Chapter 1214: Wu Sangui surrenders to the Qing Dynasty
Chapter 1214 Wu Sangui surrenders to the Qing Dynasty
The armies of the Qin and Jin Dynasties gathered a total of more than 500,000 troops, and fought to the death with the 400,000-yuan Mongolian cavalry in Hetao. This million-level battle for national destiny has attracted the attention of the whole world.
Anyone with any brain knows that this battle will determine the future trend of the world.
If Qin and Jin win, Qin Hao will definitely become the new overlord of the princes, which will be a disaster for all the princes;
If Yuanmeng wins, Temujin's cavalry will sweep the world, which will be a catastrophe for the whole world.
Therefore, no matter who wins in the end, it will be bad news for the princes of the world, and the best outcome is that both sides will lose.
If it were placed in the previous Han Dynasty, no matter how inactive the court was, it would eventually provide some support to the front line. After all, the frontline army was the army of the Han Dynasty;
But now, the imperial court is in the hands of Qin Hao, and the princes from all over the country are attacking each other and have no time to worry about themselves. They all want Qin, Jin and Yuan and Meng to fight and lose both sides. Naturally, it is impossible to provide any assistance to northern Xinjiang. Therefore, this time the Qin and Jin armies can only rely on
By myself.
Although most of the princes in the world treated the outbreak of the Hetao War with a cold-eyed attitude, there were still a small number of princes who gave the Qin and Jin armies timely help.
Cao Cao assisted the Qin army with 50,000 shi of food and grass, and Sun Jian with 80,000 shi, in addition to more than a thousand sets of bows and crossbows.
Cao Cao, Li Zicheng, and the Yanzhou princes allied themselves, and the three parties fought continuously in Yanzhou. Previously, Cao Cao's army still needed assistance from the Qin army.
Cao Cao's life in Yanzhou was not easy, and all kinds of strategic materials were in extremely short supply. However, this time he took the initiative to support 50,000 stones of grain and grass. Although it was a drop in the bucket for the Hetao War, Cao Cao's heart was sent after all.
Jiangdong Sun Jian not only defeated Wang Lang and occupied Kuaiji County, but also annihilated Yan Baihu, the "De King of Eastern Wu" who was entrenched in Jiangdong, which can be said to have greatly increased his power.
After Sun Jian took control of the two counties of Wu and Kuaiji, he guarded against Hong Xiuquan in Jiaozhou, and then directed his troops against Liu Yao and Lu Kang. However, these two men together were much more difficult to deal with than Wang Lang and Yan Baihu.
Sun Jian fought one against two, and although he achieved a considerable victory, it was obviously impossible to win in a short period of time.
Sun Jian was in a critical period of starting his own business, but he decisively provided valuable strategic materials to support the Qin army in the battle against Yuan and Meng.
In addition to Cao Cao and Sun Jian, Liu Che of Youzhou also supported the Qin army with 50,000 shi of grain and grass when facing the invasion of the Qing Dynasty. This not only shows Liu Che's righteousness and overall view, but also shows that Liu Che faced the Manchu invasion.
The pressure on Qing is not great.
Speaking of Liu Che, we have to mention the war situation in Youzhou. Although both Youzhou and Bingzhou were invaded by foreign tribes, the situation in Youzhou was much better than that in Bingzhou.
After the Manchus moved south, the first opponent they targeted was Liaodong Gongsundu. Naturally, Gongsundu was no match for the Manchus, so he appealed to Gongsun Zan for help.
Gongsun Zan decisively sent reinforcements, but because he had to guard against Liu Che, he did not dare to mobilize too many troops. The troops sent were naturally not large, and it was impossible to repel Aguda.
Soon, Liaodong was completely captured by Wanyan Daguda, and Gongsun Du led the remaining army to seek refuge with Gongsun Zan.
When Wanyan Aguda continued to attack Gongsun Zan, Liu Che took the initiative to offer assistance to Gongsun Zan and asked the two families to join forces to fight against Yuanmeng, but was rejected by Gongsun Zan.
Previously, Gongsun Zan not only supported Liu He in splitting the Youzhou Army, but also sent troops to support Liu He against Liu Che, and took in Liu He after Liu He failed.
Just based on these three things, Gongsun Zan had already offended Liu Che severely, but now Liu Che was so disregarding the previous grudges, which made Gongsun Zan doubt Liu Che's intentions. After all, he knew that Liu Che was not the kind of person who repays evil with kindness.
Gongsun Zan originally suspected Liu Che's intentions and was influenced by Manchu rumors, so he rejected Liu Che's request for a coalition and decided to fight against the Manchu army of 200,000 men alone.
Gongsun Zan refused to let Liu Xie come over. It was impossible for Liu Che to lead the army to fight at this time. He could only watch the Manchu and Gongsun Zan fight. However, he reduced the garrison at the border. While alleviating Gongsun Zan's vigilance, he also allowed him to fight without
The battle of worries.
Seeing this, Gongsun Zan also knew that he was treating a gentleman with a villain's heart, but asking him to take back his life at this time was undoubtedly a slap in his face, so he was still prepared to fight against the Manchus alone, and would join forces with Liu Che if the war did not go well.
Not too late.
Although the battle between Gongsun Zan and Wanyan Aguda resulted in victory and defeat, overall the Qing Dynasty suffered greater casualties, and Baima Yicong was not just blown away.
Just when the war situation was tilting towards the Han army, Gongsun Zan's general Wu Sangui actually opened Lulong fortress and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
Since the third battle of Hulao Pass, Wu Sangui's family was killed by Lu Bu, and he has been depressed after returning to Youzhou. After his favorite woman Chen Yuanyuan was married to Gongsun Xuanyuan by Gongsun Zan, Wu Sangui's heart became stronger and stronger.
He hated Gongsun Zan so much that he came.
At this moment, the Manchu and Qing spy organizations took advantage of the situation. Wu Sangui hit it off with the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, so he embarked on the old path of becoming a traitor again.
Following Wu Sangui in surrendering, there were two generals, Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi. The reason why they surrendered was because they were not reused by Gongsun Zan.
The surrender of Wu Sangui and other three generals not only caused a sharp decline in the territory, but also put Gongsun Zan in danger.
The Manchu cavalry drove straight in, unable to retreat as quickly as Gongsun Zan, and trapped him to death in an isolated city.
Wanyan Agu was sure that reinforcements would come to rescue Gongsun Zan, so he set up a strategy to encircle the reinforcements, hoping to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
Gongsun Zan saw through Aguda's plan. In order to prevent his army from falling into the trap, he decided to risk his life to break out of the encirclement overnight. However, before breaking out, he explained everything and spread the word with the help of hundreds of carrier pigeons.
Hundreds of homing pigeons were intercepted by Manchu archers, and only a few flew back in the end, but this was enough.
Gongsun Zan wrote in Feige Zhuan that armies from all over the country were not allowed to take the initiative to rescue him. If he died in battle, his younger brother Gongsun Xuanyuan would succeed him and join forces with Liu Che to fight against the Manchu invasion.
Late that night.
"My lord, the general has left." Tian Kai clasped his fists and said solemnly.
Gongsun Zan held the hand and said with tears in his eyes, "It's all my fault that I was blind and misjudged that villain Wu Sangui, so this great situation was ruined. I'm sorry for you, Zan."
"Don't talk about it, my lord. It is Tian Kai's honor to die for my lord."
After saying that, Tian Kai looked at Shan Jing beside Gongsun Zan and said, "Brother Shan, after I leave, my lord's safety will be left to you."
"rest assured."
Shan Jing hammered his chest hard and said with determination, "Anyone who wants to kill the Lord must step on my Shan Jing's body."