Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 541 Recovering the whole territory of Shanxi
Shanxi merchants such as Zhai Tang and Huang Yunfa were also executed by the guards one after another.

This is the end.

Basically, Shanxi merchants who participated in traitorous acts have been punished by history.

The wealth accumulated by these traitorous Shanxi merchants naturally fell into the hands of the Ming court, which can be regarded as the best reward for the Ming scholars and people who bought the "Northern Expedition Voucher".

On March 23, the [-]rd year of Chongzhen, the First Corps of the Fourth Army of the Guards recovered the entire territory of Fenzhou and occupied Qingyuan.

On March [-] of the same year, the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards also successively recovered the entire territory of Liaozhou Prefecture, occupying as far as Yuci.

At this time, only the two isolated cities of Taiyuan and Shouyang remained in Shanxi.

In the end, the deputy commander-in-chief of the two corps agreed that the First Corps of the Fourth Army would be responsible for attacking Taiyuan, and the First Corps of the Third Army would be responsible for attacking Shouyang.

As for the Qing court, Shanxi Governor Zhu Shichang personally guarded Taiyuan Mansion.

Although Zhu Shichang was instructed by Dorgon to defend Taiyuan and prevent the Ming army from entering Zhending Mansion in Beizhili, he had no confidence in whether he could defend Taiyuan.

After all, Zhu Shichang himself also knew that Jiang Yu, who had already betrayed the Qing Dynasty, was in the north, and there were no less than [-] Ming troops in the south, and they were all guards who had wiped out his Qing elite.

Therefore, Zhu Shichang's original intention was to guard for a few days symbolically and then escape to Zhending along the official road after losing the enemy.

"Yuci fell? The Cao family, the Qu family, etc. were all raided and beheaded by the Ming army!"

Zhu Shichang knew that after Yuci fell, he also knew that his retreat was cut off, so he sat down on a chair and sighed.

Because there are two must-pass cities on the official road from Taiyuan to Zhending, one is Shouyang, and the other is Yuci.

Zhu Shichang naturally knew that Yuci should focus on defense, but he didn't have enough troops and didn't know which city the Ming Guards would attack, so he could only focus on the most important city, Taiyuan.

But what Zhu Shichang didn't expect was that the Ming army did not attack his Taiyuan first, but attacked the city around Taiyuan and executed the rich and gentlemen, making him unable to figure out which city the Ming army would attack next.

So now that he suddenly found out that Yuci had fallen, he was not too surprised, but sighed that he still couldn't escape in the end.

"Shanxi has been corrupted to this point, and the sins of slaves are unforgivable. Ming thieves are overwhelming the country, and Taiyuan's fall is inevitable. The slaves know that there is no way out. Starting today, the generals will lead [-] officers and soldiers in the city to fight the enemy to the death. They have defended the Qing Dynasty for one more day!"

Zhu Shichang was the man with the red flag inlaid with the Han army flag, and he was also the first batch of Han bandits who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

Now, he once again expressed his loyalty to his Qing court before the city of Taiyuan fell.

"Take this letter back to the capital immediately and hand it over to the Regent!"

But after the Shanxi governor Zhu Shichang delivered the letter, he ordered again: "Take a bath! Go and find a Han family's wide-sleeved robe."

soon.

Zhu Shichang, the governor of Shanxi, put on the Hanfu robe after taking a bath, and sat in front of the silver mirror: "Huaxia clothes, what a Chinese clothes. I don't know if I, Zhu Shichang, is qualified to wear this Chinese clothes. Bring the scissors!"

Zhu Shichang shouted, and a maid took out a pair of scissors and handed it to Zhu Shichang.

Zhu Shichang personally cut off the money mouse tail on the back of his head, leaving only short, uneven hair that only reached his neck and laughed: "It's really not a Han, not a Hu."

Zhu Shichang, the governor of Shanxi, wrote another letter: "Your Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, I wish Shichang the sinners to pay homage, and wish my emperor long live and long live in the city of Taiyuan! I know that I have committed a lot of crimes. The Han family did not dare to beg His Majesty's mercy and forgiveness. Today they decided to hang themselves to pay for their crimes and kill all the bannermen in the city to show righteousness. If you can keep his life alive in the peaceful world, I will be grateful for my emperor's kindness under the Nine Springs!"

After Zhu Shichang finished speaking, he sent a message to his confidant general Xu Ling: "Pass down the order to order the soldiers of the headquarters to kill all the banner soldiers in the city, and cut off their braids within three days!"

"Your Excellency, do you mean to surrender?" Xu Ling, his confidant general, couldn't help asking at this time.

"It's not surrender, but anti-Qing. You must have seen the trend of the world now. If we don't do this, we can't survive. But you and I, who are already Han thieves, can't escape even if we go against the Qing. How about Apologize with your life, or you can win the life of your family, you go and tell the brothers of the Han Army Banner that if they are willing to hang themselves with me, I can leave a letter to intercede for them, if not, they will all be executed!"

When Zhu Shichang said this, Xu Ling couldn't help being very surprised, and asked again: "But, can the Ming army really spare our family by doing this?"

"Let's take a gamble. Even if we don't do this, the lives of our family members will not be saved. It's better to do this. Who will let the world belong to Daming now? If I knew today, I shouldn't have taken you to surrender."

After Zhu Shichang said this, Xu Ling went down to prepare.

Soon, the entire city of Taiyuan City was filled with shouts of killing.

After all the bannermen in the city were killed, Xu Ling and other generals also came to Zhu Shichang's place, but at this time Zhu Shichang had already hanged himself on the yellow beams.

Seeing this, Xu Ling and others also slayed themselves in front of Zhu Shichang.

As a result, the First Corps of the Fourth Army of the Guards regained Taiyuan City without fighting.

The matter of Zhu Shichang and others also spread to Zhu Youjian, which naturally saved the lives of his family.

Dorgon thought that Zhu Shichang died in battle, so he also made Zhu Shichang an official title, and treated Zhu Shichang's family kindly.

The Qing army in Shouyang City did not have many enemies. The First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards took Shouyang City in an hour, and only stayed in Shouyang City for half a day before leaving for Zhending Mansion.

The First Corps of the Fourth Army of the Guards chose to go north to Datong and join forces with Jiang Yu's troops to attack Beizhili from the direction of Datong.

So far, the whole territory of Shanxi was recovered by Ming Dynasty.

According to the latest military order of the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

The First Corps of the Fourth Army of the Guards will attack Xuanfu from Yanghewei, Datong Prefecture, and go south from Xuanfu to Juyongguan, and then occupy Beijing to block the Manchu retreat in the northeast direction. Lay the groundwork.

Jiang Yu's department is responsible for attacking Zijingguan, preparing to attack Beijing from the direction of Fangshan.

After the First Corps of the Third Army of the Guards entered Zhending Mansion, it would join forces with the First Corps of the First Guards Army in Baoding and enter Beijing from Zhuozhou.

The Second Corps of the First Army of the Guards will go to Tianjin Wei and attack Beijing from Tongzhou. The waterways in this area are well developed, and the Navy of the Guards will participate in the assistance.

The Second Corps of the Third Army of the Guards was responsible for recovering the daimyo and Guangping prefectures as a reserve force for other Northern Expeditionary armies.

The Seventh Army of the Guards and the Second Corps of the Fourth Army of the Guards were responsible for recovering the cities in Guanzhong and the entire territory of Shaanxi (including Gansu).

The Jiao Lian Division of the Second Guards Army entered Jizhou from Shanhaiguan, blocking the way for the Manchus to retreat to the Liao land outside the pass.

　Here is a reply to the doubts of book friends about holding the emperor's funeral for Li Zicheng.When I wrote about this plot at the time, the emperor’s funeral was not proposed by the protagonist, and it was not proposed by the protagonist, so I repeat it!At that time, Li Yan proposed this condition, which was reasonable from Li Yan's point of view. He was only loyal to Li Zicheng, including other breakthrough generals.They had two choices at the time, either to join Daming and accept Zhu Youjian's dispatch, or to directly drive troops into the southern part of Huguang, today's Hunan area.And if it is the latter, the Ming army will bear the pressure of fighting on the third front, one is Huaiyang Duoduo, the other is Huguang Azig, and the third is Hunan burglars.And Li Yan put forward this condition to express his loyalty to Li Zicheng, and it was also for Zhu Youjian to express his tolerance for Chuangjun, which convinced him enough.From the perspective of Chongzhen, this area is difficult, but the protagonist has to choose this way.This is the ability that a mature politician must possess.Under the premise of the invasion of foreign enemies, everything that can be tolerated and everything that cannot be tolerated must be put aside.The Kuomintang and the Communist Party during the Anti-Japanese War were also an example.Maybe for novels, this is not very cool, after all, this can be regarded as a bit of abuse for the protagonist.It's my fault that I still haven't been able to write brainless and cool articles. I'm habitually pursuing a sense of reality. I'll continue to work hard in the future, and don't give the protagonist the slightest abuse, even if he is unreasonable, it doesn't matter.It is best for people to be admired by the protagonist's arrogance as soon as they see the protagonist.Net text is still a cool world.Once again, it is the author's own fault, and I will not play like this in the future. I hope everyone will continue to support me.Historical texts are not easy to sell, and can only be supported by a small number of follow-up subscriptions.

　　
　
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