Wang Yingxi's family was killed, which left Huang Yao speechless.
In other words, even Wang Yingxi himself did not expect that Wang Xiang, who was born as a domestic slave, would dare to take action.
Although Wang Xiang had his own troops, he was able to achieve success in Chongqing only because of the support of the Wang family. He killed the Wang family members, which destroyed his own foundation, alienated the gentry and merchants in the city, and completely eliminated the possibility of surrender.
This man is a psycho!
"Get out of the way, I'm going to kill him!" Wang Yingxi, wearing the bachelor's robe of the Hanlin Academy, rushed towards the captured Wang Xiang with a knife.
Huang Yao stopped him quickly: "Old sir, this person is definitely guilty of death, but lynching is not allowed unless necessary. Military judges will form a temporary court, and you can be granted special permission to observe the trial."
Wang Yingxi pointed the knife at Wang Xiang and roared angrily: "Decapitated by a thousand swords, beheaded by a thousand swords!"
Wang Xiang was not afraid, but instead laughed arrogantly: "Haha, I am just a slave. I have been able to lead the army as a general for more than ten years, and I have been a local emperor in Chongqing for two years. I have already achieved enough in this life. If I die, I will die.
Kill me quickly."
The more Wang Yingxi listened, the angrier he became: "You also know that you are a domestic slave. Without my Wang family, you would have died of hunger long ago. Without my Wang family, how could you be a military general of the Ming Dynasty? Without my Wang family, how could you occupy this Chongqing mansion? Now
You have killed everyone in the Wang family and are so ungrateful, has your conscience been eaten by dogs?"
Wang Xiang sneered: "Enyi? I am just a dog raised by the Wang family. I no longer want to be a dog!"
"Detain him for trial tomorrow." Huang Yao was too lazy to listen.
Under normal circumstances, military judges will not set up any temporary courts when fighting.
But Wang Xiang's behavior was too bad. Not only did he resist stubbornly, but he also killed the whole family of the envoy who persuaded him to surrender. If he didn't rectify the law on the spot as soon as possible, what would Wang Yingxi think? What would the gentry and merchants of Chongqing Prefecture think?
Historically, Wang Xiang's combat effectiveness was still very fierce.
When Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan, only Zunyi Prefecture, guarded by Wang Xiang, was not occupied and became the military base for the Ming Dynasty to counterattack Sichuan.
Then, Wang Xiang fought against the Manchus again, defeated Doni and Wu Sangui, and took the opportunity to regain Chongqing, Luzhou, and Xuzhou.
The Manchus were driven out of Sichuan, and then they began to jump around, support their own troops, not listen to orders, attack friendly forces, and expand their territory.
First he fought against the military generals of Nanming, and then fought against Zhang Xianzhong's remnants who had returned to Nanming. He was actually granted the title of Duke of Zhongguo by the Nanming court. Finally, he finally angered Sun Kewang and sent Liu Wenxiu to defeat him. Wang Xiang was defeated, ran out of food and committed suicide.
This situation was very common in the Southern Ming Dynasty. Not only the civil servants but also the military generals were fighting among themselves, which gave the Manchus an advantage in vain.
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After the Chongqing Prefecture was recaptured, the counties of Chongqing Prefecture and Shunqing Prefecture surrendered, leaving only the chieftain of Youyang still hiding in the mountains, pretending to be deaf and mute.
Qin Liangyu led troops to conquer Tongchuan Prefecture. As soon as he arrived in Suining by boat, the general of Suining surrendered.
The warlord who occupied Tongchuan was named Gan Liangchen. He was a martial artist and served as the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan. He took the blame and was dismissed from office and returned home.
This man had a good relationship with Yang Zhan, and he was good at governing and bringing peace to the people. Coupled with his old age, he had no ambition for hegemony at this age, and seeing his generals surrendering in Suining, he simply led his troops to join the Datong Army.
At this point, the Datong Army completely merged with Yang Zhan's territory, resolving the crisis of Yang Zhan being besieged by a group of princes.
It was already the middle of winter, so Huang Yao temporarily stopped his troops and let the officials digest the newly occupied territory.
Half of Sichuan, along the Yangtze River, Kuizhou Prefecture, Chongqing Prefecture, Shunqing Prefecture, Xuzhou Prefecture, Jiading Prefecture, Luzhou, Tongchuan Prefecture, all the cities have planted the military flag of the Datong Army. The Fushun Salt Farm finally has the surname Zhao.
Huang Yao is the commander-in-chief, Qin Liangyu, Yang Zhan, and Gan Liangchen lead troops to assist, intending to capture Zunyi Prefecture after the beginning of spring.
The kings and ministers of Chengdu turned a deaf ear to this.
The emperor is not the emperor, the ministers are not the ministers, they are all puppets. Taking advantage of the news of Chongzhen's death, they colluded with the Sichuan warlords to support the emperor, and nominally ruled Sichuan, but they were unable to restrain the generals everywhere.
As for the generals, or princes and marquises, they are still fighting for territory with each other!
Chengdu.
Fan Kuang, the envoy of the Datong Army, met Hou Tianxi, the number one warlord in Sichuan.
Of course, Hou Tianxi's current identity is the supporter of Emperor Longwu of the Ming Dynasty, King Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty, Taishi, Shangzhuguo, General Xuanwei, and the Left Commander of the rear army.
"Mr. Fan is here to persuade us to surrender?" Hou Tianxi asked.
Fan Kuang said: "I don't dare, I just want to ask the general to see the situation clearly."
Hou Tianxi's face was expressionless: "I was born as a minister of the Ming Dynasty and died as a ghost of the Ming Dynasty. After the death of His Majesty Chongzhen, His Majesty Longwu will inherit the country. My ambition for the rest of my life is to assist His Majesty Longwu to revive the Ming Dynasty!"
Fan Kuang resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said: "Your Majesty died at the hands of the eight thieves (Zhang Xianzhong). My lord has avenged your lord and exiled the eight thieves to Fandao. My Lord treats the people well and takes good care of Chongzhen's children.
The great merits of rebuilding the universe. In both public and private matters, generals should submit to my lord."
"No need to say any more, sir, go ahead." Hou Tianxi waved his hand to drive away the guests.
Hou Tianxi's father was Hou Liangzhu, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, and he was also considered a fierce general. He was killed by Zhang Xianzhong.
Hou Tianxi's own abilities were average, but he managed to become the largest warlord in Sichuan only by relying on the generals left behind by his father.
This guy monopolized Chengdu Prefecture, Qiongzhou, Meizhou, and Yazhou, with sufficient money and food, and a large population. Even many of the lands and properties of the King of Shu were occupied by Hou Tianxi, and he was reluctant to hand over the wealth in his hands.
Fan Kuang left the Zhongxing Palace and met Li Qiande, the prime minister of the Longwu court of Sichuan, on the way.
"How?" Li Qiande asked casually.
Fan Kuang shook his head helplessly.
The two of them passed by each other, and Li Qiande went in and persuaded Hou Tianxi to understand the situation.
To no avail, Li Qiande did not dare to persuade him anymore and secretly went to Fan Kuang and said: "Your army just comes to fight. After taking Qiongzhou, Meizhou and Yazhou, Chengdu's military morale will definitely be unstable. When the time comes, the army will press the border and lure Chengdu's troops to the south."
, secretly send a partial army straight to Chengdu, and I will help capture the capital city of Chengdu."
"That's it, thank you!" Fan Kuang said, cupping his fists.
Li Qiande sighed: "We are all from Sichuan. The Ming Dynasty has been destroyed. How can we tolerate a group of warriors who put the people of Sichuan in dire straits for personal gain?"
It's all bullshit, just the opposite.
Historically, Yang Zhan was trapped and killed at the instigation of Li Qiande, which completely aggravated the internal strife in Sichuan.
However, this guy seemed to have a clear conscience. After being caught by Bai Wenxuan, he planned to recommend it to Sun Kewang so that he could continue to be a high official. But he said that he dreamed of Yang Zhan who was killed by him, and felt that he was responsible for messing up the situation in Sichuan.
, so he and his brother Li Shengde committed suicide by drowning.
Yang Zhan is not a white lotus. Under the instigation of Li Qiande, he disregarded the overall situation and started a quarrel with Wang Xiang.
Anyway, among these guys, it’s hard to tell who is right and who is wrong.
Li Qiande instigated Yang Zhan to attack Wang Xiang because Wang Xiang relied on his own troops and took the lead in attacking the friendly forces. Wang Xiang attacked the friendly forces because he felt that the friendly forces wanted to annex him, so he decided to attack first.
Several small imperial courts in the Southern Ming Dynasty collapsed due to this kind of internal friction.
Fan Kuang was from Fushun and was Yang Zhan's military advisor.
After he went back to report the news, Huang Yao, Qin Liangyu, Yang Zhan, and Gan Liangchen gathered for a meeting.
Yang Zhan smiled and said his plan: "First, the army will attack the border and pretend to go south to attack Zunyi Prefecture, forcing the enemy troops in Zunyi to ask for help from Chengdu. Build more camps around Zunyi Prefecture, secretly move troops northward, and kill Hou Tianxi by surprise."
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Gan Liangchen said: "If Hou Tianxi sends troops to assist Zunyi, his army will be wiped out. If he does not send troops, he will definitely be unprepared when he sees us attacking Zunyi and will take advantage of it."
"What a good plan," Huang Yao nodded. "Our army will send troops to Qiong, Ya, and Meizhou. If Hou Tianxi leads his troops to fight, he will use a partial force to cross Longquan Mountain and surprise Chengdu City. If Hou Tianxi does not dare to fight, then fight all the way.
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Qin Liangyu said: "Scroll through Longquan Mountain and make a surprise attack on Chengdu Mansion. Leave this matter to the white-armed soldiers!"
Huang Yao said: "Mrs. Qin is old..."
"Let my son lead the troops!" Qin Liangyu insisted.
The real talent of the white-poled soldiers is to fight in the mountains. The white-poled guns have hooks at the head and tail. After sending elite soldiers to climb up the mountain, all the white-poled guns can be connected in series and used as climbing ropes.
In the mountainous areas of southwest China, white-armed soldiers climbed over mountains and ridges and appeared in unexpected places at unexpected times, often catching the enemy off guard.
"Okay, let the white soldiers attack by surprise!" Huang Yao nodded.
At the beginning of spring, Huang Yao put in a posture to attack Zunyi Prefecture. Hou Tianxi was still a bit brainy and immediately sent troops to the north to respond.
Huang Yao and Yang Zhan suddenly returned to the army and confronted Hou Tianxi's army in Qingshen County.
Gan Liangchen sent troops from Tongchuan (Santai County) to attack Mianzhou (Mianyang) further north. Most of the remaining troops in Chengdu were sent to Mianzhou for support.
Hou Tianxi's main force was either in the south or north, and another force was blocked in Jintang County to prevent the Datong Army from crossing the mountains along the Tuo River to make a sneak attack.
However, the white-armed soldiers climbed directly over Longquan Mountain, bypassing checkpoints where enemy troops were stationed, and focused on climbing over the most dangerous areas.
It was like a magic weapon descending from the sky. When the white pole soldiers appeared outside Chengdu, the remaining three thousand defenders were stunned.
Where the hell did this enemy come from?
Qin Liangyu's son Ma Xianglin and nephew Qin Yiming quickly came to the city. They sent people to shout to persuade them to surrender: "The Datong Army has conquered Mianzhou, and we are all pioneers. If we don't open the city and surrender, and wait for the army to arrive, there will be no good end for you! Hurry!
Surrender quickly and you can still dedicate the city!"
Li Qiande had already contacted many civil servants, and immediately led the civil servants to persuade the garrison, and invited Emperor Longwu to come out to preside over the surrender.
At this moment, Hou Tianxi was still in Qingshen County, confronting Huang Yao and Yang Zhan's army.
However, the partial troops sent by Huang Yao had already captured Yazhou (Ya'an).
"Your Majesty, Chengdu is gone!"
A fast boat came along the river and rushed to Hou Tianxi to report the news.
Hou Tianxi thought he heard wrongly, and confirmed with a dry mouth: "Is...Chengdu is gone?"
"Chengdu is gone!" the messenger repeated.
Why did Chengdu disappear?
Hou Tianxi scratched his head and scratched his head, really couldn't figure it out.
Even if there were troops to cross the mountain for a surprise attack, they would definitely be small. With the Chengdu Fort and the 3,000 garrison garrison, they would be able to defend it for at least a year.
However, Chengdu only stayed for one hour.
Hou Tianxi slumped in his chair. He was finished. His old home was raided, and there was a large army confrontation in front of him. There was no way to retreat. Under the pursuit of the enemy, the entire army would inevitably collapse if he retreated.
"Surrender." Hou Tianxi said weakly.
The Chengdu Plain was won like a child's play.
Emperor Longwu's family, as well as a group of civil servants and generals, were all escorted to Nanjing for Zhao Han to deal with.