In the long history, King Gou Jian of Yue was definitely a ruthless man. He was ruthless to his enemies, ruthless to his ministers, and even ruthless to himself. After being released from the Kingdom of Wu, King Gou Jian could not forget the humiliation of being called around by King Fucha.
Find a place to train troops and work with Fu Cha.
He took a fancy to Chemang Mountain. He slept on firewood and tasted gallbladder in the "Huangpao Pillow Cave" on the west side of the mountain. He also cleared a field under the cave and cultivated it with plows. He also built a farm on an empty flat land on the top of the mountain in the northeast of the mountain.
Zhai Jiping is a well-chosen place for military training. It is adjacent to Yaojiang River in the north and the foothills of Siming Mountain in the south. It is an excellent lookout point. It faces the river and is backed by mountains. In terms of military, it can defend against the enemy in battle.
Outside, the retreat can be hidden among the ten-mile-long ao to the high mountains. Stables are also set up on the stable ao three miles behind the base of the village to park the horses, so the place is called Mache Head Mountain.
Admiral Yang Huai of the Ming Dynasty was in a bad mood today. He just got the news that Huangpao Pillow Cave and Zhaijiping were lost.
In the past few days, the Qing army's offensive has become more and more fierce. He sent another 3,000 troops to the southern front, leaving only 20,000 troops. The 45,000 Qing troops at the foot of the mountain, under the supervision of Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, ignored
Attacking the mountain with casualties.
Huangpaozhendong and Zhaijiping are not high. The height of Zhaijiping is only over 28 feet (94 meters). Militarily, it is within the range of enemy artillery, which is not conducive to defense. It is said that it is lost, and it is nothing.
It's a pity. But that's not how the score was calculated. In just two days, the Qing army captured two important strongholds and approached Mancaotou Mountain. If this continues, they won't be able to hold it for ten days, let alone a month.
No, we have to counterattack and use offense instead of defense. Otherwise Chemangshan will be over!
Yang Huai focused his counterattack on the Huangpao Pillow Cave. The Qing general guarding this cave was General Wu Kai.
Wu Kai used to be the leader of the rebel army. After defecting to Lu Jianguo, he was granted the title of Marquis of Kaiyuan. Although his subordinates had four thousand soldiers and horses, their combat effectiveness was not strong. He was a soft persimmon in the Qing army and was easy to pinch.
Who should he send? Yang Huai thought for a moment and summoned deputy generals Luo Yunzhang, Zheng Lin and general Li Yingjie.
"Vice-General Luo, Vice-General Zheng, you two have always boasted of your bravery, are you sure that you can attack Huangpao Pillow Cave at night and resolve the battle within an hour?"
"Don't worry, Commander, Wu Kai was just a farmer before, and he will be able to capture him eventually."
Luo Yunzhang and Zheng Lin used to be regular soldiers under Lu Jianguo, while Wu Kai used to be just voluntary soldiers under Lu Jianguo. When regular soldiers fight against righteous soldiers, they are naturally confident.
"Okay, you two will each bring your own two thousand troops and attack the Yellow Robe Pillow Cave tonight."
"The last general takes command!"
"General Li, are you confident that you can hold off Qing reinforcements for an hour outside Huangpao Pillow Cave?"
Li Yingjie thought for a while and said: "The final general is willing to die to serve the country."
On the night of August 11, the 24th year of Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty (1651), the Battle of Huangpaozhendong began.
Luo Yunzhang came from the east, and Zheng Lin came from the west, quietly approaching Huangpao Pillow Cave.
The Qing army captured several strongholds in succession and was so arrogant that they never imagined that the Ming army would dare to counterattack. Wu Kai only set up a few open and hidden sentries outside the cave, and put some resisting horses and iron caltrops.
Luo Yunzhang's selected forward reached halfway up the mountain and killed several groups of open sentinels before being discovered by the Qing army's hidden sentinels.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The whistle hidden in the grass repeatedly called the police.
When choosing the front, they did not pay attention to the secret sentry of the Qing army. They moved away the horse and attacked the Qing army camp outside Huangshi Zhendong.
"Kill!"
Luo Yunzhang and Zheng Lin, one from the east and the other from the west, set fire to the camp at night.
Wu Kai was caught off guard. He didn't even have time to put on his armor and fled barefoot into the yellow robe pillow hole.
Luo Yunzhang chased him into the cave.
Wu Kai fled to the stone bed where King Gougui had slept, and was cut in half by Luo Yunzhang with a knife. Before he died, he was addicted to the king.
Hearing the shouts of death from Wu Kai's camp ahead, Zhang Guoxun, the deputy general of the Qing army, gritted his teeth and led five thousand soldiers to aid Wu Kai. Generally speaking, the ancients were unwilling to fight at night. Except for some sergeants who were blindfolded (night blindness), the main reason was The situation at night is complicated and it is easy to be ambushed.
Zhang Guoxun had always been known in the Qing army as someone who dared to fight. No matter how many there were, he ordered his subordinates to light more torches and move forward and backward to rescue Wu Kai.
He encountered a blockade of a thousand troops from Li Yingjie's army.
Although there were only a thousand men, Li Yingjie fought to the death and held for an hour and a half.
Zhang Guoxun finally killed the Ming army in front of him and surrounded Li Yingjie.
"You lost", Zhang Guoxun laughed.
"No, look over there, you are the one who is defeated." Li Yingjie also laughed.
Zhang Guoxun looked at the place pointed by Li Yingjie and saw the direction of Huangshi Zhendong, the location of Wu Kai's camp. The firelight weakened, the shouts of killing had stopped, and Wu Kai's troops had been annihilated.
Furious, he ordered his subordinates to shoot Li Yingjie to death.
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Tian Xiong was marching on the road leading to Maple Ridge Village, feeling proud.
A few days ago, he asked Ma Xin, the commander-in-chief of Taizhou, to attack Maple Ridge. He fought for seven days without making any progress. In anger, he went out in person and conquered several peaks in just three days. Humph! He is worthy of being an admiral of this governor. The combat power of the Biao Camp is much stronger than that of the Green Camp in those places. Although it suffered huge losses in the battle into Fujian, most of the losses were surrendered troops, and the flesh and bones of the Biao Camp are still there.
"Brother, Maple Ridge Village is ahead. If we capture this village, we can go directly to Fenghua City," Tian Bao reported to Tian Xiong.
"Brother Bao, you are always so impatient. This small village is close to the mountains, so it is not easy to fight."
"Brother, don't worry, I will definitely capture this village today."
After Tian Bao finished speaking, he immediately resigned and led his troops to attack the village.
The man who defended Maple Ridge Village was the Ming general Gu Zhong. Gu Zhong used to be a bandit in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, named "Tsangcang Gu San", and he was extremely brave in battle.
At this moment, he was so angry that he received a military order from Li Rubi, telling him to promise defeat but not victory, and he must defend until dark before withdrawing.
"Damn it, what has Mr. Li accomplished?"
Gu Zhong muttered and cursed.
Scolds are rebuffed, military orders are like a mountain, and they must be followed.
Gu Zhong led 3,000 men and stayed until dark before withdrawing.
"Brother, I have fulfilled my mission," Tian Bao proudly expressed his merit to Tian Xiong.
"Well done, I'll record the merits first, and quickly dig trenches and set up camp." Tian Xiong praised his younger brother fiercely.
Tian Bao looked troubled, "Brother, it's already dark and it's not easy to dig trenches. Besides, it's really hard for the soldiers to fight for a whole day. It's better to simply set up camp and set up many sentries outside the camp, as well as many horses and iron caltrops."
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"This", Tian Xiong looked troubled.
"Brother, the Ming army is newly defeated, so it is expected that they will not have the courage to attack the camp. Even if there is an enemy attack, the 10,000 soldiers and horses in Ma Zong Town are behind our army and can respond at any time."
Tian Xiong thought that this was indeed the case. The Ming army had just lost the battle and its morale had been lost. Besides, there were Ma Xin's 10,000 troops behind as backup, so he no longer persisted.
"Okay, let the soldiers go into the village to rest quickly!"
War cannot be careless. Tian Xiong is also a veteran in the army. Unexpectedly, he was lazy for a moment today and ended up in a situation of no return.
Maple Ridge Village is a big bag that Li Rubi gave Tian Xiong. On the ridge behind the village, ten red cannons and thirty thousand-jin Fran machine guns have already been built. The range of the guns has been measured and they are waiting to be fired.
To the east, west and north, 13,000 soldiers and horses of generals Li Rubi, Du Zixiang, Huang Dazhen and Gu Zhong are hidden in the mountains and forests, ready to attack. To the south, there are 10,000 Taizhou soldiers of Ma Xin, so don't be afraid.
Tian Xiong flew out.
In the early morning of August 18, the 24th year of Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty, the battle of Maple Ridge Village began.
During Chou hour (one to three o'clock in the morning), the Qing soldiers were sleeping soundly.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The Ming army's artillery began to play, and solid bullets and explosive bullets were fired into the Qing army camp like a storm.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
As soon as the sound of artillery stopped, Ming troops came from all directions.
"Quick, form a formation!"
Tian Xiong secretly regretted that he did not dig deep trenches and build high barriers. He could only fight in battle and wait for Ma Xin's support. He did not expect that Ma Xin had secretly surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
After fighting for an hour, Tian Xiong's men suffered heavy casualties and some could no longer hold on.
I was extremely anxious, "Why hasn't that guy Ma Xin come to support me?"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Ma Xin's "reinforcements" arrived. He was riding on a big white horse, wearing a silver helmet and a silver spear. He looked like his ancestor Ma Chao.
Tian Bao was pleasantly surprised: "Brother, reinforcements from Mr. Ma Town have arrived."
Tian Xiong was also overjoyed: "Hurry up and open the camp gate and let the horse soldiers come in."
As soon as Tian Bao opened the camp gate, Ma Xin passed by on horseback and stabbed him in the chest with a spear.
"You!"
Tian Bao died with his eyes open.
"Hahaha", Ma Xin laughed loudly and galloped straight towards Tian Xiong.
Tian Xiong was furious: "Ma Xin, do you want to rebel?"
"I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty, so how can I rebel? It is you who are rebelling. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, you are a betrayer for glory. Today I will avenge the late Emperor Hongguang!"
"Bang!"
With a loud blow to the head with the back of a knife, Tian Xiong was captured alive by Ma Xin's men.
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After hearing the news of successive crises in Fujian and Zhejiang, the little emperor of Shunzhi in Beijing could not sit still. Ling Angbang Zhangjing Hamu and Mele Zhangjing Laidaoga led 20,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners to rescue Fujian; Ling Gushan
In the end, Liu Zhiyuan led 20,000 Han military flags to rescue Zhejiang; he also ordered Prince Jingjin Nikan, who had replaced Tan Tai as the coach of the Qing army in Jiangxi, to prepare for the southern expedition to Jiangxi and Huguang.
Although Emperor Shunzhi was young, he was wise and decisive, and he had a strategist behind him, so he would not make random mistakes. He wanted Nikan to conquer Jiangxi and Huguang in the south and regain the initiative in the war.
In order to achieve this, another 20,000 Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners were put together, including Doro Beletunqi (i.e. Tunqi), Beizi Zakana, First Class Bo Chengni, Gushan Ezhen Han Dai, Basi Han, Mur
Led by powerful Manchu generals such as You, Yild, and Alashan, they went to the Nikan camp to assist in the battle.
In order to encourage Nikan to fight well, the young emperor restored Nikan's title of prince. Previously, someone reported that Nikan knew that Azig had hidden weapons but did not report it. The young emperor decreed that Nikan be demoted to a county prince.
Previously, Nikan was demoted once for making mistakes when receiving envoys from North Korea, but was soon reinstated. Now it happened again. Sometimes he was a prince, and sometimes he was a county king. It was a pleasure to change. The little emperor was impetuous, irritable, and willful.
The character flaws of indulgence are vividly displayed. This is a king with equally outstanding advantages and disadvantages.
There is no way, thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness. Aixinjueluo Nikan, the elder brother of Emperor Shunzhi, can only suffer.
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After catching Tian Xiong, He Tengjiao and Yang Huai, they asked Zhu Hengjia for instructions on how to deal with them.
This person actually dared to kidnap Emperor Hongguang and surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Now he is in the hands of our Ming Dynasty. What else is there to say? One word: cut.
Zhu Hengjia ordered him to be executed, and his feet must be cut off 3,357 times.
In Cixi County, the executioner Zhao San smiled cheerfully at Tian Xiong who was tied to a pillar, "Mr. Tian Town, I just learned this craft from the master. Please bear with me if I don't cut it well."
In fact, Zhao Sanqing was better than his master, and he could cut faster and more deftly than his master Liu Dahai. Soon, Cixi City had another "Zhao Yidao" after "Liu Yidao".
This chapter has been completed!