Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Let us go back to the second day of June in the 16th year of Chongzhen.

When the main force of the Qing army led by Huang Taiji returned to Jining and joined Duoduo's troops, they did not retreat immediately, but immediately launched a fierce attack on Xue Yongli's troops.

Huang Taiji's train of thought is also very clear, he just wants to take advantage of the current superior force and try to defeat this annoying Ming army in one fell swoop.Even if they can't be defeated, they must be beaten so that Xue Yongli will not dare to follow them.Otherwise, when the Qing army went north to the capital, but followed by this tail, many variables would arise out of thin air.

The onslaught of the Qing army also had an effect. Caught off guard, Xue Yongli's troops could only block left and right.If it weren't for the fact that the Runing Army has always defended the strong and attacked the weak, it might really be defeated by the Qing army.

Later, when the Qing army saw that they could not take down the Ming army in a short period of time, they also stopped their offensive.After all, the goal of the Qing army was in the capital, not the Runing army in front of us, so seeing that the Ming army had suffered, the Qing army took the initiative to leave the battle and prepare the whole army to continue going north.

But in this way, Xue Yongli would quit.Seeing that the Qing army wanted to leave, he immediately assembled his troops and launched an offensive, just to drag the Qing army in place.

The reason why Xue Yongli took the initiative to attack is also based on the most basic military theorem: the goal of war is actually very simple. When the enemy wants to do something, you just don’t let him do it.Even if the Qing army didn't want to fight, then the Runing army would entangle him, even if they sacrificed themselves, they would not let the Qing army achieve their goals.

As a result, Huang Taiji would be sitting on the wax.He didn't expect this Ming army to be so difficult to deal with.You know, the main force of Huang Taiji's Qing army now exceeds 5000, while the Runing Army led by Xue Yongli only has more than [-] people left. But just like this, the Runing Army still wants to take the initiative to attack.What the Qing army encountered was simply a group of desperadoes!

But ignoring the Runing Army is not enough, Huang Taiji can only keep up his spirits, continue to command the Qing Army, and fought one after another with the Runing Army.

After seven days of continuous fierce fighting, the Runing Army finally couldn't hold on anymore.The casualties of Xue Yongli's troops have exceeded [-], and the troops have lost the ability to continue to attack, so the Runing Army can only retreat and temporarily withdraw from the battle.

However, facing the retreat of the Runing Army, the Qing Army did not dare to take it lightly, after all, they did not know what abnormal behavior the group of desperadoes on the opposite side would make.So the Qing army confronted each other for two or three days.Realizing that the Runing Army had indeed lost its offensive capability, they left behind [-] cavalry, and Huang Taiji himself led the main force to cross the Yellow River and continue his journey northward.

And Wu Shigong, who went north, led 27 troops.He came to Fengyang on May [-], and wanted to mobilize [-] Fengyang garrison troops to go north with him.Unexpectedly, Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, was quite "enthusiastic".He only left [-] soldiers behind.However, he personally led an army of [-] in Fengyang, and wanted to go northward with Wu Shigong to King Qin.

Ma Shiying's wishful thinking was quite wonderful.If Qin Wang succeeds, then he can be regarded as the first achievement.After all, the living are more important than the dead. If Emperor Chongzhen can be rescued, even if Fengyang's mausoleum is lost, it will be meritorious.The imperial court will not blame him either.

If it is true that the capital falls and Emperor Chongzhen dies, it will be time for a dynasty change.And as a force that can participate in the world, the Runing Army is definitely worth betting on.

As long as the Runing Army regains the capital in the end.Regardless of whether Wu Shigong established a new dynasty, or took the emperor to order the princes, as one of the highest civil officials who stayed with Wu Shigong, Ma Shiying could take the lead in advocating.Then his status in the new dynasty will definitely not be low.

Besides, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng are in the same faction, and their interests are bound together.And Ruan Dacheng has already been labeled as the Runing Army.Therefore, if Ma Shiying bets on his family again, he will not gain the trust of others, but will be ridiculed by the world.If that's the case, it's better to bet all your chips on Wu Shigong.

And even if Wu Shigong understood Ma Shiying's little plan, he would not let Ma Shiying feel chilled.But Ma Shiying wanted to flatter, so he had to gather all the garrisons that could be concentrated in Fengyang Mansion, and bring all the supplies he could bring. Therefore, Wu Shigong had to wait in Fengyang for several days .

So when the army set off again, the time had already entered June.Then, Wu Shigong led the army to Xuzhou, and gathered more than 2000 horses from Shumo and other three towns. In addition, more than 3000 civilians were conscripted from Xuzhou, so the total number of Runing Army has reached more than 12 people.

In mid-June, the Runing Army came to Heze, bringing together more than 5000 horses from the three towns of Xue Yongli, and the whole army soared to 15.Then, go north to the Yellow River in Kaifeng City, and start crossing the river in late June.

But at this time, the pressure on Runing's army food and grass began to emerge, so Wu Shigong urgently ordered Runing to expedite the transportation while recruiting on the spot in Kaifeng Mansion.When the food and grass were ready and the whole army crossed the Yellow River, it was already July.

And Yu Zilian in Henan Mansion has also been concerned about the actions of the Runing Army.When he learned that the Runing Army assembled a large army in Kaifeng and began to cross the river, Yu Zilian only left 6000 troops in Luoyang, and he himself led the Heiyun Army with more than [-] horses to cross the Hebei River. The Runing Army maintained consistent actions.

But when the two armies had just crossed the Yellow River, they immediately encountered the 23 Dashun Army on the South Road led by Tian Jianxiu.As soon as Tian Jianxiu saw that the officers and soldiers were marching northward, he immediately deployed his troops to stop the Runing army and the Heiyun army.

Among the generals of the Dashun Army, Tian Jianxiu's insight was not outstanding.But he has two very good advantages. One is that he is friendly and cares about the soldiers, so the troops led by Tian Jianxiu are willing to work for him; the other is that Tian Jianxiu especially obeys Li Zicheng's orders.Therefore, Li Zicheng appointed Tian Jianxiu as the coach of Dashun's South Army.

And one of the main missions of the Dashun Army on the South Road is to stop the official troops crossing the north and prevent them from hindering the main force of the Dashun Army from attacking Beijing.Therefore, as soon as Tian Jianxiu saw the Runing Army and the Heiyun Army, he immediately put on a posture to fight to the death with these two armies.

But in this way, there was no obstacle for the Qing army in the east. They went northward quite smoothly, and were about to threaten the Dashun army that had just entered Beijing. (To be continued..)