Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 424 Shaanxi War Chaotic Clouds (Part )
Yuncheng, Shanxi, was known as Hedong in ancient times, also known as Phoenix City. It was named after the "City of Salt Transport". It borders Luliang Mountain to the north, Zhongtiao Mountain to the east, Shaanxi Weinan to the west, and the Yellow River to the south. It is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. According to legend, Huangdi, Yandi, Chiyou, Yao, Shun, and Yu all lived here. Puban, the capital of Yao, Puban, the capital of Shun, and Anyi, the capital of Yu, are also located in this area.

Now this civilized ancient city has become a dead city, with corpses piled up in the streets. Not only soldiers died, but also a large number of people. The survivors could hide and escape. Except for the patrolling Qing troops, no one was alive on the street. All this happened only because of two people: Meng Qiaofang, the governor of Shaanxi in the Qing Dynasty, and Esai, the minister of household affairs.

On that day, Meng Qiaofang heard that both Shanxi and northern Shaanxi were rebels. In order to cut off the connection between the rebels in the two provinces, she sent Wu Sangui, Hahamu, and Huang Erxing to encircle and suppress Wang Yongqiang. She and the minister of household affairs Esai led 10,000 troops to attack Shanxi Pu The rebels from Zhouzhou to Hancheng.

Ordinarily, he is just the governor of Shaanxi and has no business in Shanxi. The governors of the Ming Dynasty only had to drive the bandits out of their own jurisdictions, and they could start a prairie fire as long as they did not burn in their own jurisdictions. But he was upright and upright, thinking about his master's thoughts and worried about his master's needs. When he heard that the emperor's father and the regent were suppressing bandits in Shanxi, he took the initiative to lead his army into Jin and cut off the connection between the rebel armies in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

The Manchu-Han army led by Meng Qiaofang and Esai consisted of two Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners soldiers with 3,000 men, and Hexi Green Camp soldiers with 7,000 men. They were brave and good at fighting. After crossing the Yellow River, they quickly conquered Puzhou, Linjin, Hejin, Jiezhou, Yishi and other places, and killed Bai Zhang, the leader of the rebel army, at Ronghe River. Then they conquered Yuncheng. Marshal Han Zhaoxuan of the Mingyi Army was killed in battle, and 10,000 of his men died in the battle. There were countless casualties among the people, and "the streets were full of corpses" in Yuncheng. Only a few leaders such as Yu Yin escaped by taking advantage of the chaos.

At this time, the situation in Shanxi gradually became favorable to the Qing army. Azig's army besieged Datong, defeated the rebels who came from Zhuma Road (today's Zhumakou) and Desheng Road (today's Desheng Fort) outside the Great Wall to rescue Jiang Yu, and cut off the connection between Datong and other rebels; the newly appointed Qing Xuan Datong Governor Tong Yangliang attacked Liu Qian's tribe in Daizhou, and defeated Liu Jun at Pingxing (Pingxingguan) and Yanmen. Finally, in a fierce battle at Huangxiangzhai, Liu Qian and his son were killed. In June, Dorgon once again personally conquered Datong, on the eve of his departure from Beijing. He summoned the Manchu and Han officials and said: "I am not going to do this because the kings and ministers are not qualified for their duties. However, I am afraid that I will disturb the good people when I go to the army, so I will go in person."

In short, the situation in Shanxi is improving. Governor Meng, who is loyal to the Qing Dynasty, is preparing to cooperate with his master to exterminate the Shanxi rebels. Suddenly, an emergency document comes, saying that the Oirat Mongols have invaded Shaanxi and captured Lintao Prefecture, Jinglu Guard, and Taozhou Guard. , Ningxia Town, joined forces with Wang Yongqiang, a giant bandit in northern Shaanxi, and established the regime of King Su of the Ming Dynasty in Ningxia Town. He couldn't help but be shocked. He was the governor of Shaanxi. If Shaanxi was lost, no number of heads would be enough for the master to chop off. After calming down, he did not dare to stay in Shanxi anymore, and returned to Shaanxi without stopping with Esai.

Meng Qiaofang rushed back to Xi'an City and was surprised to find that Wu Sangui, Haha Mu, and Huang Erxing were all here. He asked: "King Pingxi, Shaozhongzai (the official title of the Minister of Civil Affairs), Huang Fuyuan, didn't you go north to Yan'an to encircle and suppress the king's thieves? Why are you still here?"

Hahamu and Huang Erxing's faces turned red and they looked at Wu Sangui. It turned out that Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi, went north to Yan'an and confronted Wang Yongqiang's generals Liu Denglou, Ren Yigui, Xie Rude and others in Ganquan. He was about to kill him when there was news that Wang Yongqiang had defected to the Wei Kingdom and that one hundred thousand guardsmen (rumored rumors) had entered Shaanxi. Xiao Jiujiu couldn't help but start talking: Wang Yongqiang is already difficult to deal with, and now the more powerful Patriotic Army has arrived. He only has a total of more than 16,000 Guan Ning cavalry, which is the capital to live and settle down. If he spends all his money here, What will we do to gain a foothold in the Qing Dynasty in the future? Thinking of this, he sneaked back to Xi'an without saying a word on the pretext that the Mongols were powerful and needed to concentrate their forces to defend the capital of Shaanxi. Among the three armies, his was the strongest. As soon as he ran, Hahamu and Huang Erxing all followed him.

As thick-skinned as you are, the official can do as much as you want. The two of them were thin-skinned and felt embarrassed for their fear of fighting. Wu Sangui did not blush at all, but defended plausibly, "The governor didn't know something. After we led the army into Yan'an, the king's thieves actually seduced the Mongols and captured them. Lintao and Ningxia. In order to ensure that Xi'an is not lost, we have to withdraw our troops and stick to it." This is the gap, so people can be crowned kings.

The reason for withdrawing troops and standing firm is obviously because they saw that the enemy was strong and wanted to withdraw their troops to preserve their strength. Meng Qiaofang was extremely angry, but this was the time to employ people. Wu Sangui's troops were the main force of his side and they should not be offended lightly. Thinking of this, he forced out a smile and said, "King Pingxi withdrew his troops in time to defend Xi'an, which is really a mature move to seek the country." "Thanks to Duxian for the compliment, the eldest uncle (Wu Sangui's nickname) dare not take the credit." Wu Sangui was thick-skinned and thanked him with a smile.

"Report! The puppet king Zhangwu personally led an army of more than 20,000 people from Ningxia Town to the south and invaded Pingliang Prefecture. They have now passed the Xiama Pass; the puppet prince of Yulin Wang Yongqiang led an army of more than 20,000 people to return to Fushi, Yan'an Prefecture, with the intention of heading south to Xi'an." Everyone has their own secrets, and there are confidants who come to report military information. Su Wang Zhu Shizhong did not proclaim himself emperor, but followed the example of Korea and called him the king of Ming Dynasty, changing the original name to "Zhangwu", so the Qing Dynasty called him "Pseudo King Zhangwu"; while Wang Yongqiang was granted the title of third-class Marquis of Yulin by Suletan. In the mouth of the Qing Dynasty, he became the "Pseudo Yulin Marquis".

"Oh, this false king Zhu Shizhong is very ambitious and courageous. He dared to personally lead the army to attack the Qing Dynasty as soon as he ascended the throne." Meng Qiaofang praised and asked her confidants solemnly: "Is there any news about the guards?"

"Reporting to Du Xian, part of the guards returned to Qinghai and Gansu, while the other part gathered in Lintao Prefecture, Jinglu Guards, and Taozhou Guards, and did not participate in the actions of the puppet Ming army."

"It seems that Bachelor Qi Chongge's negotiation has worked." Meng Qiaofang breathed a sigh of relief. He was the governor of Shaanxi and naturally knew about Qi Chongge's mission to defend the country. He calmly arranged military affairs, "The army of the puppet king Zhangwu is mostly a mob. I and Xiao Situ (referring to the Minister of Household Affairs Esai) lead ten thousand troops, which is enough to defeat them; most of the king's thieves' subordinates are old and old." Bandits, with strong combat power. Shaozhong Zai (referring to the official minister Hamu) led 6,000 troops out of Huanglong Mountain, Huang Fuyuan led 7,000 troops out of Chengcheng County, Pingxi King and Li Shiwei (referring to Li Guohan) led 23,000 troops Qian came out of Tongguan County and launched a three-pronged attack to annihilate all the king's thieves; Zhang Yong was then ordered to strictly guard Longxi and closely monitor the movements of the guards."

"Yes", everyone accepted the order in unison.

"Governor Xian, the puppet king Zhangwu personally has more than 20,000 troops. You only bring 10,000 troops to fight. Is it too little?" Huang Erxing, the governor of Shaanxi, was a little worried.

Meng Qiaofang stroked her beard and smiled, "Most of the subordinates of Puppet King Zhangwu are bandits and bandits, and the only ones who can fight are Zhao Guangrui's tribe. Zhao Guangrui has been under my subordinates for many years, and he had no choice but to surrender at the third pass. When he heard that I was coming, even if he refused Even if you surrender, you will not dare to be an enemy of me."

(End of this chapter)