Chapter One Thirty-six The First Settlement of Jiangnan (1)
Learning that He Tengjiao had already sent troops to Hunan, Yang Wucheng immediately sent a cavalry division to seize Changsha first. At this time, He Tengjiao sent two troops to seize Changsha Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong, but because of his concern, he acted very slowly. Liu Chengyin's men were only Baoqing, and Hao Xiaozhong's men also arrived in Hengyang. After learning that the merchant army had arrived in Changsha, both of them stopped moving forward at the same time.
Although Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong have never fought with the merchant army, they have also heard of the achievements of many merchant army in the past few years. Because not long ago, the merchant army just recovered Nanjing, and its reputation has come from great success. I also have some concerns about the merchant army.
Two days later, Yang Wucheng also led the 15th Division, the 6th and 17th Brigades to Changsha, and immediately ordered people to issue a notice to Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong's troops that the land in Hunan was a must-have for the merchant army, and asked the two to do so within three days. , they must withdraw from Baoqing and Hengyang prefectures and transfer the place to the merchant army management, otherwise they will be rude to the two of them.
After receiving Yang Wucheng's notice, Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong were also very angry. This was simply a threat from the red rogue. Although they were concerned about the strength of the merchant army, they did not have the same fear of the Qing army. Firstly, it was because they did not really fight with the merchant army. Secondly, on the surface, they and the merchant army belonged to the same forces in the Southern Ming Dynasty and the same camp. Therefore, from a sense, Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong did not think that the merchant army had anything. Terrible.
Moreover, Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong were used to being arrogant because they had soldiers. In the Hongguang court, no one dared to be negligent with them. Even their superior He Tengjiao was polite to them.
In addition, in terms of official positions, Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong are now both generals. Although Yang Wucheng is a commander of the Shangjia Army and actually in charge of the 45,000 troops, he is just a general in charge of the Ming Dynasty. Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong were naturally very unhappy when they were several levels apart from the two, but they spoke in such a domineering tone, so they did not take this notice seriously. On the contrary, they also said a lot of sarcastic words.
In fact, Yang Wucheng never thought of sending Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong with just one notice. He always remembered Shang Yi's teachings and would never be polite to any force that dared to compete for territory with the merchant army, so he waited for the notice. As time passed, two brigades and two cavalry regiments immediately dispatched to attack Baoqing and Hengyang respectively.
Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong really didn't expect that the merchant army would do it as soon as they were told, but they had never fought with the merchant army before, nor had they seen the merchant army's way of fighting. They didn't know that the merchant army was really powerful, so they all Relying on his courage, he started a war with the merchant army
In fact, these two people are both powerful and powerful. Although they have a lot of people under their command, they are all mobs. They are rivals of the merchant army. As soon as the two sides fought, the merchant army only used a few rounds of guns and fought two times. The army of Zhi Yongli court fell to the ground, but before the hand-to-hand combat could be fought, the two men immediately collapsed and fled.
When the merchant army saw that the Yongli army was vulnerable, they immediately dispatched cavalry to pursue them. The merchant army's cavalry had at least two short guns, and they were chasing them while shooting them. As a result, these two men were chased by the merchant army. After losing a lot, he ran for dozens of miles. Liu Chengyin fled back to Wugang Prefecture, and Hao Yongzhong fled to Yongzhou, which was considered to be the one who held his feet. Moreover, the losses of both teams exceeded half, but the Yongli Army was actually killed in battle. Not many soldiers arrived, and most of them surrendered.
The merchant army also took advantage of the situation to capture Baoqing Prefecture and Hengzhou Prefecture. Yang Wucheng also led his follow-up troops to Shaoyang, the capital of Baoqing Prefecture.
At this time, He Tengjiao had just led the rest of his troops to Wugang Prefecture, and saw the news of Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong's defeat. He couldn't help but be shocked and angry. He didn't expect that the merchant army would dare to attack him, so He Tengjiao ordered the removal of his troops and prepare for the When facing the Merchant Army, he ordered people to meet Yang Wucheng. He accused the Merchant Army of his behavior in the name of Yongli court and himself as the governor of Huguang in the Ming Dynasty, which was like a rebellion and was unforgivable. He asked the Merchant Army to withdraw from Hunan immediately. Shang Yi must also apologize to the Yongli court.
But Yang Wucheng's answer was that the Yongli court belonged to the vassals of the Ming Dynasty, and neither had the first lord's promulgation nor did he report it to the Taimiao. The Ming Dynasty was not justified and was not considered a follow-up to the Ming Dynasty, and the merchant army had never recognized this court. Therefore, the orders of the Yongli court will not be respected. Moreover, since its establishment, the Yongli court has occupied Guangxi and kept a secret, and has made no contribution to the great cause of the Qing Dynasty. Why should we occupy the land of Hunan now? Now the merchant army defeated the Qing Dynasty The army recaptured Nanjing and made unparalleled achievements. The geography of Hunan should naturally belong to the merchant army.
Although He Tengjiao was the governor of Huguang, he had been in Hunan for more than a year. Not only did he achieve nothing and could not recover the land of Hubei. Instead, he lost all Hunan to the hands of the Qing army and the responsibility of losing his troops and land. He should have resigned voluntarily and apologized for his crimes. In the world, who else can claim to be the governor of Huguang and ask the merchant army for the land of Hunan. If you have the ability to fight the Qing army, come and see if you win a few battles. If you want to take the position of governor of Huguang to suppress people, the merchant army will not take this If you recognize the image, you will immediately withdraw from Hunan. If you don’t recognize the image, you will send troops to drive him out of Hunan.
At the same time, Yang Wucheng also ridiculed He Tengjiao, if He Tengjiao mobilized ten thousand people, then the merchant army only used a thousand people. He Tengjiao mobilized ten thousand people, and the merchant army only used a hundred people, which would be enough to defeat He Tengjiao.
In fact, what Yang Wucheng said is not completely unreasonable. Although the Yongli court in Guangxi and the Shaowu court in Fujian both regard themselves as the orthodox continuation of the Ming Dynasty, theoretically speaking, both courts belong to independent courts. Apart from the surname Zhu, there is actually not much connection with the Ming Dynasty, which is quite similar to Liu Bei's Shu Han and Han Dynasty.
In addition, although Shang Yi maintained the principle of recognizing every Southern Ming court, because Guangxi was too far from Hangzhou, the Yongli court had not sent envoys to Hangzhou, and Shang Yi had not yet recognized Yongli. The court, then it is not completely unreasonable to use force with the Yongli court now.
After receiving Yang Wucheng's reply, He Tengjiao was also angry, shy and anxious. He was about to gather his troops to launch an attack on Baoqing. At this time, Yang Wucheng had already led his troops to attack Wugangzhou. He Tengjiao immediately ordered all the people to go all out. They came to Wugang Prefecture to gather and fight to the death with the merchant army.
But He Tengjiao wanted to fight the merchant army out of shame and anger, but his generals were all wise. They were Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong who had fought with the merchant army. They dared to fight with the merchant army again. When they heard that the merchant army had already arrived, they immediately led the army to flee south regardless of He Tengjiao's orders. They did not dare to stay in Hunan and fled to Guangxi Province.
The actions of Liu Chengyin and Hao Yongzhong also affected the generals of the Yongli Army, so no one was willing to fight with the merchant army. He Tengjiao's actual control over his subordinates was not as banned as he imagined, and as a result, all the generals were involved.
Fleeing north, before the merchant army arrived, there were only less than a thousand people left in Wugang Prefecture, and all the others ran away.
He Tengjiao was so angry that he stamped his feet and beat Xiong, but at this point, he still dared to stay in Wugang Prefecture, so he had to lead his troops and escape from Wugang Prefecture and return to Guilin to station. As a result, the merchants occupied it without bloodshed.
Wugang Prefecture. After this battle, when the merchant army met in Hunan, they surrendered. Many places took the initiative to send people to ask the merchant army to surrender before the merchant army arrived.
After He Tengjiao returned to Guilin, the Yongli court was also greatly shocked. No one expected that the merchant army would really dare to attack the Yongli court. Although the various regimes in the Southern Ming Dynasty had fought against each other in the past, they were all
The court was equal in style, but this time it was a local separatist force, and the court fought with the descendants of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, some ministers from the Yongli dynasty who regarded themselves as orthodox were also very angry and wrote letters to accuse the merchant army of rebellion.
Shang Yi had the intention of being disobedient. Some people asked the Yongli court to send someone to Hangzhou to question Shang Yi immediately, and some people suggested sending another troops to conquer the Shang army. Of course, some people also fell into the trap of the stern He Tengjiao, thinking that he was defeated
At the hands of the merchant army, if the king's army is insulted, he should be punished.
Fortunately, the two cabinet ministers of the Yongli court, Ding Kuichu and Qu Shixi, were able to maintain a clear mind. Although the Yongli court regarded himself as the orthodox descendants of the Ming Dynasty, the orthodox court was not the only one of the orthodox courts. If Shang Yi
It’s just that if you don’t recognize the Yongli court, what can you do with him? And now the Yongli court is going to fight the merchant army. In fact, the strength of the merchant army is easy to calculate. The military force of the Yongli court is mainly relied on He Tengjiao.
The troops of the army, He Tengjiao was driven from Hunan to Guangxi by the Qing army. Now the Qing army was driven away by the merchant army, so who dares to lead the army to fight with the merchant army? Not to mention that the merchant army insists on occupying Hunan, it is just right away
When I came to attack Guangxi, I couldn't resist.
Emperor Zhu Youlang was even more frightened, afraid that after the merchant army occupied Hunan, it would attack Guangxi. Therefore, he ignored the fact that the troops were held accountable, but considered that Guilin's mansion was too close to Hunan and stayed by himself.
Can the safety of Guilin Prefecture be guaranteed? Should we escape further south? For example, to escape to Nanning Prefecture. This suggestion has also received support from many ministers.
Fortunately, the target of the merchant army was only Hunan, and there was no intention to advance Guangxi. Therefore, after Yang Wucheng drove away the Yongli army, all parts of Hunan also surrendered, so they did not continue to march. Instead, they divided their troops to guard the border of Guangxi, Hunan.
The road was then returned to Changsha and temporarily stationed in Hunan.
Seeing that the merchant army did not take advantage of the situation to attack Guangxi, the Yongli court breathed a sigh of relief. Although Zhu Youlang still wanted to escape south, the general grave was persuaded by Qu Shishi. However, the merchant army did not come to attack Guangxi, so he arrived.
Some officials of the Yongli court made a wrong judgment again, began to be conscious and called for troops to seize Hunan gradually to rise.