Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 383 Encircling Kaifeng (Fourth Change)

It is still difficult for the Tan Tai Department of the Shandong Qing Army to protect themselves, so naturally they are unable to go south.

The main force of the two guards with a total of 30 elites continued to fight with the main force of the Qing army, Hong Chengchou, in Henan. Needless to say, Lu Zhenfei was thinking hard every day about how to reply to Hong Chengchou's letter in order to deceive Hong Chengchou.

Qin Liangyu tried every means to make the main force of the two guards gradually tighten the encirclement of Hong Chengchou without anyone noticing.

The hardest thing here is Jin Yiwei, who from Zhou Ze to Wang Gang have to pass and receive various news every day.

Fortunately, the people in Henan were also very supportive. As soon as the Qing army entered Henan, the movements of the Qing army were passed on to Qin Liangyu, Liu Fangliang, and He Xin almost every day through the mouths of the people from all over the country.

The Qing army's He Luohui has been along the direction of Xiangyang, Huguang, and sent a large number of scouts into Henan, Nanyang and other prefectures, in order to respond to the main force of the Qing army Hong Chengchou at any time, resist the Fourth Guards Army from entering Henan, and at the same time avoid falling into close proximity. Surrounded by the Fourth and Third Armies of the Guards.

Since ancient times, soldiers from the north and south going to Huguang must pass through Xiangyang. Once Xiangyang is reached, there is no danger to defend the south of Huguang.

Therefore, at this time, a total of 8 people from the First Corps of the Fourth Army of the Guards had stationed troops under the city of Xiangyang to block He Luohui's [-] Qing army.

The Fourth Army of the Guards was ordered to fight against the enemy steadily, but it could not annihilate and defeat the He Luohui, forcing it to withdraw to Henan and join Hong Chengchou.

Therefore, the Fourth Army of the Guards retreated back to Xiangyang City after a round of shelling in Xiangyang City, and did not fight seriously with the He Luohui Department of the Qing Army.

He Luohui thought that the Ming army was really afraid of field battles and was determined to defend Xiangyang, so he simply ordered the army to encircle Xiangyang to force the Fourth Guards Army to surrender. At the same time, He Luohui would not die Attack Xiangyang to avoid being unable to cope with Hong Chengchou, the main force of the Qing army, due to a great loss of strength.

The Second Corps of the Fourth Army of the Guards went north along Jingzhou from time to time to attack and kill the scouts of the Qing Army's He Luohui, which made the Qing Army's He Luohui have to believe that there was a main force of the Ming army in Huguang besides Xiangyang. And informed Dorgon and Hong Chengchou of the news.

Dorgon and Hong Chengchou became more and more convinced that the main forces of the guards were in Shandong and Huguang.

At this time, Hong Chengchou had indeed surrounded Kaifeng City.

The main force of the 50 Qing army wound around the periphery of Kaifeng City like dozens of giant pythons, stretching several miles away from Kaifeng City. Every day outside Kaifeng City was full of dust and noisy carriages and horses.

Hong Chengchou also got off his horse, and Nianxu came to the official road outside the Kaifeng mansion. Seeing the restored Kaifeng city, he couldn't help feeling quite emotional, and hurriedly went to the city to ask Lu Zhenfei whether he would surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

But what Hong Chengchou didn't expect was that Lu Zhenfei appeared on the city wall outside Kaifeng Mansion in a grand manner at this time, and was yelling at Hong Chengchou:
"Hong Chengchou, you traitor of the Han people, a traitor of the Ming Dynasty, who considers a thief a slave, dares to lure a thief in and take my Kaifeng City, don't even think about it! I, Lu Zhenfei, will live and die with Kaifeng City today!"

Lu Zhenfei suddenly rejected Hong Chengchou.

This made Hong Chengchou very astonished, and he didn't recover for a while after hearing the report from his own soldiers.

Hong Chengchou became angry from embarrassment, always felt that he was played by Lu Zhenfei, so he hurriedly ordered the army to attack the city.

Lu Zhenfei and the soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng City resisted very tenaciously, while Hong Chengchou's 50 Qing troops also focused all their attention on attacking Kaifeng City, further reducing their attention to changes in the surrounding situation.

Of course, Hong Chengchou wasn't worried either, because he was still in touch with the He Luo Club, and he didn't think that the main force of the guards would suddenly come to Henan to help Lu Zhenfei at this time.

At this time, Hong Chengchou hated Lu Zhenfei to death. He had already guessed from the density of artillery and muskets in Kaifeng City that Lu Zhenfei must have secretly accumulated strength to defend Kaifeng by making false promises to him.

He even guessed this from the scouts he sent, because the surrounding area of ​​Kaifeng mansion had been cleared by fortified walls.

The Tan Tai Department of the Qing Army retreated to Dongguang City, Hejian Prefecture.

The He Luo Hui Department of the Qing Army encircled Xiangyang City.

At this time, Hong Chengchou joined forces to besiege and open the city.

On the surface, it seems that the Qing army has not yet shown signs of failure, but in fact, the strategic offensive posture has gradually changed to the direction of the Guards.

Qin Liangyu has gone to Zhuxian Town for better mediation, and Zhu Youjian has also arrived here at this time, and the Second Corps of the Second Guards Army is naturally here, waiting for the Third Guards Army and the Second Corps The First Corps of the Army completed the encirclement of Hong Chengchou's Department in Kaifeng Prefecture, and the Second Corps of the Second Guards Army will directly have Zhuxian Town go north to attack Hong Chengchou's main force.

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Zhu Youjian has relaxed a lot since he left Nanjing. He is tired of Nanjing City and the civil servants and gentlemen in Nanjing City, and he even has a little fear and worry.

Since he has become an emperor who wants to reform and eliminate abuses and not be subjugated by civil officials, he is destined to fight against civil officials to the end, but this also means that he will face revenge from civil officials at any time.

Zhu Youjian has never been afraid to speculate on these people's intentions with the greatest malice, so although he is an emperor, his life in Nanjing City can be described as frightening every step of the way.

But now that he left Nanjing City and came to this world where there is no court politics, no intrigues and intrigues, he immediately relaxed a lot.

There are common people who respect him from the bottom of their hearts, and there are guards officers and soldiers who regard him as the backbone.

There is also Kaixuan noodle field garden, where the pastoral scenery and life of mulberry and hemp are talked about with wine.

There are boundless sky and earth.

It is natural for Zhu Youjian to have such a mentality. In Nanjing City, his policies are against the interests of the gentry in Nanjing City, so few people really support him.

In the small market towns in the countryside, his policies are beneficial to the common people and landlords of the common clan, so there are many people who support him here.

That's why Zhu Youjian feels relaxed here.

Zhuxian Town.

It is rumored that Yue Fei defeated the Jin army here, and Daming at this time is not an ordinary town.

Zhuxian Town is the gateway to the outer port of Kaifeng City. If you go south from Sunjiadu, you can go directly from Kaifeng City to Zhuxian Town.

The army must march along the river, so it has always been through Zhuxian Town when going south or north to attack Kaifeng after capturing Kaifeng.

This is why Qin Liangyu placed the Second Corps of the Second Guards Army in Zhuxian Town.

Because once Hong Chengchou occupied Kaifeng, he had to go south to Zhuxian Town, and the Second Corps of the Guards had to occupy Zhuxian Town first if he wanted to surround Hong Chengchou.

At this time, more than 9 people gathered in Zhuxian Town, and Zhu Youjian was naturally here, as well as Qin Liangyu, Li Banghua, He Xin, Liu Fangliang and other high-ranking officials of the Generalissimo's Guards.

These officials are different from the civil officials in Nanjing. At this time, they are all from the same interest group as Zhu Youjian, or they were all rejected by the Qingliu civil officials.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian got along with them very easily, and these officials did not ask him, the emperor, to do anything.

Whether it is an official or a civilian, Zhu Youjian should feel kinder here.

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