Chapter 532
Chapter 532
Chapter 532
Hanzhong.
It has been several months since the Western Army and the Qing Army have confronted each other in Hanzhong.
Although the Ming army did not attack Zhang Xianzhong, but instead attacked the Western army with the Qing army, it gave them a lot of convenience.For example, Zhang Dapeng, the admiral of the imperial battalion in Shaanxi and Gansu, tried his best to defy all opinions, let the Yinping bridge go, and let Zhang Dingguo's side division go northward by detour and go back to the rear of Yangping pass.
And Zhang Shipeng, the admiral of the Yuying Chuanguixing Battalion, after occupying the Micang Road, still gave up the Micang Road to Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son Zhang Kewang, allowing them to pass through Liuli Pass, cross Micang Mountain and enter Hanzhong Xixiang.
Both Zhang Kewang and Zhang Dingguo succeeded in crossing into Hanzhong by detour, just as Datong Jiang Yu, Shanbei Wang Yongqiang, Gansu Miladin and others raised their troops one after another, coupled with the sudden death of Dorgon and the collapse of the situation in Henan and Shandong, all of them The Qing court Beijing could no longer listen to Wu Sangui's advice.
Refuse to give them time to continue to stop still.
Instead, Tiao Haoge, Wu Sangui and others returned to Xi'an and Datong to let them clear up their worries first.
Hauge disregarded the order and left the army to go back to Beijing alone to fight for the throne. Wu Sangui retreated to Chang'an and started to deal with the brothers Wang Yongqiang who went south.
Their departure did give Zhang Xianzhong a great opportunity.
The way the Ming army opened up for them allowed Zhang Dingguo and Zhang Kewang to successfully enter Hanzhong, and Yangping Pass was broken through.
A battle broke out between the two sides in Hanzhong. Brothers Zhang Dingguo and Zhang Kewangyi joined forces with [-] troops to set up Dingjunshan, intending to replicate the victory of Liu Bei's attack on Hanzhong.
Dingjun Mountain is indeed of great significance to Yangping Pass. It is not far behind Yangping Pass. The Western Army is stationed here. Although Yangping Pass is still in the hands of the Qing army, it has already suffered from the enemy.
Li Guohan, who was staying at Yangping Pass, urgently ordered Ma Ke, King of Hanzhong, and Bai Guangen, King of Gannan, who were stationed in Hanzhong, to attack Dingjun Mountain, and Wang Guangen, King Xunyang, to send troops to reinforce.
The two sides started a battle around Dingjun Mountain.
Ma Ke and Bai Guang'en mobilized tens of thousands of horses, together with the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia led by General Ao Bai of the Qing Army, surrounded the brothers Zhang Dingguo and Zhang Dingguo in Dingjun Mountain.
Over there, Li Guohan led the Eight Banners Manchurian Han Army, and still defended Yangping Pass.
The two sides began a large-scale battle.
Originally Zhang Xianzhong thought he had successfully broken through to Hanzhong, and Hauge and Wu Sangui withdrew many soldiers back to Chang'an, so this battle would definitely be won.
But the result was surprising. The two sides fought fiercely around Dingjun Mountain, and the result turned out that the Western Army lost to the Qing Army.
Zhang Xianzhong's main force was still blocked outside the Yangping Pass. No matter how hard he attacked, he would not be able to pass through the pass with heavy casualties. Although the two brothers stationed in Dingjun Mountain over there also set up a fence to build a camp, they were unable to defeat the Qing army who came to attack. Fortunately, there is a stronghold to rely on, and there is a danger to defend, but the casualties are heavy.
What's more troublesome is that one of Zhang Dingguo's brothers took the Yinping Road and the other took the Micang Road. , the grain and grass will not last long.
The Western Army fought desperately, but they still couldn't break free from the siege of the Qing Army.
The battle became weaker and weaker, and many of the Western Army on Dingjun Mountain even started to surrender secretly, and they couldn't stop them.
The situation of the Western Army on Jinniu Road outside Yangping Pass is even worse. Too many people are stuck here, and the mountains and plains are everywhere. As a result, there is a lack of food and little medical treatment. Over time, they are both hungry and sick. With the unfavorable battle situation, people are fleeing every day. .
The soldiers and civilians who were coerced by Zhang Xianzhong to go northward numbered more than 70 at the beginning.
But after less than half a year, there were less than 30 Western Army camps outside Yangping Pass.
Facing the predicament, Zhang Xianzhong also aged a lot.
On the one hand, it is difficult to break through the blockade of the Qing army and go out of Sichuan, but on the other hand, the Ming army is watching them covetously. Zhang Xianzhong accepted the reorganization, obeyed the dispatch of the imperial court, and even replaced the Ming army as the main force, and asked them to retreat to serve as assistants, and together they recaptured Hanzhong and returned to Guanzhong.
But Zhang Xianzhong hesitated all the time, he did not believe in the Ming Dynasty.
He has saved people by himself. Over the years, he has made many vows and promised many promises, but he has never fulfilled them, especially for the Ming Dynasty, so he does not believe the Ming Dynasty's strategy.
"Your Majesty, Wen Anzhi has sent another envoy."
Zhang Xianzhong has a headache recently, and his head often seems to be split.
"Father, the Yangping Pass cannot be defeated like this. My minister is willing to lead the army to cross Micang Mountain and enter Hanzhong again." Zhang Nengqi asked.
Zhang Xianzhong rubbed his head.
The southern end of the Mi Cang Road is now in the hands of the Ming army, and the northern end is in the hands of the Qing army. Even if the Ming army is willing to borrow the way, the Mi Cang Road is dangerous and difficult to walk, and it is difficult to carry much food and grass.
At that time, they will have to face the interception of the Qing army.
The bigger problem is that even if they can break through many obstacles and enter Hanzhong, if they cannot win quickly, they will not get food and grass to support them.
Dingjunshan found that the two soldiers and horses in front of them were still trapped there, and they were about to run out of food.
Send another army over there, if there is no food, they will still have to starve to death there together.
"Your Majesty, there is no other way but to fight to the death. Wu Sangui has gone to Xi'an now. This is our only chance. There are still 7 people in my son's army. I am willing to try desperately. If you fail, you will be benevolent. Kill Enter Hanzhong, resolve the siege of Junshan, and then attack Yangping Pass from behind, and take Father Huang out of the pass."
Zhang Nengqi, originally surnamed Ai, was one of the four adopted sons of Zhang Dingguo. In fact, his 7 horses included even the women and children of the old camp.
To lead 7 people into battle is to put them to death and survive.
"How long can the food and grass in the army last?" Zhang Xianzhong asked his adopted son Zhang Wenxiu.
Zhang Wenxiu's face was full of bitterness.
"It can last a month at most!"
This is still the result of a large number of people fleeing, otherwise it would be the most unbearable.
The Western Army now drinks porridge every day, and the porridge for women and children in the old camp is even thinner, but even if the porridge becomes thinner every day, it won't last long.
"Father, do you want to talk to Wen Anzhi's envoy?"
Zhang Xianzhong was silent.
Wen Anzhi not only sent people to find the Xijun once, but again and again.
The most recent time, Wen Anzhi proposed that the Western Army at Yangping Pass retreat to Pingwu County, Longan Prefecture to rest and reorganize, and hand over Baoning Prefecture to the Ming Army to defend the Qing Army. The army is responsible for taking them back to Daba Mountain to rest and resettle them to the dam on the Nanjiang River.
Of course, Wen Anzhi is not without conditions.
There are still many conditions.
The main ones are that Zhang Xianzhong will go to the title of emperor, and he will enshrine Shaotian as Zhengshuo, and he can no longer call himself the Western Emperor internally.
Secondly, the Western Army was going to be reorganized, and those people threatened by Zhang Xianzhong would be handed over to the Ming Army for resettlement.
Zhang Xianzhong was still his king of Yunnan, and General Wen Anzhi reorganized the Western Army into four towns, each with 2 troops, for a total of [-] people, plus [-] auxiliary soldiers.
that is all.
The rest will be abolished and demobilized, and the Ming army will be responsible for resettlement.
Wen Anzhi also promised that after the reorganization of the Western Army is completed, the entire Long'an Mansion can be handed over to them for guarding, and taxes and taxes will also be given to them to support soldiers.When they are ready to rest and are willing to go south to Yunnan, they will move to Yunnan.
During their stay in Long'an, the Ming army even lent them food.
The conditions couldn't be said to be bad, but Zhang Xianzhong didn't believe it.
There are so many people in this world who have fallen into trouble, how many of them are there to give charcoal in a timely manner?It's already good enough to be the icing on the cake, but you still want him to send charcoal in a timely manner?
If he was Wen Anzhi, he didn't do anything now, but he was afraid that the Western Army would fight against trapped beasts and cause casualties.And the Qing army is still there, so let their Western army stand in front and block the Qing army for them.
Without the Qing army, they would have been attacked by the Ming army.
"Call Wen Anzhi's envoy here, and hear what conditions he has this time!"
Wen Anzhi's envoy was called in.
"What new proposal does Wen Jinglue have?"
"Back to Your Majesty, my family's strategist said that the situation is getting more and more critical now, and I hope that Your Majesty can make a decision soon. Our army has already detected that the situation in Dingjun Mountain is very critical, and there is a danger of being destroyed at any time."
Zhang Xianzhong remained silent.
"My family's Jinglue said that if Your Majesty wants to send troops through Micang Mountain, no matter what, we will cooperate with all our strength. Also, if Your Majesty is short of food, my family's Jinglue is also willing to borrow some first, just to fight the Tartars!"
Zhang Xianzhong opened his eyes sharply.
"Is this true?"
"really."
The messenger delivered a letter.
Zhang Xianzhong asked the prime minister's son-in-law Wang Zhaolin to read it to him.
Wen Anzhi said that in order to fight the Tartars, he should unite with the outside world. Knowing that the Western Camp is short of food, although the Sichuan Army is also short of food, he is still willing to squeeze some to the Western Army.
He even proposed to buy food for the Western Army.
Buy on behalf of?
Zhang Xianzhong and the others who turned their heads quickly understood the meaning immediately. Could it be that Wen Anzhi was willing to sell grain to the Western Army?
There is still such a thing in this world, the Ming government army sells food to Zhang Xianzhong?
Isn't the so-called purchasing on behalf of you just selling to them directly?
Wen Anzhi is trying to take the opportunity to embezzle?
But his reputation is not enough.
Could it be that Zhang Xianzhong was really sold to him with the court's grain?
Ke Wen'an sent an envoy, and wrote a letter himself, and even listed in detail the quotations for purchasing grain on behalf of him.
"Wheat is 13 taels and one stone, old rice is 12 taels and one stone, millet is 11 taels and one stone, sorghum is six taels and one stone, black beans are seven taels and one stone, corn is seven taels and one stone..."
Seeing the price, Zhang Xianzhong thought it was a typo with trembling hands, it should be one, two, three, one stone of wheat.
"Your Majesty, even the area around Taihu Lake, the land of fish and rice, dare not say one, two, one stone of rice just after the autumn harvest. What's more, we can't buy grain with money now. These grains are still collected by the imperial court from Jiangnan, Lingnan and other places. , transported into Sichuan by boat, and had to break through the interception of the Qing army in Huguang along the way, and then transported here, thousands of miles away, how hard work, many places are pulled by boats on their backs, and even transported by mules and horses. From the mountains.
We are also short of food, but Wen Jinglue is still willing to grit his teeth and squeeze out some to supply the Xiying soldiers. If you don't want to, it doesn't matter if you don't have it. "
Zhang Xianzhong's chest was about to explode.
But think about it, isn't that what troubled times are like?
When they rebelled in Shaanxi and couldn't survive, at that time, a bucket of millet cost eight taels of silver, and a stone of millet cost eight taels.And when there was a serious famine outside the customs, even a bucket of rice was eight taels of silver, and one stone was 80 taels of silver, which was even more exaggerated.
When besieging a city, money is often useless. It is easy to buy rice for gold, and the same weight of gold can be exchanged for the same weight of rice. At this time, any grain of food is the hope of survival.
Now Wen Anzhi sells grain to him, and the price is basically ten times the current grain price in Jiangnan.
Even if Sichuan has just experienced chaos, the food price is at most two to three times that of Jiangnan, but Wen Anzhi wants him ten times.
"Wen Jinglue remembers that this king still has some gold and silver goods in his hand?" Zhang Xianzhong suppressed his anger, "The gold and silver goods are just belongings outside the body, and they can't eat or drink. If I can exchange some food with Jinglue, my king will I can't ask for it, but I don't know how much food I can exchange for it?"
"Shunqing Phoenix Mountain can deliver [-] stone grain at any time!" the messenger said.
Zhang Xianzhong clenched his fists in his sleeves, one hundred thousand stone grains, at least one million taels of silver, which he took out and accumulated over the years of looting, including the previous looting of Chongqing and the destruction of Chengdu.But buying 100 stone grains for 100 million taels of silver is really unheard of.
With 30 people, he bought the [-] stone grains, and every three people could get one stone grain. If the current saving method is used, the three people can eat one liter of grain a day, and they can eat for a hundred days.
Of course, one liter per day for three people is usually too little. If it is supplied normally, three people will get at least five or six liters of food per day. In this case, it can be supplied for about 20 days.
This amount of food is not much, but it is also not little, and it is just right.
"Okay, I'll buy it! Thank you Wen Jinglue."
"Jinglue said that if the king wants to buy it, Jinglue is willing to send troops to transport it to Baoning Mansion. When the transaction is outside the city, the king will settle the purchase price for us, and hand over the city of Baoning Mansion to us."
Zhang Xianzhong almost couldn't hold back.
The 100 stone grains not only cost [-] million taels of silver, but also required him to build a Baoning Prefecture?
This does not count the southern county between Baoning Fucheng and Shunqing, as well as Hexiguan and Nanjinguan.
Zhang Xianzhong gritted his teeth and said nothing.
"Don't go too far!" Zhang Nengqi couldn't help cursing.
"If the king is unwilling, then forget it."
"Wait a moment."
Zhang Xianzhong stopped the envoy who wanted to turn around and leave.
"Wen Jinglue is not kidding about selling grain, is he really willing to sell one hundred thousand stones of grain?"
"Is Your Majesty willing to spend more than 100 million taels of silver for this [-] stone grains?"
Zhang Xianzhong said with a yellow face, "Money is not a problem, even the southern county and Langzhong city are no problem for you, but I need to use the Micang Mountain to send troops into Hanzhong. I wonder if Wen Jinglue can agree?"
"No problem." The messenger replied very happily.
"As long as the king agrees to accept the reorganization, we will not only borrow the way, but also send troops to help the two little princes trapped in Dingjun Mountain!"
Liu Wenxiu interrupted, "Why didn't Wen Jinglue directly send troops to help us capture Hanzhong Mansion together? Wouldn't it be better?"
The envoy replied directly, "We are not yet ready to capture the Hanzhong Mansion, and we have to mobilize money, food, and troops. At most, we can only take the risk of withdrawing the soldiers and horses for you to meet Dingjunshan."
The intention of the Ming army is very obvious. They are absolutely unwilling to help the Western army capture Hanzhong, or even enter Guanzhong.
"Go back and tell Wen Jinglue that the king agrees to his proposal, but I want to buy 20 shi grains. The money is not a problem. The [-] shi is still delivered in Langzhong City, and the other [-] shi hopes to be delivered to Zhang Nengqi in Bazhou or Dazhou. , when the time comes, he will lead his troops to fetch grain, and after getting the grain, he will take the rice barn road, pass through Liuli Pass and cross Daba Mountain into Hanzhong, is that okay?"
"I can go back and report Wen Jinglue immediately, and the king can wait for Jinglue's reply!"
"Okay!" Zhang Xianzhong responded immediately, "I hope to reply as soon as possible!"
(End of this chapter)
Hanzhong.
It has been several months since the Western Army and the Qing Army have confronted each other in Hanzhong.
Although the Ming army did not attack Zhang Xianzhong, but instead attacked the Western army with the Qing army, it gave them a lot of convenience.For example, Zhang Dapeng, the admiral of the imperial battalion in Shaanxi and Gansu, tried his best to defy all opinions, let the Yinping bridge go, and let Zhang Dingguo's side division go northward by detour and go back to the rear of Yangping pass.
And Zhang Shipeng, the admiral of the Yuying Chuanguixing Battalion, after occupying the Micang Road, still gave up the Micang Road to Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son Zhang Kewang, allowing them to pass through Liuli Pass, cross Micang Mountain and enter Hanzhong Xixiang.
Both Zhang Kewang and Zhang Dingguo succeeded in crossing into Hanzhong by detour, just as Datong Jiang Yu, Shanbei Wang Yongqiang, Gansu Miladin and others raised their troops one after another, coupled with the sudden death of Dorgon and the collapse of the situation in Henan and Shandong, all of them The Qing court Beijing could no longer listen to Wu Sangui's advice.
Refuse to give them time to continue to stop still.
Instead, Tiao Haoge, Wu Sangui and others returned to Xi'an and Datong to let them clear up their worries first.
Hauge disregarded the order and left the army to go back to Beijing alone to fight for the throne. Wu Sangui retreated to Chang'an and started to deal with the brothers Wang Yongqiang who went south.
Their departure did give Zhang Xianzhong a great opportunity.
The way the Ming army opened up for them allowed Zhang Dingguo and Zhang Kewang to successfully enter Hanzhong, and Yangping Pass was broken through.
A battle broke out between the two sides in Hanzhong. Brothers Zhang Dingguo and Zhang Kewangyi joined forces with [-] troops to set up Dingjunshan, intending to replicate the victory of Liu Bei's attack on Hanzhong.
Dingjun Mountain is indeed of great significance to Yangping Pass. It is not far behind Yangping Pass. The Western Army is stationed here. Although Yangping Pass is still in the hands of the Qing army, it has already suffered from the enemy.
Li Guohan, who was staying at Yangping Pass, urgently ordered Ma Ke, King of Hanzhong, and Bai Guangen, King of Gannan, who were stationed in Hanzhong, to attack Dingjun Mountain, and Wang Guangen, King Xunyang, to send troops to reinforce.
The two sides started a battle around Dingjun Mountain.
Ma Ke and Bai Guang'en mobilized tens of thousands of horses, together with the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia led by General Ao Bai of the Qing Army, surrounded the brothers Zhang Dingguo and Zhang Dingguo in Dingjun Mountain.
Over there, Li Guohan led the Eight Banners Manchurian Han Army, and still defended Yangping Pass.
The two sides began a large-scale battle.
Originally Zhang Xianzhong thought he had successfully broken through to Hanzhong, and Hauge and Wu Sangui withdrew many soldiers back to Chang'an, so this battle would definitely be won.
But the result was surprising. The two sides fought fiercely around Dingjun Mountain, and the result turned out that the Western Army lost to the Qing Army.
Zhang Xianzhong's main force was still blocked outside the Yangping Pass. No matter how hard he attacked, he would not be able to pass through the pass with heavy casualties. Although the two brothers stationed in Dingjun Mountain over there also set up a fence to build a camp, they were unable to defeat the Qing army who came to attack. Fortunately, there is a stronghold to rely on, and there is a danger to defend, but the casualties are heavy.
What's more troublesome is that one of Zhang Dingguo's brothers took the Yinping Road and the other took the Micang Road. , the grain and grass will not last long.
The Western Army fought desperately, but they still couldn't break free from the siege of the Qing Army.
The battle became weaker and weaker, and many of the Western Army on Dingjun Mountain even started to surrender secretly, and they couldn't stop them.
The situation of the Western Army on Jinniu Road outside Yangping Pass is even worse. Too many people are stuck here, and the mountains and plains are everywhere. As a result, there is a lack of food and little medical treatment. Over time, they are both hungry and sick. With the unfavorable battle situation, people are fleeing every day. .
The soldiers and civilians who were coerced by Zhang Xianzhong to go northward numbered more than 70 at the beginning.
But after less than half a year, there were less than 30 Western Army camps outside Yangping Pass.
Facing the predicament, Zhang Xianzhong also aged a lot.
On the one hand, it is difficult to break through the blockade of the Qing army and go out of Sichuan, but on the other hand, the Ming army is watching them covetously. Zhang Xianzhong accepted the reorganization, obeyed the dispatch of the imperial court, and even replaced the Ming army as the main force, and asked them to retreat to serve as assistants, and together they recaptured Hanzhong and returned to Guanzhong.
But Zhang Xianzhong hesitated all the time, he did not believe in the Ming Dynasty.
He has saved people by himself. Over the years, he has made many vows and promised many promises, but he has never fulfilled them, especially for the Ming Dynasty, so he does not believe the Ming Dynasty's strategy.
"Your Majesty, Wen Anzhi has sent another envoy."
Zhang Xianzhong has a headache recently, and his head often seems to be split.
"Father, the Yangping Pass cannot be defeated like this. My minister is willing to lead the army to cross Micang Mountain and enter Hanzhong again." Zhang Nengqi asked.
Zhang Xianzhong rubbed his head.
The southern end of the Mi Cang Road is now in the hands of the Ming army, and the northern end is in the hands of the Qing army. Even if the Ming army is willing to borrow the way, the Mi Cang Road is dangerous and difficult to walk, and it is difficult to carry much food and grass.
At that time, they will have to face the interception of the Qing army.
The bigger problem is that even if they can break through many obstacles and enter Hanzhong, if they cannot win quickly, they will not get food and grass to support them.
Dingjunshan found that the two soldiers and horses in front of them were still trapped there, and they were about to run out of food.
Send another army over there, if there is no food, they will still have to starve to death there together.
"Your Majesty, there is no other way but to fight to the death. Wu Sangui has gone to Xi'an now. This is our only chance. There are still 7 people in my son's army. I am willing to try desperately. If you fail, you will be benevolent. Kill Enter Hanzhong, resolve the siege of Junshan, and then attack Yangping Pass from behind, and take Father Huang out of the pass."
Zhang Nengqi, originally surnamed Ai, was one of the four adopted sons of Zhang Dingguo. In fact, his 7 horses included even the women and children of the old camp.
To lead 7 people into battle is to put them to death and survive.
"How long can the food and grass in the army last?" Zhang Xianzhong asked his adopted son Zhang Wenxiu.
Zhang Wenxiu's face was full of bitterness.
"It can last a month at most!"
This is still the result of a large number of people fleeing, otherwise it would be the most unbearable.
The Western Army now drinks porridge every day, and the porridge for women and children in the old camp is even thinner, but even if the porridge becomes thinner every day, it won't last long.
"Father, do you want to talk to Wen Anzhi's envoy?"
Zhang Xianzhong was silent.
Wen Anzhi not only sent people to find the Xijun once, but again and again.
The most recent time, Wen Anzhi proposed that the Western Army at Yangping Pass retreat to Pingwu County, Longan Prefecture to rest and reorganize, and hand over Baoning Prefecture to the Ming Army to defend the Qing Army. The army is responsible for taking them back to Daba Mountain to rest and resettle them to the dam on the Nanjiang River.
Of course, Wen Anzhi is not without conditions.
There are still many conditions.
The main ones are that Zhang Xianzhong will go to the title of emperor, and he will enshrine Shaotian as Zhengshuo, and he can no longer call himself the Western Emperor internally.
Secondly, the Western Army was going to be reorganized, and those people threatened by Zhang Xianzhong would be handed over to the Ming Army for resettlement.
Zhang Xianzhong was still his king of Yunnan, and General Wen Anzhi reorganized the Western Army into four towns, each with 2 troops, for a total of [-] people, plus [-] auxiliary soldiers.
that is all.
The rest will be abolished and demobilized, and the Ming army will be responsible for resettlement.
Wen Anzhi also promised that after the reorganization of the Western Army is completed, the entire Long'an Mansion can be handed over to them for guarding, and taxes and taxes will also be given to them to support soldiers.When they are ready to rest and are willing to go south to Yunnan, they will move to Yunnan.
During their stay in Long'an, the Ming army even lent them food.
The conditions couldn't be said to be bad, but Zhang Xianzhong didn't believe it.
There are so many people in this world who have fallen into trouble, how many of them are there to give charcoal in a timely manner?It's already good enough to be the icing on the cake, but you still want him to send charcoal in a timely manner?
If he was Wen Anzhi, he didn't do anything now, but he was afraid that the Western Army would fight against trapped beasts and cause casualties.And the Qing army is still there, so let their Western army stand in front and block the Qing army for them.
Without the Qing army, they would have been attacked by the Ming army.
"Call Wen Anzhi's envoy here, and hear what conditions he has this time!"
Wen Anzhi's envoy was called in.
"What new proposal does Wen Jinglue have?"
"Back to Your Majesty, my family's strategist said that the situation is getting more and more critical now, and I hope that Your Majesty can make a decision soon. Our army has already detected that the situation in Dingjun Mountain is very critical, and there is a danger of being destroyed at any time."
Zhang Xianzhong remained silent.
"My family's Jinglue said that if Your Majesty wants to send troops through Micang Mountain, no matter what, we will cooperate with all our strength. Also, if Your Majesty is short of food, my family's Jinglue is also willing to borrow some first, just to fight the Tartars!"
Zhang Xianzhong opened his eyes sharply.
"Is this true?"
"really."
The messenger delivered a letter.
Zhang Xianzhong asked the prime minister's son-in-law Wang Zhaolin to read it to him.
Wen Anzhi said that in order to fight the Tartars, he should unite with the outside world. Knowing that the Western Camp is short of food, although the Sichuan Army is also short of food, he is still willing to squeeze some to the Western Army.
He even proposed to buy food for the Western Army.
Buy on behalf of?
Zhang Xianzhong and the others who turned their heads quickly understood the meaning immediately. Could it be that Wen Anzhi was willing to sell grain to the Western Army?
There is still such a thing in this world, the Ming government army sells food to Zhang Xianzhong?
Isn't the so-called purchasing on behalf of you just selling to them directly?
Wen Anzhi is trying to take the opportunity to embezzle?
But his reputation is not enough.
Could it be that Zhang Xianzhong was really sold to him with the court's grain?
Ke Wen'an sent an envoy, and wrote a letter himself, and even listed in detail the quotations for purchasing grain on behalf of him.
"Wheat is 13 taels and one stone, old rice is 12 taels and one stone, millet is 11 taels and one stone, sorghum is six taels and one stone, black beans are seven taels and one stone, corn is seven taels and one stone..."
Seeing the price, Zhang Xianzhong thought it was a typo with trembling hands, it should be one, two, three, one stone of wheat.
"Your Majesty, even the area around Taihu Lake, the land of fish and rice, dare not say one, two, one stone of rice just after the autumn harvest. What's more, we can't buy grain with money now. These grains are still collected by the imperial court from Jiangnan, Lingnan and other places. , transported into Sichuan by boat, and had to break through the interception of the Qing army in Huguang along the way, and then transported here, thousands of miles away, how hard work, many places are pulled by boats on their backs, and even transported by mules and horses. From the mountains.
We are also short of food, but Wen Jinglue is still willing to grit his teeth and squeeze out some to supply the Xiying soldiers. If you don't want to, it doesn't matter if you don't have it. "
Zhang Xianzhong's chest was about to explode.
But think about it, isn't that what troubled times are like?
When they rebelled in Shaanxi and couldn't survive, at that time, a bucket of millet cost eight taels of silver, and a stone of millet cost eight taels.And when there was a serious famine outside the customs, even a bucket of rice was eight taels of silver, and one stone was 80 taels of silver, which was even more exaggerated.
When besieging a city, money is often useless. It is easy to buy rice for gold, and the same weight of gold can be exchanged for the same weight of rice. At this time, any grain of food is the hope of survival.
Now Wen Anzhi sells grain to him, and the price is basically ten times the current grain price in Jiangnan.
Even if Sichuan has just experienced chaos, the food price is at most two to three times that of Jiangnan, but Wen Anzhi wants him ten times.
"Wen Jinglue remembers that this king still has some gold and silver goods in his hand?" Zhang Xianzhong suppressed his anger, "The gold and silver goods are just belongings outside the body, and they can't eat or drink. If I can exchange some food with Jinglue, my king will I can't ask for it, but I don't know how much food I can exchange for it?"
"Shunqing Phoenix Mountain can deliver [-] stone grain at any time!" the messenger said.
Zhang Xianzhong clenched his fists in his sleeves, one hundred thousand stone grains, at least one million taels of silver, which he took out and accumulated over the years of looting, including the previous looting of Chongqing and the destruction of Chengdu.But buying 100 stone grains for 100 million taels of silver is really unheard of.
With 30 people, he bought the [-] stone grains, and every three people could get one stone grain. If the current saving method is used, the three people can eat one liter of grain a day, and they can eat for a hundred days.
Of course, one liter per day for three people is usually too little. If it is supplied normally, three people will get at least five or six liters of food per day. In this case, it can be supplied for about 20 days.
This amount of food is not much, but it is also not little, and it is just right.
"Okay, I'll buy it! Thank you Wen Jinglue."
"Jinglue said that if the king wants to buy it, Jinglue is willing to send troops to transport it to Baoning Mansion. When the transaction is outside the city, the king will settle the purchase price for us, and hand over the city of Baoning Mansion to us."
Zhang Xianzhong almost couldn't hold back.
The 100 stone grains not only cost [-] million taels of silver, but also required him to build a Baoning Prefecture?
This does not count the southern county between Baoning Fucheng and Shunqing, as well as Hexiguan and Nanjinguan.
Zhang Xianzhong gritted his teeth and said nothing.
"Don't go too far!" Zhang Nengqi couldn't help cursing.
"If the king is unwilling, then forget it."
"Wait a moment."
Zhang Xianzhong stopped the envoy who wanted to turn around and leave.
"Wen Jinglue is not kidding about selling grain, is he really willing to sell one hundred thousand stones of grain?"
"Is Your Majesty willing to spend more than 100 million taels of silver for this [-] stone grains?"
Zhang Xianzhong said with a yellow face, "Money is not a problem, even the southern county and Langzhong city are no problem for you, but I need to use the Micang Mountain to send troops into Hanzhong. I wonder if Wen Jinglue can agree?"
"No problem." The messenger replied very happily.
"As long as the king agrees to accept the reorganization, we will not only borrow the way, but also send troops to help the two little princes trapped in Dingjun Mountain!"
Liu Wenxiu interrupted, "Why didn't Wen Jinglue directly send troops to help us capture Hanzhong Mansion together? Wouldn't it be better?"
The envoy replied directly, "We are not yet ready to capture the Hanzhong Mansion, and we have to mobilize money, food, and troops. At most, we can only take the risk of withdrawing the soldiers and horses for you to meet Dingjunshan."
The intention of the Ming army is very obvious. They are absolutely unwilling to help the Western army capture Hanzhong, or even enter Guanzhong.
"Go back and tell Wen Jinglue that the king agrees to his proposal, but I want to buy 20 shi grains. The money is not a problem. The [-] shi is still delivered in Langzhong City, and the other [-] shi hopes to be delivered to Zhang Nengqi in Bazhou or Dazhou. , when the time comes, he will lead his troops to fetch grain, and after getting the grain, he will take the rice barn road, pass through Liuli Pass and cross Daba Mountain into Hanzhong, is that okay?"
"I can go back and report Wen Jinglue immediately, and the king can wait for Jinglue's reply!"
"Okay!" Zhang Xianzhong responded immediately, "I hope to reply as soon as possible!"
(End of this chapter)