Chapter 717: The Quartet Forces
Prince Guo sharpened his sword in the Western Regions, but at the same time, he welcomed several of its guests in Zunyi Prefecture in Guizhou.
Gao Jin was wearing ordinary clothes, no different from other soldiers around him. He followed a few horse riding people and walked slowly. Not far from them was Zunyi Prefecture. Speaking of Zunyi Prefecture, the Ming Dynasty originally belonged to the Military and Civil Affairs Office, and the Xuanwei Office was set up for management. After the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, the rule of the former Ming Dynasty continued. However, during the Kangxi period, the Military and Civil Affairs Office was abolished, and Zunyi Prefecture was officially established, and directly converted to land and was managed by the central government.
Zunyi Prefecture is located in the north of Guiyang, and is located in the center of Guizhou. It is an important military town in Guizhou. Since Gao Jin's troops entered Guizhou from the northeast, they have advanced all the way to the southwest, trying to open up the passage from Guizhou to directly enter Yunnan. However, due to the dangerous terrain of Guizhou, the Qing army is not weak. In addition, Zhao Hongcan from Guangxi has entered Guizhou from the east and "reorganized" some of the Guizhou Green Camp military forces under the banner of the Qing court, and its momentum is not small.
In addition, the chieftains in Guizhou are not small, so Gao Jin's troops, Yunnan-Guizhou forces, Guangxi forces, and local forces, and the four forces collided in Guizhou, and they were in trouble. For a moment, no one could do anything to each other. Gao Jin's troops continued to advance southward to the front line near Zunyi and could not be hit for the time being, so they could only stop and look for opportunities.
After Zhao Hongcan's Guangxi troops entered Guizhou, his general Guo Yong reorganized the green camps and places in Guizhou under the name of the admiral of Guangxi, the vanguard of the three provinces. At the beginning, he gained a lot of advantages. He easily recruited some green camps, and even directly annexed a town stationed in southeastern Guizhou, causing the army entering Guizhou to rise from 40,000 to more than 60,000.
But soon, Guizhou reacted. When the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou Bei Henuo received the urgent report from Guizhou Liu Yinshu and the local government, he learned about this. Bei Henuo was furious and scolded Zhao Hongcan for taking advantage of the situation. On the one hand, he issued orders to Guizhou departments in the name of the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and at the same time, Yunnan mobilized troops to support Guizhou.
In this way, after receiving the order, the Guizhou ministries immediately regarded Zhao Hongcan's Guangxi troops as enemies. At this time, Zhao Hongcan, who had already taken a lot of advantages, simply tore off his face and took action directly against the "friendly forces" around him, claiming that he was in charge of the military and political affairs of the three provinces under the will of the holy.
By this time, conflict was inevitable, and the two Qing troops started to do so. In addition to Gao Jin's rebel army, the three troops started a melee around Zunyi to the east of Guiyang. Shortly after the melee began, local forces also joined the battle, and the whole of Guizhou was boiling like a pot of boiling hot water.
Now, the chaos has been fighting for more than half a year, and the entire Guizhou, including northwest Guangxi and northeastern Yunnan, has been involved. The most powerful of the four forces belong to the Qing army, but because the Qing army is divided into two, these two are fighting for each other, coupled with the power of high entrepreneurship, no one of the three can gain the upper hand.
Local forces, that is, the forces of chieftains and heads, are the weakest in terms of military strength. But you should know that Guizhou has many mountains and forests, and the government has never been able to truly control the place. All they can take into account are the few big cities and some areas in Guizhou.
Since the Song Dynasty, the local forces in Guizhou have continued to this day. After rebellion in various dynasties, the court has spent every rebellion to pacify it. In addition, the land reform has been implemented since the Ming Dynasty, but the effect is not very good. Therefore, once these seemingly weak local forces unite, they cannot be ignored.
Nearly a year of war has exhausted all sides, and no one can do anything to each other. In this way, Guizhou has now formed a relatively strange situation. The forces of various troops are divided and governed in Guizhou. From the bottom of my heart, I am eager to destroy the other side first and then deal with other enemies. However, under the complex and complex situations of several sides, no one can do this.
With the news of the failure of the Qing Dynasty in the Central Plains a few days ago, the various factions in Guizhou, which were fighting fiercely, suddenly discovered that the Central Plains had completely changed. The powerful Qing Dynasty had lost its deer, and the Ming Dynasty had completely occupied the Central Plains.
Everyone can clearly see that the Ming Dynasty truly gained the world is right in front of you. If the Ming army turns around and attacks Yun, Gui and Gui, no one can block the power of the Ming army alone.
In this case, the local chieftains and the heads first secretly contacted the Ming Dynasty and sent people to contact them to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and hoped to get the support of the Ming Dynasty. As long as the Ming Dynasty could accept their continued rule and rights over the local area, the heads would definitely support the Ming Dynasty to become the lord of the world.
After learning the news, the other three forces were frightened and couldn't help but think of ways to protect themselves. Among them, Zhao Hongcan first sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty for negotiations, bargaining with the Ming Dynasty with the territory he controlled, and hoped to get the support of the Ming Dynasty.
In terms of Gao Jin, he was originally a rebel army, and Zhu Yicheng also admired Gao Jin more. If it weren't for Gao Jin's current subordinates, he would have joined forces with the Ming army long ago. But even so, the Ming army had a passion for Gao Jin's subordinates and was too forced. He even made it clear that as long as Gao Jin could disband the White Lotus Sect and surrender to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would not only give him wealth, but also give him more use.
As for Bei Henu, because of his Manchu status, he was loyal to the Qing Dynasty. In addition, A Ling A was still on his side, so it was impossible to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. But in this situation, they would not be able to wait for death. They began to gather their troops and gather their strength, and at the same time offered peace talks to all forces in Guizhou to solve the dilemma.
In fact, if he could be the boss himself, who would want to be someone else's younger brother? Out of helplessness, Bei Henuo issued a peace talk to the ministries, intending to stabilize the chaotic situation in Guizhou, which was exactly the intention of various forces.
If a temporary truce can be made, it is not a bad thing for all parties. In addition, all parties are worried about the serious consequences of the sudden attack on themselves if the negotiations with the Ming Dynasty fail to be completed. Therefore, when Beihenuo's peace talks suggest that all parties be informed through various channels, both Zhao Hongcan, Gao Jin, or the local chieftains and heads were all moved.
After nearly a month of exchange of opinions, the four parties finally reached an agreement and decided to find a place for everyone to sit down and have a good talk. But how to talk and where to talk, it needs to be discussed. Originally, according to Beihenuo's request, he planned to set up the negotiation location in Guiyang, but as soon as this condition was proposed, it was opposed by all parties.
Guiyang is the capital of Guizhou and the base camp of the Yunnan-Guizhou-Qing Army. The other three forces ran to Guiyang for negotiations? This is not the same as a sheep entering the tiger's mouth? What should I do if Bei Henuo turns against him on the spot?
Chapter completed!