In the spring of the sixth year of Longwu, Emperor Longwu was abducted by the Chu army to Changsha, and then secretly sent to Wuchang, and went east down the river by boat to Nanjing.

At the same time, the civil and military officers stationed in Huguang, such as Zhang Kuang, Li Guo, Teng Shuanglin, Yuan Zongdi and others, each dispatched elite soldiers and strong generals, rushed to Changsha to meet them, and formed an army of more than 50,000 people, under the unified command of Tan Xiao, ready to attack Liu Wenxiu, who invaded Huguang, as well as Liu Fangliang, Dang Shousu and He Zhen.

Liu Fangliang and He Zhen retreated sharply to the south, and after joining up with the party Shousu, they withdrew to the Sanzhi zone at the junction of Hunan, Guangxi, and Guangdong to wait and see the situation, this area belonged to the Jianghua Yao Autonomous County and Lianshan Zhuang Autonomous County in later generations, both of which were mountainous areas inhabited by ethnic minorities, with poor mountains and bad waters, and difficult roads, so the Chu army and the Western army could not pay attention to them for a while, and He Wuqi and Chen Zizhuang and others coordinated with the Guangdong side to send a batch of grain that was not in large quantities, but temporarily relieved the urgent need, and temporarily settled down.

Among the generals in the camp, Liu Fangliang, Dang Shousu and He Zhen are all generals who can take charge alone, and their morale is also the highest, otherwise they would not have left Huguang to pull the flag and work alone, for example, Dang Shousu was the veteran general of the old eighth team of Chuang Wang, and he guarded Lanzhou during the Dashun period, and was famous in the northwest, with the three of them stationed here, Guangdong had a stable barrier, so after Su Guansheng, the governor of Liangguang, learned of the situation, he sent someone to send a batch of money and grain to show his support, but secretly ordered his troops to strictly guard the various passes of Nanling, Don't let these rogues enter Guangdong one step.

He Wusu, Chen Zizhuang and other exiled officials of the Longwu court, most of them were in Liu Fangliang's army, these high-ranking and powerful court officials in the past, but at the moment they sent people under the fence, miserable and miserable, among which the depressed will buy drunk all day long, and the firm belief still wants to make a comeback, Chen Zizhuang and He Wusu and others jointly wrote a few handwritten letters to Su Guansheng, asking him to come to Lianshan to discuss state affairs, or they can go to Guangzhou, but Su Guansheng repeatedly found excuses to prevaricate, today is busy with military affairs, tomorrow suddenly contracted a sudden illness, neither willing to come to Lianshan, and did not let He Wuqi go to Guangzhou.

In addition to Su Guansheng, there are also Wan Yuan Ji, Wan Yuan Ji, the governor of Jiangxi and Fujian, has the southern part of Jiangxi and the western part of Fujian, which is only bigger than Su Guansheng's territory, and is a hardcore imperial minister, Chen Zizhuang and He Wuyu both have high hopes for Wan Yuan Ji, but he is more excessive than Su Guansheng, and sent people to Ganzhou for help several times in a row, only to return a reply letter that does not hurt or itch, Wan Yuan Ji claimed to be transferring troops and sending generals, as long as he learned the whereabouts of Emperor Longwu, he personally led the army to Qin Wang, and then asked Yuan Fu and the elder of the pavilion to help Yunyun.

People's hearts are scattered!

He Wufu and Chen Zizhuang were both sad and helpless, as soon as the banner of Emperor Longwu fell, there was no leader who could convince the public, and the alliance between the Southern Party and the Imperial Party was also on the verge of splitting. He Wuyu and Chen Zizhuang are both leaders of the Southern Party, Su Guansheng has more or less given some face, Tang Laihe, the leader of the Imperial Party, was captured by the Chu army, Wan Yuan Ji did not give a single soldier or even a copper plate, and the perfunctory reply was insincere, and even faintly provocative - it has reached this point, do you still have to point fingers? I'm just staring at you and talking nonsense perfunctory, do you dare to turn your face?

"These old foxes are waiting to see the situation." He Wulu sighed.

Emperor Longwu was robbed by the Chu army, at this time immediately erected the righteous banner of King Qin's rebellion, and started a full-scale war with the Chu army, which was the only choice for loyal ministers and filial sons, but the Chu army was too strong, Su Guansheng and Wan Yuan Ji did not dare to hit the stone with an egg, so they simply did not meet with He Wusu, Chen Zizhuang and others, the two of them had too many worries, but He Wusu and Chen Zizhuang had already lost everything, in case the moral kidnapping allowed them to go to war with the Chu army, the big hats of various righteous names were buttoned down, Su Guansheng and Wan Yuan Ji were all famous ministers in the world. How can we defend ourselves then?

In the current situation, if you do more and do more wrong, if you don't do it well, Su Guansheng and Wan Yuanji didn't dare to start a war with the Chu army, so they could only bury their heads in the sand like ostriches, looking forward to a miracle. In the depths of their hearts, there is still a great rebellious thought, and they can't tell anyone - if Emperor Longwu collapses in the chaos and can't find the whereabouts of the crown prince, they can justifiably support the Tang King, even if they are enemies of the Chu army.

If Emperor Longwu really went to Nanjing, no one knew where everyone should go.

Many civil and military officials who stayed in Liu Fangliang's army, some of whom were active, had begun to secretly inquire about the inside of the Chuxun group and the recent situation of the surrender in Jiangnan.

People always have to look forward, if everything is irretrievable, then they can also go to Nanjing, the Son of Heaven is in a dangerous situation, and he needs loyal ministers to continue to fight against Chu Xun's traitorous party. I heard that Qian Qianyi, the notorious "old minister of the Three Dynasties", mixed well, it can be seen that although Wang Kefan is a hero for a while, he also has the grace of a hero, even if the political position is different, everyone will not be too embarrassed when they go to Nanjing as officials.

The arguments of these wavering factions are very marketable, and they have spread rapidly in Lianshan, and some people have already begun to advocate peace with the Chu army, so that Liu Fangliang came to the door and issued a serious warning to He Wusu and Chen Zizhuang, if these people continue to spread similar remarks and disturb the hearts of the army and the people, don't blame me for being unkind, arrest those who should be arrested, kill those who should be killed, and not let go of any of them.

In the face of the murderous threat, the wavering faction immediately closed their mouths, and the voice of fighting to the death with Chu was noisy and supreme, Liu Fangliang was quite disdainful of this, and complained about He Zhen and Dang Shousu several times.

"These people are really not a thing, they are known to the world without a single stroke, so it is not for anyone to negotiate with the Chu army, I actually want to sell myself to the Chu army more than them, but even if it is sold, it has to be sold for a good price, right?"

"Otherwise, let's wait and see? Look at who can win the world between the Chu army and the Western army, you and my brother have already stood in line and missed once, and we can't make mistakes again and again. Dang Shousu was a little hesitant.

"It's not wrong, it must be the victory of the Chu army, Wang Kefan is a tiger on the dragon plate, and he has the air of an emperor, besides, if we wait until the Chu army defeats the Western army, it will be uncomfortable for us to take refuge again, so it is better to make a decision as soon as possible." He Zhen has been in Hanzhong a few years ago, and the situation is different from Liu Fangliang and Dang Shousu, at least she has no worries about eating back grass.

The three of them discussed and discussed, and finally felt that it was more reliable to defect to the Chu army, for Liu Fangliang and Dang Shousu, although the grass was not delicious, but the generals who broke into the camp were at least their own brothers, if they went to the Western Army, they were like three horses mixed into the camel herd, and they were looked down upon everywhere, and they could never be truly accepted, after all, the camp and the west camp have accumulated a lot of grievances for many years, and the party is conservative.

He pondered for a moment and said: "In the current situation, there will definitely be a battle between the Chu army and the western army, regardless of whether they are high or low, Sun Kewang will not give up, if our army has enough food and grass, we can seize the opportunity to intervene, but I don't know what kind of attitude is there at Wang Junmen in Nanjing?" ”

Liu Fangliang said with a smile: "There are always two or three thousand miles from Nanjing to here, and the letters come and go for more than ten days, we can't wait all the time, as long as the Chu army and the Western army start to fight, we will take Erlang to kill down the mountain, first fight Lefu, and then fight Guilin and Liuzhou, and then grab a foothold, and then say, in the future, you can attack and retreat, no matter what attitude Wang Junmen has, it is better than nesting in this ravine!" ”

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Hundreds of miles away in Quanzhou, Sun Kewang, who had just arrived, was giving a lesson to Liu Wenxiu and others.

"This is the military ticket of the Chu army, don't underestimate it, in the eyes of this king, it is more terrible than thousands of troops, if you don't take precautions early, sooner or later it will destroy the foundation of our western army!"

Hearing what he said so seriously, everyone was a little unimpressed, the Chu army's massive use of military tickets is a well-known thing in Huguang, and Liu Wenxiu's troops often come into contact with it, and the military tickets captured on the battlefield are carefully collected, and when they find a suitable channel, they are easy to exchange for real money...... Speaking of which, Wang Kefan does have some ability, he can use this kind of worthless thing to pay military salaries, and it is estimated that he has used it to defraud a lot of money, but with this small piece of paper, how can it be more terrifying than thousands of troops?

"Guys, this is money! If everyone in the world uses this kind of military ticket as money, the copper money of our Western Army will not be spent! Sun Kewang raised his voice and tapped his fingers on the table.

Everyone is in a daze, fast-minded, and already vaguely understands what Sun Kewang means.

Zhang Xianzhong died in northern Sichuan that year, the Western Army suffered heavy losses, because the Qing army could not be defeated was forced to withdraw to Yunnan, the Western Army soldiers and the vast majority of people in the Central Plains are the same, they all think that Yunnan is far away in the wilderness, poor and barren, but after arriving in Yunnan, they found that this is a paradise, not only suitable for living, but also rich in products, there are several large copper mines that have just been developed.

These copper ores are easy to mine, excellent fineness, and can be directly used to mint money with a little refinement, Sun Kewang is a master of internal affairs, immediately took over these copper mines, and carried out large-scale construction and development, and then imitated the Ming Dynasty's standard copper coins in batches, so the Western Army suddenly made a fortune, so it was able to recover so quickly, and even more powerful than the Zhang Xianzhong period of the year.

Silver is a precious currency after all, copper money is the hard currency that floods all aspects of society, the western army has copper money that can never be used up, you can do whatever you want to do, where the western army hits, Yunnan copper money will follow the circulation to where, even the soldiers and horses have not arrived, copper money first, Yunnan money is good and sufficient, more popular than Chongzhen Tongbao, everywhere you go, you can buy all kinds of materials you need from all over the place, in Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places, there has even been a business that specializes in smuggling Yunnan money.

But in Huguang, Yunnan Qian met a strong opponent, the military ticket of the Chu army. <