Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 683 Encirclement and Suppression of Rebel Army
The third year of Longwu was a year of ups and downs, which was true for the Qing court in the north and the Ming Dynasty in the south.

From the Battle of Eastern Fujian at the beginning of the year, to the aid of Sichuan and Shaanxi in the first half of the year, and the later war between Chu and Jiangxi, Lu Jianguo entered the Yangtze River twice, and the wars followed one after another. But at this moment, the situation suddenly turned sharply, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties actually negotiated a peace.

This foreplay has already been done enough, and suddenly it stops, it always makes people feel a little weird.

At the beginning of December, the two sides reached an agreement. In order to urge the Qing court to implement the agreement as soon as possible, the Ming Dynasty wanted to let the scholar of the Ministry of Rites, He Wuzhen, go north. In the end, Huang Renlong, who was transferred from Jiangxi to Guangjing, had to be promoted, and he was appointed as the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, so that he could go.

The courts of the two sides fought fiercely, but they suffered the rebels in Lianghuai and Jiang Yu in Shanxi.

In the Guishan, Duliangshan, and Hongze Lake areas near Sizhou, Fengyang Prefecture, there is an anti-Qing rebel army active here.

Ma Guanghui, who had been removed from the governorship of the three provinces, was reactivated and led [-] Green Battalion soldiers to encircle and suppress the largest bandit near the Huaihe River.

The leader of this rebel army was Ding Weichang, the original general manager of Shouzhang Lian. He was an armed force who followed Xie Qian from Shandong to the south. They had already jumped into Huainan, but after the water transportation was opened up by Hong Chengchou, Duoduo got the food, and he was able to fight for a long time. The rebel army who hid in the hilly area of ​​northern Jiangsu carried out an encirclement and suppression campaign. Xie Qian was under too much pressure, so he sent a few troops, jumped out of Duoduo's blockade, and went to the periphery in order to disperse the Qing army and relieve Xie Qian's pressure.

Ding Weichang jumped out of the siege with only a thousand subordinates, and went to Xuyi and Sizhou. But after Xuyi was broken, he coerced the people and quickly expanded his team to more than 1 people. They were located in Huai'an, Fengyang, and Yangzhou. In the meantime, they robbed houses and looted food, which severely damaged the foundation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the three prefectures.

Ma Guanghui is now appointed as the admiral of Jiangbei, Duoduo's main force is to deal with Xie Qian, and his main task is to destroy the gangsters who jumped out of the siege.

From the beginning of January, Hong Chengchou began to publicize the peace negotiations between the Ming and Qing Dynasties in order to stabilize the various places and quell the internal strife. Originally, Jiangnan, Lianghuai, Shandong and other places did not believe Hong Chengchou's propaganda, but soon after, Ming envoy Huang Renlong and others Appearing in Nanjing, Hong Chengchou greeted him with great fanfare, and then sent people to beat gongs and drums to send him northward, just like performing in a street parade, and people from all over the world couldn't help but believe it.

Anyway, they have negotiated peace, so what is the use of life? This makes the anti-Qing forces in various places slowly dormant, unwilling to consume their own power, and also disrupts the original plan to join the Yangtze River, and the entire environment of the anti-Qing struggle , began to deteriorate.

The most notable point is that the gentry secretly provided less food and grass to the rebels.

After Ding Weichang's troops arrived in Sizhou and Xuyi, with the expansion of the team and the collapse of the Huaihe River, it was already difficult to persist.

In the southeast of Xuyi, near Dacang Ridge between Fengyang Mansion and Chuzhou Mansion, Ma Guanghui led 2 horses in ambush among the mountains and forests.

Behind a big rock, Ma Guanghui looked a little worried. This was his first battle since he was taken down. He received information that Ding Guowei was about to withdraw from Lianghuai and develop in the Dabie Mountains near Huguang, but he had already been in ambush for a day. Before the bandits appeared, he became a little worried.

The counselor Li Youlong next to him smiled and said: "Don't worry about the military gate. If the bandits want to flee into Chu, they will not dare to take the road. They can only go to the border between Fengyang and Chuzhou. It can be done.”

Ma Guanghui looked into the distance and sighed, "I hope!"

As Hong Chengchou opened up the water transportation, the Manchu encirclement and suppression army had enough food, and a large number of encirclement and suppression troops gathered in the Lianghuai. The Qing court had strong troops, and the Lianghuai was no longer suitable for the rebels to fight. Ding Weichang wanted to withdraw from the Lianghuai, which was within his expectations. .

Xie Qian, who was hiding in the mountainous area of ​​northern Jiangsu, probably wouldn't last long.

At this time, Li Youlong said to Ma Guanghui in a low voice: "The army sect has at least 1 gangsters. If the army sect can recruit a group and select elites to enter the army, the army's strength can be expanded a lot." ah."

Ma Guanghui also wanted to strengthen his own strength, but he was afraid that the Qing court would blame him for this, and the regent's surveillance of the Han generals was still very strict.

Li Youlong seemed to know what he was thinking, and sneered, "Since King Su separatized Sichuan and Shaanxi, the strength of their Manchus has been greatly damaged. The Qing Dynasty depends on us Han people. We have put so much effort into the court. We should also give up some benefits to us, it is not a big deal for the military sect to recruit some rogues, as long as there are soldiers in hand, the military sect can sit back and relax."

The internal division of the Qing Dynasty and the fact that the Eight Banners were full of external strength and internal cadres were completely exposed. In the past, everyone was afraid of the strength of the Eight Banners and did not dare to say anything, but now it is inevitable to have other thoughts.The Qing Dynasty was not brought down by the Manchus alone. The Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty and the Green Camps from all over the country also contributed. Now that the Manchus have fallen, shouldn’t more benefits be given to the Han people?
Ma Guanghui was knocked down by Duduo last time, and he even ate a board. If Duduo wiped out Xie Qian, then he thought he was inferior to others, so he would eat it, but the problem is that Duduo didn't do anything to Xie Qian In the end, he still has to rely on him, so he will inevitably feel a little upset, after all, it's not for nothing.

Ma Guanghui thought to himself, the reason why Doduo didn't regard him as a human being is indeed because although he was the governor, his green battalion was transferred from all over the country, not his direct subordinates, and he had few soldiers, so Doduo thought Just pinch it, not afraid that he will have a temper.

Li Youlong looked at him and then whispered: "Junmen, I heard that King Su has abolished the hair-shaving order, and newly compiled [-] Han Eight Banners. The status of the Han people has been greatly improved."

This person has a steelyard in his heart, even if he is a traitor, he naturally hopes that his status will get higher and higher. Dorgon is eager to use Han to control Han, because the hearts of Han people are unstable. control began to wane.

After hearing this, Ma Guanghui began to think a little.

At this moment, a battle flag suddenly appeared in the distance where the two mountains embraced, and the rebel soldiers wrapped in bloated battle jackets galloped forward on dozens of poor horses, the sound of hooves became more and more urgent, and mud and water splashed.There are not many people in this team, only more than a dozen people, and the formation is loose, but if you look closely, all the knights are looking around vigilantly from time to time.

They looked at the mountains on both sides, did not stay too long, and continued to gallop forward to explore the road.

After the cavalry left, Ma Guanghui poked his head out from behind the boulder, and said in a deep voice: "The sentinel cavalry who explored the road have already passed, and the main force of the rebels will surely arrive soon. Pass on the commander's order, and the whole army is ready! "

The generals behind him responded in unison, and in a blink of an eye they went back to the hills where the ambush was set.

About half an hour passed, and indeed there was a loud noise, countless people and horses poured in between the two mountains, infantry and cavalry were mixed together, and the formation was even more loose.Ding Weichang only led 1000 people, and the team expanded tenfold in less than two months. The quality of the army can be imagined.

Among the army, a tall and bearded veteran, extremely mighty, rode with his sword on his back, and stopped by the side of the road, urging the soldier to move quickly. He looked around from time to time with his eyes. He knew that most of his subordinates were mobs, so he had to Be extra cautious.

At this time, the team in front was about to pass the Da Cang Ridge, and the team behind was still filing in, but everything was normal, and there was no movement at all. He couldn't help but feel a little lucky in his heart, and chose this trail between the two prefectures to march, avoiding the prefectural city The main force of the Qing army.

It's a pity that he didn't know that when he was looking around, someone was looking at him behind the big rock on the mountainside.

Ma Guanghui saw the mighty gangsters, armed with various weapons and wearing various armors, driving donkey carts, mules and horses into the encirclement. Ma Guanghui's face turned cold, and he immediately drew his sword and shouted, "Kill!"

On the mountainsides on both sides, there was a "bang" sound of trumpet guns, and the Qing soldiers who were ambushing on both sides stood up instantly, and all arrows were fired!
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