Chapter 30 The Qing Army Enters the Customs

For dozens of days, Dashun and Daming, the news of the battle of Beijing spread throughout the northern provinces.

For the Ming Dynasty to be able to defeat Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, under the city of Beijing, this matter is undoubtedly very surprising.

After all, the Dashun army is like a bamboo, and the Ming army is declining, even if it can hold Beijing, there is no reason to win so simple, so after learning that the Ming army won a great victory, the Ming soldiers and towns that originally surrendered to the Shun army in various places have raised the banner of the Ming Dynasty, and they all said that they are loyal ministers and good generals of the Ming Dynasty......

Especially with the Datong guard Jiang Huang as the main one.

This Jiang Hao is also a veteran, the Jiang family has been a general for generations, the eldest brother Jiang Rang is the chief soldier of Yulin, Shaanxi, and the younger brother Jiang Xuan is the deputy chief soldier of Shanxi Yanghe.

When King Chuang fought Yulin, Jiang Rang had already taken the first step to serve Li Zicheng, and later when he attacked Shanxi, Jiang Xuan was martyred, and Jiang Hao didn't even 'shoot three shots into the sky, even if he repaid Emperor Chongzhen', he chose to surrender directly.

Now that Li Zicheng is defeated, Jiang Huang also did not hesitate to beat the water dogs, and his brother Jiang Rang, who surrendered under Li Zicheng's command earlier, suddenly changed together, and after killing Zhang Tianlin, the general of the Dashun Army, with Wang Fuchen as the vanguard, he chased and beat Li Zicheng's troops fiercely, and encroached on them step by step!

A total of 27 Li Chuang's generals were killed, more than 4,000 were beheaded, and 10,000 people were captured.

Among Li Zicheng's generals, Zuo Guangxian, Song Qijiao, etc., also anyway, Liu Fangliang in Henan and other places learned that Li Zicheng was defeated, and wanted to lead the army to help, but he ran into the Fubo battalion that had just pursued fruitlessly, and after a fight, Liu Fangliang's troops of the Shun army fled.

The whole north has become turbulent because of the rout of Dashun, in the people, for the resurrection of Emperor Hongwu, Emperor Yongle and Emperor Jiajing, with the news that the heavenly soldiers and generals came to the aid of Emperor Chongzhen is getting stronger and stronger, especially Emperor Chongzhen has been reduced and exempted from taxes for the first time in recent years, which makes the people determine this.

I heard that Emperor Chongzhen was also whipped by Emperor Hongwu!

It's still Emperor Hongwu who loves the people.

Some people who have not been coerced into rebellion and are still struggling to support themselves think so in their hearts.

Today, nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses have been assembled in Beijing.

The Hongwu Dynasty and the Jiajing Dynasty still have 60,000 elite troops stationed, which is the peak of these 200,000 soldiers and horses.

In addition, there are 12 regiments and battalions of the original Chongzhen Dynasty, with more than 20,000 soldiers and horses.

Tianjin Governor Feng Yuanyang, Tianjin General Soldier Lou Guangxian, and Tianjin Provincial Deputy Envoy Yuan Yuzong led more than 30,000 soldiers and horses from Beizhili to rescue the 'late'.

Jiang Huang personally led the Datong garrison of 10,000 people, together with Wang Fuchen, to ask the emperor for guilt, and the army was also stationed around Beijing.

The remaining 50,000 people, 30,000 are rescue soldiers from Henan and Shandong, Kaifeng General Soldier Wang Zhigang, Liugou General Soldier Liu Fangming, Dongchang General Soldier Ma Dai and Xu Dingguo, etc., and the remaining 20,000 are from the Shun Army.

The four towns of Jiangbei and Shi Kefa did not lead too many soldiers and horses, but each of them carried 1,000 people, a total of 4,000 people to the north to rescue them.

All of a sudden, the Bingfeng of Beijing City reached the extreme.

However, with the more and more soldiers and horses coming to the rescue, Zhu Youzhen's face became more and more ugly.

After all, when the thieves approached the Jingshi, these loyal ministers and good generals were basically gone, and they were blessed by their ancestors, and after defeating the enemy in the first battle, these 'loyal ministers' sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, which really made Zhu Youzhen feel indignant!

And Zhu Houxi performed much better.

In the past ten days, he has been in the Chongzhen Dynasty and has not left.

At this moment, after asking about his son's situation, Zhu Yuanzhang left the Chongzhen Dynasty and went back to his wife and children in the Hongwu Dynasty.

After all, for him, staying in Chongzhen Chaochun is troublesome, it is better to go back to accompany Ma Da sister who is recovering from a serious illness.

And the 30,000 soldiers of the Hongwu Dynasty and the real Ming God of War Xu Da were left behind.

Before leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang handed over the soldiers of the Hongwu Dynasty to Zhu Houxi, and Xu Da had no objections: after all, Zhu Houxi was also a real tomorrow.

If Zhu Yuanzhang is needed, he doesn't have to worry about anything, just ask Zhu Youzhen to send an application for assistance, and Zhu Yuanzhang will naturally accept it.

This is a benefit, now Zhu Youzhen's world is marked as a 'world to be helped', so he can continue to send requests for assistance, and if there is any special need, he can even apply to Zhu Di, so that Zhu Di will immediately parachute 30,000 soldiers and horses over.

Zhu Houyu sat on the futon of the Beijing Division, looking at the large list handed over by Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Houxi's eyes were slightly cold.

Most of these generals who came to the aid of the Manchus surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and served the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Such as Liu Fangming, Xu Dingguo, Wang Zhigang, Wang Fuchen, etc., of course, there are also those who surrender and rebel, and rebel and surrender.

For example, the capricious Datong guard Jiang Xuan, this person is a typical representative, Li Zicheng came to surrender Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng left and raised the banner of the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty immediately followed the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and later was dissatisfied with the attitude of the Manchus towards the Han people, and echoed with the Southern Ming Dynasty court, and pulled the flag in the rear to rebel......

"Grandpa Gao, should these generals be killed?"

Zhu Youzhen stood in front of Zhu Houxi, now his tone was cold, and he seemed to be very familiar with killing officials and generals, and after learning about these Ming traitors from Zhu Houxi, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

"There's no hurry."

Zhu Houxi shook his head, and then said: "Most of these people still have soldiers and horses, if they are slaughtered, it will inevitably cause panic among other generals, or to appease, if it is undecided today, Jiannu is eyeing it, such as Jiang Xuan, you can forgive their sins, so that they can continue to lead troops to resist Jiannu." ”

"As for Shi Kefa, Huang Degong and other loyal ministers, they should be rewarded."

While looking at the list, Zhu Houxi suddenly saw a person's name, and instantly frowned: "Call this Xuzhou chief soldier Li Chengdong under the command of the chief soldier Gao Jie, this person is extremely hateful, and he will not be able to avoid his guilt if he is cut with a thousand knives!" ”

Li Chengdong, the chief soldier of Xuzhou, if he only surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, then he can only be said to be one of the many generals who surrendered.

But after he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he was very diligent, and rushed to the forefront for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to fight the world, Yangzhou Ten Days, Jiading Three Massacres, and the massacre of Guangdong, these massacres created by the Qing army, all have this guy's share!

Therefore, after Zhu Houxi saw this name, he snorted coldly without hesitation.

After Zhu Youzhen nodded, he immediately did what Zhu Houxi wanted, and said at the same time:

"Grandpa Gao, my cabinet is empty now, I want Shi Kefa to enter the cabinet, and Huang Degong to serve as the governor of Shandong."

"Tianjin Governor Feng Yuanyang is also good, he is a loyal minister, there are not many civil servants who know military books, and his younger brother once served as my military secretary, and I plan to make him a military secretary."

Zhu Youzhen originally wanted Shi Kefa to come, but when he thought that Zhu Houxi said that although Shi Kefa was loyal, his ability to fight was obviously blackened, so he changed his words.

Hearing Zhu Youzhen's words, Zhu Houxi couldn't help but be happy: What's wrong with you, the Feng family brothers, you didn't kill the second child to pit the boss, right?

The military department of the Chongzhen Dynasty is still a high-risk profession.

Chongzhen reigned for a total of 17 years, and the military department changed 14 books, of which seven were executed, six were dismissed and investigated, and only one was honorably retired, that is, Feng Yuanyang's younger brother Feng Yuanhurricane.

Moreover, Feng Yuanhurricane retired when he was about to die of illness, and the probability of dying when Chongzhen was the secretary of the military department was even higher than if you went to the front line to fight.

Throwing this strange thought out of Zhu Houxi's mind, Zhu Houxi continued: "Shanhaiguan is not far from Beijing, and it has been nearly 20 days. Let the spies be sure to pay attention to the situation in Shanhaiguan at all times! ”

"Yes, Grandpa Gao!"

Zhu Youzhen nodded, and as soon as he left the palace gate, he saw Zhu Houxi's brother Lu Bing hurriedly breaking into the hall, bowing down on one knee to Zhu Houxi, and respectfully presenting a recital:

"Your Majesty, Shanhaiguan has reported urgently, Wu Sangui has been cleared!"

"The regent of Manchuria, Dolgon, crowned Wu Sangui as the king of Pingxi, the general of the southern army, and the soldiers and horses of the Han army in the governor's headquarters."

"Qing Army, enter the customs!"