The first day of the first month of the first year of Hongguang in the Ming Dynasty (1645 AD), this is the first day of the official use of the Hongguang year name in the Southern Ming Dynasty, on this day, the Central Plains of China, but there are four years of existence, Zhang Xianzhong built the Daxi regime of the Dashun year, Li Zicheng built the Yongchang year of the Dashun regime, the Qing Dynasty's Shunzhi year, the Ming Dynasty's Hongguang year, a storm, so lively.

It was an inconspicuous room, and in the center of the room was a burning charcoal fire, which crackled from time to time, and the candles that had been lit for almost the night were left, and only a small piece of wax oil was left to support the flickering flames, and soon it was replaced with a new one, and the room was lit up again.

Around the brazier, there were three people around, all of them with gloomy faces, very ugly, and the crackling sound was like a heavy hammer, striking their originally hard hearts, but they could not withstand the continuous beating. Compared to the festive sounds of firecrackers outside, this place seemed so out of place.

Sitting in the room is the governor of the Daxi regime, Mizhi Zhang Junyong, Sanqiying Fengyang Song Guan, Yongding Camp Hefei Guo Shangyi three, the first day of the Spring Festival, they should be happy, but they can't be happy, just an hour ago, they just received the edict of the Daxi Emperor Zhang Xianzhong.

In the winter of last year, Zhang Xianzhong suffered from malaria, he made a wish to the sky and said that if he was cured, he would pay tribute to the heavens with "two plates of candles to the sky", and it was not until he was sick that the people around him understood what the "candles were in the sky", that is, the woman's little feet were cut off as candles, so cruel and inhumane, it was really embarrassing and chilling, and Zhang Xianzhong gave Zhang Jun, the right governor of Chongqing, to use the will, must be before the fifteenth, to give 100,000, how can they not worry, kill people not to the ground, why are they so cruel, they are people, It's not going to do such a thing.

It was already snowing outside the house, as if it was also lamenting this world, less than fifteen miles from Dongcheng, Chengba County, Chongqing, a team of 3,000 people lined up in five columns, marching in the wind and snow, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it was snowy, who would do such a thing, except for Cao Bianjiao, who else could there be, the leader was Cao Bianjiao's general Li Chengdong.

During the reign of Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yu took advantage of the wind and snow, and the rebels relaxed their vigilance, which was conducive to the surprise attack, and ordered a well-trained death squad of 3,000 people to be the forward, surprise attack Caizhou, and annihilate Wu Yuanji in one fell swoop.

Behind Li Chengdong, there is an army of 20,000 led by Cao Bianjiao, and everyone is not used to going out in such weather, but Cao Bianjiao has always had strict military discipline, and no one dares to say a bitter word, so he can only follow Cao Bianjiao's march.

At this time, the night was cold, the wind and snow were blowing, the front was Chongqing Mansion, the charcoal fire swaying with the wind above the city was already faintly visible, everyone was showing a look of joy, finally able to end this damn march, from the 28th of the lunar month, they marched from Zhongzhou, did not expect that it would snow at night on the Chinese New Year's Eve, although they were not afraid of the cold, but there was never a snow march, this is the first time.

Li Chengdong came to the city, the garrison in the city was very lax, and he couldn't see a single person, he could also understand that in such a ghost weather, who would stand on duty in the snow, he was also a homeless person, and he knew what kind of temperament these people had, even well-trained officers and soldiers might be lazy and slippery, not to mention these homeless.

"Go to the ......" Li Chengdong beckoned, and the trembling soldiers who had moved behind him still followed the order, carefully carrying thousands of ladders, quietly set up on the city wall, and began to climb the city wall, everything was so smooth that no one noticed it at all.

"This damn ghost weather, snow on the new year, it's really rare!" In the gatehouse above the city, dozens of soldiers gathered here, boasting about the mountains, not even noticing what was going on outside.

"Seems to be moving?" A soldier approached the door, and when he vaguely heard something, he also shouted vigilantly.

"Can there be any movement, do you still think that the official army will come over, they are also human beings, and they are also going to celebrate the New Year's ......" The captain of the squad led by him sneered, although the Onishi regime had been established, they never felt that they were officials and soldiers.

"That's it...... Look at your timid look......" Everyone around him also laughed.

"Bang ......" The unsturdy gate was suddenly kicked open, and the wind and snow blew in, making everyone's laughter stop abruptly, and a team of soldiers dressed in Ming army armor rushed in, the muzzle of the black hole, the bright sword, facing everyone present, everyone stayed there, and the officers and soldiers really came.

"Those who surrender will not be killed, and those who resist will immediately correct the Fa!" Li Chengdong, who had a murderous face, walked into the house and said with a cold face.

"We surrender, the general spares his life!" The squad leader immediately raised his hand and hugged his head to ask for surrender, the divine soldiers descended from the sky, they were also afraid, now that there are so many knives and guns against themselves, where can they dare to resist.

"Look at them!" Li Chengdong glanced at them, ordered their weapons to be collected, and then left a few people to guard them, and the rest immediately went to do other things.

Half an hour later, three fires lit up outside the city, this is the signal that Cao Bianjiao led the army to arrive, Li Chengdong also hurriedly ordered someone to open the door at the moment, he finally understood the benefits of how Cao Bianjiao did it, the whole half an hour, there was not even a person to inspect, and only on such a day and such a weather, the other party would be so lax, so that they could be so smooth, without a single shot to control the city gate.

The gate of Ba County slowly opened, and soon, a series of footsteps came from far and near, and their own military horses entered the city one after another, Cao Bianjiao also followed the army into the city, looked at Li Chengdong, and praised a few words of appreciation, which made Li Chengdong very happy.

"Jiang Zhu, you take the people to occupy the treasury and the military camp, and build a building, you lead people to control the four gates, and the rest of the people follow me to take the government ......."

"General...... Checkmate...... Oh no, the Ming army has entered the city......" Just when Zhang Junyong and the others were still worried, his guards shouted in the courtyard.

"What are you yelling about, Lao Tzu is not dead?" Zhang Junyong rushed out of the door and came to the courtyard, he was already in a bad mood, and he cursed regardless of the New Year's celebration.

"The Ming army, the Ming army has entered the city, and it is almost in front of the government office!"

"Where did the Ming army come from?" Zhang Junyong was also taken aback.

"I don't know!" The guard replied with a crying face, how did he know where the Ming army came from.

At this time, Zhang Jun stepped forward with Guo Shangyi behind him and said, "It's better to come down!" The Ming army has entered the city, even if we fight to the death, back to the degree, it is difficult to escape death, why should we be so stupid and loyal, Zhang Xianzhong regards us like a mustard, killing at every turn, do you want to follow in the footsteps of Wang Ming? ”

Wang Ming is also Zhang Xianzhong's general, because of a little mistake, he was killed by Zhang Xianzhong, many people feel wronged, but they can only cry out for him in their hearts.

"Damn, it's all dead anyway, the surrendered Ming army still has a glimmer of life, and I can't say that I can return to my homeland, surrender!" Zhang Junyong did not hesitate for long, and then made up his mind to surrender to the Ming army, in exchange for a way to live, even if he died, he had to be like a person, and he could not be as humble as a soil dog to be slaughtered.