The Ming army originally planned to return to Fengjie before the New Year. The family members of Tan Wen's old subordinate who were stationed in Wanxian mostly followed Wen'an to Fengjie before. This part of the Ming army hoped to be reunited during the New Year; although most of the Dachang soldiers of Yuan Zongdi's unit did not have time to rush back to reunite with their families before the New Year, they also hoped to celebrate the fat New Year in Fengjie. When the Ming army evacuated Wanxian, they scraped three feet of the ground and left nothing.

But after Deng Ming defeated Tan Yi, the Ming army could not set off immediately. They needed to clear away the remaining enemies in the local area, identify the newly captured prisoners, and also to allow the injured wounded to be cultivated. Although there were not many, they could not be left behind to Fengjie. Seeing that they could not return to Fengjie in time, Tan Wen's old subordinates no longer set out in a hurry, but agreed to celebrate the New Year in Wanxian. It was better to stay here than staying in the wilderness. As for the Dachang soldiers, the reason why they were unwilling to stay in Wanxian before was mainly because they wanted to have a good meal during the New Year. Now, thanks to Tan Yi's hard work to transport a large number of New Year goods to the Ming army from Chongqing. Before going to the expedition, Tan Yi knew that he would definitely welcome the New Year in Wanxian. In order to achieve the morale of the army, he brought pigs and alcohol in addition to military rations, and at this time he had been taken to the warehouse of Wanxian by the Ming army.

Although Deng Ming was anxious to leave Wanxian, the officers once again promised him that there would never be any Qing army coming nearby this time. Wang Mingde would definitely not dare to turn Chongqing, a military important place, into an empty city, and then lead the entire army to Wanxian. He took a step back and said that even if Wang Mingde was crazy and asked the entire army to attack Kuizhou to find the place for a newly surrendered rebel general, the news of the Qing army's defeat would take some time to spread back to Chongqing. Wang Mingde would take a lot of time to convince his subordinates not to celebrate the New Year in Chongqing but to go on a trial to Wanxian. He would definitely not be willing to delay the Qing army's road for a while, and I don't know when it will arrive in the end.

Although it sounds very reasonable, their previous misjudgment made Deng Ming very unconfidence in the strategic vision of these officers. Since everyone does not leave Wanxian, they must strengthen the city defense. At least they must block the city walls first. The city gates do not pursue quality, but they must have some.

Everyone did not object to this. Anyway, this kind of coolie must have been letting the surrendered army do it. After the battle with Tan Yi, the Ming army captured more than 1,500 prisoners, and there were already 2,100 people before. Although the surrendered army in Wanxian fled some, there were still 2,000 left. The 4,000 people were immediately mobilized to build the city defense. Of course, the hardest thing was the 1,500 that had just been caught. They had to do the heaviest work, but only had the least food. They were also prisoners, the six hundred captured from Tan Hong in the first battle had already begun to turn around. The group of prisoners who were most actively demanding progress had already begun to serve as supervisors with Xiong Lan's group.

After counting the heads, the Ming army sent the numbers and the good news to Yunyang, and then forwarded them to Fengjie. I believe that these good news will allow the Wenshen to have a good New Year. At the same time, Deng Ming also ordered the list of his troops and sent it to Fengjie. After the defeat in Chongqing, the families of these soldiers were probably believed that they had died. Deng Ming believed that it was necessary to report safety to these people's homes before the New Year.

Of course, this kind of job of including names would not bother Deng Ming. Qin Master, who had been with Tan Hong, was released from the prison and had a full meal. Although writing a large number of names is a very troublesome thing, Qin Xiucai would rather work hard than being hungry. The hungry life these days has worn away all Qin Xiucai's loyalty to Tan Hong. Now he is devoted to doing what Deng Ming told him to ensure that he can have food every day in the future. Due to Deng Ming's inquiries, Tan Hong's best friends now have food enough to maintain their lives for prisoners. Many of them, like Qin Xiucai, can no longer continue to maintain their loyalty to Tan Hong. However, since they do not have the ability to write books, they cannot walk out of the prison door and enter the canteen like him.

"There are thousands of millets in the book!" Recalling the complex gazes of those friends when they saw him leaving the prison, Qin Xiucai sighed inwardly that the ancients' words were indeed true.

While Master Qin was busy recording people's names and trying his best to squeeze out time to help Ming army officers write letters, Deng Ming, who was so careless, made some charcoal pens by himself and sketched around Wanxian Town every day.

Due to the materials and tools, Deng Ming asked himself that he could not make oil paint yet. The battle in Wanxian shocked Deng Ming very much. Although the battle lasted only for an hour, the various expressions he saw, the movements he fought with his lives, and the expressions he was shouting and fighting, which had a much impact on Deng Ming than the sum of years.

There were already hundreds of sketches in the painting folder in his hand. Deng Ming was walking on the battlefield a few days ago. Every time he stopped, the scene came to his face and the sound of golden drums was filled with the sound of gold and drums.

"If one day I have the chance..." In the past, Mr. Deng Ming hoped to be able to draw a magnificent oil painting, preferably several meters in length and width, but he also knew that such materials were difficult to find. But at this time, looking at the thick stack of sketches in the painting folder in his hand, Deng Ming felt regretful. If he had enough paint at this time, even if his technique was insufficient, he would have to force a painting: "For such a subject, even if he painted a wall all over the gallery, he would not be able to satisfy it. I don't know if it could be accommodated."

"What did Mr. Deng draw today? Let's show us."

In the afternoon, Li Xinghan and Zhao Tianba came behind Deng Ming again. Although they didn't know how to draw, they had only seen pictures of ladies. At first, they found that Deng Ming just took a few interesting glances when painting, but when they saw the characters with muscles exposed under Deng Ming's pen, they all fell in love with this painting method.

After seeing Deng Ming’s things today, Li Xinghan suddenly remembered something and asked with expectation on his face: “Have Mr. Deng been to the capital? What does the capital look like?”

"Well, I've been there." Deng Ming pondered for a moment. He was not sure which buildings in Beijing were found in the Ming Dynasty and which were newly built later. However, he knew that the Summer Palace would definitely not be painted, and the only city walls in Beijing were demolished left. Finally, Deng Ming picked up his pen and began to outline the appearance of ** on a piece of white paper. Deng Ming remembered that people said that the Forbidden City was found in the Ming Dynasty.

However, Deng Ming did not know that ** was called Chengtian Gate during the Ming Dynasty, and was renamed ** by the Qing court during the Shunzhi period. Therefore, while drawing, he told Zhao Tianba and Li Xinghan beside him: "This is **, the Forbidden City."

Li Xinghan and Zhao Tianba both liked him more and more. As Deng Ming treated light and shadow, the grandeur of the building gradually emerged from the paper, and the respect on their faces became heavier and heavier.

"Can Mr. Deng give me this painting?" Li Xinghan asked, the hope in his tone was so strong that it was almost condensed and formed.

"Of course." Deng Ming smiled and finally processed the painting in his hand, and handed it to Li Xinghan: "It's a pity that there is no paint, otherwise it would be much better."

Li Xinghan didn't mind at all and asked again: "What does Mr. Deng call this door?"

"**." Deng Ming replied without thinking. He took the painting back and wrote these three words on the side before handing them to Li Xinghan again.

"Mr. Deng, I want one too." Zhao Tianba was jealous. Seeing that Deng Ming's paintings seemed to be difficult, he also spoke up for the urge.

"Of course." After hearing this, Deng Ming drew another picture, and also wrote the three words "**" and gave it to Zhao Tianba.

After looking at the painting in his hand and then carefully putting it in his arms, Li Xinghan asked again: "Is there any other scenery?"

"Well," Deng Ming certainly couldn't draw an overpass, and the high-speed rail was for the two of them to show. After thinking about it, it was safe for the Forbidden City, so he picked up his pen and drew some palaces and pavilions in the Forbidden City. However, this time he drew it quite simple, and he also said to the two of them first: "I can't do each one in duplicate, just look at it."

Although these drafts are much simpler than the first two paintings, they were still divided into two pieces by Zhao Tianba and Li Xinghan. After returning to the city, Zhao Tianba, who was deeper in the city, kept his mouth shut and did not intend to share them with others. But the so-called three people were not secret. Li Xinghan was vain and took out the paintings to show off. Suddenly, the camp was in a big uproar. All the officers rushed over and must take a closer look at the appearance of the palace. The fire at the city gate affected the fish in the pond. After finding that everyone first appreciated it, and then quickly developed the desire to steal their treasures, Li Xinghan immediately called Zhao Tianba out. But even if he betrayed Zhao Tianba, Li Xinghan could not save himself. In the end, Zhao Tianba and Li Xinghan were both stolen. Both of them fought with their lives to save the ** picture given to them by Deng Ming's inscription.

It was not until the matter was over and Zhou Kaihuang and others found Deng Ming and wanted to get a painting of Deng Ming's inscription that he realized that he shouldn't have drawn the palace at all, because although the people who came came were determined to ask for the inscription, the contents of the paintings were different: some asked him to draw a throne for himself, some asked to draw a court, and some asked to draw a dragon bed and the bedroom opened their eyes.

While secretly scolding himself for not thinking deeply, Deng Ming insisted that he did not know the details of the palace, but now the officers are not willing to follow the matter? Although everyone still called Deng Ming "Mr. Deng" and never asked how he learned the interior of the palace, the people led by Zhou Kaihuang said that they would get the painting anyway. Someone simply untied their clothes and put them out for Deng Ming to show them.

In the end, Deng Ming had to pick up his pen and paint a few more paintings for them. The facts proved that none of these guys were as steady as Zhao Tianba. After getting the painting, he was all in the same way as Li Xinghan: he was so happy that he showed off all over the camp. Their successful experience led to more people coming to Deng Ming to make trouble. After finding that Deng Ming was soft-hearted and bullied, these people's curiosity became increasingly serious. Among these people, some people had already asked Deng Ming to draw a pure gold toilet for him.

"There is no such thing in the palace!" Deng Ming refused this unreasonable request in a serious manner. In order to calm down, Deng Ming finally had to agree to draw a batch of exactly the same Jinshui Bridge scenery for everyone, and they would discuss the issue of how to allocate it themselves and would not harass him again in the future.

Although such a gentleman agreement was reached, the number of requirements was added one after another. In the end, Deng Ming didn't know how much he drew, but he felt that his arms were sore that they could not move. Of course, the quality was getting worse and worse. In the end, they were extremely shoddy sketches - these sketches were also stolen, and even Xiong Lan and Qin Xiucai came to steal one while the chaos was in trouble.

...

Fengjie,

Wen Anzhi has been in a very bad mood recently, and the court is in danger. He tried his best to convince the Ming army in eastern Sichuan and northern Hubei to attack Chongqing, but his efforts failed because of Tan Yi and Tan Hong's turnaround.

Wen Anzhi has always been full of hope that the King of Jin could defeat Wu Sangui and ensure the safety of the court. It would be best to annihilate all Wu Sangui's army in Yunnan, giving Sichuan Ming army a chance to take the initiative to recover Ganzhou and Shaanxi. But things may also become worse. If the King of Jin is unfavorable, Wen Anzhi felt that the court had to move to the Chengdu Plain through Jianchang, western Sichuan. If it could be done, it would be unacceptable to lose Yunnan and Guizhou. Wu Sangui took away all the elite Qing troops in the northwest. Now, northern Sichuan, Shaanxi and other places are almost all playing empty city plans. As long as Li Dingguo's main force is not damaged, he can still try to counterattack Ganzhou and Shaanxi. If he succeeds, he will consider it to be exchanging territory with the Qing court.

However, due to the failure of the attack on Chongqing, the Sichuan Ming army would not be able to launch an attack on Shaanxi under the best circumstances. If the court moved to the Ming army in Kuizhou, Sichuan, did not even have the ability to go to Chengdu to greet them. Wen Anzhi was also worried that the Qing army would take the opportunity to develop into Wanxian. If the Qing army really did this, the Ming army, which had exhausted the military ration reserves, had no way to respond. Although Wen Anzhi carried out a certain degree of damage in Wanxian, it would take a long time to get the harvest. By the time the Ming army could mobilize the army next time, the Qing army had probably consolidated the city defense of Wanxian.

A news came five days ago that made Wen Anzhi feel a little better, that is, the report of the garrison in Yunyang: the Ming army abandoned under the city of Chongqing was not wiped out, but a member of them escaped, not only escaped but also defeated the rebellious Tan Hong.

The news the day before yesterday made Wen Anzhi overjoyed. The army retreated from Chongqing defeated Tan Yi, who came to rob Wanxian. It was roughly estimated that he was beheaded and captured more than 3,000. If the good news was true, then Wanxian would not be in danger for the time being. After the Ming army recovered next year, there would still be a chance to re-control it. This good news made Wen An, who had been unwilling to eat for several days, suddenly gained an appetite. Not only did he eat two bowls of dry rice that day, he also drank a glass of wine in a good mood, waiting for further detailed reports to be delivered.

Yesterday, Yunyang did send a more detailed report. There were more than 2,400 people in the Ming army, and there were also rosters sent together. The envoy who sent the good news was also escorted to Fengjie by Yunyang. However, after carefully inquiring about the envoy, Wen Anzhi's good mood suddenly disappeared.

"The bold and madman dared to call him a royal family!" Although the envoy swears that the leader of them was a royal family who did not want to be named, Wen Anzhi sneered at this: "I have never heard of a royal family coming to Sichuan. Will the royal family not come to Fengjie and run to Chongqing without coming to Fengjie? It happened to be encountered by Yuan Zongdi, who attacked Chongqing? There are too many flaws, right? Moreover, Yuan Zongdi never mentioned to me at all. If there were such an important thing, would he not tell me?"

After saying that, Wen Anzhi thought about it again. The person who came to deliver the letter was also Yuan Zongdi's subordinate. According to him, he saw with his own eyes that Yuan Zongdi had a close relationship with this person. He patted his chest and said that Yuan Zongdi had confirmed that this person was a member of the royal family and was even Yuan Zongdi's confidant.

"It's better to write a letter and ask Duke Jingguo what happened." Wen Anzhi did not intend to investigate the crime of Yuan Zongdi's subordinates' evil words and confusing the public. The situation was so dangerous that he would punish combat-capable officers and soldiers?

However, the madman who pretended to be a royal family is a different matter. As long as he was under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, he would not pretend to have not seen it. After asking the envoy again and again, Wen Anzhi felt that Yuan Zongdi might have concealed something. He wrote a letter to ask about the situation and said hello: If this person and Yuan Zongdi are not related, it would be best to pretend that they don’t know what to do about this matter and let the Supervisor’s Office deal with it on their own.

He didn't have much thought about Yuan Zongdi and Wen Anzhi, and Wen Anzhi was not unaware of the little plot in the other party's mind. If someone really deceived Yuan Zongdi, it would not be surprising that he was deceived. Moreover, Yuan Zongdi did conceal the discovery of Deng Ming as Wen Anzhi expected. Yuan Zongdi felt that Deng Ming had probably lost his opponent. At this time, he reported that he had discovered a royal family member. What's the benefit of it?

But unlike Yuan Zongdi, he became more angry about the liar Wen Anzhi the more he thought about it. The court was in danger, and all kinds of monsters and monsters appeared. Now some people blatantly called the royal family, trying to steal the court's army while the situation was difficult. Moreover, this bold liar kept tricking him to the Duke.

I originally thought I could have a good New Year in a happy mood, but Wen'an was worried when he thought that the thousands of troops in Wanxian were still bewitched by this person. However, judging from the words of the envoy, this person had already deceived the army into a daze. If the actions were not appropriate, the consequences would be unpredictable.

"Don't be alerted." Wen Anzhi thought carefully and decided to pretend to believe that this person is indeed a clan of the royal family, speak kindly, and even pretend to be in a fearful and trepidated manner, as long as he stabilizes this person first.

"Young scammers in their early twenties should not be difficult to deal with." In this era when most people would never leave their birthplace for hundreds of miles, and all their knowledge came from the villagers. Wen Anzhi not only reads and reads, but also walks for several provinces. Wen Anzhi has not never seen liars, but the tricks they used to deceive farmers who are not aware of things a hundred miles away, which is ridiculous to him. Wen Anzhi has also seen liars who pretend to be fake royal families. They know nothing about the royal family, which is completely the imagination of the village man. This liar is only in his early twenties, so what can he do if he is so smart in front of Wen Anzhi's Ruju Fa?

Wen Anzhi made up his mind to use the greed of the liar to summon him and the army that had been deceived by him to Fengjie, and then mercilessly expose his lies in public, first convince everyone and then punish the liar to the scammer. This should be the best way to deal with it, not give this person the opportunity to lead the army to the Qing court, nor will he suspicion in the army, and so that rumors spread.

Outside the window, the sound of firecrackers celebrating the 13th year of Yongli has sounded. Although the supplies are short, this is still impossible to save.

"The new year will definitely get better." The sound of firecrackers took away most of Wen Anzhi's worries, making him full of longing.

...

Baoning,

Li Guoying's New Year was not happy. He experienced the whole process of great joy and sorrow in just over a dozen days.

When he heard that Chongqing was about to lose its protection, Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, grew a lot of white hair overnight, but after thinking hard, he had no troops to send to rescue Chongqing, and even he was helpless in how to protect Baoning. But soon the news came, Tan Yi and Tan Hong turned against each other, Tan Wen was killed, and Yuan Zongdi fled far away. When he looked at the report, Li Guoying laughed, as if he had seen Wen Anzhi's angry but helpless face with his own eyes.

What made Li Guoying even more happy was that before he ordered his surrender to take Wanxian as a barrier to Chongqing, Tan Hong sent a military order wisely, saying that he must block Wen Anzhi and seize Wanxian for him.

Very well, Li Guoying immediately reported the victory to Beijing and asked Beijing to recognize Ertan's title of marquis.

"What former Ming royal family? Nonsense!"

The furious Li Guoying threw Wang Mingde's report on the table. Since his memorial to report the victory, bad news has been heard one after another. First, Tan Hong was defeated and captured - this idiot would be beaten to the point of being defeated by a group of defeated soldiers! Li Guoying felt that he had misunderstood, and in the past he thought Tan Hong was worth buying.

Today's report is even more exaggerated. Tan Yi, who was pursuing this defeated soldier, was killed and destroyed. He would be implicated without any credit. Wang Mingde reported the truth to the Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi without any hesitation, and did not hide the surrendered general Tan Yi, who had lost all his strength.

Originally, Li Guoying was still planning to use the two Tan's troops to defend Kuizhou and then make every effort to advance to Chengdu. With Wu Sangui taking all his main forces away, he quickly pacified Sichuan not only for great achievements, but also for Beijing to fully prove his ability. Unfortunately, Li Guoying's wishful thinking was shattered by Deng Ming.

"Find out the origin of this person as soon as possible!" The governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi shouted in a panic. Although he suppressed the case of Sichuan Governor Gao Mingzhan's abandonment of the city and escaping, he would sooner or later learn that Beijing would not only recover his life, but he might even save his old subordinate. But now, not only may not be able to save Gao Mingzhan, but even Li Guoying himself may be scolded by Beijing for this.

The Governor General of Sichuan and Shaanxi became busy. Under the strict order of the Governor, a group of people who were in detail would soon turn to Wanxian. Now, Li Guoying, who came out of thin air, has become very important to him. After the initial anger, the Governor General of Sichuan and Shaanxi picked up Wang Mingde's report and looked at it carefully, and then recruited witnesses sent from Chongqing to the front and repeatedly asked.

"Twice the enemy, led by example, and defeated Tan Hong and Tan Yi without any resistance when he first came out of the cottage." Li Guoying had already asked Gao Mingzhan to attack Chengdu Prefecture with his meritorious contribution, but now he canceled the order and turned his attention to the direction of Kuizhou Prefecture: "Deng Ming, Deng Ming, who are you?"—

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