In the Chu River and Han dynasties, Liu Bang was let go of the Hongmen Banquet at the Hongmen Banquet of Chu, but he ended up suffering. Originally, Xiang Yu's power was much greater than Liu Bang. However, Liu Bang was good at employed people, which was enough to make a counterattack and turn the tables.

The Poyang Lake water battle, a strategic decisive battle between the powerful Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang to compete for the waters of Poyang Lake, is known as the largest water war in the world in the medieval period.

In this battle, Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang defeated the majority with few defeats, laying the foundation for him to unify the Central Plains. Zhu Yuanzhang recruited talents widely and adopted Liu Bowen's suggestion to formulate his own strategic plan: first seize Jinling, use this as a base to pacify Jiangnan, and finally conquer the Yuan Dynasty, seize the north, and unify the whole country.

Whether it was the Chu-Han dispute between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, or the Han-Ming battle between Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang, both sides turned against each other after almost eliminating their common enemies.

In other words, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were about to overthrow the tyrannical Qin at that time, and Chen Youliang Zhu Yuanzhang was about to defeat the Mongol Yuan, and the two sides then broke up and fought each other. The winner was the king and the loser, and the winner eventually captured the world.

Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are different. Before these two guys could defeat their common enemy, the Ming Dynasty, they were eager to fight in the first place. No wonder neither Li Zicheng nor Zhang Xianzhong succeeded in the end.

The limitations of vision made these two biggest bandits in the late Ming Dynasty make wedding dresses for the Qing Dynasty after the disaster. Some people say that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were the biggest butchers in the late Ming Dynasty, and the blindness and ignorance of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty doomed their failure.

Zhang Xianzhong was called a "murderer" and a "murdering devil", while Li Zicheng was praised by future generations with the slogan "Welcome the King of Break and not paying food". What is the case really, may not be.

What criticized Zhang Xianzhong most was that he killed too many people. He adopted a massacre policy for both the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and the civilians. As for how many people he killed, it seems impossible to count. Especially in the Sichuan area, the population was greatly reduced at that time, and the legend of "Eight Kings Suppressing Sichuan" is still circulating today, and Sichuan is the place where Zhang Xianzhong has been entrenched for the longest time.

Some people also say that Zhang Xianzhong took the blame for the Qing Dynasty, and he did not slaughter Sichuan, and the real executioner was the Qing Dynasty.

The truth of history is unknown. At least after Zhang Xianzhong occupied Sichuan at this time, he did not adopt a massacre policy. Of course, this may not necessarily mean that Zhang Xianzhong is a good person.

According to historical records, the army led by Li Zicheng carried out a total of thirteen large-scale massacres during the battle and killing, especially Li Zicheng captured Kaifeng and dug up the Yellow River, causing countless deaths. Zhang Xianzhong also recorded five massacres.

No matter what, these two bandits were definitely not considered a benevolent and righteous army. At this time, Li Zicheng occupied Huguang and his subordinates were divided into two factions, one advocated going north to Henan, and the other advocated going east to Jiangnan.

The two sides were quarreling, and Li Zicheng did not express his opinion, but looked at Liu Zongmin: "General Liu, have you really decided to go north?"

Liu Zongmin was Li Zicheng's most respected brother, and Liu Zongmin was also a ruthless man. At that time, Li Zicheng was surrounded by Yang Sichang, the commander of the Ming army, and was surrounded by heavy troops in the mountains of Yunxi. At that time, Li Zicheng almost committed suicide. In a critical moment, Liu Zongmin, who was already a general, actually killed his wife in order to boost morale to show that he would fight to the death with the Ming army. Later, they burned their baggage and broke out with light cavalry.

A ruthless man who dared to kill his wife in order to follow Li Zicheng and did not blink a moment, naturally was highly valued by Li Zicheng.

Although Liu Zongmin was vicious, he was not vague at all when fighting. His strategic thinking was still good. Liu Zongmin keenly realized that going north to Henan was an opportunity.

"King of Chuang, we must go north and never go east to Jiangnan. Although we have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, to put it bluntly, there are only tens of thousands of people who can fight. Going east to Jiangnan is extremely dangerous. First of all, the officials and soldiers of the court are still heavily guarding the Jiangnan area. If we go, it is not enough for people to get stuck in the gaps. Going north and the land of Henan is a great opportunity for us to strengthen ourselves."

In fact, Li Zicheng had his own answer in his heart, and he fully agreed with Liu Zongmin's suggestion. As for moving eastward to Jiangnan, it was a death sentence.

After hearing Liu Zongmin's words, Li Zicheng nodded: "That's right, we not only have to go north, but also have to arrange heavy troops in Enshi, Weizhou and other places to prevent Zhang Xianzhong from robbing our territory."

Li Guo was shocked when he heard this: "Uncle, now we can only win the world by joining forces with Zhang Xianzhong."

"Rareless!" Li Zicheng was furious: "I told you that I called me the King of Breaking in the army. There is no uncle here."

The army does not care about closeness and distance, but only follows military orders, otherwise the commanders will cause chaos. Li Guo hurriedly lowered his head and shouted: "Yes, King of Chuang."

Li Zicheng then calmed down: "You want to join forces with Zhang Xianzhong, but you don't know that you have been dealing with this person for a lifetime. If he stabs the knife in the back, we will definitely suffer. If he advances eastward, even if he captures Jiangnan, Zhang Xianzhong will not allow us. He has been in Sichuan for several years and his power cannot be underestimated. Even if we go north to Henan, we have to guard against this person coming."

"King of Chuang, I am willing to stay and guard Huguang for you." The general under his command, Liu Tichun, stood up.

Liu Tichun has always been cautious in fighting, and Li Zicheng often said that he is cautious and brave enough. And this kind of person is suitable for defense.

Li Zicheng nodded: "Okay, Liu Tichun, you stay, and Zhang Nai, you stay. If you encounter Zhang Xianzhong's attack, you must defend the Huguang gate. If you encounter officers and soldiers attacking, you will avoid the enemy's edge and retreat if you can."

Li Zicheng was not afraid of Zhang Xianzhong, but was afraid of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. If the officers and soldiers organized troops to occupy Huguang, Liu Tichun and Zhang Nai could only retreat strategically.

Liu Tichun, also known as Liu Tiren, Erhu, and Feihu, was the general of Li Zicheng. After Li Zicheng's death, he insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty and accepted the title of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and was granted the title of Duke of Wan, and led his troops into Kuidong. He was one of the thirteen families in Kuidong.

In the second year of Yongli in the Southern Ming Dynasty, he was granted the title of Emperor Yongli of the Ming Dynasty. He was the Duke of Wan and stationed in Chenjiapo, Ba County with Ma Tengyun's troops. At the end of the sixth year of Yongli in the Southern Ming Dynasty, the remaining troops of the Dashun Army led by He Zhen, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, Ta Tianbao, Li Laiheng, Hao Yaoqi and others were successively transferred to the eastern Sichuan region, and combined with the local anti-Qing armed forces to form the famous "Thirteen Kuidong Families".
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