E Shuo's withdrawal was a huge blow to Liu Wu, the commander-in-chief of Linfen City.
Under the violent attacks of Fan Youxian and Li Dingguo, he defended the city alone for a month. He couldn't hold on any longer and wanted to escape.
Fortunately, Linfen is surrounded by water on three sides, and there is a water gate in the west of the city, so the Ming army was unable to completely surround it.
On a dark night, Liu Wu quietly opened the water gate, took five thousand elites with him, and fled along the Fen River in more than 200 small boats that had been prepared. There were only so many boats in the city, so he could only escape with the elites.
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The next day, when the remaining old and weak soldiers saw that the generals and the generals had fled, they made a fuss, cursed Zhi Niang traitors, and surrendered in Kaicheng.
"Quickly, order the troops to pursue along the Fen River. Don't let Liu Wu get away." Fan Youxian ordered the pursuit as soon as he entered Linfen. Peng Mingyang, Chen Bao, Yang Bingyin, and Li Zhanchun quickly went north to pursue, but they were unable to travel faster by boat than on foot.
Quickly, Liu Wu escaped to Fenzhou smoothly without catching up.
"After resting for an hour, continue northward. You are not allowed to rest until Taiyuan." Liu Wu shouted. He was frightened by the Ming army. He only rested for an hour in Xiaoyi County, Fenzhou, and then continued to flee north to Taiyuan.
, after joining the four thousand soldiers and horses of General Wu Dan of Yangqu Shen, he just recovered from his shock and planned to rely on the strong city of Taiyuan to deal with the Ming army.
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"I am so angry that I lean on the railing and the rain stops." The soldiers of the Ming army sang "The River is Red" and went north along the Fen River. They went all the way down to Hongdong, Zhaocheng, Huozhou and Linshi counties, and entered Jiexiu County in Fenzhou.
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Shanxi elders who rewarded the troops can be seen everywhere along the way, especially in Jiexiu County.
The post road in Jiexiu, Fenshui, was crowded with tens of thousands of laborers. The best areas were decorated with the flags of eight companies. Food, drink, and other supplies were all available. Cars were packed with them.
Post Road.
In front of the head, there were eight people standing, dressed very simply, and the sheepskin jackets they wore were all old.
"Brother Fan, here we come," an old sheepskin man with a goat's beard said to an old man in his fifties with a face full of vicissitudes of life.
"Everyone, cheer up and follow me to welcome Master Wang." These words were spoken with such force that the vicissitudes of life on his face were completely gone.
Fan Youxian led his army into Jiexiu territory and was deeply moved. Although there were many people in other counties who welcomed him along the way, this was the first time for them to welcome such a large scale as Jiexiu.
He smiled and said to Li Dingguo: "Hongyuan, the people of Shanxi are so loyal! Especially Jiexiu, it can be called a model town!"
Li Dingguo was also very moved, "Shanxi has been occupied by Qing captives for many years, but the people still have not forgotten the Ming Dynasty!"
"Welcome Master Wang to the city!"
"Today I finally see the majesty of Han officials again!"
"Wishing the Ming Dynasty eternal prosperity!"
While the two were talking, eight people suddenly came forward with their mouths filled with greetings.
"Stop", the soldiers shouted.
"Don't be rude," Fan Youxian scolded: "The common people are eating pots of wine to welcome Master Wang. You must not chill the hearts of the common people. Please quickly invite the eight elders to come to me."
Eight people came forward, and Fan Youxian asked kindly: "What are your surnames, please?"
"The villain Fan Sanba", "the villain Wang Dayu", "the villain Jin Liangyu"??
The names of these eight people were famous in the business world at this time. They were the eight imperial merchants of the Qing Dynasty.
It's a pity that Fan Youxian only knows how to fight and not do business. He has never heard of the names of these eight people and just nodded politely.
Businessmen are the shrewdest. Fan Sanba observes people's words and knows at the first sight that Fan Youxian may not have heard of his name. This is not possible. Although our family has a lot of money, it is not blown by the strong wind. It is okay to spend money, but it must be paid.
Let the general know who we are.
He hurriedly handed over a list, "General, this is a gift given to Master Wang by the eight major business houses in Shanxi such as the Fan family, the Wang family, the Jin family, etc. It's just a small gift, not a sign of respect!"
He deliberately emphasized the words "Eight Big Business Firms in Shanxi", thinking that now the general should know who we are.
Fan Youxian still didn't know who the eight major merchants in Shanxi were, but when someone gave him a gift, he couldn't say he hadn't heard of it. So he smiled and said "I've seen you for a long time" and looked at the list again. "Hey! Three thousand carts of grain and five sheep."
Thousands of them, etc., everything you want, only two hundred thousand taels of silver. His smile became brighter and brighter, "The elders are so polite!"
Fan Sanba was relieved, it seemed that the money was not wasted.
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According to Fan Yongxian's temperament, he still wants to continue to attack Taiyuan.
Li Dingguo had a different opinion, "Commander, after Liu Wu's defeat, he has become a withered skeleton in the grave, so there is nothing to worry about. On the contrary, the Qing army's deputy generals Chen Yuan and Zhang Enda still have strength. We should take advantage of their attack on Anyang to capture Lu'an."
, Zezhou, surrounded and annihilated these two people. In this way, the main force of the Qing captives was lost, and Shanxi could easily gain it."
Fan Yongxian took the map, looked left and right, and suddenly paused, "Hongyuan is right, Chen Yuan and Zhang Enda went deep into Zhangde Mansion alone, Lu'an, and Zezhou were empty. This is a good opportunity to capture the two places!" p>
Then he ordered his deputy general Shi Lin to lead 3,000 troops to monitor Taiyuan, and then led more than 40,000 troops to attack Chen Yuan and Zhang Enda's retreat.
The army galloped from Fenzhou to the southeast and captured Qinzhou first. The Qinzhou guerrillas only had 600 soldiers. Seeing Wuyangyang's endless Ming army, they cut off their braids and put on clothes without saying a word.
He lowered the Ming Dynasty's Sun and Moon Banner, and also ordered the two affiliated counties of Wuxiang and Qinyuan to surrender.
Then, the Ming army entered Lu'an Prefecture from Qinzhou.
This place was the center of the silk weaving industry at that time, and silk was quite famous. At its peak, "thousands of people boarded the plane to sing and sang," and "there were more than 9,000 machines, divided into six classes and No. 72."
("Lu'an Prefecture Chronicles").
Most of the clothes used by the Manchu and Qing courts came from Lu'an.
This was originally the defense area of Qing deputy general Chen Yuan. Chen Yuan was transferred by Ma Mingpei, the governor of Xuanda, to attack Zhangde Mansion in Henan, and there were not many defenders.
However, Chen Bao, the pioneer of the Ming army, gained an advantage. He earned military exploits very easily. He even conquered Xiangyuan, Licheng, Tunliu and Lucheng counties, as well as the governor of Changzhi. He suffered less than 300 casualties, but
Annihilated more than 3,000 random enemies.
The situation in Zezhou is exactly the same as that in Lu'an. Guard general Zhang Enda was also sent to Zhangde, Henan, and his troops were very empty. Zhizhou was a smart man and surrendered; Chen Bao was a hard-working man and his military exploits in Zezhou were gone.
Chen Bao held back his fire and marched to Zhangde in a hurry, annihilating 700 Qing troops in Lin County.
Fan Youxian ordered Li Zhanchun and Yang Bingyin to lead 10,000 troops to the north bank of Yuanshui to set up defenses. More than 30,000 of his troops advanced along Lin County, intending to cooperate with Qian Qianyi, the governor of Shandong and Henan in the Ming Dynasty in Anyang City, to annihilate the Qing troops Chen Yuan and Zhang Enda.
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In the Qing army camp under Anyang City, Chen Yuan and Zhang Enda were drinking and having fun. Since they wanted to preserve their strength, they no longer attacked the city. Instead, they overhauled the camp walls and hid in the camp to avoid fighting. p>
Qian Qianyi was confused and ordered Wang Zhigang, Yan Xiaoyong, Luo Lun, Zhao Qian and Lu Wenye to take turns to go out of the city to test. No matter how provocative they were, the two would not come out.
"Brother Zhang, it's a pity that there is so much fine wine here but no beautiful women." Chen Yuan raised his glass and said to Zhang Enda,
"Yes! After this battle is over, I will definitely find a beautiful woman to drink with me," Zhang Enda laughed.
"Report! Fan Yongxian of the Ming Dynasty has attacked Lin County and is coming to kill our army."
