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Chapter 203 Chongzhen used people to attack Nanyang from both sides

"This Wang Chengzhao really doesn't know the importance!" Chongzhen first reprimanded the censor, then frowned and asked: "There are tens of thousands of people in Zuo Liangyu's tribe now, right?
Since Ding Qirui could supervise Zuo Liangyu to pursue Zhang Xianzhong, why didn't he go to Nanyang to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Runing Liu bandits? "

The real situation is of course different from what Chen Xinjia said.

Ding Qirui was previously the Governor-General of the Three Borders (Governor-General of Shaanxi and the military affairs of the three towns of Gansu, Ningxia and Yansui). The supervisors were all recruited from Qin. It is true that they are good at fighting, and it is true that they have poor discipline.

Qin is a poor place. Although Henan is also poor due to years of disasters, it is still better than Qin. The soldiers are owed food and pay all year round, so it is difficult not to grab some when they come to Henan.

So there was a conflict between subject and object.

In March, Ding Qirui took thousands of supervision standards carefully through the western edge of Henan Prefecture and entered Nanyang Prefecture, taking the line from Xixiakou, Neixiang, and Dengzhou.

They asked for food and grass from Neixiang, but Neixiang refused to give them. When they arrived in Dengzhou, the state officials ordered the city gates to be closed, and even Ding Qirui was not allowed to enter.

Why did the officials and people of Neixiang and Dengzhou do this?

The reluctance to pay for food was on the one hand, but the Qin army's poor military discipline and notorious reputation were the main reasons.

Of course, there is another reason. The three or four thousand governors led by Ding Qirui are just like that. They are not enough to attack the city and they are not afraid of the local area.

When they arrived in Xiangyang, Wang Chengzhao, the patrolman, did not collect enough boats, but deliberately hid them.

Wang Chengzhao has already written a memorial to Chongzhen on this matter, stating the reasons.

At that time, Li Chuang was in Henan, Luo Rucai also went to Xichuan, Nanyang, Liu Wei was in Runing, and Zhang Xianzhong went to Huangzhou Prefecture, all in the north.

You, Ding Qirui, have been ordered to supervise the army to suppress the bandits. If you don't rush to fight the bandits, why do you have to go to Jingzhou?

To take over Yang Sichang's supervision, a transfer order is enough.

Isn't it just a waste of time, money and food for you to run over like this and then lead the troops back to Henan?

The most important thing is that you will miss your opportunity!
Chen Xinjia knows some of these things and can guess some.

But again, Ding Qirui was recommended to the position by him, so he has to take care of it.

"Long live Ding Qirui left Tongguan with only three thousand supervisory standards. When he arrived in Nanyang, he discovered that local officials and people were colluding with the bandits. They neither provided him with money or food, nor sent troops to help suppress the bandits.

At that time, the thieves Li Chuang and Liu Wei were rampant. Ding Qirui only brought [-] superintendents. Wouldn't it be a sheep entering a tiger's mouth? "

"Do you think I don't understand military affairs?" Chongzhen was obviously impatient, "I was asking him why he didn't go to encircle and suppress the Liu bandits after he ordered Zuo Liangyu's troops!"

Chen Xinjia said helplessly: "It's not that Ding Qirui is unwilling, but that Zuo Liangyu is unwilling. Although Zuo Liangyu accepted the assignment, he only wanted to pursue Zhang Xianzhong."

"Zuo Liangyu!"

Chongzhen was so angry that he groaned.

How could he not know that Zuo Liangyu was disobedient and had become half a warlord?

But he just couldn't make up his mind to deal with Zuo Liangyu - there are tens of thousands of people in Zuo Liangyu now. If he is forced to rebel, who will bear the responsibility?

After thinking about it, Chongzhen could only exhale and said with a stern face: "Then let Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu destroy the Zhang thief as soon as possible, and then go to defend Nanyang.

Let Ding Qirui tell Zuo Liangyu that as long as he can destroy the Zhang thief and defend Nanyang, he can be granted a title! "

The lowest rank in the Ming Dynasty was an earl, and the gold content of the title was still very high.

However, this kind of promise could not be made explicit by Chongzhen and could only be expressed on paper. It could only be relayed by Chen Xinjia and Ding Qirui, or even hinted at best.

Because if he hints, he can still regret it later depending on the situation.

Chen Xinjia also thought that he could whet Zuo Liangyu's appetite with a title, so he agreed.

Chongzhen thought about Ding Qirui's performance in the past two or three months as his successor as governor, and felt very disappointed, thinking that this person was not useful.

Then he said: "Ding Qirui has worked in vain for several months, and his abilities are obviously limited, so he is not suitable to hold the post of governor of the three sides at the same time.

I want to re-appoint the governor of the three sides and supervise a Qin army to enter Henan and defend Nanyang.Is there anyone you can recommend, Aiqing? "

'Ask me to recommend people again. '

Chen Xinjia sighed and said: "Both Fu Zonglong and Sun Chuanting have military strategies and can lead armies to fight. If you can show mercy, you can choose one of them and use them."

Both of them are currently in prison at the Ministry of Punishment.

It was because when Fu Zonglong was the Minister of the Ministry of War, he had quarrels and disagreements with Yang Sichang, Hong Chengchou and others, and also had an unclear relationship with Gao Qiqian. It also happened that Li Chuang, Zhang Xianzhong, and Luo Rucai broke out one after another, and the suppression of the bandits failed. Chongzhen was furious and sent him to prison.

Only then did Chen Xinjia take over as Minister of War.

However, Sun Chuanting's performance was not as good as Chongzhen's expectations the last time he joined the army as a slave. Coupled with the strife in the officialdom, and finally Sun Chuanting's "temporary deafness due to a cold, he resigned as governor of Baoding", which made Chongzhen feel ridiculous and thought Sun Chuanting was "deceiving the emperor". Only then did he get angry and throw him into prison.

After Sun Chuanting was imprisoned, Chongzhen sent eunuchs and imperial doctors to see him. They found that Sun Chuanting was no longer deaf, so he became more convinced that Sun Chuanting had deceived the emperor.

Thinking of this at this time, Chongzhen still felt angry, so he naturally excluded Sun Chuanting.

After a while, Chongzhen said: "Fu Zonglong is simple and loyal. I appointed him out of guilt for him. He should ignore his past grudges and die for me."

What Chen Xinjia could say was to flatter him and say, "Fu Zonglong will definitely be able to live up to the divine grace."

"Then let Fu Zonglong be released from prison and serve as governor of the three sides."

"Isn't it right that Long Live doesn't call him to play?"

"Tell him that I will see him again after he wins the battle and returns to Beijing in triumph."

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On May 14, the [-]th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, General Helian Yue of the Wei tribe captured Lushan County in Ruzhou.In the next few days, Luyang Pass, Nanzhao County, and Yuzhou were captured one after another.

On May [-], the [-]th Brigade under the command of Zhang Ao attacked Tongbai County.

On the same day, Huang Gan, commanded by the Third Regiment of the Fourth Brigade, attacked Tang County!
On the other side, Li Chuang also made a lot of moves in May.

First, Li Guo led an army of [-] to besiege Ruzhou City on May [-].

At that time, the guard general of Ruzhou was Liu Guoneng, a military officer recruited from the Ming Dynasty.

This man was originally the leader of the peasant army at the same time as Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and his nickname was "Chuang Taotian".

In the 11th year of Chongzhen's reign, he had a rift with Zhang Xianzhong and was worried that he would be overthrown by him. He was also defeated by Zuo Liangyu's tribe, so he was recruited by Xiong Wencan.

Liu Guoneng knew that Li Zicheng hated him the most for being a former peasant army leader who surrendered to the official army, so he defended the city very hard.

Li Chuang's troops had attacked Ruzhou before, and the soldiers and people in the city knew that the whole city would be in trouble if the Chuang army broke through. Therefore, the gentry and the people were very dedicated to the defense.

In this way, Li Guo led his troops to besiege Ruzhou for ten days, killing more than 1 people before conquering it.

After the city of Ruzhou fell, Liu Guoneng was captured, but he was killed if he refused to surrender.

On May 25, Li Zicheng led more than [-] elite troops to join forces with Luo Rucai in Xichuan.

Two days later, Luo Rucai recognized Li Zi as the leader of the rebel army, nominally joined Li Chuang, and called him "the mighty general who cares for the people on behalf of heaven"!
Then the two armies jointly attacked Neixiang and conquered it in one day. They then moved down the rushing river and besieged Dengzhou.

For a time, Ming Nanyang was in danger.

On May 28, Liu Sheng led his guards to Tang County. Helianyue, Wenyou, Zhang Ao, and Mao Chengguo were also ordered to lead some troops to join forces here.

After Liu Sheng raised his commanding flag at the guard camp outside the city, he raised his troops and commanded his troops. All the brigade and regiment-level generals came to see him.

"See Master!"

In the tall and spacious tent, more than a dozen generals paid Liu Sheng military salutes.

Liu Sheng also placed his right fist on his left chest and responded with a military salute.

Then Liu Shengcai sat on a Taishi chair and started the military meeting.

"According to the information obtained by Xunfengwei, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai have gone to the inner countryside and are besieging Dengzhou.

Obviously, they had made up their mind to take Nanyang at this time.What do you think about this? "

Although four brigade commanders participated in this military meeting, Wen You, Mao Chengguo, and Zhang Ao were all relatively reserved in character. On the contrary, He Lianyue, who later rose to prominence, was more public.

Seeing that no one spoke for a while, he became the first one.

"Commander, my subordinates believe that if our army wants to take Nanyang, it must take Xinye. Therefore, no matter who we fight next and how we fight, we should take Xinye as soon as possible!"

He Lianyue's strategic vision has obviously improved a lot since he took charge of the army. These two sentences can be said to the point.

Zhang Ao followed: "My subordinates also feel that we should take Xinye first and then make plans based on the situation."

Mao Chengguo said: "Previously, our Wei tribe and Li Chuang failed to join forces, and now Li Zicheng has joined forces with Luo Rucai to seize Nanyang. He has obviously regarded our Wei tribe as a rival, or even an enemy.

Therefore, my subordinates believe that we must be prepared for the Li and Luo coalition forces as early as possible - I heard that they have many cavalry troops and are best at long-distance attacks.

Whether they intercept our army's food routes or make sneak attacks when we attack Xinye, they will seriously threaten our army. "

After hearing this, the other generals nodded in agreement.

Liu Sheng looked at Li Dingguo and asked, "What do Vice-President Li think?"

During the period when Liu Sheng was handling internal affairs in Ruyang, Queshan, and North America, the Guards Army expanded again.

The Huben Guards now have one regiment and two battalions, and the Shengjie Guards have one regiment and one battalion.

Xunfengwei has expanded to two regiments due to the surge in demand for intelligence personnel.And this is just the official spy - peripheral spies, more offline!
At the same time, because more than 1000 horses were captured in the battles of Gucheng and Zhugao, the Xiaoqi Guards also expanded from three battalions to five battalions and became a regiment-level organization.

Shen Wandeng served as regimental commander, and Li Dingguo served as regimental deputy. They also served as commanders of the first and second battalions respectively.

The remaining three battalion commanders are Yang Kuiwu, Li Rongguang and Wang Sanjia (formerly an important subordinate of Shen Wandeng).

That's why Liu Sheng called Li Dingguo the deputy of Li Tuan.

Li Dingguo thought for a while and said: "We must take Xinye first, and then we can try to negotiate with Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai.

After all, they are both rebels, and now that the Ming Dynasty is powerful, it would be better if they can make them withdraw from Nanyang without fighting. "

Liu Sheng nodded, "Then the armies went down to make preparations and take Xinye as soon as possible. When attacking Xinye, we not only have to be wary of the Li and Luo coalition forces, but also the Ming army.

The Nanyang Ming Army may not be anything to worry about, but Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu, who recently moved to Xiangyang, may take advantage of the situation and sneak in, so we have to guard against it. "

According to the information obtained by Xunfengwei, Zuo Liangyu's troops cooperated with the local Ming army and defeated Zhang Xianzhong's troops in Huang'an and Macheng in early or mid-May.

After the defeat, Zhang Xianzhong led the remnants of his troops to flee eastward, taking Luotian to escape into Yingshan. It can be said that he was forced to join forces with the five Gezuo tribes entrenched in the Dabie Mountains.

I don’t know what benefits the Ming court granted Zuo Liangyu. Shortly after the war, Zuo Liangyu moved to Xiangyang with Ding Qirui.

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