Chapter 822: Falling apart
All in all, Xiong Wencan's army, known as 250,000 men and horses, collapsed in one morning.
The Manchu and Mongolian cavalry and Liukou captured a large number of Ming infantry with negligible losses, and the number of Ming infantry captured reached 100,000.
Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng, Luo Rucai, Liu Xiyao and other thieves and bones of 100,000 horses are about equivalent to Gao Yingxiang in Weishui, not only with equipment but also with a large amount of grain, grass and materials.
Xiong Wencan, the captain of the transportation brigade, did a beautiful job, and Chongzhen, who couldn't use people, was doomed to have no chance by him at such a critical moment.
Many sentry horses sent by Tongguan immediately transmitted back the bad news that Xiong Wencan's army of more than 200,000 troops had been defeated, and Sun Yingyuan was shocked and suddenly sat down in his chair.
He had seen Xiong Wencan's men and horses out of Tongguan with his own eyes, and knew that they would definitely not be able to fight, but he really didn't expect that it would be over in half a day.
Sun Yingyuan shouted and asked the whistle horse who reported the news: "Didn't hold it for half a day? What do the governors of the five provinces eat? Are more than 200,000 horses pigs? Even a pig should be able to arch for a few days, how can it be defeated so quickly and so thoroughly? ”
The sentry horse replied: "My lord, the little ones can see it from a distance with a clairvoyant mirror, too many Ming troops have no resistance at all, and the black pressure is pressed and kneeling all over the mountains, and it is indeed much easier to beat these people than to catch pigs." ”
Huang Huiwu said with a smile: "My mentor once said that I am not afraid of encountering a god-like opponent, but I am afraid of having a teammate like a pig. General Sun, it's good that you didn't follow the governor of the five provinces who can be like a pig out of Tongguan, otherwise you ......"
He Yongqing said: "It's nothing, this is what the teacher expected, let's turn bad things into good things, and it doesn't hurt to lose those bad soldiers who knelt down and surrendered when they saw that the situation was not good, and we have to try our best to deal with the soldiers who refused to surrender and ran back." ”
Sun Yingyuan looked lost, he hoped in his heart that Daming could win a big victory and be loyal to the Chongzhen court, but it backfired, what should he do now? Is there any other option for not relying on the "Red Banner Army"?
In desperation, Sun Yingyuan accepted He Yongqing and Huang Huiwu's suggestions.
It was prepared to accept all the Ming troops who had fled back from Shaanxi, but there was a requirement that all those who tried to enter Tongguan in vain must disarm and accept management and reorganization.
After setting the tone, the first batch of Ming troops who came outside the city refused to carry out such an order, and it was Huang Degong, Luo Dai and other generals who surrounded Xiong Wencan, who was like a lost dog, and came to the west gate of Guancheng.
Xiong Wencan asked to open and let one or two thousand of their men and horses enter the city, but was told that the guard general Sun Yingyuan turned his face and did not recognize people, and he actually wanted to disarm this biao man and horse.
Governor Xiong was furious, and actually scolded, this master has no ability to fight, and he has a lot of aura when he plays official power.
However, Sun Yingyuan, Huang Huiwu and He Yongqing politely received their old friend Huang Degong, who entered the urn city.
After a big defeat and loss, Huang Degong was so ashamed that he was embarrassed, and when he saw Sun Yingyuan, he immediately hugged his fist and said:
"General Sun, it's all played, hundreds of thousands of troops collapsed overnight, brothers and I ran out, I don't know how many brothers will bury bones in the wilderness."
Sun Yingyuan said: "The general of the conquest is unfortunately right, brother, I can't conclude that Xiong Wencan's house will suffer such a fiasco, so I can't make up my mind to keep General Huang, and now my intestines are repentant." ”
Huang Degong said sadly: "It's too late to say anything, the army that was finally put together was destroyed, and the imperial court made matters worse, and I am afraid that I will no longer be able to pacify the Liukou and repel Jiannu and recover Shaanxi." ”
He Yongqing was the most calm at this time, his mind was simple, and he was beaten the hardest by Huang Yi when he was studying culture, so he barely mastered the eight hundred words of Qian'er and entered the threshold of officers and rose all the way.
In his heart, the head of the family and the teacher are god-like beings, and what Huang Han says he believes, he never uses his brain to analyze it himself.
The head of the family asserted that Xiong Wencan would be defeated, He Yongqing had long regarded him as a dead man, and when he saw Huang Degong, who had often drunk together in Beijing before, he was like a mourner, and said with a smile:
"'Huang Chuangzi', why do you have a bitter face, Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces of the bird, has buried so many soldiers and horses and still has a way to live?
Later, Lao Tzu will arrest him and wait for Tiqi to come and get people. You should think about what to do next, and follow Xiong Wencan to accompany him to Jingshi Caikou to be stabbed. ”
Huang Degong dared to go into battle to kill the enemy at the age of twelve, and in his more than 20 years of military career, he personally rushed into battle to kill the enemy regardless of life and death.
Sun Yingyuan did not have a good impression of Xiong Wencan, because Xiong Wencan was arrogant when he led the army through Tongguan, and he did not give Sun Yingyuan a good face.
He said: "Lord Xiong, the governor of the five provinces, lost so many people and horses to flee back to Tongguan, not only can he not keep his official position, but I am afraid that he will inevitably be stabbed at the entrance of Jingshi Caishi, and General Huang really has no need to follow this pit goods all the way to the black." ”
Huang Degong also knew that his future was worrisome, and if he didn't kill dozens of civil officials and military generals in such a big defeat, could he explain it?
If the backstage in the court insists on being fooled, he may be able to get through the tricks, but Huang Degong, who relied on military merits, has no backing!
Huang Degong said with a bitter face: "General Sun, General He, please pull the brothers!" ”
He Yongqing said: "'Huang Chuangzi', I suggest that you think too much, stay in Tongguan for the time being to see the situation and then make a decision, I think you hide in the camp of the 'Red Banner Army' and don't show your face as a death, so as not to be captured by Tiqi and sent to prison." ”
Sun Yingyuan nodded and said: "You should hide in Tongguan for a period of time to avoid the capture of the cavalry, and then think about it in the long run." ”
Huang Degong smiled bitterly: "There are about 2,000 cavalry outside the city, and only half of them are under the command of brothers, where can so many eyes and ears be hidden?" The two generals' strategy may not work. ”
He Yongqing said: "I don't care which battalion the 2,000 cavalry outside the city belong to, I won't let them get out, first disarm and take care of them, and then slowly screen and retrain, and finally all of them will be incorporated into the 'Red Banner Army'." ”
Huang Huiwu said: "Don't worry, as long as the soldiers are reorganized by the 'Red Banner Army' in less than three months, their mental outlook will be renewed, who will care about the idle affairs of civilian officials and military generals?" ”
Huang Degong was relieved to see He Yongqing and Huang Huiwu express his attitude like this, and said: "A group of defeated soldiers can get the opportunity to join the 'Red Flag Army' and are not rushing, brothers, I will immediately go out of the customs to inform the brothers." ”
He Yongqing laughed and said: "Hahaha, General Huang, don't worry, this official will go with you." ”
The west gate of Tongguan opened, He Yongqing ran out of the urn city first, and his two big dogs ran in front of the team with blood-red tongues, and the three hundred and sixty "Red Banner Army" cavalry were majestic and murderous.
Because of the dog king Ge Daben, and because of the repeated meritorious deeds of the military dog, the "Red Flag Army" general Zuo Du fell in love with the military dog, and if possible, he would engage in one or two, and even Huang Han often took Ge Liuben to patrol the camp.