Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 390 Encirclement ([-])

Except for Meng Qiaofang who ran back to Kaifeng City with [-] cavalry, more than [-] Qing troops in Xuanwuwei were annihilated by the guards, and more than [-] of them were captured.

Let's not mention how to defend after the First Corps of the Second Army of the Guards occupied Xuanwuwei if it made it more difficult for Hong Chengchou's main force to break through.

At this time, the Second Corps of the Second Guards Army had also arrived at Xinghua Camp.

This is a military fortress from Zhuxian Town to Kaifeng City.

Hong Chengchou also stationed [-] soldiers and horses here, and the fortress was guarded by the Han army with a red flag inlaid with Jinli.

This person was originally the capital of Wubao in Daming Town, but he was a military officer of Daming who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the early days. He can be regarded as a very old Han thief in the Qing court.

The Second Corps of the Second Guards Army did not intend to recruit him.

With the help of the local people, the two infantry battalions of the Second Corps of the Guards even took a shortcut and directly entered the Xingshan camp without anyone noticing, and directly attacked the Xingshan camp at night.

Those who participated in the night attack were the two battalions of Gu Yanwu and Xia Wanchun.

Gu Yanwu led his infantry battalion first to rush into the main gate of Xingshan Camp, and fired continuously at the Qing army on the camp gate. Hundreds of people were killed and injured at the main gate of the Qing army, and the camp gate was in chaos. Six thousand infantry rushed in. '

All of a sudden, the entire Xingshan camp was on fire, and the flames lit up the entire sky.

And Xia Wanchun also broke through the back door with the infantry battalion.

Jin Li hurriedly brought the cavalry to rescue them, but because it was night, the infantry soldiers of the Guards scattered and rushed into the tents to kill and set fire to them, so Jin Li didn't know how to kill the officers and soldiers of the Guards.

"Forget it, the general situation is over, and we can only report to Hong Zhongtang that the Xingshan camp has been attacked, and the number of enemy troops is no less than ten thousand!"

In order to preserve his strength and not make fearless sacrifices, Jin Li had to immediately evacuate Xingshan camp with 3 people who were not in chaos and the enemy's situation was not clear.

At this point, the Second Corps of the Second Army of the Guards successfully entered the Xingshan Camp, and Hong Chengchou's gate to the south of the main force of the Qing Army was blocked!

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Now only the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards is still galloping in the area ruled by the Qing court north of the Yellow River in Henan.

In order to hurry up, Qin Zuoming, the deputy commander of the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards, didn't care that this was the area ruled by the Qing court, and there would be scouts and transport troops from the Qing court.

When encountering the Qing army who tried to intercept them, the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards went up and beat them up. These Qing troops were not the main force of the Qing army, so naturally they did not dare to provoke the infantry coordination and the guards with [-] cavalry Army Third Army First Corps.

After the rumbling sound of artillery, Yangwu County, the general grain transfer station in the rear of the Qing Army, was breached by the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards.

Jiao Anmin, chief food officer of Yangwu County, Henan chief envoy of the Qing court, and Zhao Guangrui, deputy chief soldier of the Qing court, were also escorted in front of Qin Zuoming, deputy chief soldier of the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards.

"Mr. Jun, please forgive me. We are all Han Chinese. We surrendered to the Qing Dynasty as a last resort. We are willing to turn our backs on the dark side and turn to the bright side. We are willing to work for you. I just ask you to let us go."

Jiao Anmin and Zhao Guangrui kept kowtowing.

"Hurry up, except for the ten-day rations each person can bring, all the rest of the food will be burned, all the captives and demoted officials will be killed, and no one will be left alive. Open the gates of the city and let the people flee!"

Qin Zuoming chopped off the heads of Jiao Anmin and Zhao Anrui with one knife, and gave the order directly without wiping the blood off their faces.

Soon, there was a burst of crackling gunshots in Yangwu County, as well as the wailing of the Qing army.

All the 50 Qing troops guarding grain were killed, and all the grain used by the [-] Qing army was burned. The fire burned for a day and a night!
At this time, the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards continued to advance rapidly. On the night when the Second Corps of the Second Guards Army attacked the Xingshan Camp, it seized the Yangjia Ferry on the north bank of the Yellow River, and then crossed the river in the early morning to seize the Sunjia Ferry. , It also directly destroyed hundreds of ships of the Qing army moored at Sunjia Ferry, and wiped out [-] soldiers and horses of the Qing army stationed at the ferry.

The reason why the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards went so smoothly is also because Hong Chengchou did not expect that the Guards would suddenly appear behind him, and would appear north of the Yellow River, making the Qing army north of the Yellow River and the Qing army guarding the ferry It was completely caught off guard.

As everyone knows, the Guards had crossed the river quietly to the north bank of the Yellow River with the help of local fishermen long before Hong Chengchou crossed the river.

So far, Hong Chengchou and his main force of 50 Qing troops have also been cut off from the rear and food roads.

In this way, Hong Chengchou officially fell into the tight pockets of the two guards and four regiments of the Ming Dynasty.

The First Corps of the Second Army occupied Xuanwuwei and captured [-] Qing troops and annihilated [-] Qing troops. The strength of Meng Qiaofang's troops was greatly damaged.

The Second Corps of the Second Army attacked and occupied the Xingshan Camp at night, and the Qing army Jin Li led 3 people to retreat to Kaifeng.

The First Corps of the Third Army occupied Yangwu and killed [-] Qing troops, and occupied the Yellow River Ferry to kill [-] Qing troops, and burned down the Qing army's grain road.

Only the Second Corps of the Third Army still trapped Li Guohan and other Qing troops with a total of nearly [-] Qing troops in Baliwan.

"Since the Second Corps of the Third Army of the Guards has trapped Li Guohan and the Qing army with nearly [-] troops, there is no need to let them go back. We should take advantage of this and eat them directly, so as not to break out and join forces with Hong Chengchou's main force to increase the amount of food they can eat. The difficulty of supporting the Qing army, and Li Guohan of this Qing army is the son of Li Yongfang, the noble man of the Qing Dynasty, the son-in-law Liu Zhiyuan, and Wu Sangui's cousin Zu Zerun. These are the most skilled Manchu and Han troops in Liaodong. Once it is time to join forces with Hong Chengchou's main force, it will be his help to break through!"

Qin Liangyu looked at Zhu Youjian as he spoke: "However, I don't know if the Second Corps of the Third Army of the Guards can eat up the nearly [-] Qing troops, and I don't know if Li Zhitai can transport the supplies and ammunition to the In the hands of the Second Corps of the Third Army of the Guards."

Affected by the climate of the Little Ice River, although Kaifeng Mansion is located in the Central Plains at this time, the severe cold in December can freeze people to death. Therefore, Zhu Youjian couldn't help saying: "In heavy snow days, it was difficult for our people to transport our luggage in the past." , It is also difficult for the Qing army to break through the encirclement. It depends on who can afford it now. Even if it can’t eat it, there is no way. With the cunning of an old fox like Hong Chengchou, he shouldn't have gotten into me so easily."

"Not only this, but also whether the soldiers and civilians trapped in Kaifeng City can hold on. After being besieged for so long, although there is enough food in Kaifeng Mansion, in this severe cold weather, the coal and charcoal outside can't get in, and people died inside. I can’t get out, but it’s better not to have a plague.”

Just as Qin Liangyu was saying this, Lu Jiude interjected: "I don't know if Hong Chengchou will really attack Kaifeng City. Now it seems that if the servant is Hong Chengchou, it seems that the meaning of attacking Kaifeng City is not great."

Hearing what Lu Jiude said, both Zhu Youjian and Qin Liangyu nodded, and they also felt that it was impossible for Hong Chengchou not to notice signs of his army moving around, but the only thing they could do now was to wait for news.

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