Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, was a talented man from Fujian when he was young. His life is briefly described in this article. As long as you know, he also wrote a letter to explain his views on the internal and external situations of the Ming Dynasty. It can be summed up in one sentence: To fight against foreign countries, you must first settle the domestic situation! Naturally, Yan Jizu
He and Yang Sichang were political allies.
When the Qing army continued to achieve results in Beizhili, Yang Sichang was also constantly attacked and completely lost confidence. A year ago, due to successive military defeats, Yang Sichang had been demoted three levels in a row, but he still served in the cabinet and the Ministry of War.
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But at this time, Yang Sichang's command was already disorganized. It turned out that Yang Sichang focused Shandong's defense on Dezhou. There was nothing wrong with this choice. Because the army entered Shandong from Beizhili, the most likely march route was through Dezhou.
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In fact, the marching routes of ancient armies were basically fixed. Although the Qing army was mainly cavalry and could gallop around in the Great Plains of North China, once the army was assembled, it must move along the river. Otherwise, the fate of people and horses would
It was very inconvenient to get water. So Shandong Governor Yan Jizu obediently led his troops to move to Dezhou. At this time, Dezhou gathered 3,000 troops from Governor Yan Jizu’s Biao Camp and 12,000 troops from Shandong General Qiu Lei.
Soldiers and horses.
However, with Yang Sichang's random command, Yan Jizu became confused. He was deployed three times in fifty days, and finally he was ordered to focus on guarding Dezhou. He circled around and came back again. The troops were exhausted, and Jinan was also
This is quite empty. To be honest, Yan Jizu is too obedient.
Of course, Yan Jizu was not unaware of the danger in Shandong. In view of the small number of troops at the front and the long battle line, he requested reinforcements several times. However, Liu Zeqing went to Tongzhou King Qin, and Ni Chong and other generals could not stay. No one was willing to come at this time.
Help. Jinan has become an undefended city.
The Qing army, under the command of Dorgon, used a feint to mobilize the Runing Army and Runing Army. Then they took an unusual route and unexpectedly crossed the river from Linqing and Dongchang (today's Liaocheng) south of Dezhou.
Entering Shandong, the imperial court was completely unaware of the Qing army's actions, so it could not make any corresponding adjustments. And the Ming army generals stationed in various places only followed the orders of the Ministry of War to stick to their own defense areas and never
They took the initiative to go out for reinforcements and truly made it possible for everyone to clear their own doors. Jinan City was such a tragedy.
On the first day of the first lunar month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the Qing army launched an attack on Jinan and captured the largest metropolis in central Shandong in just half a day. Shandong censor Song Xuezhu, Shandong chief envoy Zhang Bingwen and dozens of other officials
After the city fell, Zhu Youshu, the king of virtue, was captured. The number of residents in the city reached 130,000, and the whole city was burned and looted.
The news reached the capital, and the government and the public were shocked. Since Emperor Chongzhen came to the throne, although military defeats have continued one after another, and an unknown number of large and small cities have been captured by the Qing army and peasant armies, they have never lost a provincial city. And the Qin feudal lord has never lost a provincial city.
A large number of people were killed and the prince was captured. This was unprecedented bad news in the Ming Dynasty.
After hearing the news, Emperor Chongzhen was shocked and couldn't believe it. However, in addition to issuing decrees and scolding his ministers for their misdeeds, and even arresting and punishing them, he could only go to the Ancestral Temple to report the disaster to his ancestors and pray to them.
The emperor protected this dilapidated empire.
As for the various commanders of the Ming army, they no longer dared to fight head-on with the Qing army. Liu Yuliang, the supervisor and assistant minister, also moved to Sun Chuanting's army. Every day, he hoped that after the Qing army had looted and satiated, they would regroup and return to their nest. This would also allow the Ming Dynasty to return.
The Qing army followed the Qing army to "recover the lost ground."
In the capital, Yu Zilian, the only one who took the initiative to ask for a fight, was strictly ordered by the court to stay in the capital. Emperor Chongzhen and his ministers were frightened by the Qing army, and they refused to let the Ruzhou army, which dared to fight, leave the capital no matter what.
After the Qing army captured Jinan, they once again divided their forces and messed up the entire southwest of Shandong. This time, the Qing army even looted the population, and they were ready to have a feast again. But at this moment, a kind of
An infectious disease prevented the Qing army from committing atrocities. That infectious disease was the cutely named smallpox.
At the beginning of the new year, Yue Tuo, the commander-in-chief of the right wing of the Qing army, contracted smallpox and died, and many other Qing army officers and soldiers also died of smallpox due to acclimatization. Dorgon also felt that he had already made enough and was unwilling to continue.
After living in the Central Plains for a long time, he decided to withdraw his troops.
On the way back, the Qing army will rob people, capture undefended cities, and take all the looted people, livestock and property back outside the customs.
But no one knew that on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, after the Runing Army in Baoding Prefecture learned that Jinan had fallen, more than 16,000 people in the army, led by Wu Shigong, were quietly moving toward the southeast.
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On the twenty-eighth day of the first month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Shaozhuang, Hejian Prefecture.
"Nothing happened again!" Zhang Ming, a spy from the Runing Army, said to himself.
Zhang Ming has been out for four days for reconnaissance. Because they are about to encounter the Qing army, the Runing Army has expanded the scope of their reconnaissance to about 150 miles. However, during these days of reconnaissance, the Runing Army's spies still have not detected anything.
Any activities of the Qing army. So Zhang Ming prepared to circle around again. If there was still no enemy situation, he was ready to return to the camp to report back.
At this moment, Zhang Ming saw a black spot in the distance. It was obvious that it was also a spy. Zhang Ming smiled and said to himself: "I wonder which battalion the boy is from?" Then he raised his horse and went to the man.
The cavalry trotted over.
Reconnaissance when riding alone is quite boring. The most lonely thing is that there is no companion to talk to. Therefore, if they meet their companions in the wild, the spies of the Runing Army will usually meet and chat for a few words.
The spy on the opposite side probably had the same idea as Zhang Ming. He also approached Zhang Ming at a trot on horseback.
The spies of the cavalry all wear arrow jackets with narrow sleeves, and they immediately carry the necessary supplies and weapons. In order not to attract attention, the clothes worn by the spies outside are not military uniforms. Therefore, it is difficult to distinguish without getting close.
Friend or foe.
It wasn't until the distance was close that they could see each other's faces clearly. Zhang Ming almost stopped shouting on his horse. The person opposite him turned out to be a Qing army spy. The Qing army spy opposite him was equally shocked.
If it were other Ming cavalry, the first thing they had to do at this time was to turn around and run, beating their horses and galloping, and they also said euphemistically: since they have discovered the enemy, they must pass the news back to the camp.
But the spies of the Ruzhou Army are different. They will run away when they see a large number of people on the other side. If they see that the other side is also alone, their first priority is to kill them. And the spies of the Qing Army are also used to being arrogant along the way, so of course he will not
After being surprised at the beginning, both sides spurred their horses and moved forward without hesitation.
The Qing army spy pulled the bow on his back several times, and finally pulled it off, and then immediately prepared to draw the bow and set an arrow. Zhang Ming estimated the distance and felt that there might not be enough time to load the blunderbuss, so he simply raised the gun
Horse speed, holding a spear in hand, rushed towards the Qing spies at full speed.
Seeing that the opponent had bent his bow, Zhang Ming's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. The Tatar's reputation as an unparalleled cavalry and archer was so great that Zhang Ming felt that he was in danger.
At this time, Zhang Ming's mind was blank, and his ears just kept echoing the words of the company commander and captain:
"When shooting at an enemy, never change your movements. Look into the enemy's eyes and just rush over."
So Zhang Ming lowered his body as low as possible, protecting his front with his left arm, holding a spear in his right hand, and stared closely at the chest of the Qing army spy.
The action of the Qing army spy was indeed very fast. He had already finished setting up his bow and arrow. In order to ensure the accuracy of shooting, he had to get as close as possible to within forty steps. The Qing army spy held the big bow half-open with both arms.
They tightened their legs, clamped the horse's belly, and allowed the horse to move forward on its own. The horse control skills of these Qing army spies were indeed first-rate.
"Whoosh!" The arrow flew towards Zhang Ming quickly, but Zhang Ming did not give way and kept his movements unchanged. Only a "dang" sound was heard, and the arrow hit Zhang Ming's left arm, and then he was shot
It popped open.
The Runing cavalry's armors were equipped with a small round shield on the left arm. It just so happened that the Qing army spy's arrow hit the small round shield. The Qing army spy cursed in his mouth and at the same time raised his bow directly.
He fell to the ground, pulled out a long knife from his side, and rushed towards this side.
After escaping from death, Zhang Ming wanted to laugh in his heart. At such a close distance, the Qing army spies didn't even have time to wave the long knife. Besides, no matter how long the knife is, can it be as long as the spear? Wait until his own spear
When he stabbed the Qing spy, he might not even have raised his sword yet.
In an instant, the two cavalry were about to stagger. Seeing that the Qing army spy could no longer dodge Zhang Ming's spear, he wanted to do a back-flip to avoid the spear's assassination first.
But how could Zhang Ming let go of such a good opportunity to kill him? As soon as the Qing army spy leaned back, Zhang Ming stabbed the Qing army spy into the lower abdomen. The spear assassination site trained by the Runing Army was
Here, the purpose is to prevent the enemy from jumping back to avoid the horse. Besides, if someone dodges, the top-down assassination can still hurt the horse, but it will also destroy the enemy's horse.
Zhang Ming only felt his hand vibrate and realized that he had hit the target. He quickly let go of his spear to prevent the recoil from knocking him off the horse. Then the two riders passed each other. Zhang Ming, who was nervous, did not hear the sound.
The screams of Qing army spies.
As soon as the horses crossed each other, Zhang Ming quickly reined in the reins and turned the horse around. Then he skillfully drew the saber behind him and rushed towards the Qing spy.
But after running a few steps, Zhang Ming saw that the Qing army spy had been stabbed in the abdomen by his own spear and was lying on the ground struggling. So Zhang Ming jumped off the horse, carefully approached the Qing army spy, and swung his knife to him.
The Qing army spy was killed.
It wasn't until he placed the head of the Qing army spy on the horse that Zhang Ming breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, he realized that his underwear was all soaked. When the cold wind blew, Zhang Ming felt comfortable all over. With this
The head of the Tatar should jump over the small dragon gate this time! If you are lucky, it is possible to reach the big dragon gate!
Zhang Ming did not know that this encounter between him and the Qing army spies was the first battle between the Runing army and the Qing army. The Battle of Hejian broke out at this moment. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to
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