After receiving the holy decree and rectifying the sergeants, Wu Sangui immediately got up, leaving only Wu Yinglin to lead about 10,000 people and his family to stay in Chongqing. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Out of the city, Wu Sangui led many military horses, about 10,000 people, to Nanjing.

Before leaving, Wu Sangui ordered Xia Guoxiang to come to Nanjing to report to Zheng Chenggong.

Nanjing Huangming Palace, Zheng Chenggong sat in the office of Kunqing Palace, holding a cup of Wuyi Dahongpao tea in his hand, listening to the report of the spies in the audience, "General, on November 15, Wu Sangui led an army of 10,000 to the east towards Nanjing, and he has sent his henchman Xia Guoxiang to ask for customs clearance first!" ”

Yao Qisheng on the side hurriedly said: "Congratulations to the general, in this way, great things can be accomplished!" The Northern Expedition of my Zheng family army is just around the corner. The general can send a warship to meet Wu Sangui, or he can transport troops and horses along the border to take over Sichuan! ”

Zheng Chenggong nodded when he heard it, and sent Hong Xu's ship to greet him.

In the eleventh year of Yongli, on February 10, 1658, when Wu Sangui led the army to leave the city for ten miles, Zheng Chenggong took the soldiers out of the city for ten miles to meet Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui was very happy when he saw Zheng Chenggong coming to greet him in person.

Seeing Zheng Chenggong from afar, Wu Sangui ordered the whole army to dismount, Wu Sangui stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and shouted, "The guilty minister actually bothered the prince to wait here, it is really the crime of the eldest uncle!" ”

Zheng Chenggong stepped forward and enthusiastically helped Wu Sangui up, and said: "Uncle Chang understands the righteousness, and leads the troops anyway, it is really the blessing of the Ming Dynasty, what a crime, what a crime!" Come, it's windy and sandy outside, come back to the city with us. Knowing that the eldest uncle was coming, I had already asked someone to prepare a banquet. Today is a day of great joy, and we will not get drunk or return. Come on, please! ”

Wu Sangui hurriedly said, "Lord Wang, please first!" ”

Zheng Chenggong took Wu Sangui's hand and said, "Why bother to go together, go together!" ”

Although it was said that they were walking together, Wu Sangui was still half a position behind Zheng Chenggong and followed closely behind.

Those ordinary soldiers will naturally be guided to the barracks to rest, and Wu Sangui and other high-ranking generals walked into Nanjing City in a majestic manner.

There is no joy and no feast, for this feast, Zheng Chenggong invited the famous prostitutes on the Qinhuai River early.

As soon as you enter the banquet, singing and dancing bell prostitutes, pianos and sheng flutes, a scene of singing and dancing.

The golden flowers of the hall are purple and green, and the court is full of splendid Qiluo.

Inside the Chiying plate, the high pile of Lin Luan liver. In the purple jade plate, it is full of camel's hooves and bear's paws. Peach blossom soup clean, the yellow sheep in the north of the village. The silver silk is fresh, and the red carp in the south of the Yangtze River is cut. The golden cup is full of fragrant mash, and the purple cup is floating with agar liquid. In the vase, Jin Ju vs. Hibiscus, competing for beauty. Yunuma in Fanglan and Hanlian, recommended Fu Chengfen.

The feast seemed to be lively and peaceful.

But Wu Sangui and his faction were all wary of each other, and they all dared to use chopsticks after watching each other drink wine and eat food.

The banquet was dispersed at dusk, and Wu Sangui thanked each of them on their horses and returned to the village.

When Wu Sangui went to Nanjing to meet Zheng Chenggong, Zhou Quanbin led 20,000 veterans and 100,000 recruits to disembark in Chongqing and marched towards Sichuan.

At the beginning of December of the tenth year of Yongli, the cold wind was bleak, and the fallen leaves were yellow.

In such an environment, a group of people and horses, panting, running with steps, sweating like rain.

"Hurry, hurry! Don't rub, don't grind. Our 10th Group Army must not lag behind the Eighth Group Army, and we must rush to Chengdu first, otherwise we will have to put our face somewhere. You boys, you can't weaken the prestige of our army, and then let Lao Tzu run faster! ”

Similar shouts continued to resound in the ranks. Every time there was a shout, there were countless shouts in response. The speed of progress is also faster.

Yes, this group of men and horses is the 10th Group Army led by Wang Xiuqi in the newly established Chengdu Military Region.

Wang Xiuqi also heard from Zhou Quanbin that the major events of the Northern Expedition had been basically decided, and the Chengdu Military Region would also be the main force all the way by then.

Taking control of Sichuan and pacifying Sichuan in the fastest time is the task assigned by General Zheng Chenggong to the Chengdu Military Region.

In order to achieve the goal, even the navy helped mobilize a large number of warships to transport soldiers this time.

The Chengdu Military Region is a large army along the Northern Expedition, but the specific unit that went out to the Northern Expedition and which unit stayed, Zhou Quanbin, commander-in-chief of the military region, has not yet determined.

Going out on the expedition means military merit and promotion.

Does that general want to be meritorious, and doesn't want to think about his position higher?

Wang Xiuqi knows that opportunities are earned by himself.

Now is the time to perform, who can rush to Chengdu as soon as possible and control the core area of Sichuan as soon as possible.

Whoever makes a good impression in front of the commander-in-chief will have a better chance of going on the expedition.

Therefore, as soon as Wang Xiuqi got off the boat, he immediately ordered his soldiers to rush forward quickly. In order to motivate the soldiers, Wang Xiuqi did not ride a horse himself this time, and gave the horse to the wounded soldiers.

Gritted his teeth and led the team forward.

Nalongchang City was originally a small inland city, located between Xichuan and Guizhou.

The ownership of Sichuan has changed too quickly in recent years, and it will be the Great Western Army for a while, the Qing Army for a while, and the Wu Sangui Army for a while.

The banner of the king at the head of the city changed back and forth, and the people were still suffering from it, and the people of Longwu City were numb.

The four city gates were wide open, and the flow of people, although it was a little sparse because of its remote location, was not cut off.

The soldiers guarding the gate, in addition to collecting the city gate tax, did not have the slightest nervousness.

Even when he heard the sound of galloping horses in the distance, he was only very curious, ready to see which flag it was, and he was not prepared for battle.

It wasn't until Wang Xiuqi's soldiers and horses rushed into the city gate that these soldiers came to their senses.

Oh, the new forces. Zheng Jiajun!

Seeing that Zheng Jiajun had entered the city, the people of Longwu just closed their doors and windows, neither rejoicing at the arrival of Zheng Jiajun, nor resisting.

Wang Xiuqi captured Longwu City without bloodshed, but he did not make any stop in Longwu City at all, except for leaving a thousand infantry to defend and ensure the follow-up supply of military food, the rest of the large army immediately continued to advance.

Half a day later, I came to Neijiang. This Neijiang City is much larger than Longwu City, and the population is also much larger, Wang Xiuqi left 2,000 troops and continued to run towards Ziyang City.

In three days, Wang Xiuqi won four cities in a row, and Chengdu was close at hand. (To be continued.) )