Just when Li Zicheng led the army and captured Beijing from Shaanxi all the way, Zhang Xianzhong, another rebel leader in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty, also led his rebel army to fight in the southwest.

Zhang Xianzhong, a native of Fushi County, Shaanxi Province, is a native of Yan'an City today, because he has a long tiger forehead and a sallow face, and is known as the "Yellow Tiger"

, Unlike most of the leaders of the rebel army, Zhang Xianzhong has studied since he was a child, and, when he was young, he also served as a border army, repeatedly made military exploits, and his family was quite wealthy, therefore, during the famine years in Shaanxi, because of the envy of others, Zhang Shizu was kidnapped and extorted money, but he was falsely accused of fornication and banditry, and the local officials were also annoyed that he was usually too proud, and without verification, he was arrested and tortured to the county government.

Because, at that time, in the land of Shaanxi, natural disasters continued, Zhang Xianzhong responded to a hundred calls, and gathered a large number of soldiers and horses in a short period of time, the largest of which was eighteen forces, known as the eighteen villages of rice fat, and Zhang Xianzhong also established his own position as the leader of the 'Eight Kings'.

After the army, because Zhang Xianzhong had been a border army for many years, he had rich combat experience and was good at fighting, and because he was brave, strong, and not afraid of death, his reputation rose rapidly in a short period of time, and he became the most dazzling of many rebels.

It's just because the Ming Dynasty was full of holes at that time, and the undercurrent was surging, but it was not yet to the point of falling down with a push, so even if the combat power of many rebels was amazing, they still ended in failure, different from Zhang Xianzhong's other rebel army, from Wang Jiayu, Wang Zuohang, Wang Ziyong poured high Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, before and after a few years, four or five leaders were replaced, which shows that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army at that time.

Later, the rebels from all walks of life also realized this situation, and began to unite to resist the Ming army, but because most of the rebels were short-sighted and narrow-minded people, although they also defeated many attacks of the Ming army, and finally under the attack of Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and other generals, they suffered heavy casualties, either sneak attack on the Ming army, or fled in the wilderness, Li Zicheng only fled into Shangluo Mountain with eighteen people, and Zhang Xianzhong was hit hard, and reluctantly surrendered Xiong Wencan's subordinates.

It's just that after many years of exile career, Zhang Xianzhong, the original, loyal and patriotic world, was completely disappointed in the Ming court, and after the surrender, he found that the Ming court had been completely rotten, so after the surrender, he bribed the officials with a lot of money, bought off all kinds of officials, and at the same time, used these conditions to rapidly expand his own power, and finally developed to the point that he blocked the road to collect taxes and recruit soldiers, and then, after his wings were full, Zhang Xianzhong quickly rebelled again.

And, with this opportunity, Zhang Xianzhong quickly realized the weakness of the Ming court, and also let the major rebels see the opportunity.

It's just that, after that, Zhang Xianzhong became a big trouble for the entire Ming court, and Zhang Xianzhong seemed to have exhausted his luck, after the rebellion, he was soon defeated by the Ming army general Zuo Liangyu in the 'Agate Mountain', and the troops were almost exhausted.

In addition, after Li Zicheng escaped from Shangluo Mountain, with the help of Li Yan and others, he quickly rose in Henan, and developed rapidly.

Although Sichuan was nominally a province of the Ming Dynasty at that time, there were not many of them really under the management of the Ming Dynasty, most of them relied on the management of the local ethnic minorities Tusi and others, therefore, after Zhang Xianzhong and others entered Sichuan, they adopted a mobile combat method against the large army of the Ming army, and in the entire Sichuan Province, the army of the Ming army went around in circles, and selected small counties to attack, so that after a long time, the Ming army in Sichuan Province was quickly dragged down by exhaustion, and could only passively encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong, but no longer had the ability to attack him, It's just that I have to say that Zhang Xianzhong made a mistake of pride at this time.

Just when he was in Sichuan mixed with the wind and water, Li Zicheng laid down Luoyang City, coerced Kaifeng The matter was passed over, coveted by Li Zicheng's achievements, Zhang Xianzhong immediately led his troops out of Sichuan, and at the same time took advantage of the defeat of Zuo Liangyu's army in the Jiangnan region, took the opportunity to seize Xiangyang and other places, occupied the military important Wuchang, captured the Chu king Zhu Huakui alive, and at the same time took the opportunity to establish a preliminary imperial regime.

It's just that Zhang Xianzhong's success was hated by Li Zicheng, in the name of congratulations, Li Zicheng asked Zhang Xianzhong for Wuchang and other places, knowing that he was not Li Zicheng's opponent Zhang Xianzhong, had no choice but to give up the prosperous land that had just arrived, and traveled to Jiangnan, Jiangxi and other places, but, in the face of the oppression of the increasingly powerful Li Zicheng and the Ming court, after careful consideration, Zhang Xianzhong finally made preparations to re-enter Sichuan.

"Father-in-law, we have been here for nearly three months, when will we cross the river to attack Chongqing, you know, now Li Zicheng has led his troops to the east, and he is about to arrive in Beijing City, if he really breaks Beijing City and captures the emperor Chongzhen, then we will be completely passive."

It was Ai Nengqi who spoke, he was one of the first eighteen village owners to follow Zhang Xianzhong to rebel, and then, because Zhang Xianzhong valued their abilities, he and Li Dongguo, Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu and other four people were accepted as righteous sons.

It's just that Ainengqi is different from the other three people, the other people, whether military or civil, have certain achievements, and he only has one thing, that is, brave and invincible, unparalleled combat power, no matter what battle he encounters, the first striker is always Ainengqi, and this is what Zhang Xianzhong likes the most.

After Zhang Xianzhong heard Ai Nengqi's words, he just smiled and said nothing, since he re-entered Sichuan, he suddenly moved east and west, and after the Ming army was tired, he suddenly stationed troops in Wanxian, and after seeing that Zhang Xianzhong was not making a move, the Ming generals in Sichuan were not pursuing, so they let them stay here for a few months.

"Okay, third brother, don't ask more, my father-in-law has already planned it, don't look at Li Zicheng's momentum now, but that doesn't mean anything, you know, even if he conquered Beijing City, but the entire rich south is still in the hands of those officials in the Ming Dynasty, in addition, this southwest land will be ours soon, and in the end, what is the surname of the world, it depends on their respective abilities, after saying that, after Li Zicheng conquered Beijing City, he should be even more troubled."

Seeing that Zhang Xianzhong didn't speak, Liu Wenxiu on the side opened his mouth and said that Liu Wenxiu was the second oldest among the four brothers, second only to Li Dongguo.

"Oh, second brother, then tell me, Li Zicheng defeated Beijing Hu, what trouble is there, you know, at that time, the entire north already belonged to his Dashun army, he should be happy, how can it be troublesome?"

After hearing Liu Wenxiu's words, Ai Nengqi couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

Hearing Ai Nengqi's question, several people in the room couldn't help laughing and said, "Hahahaha, third brother, you don't want to think about it, why did this Ming court become like this, if it weren't for resisting the Manchu Tartars outside the Guan, why would Chongzhen's child increase taxes every year, there are not so many taxes, why would we rebel, now Chongzhen Xiao'er was killed by Li Zicheng, then this problem will fall on Li Zicheng's body, when the time comes, in the face of the strong Manchu Tartars outside the Guan, Li Zicheng's million-strong army, But there is a place to use, really at that time, the Ming Dynasty has been completely overthrown, and Li Zicheng was bound by the Manchu Tartars in Shanhaiguan, at that time, it is the time when we really play a role, how, now you understand! ”

Seeing the confusion on Ainengqi's face, the youngest Sun Kewang opened his mouth to explain for him.

Hearing Sun Kewang's explanation, Aineng Wizard had a look of sudden realization, and then complained, "Hey, you guys are really, you know that my brain is not good, you still watch me laugh all day long, no wonder you are so idle all day these days, I really think that you are going to live like this, it's really a waste of worry, forget it, since you have already said this, then I have nothing to say, I still go back to the bar, on the contrary, when the time comes to fight, you will definitely not pull me down." ”

After finishing speaking, Ainengqi walked out with a relaxed expression.

After seeing Ainengqi leave, Zhang Xianzhong, who had been smiling and silent, said, "Dingguo, what's the matter, is there any confidence in crossing the river to attack Chongqing this time, you know, this is the first big battle after we enter Sichuan, if we are defeated, it will not be very good for the morale of the army." ”

Hearing Zhang Xianzhong's question, Li Dingguo, who was doing it, stood up and said, "Although the righteous father can rest assured, three months is absolutely enough, and now not only the general school at the gate of Chongqing has been bought by me, but even many officials in the city, as soon as they heard about the prestige of our army, promised to help us when the time comes, so as long as we wait until the river recedes slightly, we will be able to successfully take Chongqing Mansion, and at that time, the entire Sichuan, the country of abundance, will be in the hands of the righteous father." ”

As soon as Li Dingguo's words came out, Zhang Xianzhong nodded, and then said with a cold light flashing in his eyes, "Okay, our father and son work together, we will definitely be able to make a big country, when the time comes, you will be a great hero, and your father-in-law will never treat you badly, Li Zicheng, you wait, I will definitely get back tenfold, one hundred times the insult you gave me." ”