The tragic scene of Qiu Lei's murder immediately frightened the Shandong civil and military forces at the city gate and turned pale. Their first reaction was: "Is this Commander Wu going to rebel?" Some of the timid ones even became weak.
The floor and crotch were all wet.
Wu Shigong looked like a ferocious god, holding a bloody ax gun and stepping on Qiu Lei's corpse with his right foot. He looked around and said: "Humph! We are so close, so we won't come to the rescue. Since we are as timid as a mouse, we are afraid of him."
Die, then die!" Then Wu Shigong stared at the people around him one by one.
Under Wu Shigong's thorn-like eyes, everyone around him was trying to hide behind others. Even Qiu Lei's personal soldiers did not dare to step forward. I don't know who started it first, "Bang"
With a sound, they knelt down on the ground, and then everyone knelt down one after another like dumplings, and buried their heads deeply on the ground. They really didn't dare to look at the murderous Wu Shigong and his army anymore!
Wu Shigong turned his head, smiled slightly at Dezhou Zhizhou, who was hiding behind Yan Jizu, and said: "Didn't you prepare a banquet in the city? Then go!" After saying that, Wu Shigong held his head high and knelt on both sides.
Among the fallen crowd, he strode towards the city.
Far away from the city gate, the assembled troops of the Runing Army were running towards the city gate. They wanted to drive all Qiu Lei's troops out of Dezhou City and send the wounded of the Runing Army to Dezhou to recuperate.
Since the formation of the Runing Army, every time they encountered a big battle, they fought alone in nine out of ten cases, especially the two Qin Wangs. Wu Shigong did not feel like he was fighting in the Ming Dynasty at all, as if he was in an enemy-occupied area. There was no logistics.
, no rescue, no eyes and ears, no food and grass, Wu Shigong has long been unable to bear it.
In addition, the Runing Army suffered such heavy casualties this time, Wu Shigong could no longer hold back his anger and wanted to find an outlet to vent. Just at this moment, Qiu Lei came to the door automatically. Of course Wu Shigong took him as the target of his venting,
He deserves his bad luck.
Of course Wu Shigong knew that his behavior was too shocking, but at this time he could no longer control so much, and who in the court could control him? So he just finished cutting it.
After venting, Wu Shigong's mood indeed improved a lot. That night, he rarely had a good sleep, and the fatigue of recent days was completely eliminated.
But the next day, as soon as Wu Shigong went out, he noticed a commotion at the door. He saw an old nun being blocked by his own soldiers, and they were still arguing about something. There were also a circle of people watching the excitement around.
Wu Shigong quickly asked Chi Ming to inquire. After a while, Chi Ming came back and whispered in Wu Shigong's ear: "Sir, the master said: One of us insulted a woman in Dezhou City."
"Check!" Wu Shigong's brows suddenly wrinkled. The good mood he had finally had disappeared. Then Wu Shigong walked up to the old nun and saluted: "Master! I promise: this is the truth.
.I will give a reply to Master within three days. Does Master think this is okay?"
"Amitabha! Thank you so much, sir!" The master's wife also put her hands together and returned the greeting. She was quite satisfied with Wu Shigong's answer.
"Peng Yong! You have been following me for eight or nine years. You joined the Runing Army at the same time as Dashan. I watched you join the Guards Corps, watched you be devolved to become a battalion commander, and taught you how to fight step by step. You
I came up with all the names. Tell me! Why did you do this?" At the end of the sentence, Wu Shigong simply roared.
Chi Ming's investigation was also vigorous and resolute. It didn't take long before the person who insulted the woman was arrested. But not only did Wu Shigong know the man he caught, Peng Yong, but he was also a close confidant of Wu Shigong, who had been in the personal army. This made Wu Shigong very suspicious.
Li Di was angry.
"Sir! Uh--!" Peng Yong cried and said, "Monkey is dead, Ziming is dead, I went to see Fengzi and Erhei a few days ago, Fengzi is dying, and Erhei is fine.
He was dead and crippled. Last night, the little one was obsessed with things. He met a girl who winked at me, and he followed her into the house. I didn’t expect that she got married! Sir! Damn it, I’m lost.
The faces of the adults. But when the little one thinks about Zi Ming, Mineko and the others are afraid! The little one is afraid of being like them!"
"Then you're going to touch a woman?" Wu Shigong kicked Peng Yong to the ground with hatred. Then he picked up a chair and smashed it on the ground until the chair was smashed into pieces. Then his head fell.
He rushed out of the house without looking back.
In fact, Wu Shigong was holding back tears at this time. The battle was so cruel that it left a shadow in the hearts of many soldiers. According to current terms, Peng Yong actually had psychological problems, so Wu Shigong felt quite sad.
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As soon as they saw Wu Shigong leaving the house and He Fei waiting at the door, Chuge and the others immediately surrounded him. They all begged for mercy:
"Sir! Peng Yong has made a lot of contributions, give him a chance to make up for his mistakes!"
"Sir! It's enough to be dismissed from the post. I've also asked about it. That woman is a loser. Give her family some money to spend on it!"
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In the Runing Army, there are three iron rules: first, you are not allowed to desert; second, you are not allowed to surrender to the enemy; third, you are not allowed to insult women of the people. As long as you violate the iron rules, not only will you not be spared, but your family members will also be implicated, so
These officers wanted Wu Shigong to show his favor.
Wu Shigong closed his eyes, feeling extremely reluctant to give up. However, these three rules were ironclad rules formulated by himself. They were a shackle to maintain the discipline of the Runing Army and a basis for the Runing Army to maintain its noble moral character. Therefore, Wu Shigong would never
He would destroy it with his own hands. But He Fei and the others were right. Peng Yong had indeed made a lot of contributions, and his personal relationship with Wu Shigong was also quite good, so this made Wu Shigong extremely heartbroken.
"Prepare a table of good food and wine for him, and let him commit suicide after eating. Keep his body intact and give him a good coffin. I will not visit him anymore. When I get back, I will tell him that he died on the battlefield."
We can only help so far. You officers must also take a warning and convey this matter to every soldier. I don't want this to happen again." After finishing speaking, Wu Shigong said
Staggering away. Looking at Wu Shigong's back, He Fei and the others felt that Wu Shigong seemed to have aged a few years.
Since then, the Runing army has adopted this method of dealing with convicted officers and meritorious soldiers, at least giving them a decent death. Although military discipline is still maintained, the law enforcement is also much more humane.
Although Wu Shigong was skilled in killing Shandong general Qiu Lei in Dezhou, after the news reached the court, Emperor Chongzhen and his ministers were still unable to deal with the incident because the Qing army was still in the pass at this time.
While the Runing army was resting in Dezhou, Dorgon led the Qing army to quickly evacuate out of the pass with the captured troops. At first, they wanted to get as far away from Hejian Mansion as possible non-stop, but then the Qing army discovered:
No other Ming army came close to them anymore, so the Qing army began to become bolder again. They still resumed their looting nature and started sweeping all the cities they passed on their way back.
After the chief assistant Liu Yuliang learned that the Runing army had won, he still stood still and did not dare to lead his army to fight with the Qing army. This made the Qing army's looting even more unscrupulous.
As a result, the Qing army successfully assembled and headed north, passing through Tianjin Wei and heading east. In March, the Qing army left the Qingshan Pass and returned safely to Liaodong. The Qing army's expedition spanned more than 2,000 miles, defeated 57 Ming army formations, and captured five
More than a dozen prefectures, counties and Shandong provincial capitals killed two governors of the Ming Dynasty and more than a hundred civil and military officials at all levels. They captured a total of more than 460,000 people and livestock, including a prince and a county king, and plundered nearly a hundred silver.
Ten thousand taels, and countless other kinds of goods.
Their only defeat was at the hands of the Runing Army. However, the Runing Army's hard-earned victory did not save a single Ming citizen who was captured and looted, nor did they regain a tael of looted silver.
.The only thing the Runing Army gained was the confidence that the Qing Army would win.
As soon as the alarm was lifted, the Ming court began to severely punish the ministers who were involved in the accident. Since the Qing army caused great harm this time, the punishment this time was more severe than ever before. The person who presided over this punishment was convicted.
It was Yang Sichang, the commander-in-chief of the resistance against the Qing Dynasty.
First of all, of course, the first assistant Liu Yuliang stepped down and was replaced by Xue Guoguan.
After that, the crimes were divided into five categories: "defending the border and losing the opportunity", "breaking the city", "losing the vassal", "losing the commander", and "waiting with the troops", collectively called the "Five** Cases"
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Then the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice began to carefully review. After that, groups of Tiqi began to leave the capital with the imperial edict of arrest.
What is particularly pointed out is that Lu Xiangsheng died on the battlefield, but his funeral was quite miserable.
Yang Sichang kept Lu Xiangsheng's revenge in mind and wanted to punish Lu Xiangsheng. Then Yang Sichang could impose charges of cowardice and fear of war on Lu Xiangsheng.
So Yang Sichang sent three scouts from the Ministry of War to check whether Lu Xiangsheng died in the battle. One of them, Yu Zhenlong, came back and told Yang Sichang: Lu Xiangsheng was really dead.
Isn't this a slap in the face of Yang Sichang in public? Because Yang Sichang had already whispered in Emperor Chongzhen's ears that Lu Xiangsheng was still alive, but he was afraid of fighting and ran away. So in order to conceal it, Yang Sichang whipped Yu Zhenlong for three days and three nights.
They wanted to beat him to death just to get him to change his testimony. But Yu Zhenlong still stared and said: "The gods of heaven are worthy of their loyalty." He refused to change his testimony even to the death.
After that, the prefect of Shunde reported the death of Lu Xiangsheng, but Yang Sichang still deliberately made things difficult. It was not until eighty days later that Lu Xiangsheng's body was recovered. It is really a heroic soul who cannot rest in peace!
From this incident, it can be seen that although Yang Sichang was a loyal minister and filial son with little ability, his other qualities were really inferior!
Relatively speaking, Gao Qiqian, whose entire army was routed, was safe and sound. He just lost his job and temporarily hid in the palace.
This shows how unfair this conviction is.
But Wu Shigong didn't care about this at all. After hearing that the Qing army had left the border and waiting for Yang Rusong's two reinforcements, he started to mobilize the army and prepared to leave Dezhou and return to Runing. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature