At this time, Sun Kewang had not yet received the news of Zhang Xianzhong's defeat, and from Jiujiang to Wuchang, he quickly stepped up, that is, a journey of one day and one night.

When Sun Kewang received Liu Wenxiu's letter, he was dumbfounded, and the emperor's 50,000 elite army was wiped out!

How is this possible?

Sun Kewang was completely shocked and stunned!

Immediately, Sun Kewang reacted and asked in shock: "Dong Xuanwen, is the news you got true?" ”

Dong Xuanwen said astringently: "Lord Wang, it's true, I'm happy to send the news that I personally brought back, 50,000 elites, the whole army was wiped out, and now I'm afraid that the emperor will be more auspicious and less lucky......"

Sun Kewang was silent, and only after a long time did he say: "General Dong, you go down to rest first, wait for this king to think about it, and then give you a reply!" ”

Dong Xuanwen retreated, and Sun Kewang's eyes rolled wildly, thinking about countermeasures.

The adjutant general on the side said to Huai in a low voice: "Lord, if the emperor is really defeated and killed, then the next Daxi Kingdom will be in chaos, Li Dingguo has already surrendered to the imperial court, and the emperor is killed, then the Daxi Kingdom is a three-legged stand between you and the two princes......"

"I know!"

Sun Kewang said in a deep voice: "Not only is it a three-legged stand, but now among the three of them, the situation is obvious, Liu Wenxiu's troops are the most abundant, hateful, the emperor has transferred the elite of our army in one breath, and we only have fifty or sixty thousand troops in our hands, compared with Liu Wenxiu, the combat power is a big difference, and Ai Nengqi is still staying in Sichuan, and the situation is the most unfavorable for us!" ”

"Then what is the prince's plan next? Retreat back to Sichuan? Marching for revenge? Or - surrender to the imperial court? ”

Xiang Huai asked in a low voice.

Sun Kewang glanced at Xiang Huai, three roads, none of them is easy to walk, Xiang Huai is his confidant, and only he dares to say it so directly.

Sun Kewang hesitated for a moment and replied: "First of all, it is impossible to surrender to the imperial court, the emperor has just died in battle, and we will lead the army to surrender, how can it be done by the ministers?" Then my reputation doesn't stink anymore? Moreover, I have always been not on good terms with Li Dingguo, and now Li Dingguo is in charge of an army in the Ming Dynasty, which is deeply trusted by Zhu Jie, even if I surrender to the court, I will be excluded by all parties; Second, march for revenge? The emperor's 50,000 elites have been annihilated, how can we be the opponents of the imperial court when we march? Not to mention anything else, just Huang Degong in front of him can't help it......"

"Then we'll retreat back to Sichuan?"

Xiang Huai said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, although Liu Wenxiu has a strong army now, but you have the most solid foundation in the Great Western Kingdom, and it is not impossible to return to Sichuan to take the throne, as long as we unite with Prince Ainengqi, we will be able to suppress Liu Wenxiu!" When the time comes, regrouping may not be impossible to make a comeback! ”

Sun Kewang nodded and replied: "I also have this plan, in Chongqing Mansion, now Wang Zhaolin and Wang Guolin are all friendly with me, I think they will definitely support me, but Ai Nengqi may not support me, now what we have to do is to get the support of Liu Wenxiu, Liu Wenxiu is brave and good at fighting, not worse than Li Dingguo, however, he has no brains, he can't use power, he only needs to use some means to subdue him, even if he remains neutral, once he returns to Chongqing Mansion, he has the support of Wenchen, I can still take over the entire Great Western Kingdom smoothly! For now, it is necessary to join Liu Wenxiu as soon as possible, and then retreat all the way to the southwest, retreat into Dongchuan and then make plans! Liu Qiang! ”

Liu Qiang, the general on the side, hurriedly stood up.

"Immediately take my letter, rush back to Chongqing Mansion day and night, and ask Prime Minister Wang Cheng to plan on my behalf, and I will decide the position of the lord of the Great Western Kingdom!"

Liu Qiang hurriedly agreed and was going down.

"Wait!"

Xiang Huai hurriedly shouted.

"Lord, I'm afraid it's too early now, we must confirm the news that the emperor has been killed, otherwise, once the emperor escapes back, you have to stand on your own to seek the position of the lord of the country, but I'm afraid that the emperor is there, we can't explain it......"

Sun Kewang's eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice: "It's okay, in the Yangtze River world, the emperor intercepted the musket battalion of the imperial court, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape, since the battle these days, how powerful is the musket battalion under Huang Degong, have you learned it, thousands of musketeers are besieging, even if it is three or five thousand elites, you think the emperor still has a chance of escaping?" This is not a defeat on land, but on the Yangtze River, deep into the hinterland of the imperial court, the army of the imperial court will never let the emperor survive! ”

Xiang Huai nodded, not hindering.

Sun Kewang summoned Dong Xuanwen up, and said in a deep voice: "General Dong, I've worked hard for you, I was supposed to let you rest for a few days and go back, but the situation is urgent, and I have to bother you to go back, reply to your prince, three days, three days later, this king will lead the army to retreat in the direction of Jiujiang Mansion, join your prince, and then march all the way west, first lead the army back to Sichuan, now the general trend of the imperial court has become a success, even if you want to avenge the emperor, you also need to regroup, with our current strength, It is no longer enough to shake the foundation of the imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River, once the news spreads, the army's heart is disordered, and our Great Western Army is even more dangerous, so we can only slowly figure it out! ”

Dong Xuanwen was stunned and said, "Lord Wang, why is this?" Now that the situation is urgent, the prince should withdraw his troops as soon as possible......"

Sun Kewang said angrily: "Confused, do you think this king doesn't want to withdraw his troops immediately?" But don't forget, Huang Degong of Wuchang Mansion, there are at least 10,000 or 20,000 elite forces under his command, I rashly withdrew my troops, once Huang Degong sent troops to pursue, we didn't take precautions, it was a rout, and these tens of thousands of troops could all be explained here! ”

In three days, Sun Kewang knew in his heart that if Zhang Xianzhong really died in battle, three days would be enough time for the news to come back.

Sure enough, only two days later, the news reached Sun Kewang's camp, this time, it was not the rout that came back, but the imperial court beheaded Zhang Xianzhong and Ma Shiying, and the news came, the entire army was shaken, not only the Great Western Army, but even Ma Shiying was exterminated, but there were still 50,000 troops under Ma Shiying, compared to the current Sun Kewang army!

Sun Kewang didn't dare to stay any longer, so he raised the army in one day and quickly retreated towards the south.

At this time, Huang Degong also got Sun Chuanting's summons, Zhang Xianzhong and Ma Shiying were all defeated and died, Jiangnan, now there is only Huguang left, as long as Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu's remnants are wiped out, then the entire Jiangnan will be pacified, and there will be no more worries about war!

Huang Degong, who was overjoyed, led the soldiers of Luzhou Town to pursue him from behind!

(End of chapter)