In October of the first year of Chongzhen, when Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru were still having a fierce conflict with the Donglin Party members in the court over trivial matters, a warning signal suddenly went off in the world!
First, Yuan Chonghuan was a full year ahead of schedule. In October of the first year of Chongzhen, he wanted to trap Mao Wenlong in Shuangdao and ordered him to be killed. Fortunately, Zhang Guowei, who was stationed in Lingshan, had sent people to infiltrate Mao Wenlong's personal guards in May, so that he could be killed before he died.
After marrying dozens of servants, he successfully fled to Weihaiwei. The unprepared profiteer in the palace scraped together one hundred thousand taels of silver, begged his grandfather and grandma to hire the most powerful local escort agency to disguise the seriously injured and comatose Mao Wenlong.
Then he was sent to Luoyang.
Before Gao Yingxiang could wait, Li Zicheng and his party arrived in Luoyang. Dozens of rebel bandits emerged in Shaanxi overnight. They were well-equipped and even inferior to the officers and soldiers. They killed the officers and soldiers and abandoned their armor. Fortunately, Zhu Youcong
The wings of this fat penguin still have some power, and they abducted 70% of the refugees from Shaanxi, making the rebellion less powerful than in history, and the spread was not serious.
Immediately afterwards, the Liaodong Tatars began their actions. In November, the Tatar troops were divided into three groups. Mang Gurtai led the Eight Banners with 10,000 men and a servant army of 60,000. They left Liaoyang and suddenly appeared outside Jinzhou City, trapping Yuan Chonghuan who rushed back.
Ningyuan did not dare to act rashly. Dorgon and Daishan unified the Eight Banners with 150,000 men and an army of 100,000 servants. They left Lushun and landed in Laizhou on the tenth day of November. Different from history, Dorgon did not attack Jinan, but
Quickly occupying Haifeng, the troops pointed directly at Beijing, and hit the heart of the Ming Dynasty with a solid right hook. The Tatar emperor personally commanded 30,000 people from the Eight Banners, 20,000 from the Mongolian Banners, and 200,000 servants of various types, totaling 20,000
The 150,000-strong army, known as the 500,000-strong army, led by the four generals Amin, Ajige, Jierhalang, and Duduo, bypassed the Ningjin defense line that Yuan Chonghuan had painstakingly managed through Duoyan and the three guards, and exited Xifengkou on the 11th
Arrive in Zunhua on the 13th of the month.
In the same month, Shaanxi rebels from all walks of life completed their assembly in Fengxiang Prefecture, passed through Baoji and passed Erliguan. The vanguard had already penetrated deep into Feng County, Hanzhong Prefecture, and was likely to occupy Hanzhong along the river, enter Huguang and reach the south of the Yangtze River!
As if God thought this was not chaotic enough, news came in December that the Tatar tribe, the old enemy of the Ming Dynasty, had stationed troops in the Alxa Right Banner and was ready to make a move. At the same time, Japanese pirates began to cause trouble along the coasts of Nanjing, Zhejiang and other places that had been peaceful for many years. They killed people.
There is no evil in setting fires.
The Western barbarians living in Macau couldn't bear the loneliness, so they actually sent troops to the east to conquer the island of Taiwan, which was later known as Taiwan, and secretly provided ships and firearms to the Tatars and Japanese pirates. Missionaries traveling around also took action to promote the so-called
When God preaches the gospel, he does not forget to spy on information and spread rumors!
The court hall of the Ming Dynasty suddenly became more lively, and all the ministers had their own opinions. The faction headed by Zhou Yanru strongly requested the court to assemble a large army and fight the Tatars outside the capital first. The governor of Huguang was ordered to guard key passes in various places to stop the rebels.
, and at the same time sent out important ministers to pacify the rebellious people; mobilized the already corrupt navy to clear out the Japanese pirates along the coast. As for Dongfan Island, we can't take care of it for the time being.
The opinion of Han Xu, the assistant minister of the Donglin faction, was completely opposite. In their view, the rebels who threatened their own backyard were the most important. Adhering to the principle that in order to fight against the outside world, one must first calm down the inside, they proposed to measure China's material resources.
It's good to be happy with the Tatars; only in this way can the army be mobilized to strangle the rebellious people before they cause greater harm.
Ming Sizong Zhu Youjian, who was only 19 years old, was also panicked. It had just been a year since he took the throne, and before he had time to cheer for the achievements of his brothers in Luoyang, the Tatars actually took action first. He had no experience.
, had to adopt a compromise plan.
Appointed Yang He, who had a reputation for being clear, as the right censor of the Imperial Procuratorate and the right minister of the Ministry of War, to oversee the military affairs of the three sides of Shaanxi Province. He implemented an internal policy of focusing on fussing and suppressing as a supplement. At the same time, he mobilized the left Liangyu Department to garrison.
Wuchang guarded the Yangtze River, and transferred Qin Liangyu's troops from Chongqing to Shunqing Mansion to prevent rebels from entering Sichuan. Hong Chengchou was ordered to assume the power of governor of Jiliao and must stop the entire Tatar army in Jizhou; he also sent all the guards from Beijing to Shunyi, and Wu Qingfu
Establish three lines of defense with Tianjin's three guards...
Emperor Chongzhen did not have any hope for the imperial navy. He knew that dispatching them to drive away the Japanese pirates would be more reliable than sending a batch of food to suffocate the Japanese pirates to death. He had no choice but to order the coastal provinces to impose precautions to prevent Japanese pirates from landing.
At this time, some ministers also suggested that the Tatars and rebels might enter Henan after being blocked. Chongzhen was really hoping that the enemy would do this. As for the tiger and wolf division in Luoyang, I was really afraid that these people would not be enough for them.
It’s so frustrating! I don’t know if they have completed preparations. It would be great if they could mobilize Congdi’s army now!
Before Emperor Chongzhen's arrangements could be carried out, the Tatars made new moves. The armies of Dorgon and Daishan did not attack Beijing directly, but changed their marching route in Haixing and headed north along the coastline. First
After defeating Dagu and destroying Beitang, and beating the three guards of Tianjin until they could not stand up, they suddenly turned around and left. After capturing Luanzhou, they still did not stop and went straight to Qian'an, as if they had really robbed enough and were rushing back to celebrate the New Year.
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The actions of the main force of the Tatar emperor seemed to confirm all this. They raided Ji Town at night, and without waiting for Hong Chengchou's army to rush, they invaded Qianxi, and finally rushed to Qian'an. Seeing that the Tatars did not really intend to besiege Beijing.
City, all the ministers also breathed a sigh of relief. When the Donglin Party members, who had always advocated suppressing the bandits first, were about to arrogantly accuse Zhou Yanru and others, the Tatar slapped them hard in the face again.
On November 21, the combined forces of the Tatars appeared outside Shanhaiwei! As the most powerful pass in the world, Shanhaiguan has always been defensive against foreign enemies. Now the enemy suddenly appeared from behind. The soldiers guarding the pass
They were all dumbfounded. The Guan Ning cavalry that Sun Chengzong stayed here had all been transferred because Yuan Chonghuan vowed to keep Ping Liao for five years, and the rest were old, weak, sick and disabled. After two days of hard work,
Before the general guarding Wu Xiang who came from Jinzhou was killed in the formation, his son Wu Sangui led several cavalry to break through and disappeared.
The fall of Shanhaiguan did not stop the Tatars. After leaving Dai Shanshuai's 50,000 elite troops to garrison, the remaining army rushed towards Beijing again. Now the courtiers finally saw clearly the full intentions of the Tatars, and they had Shanhaiguan in their hands.
There is no need to worry about Yuan Chonghuan stabbing him in the back to return to the capital. Moreover, the fortresses along the coast have been completely destroyed, and the Tatar reinforcements can now disembark directly from Dagu Port.
Hong Chengchou's army finally ran into the menacing Tatar army in Yutian. However, in less than a day of fierce fighting, this well-equipped but low-morale army lost more than half. The Tatar army took advantage of the situation and pushed out Hong Chengchou's family members and demanded negotiations. After
After a night of fierce debate and bargaining, Hong Chengchou announced his surrender, and more than 30,000 soldiers in the army were killed!
At this critical juncture, King Shangshu of the Ministry of War proposed peace with the Tatars at Jinzhan. The emperor came to Nanjing and left the bitter cold land in the north to the Tatars. When they had had enough and were tired of plundering, they found that the Ming Dynasty was gone.
Sit back and seize nothing, and then everyone will come back to buy back the lost territory after you retreat, just like what Song Taizu wanted to do but failed to do!
This time, the opponents were still Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru. Their only reason was that the emperor should die to protect the country! However, in the face of the Donglin scholars who were talking a lot, they could only spit on their faces, but they could not come up with any concrete answers.
solution!
"That's enough!" Emperor Chongzhen has been holding it back in the past two months. He can't hold it in anymore. What kind of imperial court or important minister is this? He asked me to run away with a lot of witty words and quoted scriptures, as if he had lost this
Great rivers and mountains are the wisest choice; those who let me fight are stammering and can't come up with a good way! I don't ask them to help the crisis, as long as there are one or two who can stand up and offer a small benefit to help me.
Isn’t it enough to hold on for a year or two?
"Your Majesty! Our capital is empty now. There is really nothing we can do..." Chen Xinjia could only lie on the ground and cry. Half of the troops in Beijing were taken away by Hong Chengchou, and now they have been completely destroyed. The rest are already
I am so shocked, how long can they hold on? If I don’t run away, will I still be able to survive when the Tatars arrive?…
"Who said that I can no longer fight? I still have a large army! An invincible army!" Chongzhen stood up and roared to the ministers below: "One month! In one month I will kill these Tatars
Drive them out of the customs! I will make them pay with blood!"
Chen Xinjia stopped crying, Han Xu stopped making trouble, and even Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru stopped talking. They all stared blankly. Is the emperor already so angry that he lost his mind? It is enough to hold the city of Beijing at this time.
This is already a huge extravagance. Are you still thinking about counterattack and asking the Tatars to pay for their blood debt? A big army? Where did you get this big army? Are you referring to the thousands of guards in the palace? They are very
Loyalty is also very brave; but if you throw this little person outside the city, you won't even be able to survive!
"I just want you to do everything you can to defend for a month! If reinforcements don't come by then, I will ask you to carry my head and surrender to the Tatars!" After saying this, Chongzhen never looked at these important officials again and went straight.
Leave.
Okay, why don't you just keep it for a month? There are many ways to do it. With Chongzhen's words, many people's minds have become active. Some people are thinking that they should quickly send people to contact the Tatars during this period.
Lest you really surrender when the time comes, but you won’t be able to keep this hard-earned family fortune!
Other loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty are planning how to escape from Beijing and rush to Nanjing to become an emperor. They will discuss the conditions with the Tatars and try to divide the river to rule. If that doesn't work, they can go to Sichuan.
Guangdong and Guangxi even go overseas!
Letting the snowflakes fall from the sky, Chongzhen knelt alone in the empty yard, looking at the panicked figures outside, looking up to the sky and praying: "Brother! Brother Cong! I am incompetent and let you down! Come and save this ancestral country!"