Chang Yu has a habit of going home for a quiet moment before a war. This home is the Huangzhai in Guangqumen. There are no parents at home, but there are a few people who can make him enjoy the warmth of family.
As night fell, there was a slight commotion near Chaoyang Gate. The streets and alleys were crowded with people watching the excitement. A group of more than a thousand cavalry filed out of Chaoyang Gate with murderous intent, causing the surrounding people to let out low voices.
This looks like a fighting team, look at their murderous intent...
You can still see the murderous intent. Do you know whose troops these are? These are the emperor's personal guards...
You know what the heck, these guys are from Dongchang
Ah, you are talking about the four battalions under Dongchang. I heard that they are all killers...
He was from Dongchang, but he was not from the Fourth Battalion but from the Third Battalion.
By the moat outside Chaoyang Gate, the three battalions were waiting for orders. Several commanders of Tu Yuan and Chen Suole and other personal guards were sitting around chatting by the river. A carriage slowly came from the south, a few meters away from the team.
He was stopped ten meters away: "The city gate is closed, take a detour."
The carriage turned a blind eye and continued to move forward. This angered the Dongchang soldiers, who were clamoring to surround them. Tu Yuan, who heard the noise in the distance, glanced at it and raised his eyebrows: "Oh, I'll go, these guys have no sense and no value."
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"What? Are you going to fight alone or in a group fight?" Chang Yu poked his head out of the car window, and those shouting guys immediately became scared: "Hey, Mr. Factory Supervisor..."
Tu Yuan and others hurried to the carriage to greet them. Chang Yu raised his hand and said, "Bring up camp."
"Mr. Factory, where can we set up camp?" Jia Waixiong asked.
Tongzhou
More than a month ago, the Qing army made a surprise attack and entered the pass with overwhelming force. When they came to the imperial capital, they were hit by a young eunuch with a frying pan. They were so angry that they went east to Tongzhou to vent their anger. They burned, killed, looted, and burned the ancient canal wharf, Tongzhou City, to ruins.
Under the night, the ruins were deserted and there was no human habitation. Dorgon looked around several miles away with a solemn expression. When he wanted to come, he was wanton and flamboyant, but when he left, he was so embarrassed, and he felt mixed emotions in his heart.
It was another journey of hundreds of miles a day, but this time Dorgon unusually moved his troops and horses first, followed by his baggage. As early as evening, he and more than 10,000 cavalry had arrived outside Tongzhou City. They set up camp to rest and ordered to survey the surrounding area for 20 miles.
range, waiting for the arrival of baggage from the rear.
The reason for this is that Zeng had an agreement with the Ming army to make a final settlement in Tongzhou. He released all the hostages and the looted property, and the Ming court released Azig and let him out.
Although he had a small calculation in mind, he still had to have enough superficial skills, otherwise it would be too easy for the Ming army to see through. Of course, he also had to guard against the Ming army's small tricks.
Yes, the Ming army could only make some small moves. Even if both parties fulfilled the agreement, Dorgon was not worried that the Ming army would suddenly turn against him if he released all the people, animals and property.
The reason is very simple. At that time, he was barefoot and had nothing anyway. The 20,000 cavalry were running wild and even he was scared. Whether they were fighting or escaping, they did not scare the Ming army at all. On the contrary, the Ming army had to be cautious.
After irritating him, he ran away in a hurry. Even though he was only a hundred miles away from the pass, he couldn't catch up with Lan and couldn't stop him.
However, Dorgon also knew that the little eunuch had already taken precautions due to his impeccable peeing ability, so what was the best way to deal with bare feet?
The road is strewn with thorns.
As expected, when Dorgon's army arrived at the checkpoint outside Tongzhou City and waited for the rear baggage, the spies came to report that the Ming army in the rear was speeding up. The Ming army vanguard, who was still twenty miles away last night, had now entered ten miles away.
range, and nearly 10,000 troops have been added.
Another piece of good news is that there are no human beings and no troops within a radius of 20 miles of Tongzhou. It is conceivable that the Ming army had previously marched south, and at this time the capital was extremely empty, which would allow him to escape.
"Only after dawn tomorrow, the young eunuch will come here to hand over to us. It can take a day or two without talking. By then, the baggage will be able to reach the pass. Even if he finds out that he is facing 20,000 of our cavalry.
What can we do?" Dorgon looked away from the direction of Tongzhou City, and Duduo beside him sneered: "When I return one day, I will wash away today's humiliation with blood." Then he sighed again: "It's just that this is going to hurt Brother Twelve.
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"Don't worry, Mingting will not kill him." Dorgon snorted.
Dorgon didn't know it, but the young eunuch and his three battalions were slowly marching along the Tonghui River towards Tongzhou City at night. Yes, there were only more than a thousand people, but the young eunuch knew that there were tens of thousands of Qing troops there!
But one thing Chang Yu didn't know was that there was trouble in Baoding Mansion.
Historically, when Li Zicheng marched eastward and northward, the officials of Baoding Prefecture preferred to die rather than surrender and fought fiercely with the rebels. After being betrayed by traitors, they attacked the city and almost all the officials died.
Now, because of the flapping wings of Chang Yu, a little butterfly, the trajectory of history has quietly changed. An army of thieves besieged Baoding Prefecture, and their swords pointed at the capital. The imperial court first sent Shi Kefa, Minister of War, to supervise the war but was trapped in a tight siege. At the critical moment, the little eunuch was ordered to fight in Baoding.
Zhendingfu fought with the bandits for several times and finally defeated them and retreated.
Baoding City was spared, and a number of officials who defended the city at that time were also reused by the imperial court. For example, He Fu, who had just been promoted from the Ministry of Industry to be the prefect of Baoding less than two months ago, went directly to the capital to join the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Shao Zongyuan, the former Baoding magistrate.
Then he was promoted to the prefect of Baoding. Zhu Yongkang, the former magistrate of Qingyuan County, filled the vacancy of the same prefect of Baoding. Wang Zongzhou, the general judge, Xu Baike, the recommended officer, Liu Zhongsi, the rearguard commander, and the squires Zhang Luoyan and Yin Xi were all awarded.
After the war, the territory was filled with mourning and the people were in dire straits. The newly appointed prefect Shao Zongyuan was busy with civil affairs every day and had no time to talk to him. He even had no time to pay attention to the news that the Qing army entered the pass and went south. With the eunuch leading the army, the Tatars were going to suffer a big blow this time.
What a pain.
Shao Zongyuan had worked with Chang Yu before, and even he couldn't believe how a eunuch could be so trusting and close to him.
Maybe they are all the same kind of person!
For the country and the people.
But there are more selfish and shameless people in this world.
For example, Gao Jie's three scourges.
After breaking camp all night and heading north, they finally arrived at the Qingshui River outside Baoding City on the second afternoon to set up camp, and then sneaked into the city to ask for military supplies and ten thousand stones!
"Ten thousand stones? What a dream! Not a single grain." Shao Zongyuan was furious and started shouting. Countless refugees in Baoding Prefecture died of hunger everywhere. The yamen opened official warehouses and set up porridge sheds for relief. How could there be any surplus food for these passing soldiers and horses, and they even opened their mouths.
Just ten thousand stones.
Don't give, don't see, don't enter the city! Shao Zongyuan is a bloody man. If he hadn't been in the environment where officials surrendered wherever the rebels went, he would have defended the city to the death. After the bloody battle in Baoding Prefecture, he would have become even more fierce.
Mila, even if I hear the name of the great hero Liu Zeqing, I am not afraid.
The three of them, Liu Zeqing and Liu Zeqing, who had been disgraced, were furious. None of them were good at pissing. They would rob someone if they didn't give it to them. They did this kind of thing all the time!
What's more, they traveled lightly from Puzhou, and the dry food they brought was not much, and it was indeed exhausted when they arrived in Baoding. Although the majesty of the little eunuch was in front, the first few people were angry and had a bad temper. After hearing that Shao Zongyuan not only refused to provide food, he also showed up.
They didn't even allow a few of them to enter the city, and ordered a siege in anger!
"Shao Zongyuan, if you don't hand over the food today, I'll fight in and get it myself!" Gao Jie shouted at the city with his sword raised.
But Shao Zongyuan was not a good person. He sneered and angrily said: "The hundreds of thousands of thieves have been defeated here. I want to see how you can break in with more than ten thousand troops. And as officers and soldiers, you have to attack the city and plunder the people."
If you rebel, you won’t be afraid of being held accountable by the court!”
"Why don't you use the imperial court to scare me, I won't even be able to eat, why should I let my brothers work for their lives!" Gao Jie was already angered, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo sneered beside him, they are the real old oilmen, Gao Jie
If this person is foolhardy and has the most explosive temper, let him be regarded as a young man. If the court really blames him, he will be the first to bear the brunt.
To put it bluntly, Gao Jie was used as a weapon by the two of them.
"I still say what I said, there is not a grain of food left. If you want to attack the city, you will be responsible for the consequences!" Shao Zongyuan shouted on the city, ignoring the tens of thousands of troops below.
Gao Jie was provoked, so he ordered people to hit the city gate. Shao Zongyuan on the city was not merciful, and fired arrows at random, injuring several people. This completely angered Gao Jie!
"Not only are we going to destroy the city today, I'm also going to chop off your head!" Gao Jie shouted and was about to give the order for real action.
When the situation was tense, several riders came from the north. As for Gao Jie and the other three, they said, "The factory governor has ordered us to set off for Tongzhou immediately!"
Liu Zeqing frowned: "Our rations have been exhausted and our troops are exhausted..."
"Three adults, the younger one is only responsible for delivering the order. The Tatars have arrived in Tongzhou. Everyone, hurry up. If you miss the opportunity to fight..." The one who delivered the order was the Jin Yiwei, who smiled a little scary! After saying that, he bowed his hands and left.
Liu Zeqing and the other three were immediately stunned. You looked at me and I looked at you. Then they gathered together and murmured in low voices for a long time. They raised their hands and pointed to the city: "Shao Zongyuan, you and the others are waiting for me. I will deal with you sooner or later!"
After saying that, raise your troops and leave!
Shao Zongyuan's eyes on the city were cold: "A bunch of bastards!"