Just when the Huben Guards launched a massive attack on the Satsuma Domain, the Ming Dynasty once again encountered a huge crisis.
At this time, leading the Ming army to resist the invasion of the Qing army was the left minister of the Ministry of War, the governor of Xuanzhou, the daimyo, and the military affairs officer of Shanxi - Lu Xiangsheng!
The Manchu Qing tried to invade the Central Plains from Xuan, but seeing Lu Xiangsheng's tight defense, the Qing army gave up. On August 23, Huang Taiji appointed Prince Rui Dorgon as the general, commanding the left-wing army, and Beile Yuetuo as Yang.
General Wu led the right-wing army, supported by Beile Dudu and others, and marched on two fronts to conquer the Ming Dynasty. On September 22, Yue Tuo came from Qiangzi Ridge on the north side of Miyun, destroyed the Great Wall, broke through the border wall and entered the border, and killed Wu Aheng, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty.
On September 28, Dorgon destroyed the border wall at Qingshan Pass and entered, and the two armies met at Tongzhou on the outskirts of Beijing. Chongzhen was shocked and ordered martial law in the capital.
The second time he gave Shang Fangjian.
At that time, Chongzhen was already willing to negotiate for peace, and asked Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, to contact the Manchus in private. University scholar Yang Sichang and eunuch Gao Qiqian, the chief eunuch of the army, guessed that Chongzhen intended to negotiate, and blocked Lu Xiangsheng in many ways. Lu Xiang was promoted to governor of the world's military.
Unfortunately, he could not mobilize other people's troops at all, and none of the several military strategies he set could be implemented.
Yang Sichang also persuaded Chongzhen to divide the reinforcements into two. Lu Xiangsheng commanded 20,000 Xuan troops, and tens of thousands of Guan Ning cavalry troops were all under the command of eunuch Gao Qiqian. Lu Xiangsheng marched from Zhuozhou to Baoding, and ordered the generals to attack in separate ways.
They all fought against the main force of the Qing army and won a small victory.
At that time, Yang Tinglin, the editor, wrote: "Nan Zhong is included, and Li Gang has no merit; latent good deeds are accomplished, and Zong Ze is hated. The state is like a human being, and it is not a blessing to be granted a border." It was a sharp satire on Yang Sichang. As a result, the eunuch Gao Qi who supported Yang Sichang
Qian was furious and handed over Lu Xiangsheng's 20,000-strong Xuanda army to the command of Chen Xinjia. He only gave Lu Xiangsheng 5,000 old and weak soldiers. Zhang Qiping, the governor of Baoding, also refused to pay them.
Julu's Jiazhuang became Lu Xiangsheng's last place to resist the Manchu invaders...
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Five thousand old and weak soldiers faced tens of thousands of elite Manchu Tatars! Lu Xiangsheng knew that he had never failed in his life. However, he was going to lose this time.
But he is fearless. For him, being able to fight and die for the Ming Dynasty is also his greatest happiness...
The only good thing is that Yang Sichang didn't help him, Gao Qiqian didn't help him, and Chen Xinjia didn't help him... But it didn't matter, there were still those five thousand old and weak soldiers who were willing to fight to the death for him, and Jiazhuang
So many people are willing to fight to the death for him!
If you have reached this point in life, there is no regrets anymore... Since you are going to die sooner or later, then die vigorously... Life is the minister of Ming Dynasty; death is the soul of Ming Dynasty!
Life and death, he will always be with the court that he has served for most of his life!
Opposite him was Yue Tuo, the puppet general of the Qing Dynasty. Lu Xiangsheng was very familiar with this man.
His father was Prince Lilie Daishan, and his mother was the direct descendant of the Li Jia clan of Fujin. In the sixth year of the Pseudo Tianming, Nurhachi led his army to attack Fengji Fort. When he was about to regroup, he suddenly received a spy report. Hundreds of Ming troops were found nearby. Yue Tuo
So Nurhaci, together with his colleague Jide Gelei, launched a surprise attack on the Ming army and defeated the Ming army. After that, Nurhachi conquered Shenyang, and the Qing army rose up and pursued them to Baitapu. After Yue Tuo inquired, he rushed to Baitapu and chased the Ming army for forty miles.
, annihilated more than 3,000 Ming troops,
Soon after, something happened. Kalkhazharut Beileang'an captured the Qing envoy and sent it to Yehe, but the envoy was killed. So in the eighth year of the pseudo-destiny, Yue Tuo and Taiji Abatai
Send troops to attack Ang An and kill Ang An and his son.
This An'anbeile was also stupid enough. Since he dared to capture Hou Jin's envoy, he should have expected Hou Jin's revenge, but he was killed by Yue Tuo with one blow, leaving no intact body.
In August of the 11th year of Pseudo Destiny, Nurhaci died of illness, and Hou Jin was faced with the problem of who would succeed the throne. At that time, the four major Baylors all held heavy troops and were evenly matched. If they were not careful, they might destroy Hou Jin's century-old foundation. At this time
Considering the overall situation, Yue Tuo and his third brother Saharin persuaded his father to support Sibeile Huang Taiji's accession to the throne, quickly solving the problem of power succession at that time. If Yue Tuo was selfish, he could have supported his father. At that time, Daishan
Although his reputation was damaged and he even lost the title of "Prince" due to his unclear relationship with the former concubine Fu Cha and his plan to kill his second son Shuo Tuo after listening to the concubine's slander, as the second son of Taizu, when the eldest son died,
With a large number of troops at hand, fighting for position is not without a chance of victory.
As the eldest son of Daishan, Yue Tuo is likely to become the prince after Daishan ascends the throne. However, Yue Tuo, like his father, considers the overall situation and supports Huang Taiji. Therefore, during the Huang Taiji period, Daishan and his son were always deeply trusted, even if something happened
Wrong, the two red flags held by the two people have not been taken away or weakened, and the favor is growing day by day.
In October of the same year, he followed his father Daishan to attack Zalut, killed his minister Orzhaitu, and captured his tribe, so he was named Baylor for his military merits. In the first year of Puppet Tiancong, he together with Baylor Amin and Jirha
Lang conquered North Korea. After the Jin army crossed the Yalu River, they successively captured the three cities of Yizhou, Dingzhou, and Hanshan. Then they crossed the Jiashan River, captured Anzhou, and stationed themselves in Pyongyang. The Pyongyang garrison abandoned the city and fled. The Jin army marched straight in.
He advanced to Zhonghe and forced the Korean King Li Jie to surrender.
In the first month of the sixth year of Puppet Tiancong's reign, Yue Tuo reported to Huang Taiji: "In the past few years, when Liaodong, Guangning and other cities were conquered, all the Han people who refused to surrender were killed. Later, they massacred the Han people in Luanzhou and Yongping, so the Han people were very afraid.
Yes, there are very few people who surrender. Now that we have captured the Daling River, we are taking this opportunity to let the Han people in the world know that we do not just use force to conquer and massacre, but will also treat and appease the people who surrender.
I believe that with such a gentle policy, the number of Han people who come to submit will definitely increase greatly. First of all, we should protect the families of the returnees and not punish them as slaves at will. Then the government will distribute money and food to them to help them live and work in peace and contentment. If God favors us,
Hou Jin, let us Hou Jin occupy the land of the Han people and still return their property. They will definitely accept our rule with sincerity. We should order Zhubeile to go out of the village and courtyard, and recruit two Han men and women and one cow for each cow.
Tun, people are given to two villages. The home of the cattle is still compensated at the official price. The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are far away from their hometowns and have been guarding the borders for many years, fearing our execution. Now that they hear that we treat them well, they may
Come and submit to us. We should treat the surrendered soldiers well and don't let them be displaced. Then the people will be attached to them and the great cause of unification will be completed."
Huang Taiji was very satisfied with Yue Tuo's memorial. Yue Tuo's political vision was fully demonstrated in this incident. This policy also became the national policy of the Qing Dynasty in the future...
And now, this Yue Tuo is here, just outside Jiazhuang!
Lu Xiangsheng knew very clearly that with the power he currently had, he was no match for Yue Tuo. But he had to fight if he could beat him, and if he couldn't beat him, he had to fight!
All the brothers and the people of Jiazhuang had gathered. They looked at Lu Xiangsheng silently, waiting silently for his final order.
Outside, there are 50,000 elite Manchu troops!
The soldiers and civilians looked at Lu Xiangsheng silently, and no one spoke...
"Brothers, let us die together!" Lu Xiangsheng's voice rang in everyone's ears: "Yue Wumu said that civil servants do not love money. Military generals are not afraid of death, and the world will be peaceful. But now our Ming Dynasty happens to be
The civil servants all over the world love money, and the generals are afraid of death. The princes sitting in the palace, reading documents and approving notes, all have mouths three feet long, and they are constantly slandering us who bleed and sweat on the battlefield. We wish we were all dead to be happy.
That......"
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng had nothing to worry about anymore. He said everything in his heart: "I have been loyal to our Ming Dynasty for most of my life. I have no regrets. Only the beautiful scenery of my hometown in Jiangnan reminds me of
I will feel nostalgic...Brothers, we can't go back to our hometown, so let's leave our bones here..."
The sound of "dong dong" war drums could be heard outside. Lu Xiangsheng slowly pulled out the knife from his waist: "Kill the thief!"
"Kill the thief! Kill the thief!! Kill the thief!!!"
Such a cry is shocking!
The Qing army's attack began. Looking out from Jiazhuang, they were all densely packed with enemies.
The arrow shot out as usual.
The Ming army had no reservations. Their arrows were scarce, but they still shot out densely... They were about to die here, what else could they hide?
The charging Qing troops fell in layers under the arrows, but there were too many of them. After killing one group, another group would rush up, and it seemed that they could not kill them all no matter how hard they tried.
of......
Lu Xiangsheng was riding on the horse, watching all this silently... He was not afraid, not afraid of anything... Death is just another form of relief...
"Commander Commander, all the arrows have been used!"
When this voice reached Lu Xiangsheng's ears, he smiled faintly, then raised the knife in his hand and yelled with all his strength:
"Kill the thief!"
Five thousand Ming troops rushed out...
They were strangled together with the Qing troops who rushed up. Although they only numbered five thousand, and although their weapons and guns were weak, they were fearless!
Life is the people of Ming Dynasty; death is the soul of Ming Dynasty!
Life and death, be with Ming Dynasty...
Yue Tuo had never seen such a brave Ming army. He had heard before that there were only two people in the Ming army who were best at fighting. One was Wu Sangui, but the emperor was raising troops to attack Liaodong to prevent the Liaodong army from dividing its troops for rescue. The other
The person is Ding Yunyi, but he is far away in Taiwan.
Besides these two people, who else can stop the Qing cavalry?
But he soon learned... Wu Sangui and Ding Yunyi were not the only ones in Ming Dynasty!
There were only five thousand people on the opposite side. They were all old, weak and remnant soldiers, but they behaved so bravely and fearlessly.
They kept going forward one after another, rushing up one after another, and dying one after another...
What kind of army is this?
What Yue Tuo will never forget is the man named Lu Xiangsheng!
Among the thousands of troops, Lu Xiangsheng ran back and forth, just like Ding Yunyi back then, no one could stop him! Lu Xiangsheng, an outstanding general who repeatedly defeated the Qing soldiers and made the Qing soldiers look forward to the land of Xuanda, began to live in this life
The most tragic battle!
Lu Xiangsheng held a broadsword and carried a bow and arrow. He shot those who were far away and cut those who were close. He clashed with the Manchu and Qing troops. His loud shouts shook the heaven and the earth and could not be heard. In less than half an hour, Lu Xiangsheng raised his sword, chopped and arrowed, and killed three Qing generals.
, Riding Seventeen, he was extremely brave, and the Qing soldiers could not get even half an inch closer to him.
When Yue Tuo saw this, he was furious and personally led hundreds of people to surround him. At the critical moment, Lu Xiangsheng's troops rushed to Lei Shisheng on Pegasus and fired several arrows in succession. The arrows were everywhere, and all the Qing soldiers fell off their horses. Yue Tuo's troops were in chaos for a while.
Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng cheered up more and more, and his voice sounded louder and clearer in everyone's ears: "Kill the thief! Kill the thief! Kill the thief!!!"
When the sound was heard, several arrows suddenly hit him. Lu Xiangsheng's voice stopped immediately, and his body stopped stiffly and straightly... Then, several more arrows flew into the air.
It fell on him...
Lu Xiangsheng knew that he was dying, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground with a "ding" sound... He was shaking, looking at the Qing troops swarming up, he laughed miserably: "Your Majesty, I, Lu Xiangsheng, tried my best, but you can no longer protect our Ming Dynasty."
It’s over!”
Then he fell heavily from his horse, his eyes wide open, staring blankly, as if he was resenting something, but around him, there were corpses of Qing soldiers... There were so many enemies.
Companionship is worth it...
The Qing soldiers could not believe that this brave general had died like this. They slowly surrounded him from all sides until they reached Lu Xiangsheng's body, and then they had the courage to stab Lu Xiangsheng's body with their weapons.
"Don't hurt my lord!" Suddenly someone yelled and jumped on Lu Xiangsheng's body. This person was Lu Xiangsheng's shepherd Yang Lukai. When he saw the commander-in-chief dead, he was afraid that the Qing soldiers would mutilate his body.
Thinking of other things, he stood up and protected the commander's body with only his own flesh and blood...
The Qing soldiers were angry and shot him with bows and arrows. Yang Lukai could not get up. He could only hold Lu Xiangsheng tightly with both hands and let the arrows fall on him. The Qing soldiers shot twenty-four arrows until Yang Lukai died and the Qing soldiers could not help themselves.
Separate the two...
There are fewer and fewer Ming troops on the battlefield, but Yue Tuo has no expression of joy at all. In a small place like Jiazhuang, facing five thousand old and weak soldiers of the Ming army, he has paid such a high price
, how can the following battle continue?
I was originally full of confidence, but now I have suffered the most serious setback! ^-^^-^