Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 226 The Barbarian Journey
The original manuscript of this poem was eventually lost, which is a great pity for many later generations who study the war history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and culture lovers.At the end of the Yongli and Guangfu dynasties, Zhu Cixuan, the sage ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, left very few poems.As we all know, the ancestor emperor Zhu Cixuan was the first master of Chinese calligraphy in the 17th century, and any of his calligraphy is invaluable, not to mention this song "Tutar" full of historical significance and heroic feelings for the recovery of the Han nation. 200 years later, the manuscript taken away by Zhu Changzuo came to life. Even though it was very damaged, it still sold for 27 billion taels. The winning bidder finally donated the manuscript to the Palace Museum.

Don't mention the future, let's look at the present.

The Battle of Huguang was larger in terms of scale and geographical scale than any battle Bai Mingxiu had participated in. Almost all of the 20 Ming Dynasty Restoration Army from the three major military regions were invested in this battle, but its intensity was compared to the previous ones. campaign, there was a clear decline.

Just like the cross-river battle after the three major battles in the War of Liberation, its difficulty level dropped a lot because the hardest bone has been chewed off.

The Qing government has basically lost control of the entire situation in Huguang. The Eight Banners warriors are considering how to safely let the Eight Banners such as Murima and Dasu withdraw from the dangerous battlefield. No matter what measures were taken, it seemed that the over one hundred thousand scattered Qing army could only be wiped out one by one by the Ming army in the face of lack of pay and food.

At the end of March in the 17th year of the Yongli calendar, when spring had completely arrived, the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army launched a comprehensive offensive.

The Fuguo Army took Jiangxi almost without bloodshed. The Qing army in Jiangxi lost its own gate after losing Jiujiang. Nanchang surrendered without a fight, and most of the state capitals followed suit.The real battlefields are still in Huguang and Fujian.

In Huangzhou City, a great battle finally kicked off.This city, which was famous for its teaching in later generations, experienced only a small conflict in this battle before being captured by the Ming army.As the commander-in-chief of the Ming Army in East China, Su Shuhuan also received new information at this time.

"sure?"

Jin Yiwei's agent said: "Yes, Chief, Murima has withdrawn from Wuchang, abandoned Wuchang, and led the main force of the Qing army to withdraw to the northwest."

Shang Zhonghe slapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, this wild boar skin actually handed Wuchang into our hands like this. Once he leaves like this, the whole Huguang will be defenseless for us."

Su Shuhuan frowned, and said: "The mission His Royal Highness gave us is to completely wipe out the Huguang Qing army and occupy Huguang. If we only occupy the land without destroying Murima's troops, this mission can only be regarded as half completed. Judging from Murima's route, he should enter Henan from the west side of the Dabie Mountains, as long as he can escape to Henan, he will be generally safe."

Shang Zhonghe said impatiently: "Commander, let's pursue it. Commander Jin Tongwu's First Division has already captured Yiling Prefecture. They are attacking from the west, and we are pursuing them from the east. If the Qing army's hundred thousand troops move like this, they will definitely not be fast." , we will definitely be able to defeat them in Jingbei in one fell swoop."

It's just that Su Shuhuan is a very steady general. He said: "Enter Wuchang first, and then pursue Murima. Beware of the Qing army jumping over the wall in a hurry, or setting up an ambush. Comrades in Jinyiwei, please do more activities these days. We need to understand the Qing army Every move and all their routes."

The Jinyiwei agent saluted the army: "Yes, Commander."

On the last day of March, the Ming Dynasty Restoration Army successfully entered Wuchang City.

"Why is this city so dilapidated?" Su Shuhuan felt something was wrong.

The doors of every house were closed, and there were even blood stains in some places.When the soldiers knocked on the doors of some houses, they found some panicked Wuchang residents and some corpses.

When a young man saw the Ming army, he knelt down and begged, "Please ask the Ming army to be the master for us Wuchang people! Damn Tartars, seeing that they can't win the king's division, they robbed the army before leaving." In the city, almost all the families suffered disasters. It’s okay if they are allowed to rob them, but they will kill people if they resist a little. I don’t know how many people have been killed by them. All valuables and food in the house have been robbed. Even the women in the family have been ruined, they are all beasts!"

As if they heard the cry, other people in the city came out one after another, knelt down in front of the soldiers of the Great Ming Restoration Army and began to cry one by one.Thousands of people in this city lost their lives under the cruelty of the Qing army.Even those who are alive are not good. The Qing army took away almost all their belongings, and many families didn't even have enough food to live on.

"Damn it! Damn it!" Shang Zhonghe was so angry that his chest heaved and he couldn't breathe, his eyes were all red, and the veins on his neck were throbbing.

On the other hand, Su Shuhuan looked more ordinary, but his hands behind his back were tightly clenched, which revealed that the commander of the military region was also in a bad mood.

Su Shuhuan sighed: "The prince is really a prince. Before sending out troops, the prince told me that we are now in the darkest hour before dawn, and we have already beaten the Qing army in the north. It will be extreme, they have reached the final madness. The Manchu Qing will no longer regard the Central Plains as theirs, and return to the mentality of the group of barbarians outside the pass, burning, killing and looting, leaving us no resources. Through trauma Our people, to achieve the purpose of wounding us."

Shang Zhonghe said angrily: "But there are still Han people in the Qing army, and there are so many Han people, several times more than the real Tatars. Do they just deal with their compatriots like this? Do they still have conscience? Is there any justice?"

Su Shuhuan shook his head and said, "Do you think that the people who did the ten days in Yangzhou, the three massacres in Jiading, and the robbery in Gengyin were all real Tartars? Most of them were traitors who followed the Tartars. The Tartars are hateful. But the group of beasts from our clan who have no propriety, integrity, morality and benevolence, can they be better than wild boar skin?"

He finally looked at the north and sighed: "So the prince is right. If this nation does not reform thoroughly, it will only be a barbarian who thinks it is noble and civilized. It usually covers itself with a mask of propriety, righteousness and shame, but in private it is all about self-interest and injustice. Ferocity. We are angry at this tragedy of aliens ravaging civilization, why don’t we hate ourselves? It is really easy to blame the barbarians, but what is difficult is that we reflect on ourselves and change ourselves.”

"I hope His Royal Highness can bring a new era to this country and this nation."

(End of this chapter)