How did Zhang outsmart Xiangyang?

Zhang accepted the acceptance of Ming Dynasty in Gucheng, Hubei Province. He didn't really surrender, but secretly saved his troops and prepared to make a comeback. The generals of the Ming Dynasty discovered Zhang's bad plot and prepared to send troops to suppress it.

Zhang took the initiative and set out again in Gucheng, Hubei Province in May 1639. First, he killed the county magistrate of the Ming Dynasty in Gucheng, burned down the official residence and renewed the banner of the uprising. Soon, Luo Rucai also responded.

Then, Zhang defeated the attacking troops led by Zuo Liangyu, the company commander of the Ming Dynasty, and Zuo Liangyu fled back with the remaining hundreds of beaten soldiers. Emperor Chongzhen became angry from embarrassment. He was so angry that the coach Xiong Wencan and the company commander Zuo Liangyu were both fired. Emperor Chongzhen sent Huguang to besiege Zhang. Yang Sichang led a 65,438+10,000-strong army and fought bravely all the way to Xiangyang. He sent Zuo Liangyu and other generals to surround the rebels on all sides. Zhang was forced to move to Manao Mountain. At this time, spies infiltrated the uprising army, and all the information was mastered by Yang Sichang. The rebel army was besieged and finally defeated by the Zuo Liangyu army. Zhang's wife and son were also captured by the Ming army.

Zhang led 1000 cavalry to break through, from Hubei to Sichuan. Do the same thing, come to Chongqing, Sichuan, and post notices everywhere: Who can catch Zhang, reward him with two thousand gold and seal him as Hou. Who knows that the next day, in Yang Sichang's residence, many slogans were found, which read: "Who can behead Yang Sichang and reward San Qian with silver?"

Yang Sichang was frustrated and sent a large number of cronies to pursue everywhere. Zhang's insurgents are elusive, alternating from east to west, which makes the loyalist unpredictable. It was not until the first month of the second year that the Ming army caught up with the insurgents in Kaixian County. At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army were exhausted, but the insurgents went around behind them and launched a storm. The Ming army collapsed and General Liu Shijie was killed by the insurgents.

164 1 year, Zhang took advantage of the emptiness of Xiangyang Ming army and led elite troops to Xiangyang. After Yang Sichang learned the news in Chongqing, he sent messengers overnight and ordered the Ming army in Xiangyang to strictly defend. The emissary was caught by the rebels when he was walking, and he was found to be covered with the seal and documents of Yang Sichang Hangyuan. Zhang called his adopted son Li Dingguo as an emissary, brought a few "followers" and keepsake documents, and swaggered into Xiangyang City.

Soldiers who sneaked into Xiangyang city set fires everywhere while people were sleeping at night, waking the sleeping people, and suddenly the whole city was in chaos. The insurgents took the opportunity to open the city gate, and a large group of troops arrived and conquered Xiangyang city in one fell swoop.

Zhang sent someone to open the prison and rescue the captured soldiers and their families. At the same time, he went straight to Wang Xiangfu, captured Wang Xiang alive and ordered to be beheaded.

In the first world war in Xiangyang, a large number of grain weapons stored by the Ming army were seized, and more than 100,000 pieces of silver in the treasury of Xiangwangfu were distributed to the local hungry people. The common people were as happy as New Year when they heard that Zhang had executed the evil king, singing and dancing, killing chickens and drinking.

After learning that Xiangyang was in Chongqing, Yang Sichang fidgeted and fled from Sichuan to Hubei. Before he gained a foothold, he suddenly reported that the Li Zicheng Rebel Army had breached Luoyang, took advantage of the emptiness of the Yu army and killed Zhu. Yang Sichang, like a lost dog, felt that his life had come to an end, so he pulled out his combat knife, aimed it at his neck, and began to fall down, and got what he deserved.