The same thing happens to different people and often has different results. I don't know if Lu Dao was hated because of this, Di Sanpin chose to plot and rebel, and surrendered to the Qing side after capturing Feng Shuangli, the king of Qingyang. Judging from Zhang Guangcui's performance, it seems that there is a tendency to change the past wrongs and make meritorious contributions. From the beginning, he actively moved closer to Zhu Yongxing, the clan guard, and his utilitarianism seemed to be very strong.

To be honest, although Li Dingguo was the most outstanding military strategist in the late Ming Dynasty, he really made a lot of mistakes, especially because he had a strong view of the door, and treated differently within the Ming army (for example, Sun Kewang's soldiers were called Qin soldiers, Liu Wenxiu's soldiers were called Shu soldiers, and the old soldiers of Yunnan Province were called Jin soldiers), so many generals felt that they had been treated unfairly and were not very willing to obey orders under him.

The clan stayed behind and exercised the power to supervise the country, which could almost compete with Li Dingguo, the king of Jin who held Huang Cheng, and gave those disgruntled generals a choice. Whether to serve Zhu Yongxing and send charcoal in the snow, in order to become rich in the future, or continue to accept discrimination under King Jin, this choice does not seem to be difficult to decide. Although Zhu Yongxing's original intention was not like this, as soon as the pretense of the clan staying behind and supervising state affairs came out, it was inevitable to create such a situation.

Zhu Yongxing stretched out his hand and pointed to the top of the mountain and said, "General Zhang can defend as much as he can, and I will lead an army to support in the rear." After a pause, he added: "It is best to hold it for ten days, if it does not go well, it is also possible to do it for three or five days, when it is necessary to preserve the strength to the greatest extent, but there are still several steep passes behind, and if the Qing army wants to reach Tengchong, let them shed enough blood first." ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, the humble position will let the Qing army bleed like a river, and no inch will be allowed to advance." Zhang Wencui's expression was a little hideous when she looked at the post road at the foot of the mountain, as if there were corpses all over the place.

Zhang Wencui's confidence is not arrogant, but this is indeed an extremely dangerous place to defeat the enemy. Gray slope, not an inch of grass grows, thousands of meters of height, more than 70 degrees of steep straight dirt road, more than half a foot thick floating soil, hence the name. And the small horizontal ditch is located in the gray slope mountain beam, is from Yunlong through Lichaidu or from Yongchang through Menggudu to Tengchong two ancient roads of the intersection of the two ancient roads, for the soldiers must defend the place.

Attacking on such a terrain, Zhang Wencui once tried to imagine that he was a Qing army, but he only felt that it would be a chilling nightmare. If it rains a little more, the floating soil that is more than half a foot thick will all turn into cement, how can the Qing army attack this deadly gray slope? Crawling and rolling in the half-foot-deep thin cement, stepping on it is as smooth as oil, but it is stickier than glue when you pull it out. On the steep slope, under the rain of arrows and guns, you have to take care of your feet, if you are not careful, as long as you fall, stumble and slide all the way, you will definitely die.

It was extremely dangerous, and when I thought about it, my scalp was numb, and I suddenly felt powerless. Zhang Wencui was very glad that he was on the defensive side, and he didn't have to play with this thick floating soil or deadly cement.

Zhu Yongxing led everyone to inspect the layout of the defense on the top of the mountain, and the fences, deer barricades, trenches, and roof-covering fortifications had been basically completed. In such a dangerous place, if the supplies are sufficient, it is enough to hold on for a long time, making it a cruel and bloody meat grinder.

If it was relatively easy to block the Qing army at Gaoligong Mountain, Zhu Yongxing felt that the strategic goal had been achieved, although arrangements had also been made in Tengchong City, but it was the most difficult strategy to turn defeat into victory, and it was still unknown whether it would succeed or not. After all, this was the first time he fought against the Qing army, and it was already satisfactory to be able to maintain his undefeated, force the Qing army to retreat, and thus increase his combat experience and boost his depressed morale.

However, Zhu Yongxing also made a mistake, or it was not well considered, so that when the blockade was successful, he had to retreat and rush to fight the last decisive battle with the Qing army.

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Although Daniel Zhang had asked many local natives and brought many guides with him before his expedition, he felt that it was unusual as soon as he came into contact with Gaoligong Mountain after crossing the Nu River. God left the steepest side of the cut on the west bank of the Nu River, where almost everywhere is steep and towering. The easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack hilltop clamped the ancient road like pincers, and if the Ming army held on, it was obviously a very difficult task to easily break through and reach Tengchong.

Although he realized that this expedition might be difficult, Daniel Zhang was not pessimistic and disappointed, let alone lost confidence. The three-way Qing army attacked the southwest, whether it was the Manchurian soldiers, the Han army, or the green battalion, the Qing court selected elite divisions. is not only an elite division, but also able to endure hardships in addition to fighting. In Guizhou, where "the land is not three feet flat, and the sky is sunny for three days", the Qing army encountered unprecedented difficulties. At that time, the Qing army was walking on the high ridge of Chongguan, and it rained heavily for nearly half a month, the mud was three feet, the stone path was steep, and countless people and horses were exhausted and fell to the ground.

After entering Yunnan, the jungle was dense, the mountains were undulating, the roads were rugged, and the miasma was overgrown, and the Qing army was marching and fighting, but it was also in a harsh environment. Therefore, Daniel Zhang firmly believes that his hard-trained subordinates can overcome thousands of difficulties and win the final victory.

It is precisely because of this self-confidence, and also considering the problem that the grain road is long, the rainy season is approaching, and it is not easy to replenish, Daniel Zhang did not choose a relatively safe, but time-consuming, and long-distance detour offensive route. It is to go south along the east bank of the Nu River, cross the river by the old ferry port of the ancient post road (where the Huitong Bridge is located), cross Songshan, take Longling, and then attack Tengchong in the north.

Crossing the Nu River from Yongchang, climbing the Gaoligong Mountain, and taking Tengchong straight to Tengchong, this is a straight line and the shortest road, which is in line with Wu Sangui's operational intention of rapid extermination, and also in line with Daniel Zhang's pre-war plan for a quick victory around the rainy season.

However, Daniel Zhang did not expect that several broken Ming troops hastily met together, and there were no famous generals such as Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan to command, but the Qing army led by him suffered greatly in Gaoligong Mountain.

There is no suspense in the battle first started in the gray slope, at this time it was already April 19, Feng Shuangli, the king of Qingyang stationed in Jianchang, Sichuan, had been captured by the general Di Sanpin, and was not far away to lead the army into Yunnan to surrender to the Qing army, and thus opened the surrender of the Ming army in Sichuan.

"Raise the shield and advance, advance-" The general of the Qing army shouted hissed, commanding the soldiers to form a shield formation, stepping on the floating soil to attack the mountain, behind the shield array were the auxiliaries carrying bags of earth ready to fill the trenches, and behind the auxiliaries were archers and pikemen, ready to suppress and cover after approaching, and at the end of the battle was to charge and break the formation.

The dust flew up under the trampling, and the Qing army general shouted a few times, and then felt that his mouth and nose were already full of mud, and he had to close his mouth, and cursed secretly in his heart. From time to time, some Qing soldiers fell and their bodies smashed on the floating soil, kicking up even more dust and blocking the sight of the soldiers behind.