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Chapter 258 Lianming against thieves and Lianlu against rebels

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    After Dorgon reorganized his internal affairs and re-established absolute authority, he began to prepare for a counterattack against the Chu army.  After the Battle of Nanjing, the Chu army launched three Northern Expeditions in succession, beating the Jianghuai area to a pulp, and wars broke out in Henan, Shandong, and Shanxi. Anti-Qing rebels came one after another. The rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was like a house on fire. If you don't take advantage of the fire,  If you put out the fire when you are still young, the whole house will burn down. By then, let alone pacify the world, even Beijing will be unable to stay. It is better to withdraw from the customs as soon as possible.  Sun Kewang of the Western Army attacked Huguang, which was the perfect opportunity for the Qing army to counterattack. After being pinned to the ground and ravaged by the Chu army for more than half a year, it was time to fight back.  Dorgon mobilized his troops and generals, under the banner of "Lian Ming to fight against thieves", and prepared to fight the Chu army to the death. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Sun Kewang's side has not publicly formed an alliance with the Qing Dynasty because of too much resistance, but Sun Kewang himself has promised to cooperate with the Qing army to defeat the Chu army. According to gossip, Sun Kewang heard that "Lian Ming is fighting against thieves"  After the slogan "Unite with the captives to fight against the rebels", the slogan of "united with the captives to fight against the rebels" was also shouted. To unite with the captives, they were fighting against the Manchu and Qing Tatars, and to fight against the rebels, they were fighting against the rebellion of the Chu army. This was the same as the slogan of "united with the captives to fight against the bandits" proposed by Shi Kefa back then.  The slogan is exactly the same and is supported by many loyal and patriotic people.  Although he was scolded as a Tartar, Dorgon didn't care. He didn't intend to be friends with the Western Army forever. He just wanted to ask a helper to fight with Wang Kefan. Defeating the Chu Army was the most important thing. What's the point of being scolded twice?  relationship, not to mention that Sun Kewang didn't point his nose in his face and scold me, and still saved some face for me in the Qing Dynasty.  "Lian Ming fights the thieves!" "Capture Nanjing!" "Fight across the Yangtze River!" "Capture Zhu Yujian alive!" "Behead Wang Kefan in formation!" The Qing army's slogans were loud, and even before they sent out troops, the momentum was already huge.  , but in Dorgon's plan, the Qing army would only reach Yangzhou City and confront the Chu army across the river. If the Chu army resisted resolutely, they would retreat to the next best thing and only recover Huai'an and Qingjiangpu to complete the mission.  The Qing army is now different from what it used to be. Its strength has seriously declined. It is unrealistic to become a fat man in one bite. The purpose of this counterattack is to regain the Jianghuai River and restore the strategic posture before the Chu army's three northern expeditions. At the same time, it will clear out Li Laiheng and Yuyuan's army.  Wait for the anti-Qing forces active in the north to turn Shandong and Henan into a stable rear, and then reopen water transportation in Jiangbei and Anhui to provide enough money and food for the capital.  Water transportation has been cut off for more than a year, and the lives of the Eight Banners disciples in the capital have been miserable!  In order to collect the necessary military expenditures, Dorgon took out every last copper from the treasury, but the remaining hole was still too big, so he had to piece it together. The hundreds of thousands of silver coins taken from Azig's house were all gone.  After filling it in, you really need to use as much strength as you can.  In the past few battles with the Chu army, the Qing army repeatedly underestimated the opponent's strength, resulting in insufficient troops after the war, and finally suffered a disastrous defeat. This time Dorgon learned from experience and lessons, and made a lot of money when he first formulated the battle plan.  A comprehensive mobilization was carried out in the territory occupied by the Manchus. In addition to the 30,000 Manchu and Han Eight Banners, Wu Sangui and the surrendered Qin army of the former Ming Dynasty were specially transferred from the northwest and rushed to Jianghuai.  The Eight Banners of the Manchu and Han Dynasties were mainly used to sweep away the anti-Qing rebels in Shandong, Henan, Anhui and other places, such as Li Laiheng who came and went like the wind, and the Yuyuan Army, a local snake, etc. Although the troops of Li Laiheng and the Yuyuan Army were mixed, they had a large number of people, such as  The Yuyuan Army is known as an army of 200,000 people, and Li Laiheng also has several thousand cavalry. Using 30,000 Eight Banners to deal with them is not an overkill. If Li Laiheng is still running around like before, the Eight Banners soldiers who also have a large number of cavalry can just do it.  Restrain them.  The frontal battlefield was dominated by the Han army, with Wu Sangui as the commander. This was certainly a sign of Wu Sangui's favor and trust, but also because the most prestigious generals in the Qing army were almost exhausted, and half of them were killed by the Chu army, such as Jierharang.  and others, the other half was killed by Dorgon himself, such as Azig and his ilk, coupled with Daishan Duduo, an old man who died, now the Qing army can not only gain the trust of Dorgon, but also have  There are really only a few generals who are more qualified than Wu Sangui.  Tan Tai can barely count as one.  However, Tan Tai was defeated by the Chu army many times and had a psychological shadow. Dorgon was really worried about having him as the coach, so he had to send him to destroy Li Laiheng and the Yuyuan Army. The frontal battlefield was commanded by Wu Sangui.  Wu Sangui is an old man. Just like the last time he was transferred to the war, he found a lot of reasons to shirk the decision. However, Dorgon was determined to win. No matter what harsh conditions Wu Sangui put forward, he agreed without hesitation, which not only secured the success of the expedition.  He received the money, food and materials he needed, and also promised that he would stay in Jiangnan forever, and he could choose any place except South Zhili.?Establish a vassal state.  "The same is true for the Yongzhen vassal king, but whether he has his own vassal or not is completely different.  In another time and space, Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong were happily known as the Three Feudatories, but only Wu Sangui in Yunnan had his own vassal state. In other words, all local people, property and power were in his hands, and the court did not interfere at all.  , Monk Geng Jingzhong was pleased that the two of them were only in charge of military affairs, and the local government was still a team sent by the imperial court.  There was no precedent for establishing a vassal state in the hinterland of Jiangnan. Many people in the Qing court expressed opposition, but Dorgon overcame all objections and shut them up with only one reason - for the Manchus and Qing Dynasties  He said that he would be satisfied if he could divide the river and rule with the Chu army. Why would he be reluctant to let Wu Sangui establish a vassal state in the south of the Yangtze River?  Wu Sangui's tens of thousands of troops stayed in Shaanxi, which was also a place that had been devastated by wars for a long time. The food, fodder and military supplies needed were all transported from the rear by the Manchus. In the past, when the Qing family was prosperous, he could still act recklessly, but now  Seeing how Dorgon was willing to do whatever it took, it was obvious that he was really anxious and didn't dare to fight to the end.  "Go and go. If the Qing Dynasty dies, we will have nothing to gain from hiding in Shaanxi. We might as well go and fight the Chu thieves. The Chu thieves are not three-headed and six-armed. Now is the time for us to serve the imperial court!" Wu Sangui gave to his men  The general kept cheering and ordered the old Qin army to set off first. His direct troops followed in batches, leaving Tongguan, crossing Henan, and rushing to Xuzhou. Secretly, they had already planned to avoid the war passively.  The old Qin army is brave and good at fighting, and they are not his direct descendants brought from Shanhaiguan. He can let them take the lead and test the strength of the Chu army first, and then see how the Western army wins or loses. If the Chu army loses, he will send his troops  Going south, drinking horses on the Yangtze River, if the Chu army is not easy to mess with, he will stick to Xuzhou or even retreat to Shandong. In short, as long as he runs fast, there will not be too much risk.  What if what if the Chu army is too fierce and cannot be resisted at all?  You can still keep your glory and wealth. ??????????????????????????? Wu Sangui plus the old Qin army led by Zhang Yong, Zhao Liangdong and others totaled more than 150,000 people, known as an army of 300,000 people, including more than 30,000 armored soldiers, more than 10,000 archers and chariots, and more than 10,000 cavalry. It lasted two months.  An armed march came from Shaanxi to Anhui. The anti-Qing righteous forces retreated wherever they went, and rushed to Xuzhou around the summer solstice.  In the Hunan battlefield in the other direction, after two months of full preparation, Sun Kewang personally led the army from Guizhou to invade Hunan. Feng Shuangli, Bai Wenxuan, Wang Shangli and other troops were all transferred to his command from the southern front, with more than 50,000 horse and infantry soldiers.  , also led a Yunnan-specific elephant soldier unit, marching all the way to Tongrensi, all the way to Pingxiwei, all the way to Suoluo, and the troops were divided into three groups to attack Yuanzhou and Chenzhou.  The main forces of the Chu army, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong, were fighting Liu Wenxiu on the southern front. Unexpectedly, Sun Kewang would cross the mountains and launch an attack from this area. There were not many defensive troops. Yuanzhou and Chenzhou were lost one after another, and Teng Shuanglin, who surrounded Wuchang, quickly  Came to support, and barely withstood the Western Army's offensive in Baoqing Mansion (the battlefields in this area are mainly in the Xuefeng Mountain area in southwestern Hunan).  Liu Wenxiu on the southern front took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on Lingling, the capital city of Yongzhou Prefecture. Echoing Sun Kewang from afar, he launched a fierce battle with Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong. It was difficult to determine the outcome. Only Li Dingguo on the northern front moved slowly and had not yet broken through the western Hunan defense line In addition  In the Shandong-Henan-Anhui Sangui zone at the junction of Henan, Shandong, and Anhui, Tan Tai led 38,000 elite bannermen to launch a raid on the Dabie Mountain base of the Yuyuan Army a month ago.  This battle created awe and morale. Although the strength of the Yuyuan Army was three to five times that of the Qing Army, it was easily defeated by Tan Tai. Thousands of people were killed in the formation, and the remaining defeated soldiers fled into the deep mountains and forests.  According to Tan Tai's report, the Yuyuan thieves gathered more than 100,000 people. Those who went out were thieves and those who entered were people. They were all rebels who were enemies of the Qing Dynasty. It is difficult to calculate the exact number of troops. It can only be determined that the total number is between 100,000 and 15  Ten thousand years later, after being defeated by the royal army, most of the rebels had disappeared, and the remaining remnants were sitting in the mountains waiting to be killed, not causing any danger.  Tan Tai freed his hands and launched an encirclement and suppression campaign against Li Laiheng. However, Li Laiheng was very slippery. Relying on the fast-moving cavalry under his command, he broke out separately. One part fled into the Dabie Mountains to join the remnants of the Yuyuan Army, while the main force retreated to southern Anhui.  , and joined the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Chu Army.  The flag is set for victory!  Tan Tai completed his task ahead of schedule. It took only one month to wipe out the anti-Qing rebels in the Shandong, Henan, and Anhui areas. While reporting his victory to the court, he also requested an order to urge Wu Sangui to launch a counterattack as soon as possible in order to cooperate with the Eight Banners soldiers to move south and defeat Li Laiheng and Yu.  The remnants of the Yuan army were completely wiped out.  When the good news was delivered to Beijing, the children of the Eight Banners were filled with joy.  Having been bullied by the Chu army for so long, now he finally feels bad. Li Laiheng is rumored to be magical.God, known as the "little tiger", his cavalry is said to be more powerful than the Eight Banners cavalry, but after encountering the real Eight Banners cavalry, they will just run away.  Veteran generals who have experienced hundreds of battles even pointed out that the Chu army is now fighting on two fronts and is attacked from both sides by the Qing army and the Western army. This is an out-and-out taboo for military strategists and will inevitably lead to a disastrous defeat. As long as the Qing army and the Western army fight steadily,  , push forward step by step, and you will definitely be able to destroy the Chu army that is weak on the left and right.
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