or not he wanted to occupy southern and western Sichuan sparked heated discussions among the Western Army.

Bai Wenxuan and others thought that they had no public support in Sichuan, and the gentry were very disgusted with the Western Army, so it would be difficult to gain a foothold if they went there, and offending Hauge would not be worth the loss, so it is not recommended to go to Sichuan.

Sun Kewang was ambitious, but he was unwilling to return to Yunnan. This confrontation between the Jin army and the Ming army was a rare opportunity for the Western army. I am afraid that he will never encounter such an opportunity in the future. He must cherish it.

The population of Yunnan is too small. If he doesn't seize the opportunity, he will be wiped out sooner or later. Compared with being an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, it is actually easier for the Western Army to be an enemy of Jin.

The Ming Dynasty was stronger than the Jin Kingdom, and it was possible for the Ming Dynasty to destroy him, but it was not realistic for the Jin Dynasty to destroy him.

At this time, the main force of the Jin army was still besieging Hezhou in eastern Sichuan, blocking Wang Deren at Fotuguan, and did not have so much energy to worry about southern and western Sichuan.

Once he retreats from Guizhou, the Guizhou Ming army will inevitably enter Eastern Sichuan. Even if Hauge wins, it will not be easy. Although southern and western Sichuan are poisonous, as long as the Ming army and Hauge fight in Eastern Sichuan for a period of time, he will have a chance Conquer the two lands and quickly grow in strength.

(End of this chapter)