Although Zhang Xianzhong withdrew from Chengdu, the situation in Sichuan is still not optimistic.

The north of Mianzhou was occupied by Li Zicheng's general Ma Ke. From Bazhou to Guangyuan, the northeast was "dominant sons" and "Yaohuang Thirteen Families" rampant. Zhang Xianzhong occupied a piece of Chongqing to the southeast of Suining. The Ming Dynasty only occupied half of the southwest, and there was only a stronghold in Shunqing to the east. There were four forces in Sichuan, intertwined. As the governor of Sichuan, he was facing a pattern of being attacked from three sides. So after Zhang Xianzhong's army withdrew, Long Wenguang had to summon everyone to discuss the matter.

Long Wenguang invited the imperial envoy Qin Zhiyong to inspector Liu Zhibo, general Liu Zhenfan, and Liu Zhenfan's subordinates Cao Xun and Yang Zhan to discuss the war in Sichuan together.

Long Wenguang said worriedly:

"Everyone, although Zhang Xianzhong withdrew his troops, according to the report from the East Gate, it was Zhang Xianzhong who was hit and dropped, and he was not aware of the casualties. I guess that it was Zhang Xianzhong who might hit, so the rebels retreated. However, I don't know how bad Zhang Xianzhong was. Lord Qin, according to your estimate, is Zhang Xianzhong injured? If he is injured, what is his injury? Will he deliberately set up a plan and lure me to pursue him?"

Qin Zhiyong heard Long Wen Guangxing's question, but he didn't dare to be absolutely sure whether Zhang Xianzhong was hit. He answered immediately:

"I heard that Zhang Xianzhong is extremely cunning, and Bei Zhi dared not determine whether Zhang Xianzhong was using fraud. However, Bei Zhi asked his snipers and observers. The rider was tall, long beards and wearing golden armor. It was undoubtedly Zhang Xianzhong. As for fraud, Zhang Xianzhong did not know in advance that our army had muskets with such a long range. And while the sniper was shooting, the rifles of the other ten people also shot at Zhang Xianzhong. Therefore, Bei Zhi thought that Zhang Xianzhong should have been shot and injured and dropped. As for the injuries, Bei Zhi believed that it would not be light, otherwise it would be difficult to easily withdraw the siege with Zhang Xianzhong's temper."

Liu Zhenfan had long heard of the power of the musket brought by the imperial envoy this time, and nodded:

"Zhang Xianzhong must be seriously injured, and it would be better if he died. The rifle brought by Lord Qin this time is such a good thing. If all my Ming soldiers can match them with such a weapon, why worry about the immortality of the bandits! I wonder when the emperor can also equip us with some?"

Then Yang Zhan immediately agreed:

"Yes, yes, Zhang Xianzhong, the thief, was at least 300 steps away from the East Gate at that time, but he could knock Zhang Xianzhong down through such a wide river. This rifle is really powerful. If my subordinates could also equip a hundred rifles, then why are they afraid of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong!"

Qin Zhiyong said that this time he finally put together 200 rifles, but the Ministry of War spent a lot of money. Therefore, he said solemnly:

"The rifles brought by Beizhi this time are very difficult to make. There are only a few hundred of them in the Nanjing Army. In order to rescue Chengdu, the emperor brought 200 rifles brought by Beizhi this time were all new guns that had just been driven out. The emperor's Imperial Guards also equipped with several rifles. However, before leaving, the emperor told the Ministry of War that the Ministry of War would transport new firearms to Sichuan one after another. It is estimated that in two or three months, the new firearms will be continuously transported here."

Cao Xun was extremely brave and had a bad temper, and said with a sigh:

"Since Zhang Xianzhong is injured, our army has new firearms. Finally, we will think we should take advantage of the victory and conquer Chongqing."

Liu Zhibo disagreed, shook his head and said:

"Sichuan has been fighting for years. In the six years of Chongzhen, there was a shaking sky in northeastern Sichuan, and Huanglong's 'Tuoshizi' was in chaos. Then Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng invaded Sichuan. After that, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's bandits robbed Sichuan like a lantern. In addition, the thirteen families of Yaohuang were rampant. In the eastern part of Sichuan, nine out of ten families were empty in the north, and thousands of miles of naked land. After years of war, half of Sichuan's families were destroyed, the fields were deserted, and they were unable to support their troops. Otherwise, the former governor Chen Shiqi would never withdraw the troops of the Thirteen Passes of Kuizhou because of insufficient military service.

If the defenders were not withdrawn, how could Zhang Xianzhong fly over the natural danger? How could Chongqing fall? Alas! Shu was originally a granary, and after more than ten years of war, how many people wanted to be full but could not get it. With the poverty under Shu, it was not easy to raise food and grass, and the military pay was not even settled. Suining fell into Zhang Xianzhong's hands again, otherwise there would be well salt used as military pay. Facing the enemy on three sides, it was a humble position and it was more important to be cautious. Zhang Xianzhong was not easy to deal with. Once he underestimated the enemy and took advantage of it, the consequences would be unimaginable."

Long Wenguang heard what Liu Zhibo said and said:

"The emperor sent Lord Qin to come this time and brought a secret decree. The emperor told me: First, after repelling Zhang Xianzhong, don't force him too much, so that he can gain a foothold in Chongqing, and never drive Zhang Xianzhong to Hubei again. Second, on the side of Li Zicheng, the emperor ordered that the war should not be opened, but to try to squeeze out Ma Ke. Third, the shaking of Huang Shisan family should try to pacify."

Liu Zhibo also agreed with the first two points. However, the third point was that he wanted to recruit the Huang Shisan family. Liu Zhibo remembered the outrageous behavior of these local thieves and immediately responded:

"Although Lord Long, although it was the emperor's will, Beizhi believes that the 12-year-old Yaohuang Thirteen Family ravaged northeastern Sichuan and killed people and did bad things. The degree of evil is even worse than that of Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng. Sichuan is almost a thousand miles away from wilderness, with deserted fields and people completely destroyed. The root of it is the 13-year-old Family. Beizhi believes that such things that are inferior to beasts cannot be recruited! In the meaning of Beizhi, since there are new firearms, the first major event is to wipe out the 'Zhaohuang Thirteen Family', the "earth rioters" who are not strong in combat and specialize in killing, restore production in northeastern Sichuan, and station troops to regain the entire Sichuan base."

Seeing this, Qin Zhiyong thought to himself that Liu Zhibo was a nerd. Now in such a chaos in Sichuan, it was hard to deal with Zhang Xianzhong. It was also a big problem to squeeze out Li Zicheng secretly. Liu Zhibo was even more whimsical and wanted to destroy the 100,000 thieves of the "Yao Huang Shisan Family" in one fell swoop. He said he was extreme, and he should be cautious about Zhang Xianzhong. He said he was cautious, and he was extremely paranoid in the recruitment of the "Yao Huang Shisan Family". Qin Zhiyong had no choice but to speak:

"Mr. Liu, I served as the Jinyiwei for many years, and I also know a little about the 'Yao Huang Thirteen Family'. Yes, when the shaking the sky was moving, the shaking the yellow thief enjoyed killing people, and they had all kinds of tricks to kill people, which was simply worse than beasts. However, after the shaking the sky was moving, the shaking the yellow thief was not subordinate to each other, but he obeyed Yuan Tao and Wu Dading. Yuan Tao was from Mianyang and had a small family fortune. Because of the incident of the traitor, he defected to the shaking the yellow thief. This person cannot be said to be bad, but he will not enjoy killing people. The shaking the yellow thief" is entrenched in the mountainous area of ​​eastern Sichuan and has not been able to be wiped out for more than ten years. Now the powerful enemy, with only a few rifles, has to deal with 100,000 bandits, is a drop in the bucket."

Qin Zhiyong did not wait for Liu Zhibo to refute and continued:

"Bizhiwen said that some places in Sichuan also began to try plant sweet potatoes in June. The yield of this product is very high, and one mu can produce five or six thousand kilograms. It is the most important food to save the wasteland in the year of famine. Guizhou and Yunnan are also trying to plant them. According to the emperor's arrangement, in addition to the local Sichuan local trial planting of sweet potatoes to save themselves, when the sweet potatoes are harvested in September, Yunnan and Guizhou will transport grain to Sichuan, and the situation of food and grass in Sichuan will be weak. As for the 'Yaohuang Thirteen Family', if it can be surrendered, it will always come faster than encirclement and suppression, and production will be easier to recover."

Yang Zhan also disagreed with Liu Zhibo, so he said:

"In the foolish opinion of the Mo Jiang, it is better to surrender the thirteen families of Yao Huang. Let the "rust tyrants" of Yao Huang first see the power of the new firearm, attack him with a powerful force, and then surrender, which can achieve miraculous effects. Speaking of these evil thieves, burn, kill, loot, and do everything. But the Mo Jiang said abruptly, if there is no food and grass or military pay, it will be difficult for the Mo Jiang to control his subordinates to avoid robbing food. Alas! In this troubled world,

If you follow the rules, you will only be robbed or slaughtered. Therefore, even good people will become bad. The consequence of the weak and strong prey is that the honest people are also entangled into the bandits and inexplicably become a murderous demon. Therefore, as we see from humble positions, it is better to surrender the bandits. It should be noted that the purpose of destroying the bandits is to eliminate the bandits. When the war is continuous, they will inevitably poison the side, and the people will suffer in the end."

Yang Zhan was a Jinshi of Wu. Over the years, he suppressed the bandits over the years. The more he suppressed the bandits, the more he recognized Lu Xiangsheng's memorials, "The people followed the bandits, mostly because of hunger and cold; the soldiers followed the bandits, mostly because of shortage of wages." The people in northeastern Sichuan had no way to survive, and often had to follow the bandits. The bandits' letter of surrender was to massacre the people. "Yao Huang Thirteen Family" was like this that they carried the hungry people into the bandits. Now, Sichuan's decay cannot be solved by the word "suppression".

Long Wenguang smiled bitterly and said:

"Everyone, it is really a blessing to heaven to be able to injure Zhang Xianzhong this time! Although Xian's thief retreated, the situation is still extremely serious. The emperor's decree is clear, and I also think that for the present plan, it is justified only by following the emperor's countermeasures. Xian's thief was originally a bandit, and letting him occupy Chongqing was to turn him into a bandit. The bandit's disaster will harm thousands of miles and be unable to prevent it. The bandit can adopt a strategy of restricting and eroding, consuming its strength and spirit, and in the end it will break up and destroy itself. From today on, take a defensive momentum against the bandit and be despised. For the thirteen families of the Yellow Emperor, it is not advisable to try the strategy of one stone and two birds."

According to the plan, Qin Zhiyong and Yang Zhan were responsible for recruiting the Huang Shisan family.

After showing the power of rifles, grenades and thunder, severely damaged the White Dragon in the "Yaohuang Thirteen Family", a former Yuan Tao acquaintance contacted by Qin Zhiyong's Jinyiwei came to Yuan Tao's army and conveyed the intention of revenge. Yuan Tao was originally a self-proclaimed gentry, and was keen on fame at heart. He was just because he committed an unforgivable crime and became a bandit. Now he heard that the Ming Dynasty had a terrifying firearm, and felt that the future of the bandits was very slim, so he was very moved. Wu Dading was originally a subordinate of He Renlong. After several days of being the official army of the Ming Dynasty, he became a local thief by chance. After learning that the Ming Dynasty's new musket almost took Zhang Xianzhong's life from a distance, he and Yuan Tao weighed the pros and cons, and decided to change the course.

After some bargaining, Yuan Tao and Wu Dading chose the path of becoming a general of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, the path of becoming a general of the Ming Dynasty was not smooth.

The first arduous task after Yuan Tao and Wu Dading surrendered to the Ming Dynasty was to drive away Ma Ke, who was entrenched in Mianzhou. Of course, Yuan Tao and Wu Dading were still under the banner of "Yao Huang Shisan", but there were many Jinyiwei with pistols in the team. "Yao Huang Shisan" had already fought with Ma Ke, so naturally Ma Ke had the upper hand. Now, the "Yao Huang Shisan" had to take the initiative to attack Ma Ke, but Yuan Tao was not sure. Ma Ke did not take this group of mobs seriously.
Chapter completed!