The situation in the world, as the Manchus took the initiative to move south, once again fell into the flames of war.
Many people felt that it was too compact to immediately and decisively attack Li Zicheng as soon as the Qing Dynasty moved its capital.
But if you look closely at the inside, you will find that quick attack is their inevitable choice.
Nothing more than that, from an economic point of view, the north that the Manchus took over was really a mess.
The plague caused heavy casualties in Shanxi and Hebei. Coupled with the abnormal climate of Xiaobinghe, they were no longer self-sufficient.
As for the city of Beijing, the Eight Banners of Manchu, Han, and Mongolian people and their families gathered together. In addition to the original population of Beijing and hundreds of officials, the food burden was huge.
By this time, the Hongguang court in Nanjing was established, and four million stones were transported by canal every year. Summer grain and autumn grain were no longer allowed to go north.
So the Manchus were faced with two choices: either starve in Beijing, or go to war and suffer at the hands of the enemy.
The target was Li Zicheng because he was too out of touch. He kept clamoring for revenge, mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, and threatened Beijing's security from Shanxi and Henan.
In this way, Duduo personally led the army across Mengjin, and immediately defeated the invading army.
Liu Zongmin did have people collect boats, but the entire Yellow River is extremely long, winter is the dry season, and it is already frozen, so it is not difficult to cross the Yellow River.
He thought that the Manchu and Qing dynasties were like the Ming army in disarray, and it would take ten and a half days to cross the river. Unexpectedly, it only took the Manchu and Qing dynasties almost three days to cross the river, with tens of thousands of people crossing the river.
At this time, he was really anxious.
"Jiannu is coming fiercely. I heard that there are also Eight Banners cavalry. I must take revenge this time!"
Liu Zongmin shouted.
However, everyone is not a fool, and they can already hear the timidity in his words.
As mentioned before, rogue bandits like Chuang Jun are not good at defending cities and have always hoped to use field battles to solve problems.
Coincidentally, the Manchus also thought the same way.
After conquering Mengjin Ferry, the forward commanders Nu Shan and E Shuo led the Eight Banners cavalry and headed directly towards Luoyang.
Chuangjun was shocked and resisted stubbornly.
But their cavalry, who were no match for the Eight Banners, were beaten to a pulp and watched helplessly as they were defeated.
Looking for an opportunity, the Eight Banners continued to surround the intruders in the distance, exerting pressure, and constantly fighting gaps.
"咻咻咻——"
The Eight Banners war horses stopped for a moment, stood outside the formation, and kept firing at the weak points. Although there were not many casualties, they put huge pressure on the invading army.
Being unable to catch up or hit seems extremely frustrating.
They teased the Ming army like this back then, but now they are passive.
One hundred thousand people were suppressed by more than ten thousand Eight Banners. For Liu Zongmin, this was a huge shame.
"kill--"
His hair stood on end and his face was gloomy. He led the cavalry under his command and chose to fight head-on.
But Baqi was not afraid and charged forward with a ferocious expression.
The Eight Banners, dressed in cotton armor, looked like giant humanoid beasts, sweeping across Wuji.
In one round of fighting, 30% of Liu Zongmin's cavalry were killed or wounded.
This made everyone in the army feel inexplicably palpitated.
Fear suddenly emerged in my heart.
The indifferent Eight Banners cavalry were like ruthless killing machines, constantly harvesting the lives of the intruders.
The huge and useless infantry seemed to be a burden at this time.
At this time, Duduo finally arrived and chose to join the battlefield.
Even though the army was tired, it put more pressure on the Chuang army.
As a result, the Chuang army was defeated.
In other words, this is called strategic shift.
If you can't win in a field battle, then just defend.
This is how rogue bandits play. They don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a land. As long as the old camp is still there, the lost territory will be regained.
Duduo once again appreciated the defeat of the Chuang army.
However, Liu Zongmin's elite troops were extremely good at escaping. They were defeated but not defeated, and the main force was not lost.
"The intruder has no fighting spirit!"
Duduo said in a deep voice: "How could such a chaotic traitor conquer Beijing?"
"The soldiers of the former Ming Dynasty had no fighting spirit and only wanted to protect themselves. Naturally, this kind of villain gained ambition."
Geng Zhongming laughed and said: "The bandits are bandits after all. Without Luoyang, Henan will no longer have a foothold for them."
"Perhaps they want to rely on Tongguan to defend themselves?"
Kong Youde laughed loudly and said: "This crude idea is no longer appropriate."
"Now we can only settle in Luoyang and wait until our supplies of food and grass arrive!"
Duduo is already experienced in marching and fighting.
Of course he understood that the defeat of the intruders had another meaning besides the thoughts of the bandits: dragging down their logistics.
The red land of Henan is thousands of miles away, and food can no longer be found.
Even if they occupy Luoyang and other places, they cannot hold it.
Before the arrival of grain, grass and artillery, Tongguan was indeed a natural hazard.
This style of play is so familiar, it is simply a replica of how they defeated the Ming Army.
"It's a pity that I am not the Ming army, nor am I one of those useless generals."
Dodo sneered.
In early December, the Manchu Qing Dynasty completely took control of Luoyang, causing huge waves throughout Henan.
After Kaifeng was flooded, Luoyang actually became the provincial capital. Coupled with its location close to Guanzhong, it became the center of Dashun's rule in Henan.
A few days later, Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Prefecture (the provincial capital has the same name), and even Guide Prefecture in the distance all presented surrender orders.
If we add the three prefectures of Huaiqing, Weihui, and Zhangde on the north bank of the Yellow River, nearly 70% of Henan belongs to the Manchus.
Let’s start with a point, I’m afraid this is the general trend!
With the supplies from these prefectures, the Manchu Qing Dynasty temporarily gained a firm foothold in Luoyang.
Xiangcheng.
"Trash, trash—"
Zhu Yixi looked at the news in front of her and angrily shouted: "Has the arrogant thief fallen to this level?"
The general news of the battle in Luoyang has reached his desk.
Although Wu Sangui and others were unaware of Wu Sangui's move south from Yulin, Duduo's method of pressing Tongguan made His Royal Highness Prince Yu very angry.
Once Tongguan is broken, Li Zicheng, who is anxious to jump over the wall, will definitely not go to the Western Regions to eat sand. He will definitely go south, either Hanzhong or Wuguan.
This strategy of driving away wolves and devouring tigers is really disgusting.
Zhu Yixi went north to protect Li Zicheng and prevent the Manchus from succeeding.
However, the Battle of Luoyang by the Chuang Army was really unpleasant.
"Could it be that Li Zicheng knows what I'm thinking?"
His Royal Highness Prince Yu fell into doubt.
"Your Highness, as expected, Jiannu will definitely threaten Tongguan and march into Xi'an. When the time comes, Li Zicheng will either defend or flee."
Chen Yongfu handed over his hand and revealed the Qing's marching strategy in one sentence.
"We can't let them succeed!"
Liu Tingjie said hurriedly: "There are hundreds of thousands of intruders. Once they are defeated, they will be surrendered by Jiannu. By then, their momentum will greatly increase, and we will be at a disadvantage."
After hearing the words of the two men, Zhu Yixi focused his eyes on Luoyang and said in a deep voice: "The so-called Prince Yu of Jiannu has been stationed in Luoyang for several days."
"If he could attack Tongguan, he would have done it long ago. Why wait?"
"Is this an ambush to lure us into taking the initiative, or are we waiting for something? Food? Reinforcements? Or artillery——"
