Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1176
The time has just entered February, and the land of the Central Plains is still covered with heavy snow, so the Ming army went to war without declaring it.

Taking Li Dingguo as the vanguard officer, Wang Yan led [-] people from Zhongyi Town, went out of Ruzhou to raid Longmen Pass, defeated Yiyang and beheaded Shang Kexi's younger brother Shang Kehe, beheaded Man Hani, killed more than ten thousand Qing troops, and caused a great earthquake in Heluo.

Shang Kexi and Doni saw that Wang Yan appeared in Henan, and they had already made preparations to guard against the Ming army's attack, but it happened to be snowing heavily, and both of them judged that the Ming army would launch an attack after the ice and snow melted, but they didn't want the Ming army to attack again. Actually attacked suddenly.

With Wang Yan's urinating nature, if he wants to launch a large-scale conquest, he will first write an essay that he thinks is brilliant, spread it around, make the movement big, and then bring the army.

This is the urine of his literati commanding troops. He sent troops to Huguang, conquered Zhangquan in the east, aided Sichuan and Shu in the west, and sent troops to Nanjing.

This time, Shang Kexi was waiting to see how Wang Yan was going to scold him in the proclamation. He didn’t want someone Wang to not play the cards according to the routine this time, but to fight directly. He knocked out 1 people when he came up, and beat him with one punch. Senseless.

Wang Yan's appearance in Henan made the Qing army estimate that the Ming army would attack Heluo, but Shang Kexi was not sure, because the Qing army also had a lot of troops in Heluo. It was a better choice, but this time Wang Yan didn't follow the routine and made a surprise attack, which made him believe that the Ming army was attacking Heluo.

After the Longmen Pass was broken, the Ming army had already opened the passage to Luoyang. Shang Kexi realized that the situation was critical, and thought that Wang Yan wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Qing army was suppressing the rebellion in Shanxi, and take down Luoyang with lightning speed. Even if he asked Dorgon for help again.

In Luoyang City, because the Ming army approached Luoyang, the fear in the city spread like a plague.

The Ming army is approaching Luoyang. Whether the Qing Dynasty will fight, defend, or abandon requires a decision. Rumors abound in the city. Many people say that King Zhishun has withdrawn his family and that the Qing army will abandon Luoyang. Many people came to the palace to inquire about the news.

"My lord, my lord!" Fan Chengmo, the governor of Henan Province of the Qing court, hurried into the palace, and kept calling from a long distance away.

Fan Chengmo was the second son of a bachelor, Fan Wencheng. Thanks to his father, he became governor of Henan at the age of 30. As Fan Wencheng's son, he was as loyal to the Qing Dynasty as his father.

This good servant of the Qing Dynasty, the hard-working Futai of Henan Province, seemed to have been running outside for a long time. In the cold weather, beads of sweat ran out of his forehead under the bowl cap on his head, and he also cared Don't have to wipe it.

"Hey, Fan Futai, what's the matter?" Shang Kexi was a little annoyed when he saw Fan Chengmo who came in, and he was not much better, his face was full of tiredness, as if he hadn't slept, his eyes were red, and he looked a little bit irritable.

Fan Chengmo was out of breath and said, "There was a riot in the city last night. A group of flag soldiers broke into the Zhongqing Ship, severely injured the shopkeeper, and robbed all the money from the store. In addition, several big households on West Street also Being ransacked. The prince has to take care of it, and the city can't be in chaos before the fight..."

"Zhiniang thief, it's against the sky! At this time, you are still causing trouble for this king. Does Fan Futai have no soldiers? If you catch him, I will punish you immediately!" Don't ask me! Shang Kexi threw away the military newspaper in his hand and scolded through gnashing of teeth.

Fan Chengmo's complexion was not good, but Shang Kexi reacted, and hurriedly said: "Fan Futai, I'm not talking about you, and I'm not sincerely taking advantage of you. It's just that there have been a lot of things recently, and I've become a little angry. Look, I've got blisters on my mouth. Don't mind what I said just now, if there are people in the city who take advantage of the chaos and cause trouble, the bidders can deal with it directly, including my king's bannerman, so you don't need to ask me again!"

Fan Chengmo said with a mournful face, "What about the Manchu Eight Banners?"

After Shang Kexi heard this, the anger in his heart was ignited again, "Mom is a critic, you are the governor of a province, don't you take any responsibility?"
Shang Kexi let out a heavy breath from his nostrils, and held back his anger, "At this time, the Heavenly King Lao Tzu came to cause trouble for this king, so I will do it as usual!"

After finishing speaking, he immediately shouted outside: "Go! Let Xianglan Banner patrol the city and see who dares to rebel!"

This Fan Chengmo is as virtuous as his father, his father and daughter-in-law were robbed by Doduo, and he didn't dare to know, and at this moment, he still thinks that his mother's boat is about to capsize, doesn't he have any idea?No responsibility at all, not his father, he can be the governor?

Seeing Shang Kexi, Fan Chengmo was furious. He had something to say, but he swallowed it all.But he doesn't need to ask about other things, but there is one thing that he has to figure out. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "My lord, I heard that my lord has already sent his family members out of Luoyang. Did my lord get an order from the court to give up his life?" Luoyang?"

Shang Kexi is really going to be pissed off by this guy today, seeing that he is sweating profusely, but he didn't accomplish anything serious, just making him feel bad, even half of his father's.

"Who the hell said that the king sent his family away?" Shang Ke was so angry that his face flushed red, "You are the governor of Henan, and the imperial court really wants to abandon Luoyang, don't you know? Who the hell You spread rumors and shake Lao Tzu's military spirit!"

Fan Chengmo thought so too, he must know about such a big matter, and at this moment, a young general in military uniform rushed into the hall, cupped his fists and saluted, and said loudly: "Father, the sentry cavalry of the Ming army has arrived Luoyang is still provoking us, should we fight back, let them know how powerful we are, don't let them be so arrogant!"

The young general was none other than Shang Zhixin, Shang Kexi's son. When Fan Chengmo saw him, he immediately relaxed a little, but after hearing his words, his heart ached again, and he exclaimed, "Ming army came so fast?"

Shang Kexi bounced up all of a sudden, picked up the helmet directly, "Let's go, let's go to the city to have a look!"

The Qing army had another [-] soldiers in Henan, but before the war started, the Ming army had already killed [-].

Of the remaining 9 people, 2 are in Luoyang, [-] are in Kaifeng, and the other [-] are in Hulao and other passes. However, after the Ming army broke through Longmen Pass, it was meaningless to station troops at the southern passes. All were concentrated at Hulao Pass to ensure his connection with Kaifeng.

As soon as he sent out the order to mobilize, the defenses in the city were still in chaos. He didn't want the Ming army to approach Luoyang so quickly.

Shang Kexi left directly, and Shang Zhixin hurriedly followed, leaving Fan Chengmo hesitating for a moment, gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and hurriedly followed, "My lord, my lord, wait for me."

Shang Kexi heard that Yu not only kept walking, but also moved a lot faster. He hurried out, rode on the horse brought by his guards, and headed towards Nancheng.

Luoyang is a big city, and Li Zicheng was damaged when he attacked the city, but Shang Kexi and Kong Youde have been operating in Henan for nearly ten years, and the city has been completely restored.

On the city wall, there are watchtowers, enemy towers, archery towers, female walls, and horse faces, which makes Shang Kexi feel very at ease.

In addition, Luoyang's moats are quite wide. If the Ming army wants to seize the city, the first thing to solve is how to fill the moats.

When Shang Kexi came to the city wall, many Qing soldiers on the city were rushing to the wall to look out of the city. When they saw Shang Kexi, they hurriedly dispersed and returned to their respective positions, and the Qing army generals at all levels hurriedly saluted him.

A member of the Qing Dynasty came to him and pointed to a hillside outside the city, "Look, my lord, isn't that man in the golden armor Wang Yan?"

Shang Kexi raised his brows when he heard Yuyu, reached out for the binoculars, picked it up quickly, and saw a general riding a charcoal horse, wearing a golden helmet and a red cloak, surrounded by hundreds of horsemen, standing on the top of the mountain .

Looking at this outfit, who is it not Wang Yan?

Shang Kexi put down the binoculars, and was so angry that he laughed, "Straight mother thief, prodigal, aren't you afraid that I will rush out and kill you?"

Outside the city, Wang Yan was standing on the hillside with his neatly dressed Zhuma, with two bows hanging from his saddle, making a full posture.

"Your Highness, this Luoyang City is worthy of being the ancient capital of several dynasties, it is very majestic!" Li Dingguo laughed.

But Wang Yan pointed his horsewhip, and said with pride, "There are 30 soldiers in Guxing. It is still wishful thinking to use Luoyang to block Gu. Let's see how Gu will defeat the captives and capture the central capital!"

(End of this chapter)