"It was a message sent from Jianchang." Yang Youcai thought Deng Ming was suspicious, so he emphasized: "But the same news came from other walks of life."

"How is the morale of the military over Jianchang now? I heard that people there were panic before I came." Deng Ming didn't know how much Wen Anzhi said in his letter to Chengdu, but he probably didn't say it all. Deng Ming originally told Liu Yao and Yang Youcai about the Qingyang King Feng Shuangli asking Feng Jie for help.

"Oh, no wonder Qingyang sent someone to ask for reinforcements before." Yang Youcai called out after understanding the whole story. He told Deng Ming that Feng Shuangli had asked Chengdu for reinforcements a few days ago, indicating that he would be led by a loyal officer. However, the reason he borrowed troops from Liu Yao was that Wu Sangui might send a small group of troops to attack Jianchang, and he lacked enough troops.

"How did the two generals answer him?" After hearing Wen Anzhi's introduction, Chengdu was full of Old Sichuan Army, Deng Ming guessed that they would definitely not care about the life or death of former Xiying generals like Feng Shuangli.

"We can't even send out the post guarding the city walls, so we can't have any troops to support Jianchang." As expected, Yang Youcai spread his hands and looked helpless. In fact, this expression means to show Deng Ming.

After receiving Feng Shuangli's request for help, Liu Yao and Yang Youcai immediately refused, and behind his back he also sarcastically sarcasticly the Western thieves. The army head entrenched in Jianchang was the Old Sichuan Army, and it was Liu Yao and others' friends. If Liu Wenxiu from Xiying had not incorporated Jianchang's territory and army, Liu Yao and Yang Youcai would have reinforced him because of the same Sichuan Army. But how could he send troops to Feng Shuangli, who had no friendship and was even more hatred? Who dares to say whether he had the idea of ​​annexing the troops in Chengdu?

When Deng Ming and Yang Youcai and others answered, the guards behind them were talking all the time. This was a situation that had never happened before. In the past, no matter what emergencies were encountered, these people would stand behind Deng Ming vigilantly.

The most abnormal one is Li Xinghan. He performed worse than the other dozen Sichuan troops. After confirming the news that the emperor abandoned the country, Li Xinghan fell into deep thought and squatted on the ground with his head in his arms. After Fengjie, Li Xinghan finally found a sense of belonging again. He directly obeyed Wen Anzhi's order and once again firmly locked himself in the chain of loyalty. In just a few days of this good day, Li Xinghan once again became a rootless duckweed, and it was even more thorough than the last time. In the past, when there was a emperor, Li Xinghan could call himself an officer and soldier with confidence and call the enemy a bandit - whether you have gained an advantage across the country, I am an officer and soldier who are loyal to the emperor, and you who disobey the emperor are bandits.

But the situation is completely reversed. The education I received since childhood made Li Xinghan very clear about the definition of officers and soldiers and bandits. He worked for the emperor and obeyed the imperial orders, and was a soldier. In turn, he worked for himself or those who made himself kings, and was a thief, such as the camp and the Xiying. Even if some of them followed the chaos because they had no food to eat, they ignored the righteousness of the court for their survival, and there was no doubt that they were still thieves. The problem now is that the emperor abandoned the country, and Li Xinghan could no longer call himself the emperor and was loyal to the imperial court, so he felt that he had lost the justice of the war. If he could no longer find the chain of loyalty to the emperor, he would become like the Western thief and thief he despised before.

Zhou Kaihuang, who was born in a camp, Yuan Xiang and Liu Jingo were much calmer than the rest of the people. They also knew that the situation was already very critical. The emperor abandoned the country and abandoned the army and fled on the battlefield. The actions of Emperor Yongli would destroy the remaining morale of the Ming army and make the people in the world unsuspected about the final victory of the Qing Dynasty. Of course, the three people who broke into the camp did not respect and love the emperor like the Sichuan army, but they felt a little frustrated after learning about this. They really couldn't think of any need to continue to be loyal to such emperors.

After asking about the situation, Deng Ming nodded and instructed the two generals from Chengdu: "I hope to keep the secret of my visit to the capital. When the horsepower is restored, I will go to Jianchang."

"Mr. Deng is still going to Jianchang?"

"We still have to go to Jianchang?"

The three camp guards behind him and Yang Youcai, who was standing opposite him, couldn't help but shout together.

Originally, Yang Youcai thought Deng Ming had already known that Yongli had fled to Myanmar, but as for what Deng Ming and his party went to Jianchang to do, he could not control it. As a subordinate, he just habitually obeyed Wen Anzhi's orders; but now he knew that Deng Ming did not know about this incident, and Wen Anzhi sent Deng Ming to Jianchang to calm the morale of the army. Whether it was Liu Yao, Yang Youcai, Yuan Xiang, Liu Jinge and Zhou Kaihuang, they all guessed that the atmosphere in Jianchang was strange, and the army might lose control and rebellion at any time. It was obviously a disaster for Deng Ming to go to Jianchang again.

"Yes, where are we going to Jianchang?" Deng Ming seemed to be talking about something very common.

"No!" The Sichuan Army and the people who broke into the camp rarely agreed to the unification of their opinions and stopped them in unison.

When Liu Jinge was just speaking, he felt nervous and found that he had violated his father and his master's wishes again. He first said against Deng Ming's will, but then he found that almost everyone present objected, and his courage was also strong.

Deng Ming glanced around the people looking for approval, only to see everyone shaking their heads. Finally, he saw Li Xinghan squatting on the ground with his head in his arms, and then called out: "Mr. Li Qian, are you willing to go to Jianchang with me?"

According to Deng Ming's experience, Li Xinghan and Zhao Tianba have one thing in common, that is, they are afraid that others will underestimate him. Once this question of his courage comes out, they will definitely get the answer Deng Ming wants. With the first agreeable person, the rest will be much easier.

This question is like a needle. Li Xinghan seemed to have been stabbed, jumped up from the ground and shouted: "The emperor abandoned his country and was humble... No, I dare to ask Your Highness to ascend the throne!"

Li Xinghan's shouting was like thunder on the ground, knocking Deng Ming's head buzzing, thinking to himself what was thinking about when Li Xinghan squatted on the ground?

It was not just Deng Ming who was hit by lightning, but the other fifteen Sichuan soldiers in the guard also reacted and shouted together: "I ask your highness to ascend the throne."

Some people talked while standing, some knelt on one knee, and some people just knelt on both knees. They didn't know what etiquette should be used at this time.

Zhou Kaihuang and other three people in the camp responded slowly, but they all understood that this was the legendary support? Unfortunately, Yuan Zongdi and Liu Tichun were not on the scene. However, because of this, they could not let this great achievement slip away from their fingertips, otherwise they would have become the sinners of the camp.

"I dare to ask Your Highness to ascend the throne." Three more knelt down behind him.

There are also legends about Deng Ming's life experience circulating in Chengdu. Yang Youcai is skeptical about this, while Liu Yao is on the contrary. He always feels that the royal family will not appear like this bizarrely. But when they see the performance of the guards sent by Wen'an, the two of them immediately believe it a little more. The merit of support is so dangerous. Although the Ming Dynasty is already in danger, who dares to say that they can see the destiny in advance? No matter what, the great merit that falls in front of them can be picked up with just a hand. How can there be no reason not to pick it up?

"I am advised to ask Your Highness to ascend the throne as soon as possible to calm the hearts of the people of the world." With Liu Yao and Yang Youcai, he immediately knelt down again. Several soldiers in charge of raising chickens in the yard heard many people shouting in the house, and hurried to the door to look at them, and they all knelt outside the door. After a while, the chickens who raised them felt that the distance was a bit far away Deng Ming might not be able to see it, so he stood up and ran into the house and knelt beside the others.

"Now is not the time." Deng Ming could not agree with this proposal. First of all, it is not the time. Secondly, if you want to inherit the throne, can you still hide it and not explain your life experience? The supervisor Wen Anzhi and Jin King Li Dingguo didn't know what his attitude was. Deng Ming didn't want to lead a Tang or Gui internal strife because of himself.

But everyone disagreed and started shouting together.

"Now is not the time!" Deng Ming did not argue with them much. He knew that as long as he was not a topic of the royal family at the beginning, even if he had been involved for a few days, he might not convince everyone. The most urgent thing is to go to Jianchang and not waste time on other issues. Thanks to Wen Anzhi's enlightenment, Deng Ming had some understanding of the psychology of people in this era. He asked everyone to stand up and at the same time, he said, "I will remember that you were the first group of supporters and persuaded them to enter."

With this sentence and Deng Ming's firm attitude, he finally dispelled everyone's attempt to support the great cause immediately. Looking at the joy on everyone's face, Deng Ming secretly lamented that his counterfeit royal family's skills were from scratch and he was already very skilled now. However, he thought about it and felt that he was still not lying. He just promised not to forget that these people supported him ascended the throne, but he still did not admit that he had anything to do with the Ming royal family. Strictly speaking, Deng Ming still did not deceive anyone.

"I still have to go to Jianchang." After the house was restored to its original state - everyone stood up and there were a few more chickens - Deng Ming reiterated the old words.

"Your Highness, no!" As one of the first people who worked hard and made great contributions to support Deng Ming, Liu Yao immediately became aware of a "confidential minister" and immediately stood up to object, claiming that going to Jianchang was too dangerous. As a loyal minister, he must not watch this happen.

Other loyal ministers expressed the same view, but Deng Ming was unmoved.

He first reminded everyone not to call themselves Your Highness: "My name is Deng Ming, I can't bear to call my Your Highness."

"Mr. Deng."

"Mr. Deng."

Everyone immediately returned to their original name. Now Deng Ming also has some understanding of the meaning of the word "Loyalty to the Lord". In his opinion, it is the same as the organizational principles of the Bolshevik Party of the former Soviet Union: "The Emperor's order" is equivalent to "the decision of the organization", and it must be implemented even if it is understood, and even if it is not understood.

"Just just now, General Zhao Qian asked, the emperor abandoned the country, why are you still farming? General Liu replied, "What can you do if you don't farm? Yes, you will go hungry if you don't farm. The emperor abandoned the country, but the soldiers of the capital still have to eat and live. The same is true for us. The emperor abandoned the country, but we still have to continue to resist and fight with the Tatars, so what else can we do if we don't go to Jianchang? We watched Jianchang fall into the hands of the Tatars, watch the officers and soldiers of Yunnan be destroyed, and after the Tatars eliminated all their friendly forces, come to Chengdu to attack us calmly, and then go to Fengjie and the Three Gorges? Unless we surrender." Deng Ming knew that if history did not deviate, the Ming army would not have a few years. Every time he thought of this, he would be anxious to create some variables and race against time to change the historical process: "But will you surrender?"

Deng Ming's eyes swept across everyone, and with his guards from Fengjie, he straightened his chest and replied in unison: "I will never surrender!"

Liu Yao and Yang Youcai also showed a look of perseverance on their faces, and they took their soldiers together to promise: "Never surrender to the enemy!"

(The author's note: In history, Yongli first abandoned the country, and then the defenders in Jianchang and other places turned against each other, and then Gao Mingzhan led 10,000 Qing troops to attack Chengdu. After learning that the Ming troops in Jiange, Mianzhu, Jiangyou and other places all surrendered, the desperate Liu Yao and Yang Youcai were unable to resist and fled without knowing whereabouts. They might have hidden their names or died in the mountains beside Sichuan.)

"The emperor can abandon the country, but he can also come back. Since we have no emperor, we will not surrender to the enemy, then I will go to Jianchang if there is no emperor." Deng Ming expressed his unchanging determination: "I will never sit idly by and watch any friendly army be destroyed, and even if I want to personally visit the dangerous situation for this, I will not refuse."

Thinking of Deng Ming's performance when he was in Wanxian County, Zhou Kaihuang, Li Xinghan and others knew that it was impossible to convince him to turn around, so they turned to support his decision. Yang Youcai also patted his chest and promised: "The capital mansion can probably draw out two hundred elite soldiers, and the last general will take them to Jianchang with his husband."

"Well, there are no horses for them, right?" After receiving a negative answer, Deng Ming said that this army was not needed. After all, Chengdu also needs some basic self-defense forces. Taking so many troops will not only slow down the speed, but also have too large targets, which can easily alarm the enemy and potential enemies. He emphasized again: "Once the horsepower is restored, I will go to Jianchang immediately. The news of our visit to Dufu must be kept secret there."

"I will obey the order."

"It's good for the two generals to claim to be the general..."

Deng Ming began to ask about Jianchang's troops. There was no army there before, only more than 40,000 Dings and soldiers from Liu Wenxiuyun. These were unorganized peasant soldiers, otherwise Liu Wenxiu would not stay when he left. This group of people should have no combat power and could only be at the mercy of others. But the troops brought by Feng Shuangli were combat-effective, and the surrendered faction and the pro-war faction were quarreling constantly. Deng Ming wanted to know how many people he would face in the worst case.

"Qingyang brought about 3,000 people." There has been news from Jianchang here in Chengdu, and Feng Shuangli, as a guest general, does not have the ability to block the news.

"The original saying was that the match was equal, that was half to half. Now, is it going to take two thousand to one thousand?" Deng Ming said as he smiled at everyone, "That's the one thousand we twenty people have to deal with is better than when we were in Wanxian."

As we all know, this trip is not completely unsuccessful. After all, Feng Shuangli is the leader of the army. Under his authority, those who advocate surrender will inevitably feel guilty, and those who are guilty will not be brave. Moreover, Feng Shuangli is still a kind-hearted master to the soldiers in the army. As long as he insists on not surrendering, those who go against his will will be traitors. Even if the soldiers don’t say it, they will despise this ungrateful behavior from the bottom of their hearts.

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Jianchang.

Feng Shuangli sat in the county government with a frown. More than 400 people brought from Yunnan had run away. After learning that Emperor Yongli had escaped again, the situation in Jianchang was completely out of control. Now almost no one mentioned what to do to continue fighting for the Ming Dynasty. Why do we still have to fight? Even the emperor was unwilling to fight for this country. When the soldiers were bleeding and sacrificed for him to be able to hold the throne, the emperor made it clear with his actions that he was unwilling to take any risks for the throne. He did not think the throne was worth taking risks himself, let alone fighting hard and bleed desperately for it.

A general walked in from the door, respectfully saluted Feng Shuangli on the seat, then walked forward, and asked carefully: "Prince, Pingxi (Wu Sangui) has another letter."

Feng Shuangli looked at it with a picky look. The person who came was Di Sanxi, a confidant officer, who had been following him for many years. Before learning that Yongli had fled, he had always been inclined to the war-first faction.

"I won't surrender." Feng Shuangli shook his head. He knew very well what Wu Sangui wrote for and what his subordinates are thinking now.

"It's for the boss, right?" Di Sanxi asked softly.

Feng Shuangli was an orphan and was taken in and raised by Zhang Xianzhong since childhood. He had a similar respect and love to Zhang Xianzhong for his son's father. Because Zhang Xianzhong died in battle with the Qing soldiers, the Qing court was Feng Shuangli's enemy.

Feng Shuangli didn't say anything, and Di Sanxi asked sadly again: "Prince, who are we fighting for now?"

Still no answer was received, Feng Shuangli could not answer this question at all.

Zhang Xianzhong, whom he regarded as his father, died in battle, so he turned to loyalty to Sun Kewang; Xiying accepted Yongli's envoy, and Feng Shuangli became a minister of the Ming Dynasty and followed Liu Wenxiu to Sichuan to continue fighting with the Qing soldiers; Sun Kewang wanted to usurp the throne, but Feng Shuangli did not object because he was loyal to Xiying; but after Sun Kewang surrendered to the Qing court, did Feng Shuangli fight with King Jin Li Dingguo and King Shu Liu Wenxiu? He couldn't defeat him and was unwilling to fight, so he considered surrendering again and again, because Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu were both from Xiying and were not his enemies.

After Liu Wenxiu's death, Li Dingguo designated Feng Shuangli and his subordinates as "old Qin soldiers" and was wary of them. Although Feng Shuangli was dissatisfied, he did not let this emotion affect his actions. He refused the Qing army's persuasion to surrender, even if Sun Kewang wrote him a handwritten letter.

Until he led his troops to Jianchang, Feng Shuangli continued to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Like the vast majority of people in this era, a person who was loyal to him was an indispensable thing. Feng Shuangli and his soldiers needed a target to fight for it. However, Emperor Yongli abandoned the country again.

What did Feng Shuangli guard Jianchang? For whom did he guard? For the dead Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Wenxiu, Sun Kewang, who surrendered to the Qing court, Li Dingguo who distrusts him, or Emperor Yongli who abandons the world?

"I won't surrender." Feng Shuangli reiterated.

Di Sanxi's face turned dark and she was about to quit.

"But I won't stop you." Before Di Sanxi withdrew, Feng Shuangli said again: "Brothers, I have been with me for so many years. I have no ability. I can't bring everyone to share wealth and honor, but I won't let my brothers die with me."
Chapter completed!