Chengdu Mansion has become a purgatory on earth, and the Great Western Army has vented all the anguish of the people of Chengdu for days.

When Hou Xuanyan's army arrived, it was already approaching dusk, and although half a day had already passed, the massacre was still continuing.

The Jinjiang River, known as the Pijiang River in ancient times, is a tributary that diverges out of Dujiangyan, winds around the north gate of Chengdu, and then goes east to join the Nanhe. In the Tang Dynasty, the Pijiang River passed under the city of Fu and became a moat, so it was also called the Fu River.

Hou Xuanyan looked at the water of Jinjiang, the fishy smell was tangy, the water color turned red, and his face became more and more ugly. This scene is too familiar, and there was such a river in Jiading, my hometown.

The further up you go, the more red and fishy the water becomes, and the water breaks the stumps of the arms and limbs, and the corpses that are unrecognizable go down the river.

"Speed up the march!" Hou Xuanyan was urging the march for the third time, and the physical strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army had reached its limit.

Whether they are soldiers or thieves, in this troubled era, it is difficult to restrain them anymore if they have lost an absolute authority of the imperial court. In this way, the people are the fat sheep in their eyes, and there is a shortage of food in troubled times, and they expect the commanders of the three armies to have high moral skills and no offense against the people.

Chengdu Mansion, Sun Kewang didn't expect that he had already defeated the Sichuan army, and someone would be able to arrive so soon.

All the Great Western troops were slaughtering the city, and by the time Hou Xuanyan was discovered, the bloodshot Yue Guogong had already broken through the undefended city gate and arrived in the city.

The Great Western Army in front of them is no longer the mourning soldier who has been forced to a dead end, the butcher's knife in their hands has not yet fallen, and there are already groups of Hunan soldiers behind them.

By the time Sun Kewang received the news, his men were still scattered in various streets and courtyards in Chengdu, and it would take time to gather them. But the Northern Expeditionary Army would not wait for them, and the street fighting was extremely tragic from the beginning.

Sun Kewang hastily gathered people and withdrew from Chengdu with as many people as possible.

Stepping on the corpses all over the city, Hou Xuanyan once again saw the horror of the troubled times, people are no longer human, animal nature overshadows human nature, and the people in the troubled times are not as good as Taiping dogs!

Yang Zhan helped him, pulled out the sword at his waist, and stared around nervously. "Commander, capture the thief first and capture the king, take advantage of the chaos in the city, kill the thief first."

Hou Xuanyan shook his head, eliminated the distracting thoughts in his mind, cheered up and said: "Peng Zhuze, take your people to find Sun Kewang, kill this fang, I will reward you with ten thousand gold." ”

Peng Zhuze licked his mouth and said with a smile: "Guogong wait for my good news." ”

In the distance, Sun Kewang had already retreated to the north gate, Ai Nengqi held the Pu knife in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Big brother, this time it is planted, where are we going to escape?" ”

Sun Kewang's face was gloomy, and he said sharply: "This time there is no way to go to the sky, there is no way to go to the ground, we will slaughter Chengdu, the Ming Court will not allow me, I can only go to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there is still a way to live." ”

Ai Nengqi took the reins of the horse from his own soldiers, stepped on the war horse, and said in a loud voice: "Then what are you waiting for, big brother, let's go!" ”

Sun Kewang and Liu Wenzhong got on the horse together, these three brothers were really brave, and ordinary people couldn't stop them at all. In addition, the Great Western Army scattered all over Chengdu blocked the pursuing soldiers, and Peng Zhuze could only watch them escape from a distance through the sea of people.

After running out of the city, Sun Kewang looked back and exclaimed, "Where is the second child? ”

Among the brothers, Liu Wenzhong's head is the most lively, he looked back, and immediately said: "The second child doesn't want to vote for Qing, he is emotional, and he doesn't want to argue with us, I think he said goodbye without saying goodbye, and eighty percent went to Xiezhou to defect to Zhang Zongfan." ”

In his opinion, the Ming court did not allow them, and he did not want to defect to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so he could only go to Zhang Zongfan, who claimed to be the deputy marshal of the world's soldiers and horses. Zhang Zongfan took advantage of the chaos in Sichuan and Shu and gathered more than 100,000 horses, and his momentum was great. But anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is false prosperity and strong on paper. Although the rain is wide, it does not moisten the grass without roots.

Sun Kewang sighed: "The second child is confused, what kind of thing is Zhang Zongfan, sooner or later he will be captured." ”

Ai Nengqi saw that he could still see Chengdu behind him, so he shouted: "Second brother and we are not of the same heart, don't care about him, from now on, we will only have three brothers, and we will come back to take revenge as soon as possible." "His whole family died at the hands of Ma Gan, and he was already alone and had no concern. For him, the past three years of the Great Western Dynasty are just a passing cloud, and he has long enjoyed boundless glory and wealth. Now it's just a return to the life of the original exile.

Li Dingguo was alone, stopped his horse, looked at the wolf smoke of Chengdu Mansion everywhere, and had mixed feelings in his heart. A day ago, they were the same heroic army that everyone was indignant about, but now they are defeated. Zeng Ying's body was still lying on the road to Xindu, and they were driven out of Chengdu. Victory and defeat came so quickly that the world was turned upside down in the blink of an eye.

Most of the Great Western Army that escaped behind him followed Sun Kewang, and only a few people stopped to look at him: "General, why don't you leave?" ”

Li Dingguo said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind, I will not surrender to death, you should follow the eldest brother." ”

Another junior general stationed in the horse and said: "I am willing to follow the general, and I will not surrender to death." ”

Seeing them like this, Li Dingguo was a little moved in his heart, and said: "Okay, let's go west, where the Ming court forces can't be controlled." ”

Li Dingguo took hundreds of people from Wenchuan to Wolong Pass and went to the southwest.

Although the four anti-kings were attacked by surprise, they all escaped alive by relying on their personal bravery and the protection of their subordinates.

Under the scarlet sun of Sichuan and Shu, they parted ways.

At this point, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the two anti-kings that dominated the world and turned to the north and south, and the Ming Empire, which was once strong, and completely overturned it, have been reduced to history.

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In Chengdu, the surviving people walked out of their hiding places and collected the bodies of their loved ones.

The Northern Expeditionary Army was also busy burning and burying corpses to avoid the plague.

Hou Xuanyan said to Yang Zhan beside him: "Sichuan and Shu are full of disasters and difficulties, not natural disasters, but more man-made disasters. You are the governor of Sichuan appointed by me, and I hope you can provoke the big beams of Sichuan and Shu, restore your livelihood, and protect Li Shu. ”

Yang Zhan heard the meaning of his words and asked, "Does the commander want to leave Chengdu?"

"There is no war near Chengdu anymore, I will leave these 30,000 horses to you, and you can recruit Sichuan soldiers as soon as possible. Just like you are in Jiazhou, there are people who want to farm, send more cattle and grain, and those who want to enlist in the army, also practice well. One thing you have to remember is that in troubled times, whoever divides one side is the biggest enemy. As long as the military generals at all levels do not obey the order, cause trouble, do not move, and resist one of the government orders, they must be cleaned up, and those who should be killed and those who should be slaughtered must be slaughtered, and there is no absolute authority, and they cannot suppress this huge Sichuan and Shu. ”

Yang Zhan followed all the way and had seen through the harm of warlord secession, especially the fact that the people could not live at all. After listening, he nodded heavily: "Don't worry, the commander will not disgrace his mission." ”