The magistrate of Jinzhou was obviously a capable person, and he was actually able to organize the people to defend the city to the death. For so many days, maybe five days, the Qing army was so excited about Jinzhou Wangcheng that there was no hope of defeating it.
Jiazhuang could not be captured, and Jinzhou could not be captured. This continuous failure had to be said to be a blow to the high morale of the Manchu army, and it also made Dorgon feel depressed.
As for Lu Xiangsheng's group, it's still the same. They can't be destroyed or driven away. They're just stuck with a piece of brown sugar.
After much consideration, Dorgon decided to give up Jinzhou and not spend any more time here. Whether it's time, materials, etc., he can't afford it.
Watching the Manchu and Qing troops break out of camp, loud cheers rang out from the top of Jinzhou City. The powerful Manchu and Qing troops ran away in despair!
The people were cheering, while the country squires gathered around Chen Hongxu, the magistrate, and congratulated the magistrate with joy, and congratulated each other at the same time!
With a smile on his face, Chen Hongxu looked at the dust brought by the departure of the Manchu and Qing troops, and looked in the direction of the capital, but he didn't feel much happiness in his heart.
Now Jinzhou has been defended, but his personal future has been overshadowed by what happened before.
After all, there was a careful person among the squire who noticed Chen Hongxu's worry. He immediately clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, sir. Nowadays, in official circles, people use money to do things. Lu is willing to contribute a thousand taels of silver. You can also chip in and join us." Please help the fellow residents of the capital to organize activities and keep you safe!"
After hearing this, the high and excited mood immediately cooled down as if a wave of cold water had been poured on it. Other squires also offered words of comfort one after another. They all expressed their willingness to raise money to support Chen Hongxu.
They had one idea: Chen Hongxu offended the chief minister for Jinzhou, and now that he has defended Jinzhou, the people of Jinzhou will naturally repay him. Otherwise, if the city is destroyed, the whole city will be destroyed!
But having said that, Chen Hongxu had offended the chief civil servant after all, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty. No one was sure whether the money they collected was enough to protect Chen Hongxu.
Chen Hongxu himself seemed calm, and said to them with a smile: "Thank you all. If I do it again, I will still make this choice. For Jinzhou, I have a clear conscience!"
Hearing this, these Jinzhou squires were suddenly moved. Just when they were about to say something, they saw Chen Hongxu suddenly sighed and said: "Actually, I hope that the court can make decisions impartially, without talking about money, and not doing things based on personal gains and losses. , Only then can our country be peaceful and the people be safe!"
Hearing this, these squires stopped talking. How could Lord Zhizhou’s wish come true? Everyone in the imperial court is talking about money these days!
As for the peace and prosperity of the country? Thinking of this word, looking at the corpses of the two Tatars abandoned outside the city, looking at the remaining traces of the battlefield, everyone could only sigh in their hearts. The scene of the end of the world, the peace of the country and the people is just a luxury hope!
In the original history, after the siege of Jinzhou was relieved, the imperial court sent Jin Yiwei to arrest Chen Hongxu and imprison him. In the end, thanks to the Jinzhou gentry pooling money and entrusting fellow villagers in the capital to use money, Chen Hongxu was saved and was demoted to the second level for external use.
In the evening, the number of Ming troops who stayed at night increased significantly. From time to time, the sound of hoofbeats rumbled, and they chased the Manchu and Qing troops in the direction they were leaving.
On the top of the city, although they were still on guard, they were relieved to see the Ming army appearing so frequently at night. Some squires even thought of a way.
"I have heard for a long time that Lu Shangshu is fair and honest, and he is also the main war faction of our Ming Dynasty. When he leads the army, we will avenge your lord's injustice!"
"Yes, my lord is defending the city and rejecting the chief assistant. It is excusable. Lu Shangshu will definitely speak for your lord."
"..."
Of course, some people don't think so.
"Lu Shangshu himself has been promoted and demoted. This Manchu army is not easy to fight. We don't know what will happen in the end, let alone take care of others!"
"Yes, Lu Shangshu also has political enemies in the court, right? If the Manchu Qing army captures another city, they might be punished for it!"
"..."
Chen Hongxu did not comment on their remarks. He just watched the Ming army hurriedly passing by outside the city without stopping at night, and he understood very well. Although Lu Xiangsheng is now the Minister of War, commanding the Qinwang army in the world, he seems to have great power in his hands. But in fact, this is the most difficult job to do, and not many people would want to take it.
The reason is very simple. The Manchu and Qing armies were too powerful. The Ming army almost never won a battle against the Manchu and Qing armies! In this context, the responsibility of leading the army to fight against the Manchu and Qing armies would be very great.
Of course it's good to win, but the chance of losing is even greater!
If you stand still or don't engage in battle, some people will accuse you of ineffective fighting!
He fought with the Qing army in the field and was defeated. If he didn't die, more people would accuse him of incompetence!
Even if the Manchu and Qing troops captured other cities, someone would definitely impeach him, saying that Lu Xiangsheng failed to rescue him well!
Basically, unless Lu Xiangsheng destroyed all the 100,000 Manchu troops who entered the pass, he would definitely be impeached.
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng's position is actually a thankless position. With Lu Xiangsheng's intelligence, he might not have known that under the current circumstances, this position was actually very hot, but he finally took it.
Thinking about this, Chen Hongxu couldn't help but admire Lu Xiangsheng, who had been famous for a long time.
Lu Shangshu, such a responsible person regardless of personal gains and losses, is the real pillar of the Ming Dynasty!
The next day, Lu Xiangsheng led his army through Jinzhou but failed to enter. He followed the Manchu army and left. The squires of Jinzhou were very disappointed and did not see Lu Shangshu.
However, the quartermaster Yang Tinglin was ordered by Lu Xiangsheng to enter Jinzhou City and come to see Chen Hongxu.
The two were extremely happy to see each other and clasped their fists.
"Shiye!"
"Boxiang!"
Chen Hongxu, also known as Shiye; Yang Tinglin, known as Boxiang. The two of them have been friends for many years.
In the original history, both of them were in Nanchang, Jiangxi during the Jiashen national crisis. At that time, they looked at each other and wept in mourning for the death of their king.
Shortly after the two met, Yang Tinglin personally rushed to the Chinese Army to meet Lu Xiangsheng and reported the situation in Jinzhou.
Wang Chengen, who was listening on the side, couldn't help being surprised. He immediately smiled and praised: "I didn't expect that a magistrate with a civilized background would dare to refuse to be the chief minister of the court. This is really brave!"
Lu Xiangsheng nodded after hearing this. He didn't say much, but he commented very pertinently: "He is a responsible person!"
Without hesitation, he immediately wrote a memorial and asked people to report it to the capital immediately.
The day before this memorial arrived in the capital, Chief Assistant Liu Yuliang heard that the Manchu troops were escaping mysteriously. He was so frightened that he no longer dared to stay outside, and hurriedly fled back to the capital, which was at least the safest place at the moment.
While thinking about how to return his life to the emperor, he naturally would not let go of the Jinzhou magistrate, Chen Hongxu, who did not give him face and "insulted" him.
