In the past few months, almost none of the news that has reached the capital is good.
Since Jiannu entered the customs in June, many cities have been captured.
Changping City fell due to traitors, and the general Chao Pichang actually led his troops to surrender after the city was broken.
The Ministry of War sent a message to more than 50,000 Ming soldiers from Shandong, Shanxi, Datong, Baoding and Guanwai to assist the capital. Zhang Fengyi, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, asked the Governor-General for reinforcements from various towns, and Chongzhen agreed.
Chongzhen gave Zhang Fengyi Shangfang Sword, ten thousand gold coins, and five hundred reward medals.
Later, Gao Qiqian, the eunuch who monitored Guanning, was appointed as the director, and Zu Dashou, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong forward, was appointed as the admiral.
On July 21st, Jiannu entered Dingxing, went down to Fangshan, and fought in Zhuozhou. The Ming army was defeated again and was unable to stop its advance.
After Wen'an and Yongqing were defeated, they turned to attack Miao County, Zhu'an and other counties without success, and then attacked Shunyi.
Shunyi County fell, the county magistrate Shangguan Xin committed suicide, and Shunyi guerrillas were engaged in smelting state weapons. Su Shiyu, the commander of Shunyi County, died as a martyr, and the rest of the generals were beheaded.
The entire Gyeonggi Province has become a mess, and urgent documents from all over the country are flying like snowflakes.
In order to ensure the safety of Beijing, Chongzhen even ordered Zu Kuan, who was dispatched to assist in the suppression campaign in the pass, to lead his troops northward, and also ordered Lu Xiangsheng to lead his troops northward to serve the king.
But at this moment, an urgent newspaper eight hundred miles away came from Shaanxi.
When everyone heard the urgent report from Shaanxi, they were all panic-stricken, thinking that Gao Yingxiang or Zhang Xianzhong had broken some big city or done something earth-shattering.
However, the moment the contents of the Tang Bao were revealed, everyone suspected that they had read the contents of the Tang Bao wrongly.
In the battle of Heishui Valley, more than 4,300 bandits were killed and more than 30,000 were captured. The bandits were beheaded by Gao Yingxiang.
The thief generals, Yi Dou Gu Huanglong, and Thousand Rooster Zhang Er were killed anyway. King He Guoguang of Shuntian, Chao Ma Yu of Horse Racing, and General Manager Liu Zhe were beheaded, and Wang Cheng of the Sky Harrier surrendered!
Gao Yingxiang's execution, together with several dead and alive leaders of the 72nd Battalion, shocked the entire court.
Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou wiped out the elite troops in one battle and lifted the crisis in Shaanxi.
After repeated confirmations, ministers in the cabinet repeatedly checked the seals, and finally the news was passed to the palace.
Chongzhen's first reaction when he received the news was exactly the same as Hong Chengchou's first reaction when he received the news: disbelief and disbelief.
When he saw the seals of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting on the Tang newspaper, Chongzhen still couldn't believe it.
He couldn't believe that the serious problem that had almost stirred up the world, and that had been unable to be solved by mobilizing heavy troops for several years, simply died in Heishui Valley, at the hands of Sun Chuanting.
Sun Chuanting took office in May, and now only two short months have passed. How could Gao Yingxiang, a giant bandit, die in the hands of Sun Chuanting.
Chongzhen read the Tang newspaper over and over countless times. Although he still couldn't believe it, he also knew that the Tang newspaper was indeed written by Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting.
As the edict for verification by the Ministry of War was conveyed, no official in the Ministry of War dared to neglect it and sent people on flying horses to Shaanxi.
Just when Chen Wang led his soldiers through Ziwu Road and arrived at Shiquan, the Ministry of War officials responsible for verification not only arrived at Xi'an Prefecture in Shaanxi Province, but also completed the verification.
Gao Yingxiang is really dead!
There were really so many heads and so many prisoners, and there was not even the slightest exaggeration in the newspaper.
The official from the Ministry of War who was responsible for the approval quickly flew to Beijing and confirmed the news again.
Chongzhen ordered Sun Chuanting to select commissioners to bring Gao Yingxiang's body, as well as a group of beheaded, captured, and surrendered bandit leaders to the capital, and ordered him to deploy troops to guard him along the way, without any omissions.
In early September, the Jiannu soldiers withdrew from the Great Wall, carrying 180,000 plundered livestock and a large amount of other materials, and returned north through Lengkou.
Zhang Fengyi and Liang Tingdong were too timid to fight, leaving much of Kinki in ruins.
The two were extremely frightened and believed that the slave soldiers would retreat. The day when Beijing lifted martial law would be the day they would be convicted, so they took hemp every day in the hope of death.
On September 2, Zhang Fengyi died first in the military camp, and ten days later, Liang Tingdong also died.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng finally led his troops to the capital. Although the Jiannu soldiers retreated, Lu Xiangsheng did not intend to give up. He led his troops out of the fortress to rescue more than 7,000 prisoners, and returned to Konoye Mountain.
When Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen led troops to help, the Jiannu soldiers had also retreated, and they did not engage in battle with them.
On September 12, Gao Yingxiang's body was also transported to the capital.
Chongzhen ordered Lu Xiangsheng to find a surrendered general who knew Gao Yingxiang to identify whether he was Gao Yingxiang himself.
When identifying in the hall, the expressions of several generals suddenly changed when they saw Gao Yingxiang's head.
There were those who knelt down and cried bitterly, some who were trembling with fear, and some who were speechless. Although Gao Yingxiang's body had changed in appearance after embalming, everyone still recognized Gao Yingxiang.
At this moment, Chongzhen finally believed what Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou said - Gao Yingxiang was really dead.
Normally, military merit reports, local verification, Ministry of War verification, multiple verifications, and then appropriation by the Ministry of Household Affairs, Ministry of Personnel, and Ministry of War to determine merit, etc., can usually be delayed for a long time.
But this time the efficiency of the Ministry of War has never been so fast. On the third day after Gao Yingxiang's body arrived in Beijing, all matters had been confirmed, and the reward documents were rushed to Shaanxi via various stations.
At the end of September, the document appointing the reward was delivered to Chen Wang.
The deputy commander-in-chief of Hanzhong Town Guards, and the commander of Hanzhong Guards.
Although there were various other rewards that arrived together, Chen Wang ignored them.
These rewards are rare and rare, but they can't be exchanged for much money at all. They can't raise soldiers or farm land.
Compared with these illusory things, what Chen Wang needs now is something real.
On the official road, a cavalry team of hundreds of people was slowly marching forward.
On both sides of the road were farmland full of crops. The farmers who were farming in the fields were standing at a distance, looking at the cavalry team on the official road.
In such a season, whether it is a bandit or a soldier, it is always right to stand far away.
Chen Wang rode on a war horse and walked at the front of the team.
Although he was looking ahead, Chen Wang was thinking about the major events that had happened in the court and various places in recent days.
Although due to the butterfly effect he caused, the time when Li Zicheng entered Mizhi did not match the original time.
The changes caused after Cao Wenzhao survived changed many things.
Prime Minister Hui Deng did not rebel. He led his troops to follow Cao Wenzhao, not daring to go any further.
Without the support of Prime Minister Hui Deng, Li Zicheng could only fight alone, and he was almost unable to hold on.
If Gao Yingxiang hadn't left the Heishui Valley in the north, causing Hong Chengchou to lead most of his elite troops southward for reinforcements, Li Zicheng would have died in Mizhi.
When Li Zicheng, who was trapped in Yan'an Mansion, discovered that Hong Chengchou was leading his troops to the south in a hurry, he immediately understood what was going on.
The task given to him by Gao Yingxiang was to lead his troops to attract the attention of the Ming army in the north, leaving Xi'an empty.
The plan had already been made. This plan was a secret plan set by Gao Yingxiang. Only a few people knew about it, and Li Zicheng was one of them.
After Hong Chengchou led his troops south, Li Zicheng knew that Hong Chengchou's move south this time would be his only chance to break out of the encirclement.
Li Zicheng's mind was very clear, and he also seized this opportunity.
Cao Wenzhao failed to stop Li Zicheng, and Hong Chengchou took away most of the cavalry.
Li Zicheng became so ruthless that he abandoned almost all his troops and hungry soldiers and led seven or eight thousand cavalry all the way west, passing through Qingyang Mansion and escaping into Pingliang Mansion.
The latest news is that Li Zicheng has fled into Gongchang Mansion and is traveling back and forth in the mountainous areas of Jiezhou and Huizhou in Gongchang Mansion.
Hong Chengchou also led his troops into Gongchang's mansion, and the two sides fell into a stalemate again.
Sun Chuanting, on the other hand, led the troops to clear out the Shangluo Mountains in the south of Xi'an Prefecture, as well as the rogue bandits in the east.
With the help of the morale gained from the previous killing of Gao Yingxiang and the large amount of weapons confiscated, the Dubiao Battalion under Sun Chuanting also completely changed its appearance.
Everyone is a tall horse, wearing armor and carrying sharp weapons, and their weapons are no weaker than the Guan Ning cavalry outside the pass.
In the Battle of Heishui Valley, Gao Yingxiang's 40,000 horsemen and equipment were captured. Although everyone had to share the captured weapons and equipment, the remaining 3,000 cavalrymen of the Supervisory Biao Battalion were armed to the teeth, which was more than enough.
The four guards of Xi'an also benefited. Under Sun Chuanting's training, their military appearance took on a completely new look, and now they have become the main force in Xi'an's suppression campaign.
Facts have proved that as long as they are paid enough and equipped with enough weapons, the guards can still fight, and they are no worse than the camp soldiers when they are launched.
"How is Xuxiang's situation?"
Chen Wang retracted his thoughts, turned his head and looked at Chen Gong aside and asked.
"That's not bad to say to eldest brother."
Chen Gong led the war horse forward a little, leaned closer and whispered.
"The rogue bandits did not come to Xing'an again. Zhang Xianzhong led his people to Xiangyang. The investigators reported that there were almost 200,000 people."
"By the way, brother, how did you guess that the bandits would go east?"
"It's not a guess."
Chen Wang shook his head and looked at Chen Gong helplessly.
"Now that the news of Gao Yingxiang's death has spread, heading west to Hanzhong Mansion is a dead end for Zhang Xianzhong and the others. Zhang Xianzhong and the others don't know the situation in Sichuan, so how dare they act rashly."
Chen Wang's eyes were deep, and Zhang Xianzhong's purpose could not be clearer.
Gao Yingxiang's death shocked the whole world.
There is nothing wrong with Zhang Xianzhong being ruthless, but he is also a human being, so he will naturally be afraid.
He did not dare to stay in Xunxiang any longer. He wanted to join forces with the 5th Gezuo Battalion operating in southern Zhili and gather people to protect themselves.
"Governor Lu was transferred to the north. Everyone knows about this. We know about it, and the bandits also know about it."
"The military strength in Xunxiang and Xiangyang is currently thin. Zhang Xianzhong saw this opportunity and went east to attack Xiangyang."
After Lu Xiangsheng went north this time, he never left the north again.
He replaced the deceased Liang Tingdong to guard Xuanfu and Datong, and was appointed governor of Xuanda on September 22.
He was also the left minister of the Ministry of War and the right minister of the Duchayuan, and was awarded the Shangfang Sword for the second time.
"By the way, although there are no bandits coming back in Xing'an, it seems that the harvesting of the fields is not going well."
Chen Gong frowned slightly, as if he remembered something, and said softly,
"Du Wugang sent people to collect a lot of fields. Most of the fields are ownerless, and no one dares to collect them. However, there are still some troubles in the procedures."
Chen Wang's eyes narrowed slightly and he subconsciously glanced to the side.
"He is the Qianhu of Xing'an Guards Qianhu Station, and there are some things he needs to do by himself."
Hanzhong Mansion has one bathroom and two bathrooms.
Yi Wei naturally refers to Hanzhong Wei.
Hanzhong Wei has five thousand-household offices under its jurisdiction: front, rear, left, right and center.
The two stations refer to the two Qianhu Stations in Mioxian County and Xing'an, which are located in the east and west directions of Hanzhong Prefecture respectively.
Although the Qianhu Office is a Qianhu Office, the officials are the same as the ordinary Qianhu Office.
However, guarding Qianhu stations are generally under the direct command of the provincial capital and are not subordinate to the guards where they are located.
However, because the war in Hanzhong Mansion continued to escalate, the situation became more and more urgent.
The Shaanxi capital commander ordered the Qianhu Station in Mian County and the Qianhu Station in Xing'an to coordinate operations with the Hanzhong Guards and cooperate with the battalions in Hanzhong Mansion to suppress the enemy.
The only person who can drive the Shaanxi Capital Commandery Department is Hong Chengchou, who is the governor of the three sides.
It was precisely because of the authority granted by Hong Chengchou that Zhou Yumao was able to mobilize the troops of one guard and two stations in Hanzhong Prefecture as a guerrilla in Hanzhong Prefecture to take charge of the entire Hanzhong Prefecture's suppression affairs.
However, the Mioxian Qianhu Office and the Xing'an Qianhu Office are not their real subordinates. They only need to cooperate militarily.
Regarding the Qianhu Station in Mian County and the Qianhu Station in Xing'an, neither the Hanzhong Guard nor Chen Wang, the current Deputy Chief of Guards, actually have the authority to oversee the internal affairs of the two stations.
"There is no need to pay too much attention to Xing'an Institute now. Let's put it aside for the time being and let Guan Qilin make his own arrangements. The main focus is on Shiquan County."
Chen Wang turned his eyes slightly and warned.
He was not prepared to take care of the two Qianhu Guard Stations in Xing'an and Mioxian County now.
Now that he has obtained the official position of Commander of the Hanzhong Guard, he can legitimately take care of the affairs within the Hanzhong Guard. There is no need to take the risk of intervening in the affairs of the two Qianhu Guard Stations in Xing'an and Mioxian.
This situation is very good now. Du Wugang has already taken the side and insists on being polite to his subordinates.
As for Guan Qilin, Chen Wang had already made arrangements for Li Yangchun who was hiding in Ningqiang.
There were actually only more than 2,000 people in Mian County's Qianhu Office, but now there are almost 4,000 people. These people are all the sand that Chen Wang has infiltrated.
Most of them were refugees who had followed Chen Wang all the way into Mian County, and some were the cronies Chen Wang had asked Hu Zhiyi to select.
Some of them entered by replacing the household registrations of the fleeing military households, and some of them went through the procedures of hooking up with the army. They were all legitimate and did not cause too much trouble.
Guan Qilin was tied to the chariot early, after all, money and silk are alluring.
When Chen Wang placed the five thousand taels of silver directly in front of him, Guan Qilin had actually left everything behind.
During the Bingzi Incident, there are records of some military officers and civil servants who died.
Chen Yuan's deputy commander, Deng Zuyu, was from Qishui. He tried to invade the capital with guerrilla attacks and fought against Lugou Bridge.
In the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign, he called for help in Yingcheng and killed many thieves in a bloody battle. He was trapped in a tight siege and was captured. He persuaded him to surrender and scolded the thieves for caesarean section.
Qing troops attacked Dingxing. Shanji's family was in Jiangcun. Taigong Bai invited him to defend the city, and Taigong agreed.
He stayed together with Xue Yi'ou, the magistrate of Lijuzhou, and others.
After guarding for six days, the city was broken. Shan Ji died. He refused to surrender and was killed by three swords and an arrow.
Wang Zhaokun, the censor of Jiangxi Province, inspected Shanhaiguan and Juyong Erguan. He was from Lanxi. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Qing soldiers entered Xifengkou. They were unable to resist and retreated to Changping. No help arrived. The city was broken. He was killed by four arrows and two swords. ,
Wu Weizhou, the magistrate of Dacheng County, was from Taigu.
In the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign, Qing soldiers descended on the city and defended the city to the death.
Cui Weisong, the magistrate of Anzhou, was a native of Pingdu Prefecture.
In the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign, Qing soldiers went to Anzhou. The city was destroyed. He was arrested in a street fight and died when he touched the steps.
His wife Mou and his wife Chen both hanged themselves to death.
Governor Ji Liao, the right minister of the Baoding Military Affairs Department, and the right censor of the capital, Wu Aheng, were from Yuzhou.
Patrolling Zhejiang and promoting moral integrity. In the eleventh year of Chongzhen's reign, while guarding Miyun, Qing soldiers entered Qiangziling. They were captured and refused to surrender, and died.
Wang Yuzuo, the general judge of Baoding, was from Xiaoshan.
In the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign, he took photos of Changping Prefecture affairs. Yingcheng refused to defend the city and was destroyed. He died unyieldingly.
His son Guoxuan died.
Zheng Yanren, the magistrate of Ansu County, was from Linqing.
In the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Qing troops defeated Ansu and Yan Ren died.
His wife Li hanged herself.
(End of chapter)
