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Sun Kewang once saved Nanming, but why did he take refuge in the Qing Dynasty to help the Qing army destroy Nanming? ?

1650 1 1 month, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao led the Qing army to capture Guangzhou, while Kong Youde occupied Guilin. Emperor Zhu Youlang of Li Yong fled by boat after hearing the news. At this time, the small court of Nanming was close to collapse, while the army of the Western Expedition led by Sun Kewang became the "savior" of Nanming. However, a few years later, Sun Kewang betrayed Nan Ming and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. How did this happen?

First, there is always bad blood.

1647 65438+ In October, Zhang Zhongxian, Emperor of Daxi, fought with the Qing army in Fenghuang Mountain in Xichong and was shot dead by an arrow. After that, the rest of the Great Western Expedition troops crossed the Yangtze River and moved to Guizhou. At that time, Zhang had four adopted sons, namely, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi. They executed Zhang's queen and prime minister, forming a system headed by four generals. At this time, the rebellion of Shadingzhou broke out in Yunnan, and four generals led the army to occupy Yunnan.

In this process, Ai Nengqi was killed by a poisoned arrow, so only Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu were left. Of the three, Sun Kewang is the oldest, and his original status and prestige are relatively high, so he became the leader of the remnants of the Daxiliang Army. However, Sun Kewang is narrow-minded, and his relationship with the second man, Li Dingguo, is very poor. He was jealous of Li Dingguo's ability and worried that Li Dingguo would replace him, so they had a deep contradiction.

Second, trying to usurp the throne.

After Sun Kewang merged with Nanming, he was named King of Qin. Although he was arrogant, he commanded the army to save the crumbling Nanming regime, and won many victories, recovered most of Hunan and Guangxi, and killed two princes of the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, Sun Kewang also saw through the strength of the small court in Nanming, so he took Emperor Li Yong into the DPRK safely and put him under his control. He gave orders to China and foreign countries.

Sun Kewang came up with the idea of usurping the throne and calling himself emperor, and even the ministers around Li Yong realized it. For example, Ma Jixiang secretly attached himself to Sun Kewang and said to eunuch Pang Tianshou: "Today's general trend has gone, and it belongs to the king of Qin. Our generation must make peace with him as soon as possible, thinking that it is the land of the future." 1655, Sun Kewang was preparing to usurp the throne in full swing. "I plan to change my name and seek Zen day and night." In order to keep the throne, Li Yong secretly contacted Li Dingguo and asked him to come to the rescue.

Third, the defeat of the Qing Dynasty.

Sun Kewang learned that Li Dingguo led the army to meet Li Yong, and immediately sent general Bai Wenxuan to Enron, asking him to move Li Yong and his subjects to Guiyang. However, Bai Wenxuan was not satisfied with Sun Kewang's practice. He tried every means to prevaricate and finally chose to meet Li Dingguo. 1656 In March, Li Dingguo protected Emperor Li Yong from entering Kunming. Sun Kewang flew into a rage. After some preparation, he led 1657/0/40,000 troops to conquer Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu.

Although there are only 30,000 people in Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, their troops are battle-hardened. Besides, Sun Kewang and his men are numerous, but they are unknown, and their soldiers have fallen to Li Dingguo. As a result, in the First World War, Sun Kewang was alienated from his relatives and suffered a crushing defeat, leaving only "more than 400 officials and women * * *". Sun Kewang said angrily, "Now that Li Dingguo is here in bring disgrace to oneself, he doesn't hesitate to count the hairs on his body. He has gone to the Qing Dynasty to repay his eternal hatred. " So Sun Kewang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, told the whole strength of Nanming, and led the Qing army into Yunnan. The "savior" of Nanming became the "trumpeter" of Nanming's demise.