The Qing army had plundered enough and withdrew contentedly. What was left to the Ming court was a mess that was impossible to clean up.
The monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were frightened and quickly re-defended the capital, fearing that the Qing army would return after leaving.
As for the annihilation of the Xia Kingdom, I no longer dare to think about it.
At this time, a suicide note from Ruan Zhidian, the magistrate of Gucheng, and a letter asking for help from Hao Jingchun, the magistrate of Fangxian County, were sent to the capital.
When Yang Shichang saw these contents, he really had a splitting headache. He wished he could just throw away the errand at hand and just ignore it.
Unfortunately, it is absolutely impossible to stand in his position.
Not only that, he also had to quickly find a way to quell the disaster to prevent Chongzhen from blaming him.
After much deliberation, Yang Sichang decided to take advantage of the moment when the bandits were in shock and uncertainty, and quickly sent a large army to encircle them on all sides and annihilate the bandits before they even started.
He wrote a secret letter to Xiong Wencan, the premier of the five provinces, detailing his plan.
Xiong Wencan only stepped into a high position because of his recommendation, so he naturally obeyed his advice.
The two men secretly conspired and gave orders to various Ming armies to return to Huguang.
Chai Shihua's troops from Ganzhen, Zu Dabi's troops from Ningzhen, and some of the Beijing battalions who were originally sent to defend the capital quickly moved south.
The new Trilateral Governor Zheng Chongjian also received the order and sent troops to Guanluo and rushed to Xunyang and Xiangyang to attack from both sides with Xiong Wencan.
Fu Zonglong, the governor of Sichuan, led his troops eastward and marched into Xunyang, cooperating with Zuo Liangyu, Zhang Renxue, Chen Hongfan, Long Zaitian and other troops under Xiong Wencan's command.
Yang Sichang prided himself on careful planning, and once all departments were mobilized, success would be achieved immediately.
Valley City.
Zhang Xianzhong has been having trouble sleeping in recent days, his eyelids keep twitching, and he always feels panic.
But where the worry came from, he couldn't figure it out.
Just when he was doing nothing, his counselor Xu Yixian hurriedly came to find him.
"Your Majesty, an urgent message came from my subordinate's home. I found a large group of Ming troops passing by. They seem to be heading for us."
Zhang Xianzhong jumped up and suddenly realized.
"Okay, damn the dog officer, he wants to catch us all in one go."
These days, he has nothing to do as an official and a soldier, but he has been in constant conflict with various government agencies. The people under his command have already complained, and their patience has reached the extreme.
Zhang Xianzhong was inquiring about the court's movements in real time.
He had already received the news that Ming Dynasty had suffered a defeat in the north. He was constantly thinking about whether to raise the flag of righteousness again?
It's just that he didn't have detailed information about Ming's losses, so he was confused.
Now that I suddenly know that Ming Ting is planning to take action in advance, what else is there to say?
Zhang Xianzhong quickly sent out orders and summoned his subordinates.
"The imperial court is true to its word and has mobilized troops to surround us. I don't want to die and am determined to carry out another righteous deed. Are you willing to follow me?"
Before he finished speaking, Sun Kewang was the first to stand up, his face full of excitement.
"My child has long been fed up with the Ming Dynasty's arrogance, and his life is not happy. He must follow his father and kill him to death."
After him, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and others also agreed.
Although Zhang Xianzhong's four adopted sons were constantly at odds with each other, they had very unified opinions in opposing the imperial court.
After all, they all came from poor backgrounds. They had suffered enough from the Ming Dynasty and had already hated the Ming Dynasty to their bones.
When Zhang Xianzhong revealed his disapproval, they were more happy than anyone else.
With the support of all his subordinates, Zhang Xianzhong's confidence doubled.
He told Pan Duao: "Send a letter to the other leaders immediately and invite them to join the army. No one will survive the imperial court's march this time, so it would be good to have one more person to help."
Zhang Xianzhong is cunning and cunning, and he knows that it is difficult to do anything alone, and it is easy to become a loser.
Only by pulling all the peasant armies together to form a prairie fire, can the Ming army focus on one thing and lose another.
Then he can swim in the sea as a dragon and advance and retreat freely.
Pan Duao thought it was true, and immediately sent secret messages to Luo Rucai, Bai Gui, Hei Yunxiang and other leaders, and agreed to raise an army together.
Zhang Xianzhong is like the most cunning beast. Once he finds an opportunity, he immediately moves like thunder.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Ming army's deployment was not in place, he attacked first, and his first target was Gucheng, which was close to Chichi.
Gucheng is just a small county town, and it has been infiltrated like a sieve by the peasant army during this period.
Zhang Xianzhong did not encounter any resistance here.
The peasant army who once again raised the flag of rebellion rushed into Gucheng like a tide, announcing that the place had changed hands.
Ruan Zhidian was nestled in the county government office, and when he heard the roar of shouts of death, he knew that the situation was over.
He smiled miserably, picked up the green drink next to him and poured it into his mouth.
Not long after, black blood flowed out of his seven orifices. His head tilted to the side, and he became lifeless.
"We are revolting this time, so that everyone in the world will understand that it is not because we do not know what is good or bad, but because of the persecution of the imperial officials. Someone, please write on the wall the names of the officials who have asked us for money during this period.
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Zhang Xianzhong not only killed people, but also killed people's hearts.
I don’t know how many officials of the Ming Dynasty will be frightened because of his actions, and there will never be peace again.
Yang Sichang mobilized all the troops and horses that the Ming Dynasty could mobilize and prepared for a big gamble. But unfortunately, God did not fulfill his wishes.
He lost the bet!
As all the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty were concentrated in the Central Plains, other places completely turned into a sieve.
Xiningwei.
This important border pass in the western part of the Ming Dynasty has completely lost its function.
Although it can still scare the nomads in Qinghai to the west, it is powerless against attacks from behind.
Under the cover of fierce artillery fire, tens of thousands of troops rushed into Xining Guards.
The few defenders here chose to surrender out of despair, and at the same time looked at this strange army composed of a mixture of Han and Mongolians with fear.
Liang Yue didn't care about other people's eyes at all.
He stepped onto the west gate of Xining Guard.
What appeared in front of him were two mountain ranges, one in the south and one in the north, with a valley rich in water and grass sandwiched in between.
In the far distance of the valley, the sky and the earth were as vast as his future.
"Tell everyone to collect grain, grass and treasures and don't stop. Our goal is the grassland."
The tens of thousands of troops were busy but not in a hurry. After receiving his order, they organized themselves in a short time and left Xining Guard.
They stepped into the valley and headed west, filled with murderous intent.
We walked like this for three days, going up the Huangshui River and passing through steep river canyons.
When they walked out, their eyes suddenly opened up.
Directly in front of me, I saw a vast expanse of lake water, sparkling in the bright sunshine, with countless birds flying back and forth.
All kinds of vegetation are extremely prosperous on the shore of the lake, and all kinds of animals are leisurely and leisurely.
On the grassland, which is wider than the lake, you can see many yurts standing like forests from a distance.
Liang Yue laughed loudly and drew out his sword.
"Rush up and destroy them. Those who don't surrender will be executed."
Behind him, tens of thousands of troops were already ready. With an order, the cavalry began a mad charge.
In Qinghai, which had been peaceful for a long time, a force that changed the world suddenly appeared, causing the place to change. This chapter has been completed!