Chapter 94 Expelling the Qing Army from the Customs
Near Huailaiwei in the southeast of Xuanhua Town, Qing generals such as Abatai and Turge gathered together and were holding an important military meeting.
Since the end of the Battle of Wuqiao, the Ming army has been chasing behind Abatai's army and attacking in turns. Facing the fierce offensive of the Ming army, Abatai and Turg were exhausted and had to retreat from the capital with their troops and horses while fighting.
Evacuate northwest to the outside of the pass.
Originally, the most ideal route out of the customs was to take the Tianjin-Tongzhou front line and retreat the way they came. But the Ming army did not give them this opportunity. Tens of thousands of King Qin's troops were left on the Tianjin-Tongzhou front line. If they continued to take this route
, is likely to face a dangerous environment of being flanked by front and rear.
It is not safe to walk along the Xuanhua line. This is the border fortress of the Ming Dynasty. It is heavily stationed and has countless border forts. The retreating Qing army may be surrounded by various Ming armies at any time and block the retreat.
After being cautious and trembling along the way, we finally arrived at Huailaiwei. Once here, we were only one step away from leaving the customs.
The livid Abatai sat on the main table, looking at the generals in front of him with a serious face, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"News has just come from Mandahai. His forward battalion has broken through the Dragon Pass, and the way for the army to leave the pass has been opened. From tomorrow on, all ministries will leave the pass in order, and there will be no confusion." Abatai, who was silent for a while, finally
He was the first to speak. This time entering the customs was not smooth for him. He was suppressed on the Tongzhou line for several days, and then fought hard with the Ming army. In the end, he was beaten hard by various Ming troops in turn, almost
He was kicked out of seclusion, and his image was very embarrassing.
"Baylor, we only plundered 50,000 civilians, including many family members of the Ming Dynasty. Leaving the border in such a hurry may cause trouble. I wonder if we have dealt with these family members of the vassal? In this way,
It will be much easier and faster for the army to leave customs." Turg is mainly responsible for escorting prisoners and logistics supplies. In recent times, due to the close proximity of the Ming army, he has suffered a lot of troubles. The civilians have been in turmoil for several times.
Once, there was even a situation where a group of civilians rioted and attacked the prison camp of the Ming royal family, hoping to join forces with them to escape from the control of the Qing army. Seeing that he was about to be released, his idea was to kill these captured Ming vassal kings and their families
One group, disperse one group, lest they continue to drag down the army. Anyway, this group of royal prisoners cannot do their job, and they are easy to cause trouble.
"No! These members of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty are to be taken to Shengjing to be presented as prisoners to His Majesty. If they are disposed of here, how will they be explained to His Majesty when they return to Shengjing? No matter how difficult it is, they must be escorted out!" Aba!
Tai stopped Turg sharply before he could finish his opinion.
Are you kidding me? This time I entered the customs and lost more than 20,000 soldiers and horses. A lot of the plundered loot was lost in Hejian City. When the army retreated, in order to reduce the burden and speed up the march, some more were thrown away.
If the captured members of the Ming Dynasty royal family are not escorted to Huang Taiji, how will he explain to those in Shenyang City? Without the testimony of these prisoners, how will Huang Taiji and others in Shenyang City view his entry into the customs this time?
Zhan? He will definitely think that he has achieved nothing except losing troops and generals and losing the battle once he entered the pass!
These captured members of the Ming Dynasty's royal family are no longer useless, but they must be brought to Shenyang to get important trophies that can gag people. Apart from these trophies, Abata really has nothing to bring back to Shenyang. What is left in his hands now
The amount of silver robbed was only six to seven hundred thousand. It doesn't matter whether you have this little money or not, because compared with the loss of 20,000 soldiers, the value of this little money is too small!
War and politics are inseparable. Taking the captured Ming royal family members to Shenyang is a political task that must be completed! Abatai has no choice!
At Abatai's insistence, the Qing army finally escorted all the prisoners out of the customs. This behavior resulted in the Qing army's withdrawal from Huailai to Longguan taking three full days. During these three days, Ming Ming The army was not idle. They fought tooth and nail to attack the main force of the Qing army. More than a thousand Qing troops were left south of Longguan forever.
"All the captive soldiers have been expelled from the pass by our Great Tomorrow Army! Come on, come to the capital, quickly report the victory to His Majesty and the people, so as to calm the people's hearts!" Standing on the wall next to the newly recovered Longguan, Chen Xinjia emotionally released the latest The order of the military governor.
Finally, the Qing soldiers were driven out of the Great Wall! The task of serving as Governor Qin and Wang Bing could finally be handed over. Until now, Chen Xinjia could finally let go of the heavy burden in his heart.
This job looks promising, but the person who actually does it is on pins and needles. If he does it wrong, his reputation will be ruined! Fortunately, this time he finally completed the task without any danger. The emperor said that he would expel the captives from the customs within three months. , it is only the ninth day of March, this should be much better than expected. Chen Xinjia feels that his position as Minister of War is more secure!
Zhu Youjian received the good news from Chen Xinjia on the day the Qing army left Longguan. Looking at the good news in his hand, he also breathed a sigh of relief. The history he saw in his memory was that the Qing army entered the pass until the Fourth I just left the pass after Yue. Now it seems that the arrangement I made after crossing has played some role, allowing the Qing army to retreat nearly a month earlier!
This month is too important! In Zhu Youjian's opinion, it has definitely won him the most precious time to extend his life. The plan for the year lies in spring, and the second and third months of the lunar calendar are the most critical times for spring plowing in the north. If If you delay this time, you will basically be reimbursed this year. Although it is too late to start spring plowing in March, you can still plant autumn grains in the ground. If it is delayed until April of the lunar calendar, let alone planting autumn grains, you will just plant autumn grains. Even grass may not yield a harvest.
History records that in the 16th year of Chongzhen's reign, there was a severe drought in North China! In fact, there was a drought, but it did not reach the level of thousands of miles of red land. What really affected the grain production of the North China Plain was the entry of Abatai. The Qing army was here The result of long-term wandering in this area was that the people were either captured or sent outside the customs, or they fled in various directions to avoid the military disaster. They had no way to farm and do farm work. There was no chance to farm in the spring, and even if the weather was good and the weather was good, there would be no grain harvest in the fall. .
After driving away the Qing army, the next task is to seize the time to resume work and production. Zhu Youjian really does not have the ability to do this well. The emperor of Bauhinia City cannot issue his own decree, and it is impossible to mobilize the officials of Beizhili and Shandong. The power of the Ming Dynasty allowed them to focus their energy on this. The only hope is that these local officials still have some conscience in their hearts and can still worry about the Ming Dynasty and the people. The government has little hope. What they can really rely on is the people. Myself. Logically speaking, with the hard-working spirit of the people of the Ming Dynasty, with this precious month, they should be able to make some efforts and work to save themselves.