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Chapter 307 Baimen Tower

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    News outside the city has been cut off, but the Chu army often sends people to the city to shout that Bai Wenxuan will be eliminated today and Changde will be recovered tomorrow. Sun Kewang wanted to disbelieve it, but he still believed it. For more than two months, the Chu army's encirclement circle has not  Even if they relax at all, the number of troops besieging the city seems to have increased. All signs fully indicate that other departments of the Western Army must be in trouble, and it will be difficult for reinforcements to come to Shaoyang.  Sun Kewang sent people out of the city to ask Wang Sheng to surrender.  Liu Wenxiu once left his last words, persuading Sun Kewang to sue for peace from the Chu army, even if he surrendered, but Sun Kewang couldn't listen at all at the time. In his opinion, the Western army still owned several provinces in the southwest, and also had a military force.  With a powerful army and the ability to compete for supremacy in the world, how could we easily admit defeat?  "It's a pity that only a few months later, Sun Kewang fell into a desperate situation. He was not even qualified to sue for peace, so he could only ask for surrender from the Chu army. In such a situation, he had no other extravagant hopes except to save his life.  With Sun Kewang's status and reputation, there should be no problem in temporarily saving his life after surrendering. Watching the envoy descending the city wall in a hanging basket and walking towards the Chu army's camp, his heart was full of expectations.  "I am the commander-in-chief of the Western Army. If Wang Kefan wants to pacify the southwest, he will always need me. I think Wang Sheng will put the overall situation first, open the central door wide, and treat me as a distinguished guest" The envoy was like a mud cow entering the sea.  After leaving without returning, Sun Kewang waited eagerly until dark. Finally, he could only uneasily descend the city wall and return to the camp to rest.  Early the next morning, the envoy appeared under the city of Shaoyang and shouted to the city that he had surrendered to the Chu army and would be at odds with the Sun thieves from now on. He also informed all the Western officers and soldiers in the city that Wang Kefan had already given instructions and that everyone in the Western army could be pardoned.  , but Sun Kewang was not pardoned. If the officers and soldiers in the city captured and killed Sun Kewang, they would not only avoid death, but also receive a generous reward Sun Kewang hurried to the top of the city and listened to the messenger's shouting again with his own ears.  Suddenly his face turned pale, and when he saw his generals again, there was already a bit of suspicion in his eyes. Wang Sheng was obviously imitating Lu Bu of Baimenlou in doing this. It was difficult to predict which of the generals of the Western Army would rebel and kill him.  Present the city and surrender.  In the midst of suspicion, Sun Kewang became more and more irritable. He was worried about none of his generals. He successively deprived many generals of their military power, imposed heavy responsibilities, or imprisoned them. Two honest and loyal generals tried to persuade him, but Sun Kewang regarded them as challenging him.  In order to gain their prestige, they beheaded them directly. Ten thousand horses and horses in Shaoyang City were silent for a while, and the morale of the army dropped to freezing point.  At this time, Wang Sheng made all the preparations and suddenly launched an attack on Shaoyang. He used a large amount of gunpowder to blow up the city wall of Shaoyang in more than ten places. Then he sent the Western Army prisoners to the front of the city carrying steamed buns, rice and braised pork.  After shouting to persuade them to surrender, the Western troops in the city were already dizzy with hunger. When they saw the city wall shattered, there were people outside the city shouting in their hometown dialect to persuade them to surrender. They rushed out like a swarm along the gap in the city wall and surrendered to the Chu army.  Sun Kewang had already lost his military morale at this time. With this momentum, many generals of the Western Army simply led their troops to escape from Shaoyang in an organized manner through the gap, and continued to surrender to the Chu Army. Most of the troops in the city fled within an hour, and some  Troops that were not directly related to Sun Kewang finally launched a rebellion and launched a siege against Sun Kewang's central army. Sun Kewang also had a group of his own buddies who struggled to resist the rebel attack. The two sides were fighting fiercely. The Chu army finally entered the city and was quickly defeated.  Sun Kewang's best friend captured Shaoyang.  But Wang Sheng quickly received the news that Sun Kewang was missing!  "Look for me. I have to dig three feet into the ground to find him. He can't escape!" Wang Sheng was confident and not in a hurry. The Chu army surrounded Shaoyang like an iron barrel. Sun Kewang couldn't escape. He must be hiding.  Somewhere in Shaoyang City, sure enough, after careful search, Sun Kewang was finally caught in a dry well.  Verify your identity.  Beheaded immediately.  The owl¡¯s head is shown to the public.  Sun Kewang's head was pickled with lime and hung on the city gate of Shaoyang for three days. The Chu army used this time to rest and reorganize, and then the whole army marched north, while Sun Kewang's head was sent to Nanjing.  The war in Hunan is now completely over.  ¡­ On the Hubei side, Li Dingguo¡¯s formation killed Kong Youde and defeated Tan Tai. He was about to take advantage of the victory and march towards Wuchang. Suddenly, he received the news that Liu Wenxiu was defeated and died, so he quickly gathered his troops and retreated to the west bank of the Han River.  At the beginning, he also tried to support the Western Army in Hunan. Although crossing the Yangtze River was very dangerous, the Western Army had reached a critical moment of life and death. Li Dingguo was determined to take the risk, but not long after, Li Guo and Jin Shenghuan were defeated in Gong'an County.  The Western Army and the Chu Navy on the south bank of the Yangtze River sank and destroyed all the Western Army's ships. Li Dingguo could only look at the river and sigh, and led his troops to retreat to Sichuan along the land route.  Jin Shenghuan fought several victorious battles in a row, and when he was in high spirits, he sent people toSheng asked for orders to borrow a boat from the Chu Navy to continue pursuing Li Dingguo. As a general under Zuo Liangyu, Jin Shenghuan and Li Dingguo were also old rivals back then. They were not afraid of him. Seeing him leading the troops to withdraw, they still  I want to catch up and take advantage.  Wang Sheng quickly replied that he had a more important task for Jin Shenghuan, and ordered him to quickly cross the river by boat and outflank Tan Tai and Tuen Bu'er.  After Tan Tai was defeated by Li Dingguo, he led his troops to retreat to Wuchang. On the way, he met Tunbuer who came to meet him. After the two armies merged, Tan Tai learned that the Hunan Western Army had been defeated and dispersed. Sun Kewang was surrounded in Shaoyang and was probably unable to jump.  After a few days, he knew that the situation was very critical, so he immediately rushed to Hanyang with Tunbuer.  He hurriedly entered the city, hurriedly organized his army, hurriedly mobilized his precious fleet, and ordered them to cross the river immediately to assist the Wuchang garrison on the south bank of the Yangtze River in retreating.  (Please note that Wuchang is on the south bank of the Yangtze River. In fact, most of Wuchang Prefecture is on the south bank of the Yangtze River, including but not limited to Chongyang, Tongshan, Tongcheng, Xianning, Daye, Xingguozhou, etc. How about these place names?  Not very familiar?) Tan Tai and Tuen Buer judged that after the Chu army defeated the Western Army, they would definitely turn around and attack the Qing army. Wuchang, which was isolated on the south bank of the Yangtze River, would bear the brunt and would fall sooner or later. Instead of doing this, it was better to withdraw the troops as soon as possible.  Although the Qing navy had been wiped out by the Chu army, the Qing army had hidden some ships on the north bank of the Yangtze River. There was only a river between Wuchang and Hanyang. Taking advantage of the absence of the Chu navy, the fleet quickly crossed the river and soon  The more than 10,000 Qing troops in the city were successfully evacuated to Hanyang. During this period, the Chu navy never showed up, which made the extremely nervous Tan Tai and Tuen Buer relieved.  The troops all withdrew to the north bank of the Yangtze River and temporarily restored safety. However, Tan Tai and Tuen Bu'er had disagreements about what to do next. Tuen Bu'er advocated withdrawing the troops immediately, withdrawing to Anhui and moving closer to Wu Sangui, but Tan Tai felt that he could not give up Hanyang easily.  , refused to withdraw troops.  According to Dorgon's plan, the Qing army wanted to rule by dividing the river. If it abandoned Hanyang and withdrew from Hubei, it would be equivalent to abandoning the entire Yangtze River defense line. The Chu army could invade Henan from Hubei and avoid Wu Sangui's main force and go straight to the capital.  This responsibility is too big and Tan Tai cannot bear it no matter what.  "Abandoning Hanyang, wouldn't our army flee? After you and I return to Beijing, dismissal from office is a minor matter. I'm afraid we will be imprisoned for questioning, or even beheaded. Tuenbu'er, have you ever thought about the consequences?  "No?" "Compared with the Qing Dynasty, what does our life and death matter?" Tunbuer was very excited and shouted: "These tens of thousands of Eight Banners are the last ones of the Qing Dynasty that we can fight against."  If the soldiers are sacrificed here, they will no longer be able to withstand the southern attack. Tan Tai, have you thought about the consequences? " "This matter is of great importance. I dare not make my own decision, so I should report it to the emperor and the regent, please?  Let him be the emperor." Tan Tai hesitated again and again, but still refused to withdraw his troops, so he sent an eight-hundred-mile horse to Beijing to ask Dorgon for instructions.  The eight-hundred-mile fast horse is a very flexible concept, which refers to the use of relay relays to transmit emergency military information. The specific speed is related to the integrity of the relay station, road conditions, etc., because Li Laiheng, Yuyuan Army, etc.  and other anti-Qing righteous forces were too active. The post station system in Henan was repeatedly severely damaged and there were not enough horses to replace them. The situation in Hubei was similar. It took several days for the messenger sent by Tan Tai to cross the two  Province, it was only when we rushed to Zhili that the speed picked up, and the coming and going was delayed for more than half a month.  In his reply, Dorgon instructed Tan Tai and Tuen Bu'er to adapt to the situation and retreat at the right time. They could abandon Hanyang and abandon Hubei, because the Western Army was completely defeated by the Chu Army. The Chu Army was not weakened, but was stronger.  The Yangtze River defense line will definitely not be able to hold, and the original plan to divide the river and rule it must be abandoned. However, before that, the Qing court will try to negotiate with the Chu army and ask for peace from Nanming. Tan Tai and Tunbuer will ensure their safety.  , if it can stick to Hanyang for a period of time, it can put the Qing court in a more advantageous position in negotiations.  In this case, just stay in Hanyang for a while. Anyway, Dorgon has decentralized power. Tan Tai and Tunbuer can withdraw at any time if they want. In this way, there is no need to rush.  At this time, Chu troops under Jin Shenghuan and Li Guo crossed the river one after another and outflanked them in depth from the east and west directions. In the Huangzhou Prefecture area, a fierce battle broke out between Li Guo and Zhang Yong and others of the "Hexi Four Generals", and the progress was slow.  However, Jin Shenghuan on the West Road seemed to be in uninhabited territory. His troops crossed the river in Jingzhou and advanced northward from the vacuum left by the Western Army. They successively occupied several prefectures and counties, and attacked Chengtian Mansion and Chengtian Mansion controlled by the Qing army.  De'an Mansion launched an attack, faintly threatening Hanyang's retreat.  "Jin Shenghuan, this guy has bad intentions." Tan Tai was slightly alert. After Jin Shenghuan crossed the river, he did not attack Hanyang directly, but instead surrounded Hanyang from the side and rear. It was obvious that he wanted to separate Hanyang from other places in Hubei. However, Jin Shenghuan's troops had a stronger combat effectiveness.  Damn, Tan Tai doesn¡¯t think he needs to be too nervous for the time being.
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