The Huguang battlefield in the Ming and Qing Dynasties turned into a pot of porridge, forming four fronts.
On the northwest front, General Pingnan of the Qing Dynasty and the obedient army of King Kong Youde faced off against the loyal camp led by Li Chixin, Marquis of Mingxing Kingdom. Kong Youde's offensive was fierce, but Li Chixin followed Zhu Hengjia's orders and resisted step by step, delaying the Qing army's return to Changsha. .Kong Youde captured Chenlong Pass, and Li Chixin retreated to Yuanling; Kong Youde captured Yuanling, and Li Chixin retreated to Luxi, Chenxi, and Xupu, occupying the Yuan River to confront the Qing army.
On the northern front, the Ming army's Yan Zungao, Liu Wenxiu, and Chen Youlong troops captured Xiangxiang and are attacking Xiangtan. This force is the partial division of the Ming army, and its main purpose is to cut off the connection between the Qing army's Changsha and Hengzhou prefectures.
On the central front, Zhu Hengjia led the main force of more than 100,000 troops and captured Hengyang, the capital city of Hengzhou. He also took advantage of the situation to capture Leiyang and Anren. King Zhishun of the Qing Dynasty, Shang Kexi, led the remaining troops to retreat to You County in the southeast corner of Changsha Prefecture.
On the southeastern front, Mingnan Anbo Hao Yongzhong and Liyang Bo Wang Jincai were counterattacking Chenzhou Prefecture according to Zhu Hengjia's order. In the battle of Changsha, the second general was at the forefront. As a result, Zhang Xianbi escaped and the second general was unable to retreat, resulting in heavy casualties. Only 40,000 of the 110,000 troops were left, resting and recuperating in the Lanshan and Guiyang areas. However, it was enough to counterattack Chenzhou. Shang Kexi sent the main force to Hengzhou, and Chenzhou only had 5,000 troops under General Xian Qiyu. The second general forced his troops to Chenzhou, but Xian Qiyu did not dare to fight, so he withdrew to Guiyang. The second general recovered Yongxing, Yizhang counties, and then marched to Guiyang. Xian Qiyu wanted to retreat to Ganzhou, Jiangxi, but suddenly reported to Qingnan Jiangxi guerrilla Kong Guozhi led 1,500 green battalion soldiers to come to the rescue. Although the reinforcements were only 1,500 people, they had been in battle for a long time. Xian Qiyu was overjoyed and joined forces with Kong Guozhi to defend Guiyang.
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"Military report, the Ming army captured Xiangxiang, and went to the governor's line to ask for help!"
"Military report, the Ming army surrounded Xiangtan, and the governor of Pianyuan called for help urgently!"
"Military report, Ming army attacks Hengyang, King Zhishun is pleased to ask for help."
Urgent military reports reached the commander-in-chief of Huguang of the Qing army who was attacking Luxi, and Wang Kong Youde was in the army.
Kong Youde had high ambitions in this southern expedition. After hearing that the regent revealed his intention to allocate a piece of land in the south and give King Sanshun the title of King, Kong Youde fought the hardest. This is an old tradition, and he followed it back then. When the godfather Pi Dao was Marshal Mao, Kong Youde always took the lead in every battle. Among the three kings, he was the leader, but he was serious and killed him with one knife and one shot.
"Alas! What a failure!"
Kong Youde sighed. The reason why he fought so hard against Chenzhou was because he wanted to get involved in Guizhou. There was no way, Hunan was too small, how could the three kings be enough?
Kong Youde even wrote a memorial recommending counselor Peng Ershu as governor of Guizhou.
Seeing that Chenlong Pass and Yuanling have been captured, as long as we work harder and capture Luxi and Jingzhou, the road into Guizhou will be opened. It will be good to be the king of Guizhou by then. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and no one will care. .
But now the Ming army is attacking Changsha, and Changsha is pinching its own retreat, so it must be saved!
As for Shang Kexi from Hengyang, bah, what the hell? It would be better if he died.
Kong Youde did not intend to save Shang Kexi. He felt that this man had no loyalty and had no moral integrity. He and Shang Kexi were both Marshal Mao's grandsons at the time, and they should have been together as brothers, but when he was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he took this boy with him.
Not only did this guy refuse, but he also sent troops to attack him, which is unloyal. Your loyalty to the Ming Dynasty is at the bottom of the pile. How come you surrendered to the Qing Dynasty even though you were half loyal to the Ming Dynasty? Bah, you have no idea!
Not only did Kong Youde have a bad relationship with King Zhishun Shang Kexi, but he also had a shaky relationship with Duke Xushun Shen Zhixiang. There was no reason for this. It was just that Shen Zhixiang was timid and couldn't fight a tough battle. The reason why he was made a duke was purely because of his prince.
My younger sister is the concubine of Marshal Mao of Pi Dao, and she has some connections with Marshal Mao. Huang Taiji wanted to win over the hearts of Pi Dao's old men and made him the Duke of Xushun. Kong Youde looked down on timid people, so the relationship was cold.
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Since the relationship between Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Shen Zhixiang is not good, then Shang Kexi and Shen Zhixiang should become good friends. The enemy of the enemy is a friend.
No, their relationship is even worse and they have a grudge.
The uncle of Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang was Shen Shikui. Shen Shikui was Marshal Mao's father-in-law. He was well-connected and had no ability. Yuan Chonghuan killed Marshal Mao. Shang Kexi listened to the court and helped the court seize Shen Shikui's military power. Later, Dongjiang General Huang Long fought
After his death, Shen Shikui turned over and became the commander-in-chief. Naturally, he wanted to settle old scores with Shang Kexi. He wanted to trick Shang Kexi into going to Pi Island to kill him. Shang Kexi had no choice but to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Once Shang Kexi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Shen Shikui was alone and could not defend Pi Island.
, died in battle. Shen Zhixiang took over his uncle's army. Normally, the Qing soldiers killed your uncle, and you have to avenge your uncle. But he was afraid of the Qing army's strength, so he surrendered and was granted the title of Duke Shun.
Shen Zhixiang did not dare to trouble the Qing court, but he dared to trouble Shang Kexi, and the relationship was not harmonious.
Chaos! Three kings and one prince, four traitors, internal relations are in a mess!
Kong Youde asked his general Wang Yongnian to guard Yuanling, and he led the army to rescue Changsha.
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"All the ministers have discussed, whether the next step is to go north and join forces with General Yan Zungao to attack Changsha, or to continue the eastward expedition and achieve a complete defeat?"
Zhu Hengjia seeks everyone’s opinions.
Most people advocate an attack on Changsha, while a small number of people advocate an attack on Changsha.
The minority obeyed the majority. Zhu Hengjia was preparing to attack Changsha. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Wang Euzhi thinking deeply.
"What is Wang Qing thinking?"
Seeing Zhu Hengjia asking himself, Wang Fuzhi hurriedly stuck out half of his butt and replied respectfully: "I am wondering why Shang Kexi wants to kill Huang Chaoxuan after he has surrendered."
"Oh, why?"
"In the supervision of the country, Huang Chaoxuan was cruel to the people and had a very bad reputation. The Shang thieves killed Huang Chaoxuan in order to gain the hearts and minds of the people in You County and even Hunan. After the Shang thieves arrived in Huguang, they changed the previous burning, killing and looting. Military discipline was strict, and Qiu did not commit any crimes.
, His ambition is not small. If he is allowed to gain a foothold in You County, he may become a serious trouble!"
"What, is there such a thing? Shang Zei is trying to compete with Gu for the hearts and minds of the people of Huguang! Since ancient times, those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. This is so gratifying, but it is the real big trouble!"
"What is the attitude of the people in You County towards the traitor?"
"I dare not speak."
"It doesn't matter if you say it."
"There are quite a few collaborators among the common people,"
Zhu Hengjia thought for a while and said: "The people of Youxian County suffered from military disasters one after another due to Chuangu's order. They will be spared a year's money and food. The three armies are well prepared and will send troops to Youxian County tomorrow."
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I heard that the Ming army conquered Xiangxiang, and the Qing Dynasty governor Xianyuan led Jin
He was in panic all day long. If he wanted to defend Changsha, he must defend Xiangtan. He ordered General Yang Yingyuan to lead three thousand troops to defend Xiangtan.
Lieutenant General Quanjie saw that the situation was not good and secretly ordered Kong Youde's bodyguard Bai Yunlong to protect Kong Youde's wife Bai, while his son Kong Tingxun evacuated to Nanchang.
Outside Xiangtan City, inside the Ming army's tent, Chen Youlong was talking to Fu Zuolin, the former governor of the Yongli Dynasty. He and Fu Zuolin were close friends.
"Brother Runsheng is so talented, why don't you serve the prison country? I would like to introduce him to the prison country on your behalf."
Fu Zuolin refused: "A loyal minister will not serve the two masters. I am already the censor of the Yongli Dynasty. How can I serve Jingjiang again? Brother Chen does not need to persuade you anymore. I am here to help Brother Chen break Xiangtan City, expel the Tartars, and restore the Central Plains." A little effort."
"Oh, Brother Runsheng has a plan to break Xiangtan?"
"Xiangtan is a small city. I see that it is built with rammed earth. It is no more than ten feet high. There are very few flags in the southeast corner of the city. Brother Chen can secretly lead his troops to the southeast of the city at night, shoot ropes with crossbow hooks, and climb up. ."
There were many types of cities in the Ming Dynasty, with different heights. For example, the capital city of Nanjing was twelve meters high, the fortress Yanmenguan was ten meters high, and the prefectural cities were all about six meters high. A county town like Xiangtan was estimated to be only more than four meters high. Later Xiangtan was The remaining city wall is only 2 meters high and is an earthen city.
Most of Chen Youlong's subordinates came from the Wugang Mountains and were good at using a kind of crossbow hook. When climbing, they used a crossbow to shoot out the hook head. There is a rope behind the hook, and they can be hooked into the gaps between big trees or rocks on the mountain. After tightening, they can climb up the cliff along the rope.
This technique can also be used to attack cities, but it is useless against a mighty city like Nanjing, as it cannot shoot that high; it is also useless against a solid stone city, as it cannot shoot through. However, it is useless against an earthen city like Xiangtan, which is more than one foot high. Say, it works very well.
Chen Youlong suddenly realized why I had forgotten this move, and hurriedly gave Fu Chuanlin a salute, "Thank you, Brother Runsheng, for your advice."
It is strange to say that Chen Youlong was nicknamed "The King of Five Hells", and also had the nickname "Chen Peipi". Whenever he captured an official, he would be skinned and shown to the public. He looked ferocious and was feared by many people. Fu Zuolin, a weak scholar, was not afraid of him, so he took advantage of him. Chen Youlong is a good friend of Mo Ni. Chen Youlong also admires Fu Zuolin very much. The two often talk over wine together.
In history, after the city of Wugang was destroyed and Fu Zuolin died heroically, Chen Youlong killed the captive officials to avenge him.
Xiangtan City is located in the meander of the Xiangjiang River and has many pools, among which Zhaotan is the most famous, also known as Liancheng and Tancheng.
Xiangtan City during the ugly period was so quiet and peaceful that even the insects fell asleep.
Black shadows swam across the moat and sneaked to the southeast corner of the city.
"Poof!" "Poof!" "Poof!"
Crossbow hooks were fired at the city wall, and the shadows tightened the hooks and climbed up along the ropes.
These mountain warriors have been good at climbing since childhood. They are all very strong and can climb the city wall in no time.
Sun Hua, the brave general of Chen Youlong's tribe, took the lead. After climbing the city wall, he drew out the thick-backed sharp-edged machete unique to Chen's tribe. He led dozens of sharp soldiers along the city steps and down to the city gate.
"Who?"
"Enemy attack!"
The sergeant guarding the gate had just shouted a few times when Sun Hua's sword arrived. One knife at a time, like cutting a watermelon, the heads were rolling, and the guards were quickly killed.
"Quick, lower the suspension bridge and open the city gate."
The city gate opened, and the Ming troops who had already sneaked outside the city rushed into the city.
"Kill!"
Chen Youlong, Nie Ming, Zhang Dasheng and other generals will go on a killing spree if the tiger descends from the mountain.
"What, the Ming army has entered the city?"
When Qing army general Yang Yingyuan heard the news, he took his men and fled from the north gate to Changsha.
Resistance? Are you kidding? If you don't run faster, you will be skinned if you fall into the hands of the "Five Kings of Hell".
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Looking at Yang Yingyuan who had returned from defeat, Xian Jin, the governor of Qing Pianyuan, felt as if he were mourning for his heir, and his face was as pale as earth.
There are only nine thousand soldiers left in Changsha, how can they stop tens of thousands of Ming troops?
Just when Xian Jin was in despair, he suddenly reported that Luo Xiumian, the governor of Huguang and Qing Dynasty, sent Maile Zhangjing to Daogar and led 1,580 bannermen to rescue Changsha.
When I heard that the real Manchurian soldiers had arrived, even if there were only 1,500 of them, I was so excited that my eyes flashed red.
There is no way, since the Eight Banners entered the customs, the combat effectiveness of the Manchurian soldiers has been boasted to be amazing.
"There are not even ten thousand people in Manchuria, but ten thousand people are invincible."
Xian Jin finally calmed down his surprise and calmed down.
"Hurry! Prepare quickly to welcome the general coming to Kardao."