Chapter 24: The Fall of the Hongguang Regime
Zhang Biwu scolded Zhu Yousong to death in his heart. What Zhang Biwu didn't expect was that Zuo Liangyu died! I thought that history had changed again, and Zuo Liangyu would be able to survive a little longer, but now as soon as Zuo Liangyu died, the Zuo army was torn apart and all dispersed.
Most of the left army are shameless people, if they have milk, they will take refuge in whoever they see is powerful, which is very likely to surrender to the Manchus and increase the strength of the Manchus!
I thought that entering the land of Jifu and joining Lu Xiangsheng would directly threaten Beijing and change the situation, but Zuo Liangyu, like Yang Sichang, also died of illness after dying for a period of time.
Xuan Jianhao said with a sad face: "Nanming's army is commanded by Ma Shiying, Ma Shiying also launched an attack on the left army, he knew that Nanjing was broken, but he did not go to rescue Nanjing at the first time, but he was in a hurry to attack the left army, so that the left army completely collapsed!" Alas! ”
Xuan Jianhao was heartbroken: "In this way, the soldiers of the Left Army will think that surrendering to Nanming is only a dead end, if the Manchus surrender them again now, the Manchus will be equivalent to having a large army!" Not to mention that all the Left Army can be recruited, and if it can be recruited to one-tenth, it will enhance its strength, and it will be able to gain a foothold in the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the south! They know what to do and fight, and the foreign enemy has entered the house, accounting for half of the family, and they don't know how to unite yet! Distressed! It's heartbreaking! ”
Zhang Biwu sighed, he knew that what Xuan Jianhao said was the truth.
Xuan Jianhao said: "The most terrible thing is that as soon as Duoduo arrived in Nanjing, he adopted the method of winning the hearts and minds of the people. beheaded the eight Eight Banner soldiers who violated discipline, and personally went to worship the tomb of Ming Taizu, and solemnly issued a notice: shaving the head. The country has a common practice. Now the soldiers have arrived. Shaving the martial arts does not shave the text. If you don't shave the people, you won't have to disobey the law and shave it yourself. In the past, there were shameless officials who first shaved and begged to see, and their own country has already spat on them. Specified. ”
Because of this notice, the situation was quickly stabilized, and no one rose up to resist the Qing Dynasty, just like when the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains and moved the capital to Beijing! Then it's dangerous! Alas! ”
Zhang Biwu was stupid. He stayed for a long time and said, "Is everything a moon in the water?" Flowers in the mirror? The Manchus still want to seize this great river and mountain? ”
Seeing this, Xuan Jianhao didn't want Zhang Biwu to lose confidence, Zhang Biwu was the chief general of the whole army, the backbone of everyone, and he must be full of confidence to infect everyone to fight against the Manchus. For this reason, Xuan Jianhao persuaded: "Lord, don't be discouraged!" We can still mess with it! Li Zicheng saw that Nanming's situation had changed, and he would no longer care about his face as a son of heaven, and he would definitely ask Zhang Xianzhong to send troops! At that time, we will be able to establish miracles in Nangifu! ”
Zhang Biwu nodded. I can only hope for this. At this time, Li Yan leaned into Zhang Biwu's ear. whispered to Zhang Biwu in detail.
Zhang Biwu couldn't help but look directly at Li Yan, Li Yan's plan was really wonderful! But Li Yan is really a loyal minister! Everything he did was for Li Zicheng!
However, Zhang Biwu thought that this plan was really feasible, it could change the situation, and it was Li Yan's offer, so it didn't hurt to adopt it! But Zhang Biwu doesn't make any movement on the surface!
Zhang Biwu summoned Huang Qi and commanded a few words in Huang Qi's ear, Huang Qi nodded one after another, and at the same time showed ecstasy.
Seeing this, Li Yan understood that his strategy had been adopted, and now their resistance to the Qing Dynasty was weak, and all parts of the country were confused by the false benevolence and false righteousness of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they were afraid of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's fierceness, after all, the five times they entered the fortress had made many people lose their fear, so the people in the north did not rise up to resist the Qing Dynasty, and they were afraid of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's obscenity, and they did not dare to hold high the anti-Qing banner.
Zhang Biwu knew that he had to win more battles in order to make the people rise up against the Manchus, although it seemed that the sudden political significance of the city of Beijing was very great, but it was accompanied by great danger! If you lose, the result will be even worse!
In addition to thinking of himself, Zhang Biwu thought of Yangzhou, an important town in Jiangbei, because of Cao Bianjiao, and Shi Kefa worked together to protect Yangzhou, but because Nanjing had been lost, Yangzhou of Shi Kefa and Cao Bianjiao had become a lonely city, and there was no point in them guarding it anymore.
Zhang Biwu couldn't help but smile, although the Qing army still broke through Nanjing and began to march into Jiangnan, but at least Yangzhou did not happen for ten days, I believe that Cao Bianjiao will definitely let the people of Yangzhou evacuate. Zhang Biwu guessed that Shi Kefa and Cao Bianjiao must need time, even if they rushed to help Nanjing, it must be too late, right?
In this case, Zhang Biwu had to march towards Beijing as soon as possible, in order to shake Beijing in one fell swoop and let Duoduo return to the north, which is also the best result.
He stepped up his efforts to urge people and horses to go to Zhangde Mansion, and although it was far from Shanxi, it was nine out of ten.
Due to the existence of Zhang Biwu, the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not create Yangzhou for ten days and killed 800,000 people in Yangzhou, but after the Manchu Qing captured Nanjing, they did not create a bloody massacre, he was able to win the hearts of the people with Zhang Biwu and others, and he could stand firm and stand firm!
Therefore, things in the world are like this, there is something to gain, there is something to lose. The Manchus caused a lot of massacres in the south, which would have provoked a great wave of anti-Qing, but when he did not carry out the massacres and acted as a benevolent teacher, then the Manchus could gain more support.
Don't look at them as aliens, but the people don't care who is the emperor, no matter who is the emperor, they all have to pay taxes and have to live, as long as they have a way to live and live well, who should be the same?
Moreover, in Nanjing, because Ma Shiying was in power, they were all despicable and shameless, sycophants were in high positions, and those who were upright and kind and devoted to the country were excluded and unable to become officials. The officials, including Emperor Hongguang, are all bent on scraping the people's fat and people's ointment, and who really thinks about the people? How could the people embrace them?
After Duoduo entered the city, the officials knelt at the city gate to greet him, and surrendered with a servile appearance. This also includes Qian Qianyi, a famous person at home.
Dolgon originally wanted to wait for Nanjing to be broken, so that Duoduo would lead an elite army to rush to Beijing's aid, leaving enough men and horses to defend Nanjing and march into Jiangnan's base.
As Dorgon had predicted, Dodor followed his plan and sent an elite army to attack Nanjing, and succeeded. Because he had to fight Zhang Biwu, it was rumored that Duoduo was afraid that Zhang Biwu would avoid it, so he attacked Jinling. Of course, Duoduo was angry! He wants to fight Zhang Biwu again more than anyone else!
Please be better than the general, Dolgon reprimanded Duoduo again, that is, to motivate Duoduo to break through Jinling as soon as possible, so that he could return to the north to attack Zhang Biwu.
What I didn't expect was that Zuo Liangyu died of illness at this time, and his men and horses were handed over to his son Zuo Mengeng to lead, Zuo Mengeng couldn't control hundreds of thousands of people at all, and these rabble were attacked by Huang Degong, and soon they were scattered. They are all snobs, and if they are advantageous, they will work together, and if they are not profitable, of course they will go their separate ways.
As soon as Dorgon received the news, what he thought of was to let Dorgon not come back first, and be responsible for recruiting Zuo Liangyu's rout first, and recruit them as much as possible. As long as there are enough people, there will be no one to be afraid of.
Even if he is temporarily living in the area of Yingtianfu now, as long as there are soldiers, it is very easy to sweep the south again.
When Dorgon thought of this, he decided, so he said: "Immediately send me an edict to Duoduo, let Duoduo stay in Nanjing, and don't have to come back for the time being, he will surrender the remnants of Zuo Liangyu to me!" As for Zhang Biwu, let him not worry! Zhang Biwu will leave it to him! Zhang Biwu has great ability, and he can't break through Beijing! As long as Beijing has my Dolgon in charge, it won't be able to turn the sky upside down! ”
Dolgon had such a certain strategy that he immediately sent a message to Dorgon to expedite eight hundred miles without the slightest delay.
Dolgon was carefully checking, he wanted to find out where Zhang Biwu was, Zhang Biwu had already joined Lu Xiangsheng, and the volunteers summoned by Lu Xiangsheng were also merged into Zhang Biwu's army, and Zhang Biwu had enough 10,000 men at this time.
Dolgon was still looking at the map, he was thinking about what kind of method Zhang Biwu would take, although the guards around Beijing were not strict, the two yellow flags of Changping could quickly rush to the city of Beijing and destroy all the enemies who dared to invade Beijing. There are at least 30,000 soldiers in Changping's Eight Banners, and all of them are cavalry.
Most of Zhang Biwu's soldiers are infantry, and what Li Yan can recruit is also a rabble, although Lu Xiangsheng's training is trained, but their combat power is too far from the elite of the Eight Banners Army.
"Peking ......" Dolgon muttered softly, when a spy rushed to report: "Regent, Changping has discovered the enemy's rangers!" The armies in Changping were already ready to take precautions, and the soldiers in Changping asked to transfer some of them to the city of Beijing to protect the safety of Shengjing! ”
Dorgon made a stop gesture and said, "No! When the enemy situation was not clear, I transferred some of my men back to Beijing to show people that Beijing was in danger! This is exactly what Zhang Biwu is doing! Let's wait! Wait and see what Zhang Biwu does! ”
Dolgon looked at the map and thought, "Zhang Biwu, where are you?" I know that you are bent on transferring my Qing army back, but can you do it? ”
At this moment, Dolgon's eyes fell on Huguang, and he was suddenly startled, and he cried out in his heart: "Not good! There was a missing ...... some time ago Will it be ......" Dorgon thought and was afraid!
"Ahem!" Dorgon coughed, he had a wind sickness, and he had been hiding it, not wanting anyone to know about it.
"I can't fall! I promised Da Yu'er that I must do it! "Dolgon saw the blood that he had covered his mouth, he vomited blood, he knew that the disease in his body was attacking, he could not cure it, he knew that many people in Lu Dao wished he died. He can't get out of the news of his sickness!
He can't die either! He must lay a foundation for the Qing Dynasty, and the most important thing is to fulfill his promise to Da Yu'er.
Dolgon's noise alarmed the two palace maids waiting outside the door, and they hurried in, and they would face death next! (To be continued......)