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Chapter 526 The Battle of Tongguan

Chapter 527 Tongguan Battle (1)

Thousands of troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find.Shuangxi also submitted to the imperial court, Zhu Yousong was naturally happy, there was another general in the Ming camp, in terms of bravery, Shuangxi was by no means inferior to Zhang Nai, its value did not lie in this, this Shuangxi was still the captain of Li Zicheng's guard, he The surrender is of great significance.

Therefore, after hearing the news, Zhu Yousong took Huiying, Zhang Nai and Li Quan to visit Shuangxi's condition in person again.

When Zhu Yousong and others appeared in front of Shuangxi's bed again, Shuangxi, who had not yet recovered from his injuries, struggled to come down and apologize to Zhu Yousong.

Zhu Yousong supported him, pardoned him for all his crimes, and personally appointed him as a senior guard with a sword in front of the imperial court, with the same salary as a sixth-rank military officer.

This is Shuangxi's old business, and the official position is definitely not low, equivalent to the nine Wu Jinshi selected by Zhu Yousong's imperial pen last year.But now the nine Wu Jinshi, except for Fan Jinzhong and Xu Xianren.In addition, those few people are very good now, because they have military merits, of course they are much higher than Shuangxi's rank now.

Shuangxi burst into tears with gratitude. She never thought that Zhu Yousong could really treat herself so kindly. He was exonerated from all the heinous crimes and was even given an official position. What can't be met, let alone a prisoner?
Shuangxi knew what was right and what was wrong, and from then on, she followed Zhu Yousong wholeheartedly.

After Zhu Yousong comforted him, he arranged Zhang Nai and Shuangxi into a ward to recuperate, and sent an imperial doctor to take care of them.

Now more than 2 captives of the Dashun Army are willing to surrender, most of them are willing to stay to eat food as soldiers and be incorporated into the army, while a small number choose to take off their military uniforms and return to their hometowns to make a living.

But there are only three exceptions, these are Li Zicheng's generals Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi and Li Laiheng.

In the past two days, Huiying, Huimei, Zhang Nai, Shuangxi and Song Xiance tried to persuade them more than once, but they were all scolded back. The surrender of Shuangxi and Song Xiance surprised the three generals, but they made it clear that they would not die. drop.

Zhu Yousong also personally came to persuade them, and personally visited Li Laiheng's injury, but the three of them basically said the same thing: it is enough for a defeated general to die, so why talk about it!
In the end, Song Xiance, Shuangxi, Shuangnai, Huiying, Huimei, etc. lost their patience, and said to Zhu Yousong: "It's hard to persuade the damned ghost with good words. Your Majesty is so benevolent. These three thieves are so stubborn. Let the Holy Will decide."

Zhu Yousong was still not annoyed, he didn't kill the three generals, and he didn't punish them, and he still sent the generals to take care of them for three meals a day.

Because Zhu Yousong knew that the harder it is to conquer a general, the greater his value.The bravery of these three generals is not comparable to that of Huiying, Huimei, Zhang Nai and Shuangxi, and according to historical records, these three generals are all national heroes. The cooperation of the several emperors of the Qing Dynasty dealt a heavy blow to the Manchus, and Zhu Yousong also admired them.

Therefore, in the three of them, Zhu Yousong showed incredible patience.

Zhu Yousong planned to raise them like Cao Cao raised Guan Yu back then, until they changed their minds.These people are not Guan Yu, and Zhu Yousong is not Cao Cao. They will definitely surrender to him in the near future, at the latest when Li Zicheng is defeated. Zhu Yousong has confidence in himself.

Next, Zhu Yousong decided to reward the three armies, awarding meritorious ministers arbitrarily, and then arranged a banquet for the whole army to congratulate.

After hearing the words, the common people in the city also beat gongs and drums to celebrate together.

At this time, Zhu Yousong received a report that after Li Zicheng ran to Shanzhou overnight with seventeen riders, he only stayed in Shanzhou for two days, and then led the defenders of Shanzhou to abandon Guancheng and pass through Hangu Pass. , All the way back to Tongguan, their monarchs and ministers are now recovering from injuries in Tongguan, and they are recruiting Qin Wang's divisions everywhere, planning to compete with Zhu Yousong again based on the danger of Tongguan.

That is to say, Shanzhou and Hangu Pass are both empty pass cities.

In the past few days, Zhu Yousong's rest in Luoyang has almost stopped, and the matter of the prisoners has been dealt with. After the casualties and reductions in the Luoyang War offset each other, there was a slight increase. Now he has 14 available troops in front of him, and he has also been supplied with food, grass and military supplies.

Zhu Yousong decided to march west immediately, leaving Huiying Zhang Nai and Shuangxi to station in Luoyang. Zhang Nai and Shuangxi were injured. Zhu Yousong wanted them to recuperate in the city, and Huiying took care of them.Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi, and Li Laiheng, the three captives, of course also stayed in Luoyang, so the important task of defending the city actually fell on Huiying.

Zhu Yousong sent her a general as a deputy general to assist her in dealing with affairs in the city. Luoyang City left 1 troops in case of accidents.

After arranging the affairs of Luoyang City, Zhu Yousong raised 13 soldiers and left Luoyang. Two days later, he entered Shanzhou without bloodshed and stayed in Shanzhou for a day.

Zhu Yousong adopted Song Xiance's strategy and decided to divide the army into two groups.

Let Chen Qianfu and Yuan Shu take [-] Henan soldiers and horses as a partial division, cross the north from Shanzhou, go to the Luliang area of ​​Shanxi, take Yulin in the west, and then go south, and go straight to Xijing, the bandit's den from the north.

Zhu Yousong learned from Song Xiance Shuangxi and other surrendered generals that this area is mountainous and the terrain is complex, and the Dashun Army's defense is relatively weak, so they can send out surprise troops.

Considering that attacking mountains and breaking villages is the strength of white-armed soldiers, Zhu Yousong asked Ma Wannian to bring three thousand loyalty battalions. not worried.

Zhu Yousong led an army of [-] troops as the main force, walked through Hangu Pass to take Tongguan, and pushed towards Xijing from the east.

After the three generals led the decree, they took more than 3 horses from Shanzhou to the north.

Leaving 5000 troops to guard Shanzhou, Zhu Yousong's 10 troops also left Shanzhou on the same day, and entered Hangu Pass the next day, but they also did not lose their lives.

Hangu Pass is only a few tens of miles away from Tongguan. At about [-] o'clock in the morning of another day, Zhu Yousong personally commanded an army of [-] and drove to the outside of Tongguan.

Tongguan is located in Shaanxi, at the junction of the three provinces of Shanxi and Henan, and the common people call it the place where chickens crow in the three provinces.

Tongguan is surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water on the other. The terrain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Not to mention far away, in the last years of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng's army fought several big and vicious battles with Emperor Chongzhen's royal team here.After Dorgon led the Manchu Qing cavalry into the pass, he also fought a decisive battle with Li Zicheng in Tongguan.

The battle lasted for several days and nights, and it was not until the Qing army brought the Hongyi cannons that Tongguan could no longer defend it.In addition, the big traitor Wu Sangui attacked from northern Shaanxi, and Li Zicheng was completely defeated. He crossed the south of the Yangtze River and went down to attack Wuhan. After the defeat in the war, he retreated to Jiugong Mountain in Hubei and was defeated.

Because of his time travel, the whole direction has been changed, and now he is going to fight Li Zicheng in Tongguan.

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