Chapter 19 Chapter 1 The Last Battle of the Ming Empire

This last battle is also known as the Battle of Matsuyama.At that time, in order to save its own decline, the Ming Empire sent Wang Zuozhi's talented Hong Chengchou to command 70,000 troops to destroy Huang Taiji's encircling army of the Qing Dynasty.This battle was launched in Songshan, the first time they fought, the loss of troops on both sides was about ten to one, which means that ten people on the army's side died, and only one person from the Qing army was killed.At that time, Hong Chengchou looked at it and said, no, our Ming army's combat effectiveness is too low, this war must not be fought like this, we will definitely lose in this fight, we must think of a way to win and fight again.

So, he reported the situation to Emperor Chongzhen, who replied: No, we must fight now.In order to prevent Hong Chengchou from fighting decisively, Chongzhen also sent envoys to take out Shangfang's sword, and Hong Chengchou would be beheaded immediately if he dared not fight decisively.Hong Chengchou had no choice but to move his troops to Songshan, even though Songshan was a famous Jedi.In this battle, Huang Taiji dispatched troops from all over the country, and all men under the age of sixty and over the age of sixteen were all sent to the battle, no matter what they were doing or what special abilities they had.But even if they all go out, the strength of the army is only more than 60,000.Huang Taiji surrounded Hong Chengchou's 70,000 people with these 60,000 people, and dug three trenches to cut off the food and grass supply of Hong Chengchou's troops.

Later generations feel incredible when they hear this period of history. Sun Tzu's Art of War said ten times to encircle them. Now the force is less than one to one. How could the Qing army encircle the Ming army?The reason is simple, because the war equipment of the two sides is different.For example, the Ming army’s food is millet, and everyone will starve if they don’t eat millet for a meal. Therefore, when more than 70,000 people moved forward, there was a long supply line at the back line, and millet was transported forward in an endless stream. .Therefore, as long as Huang Taiji cut off this transportation line, these 70,000 people would have nothing to eat, so why fight?The Qing army always drank mare's milk and ate cheese, and the cheese was a bag with them, which could last for several days.As a result, Hong Chengchou was defeated and captured in the Battle of Songshan. After learning that Hong Chengchou was captured, Huang Taiji was very excited, because he knew very well that he had destroyed a sharp weapon to protect the Ming Empire.