After the agreement with Nanjing officially came into effect, Gao Yihuan left Wang Deren to garrison Yuezhou, plus the four counties of Wuchang, to monitor Zuo Liangyu, let Li Hu garrison Changde, monitor Changsha, Zhao Zhuzi returned to Jingzhou to guard against Sichuan, and the Dongting Naval Division was stationed in Yueyang to control the waterway, and then prepared to return north to southern Henan.

Before leaving, in order to prevent Changsha's Blockade Yinxi from underreporting taxes, Gao Yihuan appointed Wang Jincai as his shogunate senator, and sent a division of soldiers and horses to escort him to Changsha to supervise the taxes in central and southern Hunan to ensure that they would not be misappropriated by Blockade Yinxi, secretly train the army, or hand it over to the Nanjing court.

After deploying Huguang's defense and sending Wang Jincai away, Gao Yihuan set off to return to southern Henan.

At this time, it was already March, and cultivation in Yuezhou and other places had been affected by the war, but once the Yangtze River was crossed, it was full of life.

Gao Yihuan and his entourage rode on the Hanjiang Plain, sparkling in the paddy fields on both sides, the tender green seedlings swayed in the wind, and the air was filled with fragrance, which made people feel joy in their hearts.

"This year, we must do a good job of preventing drought and flooding, and when necessary, we can apply for the mobilization of the army." Gao Yihuan reined in the horse's reins, looked at the seedlings that were growing well, and said a word to the left and right.

Chen Mingxia arched his hand, "Don't worry, as long as there is no large-scale natural disaster, Huguang will definitely be ripe this year." ”

Gao Yihuan bowed slightly, and saw the people with hats in the paddy fields, bending down to remove weeds and planting seedlings, so he immediately pulled the reins of his horses and galloped north.

A few days later, Gao Yihuan passed through Xiangyang, entered the city for a while, and the guards did suddenly come to report that Zhou Ronghua, who had been sent to Hanzhong and Longyou, had returned.

By March 1646, the situation in the world had changed dramatically.

In Gao Yihuan's expansion to the south and the inclusion of Huguang in his sphere of influence, all forces have also moved, and the world is not peaceful.

The fierce battle between the Qing army in the north and the Mongols in Mobei is not mentioned, but it is interesting that a series of dramatic events also occurred in Hanzhong.

After the collapse of Li Zicheng's Dashun regime, the remnants of the Shun army were in a state of leaderlessness, Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others protected Li Zicheng's wife Gao, as well as many clans of Dashun, fled to Liangzhou Mansion, and also controlled Xining Prefecture, Ganzhou, Suzhou, Lanzhou Prefecture, Gongchang Prefecture, Ningxia Prefecture and other places.

The other group, led by Liu Zongmin, fled into Hanzhong and controlled a vast area south of the Qinling Mountains and north of Daba Mountain.

Gao Yihuan intended to contact the remnants of these two Shun armies, so he sent Zhou Ronghua to Hanzhong and Yongliang to establish good relations with them.

Hearing that Zhou Ronghua was back, Gao Yihuan immediately asked people to meet him.

Not long after, Zhou Ronghua, who was a little embarrassed, was brought over by his own soldiers.

Gao Yihuan was sitting in the hall drinking tea, and after Zhou Ronghua came in, he knelt directly on the ground with a bitter face, "Dashuai, you have done things badly!" ”

Gao Yihuan frowned slightly, put the teacup aside, sat on the Taishi chair, and said in a deep voice: "Get up!" What are you talking about? ”

Zhou Ronghua didn't stand up, raised his head and said with a bitter face: "Liu Zongmin is not authentic, after receiving the things, he suddenly surrendered to Zhang Xianzhong, and detained all the horses that General Li gave to the marshal." ”

In order to win over the remnants of the Shun army on the two roads, Gao Yihuan put a lot of effort into it, and the food and weapons were almost given to them for nothing, but he didn't expect Zhou Ronghua to bring back such news.

"Mother, do you mean that Lao Tzu was cut off by Zhang Xianzhong?" Gao Yihuan's face was a little unhappy.

Gao Yihuan was silent for a while, "Say, what the hell is going on!" ”

Liu Zongmin is the head of the Shun generals, Gao Yihuan knew that he was unlikely to come over, and gave him, a partial general from the Shun family, to cheer him on, but he was taken away by Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yihuan was still a little unhappy in his heart.

Zhou Ronghua raised his head and said, "Dashuai, this matter is more complicated!" ”

Gao Yihuan saw that he was still kneeling, and waved his hand, "Get up and talk slowly!" ”

"Thank you for your humble duties!" Zhou Ronghua stood up and thought for a while, "Dashuai, this matter is more complicated, we have to start from the beginning!" ”

Gao Yihuan nodded, and when he was next, he was also curious about how Liu Zongmin would defect to Zhang Xianzhong.

"Dashuai also knew that Hanzhong was originally guarded by He Zhen, and Liu Zongmin fled into Hanzhong after Li Zicheng was killed! According to Dashun's official position, Liu Zongmin is the general of Quan, and he is the head of the Dashun generals, He Zhen wants to listen to him, but now Dashun is gone, and He Zhen has more soldiers and horses than Liu Zongmin, so there is a problem. Although the Hanzhong Basin is rich, there are more than 10,000 people at once, and there are remnants of the Shun army to vote one after another, and the materials are naturally tight, which makes Liu Zongmin and He Zhen have contradictions. ”

As soon as Zhou Ronghua said this, Gao Yihuan became interested and took a piece of pastry from the table and put it in his mouth.

Liu Zongmin wanted to use the identity of General Quan to suppress He Zhen, but He Zhen had many soldiers and horses, three times that of Liu Zongmin, so he was a little unconvinced, and the two sides had a lot of conflicts. At that time, he didn't know the situation in Hanzhong, but he saw Liu Zongmin, said the kindness of the marshal, and gave him a batch of grain, Liu Zongmin was also very enthusiastic at that time, saying that he was willing to form an alliance with the marshal, so he took the caravan to Pingliang to contact General Li. ”

When Gao Yihuan heard this, he knew that something must happen between Liu Zongmin and He Zhen, and he couldn't help urging: "You continue!" ”

Zhou Ronghua continued: "After the humble post set off for Yongliang, a major event happened in Hanzhong. Liu Zongmin saw that He Zhen didn't listen to him, so he prepared to invite He Zhen by holding a banquet, and then ambushed He Zhen to kill. He Zhen was about to arrive at Liu Zongmin's house, but he received rumors on the road, saying that Liu Zongmin had transferred troops into the city, which scared He Zhen to escape from Hanzhong in a hurry. Liu Zongmin saw that the matter was revealed, so he led the troops to chase and kill directly, He Zhen, who did not want to have an advantage in troops, was actually not Liu Zongmin's opponent, tens of thousands of horses were killed and defeated, and he led the remnants of the army in a fit of anger and took refuge in Wu Sangui. ”

Gao Yihuan couldn't help but sigh, "What about Wu Sangui entering Hanzhong?" ”

Hanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, Wei Yan and Jiang Wei guarded Hanzhong and blocked Wei's many attacks, He Zhen was familiar with the situation in Hanzhong, he took refuge in Wu Sangui, afraid that Liu Zongmin would not be able to hold Hanzhong.

Zhou Ronghua said: "He Zhen offered the Great Scattered Pass, and Wu Sangui was originally going to take the opportunity to attack Hanzhong, but something happened at this time. Zhang Xianzhong of Sichuan coveted Hanzhong for a long time, and when he heard that Li Zicheng had fallen, he personally led his soldiers and horses out of the Sword Pavilion and also took Hanzhong. Liu Zongmin saw that Wu Sangui had already occupied the Dasan Pass, and there was a Western army attacking behind him, plus Hanzhong was He Zhen's territory, although He Zhen was driven away, Liu Zongmin couldn't sit still, so he simply took refuge in Zhang Xianzhong! Azig's men and horses went to Shanxi, and Wu Sangui saw that Liu Zongmin had taken refuge in Zhang Xianzhong, so he did not dare to act rashly and did not attack Hanzhong for the time being. ”

Speaking of this, the context of the whole thing is very clear, Liu Zongmin and He Zhen fought infighting, and finally cheapened Wu Sangui and Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yihuan had the urge to scold his mother.

Needless to say, Liu Zongmin surrendered to Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yihuan and Zhang Xianzhong have a grudge, so you don't have to detain your things.

Gao Yihuan frowned, "What happened to Li Guo and Gao Yigong?" ”

Zhou Ronghua said: "The conditions over there are very hard, and General Li has agreed to help the marshal buy horses from Qinghai in exchange for the marshal's food subsidy." Now that Zhang Xianzhong occupies Hanzhong, the connection between the marshal and General Li is broken, and it is impossible to transport grain over. ”

After speaking, Zhou Ronghua lowered his head, "Dashuai, this matter has not been done well, please punish Dashuai." ”

Gao Yihuan waved his hand, "I don't blame you for this, Liu Zongmin is not a good man, and the surname Zhang accepted him, which is enough for him." ”

For Hanzhong, Gao Yihuan is also salivating, but he has a scruple that Hanzhong is sandwiched between the Qing army and the Western army, which is a bit chicken for him. Now that Zhang Xianzhong has won Hanzhong, he is directly on the bar with the Qing army, which may not be a good thing for him.

After thinking about this, Gao Yihuan was not distressed, and waved his hand to let Zhou Ronghua go to rest and wait for his new appointment.

Not long after Zhou Ronghua brought the news of Hanzhong, another news also came to Xiangyang, and the battle between the Qing army and the Mobei Mongols ended in the victory of the Qing army.

Hearing the news, Gao Yihuan immediately packed up and decided to return to Nanyang.

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