For dozens of days, news about the Battle of Beijing spread throughout the northern provinces between Dashun and Daming.
It is undoubtedly very surprising that the Ming Dynasty was able to defeat Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, under the city of Beijing.
After all, the Dashun army was in turmoil, and the Ming army was in decline. Even if it could hold Beijing, there was no reason to win so easily. Therefore, after learning that the Ming army had won a great victory, the Ming soldiers and towns in various places who originally surrendered to the Shun army held high the Ming flag and expressed their He is a loyal minister and good general of the Ming Dynasty. Before, he only committed himself to thieves and endured humiliation...
Especially Datong defender Jiang Yu.
This Jiang Quan is also a veteran general. The Jiang family has been a well-known general for generations. The eldest brother Jiang Rang is the commander-in-chief of Yulin, Shaanxi, and the younger brother Jiang Xuan is the deputy commander-in-chief of Yanghe, Shanxi.
When King Chuang attacked Yulin, Jiang Rang had already surrendered to Li Zicheng. Later, when he attacked Shanxi, Jiang Xuan died for his country, while Jiang Quan didn't even say, "Fire three shots into the sky, even if you repay Emperor Chongzhen." Choose to surrender.
Now that Li Zicheng was defeated, Jiang Quan did not hesitate to beat up the lost dog. Together with his brother Jiang Rang, who had surrendered to Li Zicheng earlier, he suddenly changed. After beheading Zhang Tianlin, the general of the Dashun Army, he used Wang Fuchen as the vanguard to pursue Li Zicheng's troops. , nibbling away step by step!
A total of 27 Li Chuang generals were killed, more than 4,000 were beheaded, and 10,000 people were captured.
Among Li Zicheng's generals, Zuo Guangxian, Song Qijiao, etc. Anyway, after Liu Fangliang, who was passing through Henan and other places, learned that Li Zicheng was defeated, he wanted to lead his army to rescue him. As a result, he ran into Fubo Camp, which had just pursued to no avail. After a fight, Shunjun Liu Fangliang's troops fled.
The whole north was in a state of change due to the defeat of Dashun. Among the people, the news that Emperor Hongwu, Emperor Yongle and Emperor Jiajing were resurrected and came to the aid of Emperor Chongzhen with their heavenly soldiers and generals became more and more intense, especially Chongzhen. The emperor was exempted from taxes for the first time in recent years, which confirmed this for the people.
I heard that Emperor Chongzhen was whipped by Emperor Hongwu!
Emperor Hongwu still loved the people.
Some people who had not been coerced into rebellion and were still struggling to support thought this in their hearts.
Now, nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses have been assembled in Beijing city.
There were still 60,000 elite troops stationed in the Hongwu and Jiajing dynasties, and this was the peak of the 200,000 troops.
In addition, there are also the original twelve regiments of the Chongzhen Dynasty, with about 20,000 soldiers and horses.
Tianjin Governor Feng Yuanyang, Tianjin Commander-in-Chief Lou Guangxian, and Tianjin Dao Deputy Envoy Yuan Yuzong led about 30,000 soldiers and horses in North Zhili, and rescuers arrived late.
Jiang Quan personally led the Datong garrison of ten thousand people to come and, together with Wang Fuchen, come to plead guilty to the emperor. The army was also stationed around Beijing.
Of the remaining 50,000 troops, 30,000 were rescue troops from Henan and Shandong, including Kaifeng Commander Wang Zhigang, Liugou Commander Liu Fangming, Dongchang Commander Ma Dai and Xu Dingguo, etc., and the remaining 20,000 were from Shun. The army surrendered.
The four towns in Jiangbei and Shi Kefa did not lead many troops. They only brought a thousand people each, and a total of four thousand people went north to rescue them.
Suddenly, the military peak in Beijing reached its peak.
However, more and more soldiers and horses came to rescue him, and Zhu Youjian's face became increasingly ugly.
After all, when the intruder approached the capital, these loyal ministers and generals were basically gone. He had the blessing of his ancestors. After defeating the enemy in a battle, these "loyal ministers" sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, which really made Zhu Youjian feel extremely angry!
But Zhu Houcong performed much better.
In the past ten days, he has been in Chongzhen Dynasty and has not left.
At this moment, after asking about his son's situation, Zhu Yuanzhang left Chongzhen Dynasty and returned to his wife and children in Hongwu Dynasty.
After all, for him, it was better to stay in Chongzhen and spend time with Sister Ma who was just recovering from a serious illness.
The 30,000 soldiers of the Hongwu Dynasty and the real Ming Dynasty God of War Xu Da were kept back.
Before leaving, Zhu Yuanzhang handed over full authority to the officers and soldiers of the Hongwu Dynasty to Zhu Houcong, and Xu Da had no objection: after all, Zhu Houcong was also a real emperor.
If Zhu Yuanzhang is needed, he doesn't have to worry about anything. He can just ask Zhu Youjian to send an assistance application, and Zhu Yuanzhang will naturally accept it.
This is a benefit. Now Zhu Youjian's world is marked as a 'world waiting for assistance', so he can continue to send out requests for assistance. If there are any special needs, he can even apply for Zhu Di, allowing Zhu Di to immediately parachute 30,000 people. Soldiers and horses come over.
Zhu Houcong sat on the futon in the capital and looked at the large list of names handed over by Zhu Youjian. Zhu Houcong's eyes were slightly cold.
In history, most of these generals who came to "rush to the rescue" surrendered to the Manchus and served for the Manchus.
For example, Liu Fangming, Xu Dingguo, Wang Zhigang, Wang Fuchen, etc. Of course, there were also those who surrendered and then rebelled, and rebelled and surrendered again.
For example, the capricious Datong guard Jiang Quan is a typical representative. Li Zicheng came and surrendered to Li Zicheng. After Li Zicheng left, he started the Ming Dynasty again. After the Manchus entered the country, he immediately followed the Manchus. Later, he was dissatisfied with the treatment of the Manchus. The attitude of the Han people echoed that of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and they rebelled in the rear...
"Grandpa Gao, should these generals be killed?"
Zhu Youjian stood in front of Zhu Houcong. His tone was cold now. He seemed to be very familiar with killing officials and generals. After learning about these traitors of the Ming Dynasty from Zhu Houcong, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. .
"Not urgent."
Zhu Houcong shook his head, and then said: "Most of these people are still with soldiers and horses. If they are slaughtered, it will inevitably cause panic among other generals. We should focus on appeasing them. Now that the world is uncertain, Jiannu is watching with eager eyes. If If Jiang Quan does this, his sins can be forgiven and he can continue to lead the army to resist the slaves."
"As for Shi Kefa, Huang Degong and other loyal ministers, they should be rewarded."
While looking at the list, Zhu Houcong suddenly saw a name and frowned instantly: "Call Xuzhou Commander-in-Chief Li Chengdong under Commander-in-Chief Gao Jie. This man is extremely hateful. Even if he is cut into pieces with a thousand swords, he will inevitably be held responsible for his crimes!"
If Li Chengdong, the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou, only surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he could only be said to be an unknown one among the many surrendered generals.
But after he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he was very diligent and rushed to the forefront for the Manchus to conquer the world. He was responsible for the Ten Days Massacre in Yangzhou, the Three Massacres in Jiading, and the Massacre in Guangdong. This guy had a share in the massacres caused by the Qing army!
Therefore, after Zhu Houcong saw this name, he snorted coldly without hesitation.
After Zhu Youjian nodded, he immediately followed Zhu Houcong's instructions and said at the same time:
"Grandpa Gao, my cabinet is now empty. I want Shi Kefa to join the cabinet and Huang Degong to be the governor of Shandong."
"Feng Yuanyang, the governor of Tianjin, is not bad. He is a loyal minister. There are not many civil servants who know the art of war. His younger brother once served as my minister of war. I plan to make him serve as minister of war for one term."
Zhu Youjian originally wanted Shi Kefa to come, but when he thought that Zhu Houcong said that although Shi Kefa was loyal, his ability to fight was obviously dark, he immediately changed his mind.
Hearing Zhu Youjian's words, Zhu Houcong couldn't help but feel happy: What's wrong with you, the Feng brothers? You didn't trick the second brother to trick the boss, right?
The Minister of War in the Chongzhen Dynasty was a high-risk profession.
Chongzhen reigned for a total of seventeen years. Fourteen ministers of the Ministry of War were changed, seven of whom were executed, and six were dismissed and investigated. Only one retired with honor, Feng Yuanyang's younger brother, Feng Yuanju.
Moreover, Feng Yuanju only retired when he was about to die of illness. The probability of dying in battle as Minister of War for Chongzhen was even higher than if you went to fight on the front line.
Putting this strange thought away from Zhu Houcong's mind, Zhu Houcong continued: "Shanhaiguan is not far from Beijing. It has been nearly twenty days. Wu Sangui did not report urgently. There may be something wrong. Let the spies do it. Always pay attention to the situation in Shanhaiguan!"
"Yes, Grandpa Gao!"
Zhu Youjian nodded, and as soon as he left the palace gate, he saw Zhu Houcong's milk brother Lu Bing hurriedly rushed into the palace, knelt down on one knee to Zhu Houcong, and respectfully presented the report:
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Shanhaiguan that Wu Sangui has surrendered to the Qing Dynasty!"
"The Regent of Manchuria, Dorgon, conferred upon Wu Sangui the title of King of Pingxi, General of the Conquest of the South, and Governor of the Han Army's headquarters."
"The Qing army has entered the pass!"
