The same thing often has different results when it happens to different people. I don't know if he was resentful because of it. Di Sanpin chose to conspire to rebel. After capturing Qingyang King Feng Shuangli alive, he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Judging from Zhang Guangcui's performance
, he seems to have the tendency to change his past mistakes and make meritorious deeds. From the beginning, he actively showed his favor to Zhu Yongxing, who was left behind in the clan, and he seemed to have a strong utilitarianism.
To be honest, although Li Dingguo was the most outstanding military strategist in the late Ming Dynasty, he really made a lot of mistakes, especially his strong sectarianism and differential treatment within the Ming army (for example, calling Sun Kewang's soldiers Qin soldiers, and Liu Ming's soldiers were called Qin soldiers.
The Wenxiu soldiers were called Shu soldiers, and the old soldiers from Yunnan Province were called Jin soldiers). Therefore, many generals felt that they had been unfairly treated and were not very willing to obey his orders and do errands.
The clan stayed behind and exercised the power of supervising the country, which could almost compete with the Jin king Li Dingguo who held Huang Cheng, which gave those dissatisfied generals a choice. Should they join Zhu Yongxing and provide help in the snow, in order to become rich in the future, or continue
Accepting discrimination under the king of Jin, this choice does not seem to be difficult to decide. Although Zhu Yongxing's original intention was not this, once the clan stayed behind and supervised state affairs was used, such a situation was inevitable.
Zhu Yongxing pointed to the top of the mountain and said: "General Zhang can do his best to defend, and I will lead an army to support him." After a pause, he added: "It is best to defend for ten days. If things don't go well, three or five days will be needed."
It can also be said that the priority is to preserve the maximum strength, but there are still several dangerous passes behind it. If the Qing army wants to reach Tengchong, they must first let them shed enough blood."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, this humble position will make the Qing army bleed like a river, and they will not be able to advance." Zhang Wencui looked at the post road down the mountain with a ferocious expression, as if there were corpses everywhere there.
Zhang Wencui has such confidence not because of arrogance, but because this is indeed an extremely dangerous place to control the enemy. Gray slopes, barren of grass, thousands of meters in height, steep dirt roads exceeding 70 degrees, and floating soil more than half a foot thick
, hence the name. Xiaohenggou is located on the gray slope mountain ridge, which is the intersection of two ancient roads from Yunlong to Licai Ferry or from Yongchang to Tengchong via Menggu Ferry. It is a place that must be defended by military strategists.
Carrying out an upward attack on such terrain, Zhang Wencui once imagined that he was a Qing army, but he felt that it would be a frightening nightmare. If it rained again, all the floating soil more than half a foot thick would turn into clay.
How did the Qing army attack this deadly gray slope? They had to crawl and roll in half a foot of thin mud. It was as slippery as oil when they stepped on it, but when they stepped out it was stickier than glue. On the steep slope, they were facing a rain of arrows.
When throwing a spear, you also need to pay attention to your feet. If you are not careful, if you fall and slide down all the way, you will definitely die.
It was so dangerous that just thinking about it made me feel numb and helpless. Zhang Wencui was extremely glad that she was on the defensive side and didn't have to fight for her life against the thick floating soil or the deadly clay.
Zhu Yongxing led everyone to inspect the defensive arrangements on the top of the mountain. Fences, deer villages, trenches, and roofing fortifications have all been basically completed. In such a dangerous place, if there are sufficient supplies, it will be enough to hold on for a long time, making it a cruel place.
And the bloody meat grinder.
If the Qing army can be blocked relatively easily at Gaoligong Mountain, Zhu Yongxing feels that the strategic goal has been achieved. Although arrangements have been made in Tengchong City, it is the final strategy to turn defeat into victory, and whether it will succeed or not is still unknown. After all, this is his
In the first battle against the Qing army, it was satisfying to be able to remain undefeated and force the Qing army to retreat, thereby increasing combat experience and boosting sagging morale.
But Zhu Yongxing also made a mistake, or it was a lack of careful consideration, so that even though the interception was successful, he had to retreat from Tengchong and fight the final decisive battle with the Qing army.
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Although Zhang Yong had interviewed many local natives and brought many guides before his expedition, as soon as he touched Gaoligong Mountain after crossing the Nu River, he felt that it was unusual. God left the steepest side cut away.
On the west bank of the Nujiang River, almost everywhere is steep and towering. The easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack hills clamp the ancient road like pliers. If the Ming army insists on holding on, it is obviously a difficult task to easily break through and advance to Tengchong.
Very difficult task.
Although he realized that this expedition might be difficult, Zhang Yong was not pessimistic or disappointed, nor did he lose confidence. The three Qing armies attacked the southwest, whether they were Manchu soldiers, Han troops, or Green Camp, the Qing court chose
An elite division. As an elite division, in addition to being able to fight, it is also capable of enduring hardship. In Guizhou, where "the ground is never three feet flat and the sky is never clear", the Qing army encountered unprecedented difficulties. At that time, the Qing army
The army was marching through the high mountains of Chongguan. It had been raining heavily for nearly half a month. The mud was three feet thick, the stone paths were sharp and sloping, and numerous soldiers and horses fell to the ground from exhaustion.
After entering Yunnan, there were dense jungles, undulating mountains, rugged roads, and miasma. The Qing army was also in a harsh environment when marching and fighting. Therefore, Zhang Yong firmly believed that his hard-tempered subordinates could overcome all difficulties.
Take risks and win the final victory.
It is precisely because of this self-confidence, and considering the long food roads, the approaching rainy season, and the difficulty of replenishment that Zhang Yong did not choose a roundabout attack route that was relatively safe, but would take longer and cover a longer distance. That is to first go along the east side of the Nujiang River.
Go south from the shore, cross the river at the old ferry port of the ancient post road (where Houhuitong Bridge is located), cross Songshan, take Longling, and then attack Tengchong from the north.
Crossing the Nujiang River from Yongchang, climbing over the Gaoligong Mountains, and going straight to Tengchong, this is a straight line and the shortest route, which is in line with Wu Sangui's combat intention of rapid annihilation, and also in line with Zhang Yong's pre-war plan for a quick victory before and after the rainy season.
However, Zhang Yong did not expect that several broken Ming troops hastily gathered together, and there were no famous generals like Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan to command them, but they would cause the Qing army he led to suffer a lot in Gaoligong Mountain.
The battle started without any suspense at Huipo. It was already April 19. Qingyang King Feng Shuangli, who was stationed in Jianchang, Sichuan, had been captured by his general Di Sanpin and was leading his army into Yunnan to attack the Qing army.
Surrendered, and thus started the trend of surrender of the Ming Army in Sichuan.
"Move forward with shields raised, move forward -" the Qing army general shouted, commanding the soldiers to form a shield formation and step on the floating soil to attack the mountain. Behind the shield formation were the auxiliary soldiers carrying earth bags and preparing to fill the trenches. Behind the auxiliary soldiers
The archers and pikemen are preparing to approach to suppress and cover, and finally charge to break the formation.
The dust flew up under the trampling. After the Qing generals shouted a few times, they felt that their mouths and noses were full of mud. They had to close their mouths and secretly cursed in their hearts. From time to time, some Qing soldiers fell down and their bodies hit the floating soil.
On the ground, a larger amount of dust was raised, blocking the view of the soldiers behind.