Lu Ming
Chapter 728 History
Chapter 728 History ([-])
Usually, before something goes wrong, it will have a seemingly normal beginning.As for why he accelerated so fast and even flew off the cliff, maybe the brakes were really broken, or maybe he didn't want to step on it.
At the beginning, when the "Bi Xing Town Fusi" was established, Liu Zongmin also had a plan.
Sitting in the mansion of Tian Hongyu, the head of the state, he announced the KPI for the season's recovery to his subordinates: "One hundred thousand in the middle hall, seventy thousand or fifty thousand or fifty thousand in brocade clothes in the Jingtang of the Ministry, fifty thousand or thirty thousand in the official department of the Taoist department, three thousand in the Hanlin Twenty thousand and ten thousand, subordinates and subordinates each count in a thousand."
The above marks are fair, open and impartial, with high transparency.
Of course, in fact, Liu Zongmin did not really regard this KPI as a standard that must be completed.Just like the company's annual indicators, there is more or less the taste of a lion's mouth opening.
Next, it is the game between the two parties.
In the eyes of most officials, such brutal behavior must not be compromised.Even if it is handed over, you have to resist desperately and then spit out a few more. Otherwise, wouldn't you publicly show that you are a corrupt official?
You know, according to the above standards, normal officials can't save so much in eight lifetimes with their salaries.
However, the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds.No matter what the call is, there will always be someone who bets on the initiative.
For example, as mentioned before, Chen Yan, a cabinet scholar in the old world, tried his best to prevent Chongzhen from going south.This gentleman is in this plane, although he has not yet become a bachelor, but he still "carried two suitcases to Zong Min's place. The thief liked his generosity, so he was exempt."
There are also Liu Mingyu, the head of the household department, who "since one thousand is finished, they have to be released."
The routine of buying horse bones with a thousand pieces of gold lasted just two days.Next, for the vast number of officials who "do not support the work of the Dashun court", except for a very small number of officials selected to maintain daily government affairs, the rest began to suffer large-scale plundering operations.
The mansion of Kunizawada Hiroyuki occupies a vast area, and it is divided into several grades in front and back, and officials of different grades are tortured separately.
At this time, the officials who used to think that their willpower could suppress pain nerves finally understood the gap between reality and imagination.As they themselves said: under the three trees, what can you ask for?
If you don't copy it, you don't know. Once you copy it, you will be shocked.
On the first day, a Hanlin dug out 7000 taels of silver from his home.This result surprised most people from poor backgrounds, including Li Zicheng: "Is the richness of Hanlin even?"
Is the Hanlin known as Qingshui Yamen so rich?
Is the capital official and the town's Lao Cai really not on the same level?
Therefore, the previous KPI has been completely implemented this time: "All Hanlin officials, no matter old or new, will be paid more than ten thousand gold."
With all the officials of the Qing Dynasty like this, it is natural that the key point is to torture the big heads, relatives of the emperor and officials from all walks of life.
Zhou Kui, Zhou Guozhang, who cried poor in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, first had his son killed in person, and then his wife and daughter were also forced to hang himself.After that, Liu Zongmin began to torture Zhou Kui.
In the end, greed was not worth the pain caused by the stick.Among the family properties that Zhou Kui was forced to confess, there were as many as 52 taels of silver alone, and there were hundreds of thousands of other treasures: "Zhou Kui copied 52 silver and hundreds of thousands of precious coins. .”
Here is the key point: Everyone is quick.
Royal relatives are inevitable, let alone officials.A large number of officials were severely tortured.Not only with sticks, Chuangjun also used various cruel methods such as burning muscles and breaking shins to force them to pay money.
The only one who escaped the catastrophe was probably Wei Dezao, the chief assistant in history.This gentleman was the No. 13 scholar in the [-]th year of Chongzhen. Historically, he was held alive by a stick for five days, and died of a split brain.His son was subsequently killed by the army.
In this plane, because it was eight years earlier, Old Wei escaped this catastrophe.
Although it has been advanced, the total number of Beijing officials remains unchanged.Liu Zongmin's catastrophe, the number of thousands of relatives and officials, whether they are working or retired, did not escape after all.
Even so, Liu Zongmin still felt that it was not enough.
As the looting progressed, Liu Zongmin was amazed by the huge amount of silver in the account, and the wealth of the capital's hidden silver, so Liu Zongmin ordered someone to erect two pillars at the door for Ling Chi's exclusive use.Those who dare not pay the money will be hacked into pieces: "There are two pillars erected at Zongmin's gate, and there will be no idle time for the people."
The big project of "Zongmin Debt Collection Co., Ltd." in the capital city has been booming since it started, and other departments of Chuangjun have also benefited from it.
After entering the city for more than ten days, under the stimulation of countless wealth, the prudence and restraint before entering the army have long since disappeared.
At this time, the car has no brakes.Li Zicheng's generals, in addition to torturing and looting, also targeted the merchants and wealthy households in the city.
Uncontrolled soldiers even attacked ordinary people directly, robbing houses and women frequently.For a time, the entire capital was shrouded in an atmosphere of fear.
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In such an environment that is gradually getting out of control, there is always a force in the capital who stands aloof and looks on coldly.
All members of this force are wearing black robes, and the high-level people are wearing Taoist robes.Their leader is Zhou Yi, the national teacher who is in charge of the intelligence department.
Zhou Guoshi, who had a high reputation in the Chuang army, changed his previous sharpness after entering the city, and became much quieter.In addition to participating in the discussion of strategic planning at the court meeting, in the following days, he did not participate in any government affairs on the grounds of meditating and breathing.
But at nightfall, a guest came to Zhou Yi's National Teacher's Mansion, Si Yamen, who was originally a pedestrian.
The guests who came in through the back door were wearing a pair of patched coarse cloth blouses, and they were all dirty from head to toe.
But after seeing this guest in the study, Zhou Tianshi stepped forward quickly, held the other's hand tightly, shook it up and down, and showed a rare excited expression on his face: "Comrade old ghost, we finally meet!"
"I only found out your real identity this morning." Liu Wang, who came to the meeting, was also very excited, and shook the other's hand vigorously: "I have long admired the name of Comrade 'Buddhism', and your achievements are soul-stirring, and my colleagues in Beijing Station admire you It's tight!"
"It's all about the support from the rear, and the commander has a good command."
After exchanging pleasantries, the two sat down.
Liu Wang took a sip of tea, then cut to the chase and said, "I'm here to meet you for two reasons."
"The first thing is to contact you about the retreat."
"The second thing." Liu Wang said here, and pulled out a piece of paper from under the thigh patch: "This is a list that was investigated by the Beijing Station before. It is full of Beijing officials who have treated us positively and viciously, and even secretly funded the opposition. official list."
"This is easy to do."
Zhou Yi took the note, glanced at it, and pulled the rope to call people in: "Give this list to Liu Zongmin, and say that these people suspect that there is a large amount of hidden silver in their house, and ask him to arrange it urgently."
"Yes."
"As for the first thing." Zhou Yi refilled Liu Wang's tea: "My side is already implementing it one after another. Don't worry, let's discuss it in detail."
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At the same time that Comrade Fokan was meeting with the underground party in Beijing, a meeting was being held at the headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army in Tianjin, two hundred miles away.
The atmosphere of the meeting was very harmonious.Under the warm yellow light, Han Xiaobo, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition Army as the host, waved his hand to signal the orderlies, and poured military coffee for the middle-aged people sitting next to him.
"The emperor has already had a decree for the resettlement of the Guan Ning army."
Picking up the green mug as a signal from the air, and then taking a sip of the bitter black coffee, Han Xiaobo continued: "Zu Dashou's good deeds, Wu Sangui's perseverance. In the future, places like the Western Regions, Koryo, and Tianzhu will use soldiers everywhere. You Guan Ning Army is of great use."
The first few Guan Ning generals who heard this suddenly fell to the ground in their hearts.
To be honest, since the entry of Jianlu, Guan Ning's army has not lived in peace.Not only did they send some troops to defend the capital, but they also had to guard the safety of Shanhaiguan in the east.
Then, the situation changed suddenly.First, Jianlu hurriedly withdrew from outside the customs. Although Li Jichun's department blocked the news from Yanshan to Tianjin, the Guanning Group has been entrenched outside the customs for so many years. Only from various channels outside the customs can they get general information about the battle of Santunying.
Afterwards, the emperor hung a tree branch overnight, and Li Zicheng went to Beijing.
The dazzling situation and the changing flags on the top of the city really made Guan Ning Group dizzy this time.
Where to go?
In the face of tremendous pressure, the Guanning Group, which was hesitant, sent negotiating missions of equal size to Beijing and Tianjin to collect information.
The representative of the mission to Tianjin was Zu Zesheng, then deputy general of Qiantun, and this was Zu Dashou's nephew.The rest of the important figures in the missions are Wu Che, another of the Guanning Army's big hilltops, Wu Sangui's personal soldier.
When the mission came to Tianjin, it was immediately received by Han Xiaobo.After the meeting, Han Xiaobo was also very enthusiastic. Holding a coffee cup, he released Emperor Cao's kindness.
Hearing this, Guan Ning also breathed a sigh of relief.You know, Guan Ning went up and down before coming here, but he judged that Tianjin would not have a good attitude to recruit and surrender.
The answer is simple: since Cao Yan was able to defeat Jianlu, there must be a lack of due respect for the Guanning Group, which had been suppressed by Jianlu for many years.
So after Han Xiaobo released his goodwill, all the negotiators heaved a sigh of relief, and they all clasped their fists in salute, claiming that Emperor Cao was magnanimous, and Marshal Han was unparalleled in the world.
After a flattering speech, the head of the delegation, Zu Zesheng, intentionally or unintentionally, made eye contact with Deputy Envoy Wu Che.Then, Wu Che gave a dry cough, cupped his fists and said, "The last general is bold, I don't know if I should ask a question or not."
Han Xiaobo waved his hand: "They are all soldiers, so speak up."
"Dare to ask. After Guan Ning voted for Emperor Dayan, where did he eat?"
"Hahaha."
When Han Xiaobo heard this, he looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "This matter is easy, take the pen and ink."
After finishing speaking, Han Xiaobo wrote a letter with a few brush strokes in front of everyone, sealed it with sealing paint, and handed it to Zu Zesheng: "Everything is in the letter, take it back, and give it to you The master of the family will know it at a glance."
Zu Zesheng put away the letter carefully.
"There are also some gifts from the emperor to Guan Ningjun, you should take them back together."
"Guan Ning is deeply impressed!"
In this way, that night, a meeting in the capital was completed as scheduled.The Guanning delegation, which went to Tianjin, also returned to Shanhaiguan early in the morning of the second day.
When they came, the delegation brought some goods as gifts for visiting Marshal Han.But it was not a loss when we went back. The delegation pulled two large carts of rewards, and the boxes were piled full, but it was a profit.
This day is November 15th.No. [-] after Li Zicheng entered Beijing.
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At the same time, another Guanning delegation far away in the capital also embarked on the road back to Shanhaiguan with the sincerity and official position of the Li Zicheng Group.
The current situation in the north has evolved into a triangular situation of confrontation.However, the seemingly most stable structure is actually fragile.The fragile balance between Li, Cao and Wu will be completely broken in a short time.
Just three days later, on the [-]th, when Li Zicheng was in the early court, a shocking event occurred: the national teacher left with his seal.
Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng, who was extremely shocked after hearing the news, and his courtiers who were equally shocked, rushed all the way from the Forbidden City.
When the emperor rushed into the lobby of the intelligence department, what he saw was the great seal of the national teacher hanging from the beam of the roof, and the envelope lying quietly on the table.
Opening the envelope and pulling out the letter paper, Emperor Li, who had studied in a private school since childhood, read the words on it tremblingly.
The content of the letter is very simple.Master Zhou Daguo said, now that King Li Chuang's meritorious deeds have been accomplished, the agreement between Iron Umbrella Gate and King Chuang has been completed, and both sides got what they wanted.
Next, Zhou Daozhang will respect the decree of teaching real people, and lead all Taoists to go back to the mountains to practice Dao Xuangong.
At the end of the letter, on the occasion of parting, Daoist Zhou left half a speech as a commemoration: "The summer melts, the rivers overflow, and people may be fish and turtles. Who has commented on the merits and crimes of thousands of years?"
that's all.
After reading the teacher's message, Emperor Dashun looked up to the sky and sighed, unable to speak for a long time.At this moment, he seemed to feel that something important was lost, and his heart suddenly felt empty.
Li Zicheng, who was in an extremely bad mood, finally led his group of officials back to the imperial city.
Just as they passed the long street, they saw a tragic scene: a businessman with blood dripping from his lower limbs was dragged to the door of the pawn shop by the wolf-like intruders, and all his property was about to be pawned on the spot.
If not, they will be tortured in the street.
After being silent for a long time, Li Zicheng turned his head and said to Liu Zongmin, the most important general beside him, "Why don't you help Gu to be the emperor?"
Sitting on the horse, Liu Zongmin, who was looking in front of him, returned the famous saying in history without any hesitation: "The power of the emperor belongs to you, and the prestige of torture belongs to me, so there is no need to worry about it."
I am now the spokesperson for the vast number of soldiers in the group who are participating in making a fortune. Your majesty, please don't bother me.
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What Li Zicheng and the others didn't know was that at this point in time, the land in the south of the Yangtze River, thousands of miles away, already looked different.Just like in history, they have reaped endless hatred and curses.
At the beginning, when the new imperial court reported that Li Zicheng had tortured officials in the capital, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River were more suspicious than trustworthy.It is generally believed that this is some exaggerated news released by Emperor Cao in order to win the hearts of Jiangnan.
However, as the newspapers are updated every day, people are more and more muttering in their hearts: Why do they feel more and more nose and eyes?
A few days later, the person who came to report from the capital quickly arrived.
Li Zicheng was working in Beijing, but he did not close the city gate.Therefore, the family members of officials from all walks of life generally arrived in Jiangnan at the same time.
This time, Jiangnan was a sensation.The messengers knelt down in the hall in tears, telling about the inhuman torture their masters/friends/nephews/classmates/citizens suffered in the capital, and the money they were forced out of.
The gentry who heard the details felt their hands and feet were cold at first, and then they were furious.
It is different from the history that Li Zicheng died in Jiugong Mountain.This time, the gentry had specific means of revenge.
After a brief silence of two days, the gentry from all over the country sent messengers to all over the country and set off first.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of job application letters were sent to the new governments in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.Then, large-scale knock-on petitions appeared in front of the gate in Shanghai.
This time, the gentry let go of their restraint and completely joined Cao Yan's side.
In order to show their submission, the gentry also sent a certificate of honor to Emperor Cao.
One: Letters sent to all parts of the country, the content of which is to help the new dynasty stabilize the region and ask local officials to submit to Cao Yan.
Second, the gentry themselves came out to ask for officials, which was considered a gesture.
Thirdly, a large number of legitimate sons of gentry families began to enroll in the new government-run schools in various places.
Faced with the passionate knocking on the que by the people wearing silk and satin, Emperor Tianhua, who lived temporarily, had to summon his subjects in public several times, and shed a few tears of joy, no, tears of grief.
Angry Emperor Tianhua said in public: He will never spare Li Zicheng's gang!We must send Li Zicheng, the stupefied baby, and those Shaanxi hags to hard labor in the poor mountains and rivers to help everyone relieve their hatred!
The emperor expressed his position, and the anger was calmed down.
In this way, the control power of the Cao Yan regime began to increase rapidly around the south of the Yangtze River.It is no exaggeration to say that from this moment on, the world will be settled.
Well, now that the last touches are done, the dirty white glove is useless, and it's time for the owner to throw it away.
On November [-], the high-speed reinforcement fleet loaded from Shanghai set off.
This day is Li Zicheng's No.20 day in Beijing.
On the same day, in the gathering hall in the city of Shanhaiguan, the generals of the Guanning Army who came from various defense areas gathered here, and the atmosphere was chilling and harsh.
These more than 100 generals represent the Guanning Group, which is supported by the Ming court with millions of taels of silver every year.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has collapsed, no one will give blood to the Guan Ning Group anymore.This deformed military group now needs to find a way out by itself.
But it is different from history.This time, there is no Huang Taiji with great talent and boldness to take everyone to pretend to fly together.
In front of the Guanning Group, either vote for Li Shun, or vote for Cao Yan, or everyone raises a banner today to see whether Zu Dashou or Wu Sangui will also be an emperor and found a country outside the Guanning?
The third option is hilarious.As far as the nature of the Guanning Group is concerned, it has never been a vigorous political and military force with extreme political ambitions.
This fat-headed and big-eared armed group has long since lost its aggressiveness.Like a toad, it doesn't move.Every step in history, until Kangxi's downfall of the feudal clan, and the final disappearance of the Guanning Group, was driven by others, following the trend and following the trend.
Now, at last, the historic moment.
And eight years earlier than in history, what choice will Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, make when the big mountain of Zu Dashou still exists inside?
The answer seems to be very simple: look at the prices offered by Li and Cao.
At this moment, Emperors Li and Cao offered the weight to recruit the Guanning Group, which was placed on the table in front of the generals.
On the cases on the left is Li Zicheng's price tag.Some of the treasures of gold and pearls probably came from looting, and they carried an imperial decree: to make Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou Marquis, and the rest of the Guan Ning generals will all be rewarded.
The imperial decree clearly stated: If the Guan Ning army can go south to destroy Cao for the king in the future, then "don't hesitate to reward the prince."
All in all, the prices offered by Li Shun's regime are mediocre and quite satisfactory.
The following is the weight given by Cao Yan.
First is the gift.On the long table outside the door of the hall that has been spelled out, hundreds of heads bestowed by Emperor Cao are neatly arranged.
These heads, Guan Ning's generals seem to be familiar with each other, and they are often seen on the battlefield.
For example, the head of Azige, the king of Doro Wuying, the head of Abatai, the king of Doro Raoyu, the head of the first-class son-in-law Yang Guli, and so on.
The heads that almost terrified Guan Ning's army for many years were all placed in front of everyone today.
Next, it's the imperial decree to seal the official's wish, no, it's the letterhead.
Letterhead written by Han Xiaobo, the governor of the North.
Its content can be described as watching the sea and listening to the waves, quiet and elegant.
The first sentence is earth-shattering: "I'll fuck you Guan Ning bastards, maggots."
The second sentence: "Just your grandma's food! Guan Ning's entire army handed over their weapons, and the whole army accepted the reorganization of the Ministry of National Defense, and arranged for diversion."
The third sentence: "From the date of seeing the letter, Xianzu Dashou and Wu Sangui himself will come to Tianjin to plead guilty within three days. When the time comes, I will kill all of you idiots to the ground!"
The whole letter consists of three words.Its content is concise and to the point, the words are refined, and the style is not very high.But the advantage is that it is easy to understand, and the viewer will never misunderstand its meaning.
The next moment, there was a bang.Zu Dashou, the forward commander in rage, drew out his waist knife and slashed at the letter skin: "The children are too deceitful! This old man swears to be incompatible with the thief Cao!"
Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, who was also furious, looked pale, staring into the eyes of his old friend Azig, and murmured: "Send someone, send someone to the capital, and tell Emperor Li Shun that Guan Ning The army has voted for Dashun, and we will attack the Cao bandits with you!"
The two big mountains were furious, and they were obviously crowded into the hall with hundreds of generals, and at this moment, needles could be heard.
Immediately, both Zu and Wu shouted in unison: "Do you have any objections!?"
With a "crash", all the generals knelt down.
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On November 20, [-], Li Zicheng entered the capital No.[-] for eight days.
The plundering initiated by the Li Shun regime has spread to the people in the capital, completely deviated from the original intention, and shows no sign of stopping.
However, there is no permanent banquet after all.Later that day, an urgent report came from the south gate: a large army from Tianjin was approaching the capital.
Upon hearing this news, Emperor Li Zicheng of Dashun convened a military meeting with his subordinates overnight.Finally came to the conclusion: must go out of the city and fight Cao Ni in the field.
At this moment, the king and ministers of Dashun understood in their hearts: the Shun army who offended the whole capital, cannot defend the city.
Fortunately, the representative of the Guan Ning army who participated in the entire Dashun military meeting said that he would immediately return to Shanhaiguan to deliver a letter to bring the Guan Ning army to the battlefield agreed upon by both parties.
On the second day, the Dashun court, which had finalized its strategy, began to go all out to recruit the soldiers who were already eye-catching.
Until the day of November 5000th, Li Zicheng assembled all the [-] troops under his command.Except for [-] people left to defend the city, the remaining [-] troops rushed out of the city to meet Cao Ni's troops who dared to come to die.
The prelude to the war began slowly.
But this time, for some reason, the Tianjin side deliberately narrowed the cordon.So that when the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army was dispatched, the reconnaissance post sent out by the Chuangjun immediately discovered the abnormality.
Not only that.Even if his actions were detected by the opponent, the follow-up actions of the Northern Expeditionary Army were still hesitant, and they only traveled twenty miles a day.
In this way, on the third day after Li Zicheng's troops heard the news and set off for the expedition, the main force of the Northern Expedition Army, which had a lot of supplies, would march to twenty miles south of Yongding.
The procrastination of the Northern Expeditionary Army undoubtedly gave Li Zicheng's troops ample time to march and prepare for war.The time when the two sides finally met was the fifth day after Li Zicheng set off for the expedition, and the place was in Shuangtai Town, south of Langfang.
Next, it's engineering time.After seeing the enemy, the Northern Expeditionary Army quickly built a camp in the south of Shuangtai Town.
The same is true for Li Zicheng's department.With the help of the terrain of Shuangtai Town, the camp was quickly built.
Then.The two sides confronted each other inexplicably.
Li Zicheng is naturally happy to see the result: time is on the side of Emperor Dashun.The southerners who are not strong enough to fight will soon receive bad news.
December [-], [-].The day when the last major battle on the land of Huaxia started.
On the afternoon of the previous day, the Guan Ning Army, numbering more than [-], suddenly appeared in the northeast of the battlefield.
Early the next morning, the Northern Expeditionary Army, who seemed to have realized that they had been duped, formed an array to invite battle.On the opposite side, Li Zicheng's troops also dispatched the whole army.
At this moment, the total number of the Northern Expeditionary Army was only over 4, and its strategic situation was not good. It seemed that it was attacked by Li Shun and Guan Ning.
And in view of the huge supply team and a large number of scientific and technological arms, the frontal formation of the Northern Expeditionary Army is particularly thin, not as good as half of the opposing army.
However, it doesn't matter, everything will end today.
Han Xiaobo, who was riding on a horse, observed the enemy's formation with a telescope, and said with emotion: "Old Li has hidden his heavy horse again."
"Hehe." Wei Yuan handed over the iPad without any hassle.On its screen, it displayed the real-time image of the Chuangjun from the drone data link overhead: "It's another right-wing assault."
"That's our left wing." Han Xiaobo glanced at his iPad, then turned his head and asked, "Is my Italian cannon in place?"
"Report, the enemy's heavy cavalry has been marked to shoot Zhu Yuan."
"Wait for my order."
Previously, the high-speed reinforcement fleet sailing from Shanghai did not have infantry, but carried two full artillery regiments drawn from the southern region.
And, the two Italian cannons used by the Great Yan Kingdom to suppress luck.
For these two Italian guns, two hundred extra rounds of 75mm high-explosive shells were purposely added to the latest batch of imported materials.
At this moment, more than [-] artillery pieces of various calibers have been densely packed behind Han Xiaobo's headquarters.The shooting elements calibrated by the range measurement of the drone have been distributed to each artillery group.
So, how long will it take for the final battle that determines the ups and downs of China?
The answer is 5 minutes.
Just when Li Zicheng's troops sounded the horn and the infantry phalanx was about to advance, Han Xiaobo coldly struck down his hand.
Immediately, the sky suddenly darkened.
The densely packed projectiles covered the sun.For a moment, Shun Jun on the battlefield thought it was suddenly dark.Immediately afterwards, a series of huge roars resounded across the battlefield like thunder from a god.
Shun Jun raised his neck, his eyes glazed over.The rain of projectiles, so dense that they formed an Iron Curtain, flew over the top of the head, and with a "boom", smashed into the cavalry phalanx behind.
The doomsday-like scene is so abrupt and magical.Before Shunjun could react, the second wave of shells hit the cavalry again.
In the interval between two neat roars, there was also a very special scream.
This sound started with a unit of 6 seconds, and then it became a continuous whistling sound.Accompanied by the strange sound, there were two red lines across the sky. The red high-explosive projectiles fired by the Italian artillery, like continuous red meteors, blasted into the heavy cavalry phalanx.
In less than 5 minutes, the heavy cavalry phalanx that Li Zicheng's troops relied on to compete for the world, became history under the joint strangulation of drones and artillery groups, and it was too late to run.
The mighty power of industrialized warfare was fully displayed in front of the natives.
In theory, from this moment on, the real battle is over.Technology and productivity have crushed traditional military forces.
"Rush! Rush! The whole army rush!"
The Shun Army Central Army, which was completely dumbfounded by the continuous Iron Curtain, was horrified, and all the generals from Li Zicheng onwards frantically ordered the whole army to charge.
At the same time, Wu Sangui, who was in the middle of the Guanning Army in the northeast of the battlefield, was covered in armor, with cold sweat on his forehead, and shouted to Zu Dashou beside him: "Come on! It's too late if you don't go on!"
Zu Dashou's face was full of beards, and he stared in despair at the terrifying Iron Curtain that still appeared in the sky.In the end, he gritted his teeth and shouted resignedly: "Come on! Fuck it for me!"
Immediately, the cavalry first slowly accelerated, and then accelerated.In the end, Guan Ning's iron cavalry plunged into the left wing of Li Zicheng's troops.
Seeing that the enemy in front of them suffered heavy losses, the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army did not move.
Visible to the naked eye, when the Guan Ning army turned against the water, the Shun army formation on the opposite side had already begun to loosen and disintegrate.At this time, the front row of musket formations of the Northern Expeditionary Army did not even fire bullets.
Immediately afterwards, the headquarters, which had assessed the situation on the battlefield, began to order: the artillery fire covered the enemy in front of him, and two volleys were fired.
It only took two rounds for the projectiles that hit the heads of the infantry phalanx to crush the Dashun Army whose morale had already collapsed.
At this time, Han Xiaobo finally ordered: the cavalry regiments on the left and right wings were dispatched to outflank Li Zicheng's troops.
The central infantry division also began to attack slowly.
But this kind of attack, no matter how you look at it, looks like a walk.
After all, the enemy is already in a state of disintegration and has lost the resistance of the established system.
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The moment Guan Ning's army started, Li Zicheng, who was in the middle army, saw the route and knew it was over.
Sure enough, the following Guanning Army rushed into the left flank of the Dashun Army.
"Sure enough, it was sold again"
It would be ridiculous to say that the Shun Army was defenseless against the Guan Ning Army.How could the Shun Army, who had emerged from the chaotic chaos of the late Ming Dynasty, not be on guard against the Guan Ning Army.
But everything lost its meaning in front of the iron curtain made up of shells.At this time, what difference does it make whether Guan Ning's army is against the water or not?
Just, why do you say "again"?Could it be that he was stunned by the thunder?
In a daze, Li Zicheng, Emperor of Dashun, turned his horse's head familiarly, and made the most skillful movement in his half life: "Withdraw."
Originally, after entering Beijing and sitting on the dragon chair, he thought that he would never need to run away for the rest of his life.
With the withdrawal of the Chinese army, the remaining tens of thousands of Shunjun troops have completely become a flock of sheep.At this time, the cavalry on the two wings only need to approach slowly, and after the deserters run a few miles and collapse on their own, they can catch the social animals.
As for Guan Ning's army. After smashing Li Zicheng's left wing, Guan Ning's army stopped the car in time.Today's battle is not counted according to the head, so there is no need to fight hard.
In fact, the root cause of the half-heartedness of the Guanning Army was not due to the fact that after the right-wing cavalry of the Northern Expedition Army attacked, the rear of the line was slowly exposed, but the long-prepared Dongjiang Town Heavy Cavalry Regiment.
The total number of the Dongjiang Corps has reached [-]. Judging from the location and attack route, the target is precisely the Guanning Army.
Panting heavily, he took off his helmet, looked into the distance and cursed again and again, as if he was a sorry Dongjiang rebel, Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou looked at each other, with cold sweat rolling off their foreheads.
They are all soldiers.Thinking back now, once they led their troops to attack the right wing of the Northern Expeditionary Army, wasn't it the Dongjiang heavy cavalry that they ran into head-on?
"Quickly go to the commander-in-chief to ask for credit!"
Rejoicing, the two hurriedly urged their horses to run towards Han Xiaobo's army.
Let's talk about Li Zicheng, since he left the army, he led the remnants to the capital.
In real history, after Li Zicheng was defeated, he also turned around and returned to the capital.Then he took the silver winter melon he had looted in a carriage, and fled back to Shaanxi in a panic.
This time, due to Qingqi chasing soldiers, the remnant of Li Zicheng had no choice but to hurry up and flee all the way.In the evening, Kankan arrived at the foot of the capital before all the horses fell to death.
At that time, flags were planted above the head of Yongdingmen.
Zuo Banner said: "The man of Yongping County was granted the imperial edict."
Right Banner said: The Fourth Division of the Northern Expedition.
In the middle, there is a large "Li" character flag, waving in the wind.
The top of the Yongding Gate was also full of people at the moment.Not only the soldiers from the Chunlei Battalion, but all adult men in the capital who could afford weapons had all gathered on the walls around the capital.
Airtight.
Having their house stolen and such a large pile of winter melons detained, the remnant soldiers in the city are extremely decadent.
Looking at the venomous eyes shot down from the top of the wall, and the crazy but happy yelling, only Li Chuangwang could afford to let it go, and continued to pull the horse expressionlessly: "Let's go."
But where to go?Now Li Zicheng's remnant troops only have dozens of riders left, they are exhausted and horses are exhausted, horses have been falling down and dying along the way, and there are still chasing soldiers who have enough time to spare. The so-called hopeless situation refers to now.
Looking around from the corner of the eye at dusk, Li Zicheng couldn't think of much to do now, so he pointed in the direction of Majiabao on the front of the guide, and urged his horse away.
Majiapu is a very small castle.When Jianlu entered the customs before, the people in Majiabao died and escaped, but now the fort has long been abandoned.Finally, before dark, Li Zicheng fled into the fort with the last bit of horsepower.
The following process is very familiar to everyone in the escape over the years.Shake the well to fetch water, burn the window and start a fire, cut up the dead horse meat and stew it, and eat a full meal with dry food to restore physical strength.
It is night, everything is silent, and the sky is full of stars.Except for the sound of horseshoes passing by from time to time in the distance, it seems that Majiabao did not pursue soldiers to investigate, but it gave the fugitives a rare night of rest.
On the second day, when Dongfang was graying, the men and horses who had recovered their strength quietly pushed open the gate of the fort, preparing to embark on the journey of escape again.
Those who greeted them were tens of thousands of silent cavalry who had already packed the surroundings with water.
Gaixia was besieged and besieged on all sides, but that was all.
Li Chuangwang, who knew nothing about the one-on-one VIP exclusive drone tracking overhead, really wanted to give up at this moment.
So, in this plane, Li Zicheng, who was only 30 years old, tightly squeezed the knife in his hand, intending to fight until the last moment he could breathe.
Li Zicheng in history can be said to be the most resolute rebel in the past 5000 years of China.
His whole life, from the moment he took the lead, was always in a cycle of fighting, losing, making a comeback, fighting again, and failing again.
The so-called "fleeing alone", "losing a big loss", all kinds of failures that others can hardly bear, are nothing in front of Li Zicheng's steely nerves.
Even if he was besieged by officers and soldiers, he would feign surrender and rebel.
Even if he was kicked out of the capital, he was still defeated and killed all the way.Until the moment of his death at the foot of Jiugong Mountain in Hubei, Li Zicheng was still fighting the local farmers.
This is a real indomitable person.In him, the stubborn and tenacious Lengwa spirit of the man in Guanzhong was interpreted to the extreme.
The next moment, just as Li Zicheng was about to make a suicide charge, a gap opened in the cavalry formation opposite him, and a horse slowly emerged from it.
Immediately oncoming was a young man in a black gauze robe.
"National Division!"
Not caring about anything else, Li Zicheng rode out and welcomed the smiling national teacher into the castle.
"Why did the national teacher abandon me?"
"The national teacher's departure is a matter of success or failure!"
"Now that Zicheng is desperate, does the national teacher have a clever plan?"
"The poor Taoist came here just to point out a bright path for the King."
Zhou Yi, who had a beard and a smile, took out a letter from his sleeve while speaking.
Li Zicheng then tore open the envelope.
"Become my younger brother, seeing words as faces."
"I know you are a persevering person."
"You may have misunderstood the new country, and you don't know that our goal is the sea of stars."
"We still lacked communication before. Even Chongzhen, I can promise him to be bright and upright, and I will not be a vassal if I write a letter."
"For a pioneering talent like you, how could I be so small?"
"If you are willing, I swear, I will definitely arrange a place where 'water plants are plentiful, fish leap and dragons fly' for you to display your talents."
"Take your brothers to lay down a piece of land."
"I and the country will give you money."
"Maybe you will see me with the courtesy of a vassal king, and the vassal state will not listen to the announcement."
After a long time, Li Zicheng raised his head in disbelief, and stared into the eyes of the national teacher.
Zhou Yi was still smiling with his beard twisted, and nodded slowly: "It's the emperor's personal letter."
On December [-], [-], Li Zicheng, Emperor of Dashun, surrendered Cao Yan to the suburbs of Beijing.
(End of this chapter)
Usually, before something goes wrong, it will have a seemingly normal beginning.As for why he accelerated so fast and even flew off the cliff, maybe the brakes were really broken, or maybe he didn't want to step on it.
At the beginning, when the "Bi Xing Town Fusi" was established, Liu Zongmin also had a plan.
Sitting in the mansion of Tian Hongyu, the head of the state, he announced the KPI for the season's recovery to his subordinates: "One hundred thousand in the middle hall, seventy thousand or fifty thousand or fifty thousand in brocade clothes in the Jingtang of the Ministry, fifty thousand or thirty thousand in the official department of the Taoist department, three thousand in the Hanlin Twenty thousand and ten thousand, subordinates and subordinates each count in a thousand."
The above marks are fair, open and impartial, with high transparency.
Of course, in fact, Liu Zongmin did not really regard this KPI as a standard that must be completed.Just like the company's annual indicators, there is more or less the taste of a lion's mouth opening.
Next, it is the game between the two parties.
In the eyes of most officials, such brutal behavior must not be compromised.Even if it is handed over, you have to resist desperately and then spit out a few more. Otherwise, wouldn't you publicly show that you are a corrupt official?
You know, according to the above standards, normal officials can't save so much in eight lifetimes with their salaries.
However, the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds.No matter what the call is, there will always be someone who bets on the initiative.
For example, as mentioned before, Chen Yan, a cabinet scholar in the old world, tried his best to prevent Chongzhen from going south.This gentleman is in this plane, although he has not yet become a bachelor, but he still "carried two suitcases to Zong Min's place. The thief liked his generosity, so he was exempt."
There are also Liu Mingyu, the head of the household department, who "since one thousand is finished, they have to be released."
The routine of buying horse bones with a thousand pieces of gold lasted just two days.Next, for the vast number of officials who "do not support the work of the Dashun court", except for a very small number of officials selected to maintain daily government affairs, the rest began to suffer large-scale plundering operations.
The mansion of Kunizawada Hiroyuki occupies a vast area, and it is divided into several grades in front and back, and officials of different grades are tortured separately.
At this time, the officials who used to think that their willpower could suppress pain nerves finally understood the gap between reality and imagination.As they themselves said: under the three trees, what can you ask for?
If you don't copy it, you don't know. Once you copy it, you will be shocked.
On the first day, a Hanlin dug out 7000 taels of silver from his home.This result surprised most people from poor backgrounds, including Li Zicheng: "Is the richness of Hanlin even?"
Is the Hanlin known as Qingshui Yamen so rich?
Is the capital official and the town's Lao Cai really not on the same level?
Therefore, the previous KPI has been completely implemented this time: "All Hanlin officials, no matter old or new, will be paid more than ten thousand gold."
With all the officials of the Qing Dynasty like this, it is natural that the key point is to torture the big heads, relatives of the emperor and officials from all walks of life.
Zhou Kui, Zhou Guozhang, who cried poor in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, first had his son killed in person, and then his wife and daughter were also forced to hang himself.After that, Liu Zongmin began to torture Zhou Kui.
In the end, greed was not worth the pain caused by the stick.Among the family properties that Zhou Kui was forced to confess, there were as many as 52 taels of silver alone, and there were hundreds of thousands of other treasures: "Zhou Kui copied 52 silver and hundreds of thousands of precious coins. .”
Here is the key point: Everyone is quick.
Royal relatives are inevitable, let alone officials.A large number of officials were severely tortured.Not only with sticks, Chuangjun also used various cruel methods such as burning muscles and breaking shins to force them to pay money.
The only one who escaped the catastrophe was probably Wei Dezao, the chief assistant in history.This gentleman was the No. 13 scholar in the [-]th year of Chongzhen. Historically, he was held alive by a stick for five days, and died of a split brain.His son was subsequently killed by the army.
In this plane, because it was eight years earlier, Old Wei escaped this catastrophe.
Although it has been advanced, the total number of Beijing officials remains unchanged.Liu Zongmin's catastrophe, the number of thousands of relatives and officials, whether they are working or retired, did not escape after all.
Even so, Liu Zongmin still felt that it was not enough.
As the looting progressed, Liu Zongmin was amazed by the huge amount of silver in the account, and the wealth of the capital's hidden silver, so Liu Zongmin ordered someone to erect two pillars at the door for Ling Chi's exclusive use.Those who dare not pay the money will be hacked into pieces: "There are two pillars erected at Zongmin's gate, and there will be no idle time for the people."
The big project of "Zongmin Debt Collection Co., Ltd." in the capital city has been booming since it started, and other departments of Chuangjun have also benefited from it.
After entering the city for more than ten days, under the stimulation of countless wealth, the prudence and restraint before entering the army have long since disappeared.
At this time, the car has no brakes.Li Zicheng's generals, in addition to torturing and looting, also targeted the merchants and wealthy households in the city.
Uncontrolled soldiers even attacked ordinary people directly, robbing houses and women frequently.For a time, the entire capital was shrouded in an atmosphere of fear.
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In such an environment that is gradually getting out of control, there is always a force in the capital who stands aloof and looks on coldly.
All members of this force are wearing black robes, and the high-level people are wearing Taoist robes.Their leader is Zhou Yi, the national teacher who is in charge of the intelligence department.
Zhou Guoshi, who had a high reputation in the Chuang army, changed his previous sharpness after entering the city, and became much quieter.In addition to participating in the discussion of strategic planning at the court meeting, in the following days, he did not participate in any government affairs on the grounds of meditating and breathing.
But at nightfall, a guest came to Zhou Yi's National Teacher's Mansion, Si Yamen, who was originally a pedestrian.
The guests who came in through the back door were wearing a pair of patched coarse cloth blouses, and they were all dirty from head to toe.
But after seeing this guest in the study, Zhou Tianshi stepped forward quickly, held the other's hand tightly, shook it up and down, and showed a rare excited expression on his face: "Comrade old ghost, we finally meet!"
"I only found out your real identity this morning." Liu Wang, who came to the meeting, was also very excited, and shook the other's hand vigorously: "I have long admired the name of Comrade 'Buddhism', and your achievements are soul-stirring, and my colleagues in Beijing Station admire you It's tight!"
"It's all about the support from the rear, and the commander has a good command."
After exchanging pleasantries, the two sat down.
Liu Wang took a sip of tea, then cut to the chase and said, "I'm here to meet you for two reasons."
"The first thing is to contact you about the retreat."
"The second thing." Liu Wang said here, and pulled out a piece of paper from under the thigh patch: "This is a list that was investigated by the Beijing Station before. It is full of Beijing officials who have treated us positively and viciously, and even secretly funded the opposition. official list."
"This is easy to do."
Zhou Yi took the note, glanced at it, and pulled the rope to call people in: "Give this list to Liu Zongmin, and say that these people suspect that there is a large amount of hidden silver in their house, and ask him to arrange it urgently."
"Yes."
"As for the first thing." Zhou Yi refilled Liu Wang's tea: "My side is already implementing it one after another. Don't worry, let's discuss it in detail."
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At the same time that Comrade Fokan was meeting with the underground party in Beijing, a meeting was being held at the headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army in Tianjin, two hundred miles away.
The atmosphere of the meeting was very harmonious.Under the warm yellow light, Han Xiaobo, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition Army as the host, waved his hand to signal the orderlies, and poured military coffee for the middle-aged people sitting next to him.
"The emperor has already had a decree for the resettlement of the Guan Ning army."
Picking up the green mug as a signal from the air, and then taking a sip of the bitter black coffee, Han Xiaobo continued: "Zu Dashou's good deeds, Wu Sangui's perseverance. In the future, places like the Western Regions, Koryo, and Tianzhu will use soldiers everywhere. You Guan Ning Army is of great use."
The first few Guan Ning generals who heard this suddenly fell to the ground in their hearts.
To be honest, since the entry of Jianlu, Guan Ning's army has not lived in peace.Not only did they send some troops to defend the capital, but they also had to guard the safety of Shanhaiguan in the east.
Then, the situation changed suddenly.First, Jianlu hurriedly withdrew from outside the customs. Although Li Jichun's department blocked the news from Yanshan to Tianjin, the Guanning Group has been entrenched outside the customs for so many years. Only from various channels outside the customs can they get general information about the battle of Santunying.
Afterwards, the emperor hung a tree branch overnight, and Li Zicheng went to Beijing.
The dazzling situation and the changing flags on the top of the city really made Guan Ning Group dizzy this time.
Where to go?
In the face of tremendous pressure, the Guanning Group, which was hesitant, sent negotiating missions of equal size to Beijing and Tianjin to collect information.
The representative of the mission to Tianjin was Zu Zesheng, then deputy general of Qiantun, and this was Zu Dashou's nephew.The rest of the important figures in the missions are Wu Che, another of the Guanning Army's big hilltops, Wu Sangui's personal soldier.
When the mission came to Tianjin, it was immediately received by Han Xiaobo.After the meeting, Han Xiaobo was also very enthusiastic. Holding a coffee cup, he released Emperor Cao's kindness.
Hearing this, Guan Ning also breathed a sigh of relief.You know, Guan Ning went up and down before coming here, but he judged that Tianjin would not have a good attitude to recruit and surrender.
The answer is simple: since Cao Yan was able to defeat Jianlu, there must be a lack of due respect for the Guanning Group, which had been suppressed by Jianlu for many years.
So after Han Xiaobo released his goodwill, all the negotiators heaved a sigh of relief, and they all clasped their fists in salute, claiming that Emperor Cao was magnanimous, and Marshal Han was unparalleled in the world.
After a flattering speech, the head of the delegation, Zu Zesheng, intentionally or unintentionally, made eye contact with Deputy Envoy Wu Che.Then, Wu Che gave a dry cough, cupped his fists and said, "The last general is bold, I don't know if I should ask a question or not."
Han Xiaobo waved his hand: "They are all soldiers, so speak up."
"Dare to ask. After Guan Ning voted for Emperor Dayan, where did he eat?"
"Hahaha."
When Han Xiaobo heard this, he looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "This matter is easy, take the pen and ink."
After finishing speaking, Han Xiaobo wrote a letter with a few brush strokes in front of everyone, sealed it with sealing paint, and handed it to Zu Zesheng: "Everything is in the letter, take it back, and give it to you The master of the family will know it at a glance."
Zu Zesheng put away the letter carefully.
"There are also some gifts from the emperor to Guan Ningjun, you should take them back together."
"Guan Ning is deeply impressed!"
In this way, that night, a meeting in the capital was completed as scheduled.The Guanning delegation, which went to Tianjin, also returned to Shanhaiguan early in the morning of the second day.
When they came, the delegation brought some goods as gifts for visiting Marshal Han.But it was not a loss when we went back. The delegation pulled two large carts of rewards, and the boxes were piled full, but it was a profit.
This day is November 15th.No. [-] after Li Zicheng entered Beijing.
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At the same time, another Guanning delegation far away in the capital also embarked on the road back to Shanhaiguan with the sincerity and official position of the Li Zicheng Group.
The current situation in the north has evolved into a triangular situation of confrontation.However, the seemingly most stable structure is actually fragile.The fragile balance between Li, Cao and Wu will be completely broken in a short time.
Just three days later, on the [-]th, when Li Zicheng was in the early court, a shocking event occurred: the national teacher left with his seal.
Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng, who was extremely shocked after hearing the news, and his courtiers who were equally shocked, rushed all the way from the Forbidden City.
When the emperor rushed into the lobby of the intelligence department, what he saw was the great seal of the national teacher hanging from the beam of the roof, and the envelope lying quietly on the table.
Opening the envelope and pulling out the letter paper, Emperor Li, who had studied in a private school since childhood, read the words on it tremblingly.
The content of the letter is very simple.Master Zhou Daguo said, now that King Li Chuang's meritorious deeds have been accomplished, the agreement between Iron Umbrella Gate and King Chuang has been completed, and both sides got what they wanted.
Next, Zhou Daozhang will respect the decree of teaching real people, and lead all Taoists to go back to the mountains to practice Dao Xuangong.
At the end of the letter, on the occasion of parting, Daoist Zhou left half a speech as a commemoration: "The summer melts, the rivers overflow, and people may be fish and turtles. Who has commented on the merits and crimes of thousands of years?"
that's all.
After reading the teacher's message, Emperor Dashun looked up to the sky and sighed, unable to speak for a long time.At this moment, he seemed to feel that something important was lost, and his heart suddenly felt empty.
Li Zicheng, who was in an extremely bad mood, finally led his group of officials back to the imperial city.
Just as they passed the long street, they saw a tragic scene: a businessman with blood dripping from his lower limbs was dragged to the door of the pawn shop by the wolf-like intruders, and all his property was about to be pawned on the spot.
If not, they will be tortured in the street.
After being silent for a long time, Li Zicheng turned his head and said to Liu Zongmin, the most important general beside him, "Why don't you help Gu to be the emperor?"
Sitting on the horse, Liu Zongmin, who was looking in front of him, returned the famous saying in history without any hesitation: "The power of the emperor belongs to you, and the prestige of torture belongs to me, so there is no need to worry about it."
I am now the spokesperson for the vast number of soldiers in the group who are participating in making a fortune. Your majesty, please don't bother me.
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What Li Zicheng and the others didn't know was that at this point in time, the land in the south of the Yangtze River, thousands of miles away, already looked different.Just like in history, they have reaped endless hatred and curses.
At the beginning, when the new imperial court reported that Li Zicheng had tortured officials in the capital, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River were more suspicious than trustworthy.It is generally believed that this is some exaggerated news released by Emperor Cao in order to win the hearts of Jiangnan.
However, as the newspapers are updated every day, people are more and more muttering in their hearts: Why do they feel more and more nose and eyes?
A few days later, the person who came to report from the capital quickly arrived.
Li Zicheng was working in Beijing, but he did not close the city gate.Therefore, the family members of officials from all walks of life generally arrived in Jiangnan at the same time.
This time, Jiangnan was a sensation.The messengers knelt down in the hall in tears, telling about the inhuman torture their masters/friends/nephews/classmates/citizens suffered in the capital, and the money they were forced out of.
The gentry who heard the details felt their hands and feet were cold at first, and then they were furious.
It is different from the history that Li Zicheng died in Jiugong Mountain.This time, the gentry had specific means of revenge.
After a brief silence of two days, the gentry from all over the country sent messengers to all over the country and set off first.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of job application letters were sent to the new governments in various places in the south of the Yangtze River.Then, large-scale knock-on petitions appeared in front of the gate in Shanghai.
This time, the gentry let go of their restraint and completely joined Cao Yan's side.
In order to show their submission, the gentry also sent a certificate of honor to Emperor Cao.
One: Letters sent to all parts of the country, the content of which is to help the new dynasty stabilize the region and ask local officials to submit to Cao Yan.
Second, the gentry themselves came out to ask for officials, which was considered a gesture.
Thirdly, a large number of legitimate sons of gentry families began to enroll in the new government-run schools in various places.
Faced with the passionate knocking on the que by the people wearing silk and satin, Emperor Tianhua, who lived temporarily, had to summon his subjects in public several times, and shed a few tears of joy, no, tears of grief.
Angry Emperor Tianhua said in public: He will never spare Li Zicheng's gang!We must send Li Zicheng, the stupefied baby, and those Shaanxi hags to hard labor in the poor mountains and rivers to help everyone relieve their hatred!
The emperor expressed his position, and the anger was calmed down.
In this way, the control power of the Cao Yan regime began to increase rapidly around the south of the Yangtze River.It is no exaggeration to say that from this moment on, the world will be settled.
Well, now that the last touches are done, the dirty white glove is useless, and it's time for the owner to throw it away.
On November [-], the high-speed reinforcement fleet loaded from Shanghai set off.
This day is Li Zicheng's No.20 day in Beijing.
On the same day, in the gathering hall in the city of Shanhaiguan, the generals of the Guanning Army who came from various defense areas gathered here, and the atmosphere was chilling and harsh.
These more than 100 generals represent the Guanning Group, which is supported by the Ming court with millions of taels of silver every year.
Now that the Ming Dynasty has collapsed, no one will give blood to the Guan Ning Group anymore.This deformed military group now needs to find a way out by itself.
But it is different from history.This time, there is no Huang Taiji with great talent and boldness to take everyone to pretend to fly together.
In front of the Guanning Group, either vote for Li Shun, or vote for Cao Yan, or everyone raises a banner today to see whether Zu Dashou or Wu Sangui will also be an emperor and found a country outside the Guanning?
The third option is hilarious.As far as the nature of the Guanning Group is concerned, it has never been a vigorous political and military force with extreme political ambitions.
This fat-headed and big-eared armed group has long since lost its aggressiveness.Like a toad, it doesn't move.Every step in history, until Kangxi's downfall of the feudal clan, and the final disappearance of the Guanning Group, was driven by others, following the trend and following the trend.
Now, at last, the historic moment.
And eight years earlier than in history, what choice will Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, make when the big mountain of Zu Dashou still exists inside?
The answer seems to be very simple: look at the prices offered by Li and Cao.
At this moment, Emperors Li and Cao offered the weight to recruit the Guanning Group, which was placed on the table in front of the generals.
On the cases on the left is Li Zicheng's price tag.Some of the treasures of gold and pearls probably came from looting, and they carried an imperial decree: to make Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou Marquis, and the rest of the Guan Ning generals will all be rewarded.
The imperial decree clearly stated: If the Guan Ning army can go south to destroy Cao for the king in the future, then "don't hesitate to reward the prince."
All in all, the prices offered by Li Shun's regime are mediocre and quite satisfactory.
The following is the weight given by Cao Yan.
First is the gift.On the long table outside the door of the hall that has been spelled out, hundreds of heads bestowed by Emperor Cao are neatly arranged.
These heads, Guan Ning's generals seem to be familiar with each other, and they are often seen on the battlefield.
For example, the head of Azige, the king of Doro Wuying, the head of Abatai, the king of Doro Raoyu, the head of the first-class son-in-law Yang Guli, and so on.
The heads that almost terrified Guan Ning's army for many years were all placed in front of everyone today.
Next, it's the imperial decree to seal the official's wish, no, it's the letterhead.
Letterhead written by Han Xiaobo, the governor of the North.
Its content can be described as watching the sea and listening to the waves, quiet and elegant.
The first sentence is earth-shattering: "I'll fuck you Guan Ning bastards, maggots."
The second sentence: "Just your grandma's food! Guan Ning's entire army handed over their weapons, and the whole army accepted the reorganization of the Ministry of National Defense, and arranged for diversion."
The third sentence: "From the date of seeing the letter, Xianzu Dashou and Wu Sangui himself will come to Tianjin to plead guilty within three days. When the time comes, I will kill all of you idiots to the ground!"
The whole letter consists of three words.Its content is concise and to the point, the words are refined, and the style is not very high.But the advantage is that it is easy to understand, and the viewer will never misunderstand its meaning.
The next moment, there was a bang.Zu Dashou, the forward commander in rage, drew out his waist knife and slashed at the letter skin: "The children are too deceitful! This old man swears to be incompatible with the thief Cao!"
Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, who was also furious, looked pale, staring into the eyes of his old friend Azig, and murmured: "Send someone, send someone to the capital, and tell Emperor Li Shun that Guan Ning The army has voted for Dashun, and we will attack the Cao bandits with you!"
The two big mountains were furious, and they were obviously crowded into the hall with hundreds of generals, and at this moment, needles could be heard.
Immediately, both Zu and Wu shouted in unison: "Do you have any objections!?"
With a "crash", all the generals knelt down.
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On November 20, [-], Li Zicheng entered the capital No.[-] for eight days.
The plundering initiated by the Li Shun regime has spread to the people in the capital, completely deviated from the original intention, and shows no sign of stopping.
However, there is no permanent banquet after all.Later that day, an urgent report came from the south gate: a large army from Tianjin was approaching the capital.
Upon hearing this news, Emperor Li Zicheng of Dashun convened a military meeting with his subordinates overnight.Finally came to the conclusion: must go out of the city and fight Cao Ni in the field.
At this moment, the king and ministers of Dashun understood in their hearts: the Shun army who offended the whole capital, cannot defend the city.
Fortunately, the representative of the Guan Ning army who participated in the entire Dashun military meeting said that he would immediately return to Shanhaiguan to deliver a letter to bring the Guan Ning army to the battlefield agreed upon by both parties.
On the second day, the Dashun court, which had finalized its strategy, began to go all out to recruit the soldiers who were already eye-catching.
Until the day of November 5000th, Li Zicheng assembled all the [-] troops under his command.Except for [-] people left to defend the city, the remaining [-] troops rushed out of the city to meet Cao Ni's troops who dared to come to die.
The prelude to the war began slowly.
But this time, for some reason, the Tianjin side deliberately narrowed the cordon.So that when the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army was dispatched, the reconnaissance post sent out by the Chuangjun immediately discovered the abnormality.
Not only that.Even if his actions were detected by the opponent, the follow-up actions of the Northern Expeditionary Army were still hesitant, and they only traveled twenty miles a day.
In this way, on the third day after Li Zicheng's troops heard the news and set off for the expedition, the main force of the Northern Expedition Army, which had a lot of supplies, would march to twenty miles south of Yongding.
The procrastination of the Northern Expeditionary Army undoubtedly gave Li Zicheng's troops ample time to march and prepare for war.The time when the two sides finally met was the fifth day after Li Zicheng set off for the expedition, and the place was in Shuangtai Town, south of Langfang.
Next, it's engineering time.After seeing the enemy, the Northern Expeditionary Army quickly built a camp in the south of Shuangtai Town.
The same is true for Li Zicheng's department.With the help of the terrain of Shuangtai Town, the camp was quickly built.
Then.The two sides confronted each other inexplicably.
Li Zicheng is naturally happy to see the result: time is on the side of Emperor Dashun.The southerners who are not strong enough to fight will soon receive bad news.
December [-], [-].The day when the last major battle on the land of Huaxia started.
On the afternoon of the previous day, the Guan Ning Army, numbering more than [-], suddenly appeared in the northeast of the battlefield.
Early the next morning, the Northern Expeditionary Army, who seemed to have realized that they had been duped, formed an array to invite battle.On the opposite side, Li Zicheng's troops also dispatched the whole army.
At this moment, the total number of the Northern Expeditionary Army was only over 4, and its strategic situation was not good. It seemed that it was attacked by Li Shun and Guan Ning.
And in view of the huge supply team and a large number of scientific and technological arms, the frontal formation of the Northern Expeditionary Army is particularly thin, not as good as half of the opposing army.
However, it doesn't matter, everything will end today.
Han Xiaobo, who was riding on a horse, observed the enemy's formation with a telescope, and said with emotion: "Old Li has hidden his heavy horse again."
"Hehe." Wei Yuan handed over the iPad without any hassle.On its screen, it displayed the real-time image of the Chuangjun from the drone data link overhead: "It's another right-wing assault."
"That's our left wing." Han Xiaobo glanced at his iPad, then turned his head and asked, "Is my Italian cannon in place?"
"Report, the enemy's heavy cavalry has been marked to shoot Zhu Yuan."
"Wait for my order."
Previously, the high-speed reinforcement fleet sailing from Shanghai did not have infantry, but carried two full artillery regiments drawn from the southern region.
And, the two Italian cannons used by the Great Yan Kingdom to suppress luck.
For these two Italian guns, two hundred extra rounds of 75mm high-explosive shells were purposely added to the latest batch of imported materials.
At this moment, more than [-] artillery pieces of various calibers have been densely packed behind Han Xiaobo's headquarters.The shooting elements calibrated by the range measurement of the drone have been distributed to each artillery group.
So, how long will it take for the final battle that determines the ups and downs of China?
The answer is 5 minutes.
Just when Li Zicheng's troops sounded the horn and the infantry phalanx was about to advance, Han Xiaobo coldly struck down his hand.
Immediately, the sky suddenly darkened.
The densely packed projectiles covered the sun.For a moment, Shun Jun on the battlefield thought it was suddenly dark.Immediately afterwards, a series of huge roars resounded across the battlefield like thunder from a god.
Shun Jun raised his neck, his eyes glazed over.The rain of projectiles, so dense that they formed an Iron Curtain, flew over the top of the head, and with a "boom", smashed into the cavalry phalanx behind.
The doomsday-like scene is so abrupt and magical.Before Shunjun could react, the second wave of shells hit the cavalry again.
In the interval between two neat roars, there was also a very special scream.
This sound started with a unit of 6 seconds, and then it became a continuous whistling sound.Accompanied by the strange sound, there were two red lines across the sky. The red high-explosive projectiles fired by the Italian artillery, like continuous red meteors, blasted into the heavy cavalry phalanx.
In less than 5 minutes, the heavy cavalry phalanx that Li Zicheng's troops relied on to compete for the world, became history under the joint strangulation of drones and artillery groups, and it was too late to run.
The mighty power of industrialized warfare was fully displayed in front of the natives.
In theory, from this moment on, the real battle is over.Technology and productivity have crushed traditional military forces.
"Rush! Rush! The whole army rush!"
The Shun Army Central Army, which was completely dumbfounded by the continuous Iron Curtain, was horrified, and all the generals from Li Zicheng onwards frantically ordered the whole army to charge.
At the same time, Wu Sangui, who was in the middle of the Guanning Army in the northeast of the battlefield, was covered in armor, with cold sweat on his forehead, and shouted to Zu Dashou beside him: "Come on! It's too late if you don't go on!"
Zu Dashou's face was full of beards, and he stared in despair at the terrifying Iron Curtain that still appeared in the sky.In the end, he gritted his teeth and shouted resignedly: "Come on! Fuck it for me!"
Immediately, the cavalry first slowly accelerated, and then accelerated.In the end, Guan Ning's iron cavalry plunged into the left wing of Li Zicheng's troops.
Seeing that the enemy in front of them suffered heavy losses, the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army did not move.
Visible to the naked eye, when the Guan Ning army turned against the water, the Shun army formation on the opposite side had already begun to loosen and disintegrate.At this time, the front row of musket formations of the Northern Expeditionary Army did not even fire bullets.
Immediately afterwards, the headquarters, which had assessed the situation on the battlefield, began to order: the artillery fire covered the enemy in front of him, and two volleys were fired.
It only took two rounds for the projectiles that hit the heads of the infantry phalanx to crush the Dashun Army whose morale had already collapsed.
At this time, Han Xiaobo finally ordered: the cavalry regiments on the left and right wings were dispatched to outflank Li Zicheng's troops.
The central infantry division also began to attack slowly.
But this kind of attack, no matter how you look at it, looks like a walk.
After all, the enemy is already in a state of disintegration and has lost the resistance of the established system.
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The moment Guan Ning's army started, Li Zicheng, who was in the middle army, saw the route and knew it was over.
Sure enough, the following Guanning Army rushed into the left flank of the Dashun Army.
"Sure enough, it was sold again"
It would be ridiculous to say that the Shun Army was defenseless against the Guan Ning Army.How could the Shun Army, who had emerged from the chaotic chaos of the late Ming Dynasty, not be on guard against the Guan Ning Army.
But everything lost its meaning in front of the iron curtain made up of shells.At this time, what difference does it make whether Guan Ning's army is against the water or not?
Just, why do you say "again"?Could it be that he was stunned by the thunder?
In a daze, Li Zicheng, Emperor of Dashun, turned his horse's head familiarly, and made the most skillful movement in his half life: "Withdraw."
Originally, after entering Beijing and sitting on the dragon chair, he thought that he would never need to run away for the rest of his life.
With the withdrawal of the Chinese army, the remaining tens of thousands of Shunjun troops have completely become a flock of sheep.At this time, the cavalry on the two wings only need to approach slowly, and after the deserters run a few miles and collapse on their own, they can catch the social animals.
As for Guan Ning's army. After smashing Li Zicheng's left wing, Guan Ning's army stopped the car in time.Today's battle is not counted according to the head, so there is no need to fight hard.
In fact, the root cause of the half-heartedness of the Guanning Army was not due to the fact that after the right-wing cavalry of the Northern Expedition Army attacked, the rear of the line was slowly exposed, but the long-prepared Dongjiang Town Heavy Cavalry Regiment.
The total number of the Dongjiang Corps has reached [-]. Judging from the location and attack route, the target is precisely the Guanning Army.
Panting heavily, he took off his helmet, looked into the distance and cursed again and again, as if he was a sorry Dongjiang rebel, Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou looked at each other, with cold sweat rolling off their foreheads.
They are all soldiers.Thinking back now, once they led their troops to attack the right wing of the Northern Expeditionary Army, wasn't it the Dongjiang heavy cavalry that they ran into head-on?
"Quickly go to the commander-in-chief to ask for credit!"
Rejoicing, the two hurriedly urged their horses to run towards Han Xiaobo's army.
Let's talk about Li Zicheng, since he left the army, he led the remnants to the capital.
In real history, after Li Zicheng was defeated, he also turned around and returned to the capital.Then he took the silver winter melon he had looted in a carriage, and fled back to Shaanxi in a panic.
This time, due to Qingqi chasing soldiers, the remnant of Li Zicheng had no choice but to hurry up and flee all the way.In the evening, Kankan arrived at the foot of the capital before all the horses fell to death.
At that time, flags were planted above the head of Yongdingmen.
Zuo Banner said: "The man of Yongping County was granted the imperial edict."
Right Banner said: The Fourth Division of the Northern Expedition.
In the middle, there is a large "Li" character flag, waving in the wind.
The top of the Yongding Gate was also full of people at the moment.Not only the soldiers from the Chunlei Battalion, but all adult men in the capital who could afford weapons had all gathered on the walls around the capital.
Airtight.
Having their house stolen and such a large pile of winter melons detained, the remnant soldiers in the city are extremely decadent.
Looking at the venomous eyes shot down from the top of the wall, and the crazy but happy yelling, only Li Chuangwang could afford to let it go, and continued to pull the horse expressionlessly: "Let's go."
But where to go?Now Li Zicheng's remnant troops only have dozens of riders left, they are exhausted and horses are exhausted, horses have been falling down and dying along the way, and there are still chasing soldiers who have enough time to spare. The so-called hopeless situation refers to now.
Looking around from the corner of the eye at dusk, Li Zicheng couldn't think of much to do now, so he pointed in the direction of Majiabao on the front of the guide, and urged his horse away.
Majiapu is a very small castle.When Jianlu entered the customs before, the people in Majiabao died and escaped, but now the fort has long been abandoned.Finally, before dark, Li Zicheng fled into the fort with the last bit of horsepower.
The following process is very familiar to everyone in the escape over the years.Shake the well to fetch water, burn the window and start a fire, cut up the dead horse meat and stew it, and eat a full meal with dry food to restore physical strength.
It is night, everything is silent, and the sky is full of stars.Except for the sound of horseshoes passing by from time to time in the distance, it seems that Majiabao did not pursue soldiers to investigate, but it gave the fugitives a rare night of rest.
On the second day, when Dongfang was graying, the men and horses who had recovered their strength quietly pushed open the gate of the fort, preparing to embark on the journey of escape again.
Those who greeted them were tens of thousands of silent cavalry who had already packed the surroundings with water.
Gaixia was besieged and besieged on all sides, but that was all.
Li Chuangwang, who knew nothing about the one-on-one VIP exclusive drone tracking overhead, really wanted to give up at this moment.
So, in this plane, Li Zicheng, who was only 30 years old, tightly squeezed the knife in his hand, intending to fight until the last moment he could breathe.
Li Zicheng in history can be said to be the most resolute rebel in the past 5000 years of China.
His whole life, from the moment he took the lead, was always in a cycle of fighting, losing, making a comeback, fighting again, and failing again.
The so-called "fleeing alone", "losing a big loss", all kinds of failures that others can hardly bear, are nothing in front of Li Zicheng's steely nerves.
Even if he was besieged by officers and soldiers, he would feign surrender and rebel.
Even if he was kicked out of the capital, he was still defeated and killed all the way.Until the moment of his death at the foot of Jiugong Mountain in Hubei, Li Zicheng was still fighting the local farmers.
This is a real indomitable person.In him, the stubborn and tenacious Lengwa spirit of the man in Guanzhong was interpreted to the extreme.
The next moment, just as Li Zicheng was about to make a suicide charge, a gap opened in the cavalry formation opposite him, and a horse slowly emerged from it.
Immediately oncoming was a young man in a black gauze robe.
"National Division!"
Not caring about anything else, Li Zicheng rode out and welcomed the smiling national teacher into the castle.
"Why did the national teacher abandon me?"
"The national teacher's departure is a matter of success or failure!"
"Now that Zicheng is desperate, does the national teacher have a clever plan?"
"The poor Taoist came here just to point out a bright path for the King."
Zhou Yi, who had a beard and a smile, took out a letter from his sleeve while speaking.
Li Zicheng then tore open the envelope.
"Become my younger brother, seeing words as faces."
"I know you are a persevering person."
"You may have misunderstood the new country, and you don't know that our goal is the sea of stars."
"We still lacked communication before. Even Chongzhen, I can promise him to be bright and upright, and I will not be a vassal if I write a letter."
"For a pioneering talent like you, how could I be so small?"
"If you are willing, I swear, I will definitely arrange a place where 'water plants are plentiful, fish leap and dragons fly' for you to display your talents."
"Take your brothers to lay down a piece of land."
"I and the country will give you money."
"Maybe you will see me with the courtesy of a vassal king, and the vassal state will not listen to the announcement."
After a long time, Li Zicheng raised his head in disbelief, and stared into the eyes of the national teacher.
Zhou Yi was still smiling with his beard twisted, and nodded slowly: "It's the emperor's personal letter."
On December [-], [-], Li Zicheng, Emperor of Dashun, surrendered Cao Yan to the suburbs of Beijing.
(End of this chapter)
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