"The situation in Jiangxi has collapsed like this. Zhang Yutian and Dong Xuecheng, these two losers, have failed more than succeeded!"
After receiving urgent documents from Jiangxi, Huguang, and Nanjing, the regent Dorgon roared like thunder.
But after all, he has been in battle for a long time and is very resourceful. He is very familiar with counterinsurgency.
After calming down his emotions, he looked at the map and calculated the military strength around Jiangxi, and Dorgon quickly made arrangements.
He ordered Zhenghuang Banner Manchuria Gushan'e Zhen Tan Tai as the general to conquer the south, and commanded Xiangbai Banner Manchuria Gushan'e Zhen He Luohui, Liu Liangzuo and other generals to lead the Manchu, Mongolian and Han soldiers and horses from Beijing to Jiangxi.
, suppressed Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren; ordered Gushan Ezhen Zhumala, Jiangnan Governor Ma Guozhu to lead troops up the river from Jiangning (Nanjing), and met with Tan Tai's army in Anqing Mansion; in order to prevent the Ming army from taking advantage of the situation to occupy Hubei
, and ordered the three kings Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi who were confronting the Ming army in Hunan to withdraw to Hanyang and defend Wuchang.
War is like chess, one move affects the whole body.
Dorgon fell into a trap, and Zhu Hengjia naturally had to take action.
In Ziguang Pavilion in the Royal City of Guilin, Zhu Hengjia summoned important ministers to discuss how to support Jin Shengheng and Wang Deren.
In history, when Jin and Wang rebelled, Emperor Yongli actually watched them being wiped out without doing anything. As a time traveler, Zhu Hengjia was naturally unwilling to make such a mistake again.
"My lords, I have just received news that King Sanshun of the Tartars has withdrawn to Wuchang, Changde, Chenzhou, and Yuezhou are empty. It is a good time for the Northern Expedition. How about taking advantage of the situation and going to the Northern Expedition?"
Sun Jinding, the second assistant, immediately responded loudly: "Supervise the country, this is a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition. You should personally lead the army to conquer Huguang, capture Wuchang, go down the river, and attack Nanjing; select another general to recapture Guangdong.
Fujian. Restore the Ming Dynasty and build unparalleled great achievements!"
The first assistant guard guard gave a warning, and this villain knew to follow the supervision of the country. Two armies were attacking, where did the military pay come from? Where did the food and grass come from? After years of fighting, the treasury has long been empty.
Since the first and second assistants were established in the cabinet, the relationship between Guan Shouzhen and Sun Jinding, the two old ministers of the Jing vassal, has undergone subtle changes. They are no longer as close as before, and there are often some small disputes over power and gain. This is also deliberately done by Zhu Hengjia.
There is a little conflict between the first assistant and the second assistant, so he, the supervisor, can sit firmly. If the first assistant and the second assistant are so good, Zhu Hengjia will not be able to sleep well at night.
Guan Shouzhen glanced at Sun Jinding and said: "Jian Guo, this is indeed a good opportunity. However, the money and food in the treasury is only enough to support an army of 150,000 for three months. How to fight and in which direction, please supervise the country.
Holy Judgment".
As expected of the chief assistant, he is very sophisticated. He not only followed Zhu Hengjia's wishes, but also hinted that Zhu Hengjia had insufficient money and food, so he could only fight in small quantities, but not in large ones. Just now, Sun Jinding advised you to send out two armies at once, which is completely irresponsible.
, you are just flattering me. I am your loyal minister.
After hearing this, Zhu Hengjia nodded.
"Guan Qing is mature and prudent. Indeed, before the summer tax is levied, we can only fight in a small way, but not in a big way."
Zheng Feng said with a smile: "Since the current military pay is only enough to maintain fighting in one direction, I think this direction should be chosen in Huguang. After the pseudo King Sanshun withdrew to Wuchang, Chenzhou and Changde only left the pseudo Xushun Gong Shen. Zhixiang and the commander-in-chief Xu Yong have 30,000 soldiers and horses, and they can order Yan Zungao to lead an army of 100,000 to attack the strategic location of Changde."
"What Zheng Qing said is true. However, although Gu can only support Jin Shengheng in the direction of Huguang now, in a few months, the summer grain will be harvested. By then, Gu will also make moves in the direction of Zhejiang and Sichuan. Dear Sirs You should prepare in advance."
All the ministers claimed that it was.
He Wuzuo, a scholar of Dongge University, suddenly said: "I am a supervisor of the country, and I have an old relationship with Li Chengdong, the governor of Guangdong of the Puppet Qing Dynasty. Li Chengdong is quite resentful and unwilling to reward the Puppet Qing Dynasty for his merits. I am willing to go to Huizhou to persuade Li Chengdong to surrender. .If Li Chengdong is willing to surrender, the supervisor can order Li Chengdong to lead his army from Guangdong to Fujian. In this way, the Tatars will be in chaos without spending money and food from the court."
After being silent for a long time, Zhu Hengjia reacted and was very moved.
"He Qing's idea is very good, but he is a great scholar, so he can't go in person. He can just send someone to write a letter."
He Wuzou said anxiously: "In charge of the country, although Li Chengdong has anti-Qing intentions, he is at both ends between you and Lu Fan. I will go there in person to show him the sincerity of the court. You can also order General Yan Tianfeng , if they are bluffing in Guangdong, they will definitely surrender!"
Zhu Hengjia said excitedly: "I heard that loyal ministers are not afraid of death, so you are truly loyal ministers!"
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Ganzhou has a very long history and is "more civilized than Tang and Yu". According to "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", there were giants living here in ancient times.
It is not completely unreasonable for Huang Renlong to persuade Jin Shengheng to attack Ganzhou.
Ganzhou borders Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Ji'an and Fuzhou to the north. It "occupies the key points of Wuling and controls the key points of Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong and Hunan." Since ancient times, it has been "connecting the south to the north, connecting the east to the west, and the south It is a strategic location that touches Baiyue and looks north to Zhongzhou.
The problem is that this city is too strong and difficult to defeat, and it will not be defeated for a while. When the rebels are just starting out, what they lack most is time. How can they waste time under a strong city?
What a difficult way to play?
Surrounded by water on three sides, it is located at the south mouth of Ganjiang River. The reason why Ganjiang River is called Ganjiang River is because Zhangshui River and tribute water gather here in the shape of "人". Ganzhou lies at the bottom of the character "人" and is surrounded by Ganjiang River, Zhangshui River, Surrounded by Gongshui on three sides.
Not only is it surrounded by water on three sides, the city wall is also built thick, high, and strong. It has a circumference of thirteen miles and a city height of two feet and two feet. It is built of solid bluestone. It has complete moats, wall stacks, towers, horse faces, and cannons. Among the five city gates, Xijin Gate, Zhennan Gate, Baisheng Gate, Jianchun Gate, and Yongjin Gate, the first three gates have double or triple urn walls, and the last two gates are next to the water.
The city is high, not only has many rivers, but also has many mountains. It is surrounded by Wuyi Mountain, Yushan Mountain, Zhuguang Mountain, Jiulian Mountain in the Nanling Mountains, Dayuling Mountains and other mountain ranges. It is high in the circumference and low in the south, high in the south and low in the north. p>
It is backed by mountains, close to water, and yet solid. Marshal Jin wants to attack Ganzhou, but he has bad teeth.
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Jin Shengheng did not believe in evil, so his army set off.
On March 16, the 21st year of the reign of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Jin Shenghuan led a large army, said to be more than 200,000 men. They advanced by land and water and invaded the border of Ganzhou. On the 19th, they arrived at the gate of Ganzhou City.
Liu Wuyuan, the governor of southern Jiangxi in the Qing Dynasty, was originally a general who surrendered to Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. Dorgon used Han slaves and favored the north over the south, so he placed great emphasis on Liu Wuyuan. Liu Wuyuan was also grateful to the Qing court and refused to surrender.
"Futai, all the generals are waiting in the lobby."
"Yes." Liu Wuyuan walked out calmly and calmly.
The calmness is actually just a pretense. The soldiers are pressing down on the situation, and the coach cannot panic. If he panics, it will be over.
Liu Wuyuan walked into the court and saw Hu Yousheng, the commander-in-chief of Southern Jiangxi, deputy generals Gao Jinku, Xu Qiren, generals Liu Bolu, Yang Yuming, Jia Xiong and others waiting.
"The army is pressing down on the territory, what do you think?"
The elegance was silent, and no one among my subordinates responded.
Liu Wuyuan sneered and suddenly shouted: "Bring it up!"
The soldiers escorted a tied-up man forward.
The generals were surprised: "Futai, who is this?"
Liu Wuyuan said: "This is the envoy of the golden thief who surrendered to me. The golden thief received a favor from the court and did not want to repay it. Instead, he promoted chaos. Hateful, hateful! When someone comes, look for his head and sacrifice the flag. I want to fight with the golden thief.
Fight to the bitter end!"
He then looked at the generals: "Have you ever received a letter from the gold thief advising him to surrender?"
Hu Yousheng said: "The last general also received a similar letter and beat the messenger with a stick."
Some of the generals said yes, and some said no.
Lieutenant General Xu Qiren shouted: "Futai, the last general and the gold thief swear not to be at odds with each other!"
Liu Wuyuan was overjoyed: "Okay! General Xu, you will be stationed outside the city to correspond with the city. All the gentlemen will work together to defend Ganzhou."
Xu Qiren secretly complained that outside the city, Jin Shengheng claimed to have an army of 200,000, but his few thousand troops were not enough to fill his teeth.
Having no choice but to say the big words, I had no choice but to lead the troops outside the city.
Just after returning to the camp, Jin Shengheng's envoy to persuade him to surrender arrived.
"General Xu, my general has surrendered to King Jing of the Supervisory State and been granted the title of Duke of Yu. If you are willing to surrender, the general will protect you as the commander-in-chief. If you are not willing to surrender, two hundred thousand soldiers will join the general in hunting in the south of the city. Look.
The general thinks about it.
The envoy was very eloquent, and Xu Qiren surrendered without saying a word. Not only did he surrender, he also gave a big gift to Jin Shengheng.
He was originally the guard general of Nan'an Prefecture in the west of Ganzhou. He was transferred to Ganzhou, so he planned to give Nan'an Prefecture to Jin Shengheng.
Xu Qiren led his two thousand soldiers and horses back to Nan'an Mansion, where they were originally stationed. Along with the roads in the mansion, the civil servants of the mansion surrendered.
The surrender of Nan'an Prefecture had a chain effect. General Li Chengdong who was guarding Nanxiong Prefecture in Guangdong and Lieutenant General Li Yangchen of Xiongshao also surrendered.
Liu Wuyuan, governor of southern Jiangxi Province in the Qing Dynasty, and Hu Yousheng, the commander-in-chief, were shocked. Seeing the lack of troops, they ordered the entire army to enter the city and guard it at risk.
Those who are willing to surrender have already surrendered, but those who are unwilling to surrender will have no use in trying to persuade them.
The Battle of Ganzhou begins.
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First attack the mountains from the south, Jiulian Mountain, Dayuling Mountain, one peak after another.
There are no more than 10,000 defenders, but Marshal Jin claims to have 200,000. Don’t be afraid and use your lives to fill them.
"Wonderful victory!"
The biting mountain wind blew away the smell of blood in the air, and a sun and moon flag was planted on the main peak of Dayuling.
Marshal Jin paid huge casualties and finally captured the southern mountains and saw Ganzhou City.
"General Song, you attack Xijin Gate; General Liu, you attack Baisheng Gate; General Li, follow me to attack Zhennan Gate; General Pan, you pretend to attack Jianchun Gate; General Tang, you pretend to attack Yongjinmen; General Gai, you build
Boats patrol the Ganjiang River, Zhangshui River, and Gongshui River to isolate the outside of the city."
The generals took the order and came out.
As soon as the war started, Jin Shengheng, who had experienced hundreds of battles, knew that Ganzhou was not easy to fight.
There is no other way, the arrow is on the string, so I have to hit it bravely.
"Ah!"
A soldier was showered with golden soup and fell from Jianchun Gate screaming.
Pan Yongxi looked at the miserable state of his men and sighed. Although it was a feint attack, there were still casualties. He ordered the attack to continue, but no one dared to stop until he received the general's order.
The same was true for Tang Zhizhong, who pretended to attack Kinmen. His momentum was huge and earth-shattering.
The artillery on Xijin Gate rang, and live ammunition, shotgun shells, and explosive shells exploded in the Ming army. In Ganzhou, there were Xiyi artillery and explosive shells.
Shrapnels shot out in all directions, like fairies scattering flowers.
Under the cover of the carriages, the Ming army pushed various siege vehicles and approached the city wall.
"The archers approach the city and shoot arrows, choose the front, and let me charge upward."
Song Kuiguang is Jin Shengheng’s confidant general and the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army.
He selected the most elite two thousand soldiers to serve as forwards.
First let the ordinary soldiers attack for more than an hour. It was estimated that the defenders were tired, so they ordered the selected vanguard to attack the city.
"Kill!"
Teams of warriors climbed the city wall on ladder trucks without fear of death. They lined up on the city to protect the ladders so that subsequent troops could climb the city.
"Shoot!"
The deputy general of the Qing army, Gao Jin, gave the order and the three hundred soldiers on the city began to fire volleys.
The Ming army who had just boarded the city fell like dumplings.
"Quick, shoot the wolf fang!"
Liu Bolu, the guard of Baisheng Gate, saw that Ming army ants were attacking the city and hurriedly gave the order.
The defenders hurriedly stirred the rope with a pulley, knocking down, pulling up, pulling up, and knocking down the pieces of elm locust wood that were five feet long, four feet five inches wide, and three inches thick, covered with hundreds of spikes.
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"Yeah!"
A Ming soldier stepped on a ladder and was about to go to the city. Dark clouds fell above his head, and his head, shoulders and back were all bloody and he fell down the ladder.
Jin Shengheng personally supervised the battle at Zhennan Gate.
The commander-in-chief was supervising the battle from behind. General Li Shiyuan was high in fighting spirit and led his younger brother Li Shigen to attack the city with all their might.
There are two urns at the south gate of the town.
The Wengcheng is a small semicircular city built outside the city gate to protect the city gate. The two sides are connected with the city wall and are equipped with arrow towers, gates, battlements and other facilities.
Li Shigen was furious as he watched the soldiers fall from the city wall one by one.
"Brother, let me go!"
Li Shiyuan stared: "There is no brother Ru in the army, only the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty."
"Vice General Li, the last general asked for orders to attack the city."
"Li Youji, please take my soldiers with you and be careful."
"Brothers, follow me and kill!"
Li Shigen pulled out the Yanling Saber, roared like a tiger, and was the first to rush towards the Wengcheng.
The generals were brave and the soldiers were brave. The Ming army broke through the outer and inner two-story barbicans one after another and rushed towards the south gate of the town.
"Futai, it's almost done, you can start."
Hu Yousheng, the commander-in-chief of Southern Jiangxi Province, asked the governor Liu Wuyuan for orders.
Liu Wuyuan nodded, and the flag bearer waved the command flag. The Qing troops ambushing at the top of the city charged towards Wengcheng from the passages on both wings.
The Qing general Jia Xiong chopped down Qianjin Gate with one blow.
"Boom!"
The heavy thousand-jin gate fell, and the Ming army in Wengcheng became the prey in the cage.
"Little brother!"
Li Shiyuan's eyes were about to burst and he ordered the car to hit the brakes.
The thousand-pound gate is too thick and heavy and cannot be opened.
Gunmen and archers of the Qing army shot at the Ming army trapped in Wengcheng on the city wall and the Wengcheng wall.
Bullets and arrows were shot in all directions, making the Ming army in Wengcheng a living target.
In a moment, Li Shigen and a thousand elites all died for the country.
Jin Shengheng lost his energy and had to order his subordinates to besiege the city and rest.
At the moment of shame and anger, General Wang Deren rushed to Ganzhou with what he said was more than 100,000 troops.
Wang Deren had already invaded Huguang and was confronting the Qing army in Qizhou. Hearing that Jin Shengheng had changed his plan to attack Nanjing and asked him to join him in attacking Ganzhou. In desperation, he had no choice but to return.
Wang Zamao was famous for his bravery in the rebel army. Jin Shengheng was overjoyed to see him arrive.
Wang Deren didn't waste any time and said directly: "Commander, the military situation is urgent. Tomorrow morning, you and I will attack the city together and capture Ganzhou quickly."
Jin Shengheng nodded.
The next day, Wang Deren and Jin Shengheng jointly attacked the city. The two thieves became ruthless and attacked the city desperately regardless of casualties. Ganzhou City was in danger.
"Futai, if you defend like this, Ganzhou is in danger. The general will ask to leave the city to counterattack."
Deputy General Gao Jinku asked Governor Liu Wuyuan for a battle.
Liu Wuyuan nodded and ordered Gao to enter the treasury. Yang Ming met the second general and counterattacked.
"The survival or death of Ganzhou depends on these two generals. If the princes are defeated, I will die for the country at the top of the city and will never let the princes die alone."
"Don't worry, Futai, the last general will fight to the death."
When Gao entered the library, Yang Mingyu fought desperately to get out of the city. The Ming army did not expect that the enemy was still able to counterattack, and the formation was in chaos.
Wang Deren was furious and raised his sword to kill General Gao and General Yang.
During the fight, a large flag with the word "king" engraved on it looked majestic.
"Who is that?"
Liu Wuyuan asked on the city wall.
"Futai is Wang Zamao, the deputy commander of the Ming army."
Liu Wuyuan ordered: "Aim at the flag of the traitor general and blast it hard!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Raindrops of artillery shells fell near the "Wang" flag, and one of them knocked Wang Deren off his horse and injured him.
The Ming army was killed and retreated.
Jin Shengheng and Wang Deren were unable to capture Ganzhou for a while, so they had to dig deep, build thick fortresses, and besiege them layer by layer, claiming that they would not end.
The precious time gradually passed, and both sides persisted.
There began to be a shortage of food in the city, and the price of rice was as high as forty-five taels of silver per stone. Governor Liu Wuyuan and commander-in-chief Hu Yousheng were forced to slaughter their own war horses to feed the soldiers' hunger. Ganzhou was in danger.
Unfortunately, reinforcements from the Qing army have arrived.
In late April, the Qing Dynasty's southern general Tan Tai's army entered Dongliu County.
Tan Tai and He Luohui were both generals of the Two Yellow Banners who swore to protect Huang Taiji's son. Later, they changed their stance and defected to Dorgon, and their reputations among the Two Yellow Banners were somewhat bad.
Therefore, the two generals urgently need to make military exploits, firstly to repay Dorgon for knowing him, and secondly to make themselves famous.
After some discussion, the troops were divided into two groups, with Tan Tai attacking Jiujiang Prefecture and He Luohui attacking Raozhou Prefecture.
Jin Shengheng and Wang Deren's main force is attacking Ganzhou, leaving other prefectures and counties empty of troops.
Jiujiang defender Wu Gao abandoned the city and fled.
At the end of April, Tan Tai captured Jiujiang, and He Luohui captured Raozhou. On the seventh day of May, the Qing army's vanguard entered Nanchang Prefecture.
"What, Qing army reinforcements have entered Nanchang? How did they come so fast?"
Hearing that the Qing army was approaching his lair, Jin Shengheng and Wang Deren were shocked.
The Eight Banners soldiers came on horseback. Tan Tai and He Luohui were eager to make contributions and traveled day and night, so they arrived more than a month earlier than Jin and Ma expected.
"Alas! What a failure!"
Jin Shengheng ordered the entire army to retreat and return to their hometown of Nanchang.
He no longer wants to attack Ganzhou, but Ganzhou's enemies don't want to let him go.
Liu Wuyuan and Hu Yousheng ordered their generals to attack Kaicheng and attack the Ming army; Jin and Wang Wuxin were eager to fight, and the rearguard troops lost troops and retreated in embarrassment.
On May 19, Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren led the army back to Nanchang.
