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Chapter 214 Chongzhen Looks Down on He Jinzhao (Part [-])

Changli County asked Dabeile Daishan to continue the attack.

But still to no avail, Daishan wanted to dig into the city, because that's how it was done in Liaodong.

As a result, he couldn't get a shovel and a pickaxe, and Daishan couldn't do anything.

None of the methods of force attack and sneak attack would work, so he could only send someone to tell Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji also knew that Daishan could not be defeated, so he asked him to withdraw.

Immediately, the houses of the people around Changli County were burned down.

Daishan withdrew his troops forty miles away from the county and set up camp in Liuhe and other places.

After Huang Taiji suffered the defeat of Changli, he never expected that officials such as Qian'an and Luanzhou would surrender to Houjin one after another.

But Huang Taiji was not at ease, feeling that there was a problem.

He dispatched Gushan Ezhenna Mutai, He Shuutu, Turge, and Gu Santai to lead their troops to Luanzhou.

If the people in Luanzhou city really obey, then you will enter the city.

If you are disobedient and resist, use tactics to destroy them.

If you can't use tactics to destroy them, then attack with a ladder.

If the defenders in the city are as determined as Changli County, then come back and don't waste the lives of Eight Banners soldiers.

He was really scared of being beaten by the people of Changli County, and the children of the Manchu Eight Banners couldn't afford to lose it.

When Huang Taiji leads the troops to Qian'an, he is also afraid that it will be a trap.

He let all the troops stay behind first, and sent guerrillas Gao Hongzhong and Kurchan to lead more than ten people to go first. After luring the city gate open, he confirmed that there was no ambush before leading the army into the city.

This time, Huang Taiji personally seized Qian'an Treasury silver, a total of 470 taels of silver.

The huge treasury was empty.

There was only a box of half-filled silver left there, and told him that this was where the silver was kept.

Without this half box of silver, otherwise the Tartars would have thought it was a vacant house.

Looking at the empty treasury, Huang Taiji snorted twice, hoping that the officials in Qian'an would not surrender voluntarily.

Seeing that "so many" were captured, Emperor Taiji of that day ordered that the previous captives, horses, and money should be pooled together, and Bei Le Yuetuo and Hao Ge led troops to escort them back to Shenyang with great fanfare.

Quan Dang gave them a favor, saying that he would not investigate where the treasury money went.

The Daming household department has no money, because the tax he collects every year is not sent to the household department for unified distribution, but most of it is kept in the local area, or directly sent to the border town.

Not many were actually transported to the capital to support the capital for expenditure or storage.

The place is rich, and if the poor rats in the warehouse walk slippery, there must be a problem of corruption.

So don't look at Daming's unlimited financial, material, and human resources for the Jurchens. When Liaodong was in disaster, Yuan Chonghuan could reach out to ask for it, but Huang Taiji could only choose to rob.

However, the resources invested by the entire Ming Dynasty on the Liaodong battlefield could not even meet the daily military expenses.

In a sluggish imperial court, one out of ten people wants to do something, and the other nine will not only not help you, but will also hold you back, and even complain in front of the emperor.

This was the case for Liu Zhilun, a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen. In the second year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of War.

After his friends Shen Pu and Man Gui died in battle, he asked to lead the Beijing camp to meet the enemy, but he was not approved. He also applied to lead the Sichuan soldiers to fight, but he still didn't agree.

Then he recruited [-] soldiers himself, divided them into eight battalions, and ordered them to train.

A Jinshi, who studies military technology and understands the art of war, is favored by Chongzhen, and he is promoted in the second year. If he holds a high position, he will naturally be envied by others.

The swearing-in meeting was also held, and it was necessary to fight to the end with the Houjin Tartars.

When the army arrived in Tongzhou, it was raining and snowing. The generals of Tongzhou refused to accept them into the city. The army camped around the ancient temple, waiting for the rain and snow to stop before leaving.

Then he was impeached by the officials who said that he was afraid of the Tartars and did not garrison troops.

After Liu Zhilun argued, he was encouraged by Chongzhen and led an army to recover Zunhua.

It's a pity that Zunhua's Tartars fought well, and they defeated his two battalions when they came up, and then Dabeile Daishan led tens of thousands of cavalry to fight back.

The bloody battle between the two sides was fierce and endless, and finally they were outnumbered. Hou Jin broke through the defense line of the Ming army and broke through the mountain.

Liu Zhilun handed over the seal to his slave, let him escape, and returned it to the court on his behalf.

He hid in the crevices of the rocks, but was shot to death by the soldiers of Hou Jin. So far, seven of the eight battalions lost, and only one battalion escaped overnight.

After this battle, the Ming army did not take the initiative to attack.

Huang Taiji decided to keep the four cities of Zunhua, Yongping, Luanzhou, and Qian'an as wedges in the pass.

He ordered Hara to be the commander-in-chief, and Fan Wencheng led the Eight Banners of Mongolia to guard Zunhua.

He ordered Baylor Abatai, Jierhalang, Sahalian, and civil servants Sony, Ning Wanwo, and Kamutu to lead the three banners of Zhengbai, Xianghong, and Zhenglan to guard Yongping Mansion.

Order Gushan Erzhen Turge and Namutai as commanders to command Kurchan and Gao Hongzhong to guard Luanzhou with the three banners of Zhenghuang, Zhenghong and Xiangbai.

He ordered Bao Chengxian and Baige to lead the Xianghuang and Xianglan banners to guard Qian'an.

After finishing the arrangement, Huang Taiji even gave orders to many Baylors, asking them to strictly restrain Niu Lu under his command, not to harm the surrendered people, otherwise they would all be punished.

Emperor Chongzhen still did not reply to Huang Taiji's letter, and the matter of peace talks was over.

The main reason is that Yuan Chonghuan was arrested and imprisoned within the court, and some officials took the opportunity to make troubles and wanted to overturn the case.

Especially those who were dismissed for colluding with the Eunuch Party jumped out one after another to attack the Donglin Party, because Qian Qianyi, as the leader of the Donglin Party, wanted to join the cabinet.

But he didn't want Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru to join the cabinet together, and the two sides would have a grudge.

So taking advantage of Yuan Chonghuan's imprisonment, he planned to bite Qian Longxi and let him out of the cabinet.

At this time, the weak Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru formed an alliance in secret, using the remnants of the eunuch party to jointly deal with the powerful Donglin party.

Emperor Chongzhen was very angry with this situation. The big enemy is now, and the Tartars have all come to the capital. The monarch and his ministers should work together, but they are still biting each other here.

Can't we wait until the Tartars are defeated before negotiating?

At the end of the matter, Yuan Chonghuan didn't have to die, and the emperor didn't intend to kill him.

As a result, because of party disputes, Yuan Chonghuan was going to take down Qian Longxi through Yuan Chonghuan, and Yuan Chonghuan had to die if he didn't die.

Today's court ministers, I don't have the skills to fight the Tartars, but they are very capable in party struggles, and they play it very smoothly, making Chongzhen their sword.

Chongzhen three years in March.

Since Chongzhen once again had nothing to ask for peace talks, Huang Taiji led the army to return to Shenyang via Lengkouguan (northeast of Qian'an County) with the looted population and wealth.

Although Emperor Chongzhen knew that Huang Taiji was retreating, he had no power to pursue him. He was still mobilizing his army and preparing to take back the four cities.

But he took the time to return the notes to Song Yintong, the governor of Shanxi, because Chief Secretary Wang Xiangkun also wrote the notes, saying that Shanxi is facing the current difficulties.

But in order to deal with the mighty hammer bandit He Jinzhao, he has already made a countermeasure.

But according to Governor Song Yintong's memorandum, the situation in Shanxi is now so rotten, and the officers and soldiers have suffered defeats one after another, all thanks to Yang He, the governor of the three sides.

Comparing the two memorials of Emperor Chongzhen, he became very angry immediately.

He Jinzhao, the leader of the Hammer bandit, was only a small postman before, and he was able to stir up wind and rain in Shanxi.

Then when he was in Shaanxi, why wasn't he as powerful as you said?
It's entirely because you, the governor of Shanxi, didn't do a good job!

Now you are not only incompetent, but also put all the responsibility on the head of the governor of the three sides, Yang He. You don't know that he is someone I trust very much!

Yang He has made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion in Shaanxi, and it is not your turn to blame Yang He for being the first person to blame you for doing whatever you want.

When you accuse Yang He, you are accusing me of not being good at seeing people.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about He Jinchao, a little bandit.

At least the danger is not as threatening as the Tartars outside the capital at this time.

In the end, Chongzhen gave Song Yintong, the governor of Shanxi, a "listening to investigation" punishment.

Tell him to do a good job, or I will fire you!

(End of this chapter)