Chapter 142: The Qing Army Strikes Again
"What's the matter?" Maori was a little more careful this time.
"I want to take over Iwami Ginzan in Shimane Prefecture!" Zhou Xian said lightly.
Mao Lixiong and everyone were shocked when they heard this, Iwami Silver Mountain is the lifeblood of their Fuso, the reason why they have so much silver, but they all get it from Iwami Silver Mountain, if there is no Iwami Silver Mountain, they dare not imagine the consequences.
"Iwami Silver Mountain belongs to the entire Fuso, I can't be the master." Maori said with a sad face.
"Since you're going to fight against the shogunate, what are you afraid of them doing?" Zhou Xian whispered and quietly brainwashed Mao Lixiong and his men.
After Zhou Xian's brainwashing, Mao Lixiong and others suddenly felt that what Zhou Xian said was very reasonable, and since they had already decided to deal with the shogunate, it seemed that they didn't need to care about the shogunate's attitude anymore.
At the same time, they suddenly had an indescribable feeling of Zhou Xian, which was a combination of awe and worship, which made them dare not resist Zhou Xian at all.
"What the general said makes sense, and in the future, Iwami Silver Mountain will be handed over to the general for mining." After no psychological burden, Maori Xiong happily agreed.
"Okay, this is the wise thing to do, when you rule the whole of Fuso in the future, do you want anything at that time? The whole of Fuso is yours. ”
Zhou Xian drew a big pie for Mao Lixiong.
Just as Zhou Xian was subduing Mao Lixiong, Huang Taiji of Shengjing gave the order to attack Shandong.
Last time, Abatai was exterminated by the Zhou army of 50,000 Qing troops in Jinan City, and after Abatai fled back to Shengjing, he was brutally disposed of by the imperial Taiji military law.
Huang Taiji has attached great importance to this Zhou army since then, and it is the first time that their Qing army and the Ming army have been fighting for so long, and it is the first time that there have been such large casualties.
Due to the loss of 50,000 soldiers and horses at one time, Huang Taiji did not immediately go to the Zhou family army to take revenge, but chose to recuperate and wait for the opportunity.
Later, after hearing the news of the defeat of Li Zicheng and Zuo Liangyu by the Zhou family's army, Huang Taiji became even more cautious.
Some time ago, I got a report from a spy in Xingjing that the Zhou family army seemed to be going to sea in large numbers, and there were already 70,000 or 80,000 Zhou family troops left, and there were only 20,000 soldiers left in Xingjing at most.
Huang Taiji felt that this was a good opportunity to take revenge, and after this period of cultivation, he could already mobilize an army of 200,000.
With his own army of 200,000, it should be no problem to deal with the 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers of the Zhou army, and after making up his mind, Huang Taiji ordered Dolgon to lead the 200,000 army to Shandong to exterminate the Zhou army.
In fact, it's not just a shame before the snow, as long as the Zhou family army is wiped out, the Ming Dynasty will have no strength to resist itself, and it will be much easier for him to stay in the Ming Dynasty in the future.
On July 12, the Qing army was led to Shandong in Dolgon, with Abatai, Daishan, Shuotuo, and Duoduo as deputy commanders.
This time, the Qing army entered the pass directly from Dongsheng City, and did not encounter a little resistance along the way, and the Ming army was so frightened that they fled when they saw the Qing army entering the pass.
Chongzhen got the news of the Qing army's entry into the customs, he was also shocked, Chongzhen did not know the purpose of the Qing army's entry into the customs now, if it was to loot grain and grass, it was not yet the autumn harvest season, there was no way, Chongzhen had to order Sun Chuanting to lead 150,000 troops to stop the Qing army.
After Sun Chuanting got the order, he hurriedly led the 15th army to intercept it, and the two sides met in Datong Mansion, and a big battle was held, and finally Sun Chuanting lost 50,000 soldiers and horses and fled, and the Qing army lost 20,000 soldiers and horses.
The remaining 180,000 Qing troops continued to advance to Shandong, Chongzhen was angry after getting the news of Sun Chuanting's defeat, but he was helpless, fortunately, he saw that the movement of the Qing army was going to Shandong, not to the capital, which also reassured Chongzhen a lot.
As early as the morning, Chongzhen opened his mouth and asked: "This time the Qing army entered the customs, what are your good suggestions for Aiqing?" ”
"This time the Qing army seems to be going to Shandong, in connection with the last time the Qing army suffered a big loss in Jinan City, they must be going to Xingjing, and the minister thinks it is better to ignore the grievances between them." Chen Yan, the first assistant minister, said.
"Is it impossible to let this group of Qing troops plunder everywhere in my Ming Dynasty?" Chongzhen said unhappily.
"Even Governor Sun Chuanting can't defeat the Qing army, who else in our Ming Dynasty can deal with the Qing army?" Chen Yan asked.
Hearing this, Chongzhen could only sigh, there is really no general who can fight now, Sun Chuanting can be regarded as the most brave and good at fighting, since even he can't deal with the Qing army, I really can't think of anyone else who can deal with the Qing army.
Chongzhen also knew the news that Zhou Xian went to Fusang, as for what he was doing in Fusang, and sent so many Zhou Jiajun over, Chongzhen didn't need to investigate to know that Zhou Xian must have encountered something in Fusang.
Now is the time when Xingjing's troops are empty, if he doesn't help, Zhou Xian will definitely resent himself when he comes back in the future, but how can he help? Chongzhen was entangled.
"Your Majesty, I think it's a good thing for us that the Qing army goes to Xingjing this time, let's let them fight to the death, and when the time comes, wouldn't it be nice for us to reap the benefits of the fisherman!"
At this time, Guozhang Zhou Kui also stood up and spoke.
Hearing Zhou Kui's words, Chongzhen was a little moved, the Qing army and the Zhou family army have always been Chongzhen's two confidants, the Qing army will not talk about it, they have been eyeing the outside of the pass, and they want to take advantage of the weakness of the Ming Dynasty to break up and replace it.
As for the Zhou army's three combat strengths in front of them, Chongzhen felt worried, this kind of victory in a hundred battles and more victories with less, if the Zhou army is allowed to develop for a period of time, I am afraid that no one in the entire Ming Dynasty will be his opponent.
If Zhou Jiajun rebelled, it would be much more terrible than Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.
While Chongzhen was thinking about it, Chen Yan also spoke: "Your Majesty, what the national lord said is right, we can take advantage of the defeat of the Qing army and the Zhou army. ”
"The minister also seconded the proposal of the abbot!" Liu Guang, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, also stood up.
"The ministers also seconded it!"
Then more and more ministers stood up, and they were all optimistic about this opportunity, as long as this wave of Qing army and Zhou family army was wiped out, then the Ming Dynasty would be able to sit back and relax.
Seeing that everyone agreed with this plan, Chongzhen was helpless, so he had to sigh and agree to this decision.
Chongzhen immediately ordered: "Zuo Liangyu received the order, named you the general of the Pingqing Dynasty, and led the 150,000 troops to Shandong to exterminate the Qing army, pay attention to concealment and wait for the Qing army and the Zhou army to be defeated before attacking!"
"The last general commands!"
Zuo Liangyu was overjoyed, since he came to the capital, he was in the court and stayed in the mansion every day, it was simply uncomfortable to die, where was the joy of being the king and hegemonic in one side before.
Now that he can finally master the military power again, as long as the Qing army and the Zhou army are wiped out, he Zuo Liangyu will be a great achievement, and he can avenge the revenge of the Zhou family army in Jiujiang City, it is really killing two birds with one stone, the more Zuo Liangyu thinks about it, the more excited he becomes.
In Xingjing Zhou Fugui's mansion, on Wednesday he told Zhou Fugui the news that the Qing army had entered the customs and Sun Chuanting had gone straight to Shandong, and guessed that the Qing army was likely to come to Xingjing this time.
After Zhou Fugui got the news, he hurriedly summoned all the cadres to the Great Hall to hold an emergency meeting.