Not long after Wang Chengen and the others entered the Great Wall, the entire area along the Great Wall in Ji Town was blocked by defeated troops.
The geographical scope of Ji Town was affected by the situation in the north and the border defense policy of the Ming Dynasty. It has undergone many evolutions and was basically formed after the Yongle period. It ranged from Shanhaiguan in the east to Huilingkou (today's Juyongguan) in the west, passing through present-day Qinhuangdao, Funing, and Qinglong.
, Lulong, Qian'an, Qianxi, Kuancheng, Xinglong, Zunhua, Jixian, Pinggu, Miyun, Luanping, Huairou, Yanqing and other places, the total length of the defense line is more than 2,300 miles.
There are thirty-two passes on the Jizhen Great Wall, 19 of which are important. Among them, the heavily guarded ones include Shanhaiguan Pass in Qinhuangdao, Jiulingkou and Jielingkou in Funing County, Taolinkou and Liujiakou in Lulong County, and Lengkou in Qian'an County.
, Qingshankou in Qianxi, Dongjiakou, Xifengkou, Panjiakou, Longjing Pass, Malanguan Pass in Zunhua, Huangya Pass in Jixian County, Jiangjun Pass in Pinggu County, Qiangzi Road in Miyun, Gubeikou, Huanghua Pass in Changping County
Town, Badaling, Juyongguan, etc. in Yanqing.
Of the 150,000 troops in the Beijing camp, except for Zhou Yuji who escaped early, the remaining 140,000 were routed by the Eight Banners and fled in all directions. Forty to fifty thousand people were killed and 100,000 others fled. Some of these people fled.
They headed towards Nurulhu Mountain to defect to the Guanningjin Defense Line. Some fled westward towards Suiyuan Province, while a small number were blinded and fled deep into the grassland towards Duolun.
But most of them fled along the Great Wall. After all, running back is the right way.
However, the battlefield situation at that time did not allow you to make more choices. Run in whichever direction you can. Because the battlefield is surrounded by mountainous areas, it is extremely difficult to eliminate these people if they penetrate the mountains and forests.
However, without food and water, it is also very dangerous to escape into uninhabited mountains and wild animals.
However, only two days later, the defeated troops fled to the Great Wall one after another.
The first ones to arrive were all cavalry. After all, horses can run fast. They all turned around and ran, some running along the official road, some towards the Western Liaoning Corridor, and some towards the Great Wall.
As for the infantry, they went into the mountains and forests. They suffered the greatest losses and were killed by the Eight Banners. Most of them died.
However, the cavalry of the Eight Banners mainly pursued the cavalry of the Beijing camp. After all, the cavalry was a high-value target. Otherwise, these infantry would have been wiped out.
In the past few days, there have been troops shouting at the gate in front of the pass.
Zuo Liangyu was hit by an arrow in the thigh. He led his retainers and ran to Hongshan Pass in a panic. At this time, more than 3,000 cavalry gathered outside the pass. They were all shouting and scolding.
"It's your grandma's, Chen Dagou, hurry up and open the door for me."
"Hurry up, I haven't slept for three days and two nights, hurry up."
"Hurry, prepare food and water, I'm dying of thirst."
Chen Hong, the garrison at Hongshan Pass, looked down from the tower and his eyelids jumped. There was a general soldier, three deputy general soldiers, and thousands of cavalry below. It seems that the rumors are true, and the Beijing camp has really collapsed.
.The emperor also ran away.
He knew that when these uncles came in, they would definitely ask for food from him, but he had no surplus food. The military pay had not been paid for half a year. The military rations were also grains mixed with sand. He could barely feed the eight hundred officers and soldiers guarding the gate.
There is some extra there for these uncles to eat.
However, he didn't dare not to open the door, these people were not something he could afford to offend.
"Open the door, hurry up and let the people from the Beijing Camp in." Chen Hong finally sighed and chose to open the door.
Zuo Liangyu was holding back his anger. When he charged, Hu Dawei was in front of him. As a result, Hu Dawei's cavalry broke up first, and the rebels also rushed his cavalry. Fortunately, he saw the opportunity quickly and escaped.
come out.
On the way, he was intercepted by the Mongolian Balin tribe. Only then did he realize that the Mongols were pretending to be defeated and had gone around to surround them.
At this time, there were more than 6,000 cavalry left among the 10,000 cavalry who were following him, and they were blocked by Bahrain's Beles Tel Seren. However, there were only 1,800 cavalry in Setersel, and they were blocked by Zuo Liang.
Yu rushed away directly with the five hundred servants from the barracks.
His troops were already frightened and collapsed again, and he himself was hit by an arrow in the thigh.
By the time they reached the bottom of the Great Wall, only 800 people were left.
When we arrived near Hongshan Pass, more than a thousand cavalry suddenly rushed out from the fork on the left. Zuo Liangyu almost died of fright.
He thought they were Mongols again, but when he took a closer look, he saw that it was Man Gui.
Zuo Liangyu was hit by an arrow in the thigh, and his head was covered with cloth, which made him look even more miserable.
The two of them were very embarrassed when they met, and they didn't bother to say hello. They rushed towards Hongshan Pass to pass the city.
After several people entered the pass, they breathed a sigh of relief. They sent their cronies to wait at each pass, waiting for the defeated troops to come in, so that they could bring back their own defeated troops. Now, they can only collect as much as they can.
Several generals and deputy generals discussed it and decided that it would be better to stay in Zunhua first. I'm afraid they would be punished for escaping back to the capital. If they stayed on the front line of the Great Wall, they would at least have an excuse to continue resisting.
After all, there was no food or drink at Guancheng on the Great Wall. The defenders, who originally numbered several hundred people, had no food to eat themselves, so how could they serve these masters?
Zunhua City is different. It is the richest area in Northern Zhili. Moreover, Governor Shuntian also established his residence there.
Not far next to it is Santunying Military City, the headquarters of Ji Town. Sitting there, on the one hand, it can be said to collect soldiers and horses, and at the same time, organize the continued fight against the Qing army along the Great Wall. On the other hand, Zunhua has sufficient supplies and can be comfortable
Some.
It would be better to raise food and pay on the spot when the collected troops and horses arrive.
Zunhua's great industrial development in recent years has brought huge wealth. It has attracted three to four million refugees. Some of these refugees went to Yang Fan's territory, some found jobs in Zunhua, and some were hired by Yang Fan.
Got it to the grassland.
The original number of hundreds of thousands of workers in the steel industry expanded rapidly with the great development. Now it has increased to more than 500,000.
After all, every link of mining, mineral processing, transportation, iron-making, and steel-making requires manpower. In particular, Yang Fan requires a large amount of coke. Coal mining and coking are also emerging profitable industries, and there are even coking plants on the market.
There are now thousands of large and small iron mines, coking plants, coal mines, and pig iron factories around and in Zunhua City. The largest one is the Northern Iron and Steel Alliance, which is composed of eleven pig iron plants, iron mines, and coal mines.
The president is Wei Bancheng.
Because of the prosperity of the steel industry, businessmen from all over the country came to buy steel. The scale of Zunhua City also expanded. In addition to the original old city, it also doubled its area to the south. It formed a south city and north city model similar to the imperial capital.
Nancheng is the new city, which is full of factories and workshops. Beicheng is the old city.
The newly built city wall was funded by the Iron and Steel Alliance. After all, the bosses are more concerned about the safety of their own industries.
This chapter has been completed!