The spring breeze blew by, but it did not bring a trace of the warmth of early spring to Beijing. After the Ming and Qing allied forces were defeated in the Baigou River, they left 20,000 bodies behind and fled north in panic. Except for Fuguo Gongbo and Tuo Xiangdong, they broke out and controlled
Arriving at Hejian Fufu City, all the army's actions ended in failure.
From the defeat of Dangshan to the defeat of Boyecheng, Baigouhe, and Baiyangdian, how many Manchu warriors did Abatai single-handedly bury? When he withdrew the remaining Qing troops to Wuqing, he finally faced the wrath of Huang Taiji.
"Baylor... the thieves are cunning and more cunning than all of us expected. It's not your fault in using your troops."
Fan Wencheng asked Kuan to explain to Abatai, but Abatai knew that he had been defeated repeatedly and had killed so many Manchus. No matter in the country or at home, Abatai had no possibility of continuing to be content in his position.
But when Abatai thought about the progress of his son Bohetuo and his brilliant performance in breaking through to Hejian Mansion, he finally showed relief and said with a smile:
"Scholar Fan, I have killed so many bannermen. The Great Khan did not kill me immediately because he was showing mercy to me as a brother. But I don't need you to tell me to know that every family in Shengjing must be filial.
Whose family doesn't have a father or brother killed because of my incompetence? Even if the Great Khan doesn't kill me, how can I have the face to go back to Shengjing? Fortunately, Bo and Tuo have made a lot of progress, and I no longer need to keep an eye on him. Our Qing Dynasty
The matter is not over yet... Bachelor Fan, the rest is up to you."
"Alas... The Great Khan will always leave some favor for Baylor."
"If the Great Khan doesn't want me to die, can the people of our country still tolerate me?"
Fan Wencheng said nothing more and was about to bid farewell to Abatai. At this time, a group of sentinels rushed back to the camp. The Manchurian detective with pigtails dismounted and gave Abatai a report. Fan Wencheng and the others reported back:
"The soldiers have already knocked on the gate!"
Abatai and Fan Wencheng looked at each other speechless at first, and then they both laughed. Abatai shook his braid and sighed: "The defeat of Baigouhe was the most disastrous defeat since the founding of our country. The Great Khan could only
Use my head to appease public anger!"
Fan Wencheng said: "It is precisely because of this defeat that our country's army has an excuse to continue entering the Pass. Emperor Chongzhen... If the Ming Dynasty court did not want to invade the army and take advantage of the opportunity to attack Beijing, they had to allow the Great Khan to bring troops to the Pass.
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"That's right! The people of the Ming Dynasty opened the wall that could not be easily crossed for decades. Today, the people of the Ming Dynasty opened it for the Qing Dynasty!"
"If the people of the Ming Dynasty do not turn the switch on and off and drink poison to quench their thirst, they will be waiting to be stabbed in the capital by Xiao Li's sword."
After the defeat of the Ming and Qing coalition forces in the Battle of Baigou River, Abatai retreated to the Wuqing area, and Wu Sangui and other generals of the Guanning Army retreated directly to the outskirts of Beijing. For a time, Jifu was full of broken troops fleeing and looting.
Since Sun Chuanting was in Datong, the news of Yanmen's victory over Tian Jianxiu's tribe of the Chuang army had not yet reached Beijing. Therefore, the news that the Chuang army was about to invade Beijing suddenly spread throughout the capital.
The officials and relatives below Chongzhen were all frightened when they heard about it. Everyone had heard the news that Li Fuming, the chief military officer of Qiantun Town, was "defeated and died". Guan Ning's army suffered such heavy losses that it was difficult to fight against the enemy, and was defeated by the Ming court.
The Qing army, which had high hopes for the "magic soldiers", was also defeated.
Huang Taiji had been actively gathering soldiers and horses outside the pass. His original intention was that after Dorgon and Abate achieved certain victories, he would immediately use the power of victory to lead an army to knock on the pass and force the Ming court to cede the land of the pass. Although now, although
Abatai's misguided use of troops led to a disastrous defeat for the Qing army, but also left the city of Beijing empty and unprepared. Huang Taiji took the opportunity to lead his troops to the vicinity of Shanhaiguan. Instead of attacking the city, he sent envoys to Beijing to lead more troops.
In the name of entering the Pass to aid in the suppression, Emperor Chongzhen was asked to immediately turn the power on and off.
The psychological pressure exerted by the Qing army on the Ming court over the years, and after the Battle of Baigouhe, shaped the Chuang army into an even more terrifying enemy image.
Especially Li Laiheng, who defeated the Qing troops at Dangshan and Baigouhe, has a mysterious and unpredictable image.
Above the court, no matter what the inner thoughts of the officials and nobles were, and no matter whether any of the civil and military officials in the court had begun to prepare to have an affair with the traitor, on the whole, everyone still verbally denounced the traitor's madness.
, and also vilified the fierce and unstoppable thief Xiao Li.
However, among the people, the legend of "Master Li", which was already popular in Henan, became even more popular in the capital after the Battle of Baigouhe.
Most people do not have a strong idea of either/or towards the Ming court and the Chuang army. For most people, even if the Chuang army breaks into Beijing, it will be just an ordinary change of dynasty and nothing special.
Something to worry about.
On the contrary, everyone is more interested in the legend of Mr. Li. Of course, this is also affected by the behind-the-scenes operations of the Red Army and Kendeji. Li Laiheng originally had Liu Jingting, a master storyteller under his command, who can be regarded as the master of Kendeji.
Although Liu Jingting, one of the elders, is too old to act in person, many of his disciples are already active in Beijing, Xi'an, Taiyuan, Nanjing, Suzhou and other places, publicizing various aspects of Mr. Li to the world in the form of storytellers.
legend.
In order to avoid investigation and suppression by the government, the Chuang Army certainly did not directly publicize the story of how Mr. Li promoted the benevolent soldiers. In most storytelling stories with the theme of the Central Plains Suppression of Chuang, the officers and soldiers are still the protagonists and upright ones, while the Chuang Army is still the supporting role and villain.
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But Li Laiheng's character gradually became more fleshed out. Although he was a rebel, in the storytelling, his father was a minister who was dismissed by the imperial court, and the reason why he gathered in the mountains and forests was because he was forcibly abducted by the red lady.
Under these legendary and deliberate publicity, the people in the capital were full of interest in the victor of the Battle of Baigou River, the young thief Li Laiheng, and more and more stories about Mr. Li were passed down by word of mouth.
And it becomes more positive.
"The imperial court borrowed troops from everywhere...I heard that even Shanhaiguan was ceded to the Donglu! Just to borrow troops to suppress Mr. Li."
"Everyone needs to consider the difficulties faced by the imperial court. Isn't it because the imperial court is suppressing thieves to protect the capital?"
"Then what? I heard that wherever the invaders go, they will be exempted from taxes for three years... I really hope that if the imperial court cannot protect the capital, we can also pay less for three years."
"Are you crazy? What nonsense are you talking about! Opening your eyes for thieves means that the Jin Yiwei can't take action now!"
"Hey, what about the Jin Yiwei? Who doesn't know that even Guan Ning's army was defeated miserably at Baigou River? Now outside the capital, the defeated troops of Guan Ning's army are everywhere... These bastards lost the battle, so they went to the common people to complain.
Fire, the court cannot cure them, I think sooner or later King Li Chuang and Mr. Li will cure them!"
"Are King Li Chuang and Mr. Li one person or two?"
"King Li Chuang and Mr. Li... they are just like Tang Gaozu and Tang Taizong, of course they are two people! Didn't your storyteller tell the story of Mr. Li rescuing King Chuang on the Eighteen Flying Riders in Shangluo Mountain?"
"Hush! The government can't catch you right now? When Supervisor Sun comes back to defeat the thief, the court will definitely be able to revive our Ming Dynasty. Stop talking nonsense."
"Hey, if the imperial court wants to revive, won't it mean that we have to share the burden again? It's better to welcome King Chuang."
The spring breeze blew harder and harder, but Emperor Chongzhen felt more and more powerless in the huge Forbidden City. He had completely lost his temper and did such a shameful thing as borrowing help from his teacher to suppress the emperor, but the overall situation was still deteriorating.
Isn’t the Qing army invincible? Why were they defeated by the intruders at Baigou River?
And that little thief Li, he was the one who killed Zuo Liangyu, and it was him who defeated Wu Sangui today. Who is this little thief Li?
Thieves give birth to strangers, but God does not send Zhongxing talents to the court. Does this mean God has abandoned my family?