Chapter 124 Slaves rush to Shanxi, Taiyuan is in crisis
It was November 19th, the sun was high in the sky, but the light was dim and the wind was biting.
At the North Pass of Dingzhou City, teams of sergeants were busy cleaning up the ruins of the North Pass. The entire Beiguan and the area on its left and right sides were used as Lu Xiangsheng's Chinese army camp, and the surrounding walls were built with remaining walls and large logs.
The soldiers were repairing the houses and setting up tents.
About two miles outside Beiguan, there are three other camps that are also being set up intensively. Their three camps are about one mile apart. The walls have been erected and the tents are rising one by one.
Farther away, groups of Ming army knights were galloping back and forth. The entire North Pass of Dingzhou City was filled with Xuan army and horses led by Lu Xiangsheng.
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It turned out that yesterday, Abatai discovered that the nearly 20,000-horse army coming from between Qingdu and Boye along the official road to Dingzhou was none other than Lu Xiangsheng's troops who had fought against Haoge in Gaoyang.
After the large army.
He arranged the deployment overnight, and the army left camp at Mao o'clock today. The Dingkou, money, grain and goods they had plundered along the way had been packed up as early as yesterday, and the army set off before dawn.
In front of the slave chief Taiji, Abatai has always been unfavored and punished too much. His brothers of the same generation have all been crowned kings and commanded the same banner. He is the only one who is still a Duo Luo Yu Beile.
That's all.
This series of reasons created his cautious style.
Previously, after Hauge was defeated at the gate of Gaoyang City, he sent a message to Dorgon on his fast horse, informing the Ming army that Lu Xiangsheng's troops were quite powerful, and suggested that all Qing troops should be informed that if they encountered Lu Xiangsheng's Ming troops, they could give way first.
, waiting for an opportunity to gather troops to annihilate them.
After receiving the report, Dorgon also considered it carefully. In fact, before entering the capital of the Ming Dynasty, they made a detailed analysis of the situation of the Ming army. At that time, they determined that the only soldiers capable of fighting the Ming Dynasty were Liaodong Town and Xuanda.
Sanzhen, Shaanxi Sanbian, etc. are just a few roadside towns where troops are stationed.
They have been dealing with each other all year round in Liaodong Town, and they already know it very well. Their advantage is that they are good at defending the city, which does not mean that they cannot fight in the field. But for some reason, every time they fight in the field, they are defeated by the Qing army.
Therefore, they did not take the Liaodong Town soldiers too seriously when they invaded, and they indeed only dared to follow them and did not dare to fight.
Then there are the border troops in the third town of Xuanda. This is not Dorgon's first contact. He has marched into Xuanda a few years ago, but he has never seen such a strong army that dares to go out of the city to fight in the field.
But Dorgon, after all, is Dorgon. He is thoughtful and considerate. Although he has some disdain for Hauge, it is because his father's name is Huang Taiji.
However, he knew that Hauge was also a veteran who had fought for many years and did not rub sand in his eyes. Since he said that Lu Xiangsheng should be paid special attention to, Dorgon would naturally take it to heart.
He immediately sent orders to all the Qing troops, saying: Lu Xiang of the Ming Dynasty was promoted to his tribe, which was quite capable of fighting. However, the troops of the various tribes were weak, so they should not fight with them. If they encountered them, they would avoid them and look for opportunities to surround and annihilate them.
Because of this, when Abatai heard that Lu Xiangsheng's nearly 20,000 Xuanda fine cavalry were coming along the official road along the Tang River towards Dingzhou City, he did not hesitate and immediately ordered all troops and horses to prepare overnight.
At Mao hour on the second day, they broke camp and left.
However, he was an old soldier after all, so he was unwilling to leave like this, so he arranged for nearly 200 captives to lure the enemy on Dingzhou Bridge, and ambushed two groups, hoping to teach the Ming army a lesson before leaving.
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It was a pity that he met Hu Dawei, who was also an old soldier. He strictly implemented Lu Xiangsheng's military orders and was not tempted by the Qing soldiers to make the mistake of underestimating the enemy.
Abatai rode his horse on a hillock, watching every move of Xuan's army. Without saying a word for a long time, he silently led the Qing soldiers who were preparing to attack Hu Dawei's troops, and rode around the city to the south of Dingzhou.
Leave in Baoding.
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Huang Tingzhi, the magistrate of Dingzhou, led Jin Shitong, the commander of Teng Xiangwei, and a group of gentry and village elders in Dingzhou City. They walked out of the north gate of Dingzhou with drums and gongs, and went directly to Lu Xiangsheng's Chinese army camp in Beiguan, rushing to his camp.
The Chinese army's tent is coming.
Lu Xiangsheng's Supervisor Camp is located within Beiguan, Zhang Cheng's Xuanzhen right-wing camp is on the right, and Shanxi Town Counselor Jiang Mingwu's camp is on the left, which together form the Chinese army camp.
To the north of the main camp, there are three more camp camps. The generals of the three towns each led the main camp troops and camped to the north of the central army.
Dingzhou Beiguan, like Nanguan, has always been a prosperous commercial area in Dingzhou. Some merchants are reluctant to enter the city so that they can sell their goods to merchants here. Therefore, there are many shops and many warehouses, but there are very few residents.
Lu Xiangsheng found a grain store as the main tent of the Chinese army. This grain store had a small facade, but it had a lot of things inside. Behind the facade was a huge yard, and behind it was the granary.
The reason why he chose this place was that Lu Xiangsheng noticed that this granary was quite complete, so he used it as a large tent for the Chinese army.
The generals of Xuandasan Town were discussing matters in Lu Xiangsheng's large tent when they heard a loud sound of gongs and drums coming from the north. They hurriedly led the generals out of the tent to check.
It happened that the soldiers came to report. It turned out that the commander of Teng Xiang Guard, the leader of Dingzhou, and the gentry and village elders in the city came to express condolences to the Xuanda generals. The accompanying soldiers of Teng Xiang Guard and the strong people also pushed carts and carried pigs and sheep.
Although Huang Tingzhi, the magistrate of Dingzhou, repeatedly invited him, Lu Xiangsheng still refused. However, he accepted the 600 shi of grain and dozens of pigs and sheep as a token of condolence for the laborers without any courtesy.
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On November 19, after the slave bandits broke through Quyang, they looted Fuping County, and then divided their troops to harass Longquan Pass and Daoma Pass. The guards at the two passes immediately sent Tang Bao to the capital.
On November 20th, the Qing army led by the slave chief Dorgon successively sacked Xingtang and Lingshou counties, surrounded Zhendingfu City, and advanced to the front of Jingjing Pass.
On November 21, the slave chief Abatai's tribe rushed to Xinle from Dingzhou, attacked Xinle County, and looted for two days, and then sent an army to attack Wuji County.
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On November 21, the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the sun was hidden behind the clouds, white snowflakes were falling with the wind, and the red and white tiles on the gilded red tiles were really beautiful.
Beijing, the Forbidden City, in the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen was reading a newspaper from Shanxi. His brows were furrowed together, with a sad look on his face, and he murmured in a low voice: "The slave traitors are heading west.
Shanxi and Taiyuan are in danger?"
He casually threw the pond newspaper on the imperial desk and paced back and forth in the Nuan Pavilion with his hands behind his hands. The cabinet minister Yang Sichang stood respectfully below, but his eyes moved from time to time following the figure of Emperor Chongzhen.
After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have made up his mind and said to Yang Sichang: "We must not lose the important position of Yunzhen. I intend to order Lu Xiang to lead the Xuan Dajing cavalry to rush to the rescue immediately. What does Yang Aiqing think?"
When Yang Sichang heard this, he bent down and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, most of the slaves and thieves have gone south to Zhide, and the military situation is more urgent. Lu Shangshu knows that the troops are brave, but it is not appropriate to leave Yi Zhong at this critical juncture.