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Text 482 Gaining all lost ground

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    If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself. This is a very reasonable proverb. If you only escort a small number of people out of the customs, you can hide the eyes and ears of others. However, what the Qing Dynasty has to do is to evacuate all the Manchus from the customs. This is difficult.  As you can imagine, there are some things that must be done no matter how difficult they are.  ¡î¡ú Hauge first issued a general mobilization order in the name of Shunzhi, pretending to gather forces for a decisive battle with the Sichuan army. In fact, he unknowingly sent people out of the customs in batches.  ??Everyone with a discerning eye knows that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has reached the end of its power, and there are countless people who are secretly targeting him. No matter how well Hauge and the others hide it, the fire can't be contained, and people will still find out in the end.  The Qing soldiers are about to run away.  All of a sudden, all those who were interested were mobilized, constantly chasing and intercepting him, and taking advantage of his illness to take his life. This is what many people do, and people are like this. There are few who offer help in times of trouble, and there are many who are the icing on the cake; there are few who are chivalrous and righteous, and those who fall into trouble.  Many, not only the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, but also bandits, thieves, armed landlords, and wealthy families participated in the pursuit.  Now the entire Central Plains region knows that Sichuan¡¯s purchase of the heads of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty can be exchanged for money, official positions, reputation, atonement, etc. It has strong paying capacity and excellent credit, and it can be purchased in unlimited quantities.  If they were sold to wealthy families who were interested in changing their official positions, the price would be even higher. Before the Manchus took over the Central Plains, they regarded the Ming Dynasty as their own backyard and committed countless shocking murders. After taking over the Central Plains, they divided people into three and six.  The ninth class placed the Han people at the bottom, and committed countless crimes that are too numerous to mention. Now that they have beaten the fallen dogs, they are famous and profitable, so naturally they all strive to be the first.  The plan of Hauge and other Manchu nobles was to withdraw from the pass before the Sichuan army arrived. This was a good idea, but they underestimated the wisdom and courage of the people. These Han people, who they used to regard as livestock, became their  Nightmares, they were attacked along the way, and those unpredictable traps made them suffer a lot.  In the end, there were fewer and fewer Manchus.  As long as they could hold weapons, men, women, old and young, all fought with knives, bows and arrows. Before they entered the customs, they were in a state of turmoil and full of ambition. When they came out of the customs, they were in a state of panic and chaos. The road from the Central Plains to Shanhaiguan became a place of sadness and despair for them.  The road was a road made of blood and corpses.  ¡°I can only say that this is called karma, and it always works.  When the Manchus fled, the Sichuan army did not participate in the pursuit and interception because they were busy seizing territory, taking over cities, and integrating various forces.  In order to better take over the territory and expand his sphere of influence, Lu Haoshan followed the advice of military advisor Li Nian. Except for the notorious criminals who could not be pardoned, those who had no serious crimes were also pardoned.  In this way, the march became smoother, and all forces surrendered. Sometimes the surrendering soldiers and civilians opened the city gates early to welcome the Sichuan army before the army arrived, and some squires and elders even held banquets to reward them from afar.  So much so that in most places, they just go through a formality and complete the task, because those who disagree with them are dealt with privately.  The most representative one is Tongguan.  Tongguan is located in the eastern part of the Guanzhong Plain, occupying a strategic location in the three provinces of Qin, Shanxi and Henan. There is the Forbidden Valley in the southeast.  There are another 12 connected cities in the south of the valley; in the north there are Wei and Luo rivers that meet the Yellow River and hug the pass down; in the west they are close to Huayue.  The surrounding mountains are surrounded by mountains, peaks upon peaks, deep valleys and cliffs.  The mountain is high and the road is narrow, with a narrow catwalk in the middle that can only accommodate one car and one horse.  Extremely dangerous.  Pu Bu and Hao Feng were responsible for capturing Tongguan. They knew that this was a tough nut. The test given to them by Lu Haoshan was also an opportunity. The two of them were ready to capture it at all costs. Unexpectedly, after arriving at Tongguan, those  The allocated artillery had not arrived yet, but when the Han Eighth Banners soldiers guarding the border saw them coming, they couldn't help but fire muskets into the sky and shoot arrows. This scared Pu Bu and Hao Feng, thinking that they were sending a signal to join forces.  During the attack, the defensive formations were all set up. Unexpectedly, the general guarding the gate gave an order, and everyone put down their weapons and opened the door.  Just surrender.  This scene made the two of them unable to recover for a long time. After asking later, they found out that the general guarding the pass felt that surrendering without firing an arrow or a blunderbuss was not good for his reputation, so he shot all the arrows in his hand and used all the gunpowder.  Justifiably surrender.  ?Another interesting person.  As soon as they left Tongshan, tigers returned to the mountains and dragons entered the sea. They successively conquered Shanxi, Henan, Beijing, Shandong and other places. The battles became smoother and smoother, and the teams following them became larger and larger. These were the troops and soldiers collected halfway.  Well-trained, powerful horses, and elite weapons, they were unstoppable along the way. Even when encountering stubborn resistance, enemies and cities, there was no need for the Sichuan army to dispatch, and the troops that had been collected rushed to perform.  Lu Haoshan¡¯s sphere of influence is expanding rapidly every day.  The troops were divided into four groups. Lu Haoshan was mainly responsible for logistics and support. The siege and plundering of the city was mainly carried out by three groups. Tang Qiang and Song Shijie worked together to clear the Shaanxi border.After leaving Tongguan, Pu Bu and Hao Feng moved even faster. In less than two months, they marched across Henan, Hubei, Shandong, etc.  Wow, the efficiency is amazing.  Only Li Dingguo and Zhang Rui have not had a smooth journey.  Zuo Liangyu!  This high-ranking official of the former dynasty was promoted to the rank of General Pingthief and Prince Shaobao, and was granted the title of Nanning Bo. After Zhu Yousong, the Fu King of Nanming, came to the throne, he was promoted to Nanning Marquis and guarded Wuchang. Zuo Liangyu was very ambitious, so he has been  To expand the team, although the quality of the soldiers was average, when he marched into Xiangyang, the number of soldiers under his command reached an astonishing half a million.  Although these more than 500,000 people were a mob, it also gave Zuo Liangyu great confidence. After learning that Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong had recruited Lu Haoshan, the governor of Sichuan, he immediately sent troops to Xinye. In his opinion, Lu Haoshan still needed face, no matter what  They all have to argue with Nanming. No matter what, the Sichuan soldiers who have just finished the battle have to worry about Nanming's million-strong army.  When beating a dog, it depends on the owner. Although Zuo Liangyu, who supports the Donglin Party, is not at odds with the Hongguang regime of the Eunuch Party, which controls the government, it cannot be denied that Zuo Liangyu is an important general in Nanming. The Marquis of Nanning is Hongguang Emperor Zhu  Song personally issued a decree to reward him, and besides, he only captured a small new field, so the Sichuan army would not embarrass himself.  But he underestimated Lu Haoshan's determination and domineering power, and immediately sent Li Dingguo and Zhang Rui, who were good at conquering and fighting, straight to Xiangyang to retaliate and cut off his retreat.  Zuo Liangyu used Xinye as a testing point, but little did he know that Lu Haoshan also regarded him as a role model, the role model of the "chicken" who killed the chicken to warn others. In Lu Haoshan's words: Whoever dares to touch the food in my basin will be killed.  Chop off the dog's paws.  Li Dingguo and Zhang Rui each led 20,000 elite troops.  Get up early and rush to Xiangyang in the dark. Xiangyang is the northern wing of Wuchang and the bridgehead for Zuo Liangyu's northward expansion. Not only did he station a large number of troops in Xiangyang, but he also built city defenses and stored a large amount of grain and grass, making Xiangyang impregnable and filled with soldiers.  Food was sufficient, and Zhang Yingyuan, the general responsible for defending the city, was very tough and refused to surrender.  It¡¯s okay not to surrender.  Otherwise, the knife was so sharp that it was useless. Li Dingguo immediately took out his cannon and bombed Xiangyang City indiscriminately. The bombing lasted for three days, but he was unable to break through Xiangyang City.  There are two reasons. First, Xiangyang has been a big city since ancient times. It also resisted the Mongolian invasion, and Zuo Liangyu did not hesitate to reinforce it. Second, in order to speed up the march, Li Dingguo and Zhang Rui only carried small-caliber artillery.  The operation is easy, but the siege effect is not very good, and Zhang Yingyuan also sent people to guard and defend.  The war suddenly fell into a stalemate.  Li Dingguo was both wise and brave, and he quickly figured out a solution.  On the surface, they used artillery and firecrackers to suppress the soldiers defending the city. They pretended to be powerful and secretly sent people to dig tunnels. It took three days to dig up to the city wall.  Then they piled explosives underneath. There was a loud noise in the middle of the night, and a section of the city wall about six feet in the south gate of Xiangyang collapsed.  The Sichuan army, which had been prepared for a long time, launched a frenzied attack, using grenades to clear the way. They entered the city and looked for the commanding heights. After finding the commanding heights, they began to shoot the left troops defending the city one by one.  The sound of gunfire, shouts of killing, and screams continued all night long. At dawn, handsome flags with the character "Li" written on all sides were fluttering in the wind on the four walls of Xiangyang City.  After a bloody battle, Li Dingguo captured the important town of Xiangyang in one fell swoop. Zhang Rui did not let anyone lose his way. On the way, he ambushed and annihilated the general Lu Tianqi and the five thousand elites he led who had withdrawn from Xinye.  The news spread and caused a sensation. Zuo Liangyu, who was stationed in Wuchang City, was furious. Lu Daqi and Zhang Yingyuan were both his favorite generals. Unexpectedly, they lost two generals at the hands of Sichuan in one day. He dispatched troops and generals at the same time.  People reported to Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong and asked Zhu Yousong to hold Lu Haoshan accountable.  Zuo Liangyu never took Emperor Hongguang seriously. When Ma Shiying and others recommended Zhu Yousong as emperor, Zuo Liangyu refused to admit it. Later, he reluctantly admitted it after being persuaded by several senior officials familiar with Nanming. Now he suddenly changed  Attitude, it's a pity that I hugged the wrong leg.  The generals in the four towns of Nanming couldn't stand Zuo Liangyu. Ma Shiying, Huang Degong, Gao Jie and others who controlled the court also regarded him as an alien. In addition, Chen Hongfan, who had defected to Sichuan early in the morning, was jumping up and down and did not dare to offend Sichuan's Hongguang.  The imperial court opened one eye and closed the other, allowing Li Dingguo and Zhang Rui to surround Wuchang.  Although there are many soldiers under Zuo Liangyu's command, most of them are rabble-rousers who can only bully the common people. It turns out that Zuo Liangyu also had a strong army, and almost all of them were killed or injured in the bloody battle with Li Zijun in Zhuxian Town. How many people are there?  , but not even as good as the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty. The Sichuan army was all about war horses, new-style muskets, and grenades.  An army of 500,000 people captured alive more than a dozen senior officials, including Zuo Liangyu and his son.  When the news reached Nanming, the monarchs and ministers in the court looked at each other with blank faces and were speechless.  Someone proposed sending troops?However, Shi Kefa and others, headed by the peace faction, refused one after another because of their conservativeness. They insisted on adhering to the plan and sent envoys to Lu Haoshan to negotiate peace. However, all the ministers were speechless and said that except for the titles, they would accept all other benefits. What next?  Nor would he let go.  Just when Nanming was hesitating, in just half a year, the Sichuan army had completely recovered all the land north of the Yellow River, and the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty also completely withdrew from the Central Plains. Under the desperate escort of Hauge and others, the Thirty Banners who followed the entry  Only less than a third of the ten thousand bannermen escaped, and Lu Haoshan had no time to pursue them. He just announced that the killing order was still in effect.  This order to kill the Qing Dynasty is the lingering curse of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.  After half a year of conquest and digestion, Lu Haoshan finally set his sights on the fertile, wild and fertile land south of the Yellow River.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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