Anti Qing

Chapter 131 Hiromitsu
Nanjing.

On March 17, [-]th year of Chongzhen, the Dashun Army joined forces under the city of Beijing. The next day, Li Zicheng ordered a general attack. Then the capital changed hands, and Emperor Chongzhen died in Meishan.

On May [-] of the same year, Fu Wang Zhu Yousong was officially proclaimed emperor in Nanjing, with the reign name Hongguang.

In this year, the northern capital changed hands twice, and several fierce battles broke out between the Qing and Dashun for the control of the Central Plains.

The Qing army and the Shun army were separated, each with millions of troops, fighting from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, the battle was unprecedentedly fierce.

During the few months in the second half of the 17th year of Jiashen, there were not only the Battle of Shanhaiguan where the Qing army won a great victory and Li Zicheng was defeated, but also the Battle of Huaiqing where the Dashun Army partially counterattacked and achieved brilliant results. But in general, the Dashun Army It is still more defeats than victories.

The Battle of Tongguan was the second major battle between Qing and Shun since the Battle of Shanhaiguan.

In this battle, Li Zicheng led Liu Zongmin, Niu Jinxing and others to Tongguan and severely damaged the main force of the Qing army in Duduo. As a result, the Qing and Shun sides entered a stage of strategic stalemate until today.

However, when Li Zicheng and Dorgon, the enemies, were doing their best to compete in the Central Plains, the Hongguang court of Nanming, which had been established for half a year in Jiangnan, was full of prosperity, singing and dancing.

Inside and outside Jinling, on the banks of the Qinhuai River, famous courtiers and scholars compete to be arty, wealthy businessmen and chaebols, and sons of aristocratic families spend a lot of money for a beautiful woman to smile. In the gardens of Suzhou and Hangzhou, Donglin party members are in groups, talking with each other, and remotely controlling the government.

A fast horse riding from Jiangbei seemed out of tune with the bustling scene in this area.

"Report-"

The cavalry of Huang Degong's unit who came to report the news killed several horses in the past few days. They tried their best to reach the outside of Nanjing City at the fastest speed.

Looking at his dusty appearance, the officers and officers of the five cities of Nanjing in front of the gate laughed endlessly.

"The world is peaceful, why are you in such a hurry?"

The cavalryman was out of breath, and immediately raised the newspaper in his hand and shouted loudly.

"Eight hundred miles, hurry up, please see Your Majesty!"

"The military situation is on fire, please let me enter the palace quickly!"

However, in the eyes of passers-by walking in and out of Nanjing, his flustered scene looked so ridiculous.

Many pedestrians covered their mouths and noses, frowned, and deliberately stayed away when they entered the city gate.

Others muttered and kept fanning the air with their hands.

"Where did the earth leopard come from?"

"When did Jinling City become a refugee camp?"

Listening to the whispers around, the cavalry's ears gradually turned red, but they urged again.

"The situation in the military is like fire, please be accommodating!"

After waiting for a long time, a soldier from Wucheng Masi almost came.

After walking a few steps, walking down the path of the city wall, he was already out of breath, with a face full of resentment.

"Go away, go away!"

"Jinling City is not a place where big soldiers like you can come, go back to Beizhen and fight!"

The cavalrymen fought bloody battles in Jiangbei for days, and in order to send the news to Nanjing, they traveled day and night, eating and sleeping in the open, and didn't even bother to drink a sip of water.

For a moment, he was a little aggrieved, clutching the pond newspaper tightly, and shouted angrily.

"This world is ruined by people like you!"

"The rogue bandits have gone to Wuchang, and hundreds of thousands of Qing soldiers are hoarding in Huaiqing, but you are still here to eat, drink and have fun!"

"When those rogues come to Nanjing and destroy your gardens, what capital do you have to look down on us here?"

"Without us guarding Jiangbei for you, where would you have the capital to show off!"

When he almost heard the words, his eyes widened.

"presumptuous!"

"This is Jinling City, where the Son of Heaven is, how can you let your nonsense speak here!"

"Left and right, take him for me and take him to the prison!"

It was too late, but it was soon, when the officials mentioned arresting people, they immediately moved quickly, rushed forward, threw the cavalryman who sent the message off his horse, and under the mocking eyes of the scholars on the side of the road, tied him up and ran to the city. prison.

The cavalry who reported the letter had been captured, but the pond newspaper in his hand had fallen to the ground and was trampled to dust by the officials.

The contents of the pond newspaper, word by word, are shocking.

"Zuo Liangyu died of illness on the river, and his son Zuo Menggeng led 60 Zuoying to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and established the puppet king Duoduo to garrison Huaiqing, which seems to have the intention of going south."

"Gao Doushu defeated Yunyang, Jingzhou, Xiangyang, Yunyang, and Wuchang all fell into the hands of the Shun bandits, and Huguang has now mostly fallen."

"Li Zijing was stationed in Wuchang, just across the river from Nanjing..."

"Chen Huang Degong is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and his Majesty. No matter whether he builds a captive or obeys the bandits, he should swear to die in a bloody battle. The only thing is to die. However, a certain army has few soldiers, and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty for 300 years is in danger. I implore Nanjing to send reinforcements to rescue it. Urgent."

"If Jiangbei falls, the Shun Bandits will come every day, and Nanjing will not be safe..."

Every sentence, every word here represents a bloody battle between the Dashun Army and the Qing Army, and represents the bloody battle of countless Dashun Army soldiers in the Central Plains.

The world situation is changing rapidly.

Dorgon of the Qing army is in Beijing, and Li Zicheng is in Xi'an in Dashun. Both sides are ready to compete for the world. Only Jiangnan under the Hongguang court is still intoxicated by the vain and prosperous performance.

I don't know if the celebrities and ministers of the Hongguang court in the city are still in the mood to continue their sensuality after seeing this.

At the same time, Wuchang.

The black banner of the front battalion was flying high, and the continuous fire had burned for three days and three nights in Wuchang City.

Zuo Liangyu withdrew from Wuchang, and before he left, a fire burned down this important town in the southwest.

When Li Zijing arrived with the Dashun Army, the fire in Wuchang City had been burning for a day and a night.

These days, Li Zijing has been blaming himself.

He clearly knew that Zuo Liangyu would do this in history, but it was still a day late, and Wuchang City was still burned.

After all, combat is not a sand table map deduction for playing games. You can arrive any day you say, and any factors on the march may affect the final arrival time.

Although the Dashun Army won in Huguang, the total number of defeated troops of the Ming Army was larger than that of Li Zijing's front battalion. There was no room for carelessness, and they were more cautious along the way.

Hurry up slowly, but in the end it is still one step too late.

At night, the fire in Wuchang City illuminated the military camp in Dashun outside the city like daylight.

Gu Junen strolled to the outside of the tent, looked at the guards outside the door, and asked.

"Has the general Zhi come out yet?"

The soldier nodded slightly.

Gu Junen turned his head and glanced at Wu Zhaosheng behind him, both of them were a little helpless.

Since coming to Wuchang, Li Zijing has locked himself in the tent for two days without taking a single step.

Everyone knew in their hearts that Li Zijing was blaming himself for failing to stop Zuo Liangyu from burning Wuchang.

Regardless of whether this behavior was intentional or genuine, in the eyes of everyone in the front battalion, Li Zijing's behavior was undoubtedly different from other leading generals.

In the troubled times, there are many teams of them, and there are many people of all kinds.

But among those who lead the army, there are very few who can blame themselves for the destruction of a city like Li Zijing.

Such a quality is extremely rare among superiors.

(End of this chapter)