Chapter 858: The overall situation will be decided
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While the Ming monarchs and ministers in Beijing and Guangxi were celebrating this rare turning point, the rebels in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places had already experienced unbelievable infighting.
First of all, Xuan Dazhong and Xin Pei took down Hou Chang and his henchmen, wanting to put him to death. Unexpectedly, Hou Chang also took precautions, and soon after being taken, his two sons Hou Lin and Hou Shu led an army from their own fiefdom to raid Banzhou City. You must know that in addition to being Yang Yinglong's confidant and manager, Hou Chang is also a big local toast in Sichuan, and he also has a lot of power in his hands.
And the defenders in Banzhou City were already fluctuating because of Yang Yinglong's death, and some of them also had a good friendship with Hou Chang, for fear that Xuan Dazhong would attack them after seizing power, in order to protect themselves, these people did not hesitate to fall to the Hou brothers who killed in time.
When Xuan Dazhong and the others learned of this, they had already entered Banzhou City. In desperation, they had no choice but to lead the army to meet the battle, and the two groups of men and horses started a battle in Banzhou City.
The result of a big war was naturally a defeat for both sides, and even Xuan Dazhong's son actually fell into the hands of the Hou brothers in the war. In the end, the two sides had to temporarily withdraw their troops, exchange hostages at the same time, and then each took half of Banshu Castle and confronted each other.
As the saying goes, good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. The changes and turmoil in Banzhou were quickly spread, and suddenly the whole of Sichuan, and even the southwest were shaken, and many rebels began to change their minds, after all, they responded to the rebellion only because of Yang Yinglong's big banner, and now that Yang Yinglong is dead, several generals under him are still attacking each other, and these people naturally have to think about themselves.
Thinking about it, they embarked on two paths - one is self-reliance! With this period of time, they have seized a lot of territory, and they simply called the emperor of the soil in these places, and then talk about it, as for what happens in the future, then take a step at a time. The second is to surrender to the imperial court, which is the choice of smart people. They have seen the way forward and know that without Yang Yinglong, the backbone, this rebellion in the southwest will only be a plate of scattered sand, and the final result will be completely extinguished by the imperial court. In that case, why not surrender sooner, but you can forgive your sins and earn a merit.
These people quickly hit the government in Guangxi and sent envoys to Guilin to meet Tang Guangchen and them in order to gain their approval.
At this time, the siege of Guilin had just been resolved, and although they knew the exciting news, Tang Guangchen and other officials were still worried about the situation in the southwest and had nothing to do. Suddenly there were so many people who wanted to return to the court and make meritorious contributions, so they naturally did not refuse, so they immediately agreed to the other party's request, and ordered these guys to make meritorious contributions, recapture the cities belonging to the imperial court, and destroy those rebels who still refused to surrender.
The government's desire to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight naturally can't hide from these old and sophisticated Tusi leaders, and most of these people have the same approach, that is, Yang Feng Yin violation. He said that he obeyed orders, but he did not take any further action, just held on to his own turf and waited for things to develop further.
Their ideas are naturally very good, if the imperial army comes next, they will change their banners as soon as possible, and quickly become the vanguard and guide of quelling the chaos. But if Yang Yinglong's old department finally won or lost, and regained absolute suppressive power, they would naturally throw themselves over, and this style of wall grass was the guarantee for their survival in the southwest.
However, others did not let their wishful thinking go too far, and those who already had an enmity with a certain tribe, after receiving the letter from the government, felt that this was a good opportunity to take revenge, so they played the banner of counterinsurgency and began to attack the city where the enemy was located.
For a while, the three places of Yunnan, Guichuan and Sichuan were once again in the midst of a complicated war, but this time the camp of the battle was much more complicated than before. But one thing is conceivable, this kind of consumption is naturally a disaster for the people, but for today's imperial court, it is not a good thing. Because such a campaign would only consume a lot of the strength of the Tusi forces in these places, they may not feel anything now, but when the imperial court regains control, they will never be able to return to the old days.
It wasn't until this side became a mess of porridge and saw that everything would be ruined in one fell swoop, that Xuan Dazhong and Hou Chang, who were still facing each other in Banzhou, regretted it greatly, and hurriedly reunited their troops to try to save the situation.
However, how can the broken mirror be reunited, there are contradictions between the two sides, and this rift cannot be eliminated in a few words, even if they no longer face each other with swords, but they are also wary of each other, and it is impossible to work together to the outside world.
What's even worse is that at this time, it is impossible for many other forces to look at Yang Yinglong as before, even if they don't take the initiative to attack, they will be completely disdainful of the so-called appointment order issued by them.
The southwestern rebels suddenly fell into a situation where the dragons were leaderless and fighting separately, and this point was quickly known to the officials and troops in Guangxi.
Since the other party had such a fatal problem, Tang Guangchen, Xiao Duo and others naturally would not let go of such a great opportunity, and immediately sent the Guangxi army into Sichuan to carry out tentative persuasion and attack on the neighboring state cities.
Those cities near Guangxi already had two hearts, and when they saw the official army attacking, they were even more afraid, and almost did not make any struggle, so they surrendered the city. This greatly strengthened the confidence of the officers and troops, and made them go deep into Sichuan again, ready to seize the city that was captured together.
By the time Xuan Dazhong and the others learned the news, no less than ten cities in Sichuan had been regained control by the government, and they were really panicked. Because they know very well that once Yang Yinglong's foundation is constantly encroached upon by the official army, the foundation of their life will also be completely buried, not to mention any ambitions and ambitions, even if they are the head of their own family, they are afraid that they will also become the promotion level of other people's families.
So the two sides negotiated again, and together a team of nearly 10,000 people went straight to the position of the officers and soldiers, trying to defeat the invading enemy, so as to regain the initiative and also deter the rebel soldiers and horses around them.
However, the contradictions within this team still exist, and the soldiers on both sides belonging to the two camps are still wary of each other, which has not been completely resolved even on the battlefield.
On the battlefield, as long as there is a small problem, it can lead to defeat, not to mention such a big taboo that greatly affects the use of troops. Although Yang Yinglong's old troops still had an advantage in terms of geography and strength, the result of the frontal battle was unexpected, 10,000 horses were killed and fled, and the loss amounted to 3,000.
And just as the team was retreating in embarrassment, an even worse situation happened. The rebels who had received their orders before, but were firmly seated in the Diaoyutai were moved at this time. They did not help delay the attacking and pursuing officers and soldiers, but blocked the defeated Yang Yinglong's old troops.
As a result, their injuries were even greater, and they could hardly find a safe place, and they could only abandon all their injured comrades on the spot and flee desperately in the direction of Banshu.
This greatly emboldened the other rebels, and even those who had fallen into the grass regarded this army as fat sheep, and as soon as they passed through their own territory, an army would pounce on them and bite them hard.
In this way, they were defeated all the way, and they had to be on guard against all kinds of enemy attacks at all times, and by the time they really returned to Banju, there were only less than 3,000 remnants of the defeated army left.
When they saw this tragic result, Xuan Dazhong, Hou Chang and others almost couldn't believe their eyes. You must know that this is the capital that Yang Yinglong has saved over the years, in the past, only this army could make many forces in the southwest bow down to orders, but he didn't expect that with his death, even this force would fall so quickly.
But the nightmare was not over, and the officers and troops who had defeated them then pursued them. What is even more terrifying is that, contrary to their situation, half of the rebels who attacked them along the way were actually surrendered after the arrival of the official army.
In this way, the strength of the official army increased all the way, and when they arrived at the city of Banzhou, the thousands of officers and soldiers turned into more than 13,000 soldiers and horses.
And because of the previous casualties, the soldiers and horses defending the city have been exhausted, not to mention the enemy who went out of the city, even the defenders of the city seem to be not high-spirited and trembling.
However, fortunately, the officers and soldiers themselves did not expect that they could kill Banzhou City so smoothly, and they were not properly prepared in terms of psychology or equipment, so they could not launch a fierce attack on the city, and they could only bluff and attack every day, and then surrender more often.
Although there was still no intention of surrendering in the city, and the rebels in other places were also a little restless at this time, after all, the strength of this official army was no more than that, and they would not be stupid enough to surrender to such a team that did not pose much threat, but it was an indisputable fact that the situation in Sichuan had been completely reversed.
Soon after, in February, the news that made the rebels even more uneasy quickly came that the imperial reinforcements, who had never entered the southwest before, finally arrived in Guangxi. And they didn't stay there for long, and quickly raised their troops again, and the front of the army was directed at Sichuan, which was now unstable.
Whether it was ordinary people, or the rebels and officials who were already in the bureau, after learning the news, they all asserted that with the entry of the imperial counterinsurgency army, this rebellion was about to end with the victory of the imperial court.
And the root cause of all this is only one thing that one person has done, Yang Zhen, is destined to become the biggest winner in this rebellion!