Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 695: Thousands of Miles to Attack Datong (Part )
Originally, Mr. Peng was in a very good mood. Not long ago, news came that Niu Guangtian, a big bandit in the Taihang Mountains, was captured by troops sent by Pan Chaoxuan, governor of Baoding, in Changyuan, Zhili (now part of Henan Province). This Niu Guangtian was originally a general under Jiang Quan. After Jiang Quan's defeat, he took his remnant soldiers into the Taihang Mountains and claimed to be the President of Shanxi. He harassed Shanxi and Zhili from time to time. At one time, he was so powerful that he even sent people to contact Emperor Yongli of the Ming Dynasty. Obtained an official position appointed by the Ming Dynasty. This person is very remarkable. It has been ten years since Jiang Quan's uprising failed, but he is still active, causing trouble for himself. Recently, he was killed, and he can finally have a good night's sleep.

Who would have thought that one wave would rise again after another! Lianhua Khan of the Wei Kingdom came with a large army and attacked Ulanqab, Guihuacheng, Yikezhao, and Chahar. He had the tendency to continue his march south to Datong. Niu Guangtian is just a small wave, but the army of Weiguo is a huge wave soaring into the sky. He is the first to bear the brunt. He is in front of the wave and will easily be swept into the huge wave and drowned. What should he do?

"Master, we are all ready. When will we leave the city?" Just as he was getting annoyed, the old housekeeper Peng Zhong came over to report. It turned out that Peng Youde saw that the situation was not good, and planned to secretly send his family and property out of the city, and prepared sixty carts. His family was wiped out by Jiang Quan ten years ago, but later he married more than ten enchanting wives and beautiful concubines, gave birth to seven or eight children, and his family was still prosperous.

"I have already said hello to Zhang Youba, who is guarding the city. At midnight tonight, you will go out of the city and go to Guangchang County (today's Laiyuan, Hebei Province) for shelter. It is located behind Datong and should be safe."

"Yes", Peng Zhong took the order and went.

The next day, after learning that his family and property were safely transferred, Peng Youde felt much more at ease and ordered a military meeting.

There are more than ten chairs placed in the living room in the general office. The person sitting in the main seat is naturally Mr. Peng, and the other officials sit with him as the center, divided into civil and military positions. Sitting next to the military general is Zhenghuang Banner Han Junjia La Zhang Jingzhang, who is under the same banner as Peng Youde. Next to Zhang Suoyang sits Zhenglan Banner Manchuria Niulu Zhangjing Fuge. Although this man is a small officer, he is A genuine Manchu general, the three hundred soldiers and horses under his command are all real Manchu warriors, and therefore qualified to be located next to Zhang Suoyang. Then there are other generals at all levels; the first among the civil servants is Cao Rong, who is sitting at Yanggao Fenshou Dao (from the third rank, Fenshou Dao is a common name, and the official title is Shanxi Chief Envoy Si You Shen Zhengzheng, Fenshou Yanggao Dao). , in order are Datong Bingbei Dao (fourth rank, official title is deputy envoy of Shanxi Inspection Department, sub-inspection of Datong Road) Feng Jin, Datong Magistrate (fourth rank of Zhifu in Ming Dynasty, fourth rank of Zhifu in Qing Dynasty) Liu Hongyu, Qian of Datong Dao The last person in charge of Qi Liangzhai (the fifth rank) was Wang Du, the magistrate of Datong County (the seventh rank). Originally, county magistrates were not eligible to participate in such high-level meetings, but because the matter concerned the defense of the city and required the cooperation of local bureaucrats, they were allowed to participate.

"My lords, I have just received news that the Guard Lord Qianyuan has stationed troops in Chahar Tucheng and is expected to send troops to attack Datong soon. Now near Datong, I have five battalions under my command plus three battalions at Shahukou, The two battalions on Desheng Road and Fengchuan Camp had only more than 11,000 troops and horses, plus one Niulu (300 people) Zhenglan Banner Manchuria and one Jiala (1,500 people) Zhenghuang Banner Han Army , and the 1,200 garrison troops of Datong Dusi, there are only more than 14,000 people, and the guard army is called 200,000. Even if there are not 200,000, there are always 70,800,000 or 80,000. I want to conquer the sky. (Combined of Ming Zhenlu and Tiancheng Erwei), Yanggao (Mingyanghe and Gaoshan Erwei combined) Erwei, Huairen, Shanyin, Guangling, Lingqiu counties, Hunyuan Prefecture and Yingzhou two prefectures How about we transfer all the troops to Datong Town?"

"No, if the guards want to go south to Datong, they must first cross the Great Wall. Not to mention other places, the Yanggao guards are right on the edge of the Great Wall. What if the Yanggao guards are mobilized and the guards cross the Great Wall from Yanggao and go south? And what happened back then? During the Jiangwan Rebellion, the city of Datong was in ruins. Prince Rui also ordered the city to be lowered by five feet. Concentrating troops on Datong was not a good idea. It would be better to concentrate the troops on the fortresses in the north of Datong, occupying dangerous positions such as Mount Miduo, Baishan Mountain, and Liuling Mountain. "And keep it", Cao Rong, who was guarding the road in Yanggaofen, was the first to object.

Cao Rong, named Jian Gong, was born in Jiaxing. He was originally a Jinshi in the tenth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, an official and censor, and he was quite talented and learned. After the Qing Dynasty established its capital in Beijing, he was still allowed to hold his original position, and he has been a senior official since then as Minister of Household Affairs. Because he did not like to flatter superior officials, he was labeled as "frivolous" and demoted to Shanxi Yanghedao. Normally, he should be resentful when he was demoted from the third-rank minister of household affairs to the third-rank minister, Fenshou Dao. However, he didn't think so. He was still loyal to the Manchus and fulfilled his duties. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, with his temperament, he might end up He has been just a censor all his life, how can he become a third-rank official? The Qing emperor was still better at employing people than the Ming emperor.

Because Datong was massacred during the Jiangwan Rebellion and the ancient city was almost deserted, the Qing government moved Datong Prefecture to Yanggaowei and named it Yanghe Prefecture in the sixth year of Shunzhi (1649), and moved Datong County to Xi'an Fort in Huairen County. Later, with the governance of Hu Wenye and Cao Zhenyan (the great-grandfather of Cao Xueqin, the author of Dream of Red Mansions), the two prefects of Datong, Datong slowly regained its vitality. In the ninth year of Shunzhi (1652), Datong Prefecture and County returned to their former rule, and immigrants from nearby counties gradually revived. However, it caused a situation in Datong Prefecture with two centers: Datong County and Hegao.

Since Cao Rong is guarding Yanghe Road separately, as long as he defends Yanggao Guard City, it will not be considered a loss of territory. Whether Datong Town can be defended has nothing to do with him. Therefore, he refused to transfer Yang Gaowei's battalion to Datong. During this period, the Green Camp of the Qing Dynasty was divided into a land camp and a naval division, each with horsemen, infantry, and garrison troops. The total number was about 600,000, far more than the Eight Banners. Green camp is divided into four levels: standard, association, camp and flood. The green battalion soldiers led by officials above the general level are called pacesetters, including Dubiao (the governor-general has jurisdiction), Hebiao (the governor-general has jurisdiction over rivers), Caobiao (the governor-general has jurisdiction over water transportation), Xunbiao (the governor has jurisdiction), Tibiao (the governor has jurisdiction), and the town. Biao (commander of the general troops), the standard soldiers are the main force of the green battalion; below the Biao is the Xie, commanded by the deputy general; below the Xie is the battalion, commanded by the generals, guerrillas, generals, and garrison respectively; below the battalion is the flood, commanded by General Qian and General Commander. Because Yanggaowei is right on the edge of the Great Wall, it has an important military status. Yanghe Camp has a thousand green battalion troops under its jurisdiction, which is more than the battalions in other counties. "Although what Brother Cao said is reasonable, the scope of the Great Wall is too wide. Defense everywhere is equivalent to no defense everywhere. I thought it would be better to concentrate our troops in Datong," said Feng Jin, Datong Military Preparation Department. It was a serious crime for the local officials of the Qing Dynasty to lose their territory, so he naturally hoped to concentrate his troops to defend Datong.

"Yes, what Brother Feng said is absolutely true. Although Datong has experienced war, the city has been repaired by Hufutai (Hu Wenye) and Caofutai (Cao Zhenyan). Even if it was cut five feet lower, it is still three feet taller. A seven-foot majestic city can be defended according to the city." Liu Hongyu, the prefect of Datong, became the official of Yanghe (Datong) Prefecture in the seventh year of Shunzhi, and he knew the situation of Datong very well. The butt determines the head. At this time, his position was completely consistent with Feng Jin's.

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was speechless for a moment.

"Brother Zhang, what do you think?" Peng Youde asked Zhang Suoyang with a smile. He and Zhang Suoyang both belonged to the Zhenghuang Banner Han Army and had always been close to each other.

"I'm a rough man who doesn't know how to be wise, Fu Ge Zhangjing, what's your advice?" Zhang Suoyang didn't say his opinion, but asked Fu Ge, the man next to him, Zhenglan Banner Manzhou Niu Lu Zhangjing.

Peng Youde secretly cursed himself for being confused. Although Fu Ge was just a little Niulu Zhangjing, he was a serious Manchu general. Almost all of these Eight Banners men had people in the court. Why not ask his opinion first? Hearing this, he quickly changed his smile and said with a smile: "Yes, I would also like to ask Fu Gezhangjing to share his opinions."

"Uh~" Fu Ge was very satisfied with everyone's obedience, coughed slightly, and said proudly: "It's hard to say whether we are high-minded or not. It's just that as officials of the imperial court, we have the responsibility to protect the land. How could we abandon the surrounding areas of Datong without firing a single shot?" Is it true to let the enemy run wild everywhere? In the past, I accompanied Prince Yu on an expedition to Mobei, and 20,000 men defeated 50,000 to 60,000 Mongolians. Don’t worry, there are many guards, but they are just local soldiers. They lack guns and cannons. , Not to mention the city, even the military fortress is difficult for them to break. I think it is better to defend the fortresses in the northern part of Datong and occupy the dangerous points such as Mi Tuo Mountain, Baideng Mountain, and Liuling Mountain."

Hearing that he agreed with his opinion, Cao Rong showed a grateful smile, but Fu Ge's nostrils were turned upward and he was too lazy to pay attention to him.

The Manchurian uncle must not be offended. After hearing what he said, Peng Youde immediately made the decision, "In accordance with Fu Ge Zhangjing, all generals will be more vigilant after returning. They must guard their own cities and military forts, and the guards must not let the guards take a step beyond the thunder! "

(End of this chapter)