What should he do?
According to Zhang Kewang's request, he would lead his troops back to Chengdu and fight for Zhang Kewang.
Zhang Dingguo felt very uncomfortable.
Although he admitted that his adopted brother always had a higher status than himself in his adoptive father's heart, his adoptive father was now dead.
There is still controversy over who inherits the inheritance from his adoptive father.
It depends on whether Zhang Dingguo wants to fight or not.
To be honest, as a man, I definitely have a competitive spirit.
Zhang Dingguo's vision and pattern are even wider than Zhang Xianzhong's, and they are not limited to a corner of Bashu.
If Zhang Kewang still plans to follow the old path of his adoptive father, Zhang Dingguo will definitely stand up and speak out.
But if Zhang Kewang also aspired to the world, I am afraid Zhang Dingguo would not risk the Great Western Army being torn apart to fight with Zhang Kewang.
After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Dingguo wrote a reply, acknowledging Zhang Kewang's status and stating that he would immediately retreat to Chengdu.
Zhang Dingguo still thinks there is no problem with Zhang Kewang's deployment.
Nowadays, the Qing army is coming fiercely, and it is really not a good idea to fight with it in the wild.
It's not that the Daxi Army can't win in the wild, but it's just that there's no need to fight.
War is not just a fight between villagers.
What needs to be considered is not just a battle of wills, but the overall situation.
Sichuan was the home base where the Great Western Army had been operating for several years, but the Qing army went deep into it alone.
Going on the defensive is obviously a more suitable choice for the Daxi Army.
Zhang Dingguo ordered people to send the reply letter away and immediately summoned the generals to announce the decision.
The soldiers he leads are all direct lineage soldiers, and they naturally obey his orders strictly.
After some planning, the Daxi Army began to withdraw its troops.
Hong Chengchou, who was on the top of the city, looked slightly relieved when he saw this.
If the Qing army continued to fight, the Qing army would surely suffer heavy losses.
The number of soldiers he brought was limited, and each one was very precious, so they could not withstand the torment.
The withdrawal of the Western Army is undoubtedly the best news for the Qing army.
Originally, Hong Chengchou was preparing to march to Chengdu immediately.
But after going through such a big battle, it was obvious that he needed some rest.
There are still injured people who need to be taken care of, and there is no way they can be left here to fend for themselves.
After Zhang Dingguo withdrew his troops, he chose to take a detour to Chengdu.
Weicheng means the gateway to Chengdu.
But only to a certain extent.
Of course there are other roads leading to Chengdu, but they require a longer detour.
It happened that Zhang Dingguo knew a small road, and marching from here would only be slightly slower than taking the main road in Weicheng.
In order to rush for time, Zhang Dingguo ordered the entire army to march quickly and only rested for two hours at night.
Such intense marching could make up for the distance gap.
The soldiers all knew that this was a matter of life and death, so no one complained.
It's just that this trail passes through the jurisdiction of some chieftains, and the relationship between the Daxi Army and the local chieftains has never been very good, or even very bad.
There is certainly a reason for this.
After the Daxi Army entered Sichuan, they looted and violated the interests of many chieftains.
This made these chieftains very hostile to the Daxi Army and believed that these people were robbers and bandits.
What is a chieftain?
It is a hereditary and irreplaceable existence.
Even if the dynasty changes and the person sitting in Longting changes his surname, the chieftain's family will still be hereditary.
This kind of person only takes advantage of others, and there is no reason for others to take advantage of him.
However, the Great Western Army or Zhang Xianzhong did not realize this, so he had grudges with many local chieftains in Sichuan.
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This is also one of the reasons why the Great Western Army was unable to completely control Sichuan.
With their momentum at the time, it would have been impossible for the old Sichuan army such as Zeng Ying to resist them.
It was precisely because of the fierce resistance of the chieftain that Zhang Xianzhong had to divide his troops to suppress it, which gave the Ming army the opportunity to retake eastern Sichuan.
In other words, if Zhang Xianzhong had been more tolerant to the chieftains and actively tried to win over them, now Sichuan might really have only the Great Western Army as a force.
Of course it doesn't make any sense to say this now.
What Zhang Dingguo has to face is such a chaotic situation.
The chieftains were very hostile to the Daxi Army.
Now that they have finally seized the opportunity, how could they not desperately seek revenge?
That would be enough if it were a head-on confrontation.
When the two armies faced each other, Zhang Dingguo was confident that he could defeat these soldiers and generals in one fell swoop.
But these toasts are hiding in the dark to play tricks on you.
They often lay traps or animal traps along the path that the Western Army must pass through, or they hide in the woods and shoot cold arrows.
Anyway, they can see the officers and soldiers of the Onishi Army, but the officers and soldiers of the Onishi Army cannot see them.
Over time, the officers and soldiers of the Daxi Army became angry and stopped and refused to move forward.
You can tolerate it once or twice, but who can stand it if you keep doing it?
They unanimously expressed that they wanted to give the toasts some color.
Zhang Dingguo's face became gloomy after learning about the soldiers' attitude.
This is not only because it will delay the time to go to Chengdu, but also because he may lose control of this army.
The chieftain's attack was just an inducement.
In the final analysis, the Daxi Army was too exhausted during this period.
Nerves under high tension will one day collapse.
Zhang Dingguo just hopes it's not now.
Zhang Dingguo immediately comforted the soldiers and said that he would teach these troublemaking chieftains a lesson.
This was originally not within the scope of Zhang Dingguo's plan, but now it had to be temporarily changed.
Otherwise he will completely lose the support of these soldiers.
The chieftains could order the natives to hide in the dark and shoot cold arrows.
Zhang Dingguo could not catch them, but he could lead the army to attack the chieftains' strongholds.
This means that if you can hide, a monk cannot hide in the temple.
Zhang Dingguo decided that since he wanted to fight, he must beat these toasts who didn't know the heights of the earth.
Based on the principle that he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go, Zhang Dingguo decided to sweep away the copycats one by one.
The soldiers immediately became excited.
Damn it, if the tiger doesn’t show off its power, do you think I’m a sick cat?
Zhang Kewang finally breathed a sigh of relief when he received Zhang Dingguo's reply.
Zhang Dingguo expressed his support for Zhang Kewang's succession to the throne of Daxi Emperor and would immediately lead his troops back to Chengdu for defense.
With Zhang Dingguo's support, Zhang Kewang's throne can be considered secure.
Even if Zhang Nengqi objects, with his strength he can't make any big waves.
What's more, with Zhang Neng's temperament, he probably wouldn't jump out to object.
Then the next step is to integrate resources and fight against the captors in a unified manner.
If the Qing army wants to complete its success in one battle, it will inevitably concentrate its forces to attack Chengdu.
Zhang Kewang did not intend to withdraw all the troops into the city and clear the fields for passive defense.
Instead, they wanted to set up several lines of defense around Chengdu to weaken the Qing army's strength through division.
His initial idea was that Zhang Dingguo would lead an army of soldiers and horses, and then order the former Chengdu garrison generals to lead an army of soldiers and horses, while he himself would lead his direct troops to sit in the city.
With these three lines of defense, you will be safe.
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