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#255 - Ming 39: It's the End of the World As We Know It

The History of China

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The Decline of the Ming Economy

Zhongh Xianjiang made a lightning strike from Sichuan into Hu Guang, where he captured and executed another imperial prince at Xianjiang. Zhongh's bold move took Yang Seqiang completely by surprise, unable to counter the rebels' Yang committed suicide. Within two years of what should have been career and life-ending the years, they had rebuilt their mobile war machines in such an extent that both Li Zeteng and Zhongh Xian Jiang began to see themselves as more than just bandits,. perhaps with even dynastic ambitions.

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