Sichuan is beautiful, with the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the west, surrounded by mountains on the south, east and north, which is really easy to defend but difficult to attack.

At the same time, Sichuan soldiers are good at fighting, and there is a saying that "no river can lead to a soldier."

In the third year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Haoge invaded Sichuan, destroyed Zhang Xianzhong, established a governor's yamen in Chengdu, and appointed Li Guoying as governor, and at the same time claimed that the entire territory of Sichuan was included in the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, the Qing soldiers had not completely occupied Sichuan. The Ming Zhendong General Qin Liangyu was in the east of Sichuan, the widow of the general Zeng Ying, Dong Qiongying, adopted son Li Zhanchun, and Yu Dahai were equal to southern Sichuan, and they had been insisting on resisting and fighting.

Among them, Qin Liangyu's "White Rod Soldier" is the most famous.

Qin Liangyu's husband Ma Qiancheng was the hereditary envoy of Shiquan Xuanwei. After Ma Qiancheng was killed, Qin Liangyu took over his husband's position because his son Ma Xianglin was young. Qin Liangyu led his brothers Qin Bangping and Qin Minping to participate in the battles of fighting against the Qing army, the She Chongming Rebellion, and the Zhang Xianzhong Rebellion. He had outstanding military achievements and was named the second-rank imperial wife.

Emperor Chongzhen once wrote four poems to praise Qin Liangyu.

After Zhu Youlang ascended the throne, in the second year of Yongli, he ordered someone to give him the imperial edict to be appointed as General Zhendong, and ordered him to insist on fighting guerrilla warfare in eastern Sichuan.

Perhaps it was because the "White Rod Soldier" was too powerful, or perhaps it was because of the successive victory of the Yongli Dynasty, Zuo Gengmeng, the governor of Chongqing in the Qing Dynasty, never broke through the stone enclosure.

Zhu Youlang's personal mission this time has another important wish, which is to meet this legendary heroine.

According to historical trajectory, Qin Liangyu, an old man over 70 years old, should have died last year. After her death, the Qing soldiers rushed into Shiquan and occupied the eastern Sichuan region.

Although Qin Liangyu is still safe due to his time travel, "I don't have to protect my year of seventy and I don't have to protect my month of eighty." Zhu Youlang was afraid that Qin Liangyu, who was already 76 years old, would die before seeing him.

If that were the case, it would be a pity.

...

The Ming navy went up the Yangtze River, and the Qing soldiers surrendered one after another along the way.

These Qing soldiers were all under Zuo Menggeng, the commander of the Han army's Zhenghuang Banner. They were originally Han people and their will to resist was not strong. In addition, the strong firepower of the Ming army could not compete at all, so they surrendered one after another.

When Zhu Youlang's army arrived in Zhongzhou, all the prefectures along the way were returned to Ming.

Zhu Youlang got ashore in Zhongzhou, and the Zhongzhou Prefectural Office became Zhu Youlang's temporary palace.

"The emperor, Tan Wen, Tan Hong, Tan Yi, Yang Zhan, and Liu Weiming were ordered to see the emperor." Li Hong reported.

These five people were all former generals of the Ming Dynasty and had been insisting on fighting guerrilla wars with the Qing soldiers.

"Prince!"

Zhu Youlang immediately summoned him without hesitation.

As soon as the five people entered the hall, Zhu Youlang almost burst into tears.

I saw five people who were similar to beggars, saying that they might have been a little bit ragged, but the patches on their jackets were filled with patches, and there were several places with cotton exposed.

Looking at his face, he looked like a dish, and everyone was so thin that he looked extremely thin.

Isn't this a "beggar five"?

These are the loyal ministers and generals who have left their names in history, and they have fallen into this place one by one, which shows how difficult their conditions are!

Zhu Youlang deeply regretted not saving some supplies in time. If these people could not persist and were not eliminated by the Qing soldiers, they would die of cold and starvation, and would become sinners.

"See the Emperor!"

The five people didn't know whether they were frozen or saw the emperor being timid. They kowtowed and kowtowed, and knelt on the ground, trembling.

Zhu Youlang did not shout, but got off the seat, helped him up one by one, and comforted him gently: "You are suffering. Fortunately, everything has passed, and I am here, and I will not let you suffer again."

Five people were helped up by Zhu Youlang himself, and when he heard the emperor's warm words comfort him, all kinds of bitterness in the past surged into his heart. Five men with strong bones were filled with tears, but they were afraid that they would lose their manners in front of him, so they held back their tears.

"Bai Xing!" Zhu Youlang shouted.

"I'm here!" Bai Xing responded.

"Go, take them down first and have a full meal. In addition, let Zhang Tongchang change their soldiers into new military uniforms, have a full meal, and then allocate military supplies to them." Zhu Youlang ordered.

"I am grateful to you... The emperor's grace! Your Majesty, don't be busy with your meals. I will report the military situation in eastern Sichuan to the emperor." The five people, led by Tan Wen, and Zhu Youlang's sensational operation made Tan Wen's tears flow down and he said with a sob.

"The emperor is not a hungry soldier. You go and have some food first and change into cotton coats. When you are full and warm, you can come to see me at any time."

"Yes, I will obey the order."

The five of them were indeed so hungry that they felt uncomfortable. When they heard the emperor's will, they refused to persist, and agreed and followed Bai Xing.

"All of them are loyal people." Seeing that they went down, Zhu Youlang sighed.

"Yes, the Sichuan people have always been brave, which can be seen from them." Gu Yanwu echoed.

"Materials determine consciousness, but consciousness has a counterproductive effect on matter. They have persisted until now when they have no reinforcements outside and lack of food and grass inside. It is difficult to imagine if they do not have a spiritual support." Zhu Youlang said.

"Your Majesty, your words involve philosophical issues. If Wang Rennong is here, he will definitely be happy to ask Your Majesty for advice. I am shallow in my knowledge, so I dare not show off my skills." Gu Yanwudao.

"And Nong really wants to discuss philosophical issues with me, but unfortunately he is too busy and has never had time to talk to him well. He only hopes that the world will be peaceful. At that time, I will definitely give up my redundant tasks and sit with him. Those days are beautiful when I think about it." Zhu Youlang said.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the world will be peaceful in less than three to five years." Gu Yanwu Dao.

"'Since ancient times, life was so happy, I could have been free for half a day', and the farmer always had a wish, that is, not to be an official, but to concentrate on studying and studying. Unfortunately, after following me, his wish would not be realized in a short time. And you, Cedar, do you want to travel thousands of miles of rivers and mountains?"

"Hehe, Your Majesty, I do have this intention. However, even if I want to travel thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, I have to have the material conditions to be peaceful. Therefore, I follow Your Majesty to conquer the world for peace, and for more people to travel freely and enjoy the mountains and rivers without worrying about war or hunger."

"Yes, Cedar, this idea looks like a scholar-official who is in the world."

"I always have to make progress, right?"

"Hahaha, you're not humble!"

...

Tan Wen and others had dinner, changed into military uniforms, and came to thank them.

When Zhu Youlang saw that except for the dark and blue color on their faces, they were all looking in a state of energy.

Zhu Youlang asked, "How many soldiers do you each have?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, my three brothers have 1,100 soldiers." Tan Wen replied.

Tan Wen, Tan Hong, and Tan Yi are brothers and have always been active near Kuizhou...

"Go back to Your Majesty, I have nine hundred soldiers with General Liu." Yang Zhan replied.

He and Liu Weiming were together and had been fighting guerrillas in the mountains near Zhongzhou.

"In your opinion, is Zuo Menggeng possible to surrender?" Zhu Youlang asked.
Chapter completed!