Yuan Zongdi, who was stationed in the Yansui area of northern Shaanxi, had not yet received news of Cao Ying's rebellion, but Li Laiheng, who was far away in Kaifeng, learned of this crucial emergency military information first.
When Ma Jinzhong followed Luo Yanqing to leave Luoyang and attack Tongguan, he had already sent people to send this important military information to Kaifeng. At that time, Chu Chuangzhong's top general Guo Junzhen was in Kaifeng, planning and coordinating the Huguang reinforcements to go north.
Li Laiheng went south from Daming Mansion to Kaifeng, preparing to march east from Kaifeng, and go to Xuzhou to take command of the Shandong war situation. He must make Dashun control the Grand Canal in Shandong and separate the north from the south. He must not let the Qing army control the Tongzhi Emperor's court in Beijing.
Open up transportation links with Jiangnan.
At this time, in addition to Dorgon, another giant of the Qing army, the emperor's brother and the auxiliary prince Hauge, had also mobilized a large number of troops and horses, preparing to go south along the canal. Under the banner of Chongzhen Crown Prince Zhu Cixiang, he would use the Qing army to control Tongzhi.
With the advantage of the puppet emperor, the emperor surrendered the armed gentry who were rising in rebellion in Shandong, worked together to open up water transportation, and obtained grain from the south of the Yangtze River to support the capital.
Li Laiheng concluded that the Shandong War centered on the Grand Canal would definitely determine whether Dashun could stabilize its retreat after Li Zicheng's sacrifice, and would also determine whether the Qing army could take advantage of this huge tactical victory.
Break through strategic dilemmas.
Therefore, both sides of the Shunqing and Qing Dynasties invested a large number of troops for this purpose and prepared to start another decisive battle on the east and west of the canal that would determine the fate of the world.
The commander of the Qing army was Su Wang Hauge, who shared the power with Dorgon equally. The commander of the Shun army, who was preparing to rush to Shandong to command the overall situation, was Jin Wang Li Laiheng.
Therefore, Li Laiheng went south to Kaifeng from Daming Mansion, preparing to mobilize some of the Huguang reinforcements brought by Guo Junzhen to strengthen his strength, and then march east to block Hauge's southward movement.
For this reason, he had already dispatched Gu Kecheng and Xu Du to lead the leading troops to Shandong to support Ma Bao.
In order to enable Ma Bao to free up his hands in Shandong and contact heroes to fight against the Qing army, Li Laiheng also persuaded Li Guo to issue an edict in the name of supervising the country to control the generals. Guangji Bogu could become the water transport envoy and Ma Bao was the control officer.
General, Shandong Jiedu Envoy, Xu Du was a mighty general, and Shandong Recruitment Envoy ordered these three to cooperate. They first united the green forest heroic armed forces close to Dashun in Shandong Province to attack the armed gentry who were leaning towards the Qing court and block the Qing army.
The vanguard's march southward.
Gu Kecheng's role as water transport manager is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's water transport governor and admiral of Shandong and Fengyang military affairs. His jurisdiction includes thousands of miles of rivers covered by the Grand Canal, but now Gu Kecheng's main tasks are
Before Li Laiheng rushed to Shandong, he first coordinated Ma Bao and Xu Du to do a good job of delaying the pace of the Qing army.
But just when Li Laiheng arrived in Kaifeng, the bad news from Shaanxi caught him off guard.
When Li Laiheng learned from Ma Jinzhong's envoy that Luo Yanqing had led his army to raid Tongguan, his face suddenly turned livid, and veins popped out on the back of his hands. He tore the document written by Ma Jinzhong into pieces and roared:
"Are you trying to make me become a widower by joining the 100,000 people?"
Except for Gu Junen who stayed in Daming Mansion to assist Li Guo in handling military affairs, General Chu Chuang was in Kaifeng at this time. However, facing Li Laiheng's rare thunderous wrath, even Fang Yiren, Guo Junzhen, Hao Yaoqi, and Zhang Pi
Yuan Cong, a close friend of his, did not dare to face his angry face.
Everyone, led by Fang Yiren, knelt on the ground together, not daring to look up at Li Laiheng. Only Fang Yiren asked:
"What is the priority in Your Highness's heart, which is west or east?"
Dashun restored the Tang Dynasty's clothing, rituals and music system. After Li Guo named Li Laiheng the King of Jin in the name of supervising the country, Li Laiheng changed into a dragon robe worn by the prince - Shunjun restored Tang Dynasty rituals and music, and all generals in the army wore regular uniforms.
The main ones are round-neck robes and futou.
When Li Laiheng became the prince, he also wore a red and yellow robe embroidered with coiled dragon and deer patterns.
Fang Yiren's words immediately touched a vital point in Li Laiheng's heart. The newly enthroned King Jin pointed angrily at Fang Yiren and wanted to scold him, but was speechless for a long time.
West and East, which one is more important?
Seeing Li Laiheng's speechless expression, Fang Yiren knew that His Highness had not completely lost his mind because the princess was in great danger, so he spoke boldly:
"Your Highness, according to the military information that was promised, the Tatars, led by Chief Su Hauge, have gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Shandong. Chief Su has collected elite Manchu and Han soldiers from the territory of Beizhili to defeat the traitor Bai Guangen.
Together with them, they marched south, with an estimated strength of about 40,000 to 50,000 troops. The troops and horses in this group are all elite, and they are all powerful soldiers who have won the Lu Bai Zhan, so they should not be underestimated.
After Chief Su arrived in Shandong, he sent King Kong Youde of Sanshun and other troops to land in Fuhai, Jiaodong. There were a few rebels in the Denglai area. King Sanshun surrendered various rebels, and there were about 30,000 troops.
Jinan Prefecture has lost its entire territory. Although Gu Jinglue has led troops to Yanzhou to respond, and Ma Jiedu and Xu Zhaofeng have joined forces with heroes in Qingzhou, it is too difficult to withstand Hauge's army of 70,000 to 80,000 people."
Li Laiheng clenched his fist tightly and said bitterly: "Fang Leshan! Are you going to go to Shandong alone to intercept Chief Su instead of saving Shaanxi?"
Fang Yiren countered:
"Your Highness should focus on the overall situation. If today's world is judged on a chessboard, Shandong is the winner in the world. If Shandong does not defend, it will be a clear victory and a smooth defeat. There is no need for him to say anything. As for Shaanxi, there are many Shaanxi people in the Shunjun army, and they have the foundation in Shaanxi.
It is stronger than other places. Even if Cao Ying rebels and colludes with the Qing army to go south, I estimate that the enemy will not be able to pacify and capture the northwest within a few months.
Your Highness only needs to send a general and a few reinforcements to guard Tongguan, and after we defeat Chief Su, we can go back and recover Shaanxi."
In fact, Fang Yiren has not yet said all the meaning behind his words. In Fang Yiren's own opinion, Cao Ying is an unstable factor. Li Zicheng was too generous and had so many opportunities, but he did not directly solve Cao Ying.
As for today, Dashun once again fell into a passive situation.
Yuan Zong's first army also had close ties with Tian Jianxiu and Niu Jinxing. After Li Zicheng's death, neither Li Guo nor Li Laiheng's prestige was as high as that of Li Zicheng who commanded Tian Jianxiu, Niu Jinxing and Zhang Nai.
Like an arm pointing.
There is chaos in Guanzhong. Even if Rui Chief Dorgon and Yi Chief Wu Sangui seize the opportunity to enter the pass, they will inevitably fall into the northwest quagmire where the generals attack each other. It is equivalent to sacrificing Luo Rucai and Yuan Zongdi to help Li Laiheng in a few months.
Containing half of the Qing army's field elites.
Of course, Fang Yiren could only think about such despicable thoughts in his heart, and would not say them directly in any case.
Guo Junzhen was the general with the most military talent and strategic vision among the Chu Chuang generals. Seeing Li Laiheng's angry look, he boldly said:
"What Tatars do now is to hit people with two fists.
Led by Rui Chief Dorgon and Yi Chief Wu Sangui, they used 30,000 Eight Banners soldiers, 40,000 Guanning soldiers and border soldiers, and an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 Mongolian soldiers from foreign vassals to focus on attacking Yan'an;
Led by Su Chief Hauge and King Sanshun, they assembled 70,000 to 80,000 troops to focus on attacking Shandong;
In this way, when two fists hit people, they are far apart from each other. It is difficult for the Rui Chief and Su Chief's armies to support each other and initiate coordination. The two armies are bound to move farther and farther away, and the response is ineffective.
In the Taiyuan area in the middle, the Tatars only have a bluff of 23,000 traitor troops. The strength in the Beizhi area may be considerable, but it is estimated that it will not exceed the scale of either Shaanxi or Shandong.
As long as the Tatar's key attack cannot be effective in a short period of time, it is equivalent to spreading the two fists and exposing the whole chest. I thought that His Highness only needs Gu Kecheng, Ma Bao and Xu Du to clear the way for Shandong.
army, delaying time without fighting with him. Along the way to Shaanxi, just send a general to hold off Dorgon.
His Highness will lead an army of his own, and take advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of opening up the Qing army's two routes to reveal flaws, immediately return to Daming Mansion, send troops at the same time as the Supervisor, and attack the capital directly. In this way, the Qing army's Shaanxi and Shandong troops will be unavoidable.
Defeated in battle."
Guo Junzhen's strategic plan was extremely bold and aggressive. The central government's breakthrough and advance into Beijing reminded Li Laiheng of the work of great men in later generations.
But Guo Junzhen's plan is tantamount to abandoning Shaanxi and Shandong. If Dorgon and Hauge don't come back to save Beijing, wouldn't it mean that the world will be ruined? If Dorgon and Hauge both come back to save Beijing, Li Guo,
How would Li Laiheng fight the Qing army with extremely superior strength on the plains of northern Hebei?
This plan seemed grand and broad, but Li Laiheng felt it was too risky.
Looking at the people in the hall, he felt that time was running out and shouted: "Whether it's Shaanxi, Shandong or Beijing, I want them all!"