Shanhaiguan Guancheng, inside the Shanhaiguan General Military Mansion.
At this time, there was no general soldier in the Shanhaiguan General Military Mansion. Zhao led the general soldier to have been killed in battle. He did not wait for reinforcements from Yuan Chonghuan until his death. He really died with his eyes closed.
Because Yuan Chonghuan did not send troops at all. At this time, he was studying countermeasures with his staff in the General Military Mansion of Shanhaiguan. The situation at this time was already imminent.
In fact, Yuan Chonghuan had already warned the court about the possibility of the Qing army invading from Ji Town. Last fall, his staff Zhou Wenyu advised him to pay attention to the issue of Ji Town. The Guan-Ning-Jin line of defense was very strong and the Eight Banners simply could not defeat it.
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The biggest weakness is Ji Town. Zhou Wenyu said, "Ji Town's fortress walls have fallen into decay, and its troops have been depleted. The army is in decline, the city walls are dilapidated, and the garrison everywhere lacks major generals. Only Ji Town is weak."
Although Yuan Chonghuan did not pay much attention to it, he still wrote a memorial emphasizing the importance of Jizhou to the emperor. Zhou Wenyu also suggested to Yuan Chonghuan to send reinforcements to Jizhou because the defense of the Western Liaoning Corridor was very solid.
At Zhou Wenyu's insistence, Yuan Chonghuan sent General Xie Shangzheng to lead troops to Jizhou to assist in the defense. However, the governor of Jizhou ordered Xie Shangzheng to return on the grounds that he had not seen any enemy activity at this time.
At this time, the Ming army spies lost track of the Hou Jin army, and Jizhou's defense became increasingly lax.
From then on, Chongzhen got excited and went on a personal expedition. As a result, he returned with a disastrous defeat, and the Beijing camp lost seven to eighty-eight dollars. Then, the situation completely deteriorated.
Zhou Wenyu's courtesy name was Weizong, his name was Zhi'an, and he was a native of Yixing. His official rank was deputy commander-in-chief.
Zhou Wenyu was originally a domestic slave of Zhou Yanru, and he also called Zhou Yanru "the great scholar of the family".
Zhou Wenyu is very tall and has a beautiful beard. He likes reading and talks about civil and military affairs.
In the second year of Tianqi (1622), Sun Chengzong, a great scholar, came out to supervise the army. At that time, Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen abolished public affairs due to private affairs, which led to the fall of Liaodong. At this time, Liaodong was in a state of decay.
He went to see him, and he put forward unique insights into the situation of the Liaodong war. He proposed to recover the four southern guards (Jin, Fu, Gai, and Hai). Sun Chengzong admired him very much and called him Purple Beard General. He stayed in his shogunate and participated in the planning.
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He also has another identity. He joined the Jinyiwei as a secret agent when he was young. He used his identity as a military attache and staff member to serve as a military counselor in Liaodong. In fact, he monitored the generals in Liaodong for the court. Jinyiwei trained him according to the personality of a senior staff officer. Therefore,
He has always been able to sneak into the inner circle of successive Liaodong officials.
Sun Chengzong was a good judge of things and he liked this person very much. After Sun Chengzong left office, he followed Yuan Chonghuan and served as a guerrilla general.
He is very capable and is a high-level secret agent with high abilities. He can always win the trust of every leader. In Yuan Chonghuan's team, Zhou Wenyu and Cheng Benz have always been confidants.
Therefore, although Chongzhen obeyed Yuan Chonghuan on the surface, in fact, there was an undercover agent beside Yuan Chonghuan secretly.
Chongzhen knew most of what Yuan Chonghuan had done in Liaodong over the years. If he really wanted to investigate, Yuan Chonghuan would not be able to cut off his head.
It's just that Chongzhen was fooled by the five-year restoration of the Liao Dynasty. He invested too much in Yuan Chonghuan. He was always led by the bait of the five-year restoration of the Liao Dynasty, and he almost became a demon.
Therefore, I forgive him every time, accommodate him, and hope that he will return to Liao Dynasty soon.
According to Chongzhen's character, if Yuandudu really returns to the Liao Dynasty in five years, it is estimated that the emperor will settle accounts after his fall. He and General Nian will become close brothers.
Zhou Wenyu once served as the staff general of the Juehua Navy, that is, the staff general of the Longhu Navy. Later, Ningyuan mutiny forced the governor Bi Zisu to death. He was demoted to the flag officer of the Chinese Army because he was not aware of the mutiny before and was responsible for negligence.
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In fact, this matter does not have much to do with the Navy. As a Jin Yiwei, he is responsible for oversight, and it is impossible to deal with it openly. It can only be handled within the Jin Yiwei. The reason for this arrangement is that it is legitimate to arrange him.
Go to Yuan Chonghuan's Chinese army and gain Yuan Chonghuan's trust to the greatest extent.
At that time, Yuan Chonghuan had just started to become self-reliant, and it was the time to recruit surrenders, rebels, and recruit troops. Yuan Chonghuan's own team was short of people. And Zhou Wenyu was talented. He was also promoted by Sun Chengzong, so he got him quickly.
of trust.
Cheng Benzhi was Yuan Chonghuan's combat adviser. He claimed to be Yuan Chonghuan's disciple in "White Injustice", but in "Dongjiang Guest Questions" he was called a staff member of the Liaodong Army.
Cheng Benzhi pointed at the map with a wooden pole and reported in detail to the generals of Guan Ning's army the latest situation in the past few days.
On the 26th, Huang Taiji's troops divided into two groups.
On the 27th, Dorgon and Azige captured Longjing Pass guarded by the Ming army. At the same time, soldiers led by Huang Taiji began to attack Hongkou Mountain City. Deputy General Yi Ai and General Wang Zunchen were defeated and sacrificed, and all their officers and soldiers were killed.
, Hongkou Mountain City also fell on the same day, and Hanerzhuang camp officer Li Fengze led his troops to surrender.
Also on this day, the Jin army of the Yuetuo tribe and the Jierhalang tribe broke through Da'ankou City, the inner city of Da'ankou City, Malanyu, and Malankou. The defenders of the three cities all surrendered to the Jin army. The Ming army that came to rescue was also defeated.
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On the 28th, Panjiakou garrison Jin Youguang led his officers and soldiers to shave their heads, dispatched the central army Fan Minliang, and the banner and drum Jiang Jinqiao surrendered. Huang Taiji appointed two generals to prepare for the defense, Jin Youguang to serve as guerrillas, and at the same time appointed Zhao Tianfu, a surrender of Hongkou Mountain City, to serve as Han
The army guerrillas and leads the militia to guard it.
On the first day of the new year, Li Sili, who was guarding Luo Wen Valley, sent an envoy to request surrender. Huang Taiji promoted him to guerrilla general and still ordered him to guard Luo Wen Valley.
On the same day, the reinforcements led by Zhao Lijiao had arrived at Zunhua City. Later, the Jin army surrounded and killed them. Zhao Lijiao, nine deputy generals and more than 4,000 officers and soldiers were wiped out.
"Jiannu sentry led by the informant came to report to Huang Taiji. Shanhaiguan General Zhao, Deputy General Liu, Deputy General Gao and Deputy General Wang, as well as nine guerrilla generals and 4,000 elite soldiers, came to aid Zunhua. Huang Taiji ordered the four banner soldiers and soldiers on the wing.
The Mongolian soldiers took the lead in attacking. After General Zhao's soldiers broke through, they chased and killed them... General Zhao's soldiers were ambushed and killed in the middle." Cheng Benzhi described in detail how Zhao led his troops to defeat that day.
Yuan Chonghuan felt a little uncomfortable at this time. He coughed and asked, "Didn't I ask General Zhao to support the Santun Camp? How could it be like this?"
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In fact, everyone knew what was going on, but the superiors pretended to be confused, so they could only pretend not to know. Cheng Benzhi had no choice but to say: "General Zhao went to Santun Camp at first, and General Zhu Zhu of Santun Camp
Guoyan refused to allow him to enter the city, so he had to go to Zunhua."
"At this time, the Jiannu army surrounded Zunhua and Santunying Military City. They are currently cutting down trees and making siege weapons. It is estimated that they will launch an siege in the next two days."
Yuan Chonghuan stared at the map, thinking about what to do at this time is the best choice.
It was of little significance for him to lead Guan Ning's army to Santun Camp. He could see that neither Zunhua nor Santun Camp could be defended. There was no other reason. A small enemy is strong and a big enemy can be captured.
Although Santun Camp is the headquarters of Ji Town, it only has 10,000 troops and cannot be defended at all.
Although Wang Yuanya of Zunhua recruited many Mongolians, his troops were still insufficient.
These are not the most critical. The key is that it is a plain and there is no danger to defend it. Guan Ning's army is building slaves in the plain, and the Mongols do not dare to engage in cavalry battles.
Yuan Chonghuan frowned and looked towards the narrow strip of land marked green on the map. It was Yang Fan's territory. It was the richest land in North Zhili. It made everyone jealous.
There are more than one million acres of rice fields there, as well as irrigated dry fields.
Yuan Chonghuan thought, if the slaves entered the customs, they would be robbed. There is no place in Beizhili that is richer than Yang Fan's territory. They must have robbed enough here before they leave.
This bought time. He could take the infantry to take a detour and block their way to Jizhou first.
"Choose 10,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry. We will set off tomorrow morning, detour around Luanzhou and Yutian, and go straight to Jizhou to block the throat of Jiannu's eastward advance."