Chapter 335: Pacification of Liaodong (Middle): Yuan Chonghuan, the Southern Barbarian

Last time, it was mentioned that near the end of the year, the imperial court sent supplies to the defenders of Liaodong, and conveyed the edict of Emperor Chongzhen, so that the soldiers of Liaodong were ready for war.

"The rest of the generals must ensure that the military supplies and all kinds of foster care are distributed in place, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise the military law will be engaged!" As soon as the words fell, Yuan Chonghuan sat on the main seat, his eyes were like torches, and he looked around at everyone, seeing that the generals were still immersed in the gold and silver treasures, grain and grass clothes, war horses and beauties sent by the imperial court.

"Uh...... Subordinates obey! Hehe...... "Just when everyone left the tent one after another, suddenly the light flashed in the big tent, and eight figures appeared out of thin air, and the two personal guards guarding the tent were stunned, and they were about to shout and pull out their swords to protect the commander Yuan Chonghuan, but they were immediately stunned after being hit by two white lights, and they couldn't move in place. And Yuan Chonghuan also clenched his fist with one hand and drew a knife with the other: "Who is coming?" ”

"Haha, Nanban, you can't even recognize me, oh no, the widow?" Zhu Youxiao led the "Four Protectors" of urging my brother, urging your brother, urging her brother and the three sisters and the "Lubanmen" to set off from Beijing through the "Tu Dun" spell, and it took half a day to come to the camp in Liaodong, just to keep it secret.

"You call me 'Nanban'? You are...... You were the 'Emperor of the Apocalypse' who promoted Weichen back then? Yuan Chonghuan was shocked, because the reason why he was able to be promoted to a high-level military general with a five-grade civil official was that he was promoted and reused by the other party, not to mention that he was originally a Lingnan person, so he was ridiculed as "Nanban".

In another time and space, Yuan Chonghuan was born in 1584 and died in 1630, and was a famous border general in the late Ming Dynasty. After "throwing the pen from Rong", he was transformed from a civilian official to a military general. Yuan Chonghuan is a native of Tengxian County, Guangxi, whose ancestral home is in Dongguan, Guangdong, and is suspected of being a descendant of the "Nine Soldiers".

In the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), after the defeat of the Ming army in Guangning, Yuan Chonghuan rode out of the pass, inspected the situation, and returned to Beijing to defend Liao. He built Ningyuan (now Xingcheng, Liaoning) and other cities, and repeatedly defeated the Houjin army to attack. In six years, he won the "Ningyuan Great Victory", which made the Later Jin Emperor Nurhachi injured and died, and aided the governor of Liaodong.

The following year, under the encouragement of Yuan Chonghuan and other border generals, the Ming army achieved the "Ningjin Victory", which caused the new emperor Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty to be defeated. In the first year of Chongzhen (1628), Yuan Chonghuan was promoted to the secretary of the military department and the right deputy capital of the imperial history, supervising the military affairs of Ji, Liao, and Deng, Lai, Tianjin and other places.

In the second year of Chongzhen, the Houjin army made a detour from the "Gubeikou" into the Great Wall and forced the Beijing Division (Beijing). Yuan Chonghuan led his troops to the aid of the starry night, and inflicted heavy losses on the Houjin army under the city of Jingshi, forcing Huang Taiji to be seriously injured and defeated. However, the battle caused disaster to the people of the capital. Soon, Yuan Chonghuan was suspected of disloyalty, and Wei Zhongxian and the rest of the party took the opportunity to frame, and then the head of the Jin State carried out a "counter-plot", and was killed in August of the third year of Chongzhen on the charge of "conspiracy to commit rebellion", leaving only the "Collection of Yuan Inspectors".

Yuan Chonghuan was originally a five-rank official, but was later promoted by Sun Chengzong, the teacher of Emperor Tianqi, and transferred to the front line in Liaodong. During the Apocalypse Dynasty, he achieved the "Ningyuan Great Victory", but was squeezed out by Wei Zhongxian and resigned angrily.

In the Chongzhen period, his official became the "Governor of Jiliao", and Chongzhen rewarded the "Shangfang Sword" and other things, and went to Liaodong to implement his "five-year recovery of Liao" plan. But during this period, Yuan Chonghuan took it upon himself to kill Mao Wenlong, the "General Soldier of Liaodong", and also sent envoys to the Qing army camp to mourn "Nurhachi".

When Huang Taiji marched into Beijing through Mongolia, Yuan Chonghuan failed to predict and stop it in advance, which shocked the Jingshi. In addition, he held heavy troops and made peace in private, which made Chongzhen, who was already sensitive and suspicious, even more dissatisfied, and when Huang Taiji used "anti-adultery", Chongzhen finally arrested him when he was summoned on the platform.

In fact, Huang Taiji's "counter-plot" was only an inducement for Chongzhen to kill Yuan Chonghuan. From Chongzhen's imprisonment of Yuan Chonghuan to Ling Chi's execution of Yuan Chonghuan, it took nine months. Although Chongzhen is suspicious, he is not mediocre, and it is naturally impossible not to notice that this is Huang Taiji's counter-plan.

However, why did Chongzhen insist on executing Yuan Chonghuan? Perhaps, at this time, Chongzhen was already very disappointed in Yuan Chonghuan, because Yuan Chonghuan did not fulfill the promise of "five years of Pingliao" to stabilize the frontier, but instead let the Qing soldiers bypass Shanhaiguan to harass the Beijing Division, so it was inevitable that Yuan Chonghuan would be punished.

After Yuan Chonghuan was brutally tortured and died, the meat on his body was also chopped up and given to the people of the capital to fight for raw food, because Yuan Chonghuan failed to stop the Houjin army from plundering Gyeonggi and angered the people, and was hated by the people and officials in the capital, eager to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, who told him not to protect himself?

Yuan Chonghuan is not a military general, but he is familiar with the strategy of using soldiers, and he dares to do it, like Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou, and Hong Chengchou are all loyal to him. As a very famous general at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Chonghuan led his subordinates to defend the country during his tenure, fought bravely to kill the enemy, supported each other, and fought together, and won many classic battles, including "Ningyuan Victory", "Ningjin Victory" and other very famous battles.

Yuan Chonghuan's life can be described as a great achievement, but why is the general who has won so many battles hated by the people of the capital?

First of all, Emperor Chongzhen was very important to Yuan Chonghuan at that time and gave him a "Shangfang Sword". However, as soon as Yuan Chonghuan got the emperor's sword, he was the first to kill Mao Wenlong, the "Liaodong General Soldier". This person worked with Yuan Chonghuan at that time and was of equal status. But because Mao Wenlong had "played a big name" and deliberately did not listen to Yuan Chonghuan's words, he was killed by Yuan Chonghuan with the "Shang Fang Sword". Although murder helps to establish authority in strict military discipline, it offends many people.

In ancient times, Confucianism was in vogue, and Yuan Chonghuan's practice could be described as "unkind and unjust". Due to the lack of experts in guarding the border passes at that time, Emperor Chongzhen naturally had to rely on Yuan Chonghuan, so he did not punish him. However, this move also increased Yuan Chonghuan's "arrogance".

Since then, Yuan Chonghuan has become reckless in his life, and even fearless, laying a huge foreshadowing for his later death.

Another point is particularly important, that is, in the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji personally led the Eight Banners army to invade the northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty, and took advantage of Mongolia to cross the Great Wall Pass and successfully raid Beijing. At that time, Yuan Chonghuan was still high-spirited, and in order to show his military talent, he actually planned to lead Huang Taiji to the decisive battle under the city of Beijing. Although the battle was won, it was the people of the capital who suffered, which made the people around the capital particularly hate Yuan Chonghuan and wanted to eat his flesh and blood.

I have to say that Yuan Chonghuan's military talent is outstanding, and he is not weaker than any of the many generals in the entire Ming Dynasty. However, when he fought with the Houjin army under the city of Beijing, he did not take into account the life and death of the common people in the capital, and he also won a big victory, which made people envious, jealous and hateful, so he had to die.

To sum up, Yuan Chonghuan was hated by the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, and did not kill the general privately in accordance with the laws of the imperial court, offended many people, and cut off the financial route of the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty. Isn't the emperor Lao Tzu "raising tigers for trouble"? In this case, unless Yuan Chonghuan can meet a master like Tang Taizong Li Shimin, he can only die like Yue Fei!

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