At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

Chapter 197: A bloody battle against the millstone alone

The analysis of the situation by these ministers was really to the point.

If Emperor Yongli could muster the courage to encourage the Ming army soldiers to defend Yongchang, Dali, and Chuxiong.

There are many passes in this area, the road conditions are dangerous, and the Ming army has a lot of troops, so the war situation may turn around.

Especially now, Sun Kewang has raised his troops and headed north.

As long as Yongli can arouse the fighting spirit of the Ming army, then with a little persistence, the situation in Yunnan will become better.

It's a pity that Yongli is Yongli after all.

Although he knows that if we give up western Yunnan again, our Ming Dynasty will really be doomed.

But if he fights to the death in western Yunnan, then the safety of his emperor will be in jeopardy!
Therefore, even with the advice of his ministers, Yongli still did not have the courage to defend in western Yunnan, let alone the courage to fight for his last hope in person.

Seeing Emperor Yongli's hesitation, the official Hu Xian said impassionedly: "Your Majesty! Yongchang has a dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is bordered by the Lancang River to the east, the Nu River to the west, and to the west of the Nu River is the Gaoligong Mountain that runs from north to south!
"Since the Duke of Guizhou established farming here during the Hongwu period, many Central Plains soldiers have taken root here, and their descendants have been loyal to our dynasty. Now we only have this corner of the Ming Dynasty left, and only the last few hundred thousand of our hundreds of millions of subjects are left! Do you think your majesty will abandon this last bit of the country and the last group of people?"

Hanlin Liu Qu supported his argument and said: "Your Majesty, although Yongchang is a land of poor mountains and ravines, not as prosperous as the capital of Yunnan, it is still our land of the Ming Dynasty, and the people here are also the subjects of the Ming Dynasty. But if we continue to the west and reach the border of Myanmar, we will retreat. But you will have to live in a foreign country!"

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After saying this, Liu Qu fell to the ground and cried loudly, and the ministers on his left and right also shed tears.

Emperor Yongli couldn't help but feel sad after hearing his ministers' heartfelt words.

However, at this moment, Ma Jixiang said: "The capital of Yunnan is still unprotected, how can Yongchang withstand the Qing army's tiger and wolf divisions? If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"

"It's not a big deal for us to die, but if something happens to His Majesty's body of thousands of gold, we will all become the sinners of the Ming Dynasty!"

As soon as these words came out, Yongli trembled.

Although he, the emperor, also understands many truths, it is his nature to be afraid of death!
Yongli shuddered at the thought of falling into the hands of the Qing army and dying like Hongguang, Longwu, and Shaowu.

In the past, when Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao attacked Guangzhou.

Almost all the ministers were trying to persuade him not to leave Guangdong, so as not to chill the hearts of the loyal ministers and righteous men in Guangdong.

But in the end, Yongli quickly fled into Guangxi and escaped into Nanning.

Now, it’s a similar time again.

Although Bai Wenxuan's troops were still blocking the Qing army in Chuxiong, the troops of Doni and others were still far away from Yongchang.

But Zhu Youlang still felt that Yongchang was no longer safe!

"Ma Jixiang, don't talk nonsense!" Liu Qu was furious and accused angrily.

"Your Majesty, a mere member of the Imperial Academy has behaved so disrespectfully. Please put this man to death!"

Ma Jixiang, who had his whole family killed by the Shu vassal, was in a bad mood.

He just wanted to escape to Myanmar to save his life, but he immediately became furious when faced with Liu Qu's accusation.

"Traitor, how dare you!" Upon hearing this, Hu Xian immediately stood up and hit back at Ma Jixiang.

Although it is the end of the road now, it is precisely because of the end of the road that many ministers in the Yongli court do not have so many scruples.

"Ma Jixiang, I was afraid of you when I was in Kunming! But the country of Ming Dynasty will be destroyed by you! Now I am separated from my wife, leaving only my last loyalty to Ming Dynasty! What is there to fear now!" Hu Xianhua He raised his fist and showed unprecedented courage.

For a time, the Yongli court in Yongchang entered a state of fierce fighting again.

Loyal ministers and traitorous ministers are incompatible with each other and are on the verge of breaking out.

"Okay!" Yongli shouted.

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Ma Jixiang, Hu Xian and others stopped fighting and temporarily stopped fighting.

"The current situation is all my fault. I am determined to make the next crime known to the world!" Emperor Yongli sighed.

He ordered Hanlin Liu Qu to draft the "Edict on Sin" to quell the dispute.

With tears in his eyes, Liu Qu drafted an edict for Emperor Yongli:
"I know clearly that the ancestral system is indestructible, but I can't see how to do it, so I rely on declarations. I know clearly that right and wrong cannot be confused, but I want to distinguish between good and evil, and gradually fall asleep in arbitrary decisions. As a result, the loyal ministers and righteous people in the world will be united. The tongue is cold and the heart is cold; when you are a nobleman and sell your official position, you are uncorrupt and shameless..."

In the edict, Liu Qu scolded Ma Jixiang for using power to harm the country, leading to bribery and losing people's hearts. He also implicitly accused Li Dingguo of being a crook, which led to the deterioration of the situation.

The next day, Emperor Yongli devoutly drafted a "Repentance to God" after fasting and bathing.

The article says: "Our ancestors didn't know what to do when they established the constitution, so they led traitors from the left and right, and were blatantly deceived by them. But the sky did not give birth to a saint early enough to be the Lord of China, so that Li Shu was mistaken and pushed the boy to be the king of billions. Loyalty and filial piety hindered Quanmen, and The minister failed to reward me; Bao Jugong acted in the government, but the minister failed to understand..."

And when Emperor Yongli was fasting, bathing, and praying to God.

Nine years ago, because of the crisis in Guangdong and Guangxi, he was entrusted by him to go to Europe to rescue the missionary Bu Mi Ge.

For his mission and promise, he is trying his best to come to western Yunnan and try to meet Yongli.

European reinforcements will also arrive more than 200 years later to defeat the Qing Dynasty.

At the same time, Li Dingguo, who was separated from Emperor Yongli, rushed to Yongchang.

The monarch and his ministers met again.

"Your Majesty, you are forced to retreat to Yongchang today. It is all the fault of me. I have sinned deeply and wronged the country and the people. I should blame myself. I would like to ask you to return the yellow ax and remove your official position and make meritorious service." Li Dingguo knelt down on the ground.

He stated his ten crimes to Emperor Yongli.

Yongli comforted Li Dingguo with his kind words: "This is a disaster for the country. What is the king of Jin's fault? King Jin can do whatever it takes to deal with military and political matters. I am relieved!"

When Li Dingguo heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears of gratitude, and he felt very excited. He immediately rushed back to the army and actively planned strategies to defend against the enemy.

The Yongli court also gave Li Dingguo a three-level demotion and a punishment of meritorious service for the Jin vassal's series of decisions.

The rest of the civil and military officials of the Jin vassal also acted accordingly.

However, when Li Dingguo went to Yongchang to meet Emperor Yongli, the Qing army attacked Chuxiong. The Ming army general Wang Guoxun led his troops to block the attack. He was defeated and died. Chuxiong then fell, and the Qing army immediately came to Yulong Pass.

Yulong Pass is located at the southwest end of the Hengduan Mountains. It is the main road to Yongchang and the terrain is extremely dangerous.

Bai Wenxuan, the king of Gongchang, led the Ming troops such as Zhang Guoyong, Zhao Desheng, Zhang Guangcui, Pan Zhenglong, Qin Doujin, and Lu Sangui to garrison here.

Wu Sangui ordered the forward commander Bai Erhetu to lead his troops to storm the pass, and then selected three thousand elite troops to attack Yulong Pass from both sides around the mountain path. Bai Wenxuan was attacked from both sides and could not resist, so he was forced to abandon the pass and lead his troops westward.

After Li Dingguo heard about the defeat, he hurriedly led more than a hundred cavalry directly into Bai Wen's selected army to discuss a countermeasure with him.After meeting Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan was extremely angry and blamed Dingguo: "I led my troops to defend Yulong Pass and defeated the Tatars repeatedly! However, Wu Sangui used [-] elite soldiers to go around the pass on a small road. Things happened in a hurry, and our army was in chaos from the enemy's front and rear. The pass is lost!
"Your Majesty entrusted King Jin with all the troops of the country. If King Jin had not left at that time and was sitting behind the pass, why would he be like this?"

Because Li Dingguo went to meet Yongli, Bai Wenxuan was almost alone in facing the entire Qing army on the front line.

That's why Bai Wenxuan, who had no skills at all, lost the important pass of Yulong Pass.

Li Dingguo was very ashamed after hearing this and immediately apologized to Bai Wenxuan.

And he said to Bai Wenxuan: "The failure of this battle is all my fault. However, since the Qing army has crossed Yulong Pass, Yongchang has no danger to defend. Behind us is His Majesty, the Ming Dynasty!"

"If we cannot stop the Qing army, we will be the eternal sinners of the Ming Dynasty and will be endlessly reviled by our descendants! You and I must consolidate the defense line here and buy time for the imperial court to move from Yongchang!"

When Bai Wenxuan heard this, he cried and said: "How many people do King Jin have? How can he be in danger here? King Jin please go ahead and go to Yongchang to guard the army, and let the last general lead his troops to cut off the rear!"

Li Dingguo was deeply moved. Even though Bai Wenxuan had reached this point, he still firmly supported him. What kind of friendship is this?

"Wenxuan, take care! I'm going to Yongchang to prepare!" Li Dingguo said goodbye to Bai Wenxuan again with tears in his eyes.

After Li Dingguo left, Bai Wenxuan led the remaining troops to retreat to Bonan Mountain in Yongping. Seeing that the mountainous terrain was rugged and easy to defend but difficult to attack, Bai Wenxuan immediately ordered the entire army to set up defenses in the mountains and hold on to the dangers.

The Qing army soon followed. Although the Ming army occupied favorable terrain and caused great damage to the Qing army, they were eventually forced to withdraw from the battle due to being outnumbered.

Due to the hasty retreat, Bai Wenxuan not only lost a gold seal of King Gongchang, but also a peacock tail umbrella and a gold-pinned dragon umbrella were seized by the Qing army.

After this battle, the Ming army lost a lot of troops again. Three war elephants and 140 horses were captured by the Qing army. Even the commander-in-chief Lu Sangui was captured by the Qing army.

Not only that, in the melee, many Ming army soldiers were scattered by the Qing army and scattered everywhere.

The Ming army retreated all the way to the Lancang River. Seeing that the Qing army was hot on its heels, Bai Wenxuan had no choice but to order the burning of the Jihong Iron Cable Bridge to stop the Qing army. Then he took Hemuhe, passed through Youdian, and retreated to Zhenkangzhou, avoiding the Qing army. Military edge.

At this point, the army of more than 4 people among Bai Wen's players almost collapsed under the fierce pursuit of the Qing army.

Only the last 1 people were left, and the rest were either killed, surrendered, or scattered in the jungles of western Yunnan.

After Li Dingguo returned to Yongchang, he ordered the soldiers and horses in his hands.

At this time, he was no longer the powerful official of Nanming with 20 soldiers.

Because the Qing army pursued and fought fiercely along the road from Kunming to western Yunnan.

After the Dianjing Incident, almost all the remaining troops were dispersed.

Not only Bai Wenxuan's troops, but also He Jiuyi, Ma Bao, Ma Weixing, Qi Sansheng, Yang Wu and other troops were also pursued by the Qing army. They had to leave the West Yunnan Avenue and escape to various places to temporarily avoid the Qing army.

This resulted in that although the total strength of the Ming army scattered throughout Yunnan was still very considerable.

But Jin King Li Dingguo can only command his own [-] Jin soldiers now.

"Tongwu, you lead [-] soldiers and horses to protect His Majesty and all the officials of the imperial court, rush to Tengyue first, and lead [-] soldiers and horses to stop the rear in Yongchang." Li Dingguo said slowly.

"Prince Jin, we only have [-] soldiers and horses in our hands now! If I bring another [-], how can I defeat the [-] tiger and wolf Qing troops with only [-] troops!" Jin Tongwu said worriedly.

"Don't worry, although His Highness Gong and He Jiuyi, Ma Bao, Ma Weixing, Qi Sansheng, Yang Wu and others cannot be contacted for the time being, they are bound to contain a large number of Tatars."

"In addition, the prefectures and counties occupied by the Qing army need to keep troops stationed everywhere to stabilize the place. I can't see more than 4 to [-] people who can come to Yongchang!"

Li Dingguo's vicious military vision is indeed good.

Although the strength of the Ming army is getting weaker and weaker, as the 10,000+ Qing army continues to lengthen the front, the forces in the hands of Wu Sangui, Duni and others are also constantly weakening.

The Ming troops scattered across Yunnan are bombs that may explode at any time behind the Qing troops.

Therefore, on the highway from Kunming to Yongchang, the prefectures and counties occupied by the Qing army needed to keep troops stationed everywhere.

In case the Ming army suddenly sprang out and cut off the retreat of the main force of the Qing army.

Under this situation, the Qing army's forces were also constantly dispersed.

However, Li Dingguo's judgment was still wrong after all.

Because a large number of Xiying soldiers followed Wang Shangli to Guangxi.

Although Di Sanpin and other troops were separated from Li Dingguo in another time and space, they went to Sichuan alone.

But overall, the strength of the Ming army scattered throughout Yunnan has been greatly reduced.

This resulted in the Qing army coming to Yongchang to be not 4 or [-], but more than [-]!

"Prince Jin, even if Wu Sangui and Doni only have 4 or 3000 men in their hands, you are still difficult to deal with with [-] troops. Why don't I lead [-] troops to protect the Holy Emperor? The remaining [-] people should stay in Yongchang. "Jin Tongwu said worriedly.

"No! The emperor is the hope of the Ming Dynasty. If the emperor makes a mistake, we will die to forgive him!" Li Dingguo said firmly.

Jin Tongwu was speechless when he heard this.

Li Dingguo is a real alternative in this era, and he has reached this point now.

He only had the last [-] soldiers and horses in his hands, but for the safety of Yongli, the escaping emperor, he was willing to dedicate [-] soldiers and horses to protect him.

And he himself would rather take a mere 6000 people to face tens of thousands of Qing troops!

Is this something that a rebellious minister can do?

If Lord Sun faced this situation and Yongli and his ministers could leave 200 people for them, it would be considered generous of Lord Sun.

With such a shortage of troops, 4000 men are related to the success or failure of the battle, and even more to Li Dingguo's own life and death.

But for the sake of Yongli, Li Dingguo still resolutely wasted his precious four thousand troops!
"Prince Jin, take care!" Jin Tongwu couldn't help but shed tears.

Facing such a powerful enemy, Li Dingguo insisted on facing him with a lone army of six thousand. How tragic and heroic this is!

"Tongwu, it doesn't have to be like this! Since the Qing army entered Yunnan and Guizhou, they have fought dozens of battles, large and small, without any defeat!"

Li Dingguo gritted his teeth and said: "They will definitely be extremely arrogant and think that I, Li Dingguo, am vulnerable!"

"But I want to be in Yongchang! Let these hateful Tatars have a good look at the majesty of our Han family!"

(End of this chapter)