"Brother, I heard that Wu Sangui, the puppet Western King of the Qing Dynasty, has rushed to Xianyang from Hanzhong. What should we do?"
Wang Yongzhen asked his brother Wang Yongqiang.
Wang Yongqiang's expression was as calm as water, as if he was asking about a small matter: "Has the envoy who went to King Qin of Sichuan come back?"
Wu Dading, Zhao Ronggui, Zhu Hualong, and Zhan Tianyan of the Sichuan vassal town supported Zhu Cunyang, a member of the Ming Dynasty, as the king of Qin. Later, Wu Dading wanted to annex Zhao Ronggui's troops and asked Zhu Cunying to lure Zhao Ronggui into the camp and kill him. Zhu Cunyang informed Zhao Ronggui of the incident.
After the incident, Wu Dingnan fled to Yuan Tao. From then on, Zhao Ronggui was loyal to Zhu Cunying.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin is very happy. He has appointed you as the commander-in-chief of Yan'an and asked you to lead the troops south to capture Xi'an. He and Zhao Ronggui, the Marquis of Dinglong, will make a northern expedition to Jiezhou and attack the Qing army from north to south. At that time, the two armies will meet in Xi'an."
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"Okay!"
Wang Yongqiang slapped his thigh, and the calm just now disappeared.
"Reorganize your troops quickly and head south to Xi'an!"
The history of the Wang brothers' uprising is a story of love and resentment in troubled times.
Their mother was a widow, and she brought them up through hardships. The two brothers were extremely filial to their mother.
Later, they participated in the Shaanxi Hungry People's Uprising and became members of the bandits; later, they were recruited as officers and soldiers to fight against the bandits.
Wang Zhengzhi, a fellow villager who participated in the Hungry People's Uprising together, heard that they had betrayed the rebels and became officers and soldiers. He was furious and killed their old mother.
The revenge of killing one’s mother must be avenged!
The two brothers returned to their hometown of Wubao County, buried their old mother, and dug Wang Zhengzhi's ancestral grave.
A few years later, Wang Yongqiang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and was awarded the title of Yan'an General. He and his younger brother Wang Yongzhen were stationed in Yan'an Prefecture.
Wang Zhengzhi also surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. This man was so good at flattering that he actually became the governor of Yansui in the Qing Dynasty and the immediate boss of the two brothers.
One side wants to avenge the murder of his mother, and the other side wants to exhume the hatred of his ancestors' graves. The undercurrent of Yansui is surging.
After Jiang Xiang's uprising, Wang Zhengzhi felt that there was an opportunity to kill Jiang Xiang with a borrowed knife, so he sent two brothers to attack Jiang Xiang, intending to use Jiang Xiang's hand to get rid of them.
Unexpectedly, brothers Wang Yongqiang and Wang Yongzhen came to attack the rebels. Instead of fighting the rebels, they discussed with Jiang Xiang to fight against the Qing Dynasty together.
Taking advantage of the change of defense, the two brothers attacked Yulin, killed Wang Zhengzhi, the governor of Yansui in the Qing Dynasty, and other civil and military officials, and launched an army to rebel against the Qing Dynasty.
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In Long'an Fucheng in northern Sichuan, King Qin Zhu Cunyang summoned his subordinates, including Longhou Zhao Ronggui, Zhu Hualong, Zhan Tianyan, etc., to discuss the military situation in northern Shaanxi.
"My lords, the Wang brothers in northern Shaanxi sent envoys to submit to my king, and asked me to attack the Qing army from the north and south and meet in Xi'an. What do you think?"
"Your Highness, the land in Guanzhong has always been rich, and if you get it, you can become a king. The Wang brothers have surrendered, and it is God who has given Xi'an to Your Highness. This opportunity cannot be missed, and the time will never come again. Send troops to attack Jiezhou immediately and go north to Xi'an."
, Dinglong Marquis Zhao Ronggui shouted with excitement.
Zhu Hualong was a little worried about the Qing army in Baoning Prefecture, Sichuan: "If the army goes out, what will happen if the Baoning Qing army attacks Long'an?"
"I am willing to guard Long'an", General Zhan Tianyan asked for orders.
Just in case, Zhu Cunyang ordered Zhan Tianyan and Zhu Hualong to stay in Long'an, his hometown. He took Zhao Ronggui and led an army of 15,000 to attack Jiezhou.
Zhu Cunyang had bad luck and met a fierce general of the Qing Dynasty, Li Guohan, the Han army's real man with a blue flag on the mountain.
Li Guohan, a native of Tieling, Liaodong, once served as Huang Taiji's bodyguard. Because of his bravery in battle, he was given the nickname "Mergen".
I heard that King Zhu Cunying of Qin came to attack Jiezhou, and Li Guohan led 7,000 troops to rescue him.
Fifteen thousand rebels and seven thousand Qing troops met on the banks of the Zishui River.
The battle of Jiezhou is about to begin.
Li Guohan carefully selected 2,000 people, and as the selected forward, he stood at the forefront of the selection.
The generals were shocked and advised him, "The general is responsible for hunting down thieves, so why should he take it lightly and commit a crime? If he doesn't take precautions, he will worry about the whole army."
Li Guohan said: "I also know that the general of an army should not take risks easily, but the enemy's soldiers are so many and powerful that it is impossible not to fight hard. The reason why the Ming Dynasty reached this point is because the general who led the troops was afraid of fighting and death. We can't
Repeat the same mistake" ("I know this. However, the enemy's front is very sharp, and the battle is unfavorable, and the momentum will spread. Therefore, I use my strength to defeat his front. If I miss the opportunity, the leader of the army will fight timidly and waste time, and the enemy will gain power. Repeat the mistake.
Can we do it again?").
After hearing this, all the generals were inexplicably excited, and they were all willing to fight to the death with Li Guohan.
As soon as the battle started, Li Guohan took the lead and rushed to the front. All his subordinates were like crazy tigers, rushing into the rebel formation and killing heavily.
Zhu Cunyang and Zhao Ronggui were shocked. They saw that the Qing army had few soldiers and the military formation was not thick, and Li Guohan penetrated the military formation.
After Li Guohan killed the rebel army, he returned and killed again. After seven in and seven out, the rebel army collapsed.
Dinglonghou Zhao Ronggui was beheaded by Li Guohan.
King Zhu Cunyang of Qin was chased by his pursuers to the Zishui River, but could not find a ferry.
Zhu Cunyang sighed leisurely: "I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, how can I be a prisoner of the Tartars and make the world laugh?"
He straightened his body and jumped into the Zishui River.
The Zishui River suddenly became dazzling, like a golden light.
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"Fuping, Fuping, rich and peaceful. Easier said than done!"
Wu Sangui, the Western King of Qingping, inspected Fuping City Wall and was filled with emotions.
Fuping County, Xi'an Prefecture is very famous. According to legend, Dayu cast the Nine Tripods here. It has been known as the "Famous Town in Guanzhong" since ancient times.
After Li Guohan defeated Zhu Cunying's army, he returned to Xianyang and discussed a battle plan to annihilate Wang Yongqiang's rebel army with Wu Sangui, Shaanxi governor Huang Erxing, and the minister of official affairs stationed in Xi'an, Hahamu.
It was decided to divide the troops into three groups, one from Huanglong Mountain, one from Chengcheng County, and one from Tongguan County, and drive the rebels to Luozhou and Yanzhou. Let Wu Sangui and Li Guohan ambush the rebels in Luozhou and Yanzhou.
Unexpectedly, Wang Yongqiang's army marched very quickly. Before the three Qing armies were deployed, Wang Yongqiang's army had already captured Pucheng. In addition to sending some troops into the city to defend it, it also had the intention of attacking Xi'an.
At this time, Wu Sangui had traveled north to Yijun County and was on his way to Yanzhou. After hearing the news, he hurried back south and rushed back to Fuping County. After rushing back to Fuping, he breathed a sigh of relief, but he almost made a mistake and lost Xi'an.
"Uncle, if you want the world to be prosperous and peaceful, you must suppress the bandits and bandits! The day when the Qing Dynasty unified the world will be the time when the people can live and work in peace and contentment."
Li Guohan heard Wu Sangui's emotion and added a sentence behind it.
Wu Sangui felt a shiver in his heart. This man was a die-hard slave of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. You have to be careful when talking to him!
"Yes, yes, the emperor is benevolent and the regent is wise. They will definitely be able to clear up the world and let the people enjoy prosperity and peace."
In fact, Pingxi King Wu Sangui and the Manchu Qing were not of the same mind.
At that time, Emperor Chongzhen died, and Wu Sangui begged his troops to attack Li, under the banner of "revenge the emperor and his father."
At the beginning of his surrender to the Qing Dynasty, he still maintained certain contact with Nanming. Regarding the regime of King Fu of Nanjing, he even said: "I can't bear to kill each other with one attack."
Because Wu Sangui had an independently commanded army and had an ambiguous attitude towards Nanming. Dorgon was uneasy about him and showed favor to him but was suspicious in his heart. He did not grant him any power and only used him to beat Li Zicheng. After Li Zicheng's main force was eliminated, Dorgon transferred him to Jinzhou, where he was located in the area where the Qing Dynasty had the strongest power, and he was on strict guard against it.
Although Wu Sangui was only thirty-seven years old at this time, he was very powerful. As soon as he saw Dorgon doubting him, he no longer mentioned "revenge against his father", but turned to the wind and called Emperor Chongzhen "the old man." Lord", repeatedly confessing that he is "loyal to the new dynasty".
After sitting on the bench for a period of time, the Qing court transferred him to the pass, and he and Li Guohan were in Hanzhong to suppress the anti-Qing rebels in the northwest. In order to show his loyalty to the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui not only brutally suppressed the peasant army, massacred the city at every turn, and attacked some The descendants of Zhu Ming who rebelled against the Qing Dynasty also spared no effort to kill them all.
The more blood on his hands, the more the Qing court trusted him.
Wang Yongqiang's rebel army was blocked by the troops of Wu Sangui and Li Guohan in Fuping.
At this time, he learned that Qin King Zhu Cunying was defeated and killed.
The two armies have already encountered each other, and it will be difficult to retreat to Yan'an. Wang Yongqiang took heart and determined to fight the Qing army in Fuping.
Wu Sangui ordered Han Qiang general Zhang Tianfu and Xing'an Town guerrilla Sheng Jiading to be on the right wing; Li Guohan was on the left wing; he himself was the central army and attacked Wang Yongqiang's rebel army.
On March 23, the 22nd year of Chongzhen, 40,000 Qing troops and 30,000 rebels met on the North American Plain to the north of Liuqu Town in Fuping. The Battle of Liuqu Town began.
The Qing army had more soldiers than the rebels, and their equipment and combat power were also superior to those of the rebels.
Although Wang Yongqiang fought desperately in formation, he was still defeated by the Qing army and Wang Yongqiang died in battle.
Then the Qing army took advantage of the victory and moved to attack Pucheng. Wang Yongzhen died in a fierce battle. After the city was broken, the Qing army "slaughtered it, killing more than 10,000 people, leaving no trace of their daggers and tendons."
Then, the two defeated the Yulin rebels and killed Liu Dengglou, Ren Yigui, Xie Rude and other rebel leaders; they marched to Shanxi Pianguan, where the rebel general He Guozhu surrendered, and the rebel governor Wan Lian set himself on fire; they captured Fugu and eliminated Wang Yongqiang's remaining troops Gao Youcai. p>
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Zhang Cunren, the governor of Damingfu, Zhili, Shandong, and Henan provinces in North Zhili, is furious.
"You bastard, the Yuyuan thieves in Dongchang, Yanzhou, and Daimyo are becoming more and more fierce. The imperial court gives you so much food and salary every year, are you all doing it? If we continue to suppress the Yuyuan thieves, we will all withdraw from our errands.
, go home and retire!"
The generals were so scolded that they did not dare to raise their heads.
In order to wipe out the "Yuyuan Bandits" of the Shandong Rebels, Zhang Cunren moved the Governor's Palace to Daming Mansion, where the rebels were making trouble. But the mysterious tunnels of the Yuyuan Rebels left him helpless. For several months, he found nothing. He was angry.
When you are prosperous, you start scolding people.
Zhang Cunren was cursing fiercely while carefully observing the expressions of the generals. He saw that one of the generals was about to speak but stopped, as if he had an idea.
He immediately changed his expression to a kind one: "Vice General Zhang, what do you think?"
Lieutenant General Zhang Dan hesitated.
"Making Taiwan, I will finally have an idea. Just??"
"Just what?"
"It's just a little vicious."
"It doesn't matter, just say it boldly."
"The Yuyuan thieves relied on high mountains, dense forests, and criss-crossing tunnels. The general thought that they could first send troops to surround their lair, then send people to cut down all the trees, set fire to the mountain, and then divert water from the Yellow River to irrigate them. The thieves lost the trees.
Harmony and tunnels have nowhere to live and are easily destroyed."
The generals were terrified: "It is absolutely impossible to build a platform and divert water from the Yellow River for irrigation. The people in several counties will be flooded!"
Zhang Cunren laughed loudly: "I sacrificed the people of several counties in exchange for the peace of Shandong and Beizhili. It's worth it! I will use Zhao Ren for a long time, and the Yuyuan bandits can only be suppressed by Zhang Fu Rong! Zhang Fu Rong, this governor has full authority to entrust you to suppress the Yuyuan bandits. Ru Ping Yuyuan bandits."
Do you dare to accept the order?"
Take orders boldly and loudly.
Zhang Dan sent his men with fire tools to burn the forests and swamps from the side roads, causing smoke and flames to rise into the sky. He then sent his men to advance in formation with sharp axes, destroying the dead trees, irrigating the wild trees, and pouring them with yellow water. p>
The surging water of the Yellow River turned many prefectures and counties such as Jiangzhou, Fanxian, and Guancheng into Zeguo. Countless people's families were destroyed.
This poisonous plan was indeed effective. The Yuyuan rebels lost their support and were finally defeated by the Qing army. The rebel leader Liang Min was killed, Zhang Qi died in battle, and Ren Fuxing surrendered.
Then, Zhang Cunren suppressed Ding Mingwu, Zhou Kuixuan and other rebels.
Under Zhang Cunren's bloody suppression, the Shandong Rebel Army fell into a low ebb.
Zhang Cunren has the word "benevolence" in his name, but he behaves viciously and kills countless people.
Some scholars of the Qing Dynasty commented on the "contribution" of generals from various places, saying: "Taizong (Huang Taiji) selected and employed all the surrendered generals. In terms of entering the pass and going out to lead, Qiao Fang (Meng Qiaofang) had the most outstanding achievements, and Zhang Cunren was inferior."