Kong Youde, born as a miner in Tieling, followed his father to rebel from the territory of the Jianzhou Jurchen Nurhachi, and was accepted as a subordinate by Mao Wenlong, the general soldier of Liaodong and the governor of the left capital.

Yuan Chonghuan, a scholar who served under the eunuch Wei Zhongxian, supervised Liaodong, and in order to establish his prestige, he was bold and reckless, and killed the famous coach Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong and Yuan Chonghuan were of equal status, and under the command of Yuan Keli, they had outstanding military achievements. Now after being killed for no reason, Yuan Chonghuan fabricated more than a dozen trumped-up charges to slander Mao Wenlong.

Dong Qichang once commented on Mao Wenlong's huge role: "Mao Wenlong seized Zhenjiang with 200 people, captured the rebels, and sacrificed it to his subordinates, without spending the country a handful of iron, a bunch of grass, and a bucket of grain. With such courage, how can a husband be easily obtained? So that now there are three dragons, slaves can be captured, Liao can be restored, and Yongfang and nurturing nature can sit and be restrained and provoked. ”

Yuan Chonghuan deceived the court and acted perversely, killed the commander of the guarding side, and then wanted to incorporate Mao Wenlong's subordinates, but Mao Wenlong's subordinates didn't buy it.

Mao Wenlong's original army of 150,000 was divided, and Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi simply returned to Jianzhou and surrendered to Nurhachi, and were named the king of Sanshun.

Among them, Kong Youde was named King Gongshun, Shang Kexi was named King Zhishun, and Geng Zhongming was named King Huaishun.

The three of them were then ordered to conquer Korea in the south, forcing the Korean to surrender to the Jianzhou Jurchens, depriving the Ming Dynasty of a reliable neighbor and an important force in the east to contain the Qing army's southward advance.

Shortly thereafter, the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen committed suicide and martyrdom, and the Dashun army fought north of the Yellow River.

After Dolgon occupied the Jingshi, he ordered the British prince Azig and the Yu prince Duoduo to go south in two ways, and fought at Tongguan and Chang'an, and Li Zicheng completely collapsed.

Dolgon immediately adjusted his strategic deployment and ordered the British Prince Azig to command Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi, Nikan, and Nushan to guard Guanzhong, and at the same time sweep the remnants of Li Zicheng, and prepare to attack Zhang Xianzhong in Chengdu.

Duoduo, the prince of Yu, led Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Jierharang, Tong Tulai, Tong Yanghe, Shuo Zhan, Chen Tianmo, and Liu Zhiyuan to level the Central Plains and destroy Zhu Yousong's court in Nanjing.

After some planning, Duoduo, the prince of Yu, divided his army into three routes:

Kong Youde, the chief general of the West Road Army, led more than 70,000 men and horses from Luoyang to the south, passing through Xiangyang, Dangyang, Jingmen, Jiangling, and then crossing the river south to seize Changde City, forming a flanking attack on Changsha and Hengyang.

Geng Zhongming, the commander of the middle route army, led more than 50,000 men and horses from Xuchang to the south, passing through the Runan, Xinyang, and Huoying Mountains, and then seized Xiakou, Wuchang, and Yuezhou to occupy Jiangxia, and attacked Changsha and Hengyang from the east.

The East Route Army was personally commanded by Duoduo, commanding Tong Yanghe, Tong Tulai, Shuo Zhan, Chen Tianmo, and Liu Zhiyuan to attack the central capital Fengyang, and then ordered Zhang Tianlu and Yang Chengzu to cross the river from Guazhou to attack Nanjing and Hangzhou.

"Your Majesty, now that the line of Nanjing and Hangzhou in the east has been completely chaotic, we are temporarily out of reach of Duoduo's army on the East Road, and Zhang Chengzong and Li Dingguo's troops rely on Poyang Lake to establish a defensive line, mainly to prevent the Manchu Tartars from advancing westward. ”

Miao Sanguan briefly introduced the general shape of Jiangbei to Xiong Chu, and then pointed to the map and said: "Chige, Ma Jinzhong, and Niu Youyong have gained a firm foothold in Lishan County, Yingshan County, and Mulan County (now Huangpi County), and they can temporarily block Geng Zhongming's army on the middle route from moving south. The main problem now is Kong Youde's army on the Western Road. ”

Xiong Chu rushed to Lizhou City from Guilin three days ago, and Miao Sanguan and Peng Wuying were already waiting here.

Looking at the room of people, most of the Xiong Chu didn't know him: "I came here this time because of Kong Youde's problem, before discussing the deployment on both sides of the river, the old master introduced these people to me." ”

As soon as Xiong Chu's words fell, Peng Wuying stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Starting from the throat of Jian Hachiro back then, it was like thunder, and the last general Ma Guangyi was finally able to meet His Majesty in person today, which is really a blessing for three lives." ”

Looking at a big man in his forties in front of him, Xiong Chu was a little surprised: "You are Ma Guangyi?"

"It's the last general!" Ma Guangyi's voice was very loud: "Uncle Jia died of illness this spring, and the last general will vote according to the will, and in the future, he will be the head of His Majesty, and he will die." ”

Xiong Chu nodded: "Since ancient times, life is impermanent, and no one knows what will happen tomorrow. Lao Huihui has always taken the overall situation into account, and I have admired it for a long time. It's a pity that when I was in Fengyang, the central capital, I was forced to look at the shape shì, and I and Lao Huihui had only met from afar, but I didn't expect that it was already separated forever. ”

"Now that General Ma has come over, he will be a family from now on. General Miao, the brothers of the old Hui Hui are all elites of a hundred battles, how did you arrange it?"

Miao Sanguan nodded slightly and didn't make a sound, but Peng Wuying hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has been in contact with the Fifth Battalion of the Ge Zuo of Lao Hui, which was originally ruled by dividing the river, and we support some equipment and equipment, but we do not interfere in each other's internal affairs." ”

"Now General Ma Guangyi and General Sun Ang have led their troops to vote, and the reorganization has been completed in accordance with the standards of our Xiong Family Army, and the Jiangbei battalion has been formed. The Chinese military tent was set up in Chengtianfu, with General Ma Guangyi as the chief general and General Sun Ang as the deputy general. ”

"The total strength of the Chengtianfu battalion in Jiangbei was reduced to 55,000 people, including 16,000 cavalry. General Ma Guangyi's 30,000 men and Chige in the northeast formed a line, forming a corner trend. General Sun Ang's 25,000 men defended the Gate of Heaven and the northwest of Gangneung. ”

"What is the specific situation over there in Chige?" Prince Xiong looked at Miao Sanguan: "I heard in Wuzhou that Ma Jinzhong and Niu Youyong have collected more than 100,000 people from the Dashun army, these people are good and bad, how did they deal with it later?"

Miao Sanguan smiled slightly: "Ma Jinzhong and Niu Youyong, two young generals, still had some opinions at the beginning. Later, after looking at the establishment and equipment of the shooting battalion and the women's battalion, they finally understood the true meaning of the army. ”

After some selection, Ma Jinzhong and Niu Youyong selected a total of 20,000 people as the main force, each commanding 10,000 people, including 3,600 cavalry troops and 6,400 infantry troops, constituting the left and right wings of Chige. ”

The other 120,000 people have already retreated to the north bank of the river for reorganization. At present, 48,000 reserve troops have been retained for retraining, and the surplus old and weak women and children continue to cross the river to the south and settle in Tuntian, which is in the Yuezhou area. ”

"Yes, that's critical. Xiong Chuyan nodded: "The ancients said: There are not many soldiers and nobles. Without rigorous training, without complete equipment, no matter how many people there are, it is useless. On the contrary, the infinite expansion of the number of troops has many evil consequences, first of all, food has become a big problem. ”

"We cannot follow the path of defeat of the previous dynasty, and the army cannot gather and expand as we want, but we must carry out overall coordination to ensure that both the front line and logistics can withstand the needs of war. Cutting meat to mend sores and drinking water to quench thirst must not happen again. All troops that exceed the capacity of the common people must be dismantled. ”

Miao Sanguan bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, all the troops who are willing to join our camp, Weichen will explain the stakes to them." ”

Xiong Chu said in a deep voice: "Food is limited, equipment is limited, and good steel must be used on the blade." Chopping bamboo for soldiers, surging up, this is a last resort. If you want to fight to the death with the Manchu Tartars, the rabble can only increase casualties, which is the last thing I want to see. ”

"I fought against the Manchu Tatars in the Mobei grassland, which was also the main purpose for me to transfer the Chige Shooting Battalion. If you want to defeat the Manchu Tartars, you must fight-for-tat, and it will never work without a strong cavalry and archery force. ”

"Now, Chige's shooting battalion is placed in Xiaochang County to undertake frontal defensive operations, this is absolutely not good, and it needs to be adjusted immediately. Chige's Shooting Battalion must not be trapped in one place, and must be placed in a mobile position to play its role, I hope you will bother a lot. ”

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to lead his troops into Xiaochang County to replace General Feilong's shooting battalion. Ma Guangyi stood up and said: "The last general made a military order here: never let the rebellious Geng Zhongming go south half a step!"

Xiong Chu smiled: "General Ma's courage is commendable, what does General Miao think?"

Miao Sanguan also smiled: "What General Ma Guangyi envies the most is our artillery. Since General Ma took the initiative to ask for help, then add 60 five-inch caliber city fire cannons, and let General Ma be the chief general of Xiaochang County, and unify the command of Ma Jinzhong and Niu Youyong. ”

Peng Wuying nodded: "This is very appropriate." Not only that, General Sun Ang will have to independently undertake the defense of Yingtianfu and Tianmen, and the five-inch caliber city fire cannon will also need to be strengthened. ”

"Your Majesty, the Han army formed by the Manchu Tartars, all of them were firearms. In particular, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming have always been inseparable from Meng, Meng is not out of focus, and their firearms are particularly powerful, and we also need to make targeted adjustments. ”

"You do these specific things, and I don't interfere. Xiong Chu shook his head: "Now let's talk about Kong Youde's situation and your coping strategy." ”

Mo Jiuniang, the eldest princess who had been silent, said: "Kong Youde: The Han army is the commander of the Red Flag. Shen Zhixiang, the general of the left army, and Shen Yongzhong, the deputy general, who is Shen Zhixiang's nephew, and the general of the right army, Lian Guoan, and the deputy generals Quan Jie and Ma Xiong. ”

"Former army general Sun Long, capital commander Wang Yongnian, deputy capital commander Meng Yimao, staff generals Hu Tongchun, Li Yidi. The vanguard master is seventeen-year-old Sun Yanling, this guy is Sun Long's eldest son, and he has 4,800 elite horsemen under his command, and he is arrogant. ”

"The Han army of the Manchu Tartars is different from us, Kong Youde, Geng Jingzhong, and Shang Kexi's families are all in the army. According to reliable sources, Kong Youde's eight-year-old son Kong Tingxun and five-year-old daughter Kong Sizhen are both in the army. Therefore, his Chinese army looks very bloated, and its combat effectiveness is not strong. ”

"Our first wave of enemies is Kong Youde's front army, that is, Sun Yanling's more than 20,000 people, and the first target is the pioneer Sun Yanling. Because Tian Jianxiu lost three battles and three times, Sun Yanling ran very fast, and he is currently less than two hundred miles away from Jingmen. ”

Miao Sanguan shook his head: "What the eldest princess said is very true, but the problem is very troublesome, because Tian Jianxiu, Hao Shaoqi, Wang Jincai, and Wu Ruyi of the Dashun Army are stationed in the northwest of Tianmen. General Sun Aang, please tell me about the situation. ”

Sun Ang stood up and clasped his fists at Xiong Chu and said, "Your Majesty, Tian Jianxiu and Hao Shaoqi's department, the total number of people is about 40,000 to 50,000. They didn't know that we had joined the Xiong Family's army, so they retreated to the front line of Jingmen and Tianmen. ”

"Their purpose is very clear, that is, they want our support, mainly ordnance and food support. I am now a member of the Xiong Family's army, and how to deal with this issue still needs to be decided by His Majesty. ”

Xiong Chu saw Peng Wuying secretly shaking his head, and immediately understood what he meant: "The camp in Jiangbei has suddenly increased by forty or fifty thousand people, and the grain and grass must be stretched." Tian Jianxiu, Hao Shaoqi and others retreated all the way from Chang'an, and it is conceivable that there will definitely be a large number of family members in the army. ”

"It's too difficult to fight with your family. How do General Sun Ang, Tian Jianxiu, and Hao Shaoqi think about the future? Even if we are willing to come to the rescue, it can only save a while, and it is impossible to save a lifetime. ”

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