Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 211 Unexpectedly
The situation in the world, as the Manchu Qing took the initiative to go south, fell into the flames of war again.

Many people think that it was too compact to attack Li Zicheng immediately and resolutely as soon as the Manchu Qing moved its capital.

But if you look into it carefully, you will find that quick attack is their inevitable choice.

Nothing less than that, from an economic point of view, the north that the Manchu Qing took over was really a mess.

The plague caused heavy casualties in Shanxi and Hebei. Coupled with the abnormal climate during the Little Ice Age, they were no longer self-sufficient.

As for Beijing City, the Eight Banners of Manchu, Han, and Mongolian Banners and their families gathered together. In addition to the original population of Beijing City, hundreds of officials, the burden of food was huge.

At this time, the Hongguang court in Nanjing was established, and 4 million stones were transported by water every year, and the summer and autumn grains had already been cut off and went north.

So Man Qing faced two choices, either to starve in Beijing, or go to war and eat the enemy.

The reason why the target is Li Zicheng is because he is too escaping, he has been clamoring for revenge, mobilizing hundreds of thousands of troops, and threatening Beijing's security from Shanxi and Henan.

In this way, Duoduo personally led the army across Mengjin, and immediately stunned the Chuang army.

Liu Zongmin did have people collect boats, but the entire Yellow River is extremely long, and winter is a dry season, and it has already frozen, so it is not difficult to cross the Yellow River.

He thought that the Manchu Qing was like the sparse Ming army, and it would take ten days and a half a month to cross the river. Unexpectedly, the Manchu Qing almost only took three days, and tens of thousands of people crossed the river.

At this time, he was really anxious.

"Jiannu is coming fiercely. I heard that there are also Eight Banners cavalry. This time, we must take revenge!"

Liu Zongmin shouted.

It's just that everyone is not a fool, and timidity can be heard from his words.

As I said before, rogues like Chuangjun are not good at defending the city, and have always hoped to use field battles to solve the problem.

Coincidentally, Man Qing also thought the same way.

After conquering Mengjindu, the vanguard, Nu Shan and E Shuo, led the Eight Banners cavalry and came directly towards Luoyang.

Chuang Jun was shocked and resisted stubbornly.

But their cavalry, who were the opponents of the Eight Banners, were beaten to pieces and watched helplessly, wouldn't they be defeated.

Looking for opportunities, the Eight Banners are constantly in the distance, surrounding the Chuangjun, exerting pressure, and constantly fighting gaps.

"Shhhhh-"

The Eight Banners horses stopped for a while, stood outside the formation, and kept throwing shots at the weak points. Although the casualties were not serious, they put tremendous pressure on the Chuangjun.

Can't catch up, can't hit, looks extremely aggrieved.

That's how they molested the Ming army back then, but now, they were passive instead of themselves.

It is a great shame for Liu Zongmin that 100,000 people were suppressed by more than ten thousand Eight Banners.

"kill--"

His hair stood on end, his face was gloomy, and he led the cavalry under his command, choosing to fight head-on.

But Baqi was not afraid, and bumped forward with a ferocious expression.

The Eight Banners, dressed in cotton armor, seemed to be a giant humanoid beast, sweeping Wuji.

In one round of fighting, [-]% of Liu Zongmin's cavalry were killed or injured.

This made Chuang Jun feel palpitations inexplicably.

Fear, the heart that emerges suddenly.

The indifferent Eight Banners cavalry, like a ruthless killing machine, kept harvesting the lives of Chuangjun.

The huge and useless infantry seemed to be a burden at this time.

At this time, Doduo, who finally arrived, chose to join the battlefield.

Even if it is a tired army, it puts more pressure on the Chuang army.

Therefore, the Chuang army was defeated.

In other words, this is called strategic transfer.

If you can't fight in the field, then defend it.

This is how the rogues play. They don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place. As long as the old camp is still there, there will be more after losing the territory.

Duoduo once again appreciated the defeat of Chuangjun.

However, the elite under Liu Zongmin's command were extremely good at escaping, they were defeated but not defeated, and their main force was not lost.

"The burglar has no heart to fight!"

Duoduo said in a deep voice: "How did such a rebellious minister and traitor conquer Beijing?"

"The soldiers of the former Ming Dynasty had no fighting spirit, and the officials tried to protect themselves. Naturally, this kind of villain got ambition."

Geng Zhongming laughed and said: "The rogues are rogues after all, without Luoyang, there will be no place for them in Henan."

"Maybe, they want to rely on Tongguan to defend themselves?"

Kong Youde laughed loudly: "This kind of crude idea is out of date."

"Now we can only settle in Luoyang, let's wait until our food and supplies arrive!"

For marching and fighting, Duoduo is already experienced.

Of course he understood that the defeat of the burglars had another meaning besides the thoughts of the rogues: dragging down their logistics.

There are thousands of miles of red land in Henan, and it is no longer possible to search for food.

Even if it occupies Luoyang and other places, it cannot be held.

Before the food and artillery arrived, Tongguan was indeed a natural danger.

This style of play is too familiar, it is simply a replica of their Ming army.

"Unfortunately, I'm not the Ming army, and I'm not even those useless generals."

Dodo sneered.

At the beginning of December, the Manchu Qing completely took control of Luoyang, causing huge waves throughout Henan.

After Kaifeng was flooded, Luoyang actually became the provincial capital, coupled with its location close to Guanzhong, it became the center of Dashun's rule of Henan.

A few days later, Kaifeng Mansion, Henan Mansion (provincial capital with the same name), and even Guide Mansion in the distance all presented surrender forms.

If the Huaiqing, Weihui, and Zhangde prefectures on the north bank of the Yellow River are added, nearly [-]% of Henan belongs to the Qing Dynasty.

From point to point, this is probably the general trend!

With the supplies from these prefectures, the Manchu Qing temporarily gained a firm foothold in Luoyang.

Xiangcheng.

"Waste, waste—"

Zhu Yixi looked at the news in front of him, and repeatedly reprimanded: "Has the invincible intruder reduced to such a point?"

The general news of the first battle in Luoyang has already reached his desk.

Although he didn't know the movement of Wu Sangui and others going south from Yulin, Duoduo's method of pressing Tongguan made His Royal Highness Yuwang very annoyed.

Once Tongguan is broken, Li Zicheng, who is desperate to jump over the wall, will definitely not go to the Western Regions to eat sand. He will definitely go south, either Hanzhong or Wuguan.

This strategy of driving away wolves and tigers is really disgusting.

Zhu Yixi went north to protect Li Zicheng and prevent the Manchus from succeeding.

However, the battle of Luoyang, which broke into the army, was really uncomfortable.

"Could it be that Li Zicheng knows what I'm thinking?"

His Royal Highness Prince Yu fell into doubt.

"Your Highness, as expected, Jiannu will inevitably threaten Tongguan and march into Xi'an. At that time, Li Zicheng will either defend to the death or flee."

Chen Yongfu clasped his hands, and explained the strategy of the Manchu Qing army in one sentence.

"Don't let them succeed!"

Liu Tingjie hurriedly said: "There are hundreds of thousands of robbers. Once they are defeated, they will be recruited by Jiannu. At that time, their momentum will increase greatly, and our side will fall into a disadvantage."

Hearing the words of the two, Zhu Yixi focused his eyes on Luoyang, and said in a deep voice: "Jiannu's so-called Prince Yu has been stationed in Luoyang for several days."

"If Tongguan could be fought, he would have gone there long ago. Why wait?"

"Is this an ambush to lure us to take the initiative to attack, or are we waiting for something? Food? Reinforcement? Or artillery—"

(End of this chapter)