nanming man

Chapter 182 Take Jingzhou first and then conquer Bashu
In the 16th year of Chongzhen, in July, Zhang Xianzhong called the Queen of Daxi, with a crowd of 20, attacked Wuchang City.

In the city, the king of Chu accumulated millions of dollars, and the officials of the three divisions asked for help, but the king of Chu refused, which made the people in the city scattered.

Not long after the Western Army besieged the city, the defenders in the city suddenly surrendered and put the Western Army into Wuchang City.

After Zhang Xianzhong entered Wuchang, Cui Wenrong, a general of the Ming Dynasty, died in battle. He Fengsheng, a scholar who had returned home, paid homage to the north again. He carried his family in a big boat and left Dunzi Lake. After reaching the center of the lake, people pierced the boat. , The whole family drowned.

Officials in the city who had time to evacuate in the future, such as Zhu Shiding, the governor of the capital, Shen Shouchong who stayed behind in Xingdu, Li Yuying, the general judge of Wuchang, Zou Fengji, the magistrate of Wuchang County, and Wang Liangjian, the magistrate of Jiayu County, all died.

Because of the sudden city fall, the officials of Huguang's third department were almost taken over by Zhang Xianzhong. Only a handful of officials, such as He Tengjiao and Yang Wenyue, escaped by boat and went to Yuezhou to recruit troops, preparing to defend Zhang Xianzhong from entering Hunan.

After Li Zicheng defeated Sun Chuanting in Henan, he completely opened up the situation. Zhang Xianzhong took Wuchang, which also made his power skyrocket.

Since Zhang Xianzhong entered the city of Wuchang, there have been endless killings.

There are more than a hundred heads falling to the ground in the city every day. Of course, the people Zhang Xianzhong beheaded were mainly Zhu Ming's clan, officials and scholars, as well as wealthy households in the city.In short, whoever has the money kills whomever.

The Daxi Army never spared the Ming Dynasty's clan, nobles, officials, gentry and landlords and other ruling classes, and Wuchang was killed until blood flowed like a river.

Zhang Xianzhong not only destroyed the bureaucratic system of the Ming Dynasty in Hubei, but also completely destroyed the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's rule, breaking everything, leaving only abject poverty, and starting all over again.

Of course, the Western Army did not just kill in Wuchang. Zhang Xianzhong not only slaughtered the Wuchang clan and officials, but also distributed millions of gold and silver to help and recruit poor people. In central Hubei, there were hundreds of thousands of followers, which made Zhang Xianzhong's power expand rapidly. .

At this time, in Wuchang City, the houses of the major households had changed owners. They were filled with soldiers of the Western Army wrapped in jute. The streets were also patrolled by soldiers of the Western Army. The atmosphere in the city was oppressive. Don't dare to show up at all!
Li Dingguo entered the city from the military barracks outside the city. The streets have been cleaned briefly, but the ground is still covered with blood. There are still corpses on the streets and vehicles covered with straw mats are pulled away by soldiers. go out.

Li Zicheng in the north occupied Guanzhong, and Zhang Xianzhong felt a lot of pressure. After the Western Army captured Wuchang, Zhang Xianzhong urgently needed to formulate a strategy, so he hurriedly called the Western Army to discuss major issues.

At this time Li Dingguo walked into the main hall of the Chu Palace. Sun Kewang and others had already arrived one step ahead. Several people had a conversation in the hall. A dark-skinned man with a long beard that covered his chest came out from behind and sat down on the throne.

"Huang Lai'er, the bastard thief, occupied Guanzhong and became the emperor. No one can compare to him." Zhang Xianzhong sat down, cursed first, then looked at the few people in the hall, and continued: "Today is called Huang Lai'er." You came here just to hear your thoughts on how the widow should go so as to compete with Huang Lai'er."

Since the news of Li Zicheng's occupation of Guanzhong, the Western Army has also thought about their own way out.

In other words, Zhang Xianzhong's qualifications for rebellion are no worse than Li Zicheng's. Now that Li Zicheng has become the emperor and has a territory, the Western Army is naturally anxious.

They worked so hard to overthrow Lao Zhu's family, but they couldn't finally make a wedding dress for Li Zicheng, which made Li Zicheng cheaper.

At this time, Sun Kewang, who was eight feet tall, stood up and saluted: "Father, my son thought that there are only four corners of the world where the world can become the foundation of a king. One is Guanzhong, the other is Hedong and Hebei, and the third is Bashu." , and the fourth is Jiangdong."

If foreigners are not counted, as far as the customs is concerned, any one of these four places has the capital to fight for world hegemony.

Zhang Xianzhong nodded. Among his adoptive sons, Sun Kewang was resourceful, "Well, Kewang, you continue."

After the capture of Wuchang, the morale of the Western Army was high, and Sun Kewang was also high-spirited. He clasped his fists and said: "These four places, Guanzhong is occupied by Huang Lai'er, and Hebei is difficult for us to pass. If the father wants to fight against Huang Lai'er, he needs to take Jiangdong or Bashu as the foundation." .”

Zhang Xianzhong frowned slightly, "Why do you think that these two places are not as good as Guanzhong!"

Sun Kewang hurriedly said: "Father, Qinchuan is eight hundred miles away. Qin, Han and Tang ruled the world based on this. Save, take a place and you can fight for the world."

That's all Sun Kewang could say. After all, the Western Army was much weaker than Li Zicheng.

For Li Zicheng, he can choose from the four corners of the world, but Zhang Xianzhong doesn't have many choices.

"Where should Bashu and Jiangdong be located?" Zhang Xianzhong asked.

Sun Kewang pursed his lips and said, "Father, my son thought that Jingzhou should be taken first and then Bashu!"

"Bashu?" Zhang Xianzhong was not very happy. No matter how you look at it, Bashu's conditions are not good, which means that he has no choice but to go to Sichuan?

"Why not Jiangdong?" Zhang Xianzhong said in a deep voice.

Sun Kewang didn't answer, but looked at Li Dingguo at the side, and Li Dingguo clasped his fists and said: "Father, Huang Degong, Fang Guoan and other departments have returned to Nanzhi Taiping Mansion."

After Zhang Xianzhong heard this, he understood that the Ming army who went to King Qin had returned, and he had just been driven out of Nanzhi by Huang Degong, so if he turned back at this time, he would undoubtedly be looking for a fight.

Sun Kewang saw that Zhang Xianzhong was silent, so he continued: "Father, the Ming Dynasty is dead but not dead, and the Jiangdong Ming army is still strong. If we go to fight Jiangdong, we will only lose to the Ming army, and Li Zicheng will take over the world for nothing."

If the Western Army goes back to fight Jiangdong, it doesn't matter whether it can be defeated, even if it is defeated, the Ming Dynasty will stand and fall, it is better to let the Ming Dynasty and Li Zicheng continue to fight.

Zhang Xianzhong finally nodded and said: "It's reasonable, but the terrain of Bashu is closed, it's hard to get in and out, it's only one place, how can I compete with Huang Lai'er?"

Sun Kewang smiled and said, "Father, that's why I suggested to take the land of Jingzhou first, then Bashu, and divide the world into three parts."

In fact, Zhang Xianzhong had no other choice. Going north could not beat Li Zicheng, and going east would only hurt both sides. The only way to go west was to break the game.

Just as he was about to nod his head, General Feng Shuangli hurried in and saluted, "Your Majesty, I was just patrolling the city and got a letter from Li Zicheng. I dare not neglect it. I am here to present it to Your Majesty."

Zhang Xianzhong narrowed his eyes and said in doubt, "Huang Laier's letter? Bring it here!"

Feng Shuangli hurriedly presented the letter to Zhang Xianzhong, Zhang Xianzhong took out the letter, opened it, and there was only one sentence on it, "Lao Huihui has surrendered, Cao Gezuo is dead, and you are as good as you."

After reading the letter, Zhang Xianzhong tore it up immediately, and said angrily, "Huang Lai'er is crazy!"

"Your Majesty, there are rumors outside the city that Li Zicheng is about to send troops south and wants to conquer us." Feng Shuangli worried: "Li Zicheng is powerful, Your Majesty must guard against it!"

Zhang Xianzhong calmed down. Li Zicheng's army is now strong, and if he wants to go south, the situation of the Western Army will be severe.

"What do you think?" Zhang Xianzhong murmured.

Sun Kewang already had a strategy in mind to go to Jingzhou first, and then take Bashu. To ensure that this strategy can be implemented, two places are very critical, one is Wuchang, which can block the Ming army from advancing westward, and the other is Xiangyang, which can block the Shun army. The army went south.

Only by occupying these two points can his plan of taking Jingzhou and re-entering Bashu be realized.

"Father, Xiangyang is very important. If Huang Laier wants to come, he must pass through Xiangyang. If we take Xiangyang first, we can keep Huang Laier from Henan. If Xiangyang is taken by Huang Laier, we will be in danger. It's gone." Sun Kewang clasped his fists hurriedly.

After Zhang Xianzhong captured Wuchang, his old opponent Zuo Liangyu was his next target. Zhang Xianzhong felt uneasy if he was not eliminated.

Now that Zuo Liangyu was killed and Li Zicheng could be blocked, he immediately looked at the crowd and asked loudly, "Which one of you wants to take Xiangyang?"

Li Dingguo didn't hesitate, stood up immediately, cupped his hands and said, "My son is willing to go!"

Seeing that Li Dingguo was going, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi stopped the steps they took.

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