Chen Yongfu, who is stationed in Taiyuan, is indeed preparing to break out these days. The reason why he gave up Taiyuan is that Li Zicheng once again miscalculated the hearts of the people!

His "benevolent government" in Shanxi did not win the hearts and minds he wanted, but instead created a strong enemy for him, Shanxi merchants!

Previously, when the Ming army in Datong colluded with the Qing army to deal with Dashun, Shanxi merchants contributed to it. Later, the Qing army that invaded Taiyuan Prefecture was able to obtain a large amount of supplies from the local area, and the contribution of Shanxi merchants was indispensable. Later, Wu Sangui went south to attack Luoyang, and there were also

Shanxi merchants provided food and grass along the way. The city of Taiyuan where Chen Yongfu was now stationed was also in panic due to the destruction by Shanxi merchants.

Since late October, various rumors have been circulating among Chen Yongfu's troops, including that Li Zicheng was defeated and died, that the Dashun Dynasty had perished, that the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty had reached an agreement, and that the Yellow River was the boundary and the world was divided equally. that Taiyuan

There are traitors in the city, and the city will soon be surrendered. What else can the Qing army do to build a dam on the upper reaches of the Fen River to store water, and the water will soon overflow Taiyuan City?

Chen Yongfu was upset by these rumors, and the Dashun Army strongholds around Taiyuan were indeed plucked out by the Qing army one by one, eventually turning Taiyuan into an isolated city.

The lonely city will not be defended after all!

In November, the situation in Taiyuan City was even worse! A fire broke out in a large granary in the city, burning more than 10,000 stones, rice and noodles. The loss was not big, but people were panicking, and the residents in the city were rushing to buy food like crazy.

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What worried Chen Yongfu even more was that the Qing army outside the city seemed to have strong support from the Shanxi gentry! Starting from late October, a large number of civilians began to dig long trenches outside Taiyuan City under the supervision of the Qing army!

In this case, holding on to Taiyuan would be a waste of troops.

And because Wu Sangui's 30,000 troops left, only 30,000 Qing troops were left besieging Taiyuan. Although they were all powerful Eight Banners troops, the number was ultimately too small to besiege a big city like Taiyuan. Therefore, the breakout was successful.

The possibilities have also been greatly increased.

On the fifth and sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, the temperature around Taiyuan suddenly dropped sharply, and the Fenhe River in the west of the city was well-fortified, enough for horse racing.

Chen Yongfu did not hesitate to seize the opportunity when the river had just frozen and the Qing army had not had time to adjust the encirclement. Together with Li Ruoxing and Han Wenquan, he led his troops to break through. After the breakout was successful, the army divided into two groups. Chen Yongfu led the main force to the west.

They left for Jiaocheng in the south, while Li Ruoxing and Han Wenquan led their troops to the west and entered the Luliang Mountains.

The Qing army besieging the city was divided into three groups. One group was led by Duduo himself, who pursued Chen Yongfu, who fled to the southwest, and captured Fenzhou and Pingyang Mansion; the other group was led by Duoluobelenikan, who stayed in Taiyuan;

Led by Jige, he went north to Daizhou and left Yanmen Pass to attack Datong Prefecture. According to Dorgon's plan, after Azige arrived at Datong Prefecture, he would replace Hauge, who had fought in vain for a long time, and become the commander-in-chief of the Qing army in Datong.

Think about it in Dorgon, Hauge and Obai are not incompetent people, and the elite soldiers with the blue flag and the yellow flag are not vegetarians. How can it be possible to fight for a long time without success? So Datong Prefecture is just a fruit that is about to mature, Ah

Jige was the Datong vassal who went to pick fruits. Frankly speaking, he was the Datong frontier army of the Ming Dynasty. How much combat effectiveness could he have?

But at this time, Dorgon, Duduo and Azig did not expect that their struggle with the Ming Dynasty vassal had just begun!

Moreover, the main battlefield of the struggle between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty was not in Datong Prefecture at all, but on the Luliang Mountains.

On the eighth day of December, in the middle of a snowstorm, more than a hundred royal guards in fur robes and mink hats, surrounded by the young Ming Dynasty vassal king Zhu Cijiong and his party, strode out of the magnificent royal city. The thirteen-year-old Dai Wang Biji

I just arrived in Dafa a few months ago and I have grown a lot taller and thicker. I am wearing armor and a cape and striding around. I really have the demeanor of a famous general.

Wang Yongji and Jiang Quan led a group of civil and military officials who were preparing to stay in Datong Fucheng and waited solemnly on the left side of the road.

Li Jiantai, who was preparing to escort the king to Luliang Mountain, also stood outside the gate of the royal city to greet him with several concubines dressed in military uniforms.

The acting king Zhu Cijiong saw them at a glance, and hurriedly walked over, surrounded by the accompanying eunuch Zong Zhen, the palace foreman Wang Jianwei, the palace Jishan (teacher) Bi Keli, Chen Yongxi and others, and walked over to Wang Yongji.

, Jiang and Gan said warmly: "The wind and snow are very strong, so there is no need to send you off far."

Then he said to Li Jiantai: "Mr. Li, you are old. You should be careful about catching cold. Don't stand for a long time in the wind and snow. Get in the car quickly."

Seeing the young prince's caring attitude towards his subordinates, Wang Yongji, Jiang Yu and Li Jiantai were moved for a while. None of them had seen Zhu Cixiang who was possessed by Zhu Yaofei's soul, so naturally they didn't know how powerful Zhu Cixiang was, so they

I feel that the 13-year-old Prince Dai looks a bit like a wise king. He seems to be a little stronger than his father, and at least he can run very fast. Before the Tatars could siege the city, he ran away on his own, and even reached Luliang.

Went up the mountain.

Jiang Yan cupped his hands and said, "My lord, you should also dress warmly. It's cold here in Datong, and December is the coldest time. There is ice and snow everywhere outside the city, and it's even colder when you go into the mountains."

Wang Yongji said: "This journey has been really difficult. The prince said that all his ministers were incompetent and were deceived by the Tatars!

However, I will not make things easier for the Tatars. With the strong city of Datong, we can always defend the city for two years! I don’t believe that the Tatars can stay outside Datong for that long!”

Datong Xiongcheng is much better than Beijing in terms of city defense! Even if the Qing army had a large number of Hongyi cannons, it would be very difficult to break through the Datong city defenses. The main city wall of Datong is four to five feet wide and is made of rammed earth and bricks.

It is extremely strong, even if it is bombarded with Hongyi cannon, it will be difficult to collapse. Moreover, destroying a section of the city wall will not achieve a breakthrough, because there are a total of 62 majestic gate towers, turrets, and watchtowers on the Datong City Wall, standing at intervals, and there is no way to get together.

If you count the distance, deploy troops on top, and you can support each other with bows, arrows, muskets, and cannons, forming a crossfire.

The sturdiness of these gatehouses, turrets, and watchtowers is not comparable to that of city walls. Among them, the gatehouses, turrets, and watchtowers all have a urn structure. The shape of the turrets and watchtowers is often a protruding trapezoid. The front is relatively narrow, and the interior is solid. Even if it collapses, it will

It forms a steep slope that is difficult to climb.

Therefore, Wang Yongji, Jiang Quan and others estimated that the Qing army would not attack Datong by force, but would adopt a protracted siege. In fact, it was just that they were hungry inside and outside the city!

If we were to only defend the isolated city, no matter how much reserves there were in Datong Prefecture, they would eventually be exhausted. Fortunately, Luo Xiushen had begun to plan a retreat for the king a few months ago. The Wang Castle Wall in the Luliang Mountains had been built, and the town

The Western Wei and the various forts, forts, and villages below are basically under control.

In addition, four counties and two prefectures, including Hequ County, Xing County, Lan County, Ling County, Baodian County, and Qianlan Prefecture, located in the northwest of Shanxi Province, are also under the jurisdiction of officials sent by the Dai Wangfu.

With the territory of Yiwei, two states, and four counties located in the Luliang Mountains echoing Datong Fucheng, Datong Prefecture is no longer an isolated city. Therefore, Wang Yongji and Jiang Quan were full of confidence at this time, feeling that they could join Datong Fucheng and

The Qing army was fighting a protracted war.

The acting king Zhu Cixi had already mounted his horse, and the palace guards also prepared a carriage for the elderly Li Jiantai to use. Li Zicheng surrendered and spent another 150,000 taels of silver to buy a "returning certificate", and also had Jin

The second minister with a Shang background is said to be very unreliable. However, after he joined the army of King Dai, he actually repented, provided money and food, and also collected a lot of useful muskets and gunpowder for King Dai's bodyguards.

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Moreover, he also helped Luo Xiu build a royal castle in the Luliang Mountains, and also had more than forty of his fifty wives and a large number of children sent to the Luliang Mountains.

It seems that he wants to live and die with His Highness the King!

After the acting king Zhu Cijiong sat firmly on the horse, he turned to look at the ministers who were seeing him off. He suddenly raised the whip in his hand and pointed it south: "I will call on the heroes of Shanxi and Shaanxi in the Luliang Mountains to fight against the Donglu to the end.
Chapter completed!