[227] Advance to the Great Southwest

Let's say that after the fall of Li Zicheng, Song Youliang's next target is either Hongguang in Jiangnan or Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan. However, since the main ministers in Song Youliang's group were mostly old bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty, they advocated the first elimination of the liukou Zhang Xianzhong. For Hongguang, you can take a gentle approach.

It is said that as early as November of the 16th year of Chongzhen, the Great Western Army led by Zhang Xianzhong had relatively firmly occupied Yuanzhou and Ji'an in Hunan and Jiangxi. Officials were appointed in these places, and political power was initially established, and the situation was considerable. However, at this time, Zhang Xianzhong resolutely decided to lead the main force of the Great Western Army westward into Sichuan, leaving only a small amount of local armed forces in Huguang and Jiangxi, which was actually equivalent to abandoning the two provinces on his own. Why did Zhang Xianzhong do this? At that time, it was widely circulated that Zhang Xianzhong was afraid of Zuo Liangyu's officials and troops, so he avoided entering Sichuan. But Zuo Liangyu had died of illness, and his son Zuo Mengeng also led his troops to the east to cast Hongguang, but Zhang Xianzhong had no intention of leaving Sichuan

Song Youliang held a military conference in Wuchang before entering Sichuan, and Song Youliang said: "The reason why Zhang Xianzhong led his troops into Sichuan was to a large extent due to the bad relationship with Li Zicheng's righteous army. His transfer to Sichuan was precisely when Li Zicheng annihilated ~~ the official army swept through the northwest region. Song Youliang originally wanted to say that it was after the defeat of Sun Chuanting in Persimmon Garden, but it can be estimated that Sun Chuanting's face is only vaguely brought by the "official army".

Gu Junen, who once worked for Li Zicheng, said: "Grandpa is right, the relationship between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong is indeed not good. Zhang Xianzhong knew very well that since he did not plan to merge into Li Zicheng's Dashun army, and he was unwilling to bow down to Li Zicheng, he had to find another way out. He has repeatedly marched into Sichuan in the past and has a deep understanding of the geographical conditions in this area. As far as the situation in the world is concerned, Sichuan is located in a remote corner, with the Qinling Mountains in the north and the Three Gorges in the east, all of which are natural hazards that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are abundant human and material resources in Shu, which is enough to establish a country and survive. Throughout history, the so-called "the world is not chaotic before Shu is chaotic, and the world has been determined after Shu", since Zhang Xianzhong is unwilling to give up his independent status, then Zhang Xianzhong resolutely gave up the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, away from the couch of others, it is not difficult to understand. ”

Fang Kongzhi said: "Yes, Shu is rich and is known as the country of abundance. Such as the clothes of the Shu people, tired of thin and vegetarian, conscientious and extravagant, arrogant and strange, and the moon changes from year to year; The banquet of the Shu people, indifferent is contemptible, rich and shang, Qiu dregs forest meat, sea wrong mountain treasures; Shu people's houses, Huatang embroidered households, rain and flying clouds, gardens and pavilions must be planted with flowers and trees, and pond pavilions must be watched by fish and birds; The Shu people cook, only care about the taste, do not hesitate to live, the abdomen is extremely cruel, and the moxibustion is extremely strange and miserable! Although it is too extravagant, it shows the wealth of Shuzhong. ”

"Okay~ These are all digressions, the so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other, let's let Lord Luo, Lord Wu and Lord Yin talk about the current situation of Zhang Xianzhong!" Song Youliang interrupted Fang Kongzhi

Luo Yangxing cleared his throat and said: "Zhang Xianzhong was proclaimed emperor in Chengdu, the founding name was "Daxi", the yuan was changed to "Dashun", and Chengdu was the western capital. After the establishment of the Onishi regime, civil and military officials such as the left and right prime ministers and the six Shangshu were set up. ordered "Wang Zhaolin to be the left prime minister, and Yan Xi to be the right prime minister". Wang Guolin, Jiang Dingzhen, Gong Wanjing, etc. are still in the book. The Onishi regime promulgated the "Tongtian Calendar" and set up a money bureau to cast the "Dashun Tongbao" for use. Thirty people were selected as jinshi and appointed as county officials. The Onishi regime announced that the people of all ethnic groups in the southwest would be "exempted from border rents for three years." Zhang Xianzhong named his four adopted sons as kings, Sun Kewang as the king of Pingdong, Liu Wenxiu as the king of Funan, Li Dingguo as the king of Anxi, and Ai Nengqi as the king of Dingbei. ”

Wu Mengming said: "Militarily, the Daxi regime set up the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Wang Shangli of the Central Army, Wang Dingguo of the former Army, Feng Shuangli of the Rear Army, Ma Yuanli of the Left Army, and Zhang Hualong of the Right Army. One hundred and twenty battalions were divided, with "Huwei, Baotao, Longtao, and Yingyang as the guards", and the capital was set up to lead them. Outside the city, there are ten large camps, twelve small camps, and the old camp in the middle, called the imperial camp, dedicated to the loyal residence. He also ordered Sun Kewang to be the general of Pingdong and supervise the nineteenth battalion; Li Dingguo was the general of Anxi, supervising the 16th battalion; Liu Wenxiu was the general of Funan and supervised the 15th battalion; Ai Nengqi is the general of Dingbei and supervises the 20th battalion. The troops were divided into four parts, and they had all of Shu. But in fact, there are thirteen armies in eastern Sichuan, in the Shunqing area, Zou Jianchen secretly advocated righteousness with Shunqing heroes, and built the 'Zhongxing' red banner on the riverside, and the crowd reached more than 100,000 in a few days, and the army was loud. Restore more than ten cities in Shunqing. Zhu Hualong, the deputy general of Songpan in western Sichuan, also gathered troops to defend himself and divided one side. ”

Yin Hongsheng also said: "I also found out that the Hongguang Imperial Court appointed Fan Yixuan as the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi; The old auxiliary king Ying Xiong acted cheaply as a scholar and the governor of the military department of Sichuan, Lake, Yun, and Gui places, and gave Shang Fang Sword to act cheaply. Wang Yingxiong is a native of Ba County, Sichuan, and Fan Yixing is a native of Yibin County, Sichuan. The Nanming regime used their influence among the gentry in the province to entrust them with the task of restoration, and called on the officers and soldiers of all roads to volunteer and respond to Yunhe. After Wang Yingxiong was appointed, he sat in Zunyi and Qijiang areas to coordinate the overall situation. According to the plan he proposed, relying on Guizhou's troops and salaries, plus the defeated army and the local armed forces, they went north from Qijiang and Naxi; At the same time, the governor of Yunnan was instructed to send out the division and advance along the line of Jianchang and Bijie; The governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, Fan Yixuan, raised troops and transferred to northern Sichuan, seized the areas of Baoning and Shunqing, and pinned down the Great Western Army from the north. He even issued the so-called holy decree, asking the governor of Huguang of our army to prevent the Great Western Army from moving east along the river; Yunyang Fuzhi encroached on the northeast of Sichuan along the line of Dachang, Daning, Dazhou and Dongxiang. This is the overall plan put forward by Wang Yingxiong to encircle and suppress the Great Western Army. Under his organization and instigation, the anti-Zhang Xianzhong forces in various parts of Sichuan suddenly became active. ”

After listening to the return of the three of them, Song Youliang nodded and said: "En~ For Hongguang in Jiangnan, if you get Sichuan, you can keep Jiangnan, and for our dynasty, if you get Sichuan, you can go down the river to the east, and Jiangnan will be difficult to preserve." Therefore, this battle of Irikawa is a major event related to who belongs in the world. You can say what you have and suggestions! ”

Sun Chuanting said: "Since ancient times, there were only two ways to enter Sichuan before the Yuan Dynasty, one was to enter directly from Gannan and Hanzhong, and the other was to enter from Hubei. The Yuan dynasty set a rather strange precedent of moving from Tibet into southwestern Sichuan and then eastward. This route is difficult for me to imitate, so I suggest that I follow the method of Taizu to destroy Ming Yuzhen back then, and go south from Hanzhong and west from Hubei. Sun Chuanting stood up, picked up a feather arrow, and pointed on the map: "Everyone, please see, although the eastern Sichuan region is based on Kuizhou, the weight of its situation is attributed to Chongqing. Up and down the Three Gorges, both sides of the river are lofty mountains and mountains, the Yangtze River waterway is like a slender bottleneck in this area, out of Yichang in the east, out of Chongqing in the west, the terrain is slightly flat, Chongqing is at the west end of this slender bottleneck. After arriving in Chongqing, it can be divided into several directions to Chengdu: follow the Fujiang River to the north, you can go to Mianyang and go out of the north of Chengdu, which is called the inner water, and Hezhou is its important stronghold; From Chongqing to the Yangtze River, the Min River upstream, can go out of the south of Chengdu, called the outer water, Jiading is its important stronghold; In addition, from Chongqing to the west, and then from the Tuojiang River to the north and to Chengdu, it is called Zhongshui, and Huzhou is its important stronghold. ”

Li Xin interrupted Sun Chuanting and said: "Then Lord Sun means that the soldiers and horses starting from Hubei must take Chongqing, and then they can gain a firm foothold and open up the situation?" ”

"Exactly~" Sun Chuanting said: "The inner and outer water is the main passage between Chongqing and Chengdu, and the internal water Fujiang River is particularly important. The Fujiang River is divided into Yizhou, and Mianzhou and Hezhou are located in its upper and lower reaches. Mianzhou is the ancient Fucheng, located in the north of Chengdu, and the risk of seizing Chengdu has been taken into Fucheng. Hechuan is the ancient Hezhou, the three rivers converge, "with the high base deep, Yi is dangerous". The Mongol Möngke Khan attacked Sichuan and died under the city. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cen Peng asked Gongsun Shu, and the soldiers in Jiangzhou were divided into two roads, sending Zang Palace to line the internal water, and leading the main force to go to the outer water; Liu Bei entered Chengdu and took the internal water; During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the constant temperature was flat and the water was taken from the outside water; Liu Yu sent Liu Jingxuan to discuss Jiao Zong, Liu Jingxuan first attacked from the outer water, which was unfavorable, and then Liu Yu sent Zhu Lingshi to attack Jiao Zong, and secretly pardoned Zhu Lingshi to attack from the inner water with suspicious soldiers, and still took Chengdu from the outer water with the main force, and sent Zang Xi to take Guanghan from the middle water. In the past, people who protected Chengdu often went up to Fucheng and went down to Hezhou to control the upper and lower reaches of Fushui. ”

After that, Sun Chuanting's arrow pointed to the Hanzhong area again: "The gateway to northern Sichuan is as good as the Sword Pavilion." There are two passages between Sichuan and Hanzhong: Jinniu Road and Micang Road. The Golden Bull Road was first opened by King Qin Hui to conquer Shu, and then, Zhong Hui attacked Shu Han, Western Wei Wei Chi took Liang Yizhou, and Guo Chongtao of the Later Tang Dynasty invaded Shu, and the Northern ** Hou Shu, and Mongolia attacked the Southern Song Dynasty, all of which had marched from here. The Golden Bull Road starts from Mianxian County, Shaanxi Province in the north, reaches the Dajian Pass of the Sword Pavilion in the south, and the highest peak in the middle is called Chaotianling. The Sword Pavilion is its portal. At the end of the Three Kingdoms, Zhong Hui led a large army into Hanzhong, went south to Yangping Pass, and will approach the Sword Pavilion; Jiang Wei quickly returned to the Tun Sword Pavilion from the middle of the army, and set up camp to guard the danger, in order to refuse the Zhong Hui, the Zhong Hui army could not enter, and later smuggled into Yinping to bypass this natural danger. In the early years of my dynasty, the general Fu Youde did not attack the Sword Pavilion and came out of the Yin Ping Old Road, which was also a risk of avoiding the real and attacking the false, and bypassing the Sword Pavilion. In the north and south of the Sword Pavilion, there are Mianzhou and Guangyuan to fight the Sword Gate. From Hanzhong from Yangping Pass to Shu, the first line of protection encountered is Lizhou. From Lizhou, you can go west to the Sword Pavilion, or you can go south to Langzhong and go out of the Sword Pavilion. In terms of the order of the enemy, it is actually Lizhou as the first risk. Shouli Prefecture can protect both Sword Pavilion and Langzhong at the same time. ”

Kong Youde said: "Therefore, the focus of the soldiers and horses sent by Hanzhong is to take Mianzhou, Guangyuan and Lizhou. ”

Sun Chuanting replied with a smile: "That's right. ”

Zhang Yuliu asked again: "Then when we are fighting with Zhang Xianzhong, we will also encounter Hongguang's officials, local generals of the previous dynasty, and local heroes such as the Thirteen Families of Shaking Huang?" So what to do? ”

Everyone looked at Song Youliang

Song Youliang replied: "Eight words, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me die!" ”