Nanming Yiming

Chapter 189 Surrounding Changsha
When the Ming army conquered Yongzhou, Hao Yongzhong also successfully ambushed Wei Shouzhi, a general of the Qing army who was ordered to come for reinforcements, on Siwang Mountain in the north of Yongzhou, annihilating more than a thousand people of the Qing army.

Hao Yongzhong also knew that it was wrong for him to antagonize Chen Youlong, and the Yongli court would definitely punish him.

As an old Jianghu, he is not stupid. Don't look at He Tengjiao's assurance that the court will not punish him; He still understands.

So he urgently needed a great victory to claim credit from the imperial court, and this ambush came too timely!

Of course, it must not be reported based on the actual gains of more than a thousand people.So Hao Yongzhong won the "Siwang Mountain Victory", beheaded Wei Shouzhi, a general of the Qing army, and the news of the annihilation of 5000 Qing troops spread to Zhaoqing Mansion.

He Tengjiao also breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Hao Yongzhong had won the "Siwang Mountain Victory".In order to clean himself up, he must have pushed everything about Huo and Chen Youlong onto Hao Yongzhong.If the imperial court pushed Hao Yongzhong into a hurry, he must have taken out the letter he had given him at the beginning, and his situation would be bad at that time.

Now that there is this "Siwang Mountain Victory", it is estimated that the imperial court will not impose too severe punishment on him.As for this "killing 5000 enemies", it must be the same as my own "Yongzhou victory where more than [-] enemies were killed".

However, it must have eaten part of the Qing army that Baoqing went south to support. Now Baoqing Mansion is empty of troops, so He Tengjiao and Hao Yongzhong, the two "old six" tacitly sent troops to surround Baoqing Mansion.

As long as they make persistent efforts and capture the Baoqing Mansion, I believe they will be able to shut the mouths of those ministers.Could it be that the Yongli court could still punish two people who supported tens of thousands of soldiers and made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty?
At most, it is nothing more than a mild punishment such as reprimand or "penalty".

At this time, Zhang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief, also felt a little regretful. He should not hastily send troops to support Yongzhou. This made Baoqing Mansion, which was not rich in troops, even worse!

He Tengjiao, who captured Yongzhou, wanted to take advantage of the high morale and take down Baoqing Mansion in one go.

Unfortunately, it turns out that he won Yongzhou was just an accident.When tens of thousands of Ming troops faced Baoqing Mansion with only 3000 defenders, they were still helpless!
Moreover, He Tengjiao and Hao Yongzhong also had their own little calculations. They both wanted the other side to contribute more, but the result was that the attack was frustrated again and again.

When He Tengjiao was dawdling on the southern line, the Qing army on the northern line was not idle.

When Kong Youde heard that Du Yinxi and Ma Jinzhong had captured Changde, he was shocked and sent Huaishun King Geng Zhongming to lead more than ten thousand cavalry south to attack Changde.The Qing army even dispatched the Dongting navy to the west of the Yuanjiang River in an attempt to recover Changde in one fell swoop.

However, the navy of the Qing army was entangled by the Ming army as soon as it was dispatched, and was unable to support Changde for a while.

At this time, the army led by Geng Zhongming had already marched to station on the Mahe line.

Ma Jinzhong ordered Ma Weixing, Yang Jinxi, and Liu Zhiliang to lead the light cavalry to lure the Qing army. Geng Zhongming immediately ordered an attack after discovering the Ming cavalry.

Seeing that the cavalry of the Qing army had chased to the hillside, the impact force dropped sharply.Ma Jinzhong ordered part of the Ming army to abandon their horses and fight on foot. They were divided into two battalions. The front battalion broke off their spears and directly stabbed the Qing army's horses with short spears;

The Qing army did not expect that the Ming army would take the initiative to dismount and fight on foot. At this time, the Ming army was condescending and their morale was high. Although the Han army flag cavalry under Geng Zhongming were also wearing heavy armor, they were obviously not as flexible as the Ming army in this situation. .

He didn't expect his cavalry to be entangled tightly by Ming army's infantry, and they couldn't do anything to the opponent's infantry.

When the two sides were at a stalemate, the follow-up cavalry of the Ming army also arrived; Ma Jinzhong personally led the cavalry to charge, and the situation on the battlefield was instantly reversed!

Ma Jinzhong's department was originally dominated by cavalry, and there were no less than 1 cavalry under his command, which greatly exceeded Geng Zhongming's expectations.At this time, the cavalry of the Qing army lost their mobility because they were entangled by the infantry of the Ming army. When they were charged by the cavalry of the Ming army, a large number of them were killed and injured instantly.I saw that the Ming army became more and more courageous, and the Qing army gradually fell behind.

Geng Zhongming's golden armor was particularly conspicuous in the formation, Ma Jinzhong didn't expect to catch a big fish this time, so he shouted: "Geng Zhongming is in the formation, everyone follow me to kill, and take the old thief's head! "

After finishing speaking, he rushed towards Geng Zhongming's direction.I saw him waving the big knife continuously, the light of the knife flickered, blood splashed everywhere, and he quickly killed Geng Zhongming.

At the critical moment, Geng Jimao came out and shouted: "The Ming army has many soldiers, father and king retreat quickly, and the child blocks this fellow."

The Qing army was already at a disadvantage. Geng Zhongming's retreat brought their morale to the bottom in an instant, and they were soon unable to hold back; while the Ming army's cavalry took advantage of the situation, the Qing army was defeated like a mountain.

Under the fierce battle of Geng Jimao and a group of soldiers, Geng Zhongming finally escaped and ascended to heaven.However, his generals Dong Tingbo, Zong Shangyong, Ma Rubi, and Gao Jie died in battle, and the 7000 cavalry led by him were beheaded by the Ming army. More than [-] people were killed.

Soon after, the Dongting navy of the Qing army was also defeated by the Ming army in Yuanjiang, and Kong Youde had to temporarily give up his attack on Changde.

This "Mahe Victory" can be said to be the biggest victory since the Yongli Dynasty's northern expedition to Hunan, and Ma Jinzhong was canonized as the Duke of E for this reason.

Du Yinxi, governor of Huguang, was also encouraged, and planned to join forces with Chen Youlong to attack Changsha and take advantage of the situation to recover Hunan.But what happened next when Hao Yongzhong became angry with Chen Youlong surprised him.

Although the Ming army achieved the "Mahe Victory", Ma Jinzhong's own casualties were also heavy. Now without Chen Youlong's cooperation, it would be difficult for them to regain Changsha.

So Du Yinxi contacted Xingguo Gong Li Guo (nephew of Li Zicheng) and Ying Guogong Gao Yigong (Li Zicheng's wife Gao Guiying's younger brother), inviting them to take advantage of the emptiness of the Qing army to go south and recover Hunan in one fell swoop.

As early as the first year of Longwu (1545), Du Yinxi rode straight into Li Guo's army alone, showing his righteousness, and finally persuaded more than 30 Dashun troops to surrender.Emperor Longwu was overjoyed and named his camp the Zhongzhen Camp.

Du Yinxi's unit united with the Zhongzhen Camp, which gained momentum for a while, which aroused the fear of He Tengjiao, Governor of Huguang.

Afterwards, in order to suppress Du Yinxi, He Tengjiao made things difficult for the Zhongzhen Camp, refused to provide food and grass, and abandoned Yueyang, which led to the defeat of the Zhongzhen Camp's two attacks on Jingzhou. Padang and Guizhou in front of it.

Fortunately, in the past two years, they have gradually gained a firm foothold in the eastern Sichuan area, and captured Shizhou in western Huguang, restoring some strength.

Although the Zhongzhen camp was short of food and grass at this time, after receiving Du Yinxi's invitation, Li Guo still put the overall situation first and decided to send troops.

On July 7, Li Guo's adopted son Li Xianglai captured Yiling, and his troops pointed directly at Jingmen and Jiangling.Kong Youde had to move his troops to the west to prevent Li Guo from taking the opportunity to invade the Jianghan Plain.

It was also because of the containment of the Zhongzhen Battalion that the Qing army could not deploy more troops to support Hunan.

But at this time, the most troublesome thing for Du Yinxi happened again. Ma Jinzhong was worried that the loyalty camp would come to grab credit, and he was unwilling to provide them with the grain and grass seized by Changde.

Li Guo and the others were trapped in the remote areas of eastern Sichuan and Jingxi. They lacked supplies, and sometimes even went to raid the surrounding chieftains for supplies.Now that the autumn harvest has not yet been harvested, it is the time when the crops are not harvested, and the food and grass of the Loyalty Camp are insufficient to support a large-scale long-distance raid.

Helpless, Du Yinxi had no choice but to ask a rich businessman in Changde to borrow grain, and promised to return the taxed grain as soon as it was put into the warehouse after the autumn harvest.

Now the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the Huguang area are seeing each other. Although there are not many days until the autumn harvest, there are too many uncertainties. Who dares to lend food to the government?
But after all, it was an era of war and chaos, so they had to be more or less interested, and in the end they only borrowed a total of 2000 shi of grain.When Du Yinxi was at a loss, his subordinates reported that there was a wealthy businessman from Nanjing who was willing to borrow food.

This is really drowsy giving pillows, Du Yinxi hurriedly summoned the rich businessman.

I saw the businessman said: "Huang Sanpang, a businessman from Nanjing, I am willing to borrow 20 shi to help the Ming army regain Changsha."

Du Yinxi looked at Huang Sanpang in disbelief, and said, "Is this true?"

Huang Sanpang said: "It's absolutely true, the grain ship will enter Dongting Lake in three days and arrive at Wuling City."

Du Yinxi said: "I'm afraid the Qing army is also short of food now. The Qing army in Wuchang and Yueyang have set up many checkpoints. Mr. Huang has such a supernatural power that he can transport food by water?"

Seeing that Du Yinxi had doubts, Huang Sanpang fortunately did not pretend, and said: "Governor Du, there is no need to worry. I will deliver food to the Duke of Yue, and the Qing army will not be able to stop us."

Du Yinxi is a smart person, he knew that Qian Mo borrowed food for thousands of miles must have some kind of conspiracy, so he asked, "I wonder what the Duke of Yue has to teach?"

Huang Sanpang said: "The Duke of Yue doesn't want to see He Tengjiao, a mediocre person, ruin my Ming Dynasty's plan to recover Huguang. He is willing to support Du Xunfu to replace He Tengjiao as the governor of Huguang and control Hunan."

Du Yinxi knew that Qian Mo would definitely not support him for no reason, but now that he is weak, it is too difficult to establish a career.

Although he didn't think that Qian Mo had the strength to influence the appointment and dismissal of Governor Huguang, it was always good to have one more ally, and he was naturally willing to accept Qian Mo's help.

After getting food and grass, the Zhongzhen Camp immediately went south. Li Laiheng broke through Yidu, Shimen, Fengzhou and other counties all the way, and arrived at Changde Mansion 12 days later.

The Zhongzhen Camp went south and was welcomed by Du Yinxi, Yuan Zongdi, Zhang Guangcui, Niu Wancai and others. Although Ma Jinzhong was not happy, but now that Du Yinxi has food in his hands, he has nothing to do.

Du Yinxi knew Ma Jinzhong's thoughts very well, and considering that he had suffered a lot of casualties in the "Mahe Victory", he asked Ma Jinzhong to stay in Changde to guard against the Qing army, and Zhongzhenying and Yuan Zongdi and others attacked Changsha.

Yuan Zongdi and the others belonged to the old Chuang army, and with Li Guo personally leading the army, the morale of the Zhongzhen Camp was high.

On the first day of September, the Ming army began to encircle Yiyang County.

Xu Yong, the general of the Qing army who stayed in Changsha, knew that Yiyang was the gateway to the north of Changsha, so he sent reinforcements to Yiyang and asked Kong Youde in Wuchang for help.

On the second day of September, 9 Ming troops rode 5000 miles south of Yiyang to defeat the reinforcements sent by Xu Yong, and recovered Yiyang County two days later.

On the fifth day of September, Li Guo sent troops to attack Xiangtan, Xiangyin and Mount Heng. Three days later, the Ming army occupied Xiangtan and wiped out 9 Qing troops. On September 3, the Ming army conquered Xiangxiang and Hengshan Mountains.

In less than half a month, the entire Changsha prefecture was occupied by the Ming army, except Liuyang and Liling County in the east, which were still under the control of the Qing army.

Changsha is the capital of Hunan and the barrier of Wuchang.Although the other provinces in Hunan were short of troops, Kong Youde still left Xu Yong with more than 2 horses to guard.

Before the Qing army counterattacked Baoqing, 5000 people were taken away, and tens of thousands of people were lost outside Changsha. At this time, there were only 7000 Qing troops in Changsha.

The circumference of Changsha City is 17 miles, and there are 13 city gates.Fortunately, the 8 city gates are located in the west of Changsha, which is on the edge of the Xiangjiang River. The Ming army could not deploy troops to attack the city, so it did not need many troops to garrison.

The north and south sides of Changsha are blocked by numerous mountains. The terrain is very dangerous, and it is also easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The only way for the Ming army to break through the city is in the east of the city, mainly Xiaowumen and Liuyangmen.

Li Guo, nicknamed "a tiger", has amazing arm strength, especially good at shooting, and is known for his bravery in battle.When he saw Xu Yong sitting in Liuyang Gate in person, he bent his bow and set an arrow 80 steps away, and shot Xu Yong in the shoulder with one arrow.

The Qing army was originally a lone army guarding Changsha, but now the main general is injured and the morale is low. Changsha City is in danger!
This time, He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, was in a hurry. He tried his best and did not hesitate to provoke Hao Yaoqi and Chen Youlong to fight among themselves in order to win the "first achievement" of regaining Hunan.

Unexpectedly, after getting rid of a Chen Youlong, another loyalty camp came.

The grievances between him and Zhongzhenying are much greater than Chen Youlong's. At the beginning, he was jealous of Du Yinxi's recruitment of Zhongzhenying, so he made things difficult and refused to allocate food and grass.He Tengjiao and Zhongzhenying made an appointment to send troops together, Zhongzhenying attacked Jingzhou, He Tengjiao attacked the Qing army from Yuezhou to the north, and finally jointly attacked Wuchang.

As a result, instead of sending troops from Yuezhou to respond to the Zhongzhen Camp, He Tengjiao was frightened by a small group of troops sent by the Qing army. He fled in a panic and abandoned Yuezhou. After a disastrous defeat, the two sides can be said to have formed a death feud.

There are even rumors that after Du Yinxi came to Changsha, he said: "Changsha supervises and assists the lost, and I will restore it. It's not good."

Is this slapping He Tengjiao in the face?If Du Yinxi and Zhongzhenying captured Changsha and took away the great achievement of regaining Hunan, would they still have their own benefits?At this time, He Tengjiao was very anxious, and while threatening Hao Yongzhong, he said that someone in the court would make a fuss about his "fire and Chen Youlong", telling him to take down Baoqing Mansion and use military merit to stop the mouths of these people.

On the other side, he personally took a boat north to Linxiang to meet Du Yinxi.

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