Chapter 731: Fight to the death with the Qing army
Even so, the thieves' harvest is very limited, because many dignitaries really have no cash in their hands.
The thieves refused to price land and real estate, and in the end hundreds of landlords and bureaucrats died.
Of course, the "Nanming" agents and propaganda team did not care about anything, not only preaching the atrocities of the thieves, but also finding out the survivors to participate in the accusation of all the crimes of the thieves.
The propaganda is very good, and when I learned that the thieves were coming, not only would the silver, beautiful concubines, family property, and fertile land be confiscated, but I would not be able to save my own life, and the rich people in the mainland would be even more panicked.
Many wealthy people could not sell their fields and properties at low prices, and later they simply did not want them, and fled to the land of "Nanming" with cash and stocks to save their lives......
At the end of the first month, the news of the death of King Fu and several cousins reached Jingshi, and the emperor wailed.
The next day, the emperor had nothing to do, but to demolish the east wall to make up the west wall, and it was the first choice to withdraw from the Liaodong war as soon as possible.
Chongzhen sent Zhang Ruolin, a staff member of the Ministry of War, to Ningyuan to supervise the army, and ordered him to deliver an edict similar to an ultimatum to Hong Chengchou's army, and to supervise the immediate action of Liaodong's civil and military forces.
Gao Zhimou, who has been gilded in the position of Ning Qiandao for two years and returned to the center and was promoted to the right attendant of the Zhengsanpin Military Department, is more concerned about the battle situation in Liaodong, he understands the comparison of the strength of the Ming army and the Qing army, and feels that it is inappropriate, so he admonishes him:
"Your Majesty, the general will not be subject to foreign military orders, Lord Hong is familiar with the military situation on the Ningyuan front, Your Majesty should give him the power to make decisions independently, it is not wise to urge the army to fight a decisive battle, please think twice."
The emperor also knew the stakes, but it was a pity that he was tormented by the pain of losing the Central Plains city every day, and he was close to a nervous breakdown.
He said: "Gao Aiqing, I know that the Lord will be warring when he is about to be distracted, but the Central Plains battle situation can't afford to wait!" Does Aiqing have a good way to retreat from the thieves? ”
Gao Zhimou was speechless for a while, he was actually very worried about the safety of his younger brother Gao Zhiyong, who was a fellow governor in Nanyang Mansion, and also hoped that the Central Plains would have a strong army, but it was an indisputable fact that the mainland officials and troops were unable to fight, so where did he have any good strategies.
Zhang Fengyi, who was in the cabinet with the title of secretary of the military department, was friendly with Gao Di, and he had long positioned himself as one of the irons of the "God of War" system.
Zhang Fengyi came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient, Lord Chen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has issued a document to mobilize people from all walks of life to strictly defend it, and the Huguang garrison has also gone north, and it should be possible to curb the momentum of the Liukou." ”
Chen Xinjia, the current secretary of the military department, saw that he was carried out by the elders, so he could only go out and play: "Your Majesty, please be relieved, the generals such as He Renlong, Hu Dawei, and Huang Degong, the chief military officer, are not general, although there are many rogues, they are also difficult to shake. ”
Chongzhen said: "If the Liukou does not destroy the country, the country will not be the country, and I am afraid it will be useless without the participation of the border army to suppress the Kou, Zhang Aiqing, send another 600 li to urge Lord Hong to make a decision as soon as possible." ”
The court relied on more than 100,000 horses led by Hong Chengchou as firefighters, which was also helpless.
Wang Zhichen and Gao Di, who had served as the Liaodong Economic Strategy, both shook their heads and sighed, the two of them were not optimistic about this Liaodong Economic Strategy at all, thinking that Hong Chengchou was in great trouble and might not die well.
Hong Chengchou withstood the pressure and finally came to the spring when the flowers bloomed, the rogues swept the Central Plains, and even King Fu died unexpectedly, which shows how serious the situation is.
The leading group of western Liaoning, which was originally quite united, is now mixed with sand, and Zhang Ruolin, the superintendent of the army, only asks to follow the order, and does not care whether the soldiers are dangerous or not.
There is no way, Hong Chengchou can no longer drag and trample, and the Qing army will not come to Ningyuan, and the Ming army can only choose to go to Jinzhou for a decisive battle.
In the early spring of February, more than 150,000 Ming troops slowly advanced eastward, Hong Chengchou did not seek merit but no fault, and adopted the tactics of keeping the battalion warm step by step, and he did not divide his troops and set up camp every day when he advanced 20 miles.
Seeing that the Ming army was concentrated together and could not start, the red gangsters had nothing to do, he needed at least 40,000 horses to besiege Jinzhou with the fortifications that had been completed, and he had to leave 20,000 iron cavalry for maneuvering in case of accidents.
There are only 70,000 men and horses that can concentrate on attacking, and in the face of 150,000 Ming troops who are strictly defended, there is really no way to break the enemy.
After consuming so much money and grain this time, and then losing like the last siege of Jinzhou, where will the Great Qing Kingdom go in the future?
It is easy to regret that it is difficult to "kill the gods", and the soldiers of the Eight Banners and the Mongolian armies all feel the same way, and everyone has nothing to say about the defeat in the hands of the "killing gods" last time.
Now that the "God of Killing" is far away in the sky, the lord of the Ming Kingdom will be a civil official Hong Chengchou who was born as a Jinshi, if the siege of Jinzhou is fruitless and returns again, how to explain to the Qing Dynasty and the Mongolian tribes?
The Mongolian tribes that have suffered repeated losses are not stupid, will they still obey the dispatch of the Great Qing State? The red gang was in a hurry, and he sent Azig back to "Xinjing" again to transfer troops.
The Manchus launched a general mobilization of the whole people, and 30,000 horses, of which 30% were soldiers of the Eight Banners, drove 50,000 stronger Aha armies, who came to guard the trenches besieging Jinzhou.
In late April, Hong Chengchou's troops advanced to the area between Songshan and Xingshan, and on the 25th, the two sides started a defensive battle at Rufeng Mountain.
Because the camp built by the Ming army was relatively strong, the soldiers relied on the fortifications to shoot guns and firearms, and the Qing soldiers and horses suffered many casualties, and they failed to charge many times.
Qing Ge Tai, Yao Shanshou, Zhou Fang, and Ma Shihu led the men and horses to defend and counterattack, and the Ming army that suddenly killed caught the Qing army by surprise.
The Qing army almost formed a rout, but fortunately, the prince Haoge personally pressed the formation and cut down two Niu Lu who took the lead in retreating on the spot, and Zhen Zhen curbed the decline.
Hong Chengchou listed Qinggeltai as the first meritorious, Yao Shanshou and Zhou Fang followed, Yang Guozhu, Ma Shihu and others were all awarded, only the prince Taibao Datong general Wang Pu led his troops to slack off and was reprimanded.
Hong Chengchou made a mistake, since he found out that Wang Pu was a pig-like teammate, he should be taken down, or removed from this way.
It doesn't matter if there is a master who is afraid of death, he will lead the men and horses to escape, and the whole army will collapse.
After losing the first battle, the red gangsters stationed in Qijiabao in the north of Jinzhou City were in a hurry, and they had serious problems with their bodies, nosebleeds, and signs of leukemia.
Hong Chengchou is so difficult, it is unexpected for the red gangsters, coupled with the fact that the Songjin area is long and narrow, and the large-scale cavalry attack cannot be carried out, and now the Qing army has to dismount and fight on foot, and the consumption is too great, which makes the slave chieftain feel distressed.
The two armies were close to 300,000 on the front line of Songshan, and the two sides continued to attack and fight.
Hong Chengchou has no way to retreat, and he can't face the Son of Heaven if he waits and sees, and now he can only fight to the death with the Qing army, hoping that they will retreat despite the difficulties.
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