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The Sha Dingzhou Rebellion in Yunnan disrupted more than just the situation in Guizhou.
Sichuan, which is connected to Yunnan by mountains and rivers, is also experiencing turmoil.
Compared with Guizhou, the situation in Sichuan is more complicated. Qin Liangyu currently controls the eastern Sichuan region centered on Chongqing; Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi control the Chengdu Plain area. In theory, the most important areas of Sichuan are controlled by the Qin State.
However, the Songpan area in the northwest is still controlled by local armed forces with complex composition. Songpan is diving towards Chengdu, posing a great strategic threat to Chengdu.
However, Li Dingguo had never had the energy to deal with these forces on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, because Sun Kewang, who was entrenched in Jiading Prefecture (Leshan) in the south, was unwilling to lose the rich area of Chengdu Plain and had always been eyeing Chengdu. Most of Li Dingguo's troops were stationed on the southern line to guard against Sun Kewang.
Sun Kewang had been entrenched in Jiading Prefecture for nearly half a year, but his power had not developed much.
Because Jiading Prefecture is located on the southern edge of the Chengdu Plain, the plain to the north is controlled by Li Dingguo, while the south is a mountainous and smoky area with barren land and sparse population. It is dotted with large and small chieftain forces such as the Muchuan Division, Manyi Division, Lizhou Anfu Division, and Qiongbu Division.
These chieftains defended themselves in a dangerous place and did not listen to Sun Kewang's plan. In addition, the Thirteen Yaohuang families who retreated to the south side of Mount Emei and linked up with local forces had a force of up to 20,000, which also posed a great threat to Sun Kewang, which made him extremely distressed.
On this day, when he heard that Li Dingguo's army had pushed to the north and captured Renshou County, not far from Jiading, Sun Kewang was furious and kicked the soldier who came back to report the news out of the door.
Just when he was furious, another guard came to the door and reported: "General, Lü Wanzhong and his concubine Lü have escaped from Chengdu and are seeking an audience outside the mansion."
"Lü Wanzhong?" Sun Kewang had almost forgotten this name, but the three words "Auntie Lu" perked him up. "What are you still standing there for? Bring them in quickly."
"Yes, General."
Thinking of the beautiful and charming fairy with superb skills who served people to the point of ecstasy, Sun Kewang could not help but have some instinctive impulses. He had hurriedly evacuated Chengdu and did not have time to bring the fairy out, which always made Sun Kewang regretful.
As soon as Lu Wanzhong and his sister came in, they burst into tears. They cried miserably. "General! God have mercy on us. I finally see you again. I... wuwuwu..."
They were so dusty that one could tell at a glance that they must have endured a lot of hardships on the road. Little Sister Lu was already beautiful, and now she was crying like a pear blossom in the rain, which was really heartbreaking to hear and to see, and Sun Kewang's heart almost melted.
He stepped forward and picked him up, coaxing him repeatedly: "Don't cry, don't cry, this general misses my little darling too..." When Sun Kewang said this, he suddenly realized that Lv Wanzhong was still kneeling in the hall, and quickly scolded him, "Why are you still staying here? Go down and settle down first."
“Yes, yes…” Lu Wanzhong hurriedly left.
Only Sun Kewang and Lu Xiaomei were left in the hall. Sun Kewang could no longer suppress his surging passion and started kissing and rubbing the little goblin wildly, making her body weak and legs limp, gasping for breath.
"Oh... General, please don't abandon Nunu anymore, okay? If you don't want Nunu anymore, how can Nunu survive?"
"No, no, it's my fault last time in Chengdu. It was a dangerous time and I didn't have time to take care of you. Later I sent people to look for you, but I didn't find you. This general felt bad."
"Well, Nunu is your man in life and your ghost in death. General, please remember what you said today and don't abandon Nunu again."
"Remember, I must remember. Okay, my dear, go back to the backyard and settle down, take a shower, change clothes, and have some food. This general still has military affairs to deal with. I will treat you well in the evening."
Although Sun Kewang was only in his twenties, an age with strong desires, he was able to distinguish the priorities and control the desire in his heart.
After having Lu Xiaomei brought back to the backyard, he hurriedly found Zhang Xianzhong's former military advisor Xu Yixian to discuss countermeasures.
Xu Yixian was a little cold, wearing a thick fur coat, and stamped his feet before entering the door. He said first: "General Sun, something is wrong. Li Dingguo and Qin Liangyu slowed down their offensive a few days ago, and seemed to be retreating. This time Li Dingguo suddenly attacked Renshou and approached Jiading less than a hundred miles away. This is a bit strange."
"Military Advisor Xu, don't worry about whether it's strange or not, just tell us what we should do."
"What else can we do? Further south is Mount Emei. We don't have much food and grass, so we can't retreat any further. We have no choice but to fight a tough battle with Li Dingguo."
"Fuck him, I'll beat him if I want. Does Li Dingguo really think I'm afraid of him?"
The two were discussing the dispatch of troops when another personal soldier hurried in and reported: "General, there is a man from Shiping, Yunnan, who said he was sent by Shiping Tusi Long Zaitian and wants to see you."
When they heard the name Long Zaitian, Sun Kewang and Xu Yixian couldn't help but look at each other. According to seniority, Sun Kewang had to call Long Zaitian "godfather".
"Please invite the people in quickly, quickly."
"yes."
The envoy was called Long Wangbao. He had once followed Long Zaitian to fight in Yunnan, so he was an old acquaintance of Sun Kewang and others.
When the two sides met, they exchanged pleasantries. Sun Kewang even had wine served to entertain them and called Long Wangbao a brother.
Recalling the glorious past years, Xu Yixian was filled with emotion. He held up a wine bowl and composed a poem on the spot: We meet again after a long separation and talk about the past. Don't stop me from holding the cup to persuade you. The time has been recorded on my forehead and I can't express it in words.
However, everyone had something on their mind. After talking about the past for a while, Sun Kewang couldn't help but ask Long Wangbao why he came.
Long Wangbao did not hide it and said bluntly: "Brother Sun, I am here on behalf of my ancestor. I want to ask you to come to Yunnan to help us quell the rebellion..."
Long Wangbao explained the causes and consequences of Sha Dingzhou's rebellion. Sun Kewang was secretly delighted after hearing it. Now he was suppressed by Li Dingguo in Jiading area and his situation was difficult. He urgently needed to find a new place to develop.
Yunnan is located in the south of the mountains. It has four seasons like spring, fertile land and a large population. Throughout the dynasties, Yunnan has been an independent country outside the Central Plains dynasty. The Dali Kingdom of the Song Dynasty existed for hundreds of years. These are all living precedents.
If we can capture Yunnan, it would be a good choice.
Xu Yixian sighed, "It would be nice to go to Yunnan, but the road to Yunnan is not easy to travel."
In fact, Sun Kewang had long intended to retreat to Yunnan, but he had never been able to do so.
The border between southern Sichuan and Yunnan is full of mountains and there is only one way to enter Yunnan, which is the post road along the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, heading south from Jiading Prefecture, passing through Qiongbu Si, Sichuan Xingdu Si (Xichang), Jianchangso, Miyiso, through Songping Pass to Yuanmou and Lufeng in Yunnan, and then to Kunming.
Now the first hurdle on the way south, the chieftain of the Qiong tribe, is difficult to pass. The Thirteen Yaohuang Families have colluded with the chieftain of the Qiong tribe to block the passage to the south.
The composition of the Thirteen Yao Huang Families is extremely complicated. Yao Tiandong and Huang Long were originally bandits from northern Sichuan. They committed murder and arson, and did all kinds of evil. The people of Sichuan called them "local thugs".
When Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan, some landlords were worried about being killed and looted by Zhang Xianzhong, so they gathered private armed forces to join him.
In this way, in addition to the leaders Yao Tiandong and Huang Long, there are eleven smaller leaders, namely: Fighting Heaven King Yuan Tao, Zhen Tian King Jiaolong, Orderly King Zhang Er, Black Tiger King Hun Tianxing, Anti-king Liu Weiming, Supporting Heaven King Wang Yuan, Fighting Picking King Huang Yaozi, Second Patrol Yang Bingyin, Sixth Team Ma Chao, Xing Shiwan Hu Jiusi, Shunhu Guotianxing Liang Lu.
This group of people totaled thirty, led by Yaotiandong and Huanglong, so they were called "Yaohuang Thirty".
Their territory was originally in the northeastern part of Sichuan. When Li Dingguo, Cheng Sun Kewang and others split up, they took the opportunity to move out and seize the plains. Liu Yongzhi, a general of the Qin army who did not want to enter Sichuan to fight, subsequently swept through Nanchong, Baoning and other places. Qin Liangyu then came forward to appease the chieftains of eastern Sichuan and cut off their way back. So this group of people fled all the way south and colluded with the local chieftains in the Emei Mountain area.
Among them, Yuan Tao and other landlord armed forces were forced by Zhang Xianzhong to become bandits. Naturally, they had no good feelings towards Sun Kewang who retreated to Jiading, and Sun Kewang also threatened their survival.
In the past six months, there have been many wars between the two sides, which is also the main reason why Sun Kewang has not developed well in Jiading.
Now the road to Yunnan is controlled by the thirty yellow-shaking families. It is not easy for Sun Kewang to pass through their territory.
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