"Jianguo, our army still has five days to reach Hengyang."
Zhu Hengjia nodded, Hengyang is a famous historical city. "The scenery is so different when autumn comes under the fortress, and Hengyang has no one to notice when the wild geese leave." Hengyang is also known as "Yan City".
"The whole army is marching faster, let the soldiers sing the military song."
"The wind follows the dragon, the clouds follow the tiger, fame and fortune come from dust and earth. Looking at China, the people are suffering, and the fertile land for thousands of miles is barren. Looking at the world, there are all the barbarians, and only one man can make up for the incompleteness of heaven. A good man, separate from his parents, only for the sake of the common people and not for the master.
.Holding a ninety-nine steel sword, I will kill all the beards before I stop. I am a dignified man, why do the Tartars act like horses and oxen? A strong man drinks all the wine in the bowl and never looks back on a thousand-mile journey. The golden drums sound in unison and the crowd roars, and the Yellow Dragon Oath will not be broken.
Endless!"
"With all the people united, the mountains can be shaken. But with loyalty and righteousness, the bullfights are fought in anger. The general kisses me, and it is better than a parent. If you violate the military law, you will not be free. The orders are clear, and the rewards and punishments are lettered. If you go to water or fire, you dare to stay late.
. Report to the emperor and come down to save the head of Guizhou. Kill all the Japanese slaves and find a marquis."??
The mighty and majestic singing of the 150,000-strong army shook Qi Mountain in the west of Hengyang.
"Report, the Ming army has passed Qishan".
"Explore again!"
"Here!"
King Qing Zhishun Shang Kexi looked solemn and summoned his confidant Xu Er.
"General Xu, please hurry up and take the families of the generals to Wuchang."
In order to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the traitors during this southern expedition, the wise and wise regent Dorgon expressed his intention to divide the territory in the south for them to break up the soil and make them kings, and allowed them to bring their families.
At this time, the three princes went crazy and fought desperately against the Ming army. The military discipline was also much better. They might not know which piece of territory they conquered, which would become their own fiefdom in the future. They did not dare to rob, burn or kill randomly.
The regent is so wise! But the name "Dorgon" means "badger" in Manchu. This kind of little creature is chubby, stupid and stupid, and it doesn't seem to match wisdom.
Huguang is not easy to fight, so Shang Kexi quickly sent his family members to the rear.
It is gratifying that the headquarters has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and has recruited 30,000 soldiers who were surrendered by the Huang Dynasty, and also collected 10,000 other miscellaneous troops.
It looks like a lot, but in fact only his headquarters of 20,000 people can fight.
He ordered his general Xian Qiyu to lead 5,000 troops to guard Chenzhou; Ban Zhifu to lead 5,000 troops to guard Leiyang; and he himself led 50,000 troops to guard Hengyang.
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In the main tent of the Ming Army, Zhu Hengjia was joking about Li Mingzhong.
"General Li, you, Kong Youde, and Geng Zhongming are both happy and have old habits. Can you do it on the battlefield?"
Li Mingzhong was in Pidao, serving as the chief of Changyi, serving in Mao Wenlong's army. He had a very good relationship with Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi. Especially with Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, they were like brothers. The three of them often talked generously and drank together.
Singing ("Drinking and singing are all conceited").
Nurhachi massacred the Han people in Liaodong, and the Liao people had many orphans. Mao Wenlong adopted hundreds of orphans as "adopted sons" and "adopted grandchildren".
Kong Youde, the obedient king of the Qing Dynasty, was also named Mao Yongshi. His family died at the hands of the Tatars, and he and his brother Kong Youxing defected to Mao Wenlong. Mao Wenlong adopted him as his adopted grandson and named him Yongshi.
Geng Zhongming, King Huaishun of the Qing Dynasty, became a general under Mao Wenlong after his family was killed. He was the "sworn brother" of Kong Youde and was known as "Kong Geng" in the army.
Shang Kexi, the wise and victorious king of the Qing Dynasty, also had a name called Mao Yongxi. His parents and elder brother were all killed by the Qing army. Mao Wenlong adopted him as his adopted grandson and gave him the name Yongxi.
Li Mingzhong also had a grudge against the Qing people. When he was the chief clerk of Changyi City, the Qing army captured Changyi, massacred the city, and killed his family.
Later, Marshal Mao was killed by Yuan Chonghuan, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming defected to Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, and Li Mingzhong stayed in Pidao to continue fighting against the Qing Dynasty.
Later, during the Denglai Incident, the two rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and wanted to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. They ran to Pi Island and invited Li Mingzhong to come with them. Li Mingzhong became angry. You people who don't want to be ancestors have forgotten the blood feud with the Tatars?
I, Li Mingzhong, am a man of Ming Dynasty in life, and a ghost of Ming Dynasty in death!
He cut ties with these two men and said to them: "People from the Central Plains should return to the Central Plains. I don't want to be wealthy in a foreign land." He rode back to the capital alone and wrote to Emperor Chongzhen about the strategy for the Ping Liao Dynasty.
Later, these three people became the Three Shun Kings of the Qing Dynasty, and Li Mingzhong voted for Shi Kefa and became the General of Guangxi Mountain Ginseng.
Brothers Pidao, turned against each other!
Historically, Li Mingzhong rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and was captured by Geng Zhongming's son Geng Jimao. When Geng Jimao saw it was Li Mingzhong, he became extremely affectionate and kowtowed to Li Mingzhong, "It's you, Uncle Li. If you surrender, you can be made a marquis."
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Li Mingzhong looked up to the sky and laughed: "Well, if your father and I were willing to surrender with him when we parted on Pidao, what does it mean now that we have divided vassals and established a government? The Ming Dynasty's ministers died of exhaustion, don't say any more
.Kill me quickly!" ("Hey! When your father and I parted from Pi Island, we were willing to surrender our hearts to the north. Now we divide the vassal and open a government. It's not righteous! The Ming Dynasty's remaining ministers died of exhaustion. What can I say?
!)
Hearing that Zhu Hengjia was worried that he could not bear to be cruel to his former Pidao brothers, Li Mingzhong was so angry that his face turned red.
"I have long since severed ties with these three thieves and vowed to take their heads and report them to the country."
After saying this, Li Mingzhong left the Chinese army's tent angrily.
As soon as he left, Zheng Feng slipped in.
"Zheng Qing, General Li is very loyal to the Ming Dynasty. This move is a bit damaging!"
Zheng Feng smiled: "It is better to mobilize the generals than to supervise the country. General Li has a calm personality and is well versed in the art of war. Unfortunately, he is too conservative in his use of troops. In this battle, our army is fighting for time. We must seize Hengzhou before Kong Youde returns to the army.
, Changsha. Therefore, we must provoke General Li and ask him to fight quickly."
Zhu Hengjia pointed at Zheng Feng and laughed so hard.
"Zheng Qing, Zheng Qing, other people's hearts only have one orifice, but you have seven orifices. What an exquisite heart with seven orifices!"
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Li Mingzhong returned to the military camp, unbearable with shame and anger, and called his generals Chen Shangchuan, Deng Yao, and Yang Yandi into the tent to discuss matters.
These three people were all loyal men of the Ming Dynasty and persisted in resisting the Qing Dynasty throughout history. Later, after their defeat, they retreated to Annan and became the ancestors of the Chinese Vietnamese in later generations.
Seeing Li Mingzhong's angry face, the three people were surprised and asked: "Why is the commander so angry?"
Li Mingzhong said: "Today, the supervisor summoned me to talk about the old affairs of Pi Dao. He suspected that I have old feelings for the three thieves. It is a shame for me to have an old relationship with the three thieves. This shame can only be paid for with the blood of the thieves. Ming said, you
Are you willing to fight to the death with me?"
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The three generals were also furious: "The shame of the commander is the shame of the whole army. The last general is willing to fight to the death with the commander!"
Li Mingzhong nodded: "You will go back to camp and have a good rest. The troops will be sent to Xiongling Ridge early tomorrow morning."
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Xiongping Mountain is named after the steep mountain that looks like a bear. A local folk saying goes: "The bear is three feet and three feet above the ground. People should lower their heads when passing by, and horses should leave their saddles when passing by."
Shang Ke happily ordered General Li Zhizhen to lead 5,000 troops to guard Xiongling Ridge. Li's tribe had 1,000 veterans of Shang's army, and 4,000 Huang Chao surrendered.
Li Mingzhong's 30,000 troops reached the foot of Xiong'an Ridge. Seeing that the terrain of Xiong's Ridge was too dangerous, he ordered his general Deng Yao to lead 7,000 troops to attack the Lingguan Palace near Xiong'an Ridge first.
A burst of artillery was fired to bombard the Qing army.
As soon as the artillery stopped, Deng Yao waved his swords and took the lead, killing three generals. His subordinates were so excited that they all fought to the death.
After the Ming army defeated the Qing army, they drove the Qing army to retreat to Xiongling Mountain.
The Qing army ran up the mountain, while the Ming army chased behind them with swords and guns raised.
Ming generals Chen Shangchuan and Yang Yandi divided their forces to attack the two wings of Xiongling Ridge.
The soldiers worked in groups of five, with two holding shields and three holding muskets, and raised their heads to attack. Countless Ming troops bravely climbed the mountain in groups, like waves of red.
"Boom!"
Artillery pieces exploded in the Ming army, taking away every living life.
As soon as a Ming soldier climbed up the mountainside, a stray arrow shot through his neck. Time stopped and he fell down.
Another Ming soldier was hit by a stone from the mountain and rolled down the mountain with him and the stone.
While the battle was being fought fiercely, the Qing army on the mountain suddenly saw a group of defeated troops coming from the direction of Lingguan Hall. They ran towards the top of the mountain, shouting: "Lost! Defeated!"
Most of the Qing troops in Xionglingling were surrendered troops from the Xuan tribe of the Huang Dynasty. The reason why they persisted until now was because there were veterans of the Shang army behind them to suppress them. Now that they saw that their own side was defeated, they could no longer suppress them, so they ran away to the back mountain.
"Those who retreat will be killed!"
A veteran of Shangjun, he wielded his knife and danced, and his heads fell to the ground one after another.
It's useless, there are too many deserters. There are only a thousand veterans of Shangjun, so they really can't kill them.
Desperate to kill, these deserters raised their swords to resist, causing chaos on the top of the mountain.
Li Zhizhen had no choice but to lead his troops to retreat. As soon as he escaped down the mountain, Ming army general Yang Yandi came to kill him. He took a shot and stabbed Li Zhizhen in the back.
This battle lasted only three hours, and 4,000 Qing troops were annihilated, while less than 500 escaped back to Siming Mountain.
The guard general of Siming Mountain in the Qing Dynasty was the deputy general Chen Wu. Chen's army had 10,000 soldiers, 1,500 veterans of the Shang army, and 8,500 soldiers of the Huang Dynasty who had surrendered.
Shang Kexi placed the surrender of the army in front because he heard that the army was powerful and wanted to preserve his strength. After being a traitor for so long, Shang Kexi knew the way to be a traitor, which is to have strength in hand.<
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If you have strength, the master will give you meat to eat. If you have spent all your capital, you will be worthless in front of the master.
If it weren't for the fear of the Qing's strict military laws, Shang Kexi would have even planned to abandon Hengyang without a fight.
Chen Wu was shocked when he heard that the Ming army had captured Xiongping Ridge in less than a day. He ordered his generals to guard Dengxian Cliff and Yiniuping, while he led the Chinese army to guard Tengyun Ridge, the main peak of Siming Mountain.
Tengyun Ridge has thirty-six peaks, large and small, and is very high, higher than the two Xiongping Ridges. But the reason why it is called "Tengyun Ridge" is not because of its height, but because a long time ago, there were many mountains in the mountains.
There lived an immortal named "Master Teng Yun". Now the two armies are fighting and disturbing this holy land of cultivating immortals. It's a sin! A sin!
Chen Wu thought, even if the Ming army captured a mountain peak in one day, they could hold on for more than a month, enough to wait for the prince's reinforcements.
When Li Mingzhong came to the foot of Siming Mountain, he saw that the mountains were boundless and connected with each other. He couldn't help but sigh: "The mountain is high and I am the peak, and I can see all the small mountains at a glance."
Suddenly, it was reported to the Supervisory State that they had sent Bai Wenxuan and Feng Shuangli, two generals with 10,000 troops each to assist in the battle. Both of them were surrendered generals of the Daxi Army
Li Mingzhong said to the two generals: "I am ashamed to associate with traitors, and you two are ashamed to have been thieves. We must fight bravely to avenge this shame!"
General Bai and Feng responded generously.
Li Mingzhong ordered Bai Wenxuan to attack Dengxian Cliff; Feng Shuangli attacked Yiniuping; he led three generals, Chen Shangchuan, Deng Yao and Yang Yandi, to attack the Thirty-Six Peaks of Tengyun Ridge.
There is no clever strategy in the art of war, so fight openly and honestly. More soldiers bully fewer soldiers, and bullies are cruel and cowardly.
The Qing army did not expect that the Ming army attacked from various hills at the same time. For a time, they were in full swing, causing chaos and chaos, and they could not take care of both the beginning and the end.
The soldiers of the Ming army charged into the mountain regardless of life and death. Some of them fell, and some came up. Most of the Qing army was surrendered, and they did not have a strong will to fight. The Ming army fought extremely fiercely. This fierceness frightened the Qing army, and they
They abandoned the mountain and fled.
In less than two days, the Qing army lost half of the mountain. Chen Wu was afraid that the Ming army would cut off his retreat and be trapped on the top of the mountain. He had to lead the remaining soldiers and flee to Hengyang.
Chen Wu fled for thirty miles and was just about to catch his breath when he suddenly reported that Shang Kexi had sent General Zhang Yue with five thousand troops to help. The two men joined forces and retreated to Hengyang.
"Da da da!"
There was the sound of horse hoofbeats and dark clouds rolling in. The Ming army's cavalry came after them.
There was a veteran in the lead, with a white horse and a red robe, a majestic figure, tight facial features, and clear outlines. Under the golden eight-petal yellow helmet, a pair of sword eyebrows stood up, and his eyes were sharp and cold.
Li Mingzhong, the Marquis of Dingxi in the Ming Dynasty, came with a thousand fine cavalry. He caught up with the Qing army. He took out a long arrow from his quiver, opened his compound short bow, and shot down the Qing army with a "whoosh" arrow.
The flag. A horse pole flew up and down, stabbing Qing soldiers under the horse one by one.
The spear is a type of Mao, which looks very similar to a spear, but is longer, thicker, and heavier than a spear. There is an obvious armor-piercing shuttle on the edge, and it is as sharp as a sword. Because it is heavy, ordinary Ming troops cannot use it. Li Mingzhong,
As a general, he can lift a heavy weight with ease and be invincible by anyone who stands in his way.
A general is a soldier's courage. If a general is brave, the Ming army will naturally dare to fight. Chen Wu's tribe was frightened by the Ming army's killing and fled, which also disrupted Zhang Yue's army. Zhang Yue had no choice but to flee with Chen Wu.
When infantry encounters cavalry, they can only fight in formation. They cannot escape if they want to.
Li Mingzhong was not in a hurry, and led a thousand fine cavalry to slowly pursue them. When encountering Qing troops who surrendered, he ordered them to put down their weapons and kneel by the roadside.
After chasing for dozens of miles, Li Mingzhong caught up with Chen Wu and stabbed him under his horse with a spear.
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"What? Lost Xiongling Mountain and Siming Mountain in just three days?"
Shang Kexi, the wise and victorious king of the Qing Dynasty in Hengyang City, was stunned and asked after a while: "Who is the vanguard of the Ming army?"
"Your Majesty, the vanguard of the Ming army is Dingxi Marquis Li Mingzhong."
Shang Ke was stunned: "It's him, no wonder he beat me so hard!"
"Brother Li, Brother Li, I know that I hate that I have become a traitor, but how can I know my difficulties? If there is a way to survive, why would I take this dead end!"
Shang Kexi is different from Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming. He was really forced to surrender by others, by Shangguan.
After Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming failed in their rebellion, they asked Shang Kexi to surrender to the Qing Dynasty together. Shang Kexi refused to comply. Not only did he not comply, he also led troops to beat them. You two don't want the bastards of your ancestors, so I have to kill you two!
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Because of his meritorious service in quelling the rebellion of the Ming Dynasty, Shang Kexi was promoted to deputy general and stationed at Guanglu Island.
However, his bad luck soon came. The commander-in-chief Huang Long who admired him died in the battle, and was replaced by a commander named Shen Shikui as the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang.
This person has a personal vendetta against Shang Kexi.
In the Ming Dynasty, if you offended a Shangguan, you would lose your head. Shen Shikui wanted to trick Shang Kexi into going to Pidao, and then falsely accuse him of treason and harm.
The matter is not secret, so I’m glad I found out.
There was no choice but to offend Shangguan, so staying in the Ming Dynasty would lead to death. With no other choice, Shang Kexi had no choice but to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
Huang Taiji was overjoyed when he heard that Shang Ke was coming to surrender. He went thirty miles out of the city to greet him with the same grand ceremony as when Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming returned to surrender.
Huang Taiji was proficient in the art of strategizing. When he saw many Han people coming to surrender, he divided and conquered them. He ordered Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming to lead an army, which was called the "God Blessed Army"; Shang Kexi led an army, called the "God Blessed Army". The two armies were not subordinate to each other.
Competition. Successfully selected the third coal mine disciple of Liaodong, but there was internal disagreement. No one obeyed anyone, so naturally they could only obey Huang Taiji.
In this way, the three coal miners from Liaodong, who were originally arrogant and prone to rebellion with their swords, were subdued by Huang Taiji. They were more obedient than dogs.
Hearing that the vanguard of the Ming Army was Li Mingzhong, Shang Kexi's eyes were filled with tears, and the unforgettable past events of Pidao came to mind.
"When old friends meet again, I should stay away!"
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