After the founding of Dashun, a large number of generals and officers were promoted to higher ranks, and Li Weiqun was one of them.
He was originally a villager in the Dabie Mountains. His family was killed by officials and gentry for participating in anti-grain activities, and he became an orphan. Fortunately, he was selected by Li Laiheng to attend Suiying School, and his life improved.
Later, Li Weiqun and his good friend Luo Bin joined the army as the first batch of officers to complete the course at the camp school. Luo Bin died in the battle of Dangshan, while Li Weiqun himself fought hard and fought bravely, and luckily survived.
During the Battle of Baigouhe, he was ordered to go to Boye to report the military situation. He was fortunate enough to follow Gu Junen and participate in this heroic and fierce city defense battle, which severely defeated the Qing army's offensive.
Before the founding of Dashun, Li Weiqun had been promoted to brigade commander by Li Laiheng. When Li Zicheng became emperor, he specially promoted many generals. Li Laiheng asked the generals to select suitable and capable talents and compiled a list and sent it to Taiyuan. Li Weiqun was there
On the list, he was promoted to a Zuo Captain under Li Shiwei not long after he became a captain.
There are nine military ranks in Dashun: General Quan, General Zhi, General Guoyi, General Weiwei, Duwei, Brigade Commander, Headquarters Commander, and Outpost Commander. Among these eight military ranks, Duwei is already at the peak of the rise of middle-level officers.
One point, from the captains of the left and right to the captain of the flag and drum of the central army, they can be regarded as among the generals in the Dashun Army.
Li Weiqun defected to Chu Chuang in the 14th year of Chongzhen, and now in the first year of Yongchang, time does not fly as fast as he imagined. On the contrary, it is always so solemn that it makes people breathless.
Because the weather had turned warm, Li Weiqun did not put on another dark blue blouse over his armor, but instead showed off the round nails on the cloth armor.
"Gu Sima sent someone over yesterday to deliver a message, saying that our commander-in-chief has returned to Zhending."
From top to bottom of the Dashun Army, whether they were senior generals or lower-level soldiers, everyone was still immersed in the joy of the founding of the country. There was a lack of heaviness in the atmosphere. Only Li Weiqun still remembered Luo Bin's words in the Battle of Dangshan.
Sacrifice, the two hundred thousand enemies in the north are like a layer of dark clouds, which always makes Li Weiqun feel an indescribable fear towards the horizon when he looks towards the end of the northern wilderness.
After the defeat of Yanmen, Li Laiheng ordered the Dashun Army to abandon Baoding and withdraw the Shun Army's defense line in North Zhili from the north bank of the Hutuo River to the south bank of the Hutuo River.
At that time, Li Weiqun, who followed Gu Junen and Li Shiwei to guard Boye, a small town, followed the army south. They first tried to garrison Anping and Shenze Liangcheng, forming a dichotomy. However, later Gu Junen and the staff of the Army Department all believed that Anping and Shenze
Ze is located on the river bank. It lacks depth and is difficult to defend, and it is difficult to cooperate with other adjacent friendly forces. Therefore, Dashun Army abandoned these two small towns and retreated further south to Shenzhou where Li Weiqun is now located.
During the Song-Liao War, Shenzhou belonged to the Jing'an Army and was one of the fortresses fiercely contested between the Song and Liao armies.
Li Weiqun had read a lot of military books at the Suiying School. From his perspective, the current confrontation between the Dashun Army and the Qing Army has taken shape. The Qing Army not only occupied the left side of Liao, but more importantly, You (Beijing)
, the land of Yun (Datong), is condescending and powerful as the Liao army.
The fronts of both sides met in the central Hebei area, and Shenzhou was located at the center point of this front.
Once the decisive battle breaks out, Shenzhou will inevitably become one of the focuses of attention.
So when many officers and soldiers gradually felt undeservedly relaxed because of the festive atmosphere surrounding the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Weiqun became more serious than usual.
He repeatedly requested Gu Junen, the marching commander stationed in Zhending, to dispatch a large amount of gunpowder, fuel and food to Shenzhou to prepare for the necessary preparations for a long-lasting defense in the future.
Many villagers and farmers outside the city, some were moved to the south, while others drove vehicles carrying grain, firewood and coal to hide in Shenzhou City. There were about a hundred large vehicles lined up outside the city gate.
Several spectacular long queues were formed, with endless traffic and noisy people chatting, making it very lively.
In order to prevent the enemy's spies and spies, Li Weiqun was on strict alert and conducted strict checks on people coming in and out. In order to stick to the Shenzhou plan, he was determined to make complete preparations.
The commander-in-chief of the Shenzhou garrison, Li Shiwei, was a talented but lacking in talent general. Although he had long commanded the most important gun and artillery mark in the Chu Chuang army, he had accumulated a lot of military experience in heavy artillery operations.
However, the accumulation of purely quantitative military experience cannot bring about earth-shaking changes in Li Shiwei's personal talents. Li Shiwei performed very well in the Battle of Boye, but this was based on the help of Gu Junen, although Gu Junen was only a consultant beside Li Laiheng.
He was a civil servant of the Rong Army, but he was undoubtedly the true soul leader of the Shun Army when they defended Boye City.
Now that Li Shiwei's soul is gone, the general Xiao Gui and Cao Sui need to shoulder the important task of defending Shenzhou City alone. Therefore, Li Weiqun was a little worried about the performance of the coach. He visited Li Shiwei in the commander's mansion several times and knew that the general was preparing for
He was overjoyed that he was promoted from General Mighty to General Guoyi.
Li Weiqun's repeated remarks did indeed allow Li Shiwei to gradually increase his emphasis on and arrangements for Shenzhou's defense, but it did not essentially change Li Shiwei's relaxed atmosphere that was somewhat unacceptable to Li Weiqun.
Although Li Laiheng has transferred many heavy artillery to other cities to assist in the defense, the number of artillery in Shenzhou City is still greater than that of Jinzhou and Wuqiang on the left and right wings. After many times of mobilizing and replenishing troops, the Shenzhou defenders
The strength of the army has increased from more than 5,000 to nearly 10,000, and the soldiers and horses are also considered strong. The demeanor and spirit of the soldiers of the Dashun Army are high-spirited most of the time. What's more, now that Li Zicheng has become emperor, people are boiling.
, naturally more intense.
Li Weiqun walked to the top of the city and touched the solid cannon with his own hands. He was stunned by his excessive nervousness and nervousness. Perhaps Li Shiwei's performance was the true demeanor of a general. He thought that he was still too young after all.
They lack enough composure in the face of pressure and always make excessive demands on the soldiers who strengthen city defense. This should really be changed.
"Captain, the people who are going to evacuate into the city today have arrived, and all the carts have entered the city."
After the soldiers came over and reported the situation of gathering the people to Li Weiqun, he was a little surprised: "It's much faster than usual."
"It's a little faster, probably because the people have almost evacuated, right?"
"Hmm...wait a minute, I'll go take a look."
Li Weiqun suddenly felt worried. He immediately led his soldiers down the city wall and rushed to the city gate to count the number of carts.
The Qing army and the Dashun army have been facing each other along the Hutuo River for some time. Li Weiqun has also paid great attention to the fact that the Qing army's troops and horses have been mobilizing more and more frequently on the north bank of the Hutuo River recently. He himself estimated that due to the activities of the Qing army, the withdrawal
The efficiency of people's affairs should be less and less efficient as it goes forward.
Now that the task is completed ahead of schedule, Li Weiqun has a little doubt.
However, his guess may not be accurate. Perhaps the people were concerned about the dangers of the Qing army's more frequent exploration activities, so they tended to withdraw south as soon as possible.
Therefore, Li Weiqun personally went to the people who had just retreated into Shenzhou City to inquire about the situation. The information he received made Li Weiqun even more surprised:
The activities of the Qing army seemed to have calmed down a lot.
"Go to the Marshal's Mansion immediately and bring the news to Marshal Guo. The Qing army's cavalry exploration activities have decreased significantly, which means that its army's march south must be imminent. The war is about to reach Shenzhou!"
Originally, in the Dashun Army, only Tian Jianxiu, Li Guo, Li Laiheng, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi and others who had served as the commander-in-chief of the fifth battalion were called so-and-so commanders. However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, all five commanders were named commanders.
Marquis, promoted to General Quan, the military has reduced the frequency of calling them Quan Commander, and more often calls them directly by their title or prince.
Below General Quan, since the number of generals at the first level has increased a lot, the number of "commanders" in the Dashun Army has also increased. There are also many people at the first level of General Guoyi who were originally only called generals, not commanders.
He started to use the title "Guo Shuai".
"Mobilize the garrison, call in the gunners and artillerymen, and carry the gunpowder and arrows without making any mistakes."
Li Weiqun sent people to notify Li Shiwei and strengthened the city defense. He was worried that he was overly sensitive, so he immediately sent a team of cavalry to leave the city and go north to explore the specific movements of the Qing army on the north bank of the Hutuo River.
When the Hutuo River flows from Zhending to Jinzhou, it is divided into two branch rivers, the north and the south. Shenzhou is located between the north flow and the south flow of the Hutuo River. Compared with the two cities of Anping and Raoyang that the Dashun Army gave up before, Shenzhou
Zhouzhou was closer to the south flow of the Hutuo River, so the Dashun Army did not deploy defenses everywhere along the north flow of the Hutuo River.
If the Qing army crossed the Hutuo River from the north, the difficulty would not be too great. The key lies in the fighting situation between the two sides near the south stream. This will determine whether the Qing army on the north bank can finally cross the Hutuo River.
"Captain...!"
Suddenly, a soldier pointed at the horizon in the distance and shouted. Li Weiqun also hurriedly looked up. The North China Plain is empty and without obstacles. At a glance, you can reach the horizon in the distance, and all the scenes and scenery in the north fall on it.
into Li Weiqun's sight.
It was early summer at this time, and the rushing Hutuo River flowed eastward into the sea. The light-colored water surface reflected the forest-like flags, layer upon layer, in a trance.
The cavalry of the Qing army suddenly appeared on the horizon. The Donglu army's column was so long that it was impossible to see the end in the wilderness. Li Weiqun knew that it was still far away from Shenzhou, but he couldn't help but feel for the enemy and the emperor.
This huge army brought by Tai Chi produced a terrible feeling of palpitations.
The enemy in the distance looked like the shadow of Mount Tai or the continuous dark clouds. If coupled with the neighing of war horses, Li Weiqun felt that the Qing army with countless soldiers and horses looked more like a flock of crows attacking in despair.
The crows are crowing, the war horses are galloping, and the earth and Shenzhou City will wail!