In July of the 19th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, a human tragedy was taking place in Chengdu Prefecture, Sichuan.
Emperor Zhang Xianzhong of Daxi is going to kill his wife and son again.
This is an old tradition of the peasant rebel army. Whenever the peasant army is encircled and suppressed by the government and the peasant army is desperate, they always kill their wives and children to avoid leaving the government troops to suffer humiliation.
Zhang Xianzhong, who is only forty years old, has done this kind of thing several times.
With scream after scream, wives and concubines fell into a pool of blood one after another.
Only a one-year-old baby boy is left.
Zhang Xianzhong's hand paused for a moment, then slowly drew the sword.
"Father, think twice, you have fought all your life and only have this little flesh and blood!"
Zhang Xianzhong's adopted descendant Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi all knelt down to plead for mercy.
Sun Kewang, the king of Pingdong in the Daxi Kingdom, was very strategic and was nicknamed "Yi Yiqiang" in the army; Li Dingguo, the king of Anxi in the Daxi Kingdom, was brave in battle and was nicknamed "Little Yuchi" in the army; Liu Wenxiu, the king of Funan in the Daxi Kingdom, was both civil and military; Ai Nengqi, the king of the Northern Kingdom of the Daxi Kingdom, has godlike archery skills. These four men are the four leaders of the Daxi Army. When they were young, they worshiped Zhang Xianzhong as their father and had outstanding military exploits.
Zhang Xianzhong looked at Sun Kewang: "I am also a hero. I cannot leave my young son to be captured by others. You will eventually become the heir. The orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years may not be extinguished suddenly, but it is also God's will. If I die, you will return to the Ming Dynasty urgently. Do not do anything wrong. Righteousness."
After cutting it off with a knife, the baby fell in a pool of blood.
Zhang Xianzhong's current situation is very bad and he has to fight for his life.
Two years ago, he proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu. He founded the country with the title of "Daxi", changed the name of the country to "Dashun", and named Chengdu as Xijing. He appointed Wang Zhaolin as the prime minister on the left and Yan Ximing as the prime minister on the right. He appointed hundreds of civil and military officials everywhere; he promulgated the "Tongtian Calendar" 》, set up a money bureau to cast "Dashun Tongbao" for practical use; opened schools to recruit scholars and appointed them as officials in counties and counties; and "exempted the people of all ethnic groups in the southwest from renting and paying taxes on the border for three years." A series of measures quickly stabilized the people of Sichuan.< /p>
However, good times don't last forever.
The remaining forces of the Ming Dynasty in Sichuan launched a counterattack against the Daxi Army.
Under the unified planning of Wang Yingxiong, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, Fan Yiheng, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Ma Gan, the governor of Sichuan, in March this year, deputy general Zeng Ying captured Chongqing; then, Wang Yingxiong joined forces in Zunyi and led deputy generals Yang Zhan, Tu Long, and Mo Zongwen. The Jia Deng Alliance and others captured Xuzhou. The Ming army had more than 100,000 troops and gained momentum. Not long ago, Zhang Xianzhong personally led the troops and Ming general Yang Zhan fought a fierce battle at the mouth of the river in Pengshan. They were defeated and retreated to Chengdu.
After returning to Chengdu, he was about to lead his troops to fight again. News came that General Jingyuan of the Qing Dynasty and Prince Hauge of Shuosu had captured Hanzhong.
Zhang Xianzhong now has enemies on both sides, the Ming army in the south and the Tatars in the north.
We must choose the main direction of attack. Should we defeat the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty?
Zhang Xianzhong is a Han, and Han and barbarians are not at odds with each other; Zhang Xianzhong is a Shaanxi, and he wants to fight back to Shaanxi.
He decided to unite with the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty and attack Hauge first.
This battle is not easy to fight! So he killed his wife and son, and left his last words to his four adopted sons. If he wins, let it go. If he loses, I will fight to death. If I die, you will return home urgently. It is not unjust. Ming
The orthodoxy that has lasted for three hundred years may not be eliminated suddenly, it is also God’s will.
Zhang Xianzhong finished the arrangement and picked up a piece of paper. He was so happy! It's funny to say that this Tatar wants to fight you, but he actually wants to lure me to surrender. Not long ago, the Manchu imperial edict came, and it was very well written. I understand:
"Zhang Xianzhong's previous disturbances are all a matter of the Ming Dynasty", which expresses understanding; there is temptation: "Zhang Xianzhong is like a judge of heaven, and when he leads his people back, he should be promoted and promoted, and his descendants will enjoy wealth forever"; there is threat: "If
If you delay and wait and see, if you don't welcome the surrender early, you will regret it when the army arrives."
"Hahaha! This Tatar doesn't even look at who we, Lao Zhang, are! They couldn't survive back then, so they rebelled against the Ming Dynasty. The rebellion lasted for sixteen years and killed countless people. Even the Fengyang Emperor Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by us.
Burn the fire. You want me to surrender with just a small piece of paper? That's really cool!" Zhang Xianzhong laughed loudly, with tears in his eyes.
After expressing his determination to unite with the Ming Dynasty and resist the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Xianzhong ordered his adopted sons to divide their troops into four groups and march to Shaanxi first. In September, Zhang Xianzhong personally led his troops to leave Chengdu and join up with his adopted sons. In November, the army camped in Xi'an.
Charge Phoenix Mountain.
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Hanzhong is very cold in winter. But to Prince Hauge of Heshuosu, who grew up among the white mountains and black waters, this coldness is nothing. "Heshuo" means one side in Manchu. The king who guards one side is still afraid of the cold.
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He picked up a book "Fire Attack" and studied it carefully. The book was written by German missionary Tang Ruowang. Hauge was smart and studious and liked to study advanced Western scientific and technological knowledge. He and Tang Ruowang, a Catholic Jesuit missionary in Beijing, were
Good friend Tang Ruowang gave him this book and asked him to protect the missionaries when they arrived in Sichuan. Hauge readily agreed.
After reading for a while, he was impressed by the advanced artillery manufacturing knowledge in the book.
"This is a sharp weapon for the sincere country! We should go to Emperor Shu to improve the artillery using the methods of the Western Barbarians," Hauge thought.
There is something good about Manchu and Qing Dynasty, and his learning ability is particularly strong.
In the long-term war with the Ming Dynasty, the Manchus suffered too much from firearms, so they paid special attention to the development of firearms.
Five years after Jin Tiancong, Huang Taiji ordered a large number of cannons and firecrackers to be cast. He even formed a purely firearms unit: the army of King Sanshun. Because the range of bows and arrows is longer than that of firecrackers, the Eight Banners soldiers still use bows and arrows as their main shooting weapons, but
However, the number of artillery is very large. In the later period of the Ming and Qing wars, the number and quality of firearms equipped by the Qing army far exceeded that of the Ming army. It cannot but be said to be a tragedy!
Hauge was reading a book when Goshiha (Manchu: Attendant and Guard) came to report.
"Master, Chief Gebuku has caught a spy."
"Spy? Bring him in."
A tall, thin, and dusty man was escorted up.
"Who are you?" Haug asked arrogantly.
"The villain is Liu Jinzhong, a general under Zhang Xianzhong, who has come to surrender to the prince to serve the Qing Dynasty."
"Oh, you are not sent by the Western bandits to pretend to surrender, are you?" Hauge has read many books and has many ideas.
The visitor kowtowed until blood flowed: "The villain has been cornered. Your Majesty doesn't believe it. All I can do is die."
It turned out that Liu Jinzhong first served as Zhang Xianzhong's general, but later he offended Zhang Xianzhong. Fearing disaster, he defected to the Ming general Zeng Ying. Zeng Ying did not trust him because he had been a thief. He changed his mind and simply shaved his head and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
Seeing that he didn't seem to be faking it, Hauge softened his tone and said, "You have been in Sichuan for many years. Do you know the geography of Sichuan?"
Liu Jinzhong became more energetic: "The villain has been in the West Bandit Camp for many years, and is not only familiar with the geography of Sichuan and the situation of the defenders in various places. The villain also found out that the bandit chief Zhang Xianzhong is stationing troops at Fenghuang Mountain in Xichong."
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Hauge held a military meeting, but there was nothing he could do. Although he was the commander-in-chief of the First Army, Dorgon was afraid that he would be too tired, so he sent two deputy commanders to help him.
Do you want to divide my power? Normally, Hauge will find a reason and cut him off, but these two people have too deep roots and cannot cut them off. They can only discuss it.
One is Aixinjueluo Luoluohun, the king of Yanxi County, the great-grandson of Taizu Nurhaci, the grandson of Prince Daishan of Heshuoli, and the eldest son of Yuetuo, the prince of Keqin County. If you offend him, you will offend the two red flags.
The other one is Beile Aixinjueluo Nikan, the grandson of Taizu Nurhachi and the third son of Nurhaci’s eldest son Chu Ying. Like Bolo, this person is a new generation general of the royal family promoted by Dorgon. He is also a senior official of Dorgon.
Sand in the Haug Army.
"Nikan" means Han in Manchu. When Nurhachi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, heard that his eldest son Chu Ying had given him another grandson, he was very happy and went to see him. When he saw it, he was surprised that the little guy looked fair and tender.
He was young, not like a Manchu, but like a Han! So he was named "Nikan". Because of the name "Nikan", he was often laughed at by other royal families when he was a child. In order to prove that he was a noble Aixinjue
The descendants of the Luo family are not lowly Nikans. Aixinjueluo Nikans killed Nikans more ruthlessly than anyone else.
"General, I think we should wait for Wu Sangui's troops to arrive before we march together." Luo Luohun, like his father Yue Tuo, has always advocated using the Han to control the Han, which coincides with Dorgon.
"Yes! General, Wu Sangui's tribe is quite elite. If we unite our troops together, we will be more sure of victory." Nikan likes to be consistent with Luo Luohun.
"General, our army has just taken Hanzhong and is at its peak. Now we know that Sichuan is geographically advantageous. We should work hard to take advantage of the victory and march forward. How can we miss this opportunity!" Ao Bai, the commander of the guard army, stamped his feet in anger!
Gebuku, Dulei, and Xingne all took the lead in the battle.
When Hauge saw it, most of the generals advocated continuing to march, and they felt confident.
He smiled coldly at Luo Luohun and Nikan: "When did our Eight Banners soldiers degenerate to the point of relying on the Han people to fight the war? I have made up my mind to march immediately without waiting for Wu Sangui. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"<
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Luo Luohun and Nikan were both ashamed and did not dare to say anything.
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Under the guidance of the traitor Liu Jinzhong, the Eight Banners Army quickly captured a large area in northern Sichuan and headed for Fenghuang Mountain where Zhang Xianzhong was stationed.
On November 26, the forward guard of the Qing army, led by Obai, led the Eight Banners guard to advance lightly, launched a sudden attack on the Daxi Army, and defeated the first part of the Daxi Army.
On the morning of the 27th, the Qing army met Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi Army across Taiyang River. Faced with this unexpected attack, Zhang Xianzhong responded calmly and commanded the Daxi Army to fight against the Qing army on two sides.
At noon of the battle, Hauge led his army to arrive. He sent his general Gebuku to attack the right wing of the Daxi Army, and ordered the tower to attack the left wing of the Daxi Army. The battle was very fierce, and Gebuku, his general officer, was killed by Ai Nengqi, the adopted son of Zhang Xianzhong.
Shoot to death. Neither side can do anything to the other, and they face each other across Sun Creek.
Emperor Zhang Xianzhong of the Great West was a little confused. How could the Tatars come so quickly? The Sichuan road was steep, and he had deployed many troops in northern Sichuan. It was said that the Tatars could not come so fast. Could it be that they were not the main force of the Tatars, but just a partial division?
He didn't know that there was a spy within him, guiding Hauge's army to come. He thought he was facing a small force of the Qing army. But judging from today's combat situation, the enemy fought very fiercely, and it didn't look like a small force.
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So Zhang Xianzhong got up early and took several hundred guards out of the camp to the river to check on the enemy's situation.
Hauge didn't get a good rest either. How could this Daxi thief be so good at fighting? He was much more powerful than the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers! As soon as the battle started, Gebuku, the general of Zhengbai Banner, was shot to death.
He also got up early and took the Goshikhas and the traitor Liu Jinzhong to inspect the slopes by the river.
Hauge was observing on the slope when he suddenly noticed hundreds of people walking out of Xiying on the other side. One of them was wearing a flying snake and had half an arm, and he was surrounded by people in the middle.
Hauge asked Liu Jinzhong: "Who is this person?"
Liu Jinzhong took a closer look: "The man in the python is Zhang Xianzhong, the Eight Great Kings."
The Qing army was blocked by a slope, and the Daxi army could not see the Qing army clearly, so they did not take precautions. However, the Qing army could see the Daxi army clearly.
When Hauge heard Liu Jinzhong say that the man was Zhang Xianzhong, he was overjoyed and ordered his confidant Goshiha to shoot him with arrows.
Hauge's Goshihars are all selected warriors. They all use hard bows. They can shoot farther than ordinary archers and their arrow skills are good. The arrows were fired in unison, and the Daxi army fell to the ground.
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One of them, Yabulan, shot Zhang Xianzhong in the left breast and shot him off his horse.
The guards on the left and right fought desperately to snatch Zhang Xianzhong back to the military camp for medical treatment. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured by the arrow and was in constant pain. He died in the army half a day later. Before his death, he once again told the four princes not to forget that they were Han people and could be sent to the Ming Dynasty but not to the Qing Dynasty.
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After Zhang Xianzhong's death, his tribe wrapped his body in brocade mats, buried him in a remote place, and retreated south.
King Zhang, a great hero of the generation, erected a stone tablet "Holy Edict Tablet" during his lifetime. The inscription reads: "All things are born to nourish people. No one does any good deeds to repay heaven. Ghosts and gods are clear, and they think about themselves.
This chapter has been completed!