The messenger's words made Wu Sangui doubtful. At this moment, crying suddenly sounded outside. Wu Sangui was about to get angry when he suddenly saw a man stumbling in. As soon as he entered the door, he cried loudly: "Sir, go and save the master!"
When Wu Sangui looked carefully, it was Fu Haishan, the flag and drum officer under his father. He heard Fu Haishan crying: "Sir, since the thieves entered the capital, my family has been imprisoned and tortured by the thieves every day.
I was almost beaten to death every time. The master ordered me to sneak out of the capital secretly and report to the Young Master. Young Master, if I go one step later, I am afraid that the lives of the Master and his family will not be saved..."
Wu Sangui swayed: "Did my father write that letter?"
"Is this the surrender letter you are talking about?" Fu Haishan said bitterly: "Then it was written by the master. It was clearly written by the thief Niu Jinxing in advance, and he ordered the master to copy it again, and then sent someone to deliver it.
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"Li Zicheng!" Wu Sangui suddenly pointed in the direction of the capital and cursed: "Li Zicheng, you have made my lord suffer, broken the mountains and rivers, insulted my family, deceived me, the country hates the family, Wu Sangui and you swear to be incompatible!
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At this moment, Wu Sangui's mentality completely changed.
Strictly speaking, what the Dashun Army did in Beijing was still a low-level struggle of robbing families and homes. Li Zicheng and others did not look like entrepreneurial kings. He was just a reckless person who only wanted to have a good time without long-term plans.
Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin acted blindly and recklessly. Even Wu Sangui's home was ransacked and his parents and relatives were detained. What a stupid act! No one with a little sense would do such a thing. The Dashun Army seriously injured Wu Sangui's family.
Of course, he cannot turn a blind eye to his vital interests.
Wu Sangui was originally born in the army and was a good general who grew up in the war with the Manchus. He was young and strong-blooded. How could he endure the humiliation and surrender to Li Zicheng when the emperor was dead and his relatives were suffering?
At this moment, his parents' suffering suddenly shattered his belief in reluctant surrender. Thinking of the hatred between his country and his family, he was furious. He could no longer suppress his extreme hatred for the peasant army. He said to his subordinates: "I am unfaithful and unfilial, so what else can I do?"
My face is in heaven and earth!" He drew his sword and was about to kill himself. The generals stopped him and said: "General, why are you here? We will fight to the death with the general!"
"Sir, what should I do?" Fu Haishan reminded anxiously.
"The country is in trouble and the Lord is in trouble. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, I should be loyal to the Ming Dynasty with death, so how can I surrender to the enemy? Although I am forced to have no choice, it is the shame of my Wu family. Bring me a pen!" Wu Sangui said coldly.
Wu Sangui wrote with a wave of his hand: "The unworthy man Sangui wept and bowed a hundred times, and came to the knees of his father: A son, with his father's shadow, familiar with the righteous teachings, can be punished by the army, and he is motivated day and night, hoping to be rewarded as a saint.
The family members. The border police are in a hurry. The huge town of Ningyuan is the gateway to the country and has been completely destroyed. The son is trying to recover, thinking that the Li thieves are rampant and will be exterminated soon. There is a fear that the two will crash on the way back and forth, so they are temporarily detained for a while. Unexpectedly, there is no one in our country.
, looking forward to the wind. My father is in charge of the imperial camp. He is not a weak one. How can he lose a hundred pheasants in one day? It is really sad and hateful to send his son to go to the pass with armor in his armor. It is so late in life...
If the father can't be a loyal minister, how can the son be a filial son? The son and father say goodbye today. If the father doesn't take action early, the thief will ignore his father's cauldron to seduce Sangui. The male Sangui pays homage again!
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Wu Sangui's letter was clearly directed at his father, but in fact it was also written at Li Zicheng, Niu Jinxing and other rebel leaders. He directly accused his father of forbearing and surrendering, lectured him unjustly, categorically refused, and announced that he was writing the letter.
He immediately severed ties with his father. Even if Li Zicheng put his father on the frying pan or the cutting board, he would not be tempted or look back.
This letter was not only a farewell to his father, but also a complete break with the peasant army. Wu Sangui poured out all his heart while being emotionally excited. It was tragic, generous, and full of anger. It was heart-shaking to read.
At this time, Wu Sangui had handed over Shanhaiguan to Li Zicheng's envoy Tang Tong, and he led his troops to station more than ten miles outside Shanhaiguan, preparing to enter Beijing and surrender to Li Zicheng.
Full of anger, Wu Sangui suddenly returned to Shanhaiguan and launched an attack on Tang Tong's troops. Tang Tong did not expect that Wu Sangui would change his mind midway, so he was unprepared and rushed into the battle. Guan Ning's army killed many men and horses, leaving only eight cavalry to escape.
Back to Beijing.
Shanhaiguan was reoccupied by the Wu army. Wu Sangui led his troops back to Shanhaiguan. People were surprised by this incident and could not help but panic.
After Wu Sangui returned to Guancheng, he was determined to conquer Li Zicheng. He staged military exercises and held military parades to inspire the soldiers' fighting will. At this time, his military strength had reached 50,000, and his number was 150,000.
Encouraged by the reputation he accumulated through his numerous military exploits and his unique charm, this sizable fighting force has shown a courageous fighting spirit. At the same time, this move has won the favor of the local gentry, and they have
Fine wine and fat cattle comforted Wu's army.
Someone in the local area even wrote a poem to praise Wu Sangui's move: "A sudden order was issued to hold a military parade in the southern suburbs. The flying cavalry called for my friends and came with them to participate in the review. The strong men wore armor, and the athletes held their banners. The generals occupied their high seats.
Pixiu lined up around the camp. When we met, we expressed our great righteousness and vowed to fight with Qiu Yu!"
At that time, Wu Sangui's military camp also held two envoys sent by Li Zicheng, one named Li Jia, the governor, and the other named Chen Yi, from the army. Wu Sangui asked the squires: "Can I kill the thief Li?"
The squires thought that Li and Chen were here, but they did not dare to answer for fear of being retaliated in the future. He unexpectedly issued an order to behead Li Jia immediately and cut off his head as a sacrificial flag. Then he cut off Chen Yi's ears and let him return to the capital.
He sent a message: "Let Thief Li bring his own head!"
This heroic spirit soaring to the sky immediately made all the soldiers of Guan Ning's army kneel down and loudly said: "My commander is a loyal and filial man!"
With his extraordinary courage and unparalleled courage, Wu Sangui won the hearts of all the soldiers and civilians at that time, but his subsequent choices made this outstanding Ming general embark on a path that he did not want to take!
When Wu Sangui was about to surrender to the Manchus, King Ding Yunyi of Wu Lie began to take action!
The Huben Guards all paid homage and launched a massive attack on Shandong.
At this time, there were not many thief troops in Shandong. Those thief generals only wanted to plunder and have fun. How could they think about anything else?
Only Li Yan, who failed to persuade him to surrender, knew that Ding Yunyi would soon send troops to attack the capital. But Li Yan could not see Li Zicheng at all now. The only thing he could do was to send his crony Tian Xiaozheng to lead 20,000 soldiers to station in Jinan.
Guard this choke point through the capital.
In fact, for Li Yan, he knew very well that with Tian Xiaozheng's ability and those 20,000 soldiers, it was impossible to defend Jinan, but his only hope was that Tian Xiaozheng could delay as much time as possible and try his best to save Jinan.
Li Zicheng's awakening bought him some more time, and Tian Xiaozheng himself was very clear about this.
But he knew more about Li Yan's difficulties.
Li Yan had no other better way. His only hope was to use human lives to delay the enemy's attack.
On March 26, the vanguard of the Tiger Guards appeared at the gates of Jinan City.
Jinan's offensive and defensive battle officially kicked off
This was the first time the rebels experienced the power of Tiger Guards' artillery fire. The rumbling artillery fire almost completely drowned everything around them.
The rebels fled in panic under the attack of artillery fire, and fires burned everywhere in and outside the city.
The terrible artillery fire devoured everything. The rebels guarding the city tower were hiding in a panic and numbness. But where could they hide?
Outside the city, the soldiers of the Huben Guard wearing filial piety coldly and ruthlessly vented the hatred in their hearts with artillery fire, telling all the rebels with artillery fire: The Ming Dynasty's craziest revenge has arrived!
Riding Benxiao and standing on the front line was Ding Yunyi, the Martial King of the Ming Dynasty. He looked at the artillery fire in front of him with the same indifference, and just rode on the horse coldly without saying a word.
Destroy, let everything be destroyed!
Chongzhen, have you seen it in the sky? Yes, there were conflicts between you and me in the past, but now all these conflicts have disappeared.
All we have is a common enemy.
If you really have a soul in heaven, you may not close your eyes now, but you will soon see how the Tiger Guards avenged you and how the loyal and brave soldiers of the Ming Dynasty avenged you!
The cannons are still roaring horribly.
Tian Xiaozheng stood silently on the tower, letting the cannonballs fall and roar around him. At this moment, he was numb, and he didn't know what to do.
He firmly remembered Li Yan's instructions in his heart. Even if he fights to the end, he must never give up Jinan. This may be the lifeblood of the Dashun Army.
However, Li Yan had never witnessed the horror of artillery fire with his own eyes, and he never knew how terrifying firearms had developed.
"I'll give you three thousand men, rush out, rush out!" Tian Xiaozheng shouted crazily: "Go, go, overwhelm the enemy's team, completely overwhelm it!"
"yes!"
Without any hesitation, Niu Deli and Fang Guohua quickly strode down the city tower. They knew very well that if they allowed the enemy's artillery fire to continue bombarding them like this, Jinan and all the rebel brothers here would soon be completely annihilated by the artillery fire!
The city gate of Jinan was opened, and three thousand people roared and rushed out, but they never imagined what was waiting for them at the city gate.
Artillery fire quickly began to fall into the middle of these rebels. Amidst the destruction of the artillery fire, patches of rebels fell into pools of blood.
They have no hope, they will never have any hope.
Here, it is hell, the bloody mouth of the devil, a terrifying force that can swallow everything. When these thieves begin to charge, they can only face one path: death!
"Charge! Charge!" Niu Deli and Fang Guohua screamed and roared at the top of their lungs. They saw with their own eyes the horror of artillery fire. Only by rushing through this blockade of artillery fire could they have the possibility of victory.
After paying the price of more than 700 to 800 deaths, they finally broke out of the range covered by artillery fire, but there were more terrifying weapons waiting for them there.
Countless muskets flashed out from the Tiger Guards, and these bandits never knew what they were about to face.
The muskets finally made a terrible roar. It was a nightmare that these bandits could never get rid of.
Thousands of thieves fell under the terrible blows of muskets, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the pungent smell of blood enveloped everyone and was impossible to disperse.
The thieves never dreamed that there were such terrifying weapons in the world.
Niu Deli never thought about it. He kept urging the soldiers around him to charge, completely ignoring the heavy casualties. He fought hard. He couldn't think of any other way except fighting hard.
Suddenly, the war horse under his crotch let out a mournful cry, then rushed forward and threw him from the horse with all his strength.
He fell heavily to the ground and looked up at the sky, which was blood red. He felt the footsteps of countless people stepping on him, once, again, and again.
So he died like this without even being able to see clearly what the enemy looked like.
Watching the enemies dying in droves, Ding Yunyi still had no expression on his face. He watched coldly and numbly. When he saw that there were fewer and fewer enemies, he waved his hand gently.
Countless cavalry and infantry rushed forward, and what they faced was another more complete massacre.
The blood dyed the earth and the sky red. The corpses were piled on top of each other, and it was impossible to distinguish their original appearance.
This is the saddest day for all the bandits in Jinan City.
Tian Xiaozheng, who was standing on the tower of Jinan City, witnessed this horrific massacre with his own eyes. He could not believe that three thousand people, three thousand people in total, could be so vulnerable.
What hope is there now? What else can he do now?
Almost all three thousand people died. When Fang Guohua appeared in front of him with injuries all over his body, Tian Xiaozheng suddenly found that he could not say a word.
What else can be said? Three thousand people died and less than three hundred were left. Ninety percent of the brothers just fell outside the city.
"Go down and wash the wound." Tian Xiaozheng said softly to his subordinates.
"No, no! I can still fight!" Fang Guohua shouted loudly: "I don't accept it, I don't accept it. General Guo Yi, let me charge again, I want to avenge my brothers!"
Tian Xiaozheng smiled sadly.
Try again? No matter how many times you try again, the final outcome will be exactly the same.
March 27th was the last day for Tian Xiaozheng and his soldiers in Jinan.
Jinan's city wall had been damaged in large sections by artillery fire, and the Ming army's entry into the city was unstoppable.
Standing on the city tower in Jinan, one could clearly see the soldiers of the Huben Guards gathering. Tian Xiaozheng sighed heavily, everything should end today.
Yes, everything should end today.
After the last round of artillery fire, the Tiger Guards began their final attack on Jinan.
Large groups of Tiger Guard soldiers surged towards Jinan under the cover of artillery fire. This was the most terrifying wave, a roar that was enough to engulf everything.
Nothing can stop this power.
Tian Xiaozheng was still trying his best to command. He still hoped to reverse the impending disaster through his own bravery, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not do it.
He saw Fang Guohua fighting hard, and saw some of his soldiers still fighting hard, but in front of the Tiger Guards, all their resistance was like a game.
Fang Guohua was surrounded by more than a dozen Tiger Guard soldiers. He was still fighting there, but he was staggering more and more. Tian Xiao was trying to help him, but he couldn't break through the dense enemy.
line of defense.
Finally, he saw Fang Guohua fall down, almost chopped into pieces.
A line of tears flowed from Tian Xiaozheng's eyes. Die, let everyone die here today.
He didn't know it at this time, but Li Yan finally met Li Zicheng. After his repeated persuasion, Li Zicheng reluctantly sent General Quan Guo Sheng with more than 10,000 cavalry to reinforce Jinan. At the same time, he planned to establish a general Quan in Shandong.
There was one general, seven defense envoys, ten governors and assistants, two state pastors and magistrates, and thirty-seven county magistrates. The local government agencies established by the Dashun Army spread throughout Shandong, but now everything has been
It's a dream.
Jinan was broken, and Jinan completely fell into the hands of the Tiger Guards.
On March 27, General Guo Yi Tian Xiaozheng died in battle in Jinan, and his entire army of 20,000 soldiers was destroyed.
Now, the door to the capital has been opened. What else can hinder Ding Yunyi's progress? No more, nothing can hinder King Wu Lie Ding Yunyi!
Standing in Jinan City, Ding Yunyi's face showed no expression.
Victory, indeed victory, but he could not feel the joy of victory. Now to Ding Yunyi, everything is irrelevant.
All he wants is the capital and Li Zicheng's head.
"Huangfu Yunjie, Hou Lu."
"exist!"
"Without any pause, troops will be sent to Beijing!"
"yes!"
"Put on a posture of threatening Beijing and do not launch an attack in advance before our army arrives."
"yes!"
Ding Yuanzhao stood behind Ding Yunyi. It was also the first time for him to see the terrifying combat power of the Tiger Guards with his own eyes. It was terrible, really terrible. He had never seen such an extremely terrifying army.
He really couldn't think of anything else that could stop the Tiger Guards. Even if they met the Jinlu, he believed they would not be the Tiger Guards' opponents.
He never dreamed that his son would possess such terrifying strength. Now he finally knew why His Majesty put all his hopes on Ding Yunyi.
I just hope that my son will never let down His Majesty’s expectations for him!