The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 621

Because the whole army had horses, Ding Yi arrived five miles outside Laizhou City that night.

The gate of Laizhou city was closed tightly, and no one came out until they saw Ding Yi's troops arriving.

Ding Yi stationed the army five miles outside Laizhou City, and he did not enter the city, so he sent someone to Laizhou City, and learned that Laizhou soldiers and horses had been transferred to Jinan with [-] troops, and two messenger cavalry sent by Wang Weizhong were waiting. Ding Yi.

It turned out that on October 10, Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, was ordered by Yang Sichang, Minister of the Ministry of War, to move to Dezhou (in the north and west of Shandong, adjacent to Hebei Province).He led a team of only 26 troops, and was transferred to defense three times within 3000 days. The soldiers were exhausted, and finally he was ordered to specialize in defense of Dezhou, leaving Jinan, the original defense area, empty.Yan Jizu asked for reinforcements several times in view of the lack of troops at the front and the long front, but Liu Zeqing and Ni Chong couldn't stay.

Song Xuezhu, an official on patrol, was out on patrol, and rushed to Jinan when he heard the news, because this time Jiannu was plundering everywhere, and he was afraid that Jiannu would go deep into Shandong (it turned out that he guessed correctly, the Qing soldiers later really entered Shandong.)
When he arrived in Jinan, he found that there were only [-] soldiers in the city. He couldn't help being anxious, saying that this is an important area for provincial defense, and there are vassal kings, and the guards are so weak. report, no one cares.

On the one hand, he transferred 700 troops from Laizhou, and on the other hand, he asked Xu Fuzuo, the commander-in-chief of Denglai, and Wang Weizhong, the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou, to ask for troops.

Xu Fuzuo is also an old fritter now. Since Ren Denglai, he has followed Ding Yi wholeheartedly, because he has not made any mistakes, and he has made meritorious deeds (the last time when Jin entered the customs, he sent his subordinate Wang Weizhong to resist Houjin. Count him in half) The court has never troubled him.

After receiving the call for help, his first reaction was to see what Ding Yi had to say.

He made up his mind to follow Ding Yi.

And at this time, the imperial court did not order him to enter the Wei capital.

All the soldiers and horses in Laizhou were transferred to Jinan, so naturally his soldiers and horses were not needed. In fact, Xu Fuzuo didn't have many soldiers and horses himself, only 3000.

Later Ding Yi told him that you have to use the excuse of guarding Dengzhou.

Xu Fuzuo directly rejected Song Xuezhu on the pretext of defending Dengzhou.

Song Xuezhu must have scolded Xu Fuzuo in his heart at the time, how could he hit you in Dengzhou after Jiannu entered the customs?It would be great to be able to go to Jinan.

Otherwise, how could he transfer the troops from Laizhou away.

But Xu Fu played no troops, and the court did not transfer orders, so he had nothing to do with Xu.

After Wang Weizhong, the general soldier of Qingzhou, received the order, of course he also asked Ding Yi first.

Wang Weizhong asked two soldiers to bring the letter. Wang Weizhong was far away from Ding Yi. His messenger had just arrived in Laizhou and happened to meet Ding Yi.

After Ding Yi got the letter, he read it and wrote his name on the letter: "I won't write the letter anymore. My name is written on it. Wang Weizhong can understand it at a glance." Ding Yi at this time After writing two words in the letter, he handed it to Wang Weizhong's soldiers: "Go back and tell Wang Weizhong that you can send troops, but you must bring enough food. You must fight steadily on the road. Don't worry. Be careful of the ambush of the Tartars and the friendly army."

"You repeat what I said."

"No, my lord." The two messengers wrote down Ding Yi's words, repeated them several times, and turned around quickly.

Wang Weizhong was going to support Jinan. It was about three hundred miles from Qingzhou to Jinan. He was all infantry and also brought a cart. It was estimated that it would take at least ten days to get there.

Ding Yi is all on horseback, so he can catch up with Wang Weizhong.

But Ding Yi did not intend to join forces with Wang Weizhong.

"Where are the Qing soldiers now?" Ding Yi frowned.

This is one of the reasons why he is reluctant to fight against the Qing soldiers. It is too difficult to obtain information immediately in this era. Even in the home court of the Ming Dynasty, his information is very closed.

All the friends of the Ming army were hiding in the city, and no one would tell him, let alone the trajectory of the Qing soldiers.

With so many big cars, he was most afraid of being ambushed.

If the Qing soldiers knew his marching route, put cannons on a certain road in advance, and bombarded him like Oboi did last time, then he would definitely suffer heavy losses.

At the last moment of the Battle of Daling River, Huang Taiji placed forty cannons in a row at the place where the Ming army passed by, and immediately bombarded them. More than 4 reinforcements from the Ming army fled everywhere.

"My lord?" Mao Xin and the others said one after another, "Send more sentry cavalry."

Everyone was afraid of being ambushed, so Zhang Jing's cavalry was sent out in groups, as far as five miles away from the forward.

"Let me think about it?" Ding Yi tried to recall. In his memory, when he entered the customs this time, where did the Qing soldiers fight?
But he was able to remember everything that happened in the Ming Dynasty, and when he thought about it, he was in a daze. He only remembered that a famous person seemed to have died.

Who else is there besides Sun Chengzong?

I'll go, Lu Xiangsheng?Ding Yi finally remembered.

It seems that Lu Xiangsheng died during this entry. He, Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, etc. were the few figures in the late Ming Dynasty who could be respected by Ding Yi.

Sun Chengzong is dead, Lu Xiangsheng has to see if there is a chance to save him.

But he remembered Lu Xiangsheng's death, but he didn't remember where Lu Xiangsheng died in battle.

So, where is Lu Xiangsheng at this time?

As early as October [-], Manchu Qing Youlu cavalry had approached Tongzhou. In order to curb its momentum, Lu Xiangsheng, who was stationed in Changping, decided to organize various generals to attack the enemy camp and fight desperately.

Before the war, Lu Xiangsheng summoned the generals from all walks of life. At this time, in addition to the three generals of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi, Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, and Hu Dawei, there were Chen Guowei, the general of Jizhen, and Tang Tong, the general of Miyun. Wang Tingchen, the commander-in-chief of Tunwei, Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of Yutian, Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, etc.

Many generals gathered together, half of the generals of the Ming Dynasty were here, and there was another eunuch Gao Qiqian accompanying the supervising army.

At that time, Lu Xiangsheng was still a little excited when he saw that his tent was full of soldiers. After thinking for a while, he said his strategy: "The governor has decided that after three days, the troops will be divided into four groups to attack the construction at night. Slave camp, fight to the death."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the big tent of the Chinese army, and all the general soldiers changed their colors one after another.

Lu Xiangsheng said again, once Tongzhou is passed, the capital is the capital. This is the last bottom line of the Ming Dynasty. In order to protect the Holy Majesty, all armies must move forward bravely. Swords will see blood, people will be injured, horses will sweat, and those who disobey orders will be cut off.

All the general soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay, after all, most of them were unwilling to fight the Qing soldiers in the field, let alone a night attack.

But Lu Xiangsheng has Shang Fang's sword in his hand, no one would dare to hum.

However, there is also Gao Qiqian, the director who is keen on peace talks in the camp.

Gao Qiqian had long had opinions on Lu Xiangsheng, the main combatant, and felt that he was good at using troops. Back then, Kong Youde fought very well in suppressing the rebellion. He was very dissatisfied with Lu Xiangsheng. I have never heard of a moonlit night attack in the allusion of the state. May I ask why the sneak attack is under the bright moonlight? How can the road be so far away to fight so hard? It is better to send fewer surprise soldiers than many. If ten groups are sent together, one emperor's secret will be revealed."

Lu Xiangsheng was furious, but he had no choice but to stare at him a few times.

This is the sorrow of civil servants and military generals in this era. They dare not question the supervising army. If Ding Yi had to replace him, he immediately took out Shangfang's sword, asked someone to take down Gao Qiqian, and chopped it off with a single sword.

Singing against the coach before the battle and disturbing the morale of the army is enough to chop off the head ten times.

If Lu Xiangsheng did this, there would be no division of troops in the future, and he would not be wiped out by the Qing army. Even if he lost, he might have a chance to save his life.

He held Shang Fang's sword but didn't dare to move high and dive, which made Zhu Zongbing also notice it, and Wang Pu would dare to run away without a fight.

But high dives don't stop there.

But Lu Xiangsheng ignored him at that time, and continued to assign tasks to direct the offensive routes and determine personnel for the various commanders.

On the night of October [-]th, God also helped the Ming army. There was no moon that night, the sky was covered by dark clouds, and the light was very dim.

According to the previous allocation, the Ming army rushed to the assembly point and prepared to attack.

Gao Qiqian not only did not cooperate, but also thought himself right, he was kind enough to transfer the troops of Chen Guowei, the chief soldier of Ji Town, which was originally arranged in the northeast direction, to the east road.

I feel that the night blindness in ancient times was not as serious as it was said in the legend. In the middle of the night, the Ming army broke into the camp. , Just like when the Jin soldiers attacked Xu Dabao back then, there were no successor reinforcements. Because of the lack of successor troops, they were blocked in Sunhou, and the Ming army was powerless. The Ming army was all killed, and the night attack fell short because Gao Qiqian transferred Chen Guowei away without authorization.

A battle that was supposed to be victorious was defeated. Lu Xiangsheng should be more courageous at this time, just take out Shangfang's sword and kill Gao Qiqian.

But the stupid and loyal temperament of the ancients was doomed not to do such a thing.

He had nothing to do with Gao Qiqian. In order to avoid the constraints of Gao Qiqian and this kind of thing from happening again, he proposed to the court to "divide troops to wait for the enemy", station himself in Changping, and Gao Qiqian stationed in Tongzhou.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen agreed with this arrangement, and immediately placed about [-] troops from Xuanda, Shanxi, and Datong under the command of Lu Xiangsheng, and [-] troops from Guanning under the command of Gao Qiqian.

But soon, the court changed its mind and asked Lu Xiangsheng to go to Tongzhou to cooperate with Gao Qiqian. Note that this is to let Lu Xiangsheng go to Tongzhou to cooperate with Gao Qiqian, which is tantamount to making Gao Qiqian the main general.

You Chongzhen don't need Lu Xiang, who can win battles, to be promoted as the main general, but let an eunuch be the master, can Daming survive?

If you don't let him make the decision, why would you give him Shang Fang's sword?
Think about it when the Ming Dynasty came into the hands of Chongzhen, and Shang Fang’s sword was thrown out like money. Mao Wenlong had it, Mao Wenlong died, Yuan Chonghuan had it, Yuan Ye died, Lu Xiangsheng had it, and Lu Ye died.What's even more funny is that all three of them died at the hands of their own people.

At that time, Lu Xiangsheng thought that Yang Sichang was playing tricks, and wanted to use Gao Qiqian to contain him. In order to avoid misunderstanding and reduce Lu Xiangsheng's troops, Yang Sichang also suggested to Chongzhen to maintain the division of troops: Lu Xiangsheng was temporarily stationed outside Deshengmen, and it was not appropriate to go to Tongzhou.

On October [-], Yang Sichang rushed to the front barracks to hold a military meeting.Due to Sun Hou's defeat, Lu Xiangsheng was very dissatisfied with Gao Qiqian, and today he heard the rumors in the capital that "the Liao soldiers (the Guanning troops commanded by Gao Qiqian) collaborated with the enemy", and became even more furious.

(End of this chapter)