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According to the plan, the Ming army was originally intended to be divided into three groups. The southern route army crossed the Yellow River from Shandong and went directly to Hejian Prefecture. The west route army took the road from Zhending and entered from Baoding Prefecture. The north route army entered from Zijin Pass and went directly to Hejian Prefecture. In Beiping City, the three route armies fought together in order to make the remaining Beiping army focus on one thing and lose another.
Among the three armies, the South Route Army is the strongest main force, because this army has just wiped out the rebellious Korean army, and it also has dozens of artillery, so there is no room for failure. The West Route Army has the largest number of troops, with 200,000 troops. This army first entered Baoding Prefecture, cut off the connection between Shuntian Prefecture and Hejian Prefecture, and supported the South Route Army heading north.
The Northern Route Army was composed of cavalry. This army had the smallest number of men, with only 40,000 troops. It waited for the West Route Army and the South Route Army to join forces before marching eastward and besieging Beiping together to prevent the soldiers and civilians of Beiping City from breaking through from the north and strive to capture the enemy. The Peiping army surrounded and annihilated the city of Peiping.
The tactics of separate attacks, sieges and interceptions were all prepared, but the vanguard of the Ming army discovered that all the people in Baoding Prefecture had evacuated, leaving empty cities without even a decent resistance. This was actually Geng Xuan, the chief commander of the Ming army, was a little confused.
Geng Xuan was able to serve as the general of the Northern Army, not only because he was the brother-in-law of Emperor Jianwen, but also because he was one of the few "good at fighting" generals in the court. As early as a year ago, he fought hard during the siege of Yangzhou City. He defended Yangzhou, and in the subsequent counter-insurgency war, he also made many military exploits. Among them, he wiped out the remaining rebel enemies. With these military exploits, he firmly established himself as the first general in the imperial court.
Of course, the reason why Geng Xuan can sit on the throne of the number one general is thanks to Wan Lei, because Wan Lei took away the original number one general, Xu Huizu. Whether it was in terms of military exploits or strategy, Geng Xuan was still poor. A big chunk of Xu Huizu.
Geng Xuan is also self-aware and knows that he is not as good as Xu Huizu. When Xu Huizu presided over the sweep of the Northern Army, he failed to get benefits from the Peking Army. He did not dare to be careless. After all, the Peking Army never played cards according to common sense. Who could If you underestimate the Peiping Army, you will definitely fall into serious trouble. The failure to use troops against the Peking Army many times in the past is enough to prove this point.
It was precisely because of the importance he attached to the Peking Army that Geng Xuan believed that the Peking Army had other motives for evacuating the people, so he did not dare to advance rashly. Instead, he sent more vanguards to inquire about the information and confirm that the Baoding River Only when there is no ambush from the Peking Army in the area can the main force be allowed to advance with confidence.
Geng Xuan's cautiousness aroused dissatisfaction among some of his generals, especially Ping'an, the deputy general of the Northern Army who was in charge of the Southern Route Army. Ping'an was originally a fierce general. He was captured by the Yan rebels due to defeat a few years ago. He was released and has been allowed to perform meritorious service in Shandong Province.
Not long ago, Ping'an achieved a lot of military exploits in the battle to quell the rebellion of the Korean army, and killed the Korean king Li Fangyuan in the battle. After Emperor Jianwen heard about his victory, he specially commended him, not only reinstated his official position, but also made him a minister. He was appointed deputy general of the Northern Route and was in charge of the strongest Southern Route Army.
Ping An was eager to make new achievements to prove himself, but Geng Xuan, as the general who swept the north, refused to let him lead his troops across the river. This made him suspicious: Geng Xuan deliberately suppressed himself and prevented himself from making new achievements. So. From the beginning, it was inevitable that there would be some suspicion between the chief and lieutenants.
The commander-in-chief of the Northern Route Army is General Wu Gao. His identity is a bit embarrassing. Not long ago, he served as a general under Xu Huizu and made many military exploits in pacifying the Annan rebellion and the refugee pirate rebellion, proving that he is a good general. However, Xu Huizu, whom he had followed, defected to the Peking Army, and he was also a stranger inside and out.
What was unlucky about Wu Gaogeng was that one of his daughters married the King of Hunan as his concubine. A few years ago, the King of Hunan was impeached due to some affairs. As a result, the King of Hunan had an affair and his daughter was burned to death. After this experience, Emperor Jianwen naturally doubted Wu Gao's loyalty.
This time, the imperial court arranged for Wu Gao to be the general of the Northern Route Army and to lead the Northern Route Army. The reason was that the imperial court really had no generals available. Before leaving the army, Emperor Jianwen personally summoned Wu Gao to the palace to give him both praise and admonishment. In the end, Wu Gao not only sent an envoy to oversee the army, but also detained Wu Gao's family in Jinling City, and then allowed him to go north to command the army.
Wu Gao knew clearly that he was not welcome by the court, but he still kept his duties and honestly led the army to Zijin Pass to wait for orders. He did not dare to have any other opinions. And the tens of thousands of cavalry in his hands were forced by the court from the King of Qin. He was "asked" to come. And the King of Qin was "invited" to the imperial court not long ago to preside over the clan mansion, so his bodyguards naturally became the imperial army.
Of course, the imperial court did not expect this force to perform any extraordinary feats. It mainly used them as backup and cannon fodder. A general who was not favored by the imperial court led a group of soldiers who were not favored by the imperial court. It can be said to be a very interesting combination to settle in an insignificant location.
A cautious general was accompanied by a deputy general who was eager to make meritorious deeds and a general who was passive in his work. This was also a very interesting combination. It could even be said that the Ming army was somewhat incomprehensible.
But this is not surprising. Emperor Jianwen has always only trusted civil servants. Especially after Xu Huizu's "rebellion", he distrusted military generals even more. Even if the military generals worked together to serve the court, he would still send envoys to supervise the army. Anyway, he would not Full power of the army is left in the hands of the general, even his brother-in-law.
It is precisely because of the presence of the military envoys that the generals at all levels cannot unite sincerely, because these envoys will remind the generals not to have personal relationships. Once they find that the generals are in a group and have a relationship, these envoys will report to the court. In this way Come on, there must be gaps between the generals at all levels of the Ming army.
Amid the quarrels and distrust between the chiefs and generals, time passed by in a hurry. On March 25, the sentries sent by Geng Xuan returned one after another and brought back "The two prefectures in Hejian, Baoding, have been empty for a long time, and there is no one in the territory." After hearing the news about the traces of the Peiping Army, Geng Xuan dared to order the South Route Army and the West Route Army to attack and invade in large numbers.
The two armies of the Ming Army came fiercely, but they still did not encounter any resistance from the Peiping Army along the way. The Ming Army quickly occupied all the prefectures and counties in the Hejian Prefecture of Baoding, and they soon discovered that these prefectures and counties had already been occupied. When the city was empty, the residential buildings and official treasuries had been emptied out. Even the villages outside the city were left with only dusty empty houses. There were also many weeds growing in the green wheat fields. They must have been Some days no one comes to take care of it.
Geng Xuan still found it a bit difficult to understand that he had captured the two Hejian Prefectures in Baoding without a single battle, so he temporarily set up his base camp in Baoding Fucheng and still only sent a vanguard force to enter Shuntian Prefecture to test it out. Although Geng Xuan was cautious, he did not What we know is that although the Ming army temporarily won on the battlefield, on another battlefield without smoke, the Ming Dynasty would be completely defeated.
From the day when the Ming army invaded in large numbers, countless proclamations were posted everywhere in the city of Peiping. The titles of these proclamations were very eye-catching: "Fengtian to fight against rebellion, save the country, and protect the world." The proclamation had both a classical Chinese version and a vernacular Chinese version. The main contents were It exposes all kinds of evils of the Ming Dynasty and uses cannibalism to summarize the bad governance of the Ming Dynasty, calling on people all over the world to rise up against the tyranny of the Ming Dynasty and create a new China of freedom, equality, prosperity, strength and beauty.
These memorandums were not only fierce in words but also thoughtful in their sentiments, they were also signed by dozens of celebrities. This memorandum not only appeared in the city of Peking, but also appeared in coastal areas of Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong at almost the same time, and it also supported heaven and earth. They appeared everywhere, so much so that a copy was posted at every village entrance.
The people along the coast and rivers saw these slogans and were afraid of the government's lust and authority. They did not dare to lift their hoes, but they were eager to change the dynasty. Especially the gentry class, they were even more eager for the Ming Dynasty to collapse as soon as possible. Because the Ming Dynasty had repeatedly It is really difficult to win people's hearts by implementing tyranny and bad government.
After a public opinion offensive, five Xia-class warships and twenty Zhenyuan warships appeared at the mouth of the Yangtze River and began to swim upstream. The high-pitched whistle sounded from time to time, resounding for miles. The people in the states and capitals along the river heard it. I went to the river bank to watch, and when I saw those mighty warships, I was stunned with fear.
At this moment, the roaring sound of cannons was heard from the warship. The people were about to scare away, but they saw those "cannonballs" exploded in mid-air, and countless yellow papers scattered down and floated on the heads of the people. When they picked it up and looked at it, they saw it said:
"We are the first fleet of the Peking Army Navy. We are a civilized and mighty division. We are ordered to go south to fight against rebellion. Those who help and resist will be punished without mercy. Those who comply will be favored and treated generously. We hereby make a three-part agreement with the people: Those who kill will die. Those who hurt others and steal will be punished. The barnyard officials and other historians are in charge of government orders as before, and clear laws and taxes are eliminated. Wherever our army goes, we will do harm to our fathers and elders, never harm the people's crops or crops, and never take a needle from the people. On the front line, fellow citizens, don’t be afraid or worry.”
After reading these "leaflets", the people along the river found that the huge black smoke-emitting monsters had gone upstream and were far away. Seeing such unbelievable things, some people even couldn't help but shout: The heavenly army is coming, The heavenly army is coming!
The first fleet of the Peiping Army Navy was so arrogant that the Ming court naturally got the news that "the Heavenly Army was coming" early on, and immediately sent a few navy warships to intercept it, and also sent heavy troops along the river to prevent Peking. The army docked.
No, as soon as the First Fleet arrived in the river area near Yangzhou City, it met the Ming fleet that came to intercept. The commander of the First Fleet was Navy Commander Liu Wenxiu. As usual, he tried to recruit and surrender the Ming Navy, but to no avail. After that, , a water battle began.
Although the Ming Army also had dozens of warships, and the warships were temporarily equipped with artillery, the Ming Navy was far behind the First Fleet in terms of both the quality of the warships and the quality of the artillery. As soon as they rushed into the range of the artillery, they were bombarded by hundreds of artillery pieces from the First Fleet, making them unable to hold their heads up.
And just after this violent bombardment, the people watching the battle on the riverside discovered that most of the Ming Navy warships were sunk, and only a few warships were still rushing towards each other desperately, as if they wanted to die together. However, The other side fired another volley of hundreds of cannons, and all those warships were smashed into pieces. There was nothing else except wooden planks and wounded soldiers floating everywhere on the river.
The Ming navy was completely wiped out in two rounds of shelling. The minds of the officials and people watching were all blank. It was tragic. It was really too tragic.
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