Chapter 46 The aftermath

When Li Dingguo saw Sun Kewang, he was almost overjoyed and said, "Long time no see, brother."

Of course Li Dingguo was not happy to see Sun Kewang. His relationship with Sun Kewang had already ended.

But catching Sun Kewang means that even if Yunnan is not resisted, there is no threat.

Li Dingguo had already fulfilled his promise to Zhang Xuan. Li Dingguo felt relaxed all over, how could he be unhappy.

But Sun Kewang was different. He sneered and said, "What? I got what I wanted. Today I fall into your hands. Kill or scrape, it's up to you."

Li Dingguo said: "Brother, do you think I will kill you?"

Sun Kewang said: "What don't you dare to do? You followed Zhang Xuan in Cao Ying and ruined the foundation of the adoptive father. What else don't you dare to do?"

After hearing this, Li Dingguo smiled instead of being angry and said, "It's my adoptive father's inheritance. When did my adoptive father serve the Ming Dynasty?"

It's a bit funny to say that in the original history, Li Dingguo was a staunch supporter of the Ming Dynasty. But now, he is a staunch anti-Ming faction.

Sun Kewang said: "It's just a temporary measure."

Li Dingguo recognized Sun Kewang, and he had nothing to say to Sun Kewang. He said: "Brother, you should have a good rest. Don't worry, I have saved your life."

Li Dingguo left immediately.

Sun Kewang looked at Li Dingguo's leaving figure and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Sun Kewang was not a martyr.

"My life has been saved." Sun Kewang thought to himself. Although he was not a chaste person, he did not look like he was seeking death.

However, when Sun Kewang thought about how everything could be ruined, he felt a sense of sourness in his heart.

After Li Dingguo captured Sun Kewang, he naturally wanted to give full play to Sun Kewang's role. He wrote many private letters in Sun Kewang's name and sent them to Liu Wenxiu, Feng Shuangli, Ai Nengqi and other senior generals of the Western Army.

In the coming war, if we can do it without troops, then we won't.

At the same time, Li Dingguo did not show any signs of action and ordered the Long family to garrison Pu'an. Chieftains from various ministries ensured his retreat, while his troops were directed towards Qujing.

Qujing was caught off guard and was captured by Li Dingguo in just one day. Yunnan was shocked for a while.

By this time, Feng Shuangli, Liu Wenxiu and others had all kept the letter.

Others didn't feel much, but Feng Shuangli was the most embarrassed. He led his people around for hundreds of miles. When they arrived at Huangcaoba Camp, when they were about to attack the enemy's rear, they found that Sun Kewang's army was gone.

Feng Shuangli didn't know what to do for a moment.

He thought about it and thought to himself: "No matter what, it's a matter between their brothers. I just have to wait for the final result."

Feng Shuangli finally decided to return the same way and arrived at the foot of Qujing City.

Liu Wenxiu was also extremely surprised.

When Liu Wenxiu got Li Dingguo's letter, he could hardly believe that what he saw before him was true.

Taking a closer look, Sun Kewang has been fighting with Li Dingguo for less than a month.

It now seems that Li Dingguo was well prepared before the battle.

Liu Wenxiu reviewed the situation carefully and still decided that the matter was unbelievable. She even admired Li Dingguo even more.

He already has some inclinations in his mind.

However, he will not make a decision easily. At this moment, the road around Qixingguan has some clues, but it is no longer needed now.

He thought with his toes and knew that after Anshi got the news at this time, he was as determined as a chicken's blood and would not flinch even a little bit.

And Qujing is where his escape route lies.

Qujing fell and the way back was cut off. Although he brought some luggage, it was not enough to sustain him for a long time.

Therefore, his choice was the same, to retreat from Qixing Pass.

As a result, the situation in Yunnan and Guizhou was that Li Dingguo pushed the front to Yunnan. The Xia Dynasty's situation of being attacked from both sides was immediately resolved.

However, Li Dingguo's situation is still not very good.

In Qujing City, Li Dingguo only had about 50,000 troops under his command, and many of them were soldiers who had surrendered previously. Although Sun Kewang had already been sent to Wuchang, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and other tribes together still had more than 100,000 troops.

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The strength and weakness of the enemy and ourselves is still very obvious.

Feng Shuangli came from the south, Liu Wenxiu came from the north, and Ai Nengqi came from the west, mobilizing the remaining troops in Yunnan.

It's just that the atmosphere between the two parties is not too bad.

As soon as Li Dingguo waited for them to arrive, he made an agreement with them to meet outside the city in three days.

Just when Li Dingguo wanted to use words to resolve the conflicts within the Daxi Army, something else happened in Kunming City.

When news of Sun Kewang's defeat came, Ai Nengqi, who was stationed in Kunming, immediately summoned the Kunming garrison and marched eastward to Qujing.

Qujing is already very close to Kunming.

Once Qujing fell, Kunming would be in danger, so he couldn't help but be nervous.

However, when Ai Nengqi left, he forgot about the undercurrent in Kunming City. After losing the pressure from Ai Nengqi, he immediately started to cause trouble.

Yongli is a memorial tablet in Kunming.

But the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty were not without any power. At least there were many former Ming civil servants in the civil service system. After all, Sun Ke hoped that he might have enough talent reserves in the army.

But in terms of civil servants, there are not so many.

When Cao Ying first entered Jiangnan, he faced a situation, which was the same as Sun Kewang's situation.

Sun Kewang needs the support of civilian officials to sort out Yunnan's internal affairs and enhance national strength. Even if he knows that they have other ideas, he must still use it.

But Sun Kewang is confident to suppress them.

They were also somewhat afraid of Sun Kewang. But now that Sun Kewang was defeated and captured, their thoughts naturally became vivid.

Among the civil servants in Kunming, the most powerful one was Yang Weizhi.

Yang Weizhi was not ignorant of military skills. He also fought in some battles during the Shadingzhou Rebellion. It can be said that he was both civil and military and had outstanding abilities.

He was very trusted by Sun Kewang.

At this moment, Yang Weizhi was in Prince Mu's Mansion.

After Sun Kewang entered Yunnan, the power of Prince Mu's palace was suppressed. However, Mu Tianbo's own power could be suppressed, but the prestige of the Yunnan Mu family in Yunnan for more than two hundred years could not be suppressed.

Yang Weizhi said with a firm tone in his tone: "Duke Qian, we must avoid chaos and accept it instead. Now is a God-given opportunity. It is also the last chance."

Mu Tianbo's face turned blue and white, and his eyes kept moving. His thoughts were tumbling in his heart.

The situation in the Ming Dynasty was very bad. Before Sun Kewang fell out with Xia Jun, Yongli's existence was a secret that everyone knew.

Even though everyone knows it, Yongli cannot appear in public yet.

After Sun Kewang fell out, although Yongli officially appeared, he had no power, just a tablet.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Sun Kewang is inferior to Cao Cao. Cao Cao is still loyal to the Han Dynasty. But Sun Kewang has no loyalty to Yongli at all. Keeping Yongli is just useful.

They all know what will happen when Yongli becomes useless.

As loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, they have always been worried about this.

Sun Kewang was defeated and captured. For them, it was both a crisis and an opportunity.

It was a crisis because without Sun Kewang's protection, the Yongli regime was in danger. And it was an opportunity. Although Sun Kewang was captured, the strength of the Ming army was not inferior to that of the Xia army.

Therefore, Yang Weizhi asked Yongli to regain power and unite the various departments of the Ming army. In Yang Weizhi's view, this was to bring order out of chaos.

If Yongli can control Yunnan Province, he may not be able to compete with the Central Plains, but when the Central Plains is undecided, it is possible to stay in one place.

"Master Yang, should I report this to Your Majesty in advance?" Mu Tianbo said.

Yang Weizhi said: "Not to mention that Pang Tianshou has defected to the Western Bandits. We don't know whether we can see His Majesty. It's just His Majesty's temperament. Don't you and I know?"

"You and I can decide this matter."

Yang Weizhi's words were categorical and full of disappointment for Yongli.

After such a long period of understanding, Yang Weizhi also knew what kind of person Yongli was. It was simply impossible to expect him to make a prompt decision.

Yang Weizhi estimated that even if he reported Yongli, there was a high chance that Yongli would be hesitant. And the opportunity was precious.

Once you miss it, you will never come back.

Yang Weizhi would rather they push Yongli to make the decision.
Chapter completed!