Dashun Yongchang

When Li Zicheng walked towards the lower city stairs, Liu Zongmin stopped him and said with a little emotion: "Your Majesty, if you really want to go out of the city, please let the minister lead the army. Your Majesty will just watch the battle from the city. Why do you have to do it so easily for a moment of enthusiasm?" Put yourself in a dangerous place? If you make any mistakes, what should you do? What should Dashun do?"

Li Zicheng looked behind him, then stretched Pai Pai Liu Zongmin's shoulder, and whispered in his ear: "Look at these people, if I don't leave the city now, can I command them to go out to fight in the future?"

Liu Zongmin raised his head in astonishment and looked at the generals behind Li Zicheng, and found that everyone looked at a loss, but few people dared to approach Li Zicheng.

Only then did Li Zicheng continue to whisper in Liu Zongmin's ear: "You watch the city gate for me in the city, don't let anyone close the city gate. I am going out of the city to see the scenery, not to die, so there is nothing to worry about. In addition , put the cavalry guards at the east and west south gates, and let them go out of the city to rescue our army depending on the situation. I can only trust you in this matter, and I don’t worry about the others. As for the defense of the city, leave it to Chen Yongfu, you Just pay attention to when to go out of the city to pick me up, is there any problem?"

Of course Liu Zongmin would not say that there was a problem, but he was still worried about Li Zicheng's move out of the city. Li Zicheng said: "When the wheat in the field is ripe, it is necessary for the farmers to go to the field to harvest the grain and return it to their warehouses. If farmers don't even farm, even when the wheat is ripe, they won't go to the warehouse by themselves.

We are only one step away from victory. If we don't strive to hold the victory in our hands at this time, doesn't it mean that we don't go to the field to harvest when the wheat is ripe?If I miss this opportunity, I worry that I will regret it for the rest of my life.So, Jiexuan, keep an eye on me from the top of the wall, you are my last resort.If we win, we can end this war early. "

Although Liu Zongmin was still uneasy about Li Zicheng's safety, he finally stepped aside in the face of Li Zicheng's reasons.Then he cupped his fists and bowed to Li Zicheng and said, "Then I can only obey His Majesty's order, and wish His Majesty a victory and return."

Li Zicheng smiled at him, and then said to Li Laiheng who was behind him: "Go and get my armor, and let Zuo Guang raise my yellow dragon flag first, and I'm going to say hello to Azig..."

Azig, who was riding on a horse, watched the armed parade of his troops under the city of Suizhou, and finally felt a little more relaxed in his heart.Monk Luo Luohong's ignorance of life and death, Man Dahai's injury, and Jin Yuhe's troops being annihilated by the Shun army all greatly shocked the generals of the Azig army who were returning north without stopping.

When they realized that the West Route Army of the Southern Expedition might fail, some non-white-flag Manchu generals began to whisper, thinking that they should not divide their troops to go south to Chenzhou in the first place. Found the abnormal situation of Shunjun.

Of course, Azig thinks this is nonsense. According to the little information now, this Shun army is obviously coming from Cao County. This should be Duoduo's problem. If Duoduo's attack can be more violent It would be impossible to mobilize so many troops to attack Kaocheng and Suizhou.Therefore, even if they don't go south, it is impossible to guess the movement of the Shun army. At most, it is to reduce the losses of the Suizhou Qing army.

But this kind of reason obviously cannot be accepted by his two younger brothers. Whether it is Duoduo or Dorgon, they will definitely not admit his statement. will support him.

By this time, neither Azig nor the other Manchu and Han generals had lost the idea of ​​continuing to confront the Shun army in Suizhou.They had failed to capture Suizhou City before, and after the main force of the Shun Army arrived, it was even more impossible for the Qing army, which was dominated by cavalry, to capture Suizhou City.Moreover, the amount of food and fodder they carried was not conducive to the long-term confrontation with the Shun army under the city of Suizhou.

Whether it is the generals of the White Banner or other Manchu generals, in the discussion last night, they all believed that Suizhou should be withdrawn as soon as possible and out of contact with the main force of the Heshun army, so as to restore the mobility of the Qing army.There are two options for the direction of retreat, one is Xuchang and the other is Zhengzhou. If you withdraw to Xuchang, the Qing army can still control part of the initiative. If you withdraw to Zhengzhou, you will completely turn to defense.

Of course, Azig hoped that he could withdraw to Xuchang, so that at least he could defend himself in the future. Although the West Route Army had a small defeat, it was not a complete failure.But if they withdraw to Zhengzhou, they can only honestly admit that most of the mission of the West Route Army going south has failed, and they can only rely on the East Route Army to save it.

The key to withdrawing to Xuchang or Zhengzhou is whether the Qing army can still deter the local tyrants in Henan. If they cannot deter the local tyrants in Henan, then even if they withdraw to Xuchang, they will be just a lone army, and they will not be able to deal with the main force of the Shun army. The siege and pursuit can only retreat to Zhengzhou as soon as possible, relying on the Qing army's control area to the north of the Yellow River for support.

The key to frightening the local tyrants in Henan is to show them that the Qing army has not lost much combat power, and the Shun army is not as strong as it seems.Wanting to achieve this without starting a contact war with the Shun army, Azig and his subordinates came up with the idea of ​​an armed parade.

This is not a new tactic. When the Manchus entered the customs and plundered, they once inserted a wooden sign on the road saying "officials are free" to humiliate the officers and soldiers of the Ming army who followed behind them. It greatly shocked the Han people in the pass.Relying on this kind of intimidation relying on their own force, the last few marches of the Qing army in the Hebei area almost became real armed outings. No one along the way dared not obey the Qing army's order to prepare food.

Azig tried to deter the Shun army with his strong cavalry lineup, so that they would not dare to go out of the city to invite battle. This would restore the strength of the Qing army in the eyes of these Henan local tyrants, and facilitate their evacuation of Suizhou.

It's just that the Qing army, which had never been provoked before, had an unexpected opponent this time.Just as the cavalry brigade of the Qing army entered the Liangzhuang camp under the warm morning sun, there was suddenly a muffled sound of drums in the city of Suizhou, and the Qing army couldn't help turning their heads to look.

I saw that the city gate in the middle of the south city of Suizhou under the sunlight suddenly opened, and then groups of Shunjun infantry filed out from the city gate, and then lined up against the city.

Seeing Shunjun's actions, Ibai, who was standing behind Azig, couldn't help but asked, "Are these Han people crazy? They are going out of the city at this time? Are they trying to commit suicide?"

Yibai's words expressed the aspirations of all the people present. No infantry would line up in front of tens of thousands of cavalry, because as long as the cavalry charged, these infantry would be finished.But Azig remained silent, and gradually the Manchu generals behind him came to realize that it was a problem to mobilize who to charge at this time, and it would be even more problematic if they did not rush to follow the infantry after charging.

After all, under the watchful eyes of everyone, if the Han people are allowed to attack, the purpose of deterring the Han people will not be achieved.Let the Manchus attack, and the Manchus have already lost a lot in this southward march. At this time, whether they let the white-banners or non-white-banners attack the infantry of the Shun army, it will bring some troubles after the war.

Subai saw Azig's hesitation, so he couldn't help but uttered a voice to relieve him: "General, the army is lining up behind the city, it seems that they want to lure our army close to the city wall, and then attack our army with ambushes from the top of the city wall." , we might as well just ignore it and see what other monsters these infantry soldiers can do. If they leave the city wall on their own initiative, it won’t be too late to make a fuss.”

Azig immediately replied: "Subai's words are quite reasonable. Our army ran continuously and lost a lot of horsepower. There is no need to compete with these Shunjun troops. Let's see..."

It’s just that before Azige’s words fell, another yellow dragon flag came out of the city. Before anyone else could speak, Azige pointed at the yellow dragon flag with a whip in his hand and scolded with a smile: “These Han people are really shameless. In order to lure our army to attack, even the Yellow Dragon Banner was unfurled. Do you think Li Zicheng, the thief, has the guts to take these infantry out of the city?"

The Manchu generals smiled and agreed with Azig, thinking that it was impossible for Li Zicheng to follow these infantry out of the city. If Li Zicheng really wanted to go out of the city, he should also bring thousands of cavalry and a dozen generals to accompany him.Only Wu Sangui was silent on the side, Azig turned his head and saw Wu Sangui's expression, he couldn't help asking him: "King Pingxi seems to disagree with this commander?"

Wu Sangui could only reply with a smile on his face: "No, Xiao Wang is just afraid of what might happen. Li Zicheng has always been bold and unpredictable, so..."

Azig interrupted him disapprovingly: "It's just a thief, how can there be so many fools."

Here in the Shun Army, although Li Zicheng asked Zuo Guangxian's first division to go out of the city to guard him, but the first brigade was the main one that went out of the city, supplementing part of the second brigade's strength, a total of 4 and a half regiments, and half a regiment. The cavalry of the team has a total strength of less than 7000 people.

Three regiments formed a phalanx to guard Li Zicheng, and one and a half regiments and cavalry guarded the rear.Seeing that the troops around him had already lined up, the Qing army in the distance remained silent.Li Zicheng couldn't help but said to Zuo Guangxian beside him: "It seems that we are too close to the city gate, and these Qing soldiers are too timid to go forward."

When Zuo Guangxian hadn't figured out how to answer Li Zicheng's words, he heard Li Zicheng suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Masters, are you willing to live and die with me, Li Zicheng today?"

The soldiers in the formation didn't react at first, but the officers in the formation took the lead and shouted: "I am willing, willing to die for Your Majesty!" The soldiers on the side also followed the officers and responded loudly. It was already quite loud, not to mention thousands of people.When the shouts of these Shunjun soldiers reached the city, the Shunjun soldiers in the city were quite lost for a moment, feeling as if they had lost a glorious moment.

On the other hand, the Manchu generals of the Qing army who were still laughing at Shunjun's deceit, heard the thunderous shouts, and lost their words for a while. A thought flashed through Wu Sangui's mind, "It's not Li Zicheng who is in the army." , it is impossible to have such morale..."

Chapter 389 Battle II

Facing the cheers of the lieutenant generals, someone felt very satisfied.Now is not the time when he just crossed over. At that time, although he possessed Li Zicheng, he had no idea who could live and die with him behind him. After all, these people were Li Zicheng's brothers, not his brothers. .

Even if they are willing to live and die with Li Zicheng, someone can't feel such a friendship.But now these soldiers are different. Since Beijing went south, he has been in contact with the grassroots soldiers in the army to understand what they think and need, thus establishing a new bond between the two sides.

Most of the officers in the new army were met and communicated with Li Zicheng in person. This face-to-face conversation not only deepened the feelings of these officers for Li Zicheng, but also made someone begin to truly trust the soldiers of the new army.So even though there were tens of thousands of soldiers by his side in front of Shanhaiguan, he still felt unsafe, but today, even though there were less than [-] soldiers of the new army around him, someone felt psychologically safe.

If at this time he is still afraid to take a gamble, someone feels that it is better for him to give up his seat and flee to sea as soon as possible.Of course, he also knew that for the courage of an army to last, personal friendship and discipline alone were not enough. Political ideas and hope of victory were also needed.Whether this army can really live and die with him does not depend on the current cheers, but on whether they can stand firm under the attack of the Qing army.

Before the flood came, no one could prove whether the dam was a steel embankment or bean curd residue.Therefore, whether the new army that he has exhausted his efforts in the past few months can fight or not needs to be tested in actual combat.With such thoughts in his mind, Li Zicheng continued to shout loudly: "Since the Manchus entered the customs, they have occupied my land, killed my people, and destroyed my clothes. They are indeed the great enemy of Chinese civilization.

Those traitors who were targeting the Manchus said that the Manchus entered the customs to help the Ming Dynasty suppress the bandits, which is completely nonsense.Because they sell the tomb of their ancestors, abandon the Chinese civilization of the Bank of China, Shi Jingtang, Zhang Bangchang, Qin Hui, Zhang Hongfan, for the sake of selfishness, they do not hesitate to communicate with foreign races and kill compatriots.

The world is the world of people, not the world of kings.Since the king cannot govern the country and the people, he should be overthrown by the people.Because the people oppose the rule of the faint and treacherous ministers, it is necessary to seduce foreigners to kill their own people. What kind of righteousness is this?It's just a group of thieves with human faces and animal hearts who work with animals.

I, Li Zicheng, raised my troops against the Ming Dynasty, against the faint rulers and corrupt officials, hoping to clean up the world, so that the people can live freely and pursue happiness.Therefore, those foreigners and traitors who try to enslave the people are my enemies, and I must not stand with them for a day.

Look at these beasts who only bully unarmed people. When they see soldiers leaving the city with weapons, they are afraid and dare not rush over. It can be seen that they are a group of softies who only bully the weak and fear the strong.

I ask you to take three hundred steps forward now, away from the protection of the city wall, and let those beasts see the courage of my Dashun soldiers.If someone is afraid and can stay where he is, and then go back to the city by himself, the city gate will not be closed there, and I will not punish you.

Because this is not a fight for me, it is a fight for China, it is a fight for the people, it is a fight for myself, so I will not force you.But I can also tell you that you can escape from the current battlefield, but you will never escape the war with the beasts.

My words come to this point, whoever dares to look back at the city gate after moving the army: beheaded.This law begins with me.Today I will see how brave these beasts are to fight. "

Although Li Zicheng's words ushered in another strong response from the surrounding soldiers, but it made the accompanying generals around him a little bit pale. When the army moved forward, Zuo Guangxian finally couldn't help but go to Li Zicheng's side to persuade him: " Your Majesty, it is not a pity for the ministers to die here, but your Majesty cannot. The world is in a state of chaos that is yet to be dealt with by Your Majesty, how can Your Majesty risk your own life, I beg Your Majesty to take back your order..."

Li Zicheng looked at the morale of the soldiers on the left and right, and then replied to Zuo Guang disapprovingly: "General Zuo said this too late. If I break my promise now, will the soldiers maintain their morale?"If the army's morale is in turmoil, won't we lose this battle?Rather than being defeated and dying at the hands of unknown soldiers and being laughed at by future generations, I would rather die here. At least people in future generations will know that I, Li Zicheng, died because of national disasters, not because of selfish desires.

General Zuo should now think more about how to resist the attack of the Qing army, instead of persuading me to return to the city.As long as we repel the Qing army's attack, won't everyone be able to return to the city safely?What danger is there to worry about? "

Facing Li Zicheng's frankness, Zuo Guangxian didn't know how to respond. He also knew that what Li Zicheng said was the best result, but what if some strange result happened?It can be said that the wealth and lives of these people are now tied to Li Zicheng. If Li Zicheng dies, how can this Dashun be maintained?If Dashun were to perish, wouldn't their allegiance to Li Zicheng be thrown into the Yellow River?

But seeing Li Zicheng calmly controlling his mount and slowly advancing with the army formation, Zuo Guangxian couldn't say anything more. As a subject, it was his duty to persuade the monarch to save his life, but as a leader General, his main responsibility is to command the army to fight.

From the point of view of a general, it is actually a good thing that Li Zicheng is willing to bet his own life to boost the morale of the army.Although the army cannot lack equipment and provisions in combat, it cannot lack morale.After the Qing army entered the customs, the frontier troops of the Ming Dynasty who originally surrendered to Dashun turned to the Manchus one after another. This is a manifestation of lack of morale.

And since the Qing army launched the Southern Expedition, the military defections across the Central Plains have once again demonstrated that the morale of the Shun army is really not high.Even though Li Zicheng readjusted his military strategy after returning from Yangzhou and won a series of victories in Cao County and Kaocheng, it did not completely dispel the fear of the Qing army in the minds of these former Ming officials and local tyrants. This kind of fear was cultivated after more than [-] years of failed battles between the Ming army and the Manchus, and it cannot be erased by one or two small victories.

Therefore, the biggest problem for the Shun Army is that it needs to defeat the Manchus cleanly on the frontal battlefield, so that the world knows that the Shun Army is not the same as the Ming Army in the past, and that the Shun Army is capable of defeating the Manchus. Only in this way can the people of the world truly believe in the capabilities of the Marshal's Mansion, and the general trend of Shun Daiming can be formed.

Zuo Guangxian's silence expressed his obedience to Li Zicheng, but the forward movement of the infantry phalanx of the Shun army under the city was extremely unexpected for the generals of the Shun army inside the city and the generals of the Qing army on the other side.

Liu Zongmin on the top of the city saw the advance of the infantry phalanx below, and wished to stretch out his hand to pull them all back. The current situation is different from what Li Zicheng told him when he left the city.But he also knew that he couldn't mess up now. If the Qing army on the opposite side saw the flaw, maybe the opponent would really charge over.

While scolding Zuo Guangxian in his heart for his incompetence, he could only calmly order the two teams of cavalry to get ready behind the south gate on the east and west sides. If anything went wrong, he would go out of the city and snatch Li Zicheng back.Liu Zongmin emphasized the word grabbing to several cavalry generals. Obviously, he had no hope of whether Li Zicheng would voluntarily follow the cavalry who rescued him back to the city.

As for Azig and his subordinates at the other end, they fell into an eerie silence.At this time, Azig no longer talked about whether there was Li Zicheng in the troops of the Shun Army going out of the city. He now had some doubts about what the Shun Army infantry wanted to do.He is not the Azige who wanted to wash away his shame with military exploits under Huang Taiji, but now he is the commander-in-chief of the army and one of the three kings of the white flag.

What Azig wants most now is for others to admit that his status is the same as that of his two younger brothers, and that they are both special identities above other kings.Although the Manchus were afraid of his two younger brothers but not him, Azig didn't think he was any worse than his two younger brothers.

Therefore, for Azig, the victory of the Southern Expedition is actually just icing on the cake. No matter how much credit he makes, it is impossible for him to surpass Dorgon and become the uncle regent.But if he failed, it would prove once again that he was inferior to his two younger brothers, and he would no longer be able to claim the status above all kings.

This mentality of worrying about gains and losses made Azig try to win more victories when the war went well at the beginning, so as to suppress the achievements of the youngest brother and mother, and let everyone know that there are not only two kings of the White Banner, but three .

But when he encountered the current unfavorable situation, Azig began to worry about the cynicism and ridicule he received from the people in Beijing after the failure of the Southern Expedition. .At some point, I'm afraid those clans and ministers who are dissatisfied with Bai Qi will regard him as a breakthrough for the three brothers.Therefore, the more abnormal Shun Jun behaved, the less he wanted to conflict with him.

But the generals on the side didn't understand the changes in Azig's heart. Seeing the advance of the infantry phalanx of the Shun army, Ming Andali couldn't help but said to Azig: "General, these Han people are too much. You are so brazen, you dare to break away from the protection of the city wall to provoke us.

Although a slave is stupid, he cannot be humiliated like this.I hope that the general will issue an order to let the slaves lead the troops to disperse these Han soldiers, as a warning to the people in the city. "

In the face of this emotional Mongol, Azig could not reprimand him aloud, and there was nothing wrong with what the other party said. After all, taking the initiative to ask for a fight is a sign of courage in the eyes of the Manchus.However, Azig really didn't want to fight with the Shun army anymore, because he always felt that there seemed to be some unpredictable risk waiting for him when he ordered to attack the Shun army infantry outside the city.

Some of the Manchu generals on the side also seemed to have seen Azig’s hesitation, so they helped Azig persuade An Dali and said: “The Shun army went out of the city with less than 1 infantry to provoke our army. It looks like there is a conspiracy, General, we must not fall into the trap. Ming Andali, don't be reckless..."

Ming Andali naturally refused to retreat like this, he immediately retorted: "How can this be called recklessness? If we don't suppress the momentum of Shunjun, what will the local Han people think of us? If the local Han people turn their backs one after another, what will we do?" Continue to deal with the Shun army?"

Chapter 390 Battle Three

From the moment I climbed the city wall at eight o'clock in the morning to see the movement of the army, until I left the city with the army at nine o'clock, and moved the army array five hundred steps away from the city wall, it was almost noon. However, standing outside the city for a long time without fighting will put a lot of mental pressure on the infantry of our side.

Li Zicheng is also very clear that the morale of soldiers cannot be maintained in such a high-pressure state for a long time, and sometimes it is better to actually fight to relieve soldiers' stress.Moreover, under high mental stress, people are prone to fatigue. For this era that relies on physical strength to fight, this is a factor that can directly lead to the defeat of the army.

Therefore, when the army phalanx moved forward and the Qing army was still on the sidelines, Li Zicheng had no choice but to ask the soldiers to provoke Azig.As a time traveler, someone knows how to provoke Azig's anger better than people in this era.Li Zicheng gave a few words to the staff officers around him, and asked these staff officers to convey them in each battalion, and let the soldiers shout out together.

So soon the soldiers of the Shun Army were heard shouting from the waiting position of the Qing Army. At the beginning, because there was no coordinated relationship, the content of the shouts from the Shun Army was not clear, but after the officers of the various departments of the Shun Army After the adjustment, the shouts of the soldiers of the Shun army gradually became orderly, and then the Qing army could clearly hear what the soldiers of the Shun army were shouting.

"Azig, the four major Baylors asked you to agree to the burial of your mother that day. Are you scared to pee your pants like today? Azig, you are far worse than your two younger brothers. If you two If my younger brother becomes an adult, he will definitely not let his mother be forced to death by the Four Great Baylors! Azig, you are so cowardly and cowardly, are you really Nurhachi's kind?"

When the Manchu and Han generals and soldiers on the Qing army's position heard clearly what the Shun army was shouting, all of them showed inexplicable expressions of horror, and almost no one dared to look in the direction of Azig.In fact, even if you don't look at it, everyone knows that the general should be extremely angry now.As the saying goes, you don't slap people in the face, and you don't take the skin off the tree. Shun Jun's yelling directly stomped the general's face on the soles of his feet.

The fact that the four great belors forced the concubine to death was a secret even among the Manchus. They were not important figures in the era of the four great belors back then, so they had no way of hearing about it.What's more, after Huang Taiji rectified the Eight Banners, he almost wiped out his political opponents, even those who knew about it dared not speak out.

It's just that after Huang Taiji's death, the Dorgon brothers took control of Manchuria. In order to show the legitimacy of their succession to the Khan throne, the Dorgon brothers revealed some secrets about their mother's involuntary burial. The image was hit.But Dorgon can't publicly denounce what the Four Great Baylors did to his mother, because the Manchu relatives and ministers who stood on the side of the Four Great Baylors are still alive. Suspicion, then the Manchus will have to fight internally first.

Therefore, the Dorgon brothers can only condone the spread of rumors in private, but they do not discuss this matter in public.It’s just that this kind of story spread in private in the form of palace secrets is also unheard of by ordinary Manchus and Han Chinese, especially those Han Chinese who later turned to the Manchus.

Now Shunjun's loud shout in front of the battle has turned the anecdote among the relatives of the Manchu family into an open secret.The entire Qing army was shocked and aphasic, and what made them even more horrified was that Azig and those Manchu relatives did not stand up to refute Shun Jun's nonsense, which meant that what Shun Jun said was actually true.

Not to mention the Han soldiers, but the former Ming officials and local tyrants who were able to be mobilized by Wu Sangui in the name of avenging "the king's father", the reason why they were able to stand with the Manchus was Li Zicheng who opposed it based on filial piety.If the Manchu commander who led them was one of the murderers who killed his mother, then it would be a joke to attack Li Zicheng under the leadership of such a commander.

As for the Manchus, the Manchus, who are evolving from slavery to feudalism, are also rapidly developing from tribal public ownership to family private ownership because of the rapid growth of personal wealth.In this process, some matrilineal traditions left over from the tribal era are being combined with the filial piety of the Han people, thus maintaining the status of women in the family.

Although Huang Taiji kept saying that Manchuria was the root, he spared no effort in promoting the reform of the residual system of Manchurian tribes.Therefore, before Huang Taiji's sudden death, Manchuria had basically completed the transformation of feudal culture.

The loyalty of the two yellow flags to Huang Taiji is not only the loyalty of the tribal people to the tribal chief, but also basically has the concept of loyalty similar to that of the Han people.The large number of marriages between Manchus and Mongols also brought the tradition of higher status of women in Mongolian tribes to Manchuria.In particular, the current Qing Dynasty is jointly governed by two Mongolian Fujins representing the young emperor and the regent.

Suddenly hearing such a palace secret, ordinary Manchus became a little confused. They wanted to deny this matter, because it was a great blow to Huang Taiji's reputation, but seeing Azig and Manchurians The place where Ren Qingui was standing didn't send out any instructions, which is tantamount to tacitly acquiescing that this matter is true.

The longer Azig remained silent, the image of Tian Cong Khan, who was once admired by ordinary Manchu soldiers and generals, would be destroyed.Before the founding of the Manchus, this kind of son forcing the stepmother to inherit the family property after death, or simply marrying the stepmother to inherit the family property, was not a matter among the Jurchen and Mongolian tribes.

But who made Huang Taiji, in order to strengthen his rule over the Jurchen tribe, to deal with this backward

The culture of adoptive marriage has been criticized and strictly prohibited, and it is used to advertise that the Manchurians are as civilized as the Han people, and they are better than the Mongols, because Mongolia still has a backward culture of adoptive marriage.

Huang Taiji used this method to build up the confidence of the Manchus in their own national culture.That is to say, culturally, they can understand the classics of sages like the Han people, and their lives conform to the etiquette system established by the sages. In terms of nationality, they boast that they are as good at war as the Mongolians.This particularity is the root of the Manchus' ability to rule the Han and Mongolian tribes.

How strong these ordinary Manchus' beliefs in Huang Taiji were before, and how confused they are now.Of course, there are also some Manchus who can’t understand Chinese, so they don’t understand what Shunjun is yelling at. Even if these people ask their Chinese-speaking companions around them, they still can’t get an accurate answer, and their emotions have remained stable. .

Of course, after hearing these words, some Manchus who understand Chinese almost turned their anger on Shunjun who was shouting loudly, thinking that these Hans had humiliated the honor of Xian Khan and the Manchus. , cannot wash away the shame of today.

Of course, Azig was the most angry. Shun Jun's humiliation to him could no longer calm him down, nor could he.If he is still indifferent after hearing such words, how can he continue to lead troops in the future?

At Azig finally straightened his body, he gave orders to the generals around him in a blunt tone: "Ming Andali, you take 300 cavalry to attack the Shunjun army formation from the left; Omoktu, take 300 cavalry The cavalry attacked the Shun army formation from the right; Jueluo Guoke led 300 cavalry to attack the Shun army formation from the front; Subai, Yibai, and Shirgen, each of you led an army to monitor the Shun army in the city, and I brought my own troops I am here to sweep the battle for you, today we must leave these Han people outside the city, and let them know whether it is the sharpness of our people or their sharp mouth..."

The Manchu generals at the side could see that Azig was holding back his anger, and even his shoulders were shaking faintly, so no one tried to bargain for Azig's order, and they all accepted the order loudly and left up.At this time, it is much safer to fight with the Shun army on the horse than to stay by Azig's side.

Although Wu Sangui and other Han generals did not receive Azig's order, everyone did not show a relaxed expression, because everyone knew very well that the reason why Azig didn't send them into battle was true and the truth of the opposing army was unknown. Li Zicheng became angry.This matter has faintly turned into a private war for Azig to save his face. Letting them, the Han army, enter the field is undoubtedly an admission to the Shun army that he is a cowardly rat.

Although they escaped the desperate task of going into battle with the Shun Army, it does not mean that Azig will let them go. The generals of the Han Army who heard the words of the Shun Army at the scene today are probably already in Azig's place. The list of disgust, this matter has nothing to do with reason, it is completely a kind of emotional venting, even if the Qing army really wiped out this Shun army today, Azig will not forget this matter, and the people present are reminding A mark of his memory.

Wu Sangui thought in his heart, this is really an innocent disaster, and this Li Zicheng is really capable of tossing around.Just as Wu Sangui was thinking about what excuses he should use to stay away from Azig, Li Zicheng in the Shun Army formation finally saw a new movement of the Qing army's cavalry.

Zuo Guang beside him hurriedly dispatched troops to make final preparations before the battle.The soldiers of the Shun Army, who were shouting happily, also began to calm down, and began to check their equipment and positions, making the final check before the battle.In fact, after yelling like this a few times, it eliminated a lot of nervousness of the former lieutenant soldiers.Although most of the first division was veterans, it was the first time they faced such superior cavalry. The largest cavalry of the Ming army would not exceed a thousand cavalry, and three to five hundred cavalry would be very good.

That day tens of thousands of peasant troops had to flee in all directions when faced with hundreds of Ming troops, and they had no intention of forming a formation and fighting for their lives.Only after more than ten years in Chongzhen, and after the peasant army had a large number of veterans, did the Ming army use hundreds of cavalry to break through the peasant army's formation.But this time the Qing army has tens of thousands of cavalry. Facing such a large cavalry group, even veterans can't help sweating.

It's just that with Li Zicheng sitting among them, these veterans didn't show their timidity. After Li Zicheng revealed the scandal of Azig, the soldiers of the Shun Army who shouted, no matter the recruits or veterans, seemed a little calmer .Because at this time, they finally had the idea that this battle was inevitable. Who would be so humiliated and not come over and fight them desperately?

Anyway, I'm going to do my best, so I don't have any other ideas.Thinking that His Majesty Yongchang is by his side, most of the soldiers of the Shun Army felt that His Majesty would not put themselves to death, so the chances of winning this battle are still very high, as long as they obey the orders of Li Zicheng and other officers at all levels. .

Chapter 391 Battle Four

Han Shangliang's company is on the second floor to the west of the army formation.Because of his achievements in the Battle of Kaocheng, Han Shangliang has been promoted to company commander, and has been received by Li Zicheng again. He can be said to be one of the most improved officers in the new army. people compared.

But even so, Han Shangliang felt that he had a good life in the Shun Army, but he might not be able to go so smoothly in the Ming Army. After all, it is difficult for people like them who become monks halfway to gain the trust of those generals .What the generals trust the most are those family-born children who have been raised by their side since they were young. These people know that they will not make any trouble.

Therefore, Han Shangliang gradually began to accept his current life, and his resistance to the forced recruitment of them into the army by the Marshal's Mansion disappeared a lot.But he really didn't expect it, so he had a sense of belonging to the Shun Army, and was pulled out to face the cavalry.If Li Zicheng wasn't behind him, he really wanted to turn around and leave.

As a place like Xuzhou with simple folk customs and located on the north-south traffic artery, how could Han Shangliang not know the advantages of cavalry over infantry? His younger brother was trained as a cavalry. Rural clans or villages fight each other. If one side can pull out a few horses Malay, then the other side can only surrender, because the disparity between strength and weakness is too great.

Even if both sides are well-trained troops, one cavalry is worth five infantry, and the exchange ratio in actual combat may be more.Therefore, when watching the cavalry of the Qing army turn around and slowly divide their troops towards the main formation, Han Shangliang held the handle of the saber at his waist, and felt a little dry in his mouth for a while.

It was just that when he was nervous, Han Shangliang did not forget to observe the emotions of the surrounding subordinates, and pointed out their wrong postures and the placement of weapons. However, he was still a little puzzled when he saw his younger brother's excited face. At that time, he asked suspiciously in his ear: "Why are you smirking? It's a war now. Don't think about nonsense, concentrate on it."

"Back to the company commander, I didn't think about it, I just thought about what His Majesty said. For the first time, I felt that we have such a glorious mission on our shoulders..."

The younger brother's reply choked Han Shangliang half to death, but he couldn't reprimand him on this occasion.As the smartest member of the Han clan, Han Shangliang actually didn't take what Li Zicheng said before the battle to heart, because he felt that it was just a means used by Li Zicheng to demonstrate the justice of the battle between the Marshal's Mansion and the Qing army. Just like in the past when the Han family fought for land and water with other families, they would first explain that this was a battle involving everyone's interests.

Regardless of whether the peasants who participated in the battle benefited or not, it is almost impossible to gain benefits, but before the struggle, they can always play the role of fighting against the enemy, so that everyone realizes that this is a struggle between us and others, so as not to defeat others In the future, our interests will not be guaranteed.To ensure that I remain one of us, the farmers will stand with us whether they want to or not.

Li Zicheng's speech just before the battle, although the tone is much higher than that of fighting for water and land, and it has been raised to the height of civilized clothes, but in essence it is still determining our range, as long as you feel that you are still within our range In order to defend our own interests, we should naturally defend our interests first.

Han Shangliang admires Li Zicheng's art of speaking, but he has reservations about Li Zicheng's call. No matter whether I can share our interests, there is always a premise. This premise is that I must be alive first to enjoy our benefits. Dead people It is impossible to enjoy our benefits.

Therefore, Han Shangliang originally wanted to take advantage of the last chance to organize the team and remind his younger brother not to work too hard, but he did not expect that this younger brother was actually seduced by Li Zicheng's words.