Chapter 272

Zhang Xianzhong is known as Huang Hu in the Jianghu, with the word Bingzhong and the name Jingxuan. He was born in Liuqu village, haotan Township, Dingbian county. In ancient times, he was called liushujian castle. When he was young, he studied and worked as a Constable of Yan'an government. He was dismissed because of his job, so he went to Yansui town to eat food and serve as a soldier. When he broke the law, the Lord General Chen Hongfan thought his appearance was strange. He begged Wang Wei, the chief soldier, and beat a hundred military sticks to get rid of his name. Since then, he has been exiled in the countryside.

It is estimated that Chen Hongfan is now regretting his death. He can't imagine that a person who put down his benevolence has caused such a deep disaster to the Ming Dynasty. I don't know whether his majesty knows this. If his majesty knows this, he will probably cut off his head and destroy his whole family.

If Chen Hongfan had killed Zhang Xianzhong in accordance with the law, there would be no giant bandits who would dig up the imperial mausoleum in future generations.

Zhang Xianzhong started his army in the third year of Chongzhen. In the third year of Chongzhen, Shaanxi suffered a severe drought and the people were unable to make a living. Zhang Xianzhong gathered 18 village farmers in his hometown and organized a team to respond to the riots such as Wang Jiayin and called himself the "eight kings".

Because of his thin body and yellowish face, he must be one foot six inches. He is called the yellow tiger in the army. This team was initially used by Wang Jiayin and later became an army. Because Zhang Xianzhong had read books and received military training when he was young, he was resourceful, bold and brave. He soon showed his command ability. His troops became the strongest of the 36 battalions with Wang as the leader of the alliance at that time.

Since then, Zhang Xianzhong has moved to Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan and other places along with the refugee team, and has made many achievements. His team has developed from thousands to tens of thousands, becoming the most powerful force and playing an important role in the battle with the officers and troops.

Before that, Gao Yingxiang, the king of Raiders, was the most famous of all the bandits. He was hidden as the leader of all the rebel forces. The imperial court called them bandits. They called themselves the rebel forces.

Even Zhang Xianzhong is Gao Yingxiang's soldier. At first, he mixed with the general Zijin Liang Wang, the leader of the rebel army in the world. After Wang Jiayin died, he used it for Gao Yingxiang.

In Gao Yingxiang's army, he met Li Zicheng. They were like-minded and were cited as confidants. After Wang hung up, Zhang Xianzhong led the army, headed south, and then hung up. The cow forced him to take Fengyang, destroy the imperial mausoleum, break the dragon vein and blow up the world.

Of course, he became the most wanted criminal in the imperial court. The imperial court rewarded him with a huge sum of money to catch him. Zhang Xianzhong's fame also rose to the extreme and became the most famous rebel leader in the righteous army at that time. Even emperor Chongzhen personally made a great reward and ordered all armies to catch him, escort him to Beijing and execute him at a late date.

Zhang Xianzhong was originally one of the thirty-six battalions, but since he took Fengyang, the capital of China, he was not willing to be a member of the thirty-six battalions. When Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang led the main army south, he did not stay in Fengyang, but led his troops out to lay more territory. He understood that if he occupied more places, If he controls more territory, he will become the new leader. At that time, he can't succumb to Gao Yingxiang.

It is also one of his established plans to attack Anqing in the south. As long as Anqing is won, he will basically sweep through the main cities of Fengyang Prefecture on the North Bank of the Yangtze River. They can have a good time with the officials and army on this land without worry. Even people as powerful as Chen Qiyu are killed by them, Hong Chengchou, the new governor of the five provinces, may not be their opponent. They will have greater development.

In the past, they were just bereaved dogs chased and killed by the government and army. They had no fixed place and were in a precarious situation. Even Wang Jiayin and Wang ziyong were killed. How can they be an exception?

Now they have even captured the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial mausoleum has been destroyed, the dragon vein has been broken, and the energy of the Ming Dynasty will be exhausted. It is the time for the rise of heroes in the world.

Fengyang means "companion capital". It's just a name that Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately promoted in order to improve his origin. Fengyang's geographical location is very poor and has no development potential at all. There are Nanjing in the South and Beijing in the north in the Ming Dynasty. There are already two teams in the two places, which consumes a lot of human, material and financial resources of the Empire. It's impossible to have the mind to take charge of Fengyang.

The Huaihe River is in the north of Fengyang, and the basalt is not prominent. According to Feng Shui, Fengyang can only be said to be Fengyin, so Zhongdu was only built for six years and ended.

Therefore, Zhongdu has gradually become the land of ancestral tombs, which is equivalent to folk ancestral houses. Whenever a royal eunuch commits a crime, he will send it to the ancestral house to guard the imperial tombs.

The Fengyang high wall of this dynasty can frighten the prince. Some people are imprisoned for a lifetime.

When it comes to Fengyang high wall, many people are in the clouds, but the princes of the Ming Dynasty know what this is. To put it bluntly, it is their nightmare. The Fengyang high wall was built by Zhu Yuanzhang and specially imprisons the Royal descendants who are rebellious. It can also be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang is cruel to meritorious heroes, but he is still open to his own descendants.

You should know that there was only one end to rebellion in Zhu Yuanzhang's time, that is, death. Zhu Yuanzhang was a cruel and ruthless figure. An empty seal case could kill more than 15000 civil servants such as Hu Weiyong, even the old brother and his relatives. A blue jade case could kill all the generals who founded the country, but he still had a kind heart for his children and grandchildren, It is the privilege of their royal family to be open to everything.

There were many royal descendants in the Ming Dynasty, and there were more rebellious things than in other dynasties. Zhu Yuanzhang could not bear to fight for the throne, so he built the Fengyang high wall in order to keep the emperor's sons and grandchildren alive. Zhu Jiyu was probably the first person to enter the Fengyang high wall. After his father Zhu Yu died, he gave the throne to his brother Zhu Jixu, which made Zhu Jiyu very dissatisfied.

Zhu Jiyu privately ran to his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang to frame Zhu Jixu. After listening to the slander, Zhu Yuanzhang dismissed him from the throne. Zhu Jixi was not satisfied after he got his throne. After his brother Zhu Jixi was put under house arrest, he poisoned his biological mother and rebelled to become the emperor. After being exposed, Zhu Yuanzhang sent him to the high wall of Fengyang. Many ministers also objected. It is reasonable that Zhu Jixu should die.

In fact, not all the royal family members imprisoned on the high wall of Fengyang are rebellious. For example, Zhu Wengui, Zhu Yunwen's son, is very innocent. Zhu Yunwen disappeared in Jingnan, leaving a two-year-old son. He was imprisoned by Zhu Di on the high wall of Fengyang. Zhu Wengui stayed inside for 57 years. When he was released, he couldn't adapt to the outside environment and soon fell ill and died.

Although the Fengyang high wall looks very imposing, compared with the free and easy princes, the conditions inside are so difficult that when Guishan king heard that he was assigned to the Fengyang high wall, he hit the wall and died every minute.

In the past, they felt very unhappy inside the high wall of Fengyang and wanted to die every minute, but they didn't know what hell on earth was until Zhang Xianzhong arrived. Since they felt unhappy living here, Zhang Xianzhong directly helped them and killed all the Phoenix children, dragons and grandchildren in Fengyang city.

The royal family surnamed Zhu in the Ming Dynasty has privileges and is superior in other places, but if they fall into the hands of Zhang Xianzhong and other rebel exiles, there will only be one end, that is, a dead end.

After winning Fengyang, the capital of China, Zhang Xianzhong rose rapidly and became the top leader of the rebel army in the world. He had an idea, that is, to compete with the breaking King Gao Yingxiang, or to establish another army. Anyway, at the moment, he is already the top figure in the rebel army and is qualified to talk to them about conditions and get more things.

In the past, even though the roving bandits were able to defeat many officers and armies, they only defeated some officers and armies. Now, compared with his capture of Zhongdu Fengyang, the destruction of the imperial mausoleum and the disconnection of the dragon vein, what a brilliant achievement. This is the dream of every righteous army, but he has achieved it, which is something that no one else can imagine, They are all things that others dream of, but Zhang Xianzhong has achieved them. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary for him to go further and get more things.

However, after Gao Yingxiang came to Fengyang, he was dissatisfied with Zhang Xianzhong. The main reason was that after Zhang Xianzhong captured Fengyang, he immediately distributed the food and wealth in Fengyang city to the people and his soldiers. When Gao Yunxiang and his soldiers came here, there was no fat to eat, and they were full of good things.

It can be said that Zhang Xianzhong's troops in Fengyang World War I were full of fat intestines and round bellies, while Gao Yingxiang's troops could only eat a few meals and drink a few mouthfuls of soup. Gao Yingxiang was very dissatisfied with this. He thought that the army must have discipline. The discipline of their rebel army was that all seizures must be returned to the public, In other words, Zhang Xianzhong is not qualified to distribute these properties to the people and his men. These properties can only be handed over to the army and then distributed uniformly by Gao Yingxiang. Now Zhang Xianzhong's move is clearly buying people's hearts.

Zhang Xianzhong couldn't stand this kind of cowardice. He didn't want to stay in Fengyang City, so he led his troops to attack several cities farther south. He knew that as long as he laid down more cities, the prestige of the army would be higher. Even if Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang was dissatisfied with him, he could only acquiesce in this fact in the end.

Therefore, Gao Yingxiang dispatched 30000 troops to Anqing this time. Among the 30000 troops, there are more than 2000 elite cavalry and several elite battalions. He also has a dream that if he wins Anqing, it is equivalent to winning the west gate of Nanjing. Can they attack Nanjing, the core city of nanzhili? If they can officially take Nanjing City, Daming is really over. They can compete with Daming according to this. Their rebel army has really become the climate at the moment.