In the eleventh year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhending Fucheng was established.
Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian, who were stationed here, received a message from the Ministry of War to mobilize troops, and ordered Gao Qiqian to lead Guan Ning's troops on a starry night march into Linqing. Water transportation was not lost.
At the same time, Lu Xiangsheng was ordered to lead the army and horses under his command to pursue the captive cavalry in the south, wait for the opportunity to move, and attack them with Gao Qi's hidden troops. They must coordinate with the camera and must not act recklessly, miss the chance of fighting, and allow the slaves to penetrate deeper. Jifu brings disaster to water transport.
In the Ministry of War's statement, it was also mentioned that Emperor Chongzhen had ordered Liu Yuliang to lead the capital camp south to Jizhou to assist Gao Qiqian and Lu Xiangsheng's troops.
The more important news is that Sun Chuanting has led a group of Shaanxi troops to pass through Daomaguan to help. Now he is taking a short rest near Baoding and will head south to support Lu Xiangsheng, Gao Qiqian and others.
In addition, Hong Chengchou has led most of the Shaanxi troops from Juyongguan into the capital. However, Taiji, the chief of the Donglu slaves, has gathered a group of captives and is attacking our border city on the Guanning line. Therefore, the direction of Hong Chengchou's troops has yet to be determined. They are currently in the capital. Rest nearby.
After receiving the message from the Ministry of War, Gao Qiqian and Lu Xiangsheng did not dare to delay. After seeing off the angels, they returned to camp one after another, preparing to break out and march into the army.
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In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, on the second day of December, early in the morning, there was a commotion in the camp of Lu Xiangsheng's Xuan army.
After each camp had breakfast, they were nervously and orderly dismantling the walls, tents and other items. Of course, they would not leave behind anything that could be taken away. These would be useful when setting up camp in the future.
Before the departure, Zhang Qiping, the governor of Zhending, sent two hundred stones of grain. He ordered someone to tell him that time was short and he could only gather these grains. He asked Governor Lu to take care of the urgent need first. He would definitely step up preparations and wait for the army. After returning from victory, celebrate the success of the soldiers.
Lu Xiangsheng hated it deeply, but he had no choice but to accept the grain first. After all, no matter how small the mosquito legs were, they were still meat, which was better than nothing.
Currently, Lu Xiangsheng's army only has 800 shi sent by Lu Lao's army. In addition to the 200 shi sent by Zhending today, it is estimated that with less use, it can last eight or nine days.
If he hangs on his life and only eats one meal a day, he can last for more than half a month, but then he will not be able to march and fight. Lu Xiangsheng is angry in his heart. Since King Qin, he has been fighting for two months and achieving great victories in succession, but with this result.
The army slowly moved forward and was divided into three parts: the front army, the middle army and the rear army. With Yang Guozhu's army as the front army and Hu Dawei's army as the rear army, they marched all the way to Jinzhou and Shulu, preparing to go south from Shulu. Enter Linqing.
The twelfth month of the lunar calendar in the Ming Dynasty was already a severe winter. The north wind was howling and the ice was biting. As soon as people walked outside the house, they were shivering from the cold. The heads and faces of all the soldiers were covered tightly.
Everyone's exposed skin, those with conditions, is coated with a thick layer of oil to prevent it from being cracked by the wind.
Zhending also looked depressed in winter, but it had a desolate beauty. Sitting on the horse, looking at the endless plains, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and others all wished them a smooth trip.
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Since the defeat of Haoge in the Battle of Gaoyang, Lu Xiangsheng led his troops to fight in Dingzhou, Zhending, and Huolu. The Qing troops they encountered retreated without fighting. Although they traveled thousands of miles, they achieved nothing.
Originally, although Emperor Chongzhen had many misunderstandings about Lu Xiangsheng, he was also full of expectations and had been counting on Lu Xiangsheng to achieve a few more great victories like Gao Yang's.
Boosting the morale of the army was the next best thing. If it could make the Eastern captives fearful and even retreat, that was Emperor Chongzhen's ultimate wish.
But Dorgon was cunning after all. After he received Hauge's military report on the Battle of Gaoyang, he strictly ordered all Qing troops to encounter other Ming soldiers in the field, but they must try to defeat them in the wild to avoid being a hindrance to the army.
If you encounter a large army and horses from Lu Xiangsheng of the Ming Dynasty, you should try your best to avoid them. Wait for the army to gather secretly, and then look for opportunities to surround and annihilate them.
Therefore, after Gaoyang, Lu Xiangsheng's tribe had no more military exploits, but war broke out in the important areas in the southern region of Ming Dynasty. Each city was attacked and looted by the Qing army one after another, and some places were even directly surrendered to slavery.
This made Emperor Chongzhen very disappointed, and issued successive edicts to reprimand Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian. Even after Sun Chuanting arrived in Baoding, he actually wanted to replace Lu Xiangsheng with Sun Chuanting, the governor of Qinwang's army.
Fortunately, after Yang Sichang learned about this, he hurriedly went to the police and stopped the change of generals on the battlefield. However, he still issued a stern order and told Lu Xiangsheng that he was "still fighting against Gao Qiqian and Dai Sin."
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On the afternoon of December 2nd, Longping County in Zhaozhou.
Around the city, there were densely packed Qing army camps, with flags of various colors fluttering in the wind. Even in Longping City, the flags of the Qing army's white flags were flying.
Since late November, the Qing army has further divided its forces and raided south, successively capturing Zaoqiang, Julu, Jize, Neiqiu, Lincheng and other cities. , Quang Binh Prefecture and other places.
Countless Ming people's homes were destroyed and their children's property and silk were robbed.
The original Longping County Government Office of the Ming Dynasty was now decorated with several huge gold-woven dragon flags. The broad lobby of the county office was filled with Qing generals wearing gilt armor.
Everyone's helmets were taken off and placed on the small table nearby. The whole room was filled with livid and shiny foreheads, and a slender pigtail like a money rat's tail dangled from the back of each person's head.
Baya soldiers wearing mercury armor and white flags were patrolling outside the lobby.
In the lobby, there were bursts of loud talk. Those words, if they were the people of the Ming Dynasty, would naturally not be understood, because they all spoke in Tatar language.
This is an Altaic language that originated from the Mongols and was passed on to Westerners. Both the language and characters are completely different from those of the Han people in the Central Plains, and they are also different from the Chinese square characters of the Jurchens in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Among the Qing generals, the leader of the Zhengbai Banner, Prince Heshuorui, was honored by General Dorgon.
On the left side of the lower head, Prince Heshuosu Hauge, Dororao Yubeile Abatai, Gushan Ezhen Tantai, Engetu, Baya Lahuzhangjing Holben and others are sitting proudly.
On the right side of the lower head are the generals of the Eight Mongolian Banners such as Deke Lei of the Chahar tribe. The Han army is respectful to the king He Chenggong and others are sitting separately.
"Our Qing warriors are invincible. In the two months since entering the Pass, we have penetrated thousands of miles into the interior of the Ming Dynasty, captured dozens of prefectures and counties, killed hundreds of Ming garrison officials and officials above the Qian Commandery, and captured hundreds of thousands of people and treasures. With such a great victory, since the first year of Chongde, our Qing warriors can return with full plunder."
The speaker was none other than Dorgon, Prince Guorui of the Qing Dynasty. His words immediately aroused howls and cheers from all the Qing generals present.
Sitting at the bottom, Duo Luo Yu Beile Abatai considered himself to be more senior than others, so naturally he couldn't share the same joyous expressions as the little furry people here. He just stroked his pitifully small whiskers and nodded slowly.
"We, the brave warriors of the Qing Dynasty, should take advantage of this great victory, summon up the remaining courage, continue to go south, attack Jinan again, and plunder the prosperous land of Shandong in the Ming Dynasty!"
Dorgon's words once again ignited the passion of everyone in the hall, and they cheered happily.
