In July of the ninth year of Chongzhen, after the army of Prince Azige of Wuying County conquered Yanqing Prefecture, they quickly crossed Baoding and arrived in Anzhou. After that, they sent Gushan'e Zhen Tan Tai and others to set up an ambush and killed the defenders of Zunhua Santun Camp.
Captured the general Chao Pichang alive, and completely annihilated the only mobile force of the Ming army that dared to fight outside the city. After that, the carnival started at the foot of the capital.
Qing troops attacked Changping, Dingxing, Ansu, Baodi, Dong'an, Xiong, Shunyi, Rongcheng, and Wen'an counties. Every time they entered a county, they killed all the old and weak and captured the strong. Moreover, in this battle at the entrance,
In the Ming Dynasty, the Qing soldiers also used equipped artillery for the first time, so that the city walls of the Ming Dynasty were in name only and could not stop the Qing soldiers from attacking the city at all.
Faced with the aggressive offensive of the Qing soldiers, the city of Beijing was also frightened three times a day. To this end, the imperial court issued two urgent orders: one was to ask the sick Minister of War Zhang Fengyi and the Governor of Xuanda Liang Tingdong to lead an army to intercept; the other was to
Let Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng lead their elite troops to the north as quickly as possible for King Qin.
However, the troops originally prepared by King Qin in Henan, including Wu Shigong's Runing Army, all canceled their original orders. Because King Tang violated the order by leaving the city, the court was very worried about these Henan troops, so they would not be put there under any circumstances.
near Beijing city.
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng was ordered to lead the generals Zu Kuan, Zu Dale and others to Beijing to serve the king. Wang Jiazhen, the left minister of the Ministry of War, succeeded Lu Xiangsheng and became the prime minister of military affairs in Henan and Huguang provinces. Miao Xutu took over as the governor of Huguang.
However, the Qing army's entry into the customs this time was entirely based on a quick battle. They entered the customs more than two months ago, and on the first day of September, they packed up the captured people and livestock and left the pass calmly through Lengkou.
Zhang Fengyi and Liang Tingdong were both timid and did not dare to fight. Zhang Fengyi moved his camp to Wuchong'an, followed Deng Linqi's plan, and defended himself for ten days.
On August 19, the Qing troops returned to Xiong County and captured 179,820 people and animals, as well as countless gold, silver, wealth and silk. Moreover, the Qing troops wrote the four words "Officials are free of charge" on trees along the way.
Wearing women's clothes, accompanied by a band, riding a horse in beautiful clothes, and returning home playing music, it is to humiliate those Ming Dynasty officials and troops who could not protect the people.
Because the Kinki area was in ruins, Zhang Fengyi and Liang Tingdong were very worried about the official exchanges and impeachment. They knew that they could not escape the death penalty, so they took rhubarb for diarrhea every day in order to die. On the first day of September, Zhang Fengyi died, not counting Ri Tingdong.
Also die.
It's really hard to understand. Since you are not afraid of death and want to commit suicide, why not fight a vigorous battle? Even if you die in battle, it is better than such a shameful death.
In this battle at the entrance, the only bright spot of the Ming army was not the civil servants nor the generals. It was an eunuch who was not recorded in the history books.
A eunuch who was overseeing the army in Xuanda saw the Qing army returning. Outside the city, the people were howling in agony. The civil and military officials in the city were afraid of the enemy and fought cowardly. He had the blood of a man and led hundreds of his own soldiers out of the city.
During the battle, more than ten Qing soldiers were killed and more than a hundred civilians were rescued. This scene is really speechless!
So by the time Lu Xiangsheng arrived in the capital, the Qing army had safely retreated. The Ming Dynasty court no longer dared to let Xuanda open the gap, so they immediately appointed Lu Xiangsheng, the left minister of the Ministry of War, as the governor of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi Military Affairs.
As for the entrance battle of the Qing army, we can see the following points:
The Qing army entered the Pass when the Ming army was about to achieve its success in encircling and suppressing the peasant army. In the future, every time the Qing army entered the Pass, it was at the low ebb of the peasant army, as if the two protagonists were echoing each other. Obviously, the Qing army
What he did was premeditated. This was due to the intelligence returned by the eight Shanxi merchant families and a large number of spies sent by the Manchu Qing Dynasty to the interior.
However, the strategic focus of the Ming Dynasty court has been wavering, and it is simply being led by the peasant army and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. To be honest, the Ming Dynasty can only have one strategic focus at this time. Whether it chooses to fight against foreigners or to secure internal affairs,
It is much better than treating the head with a headache and the foot with a sore foot. Now, after a long period of fatigue, the strength of the Ming Dynasty will become weaker and weaker.
What’s even more sad is that accidents happened frequently in the Ming Dynasty, and all kinds of chaos would appear. Like the Tang King incident, without mentioning the Tang King’s true intentions, it was just a stick that disrupted the deployment of the Ming army near Nanyang.
It was a mess. Moreover, without Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army and Liao Army, the Ming Dynasty's defense in this area suddenly became empty.
Moreover, the incident of the King of Tang also put all the Laohui Ma Shouying troops into Henan. Since Yu Zilian's troops and Runing's army were surrounding Nanyang Fucheng at that time, Lu Xiangsheng could only let Zuo Liangyu's troops follow and pursue them, which made the newly appointed Governor of Huguang
Wang Jiazhen suddenly became a polished commander and gave Zhang Xianzhong's troops, who had feigned surrender near Xiangyang, an opportunity.
At this time, the most dazzling star of the peasant army was undoubtedly Lao Huihui Ma Shouying. He led his troops across Nanyang Prefecture, crossed Ruzhou, and attacked Kaifeng with lightning speed.
So Governor Li Xianfeng hurriedly led the main force of the Ming army back to Kaifeng; Zuo Liangyu followed closely; after Yu Zilian defeated the King of Tang, he immediately returned to Ruzhou with the Ruzhou army, first to save his hometown; and Wu Shigong
He also returned to Runing from Nanyang to prevent Ma Shouying's troops in Kaifeng from going south, invading Runing and returning to Germany. It can be said that Lao Hui's sudden action of returning Ma Shouying completely mobilized the main force of the Ming army in Henan.
As soon as Wu Shigong led his army back to Ye County, he met Zhang Zhiheng, who had been waiting in Ye County for a long time. Wu Shigong thought something was going on in his hometown. So he asked, "Why are you here, sir?"
But Zhang Zhiheng immediately said alarmist: "Sir! You are in danger, why don't you wake up?"
After Zhang Zhiheng joined the Runing Army, he was not in a hurry to offer advice. He was just observing carefully. He was observing Wu Shigong's behavior and the strength of the Runing Army. Although Zhang Zhiheng did not understand some hidden aspects, it did not hinder him.
This thoughtful person estimated the strength of the Runing Army to a close.
So this time Zhang Zhiheng came to Wu Shigong alone to offer him a plan, which was a way to gain power. Of course, ancient literati liked to scare their lord with alarmist words before offering their advice.
Therefore, Wu Shigong was really frightened by Zhang Zhiheng, and he quickly asked: "What is the cause of this disaster?"
Zhang Zhiheng raised his hands and saluted, "Your Excellency, please step aside!"
Wu Shigong quickly brought Zhang Zhiheng into the tent and asked Tao Xin to guard the tent with his own soldiers. Then he asked, "Sir, please tell me something! I am all ears."
Zhang Zhiheng pondered for a while, then stroked his beard and said: "Sir! What is said in the account leaves my mouth and enters your ears, and is not known to outsiders! I dare to ask your lord: Is your ambition to make money, silk? Temple? Bells?
Dinghu?"
Wu Shigong was immediately startled again. He frowned and said, "Sir, please be careful what you say! If this statement is known to outsiders, it will definitely bring big trouble to both of us!" (To be continued...)