In the history of the late Ming Dynasty, Wang Shizhong was a relatively interesting figure.
This man is the second son of Meng Gebulu of the Hada tribe of Haixi Jurchen.
In the twenty-seventh year of Wanli, Nurhachi destroyed the Hada tribe, and Wang Shizhong, who was only nine years old, was brought to the Ming Dynasty by his family.
For some reason, Emperor Wanli was very kind to him and kept him in the palace.
After Nurhachi raised his army, Wang Shizhong was reused. During the Battle of Sarhu, he served as a lieutenant general in Yang Hao's camp.
When Ye He's reinforcements from the North Route Ming Army were slow to join forces with Ma Lin in time, Yang Hao asked Wang Shizhong to hold a red flag and go to Ye He to urge him.
Later, when Sun Chengzong was in charge of Liaodong, Wang Shizhong began to be reused. He was mainly responsible for liaising with the Chahar tribe and the remaining Haixi Jurchen tribe to jointly fight against the Hou Jin Dynasty.
Because his niece is Sutai Dafujin, the wife of Lin Dan Khan.
At the same time, Wang Shizhong also took advantage of the relationship between his brother-in-law Mang Guji and Mang Gurtai as siblings and did a lot of things to sow discord.
I don’t know if he has any credit for the conflict between Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji.
However, as the situation in Liaodong worsened day by day, Wang Shizhong also knew that there was no hope of revenge, and began to value gold, silver, and silk. As a result, he was dismissed from office by Chongzhen because of corruption.
So Wang Shizhong went south to seek refuge with Zuo Liangyu, and betrothed his daughter to Zuo Mengeng.
In the first year of Shunzhi, Wang Shizhong, who had surrendered first, helped make Zuo Menggen surrender to the Qing Dynasty without any resistance, and even became Gushan Ezhen of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army.
Since Wang Shizhong only has one daughter, the person Zuo Menggeng will marry in the future should be this little girl.
I just didn’t expect it…
Is it so fightable?
History books say that Zuo Menggeng and his wife loved each other deeply and had a harmonious relationship.
Seeing the little girl's force just now, Zuo Mengeng seemed to understand something.
"That coward Batur ran away as soon as the founding of the slaves came. He dared to call himself Genghis Khan, which really embarrassed Temujin. I ran to Chahar to question him, but he didn't even dare to see me.
Su Tai also has no opinion and can only cry. Humph, you men are all eggless bastards."
Zuo Mengeng was helpless.
If you criticize Lin Dan Khan, then you can criticize Lin Dan Khan. What does that have to do with us?
He quickly changed the subject.
"My father is the former Liaodong Cheyouying Dusi Zuoba Liangyu. He once worked with the Wang Dudu. I wonder if Shimei has ever known about it?"
The little girl nodded.
"Oh, Zuo Liangyu turns out to be your father. Your father is still good. Although he has no ability, he is not a coward when it comes to fighting."
Zuo Mengeng almost fainted.
This girl's character is too fierce, so say whatever you want.
If Zuo Liangyu knew that his daughter-in-law gave him such an evaluation, I wonder if he would be furious.
"My name is Zuo Mengeng, with the courtesy name Zhongheng. Have you asked me about my surname?"
The little girl is indeed a Jurchen, with a carefree personality and no concept of etiquette and defense.
"My name is Wang Siyi. The name given to me by Concubine Zheng is okay, right?"
Yes, your family is rich and you can't afford to offend him.
Zuo Mengeng asked with concern: "What are Shimei's next plans?"
"My father is in the capital, and I want to go back."
Zuo Mengeng quickly stopped him.
"Now the road to the capital is impassable. The Tatars... Huang Taiji is in Tongzhou."
Although the rear camp was hiding in the mountains, the intelligence about the battle situation never stopped.
Wang Siyi was very anxious when he heard that he could not return to the capital.
"Oh, what should we do? I still have important things to inform the court."
Zuo Mengeng was startled and asked with concern: "Is Lin Danhan going to join the invaders?"
At this time, the Hou Jin Dynasty was raging in Gyeonggi. If Lin Danhan also took the opportunity to enter, the Ming Dynasty would definitely be completely corrupted.
Wang Siyi had no intention of keeping secrets.
"It's not Chahar, it's Chahan. When I came back from the north, I saw Chahan's cavalry heading south. If they were allowed to join Huang Taiji, the Ming Dynasty would lose the battle."
Zuo Mengeng smiled bitterly.
"Don't you know, Shimei? The Ming Dynasty has already suffered a huge defeat. Just outside Yongding Gate, General Mangui's 40,000-strong army was wiped out. Even if the Han troops were not involved, the Ming Dynasty would not be able to defeat it."
The invasion of Han Mongolia to the south was actually a signal, representing that the various tribes in Eastern Mongolia were completely convinced of Huang Taiji.
Last year, when Huang Taiji met with the Eastern Mongolian ministries to discuss entering the customs together, the Han ministry did not respond.
They felt that this was a risk and that they might all be trapped in the pass, so they did not participate.
Huang Taiji's wisdom as a top politician was demonstrated in the subsequent process.
After capturing Zunhua, Huang Taiji gave most of the captured goods to the Mongols, and then let some of them go back with the loot.
At that time, many subordinates were very puzzled.
One was to complain that Huang Taiji had given all the spoils of war to the Mongols, and the other was that there was a war going on, so why did he let the Mongols go back?
However, those Mongolians who returned with a full load made the various tribes that had not participated in the war extremely jealous, so they decided to join the Han tribe and move south.
This time the Han tribe sent 1,500 cavalry south to participate in the robbery.
In fact, the impact on the war situation is not great. But the Mongols' position is really helpless.
Zuo Mengeng originally had heard about this incident and didn't think there was any chance, but the scouts sent a brand new battle report.
"Qianzuo, Liu Zhilun, the right minister of the Ministry of War, led a patchwork of troops. They said they were going to rescue Yongping and Luanzhou. But halfway through, they went to Jizhou again, and now they are rushing to Zunhua."
Zuo Mengeng was excited and immediately pulled the map across.
The scout reported other situations.
"Huang Taiji has abandoned Tongzhou and is following behind with his army. It is estimated that a war will break out between the two sides."
Others also commented on the situation.
"Liu Zhilun is crazy. Such an army dares to parade through the city with such arrogance."
"Liu Zhilun must be defeated."
Zuo Mengeng thought differently from everyone else.
"Liu Zhilun is defeated, but we can use him to do something."
As he spoke, he placed his hand on the line of the Great Wall.
"How about we set up an ambush and eat the Han tribe?"
When they heard that there was going to be a war, all the officers became energetic.
Huang Zongxi thought about it and thought this plan was good.
"The Han tribe saw that other Mongolian tribes had a huge harvest, so they hurried over to take advantage. They didn't even know where our tribe was. This is our opportunity."
Liu Yiyuan asked Wang Siyi: "Miss Wang, I wonder which path will be taken to join the Han tribe?"
Wang Siyi pouted.
"Where else can we go? Hongshan Pass, of course."
Everyone quickly found the location of Hongshan Pass on the map, and the battle plan quickly emerged.
Zuo Yong clicked on a section on the map and said: "This road starts from Wengjia Valley and ends at Miaowa Valley. The terrain gradually tightens, making it difficult for the cavalry to deploy. If we set up an ambush here, no one from the Han tribe can escape."
Lose."
Zuo Mengeng also agreed with this idea.
"In that case, Zuo Yong, your fourth battalion will be responsible for cutting off the tail. When the Han troops pass through Nanchengzi, you will intercept them on the road. Zuo Rong, your first battalion will set up defenses along the narrow mountain pass on the south side of Miaowa Valley. If
Someone ran away from you, and you are the only one I want to ask."
Zuo Rong was calm.
"No one will escape."
Zuo Mengeng knew his temperament, so he gave him the task of blocking the attack.
"The Second Battalion and the Cavalry Brigade deployed on the side of Dahuayu, and the Third Battalion and the Artillery Battalion deployed on the east side of the official road. Note that the Han troops should not have any armor, so when the battle begins, directly from all directions to the middle
Just squeeze it."
Li Xiangzhu was very confused about his deployment.
"Qianzao, shouldn't our artillery brigade be deployed in the rear?"
Zuo Mengeng shook his head and expressed his subsequent speculation.
"As long as we attack the Han tribe, Huang Taiji will come to us no matter what. There is nothing to say then. We can only hang around with him in the ravine. If we still bring artillery, it will slow down our marching speed. I
My idea is that to deal with cavalry like the Han tribe, there is no need to use artillery, so just hide the artillery. After the fight is over, we will run away directly."
When he said this, everyone understood.
If Huang Taiji could turn a blind eye to stealing Zunhua City, and then kill the Han tribe, Huang Taiji would have to launch an attack on the rear camp just to give an explanation to the various ministries.
Houying did not have the capital to confront Houjin's tens of thousands of troops, so running away was a must.
Since it's a run, it's best to drive lightly and simply. Especially in the Yanshan Mountains, the soles of the feet are more effective than those of a fast horse.
In order not to let the artillery slow down the marching speed, it is necessary to hide it in advance.
After Huang Taiji gives up, he can just come back from the rear camp.
"I agree."
As his deputy, Liu Yiyuan was the first to express his support for Zuo Menggeng's plan.
"I agree."
Military Affairs Officer Huang Zongxi also had no objection.
"As long as you can kill the enemy."
Li Xiangzhu didn't object either.
The artillery brigade also has muskets, which is the main reason why Zuo Menggeng deployed them to participate in the war.
Seeing that the opinions were unified, Zuo Mengeng immediately made the decision.
"That's it, all the ministries will prepare immediately when they return. The reconnaissance brigade always pays attention to the situation on the battlefield and must not make any omissions."
Following his order, the rear camp, which had been at ease for many days, quickly got into gear. Each unit packed up their things and began to rush to the battlefield.