Section 60 Contracts
Di Sanxi decided to first carry out an unprecedentedly large-scale offensive battle to publicize the Qing army the favorable situation of the Jianchang Ming army after the Kunming victory and the fact that the opponent would never get reinforcements. After the opponent's officers and soldiers were completely resilient, they launched continuous attacks. Even if they could not immediately capture the opponent's camp, they had to force the opponent to go out to hunt with peace of mind through offensives. Cutting off the opponent's supply channels could also aggravate the Qing army's panic. Di Sanxi's plan was to use two-pronged approaches to dismantle the enemy with political and military means.
After a day of powerful attack tactics, Di Sanxi ordered the soldiers to eat tonight and prepare to start attacking the enemy camp tomorrow. While preparing for supper, a quarrel suddenly came from outside the camp. There were dozens and hundreds of people yelling, and Di Sanxi sent his personal guards to check what was wrong.
Soon the guards reported that a large number of Qing soldiers came to surrender to the Ming army. The guards strictly implemented Di Sanxi's orders and did not let them enter the camp. After the previous incident of fake surrender and real meals, Di Sanxi refused to accept the surrender of individuals. The guards had driven away the Qing soldiers who had surrendered countless times. Di Sanxi announced that he would only consider accepting it when the other party was led by General Qian to surrender. Today, General Qian of the other party still did not come, so the guards refused to inform the surrendered soldiers.
But the surrendered soldiers quit and refused to be sent away by the Ming army's guards. They shouted that President Qian would never surrender, because in the afternoon, General Qian of the Qing army fled with ten best friends, and before leaving, he swept away all the food in the camp. This President Qian saw that things were not done, so he used tricks many times before, not only sent people to Di Sanxi to cheat food and drink, but also stole the prey in the trap set up by Di Sanxi's subordinates, but also launched counterattacks to destroy the other party's bird-catching and animal cage. It is estimated that Di Sanxi must have hated him to the core, so he did not dare to surrender and seized the opportunity to escape.
After the Qing army picked fruits and returned from hunting, the people who stayed in the camp conveyed the last order of General Qian: "Making a living for themselves." After hearing this news, the remaining Qing soldiers ran over to surrender to General Di Sanxi without any hesitation. Today they did not capture any big prey. If the Ming army did not accept surrender, their supper would not be settled today. After understanding the description of these soldiers, Di Sanxi's personal soldiers knew that the war in Dongchuan Prefecture had finally ended, but the guards did not agree immediately, but returned to the battalion to report to the commander, after all, "gratitude comes from the best". Soon, Di Sanxi, dressed in a dress, walked out of the camp tent and came to the wall of the camp. After ordering the Qing soldiers opposite to repeat the surrender request, Di Sanxi waved his hand magnanimously and announced that he had accepted the surrender of nearly a hundred Qing soldiers and allowed them to come in and have dinner together.
Suddenly, there was a thunderous joy outside the camp. The Qing soldiers in unison praised General Di Sanxi's kindness, and said that they had no eyes before and should have died of death against the royal army.
Di Sanxi immediately sent someone to burn the Qing army's stronghold. The group of Qing army who surrendered might have some deadly members. What if they had enough food and drink and then had the intention of fighting against the Ming Dynasty? They must burn their strongholds, even if there were such people, they would have nowhere to go.
The guards who followed Di Sanxi were very excited to see the overall situation settled. When Di Sanxi set out from Jianchang, he led 300 combat soldiers. Although he ran a hundred times during the low tide, he finally defeated a powerful Qing army that was once twice as strong as himself. Now Di Sanxi has developed to nearly 500 soldiers by surrendering and arbitrage, and sent back thousands of auxiliary soldiers to Jianchang. Whether it is combat troops or total troops, Di Sanxi has expanded to nearly twice the original one for not too long. Such achievements are enough to respect the entire Qingyang King's army. Feng Shuangli's strength has been declining for several years. Who can enrich his military strength so quickly?
Moreover, such a result was achieved under extremely difficult circumstances. Di Sanxi was suspicious, insulted, and ridiculed. Even their personal soldiers left Jianchang with a feeling of a dead end. Now they finally defended the clouds and saw the sun. Not only could they be proud in front of Jianchang, but after these five hundred soldiers, Di Sanxi firmly sat on the position of the No. 1 general under Feng Shuangli. You should know that the total number of King Qingyang was less than three thousand soldiers--the three thousand soldiers who followed Feng Shuangli to Jianchang also ran away.
In the end, the group of surrendered soldiers was 93. Di Sanxi was very concerned about them and caring. He was not interested in the reinforcements sent by Feng Shuangli from Jianchang, because they could only be temporarily lent to him. However, as long as these surrendered Qing soldiers were completed, they would be his own private force. Di Sanxi, the Qing army soldiers who surrendered before, also patiently won over them, and now they all have a certain loyalty to him.
"What's your Qian Zheng's name?" Di Sanxi also felt a sense of mutual appreciation for the opponent who had been fighting with him for so long. He listened to the surrendered person calling Mr. Qian Zheng, but he didn't know his exact name - after all, he was an unknown Xiao Qian Zheng, and these Qing soldiers did not rule each other in the past.
"Chu Bajin," the direct descendant of the Qing army Qianzong, who was asked, replied: "Our Chairman Chu Qianzong is called Bajin."
"Oh, Chu Bajin." Di Sanxi silently pronounced the name several times in his heart. Before, he really hated the stubborn Qing army, General Qian, who had brought a few people to the middle of the night to boost morale and defecate under the wild fruit tree on Di Sanxi's side. In the morning, he peed into the small river where they were fishing in front of the Ming army, and then ran away quickly when Di Sanxi sent someone to catch them.
But now that he has laughed to the end, Di Sanxi's feeling of hating Chu Bajin with hatred has faded a lot: "Chu Bajin, you do have some skills, but unfortunately you met me Di Sanxi." Di Sanxi said to himself softly. For some reason, he suddenly felt that Chu Bajin would meet him, as if he was his destined enemy. However, Di Sanxi also knew that this was his own illusion and was no different from daydream. In such a large southwest and so many troops, how could he meet Chu Bajin?
Although the results of the battle were brilliant, Di Sanxi was not satisfied with it. He learned from Yuan Xiang and Liu Jinge that the auxiliary soldiers of the Qing army were deceived by Deng Ming to take refuge in the barren mountains. Di Sanxi planned to take advantage of Yu Yong, who was defeated by Chu Bajin, to continue to go deep into Dongchuan Prefecture. He estimated that the auxiliary soldiers had eaten up their food, and most of them were fishing, hunting and collecting wild fruits at the moment. Di Sanxi planned to catch more people before returning to Jianchang, making his victory even more indisputable.
In order to prevent these newly surrendered Qing soldiers from having any thoughts that they should not have, such as escaping, Di Sanxi personally introduced the current military situation in the southwest to them while everyone was having dinner. The most important thing was of course Deng Ming's glorious deeds of defeating the three thieves in Kunming. These surrendered soldiers were a little surprised. Many people thought that the Ming army was joking, but they didn't expect it to be true.
"Do you know? Mr. Deng and his nineteen people also defeated me in Jianchang once..."
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At this time in Jianchang, Feng Shuangli, the King of Qingyang, was politely entertaining a guest from afar. He was the deputy general of Chengdu Yang Youcai. After Deng Ming left Chengdu, Liu Yao and Yang Youcai discussed it, and finally decided to draw out 200 elite soldiers and hand them over to Yang Youcai to lead him, and went to Jianchang to serve Mr. Deng. Yang Youcai set out several days later than Deng Ming. When he was trekking to the Sichuan Xingdusi, Deng Ming had already made a big fuss in Jianchang and headed straight to Dongchuan Prefecture.
After learning from the postman that the conflict occurred in Jianchang was in his mouth, Yang Youcai did not dare to continue to advance towards Jianchang. He had only 200 soldiers and did not dare to provoke Feng Shuangli, who had 3,000 soldiers. However, he felt that Deng Ming might return to Chengdu, so he waited north of Jianchang. After waiting for Deng Ming for a long time, he waited for news that Dongchuan Prefecture was fighting and Di Sanxi defected - after Di Sanxi led his troops to set off, Jianchang's generals and soldiers thought that he had fled for fear of crime.
Yang Youcai believed that the limelight of the Ming army in Jianchang had changed, and the pro-war faction had gained the upper hand again, but he still did not dare to go to Jianchang, so he could only continue to wait and see the situation in the inn in the north. However, before Yang Youcai made a further judgment, Jianchang had discovered this Chengdu army. Feng Shuangli, who came back to power the government affairs, heard that a guest army was approaching Jianchang's report and sent a team of soldiers to inquire about the truth. After discovering that it was Yang Youcai, deputy general of Chengdu, Feng Shuangli sent his personal soldiers to invite him to Jianchang for a meeting.
However, Yang Youcai did not agree immediately, but immediately retreated northward for a while and retreated to the foot of the Daxue Mountain. If Feng Shuangli sent troops to make things difficult for him, he would immediately cross the mountain. However, Feng Shuangli did not force Deputy General Yang too much, and sent someone to send some food.
Then the news of the Kunming fire came. At first, the news was very vague, but it soon became clear. Deng Ming won a great victory in Yunnan, and the pressure in Sichuan was reduced. Some Xiying generals also led their troops to Jianchang. Yang Youcai, who was overjoyed, immediately asked someone to return to Chengdu to report the news. Chengdu would definitely report the good news to Fengjiewen Superintendent. Yang Youcai and Liu Yaoke were the first heroes to persuade them to advance, and Deng Ming said that they would not forget their first encouragement.
When Feng Shuangli sent someone to invite him again, Yang Youcai led his team south in a grand manner, entered Jianchang City arrogantly, and drank with Feng Shuangli.
"Which king is Mr. Deng?" Feng Shuangli heard Yang Youcai proudly boasting about their contribution to promoting the country in Chengdu. Feng Shuangli felt that since Yang Youcai had persuaded him to enter, he must have known Deng Ming's background. Not only Feng Shuangli had this question, but also the Xiying generals who were coming to Jianchang were the same. Everyone was eager to know which royal mansion Deng Ming came from.
"I usually don't say this to others..." Yang Youcai has been working hard in Chengdu in recent years, and his grain has never been rich. How could he bear to use it for wine like Jianchang? After a few glasses of wine, the warm feeling scattered from his chest to his whole body, which made Yang Youcai feel that Feng Shuangli, the Western thief, was not so hateful.
Seeing that Yang Youcai was trying to keep his word but stopped, Feng Shuangli quickly picked up the wine glass and toasted him, and turned to the other party: "I would like to ask General Yang for advice."
"Forget it, King Qingyang doesn't need to be rumored." Yang Youcai sighed first, showing a reluctant look, and then said with a flash of elegance: "Mr. Deng is the real King of Shu. When the Shu Palace was captured by your Xiying, Mr. Deng, who was still young, was carried away by several personal guards, and his name was hidden..."
When Liu Yao saw that Li Xinghan seemed to be Deng Ming's confidant and was the first to jump out to support him, he secretly asked him about Deng Ming's life experience. Li Xinghan always hoped that Deng Ming was the descendant of the King of Shu, and in addition, he also believed that only such a background could explain why Deng Ming appeared in Sichuan. Seeing Liu Yao ask, Li Xinghan vaguely said that Deng Ming might be the King of Shu. Li Xinghan's attitude was understood by Liu Yao as Deng Ming's life experience needed to be kept secret, not Li Xinghan was actually not sure. Later, when Liu Yao told Yang Youcai about this matter, in addition to firmly identifying Deng Ming as King of Shu, he also mentioned some of his own speculations, such as whether Li Xinghan was the descendant of the Shu King's guards back then? Otherwise, why would he know about this matter, and Deng Ming still trusted him so much?
"That Mr. Li Qian is the son of the guard who saved Mr. Deng from danger," Yang Youcai told Feng Shuangli without hesitation about Liu Yao's guess as fact: "They met Yuan Zongdi, a camp on their way to wander. In order to thank Yuan Zongdi for saving his life, Mr. Deng vowed not to care about the right and wrong in the camp. Yuan Zongdi and Liu Tichun and others vowed to assist Mr. Deng in reviving the Ming Dynasty and then recognize his ancestors and return to his hometown. Please see, General Xiao Yuan and General Liu and others arrived at Mr. Deng because of this oath, and so did General Zhou Qian."
"The Young King of Shu is really a person who values love and righteousness." Feng Shuangli was a little nervous when he heard this. After all, the revenge between the King of Shu and the Chuangying Camp was not very big, but the revenge with them was too deep.
"That's natural, but I still have to call Mr. Deng. Before the Ming Dynasty, Mr. Deng would not restore his original name. I heard that he was afraid of seeing his ancestors without any face." Yang Youcai liked to play the role of "All things are known", and then he said something that Deng Ming had said to Yuan Zongdi in Sanxia. When the remarks reached Chengdu, he also shocked him and Liu Yao: "... King Qingyang, look, Mr. Deng has announced his camp in front of many people, and it's right to clear the king's side in Xiying."
"Did you really mention the Xiying?" Feng Shuangli was still a little worried. It was not surprising that Deng Ming pardoned the camp. Anyway, Qingjun went to Chongzhen for the camp. He asked and gave another glass of wine to toast.
"It is indeed mentioned Xiying," Seeing that Feng Shuangli actually suspected his news, Wanshitong immediately said anxiously: "There are many people in my personal guards who have heard of it. If the prince doesn't believe it, please ask."
Yang Youcai thought Feng Shuangli would definitely not ask on the spot, which would be too shameful. Unexpectedly, it was related to the safety of Xiying. Feng Shuangli said that he offended him, so he asked a few Chengdu soldiers who were drinking outside to ask about Deng Ming's public pardon for the treason and Xiying... No, it was publicly rehabilitation of the treason and Xiying charges for the treason and Xiying.
Fortunately, Yang Youcai was really nonsense, and Deng Ming did make this public statement. After hearing several people's proof, Feng Shuangli asked them to continue drinking with a smile on his face, and quietly ordered his personal guards to add two more dishes to these Chengdu soldiers. Feng Shuangli himself kept complimenting Yang Youcai, and he was so dizzy that he didn't know what time he was going.
Feng Shuangli felt that it was very rewarding at today's dinner. He got a large number of first-hand information about Deng Ming, and he also looked at Yang Youcai differently - he was worthy of being the first to support him. If he hadn't invited him to drink, he wouldn't have known Mr. Deng so clearly.
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"It's probably like this..." After a drunk Yang Youcai rested, Feng Shuangli recruited all the envoys from the Xiying who came to Jianchang first and introduced them to their achievements today: "Mr. Deng is the descendant of the King of Shu... Of course, it is the King of Shu of the Emperor Ming, not the descendant of Liu! In the second year of Hongguang, he was rescued by a guard named Li, and hid in the army of Duke Jingguo (Yuan Zongdi). Later, Duke Jingguo surrendered to the court and gradually revealed his life experience... During this period, someone resolved the resentment in Mr. Deng's heart, saying that if he could truly not pursue the fault of the camp and our Xiying, he could revive the Ming Dynasty and recognize his ancestors. So Mr. Deng decided to give up his parents' hatred and take the restoration of his ancestors as his lifelong ambition. He also announced in Dachang in public: Xiying, the camp was a righteous act on the day of the camp..."
Listening to Feng Shuangli telling the whole story, these envoys from the Western Camp were all full of admiration: they are truly the King of Qingyang, with a well-informed and observant. Everyone hurriedly understood the spirit of King of Qingyang's speech and fully digested and absorbed the information in it. They all felt that this trip to Jianchang was indeed in vain.
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The army of Xiying had entered the territory of Xingdusi, Sichuan. Although the envoys who returned from Jianchang had different details in the details, they were generally quite similar. The vanguard generals of Xiying gathered these envoys together and asked them to carefully recall Feng Shuangli's expression, thus completing the summary of Deng Ming's life experience. Then the vanguard officer rushed to the rear army and shared this amazing inside story with everyone.
"The King of Qingyang has found out clearly!" The vanguard announced: "Mr. Deng is the descendant of the King of Shu in Huangming."
This immediately caused surprise, and many people with quick brains immediately remembered the Liangzi formed by Xiying and the old King of Shu.
"Ah, ah, this was done by King Jin, it has nothing to do with us." A general from the Qin system immediately interrupted.
"Why has nothing to do with you? When King Jin robbed the Shu Palace, King Sun and you all seemed to have all divided it?" Liu Wenxiu's former subordinate reminded.
"Of course it was not what we did, it was the King of Jin. It was Tailor Zhao and Wen Shoemaker who sent him to loot the Shu Palace!" The person who was reminded suddenly blushed.
"Who is Tailor Zhao?" Some people are not very familiar with King Jin's subordinates.
"It's Zhao Zhiquan and Wen Shang Tong. Before they joined the King of Jin, one was a tailor and the other was a shoemaker. Didn't Tailor Zhao have a son, a Jinyiwei Qianhu?" These two people have passed away for many years, and most of them have blurred their impressions, but some people still remember it.
"Oh, yes, yes." Everyone remembered Zhao Tianba. Zhao Qianhu was a famous warrior under the King of Jin. Everyone here knew about him. Later, he heard that he had no news when he was sent to Sichuan.
"The gold and silver that King Jin gave us were also sent by Tailor Zhao, and we did collect it, but the big head of the King of Jin took. I heard that Tailor Zhao and the shoemaker Wen took more than gold and silver, but also rare treasures." Many Qin generals jumped up to defend their feelings, and finally retorted: "That was given to us by the King of Jin, not the Shu Palace we robbed, but your King Liu even stole the title of King of Shu!"
"What does it mean to steal? It was clearly given by the emperor." The Shu people were not willing to be outdone.
"Shut up! Stop quarreling." The generals who were anxious to hear the following shouted.
"Mr. Deng was rescued by a eunuch named Li in a medicine basket." The vanguard continued to introduce.
"It's still the eunuch who is loyal." A man sighed.
"It seems that I have heard of something similar." Another general from Xiying thought hard, but he never recalled a similar story in the storytelling "Orphan of Zhao".
"This eunuch took Mr. Deng to escape into the depths of Mount Emei. There was no food or water. There was still wolf howling around him. The loyal eunuch knelt on the ground and cried, saying that he was not willing to die, but if the little prince made a mistake, the Shu Wang family would be extinct. Just as he was crying, a fairy-like old Taoist appeared in front of him. Fo Chen waved his eunuch and Mr. Deng to his Taoist temple. The old immortal praised the eunuch's loyalty, gave them food, and raised Mr. Deng, but he never revealed his Taoist name. He only knew that the plaque of the Taoist temple of the old immortal had two big words "Nanhua". "The vanguard continued to talk about Deng Ming's life experience.
"It's the old immortal of Nanhua!" Hearing this, a general in Xiying slapped his thigh and shouted. Anyone who has heard the storytelling "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will be familiar with the word Nanhua.
"I don't know this," said the vanguard officer with a serious look: "I heard that the old immortal has never revealed his identity."
"That's right, I can't make a mistake. As soon as I heard that this old immortal suddenly appeared, I knew that he must be an amazing person." The general who was the first to see through the identity of the old immortal in Nanhua said confidently.
"...When Mr. Deng grew up, he wanted to go down the mountain to restore his ancestral property. The old immortal told Mr. Deng that if he wanted to revive the Ming Dynasty, he needed to pay attention to two things. The first is not to seek revenge in the Xiying..."
"Oh, this compassionate old Bodhisattva." A grateful general of Xiying couldn't help but feel excited, but he immediately realized that he had made a big mistake and quickly lowered his head to repent: "The old immortal family atones for his sins. In the future, the villain will definitely go to Mount Emei to bring you some incense sticks."
"The second is to continue to hide your identity, don't rush to reveal your identity and show off your family background. Only after the expulsion of the Tartars and the revival of the Ming Dynasty can Mr. Deng recognize his ancestors and return to his hometown. He had to call himself Deng Ming before." The pioneer officer told his colleagues everything he knew, and in particular, he emphasized that Deng Ming once declared Xiying a righteous army in Dachang.
Many generals of the Xiying Camp had already made up their minds at this time that they would go to Mount Emei to offer some incense to the old immortals in Nanhua in the future. However, some people also felt that it was difficult to make up for the matter of immortals and ghosts. As the descendant of the Shu King, Deng Ming would think of these Xiying leaders, and they would have to wait until they saw him before they could understand.
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When Deng Ming and his party met Di Sanxi, the latter was searching for the Qing army auxiliary soldiers hidden in the mountains according to the guidance of Yuan Xiang and Liu Jinge.
Yuan Xiang and Liu Jinge cheered happily when they saw them. After carefully examining their outfits and equipment, they could not hide their envy: "Mr. Zhou Qian, Mr. Li Qian, you have made a fortune this time in Kunming!"
"It depends entirely on Mr. Shenwu." Zhou Kaihuang, Li Xinghan laughed happily.
After seeing Di Sanxi's performance, Deng Ming felt very calm, which showed that Jianchang had stabilized, and the Ming army in the Xingdusi in Sichuan regained the courage and determination to continue fighting. Since he met Deng Ming, Di Sanxi no longer continued to search for the auxiliary soldiers of the Qing army, but immediately turned around and escorted Deng Ming to Jianchang.
On the way to Jianchang, Di Sanxi sent an envoy to report the news to Feng Shuangli early. When Deng Ming and others arrived in Jianchang, Feng Shuangli, Yang Youcai and many generals from Xiying were waiting for it.
Mr. Deng brought two grooms and seventeen iron guards - this is the first impression of the generals of the Western Camp after seeing Deng Ming, Liu Jinge, Yuan Xiang, and the other seventeen guards in brilliant armor. Many of them had seen Deng Ming's outfit, but in the end they were not as majestic as they looked during the day.
Since all the generals knew what Nanhua Laoxian told Deng Ming, they naturally would not say the wrong thing, and they respectfully called Deng Ming Mr.
"This is General Yuan Xiaojun, this is General Liu Xiaojun." After seeing the welcome people, Deng Ming first introduced the two grooms who followed closely to them.
"Look for a long time, long time." Everyone hurriedly greeted these two guys who were definitely the most shabby dressed in Deng Ming and his party.
The people from Xiying seemed very restrained in front of Deng Ming, and several of them still had the impression of Deng Ming. Although it was very dark when they met them in the south of Kunming City, as an art student, Deng Ming was very good at remembering a person's appearance and observing their subtle expressions, which had become his subconscious behavior.
"I had no choice but to deceive you that night. I am very sorry for all the lies and forgive me." Deng Ming apologized to these people who had been deceived by him.
Naturally, everyone said they didn't even dare. These Xiying generals admired Deng Ming's courage, and heard about his deeds of breaking into Jianchang to rescue Feng Shuangli and twenty cavalry sweeping Dongchuan Mansion.
Seeing the Xiying generals with a nervous expression, Deng Ming guessed what they were worried about, and most of them suspected that they were a royal family of the Ming Dynasty, just like Feng Shuangli. They wanted to know Deng Ming's attitude towards Xiying, and more importantly, they were uneasy about their surrender to Wu Sangui, worried that they would settle the score by Qiu Hou.
Now the Ming army needs every general and soldier who is willing to resist the Qing Dynasty. How can we appease a group of soldiers who were still enemies not long ago? How can we express our attitude of not being blamed?
Deng Ming decided to follow the successful precedent.
"The emperor went south to Burma. Since the emperor was not here, the Ming Dynasty law naturally no longer existed. Before the emperor came back, there was no charge of rebellion, committing or surrendering to the enemy." Since there was no charge, there was naturally no unforgivable statement; as for when Yongli would come back, Deng Ming remembered that he had never come back in his history - Deng Ming had not realized that the great changes in history had made this judgment unreliable.
But the failure of the Ming Dynasty law does not mean that there is no need for law:
"Today I have made an agreement with you, soldiers and the elders of Sichuan that there are only three chapters of the law before the emperor returns to China: those who kill people die, those who hurt people, and those who steal will be punished."
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This chapter is over.
Chapter completed!