The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 176
In the past few months, almost none of the news that has spread to the capital is good.

Since Jiannu entered the customs in June, he has been trapped in many cities.

Changping City fell due to traitors, and Chao Pichang, the commander-in-chief, led the troops to surrender after the city was broken.

The Ministry of War reported that more than [-] Ming soldiers from Shandong, Shanxi, Datong, Baoding, and outside the customs entered the capital to help the capital. Zhang Fengyi, the minister of the Ministry of War, asked the governors of the towns to help them, and Chongzhen agreed.

Chongzhen bestowed Zhang Fengyi Shangfang Sword, ten thousand gold and five hundred medals for meritorious service.

Then Gao Qiqian, the eunuch who supervised Guanning, was appointed as the director, and Zu Dashou, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong forward, was appointed as the admiral.

On July 21, Jiannu entered Dingxing, went down to Fangshan, and fought in Zhuozhou. The Ming army was defeated again, unable to stop its advance.

The two cities of Wen'an and Yongqing were destroyed, and they turned to attack Hui County, Zhu'an and other counties without success, and then attacked Shunyi.

Shunyi County fell, the county magistrate Shangguan committed suicide, and the Shunyi guerrilla smelting national weapons all commanded Su Shiyu to die as a martyr, and the rest of the generals were beheaded.

The entire Gyeonggi has become a mess, and urgent documents from all over the country are flying like snowflakes.

In order to keep Beijing safe, Chongzhen even ordered Zu Kuan, who rushed to aid the suppression of the pass, to lead the troops northward, and ordered Lu Xiangsheng to lead the troops northward to Qin Wang.

But at this moment, an urgent Tang newspaper from eight hundred miles came from Shaanxi.

When everyone heard the urgent report from Shaanxi, they were all panicked, thinking that Gao Yingxiang or Zhang Xianzhong broke some other big city and did something earth-shattering.

However, the moment the contents of the pond newspaper were announced, everyone suspected that they had misread the contents of the pond newspaper.

In the Battle of Heishuiyu, more than [-] bandits were killed and more than [-] were captured. Gao Yingxiang, the head of the bandits, was beheaded.

The thief general, Yidou Gu Huanglong, Zhang Er, a thousand rooster, anyway, Shuntian King He Guoguang, Saima Chao Ma Yu, and Chief Manager Liu Zhe were beheaded, and Zhuantian Harrier King Cheng surrendered!

Gao Yingxiang's execution, together with several battalion leaders of the 72nd Battalion who died together, shocked the entire court.

Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou wiped out the elite soldiers in the first battle, and resolved the crisis in Shaanxi.

After repeated confirmation by all the cabinet ministers in the cabinet, they repeatedly checked the seals, and finally passed the news to the palace.

Chongzhen's first reaction when he received the news was exactly the same as Hong Chengchou's first reaction when he received the news, they didn't believe it, they couldn't believe it.

When he saw the seals of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting on the pond newspaper, Chongzhen still couldn't believe it.

He couldn't believe that the serious problem that almost stirred up the situation in the world and could not be solved by mobilizing heavy troops for several years, just died in Heishui Valley, and died in the hands of Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting took office in May, and now only two short months have passed, how could Gao Yingxiang, as a giant bandit, die at the hands of Sun Chuanting.

Chongzhen read the Tang newspaper countless times. Although he still couldn't believe it, he also knew that this Tang newspaper was indeed written by Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting.

After the edict issued by the Ministry of War for verification, none of the officials of the Ministry of War dared to neglect, and sent people to Shaanxi on flying horses.

Just when Chen Wang led the soldiers under his command to Shiquan through the Meridian Road, the military officials in charge of the inspection not only arrived at Xi'an Mansion in Shaanxi Province, but also completed the inspection.

Gao Yingxiang is really dead!
There are really so many heads and so many captives, there is not even half an exaggeration in the Tang newspaper.

The official of the Ministry of War who was responsible for the approval arrived in Beijing quickly and confirmed the news again.

Chongzhen ordered Sun Chuanting, the selection commissioner, to bring Gao Yingxiang's body, as well as a group of bandit leaders who had been beheaded, captured, and surrendered, into Beijing, and ordered them to deploy troops along the way to guard against them.

At the beginning of September, the Jiannu soldiers withdrew from the Great Wall, carrying 18 looted livestock and a large number of other supplies, and returned to the north from the cold mouth.

Zhang Fengyi and Liang Tingdong were timid and did not dare to fight, so that the Kinki area was dilapidated

The two were terrified, and they thought that the slave soldiers would retreat, and the day when Beijing lifted the martial law would be the time to be convicted, so they took rhubarb every day to beg for death.

On September [-], Zhang Fengyi first died in the barracks, and ten days later, Liang Tingdong also died.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng led the troops and finally rushed to Gyeonggi. Although the Jiannu soldiers retreated, Lu Xiangsheng did not intend to give up. He led the troops out of the fortress to rescue more than 7000 captives, and returned to Muye Mountain.

When Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen led troops to help, the Jiannu soldiers had also retreated, and they did not engage in battle with them.

On September [-], Gao Yingxiang's body was also transported to the capital.

Chongzhen ordered Lu Xiangsheng to look for a general who knew Gao Yingxiang to come and identify whether it was Gao Yingxiang himself.

When identifying it in the hall, the faces of the generals all changed suddenly when they saw Gao Yingxiang's head.

Some knelt down and cried bitterly, some trembled, and some were speechless. Although Gao Yingxiang's body had been embalmed and his face changed, everyone still recognized Gao Yingxiang.

At this moment, Chongzhen finally convinced Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou that Gao Yingxiang was really dead.

In the usual military merit reports, local inspections, military inspections, repeated inspections, and then the allocation of funds by the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Military Affairs to determine meritorious service, etc., can generally be delayed for a long time.

But this time, the efficiency of the Ministry of War has never been so fast. On the third day after Gao Yingxiang's body arrived in Beijing, all the affairs had been confirmed, and the reward documents were rushed to Shaanxi via various posts.

At the end of September, the document of appointment and reward was delivered to Chen Wang.

Hanzhong Town guards the deputy general, and Hanzhong Wei commands Tongzhi.

Although there were various other rewards for coming together, they were all ignored by Chen Wang.

These rewards are only rare, but they can't be exchanged for much money, neither can they raise soldiers, nor can they grow land.

Compared with these illusory things, what Chen Wang needs now are real things.

On the official road, a cavalry team of hundreds of people is slowly moving forward.

On both sides of the road are farmlands full of crops. The farmers who are farming in the fields are standing far away at this moment, looking at the cavalry on the official road.

In this season, whether it is a bandit or a soldier, it is always right to stand farther away.

Chen Wang rode on the horse and walked at the forefront of the team.

Although he was looking ahead, what Chen Wang was thinking about in his mind was the recent major events in the court and various places.

Although because of the butterfly effect caused by himself, the time when Li Zicheng entered Mizhi did not match the original time.

The changes caused by Cao Wenzhao's survival changed many things.

Prime Minister Hui Deng did not rebel, he led his troops to follow behind Cao Wenzhao, not daring to overstep.

Without the support of Prime Minister Hui Deng, Li Zicheng could only fight alone, and he was almost unable to hold on.

If Gao Yingxiang hadn't left Heishuiyu to the north, causing Hong Chengchou to lead most of the elite south to help, I am afraid that Li Zicheng would have been buried in Mizhi.

When Li Zicheng, who was trapped in Yan'an Mansion, discovered that Hong Chengchou led the army to the south in a hurry, he immediately understood what was going on.

The task Gao Yingxiang entrusted to him was to lead the troops under his command to attract the attention of the Ming army in the north, leaving Xi'an empty.

The plan has already been made. This plan is Gao Yingxiang's secret plan. Only a very few people know about it, and Li Zicheng is one of them.

After Hong Chengchou led his troops southward, Li Zicheng knew that Hong Chengchou's southward march this time would be his only chance to break out of the encirclement.

Li Zicheng's mind was very clear, and he also seized this opportunity.

A clever woman can't cook without rice, Cao Wenzhao failed to stop Li Zicheng, and Hong Chengchou took most of the cavalry away.

Li Zicheng became ruthless, and almost abandoned all the troops and hungry soldiers, leading seven or eight thousand riders all the way west, passing through Qingyang Mansion, and fled into Pingliang Mansion.

The latest news is that Li Zicheng has already fled into Gongchang Mansion, and shuttled back and forth in the mountainous areas of Jiezhou and Huizhou in Gongchang Mansion.

Hong Chengchou's troops also entered Gongchang's mansion, and the two sides fell into a stalemate again.

On the other hand, Sun Chuanting led the troops to wipe out the Shangluo mountainous area in the south of Xi'an Prefecture, as well as the rogues in the east.

Relying on the morale of killing Gao Yingxiang before and the large amount of military equipment collected, Sun Chuanting's standard supervision battalion has also completely changed its appearance.

Everyone is a tall horse, armored and sharp, and their military equipment is not weaker than that of Guan Ningqi outside the pass.

In the battle of Heishuiyu, Gao Yingxiang's 4 horses and equipment, although everyone had to share the seized equipment, but the remaining [-] cavalry from the Supervision Battalion were more than enough to arm them to the teeth.

The Four Guards of Xi'an also benefited. Under Sun Chuanting's rehearsal and training, their military appearance has taken on a new look, and now they have become the main force in the suppression of Xi'an.

Facts have proved that as long as the army is paid enough and equipped with enough weapons, the guards can still fight, and they are no worse than battalion soldiers.

"How is Xunxiang?"

Chen Wang withdrew his thoughts, turned his head and asked Chen Gong who was at the side.

"It's not bad to talk to big brother."

Chen Gong pulled the horse forward a little, and said in a low voice when he got closer.

"The rogues did not come to Xing'an again. Zhang Xianzhong took people to Xiangyang. The investigators reported that there were about 20 people."

"By the way, brother, how did you guess that the bandits would go east?"

"Not guessing."

Chen Wang shook his head, looking helpless at Chen Gong.

"Now that the news of Gao Yingxiang's death has spread, going west to Hanzhong Mansion is a dead end for Zhang Xianzhong and the others. Zhang Xianzhong and the others don't know the situation in Sichuan, so how dare they act rashly."

Chen Wang's eyes were deep, and Zhang Xianzhong's purpose couldn't be clearer.

Gao Yingxiang's death shocked the whole world.

There is nothing wrong with Zhang Xianzhong being ruthless, but he is also human, so he would naturally be afraid.

He didn't dare to stay in Xunxiang any longer. He wanted to join forces with the Fifth Gezuo Battalion operating in Nanzhili to protect himself.

"Governor Lu was transferred to the north. Everyone knows about this. We know it, and so do the rogues."

"The military forces in Xunxiang and Xiangyang are thin now. Zhang Xianzhong saw this opportunity before attacking Xiangyang in the east."

After Lu Xiangsheng went north this time, he never left the north again.

He replaced the dead Liang Tingdong in guarding Xuanfu and Datong, and was appointed Governor of Xuanda on September 22.

He also served as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War and Youqian Capital Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and was awarded the Shangfang Sword for the second time.

"By the way, although there are no rogues coming back to Xing'an, it seems that the matter of collecting the fields is not going well."

Chen Gong frowned slightly, as if thinking of something, said softly,
"Du Wugang sent people to collect a lot of fields. Most of the fields are unowned, and no one dares to collect them. However, there are still some troubles in the procedures."

Chen Wang narrowed his eyes slightly, and subconsciously glanced to the side.

"He is the Qianhu of the Xing'an Guarding Qianhu Office, and there are some things he needs to do by himself."

Hanzhong Mansion has one guard and two houses.

Yiwei naturally refers to Hanzhongwei.

Hanzhongwei, under the jurisdiction of the front, back, left, right, and middle five thousand households.

The two offices refer to the two thousand-household offices in Mian County and Xing'an, which are located in the east and west directions of Hanzhong Prefecture respectively.

Although the guarding Qianhusuo is a Qianhusuo, the setting of officials is the same as that of the general Qianhusuo.

However, the garrison of thousands of households is generally under the direct command of the provincial capital, and not affiliated to the guard where it is located.

However, due to the continuous escalation of the war in Hanzhong Mansion, the situation became more and more urgent.

The Shaanxi Metropolitan Commander ordered the Qianhu Office in Mianxian County and the Qianhu Office in Xing'an to cooperate with the Hanzhong Guards and cooperate with the battalions in the Hanzhong Mansion to jointly attack and suppress.

The only one who can drive the commander of the Shaanxi capital is Hong Chengchou, who is the governor of the three sides.

It was precisely because of the authority granted by Hong Chengchou that Zhou Yumao was able to mobilize the strength of one guard and two guards in Hanzhong Mansion as a guerrilla in Hanzhong to preside over the entire Hanzhong Mansion's campaign and suppression affairs.

However, the Qianhu Office in Mianxian County and the Qianhu Office in Xing'an are not its real subordinates. They only need to cooperate in the military.

Regarding the Qianhu Office in Mianxian County and the Xing'an Qianhu Office, neither Hanzhong Wei nor Chen Wang, the current deputy guard, actually had the authority to govern the internal affairs of the two offices.

"There is no need to pay too much attention to the Xing'an Office right now. Mian County will also be put aside for the time being. Let Guan Qilin make arrangements for himself. The main energy will be placed in Shiquan County."

Chen Wang rolled his eyes slightly and exhorted.

Xing'an and Mian County are guarding thousands of households, and he is not going to take care of them now.

Now that he has obtained the official post of commander of Hanzhongwei, he can manage the affairs of Hanzhongwei in a legitimate manner, and there is no need to take risks to intervene in the affairs of the two guards in Xing'an and Mianxian County.

This situation is very good now, Du Wugang has already leaned over, obsessed with subordinate etiquette.

As for Guan Qilin, as early as when he was conquering Li Yangchun who was hiding in Ningqiang, Chen Wang had already arranged him properly and obediently.

The Qianhu Office in Mian County used to have only more than 2000 people, but now it has nearly 4000 people. These people are the sand infiltrated by Chen Wang.

Most of them were refugees who followed Chen Wang all the way to Mian County, and some of them were cronies that Chen Wang asked Hu Zhiyi to choose.

Some of them entered in place of the household registrations of the fugitive military households, while the other entered after going through the procedures of the Goujun. They were all justified and did not cause much disturbance.

Guan Qilin was tied to the chariot early on, after all, money touches people's hearts.

When Chen Wang put 5000 taels of silver directly in front of him, Guan Qilin had actually left everything behind.

　In the Bingzi change, some military officials and civil servants who died for the country were recorded.

　　Chen Yuan's deputy commander Deng Zuyu, a native of Qishui, tried to enter the Wei capital division by guerrilla attack and fought hard at Lugou bridge.

　　In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Yingcheng was called to aid Yingcheng. Many thieves were killed in bloody battles.

　　Qing soldiers attacked Dingxing.Shanji's family is in Jiangcun, Taigong Bai invited him to Hancheng, and Taigong agreed.

　　He guarded with Xue Yi'e, the governor of Liju, and others.

　　After staying for six days, the city was destroyed, Shan Ji died, persuaded to surrender without surrender, was stabbed three times, and died with an arrow.

　　The censor of Jiangxi Province inspected the mountains and seas and Juyong Erguan Wang Zhaokun, a native of Lanxi; in the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Qing soldiers entered Xifengkou, the defense was defeated, and Changping was surrendered, but the rescue failed, the city was broken, and he was killed by four arrows and two blades ,

　　Wu Weizhou, magistrate of Dacheng County, was born in Taigu.

　　In the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Qing soldiers went down to Dacheng, vowed to defend the city to the death, and died in the midstream.

　　Cui Weixi, the magistrate of Anzhou, was born in Pingdu.

　　In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Qing soldiers went to Anzhou, the city was destroyed, street fighting was carried out, and he died on the steps.

　　His wife, Mou, and his son, Chen, both hanged to death.

　　The governor of Jiliao Baoding Military Affairs Department, Youshilang, and the censor of Youqin Capital, Wu Aheng, were born in Yuzhou.

　　Touring Zhejiang, greatly invigorating the discipline.In the 11th year of Chongzhen, guarding Miyun, Qing soldiers entered Qiangziling, were held unyielding and died.

　　Baoding Tongju Wang Yuzuo, a native of Xiaoshan,
　　In the ninth year of Chongzhen, taking pictures of Changping state affairs, Yingcheng refused to defend, the city was broken, and he refused to die.

　　His son Guoxuan died for him

　　Zheng Yanren, magistrate of Ansu County, was born in Linqing.

　　In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Qing soldiers broke through Ansu, and Yan Ren died.

　　His wife, Li Shi, hanged herself.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)