At dawn, the sky was not very bright, the battalions had breakfast, the horns on the field were non-stop, the war horses neighed, the flags fluttered, and the men and horses were preparing to set off. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Dorgon, the regent, had also had breakfast, and stood beside his horse, watching as a dozen of the Baya soldiers quickly dismantled the tent, tied it with its contents, and tied it to the camels.

As soon as he rode a flying horse, a slight puff of smoke and dust rose from behind the horse's hooves, which dissipated in the morning breeze in an instant. When the battalion general saw the back flag on the back of the flaming tooth on the back of the rider, he immediately consciously dodged the way and let the sentry horse that conveyed the emergency military information pass.

"Report! Lord Regent! The former enemy has an urgent military situation! ”

According to the latest military report sent by Duoduo, from Beijing to Yongping Mansion (now Lulong County, Hebei Province) 550 miles, and then 180 miles east to Shanhaiguan, this area of hundreds of miles has become a huge battlefield, a flesh mill.

Luo Hu, the vanguard of the Dashun Army, led the headquarters of the Zhenshan Battalion, and at the same time, commanded the former Yulin General Soldier You Shiwei, the Datong General Soldier Jiang Zhuang, and the Xuanfu General Soldier Wang Chengyin, with a total of more than 50,000 people. Pounced eastward along the line of Zunhua, Kaiping, and Fengrun, and fought with Wu Sangui's Guanning Army for Qian'an, the gateway to Yongping Mansion.

In the first battle of Luanzhou, the gateway to the south of Yongping Mansion was wide open.

The three men and horses who served as the main force in this battle, You Shiwei, Jiang Pin, and Wang Chengyin, were all generals, and they were not quite the same as Chen Yongfu. Chen Yongfu showed his combat effectiveness and loyalty in Kaifeng City, and was recruited by Li Zicheng. After returning to Shun, Chen Yongfu also made a lot of contributions. Therefore, after Dingding Xi'an, Chen Yongfu was also named an earl.

With Chen Yongfu's example, You Shiwei and others want to fight to the death, so that they can earn a fame and wealth for themselves!

In this way, the garrisons of Jizhen, Yutian Town, Zunhua, Qiantunwei and other departments annexed by Wu Sangui are full of bad luck!

"Kill the thief!"

The shouts of killing rolled over the earth like thunder, with two or three thousand cavalry in the lead, more than 10,000 infantry behind, and each sword and gun surging like a tide. The horse's hooves hit the ground like rolling thunder, and tens of thousands of feet rolled up smoke and dust on the ground in early spring. The earth was shaking violently, and the dust in the sky was mixed with shouts and killings, as if it was the arrival of the end of the world, which made these Guanning troops tremble.

The soldiers and horses of Jizhen and Yutian Town were originally second- and third-rate troops in the entire Guanning military system, and they lost a lot of soldiers and horses in the Liaodong War, and the generals did not occupy the right time and place like Wu Sangui, so that their subordinates could be fed and clothed, and the entire army could be full of horses and horses, and their combat effectiveness was strong.

Originally, there was a serious arrears, low morale, this more than a month, it is the city head of the change of the king flag, one will be the Ming army, one will return to the Dashun, the military flag of the Dashun has not been planted in the city, it was replaced by the military flag of the Ming Dynasty. The officers and men were at a loss, and naturally they could not talk about military discipline, morale, and combat effectiveness.

Finally, the soldiers and grassroots officers who were scolding in their mouths were completed and dragged outside Luanzhou City. A few miles away from the west gate, the formation had not yet been lined up, the artillery in the ranks had not yet taken off their gun jackets, the gunpowder cannons had not been settled, and the cavalry rushing from the west had already pounced viciously.

Under the onslaught of the cavalry, the soldiers and horses of Yutian Town who did not have time to line up in the formation were just staged again in accordance with the fixed script routine, first a burst of firearms were cast from afar, and a burst of arrows were shot crookedly, and then the scene of the rout was well staged.

In the plains, the cavalry had an advantage over the infantry, not to mention the scattered infantry. The defeated soldiers and horses of Yutian Town ran like pigs and sheep in front, and they couldn't stop letting out earth-shattering screams, and they were cut into countless messy pieces under the continuous interspersing and division of the cavalry, and they were cut off from the scattered soldiers and horses of the brigade like roasted cooked meat and swallowed into their stomachs!

The defeated soldiers screamed and cried, desperately rushing towards the Chinese army, trying to get a sense of security in this place with the most people, and those with a little brighter brains simply bypassed the big formation and fled to the city of Luanzhou. From time to time, someone was caught up by the chasing cavalry, the sword flashed, and the head was in a different place. Or they were trampled to the ground by horses' hooves, and became a blur of flesh.

Finally, as more and more defeated soldiers were defeated, the Dashun horse team and the infantry were getting closer and closer to the Chinese army's big array, and the Yutian soldiers and horses could no longer hold on, shouted in unison, turned around and ran in the direction of Luanzhou City.

"Quick! Rush up! Luanzhou City is a waterway wharf, and there are many grains, rice and goods in the city! ”

Jiang Jian waved the long knife in his hand and slashed a soldier who was searching for property on a dead man into two pieces, "What's the point of coveting these little money!" Rush! Rush into the city, occupy the warehouse, and make a fortune! ”

Luanzhou, located on the west bank of the Luanhe River, originates from the Luanhe River in Fengning County, with abundant water flow and wide riverbed, and enters the Bohai Sea through Leting County. This river is also a major artery for Lin Wenbing and others to provide grain and grass to Wu Sangui. The large wooden boats in the Luanhe River continuously transported grain, rice and military supplies to the warehouse of the Luanzhou wharf, which became his killer weapon to feed the soldiers and horses and buy the generals.

But now, this killer weapon has also become fat in the eyes of others.

Not only is Jiang inlaid to motivate morale, but also Wang Jiayin and You Shiwei. Although it is said that Dashun has military discipline and all seizures must be uniformly registered and distributed, there are policies and countermeasures under the top. As long as something falls into our hands, then how to dispose of it is up to me!

At this time, the originally bustling dock full of life has become a purgatory on earth. The shouts of slaughter and screams, the sound of weapons crashing, were incessant, and chariots, houses, trestle bridges, and ships were set on fire by the rout, and the flames soared into the sky. Countless soldiers and horses of Yutian Town wearing folded scarves rushed along the wharf towards Luanzhou City, they crowded together, slashing at each other, and some of the weaker ones were forced to squeeze down the river and swim desperately to the other side.

As far as the eye could see, there was still a tidal wave of routs coming from the rear, and these people were almost all running wildly for miles, all of them out of breath. But they didn't dare to stay, because not far from them, a mighty team of horses was chasing them. is also the former nine-sided army, the soldiers and horses of Xuanda, and the soldiers and horses of Yulin, and their combat effectiveness is not inferior to the so-called Guanning Iron Cavalry.

However, the morale of the two sides is different, their military discipline is different, and they have even more to do with the display of combat effectiveness. Shouting, screaming, wailing, roaring, panicking, all kinds of vicious words were intertwined, all kinds of rout soldiers cursed, crowded, scrambling, just wanted to rush across the dock and escape into Luanzhou City.

Some people were lucky enough to pass, but because the fleeing horse teams also swarmed in, they trampled all the way, leaving many corpses along the way, and there were more people who fled behind, and soon the people and horses were crowded in one place, and they didn't want to leave.

In the midst of the crowding, suddenly a large group of horses rushed straight forward, unceremoniously knocking over and trampling the crowded people and horses on the dock, the sound of bones shattering into a loud sound, making people sore and cold, accompanied by earth-shattering cries and moans, under the hooves of the horses, I don't know how many routs were trampled into a pile of flesh and blood.

The defeated soldiers did not dare to enter the city again, some people rushed to the trestle first, grabbed a few wooden boats from under the trestle with smoke and fire, and took advantage of the fact that Jiang Jian and other troops were still slashing and killing on the wharf, and gathered the defeated soldiers to inspect the warehouse, and fled along the Luan River and by water.

"Send someone to report to General Luo! said that we did not disgrace our mission, conquered Luanzhou in the first war, captured many defeated soldiers with heavy baggage and surrendered. The south gate to Yongping has been opened! ”

Jiang Pin, Wang Jiayin and You Shiwei, who were bulging in their pockets, jointly reported to Luo Hu, the vanguard of the eastward expedition, and the army conquered Luanzhou.

North. Qian'an.

Luo Hu conquered this county town famous for iron ore in later generations almost at the same time. In the county office, a pro-soldier leader presented the documents of Jiang Ping, You Shiwei and others to him, and Luo Hu couldn't help but smile on his face.

"Qian'an and Luanzhou are the gateways of Yongping Mansion, we took these two cities in a battle, I'm afraid that the Ping Xibo in Yongping Mansion will not be able to sleep!"

"General, Wang Si'er will order someone to ask, is it possible to launch an attack on Yongping immediately?"

Wang Si'er was also born in the Boy Scout Army, the same as Luo Hu and others. He was sent by Li Zicheng to serve as a deputy general in the Zhenshan camp. It can be regarded as an assistant to Luo Hu.

At this time, Wang Si'er led 2,000 cavalry, and 3,000 infantry acted as outposts in the direction of Yongping, as long as Luo Hu's side gave an order, he launched an offensive against Yongping.

Luo Hu knew that his brother was already itching and eager to try. However, he couldn't let him risk with the elite of Dashun's lineage.

"Send someone to send an order to Wang Si'er, and say that Benbo ordered him to control Jiang Zhu, You Shiwei, and Wang Jiayin, and be the vanguard of the army and conquer Yongping! Open the way to Shanhaiguan for the army! ”

In the direction of Qian'an and Luanzhou, the military horses of the north and south roads, like the two ends of an iron tong, sandwiched the city of Yongping Fucheng. The Wu army guards in the city reported the changes in the general situation three times a day to Wu Sangui in Shanhaiguan City, and asked him to indicate whether to fight or withdraw, or to defend the city.

At this time, Wu Sangui felt like he had knocked over the five-flavor bottle in his heart. His spies in the capital also sent him the latest developments in the capital, including the surrender letter written to him by Li Zicheng and his father Wu Xiang, which was also placed on his handsome case at this time.

With the convenience of sailors and merchant ships, Wu Sangui was not ignorant of the dynamics in the direction of Beijing and Tianjin. On the contrary, he can basically know about the big things that are happening in three or two days.

For example, Sun Chuanting died of hunger strike, followed the first emperor Chongzhen, and left several poems before his death, scolding the shamelessness of the Chinese martial arts. For example, Li Zicheng ordered Liu Zongmin, Li Yan and others to recover stolen goods and help them on officials above the third grade in the capital, and to screen and hire officials below the third grade. He knows everything about the things that the officials in the city are eager to do.

For the torture and recovery of the civil and military officials and the nobles of the clan, he did not have the slightest sadness and anger in his heart, on the contrary, he was quite happy in his heart. Over the years, for the sake of their military salaries and official positions, the generals of Liaoxi have also stuffed dog holes and sent gold and silver beauties to these civil and military officials. Now these guys are being entertained by Li Zicheng with sticks, which is also a pleasing thing for Wu Sangui to gloat on the side.

However, several old people from the direction of the capital sent him new insider military information, which made him unable to laugh. Not only can I not laugh, but I feel a burst of sourness in my heart, and I feel the pain of being teased and betrayed.

Among these deceased people, his sworn brother Fang Guangchen was the leader.

Fang Guangchen, whose name is Xianting, was born in the Fang family, a famous Tongcheng family. He is the fifty-ninth grandson of the Zhetian faction of the Fang clan of the Zhenying Temple of Liuting Mountain in She County (with the Eastern Han Dynasty as the first generation). and Fang Yizhi, one of the famous four sons of the late Ming Dynasty, is a person of the same clan.

His father, Fang Yizao, was raised in the first year of the Apocalypse (1621), and the following year he was a Jinshi. At the beginning, he was appointed as the head of the Yunnan Department of the Ministry of Households, and because of his rigorous handling and not catering to Wei Zhongxian, he was successively promoted to the prefect of Baoding, the deputy envoy of the military garrison of Shandong and Henan, the right of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the secretary of the Ministry of War. During his tenure as governor of Liaodong, in the experience of confrontation with the Qing army, he felt the disparity in strength between the two sides, and gradually agreed with the idea of peace with the Qing Dynasty and internal suppression. In May of the eleventh year of Chongzhen (1638), under the instruction of Yang Sichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Fang Yizao and the governor eunuch Gao Qiqian sent the fortune teller Zhou Yuanzhong to the Qing Dynasty to test the tone. Huang Taiji said that if peace can be negotiated, he is willing to withdraw his troops and return to the east; If no agreement can be reached, "there will be a move in the summer and autumn". Fang Yizao then reported to Yang Sichang and strongly advocated "peace to eliminate the disaster". In June, Huang Taiji stationed troops in Daqingshan to urge peace talks, and Fang Yizao suggested that the imperial court invoke the model of "I answer and pay tribute" during the Longqing period to negotiate with the other party. Although this proposal was tacitly approved by Emperor Zhu Youzhen, it was strongly opposed by Huang Daozhou and other ministers. In the fierce courtier struggle, Fang Yizao was exhausted, and in March of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen (1640), he resigned due to illness and died soon after.

During Fang Yizao's passage through Liaodong, Fang Guangchen lived with his father, he was good, able to poetry, and talked a lot, often comparing himself with Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang. At this time, Wu Sangui, who was strong and skilled in riding and shooting, was valued by Zhenning Yuanwei's uncle Zu Dashou and appointed as the Chinese army. Wu Sangui is good at paying, took the initiative to worship Fang Yizao, and "formed an alliance with Fang Guangchen to forget the form".

After Fang Yizao's death, Fang Guangchen entered the Wu Sangui shogunate, participated in decision-making, and began the history of advancing and retreating with Wu Sangui. Until Wu Sangui raised an army against the Qing Dynasty, Fang Guangchen and his son Fang Xueqian and nephew Fang Xuefan were all think tanks and civil backbones in Wu Sangui's army.

At this time, it was Fang Guangchen who rushed from the capital to Tianjin, went straight to Shanhaiguan from Tianjin, and after going ashore at the Jiang Numiao Wharf, he took these officials to see Wu Sangui.

"Uncle, you are smart, but you have been calculated, you have led 100,000 pixiu for nothing, and you have become an embroidery girl who makes wedding dresses for others, and with countless heads and blood, you take chestnuts from the fire for others!"

Fang Guangchen came up and gave Wu Sangui a slap in the face. made Wu Sangui, who was already dizzy about the current military situation, even more like falling into a fog.

"Brother Xianting, how do you say this? Who calculated my Guan Ningjun? Who am I in the fire? ”

Fang Guangchen didn't say much, just looked through an old robe from his clothes, took out the stitches from the inside, and took out a piece of white tissue paper.

"Uncle, see for yourself! This is the secret agreement of the thief Li Zicheng's pseudo-Qin Cha Gao, and the envoy of your good uncle Li Huayu in Tianjin! ”

Wu Sangui's head suddenly buzzed, as if the energy of his whole body had been drained in an instant. Powerlessness, despair, fear, confusion, timidity, confusion, and many other emotions are intertwined in one place, leaving him at a loss.

He mechanically took the piece of paper handed to him by Fang Guangchen with both hands, but in his hands it was as hot as burning coal. He didn't dare to look at the words on it, as if those words were the enemy's layers of formation.

At the age of thirteen, he personally led fifty-three horsemen to save his father and became famous in one fell swoop. Since then, dozens of battles have been fought with Liao thieves, large and small. There have also been times when he was pitted by friendly forces, killed by his superiors, and beaten to the ground by Liao thieves, but just like that, when he fled back single-handedly, he was not as desperate as he is now.

"Brother Xianting, what did you say above?" Wu Sangui only felt that his throat was extremely dry, his chest was even more burning, and his voice was hoarse like gravel.

Fang Guangchen took the piece of white cotton paper, but he was not busy reading the above text terms for Wu Sangui, but pointed to the officials who came with him to introduce Wu Sangui: "These are the members of my Ming Rite Department, the head of the household department, and after the thieves entered Beijing, in order to protect the whole family, they had to compromise and seek perfection. This time, the puppet Qin sent Gao Yigong and the traitor Li Huayu's envoy conspired in Tianjin, because of the lack of clerical officials in the thief camp, so they were transferred to Tianjin to participate in this matter, and took this opportunity to desperately copy the terms of the secret agreement. ”

"I waited for Mr. Fang to come at the risk of death this time, just to expose the traitorous faces of the Li family's father and son, expose them to broad daylight, so that the world can see the true face of the father and son, and let the world scold!"

Wu Sangui could hear the generous statement of the Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Rites, but there was a wry smile on his face. If scolding can scold people to death, how can Li Zicheng be able to enter Beijing? How can the Liao thieves outside the gate still show off their power there?

Although he already believed in the authenticity of this document in his heart, he didn't want to show too much emotion in front of these people.

"Several gentlemen have been here for thousands of miles, and Sangui is grateful." He summoned the generals outside the door and ordered him to take these people down and settle them to bathe, eat and rest.

"Xianting, what do you think I should do?" Wu Sangui sat on the tiger skin handsome seat. (To be continued.) )