Lord of Ming Dynasty

"Your Excellency, why don't we give up here and go to Henan Mansion, or to Four Mountains? I heard that Hauge has given up Four Mountains, and transferred all our troops back to Shanxi, Gansu and Shanxi Prefectures, heavily defending Baoding Mansion, and confronting the Qing Dynasty. , Four Mountains is the only place to go at present." A general stood up, holding the sword at his waist and said.

"No, it can't be done, surrounded by mountains on all sides, the road to Shu is as difficult as going up to the blue sky. If we go somewhere with an army of 10,000+, most of the southern troops may flee halfway along the way. Besides, there are already Dashun troops there. Yuan Dizong, Liu Tichun, Hao Yaoqi and others, as well as the Qing army, the troops infiltrated by Li Dingguo, the Tusi mountain people, and many Ming troops left over from the Yongli Ming Dynasty.

Each occupies a piece of fertile land, and other places are thousands of miles uninhabited. Meals alone can make us exhausted. There is no food, no supplies, no taxes, and more importantly, no people. We have to endure mountain beasts, miasma, Unaccustomed to the environment and other conditions, it is impossible for us to gain a firm foothold there. A master shook his head, said while drinking tea, and sighed.

He Tengjiao looked at his trusted staff member, and the staff member said: "What the master said is true, but now we have no choice. The Huaxia Army must not mess with it. You see, they surrounded more than 30 troops in half a month." Li Guo and Chen Youzheng wiped out Chen Youzheng's 12 army in only three days, and restored order there in three days.

Now the oppression and siege of Li Guo's Dashun Zhongzhen Camp in Jingzhou Prefecture is being stepped up. I am afraid that the battle will start within a day or two, and Li Guo's troops will not be able to get better.Perhaps, after half a month, they will return to the army and start besieging us. Our army is not their opponent, there is no doubt about it. "

He Tengjiao knocked on his bright forehead with his fist, and said distressedly: "We could still deal with the Qing army, but the Qing army is not monolithic, all the villages are brave, regiment training, even some green camps are not our opponents, we can still occupy If it is a little cheaper, you can deal with the Qing army in large areas such as Hubei Prefecture, Henan Prefecture, Lake Guangzhou, Jiangxi Prefecture, and Guangxi Prefecture.

Now, the Huaxia Army is taking every step of the way. When it occupies a place, it first manages the place. It uproots the landlords and gentry of the Ming Dynasty, and those who oppose them, whether they are defected to the Qing army or the scholars of the original Ming Dynasty, local local bosses, and even the common people. Transfer, prevent them from gathering together, disrupt the arrangement, and then send their officials to preach their way. It took less than a year for them to gain a firm foothold in the new occupied area, and the occupied area was able to take over the occupied area in the second year. It became their territory, the people were loyal, and the army obeyed.

Oh my god, what happened to the gods who fell to the ground to send down such a monster-like army, they are more difficult to deal with than Li Zicheng, can it be said that God will kill me? "

"My lord, my lord," when He Tengjiao was distressed and helpless, a servant rushed in, came to him in a hurry, and knelt down on the ground, "Report to my lord, the Dubiao cavalry found Li Guo's loyalty near Xuancheng." Battalion, they are gathering troops, depending on the situation, there are thousands of soldiers and horses, I don’t know what their intentions are, the scout cavalry saw that they dare not go forward to ask, they are already closely monitoring them, and at the same time sent someone back to ask the master how to deal with it. "

The master's teacup was placed on the table suddenly, and with a crisp sound, he shouted: "The Loyalty Camp is about to run away. If they run away, we will be in danger. Your Excellency Governor, we can't let the Loyalty Camp run away. Why don't we let the Loyalty Camp run away?" Send the news to the Huaxia Army spies and let them clean up the Loyalty Camp, so we can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and buy time for us to decide where to go."

Chapter 489 The Conqueror

He Tengjiao tilted his head slightly, his old eyes flashed, the corners of his mouth curled up, and his teeth clenched, "Yes, we can't let those rogues run away." He turned back to the general beside him and said, "General Qi, you lead your troops to chase after them. We must block them, and at the same time let the cavalry drive the spies of the Huaxia Army to the escape route of the Zhongzheng Camp. Let them bite dogs, and it is best to bite them to death together."

"The last general obeys," the general clasped his fists, bowed his head and shouted loudly, then turned around, walked out with a figure-of-sight step while holding the sword at his waist.

He Tengjiao issued several orders in a row, dispatched several generals, and then said to the master: "Qiqing, in your opinion, where will the Loyalty Camp go?"

The master called "Qingqing," said: "Your Excellency, from the point of view of my humble position, there are no more than two roads. One road is to go to the four mountains, and the other road is to find the remnants of the Dashun army. It is also good to deal with the Qing army in the mountains, so that we can cover the Ming Dynasty court in the southwest as much as possible, so that our Yongli Daming Kingdom will not have no available soldiers.

This is good for us Yongli Daming, but it is not good for us. We are now in a state of besieged and helpless, it can be said that we are in a dead end. "

The staff asked, "What about the second way?"

The master said: "The second way is to go back to Henan Mansion. When the Ming court was still alive, Dashun fought fiercely with Sun Chuanting, Yang He, and even Hong Chengchou and other provincial governors who suppressed bandits in Henan Mansion many times. Where did they disperse? Many old battalion generals, these soldiers will hide among the people, either for the common people, or for soldiers, or for bandits, or for entering the green battalion. A powerful force that can fight against the Qing army can help us contain the threat of the Qing army."

He Tengjiao's eyes lit up again, "I mean, this is a chance for us to die and live again, isn't it?"

The master stroked the goatee on his chin, "It stands to reason that it is very likely that they can succeed, because the Qing army has no time to estimate them now, and they are likely to rely on the old bandits to rise again in Henan Province and disrupt Henan Province. House, this is easy for them who are rogues, it is their ability, but they need time, and it depends on whether that old thief Hong Chengchou agrees, if he does not agree... ".

He Tengjiao asked in a deep voice, "So what?"

The staff interjected: "Master Governor, think about it, do we dare to offend that old thief Hong Chengchou? In today's world, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong. The Huaxia Army is the number one, and the original Qing is the second. But the original Qing is now divided into The Great Jin Kingdom, the Great Qing Kingdom, and the Hong Chengchou tribe who took refuge in the Lu Kingdom, and now, the dozen or so new army towns in Hong Chengchou's hands should be counted second. Strengthen the extra troops during this time.

Therefore, if he does not agree, then one hand may wipe out many elite troops who had to be thrown away in order to escape the siege of the Huaxia Army. Now they are seriously injured and need a period of recuperation. Just out of the tiger's mouth, and into the wolf pack, it is extremely difficult to develop. "

"Then what should we do?" He Tengjiao asked anxiously.

The master smiled and said: "Of course I should write a letter to that old thief Hong Chengchou, and then plead with him to let him go to Henan Mansion to develop, but he can't attack us and that old thief, let Li go to make trouble with the Qing Dynasty or the Dajin Kingdom, Maybe he can't deal with the Huaxia Army, Hong Chengchou's old thief, but he can deal with Daqing or Dajin, which is their forte.

The more rampant their activities, the more headaches the two Manchu countries will have, and he will be able to attract more Qing troops to encircle and suppress him. At this time, we will take the opportunity to enter Henan Prefecture, and then occupy the junction of Shaanxi-Gansu and Henan Prefectures. Finally, we will To enter the Shaanxi-Gansu area, confront the Great Jin Kingdom, and open up another base area that belongs to our Yongli Ming Dynasty. "

Having said that, he stopped, took a sip of herbal tea, smacked his lips, stroked his beard, and scanned the hall with his eyes.

There are still a few senior generals left in the main hall, most of them are generals at the general level. Standing at the door are wearing the costumes and armor of generals in the Yongli Daming that is different from the original Daming. You can see that several of them are holding Jinkai 1 matchlock guns , standing around.

Since the strong rise of the Huaxia Army, using firearms to defeat the Qing army several times in succession, and gaining a foothold in Zhejiang Province, firearms have become powerful weapons pursued by other forces. Not only Hong Chengchou and Feng Quan saw the power of firearms, but in fact All forces have seen the power of firearms and introduced it as an elite weapon that must be equipped.

Most of the Nanming Army, which has close contacts with the Huaxia Army, has changed into firearms troops, and has hired soldiers from the Huaxia Army to give guidance and training, and has established its own full-firearms troops. It can be regarded as progressing with the times.

Their army is equipped with the high-quality export version of the Jinkai 1 matchlock gun made by the Huaxia Army sold to them by the Huaxia Army. The equipment of the cold weapon troop is not inferior to that of the Huaxia Army's cold weapon troop, and its combat power is already equivalent to that of the Huaxia Army. The strength of the army garrison.

Moreover, having experienced the baptism of fighting against the Qing army and fighting against the Qing army's firearms troops, it can be said that if you talk about the ranking of combat power and troop strength, the Nanming army ranks third, and the second is the Qing army led by Hong Chengchou. Huaxia Army.

And the fourth should be the Great Qing Army troops in Yanjing, the capital, that is, the four new troops sent to the capital by Hong Chengchou. They were sent to Dorgon at that time to maintain the safety of Yanjing and suppress Emperor Shunzhi who opposed Dorgon. Yes, but Dorgon died in a hurry. Emperor Shunzhi, his mother, and Empress Xiaozhuang were so powerful that they quickly disintegrated and took over the command of these powerful new troops. Therefore, their combat power should be fourth of.

The fifth should be Li Dingguo's Yongli Daming Army. He has two firearms troops supported by instructors sent by Nanming Kingdom. Of course, the organization is the same as that of Nanming Kingdom, but most of the weapons and equipment were sold to him by Tong Dawei. The firearms and artillery, as well as some second-hand arquebus guns retired by the Huaxia Army during the Golden Reform 1, as well as the arquebus guns bought from the Huaxia Army that were replaced by the Nanming Kingdom. .

The firearms are complicated, the models are not uniform, and the old and new are different. If Kong Youde's Qing army is still there, it will definitely go down one place. Zhang Qiang sent a field brigade to help Nanming, and the two cavalry brigades were wiped out.

In terms of strategy and tactics, it can be said that in this era, except for the dead Dorgon and Hong Chengchou, no one dares to compare with Li Dingguo. In terms of the elite level of soldiers, no one dares to touch Li Dingguo's elite soldiers. If you give him enough troops As well as weapons and equipment, military strength, the important thing is that someone supports him. He will definitely help a certain Nanming court to restore the country, but the Nanming courts do not have a determined, brave, patient, and talented emperor. Therefore, Li Dingguo only It can be said that he was born at the wrong time, a tragic figure.

Moreover, his character, the era, and the region, these factors restrict him, making him unable to display his talents, and can only do some trivial things that he thinks are important, such as welcoming back the timid, cowardly, and being bullied. The Yongli Emperor imprisoned by the emperor of a small dependent country.

Lack of vision and determination are his weaknesses.

Therefore, he can only be squeezed out on the edge of the tide of the times, unable to lead the times, and climb to the peak of the tide of the times, creating a new era.

The conversation turned around, the eyes shifted, and the master's eyes finally fixed on He Tengjiao, and then he said in the previous topic: "Our main opponent is the Kingdom of Jin, and the foundation of the Kingdom of Jin is not strong. Hauge is reckless and brainless, and he can't Really controlling so many generals of the Qing army, it is not very good to win over the real banner owners of the Qing army, as well as the Jurchen Manchu generals.

He has many internal conflicts, which will soon erupt and lead to his defeat. The Qing Dynasty will still respond quickly. Li used to contain the Qing Dynasty to delay this progress. At the junction, one can temporarily avoid the front of the Huaxia Army, and the other can recuperate, win over the anti-Qing soldiers, strengthen and supplement our strength, and then we will develop to the northwest, or fight back to Hubei Province, or fight with the Huaxia Army in Shanxi and Gansu. You can do whatever you want, at least we will not conflict with the Huaxia Army for one to three years. "

After hearing what the master said, He Tengjiao turned around and said to his staff: "Hua Feng, write a letter to Hong Chengchou in the name of the old man. In the letter, according to the analysis of the master and you just now, explain the interests and interests of that old man Hong Chengchou, and ask him to let Li Guo go. , write a letter to Li Guo, explaining the pros and cons from another aspect, he succumbs to the old man, I believe he will obey the old man's arrangement, at the same time he is also a sensible person, I believe he will soon understand, now only with Hong Chengchou, the old man united Only in this way can we fight against the Huaxia Army together, so that he has at least one enemy less, and Hong Chengchou should also understand that if he does not agree, he will be attacked by the enemy, knowing that he can't do anything, but still insisting, this is not his character."

The aide nodded, "In this way, we will unite with Hong Chengchou and Li Guo's Dashun Zhongzhen Camp to form a joint crisis response alliance to deal with the threat of the Huaxia Army. Of course, the Huaxia Army mainly looks for him We are just being hugged and beaten by grass and rabbits, hurting innocent people."

He Tengjiao stroked his beard, sighed deeply and said in a regretful tone: "It's a good thing that the Huaxia Army has done a good job, but it's a pity that Zhang Qiang went astray, imitating Li Zicheng, and insisted on being self-reliant. If he can join our court and assist King Gui Restoring Daming Rivers and Mountains, he may be a prince of the opposite sex in the future, and his iron hat will be hereditary, just like Xu Da in Jinling Mansion, his descendants will be treated preferentially by the court, what a pity, what a pity."

The night was dark and the situation was changing. No one would have thought that in this conversation, the fate of the Ming and Qing in the land of Huaxia would be turbulent again, and they would develop in another direction.

The city gates of Xiangyang Mansion opened and closed in the night, closed and opened again, messengers came in and out, soldiers and horses were mobilized, torches were shaken, there was a lot of scolding, there was a lot of people's voices, the residents near the city gate closed their doors and closed their houses, but the oil lamps inside were flickering, and the lights were on. There were terrified and uneasy faces, and the packages on the head of the kang were beaten up one by one, and they were carefully placed on the bedside. The whole family was terrified, three times a night, restless, and stayed up all night.

And at a hidden ferry more than a dozen miles away in Xuancheng, the soldiers and horses kept busy all night, and when Dongfang's belly turned white, Li Guo had already stood on the solid land on the shore, and the soldiers and horses with high meritorious service had already fled a hundred miles away. , marched rapidly overnight, and attacked the city overnight, occupying Nanyang County, a small town on the border of Henan Province. With the continuous arrival of soldiers and horses, Nanyang County became busy.

In the Hanshui River, the small boats shuttled back and forth, and the warships that kept going up in groups finally attracted the attention of the patrolling cavalry of the Huaxia Army.

Naturally, it was a reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance. The cavalrymen of the Loyalty Battalion who went up the river got off the ferry and fought hard, dragging down the scouting cavalry of the Huaxia Army. The two sides left countless bloodstains and corpses on the banks of the Baili River. War horses, weapons.

At the same time, the cavalry of the Huaxia Army fought fiercely with the cavalry sent by the Xiangyang Mansion. The cavalry of the Xiangyang Mansion first entangled the cavalry of the Zhongzheng Battalion who were guarding the direction of Xuancheng, and then abandoned the cavalry of the Zhongzheng Battalion. The Ming army sent from Xuancheng joined the battle, and the Huaxia army sent troops from Jingmen County, where the battle had just ended for a few days, to support them. The cold-armed troops of both sides fought, fought, secretly fought in the wilderness, among the mountains and forests, by the river, by the river, endlessly.

And this kind of battle expanded to a certain extent, until the sky turned white, it had developed into a cavalry regiment against the cavalry of Yongli Daming, a militia squadron, about 3000 people fought fiercely with the enemy's infantry in the direction of Xuancheng in the mountains.

After a night of fierce fighting, the Huaxia Army dispatched a militia brigade to chase the landing troops of the Zhongzhen Camp on the other side of the river. The two sides fought fiercely in the field, and then the cavalry arrived. Fight on the battlefield.

During the day, the 20th Field Brigade came, followed by No.[-] Field Brigade with Merlin Fish, and directly surrounded Xuancheng. When the sun rose from the east, Xuancheng was captured, and the Yongli Daming Army withdrew. On the battlefield, he fled back to Xiangyang Mansion in embarrassment.

And Li Guo had already led his troops to Nanyang County, and the troops coming from behind had reached [-] troops. They were all the veterans of the Zhongzhen Battalion of the Dashun Army that he had brought along over the years.

The other groups of soldiers and horses behind were entangled by the Huaxia Army. The Huaxia Army continued to increase its troops, and finally even the second and third field brigades rushed to the border, and directly sent the troops who were trying to escape from the Zhongzheng Battalion before they had time to escape from Hubei Province. Annihilated, captured.

The battle is over.

Under the cover of He Tengjiao's Yongli Daming Army, Li Guo's Zhongzhen Camp successfully escaped the siege of the Huaxia Army, pursued them, and jumped out of the battlefield in Hubei Province, leaving behind more than 20 civilians and [-] to [-] Dashun Army's Zhongzhen Camp. years of elite soldiers.

From a tactical point of view, the Huaxia Army has won a victory. From a strategic point of view, the Huaxia Army has suffered a defeat this time, allowing Li Guo’s loyal battalion to escape smoothly, and it also caused subsequent changes. He Tengjiao made the first decision. It was beneficial to the decision of the Zhongzhen Camp, and helped the Dashun Army that he despised, and reached a loose alliance plan with Hong Chengchou, who was originally a running dog of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Chapter 4 Ninety Shifts in Strategic Focus

No one has ever been so smart when dealing with outsiders, but history books and wild history say that only those who harm their own people are experts.