Win the Ding 1617

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Our line is Baozhou Fortress, and the Yuhe River goes straight to the east.The mountains and rivers still have spirit, how lush and beautiful they are.Take care of my towel car prisoner, the fierce wind turns the autumn pendant.The fragrance of the petals wants to worship, and the melancholy faces the sky."

This is a poem written by Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister Wen Tianxiang, when he was escorted northward by the Mongols after the defeat of the Yuan Dynasty, passing through Baoding Mansion.There are many inland rivers and lakes in Baoding, which is quite like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.However, in Prime Minister Wen's mind, his eyes were full of sadness and vicissitudes.

If Prime Minister Wen rose from the ground again, the Baoding Mansion at this time would surely make him burst into tears.

This city, known as the most important city in the world, is responsible for defending the Jincheng Tangchi in Beijing. The city is more than ten miles around the city. The city wall is very high and thick.Baoding City was square when it was built, but because the southwest of the city protrudes hundreds of meters outward, it is slightly curved, and it is straight to the north, shaped like a boot. Baoding City is also known as the City of Boots.

At this time, under the majestic city, there are bloodstains everywhere, and not far from the city, there are still destroyed chariots and long ladders.The green brick city walls are covered with scars, and many areas of the city towers have been burned.It turns out that the residents of many villages and towns around the city were also completely destroyed by the flames of war, and the residents fled.

The surrounding area of ​​the city was densely covered with Qing army tents, and flags of various colors were fluttering. On several tall buildings in the city, the banner of Zhengbai flag was even flamboyantly flying.

In the city, many garrison yamen, such as the governor of Baoding and other mansions, the admiral of Zijing and other customs, and the governor's yamen in charge of the river, and the Baoding car camp, have now become the barracks and lairs of various ministries who invaded the bandits and built slaves, storing a large number of seized Spoils of war and looted children's wealth.

Ever since Julu defeated Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian two Ming armies in succession.It can be said that Jiannu's journey is like a broken bamboo, and his morale is like a rainbow.Continuously captured Baoding, Xushui, Dingzhou, Hengshui, Wuyi, Zaoqiang, Julu, Jize, Yuanshi, Lincheng and other cities, roaming as far as Zhuozhou and Gu'an in the north, Jinzhou in the west, and Jinzhou in the east. Tianjin, south to Jizhou, Dezhou, and thousands of miles of fertile land in North China were all under the iron hooves of Jiannu cavalry.Officers and soldiers from all over the country cowardly avoided the battle, watching countless people's homes destroyed and their children's wealth robbed.What's more, those unscrupulous rats, before Jiannu came, they plundered wantonly.

Originally belonged to Zhang Qiping's governor's office in Baoding, Ming Dynasty.There is a huge woven gold dragon banner on the roof of the mansion hall.There were bursts of fluttering sounds blown by the biting cold wind.In the spacious lobby, more than ten copper charcoal braziers were set up, making the lobby warm like spring.The house was full of Qing generals in full armor, and everyone took off their helmets.It's full of livid and shiny forehead scalp.There is also a slender money rattail braid at the back of the head.Under the pillar outside the hall.Dozens of Baoyi Jiala and Niulu Zhangjing stood there respectfully, not daring to breathe a breath, even though the cold wind blew on their faces like a knife cut.Don't dare to move around at will.Who let them be newly capitulated minions?

Beside these new servants who were officers of the Guanning Army of the Ming Army a few days ago, there were from time to time the soldiers of Zhengbai Banner Ba Yala in brand-new Nanman armor patrolling outside the hall. loud voice.Those words, if it is Ming people, of course they can't understand, because they speak Manchurian.An Altaic language of Mongol origin and descended from Westerners.However, these former Guanning soldiers could understand a few percent, and there is no other reason. Since the Wanli period, the Guanning army has had an inexplicably ambiguous relationship with the rebels in Liaodong. Communication, how to get along?

Above the lobby, the Jiannu generals surrounded the Zhengbai flag owner, Prince Rui Prince Dorgon, and the Zhenghong flag owner, Yangwu general Yue Tuo, like stars holding the moon. The difference is that, Dorgon was superior to Yue Tuo in terms of title, official position and seniority, so he held his head high and sat on the east side with Yue Tuo on the west side.On the left side of the lower head, the flag holders of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Duduo, the master of the Bordered White Banner, Du Du, the master of the Bordered Red Banner, and Jierhalang, the master of the Bordered Blue Banner, sat proudly.On the right side of the lower head, the leaders of the Eight Banners Mongolian Banners sit separately.

With such a lineup, the coats who were from the Guan Ning Army had no choice but to stand outside the gate and wait for the call.

"Our soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were invincible. In the two months since we entered the customs, we have penetrated thousands of miles, captured dozens of Ming states and counties, killed Ming's defenses, more than a thousand generals and hundreds of officials, and captured hundreds of thousands of people and money. Julu Jiazhuang, In the first battle of Gaojize, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of the Ming Dynasty, was killed, [-] to [-] Guanning troops were defeated, and more than [-] were captured. This time, Baoding Fucheng was conquered, and the capture was huge. Such a victory is comparable to that of Emperor Taizu Gao Great victory in Saerhu! Since the first year of Chongde, our warriors of the Qing Dynasty can come back full of plunder."

It was Dorgon who spoke, and his words caused all the generals present to howl.

Yue Tuo, sitting on Dorgon's right, also smiled reservedly.There is also Ji Erhalang, the owner of the Xianglan Banner at the bottom, because of his status and age, naturally he can't be as happy as the little Maotou present, and he caresses his whiskers and nods slowly.On the other hand, Yuetuo's younger brother, Shuotuo, hugged Duoduo and others, laughing wildly, howling incessantly, "It's a joy to fight with Uncle Fourteen!"

"Taking advantage of this great victory, our warriors of the Qing Dynasty must muster up more courage, continue to go south, and then send troops to Shandong to break through Jinan!"

Dorgon's words made everyone elated again.

"However, the Han people have a saying that brothers and sisters will settle accounts clearly. Let's rest and recuperate in Baoding Mansion for a few days, and then go south after the barbarian's year! Come, report the seized accounts!"

Several pen post-style files came out, holding thick account books in their hands, standing in front of everyone, and began to recite the accounts. Just in case, each seized account has more than three pen post-style records to prevent someone from Cheating, stealing, eroding.When hearing a series of numbers that made people's eyes jump, Yue Tuo could only remember this set of numbers:

More than 120 soldiers from Baoding Cheying were captured, including more than 960 Fran cannons.The general has eight guns and 27 chariots, each of which is equipped with two Franglers, four blunderbusses, and four rocketmen.There are also sixty tiger crouching cannons.In addition, there were [-] seven craftsmen of various colors in Fucheng, and [-] soldiers of various colors were captured.

"It's still fun to beat these prefectures, towns, and provincial cities. The barbarians have a lot of good things. There are also a lot of people, property, artisans and women captured!"

Shuo Tuo slapped his own breastplate with a loud sound, ignoring the greasy hands and rubbing the brand-new robe with oil stains.

"Shutuo Beizi, tell us, how many barbarian women have you added to your account?"

"Not many! The slaves sent me four yesterday, and they were all ladies from rich families! Engetu, you are much better than you Mongolian women! But they can serve people!"

"Okay! Stop gossiping! Let's listen to the general first!"

Yue Tuo stopped the unscrupulous ravings of a few guys, and asked Fourteenth Uncle Dorgon for instructions.

"We have seized a huge amount of artillery this time. Just from Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian, we have seized more than a hundred Nanban artillery pieces. In Baoding and other cities, we have seized hundreds of artillery pieces. As for the population .It is calculated in hundreds of thousands!"

"According to His Majesty's will, a batch of people and goods have been seized, and a batch will be sent to Shengjing, and you are called here today. The first is to tell you to rest for a few days and attack Jinan. The second is to discuss. See Let's see who is willing to escort the wealth, people and those captured cannons to Shengjing?"

These words were like pouring a ladle of cold water into a hot oil pan, and the atmosphere that was still in full swing immediately cooled down.Everyone knows that with the army looting everywhere.It's relaxing and comfortable, with money and military achievements, delicious food and drink, and a beautiful woman to warm the bed. It's much more comfortable than going back to Shengjing, Liaodong for thousands of miles in ice and snow to hand over the seized things!

After some embarrassment, Dorgon had to use the authority of the ordered general to appoint him.

"Jierhalang, the owner of the Xianglan Banner, Engetu and Buyandai of the Zhenghongqi Mongolia, and the three of you, escort the seized items back to Shengjing!"

"Each banner, each Jiala, rest for five days. Five days later, Zhenghong Banner Shuo Tuobei will stay in Baoding, and the rest of the troops will go south with the king to attack Jinan!"

"Wow! Jinan has the royal palace of the Ming Kingdom! This time, we want to taste what it's like to be the princess of the Zhu family!"

"Uncle Fifteen, you have tasted it, remember to let your nephews and grandchildren taste it!"

"That's natural, are we people who eat alone?!"

Duo Duo and Shuo Tuo sang in unison, causing everyone to laugh wildly.

On the same 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the cold wind blowing from Siberia swept across the entire capital, blowing the garbage everywhere.Although the Chinese New Year is coming soon, there is no festive celebration in the whole capital.The streets and alleys are full of refugees flooding into the capital. With the increasing number of refugees and the lack of relief from the government, a large number of people freeze and starve to death in the cold wind every day.The officers and soldiers of Wucheng Bingma Division used carts to pull hundreds of corpses to the incarnation field outside the city every day for incineration.

Inside the Qianqing Palace, the eunuchs and court ladies became more and more cautious, lest they make a wrong step and lead to death.Inside the East Nuan Pavilion, Emperor Chongzhen was reviewing the memorial with his brows tightly locked. In just a short time, his complexion became much paler again, the wrinkles on his forehead and the gray hair on his temples became more numerous.

The war situation took a turn for the worse, the Xuan Da Army and the Guan Ning Army were defeated one after another, and the fall of Baoding shocked the government and the public even more.Jiannu cut off the canal and water transportation to the east, and the price of grain in the capital skyrocketed.Many ministers have already asked the emperor to sell the grain and rice from the inner storehouse at a low price to stabilize the grain price in the capital.

Right now, Daming is powerless to stop the Qing soldiers' offensive.They watched cities fall, tens of thousands of people were taken away, and countless goods were turned into war funds for slavery, but no one could do anything about it.Although Emperor Chongzhen handled political affairs more diligently, he found that he was doing completely useless work. He was exhausted physically and mentally, and he felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and looked at several memorials, but they were about Liu Yuliang, the chief minister of the cabinet.

When the Qing soldiers entered the bandits, Liu Yuliang asked himself to be an inspector. An impassioned and colorful article was written, and the deceitful Chongzhen immediately wanted to promote Lu Xiang to Beijing for questioning.Unexpectedly, Liu Yuliang said that he did not mean to be the governor of the army, but only said that he wanted to supervise the army of the world.However, he had no choice but to come out of Beijing to command the army.Unexpectedly, just after passing Zhuozhou, Liu Yuliang was even more frightened when he heard the news that Lu Xiangsheng had died in battle and the Guanning Army was defeated.Before his army arrived in Xushui County, he also heard that the Qing army's surprise attack on Baoding was changed to a strong attack on Baoding. The governor of Baoding, Zhang Qiping, abandoned the city and left. .

Chen Hongxu, the magistrate of Jinzhou, refused to accept him behind closed doors. Liu Yuliang was furious, and sent an arrow to order.Otherwise, the military will do it.Chen Hongxu ignored him, and sent a message to Liu Yuliang: "The supervisor came to defend against the enemy. Now that the enemy is approaching, how can we avoid it? There is no supply of food, and there is a responsibility. If you want to enter the city, you dare not hear orders."

Liu Yuliang had no choice but to lead the army to avoid Tianjin, while writing a letter of impeachment.Emperor Chongzhen decreed to arrest Chen Hongxu, and the people of Jinzhou filed a lawsuit against Chen Hongxu.I wish to replace thousands of people with my body.See these memorials.Emperor Chongzhen hesitated again.

He threw the memorial on the desk and said bitterly: "Liu Yuliang is useless in the end. He led tens of thousands of powerful troops back and forth thousands of miles in vain, and disturbed the people but did not dare to fight Jiannu! The cabinet will take care of things. Zhou Yanru With Yang Sichang."

He delivered a decree.Chen Hongxu, the prefect of Jinzhou, was transferred to the engraved rank.He also issued an order to severely reprimand Liu Yuliang, and then sat there blankly for a while.In the end, he was concerned about the military situation and ordered an eunuch to go to the general.Invited by Yang Sichang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites.

quickly.Yang Sichang came in, went up to pay respects to Emperor Chongzhen, and then lay quietly on the ground.

Every time he saw Yang Sichang, Emperor Chongzhen was very relieved, and he said softly: "Aiqing, get up."

Yang Sichang kowtowed again, then stood up, waiting for the emperor to speak.

Chongzhen said: "Where are the soldiers from the East?"

Yang Sichang said: "Back to the emperor, the main force of the eastern captives has gathered in Hengshui, Zaoqiang and other places. The cabinet agreed that the captives had the intention to enter Shandong directly from Dezhou, and my ministers have passed on Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, to lead his troops to guard against the captives. deep."

Chongzhen said: "Where are Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and other King Qin's troops from all walks of life? Is there any movement from Li Shouhan's troops?"

"Yang Sichang pondered for a while and replied: "A few days ago, I received a report from Governor Hong on flying horses that [-] Qin soldiers had arrived at Niangziguan.And because the place was dilapidated and there was nowhere to collect food and grass, the marching speed was naturally slow.As for Nanzhong Governor Li's office, "

Yang Sichang twirled his beard and carefully considered the vocabulary in his mind. He was clear about the relationship between Li Shouhan, Lu Xiangsheng, and Hong Chengchou. It can be said that Lu Xiangsheng's death was caused by him and Chen Xinjia. Self is the question that he has been thinking about in his mind for the past few days.

"I also sent people to Governor Li's mansion in Nanzhong to urge inquiries. The people in the mansion only said that the situation at sea was unknown and they dared not speak falsely."

When Yang Sichang said these words, the atmosphere in the Snapper suddenly became more dignified.

Now Guan Ning's army is defeated, Xuan Da's army is defeated, Qin's soldiers are far away at Niangziguan, and all the troops around the capital don't have a backbone, and all the ministries are cowering.The only Nanzhong army that dared to confront Jiannu head-on was thousands of miles away, perhaps still at sea.

"Is there any news about Gao Qiqian and others?"

It took quite a while before Chongzhen burst out these words from between his teeth.

Hearing Chongzhen's words, Yang Sichang couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

You can hide things from outside Chongzhen, but you can't hide them from him.

Although rumors spread wildly outside, after the Battle of Julu.Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian were killed in battle, but the Ministry of War and local officials only found Lu Xiangsheng's body and never found Gao Qiqian's body, so it is impossible to determine whether Gao Qiqian died in the Battle of Gaojibo.Not only that, but officials from all over the country have come forward, saying that they saw hundreds of Guan Ning Army wandering around one by one, and thought that although the Guan Ning Army suffered heavy losses, those general officers should not have died in battle. .

And Yang Tinglin, who was praised by Lu Xiangsheng's army, has been running around in the capital recently, yelling everywhere, claiming that the reason why he was defeated in the Battle of Julu was entirely because of Gao Qiqian's tens of thousands of soldiers.He shouted from the six yamen, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple to the cabinet, claiming that Governor Lu died in a bloody battle, and Gao Qiqian fled in fear of crime. Chen Xinjia.

If Chen Xinjia is impeached and resigns, then his plan for peace talks will lose an arm.

Yang Sichang also had doubts about Gao Qiqian's whereabouts. Of course, this eunuch did not have the courage to die in a bloody battle.If Gao Qiqian didn't show up, he couldn't use Lu Xiangsheng's series of late moves.If Li Shouhan took the lead after he entered King Jingqin, he would have lost the lead in this matter.

Hearing Chongzhen's questioning, Yang Sichang's heart was full of blessings, and he had already made a decision in his heart. It didn't matter whether Gao Qiqian died or not, Lu Xiangsheng must have died, and the matter should be done.

While pondering, Cao Huachun, the eunuch on duty outside, walked in gently.

"My lord, the people from the Wucheng Bingma Division came to report the letter, and Gao Qi sneaked into the city. As soon as he entered the city, he used the director of Tianxia Qinwang Bingma's Guan Fang to order the Bingma Division's people to seize Nanzhong's various businesses in the capital. , including Governor Li’s mansion. The servants couldn’t make up their minds, so they went into the palace to ask for an order.”

These words startled Yang Sichang, this high-pitched potential, could it be that he is crazy?How do you, a eunuch who has not yet been held accountable for the crimes of a defeated master, seize the property and mansion of a foreign official who is now relying heavily on his family? !

Chongzhen's pale face suddenly burst into a sickly blush, which disappeared in an instant.It was replaced by a green look on his face.

"This dog slave! I never blamed him, but he came to provoke my servant! Cao Huachun!"

"The servant is here!"

"Take the people from Jin Yiwei to tie up that dog slave to see me! Also, you go to General Li's mansion on my behalf, so as to appease the frightened people. Check the loss, and then, from the dog slave's family wealth Compensation!"

Originally, I wanted to say that the loss should be made up from the inner palace, but the calculations really hurt me, so I simply gave it to others! (To be continued..)