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Text Chapter 222 Emperor Shunzhi changes his generals before the battle

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    Li Chengdong chuckled and said, "The retreat has been planned for a long time. Ben Shen, when you and Dacheng go to gather the troops, just tell them to go to Yanjin to escort the grain and grass. Zhigang and I will pack up and go out immediately." At this time, Li Chengdong had to be more thoughtful to let himself and  The nephew kept an eye on He and Wang respectively. If they were betrayed at this time, they would be really cowardly.

    When He Dacheng and Wang Zhigang saw that the matter had come to this, they had no choice but to follow in the rebellion. Anyway, their rebellion was easy, so they immediately split up.  Li Chengdong called out Zhu Youlang's two soldiers, "You two, you have all seen this. I think you have already decided whether Li sincerely surrenders. I will entrust you with Li's wealth and life."

    The two soldiers watched from beginning to end. After muttering a few words to each other, one of them went out to release the homing pigeon and told Zhu Youlang that Li Chengdong had sincerely surrendered and that everything was going according to plan.

    Wang Zhigang heard from the side and realized that Li Chengdong had already set up the line to the south bank. He thought that this was fine. Although he had rebelled against the Ming Dynasty before, but he could make a contribution today, I believe he should not embarrass them too much.

    Li Chengdong led 15,000 people and quietly left Yuanyang and rushed to Fengqiu with the body of his concubine Zhao Yujiao. It was impossible for Li Chengdong to mobilize his troops without alerting Zhuo Butai's people, but they were all stopped by Li Chengdong's words of "following the king's order and leaving the city".  As for anyone who wants to ask Prince Xinjun Doni, it will take a lot of effort, because Li Chengdong buried Doni under the bed in the mansion, where can Zhuo Butai find it?

    It didn¡¯t take long for the carrier pigeon to fly to Zhao Ting¡¯s tent. When Zhao Ting read the letter, he knew that it was true that Li Chengdong had rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and returned to the Ming Dynasty. He immediately sent the letter to Zhu Youlang, who immediately ordered troops to assign tasks.

    "General Gao, Marquis Xingping, I order you to lead 30,000 troops to cross the Yellow River from Taohuayu in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. You must arrive outside Yuanyang City within two hours; General Jin will lead 6,000 troops and 70 artillery in a  After a while, they built a great momentum along the river, but this time they really wanted to cross the river. They raised more flags to confuse the Tatars and attract the main force of the Tatars. I and General Guo led 30,000 troops to cross the river from Liuyuankou downstream to meet Li Chengdong.  The Tatars must be controlled everywhere." Zhu Youlang thought this plan was very good. After he finished speaking, he looked at the generals and asked, "Which general has any different opinions?"

    Tian Xiong and Zhao Ting chuckled, "Your Majesty, it seems like nothing will happen without us two? We have been here for several years, but in the end we have stepped aside. Isn't it fair?"

    Zhu Youlang smiled slightly, "The three thousand men and horses in the hands of the two generals have to take care of the food and baggage. In addition, General Dang Shousu will definitely arrive at dawn. The two generals must transport the cannons to Fengqiu City on the other side in time.  , this is not an easy task! The two generals must not take it lightly."

    The march was carried out in an orderly manner. After Gao Di left for an hour and Zhu Youlang left for half an hour, Jin Shenghuan began the cross-river operation with great fanfare. As a result, there was no command of Doni and Li Chengdong on the other side, and the group was leaderless.  Before Jin Shenghuan came out to resist, Jin Shenghuan easily crossed the Yellow River at night. Jin Shenghuan personally led three thousand troops to charge forward. The following troops carried cannons and arrived at Yuanyang City. A quarter of an hour before Jin Shenghuan arrived at Yuanyang City, Zhuo  Butai and Tazhan had received the news that Li Chengdong had rebelled and moved to Fengqiu. Tazhan was furious and personally led 8,000 troops to pursue them.

    Not long after Zhuo Butai closed the city gate, he heard the roar of cannons. When he came to the top of the city, he saw dozens of cannons firing at Yuanyang City!  At this time, Doni's cronies had found the missing bodies of twelve of Doni's confidants in Li Chengdong's mansion. But when Doni was not found, Zhuo Butai knew that something was wrong. It seemed that Li Chengdong had not only defected, but was clearly with Nan Ming.  The army has colluded!

    Zhuo Butai saw that the Ming army had few horses but fierce artillery fire. He weighed it and decisively issued the order to retreat. Yuanyang City was not strong to begin with and could not withstand the Ming army's artillery bombardment. Fortunately, he had other plans, otherwise  What a complete failure!

    Jin Shenghuan captured Yuanyang City without much effort, but he did not dare to enter the city. God knows if the Tatars would kill him and trap him in the city. He only had a few thousand men in his hands and could not afford to lose.

    After Li Chengdong arrived at Fengqiu, he opened the city gate without any effort. After entering the city, he killed the county magistrate of Fengqiu without saying a word. He was ready to wait for Zhuo Butai's pursuers and the Gui King Zhu Youlang and Li Chengdong.  Half an hour after entering Fengqiu, Zhu Youlang led his army across the Yellow River from Liuyuankou, and joined forces in one place.

    Li Chengdong had made preparations with his nephew and He Dacheng Wang Zhigang long before Zhu Youlang arrived. He imitated the ancients and carried thorns on his upper body to plead guilty.

    Zhu Youlang also knew what to do at this time. How could he not understand the principle of being carried in a sedan chair?  He rushed forward and helped Li Chengdong and others up, "General, you don't have to be like this. It's just that the sages know their mistakes and can correct them. I am very happy that the general has returned to the right path." After saying that, he personally took off the thorn sticks behind Li Chengdong.  "This is an urgent time, I hope the general can help!"

      When Li Chengdong saw Zhu Youlang's posture, his suspended mental arithmetic came to a complete conclusion, "Your Highness, don't worry, Tingyu will take the lead and make meritorious deeds."

    The 45,000-strong army did not dare to stop for a while, and immediately marched towards Yuanyang to support Jin Shenghuan. Halfway there, they met Tazhan's 8,000 men. Although Tazhan's 8,000 men were the elite of Zhenghuang Banner, it was a pity that a good tiger could not withstand a pack of wolves.  , how can eight thousand people be the opponent of more than 40,000 people? Besides, the current Nanming Army is not the Nanming Army six years ago. It is not inferior to the elite Eight Banners of Zhenghuang Banner.

    It took nearly half an hour for the Nanming Army to completely wipe out Tazhan's eight thousand elite cavalry. Tazhan had been wounded by a Nanming Army sniper as early as the first charge and died in the chaos.  Snipers are also a specialty of the Nanming Army. Under the personal auspices of Emperor Hongguang, the Nanming Army established a special force. The captain was Li Chen, who was favored by Emperor Hongguang. Snipers were also members of the special forces. Regardless of the long range of firearms, their lethality was low.  Big, but it is different in the special forces of the Southern Ming Army, because those lead bullets have been specially treated and contain highly toxic substances. They seal the throat when they see blood. As long as they are injured, they are guaranteed to die, which can make up for the lack of lethality of firearms.  If it weren't for the difficulty in refining the poison, Emperor Hongguang would have equipped his entire army.

    After Zhu Youlang's army and Jin Shenghuan joined forces, they confronted each other and immediately discovered that something was wrong, because the main force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not appear on the battlefield. Zhuo Butai's more than 30,000 troops disappeared out of thin air. Even Li Chengdong  Can't tell why.

    Zhu Youlang's heart twitched, and he looked back at Li Chengdong, "General Li, Zhuo Butai will definitely not retreat. I am worried that there will be danger from Gao Di and Xingpinghou. General Jin, General Li, you guys will come right away."  Leading his troops to the opposite side of Taohua Valley, the two high generals may be in danger!" Zhu Youlang was a little scared when he did not meet the main force of the Tatars.

    Li Chengdong initially judged that Zhuo Butai would not take the Ming army seriously and would definitely have some plans. Now it seems to be true. I don¡¯t know what Zhuo Butai¡¯s killer move actually dared to abandon the Yellow River defense line.  He and Jin Shenghuan both came from the Dashun Army and were both from Shaanxi. After Zhu Youlang ordered them to go to meet Gao Di and Gao Yuanzhao, they immediately set up troops and rushed to Taohuayu Ferry.

    When Zhuo Butai escaped from Yuanyang, he only had 3,000 troops. As for the main force of the Two White Banners, they were not in Yuanyang. Only a few of the men and horses in Doni's hands were from the Zhengbai Banner, and most of them were from the Han Army's White Banner.  As soon as he left Yuanyang, he knew that Ta Zhan was in danger of going to Feng Qiu. Thinking of the old man's instructions, Zhuo Butai hoped that everything would not be out of control, otherwise he could not bear the responsibility of losing the Yellow River defense line.

    Zhuo Butai's three thousand troops left Yuanyang and headed straight for Yuanwu Town. When he arrived at Yuanwu Town, he found that they had already been attacked. When he got closer, he found that his idol was sitting on a horse and sizing up the battlefield.

    Just when Zhu Youlang was strategizing, Zhuo Butai knew the purpose of the Nanming Army, but before he could respond, he received the imperial edict from Emperor Shunzhi. The power of defense of the Yellow River had been handed over to the famous Manchu general Ying Erdai.  , this Ying Erdai was a more powerful figure in the Manchu Qing Dynasty than Obai Zhuo Butai. In his early years, he followed Nurhachi Huang Taiji and his son in the south and north wars, and made great contributions to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. He was originally the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue this time  He was appointed by Shunzhi as the Minister of Defense for the five towns in Hebei Province and was responsible for the mobilization and deployment of troops in Jiyuan, Qinyang, Xinxiang, Puyang, and Anyang. It can be said that he had high hopes for Ying Erdai.

    Ying'erdai did not disappoint Shunzhi. He said hello to Zhuo Butai after he came to Yuanyang. After seeing Zhu Youlang's tired tactics, Ying'erdai took advantage of the plan and took away the large army of Zhengbai Banner.  Part of the main force and more than 30,000 troops, Ying Erdai was originally the commander of the Zhengbai Banner, so it was naturally easy to command the Zhengbai Banner.

    Based on Nanming's military deployment, Ying'erdai judged that Zhu Youlang might launch an attack on Yuanyang from two directions, so he abandoned Yuanyang and concentrated his superior forces to annihilate one of the Nanming troops. Originally, his plan was unfavorable  It was called perfect, but unfortunately Li Chengdong defected, causing a big loophole in the plan.

    In addition to Zhuobutai's original 20,000 troops and the more than 10,000 people from Zhengbai Banner, Ying'erdai also mobilized nearly 30,000 troops from various places. The total strength was slightly more than Nanming's troops in Henan.  The troops have been stationed in Yuanwu Town for a long time, and they are very careful not to let the news leak out. The confidentiality work is done so that even Tajundoni and others don't know about it, which shows how powerful this old guy is.

    Gao Di and Gao Yuanzhao led 30,000 troops to the Taohuayu Ferry quietly. Looking at the dark Yellow River, Gao Di immediately ordered people to build a pontoon bridge. All this knowledge was learned from the military academy!  Just when thirty thousand horses crossed the Yellow River and walked more than five miles, Gaudi's eyelids kept twitching. Looking at the surrounding terrain, he had a bad feeling. If there were men and horses ambushing around,  Didn¡¯t our own army enter the encirclement?

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