The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 202
Although Luoyang has gradually declined since the Tang Dynasty and is no longer the capital of the dynasty, its political significance is still comparable to the two capitals of the north and the south. It is far from comparable to Chang'an in the northwest, let alone Chengdu in the southwest.

Because Luoyang is in the middle of the world, it has been the place where emperors aspire to the top and where heroes compete for the throne since ancient times.

Since ancient times, those who won the Central Plains may not be able to win the world, but those who want to win the world must eventually conquer the Central Plains.

At the beginning, King Chuang was only able to aspire to the world by conquering Luoyang. He was recognized by the northern literati and defected to him one after another.

This kind of righteousness is invisible and intangible, but it really affects the people of the world and the luck of the dynasty.

After all, if even Luoyang is breached, the gentry and gentry in the world can't help but have the idea that the imperial court is really going to end, or it will die.

Some careerists and literati who want to learn from the achievements of the dragon will be ready to move, and they will no longer be able to keep their own place.

And this kind of literati abound in all dynasties of China.

The reason why Chongzhen hurriedly ordered Sun Chuanting to go out of Tongguan to break into the army for a decisive battle was because Luoyang had too much political significance. After being breached, the foundation of Ming Dynasty had been shaken, which was more serious than the digging of the ancestral grave in Fengyang. .

So Li Guo and Sun Kewang naturally wanted to break through Luoyang again, to hit Ming's morale and the emperor's authority.

But the two also knew that it would be almost impossible to break through Luoyang before the arrival of the various armies of the Ming Dynasty.

What's more, the two of them were not stupid, knowing that even if Luoyang was defeated in the end, they would definitely suffer heavy casualties.

So the two of them only prepared for three days under the city of Luoyang, and then hastily launched a feint attack.

Because the real purpose of the coalition forces was not to capture Luoyang, but to attract the Ming army to a decisive battle near Luoyang. If they won, not only would Luoyang be at their fingertips, but the world was so big that the army could gallop freely.

Although Li Guo and Sun Kewang didn't have much hope of winning the decisive battle with the Ming army, after all, both of them are veterans who have been through battles for a long time.

But even if you know that you lose more than you win, you can only put all your eggs in one basket, because there is still a chance of winning. If you don't fight, the army is nestled in the northwest. It is safe for the time being, but when the main force of the Ming army goes south from the grassland, it will be true. Not even a chance to fight.

After all, Jiannu and the main force of the Ming army were facing each other on the grassland, and the time could not be too long. In the end, they couldn't bear it anymore. The one who retreated first must be Jiannu. King Chuang and Li Guo knew this very well.

If the Ming army and Jiannu were in a decisive battle, King Chuang wanted to wait in the northwest.

But the main force of the Ming army obviously didn't want to fight Jiannu decisively, and Jiannu didn't want to fight either, so they had to fight desperately to break into the army.

Because Jiannu could retreat to the northeast, but the Chuang army could not defend the northwest, so there was no choice at all.

The army only pretended to attack Luoyang for three days, and then stopped, because Liu Zeqing had already led an army of [-] across the Yellow River and arrived at Hongnong, and Zuo Menggeng also led an army of [-] to Ruzhou.

However, neither of the two armies continued to move forward. They obviously wanted to wait for the morale of the Chuang army and the Daxi army to plummet before marching into the decisive battle.

In the big tent outside the city at this moment, Li Guo and Sun Kewang were angrily cursing.

"Brother Li, looking at the posture of the Ming army, it is obvious that they want to consume us to death. Although we have enough food and grass this time, it can last for three months at most, so it is definitely not a long-term solution to consume like this!"

"Then I wonder what brother Sun's opinion is?"

"Continuing to feint to attack Luoyang is of little use, and a strong attack is even less advisable. At this moment, we can only take the initiative to seek a decisive battle with the Ming army." Sun Kewang said in a deep voice.

"The Ming army is divided into three groups. Which one does Brother Sun think our army should attack?" Brother Li also knew that he had no choice but to take the initiative to attack.

"No matter which route to attack, the other two routes and the Ming army in Luoyang City will immediately overwhelm, so we must divide the troops to contain the two routes, and attack the first route to have a chance of winning.

This is my plan. Brother Li will lead an army of 20 troops to continue to besiege Luoyang and contain Gao Jie in the city and Liu Zeqing of Hongnong. What do you think brother? "

Sun Kewang said slowly, and looked straight at Li Guo after speaking.

"It's best if it's like this, but Ruzhou still has [-] Ming troops. If Wu Sangui chooses to retreat and not fight, and Ruzhou's Ming troops come and attack from both sides, can Brother Sun be sure?"

Li Guo thought about it, and then asked.

Although the Daxi army seemed to be stronger than their Chuang army, it was still limited. He didn't think that Sun Kewang could defeat the 11 troops of Wu Sangui and Zuo Menggeng.

As for containing Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing, he was very confident. After all, Gao Jie's 3 people were huddled in the city, and only a small number of soldiers and horses were needed. The main thing was to guard against Liu Zeqing's [-] troops.

"Hmph, I have an army of 20. If I can't defeat a mere [-] Ming army, then I might as well just bow my head and become a vassal."

Sun Kewang snorted coldly, with determination and determination on his face.

"Then I wish Brother Sun the best of luck and kill all directions!"

Li Guo didn't hesitate any longer, he cupped his fists and said.

He knew that Sun Kewang's plan was the best.

After the two made an agreement, the next day, Sun Kewang set up camp with an army of 20 and marched eastward, giving Li Guo half of the food and grass.

"Brother, isn't it too unfair for us to do this?"

After camping at night, the third brother gathered together, and after Sun Kewang finished his plan, Liu Wenxiu frowned slightly and said.

"Third brother, at this moment, how can you care about being unjust? Are you going to watch my 20 brothers confess to being in the Central Plains?"

"Brother, I still feel that doing such dishonest things requires taking huge risks. It's better to fight Wu Sangui to the death. We may not have a chance to win." Liu Wenxiu thought about it, and said in a deep voice.

"Third brother, it's not that the eldest brother insists on building up the ambitions of others and destroying his prestige. Most of the brothers in the army are from the south, and they have never seen the power of cavalry charging. Wu Sangui has [-] real cavalry in his hands, fighting head-on. We have no chance of winning at all.”

"That's right, third brother, what elder brother said is right, the Central Plains is flat, and we can't stop Wu Sangui's cavalry at all. As long as we can't stop the iron cavalry of the Ming army, no matter how many people and horses there are, we will die."

Ai Nengqi also persuaded, obviously he also knew how powerful the cavalry was.

"I don't believe that Wu Sangui is really willing to charge directly with cavalry." Liu Wenxiu gritted his teeth.

"Third son, today is different. The six thousand cavalry are not Wu Sangui's servants, but the cavalry of the imperial court. The grandson of the turtle will not feel sorry for him. He will definitely let the cavalry take the lead in the battle, and the army will follow. .”

"But big brother, once you give up the supplies, if you don't succeed in the sneak attack, you won't even have the chance of a decisive battle."

"Third brother, elder brother doesn't know the danger of a sneak attack on Xiangyang, but if there is a way, elder brother will never do it."

Sun Kewang also sighed.

"Forget it, it's up to brother."

Liu Wenxiu also nodded helplessly.

"Third brother, the lives of my fourth brother and 20 brothers, as well as the future of our Great Western Army depend on you."

Sun Kewang was overjoyed, and then tightly held Liu Wenxiu's hand.

Liu Wenxiu didn't say anything, but nodded solemnly.

It was night, Liu Wenxiu took ten thousand carefully selected elites, secretly left the camp, and ran to the southwest with light clothes.

The next day, Sun Kewang led his army and did not continue eastward, but turned southward to kill Ruzhou.

After Wu Sangui learned about it, he immediately pressed up with an army of [-], and at the same time ordered Zuo Menggeng to lead his army out of Ruzhou to intercept, preparing for a north-south attack, and wiped out the Daxi army near Baisha.

(End of this chapter)