golden scales

The land of Qin and Jin in the twelfth lunar month can freeze people's ears.Jinshui was completely frozen, and it was possible to run a horse.This speeded up Donggong's crossing of the river, but it also created convenient conditions for the pursuers behind.Fortunately, after Li Zicheng entered Xi'an, he rectified his politics and prepared to establish the country and proclaim himself emperor. He sent officials from prefectures and counties to all directions, and asked Tian Jianxiu to lead his troops south to Hanzhong to open up the channel to go south to Sichuan.Judging from his desire for the imperial court to grant him the admirals of the four provinces, this time he will definitely take the four northern provinces into his pocket.

After Tian Jianxiu led his troops to the south, another 2 troops were divided into the camp, and two generals, Yuan Zongdi and He Jin, pursued Bai Guangen's troops westward.Bai Guangen fled too quickly in Tongguan that day. Not only did his family members escape without much loss, but he was also afraid of being intercepted by Xi'an officials, so he went around the city and fled straight to Ganzhou, where the Xingdusi of Shaanxi is located.The imperial court can only acquiesce in this kind of thing, otherwise where else can it be allocated?

Li Zicheng took his adopted son Li Shuangxi, nephew Li Guo, and Liu Fangliang's Zuoying army to northern Shaanxi alone.Mizhi in northern Shaanxi is Li Zicheng's hometown, and the ancestral grave is there, but Sun Chuanting dug it upside down, and the dead bones and ashes have become fertilizer in the farmland.Li Zicheng went to northern Shaanxi in person, so he naturally had the need to return to his hometown and reorganize his ancestral graves.

On the other hand, Gao Jie's troops also bypassed Xi'an after their defeat from Tongguan, and fled straight to Yan'an in northern Shaanxi.However, with his defeated soldiers, he was naturally unable to resist Li Zicheng's tens of thousands of horses. It is estimated that he could only flee to Shanxi while the Yellow River was frozen.

"If Li Zicheng's army marches eastward, it will end up in Hejin." Zhu Cihong pointed to the map on the desk and analyzed Li Zicheng's marching movements.Because it involves the geography of Shanxi, the governor Cai Maode was invited to sit next to him, and if there are any problems, he can correct them on the spot.

Zhu Cihong didn't know where Li Zicheng crossed the river when he entered Shanxi in history, but from the analysis of the current actual situation, only Hejin is suitable for the army to cross the river.

Hejin was named in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was called Jiangzhou and Longmen in ancient times. It is also said that it was the place where Dayu controlled the water, so it is also called Yumen.This place is at the important mouth of the Binhe River and the important mouth of the Yellow River.As the second largest tributary of the Yellow River, Fenshui flows into the main trunk of the Yellow River here.It faces Shaanxi Hancheng across the river, forming the throat of the Yellow River. The narrowest part of the river is only ten feet wide.Considering the food and grass transshipment needed for the army to move eastward, as well as the safety and efficiency of crossing the river, crossing the river from the Hancheng-Hejin line is the best choice.

Because Shanxi's defense to the west depends entirely on the Yellow River, and the Yellow River will freeze between the twelfth lunar month and the first lunar month, and people and horses can cross the river anywhere.In order to strengthen the defense of the Yellow River and prevent intruders from crossing the river, Shanxi's deputy general Xiong Tong led 2000 troops to the river.At the same time, the governor Cai Maode was responsible for the defense of the lower section of the Yellow River.Cai Maode led 3000 people to garrison Pingyang Mansion, and then divided troops into Fenzhou to guard the Dragon Gate of the Yellow River.

Cai Maode looked at the high-spirited officers of the Eastern Palace, and he didn't care to listen to the crown prince's lecture on Shanxi geography, but was amazed that there were so many generals who were not angry and pretentious gathered together.He walked all the way from entering the camp, only to see the appearance of the army in order, the soldiers coming and going in two lines, three in a row, everything was in order.He originally thought that this army was led by a certain veteran general in Qin, and that the crown prince was just a signboard to command it. However, he was only able to confirm when he attended the military meeting: this powerful army was indeed trained by the crown prince. The prince is the head of the horse.

Even the generals of the battalions don't like to be called the rank of the imperial court, but they are happy to pride themselves on the rank of the East Palace, just like private soldiers!

Fortunately, it is in the hands of the crown prince. If any town official dares to do this, it is definitely setting up an official title privately, and it should be considered treason.

Cai Maode then turned to the crown prince who was sitting in the upper seat. He couldn't help admiring that His Royal Highness was young and promising. It was really the hope of Ming Zhongxing.However, he also remembered that the current Holy Majesty is also known as a wise and diligent government, but the state affairs are still getting worse and worse.This is the fate of Daming, how could the Crown Prince be able to reverse it?Thinking of this, Cai Maode couldn't help feeling sad.

"...Therefore, Li Zicheng will definitely lead his army south after he has dealt with the Yulin Guard." Zhu Cihong calculated the distance in his mind: "Even if the Yulin Guard surrenders in anticipation, Thief Li will not be able to go south to Hancheng until next spring. If he goes south at ten o'clock at night In half a month, the Yellow River thaws, and Shanxi may be able to defend it for another year."

Speaking of this, Zhu Cihong rubbed his hands, and a bright color flashed in his heart.

In the original historical script, Li Zicheng went out of the Kanto in February of the Jiashen year, and on March [-]th completely captured the city of Yanjing.From the perspective of time, when he crossed the river, the Yellow River had not yet thawed, and the Shanxi defenders failed to resist effectively.If Li Zicheng can be blocked to the west of Shanjin Province until the Yellow River thaws, and the Yellow River can be used to defend, maybe he can really survive this year.

Just as Zhu Cihong raised his hopes for "one year", he turned around and thought of a piece of news he received recently.That was reliable news from Mongolia that slave chief Huang Taiji died suddenly in Shengjing on the ninth day of August this year.

At first glance it seems like good news.

Because Huang Taiji is really an even more terrifying enemy than Nurhachi, he brought the Jurchens in a state of tribal alliance to the "state" stage, divided the power of the Eight Banners, and strengthened the central imperial power.If the Jurchens in the Nurhaci era were still wild species of Tungus, in the Huangtaiji era, a new nation called "Manchuria" had been born and a real country had been established.

In terms of military affairs, Huang Taiji cast too much shadow on Daming, and there is even a legend that he "has never been defeated".Such a character who can bring a halo of heroism to his side as long as he appears, of course it is best to die.

However, if you think about it carefully, after Huang Taiji's death, there must have been a power struggle within the Qing Dynasty.According to the historical script known to Zhu Cihong, the final winner was Huang Taiji's son Fulin, who would become Emperor Shunzhi in the future.At the same time, Dorgon, known as the "King of Wisdom", will become his uncle's regent and rule the Qing Dynasty before Fulin takes charge.

In order to further unify the various ministries of the Eight Banners, balance the strength of the internal banner owners, buy and contain his Mongolian allies, and also out of practical considerations, gain more population and wealth, and enhance his prestige...Dorgon is bound to die in the beginning of spring After that, they plundered Ming Dynasty.

The so-called - "grab the west"!

What should I do if I have nothing to eat?

Grab the west side!

What should I do if I have no clothes to wear?

Grab the west side!

What if there is no one to do the farming?

Grab the west side!

What about Mongolia's insatiable greed?

Grab the west side!

What if the banner owner is disobedient?

Grab the west side!

Grab the west side!

Grab the west side!

Whenever the expedition order is spread to various villages and villages, whether it is Manchuria or Baoyi Aha, they will shout excitedly "grab the west side" and roar out.This has become the carnival of the Manchurians, and the foundation of the founding of the Qing Dynasty.If someone crosses over to Manchuria and becomes the chieftain, it will definitely be tens of thousands of times easier than Zhu Cihong, and no matter what problem you have, you can use "grab the west" to solve it.

Shanhaiguan and the others couldn't get through it. The traditional route to grab the west was to go west from Shanhaiguan and look for weak links on the Great Wall to attack.The Xuanfu and Datong lines are already riddled with holes for these bandits, and the entrance is too easy to find.

From this point of view, if Li Zicheng is really successfully dragged to the west of the Yellow River, the Donggong Guard Battalion still has no time to develop and grow: we can't watch the Manchurian captives plunder Hebei, Jinan, and even Shandong from under our noses.

The Donggong Guard Battalion still has an advantage against infantry, but it appears weak against the Manchurian cavalry who come and go like the wind.According to Zhu Cihong's understanding, an army would rather be completely annihilated in the early stage than just survive. If the roots are not right, it will never be able to become a pillar of talent.Then the fact in front of us is likely to be that the entire army of the Donggong Guards Battalion under Luchou's iron cavalry was smashed, and it was not complete.

Without the power of the Eastern Palace Guards, Zhu Cihong could only become a puppet dragged around by warlords, and finally fell into the hands of Manchurian savages. He was convicted of "pretending to be a prince" and beheaded in a busy city with an inexplicable name on his back...

Zhu Cihong shook her head inadvertently, and pushed this terrible, impulsive, and unwise thought to the back of her mind.

"The Jin soldiers still have to cross the river boldly, use a small force to harass the rogues, and find out the strength of the rogues' army." Zhu Cihong changed the subject and pointed at Shanxi governor Cai Maode.

Cai Maode didn't expect to come to listen in on himself, and ended up with such a thing.He subconsciously nodded, and then realized that this is not the time to nod!

"Your Highness, I really don't have any soldiers in my hands." Although Cai Maode is not inferior to Feng Shikong in terms of pedantry, his attitude towards the crown prince is completely different.This sentence came from the bottom of my heart, and I was so anxious that tears were about to fall. (To be continued.)