Chapter 491: Containment
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If he wants to contain more Qing soldiers in Shanxi, Jin Xiaoding has no other choice.
The defenders of Taiyuan City are strong, and there are Kong Youde and Geng Zhongmingde and others, and even if Gong Chen returns there, he may not be able to play any role. He only has one chance, so he can only choose Luzhou City. Not only is it rich and strong here, but the main reason is that Gong Chen is a general here.
With the uniforms and prisoners of the Qing soldiers as the signboard, the rebels, with the assistance of Gong Chen, successively took Licheng County, Lucheng and Luzhou Wei, and they shook Shanxi again.
Almost at the same time, Kong Youde again defeated the oncoming Hao Yangyoubu in the east of Liaozhou.
The rebel army in Liaozhou Mansion roared and frightened, and went to Luzhou Mansion to join Jin Xiaoding. Before the Shanxi Qing soldiers could react urgently, Jin Xiaoding ordered the righteous army to scrape the ground near Luzhou Mansion, and as long as it was edible and usable, they would all move into Luzhou Mansion.
Jin Xiaoding called himself "Generalissimo of Shuntian Changyi" and set up the Marshal's Mansion in Luzhou to recruit righteous people.
For several days, the righteous people who had been dormant from all over the country flocked to Lu'an Mansion. Kong Youde saw that the righteous army was powerful, and did not dare to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to the south, so he ordered people to go back to Taiyuan to find Geng Chun, the governor of Xuanda, to rescue the soldiers.
The city of Lu'an is like a chaotic and dirty market, and the rebels from all over the country call them brothers.
The gate of the General's Mansion not far from the palace was closed, and there were two old men in the courtyard, who had not dared to go out for several days.
The same goes for Gong Chen.
He played a crucial role in the capture of the capital city of Luzhou, but he was out of step with the city, and the rebel armies did not want to see him.
If it weren't for Jin Xiaoding's support for him, someone would definitely come to him for revenge. In the past few months, there have been not a thousand righteous people who have died directly or indirectly under his sword, but hundreds of them. Just like the more than 100 heads outside Licheng County, he couldn't name those people Jin Xiaoding gave him to lure the enemy.
Luzhou City has only gone through a bloody catastrophe.
The prefects, head catchers, Jurchens, Mongols, and even all the gentry who had a little relationship with the Qing court were almost all beheaded by Jin Xiaoding's order.
The walls of Lu'an are covered with human heads.
Gong Chen didn't understand why Jin Xiaoding did this.
Every day, countless supplies were brought into the city of Luzhou, many of which were purchased by caravans from neighboring prefectures and counties. Since receiving Zhai Zhe's order, Jin Xiaoding has been preparing.
Three days later, order was restored to the city.
Now no one dares to question Jin Xiaoding's order, and the rebel army is still guarding each gate according to the previous establishment
Gong Chen went to the former Yamen, now the Marshal's Mansion.
As soon as Jin Xiaoding saw him, he scratched his head and said, "I've been too busy these past few days, and I haven't seen you all yet." ”
Gong Chen didn't call him Generalissimo, that title was used to bluff people, and asked: "Do you want to stick to Luzhou City?"
"Not bad," Jin Xiaoding nodded.
"Are you crazy?" Gong Chen's face was frightened, and he said: "The Qing court has hundreds of iron cannons in Taiyuan and Datong, Lu'an City is not as strong as Datong City, and you don't have such capable soldiers under the command of General Jiang."
"I didn't," Jin Xiaoding shook his head firmly. The general's order, he didn't need to explain it to Gong Chen, even though he was once a close friend of the general.
"Undefinable"
Jin Xiaoding didn't continue to explain, took out a sealed letter from the desk, handed it to Gong Chen, and said, "There is just one thing to trouble you, I am going to send you to Huguang to meet the general, please bring this urgent report."
"Is this what the Great General meant?" Gong Chen's face changed slightly.
Jin Xiaoding was noncommittal, pointed to the mighty guard not far from the door, and said, "The people in this city have a deep blood feud with the Qing prisoners, so it is not suitable for you to stay here." These people were willing to fight to the death to cut off the braids on their heads. ”
Gong Chen hesitated, and continued to ask: "Did the general order you to hold Lu'an City?" ”
"We are all fighting to expel the Qing captives" Jin Xiaoding raised his fist, and his thin body seemed to hide endless energy.
Sure enough, it was Zhai Zhe's meaning, and Gong Chen understood. This city will exist to contain the Qing soldiers in Shanxi, and thousands of Shanxi people died just to buy time for Zhai Zhe to recover Huguang.
"Then, then the general will not send troops to the Northern Expedition to rescue Datong City" He was full of excitement, clenched the urgent report in his hand, and asked: "When will I go to Huguang"
"Leave today, if you don't leave, it's not so easy to get out of the city"
"Okay" Gong Chen arched his hand, turned around and strode away.
In just a few days, the city of Lu'an became very similar to Datong City, and there were no neutral civilians here. Either contribute to the defense of the city, or don't waste food in the city. After conquering Luzhou, the biggest gain of the rebels was weapons. There was plenty of rough iron, and there were blacksmiths in the rebel army, who worked day and night to forge weapons. More than 100,000 people do not have to carry sticks to fight.
The news of the loss of Luzhou City continued, and officials and defenders in nearby Tunliu, Huguan and Pingshun abandoned the city and fled.
Shanxi, which had just settled down, re-entered turmoil.
The cavalry who "reported" the order rushed all the way from Taiyuan to the city of Datong. When the Taihang Mountain Rebels were dispatched, Geng Chun had reported to Dolgon, and although there were some troubles in the subsequent war, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming had been winning the battle until the nightmarish news reached Taiyuan.
A small number of soldiers who escaped from Luzhou Mansion informed Geng Chun of the chaotic situation that day.
"Luzhou General Gong Chen led more than 1,000 remnants of the defeated soldiers wearing Qing soldier uniforms to return to the outside of Lu'an City, and waited for the defenders to open the city gate and quickly capture the city tower and lead the rebels into the city. Since Gong Chen went out to fight and took all the cavalry in the city, only a few officials escaped. ”
Geng Chun's heart was cold, and he recalled the scene in Datong City, and he now completely understood. It turned out that he had been playing with these two people on the applause since the beginning, including Jiang Ping's rebellion, which was also induced by these two people.
Regarding the urgent report from Taiyuan, Dolgon didn't pay too much attention to it before, and the chaos in Jindong in recent days made him a little concerned.
But after reading the battle report, Dorgon was furious. From the loss of Lu'an Mansion to Gong Chen's betrayal, he is proficient in power schemes, how can he not understand the mystery.
"Geng Chun, you waste"
Originally, Jiang Ji could not rebel, at least he was not in such a hurry to rebel, but now there is no room for redemption.
"Han people, Han people are also trustworthy" He overturned the desk in front of him, and ordered arrows and documents to be scattered all over the big tent. The guards held their breath and didn't even dare to get out of the air.
After finishing his temper, Dolgon immediately ordered: "Come here, arrest Geng Chun and put him in prison, so that Wu Sangui and Kong Youde can lead the army to quell the rebellion in Luzhou."
After scolding the Han people, he still has to use the Han people.
When the Jiala Ezhen, who was ordered to be arrested, arrived at Taiyuan Mansion, Geng Chun had already hanged himself in his study. He knew that Dorgon's temper and his own mistakes had no hope of living, and that it was better to have a good time than to suffer in prison.
At the same time, Wu Sangui led an army of 30,000 to gather 20,000 people from Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming to kill Lu'an Mansion, and the defenses in Shanxi were tighter.