Luzhou Prefecture is located in the south of the Ming Dynasty, directly under the control of the Fourteenth Prefecture. It is the third largest among the four prefectures, second only to Fengyang and Huai'an, and larger than Yingtian Prefecture.
Wang Zhigang, the commander-in-chief of Luzhou in the Qing Dynasty, was circling in the general military mansion with a sad face. He was circling not to exercise, but to scare him.
News came a while ago that Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty was sorting out the second ministers who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and asked someone to compile a "Biography of the Second Officials". His family property was confiscated, and people were killed and exiled. How pitiful!
His old superior, Ming Xincheng Bo, Qing Sanshi Ashanihafan Zhao Zhilong, was punished and his family was exiled to Sichuan. It is said that one million taels of property were confiscated.
Wang Zhigang had feelings for Zhao Zhilong, and it was Uncle Xincheng who led him to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
What happened back then is still before my eyes!
Dozens of Qing cavalry arrived outside Hongwu Gate in Nanjing, showing off their power. Zhao Zhilong, the Bo of Xincheng, and Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, looked at each other and said, "Hey, darling, how can we defeat so many enemies?" The two of them lowered themselves from the city wall, carrying a surrender form.
Surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Then, Prince Duduo of Yu came, the gates of Nanjing were opened, and everyone changed from officials of the Ming Dynasty to officials of the Qing Dynasty.
Wang Zhigang is very afraid. Now that the Ming army has conquered Anqing, it will soon come to Luzhou. Will he deal with himself like he dealt with Zhao Zhilong?
He was also the second minister. He was originally the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty and guarded Kaifeng. Duduo went to Henan and did not dare to fight, so he fled south to Jiangning. Later he defected to Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong and followed Zhao Zhilong to the Qing Dynasty. Historically, Emperor Qianlong compiled "The Biography of the Erchen"
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Wang Zhigang took out the "Emperor Guangwu's Message to the Heaven to Pursue the Captives", which clearly stated: "If there is a person who has committed a crime against the captives, repented, killed the captives and surrendered, I will pardon his sins, and consider his merits and grant him a title."
Official title??".
Why don't you just demote him back and become an official in the Ming Dynasty again? He wanted to demote, but he couldn't bear it. Because in the Qing Dynasty, he did well, and he was friends with Chen Zhilin, the leader of the Central and Southern Party in the Hongwen Academy, and Wu Liangfu, the eunuch who was the confidant of Emperor Shunzhi.
As a brother-in-law, I was promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief two years ago. If I stay here for a while, I might be promoted to Admiral.
Chinese people are famous for liking party strife, and the traitors who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty were no exception. Feng Quan, the leader of the Northern Party, and Chen Mingxia, the leader of the Southern Party, fought to the death. In the end, the Northern Party won. But the Southern Party still had power, Wang Zhigang
Chen Zhilin, a scholar of Hongwen Academy, the leader of the Southern Party, Wu Liangfu, a close eunuch of Emperor Shunzhi, and others became prosperous. After the Ming Dynasty, can they still maintain their current power?
If you don’t surrender, you won’t be able to defeat.
Wang Zhigang originally had 10,000 troops, but Hong Chengchou transferred 5,000 to guard Jiangning, and later took another 2,000 to guard Jiang Fang. Now there are only 3,000 men left. How can a mere 3,000 men be the opponent of Emperor Guangwu? p>
Just as he was worrying, Hu Jinzhong, the prefect of Luzhou, came. This man was just a county magistrate in the Ming Dynasty. After he was demoted to the Qing Dynasty, he was promoted to the prefecture. He was grateful to the Qing court.
"The Ming army has captured Anqing. The most dangerous places in Luzhou are Huoshan (Tianzhu Mountain), Triangle Mountain, Yefu Mountain, and Nicha River in the south. The commander-in-chief must immediately send troops to occupy these places." Hu Jinzhong told Wang Zhigang
Offer suggestions.
Wang Zhigang said angrily: "Hey, how could I not know this? Most of my subordinates have been taken away, and now there are only three thousand soldiers and horses left. How can we divide the troops and defend them with such a small number of people?"
"Commander, we have soldiers."
"Huh? Where do soldiers come from?"
Hu Jinzhong smiled and said, "Commander, in addition to your soldiers, Luzhou also has garrison troops. Hefei has 700 garrison troops, Yingshan, Huoshan, Shucheng, and Lujiang each have 500 garrison troops. Liu'an and Wuwei each have 500 garrison troops."
There are three hundred garrison troops. The lower officials have gathered these garrison troops, and the total number of troops is 3,300. Adding to your 3,000 combat troops and the 2,000 defeated troops who escaped from Anqing, there are eight thousand troops.
It’s worthy of a battle.
Upon hearing that there were eight thousand soldiers and horses, Wang Zhigang looked more relaxed, and immediately agreed to go south from Hefei, planning to set up defenses along the Nicha River, Yefu Mountain, and Lengshuiguan.
As soon as I arrived at the military camp, I received the order to set off. Suddenly I saw my friend Li Tianfu arriving in white mourning clothes.
This Li Tianfu was from Hefei. He came from a family of officials and was well-educated. He loved reading and doing good deeds. Although he was only twenty-one years old, he was a well-known talent in Hefei. When Wang Zhigang heard of his name, he became a good friend.
When Li Tianfu saw Wang Zhigang, he laughed first, then cried, then turned around and left.
Wang Zhigang was stunned, what's going on? Are you crazy? He chased him out and asked, "Xianbei brother, why are you doing this?"
Li Tianfu said: "The one who laughs is congratulating the commander-in-chief for having eight thousand more soldiers and horses; the one who weeps is sad because the commander-in-chief thought that he could use these eight thousand troops and horses to block the carriage. When we are friends, we should wear filial piety for the commander-in-chief.
Handsome farewell".
"Xiangbei, don't you think highly of my trip south this time?"
"May I ask what Commander-in-Chief Zibi said to Hong Jing? Can a mere 8,000 troops defeat an army of more than 100,000 Ming troops?"
Wang Zhigang admired Hong Chengchou the most. When he thought about it, yes! Mr. Hong was no match for Emperor Guangwu in his ability as a general manager. If he led a mere 8,000 men to block his attack, he would be risking his own death!"
Sighing, "I will keep the good advice from Xiangbei in mind. Do your best and obey fate."
After Li Tianfu said this, Wang Zhigang hesitantly moved southward at a slow pace. He ordered Huoshan garrison Zhao Qian to lead five hundred soldiers at the forefront.
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"Your Majesty, there is the Nicha River ahead, and the water is very fast. I suggest you go around Lengshuiguan on the upper reaches of the river." Advisor Liu Maoxia offered advice to Zhu Hengjia.
Zhu Hengjia ordered his guards to throw a branch into the river, and it disappeared instantly. The water was so fast!
Nodding, "Instruct Li Mingzhong's troops to quickly seize Lengshuiguan."
The Ming army moved very quickly. It took more than half a day to capture Lengshuiguan before the Qing army arrived. The leader was the 500 garrison troops guarding Zhao Qian in Qinghuo Mountain.
"Commander, the last general is requesting a fight." On top of the wall, Chen Shangchuan loudly asked for a fight.
When Li Mingzhong saw that the Qing army was small in number and in disarray, he wondered whether the enemy had an ambush behind and deliberately sent a weak army as bait?
"General Chen, please take 3,000 men to test it out. If the enemy flees, do not pursue him to prevent an ambush."
"Yes!"
Chen Shangchuan was ordered to leave the border, and three thousand tigers and wolves formed a military formation and slowly pushed towards the Qing army. Elites from hundreds of battles had a murderous aura that frightened the Qing army.
Zhao Qian's troops were just local garrison troops. They had never fought any major battles and only had 500 men. Their momentum was immediately suppressed.
Some are timid and ignore military orders and run away.
Zhao Qian was confused. How could there be a Ming army at Lengshui Pass? The two armies were very close, and it was probably too late to escape.
A sudden change in the heart brought blessing to the soul, causing the whole army to kneel to the ground and shouted: "The last general, Zhao Qian, led his troops to abandon the darkness and surrender to the light."
Li Mingzhong was stunned. There was no way in the world to surrender with bait. It seemed that the enemy had not ambushed him. After the first trial of Zhao Qian, the Qing army knew all the lies.
I am overjoyed, these crooked melons and cracked jujubes are simply a tribute to my commander! I left Yang Yandi to guard Lengshuiguan, brought Chen Shangchuan with me, and Deng Yao's more than 10,000 troops, full of murderous intent, went straight to Wang Zhigang's army.
Since Wang Zhigang listened to Li Tianfu's words, he was determined to save his life and asked Zhao Qian and other local garrison troops to go at the front, the remnants of the Anqing Green Camp to go in the middle, and his own three thousand Luzhou Green Camp to go at the end.
Unexpectedly, before they reached Lengshuiguan, they heard that five hundred Huoshan garrison troops had arrived at the outpost. Wang Zhigang was shocked and did not dare to fight, so he ordered the entire army to return to Hefei.
His Luzhou Green Battalion was at the rear and escaped, losing only a few dozen of its three thousand direct descendants. He only tricked the more than 5,000 county garrison troops and Anqing Green Battalion who were in front, and most of them were annihilated. In this battle, the Ming army wiped out four thousand enemies and suffered only a hundred casualties. It is known in history as the Battle of Lengshuiguan.
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"Li Qing, you fought well in this battle and showed the majesty of our army." Zhu Hengjia praised Li Mingzhong fiercely.
"Your Majesty, in this battle, the enemy forces are mostly defenders and Anqing's defeated troops. Their fighting strength is very weak, and I won without force."
But Li Mingzhong refused to take credit. That means, we are the main force, and it is natural for the local troops to fight the Qing army like this.
Zhu Hengjia laughed loudly, stroked Li Mingzhong's back and said: "If you want to destroy the main force of the Tatars, there are many opportunities! I will leave the vanguard to you! Hahaha!"
"I thank you Lord for your kindness!"
Invisibly, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers became much more harmonious. Last time, after the three-law division held a joint trial and chopped up the "fake Yong Wang", Li Mingzhong and other ministers who had received the kindness of Emperor Chongzhen were a little worried. This Northern Expedition
, all resolved.
"Order Wang Deren and Luo Chengyao to lead 30,000 troops northward to capture Hefei," Zhu Hengjia issued the military order.
"No," Liu Maoxia, a counselor in the Ministry of War, advised: "If you divide your troops, you will be weak. The main force of the Qing captives is in Yangzhou. Your Majesty should go down the river and go to Yangzhou to fight the decisive battle with the captives. How can you divide your troops in Hefei and take advantage of them?"
Opportunity?"
"Well, what Liu Qing said is reasonable." Zhu Hengjia frowned, "However, although Wang Zhigang was defeated, Luzhou Green Camp escaped. If I ignore him, I'm afraid he will harass my food route from behind!
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"Your Majesty, Wang Zhigang and the ministers all worked together under Xing Ping Bo (referring to Gao Jie) before, and the ministers are willing to write a letter to persuade them to surrender," said Li Benzhen and Hu Maozhen.
Zhu Hengjia was overjoyed and said, "That's it, I'll write it down quickly."
"Your Majesty, Wang Zhigang is a villain. He will not surrender with an empty piece of paper." Zheng Feng had a different view.
"Zheng Qing, the decisive battle is imminent, how can I divide my troops and go to Hefei?"
Zheng Qing smiled and said: "There is no need to dispatch our troops. We only need to send 1,500 miscellaneous soldiers from Lu Wenye and 500 Huoshan troops who have just surrendered."
After Lu Wenye seized the city gate and surrendered, Zhu Hengjia organized 1,500 Luo Jiao followers under him into mixed soldiers, known as the "Anqing Camp". In addition, Zhao Qian's 500 Huoshan troops who surrendered at Lengshuiguan, just two
Thousands of people.
Zhu Hengjia was stunned: "These troops can bluff, but they can't fight a tough battle!"
"What we want is bluff," Zheng Feng laughed so hard that his stomach hurt. "In addition, send a famous and important minister to lead the army. According to the minister, Wang Zhigang will surrender."
"Important minister? Who should I send?" Zhu Hengjia hesitated.
"We are willing to go," an old voice said. The 73-year-old famous scholar Qian Qianyi, who was appointed governor of Shandong and Henan by Zhu Hengjia, came out proudly.