Zhang Yuan learned on March 10th that Liaodong Economic Strategy Yang Hao decided to set out on the fifth day of March for the army. On the afternoon of March 15th, he learned that the four armies had been ordered to attack Hetuala at the same time four days ago.
Liaodong is thousands of miles away from the capital, and the transmission of military information is delayed. Zhang Yuan thought: "Maybe the news of Jun Jun's defeat of Saarhu is being reported to the capital on galloping horses at this time."
The current situation makes it difficult for Zhang Yuan to be optimistic. Although he worked hard and planned for this decisive battle to determine the fate of the Ming Dynasty, he met Du Song and Yang Hao, traveled thousands of miles to Korea to defeat the slave chief's conspiracy, and published his mission diary for the world to see.
Understand the situation in Liaodong and don't be blindly arrogant. He is also planning to invite Westerners from Macau to help make firearms...
But no matter how hard Zhang Yuan tried, he was still just a sixth-grade idle official and had no ability to influence the court's decision-making. For example, when he advocated a steady defense and counterattack, Fang Congzhe regarded him as a treacherous plot by the party. The public opinion in Beijing also said that he was timid and fearful.
In response to the criticism of the war, most of the common people in the capital thought that as soon as our imperial army sent out, the slave chiefs would be beheaded or flee. Last month, Yang Hao was impeached by officials for delaying the date of sending out troops, and was ridiculed by the ignorant people in the market.
Zhang Yuan knew very well that his qualifications were still relatively low, and it would be difficult for him to achieve anything in the Wanli Dynasty where the Three Parties were in power. However, if he could not save the defeat of Saarhu, the situation would be extremely difficult in the future. Even if he could successfully occupy a high position after the new king came to power,
But under such internal and external troubles, why should we not be exhausted and exhausted when we govern?
At dusk in late spring, Zhang Yuan returned to his apartment in Lige Old Hutong and saw Mu Zhenzhen walking over with Xiao Mingqian, who had just learned to walk. Mu Zhenzhen asked: "Master, is there any news from Liaodong?"
When Zhang Yuan came back from Zhan Shifu's office these days, Mu Zhenzhen's first question was this. She was concerned about the safety of her father, Mu Jingyan. Moreover, Zhang Yuan was obviously in a heavy mood these days. This made Mu Zhenzhen even more worried.
Worried
Zhang Yuan picked up the child, threw it twice, and replied: "No battle report has been sent back yet. News should be sent back in the next two days."
Zhang Hongjian, who was about to turn two years old, came over, stood on tiptoe and stretched out his hand: "Daddy, I want to hold the baby too."
Zhang Yuan smiled and put down Ming Qian, picked up Hongjian and threw him a few times. Xiao Hongjian laughed happily, and Xiao Mingqian also laughed.
The child's carefree laughter echoed in the courtyard. Zhang Yuan became cheerful and thought to himself: "I didn't come to Wanming to watch a show. How could I be silent and have no impact? The butterflies fluttering their wings on the Amazon River in North America
A tornado is about to break out, and the situation in the Saarhu war will definitely change."
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On March 15, good news came from Liaodong: Liu Yao and the North Korean allied forces on the east road were overwhelming, approaching Henggang, the home of the slaves, and captured the heads of 300 slaves.
When the news came out, the sergeants in Beijing were very excited, and some people set off firecrackers to celebrate. They thought that destroying Hetuala was just around the corner. In the past, Yue Wumu failed to attack Huanglong and regretted it for eternity. But today, the emperor is wise, the soldiers use their lives, and the slaves will be destroyed overnight.
, the world will be at peace from now on.
However, on the 17th, Zhou Yongchun, the governor of Liaodong, reported that Du Song on the Fushun Road encountered 50,000 Dongpi infantry and cavalry in Sarhu. They fought fiercely all night and Zhao Menglin, the commander-in-chief of the aid to Liao Dynasty, was killed in the battle.
This battle report shocked the officials of the Ministry of War. Huang Jiashan, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, urgently reported it to the cabinet. Fang Congzhe was stunned and didn't know how to report it to Emperor Wanli!
But a subsequent battle report on the same day made Fang Congzhe and Huang Jiashan suspicious. This battle report was reported by Chen Wangting, the censor of Liaodong patrol. Chen Wangting reported that the two armies of Du Song and Ma Lin defeated Jian Nu Wu in Sarhu.
Riding on ten thousand steps, more than 6,000 people were beheaded, and the slave chief led his people to flee to Hetuala.
Fang Congzhe and Huang Jiashan looked at each other in confusion, not knowing who to believe. Huang Jiashan knew that the battle reports at this time were all obtained from the reconnaissance cavalry in the front. The real and detailed battle reports had to be reported to the Ministry of War by the supervisor, but now Zhang Quan, the supervisor of the Du Song Department,
, Pan Zongyan, the supervisor of the Marin Department, did not submit a battle report, and the beheading of the 6000-level slaves and the death of Zhao Menglin, the commander-in-chief of the Liao Dynasty, were completely two extremes. How could this be reported to the emperor?
In the evening of that day, Zhang Yuan learned these two pieces of news about the great victory and defeat from the township party Qi Chengyuan. Qi Chengyuan asked Zhang Yuan to judge which battle report was closer to the truth. Zhang Yuan was mixed with joy and sorrow, and said: "If what I expected is right, both of these should be true."
The truth is that the slave chief mobilized the main force of the Eight Banners Army to focus on the Fushun Route Army, hoping to defeat the Fushun Route Army in one fell swoop. Then he used the swiftness of his elite cavalry, one man and two horses, to defeat the Fushun Route Army and then turned north to intercept the Kaiyuan Route Army.
, on the east road, they used rangers to harass them to prevent General Liu and the North Korean coalition forces from quickly approaching Hetuala. Lao Nu's wishful thinking was to concentrate his forces and defeat them one by one. Governor Zhou reported that the Fushun Route Army was ambushed by most of Jian Nu.
The truth is that the losses were heavy, but General Du led his troops to fight hard until Kaiyuan Road, General Ma rushed to the rescue and turned the tide of the battle. That's why Chen Xunbing's battle report was available. As for the defeat of 50,000 Jiannu infantry and cavalry, and the beheading of 6,000
Level, I’m afraid it’s an exaggeration.”
It is common for Ming army generals to exaggerate military achievements, and some even kill good men and take credit for their merits. Zhang Yuan did not think that defeat could be turned into victory with the reinforcement of the Kaiyuan Route Army. He did not consider that Nurhaci would abandon the Jurchen Auxiliary on Jiefan Mountain.
soldiers and servants
Qi Chengshun had a close relationship with Zhang Yuan. He discussed the situation in Liaodong with Zhang Yuan many times. Zhang Yuan's comments on Liao affairs came true. Qi Chengshun admired him very much. After hearing Zhang Yuan's analysis, he felt that it was reasonable and went to the Ministry of War to sit down early the next morning.
Yamen, talked with Zhang Heming, a doctor in the Ministry of War, about Zhang Yuan's views on the war situation in Liaodong. Zhang Heming was Zhang Yuan's room master during the examination.
While Qi Chengshun and Zhang Heming were discussing, Huang Jiashan, the left minister in charge of the Ministry of War, ordered the junior officials to summon officials above the principal level to the lobby for discussion, saying that the latest battle report from Liaodong had been delivered.
This battle report uses the seal of Liaodong Economic Strategy, which is the most authoritative battle report. Yang Hao reported to the Ministry of War in detail the course of the Saarhu Battle, and attached the battle status reports of Zhang Quan and Pan Zongyan, the two supervisors.
Casualty statistics: Du Song's Army on Fushun Road: 6,819 dead and 3,741 wounded; Ma Lin's Army on Kaiyuan Road: 809 dead and 320 wounded; Beiguan Ye He
Ministry: 480 people were killed and 212 were injured; 6179 Donglu heads were captured and countless Donglu were wounded.
Yang Hao's battle report and the reports of the supervisory troops on the west and north routes were all about the battle of Sarhu from March 11th to 12th. When mentioning Han Yuan Shanbu on the south route and Liu Yao on the east route and the North Korean coalition forces, Yang
Hao only said that he was ordered to the east, and the Second South Army quickly attacked Hetuala. The specific situation of the battle is unknown.
Fushun Road Supervisor Zhang Quan's report also mentioned Baihu Mu Jingyan and General Banner Zhou Qinghu who risked their lives to break out of the encirclement and ask for help from the Kaiyuan Road Army. They requested the Ministry of War to commend them.
In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Yuan learned the latest battle report of Liaodong. He was determined that as long as Nurhachi failed to wipe out all the Junsong and others, he would not be able to easily ambush other Ming armies. This would be a disastrous defeat for the Saerhu Ming army in history.
already changed.
When Mu Zhenzhen learned the good news that his father, Mu Jingyan, had made a meritorious service, he was so happy that he burst into tears. Xiao Mingqian, who was not yet one year old, saw his mother crying. He didn't understand what terrible thing had happened, and he burst into tears. Mu Zhenzhen hurriedly
She picked him up and comforted him, saying, "Mom is very happy. Your grandfather has made military achievements. Look, Mom is smiling."
Xiao Mingqian looked at his mother seriously, then turned to look at Zhang Yuan. The tiger-headed child was crying and laughing.
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Regarding Yang Hao's report on the Sarhu battle, the DPRK and China had different opinions. Many officials believed that Du Song's loss of troops should be punished. Nearly half of the casualties along the way to Fushun were deputy towns, counselors, tours, Dusi, Tongpan, garrison, Zhongjun, Qian
In total, seventeen officers were killed in the battle. Isn't this a disastrous defeat? In the eyes of these officials who sit high in the temple and talk a lot. When the Eight Banners Army saw the arrival of the Chinese soldiers, they would run away, but Juniper suffered such heavy losses. Isn't it incompetent? The military department gave
During the incident, Zhao Xingbang impeached Du Song: "He is stubborn and self-willed, his troops are not trained, his intelligence cannot predict the enemy, and his planning cannot control the crowd, which results in the loss of troops and generals."
Some other officials, such as Sun Chengzong, Zhang Yuan, Li Qizhen, Hu Kejishi, Zhejiang Taoist Censor Yang He, etc. wrote in support of Jun Jun, believing that Jun Jun had to fight against the 50,000 elite cavalry of the Jian slaves with his own army, and let the slave chiefs defeat them one by one.
The conspiracy did not succeed, so he took all the credit
On the afternoon of the 19th, the Ministry of War received the latest battle report. Five thousand soldiers led by Qinghe Road forward He Shixian were ambushed in the valley south of Hetuala, with more than 3,000 casualties. Deputy Commander He Shixian died of his injuries;
North of Abdali Gang, they were trapped in a fierce battle with Jianlu. Han Yuanshan led his troops to help, but the enemy retreated to the cities of Hetuala and Feala. In this battle, more than 6,000 people were killed and wounded on the east side, and more than 5,000 were killed and beheaded.
Former Fushun guerrilla Li Yongfang, who surrendered to the bandits, was shot dead.
During the military affairs incident, Zhao Xingbang fiercely criticized Yang Hao, accusing Yang Hao of delaying the date of the army's advance so that Jiannu could calmly mobilize troops to focus on Fushun Road. He also accused Yang Hao of confusing military orders. Why couldn't Qinghe Road and Kaiyuan Road be united to join Jiannu?
The slave masters intercepted and annihilated them outside Zhakha Pass, but instead allowed the Jian slaves to return to Henggang and then ambushed Qinghe Road and Kuandian Road one after another. Could it be that they did not send out sentries and the military order was at a loss?
Zhao Xingbang was the backbone of the Qi Party. After Dong Lin was deposed, the three parties came to power, especially the Qi Party. However, without Dong Lin as a common opponent, discord arose between the three parties. Even within one party, there was discord.
Zhao Xingbang was dissatisfied with Fang Congzhe because Zhou Yongchun promoted him to the censor of Youqian Capital, so he criticized the Liaodong war very sharply. At the same time, he also represented the public opinion of the people in the capital who were eager to win. In addition, Zhao Xingbang also tried to figure out the wishes of Emperor Wanli.
, Emperor Wanli was extremely concerned about this four-pronged troop dispatch and looked forward to a great victory. Of course he was very dissatisfied with the current situation.
Sure enough, on March 20th, Emperor Wanli issued an edict to rebuke Yang Hao and ordered the four armies to join forces to capture Hetuala. The Ministry of War issued a small red flag to urge the battle.
Zhang Yuan wrote a letter against hastily urging the war. The main forces of the Jianzhou slaves are all there, and there are also the Horqin Mongolian and Donghai Jurchen tribes to help. If you want to annihilate the Jianzhou Jurchens, it will never be successful in one battle. Today, the Junjun tribe and the Liu Yao tribe have severely defeated the thieves.
The Dusong tribe can return to Shenyang, rebuild Fushun City, recruit Liao people, and strengthen war preparations; while the Liu Yao tribe can re-expand Kuandian Liubao, force Jiannu to retreat, repair the castle, prepare grain, repair equipment, and use Liao people to defend Liao.
Kaiyuan Road is the foundation of Hedong and should be heavily guarded. Combined with Beiguan Yehe to cut off the communication between Jianzhou and the Mongolian tribes, while I, the Ming Dynasty, favored Mongolia. After ten years, Jianzhou will be destroyed and the border troubles in Liaodong will cease.
Emperor Wanli ignored Zhang Yuan's memorial, and most of the officials in the DPRK did not agree with Zhang Yuan's ten-year strategy to pacify the Liao Dynasty. Ten years was too long, seize the day, and even the people in the capital criticized Zhang Yuan.
, saying that the soldiers from the four routes were finally mobilized to Liaodong, and instead of annihilating the old slaves in Jianzhou in one go, they had to make long-term war preparations. Isn’t this a waste of people and money? You, Zhang Yuan, only care about the life and death of the common people!
One can imagine the pressure Zhang Yuan endured.
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On the first day of April, reports of the battle in Liaodong came. Liu Yao and the Korean coalition attacked Hetuala and fought fiercely with Daishan and Huang Taiji's banner troops. However, they were attacked by Mongolian cavalry on the back road. The firearms of the Ming army and the Korean army encountered strong headwinds.
To no avail, the Ming army's camp was broken by the Jiannu cavalry. Fortunately, the North Korean infantry fought hard to seize the high ground on the battlefield and covered the Ming army. Han Yuanshan, who was ordered to attack Feala, withdrew and led his troops to help, and the East Road coalition forces were able to survive. This battle on the East Road
The coalition forces suffered heavy losses, with more than 7,000 casualties among Liu Yao's troops. Liu Zhaosun, Liu Yao's adopted guerrilla son, died fighting to save his adopted father. North Korean deputy marshal An Rune was shot through the head with a cold arrow and died. The North Korean army suffered more than 3,000 casualties and beheaded 1,330 slaves.
Level 100. Killed the bandit general An Feiyanggu and seriously injured Hong Taiji, the son of the slave chieftain.
Due to the unfavorable attack and excessive casualties, Liu Yao had led his troops to retreat to Gulakuya. Han Yuanshan led his troops to withdraw from Crow Falcon Pass. Jun Jun and Ma Lin's armies fought with Jian Nudu at Zaka Pass, causing casualties on each other. Yang
Hao was worried that the slave chiefs would unite with Mongolia to counterattack when Kaiyuan and Beiguan were empty of troops, so he ordered Marin to return to Kaiyuan to garrison. Yehe Dabeile Jintaiji was seriously injured by an arrow. He and Buyangu led the troops back to Beiguan, and Du
Song Ye retreated to Shenyang. The four armies had all entered the border, and 8,000 Han people who had been taken captive last year returned to Liaoyang with the army.
Emperor Wanli was obviously very dissatisfied with this result. This time he mobilized elite soldiers and generals from all over the country, and he also allocated 100,000 taels of internal funds to help pay. However, he lost troops and generals and returned without success. Needless to say, he would have to spend a lot of money in the future.
Regarding wages, some censors had already objected to the increase in wages for landowners across the country and demanded internal funds. This made the sickly old emperor very angry.
On the third day of April, Liaodong Inspector Chen Wangting Shangshu impeached Liu Yao for killing a good man and taking credit. Liu Yao reported that he had captured more than 5,000 heads of slaves and killed the rebel general Li Yongfang. In fact, many of these 5,000 heads were from
The Han people who escaped from Hetuala were killed by Liu Yao's subordinates indiscriminately in order to compete for military glory. Li Yongfang was not killed by Liu Yao, but died in the civil strife of the slaves.
Emperor Wanli was furious and ordered the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to interrogate Yang Hao and Liu Yao. The Ministry of War planned to recall Yang Hao and Liu Yao to the capital for questioning, and replaced Yang Hao with Xiong Tingbi. Xiong Tingbi had patrolled Liaodong ten years ago and had been in Liaodong for several years.
After verifying the military truth and Du's legacy, the customs of Liaodong were greatly promoted. Moreover, Xiong Tingbi was from Jiangxia, Hubei and belonged to the Chu Party. Wang Dazhi, a doctor in the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel, recommended Xiong Tingbi to replace Yang Hao. However, Fang Congzhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, tried his best to replace Yang Hao.
, saying that the situation in Liaodong is not stable, the fate of the officers and soldiers aiding Liao has not yet been decided, and the displaced Liao people must be resettled, and Yang Hao must take charge of the overall situation.
Wu Daonan, the second assistant, also petitioned Shu not to replace Yang Hao. Emperor Wanli then issued an order to let Yang Hao continue to manage Liaodong, and at the same time, Yang Hao was relieved of his part-time job as censor of Zuoqiandu. Liu Qian was imprisoned to face charges.
Because of Yang Hao's departure and stay, Fang Congzhe had a rift with the Chu party, and because of the conflict between Zhao Xingbang and Zhou Yongchun during the military affairs incident, the Qi party was not as united as before. Since the Beijing police expelled Donglin officials last year, there has been no
Common political enemies and conflicts and disputes among the three parties also began to emerge.
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On April 21, Liu Yao, who had led his army back to Kuandian, received the news that the Jin Yiwei had gone to Liaodong to bring him to Beijing for questioning. He could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide like Li Guang.
The Battle of Liaodong returned without success, and most of the soldiers deployed to aid Liao from various places had to return to their original bases. The East Route Army was composed of troops from Sichuan, Shandong and Nanjing. After Liu Yao's death, the Sichuan Army was led by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Jiang Wanhua and returned.
Soldiers and horses from Sichuan, the rest of Shandong, and Nanjing also gradually returned to their original stations. As for the Korean army, Emperor Wanli sent a special envoy to Kuandian to provide compensation for the fallen Korean soldiers. The Korean army crossed the Yalu River and returned home in early May. Xu Guangqi went to Yizhou to welcome them.
condolences;
The 6,000 infantry and cavalry brought by Du Song from Yansui suffered nearly 3,000 casualties. The remaining troops stayed in Shenyang and rebuilt Fushun Pass. Du Song replaced Li Rubai as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and Li Rubai's brother Li Ruzhen was appointed deputy commander-in-chief. This was the court's attempt to appease The appointment made by the Li family. Although Li Chengliang has passed away, his son and nephew's servant still has great influence in Liaodong;
Most of Han Yuanshan's troops at Qinghe Road were mobilized from Liaoyang, Kuoyang, and Guangning. Now they are all under the command of Du Song. They are all stationed in their own towns to strengthen war preparations to prevent the slaves from plundering again.
In the Liaodong War in the 46th year of Wanli's reign, the Ming Dynasty's army killed more than 19,000 people and seriously injured 14,000 people. The heads of the Hou Jin army captured totaled more than 7,800, and the number of people seriously injured was probably 5,000. More than a thousand. In fact, the number of Eight Banners soldiers killed by the four Ming troops should be more than the heads captured, because some of the bodies were snatched back by the Hou Jin army. Therefore, although the casualties of the Eight Banners troops of the Later Jin Dynasty were less than those of the Ming army, they still had a negative impact on the total number of soldiers. The Ding household is not as good as the Houjin of a state or county in the Ming Dynasty. Such losses have been extremely heavy, and the Eight Banners system has almost collapsed.
Anfei Yanggu, one of the five ministers known as the founder of the Later Jin Dynasty, was killed and Erdu was disabled. In addition, Hu'erhan was killed by Zhang Yuan's mission in Fenghuang Mountain. Three of the five ministers were gone, and Nurhachi was alive. Nalanbakshi, who was seriously injured and was originally imprisoned in Jinyiwei Prison in Beijing, was also beheaded because he kept his food rations in vain.
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On May 27, Mu Jingyan, who was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Army after recovering from his injuries, sent two sergeants under his command to the capital to deliver a message. They asked for directions and found Zhang Zhuangyuan's apartment in Li Ge Old Alley. It was already afternoon, but he saw more than ten servants in the apartment. The servants were busy moving utensils, and upon asking, they found out that Zhang Zhuangyuan was about to leave for Guangdong.
Wu Ling came over and asked where the two sergeants were from. When he learned that they were messengers sent by Uncle Mu, he was overjoyed and said, "What a coincidence. If we had arrived one day late, we would have left the capital."
Zhang Yuan was not in the apartment. Mu Zhenzhen led Xiao Mingqian out to see the two sergeants. He asked that his father, Mu Jingyan, had been promoted to the position of General Manager Qian. He was very happy because he was about to leave Beijing and go south. Mu Zhenzhen hurriedly wrote a reply. She Not knowing that Mu Jingyan was seriously injured on the battlefield, Mu Jingyan told the sergeant who delivered the letter not to tell him.