Zhu Hengjia ordered Ma Bao and Jing Keqin to capture Yongning City in Guangping Prefecture, Beizhili within three days. The emperor's orders were overwhelming, and the two generals did not dare to neglect them. They led 20,000 soldiers and horses from Wu'an County, Zhangde Prefecture, by boat along the coast. Going up the water, I will kill you forever.
Emperor Guangwu led an army of 70,000 people and marched north from Cizhou County, Zhangde Prefecture. He wanted to attack Handan. Since the time of crossing, there have been many battles, and countless fortified and heroic cities have been defeated. This emperor can no longer afford to fight against ordinary small towns. I'm interested. If you want to do it, I will do it for the famous city in the world!
Handan City is very famous. It is said that the Empress Nuwa created the sky nearby, and the Shang Dynasty once made it the capital. After Zhao Jinghou moved the capital to Handan, it has always been the capital of Zhao State, and it has been known as the famous capital in the world since ancient times. p>
Zhu Hengjia was still very interested in Handan. According to intelligence, after Qingang Bangzhang Jingbashan was sent to Shanxi by Emperor Shunzhi, Beizhili was very empty. In Handan City, there were only two thousand green battalions of General Zhang Yunyi, which were vulnerable. Therefore, he He thought that the capture of Handan was just a military trip, and even wrote a poem to celebrate the capture of Handan.
There were many generous and tragic people in the land of Yanzhao, and they were also deeply poisoned by the Manchu encirclement order. When they heard that the king's army was coming from the north, the people ate pots of milk to welcome them, and people continued to join the army.
Some people wanted to go against the will of the people. General Zhang Yunyi of the Qing Dynasty and Han Sijing, the county magistrate, refused to surrender, so they ordered the people to go to the city to help defend.
Zhang Yunyi refused to surrender because he had a grudge against the Ming army for killing his father. His father Zhang Yong was killed in the battle in Nanzhili, and he wanted to avenge his father. Han Sijing refused to surrender because all the troops and horses were in Zhang Yunyi's hands. , surrendered, afraid that Zhang Yunyi would chop his head off.
Zhang Yunyi left 300 soldiers as a reserve force, and placed more than 400 soldiers and more than a thousand civilians on each city wall.
When Zhu Hengjia arrived with his army, he saw that there was no lowering flag hanging on Handan City. Long Yan was furious. With only two thousand soldiers and horses, how dare you offend my dragon power!
He sneered and sent an order: "Ling Bai Wenxuan, Wang Guoxi, Zhang Chengwu, and Li Yuanyin each led five thousand soldiers and horses to attack the city from all sides. I want to see how long the Tatars' two thousand soldiers and horses can defend such a big city. ”.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were so numerous that they filled up most of the moat in just half a day and roared towards the city.
"Boom~boom~boom~"
Large cannonballs exploded on the city wall, many of which were explosive bombs. The explosions made the sergeant Baiwa who was defending the city afraid to raise his head.
Countless ladders were set up on the city wall, and the Ming army climbed up the ladder.
"Don't panic, guard it with me, anyone who retreats will be killed," Zhang Yunyi shouted.
Unfortunately, he only had 2,000 subordinates. Although 5,000 civilians were forced to join the defense, the Hebei elders were deprived of their livelihood due to the Manchu land enclosure order, so how could they be willing to work for the Tatars? As soon as the Ming army rushed to the city, the civilians They all abandoned their weapons and fled, and some of the more bloody ones actually turned against the Ming army and helped the Ming army kill the prisoners. The people's fleeing and defection caused the morale of the Qing army to completely collapse. The South Gate and the West Gate were lost one after another.
Zhang Yunyi rushed to the north gate, hoping to leave the city and break out of the siege. Unexpectedly, the north gate had already been opened and the lowering flag was hung. The magistrate Han Sijing was kneeling on the ground, welcoming the Ming army into the city.
"How dare you betray the Qing Dynasty!"
Zhang Yunyi was furious. As soon as he finished speaking, a flying arrow shot from his mouth and penetrated the back of his neck, killing him instantly.
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The Battle of Handan lasted only one day and ended. The Battle of Yongnian also lasted only three days, two days of traveling and one day of siege.
Ma Bao and Jing Keqin's 20,000 soldiers and horses came up along the Ming River. This Ming River area was the main battlefield where Li Shimin and Liu Heitai fought. Yongnian County in Guangping Prefecture is located on the south bank of the Ming River.
There are three thousand defenders in the city. Although they are not many in number, they are elite Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners.
The third-class light chariot captain and the second-class bodyguard Wu Mene looked at the densely packed Ming army with a heavy face, facing the north, and murmured: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely not disgrace the Aixinjueluo family." He
His surname is Aixinjueluo, and his great-grandfather is Suo Chang'a, the third brother of Nurhachi's grandfather, Jue Chang'an.
Cannons shook the sky and arrows rained down.
Wu Mena held a big sword and stood in the west city, unmoving. The Ming army climbed onto the city again and again, but was beaten down again and again.
Seeing this, Ma Bao said to Jing Keqin: "There are real Tatars in this city and they are very stubborn. You pretend to attack the west city, and I will go around to the east city and attack fiercely."
Jing Keqin happily accepted the order. He was always brave in fighting, and he actually turned the feint attack into the main attack.
Ma Bao came to Dongcheng and selected eight hundred of the most elite warriors to serve as vanguards. He led them to ascend first, followed by the army. Seeing Uncle Pucheng personally attacking the city, his subordinates were all excited and rushed to the city regardless of life or death.
Ma Bao boarded the city and hacked everywhere. He found Shen Yichen, the prefect of Guangping who was responsible for guarding the east gate, and cut him in two with a knife. The Qing army was frightened when he saw it.
The Ming army quickly captured the east city, poured into the city like a storm, and tightly surrounded Wumena.
"Your Majesty, I am exhausted!"
Wu Mene did not want to be humiliated, so he killed himself with a knife.
Handan, Yongnianxia, Jize, Quzhou, Feixiang, Guangping, Cheng'an, and Linzhang all surrendered without a fight.
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The news reached Qingyuan County, Baoding Prefecture, and Zhang Xuanxi, the governor of Baoding in the Qing Dynasty, wrote a testament to Emperor Shunzhi. His new governorship was only half a year old. Eight years ago, Emperor Shunzhi abolished the three governors of Shuntian, Baoding, and Xuanfu.
.But now Li Yinzu, the governor of Zhili, Shandong, and Henan, was surrounded by the Ming army in Kaifeng. It was hard to have anyone in northern Zhili to take charge of the defense, so he hurriedly resumed his post as governor of Baoding.
The current position can be said to be an appointment in danger, and it cannot be done by anyone who is not loyal. Emperor Shunzhi trusted Zhang Xuanxi, so he sent him.
He was not wrong about the person. Zhang Xuanxi not only wrote good poems, but also had the upright spirit of a scholar-bureaucrat. Historically, this man was honest and dedicated to the public affairs and did not collude with corrupt officials, so he was "shunned by the public". In Zhili,
He committed suicide while serving as the governor of Shandong and Henan. Before his death, he wrote a testament to Emperor Shunzhi, advising Emperor Shunzhi that if he wanted to rule the world peacefully, he must "forbid private recruitment of miscellaneous factions and Shangguan passers-by to use their names to extort money."
The practice of "committing fraud by pretending to be a fugitive", as well as "zhen-shirt delivery", and the abuse of trackers, etc. are strictly prohibited.
The posthumous note reads: "Since I took office, I have been determined to be loyal and good. I will not overwhelm the people's desires when I am happy or angry, and I will tell the sky what is right and wrong. I want to rule the world peacefully, but who knows that it is difficult to go straight. Being innocent attracts the taboos of the crowd, and being honest leads the country to madness."
Therefore, he was full of melancholy, and his manners were perverse. Since he is destined to die, how can he take the blame and die?" Emperor Shunzhi was greatly shocked after this, and vowed to abolish the harsh government and treat the people well.
Zhang Xuanxi was loyal to Emperor Shunzhi. He was not an official and did not care about money. In fact, he was very poor, his family had no savings, and he did not have good land or a beautiful house. After he was recommended by Li Ruolin, the concubine of Zuo Chunfang, he successively served as an internal Hanlin official.
Shujishi of the Academy of National History, reviewer of the Academy of National History in the Imperial Academy, minister of the Secretariat, and vice president of the "Shunzhi Great Training". He has always been with Emperor Shunzhi, and the two have a deep relationship. He regards Emperor Shunzhi as someone who can help him achieve political goals.
An ideal confidant will die for his confidant.
"Zhang Xuanxi, the governor of Baoding, submitted the memorial with tears in his eyes, saying that he would die to serve the country and express his gratitude to God for his kindness:
I am a rotten scholar who is as useless as a withered bone in the tomb. The emperor's grace is great and he has promoted the common people. He has held this position successively. Since he took office, he has served as an official with integrity and fulfilled his duties. I am afraid of betraying the emperor's kindness and disobeying the common people.
It means. Now the puppet emperor is going on a northern expedition, and the bandits have become more powerful. The army has reached the capital, and all the great names and Guangping have been lost. As a governor, it is the right thing for me, as a governor, to enfeoff the territory to the death of the minister. It is the responsibility of guarding the land, and I dare not even dare to do so for a moment.
It's good to forget, Wu Sangui and his like are so ugly, I will never do it. Now I have prepared poisonous wine at home, and I will drink it when the city is destroyed. When I think about getting along with the emperor, it seems like yesterday, and I am so sad that I shed tears.
.A little bit of foolish loyalty, I would like to report it."
After finishing writing, Zhang Xuanxi hid the manuscript and waited until the Ming army arrived in Baoding before sending someone to Beijing to present it to Emperor Shunzhi.