The Ming army's offensive was extremely fierce and fierce, but the Sichuan and Shu warlords had no time to react.
In early December, they learned of the Ming army's actions. Except for Hou Pu, who was frightened and led his troops back north to rescue his home base, the other four warlords quickly held an emergency response meeting.
The forces of Lu Xi, Du Yan, brothers Liu Zhuang, Liu Shi, and Xie Qingsheng were not yet under the deterrence of the Ming army, so they could still maintain their composure and gathered together to hold an emergency response meeting to discuss what should be done. How to deal with the current situation.
Some said that we should unite to form a coalition to attack the Ming army, some said that we should split up to defend the Ming army, some said that we should quickly capture Chengdu and then attack the Ming army, and some said that everyone should simply surrender.
Of course, surrender is impossible. Each and every one of these people feel that they are not compatible with the Ming Dynasty. Especially the staff under their command who are from powerful landowner backgrounds feel that surrendering to the Ming Dynasty is tantamount to suicide. They will not do such a thing, so Quickly veto the surrender motion.
Then the next step is how to fight.
Lu suggested forming a coalition to fight against the Ming army. Because the Ming army was very strong, a single force would only be defeated by them individually. Currently, only four of their seven warlords are still in Chengdu. They can still unite to resist. If Even if they are divided, there will be no need to fight this battle.
Everyone should go back and wash their necks and wait for Ming Guo to come and deal with them.
Lu Yu's suggestion is certainly reasonable. Most people believe that it is wrong to resist the Ming army separately. All the troops should be gathered together to resist the Ming army. Only in this way can victory be possible.
But then again, alliance is alliance, how to fight this battle, how to determine everyone's command and tasks, who is mainly responsible for command and who is mainly responsible for execution, these are all problems.
So a group of people began to fight openly and secretly.
Lu Yu felt that he was the strongest and should take overall command and be the leader of the alliance.
Du Ren felt that he had the highest military exploits following Wu Lin and should be responsible for commanding by himself.
Xie Qingsheng felt that he had followed Wu Lin for the longest time, had the most seniority, and had the highest military position before the war, so he should be responsible for the command.
Liu Shi directly recommended his brother Liu Zhuang to be the leader of the alliance on the grounds that he was the only leader who did not belong to the Song army system, and he could take command without selfish motives.
All four parties believed that they were the most suitable candidates, and none of them planned to accept their respective proposals. The situation reached a deadlock for a while. They did not even fight in Chengdu, but discussed and quarreled outside the city, banging the table and smashing the bench. What a joy.
It was not until the news came that Hou Pu's entire army had been wiped out, and Xie Qingsheng, who was threatened by the threat to his home base in Tongchuan Prefecture, was so frightened that he led his troops back to Tongchuan Prefecture regardless of the situation. Only then did the last three remaining armies realize the seriousness of the problem.
They did not think that a head-on confrontation with the Ming army was a wise choice, but the home base of a large number of Xie Qingsheng's men was in Tongchuan Mansion. The powerful landlords missed their families and were worried about their families, so they had to go back.
Xie Qingsheng had no choice but to lead the troops there. No matter how hard the other three tried to stop him, they could not stop Xie Qingsheng.
They don't dare to say anything else, but they dare to say that no matter how much they continue, they will really be defeated by each one.
The three parties were very nervous and did not dare to argue. They all laid out their bottom lines. After a compromise, they finally agreed to let Lu Yu be the leader of the alliance and fully command their three armies.
But when everyone's home base is threatened, the land must provide them with food and fodder in a unified way. During military operations, each army must account for one-third of the amount, and the command level must also include the participation of the heads of the three armies. Go in, and when encountering major issues, everyone must discuss them together.
All three parties are dissatisfied, but this is a situation that all three parties can accept.
Then, the three parties began to discuss whether to attack Chengdu first or resist the Ming army first.
The quarrel started again.
Some said that when fighting against foreigners, one must first settle the internal affairs, while others said that everything could be gained by repelling the Ming army. Anyway, they were quarreling endlessly, and before they could come to a conclusion, news spread that Xie Qingsheng was beaten until the entire army was annihilated. coming.
Tongchuan Mansion is over.
At this time, the three forces were completely dumbfounded. It was only at this moment that they suddenly realized a big problem - was the Ming army a little too strong? And is the Ming army about to reach Chengdu?
The three forces looked at each other, you looked at me, I looked at you, and then Lu asked - who is willing to guard the Huai'an Army?
Of course no one wants to go.
No one can even tell how to fight next.
What happened next was no surprise.
The three forces no longer had any confidence in winning a battle against the fierce Ming army in Chengdu, and there was a high probability that brothers Du Yan and Liu Zhuang and Liu Shi would not be able to return to their old nests, so they quickly reached a new agreement. protocol.
Du Yan led his army to Longzhou, brothers Liu Zhuang and Liu Shi led their army to Meizhou, and Lu Yu hid in Jiading Prefecture further south.
Du Yan and the Liu brothers agreed to obey Lu Yu's orders and help Lu Yu defend the Ming army in the north in exchange for the qualifications to garrison Longzhou and Meizhou.
Then they immediately sent people back to quickly take the family members of the high-ranking military officers for refuge.
As for the other little people…
Just die, they don't care.
Lu? was also willing to agree to this request, because he felt that in this way, even if he was defeated, someone would be able to help him in front. If the situation was not good, he would still have a chance to escape.
The momentum of the Ming army was a bit too fierce, so much so that they were still fighting for power. As soon as they reacted, they learned that the Ming army was already in front of them.
What else is going on?
But then again.
What kind of pattern can a group of warlords supported by powerful local landowners have?
Their structure is even worse than Ma Yongkang and Wu Ting who stick to Chengdu.
Ma Yongkang and Wu Ting made plans in advance and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Knowing the future, they used tough city defenses and tried their best to survive the tsunami-like offensive of more than 100,000 troops for about two months. , finally persisted until the Ming army came to help.
However, these warlords were only thinking about becoming kings and seizing the throne. Except for Lu Xi, who paid a little attention to the news in Chengdu, the others were blind, only looking at the present, never looking at the surroundings or the future.
In mid-to-late December, as the besieging armies retreated one after another, the city of Chengdu, which had been cut off from internal and external communication, actually had an inference that the Ming army had arrived in Sichuan. With the complete retreat of the besieging armies, this inference was finally confirmed. .
It's just that they still dare not leave the city rashly, because they are still worried that there will be problems.
Until December 26, when the vanguard cavalry of the Ming Army rushed outside the city of Chengdu, waving the Ming Army's battle flag and shouting slogans of victory for the Ming Army into the city, Ma Yongkang, Wu Ting and others stood at the top of the city. Finally, I couldn't help but burst into tears.
It's finally here, it's finally here.
Dad Ming, I...I waited so hard for you!
The city gates of Chengdu, which had been closed for more than two months, were opened again, and the once-dangerous city of Chengdu was finally saved.
Chen Qixian, the vanguard general of the Ming Army and the cavalry general of the Qilu Corps, led the vanguard of the Ming Army into the city and met with tears in his eyes Ma Yongkang, Wu Ting and others, and formally met with them.
On December 29, Su Haisheng, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army's southward march, arrived in Chengdu. He entered Chengdu City, which had been taken over by the Ming army for city defense, met with Ma Yongkang, Wu Ting and others, and formally accepted their surrender.
The Ming army's campaign to enter Sichuan can be considered a success so far.
Although there are still some small fish and shrimps that have not been dealt with, now that the Ming army has arrived in the plains of central Sichuan, there is absolutely no possibility for them to survive.
This battle was won.
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