Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Now the forces of all parties in Liaodong, North China and Northwest China are intertwined, and it really affects the whole body.

First, let's take a look at the situation in Liaodong:

The Qing Dynasty in Liaodong left [-] Qing troops led by Hauge, but they were unable to attack, so they could only ensure that their territory was not violated.

At the forefront of the Ming army, there are nearly 3000 Guanning cavalry from Wu Sangui in Ningyuan City, and more than 1 Runing troops remaining in Zhenyuan City.The relationship between the two armies was extremely bad. They were guarding against each other, not to mention attacking when the Manchus were empty in Liaodong, they were all guarding against the other side stabbing them in the back.And Shanhaiguan behind them is garrisoned by more than [-] Ming troops led by Gao Di, which can be regarded as the supervision and control of Guanning Iron Cavalry and Runing Army.

Among them, Wu Sangui's attitude is quite ambiguous.While placing his family in the capital as a hostage, he also communicated with the captured Zu Dashou by letter.It is completely a speculative attitude, to seek the greatest benefit for, and only for, his own Guan Ning cavalry.

The main force of the Qing army completely entered the North Zhili area.However, their range of activities was only in the east and south of the capital, and they did not move westward, so they happened to act separately from Li Zicheng's Shun army.

At this time, when they heard that the Qing army had entered the pass, the Mongolian tribes on the grasslands also gathered herdsmen troops to follow them into the pass, and they wanted to take advantage of this good opportunity to get more money.Coupled with the Ming army troops who surrendered to the Qing army, Huang Taiji's troops were further increased to more than 13.The next goal of the Qing army is to conquer Dezhou and enter Shandong from Dezhou.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were nearly 20 people near Beijing.However, only the 8000 troops in Tongzhou and the [-] troops led by Tang Tong, the general soldier in Miyun, had combat effectiveness.Some other Ming troops participated in the defense of nearby counties and counties.

But in Beijing, there are only 8000 Ming troops.However, only the Warriors and the Second Wuwei Battalion, a total of [-] people, had extremely strong combat effectiveness, and they were also the real core of the Imperial Forest Army of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, in Fengtai Daying outside the west city of Beijing.Liu Yuanbin brought back 7000 troops from the Chu Army from Huguang, and 1000 troops from the Ruzhou Army left by Yu Zilian.When Beijing City is in danger, they can enter the city at any time and join the defense of Beijing City.

It can be seen from this that the Ming army no longer has any mobile troops near the city of Beijing. They can only defend conservatively in each city, and they can't even rescue each other, let alone draw out troops to fight the enemy. .

And Li Zicheng's Shunjun also has his own heart disease.

To the south of the Shun Army, there are the Runing Army and the Heiyun Army.Although so far, the Runing Army and the Heiyun Army have abided by the agreement.Before crossing the Yellow River, he fought against the Shun army.But everyone is an old man, and they all know that the most unreliable agreement is also the agreement. If Wu Shigong tore up the agreement and entered Shanxi to fight, Li Zicheng's Shunjun would still have nothing to do.After all, the Yellow River is frozen now.There are no obstacles in the way.

To the east of the Shun Army, there is the Qing Army.There is also the Ming army guarding the capital.Shun Jun would never step into this quagmire at this time.

To the west and southwest of the Shun Army, there is Sun Chuanting's Qin Army, and they are also eyeing the Shun Army.

So, now Li Zicheng's Shun army is a little hesitant.They wanted to attack in one direction, and they were afraid that when they attacked, they would be flanked by the other two lines of officers and troops.So it is difficult to make any choice.But at this moment, Sun Chuanting's Qin army's active attack solved this problem for the Shun army.

After Sun Chuanting's Qin army was defeated in Henan, he immediately returned to Shaanxi to lick his wounds.And before that.In order to grasp every available force, the imperial court successively added the titles of Sun Chuanting, Hou Xun, and Yu Zilian to the Ministry of War, and renamed them as supervisors. The soldiers and horses from all walks of life in Jiangbei are responsible for the unified command and suppression of the peasant army.Of course, with three supervisors in command, it would be a hell of a thing to achieve unified command!

Among them, Yu Zilian's Heiyun Army has the least troops, and the court's attitude is better than nothing, and Yu Zilian does not follow the court's orders to the letter.

As for Hou Xun, he commanded the most troops in name, with Wu Shigong's Runing Army and Zuo Liangyu's Chu Army, the number of troops was almost close to 40.But in fact, he couldn't control these two troops at all, so Hou Xun couldn't play any role at all.

So under such circumstances, the only hope for the imperial court is Sun Chuanting's Qin army.

After Sun Chuanting's disastrous defeat in Henan, as soon as he returned to Shaanxi, he worked hard to expand the army and farm the fields.He not only collected all the Ming troops near the northwest, but also issued pardons and official ranks to the armed landlords who were also robbers and bandits, and incorporated them into the official army.In this short period of three months, the Qin army expanded to 10 people under the efforts of Sun Chuanting.Of course, there is no need to mention the level of combat effectiveness of this kind of troops.

Moreover, it must be a daydream to supply food and salaries through farming within three months, so Sun Chuanting not only expropriated from the people, but also asked the officials and gentry to donate, causing the entire area around Xi'an to be filled with resentment.

But at this time, Sun Chuanting also had a clear head.He believes that if the Qin army can really win by mobilizing all their nests, it will be a blessing from heaven; however, everyone also knows that the hope of such a fluke victory is very slim.

However, if the Qin army does not move in Shaanxi, whether the Shun army wants to attack the capital or go south, they will inevitably have worries. It is much more beneficial.

But Sun Chuanting also found himself unable to withstand the pressure.

On the one hand, because Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor, the imperial court must punish such rebellious behavior, so he could not acquiesce in Li Zicheng's dominance in Taiyuan; on the other hand, the local officials and gentry in Shaanxi could no longer bear such a heavy food supply.In order not to increase the burden on their hometown, and with the mentality of being beggar-thy-neighbor, they also unanimously asked Sun Chuanting to leave Shaanxi as soon as possible.

Therefore, envoys from the imperial court urging Sun Chuanting to leave Shaanxi came one after another.At the end, Sun Chuanting could only sigh with a sigh: "I know that the battle may not be victorious, but I am lucky to succeed. How can a man be able to deal with the jailer again!"

In this way, with little hope, Sun Chuanting led his 16 army and set off on the eighth day of the first month of the [-]th year of Chongzhen. (To be continued..)