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The willow trees on the street seemed to be sick, their leaves hanging with dust on their branches listlessly curling up, and a strange smell evaporated from the ground, like the stench of a rotting corpse.
The strong sunlight shone on the pale faces of each and every one of them, as if the whole street was shaking, making people dizzy. People on the street looked at the group of "emperor's disciples" who had returned from watching the results with speculative eyes.
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There is a bad alley in the city of Beijing, which has several provincial guild halls. When people from other provinces living in the capital encounter difficulties, they always come here to seek care from their fellow villagers and find a way to settle down and make a living. Therefore, although the houses here are low,
It is short and has uneven roads, but it is crowded with people of all colors with mixed accents and rich and poor every day.
Various stalls selling delicious snacks, auctioning second-hand clothes, doing boxing and performing arts, and reading palms for fortune-telling also came into being. They were crowded in this alley. There was a teahouse at the corner of the street, although it was also a straw hut.
It has a tile roof, but among the cluttered stalls, it can still be regarded as a large shop that stands out from the crowd.
"Look at that person, he must have failed the examination. He is dejected. He looks like his own mother has died." A middle-aged man in the teahouse put down his tea bowl, raised his hand and laughed sarcastically.
"Don't worry about the guy who is blinded by fame." The Taoist next to him snorted coldly, paused for a long time, and whispered: "People are coming from the south soon. Our arrangements are not complete yet, so don't miss it.
An important matter for Your Highness."
"If it's not perfect, it's just that Wu Yingxiong doesn't have anyone to take care of him. The arrangements from Beijing to Tianjin are almost complete." The middle-aged man pondered for a moment and said: "The people coming from the south this time are not
If you can just make up for this shortcoming, great things will happen!"
"Don't be careless." The Taoist stroked his long beard under his chin and said thoughtfully: "The news of recruiting banner servants has spread, which shows that the south is in a tight situation. The Tartars are short of major generals and can no longer support themselves. Well, if Wu Sangui continues
Anyway, when we return, we can recover everything south of the river. The relationship is so great, so don’t make any mistakes."
"I know the importance of this." The middle-aged man's expression became serious, he thought for a while, and said: "We have arrangements for both land and water, so you can choose the safest route at the right time. The checkpoints along the way are also well taken care of. The waterway should be more convenient."
"Get some more uniforms for officers and soldiers, and the customs defense must be completely forged." The Taoist narrowed his eyes and said solemnly: "Select the most powerful people. If things don't go well, you must be prepared to fight together."
The middle-aged man nodded and pointed outside, "Taoist Master, what do you think of the father and daughter?"
Outside the teahouse, it turned out that there were two entertainers, a man and a woman. The man was in his mid-twenties. He was shirtless, separated the circle of people, pulled his braids into a bun on his head, and picked them up on the spot.
He picked up two and a half bricks and pinched them with his five fingers. With a "bang" sound, the bricks in both hands shattered immediately, causing the onlookers to shout "Okay!"
"I'm here for the first time in your life. I live in a sparse place, so I rely on the care of all of you, young and old. Although I have some skills, I don't dare to boast in front of real people. If I stumble forward and fall behind, I still hope to see Guan Haihan!"
After he finished speaking, he pointed to the girl standing aside and said: "This is my little sister, whose nickname is Yunniang. She is sixteen years old this year. She has also practiced some martial arts and embroidery. I dare you to take a look..."
The Taoist turned his face slightly and asked with some doubts: "People from Shandong? Is Jianghu's style useful? I haven't had any fishy hands on my hands, so don't let your legs get weak when the time comes?"
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a wry smile, paused for a moment and then tentatively said: "Why don't we let them practice their skills?"
The Taoist priest looked outside without saying a word. The male and female brothers and sisters had already begun to perform martial arts. The male played with a set of sticks and the female practiced with her spear, which was quite beautiful.
"There is a one-eyed mark on Nanheng Street. Let them remove it." The Taoist priest suddenly said in a low voice: "The hands and feet must be neat, and the head and tail must be clean. If it is messy-"
"I understand." The middle-aged man bowed on his chair to show his understanding.
The one-eyed mark is just a local ruffian, and no one will hold him accountable even if he dies. Of course, it is most stringent to ensure that the head and tail are clean, that there is no one and no corpse, and that he disappears from the world.
The Taoist priest nodded, stood up and walked away. The middle-aged man drank the remaining tea, walked slowly behind the counter, and resumed his role as the shopkeeper with a smile on his face.
If it was a secret war, Zhu Yongxing had never eaten pork, but he had seen pigs running away. First, he valued his willingness to invest, and second, he had relatively advanced methods. Coupled with the violent rule of the early Qing Dynasty, anti-Qing sentiment among the people was also embedded in it.
, the penetration and expansion of intelligence agencies have become very prominent.
Not only the poor people, but also scholars and merchants, and a small number of lower-level officials of the Qing court. The network formed by the intelligence department became wider and wider. Taking advantage of the victory of the Ming army, the efforts to instigate rebellion also gradually expanded, increasingly showing its power and role.
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On August 26th of the 16th year of Yongli (the first year of Kangxi), the Shuo Shuo Army, adapted from the thirteen families of Kuidong, set out from Fang County and pointed at Yunyang (now Shiyan area).
Why did Tuishuo's army only train and reorganize for more than 20 days, and why did they change the battle plan of going down the Yangtze River to capture Yiling? There was a problem with food and grass, and more importantly, the news from the intelligence department, which made Tuiushuo
The army changed its battle plan.
When it comes to food and grass, it is naturally because the Kuidong area is relatively poor and it is difficult to support the large army concentrated in one place. As for intelligence, it is the breakthrough in the rebellion work in Yunyang and Xiangyang, which creates a favorable opportunity for the attack. And to Yunyang
Attacks can also attract a large number of refugees for the purpose of expanding eastern Sichuan.
Yunyang Prefecture was established in the 12th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty. Before the establishment of the prefecture, in China's feudal society that lasted for thousands of years, a relatively complete and unified county government had never been established within the territory. The area under its jurisdiction was
They were scattered and subordinate to surrounding counties. Why was a Yunyang Prefecture established just in the middle of the Ming Dynasty? There are naturally reasons.
After the middle period of the Ming Dynasty, political corruption. The emperor was fatuous, the eunuchs were dictatorial, the administration was corrupt, land annexation was violent, and disasters occurred year after year: floods, droughts, locust plagues and other disasters occurred frequently. Various harsh social living environments caused the situation after the middle period of the Ming Dynasty.
A large number of farmers lost their fields and became unemployed. A large number of farmers left their homes and fled everywhere. Refugees spread all over the country and became a serious social problem after the middle of the Ming Dynasty.
The Jingxiang area was the largest refugee gathering area at that time. Bankrupt farmers poured in from all directions. Yunyang is located in the northwest of the Jingxiang area. Refugees had already gathered in this area from the Yuan Dynasty to Zhengzheng. At that time, the government This area was regarded as a closed area and people were not allowed to move in, but nothing could be done until the fall of the Yuan Dynasty. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang continued the Yuan system. The Jingxiang area was still subject to a closed policy, "empty the land and prohibit refugees from moving in." "Enter", the largest forbidden mountainous area is the Jingxiang area centered on Yunyang.
A large number of refugees chose the Jingxiang area because the area was sparsely populated at that time and it was easy to obtain cultivated land. At the same time, the climate here is between the north and the south, relatively mild, with moderate rainfall. It can cultivate both paddy fields and dry land. Jingzhou, Xiangyang, Nanyang The three prefectures have the advantage of waterways. "People from the south are good at water farming. People from the north are good at land farming, and more immigrants from the north and south live here than in other counties."
However, the Ming court was "fearful that the refugees would gather in crowds to cause trouble", which ruined the ruling order. The court adopted the policy of forcibly expelling and forcibly deporting the refugees to their hometowns. As a result, the conflict between the court's closure of the mountains and the refugees' resistance to the closures intensified unprecedentedly, and finally led to a historical crisis. The famous second Jingxiang Refugee Uprising.
After two massive and thrilling uprisings were brutally suppressed by the imperial court, the problem of refugees in Jingxiang was not fundamentally resolved. In the twelfth year of Chenghua (1476), Henan's harvest failed, and hungry people flooded into the Jingxiang area again. "Eating in the mountains is unstoppable, and the refugees reunite as before." Tough ban policies and measures were adopted. The Ming court was worried that it would trigger strong resistance, so it was forced to seek strategies and measures other than forceful suppression to deal with the refugee problem.
Therefore, the Ming court decided to separate Yun County from the capital of Xiangyang Prefecture, upgrade it to a prefecture, and name it "Yunyang". The establishment of Yunyang Prefecture can be said to be specifically for the resettlement of Jingxiang refugees. The result of the long-term life-and-death struggle of the Xiang refugees for their right to survival.
Yunyang, Gucheng, and Xiangyang all belong to the Han River Basin. Gucheng is located upstream of Xiangyang, and Yunyang is the upstream of Gucheng. Whether the Shuo army will reach Xiangyang City this time depends on the situation after the dispatch. It depends on the specific situation. If the harvest of grain and grass is enough to support it, it can attack Xiangyang City. If the income is very limited, then Yunyang and Gucheng are generally the main targets of the Ming army this time.
To support war with war, and to recruit refugees to expand production while fighting, this was a somewhat helpless development path for the Shuoshuo Army, which was based in the Kuidong area with poor land and barren people.
Hao Yaoqi's troops stationed in Zhushan and Fang County have harassed Yunyang and Gucheng many times, but with poor equipment, they did not set the goal of conquering the city, but mainly collected some materials and manpower in and around Fucheng. .Although the city wall of Yunyang Mansion is not very tall and strong, it cannot be easily shaken by the Ming army, which lacks heavy artillery and siege weapons.
However, this dispatch of the Shuo Army was very ambitious. One force was attacking Yunyang, and the other force was attacking Gucheng. This was difficult for many generals in the army to understand. Although the march towards Gucheng had a diversionary effect, , if you divide your troops and advance, you can get as much food and grass as possible, but if your troops are weak, your chances of conquering the city will be greatly reduced.
But it turned out that the instructors and professional troops brought by the Yangtze River Navy, as well as the intelligence agencies of the Nanming government, were extremely critical and important assistance. The smooth progress of the battle completely exceeded everyone's expectations.
On August 30th of the 16th year of Yongli reign (the first year of Kangxi year), more than 15,000 people from the first division of the Shuo Army arrived at Yunyang City. However, the civil servants and military generals of Yunyang still adopted the previous response strategies and did not intend to fight with them at all.
The Ming army fought in the wild, but ordered all peripheral strongholds, beacon towers, and inns to be abandoned, and the materials and personnel there, as well as the residents in the suburbs and the food and grass in the residents' homes, to be moved into the city.
According to past experience, after strengthening the walls and clearing the country, the Ming army's gains will be relatively limited. The more limited the Ming army's gains, the shorter the time they can stay under Yunyang City, and the smaller the search range.
After receiving the news of the approaching Ming army, General Yunyang sent urgent letters to Gucheng upstream and Xiangyang Prefecture. Shortly after they sent the letters, Yunyang also received urgent letters from Gucheng.
Reported that tens of thousands of Ming troops were approaching the city, and asked Yunyang to dispatch some troops for reinforcements.
"The scale of the thieves this time is really quite big." After seeing the urgent report from Gucheng, Admiral Tong Guoyao quickly guessed the situation. "It is estimated that two groups of thieves attacked together and went all the way to the valley.
The city has come all the way to us, leaving us unable to support each other.”
"The more people we eat, the more we eat." Du Ying, a guerrilla, was quite calm, even a little sarcastic, "These locusts, seeing that our army is heavily guarded, will not dare to attack the city, and will retreat in a few days. They just want to leave some cow shit and flattery.
, a yellow and white thing.”
"Haha." Tong Guoyao laughed and said: "The thieves are still the same, but they don't know that we have made adjustments. When they disperse and plunder, they will know how powerful we are."
The Ming army will definitely split up its troops in order to collect more supplies, and a Qing army hidden outside the city can wait for an opportunity to attack those Ming army teams that are alone. This diversionary action will force the Ming army to act more cautiously, and the harvest will be greater.
Smaller, the time spent staying under Yunyang City will be shorter.
Tong Guoyao's clever plan seemed more and more likely to succeed. Looking at the enemies camped outside the city, his sneer grew even louder.
"At three o'clock in the hour, Ximen raised fire." In the camp of Hao Yaoqi, the deputy commander of the Shuo Army, the intelligence personnel of the Jingxiang Intelligence Department presented the intelligence taken out from the secret office outside the city to Hao Yaoqi.
As a senior general, Hao Yaoqi naturally knew the key to conquering Yunyang in advance. Yes, there was internal support. And this internal support was not limited to Yunyang.
Yang Laijia, the chief military officer of Xiangyang, was originally a subordinate of Zheng Chenggong and rose to the rank of governor. After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he was awarded the chief military officer of Xiangyang, Huguang (Xiangfan City, Hubei Province). And the deputy general of Yunyang, Hong Fu, was his old subordinate. The source of this intelligence line is far away
In Xiangyang, it can directly lead to Yunyang's easy capture.
Winning and instigating rebellion also requires selecting people, and the generals from the Zheng family who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty are naturally ideal candidates. Being transferred away from their hometowns by the Qing government and resettled in the mainland seemed safe, but it made these surrendered generals dissatisfied. As long as the external environment changes, it is inevitable
Something unexpected happened.
"Thank you for your hard work." Hao Yaoqi was polite, but he was secretly worried. Intelligence work has been carried out in the hinterland of the Qing court and achieved such achievements. How shocking. Although these people have small official positions, they can get through to the court.
He was directly taking orders from His Highness Min, so he couldn't help but be polite on the surface.
"My lord, the last general is willing to take charge of the main attack." The general who signed the seal, Jin Yu, took a step forward and volunteered.
"The last general will also wish." Luo Maotong, the general in charge of sealing, also stepped forward.
Now that we have the internal personnel to open the city gate, it is easy to conquer Yunyang. As the first battle against Shuo's army, the credit is not too big, but the impact is not small. The battle report is submitted to the court, and even if he does not receive a reward, his name will be
It is well known. In the future, if there are many more battles fought, I am afraid it will not be as eye-catching as this one.
Hao Yaoqi knew what the generals were thinking, so he quickly reached out to stop others from trying, and said with a smile: "My family does not have to fight for it. There will be more opportunities to make contributions in the future. Are you still afraid of unfair rewards and punishments by His Highness Min?"
As soon as he said this, everyone said "dare not" in unison. Although they retreated, their eyes remained eager.
"Well, the main attack will be handed over to Ma Jinyu and Suo Yanlong. The other generals have also made arrangements. They will win the first battle. You should work together and fight bravely to show off the power of my army against Shuo." Hao Yaoqi thought for a while and decided to take a step. In order to balance the situation, the first contribution was given to Ma Jinyu, the commander-in-chief of his old army, and Suo Yanlong, Liu Tichun's subordinate.
In fact, although the Tushuo Army was a court army in name only, it was composed of soldiers and generals drawn from various families, and factions were inevitable. To completely break up the soldiers and generals could not be accomplished overnight.
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Almost at the same time, a division led by Liu Tichun, the commander-in-chief of the Shuo Army, also arrived at Gucheng. The goal was to capture the city, but the method was changed. The internal force was gone, but it did not affect its confidence in attacking the city.
"Is this a cave attack?" Liu Tichun couldn't help but asked doubtfully as he watched the engineers, a new unit of the Tuoshuo Army, pile up mounds of earth and begin to dig tunnels quickly.
"Similar to hole attack, it is called tunnel blasting and was started by His Highness." Tian Shouyi, the leader of the engineering team, explained with a thick southern accent.
Liu Tichun was in awe, turned around and ordered: "Deploy another army to prevent the enemy from leaving the city to attack here. If they are attacked by surprise, the son below will be buried alive."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. Well, my subordinates will take turns working overnight, and the city will be broken by noon tomorrow." Tian Shouyi cupped his hands gratefully, jumped off the mound, and continued to direct the engineers to dig in.
Among the Thirteen, there are many soldiers with miners and carpenters backgrounds, and the construction of the engineering team is mainly based on these soldiers. With a little guidance and improvement in excavation technology, their work efficiency is not much different from that of the veteran engineers of the Southwest Ming Army.
"Tomorrow at noon?" Liu Tichun suspected that he had not heard clearly and looked at the general beside him questioningly.
"Yes, he said tomorrow at noon." Commander-in-Chief Wang Jiayu was also surprised, but he still answered truthfully.
"There may be some unique skills that we don't know about." Liu Tichun thought for a while and said, "This is the method created by His Highness Min. It can defeat famous cities and defeat powerful enemies. It must be extraordinary."
The Ming army dug tunnels, and the Qing army in the city also noticed it. However, their judgment was wrong, thinking that the Ming army was going to carry out hole attack. If they followed the normal progress, dug to the bottom of the city and hollowed out the wall foundation, the Qing army would The defender thought it would take at least several days. Facing the numerically superior Ming army, the Qing defender did not send troops out of the city to counterattack the mound, but chose the strategy of digging trenches behind the city wall.
"This is a bluff to lure our troops out of the city to fight." This was not the first time that the Qing army defenders faced such harassment, so they were quite confident in resisting the Ming army. "With the enemy's grain and grass supplies, they can last for five days at most. It will take at least two or three days to retreat. How can the acupuncture technique have time to be effective?"
"What your Excellency said is absolutely true." The subordinate next to him smiled and complimented: "Digming ditches is a perfect strategy. If the enemy really wants to attack the cave, flood it with water, so that all the soldiers hiding in the cave can be turned into floating corpses."
"It can't float anymore, it just stinks in the cave." The Qing army guard smiled happily, but shook his head with pretense of regret, "It's difficult to cut off this head, so I have no choice but to abandon it. Good job!"
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