Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 75
Let's say that Hongguang fled to Huang Degong's camp. Hearing what he said, he regretted it very much. He had the intention of returning to Luan when he escaped from Nanjing.

However, at this time, people's hearts were gone and it was difficult to deal with it. In order to win over the ministers, Hongguang issued an edict, "Zheng Cai, Huang Fei, Fang Guoan, Du Hongyu, and Bu Congshan are all the Earls of Jin, Ruan Dacheng and Zhu Dadian worship the left and right ministers, and jointly rule Shihu went back to Xialuan to defend Nanjing."

Before Hongguang's envoy left Wuhu, the news of Nanjing's fall spread to the camp, and the emperor was struck by lightning and fell ill.

Wuhu Daying, also because of all the unfavorable news, has become gloomy, and seems to have the spirit of subjugation.

At this time, Duoduo, who was in Nanjing, saw Hongguang fleeing, so naturally he would not let him go. He asked where Hongguang was fleeing to?A person with a cheeky seller informed him that he had fled to Taiping Mansion.

Not long after Duoduo's soldiers entered Nanjing, they ordered Liu Liangzuo's department to act as guides, and sent Dorobelenikan, Tulai, Gushan Beizi Tunqi, and others to lead half of the Mongolian army to pursue them.

The Qing soldiers were led by Liu Liangzuo, who was familiar with the terrain, and soon traced Hongguang's whereabouts. They chased him eighty miles outside Taiping Mansion, and heard that Hongguang returned to Wuhu County. Liu Liangzuo then led the Qing soldiers to chase to Wuhu overnight.

In the 15th year of Chongzhen, Liu Liangzuo broke Zhang Xianzhong's loyalty to Qianshan with Huang Degong. In the first year of Hongguang, he hurt Huang Degong and Wang Yan together to fight against the left army in Chizhou.

Because the two had worked together before, Liu Liangzuo thought of recruiting Huang Degong for the Qing court so as to make another great contribution, so he took the initiative to ask for the surrender.

When Liu Liangzuo arrived in Wuhu, he immediately sent a letter to Huang Degong, urging him to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. However, Huang Degong ignored him.

Huang Degong didn't know that the morale of the army had changed. After beheading the envoy sent by Liu Liangzuo, he led his troops into battle.

More than 3000 people from Huang Degong's department lined up in front, and Ma Shiying's son, Ma Luan, the commander of Jinyiwei, led 6 people behind.

When the two armies faced each other, there were many swords and guns, banners and flags covered the sun, and the air of murder was all over the sky. Huang Degong was about to order the soldiers to beat the drums to advance, but Liu Liangzuo, who was in the opposite formation, suddenly rode out and said, "Don't move, I have something to say." .Nanjing has fallen, and Jiangnan cannot be protected. With tens of thousands of horses, the public will not only fail to protect the Ming court, but will also lead to disasters. With the prestige of the public, if he can submit to the Qing Dynasty, the title will be above the Liang Zuo! Why bother? To be buried in the Ming Court?"

Hearing his words, Huang Degong couldn't help being furious, and angrily reprimanded: "Who is Liu Liangzuo? During the Jiashen period, there was no meritorious service. It was His Majesty who promoted you, and you were able to become an earl and a minister of a town. The state treats you with great kindness. You are Uncle Guangchang, and you command a heavy army, but instead of protecting the country, you persuade me to surrender to captives, what kind of face do you have to come to see me?"

After counting the army, Huang Degong's angry words made Liu Liangzuo feel ashamed, and he couldn't help hiding his face and retreating into the formation. Huang Degong led the troops to fight the Qing soldiers.

The sound of killing on the battlefield was loud, the sound of weapons slamming, and the sound of firearms erupting could be heard endlessly, and countless soldiers fell to the opponent's sword.

Huang Degong had few soldiers, and the Qing army was heavy. In addition, the generals in the army were divided, and the Ming army gradually fell into a disadvantage.

The battle started at noon, and when it was close to midnight, Huang Fei, the commander-in-chief, was first defeated by the Mongolian soldiers from the outer vassal.

Huang Degong sent out all his soldiers and horses, and there were not many soldiers and horses left in the camp, and Emperor Hongguang was in the camp. If the emperor was lost, the Ming army would be defeated immediately.

The situation of the Ming army was in crisis. Fortunately, Ma Luan, who was in the rear, led the troops and drove back the Mongolian cavalry with firearms.

In the formation of the Ming army, Tian Xiong and Ma Degong saw that the army was already in decline, so they became more determined to surrender.

If they were defeated by the Qing army and then surrendered, they would definitely not be taken seriously, but if they turned against each other and laid a key blow for the victory of the Qing army, then they would definitely be rewarded heavily, and it would be no problem to increase their ranks.

At this time, Huang Degong was leading the army to fight against the Qing army, and he didn't know it at all. The two of them were thinking that when he was about to lead his bodyguards to support the right wing, he suddenly hit the public with an arrow in the throat.

For a moment, Huang Degong bled profusely and fell off his horse.

Seeing this, a group of soldiers turned pale with fright, and quickly erected the public.

At this time, the Ming army was already in danger. If the main general retreated again, he would be defeated immediately. Huang Degong was seriously injured, but he refused to retreat. , the morale of the army will not be disturbed, and it is still possible to fight."

Huang Degong thought it was a flying arrow and shot himself, but he didn't think it was an arrow shot by Tian Xiong. When he saw that the arrow hit Huang Degong, he was overjoyed and led his troops to rebel.

The Ming army was already at a disadvantage, but now Tian Xiong and Ma Degong launched a rebellion, defected and were immediately defeated by the Qing army.

At this time, the Duke was speechless, and the guards wanted to protect him and retreat, but he knew that he was seriously injured and could not escape, and the soldiers and horses under his command collapsed, which filled him with grief and indignation, and he was extremely unwilling.

Huang Degong still wanted to fight again, but the number of people around him kept decreasing, and he was already powerless.

The governor was at a loss, and he didn't want to fall into the enemy's hands, so he drew his sword and killed himself.

Later, the Duke's wife, Weng Shi, hanged herself at home when she heard about the Duke's death festival.

At the beginning of Hongguang, four towns were set up, Jie died early, the second Liu had surrendered, now Huang Degong died, and the five major military towns of the Ming Dynasty lost all their elites.

The army was defeated like a mountain, and with Huang Degong slaying himself, the Ming army in Wuhu was unable to recover. The general Weng Zhiqi was forced into a desperate situation by the Qing army, refused to surrender, and drowned to death.

It is exactly "Jingnan's loyalty is unparalleled, and his love is unparalleled; on the festival of death on the battlefield, the history will flow together."

The commander of Jin Yiwei made Ma Luan supervise the battle in the rear, but the defeated soldiers rushed into the formation, and the soldiers and horses under his command were also defeated. Nikan followed the cavalry to hide and kill, and drove the defeated soldiers to the riverside. Most of the defeated soldiers were driven into the river and drowned. Ma Luan disappeared. .

The generals of the Yellow Department, countless dead, the chief soldier Bu Congshan, Qiu Yue, Yu Yongshou, and Du Hongyu were all captured and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. (Most of the names and positions in the author's book are historical figures, except for a very few written by the author himself, all of which are real people.)
Hong Guang was in the camp, knowing that the Ming army had been defeated, he wanted to flee again, but suddenly two generals rushed into the tent, it was the rebel generals Tian Xiong and Ma Degong.

The two wanted to vote for the Qing court, but a counterattack was not enough. They needed a great achievement, so they wanted to capture Hong Guang alive, and then sacrificed it to the Qing court, in exchange for high officials, high salary, glory and wealth.

The two broke into the tent, hacked Hongguang's guards to death, and then Tian Xiong took Hongguang's back, and the horse captured Hongguang's two legs. Hongguang wept and begged the two.

The two said, "I can't let you go because of my fame."

The emperor heard it deeply, bit Tian Xiong's neck with his teeth, blood stained his clothes.

(End of this chapter)