Chapter 118: Shan Xiongxin’s surrender
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Chuang King Li Zicheng captured Beijing and forced Emperor Chongzhen to hang himself on Meishan Mountain. However, he was later defeated by the coalition forces of Dorgon and Wu Sangui. Qing troops took the opportunity to enter the pass, and the country fell into the hands of foreigners again.
Facing the aggressiveness of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Zhang Xianzhong, who had established the Daxi regime, had to turn against the Qing Dynasty, but Zhang Xianzhong was eventually defeated and died.
After Zhang Xianzhong's death, Sun Kewang gradually became the number one figure in the Daxi Army and was in charge of all affairs of the Daxi Army.
Although Sun Kewang is short in stature and ugly in appearance, he is extremely strong and brave, and is especially good at defense, so he is known as "a wall".
However, Sun Kewang's vision was really short-sighted. The establishment of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had led to a rapid rise in ethnic conflicts. The Daxi Army retreating to Yunnan and Guizhou must adapt to the changing situation, widely unite anti-Qing forces, and oppose Qing rule.
However, at a critical moment, Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo had differences on the issue of "uniting the Ming Dynasty to resist the Qing Dynasty". The contradiction was irreconcilable, and the two sides eventually had internal strife. Sun Kewang was defeated and angrily surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and then became a traitor.
Li Dingguo, who defeated Sun Kewang, took a completely opposite path and eventually became a national hero in the fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Li Dingguo was handsome in appearance, both wise and courageous, and good at both civil and military affairs. Every time he went into battle, he would be strong and strong, and he would make many military exploits when traveling north.
At the age of twenty, Li Dingguo single-handedly shot and killed Ming Army General Zhang Ling, the "Godly Crossbow King".
At the age of 21, Li Dingguo led 26 cavalry in a surprise attack on Xiangyang and captured the Ming Dynasty's close vassal King Xiang alive.
At the age of twenty-four, Zhang Xianzhong proclaimed himself emperor and adopted Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi as his adopted sons. Li Dingguo was granted the title of General of Anxi, and his status was second only to Sun Kewang.
To sum up, it can be seen that Li Dingguo is recognized as a wise general with both civil and military skills.
Zheng Chenggong's name is a household name, and his popularity is far higher than that of Li Dingguo. However, few people know that Li Dingguo's reputation was even higher than that of Zheng Chenggong at the time, and he was also the person Zheng Chenggong respected the most in his life.
Li Dingguo is not only Zheng Chenggong's closest strategic ally, but also Zheng Chenggong's closest relative.
One of them was in Yunnan and Guangxi, and the other was on the southeastern coast. They frequently dealt fatal blows to the Qing soldiers and supported the Nanming regime in isolation for twenty years. They were called the twin pillars of the sky.
Later, Li Dingguo was crowned King of Jin for Queen Xining of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and Zheng Chenggong was crowned King of Chao for Queen Yanping of the Southern Ming Dynasty. It can be seen that Li Dingguo was above Zheng Chenggong in terms of status and influence at that time.
It was precisely because of the constant struggle between the two that the Qing government was finally forced to make concessions and adopt a gentle policy towards the Han people, which also laid the foundation for the subsequent "Kangxi Rule".
And now both Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang are under Zhang Xianzhong's command, which has also added some uncertainty to the battle situation in Daijun.
Of course, it was only a few points. Qin Hao believed that even if Li Dingguo could see through Xi Zhicai's plan again, with the combat power of Yanmen's main force, he could still defeat Zhang Xianzhong's troops head-on.
Guangwucheng, the governor's mansion.
Jun Cheng Hao Tong sat in the upper position with a complex expression, watching the two young talents below chatting, but as Jun Cheng, he could not say a word.
Hey, am I really old? Hao Tong thought with some dejection.
After these days of observation, Hao Tong discovered that the young man named Wang Meng recently recruited by the young master was not only a genius but also an all-rounder. Government affairs that he considered very difficult were not called "Wang Meng" at all once he was in his hands. thing.
Among the young generation of scholars of the Han Dynasty, Xun Yu of the Xun family was the most outstanding, so he was given the reputation of "the talented king and assistant" by many great scholars.
In the current view of Hao Tong, Wang Meng is also worthy of this title.
As for the seemingly out-of-touch and unreliable classmate and friend next to Wang Meng, Hao Tong seems to be not as unreliable as he seems.
Under the man's lazy appearance, the light of wisdom flashing from time to time in his eyes could not be hidden from Hao Tong.
Because of this look, Hao Tong had also seen it on Xi Zhicai.
Hey, it's a pity that such a talented person doesn't want to join our Yanmen Army. No, I have to find a way to keep him. Hao Juncheng thought secretly in his heart.
Although the incident of being put under house arrest in disguise by Qin Hao really made Hao Junchen very angry, Qin Hao had corrected his attitude and apologized to him afterwards, so Hao Juncheng forgave Qin Hao regardless of the previous grudges.
Today, Hao Juncheng is still working loyally and wholeheartedly for Yanmen.
"Have you really thought it through?" Wang Meng asked in surprise, looking at the strong man kneeling respectfully in front of him.
"Well, I've thought about it carefully!" The strong man nodded heavily.
Wang Meng looked at the young man next to him in confusion, then turned to face the warrior and said coldly: "Shan Xiongxin, you are not pretending to surrender, but in fact you are longing for your old master? Or is he considering your wife and your unborn child?" Threatening your life? It's not sweet to force yourself. What the lord wants is your willing submission. If you really don't want to, no one will force you."
When Shan Xiongxin heard this, his face turned cold and he said calmly: "Mr. Wang, Shan Xiongxin has been enlightened by Mr. Guo and has already repented. Mr. Guo is a good man. You can doubt me, but please don't doubt Mr. Guo."
Wang Meng glanced at "Mr. Guo" on the side, and when he saw him nodding towards him, he understood in his heart.
Shan Xiongxin, a staunch, foolish and loyal man, would never do anything like pretending to surrender. Since he had already agreed to surrender, he probably would not rebel again.
At this time, Wang Meng had another question in his mind: How did he convince Shan Xiongxin?
"General Shan, it's not that I don't believe you, but Wang is used to being cautious. I hope you can forgive me."
"Mr. Wang's words are serious. Shan has only one wish in his heart now, and that is to kill the Huns. I hope Mr. Wang will fulfill his wish."
"But your injury?"
"It's okay. This minor injury doesn't affect anything. I hope you will make it happen, sir."
Yue Fei, who was not far away, couldn't help but stand in awe when he heard this. You must know that Shan Xiongxin was injured internally by Qin Yong's volley. There is a saying that external injuries are easy to cure and internal injuries are difficult to heal, so this is called a minor injury?
"Brother Shan, in Yue's opinion, you'd better recover from your injuries. There will be more opportunities to kill the Huns in the future!" Yue Fei advised.
"A certain family has made up its mind, and we hope that your husband will make it happen."
After saying that, Shan Xiongxin bowed to the two of them. After Wang Meng and Yue Fei looked at each other, Wang Meng nodded to Yue Fei, and Yue Fei couldn't help but sigh when he saw this.
"In this case, let's first organize Brother Shan into the personal guard, and then go to Yanmen Pass with the army."
"Thank you General."
Shan Xiongxin's words about general made Yue Fei feel a little embarrassed.
Although Yue Fei had 18,000 troops in his hands at this time, his military rank was only that of a military commander, and this military commander was not yet a full establishment.
Yue Fei is now only the commander of Qin Hao's personal guard. There are only 55 people in the personal guard directly under him. No, there are 56 people now.
