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Chapter 261 Wuchang and Hanyang

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    Wuchang was known as one of the three great furnaces in later generations. The weather was hot in summer, and there was very little rain today, making the city increasingly sweltering and unbearable.  Kong Youde's mood was as anxious as the weather.  The Western Army and the Chu Army fought in Huguang. The troops invested by both sides continued to increase, and the total number exceeded 200,000. They fought fiercely on three fronts in western Huguang, like three tornadoes tearing everything around them into pieces. Monk Kong Youde  Ke Xi was trapped in the two isolated cities of Wuchang and Hanyang, just on the edge of the storm. He was torn apart by this huge force and could not stand still. He was hiding in Wuchang and Hanyang like he was hiding in a cellar and did not dare to come out. Every day,  They are all frightened and uneasy.  The Western Army had been preparing for a long time, and it was overwhelming as soon as it took action. After Sun Kewang captured Yuanzhou and Chenzhou, he continued to march towards Baoqing. The Chu army, Teng Shuanglin and other troops rushed to support and mobilized heavy troops to defend Baoqing. However, Sun Kewang took it easy and maneuvered.  Being flexible, after encountering a slight setback in Baoqing Mansion, they suddenly turned northeast and attacked Changde.  Changde is Du Yinxi's territory. After years of hard work, it has become his foundation. Although he saw that the Western Army was powerful, he refused to give up easily and led the Junzi Battalion to resist desperately. However, the strength gap between the two sides was too great.  After a fierce battle, he was still defeated by Sun Kewang, so he had to lead the remaining troops to retreat into Changde City and defend behind closed doors.  The Chu army fought hard to save Changde. Teng Shuanglin led his troops north from Baoqing with the intention of relieving the siege of Changde. However, the Western Army was well prepared. Bai Wenxuan and Feng Shuangli fought against Teng Shuanglin. Teng Shuanglin fought hard for the whole day, but could not break through Bai Wenxuan and Feng Shuangli.  In order to avoid being surrounded by the main force of the Western Army, they had to temporarily withdraw their troops.  At this time, the Chu army's reinforcements from other provinces also arrived. Wang Sheng led Zhang Jiayu, Lu Renqing and other troops from Jiangxi. When they got off the boat on the south bank of the Yangtze River, they had a fierce battle with Sun Kewang on the bank of Dongting Lake. Both sides suffered heavy losses.  It was a tie.  The Chu army temporarily blocked the Western Army's further eastward advance and relieved the threat of Yueyang and Changsha, but it could not relieve Changde.  During this period, Li Dingguo on the northern line set out from Sichuan and marched eastward along both sides of the Yangtze River. At the beginning, his speed was the slowest, but after breaking out of the natural dangers of the Three Gorges, his advancement speed suddenly accelerated. In just a few days, successive  After conquering Zigui and Yichang, his troops were directed towards Jiangling, the capital city of Jingzhou Prefecture. If it were not for the lack of navy, his troops might have appeared under the city of Wuchang.  Liu Wenxiu on the southern front made the slowest progress. Half of his troops were transferred by Sun Kewang. However, the Chu army was joined by Liu Fangliang, Dang Shousu and He Zhen. Under the circumstances, the strength of the troops was no longer dominant. Under Lingling City,  After several setbacks, it could only serve as a containment. Seeing that he was unable to attack, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong continued to mobilize troops to support other battlefields.  In general, at the beginning of the Huguang Battle, the Western Army still clearly had the advantage. Not only did it firmly control the battlefield initiative, it also caused great losses to the Chu Army, because they had already invaded the hinterland of Huguang, and the Chu Army  There was no danger to defend, so we could only disperse our troops and set up defenses everywhere, but they were defeated one by one by the Western Army one after another. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Monk Kong Youde is pleased with the frequent reports of friendly forces' victories, but he is becoming more and more anxious and hesitant.  "I thought that the Chu thieves were the most powerful army in the world. After the Eight Banners, no one could beat them. Who would have thought that the Western thieves could also be so capable? Since they had this ability, why didn't they capture Beijing back then? I'll wait for you.  There is no need to enter the customs, so that I am in a dilemma today!" Kong Youde was so angry that he suspected that Zhang Xianzhong was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. If the pockmarked person was not called pockmarked, he would be a tricker. This caused endless harm, and he is still tricking himself today.  "I think Sun Kewang is more talented than Zhang Xianzhong back then. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. Our generation is already old." Shang Kewang sighed happily, and was also very surprised by the sudden rise of the Western Army.  After the last battle between the Qing army and the Chu army in Huguang, the entire Huguang fell into the hands of the Chu army. However, he and Kong Youde stayed in Wuchang and Hanyang. It was not that they did not want to withdraw, but they were surrounded by the Chu army and could not withdraw. They could not escape.  Can be trapped in an isolated city and persist with gritted teeth.  Shang Kexi is usually stationed in Hanyang. Although he is only separated from Wuchang by a river, he is also cut off by the Chu army. Under the recent fierce attack by the Western Army, the Chu army can no longer maintain the original encirclement, so he can come to Wuchang to meet Kong Youde.  "Brother Yuanji, do you think we should evacuate Wuchang now?" "This I can't say for sure." Having fought with the Chu army for two years, we already know each other well. Monk Kong Youde is very pleased with the Chu army.  Wu Sangui and Tan Tai know their strength best. Wu Sangui and Tan Tai can at most rescue Tunbu'er in Anqing. It is almost impossible to attack Huguang. If they don't retreat now and try to leave in the future, I'm afraid they won't have another chance.  Thirty-six strategies, taking action is the best strategy.  But Dorgon didn¡¯t want them to leave.  After repeated consideration, Dorgon decided to stick to Wuchang and Anqing andHe sent a message to Monk Kong Youde and ordered them to continue to hold on to Wuchang and not to retreat easily.  Dorgon¡¯s plan was to divide the river and rule with the Han people. Both the Western Army and the Chu Army would try to prevent them from getting involved in the north of the Yangtze River.  " To rule by dividing rivers, we must protect the provinces of Hubei, Anhui, and Henan. Otherwise, we will not rule by drawing rivers, but by drawing rivers.  In that case, the Manchu Qing's territory was too small and its population was too small. It could not control Henan, an important area in the Central Plains, and it also lost Hubei and Anhui, two important grain-producing areas. Not to mention fighting for the world, it even had problems protecting itself  After a long period of war in the north, the fields in many places have been barren and the population has barely survived. It will take at least ten years to resume normal production. Otherwise, there will not be enough farmers to cultivate the land, and we will not be able to be self-sufficient in the most basic food.  , just how to feed the millions of soldiers and civilians in the capital will make the Qing court miserable.  Monk Kong Youde is pleased to continue to stay in Wuchang. In addition to suppressing the Chu army, it can also prevent the Western army from occupying Hubei and then continuing northward into Henan and Anhui.  This is the grand strategy of a national chess game. Although Dorgon knew that Monk Kong Youde and Shang Kexi could not do what they wanted, he still hoped that they could create a miracle and save Hubei for our Qing Dynasty. In order to mobilize their enthusiasm, Dorgon also revealed that as long as Kong Youde and Shang Kexi  If you can complete this glorious and arduous task, you can establish a vassal state in Huguang.  Monk Kong Youde was delighted. On the surface, he was grateful, but secretly he was scornful.  Establishing a vassal state in Huguang, splitting the earth and becoming a king, and possessing all the people, property and power in the local area are indeed full of temptations for the two of them, but like the carrot hanging in front of the donkey, they can see it but not eat it. The Chu army  After two years of busy fighting in various places, they did not use all their strength against Huguang. They only sent Teng Shuanglin's troops and the second-line troops from Laochang Camp, forcing Monk Kong Youde and Kexi to be trapped in the isolated city. Now a more ruthless Western army has arrived, which makes  Where did they go to establish a vassal state?  What is the strength of the Chu army? What is the combat effectiveness of Teng Shuanglin and Lao Chuangying? Monk Kong Youde has the most say. They actually suffered defeats in front of Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo. These two Qing princes never expected it at the beginning. If  The Western Army drove away the Chu Army, and then attacked Wuchang and Hanyang. It was really like driving away wolves through the front door and attacking tigers through the back door, which led to a more and more dead end.  This possibility absolutely exists.  The Manchu Qing and the Western Army have not formally formed an alliance. Although there is a verbal agreement to "join the Ming Dynasty to fight against thieves" and "join the captives to fight against rebels", they may break up and take action at any time.  Generally speaking, this kind of alliance formed by the situation will choose different battlefields to fight. The two armies will not come into direct contact and can only respond to each other from a distance. Once the two parties come into direct contact, conflicts will almost inevitably arise, just like the alliance between Sun and Liu.  They resisted Cao Cao, but they fought to the death for the fight for Jingzhou. The situation on the front line was so complicated. It was clearly another Ming Dynasty version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In order to seize the territory of "Jingzhou", Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo found any reason to merge.  Monk Kong Youde is glad that no one can seek justice for the two of them.  If we abandon Wuchang and retreat to Henan or Anhui, Monk Kong Youde will be happy but afraid.  First of all, Monk Kong Youde was not strong enough to be happy, and he did not dare to bargain with the Qing court like Wu Sangui, or even cheat. After more than a year of hard fighting, Tianyou soldiers and Tianzhu soldiers had long been disabled. Monk Kong Youde was happy in the most difficult time.  Every day I see the Chu army showing off their power outside the city, but they have no strength to go out of the city to fight back. With the few soldiers and horses they have now, if they break up with the Qing court, Dorgon will not hesitate just to kill the chicken to show the monkey.  Wipe it out.  Secondly, Monk Kong Youde and Monk Kexi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in their early years, and then served as pawns of the Qing court. They fought many times with the Ming army. Their hands were stained with the blood of the Han people. The troops under his command were all mixed into the Han army flag, and they could no longer switch sides easily.  , compared with Wu Sangui, there is one less escape route.  Speaking of which, Monk Kong Youde admired Wu Sangui very much. This guy was obviously a traitor like himself, but he had a good reputation, so when facing the Qing court, he had three points more confidence to speak.  "Wu Sangui is sitting on his butt in Xuzhou, hitting Fengyang with his fists, everything is stable, and has no intention of going south. He must be hopeless." "Yes, in the current situation, we can only hope for a fight between the Western thieves and the Chu thieves.  Only when both sides suffer, will the situation turn around. As for Wu Sangui, hey, he must be trying to ride on both sides. He may have been in contact with Wang Kefan secretly, but I don¡¯t know how far it has progressed. " Monk Kong Youde is gratifying.  Another reason for not daring to evacuate Wuchang is that the time has not yet matured. Although the Western Army and the Chu Army have started a full-scale war, the real decisive battle has not yet broken out. Both armies retain a considerable amount of mobile forces. Once Monk Kong Youde leaves Wuchang, he will be happy.  Maybe it will be eaten by the Chu army or the Western army.
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