Emperor Yongle has never had a peaceful life since he came to Guizhou. It is really difficult to be a puppet emperor.

Sun Kewang arranged for him to stay in Long'an Mansion, and promised to provide him with money and food every year to meet the royal family's expenses. He also allowed Sun Kewang to deal with all future matters, big and small, first and later.

In this way, the joint anti-Qing front between the Daxi Army and the Yongli regime was established.

When Liu Jiankuan and Yang Weizhi went to pick him up, he was only willing to go to Guizhou because of Yang Zhan's guarantee. Unexpectedly, he heard about Yang Zhan's incident as soon as he arrived in Guizhou, and Liu Jiankuan abandoned him to seek revenge.

After Lu Daqi, who had been following him all his life, died of illness, there were very few people around him who could rely on him.

Emperor Yongle was worried every day that Sun Kewang would replace him. Whenever he met someone with whom he could have a few intimate words, he would always hold his head and cry.

Once, an official named Huang Yingyun gave him advice, "I heard that Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo are not getting along. We can use a divorce plan to make trouble. If Li Dingguo can be used for me, there is no need to worry."

Emperor Yongle gave him a secret order and asked him to lobby Li Dingguo.

When Huang Yingyun arrived at Li Dingguo's army, he praised highly: "King Dingxi is so talented and splendid that he should be on par with the King of Qin. Why is he lagging behind others? Your Majesty has entrusted you with the task of savior and protecting the country. If you rely on the title of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how can you succeed?"

Coupled with the general's divine power and ability to eliminate traitors, who in the world dares to be an enemy of the general?"

Li Dingguo made a bloody alliance with him and jointly assisted the Ming Dynasty, showing that they had no two intentions.

When Sun Kewang learned of this, he neither warned Emperor Yongle nor punished Li Dingguo, but directly executed Huang Yingyun, calling him a rebellious minister and traitor.

Emperor Yongle became even more frightened, like a willow swaying in the wind, and he did not dare to mention Li Dingguo again.

Although the conflict between Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang deepened because of this matter, after all, they had been brothers for decades, and they could still clearly distinguish who was close and who was distant. From then on, Sun Kewang did whatever he wanted in dealing with Emperor Yongle.

Liu Wenxiu saw all this in his eyes. Like Dingguo, he hoped that the Daxi Army would wholeheartedly fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. However, he also valued brotherly feelings and only occasionally tried to persuade them.

Liu Jiankuan was the life-saving straw that Emperor Yongle wanted to grasp, so he wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with him alone.

Now, Liu Jiankuan directly pushed Liu Wenxiu out, making them both embarrassed.

Emperor Yongle took advantage of the situation and praised him. It was better to win the king of Funan than to win hundreds of thousands of powerful soldiers.

Liu Wenxiu was still hesitating, but Liu Jiankuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Unprepared, Wenxiu fell to his knees in front of Emperor Yongle.

Liu Jiankuan congratulated Emperor Yongle and said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. In the future, King Funan will protect you. Why worry about the Ming Dynasty not being prosperous?"

Wenxiu had no choice but to swear to the sky that he would always be loyal to Emperor Yongle and fight the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly.

After that, the three of them plotted for several hours.

The next day, Liu Wenxiu took the enfeoffment documents stamped with jade seals and went to eastern Sichuan, while Liu Jiankuan returned to Sun Kewang.

After hanging around in the King of Qin's palace for a few days, Sun Kewang wanted to compete with him in martial arts again.

When the two were alone, Liu Jiankuan said: "Your Highness, King Qin, I heard that King Dingxi implemented political and economic reforms in Yunnan to reduce the burden on the people and create a stable situation in southern Yunnan. He trained soldiers and horses, made armor, and trained elephants all day long.

The team trained 30,000 elite soldiers within a year. It also held a childbirth examination, and rewarded 300 strings of money to those who passed the exam, encouraging everyone to study hard. If they regain their status in the future, they will be allowed to become officials. I think

Go there to have a look, and also have a discussion with King Dingxi."

Sun Kewang's eyes were complicated and he just smiled. He was both satisfied and dissatisfied with Dingguo's performance. What he was satisfied with was that he fulfilled his mission and managed Yunnan well, but what he was dissatisfied about was that his personal strength continued to grow and develop.

And he became more and more disobedient. Within the Daxi Army, many generals became more and more supportive of King Dingxi.

Liu Jiankuan then admonished: "It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes a while to use it. King Dingxi is training troops in Yunnan, and it's time to pull them out to fight the Qing army head-on. I am willing to help him in the expedition."

Sun Kewang was still hesitating, so Liu Jiankuan simply pointed his finger at him, "The King of Qin won't let him fight against the Qing Dynasty. Should he be left to fight against the King of Qin in the future?"

These words obviously moved Sun Kewang, who smiled and said: "General Shenwu turns out to be warlike like Dingguo, so I will help you. When Wenxiu finishes handling the affairs in eastern Sichuan and comes back to take over Yunnan, you can set off.

"

Jian Kuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At this point, the task assigned by senior brother Yang Zhan was finally completed.

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Liu Wenxiu returned to eastern Sichuan and completed the announcement. After winning the title, the nine Dashun troops headed by Liu Tichun retreated to the east of Kuimen and were stationed in Xingshan, Guizhou, Badong, Daning and other counties in the Sichuan-Hubei border area.

It became Shu's barrier on the Yangtze River.

The former Ming Army, Shu Army, Daxi Army, and Dashun Army, these teams that once fought to the death, finally stood on the same front at the critical moment of life and death.

After Wenxiu dealt with these matters, he went to Chengdu to meet with the King of Shu, Ma Lanlan, and Yang Jingxin, and reported the whole matter in detail.

When they heard that everything was arranged in advance by Yang Zhan, they did not question it, and they became more and more aware of Wenxiu.

The King of Shu asked him to cooperate well with Jing Xin to protect the people of Shu, and Wenxiu agreed one by one.

He discussed defense with Jing Xin for a few days, went to Jiading to explain to Bai Wenxuan, and then returned directly to Yunnan.

In 1652 AD, Sun Kewang attacked Hunan with Liu Jiankuan as the supervisor, Li Dingguo as the chief general, and Ma Jinzhong and Feng Shuangli as deputy generals. From then on, he began to have a head-on confrontation with the main force of the Qing army.

In March, Li Dingguo led 80,000 infantry and cavalry and 50 war elephants to go on an expedition. Liu Jiankuan was nominally the supervisor of the army, but in reality he was the military advisor. Before leaving, he signed a contract with five articles: no killing, no adultery, no robbery of property, and no slaughter of farmland.

Cows do not set fire, which effectively ensures military discipline and the combat effectiveness of the troops.

In May, Lian Keyuan, Jing, and Wugang prefectures. Qing general Shen Yongzhong who was guarding Baoqing hurriedly reported to Kong Youde, king of Dingnan, who sent troops from Guilin to rescue. Li Dingguo rushed across the river from Maple Ridge to rescue the enemy.

Take Baoqing and destroy 5,000 Qing troops.

In June, Li Dingguo sent troops to Qiyang, preparing to seize Quanzhou, the gateway to Guangxi, and eliminate Kong Youde in Guilin. He divided his troops into three groups. Feng Shuangli led the left group to capture Quanzhou, Liu Jiankuan led the right group to attack Yanguan, and he personally led all the way to attack the outlying strongholds of Guilin.

, and then three routes jointly attacked Guilin. In the battle of Guilin, the Daxi Army fought bravely and tenaciously, and won the battle quickly. The left route unexpectedly won, and soon captured Quanzhou. Li Dingguo made a decisive decision and ordered the troops not to enter Quanzhou, and joined forces with Liu Jiankuan to advance.

Go straight to the critical pass. This decision laid the foundation for the victory in Guilin.

Yanguan is located to the north of Guilin. Seizing it will block the access to Guilin. On June 30th, the Qing army came to capture Yanguan. The Western Army resisted bravely and killed countless people. On the first day of July, Kong Youde led the elite to attack again.

, before the two armies fought, the war elephants of the Daxi Army rushed towards them. The horses of the Qing army were frightened. Kong Youde was defeated and ran away. The Daxi Army took advantage of the opportunity to cover up and kill them. Only Kong Youde escaped back to Guilin City. The Daxi Army took advantage of the victory and pursued them.

Arrive at Guilin and surround the city. On the fourth day of July, the Western Army ascended the ladder to attack the city. Kong Youde had already been hit by an arrow in the forehead. Knowing that he had no way out, he put all his family property in a room, and then personally put his beloved wives

He was killed and finally burned himself to death. Only one woman, Kong Sizhen, escaped.

After the victory in Guilin, the entire territory of Guangxi was quickly recovered. The people in some areas took the initiative to expel the Qing army without waiting for the arrival of the Western Army. Li Dingguo ordered not to kill innocent people indiscriminately, but to resettle the people first. Ming generals Hu Yiqing, Zhao Yinxuan, and Ma Bao

They all returned to Li Dingguo one after another. For this reason, Li Dingguo held a banquet at Qixingyan in Guilin to celebrate his victory. He said to Liu Jiankuan: "Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie's loyalty and heroic spirit are enough to illuminate the history of history and bring color to the world. However, we can't steal the country.

I hope this will happen." He expressed his determination to recover the land occupied by the Qing army and restore the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!