Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 750 Climb high and call for the king to appear (Part )

With the help of An Taining and Anmeng, the second-class Pali Bo Pala Gesang captured Jianchang effortlessly. Triumphantly, Pegasus reported victory to General Xi Rimo, who conquered the south. At this time, Xi Rimo was already on the way to Luzhou. He was overjoyed after hearing the news and immediately went to the Great Khan of Shulianhua to recommend Pala Gesang as the commander-in-chief of Jianchang, Anmeng as the deputy general of Jianchang, and An Taining as the deputy general of Huichuan. , Zhang Mingzhi was Dechang's deputy general. Afterwards, the Wolf of Oirat led his army to Luzhou to kill.

Gao Minzhan, the governor of Sichuan in the Qing Dynasty, was notoriously timid. Not long ago, the Kuidong Thirteen Family counterattacked Chongqing. He ordered his subordinates to defend the city, but he abandoned the city and fled. In fact, this is no wonder for him. Wen Anzhi, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, organized sixteen battalions of the Thirteen Families of Kuidong, with a total of 14,000 soldiers. However, he only had two generals, Cheng Tingjun, the chief soldier of Chongkui Town, and Wang Mingde, the chief soldier of Jianchang Town. The strength of the town. At this time, the Sichuan and Chongqing areas were in dilapidated state after repeated wars. One town only had 2,000 soldiers and horses, and two towns had only 4,000 people. How could they withstand 14,000 troops?
Governor Gao felt that Chongqing could not be defended and was reluctant to give up his useful life and die for the Qing Dynasty, so he ordered Cheng Tingjun and Wang Mingde to guard Chongqing, and he could go far away by rubbing oil on his feet. Unexpectedly, God treated him well. At the critical moment, civil strife broke out in the Ming army. Renshou Hou Tan Yi killed his brother Fuhou Tan Wen and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. He and the Qing army attacked other Ming armies. They not only defended Chongqing, but also defeated the Ming army. Overjoyed, Governor Gao returned to Chongqing and expressed his gratitude to the Qing court. He wrote in great detail how he was fearless in the face of danger and commanded the city's defense. He knew the way of being an official, so he abandoned the city and fled in order to prevent his subordinates from exposing him. , in the memorial, he also said a lot of good things for Cheng Tingjun and Wang Mingde, the two chief soldiers who defended the city, and also suggested that the court reward Tan Yi heavily for killing his brother and surrendering. Following the imperial decree, all those who had meritorious service in guarding Chongqing were rewarded generously, and the surrendered general Tan Yi was granted the title of Xianghuahou. Later, Tan Yi persuaded Tan Hong to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and be granted the title of Marquis Muyi.

After the war, Governor Gao grieved his loss and felt that Chongqing had the convenience of the Yangtze River waterway. If the Kuidong Thirteen families went down the river, it would be very dangerous for them. So on the pretext that the repair of Dujiangyan had achieved preliminary results, he prepared to move to Chengdu and temporarily move the governor's office to Chengdu. Placed in Langzhong County, Baoning Prefecture. The conservative mansion is close to Shaanxi and can receive support from the Qing army in Shaanxi, so it is naturally much safer. In fact, although he is timid, he still has a way of dealing with civil affairs. "To control Shu, you must first control the water." Seeing that Sichuan had been devastated by war and natural disasters for a long time, it had become a barbaric land, as empty as a desert, infested by tigers and wolves. The first thing he did was to rebuild Dujiangyan and restore people's livelihood. The difficulties were great. There was no money or food available, and there were no civilians to recruit. Gritting their teeth, fellow supervisor Cheng Xiangfeng and other officials donated the scattered silver they carried with them, scraping together a mere two thousand taels and hiring "Fanruo" (minority people) in the mountains for construction, and finally they could "temporarily fund irrigation." "; Chengdu was an empty city with rubble everywhere, and officials could not be accommodated. They ordered people to gradually clean up in preparation for moving to Chengdu. Because of his outstanding political achievements, he was commended by the Qing court.

If time stopped at this moment, Governor Gao's little life would undoubtedly be beautiful and pleasant. Clinker did not follow people's wishes. First, the Guards invaded Shaanxi. Prince Jian Jidu and Governor Li Guoying of Sichuan and Shaanxi ordered him to guard Sichuan and strictly guard against the invasion of the Guards. At first, he didn't take it seriously. After the Guards entered Sichuan, there were constant small frictions. He was already used to it and didn't think it was a big deal. However, this time it was significantly different from the past. First, the Guards invaded Ningshan. As if they were in an uninhabited country, they actually attacked Xi'an City, surrounded Prince Jian Jidu in the city, and lost news. Li Guoying, the Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi Province, was separated a few days later. Then a military order came, ordering him to be on guard against the guards in the direction of Sichuan; then, the guards from Sichuan really came and attacked. The old Daxi Army that had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty was killed and surrendered, and they were actually allowed to fight to Xuzhou in one go. Approaching Luzhou. Last time, there were only 14,000 Kuidong bandits, so he was in a hurry. This time, he heard that a hundred thousand guardsmen were coming. Although he had the foresight to move the governor's Yamen to Langzhong, if Chongqing lost anything , Boryeongfu is also difficult to defend, what should we do?
The more Gao Minzhan thought about it, the more upset he became, and he suddenly shouted: "Come here, please invite Supervisor Cheng to come to the governor's Yamen to discuss matters."

Cheng Xiangfeng, the supervisor of the army, came to the governor's Yamen. When he saw him, Gao Minzhan asked: "Mr. Cheng, it's a disaster! One hundred thousand guards invaded Sichuan and all the prefectures fell. What can I do? What can I do?"

"Fuyuan, I'm afraid there's more than one disaster. I just heard that King Qingfu escaped." Cheng Xiangfeng looked worried.

Qingfu King Zhu Xuan is a descendant of the Shu vassal in the Ming Dynasty. When Zhang Xianzhong conquered Chengdu, he ordered that "all members of the royal family, regardless of obedience or rebellion, soldiers and civilians, and those with the surname Zhu, will be killed." Among the kings who were canonized in the Shu vassal, only King Qingfu and his wife escaped alive. come out. After the Qing army invaded Sichuan, Gao Minzhan ordered Cheng Xiangfeng to send people to guard King Qingfu. Cheng Xiangfeng used to be a minister of the Ming Dynasty and was an old acquaintance with King Qingfu, so he did not dare to resist the courtesy. Not long ago, King Qingfu deceived Cheng Daotai and told him to visit the Long Tomb, but he never returned.

"What! It's a big crime for the Ming clan king to let him run away. Hurry up and send people to chase him." Gao Minzhan stamped his feet angrily.

"The lower official has sent people to chase him, but he failed to catch up. I heard that he had fled to Yazhou and should have fallen into the hands of the guards." Cheng Xiangfeng sighed.

"Alas! This matter can only be blamed on the guards, so they said that the guards had invaded Chengdu, and the life and death of King Qingfu was unknown." Gao Minzhan thought for a while and said, "The top priority is to defend Chongqing. As long as Chongqing is still in our hands, the imperial court will He will not embarrass us for a down-and-out former Ming Dynasty clan member."

"Well, what you are saying is that Cheng Tingjun, the commander-in-chief of Chongkui Town, Wang Mingde, the commander-in-chief of Jianchang Town, and Yan Ziming, the commander-in-chief of Yongning Town, are all strong generals. Cheng Tingjun can guard Chongqing, Wang Mingde can guard Luzhou, and Yan Ziming can guard Yongning and Bozhou. ", Cheng Xiangfeng said after thinking carefully. These three people were all Wu Sangui's generals. After Wu Sangui captured Sichuan, he left three people to defend Sichuan. Among them, Cheng Tingjun and Wang Mingde each had more than 2,000 troops, and Yan Ziming had 5,000 troops.

"Luzhou is blocking the front line. Although Wang Mingde is brave, he only has more than 2,000 soldiers and horses. I'm worried that he won't be able to hold it!" Gao Minzhan said worriedly.

"Why did you forget Er Tan? You can order Tan Yi and Tan Hong each to bring 3,000 soldiers and horses to Wang Zongzhen for his use. In addition, Hao Chengyi and Chen Jian, two generals who are also famous for their bravery, can be transferred to Luzhou for use." , Cheng Xiangfeng thought for a while and said.

"Hao Chengyi and Chen Jian are from the Western Bandits. Since the Wei army attacked Sichuan, many former Western Bandit generals have surrendered to the Guards. Can they be trusted?" Gao Minzhan asked worriedly.

"It doesn't matter. Hao Chengyi and Chen Jian were originally generals under Gao Cheng'en, Marquis of Xianning in the Ming Dynasty. After killing Gao Cheng'en, they surrendered their territory. They have already lost their way out among the Daxi thieves, so they can be used with confidence." Cheng Xiangfeng was very confident. When Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan in the past, he and Yazhou righteous Hao Mengxuan supported the king of Shu and raised troops to resist Zhang Xianzhong. Hao Chengyi is the son of Hao Mengxuan, so he is naturally familiar with him.

Gao Cheng'en, Marquis of Xianning, was Hao Mengxuan's adopted son. After Hao Mengxuan's death, he inherited his army. Later, he surrendered to the Western Army and was granted the title of Marquis of Xianning to guard Yazhou. After Liu Wenxiu entered Sichuan, he became Liu Wenxiu's subordinate. After Liu Wenxiu died of illness, all the elephant troops he brought into Sichuan returned to Gao Chengen. For a time, they were so powerful that no one in Shu dared to resist. Only Hao Chengyi, the son of Hao Mengxuan, was dissatisfied with Gao Chengen's sole control of the military power left by his father and harbored resentment. Later Yongli fled south, and Chen Jian, the escort commander of the Yongli Dynasty, fled from Yunnan to Sichuan. Gao Chengen wanted to gather all the troops in Yazhou and enter Yunnan to join Li Dingguo, and then go to Burma to rescue him. Hao Chengyi objected to this, and Gao Chengen was very angry and prepared to kill Hao Chengyi. Hao Chengyi was very frightened, so he colluded with Chen Jian to kill Gao Cheng'en and appointed himself a general. Fearing that the people would not accept it, he ran to Chengdu and surrendered to Gao Minzhan, the Qing governor of Sichuan who had colluded with him before.

After listening to Cheng Xiangfeng's words, Gao Minzhan nodded slowly and ordered to issue military orders to transfer Generals Hao Chengyi and Chen Jian to Luzhou.

(End of this chapter)