Zhu Cunji was the King of Qin in Xi'an (Ming history mistakenly regarded Zhu Cunshu as him. In fact, Zhu Cunji's brother died of illness as early as the second year of Chongzhen. The truth was not revealed until his tomb was discovered in 1978). Li Zicheng surrendered after Li Zicheng captured Xi'an last year.
He was made a powerful general.
He was also the only one among the vassal kings who voluntarily surrendered to Li Zicheng, and the only one who was not killed by the bandit army (only temporarily, although Li Zicheng was defeated in Beijing and returned to Xi'an on the road, he was still killed)
At this time, Zhu Youdi mentioned something like this, which made people think too much.
In fact, he thinks a little too much. He is as timid as a mouse by nature. Historically, after the Qing army entered the Pass, some generals asked him to rebel against the Qing, but he did not dare. He just thought that surrendering would save him and survive...
Previously, Chang Yu guarded Li Shiyuan when he entered the city and deliberately took him away with an excuse when he left the city. He also knew that Zhu Youyi was timid and coaxed and intimidated him, which made him determined to hold on.
But as soon as the little eunuch's sea-fixing needle was gone, and the Qing army really came over, he panicked and thought about whether he could surrender to save his life and protect the palace.
It must be said that Chang Yu had the foresight. If he had not rushed into the city before the Qing army, with Li Shiyuan's mother's heart and King Heng's timidity, when tens of thousands of Qing troops besieged the city, they would have surrendered if they could not defend the city.
"What's the difference?" Zhu Youyi turned his head and asked. He didn't know whether he asked knowingly or because he was frightened.
"Your Majesty, civil strife is completely different from foreign invasion. The bandit army wants to conquer the world and can take advantage of the surrender of the vassal king. However, the Tatars only entered the pass to burn, kill and loot. The year before last, Yanzhou City was defeated and King Lu's line was almost wiped out. Ten
In the second year, the city of Jinan was destroyed, and King Zhu Youshu and his son were captured and their whereabouts are still unknown... Even if he did not die, the majestic Ming Dynasty vassal king was dragged to that bitter and cold place to be a lowly slave. This is such a humiliation that life is worse than death..." Shen Chengde looked sad and angry.
Said: "Is it possible that the prince must also suffer that humiliation..."
Zhu Youyi couldn't help but shuddered and shut up.
"Having taken a step back, even if the Tatars surrender to you, lose their property and preserve their foundation, they will not even take you captive, but has your prince ever thought about how the court will punish the Tatars after they leave?
The least serious thing is cutting off the title and abolishing the country!" Shen Chengde said sadly. The royal palace chiefs were all sent by the imperial court to monitor the feudal king, but they would eventually become the feudal king's confidants. These words of his were really heartfelt advice.
"I just asked casually out of curiosity, and didn't mean anything else. Why should Chang Shi be so nervous?" Zhu Youyi was obviously frightened, but he wanted to save face and refused to admit that he had any intention of surrender, pretending to be nonchalant.
"There is no best. The prince should focus on defending the city. Although the Tatars are menacing, since the little eunuch can get such a big name, he certainly has some means. There is no need for us to be too pessimistic at this time," Shen Chengde reassured.
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Zhu Youyi nodded and was about to say something when the housekeeper hurried over from outside: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, reinforcements are coming..."
Although yesterday's battle suffered heavy losses and many people lost their loved ones, they did not have much time to grieve, at least not right now. The Tatar army was watching outside and could launch a fierce attack at any time. They must seize the time to consolidate the city defense!
Starting early in the morning, they began to demolish houses and transport war supplies to the city. By noon, the city was full again. Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu patrolled the four gates back and forth to check if there were any flaws. The Beicheng garrison
The soldiers sent word: reinforcements are coming.
Jia Wai Xiong Daxi and Lao Jiu rushed to Beicheng. They saw a large number of soldiers and horses slowly approaching from the west bank of Yanghe River in the northwest. It must be the young eunuch who came for reinforcements.
But soon the joy gradually disappeared, and his face became solemn, because due north, the Qing army, which was blocking the sky for more than a mile, also came. Jia Waixiong knew that it was the supply camp of the Qing army: the captive people and livestock of the Ming Dynasty.
and gold and silver jewelry.
The Qing troops on the east bank of the Beiyang River were also gathering. Some were going from the base camp and some were heading south along the river from the north. It was obvious that they could not let the Ming troops cross the river and approach Qingzhou City.
"Will there be a fight today?" Lao Jiu looked up at the sky, which was still gloomy but not as gloomy as yesterday, and there weren't as many dark clouds. But for some reason, it felt more depressing. Perhaps it was because the army was gathering for a confrontation across the river that made the atmosphere so tense.
Becoming nervous and oppressive.
"No!" Jia Waixiong shook his head. Although the two armies were at war with each other, they would never start a fight easily. The reason was simple, it was meaningless!
For the Ming army, the best time to take action is of course when the Qing army is attacking the city. As for the Qing army, I am not ready to attack the city now, so I am wasting my energy and energy by starting a fight with you.
Of course, there is another point that Jia Waixiong did not expect. The Ming army suddenly changed its strategy and took the initiative to disrupt the rhythm. This made Dorgon very depressed and thinking of countermeasures!
Originally, he wanted to hold up the Ming army with the baggage camp, and then let Shang Kexi and others free their hands to attack Qingzhou City. If the Ming army sent troops to reinforce, he would send troops to intercept them, so that things would not go wrong on both ends.
But unexpectedly, the wishful thinking suddenly fell apart. Early in the morning, spies reported urgently that tens of thousands of Ming army troops had decamped from Linzi and advanced towards Qingzhou. This made Dorgon suddenly surprised. Why did he suddenly take such initiative?
What do they mean by sending troops at this time?
Although I can't figure out what the Ming army wants to do, firstly, they must not be allowed to cross the river. Secondly, I have to break camp and leave quickly. There are too few troops here. It will be a big loss if we are far away from the protection of the army and are attacked by surprise. More importantly, he
I still don’t know where the Ming army’s infantry went.
I originally thought that there would be no cavalry hanging around behind, but three days have passed and the spies still haven't discovered where the tens of thousands of Ming army infantry have gone.
If they couldn't be detected in the past, it means they didn't come, so there is no need to worry. However, the shadow of the little eunuch's well rope is too big. Who knows where the soldiers and horses are hidden, and who knows where they will suddenly appear from.
Well, since they don't take the bait, let's not even think about hanging others. It would be embarrassing if we were attacked by surprise again. Dorgon immediately ordered the main camp to move out to meet with Monk Kexi and Nikan. He also ordered Kong Youde and Monk Kexi to send troops to intercept them.
The Ming army must not be allowed to cross the river.
But this was only a temporary strategy. What troubled Dorgon was that if he wanted to attack Qingzhou City as quickly as possible, he had to mobilize a large number of troops. Even if he had cannon fodder to fill the hole, he would have to have tens of thousands of people.
But at this time, he only had more than 20,000 regular troops. In addition to moving 10,000 men to attack the city, he also had to leave some to guard the supply camp. In this way, he only had more than 10,000 troops to prevent the Ming army from crossing the river.
But there are more than 30,000 Ming troops there, can they stop them?
Although he has absolute confidence in the Qing cavalry, what if...
The result would most likely be a loss. Qingzhou City was not captured, and there was nothing we could do to stop it.
Hey, my head hurts.
Zhu Youyi came to the city with a happy face: "The factory governor's reinforcements are here, but how many have come..."
Well, Jia Wai Xiong raised his hand and pointed to the west. Zhu Youdi looked at the Beiyang River more than ten miles away and saw the black sky covering the sky and the sun.
Well,,, Qingzhou City has been saved..."
"My lord, you have clearly seen that the white strip is the Beiyang River. To the west are our soldiers and horses, about 30,000, and here are the Tatars, about 20,000." Lao Jiu whispered peace beside him, and raised his hand to
Pointing to the north: "Look, there are 20,000 to 30,000 Ming people over there. Now they can all be used by the Tatars. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are enemy soldiers..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Youdi let out a cry, his legs became weak and he almost fell down. The servant behind him quickly supported him: "Why are there so many Tatars!"
"Your Majesty, don't be fooled by these illusions. Those cannon fodders can't be used as regular Tatar troops but only have more than 20,000. We have 30,000 and if we really fight, it's hard to say who will lose and who will win..." Jia Wai Xiong really wanted to say a few words of comfort.
At this time, some guards shouted: "There's a fight in the west."
Everyone was shocked. There was a small group of Qing soldiers prowling around the city. Could it be that they wanted to sneak into the city?
It was impossible. How could such a small number of people make waves? I was confused and hurriedly ran to the west. Then I looked due south and saw dozens of people fighting on the bank of Nanyang River outside the West City Gate.
Who was this person? Jia Waixiong and others were very puzzled, so they ran towards the west gate.