The messenger's words made Wu Sangui doubtful. At this moment, a cry suddenly sounded outside. Wu Sangui was about to get angry when he suddenly saw a man stumbling in. As soon as he entered the door, he cried loudly: "Sir, go and save the master!"
When Wu Sangui looked carefully, it was Fu Haishan, his father's flag and drum officer. He heard Fu Haishan crying: "Sir, since the thieves entered the capital, my family has been imprisoned and tortured by the thieves every day. I was almost beaten to death every time. The master ordered me to sneak out of the capital and report to the master. Master, if I were to go a step later, I'm afraid the lives of the master and his family would not be saved"
Wu Sangui swayed: "Did my father write that letter?"
"Is this the surrender letter you are talking about?" Fu Haishan said bitterly: "Then it was written by the master. It was clearly written by the thief Niu Jinxing in advance, and he ordered the master to copy it again, and then sent someone to deliver it. !¡±
"Li Zicheng!" Wu Sangui suddenly pointed in the direction of the capital and cursed: "Li Zicheng, you have made my lord suffer, broken the mountains and rivers, insulted my family, deceived me, the country hates the family, Wu Sangui and you swear to be incompatible! "
At this moment, Wu Sangui's mentality completely changed.
"Strictly speaking, what the Dashun Army did in Beijing was still a low-level struggle of robbing families and homes. Li Zicheng and others are not like entrepreneurial kings. He is just a reckless person who only wants to have fun for a while and has no long-term plan.
Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin acted blindly and recklessly. Even Wu Sangui¡¯s home was ransacked and his parents and relatives were detained. What a stupid act! No one with any sense would do such a thing. The Dashun Army seriously harmed the vital interests of Wu Sangui's family, and of course he could not turn a blind eye.
Wu Sangui was originally from the army and was a good general who grew up in the war with the Manchus. He was young and strong-blooded. How could he endure the humiliation and surrender to Li Zicheng when his king was dead and his relatives were suffering?
At this moment, his parents' suffering suddenly shattered his belief in reluctant surrender. Thinking of the hatred between his country and his family, he was furious. He could no longer suppress his extreme hatred for the peasant army. He said to his subordinates: "I am unfaithful and unfilial, so what else can I do?" Face stands between heaven and earth!" He drew his sword and wanted to kill himself. The generals stopped him hastily and said: "General, why are you here? We will fight to the death with the general!"
"Sir, what should I do?" Fu Haishan reminded anxiously.
"The country is in trouble and the Lord is in trouble. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, I should be loyal to the death, so how can I surrender to the enemy? Although I am forced to have no choice, it is the shame of my Wu family. Bring me a pen!" Wu Sangui said coldly.
Wu Sangui wrote with a wave of his hand: "The unworthy man Sangui wept and bowed a hundred times, and came to the knees of his father: a son, with the shadow of his father, familiar with the righteous teachings, can be punished by the army, and he is motivated day and night, hoping to be rewarded as a saint. The border police are in a hurry. The giant town of Ningyuan is the gateway to the country and has been completely destroyed. I am trying to recover, thinking that the Li thieves are rampant and will be wiped out soon. They are afraid that there will be an accident on the way back and forth, so no one in our country will be detained for a while. , looking forward to the wind. My father is supervising the imperial camp, and his power is not small and powerful. How can he be lost in one or two days?
"If the father cannot be a loyal minister, how can the son be a filial son?" The farewell between son and father, please start today. If my father didn't plan ahead, the thieves would place his father's cauldron next to him to seduce Sangui and ignore him. A hundred thanks to the male Sangui! "
Wu Sangui¡¯s letter was clearly directed at his father, but in fact it was also written at Li Zicheng, Niu Jinxing and other bandit leaders. He directly accused his father of forbearing and surrendering, scolded him for injustice, categorically refused, and announced that he would sever ties with his father from the day he wrote the letter. Even if Li Zicheng put his father on the frying pan or the cutting board, he would not do it at all. If you are tempted, there is no turning back.
This letter is not only a farewell to my father, but also a complete break with the peasant army. Wu Sangui poured out all his heart when he was emotionally excited. He was tragic, generous, and full of anger. It is heart-shaking to read.
At this time, Wu Sangui had handed over Shanhaiguan to Li Zicheng's envoy Tang Tong. He led his troops to station more than ten miles outside Shanhaiguan, preparing to enter Beijing to surrender to Li Zicheng.
Full of anger, Wu Sangui suddenly returned to Shanhaiguan and launched an attack on Tang Tong's department. Tang Tong did not expect that Wu Sangui would change his mind midway. He was unprepared and rushed into the battle. He was killed by Guan Ning's army and only eight of his cavalry escaped back to Beijing.
Shanhaiguan was reoccupied by the Wu army. Wu Sangui led his troops back to Guan Pass. People were surprised by this incident and couldn't help but panic.
After Wu Sangui returned to Guancheng, he determined to conquer Li Zicheng. He staged military exercises on the battlefield and held military parades to inspire the soldiers' fighting will. His strength at this time had reached 50,000, and his number was 150,000.
Inspired by the reputation accumulated through his numerous military exploits and his unique charm, this sizable fighting force has shown a courage to fight. At the same time thisThis move won the favor of the local gentry, who comforted the Wu army with fine wine and fat cattle.
Someone in the local area even wrote a poem specifically to praise Wu Sangui's move: "A sudden order was issued, and a military parade was held in the southern suburbs. The flying cavalry called for my friends, and they came together to participate in the review. The strong men wore armor, and the able men embraced their banners. The general occupied his high seat, Pixiu lined up around the camp to meet Shen Dayi and vowed to fight with Qiu Yu!"
At that time, Wu Sangui's military camp also held two envoys sent by Li Zicheng. One was Li Jia, the governor; the other was Chen Yi, the soldier. Wu Sangui asked the squires: "Can Thief Li be killed?"
The squires, with Li and Chen here, did not dare to answer for fear of retaliation in the future. He unexpectedly issued an order to behead Li Jia immediately and cut off his head as a sacrificial flag. Then he cut off Chen Yi's ears and let him return to the capital. He sent a message: "Let Thief Li bring his own head!"
Such heroic spirit soaring into the sky immediately made all the soldiers of Guan Ning¡¯s army kneel down and loudly said: ¡°I am a handsome, loyal and filial man!¡±
With his extraordinary courage and unparalleled courage, Wu Sangui won the hearts of all the soldiers and civilians at that time, but his subsequent choices made this outstanding general of the Ming Dynasty embark on a path that he did not want to take!
When Wu Sangui was about to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, King Wu Lie Ding Yunyi started to move!
The Huben Guards all paid tribute and launched a large-scale attack on Shandong.
At this time, the bandit army did not have many troops in Shandong. Those bandit generals only wanted to loot and enjoy themselves desperately. How could they think about anything else?
Only Li Yan, who failed to persuade him to surrender, knew that Ding Yunyi would soon send troops to attack the capital. But Li Yan could not see Li Zicheng at all now. The only thing he could do was to send his crony Tian Xiaozheng to lead 20,000 soldiers to station in Jinan. Guard this choke point through the capital.
In fact, for Li Yan, he knew very well that with Tian Xiaozheng's ability and those 20,000 soldiers, it was impossible to defend Jinan, but his only hope was that Tian Xiaozheng could delay as much time as possible and try his best to save Jinan. Li Zicheng's awakening bought him some more time, and Tian Xiaozheng himself knew this very well.
But he knew more about Li Yan¡¯s difficulties.
Li Yan had no other better way. The only thing he counted on was to use human lives to delay the enemy's attack.
On March 26, the forwards of the Huben Guards appeared at the gates of Jinan City.
Jinan¡¯s offensive and defensive battle officially kicked off
This is the first time the rebels have experienced the power of Tiger Guards artillery fire. The rumbling artillery fire almost completely drowned everything around it.
The rebels fled in panic under the attack of artillery fire, and fire burned everywhere in and outside the city.
The terrible artillery fire devoured everything. The rebels guarding the city tower were hiding in panic and numbness, but where could they hide?
Outside the city, the soldiers of the Huben Guard wearing filial piety coldly and ruthlessly vented the hatred in their hearts with artillery fire, telling all the rebels with artillery fire: The Ming Dynasty¡¯s craziest revenge has arrived!
Riding Benxiao and standing on the front line is Ding Yunyi, the Martial King of the Ming Dynasty. He looked at the artillery fire in front of him with the same indifference, and just rode on the horse coldly without saying a word.
Destroy it, let everything be destroyed!
Chongzhen, have you seen it in the sky? Yes, there were conflicts between you and me in the past, but now all these conflicts have disappeared.
?????????????????? All we have is a common enemy.
If you really have a soul in heaven, you may not be able to rest your eyes now, but you will soon see how the Tiger Guards avenged you, and how the loyal and brave soldiers of the Ming Dynasty avenged you!
The gunfire is still roaring horribly.
Tian Xiaozheng stood silently on the tower, letting the cannonballs fall and roar around him. He was numb at this moment, and he didn't know what to do.
He firmly remembered Li Yan¡¯s instructions in his heart: even if he fights to the end, he must never give up Jinan. This may be the lifeblood of the Dashun Army.
However, Li Yan had never witnessed the horror of artillery fire with his own eyes. He never knew how terrifying firearms had developed.
¡°I¡¯ll give you three thousand men, rush out, rush out!¡± Tian Xiaozheng shouted crazily: ¡°Go, go, overwhelm the enemy¡¯s team, completely overwhelm it!¡±
"yes!"
Niu Deli and Fang Guohua quickly strode down the tower without any hesitation. They know very well that ifIf the enemy's artillery fire continues like this, Jinan and all the rebel brothers here will soon be completely annihilated by the artillery fire!
The city gate of Jinan was opened, and three thousand people roared and rushed out, but they never imagined what was waiting for them at the city gate.
The artillery fire quickly began to fall into the middle of these rebels. Amidst the destruction of the artillery fire, patches of rebels fell into a pool of blood.
They will have no hope, they will never have any hope.
Here, it is hell, the bloody mouth of the devil, a terrifying power that can swallow everything. When these bandits begin to charge, they can only face one path: death!
"Charge! Charge!" Niu Deli and Fang Guohua screamed and roared at the top of their lungs. They saw with their own eyes the horror of artillery fire. Only by rushing through this blockade of artillery fire could they have the possibility of victory.
After paying the price of more than 700 to 800 deaths, they finally broke out of the range of artillery fire, but there were more terrifying weapons waiting for them.
Countless muskets flashed out from the Tiger Guards. These thieves never knew what they were about to face.
The musket finally made a terrible roar. That is a nightmare that these thieves can never escape.
Thousands of bandits fell under the terrible blows of muskets, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the pungent smell of blood enveloped everyone and was impossible to disperse.
The thieves never dreamed that there were such terrifying weapons in the world.
Niu Deli never thought about it. He kept urging the soldiers around him to charge, completely ignoring the heavy casualties. He tried his best, and he couldn't think of any other way except to fight hard.
Suddenly, the war horse under his crotch let out a mournful cry, then rushed forward and threw him out of the horse with all his strength.
He fell heavily to the ground and looked up at the sky, which was blood red. He felt the footsteps of countless people stepping on him, again, again, and again.
So he died like this without even being able to see clearly what the enemy looked like.
Watching the enemies die in droves, Ding Yunyi still had no expression on his face. He watched coldly and numbly, and when he saw that there were fewer and fewer enemies, he waved his hand slightly.
Countless cavalry and infantry rushed forward, and what they faced was another more complete massacre.
The blood dyed the earth and the sky red. The corpses were piled up in layers, making it impossible to distinguish their original appearance.
This is the saddest day for all the thieves in Jinan City.
Tian Xiaozheng, who was standing on the tower of Jinan City, witnessed this horrific massacre with his own eyes. He could not believe that three thousand people, three thousand people in total, could be so vulnerable.
Now, what hope is there? What else can he do now?
Almost all three thousand people died. When Fang Guohua appeared in front of him with injuries all over his body, Tian Xiaozheng suddenly found that he could not say a word.
What else can be said? Three thousand people died, and only less than three hundred were left. Ninety percent of the brothers fell outside the city.
"Go down and wash the wound." Tian Xiaozheng said softly to his subordinates.
"No, no! I can still fight!" Fang Guohua shouted loudly: "I don't accept it, I don't accept it. General Guo Yi, let me charge again, I want to avenge my brothers!"
Tian Xiaozheng smiled sadly.
Rush again? No matter how many times I try again, the final outcome is actually exactly the same.
March 27th was the last day for Tian Xiaozheng and his soldiers in Jinan.
Jinan's city wall has been damaged in large sections under the cover of artillery fire, and the Ming army's entry into the city has been unstoppable.
Standing on the city tower in Jinan, you can clearly see the soldiers of the Huben Guards gathering. Tian Xiaozheng sighed heavily, everything should end today.
Yes, everything should end today.
After the last round of artillery fire, the Huben Guards began their final attack on Jinan.
Large groups of Huben Guards soldiers surged towards Jinan under the cover of artillery fire. This is the most terrifying wave, a roar that is enough to swallow up everything.
Nothing can stop this power.
Tian Xiaozheng was still trying his best to command. He still hoped to reverse the impending disaster through his own bravery, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not do it.
He saw Fang ?Huahua was fighting hard and saw some of his soldiers still fighting hard, but in front of the Tiger Guards, all their resistance was like a game.
Fang Guohua was surrounded by more than a dozen Tiger Guard soldiers. He was still fighting with all his strength, but he was staggering more and more. Tian Xiao was trying to help him, but he couldn't break through the enemy's dense defense line.
Finally, he saw Fang Guohua fall down, almost cut into pieces.
A line of tears flowed from Tian Xiaozheng's eyes. Die, let everyone die here today.
He didn't know it at this time, but Li Yan finally met Li Zicheng. After his repeated persuasion, Li Zicheng reluctantly sent General Quan Guo Sheng with more than 10,000 cavalry to reinforce Jinan. At the same time, he was preparing to establish a general Quan in Shandong. There is one general, seven defense envoys, ten governors and assistants, two prefects and magistrates, and thirty-seven county magistrates. Let the local political institutions established by the Dashun Army spread throughout Shandong, but now everything is a dream.
Jinan was broken, and Jinan completely fell into the hands of Huben Guards.
On March 27, General Guo Yi, Tian Xiaozheng, died in battle in Jinan, and all 20,000 of his soldiers were wiped out.
Now, the door to the capital has been opened. What else is ahead that can hinder Ding Yunyi's progress? No more, nothing can stop Wu Lie Wang Ding Yunyi anymore!
Standing in Jinan City, Ding Yunyi had no expression on his face.
I won, indeed I won, but I couldn¡¯t feel the joy of victory. Now for Ding Yunyi, everything is irrelevant.
What he wants is just the capital and Li Zicheng¡¯s head.
"Huangfu Yunjie, Hou Lu."
"exist!"
¡°Without any pause, troops will be sent to Beijing!¡±
"yes!"
"Put on a posture of threatening Beijing, and do not launch an attack in advance before our army arrives."
"yes!"
Ding Yuanzhao stood behind Ding Yunyi, and it was also the first time for him to see the terrifying combat power of the Tiger Guards with his own eyes. It was terrible, really terrible. He had never seen such an extremely terrifying army.
He really couldn¡¯t think of anything else that could stop the Tiger Guards. Even if he met Jinlu, he believed that they would not be Hu Benwei's opponents.
He never dreamed that his son could possess such terrifying strength. He now finally knew why His Majesty placed all his hopes on Ding Yunyi.
I just hope that my son will never let down His Majesty¡¯s expectations for him!