Chapter 20 Chapter 19 Huguang Battlefield

Although Emperor Longwu, like the South African black leader Mandela, spent most of the first half of his life in prison.But because I have read a lot of books, I am not confused about the big things, so I didn't put the treasure of "successful Northern Expedition" entirely on Huang Daozhou. Zheng Zhilong was not needed, and Zodiac Zhou was too vague. After looking around the country of Nanming, I found that among the "provincial and ministerial-level senior officials", only one "old friend" was left - He Tengjiao, the current governor of Hubei. He Tengjiao, when Emperor Longwu was still the king of Tang in Nanyang, Henan, served as the "parent officer" of the king of Tang, and made friends with the king of Tang under his rule.

When Zuo Liangyu raised his troops and went eastward, He Tengjiao was hijacked and used as a "signboard" for free. Unwilling, he took advantage of people's unpreparedness and jumped into the rolling Yangtze River, intending to "better be a water ghost than a traitor". But He Tengjiao is really worthy of the name "Tengjiao". It really looks like a dragon when it is making trouble in the Yangtze River. After escaping from danger, he arrived in Changsha via Ningzhou and Pingjiang. Because most of the northern Huguang (today's Hubei Province) under his jurisdiction had fallen into the hands of the Qing Dynasty, he opened an office here in early June to appoint cadres, manage local, Dispatch troops and prepare to turn Hunan into a solid anti-Qing base.

At this time, he received an urgent message. A large group of bandits of unknown origin is approaching Changsha, and it is estimated that there is a "criminal attempt" to enter the provincial capital to rob collectively. Governor He immediately transferred Changsha prefect Zhou Zhounan and deputy commander-in-chief Huang Chaobao to lead more than 2,000 miscellaneous troops out to suppress bandits, so as to wipe out the enemy outside the city gate. But the battle report was "the bandit was not suppressed, but was suppressed by the bandit". Comrade Nan was slaughtered on Tuesday, and Huang Zongbing and thousands of officers and soldiers returned home in defeat.

After the defeat, Zongbing Huang also brought news that made him shudder—this bandit was the remnant of the famous Dashun Army. In order to prevent the Dashun Army from taking advantage of the victory to capture Changsha, Governor He declared martial law throughout the city, closed all the city gates, and mobilized young and old men to go up to the city to defend their homes and the country. But soon the Dashun Army sent word through the "folks" that we didn't come to fight Changsha, but surrendered to Mr. He. Governor He couldn't believe his ears, so he washed his face with cold water to wake up, and ordered to continue the investigation.

The subsequent "reconnaissance report" proved the following three points: 1. The surrender of the Dashun Army is true; 2. The reasons for the surrender are firstly that the "Emperor" Li Zicheng of the Dashun Army passed away, and no one will inherit his will to establish the Dashun Dynasty, and the second is that the Dashun Army has no rear base. The old partner came to solve the problem of eating; 3. There are nearly 200,000 people (including their families) in the Dashun Army who are about to surrender, and they belong to the "false" Zehou Tian Jianxiu, Yihou Zhang Nai, Mianhou Yuan Zongdi, Cihou Liu Fangliang, Guangshanbo Liu Tichun, Taiping Bo Wu Zhuangyi, generals Hao Yaoqi, Wang Jincai and other leaders are now mainly stationed in Pingjiang and Liuyang, Hunan.

After comprehensively analyzing the above information, Governor He felt that "there is a pie in the sky"! I already own the "Geomantic Treasure Land" of Wufu and Minfeng in Hunan. Now the most scarce resource is the "thugs" who can guard this treasure land. As a result, God really took care of me, and the ready-made "thugs" came to my door. The painful days of being bullied by the warlord Zuo Liangyu because he had no soldiers in the past immediately appeared in front of his eyes. Governor He, who felt that the time was running out, immediately sent "senior diplomats" to negotiate with the Dashun Army.

Due to their respective needs, the negotiation went extremely smoothly. At the beginning of July, the two parties reached the following "joint venture agreement": 1. The Dashun Army gave up the title of "Dashun" and changed its name to "Ming Army" from then on, swearing to be loyal to the current government of the Ming Dynasty. 2. After the joint venture, the Dashun Army obeyed the leadership of Governor He and stationed in the areas designated by Governor He. 3. Governor He is responsible for the logistical support of the army after the joint venture. A large number of rebels who killed the late emperor and overthrew the government were purchased in large quantities. Governor He felt that this matter should be reported to the organization and go through the organizational procedures.

Just at this time, news came from Fujian that King Tang proclaimed himself emperor, and Governor He felt that this matter was much easier to handle. Governor He immediately issued a congratulatory form, congratulating Emperor Longwu on his succession, and reported to him the good news of "killing" Dashun's "pseudo-emperor" Li Zicheng and surrendering more than 100,000 of his troops. These two good news made Emperor Longwu "Longyan Joyful", feeling very fulfilled, and felt that he had found a new "national pillar". He immediately decreed that governor He be promoted to governor of Huguang, and he was granted the title of Dingxingbo, and he could handle the military affairs of the seven southern provinces according to his discretion.

People were in good spirits at happy events, and Governor He, who was promoted to a noble, took the opportunity to "teach" officials in Hunan. In the class, he talked about his relationship with Emperor Longwu and how much Emperor Longwu relied on him. To increase their prestige and popularity. But words are easy to say, but things are difficult to handle!The most difficult thing for Governor He to do now is to find food for the hundreds of thousands of surrendered Ming troops. Although the two lakes area under the jurisdiction of Governor He has the reputation of "the lake is ripe and the world is full", due to the sunspot explosion, the northern hemisphere has suffered continuous drought for more than ten years, and the "rebellion movement" is being carried out everywhere. "Grasp the revolution and lose production", the grain output has dropped a lot compared to previous years.

At present, Hunan's grain inventory is only maintained at a level of "generally self-sufficient, with a slight surplus". Due to Governor He's effective united front work, so many "consumers" suddenly flooded into Hunan, and the food supply suddenly became tense. Once nervous, there will naturally be a phenomenon of favoring one over another. In addition, Comrade He Tengyue is a great scholar in essence, and he really lacks the "inclusive" mind and the ability to "control the bandits" of the troubled times. When counting the number of surrendered personnel, Governor He found that the "leaders of the older generation" in the Dashun Army did not have many troops. .

On the contrary, among the "new generation of leaders" in the army, they control a large number of troops. Liu Tichun has 30,000 troops, his younger brother Liu Titong has 20,000 people, Hao Yaoqi has 40,000 people, and Wang Jincai has the most with 75,000 people . Investment follows strength, and emotion runs toward ability.In line with the principle of "grasp the big and let go of the small, use the new and abandon the old", Governor He took Hao Yaoqi and Wang Jincai as his confidantes, appointed them as the deputy commander-in-chief of the supervising standard, and soon he was promoted to the commander-in-chief and named earl. However, they discriminated against Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi, etc., neither resettled the garrison, nor paid enough food, trying to force the army in their hands to disintegrate automatically. Unbearable, there is no need to bear it anymore, Tian Yuan and others led their troops to Jingzhou, Hubei after a plundering of the station. But they did not go north to vote for the "Qing", but were preparing to join forces with another Dashun army. When they went north, they informed the generals of the Dashun Army who had surrendered to act in unison. But Hao Yaoqi and Wang Jincai now "have their own hearts" and don't want to wander around with them anymore. The generals who followed Tian and Yuan included Liu Fangliang, Zhang Nai, Liu Tichun, etc., and took away more than 60,000 people. In order to meet up with Li Gao more quickly and conveniently, they "urgently requisitioned" all the civilian ships near Changsha, and headed for Jingzhou along the waterway. In August 1645, the two Dashun armies who had gone through thousands of mountains and rivers and experienced all kinds of hardships finally joined forces in the Jingzhou area. Only then did Li Guo and Gao Yigong know that their great leader, Li Zicheng, had "gloriously died in the line of duty". In grief, Li Guo and Gao Yigong took Li Zicheng's legacy, Gao Shi, from Tian and Yuan's camp into their own camp to support them (Gao Shi is Li Guo's concubine and Gao Yigong's sister). After joining forces, the total number of the two armies, including their families, reached more than 300,000. In order to solve the problem of the next step, everyone quickly held a "military cadre meeting" and formed two resolutions at the meeting: 1. A new leader was elected - Li Zicheng's "unknown" third brother Li Zi as the "Honorary Chairman" of the Dashun Army. 2. Determine the new idea of ​​contacting the Ming and Qing Dynasties and striving for "living space" and "development opportunities" through negotiations. Now, so many "foreign troops" suddenly appeared at the junction of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, making both Ming and Qing very tense. According to the principle of "territorial jurisdiction", the issue of the Dashun Army should be handled by Comrade Tong Yanghe, governor of Huguang, from the Qing side. Tong Yanghe, a pure-bred Manchu man, his Manchu name is Tun Dai. Governor Tong, who has the empty title of "Governor of the Eight Provinces of the Army", now has no soldiers and panics. Because Dorgon, the dictator of the Qing Dynasty, insisted on the strategy of "first east and then west" and focused his troops on the southeast coast, he put many Nanming surrendered troops and limited "full troops" on the Zhejiang-Fujian battlefield. , Only some soldiers from the Southern Ming Dynasty were left in the Lianghu area to "see the scene". Governor Tong is not a "smart woman", and no matter what she can't do "cooking without rice". In this case, the natural "fudge" technique of this Northeast native came in handy.Governor Tong extended an olive branch and kept writing letters and sending envoys to Li Guo and Gao Yigong, with more favorable conditions and warmer feelings each time. He first promised to pardon Li Gao and others for the crime of "rebellion", and then promised to confer titles on them and join the ranks of senior civil servants in the Qing Dynasty. Placement". Li Gao and the others who received the letter neither said the deal nor closed the deal, they just received the envoy politely and respectfully every time, which made Governor Tong's envoy come here every time in a happy and disappointing way. And return! Because considering that his term of office will expire in November, Governor Tong, who is eager to draw a successful conclusion to his term of office, has started to fool "from here to there" again. The target of his fooling this time is the great dictator Dorgon up. He kept reporting to the top boss, first saying that with his own hard work, the United Front Work of the Qing Dynasty was very effective, and even the "mother of the country" of the Shun Dynasty, Li Zicheng's widow Gao, was ready to actively respond to the call and persuade Li Gao and others to join Come to the great cause of "peaceful nation building" in the Qing Dynasty. Next, the table stated that under his inspiration, Li Gao and others observed the "Three Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention" during their stay in Jingzhou, and voluntarily maintained the stability and unity of the local society. Later, he applied to Dorgon for a special policy, saying that in order to do a good job in the surrender of more than 300,000 Dashun troops, could the central government set aside a piece of land for these people from the Dashun Dynasty to try to establish a "special autonomous region." Just when Governor Tong continued to intensify his "fudge" with increased confidence, he suddenly received a message that made him want to slap his mouth. Li Gao and the others waved their sleeves, bid farewell to their infatuation, and turned to the "corrupt and incompetent" Nanming! "I want to turn my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shines in the ditch." After "broken love", Governor Tong scratched his head and couldn't figure it out. He was about to enter the "bridal chamber" successfully. Why did the other party "flash out"? So, let me unravel this mystery! The reason why Governor Tong was "broken in love" was because he had a harsh "additional condition"; the second was because he met a "competitor" who was more sincere. This harsh "additional condition" is - to surrender, you must follow the Qing Dynasty's policy of "one game of chess across the country", and men in Dashun must shave their hair. Governor Tong believed that for the already hungry Dashun Army, having "calories" in their stomachs was the first priority. As for shaving a few taels of hair on their heads, it could be achieved gradually through guidance. But for this group of men from the Northwest, the driving force behind more than ten years of fighting and struggle is of course for those few bites of "food", but this does not mean that they can give up a Han man for it minimum dignity. Therefore, this group of men made such an oath together - if I shave my hair, I would rather die than surrender! Instead, they turned their attention to Nanming. According to the organizational procedures, they should also contact Huguang Governor He Tengjiao, but Governor He's actions have broken the hearts of this group of people.After much deliberation, everyone decided to follow the lead of Huguang governor Du Yinxi. Governor Tong's strong competitor, Nanming's "No. 1" united front expert - Comrade Du Yinxi made his debut. Du Yinxi, a native of Wuxi, has two generations of ancestors who served as the commander of Zhenjiang Wei, the commander of Jinshi, and the deputy commander of Nanjing soldiers and horses, but by his generation, his family has fallen into ruin. When he was eleven years old, both of his parents died. Fortunately, he had set up a son-in-law since he was a child, so he went to the house of his father-in-law Chen Damao and became a son-in-law in advance. Although his father-in-law's family was poor, he was eager to do justice, so he not only took in Xiao Yinxi, but also hired a private school teacher to teach him poetry and prose. Later, he transferred to Wuxi's "renowned school" - "Zhanningju" to study, and got the "famous teacher" Ma Shiqi focus on training. This is an important turning point in Du Yinxi's life history.He gets along with Mr. Ma day and night, and has been well cultivated in conduct and knowledge. In 1637, Du Yinxi passed the Jinshi examination and officially embarked on the road of "saving the country and the people". With Hongguang at his elbow, Du Yinxi has been promoted to "Director of the Education Department of Huguang Province", but he is in education, but he does not forget national defense. In June 1645, together with Zhang Kuang and Yang Peidong, he recruited troops from the "educated youth" to fight against the Qing Dynasty. He recruited 3,000 "student troops" and divided them into 10 battalions, called "Gentlemen's Battalion". To be called a gentleman instead of a soldier, while showing respect, also has the meaning of encouraging everyone to sacrifice their lives for the country. In normal times, he trains this army diligently, and also explains tactics in combination with theory and practice, so as to exercise actual combat capabilities. After He Tengyue was promoted to governor of Huguang, he left the vacated post of governor of Huguang to Du Yinxi, and he finally became a "provincial and ministerial senior cadre" who took full charge of one party's work. Because during the war, in order to strengthen regional management, He was stationed in Changsha and blocked in Changde. The news that Li Gao and others wanted to voluntarily surrender was obtained by the governor from the "roadside society", because the two sides have not yet established a formal communication channel, and the reliability of the information has yet to be further confirmed. However, the danger of the situation no longer allowed the governor to have any hesitation and waiting. "A man doesn't need to carry a Wu hook, he can also accept the fifty states of Guanshan", the pride of martial arts and meritorious deeds burst out in his heart, and he began the biggest adventure in his life. Governor Du led ten riders to run straight to Li Gao's camp alone! After crossing the Lishui River from Wuling, the group arrived at Songzi Caoping, the old camp where the Dashun Army was located, and entered the camp to meet Li Gao and other generals directly. Li Gao and other generals of the Dashun Army were worrying about not being able to meet the governor, but seeing that the governor was able to visit the "dangerous place" in person, they were at a loss for a while. In the ears of Li Gao and others, Du Yinxi is also a "role model" that they admire. The person right in front of him, when he was the branch office of Beixin Chaoguan, cut meals and stopped music, ate vegetables and porridge, and helped the victims of disasters. Ten thousand people lived. This is the same person in front of me. When he was the magistrate of Changsha, he acted impartially, abolished bad rules, and dealt with more than 300 accumulated cases. There is a kind of person who can convince and fascinate people without power, force, or money. What kind of power is this? This is the power of personality! Governor Du immediately started "on-site office" after he was dismounted. He first met Li Zicheng's widow and the mother of the Dashun Dynasty—Gao Shi as the governor. Then he faced the dark crowd and gave an impassioned speech, speaking frankly about loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, and uniting against the Qing Dynasty. His sincerity moved the audience to tears, expressing their willingness to obey orders and stand in the same boat with Governor Du without any complaints. regret. Gao also said to Li Gao and others with emotion: "Dugong is really loyal, you must not disappoint his kindness!" At that time, Li Gao and others held a welcome banquet for Governor Du, and planned to engage in some entertainment activities-playing music. Governor Du politely declined, and wept and said: "The two capitals have not yet been restored, and the people are very miserable. Is this the time for ministers to feast and listen to music?" Li Gaodao sighed and withdrew the banquet for it. In a friendly and enthusiastic atmosphere, the two sides started sincere negotiations. The result of the negotiation is: 1. Stop the civil war and unite against the captives; 2. The Dashun Army canceled its name and changed to Longwu Zhengshuo, but maintained the independence and integrity of the army; 3. The government of Nanming gave titles, designated residences, and provided food and salaries. With fruitful results of the united front, Governor Du returned to Changde. Then, he was going to fulfill his promise and ask for "names" for the surrendered Dashun Army and Dashun generals. The normal procedure for asking for status should not bypass his immediate leader - He Tengjiao. But because Tian Yuan and others who "leave without saying goodbye" with Governor He are among the targets of this appeasement, Governor Du knew that he had to bypass his "benefactor". This is not for personal grudges, but for business. Governor Du sent Fu Chuanlin, a well-known folk and social activist in Changde, as his special envoy to Fuzhou to report to Emperor Longwu. Different from Governor He's reporting method of "crossing the sea and concealing the truth", Special Envoy Fu reported to Emperor Longwu in detail the process of "cooperating" with the Dashun Army, and asked His Majesty the Emperor to confer officials and honor Li Gao and others. Special Envoy Fu's "request" immediately caused a "magnitude 8 earthquake" in the Longwu court, and the ministers at the epicenter formed a left and right faction with clear distinctions. Leftists: "senior officials" represented by cabinet scholars Jiang Dejing, Lu Zhenfei, Lin Zengzhi, etc. Viewpoint: You can recruit, but you can't be knighted. Reason: The reason why the country has fallen into the situation it is today is that Li Chuang and other thieves broke through Beijing and forced the late emperor to death.The historical crimes committed by Li Chuang and others can be described as "the bamboo of the Nanshan Mountain, the crimes are endless; the waves of the East China Sea, the evil is endless."If no punishment is given now, it is already a great grace of the emperor. If he is ennobled, why "punish evil and promote righteousness"! Right faction: "low officials" represented by Zhang Jiayu, Gu Zhijun, and Qian Bangqian, the imperial censor. Point of view: Not only can you appease, but you should also be knighted. Reason: Reality needs to decide everything. Now "ZTE" is the top priority of Ming Dynasty, and extraordinary means must be used in extraordinary times; it is a cost-effective deal to trap a 300,000-strong army with a single Air Lord. The final decision was placed in front of Emperor Longwu. Emperor Longwu is different from his "father" King Fu who was eaten by the Dashun army. He actually didn't have much sympathetic fear and deep-rooted hatred for this army. His biggest distress now is that he struggles every day for "lack of armed forces". worry. Therefore, he resolutely stood on the side of the "rightists" who were in favor of conferring titles, and decided to make the matter of "conferring titles" "impressive", and "give enough face" to Li Guo and others, so that everyone Shunren feels that the current government is "different". He granted Li Guo the title of Marquis of Xingguo, and bestowed the seal of General Dragon and Tiger of the Left Army in the front of the imperial camp, and other generals who surrendered were also granted the title of marquis or uncle. He also named Mrs. Gao, the mother of the Dashun Dynasty, as the first-class wife of Zhenyi, and bestowed a bead crown and four horses inside and outside; and built an extremely tall memorial archway for Mrs. Gao in Changde area. Emperor Longwu personally wrote a plaque couplet for the memorial archway, the first couplet: the court weathervane Wanfang;Praise this "wife of the most wanted criminal" as "the Virgin Mary". However, Emperor Longwu also has an additional condition, guess what? Of course not to shave the hair, but to change the name. He changed Dashun Army to Zhongzhen Camp, Li Guo to Li Chixin, and Gao Yigong to Gao Bizheng. He believes that this is not an added insult, but his earnest expectation—to be loyal and uphold the right way. When Emperor Longwu's edict was passed to the Dashun barracks, the whole army was moved from the bottom of their hearts to His Majesty, who was far away from thousands of mountains and rivers. This kind of touch is a touch of being respected and trusted. From this moment on, they will be scolded as "thieves" for more than ten years, and a dignified life in the sun will begin. There are no bold words or strong words, but in the next ten years, they will repay this respect and trust with their blood and lives. After reorganizing the Dashun Army, Du Yinxi understood that his military dream of "golden armor and iron horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger" for many years was about to come true. He used his sincerity and patience to obtain the "understanding" of his superior He Tengjiao. Governor He agreed to launch the "Autumn Offensive" with Governor Du. This offensive will be carried out in three steps. The first step: Dushi Zhongzhen Battalion set out from Changde to recover Jingzhou, and He led the army from Changsha to assemble in Yuezhou. The second step: After the two armies completed the set goals, they jointly marched northward, captured Wuchang, and occupied the entire territory of Hubei. The third step: Taking Hunan and Hubei as the "advance base", go eastward along the Yangtze River to recover Nanjing, call on the Han people in the southeast to carry out the "Recovery Movement", restore the territory of the Hongguang Dynasty, and form a confrontation between the Southern and Northern Dynasties with the Qing Dynasty. The future is bright, but the road is tortuous. Whether this offensive can be successfully completed depends first on whether the Zhongzhen Battalion can capture Jingzhou City as scheduled. In order to repay the trust of Emperor Longwu and Governor Du, General Li Gao led the Zhongzhen Battalion to Jingzhou as soon as possible, and surrounded the city of Jingzhou, which was famous as early as the Three Kingdoms period. The Loyalty Camp and Jingzhou City are related by fate. Because in June of this year, the Dashun Army, who had just passed the "Great Leap Forward", had "a close contact" with Jingzhou City. At that time, the main purpose of attacking Jingzhou City was twofold. The first is to punish Zheng Siwei, the "accompanied traitor" who used Jingzhou City as a "voting certificate" and went to the Qing prisoner to join the gang. The second is to find a big city to rest and recuperate, to replenish some material and refresh the spirit. But the result was far from enough. Although the Dashun army used various siege techniques such as "building ladders, digging tunnels, and filling trenches", they failed to climb to the top of Jingzhou city after all. Today, it is the same place again, and the two old rivals "reunite again". A new offensive and defensive match is staged here! The defense player, Comrade Zheng Siwei, fell into the "abyss of complete terror" first. Last time, Jingzhou, a "famous city with a thousand years of history", was almost demolished by the Dashun Army's group of "professional relocation households".Why is it less than 100 days, this group of people came here again with a guy on their shoulders. Zheng Siwei now understands better than anyone else: Since ancient times, there is no good death for a traitor!Keep the bad name and stinky Danqing.Once the city of Jingzhou is broken, others may have a chance to survive, but I will go to the "Hall of Hades to report" alone.The Loyalty Camp has prepared a variety of "report routes" for him to choose, such as lighting sky lanterns, dismembering corpses by five horses, and skinning and filling them with grass. Under the huge pressure of survival, Comrade Zheng Siwei lost his temper! He adopted the contingency plan of "exchanging money for life and standing by for reinforcements". On the one hand, he took out his "income generated" for many years and distributed them to the defenders of Jingzhou City one by one, encouraging everyone to guard against death and live and die with the position! On the other hand, he made an "emergency call" to his superior, Tong Yanghe, governor of Huguang, and asked him to "for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, help the brothers." Just after the arrangement was completed, the Loyalty Camp attacked the city. However, Zheng Siwei was a little relieved that after not seeing him for a long time, the siege technology of the Zhongzhen Camp had not improved significantly, and it was still the same as the old three - digging holes, climbing ladders, and cleaning corners.This makes his defense very targeted. Even so, Zheng Siwei also understands that if the rescue does not arrive, the fall of Jingzhou City will happen sooner or later. In his heart, he kept cursing Tong Yang and this green-haired turtle who would not save him. In fact, Governor Tong at this moment is not helpless, but really has no soldiers to save. Because according to reliable information, many armies under He Tengjiao's command are concentrating on Yuezhou, and it is expected that the next combat target will directly hit Wuchang, where he is stationed. When relying on deception alone was ineffective, he had to ask He Mingluan, the governor of Hunan Province in the Qing Dynasty, to jointly ask for help from the Pingnan General Le Kedehun, who was stationed in Nanjing by the Qing court. After receiving the Huguang appeal for help, Luck Dehun had to abandon the "East before West" combat plan and focus on the Huguang battlefield.On December 18, 1645, he led most of the Manchu and Han officers and soldiers in Nanjing along the Jiangxi, and arrived in Wuchang on the tenth day of the first month of the following year. In Wuchang, after listening to the report of Tong Yanghe and other comrades on the battlefield situation, Luck Dehun locked the main target of this operation on the Zhongzhen Camp in Jingzhou, and planned to go out personally and lead the main force to get it done. However, the secondary targets were set on a few miscellaneous troops under He Tengjiao's troops in Yuezhou, and Bo Erhui, the commander of the guard army, led a partial division to deal with it. A life-and-death decisive battle related to the western front battlefield in Nanming has begun. The decisive battle first started in the Yuezhou section in charge of He Tengjiao. He Zeng set up "four small towns" in the Yuezhou area, namely Ma Jinzhong, Wang Yuncai, Lu Ding, and Wang Jincai. As a result, these small "four towns" suffered from severe "manchuria" during their long-term combat career. When they saw the flags of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, they did not conduct reconnaissance and did not fight. Shout out". Ma Jiaolin, who was left in Yuezhou, saw that the four had all run away, and in a fit of anger, surrendered to Boerhui Xiancheng. The defeated soldiers fleeing south from the "Little Four Towns" ran into He Tengjiao, the governor-general, and Zhang Kuang, the army supervisor, who were going to Yuezhou to supervise the battle. In order to make the reasons for their own failures reasonable and make people feel sympathetic instead of being held accountable, they made up a "smart" lie-the "authentic" Eight Banners of Manchuria appeared in the direction of Yuezhou. What happens when hundreds of mouths lie at the same time? The consequence is that falsehood becomes true. On the basis of this "information", He and Zhang held a meeting and decided to return to Changsha quickly to protect their lovely lair from "illegal occupation". When they retreated, they had no "military morality" and did not report this important battle report to Governor Du who was fighting fiercely in Jingzhou. At this time, Jingzhou City was still unable to attack for a long time. In order to speed up the progress of the war, the promotion officer Zhao Zhenfang suggested that the siege method should be improved and a brand-new siege mode should be adopted——pull the Jingjiang embankment and flood the city. The section of the Yangtze River that flows from Jingzhou is called Jingjiang.On this great plain of "the land of Chu is wide and the sky is boundless, and the vast expanse of endless hectares is connected", a winding river channel with "nine zigzags" is formed. Once there is too much water from the upper reaches, the river will rush out of the river and drown Jingzhou.Therefore, people often say - "Thousands of miles of the Yangtze River, the danger lies in the Jingjiang River." In order to prevent the Jingjiang River from flooding, the people of Jingzhou began to build Jingjiang levee 1,600 years ago in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.However, due to the large amount of sediment brought by the Yangtze River deposited here, it is easy to cause the river water to be higher than the embankment, resulting in a breach. And once the mouth is breached, the entire Jingzhou city will be "overflowing with rivers, people may be fish and turtles", and the local folk song once sang: "Don't be afraid of Jingzhou's fighting, only fear that Jingdi will end in a dream." During the flood fighting of the Yangtze River in 1998, the government mobilized millions of people to patrol the Jingjiang embankment day and night to prevent death and ensure safety. This shows the fragility of the embankment. Using the method of "artificially destroying dikes", Jingzhou can naturally be taken down quickly. Governor Du sighed and said: "This is indeed a good plan. However, I restored the territory for the imperial court and came under the banner of saving the people from the fire and water. Now that the city is flooded with water, the city will surely fall, but it has harmed the people. What is it called?" Volunteer, how can I bear it? What’s more, there is a governor in the east blocking the Qing army. Now the defenders in Jingzhou City have no food and grass, and no rescue outside. As long as we persist for the last 5 minutes, we will definitely be able to take this city.” However, Luck Dehun was better informed than Governor Du. After learning that Yuezhou had won without a fight, he ordered the partial division led by Bo Erhui to move closer to him so that he could attack the Zhongzheng Camp from two directions. On the morning of the third day of February, Luck Dehun led light cavalry to the city of Jingzhou.At this time, God also came to "help the evildoers" and lowered a thick fog to cover this action of the Qing army. In the thick fog, the Loyalty Battalion did not expect the enemy behind them at all.Caught off guard, he was beaten and fled in all directions, and more than a thousand "warships" were also thrown to the Qing army. Jingzhou finally broke through, and Zheng Siwei, a "common traitor", was fortunately "repatriated" by Lord Yan. After the victory, the Qing army carried forward the spirit of "make up your mind, don't be afraid of fatigue, overcome difficulties, and strive for victory." They continued to pursue the Zhongzhen Camp in Anyuan, Nanzhang, Xiangyang and other places. During the retreat, the Zhongzhen Battalion suffered heavy losses in soldiers and supplies, and was forced to retreat into the mountainous area of ​​the Three Gorges to "lick its wounds". In this battle, Li Zicheng's third brother Li Zi, the "honorary chairman" of the Zhongzhen Camp, and Tian Jianxiu, Zhang Nai, Li You, and Wu Ruyi led more than 5,000 men to surrender to the Qing army at Yilingkou. But Dorgon upheld the mentality of "If you are not of my class, your heart must be different." After more than a month, he made an inference against them with "repeated and unpredictable" and ordered that all these people and their subordinates be killed. Governor Du also fell off his horse and broke his arm on the way to retreat. When he passed by Xinhua Post, he felt that the current situation was bad and his success or failure was unpredictable. Xiao Xiao mixed night souls. Ghosts must know the name of Hanguan, where is the home hanging in the wilderness? The three-watch bird turns into a thousand-year-old blood, and thousands of miles of people mourn for a bean. Looking south at the mausoleums and crossing the wilds, Zhongshan’s heart is broken and the poor ape.” Governor Du at this time saw ZTE's plans come to naught, and his mood turned into a downturn. The poem was the voice of his heart. Therefore, the poem not only expressed his worries about the weakness and incompetence of Nanming, but also mixed his own confusion about the future. That’s all for the time being on the Huguang battlefield. Don’t be discouraged if you block the governor. The old man of history will not beat people to death with a single stick. If you fail this time, cheer up and summarize, there will be a chance to make money!