Blood from Daming

Chapter 849

Xue Polu defeated the three forces of the Qing army in one fell swoop in Jinan City, making Jinan City turn a corner. In history, Jinan City was breached on the second day of the first lunar month in the 12th year of Chongzhen. The German King Zhu Youshu, Zhu Ciying, Fengguo General Zhu Cishang, Feng Xu, the eunuch of the supervising army, was taken into captivity; Zhang Bingwen, the governor of Shandong, slayed himself exhausted in the street battle, and his wife Fang Shi and concubine Chen Shi threw themselves into Daming Lake and died together; Waiting, or being killed or committing suicide, only the governor Yan Jizu, who had been transferred to Dezhou by Yang Sichang, was spared; after the war, the Ming Dynasty cleaned up as many as 13 corpses in the city, and the entire city was looted. , turned to attack other towns in Shandong, this time the Qing army gained more than 50 people and animals, and more than one million taels of gold and silver. They went to Tianjin Wei and followed Dorgon to cross the east of the Canal, returning to Liaodong.

Now Xue Polu wiped out more than 6 Qing troops in the first battle. Although most of the 6 Qing troops were Han, Korean, and Mongolian troops, the Qing army without minions is not much different from a sick cat. Yue Tuo Although Liaodong, Du Du, and Azig fled with 3 horses, they still had to pass the level of Xue's army in Datong. After this battle, the empty Liaodong was like ripe apples, which had to be picked by Xue's army.

About half an hour later, Song Xuezhu, the patrol censor, and Zhang Bingwen, the governor of Shandong Province, rode out of the west gate of Jinan City. Helping each other, the Xue family army has the grace of rebuilding the Jinan army and civilians.

Xue Polu said: "My lords, you are being polite. The soldiers and civilians in Jinan City are the people of Ming Dynasty, and the Xue family army is also the soldiers of Ming Dynasty. The Xue family army is duty-bound to rescue Jinan City."

Zhang Bingwen, governor of Shandong, said as a landlord: "In short, I would like to thank Xue Jiajun for his rescue. I haven't asked the general's name yet."

Xue Polu replied: "The last general's surname is Xue and his name is Polu, and his official worship is the governor of Xue's army in Taiwan."

Zhang Bingwen is not clear about the position of Xue Jiajun's governor of Taiwan, but Xue Yun, a small general, can actually appoint a governor. Isn't this a blatant rebellion? You really have the capital to rebel, ouch, now the Ming Dynasty is in danger.

Song Xuezhu, the inspector censor, was startled when he heard the name Xue Polu and asked: "Xue Polu, did you defeat the Eight Banners of Jianlu, burn Liaoyang City and Phoenix City, and make two expeditions to the hinterland of Jianlu to kill captives?" Did Xue Po, the general of the original Beijing camp with a population of [-] captives?"

Xue Polu replied, "Exactly."

Song Xuezhu said: "Didn't you disappear in Liaodong Bay because of the strong wind and waves when you were withdrawing your troops?"

Xue Polu chuckled and said: "The treacherous ministers of the court are in power, Wu Mu has no merit, and loyal ministers go to the country. The final general is just unwilling to sacrifice his life for the faint king."

Song Xuezhu still understood the mystery of Xue Polu's disappearance at this time, so he was a censor for nothing, and Xue Polu was Xue Yun's general. Even Xue Yun, who was not promoted by the imperial court, has always been rejected by the imperial court's civilian group. It is not uncommon for these generals who hold military power to take the road of secession or rebellion when they are treated unfairly.

Song Xuezhu originally wanted to persuade Xue Polu to serve the court, but he couldn't get it out of his mouth. Shandong Governor Zhang Bingwen asked: "General Xue, what do you want me to do with Master Song?"

Song Xuezhu scolded Zhang Bingwen for being ignorant. Xue Polu wanted to see us most likely to induce surrender. If he knew that it was Xue Polu who came to ask for an audience, he really didn't want to waste words with him. Xue Polu said: "Master Zhang, Lord Song, today The emperor can't keep captives from outside and can't suppress thieves from inside, and the ancestral mausoleum can't be protected. The lives of the Li people are miserable. After my young master Daming Jianwen's direct lineage, he couldn't bear the destruction of the ancestral temple and society, so he decided to march into Beijing and ask the current emperor to abdicate and let the virtuous."

Song Xuezhu, the inspector censor, and Zhang Bingwen, the governor of Shandong, suddenly changed their expressions. Song Xuezhu pointed at Xue Polu and shouted: "Are you Xue's army planning to rebel?"

Xue Polu said: "Master Song, you are wrong. My lord is taking back what belongs to him. In the end, I hope that the two lords will make their own contributions to Zhongxing Daming anyway."

Song Xuezhu roared angrily: "A concubine of the Xue family dares to pretend to be a descendant of the royal family. Our Shandong army and people swear to live and die with the rebels."

Xue Polu cast his eyes on the face of Zhang Bingwen, the governor of Shandong, and Zhang Bingwen said sternly: "You Dao is the reward of eating the king, and it is a matter of loyalty to the king. I dare not hear the words of General Xue too much. If General Xue wants to enter Jinan City, please General Xue." His steed stepped over Ben Fu's corpse."

Xue Polu met Song Xuezhu and Zhang Bingwen, two diehard loyalists of Emperor Chongzhen, but from Dengzhou to Jinan, most of the towns along the way surrendered to the Xue family army. Song Xuezhu and Zhang Bingwen only guarded a Jinan city. The power of the press is already very limited in Shandong.

Xue Polu was silent for a while and said: "My lord Zhang, my lord Zhang, this is a dispute within the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty. Since you don't want to set things right, please treat the people of Shandong well. Follow the destiny and do your best for Zhongxing Daming."

The Xue family army left Jinan City the next day. After learning that the Xue family army had withdrawn, the soldiers and civilians of Jinan City swarmed out to clean up the defeated battlefield of the Qing army. The Xue family army came out to take away some important supplies and horses and livestock. A large number of armor, weapons and flags were piled there. The military and civilians in Jinan City made a fortune. When the officials and generals below asked Song Xuezhu and Zhang Bingwen, Song Xuezhu and Zhang Bingwen smiled wryly.

When the Xue family army entered Beizhili, they divided up their troops. Xue Polu himself and Yu Nv Shengjian led the army to pursue and fled to Baoding. The Tianjin Guards annihilated the Dorgon Department of the Qing Army there.

Although Luo Erwa's Marine Corps has only 5000 people, its combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of Commander Xue Polu's 5000 men. Relying on the capture outside Jinan City, all the Marine Corps became cavalry. After two days, I arrived at Tianchengwei on the evening of the fifth day of the first month of the 12th year of Chongzhen.

Dorgon attacked the city and plundered the city on the front line of Tianjin, captured a population of 10,000+, and piled up gold, silver and property. Since Azig went to support Yuetuo to attack Jinan City, Dorgon only had a Qing army composed of 2 Manchus, Hans and Mongolians. So Dorgon recruited the Han army from the captives, and at the same time recruited the Han army on the spot. In just ten days, Dorgon assembled more than [-] Han troops.

Although Xue Jiajun appeared in both Gaoyang City and Jinan City, what made Dorgon feel most comfortable was that Liu Yuliang, the Grand Master of the Ming Dynasty in Tianjin City, did not dare to fight, and he was still very safe in Tianjin Wei, waiting for Yuetuo Once the news arrives, it can be determined whether to continue the robbery or withdraw the troops back to Shengjing.

Dorgon received the news of Yuetuo's defeat at noon on the fifth day of the lunar new year. Dorgon's first thought was to flee back to the outside of the customs, but with a large amount of captive property, it was not easy to leave. According to Dorgon's According to the plan, it would take the sixth day at the earliest to set off, but the soldiers of the Xue family army who accompanied Wanwan would have arrived.

Dorgon knew that he would not be able to take away these captives, and what remained now was whether to fight the Xue family army or not. Dorgon did not have enough confidence in fighting the Xue family army. Although there were only 5000 Xue family troops who arrived, Dorgon knew that These [-] Xue family troops must be very elite, and they cannot be resisted by the [-] miscellaneous troops in their hands.

Dorgon thought over and over again, and decided that he would not want the money. At three o'clock that night, Dorgon took only his original [-] Qing troops and a few traitors, and secretly left the Qing army camp, waiting for Luo Erwa to get the news. At that time, Dorgon had escaped for twenty or thirty miles. Luo Erwa regretted why she had to rest for one night and fight again, and let Dorgon, a captive chieftain, escape in vain.

In fact, when Luo Erwa's marines arrived outside the city of Tianjin, they were exhausted and exhausted. In addition, it was too dark to fight. This gave Dorgon a chance to escape. In this way, Luo Erwa's marines Without a single blow, they captured a population of 10,000+, countless gold and silver property, and more than 2 Han troops who had defected to the Qing Dynasty.

Luo Erwa ordered the massacre of more than 2 Han troops, and killed nearly 1 of the captives who helped build the captives and abuse the tyrants. The outside of Tianjin was bloody, which made the officials of the Ming Dynasty on the Tianjin city tower Frightened, I don't know if Xue's army can escape by entering the city.

Xue Jiajun's letter of persuasion to Liu Yuliang, a senior scholar of the Supervisory Division, was handed over to Tianjin City at noon. It is obvious to all that the majestic Manchu and Shuorui Prince Dorgon fled without a fight. What's more ruthless is that Xue's army is committing a massacre, and Xue's army and Qing army are more ruthless than the other.

Xue Jiajun’s persuasion letter is still very gentle, guaranteeing that the official status of Tianjin officials will remain unchanged, and they will be promoted if they are diligent and meritorious. Moreover, Xue Yun is originally the orthodox of the Ming royal family, and Tianjin officials don’t have to worry about the mental pressure of betraying the court. , the officials in Tianjin each have their own calculations. Liu Yuliang, a senior supervisor of the division, knows that he has failed to suppress the captives, and he will not give him good fruit when he returns to Chongzhen, the capital. If you win the Xue family army, you can only rely on the Xue family army. Only a few civil officials, such as the governor of Tianjin, Li Jizhen, are still hesitant because they are concerned about their reputation.

(End of this chapter)