Yang Sichang died, Chongzhen was very sad. Even his grandfather's relative (King Xiang) died, he was not so sad. Not only did he not hold him accountable, he also recognized the first-rank title, pension and pension, none of them were missing.

If you die, you cannot repay it with death. It is always appropriate to repay it with money.

In fact, compared with Chongzhen, Yang Sichang was lucky. Although the dead said goodbye to society, they were relieved and completely defeated.

Chongzhen could not be defeated because he had to solve another problem, a more troublesome problem.

In the 13th year of Chongzhen (1340), when Chongzhen was busy dealing with Zhang Xianzhong, Huang Taiji sent troops.

Although he had sent troops many times before, this time was very unusual.

Because his goal is Jinzhou.

Since he went to Guanning's defense line several times to dig bricks but failed, Huang Taiji has never been interested in Jinzhou again. It is estimated that he was beaten too hard by Yuan Chonghuan more than ten years ago and developed Isphorus and trembled when he arrived at the city of Jinzhou.

So every time he attacked, he had to travel thousands of miles, run away, climb mountains, and climb the Great Wall. It was too hard. Over time, his life-threatening spirit finally burst out and he decided to fight Jinzhou.

But practice has proved that Sun Chengzong is indeed unparalleled in the world. After nearly twenty years, the defense line he designed has been dead and is still working tirelessly tossing Huang Taiji.

Comrade Huang Taiji sent troops to fight several times, but there was no result. Finally, he became angry and decided to go to the battlefield.

In April of the same year, he mobilized his troops, including Dorgon, Dodo, Ajige, and even Shang Kexi and Kong Youde's traitor troops, and at the same time, he specially built hundreds of cannons to Jinzhou.

Launched a general attack.

The one who guards Jinzhou is Zu Dabiao.

The development of the matter told Huang Taiji that it was unwise for him to let Zu Dashou go. Because this gentleman obviously did not miss his old love and was very capable, he was surrounded for nearly three months and felt that the momentum was dangerous, so he went to the court.

Ask for help.

Moreover, it is said that Zu Dashou's letter of help was quite powerful. Not only did he not shout for help, he also said that the enemy was besieging the city. If reinforcements come, be careful of the enemy's traps and do not underestimate the enemy's advance. I can hold on, and there is no problem in July and August.

But Chongzhen was really good enough. Not to mention July and August, he didn't even want him to wait for seven or eight days. He immediately held a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

There are two main problems with meetings: one, whether to go, and two, who to send.

The first problem is solved quickly, so you must go.

In terms of military strength, the combat effectiveness of the Qing army was stronger than that of the Ming army. Liaodong could last for more than 20 years, all depends on the Guanning defense line. If it was lost, there would be no chance.

The second question is, there is no doubt. Lu Xiangsheng died and Yang Sichang died too.

Only Hong Chengchou.

The problem has been solved, and work has been done.

In May of the 13th year of Chongzhen (1640), Hong Chengchou sent troops.

After learning that he sent troops, Huang Taiji was confused.

After fighting for so many years, Comrade Huang Taiji would not be fooled, but this time it was an exception, because although he expected that the other party would come, he did not expect that so many would come.

Hong Chengchou's troops had a total of about 130,000. In addition to Hong Bing, the troops involved in the combat were also related to Ning Tieqi. In short, he basically had the most capable fighters.

Relayed here.

I originally wanted to have fun, but the other party came to play hard, which was so bright.

Considering the opponent's combat ability and military strength, Huang Taiji immediately ordered to continue to siege Jinzhou and not take the initiative to fight and wait for the enemy to attack.

But what happened next made him dizzy.

Because after Hong Chengchou came, he seemed to have no plans to fight. He set up camps and camps, and ate, ate, and slept on time every day. He would no longer shout at the city (Jinzhou), and wait for it.

After fainting, he realized that this was a tactic.

Hong Chengchou's plan is very simple. He judged that if he really fights his sword and gun, it will be very difficult to defeat the Qing army, so the best way is to stay here, slowly consume it, and waste the other party away, and it will be a good time to finish it.

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This is a scheming plan and the best plan. Huang Taiji had no choice but to leave. He had to take the opportunity, but he had to pay for the trip, so he was too embarrassed to go back like this.

But if you want to stay here, the other party will not fight with you, so you can only waste it.

Just waste it, it’s better than going home and sleepy.

The situation was then stalemate. The Qing army was outside Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou was outside the Qing army. The two sides were dozens of miles away and they did not fight.

Of course, the Qing army was not completely idle, and they couldn't attack hard, so they started digging tunnels. It is said that the inner three layers and the outer three layers are better than those who work in the Internet, and they are densely packed.

But the facts tell us that Zu Dashou was really tenacious, and he even raided in ambush. He told the court before that he could guard eight months, but in fact he had to do it for two years.

In this way, from May of the 13th year of Chongzhen (1640) to May of the 14th year of Chongzhen (1641), the two sides confronted each other for a year.

At the end of June, something happened.

Hong Chengchou suddenly broke the peace, sent troops, and advanced towards Songshan.

This move was far beyond the expectations of the Qing army. Dorgon (Huang Taiji returned home), the commander-in-chief of the Qing army, was not wary. Tens of thousands of people suddenly rushed over, caught off guard, and defeated.

When the news came, Huang Taiji was dizzy and had not been moving for a year. Suddenly, this happened, were you so angry?

Years of combat experience told him that the time for the decisive battle was about to come, so he immediately got on the horse and led all the troops to Songshan.

However, there is a problem.

At that time, Huang Taiji was bleeding from his nose.

Generally speaking, nosebleeding is not a problem, and it is okay to stuff it with a piece of toilet paper.

But Huang Taiji's nose bleeding is said to be quite strange, with a large flow rate and has not stopped. He has been in continuous flow for several days, but he has no choice.

However, the military situation was urgent and I was at home, so I guess I had no choice but to do anything. So Huang Taiji ignored the nosebleed and worked with illness. He rode a horse and had a nosebleed while he was just going there.

What is hard to understand is that he did not find anything to plug his nostrils, but took a bowl and placed it under his nose. He rode his horse and then rushed to Songshan for two days and two nights in a row. It is said that when he arrived at the place, he received dozens of bowls.

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Anyway, I never figured out what to do with this bowl.

At the battle location, Songshan, both sides showed their trump cards.

The Qing army had a total of 120,000 troops (including Kong Youde and other miscellaneous brands) and Hong Chengchou had a total of 130,000 troops, and the two sides were roughly equal.

The chief generals of the Qing army, including Dorgon, Dodo, Jirgalang and other elite generals, were very capable of fighting except for the ones.

On the Hong Chengchou side, the generals of the eight divisions were basically unable to fight except Wu Sangui.

As for combat effectiveness, I won’t say much. The combat effectiveness of the Qing army was roughly the same as that of the Guanning Iron Cavalry. At this ratio, think about it yourself.

In other words, if you want to spread the battle, Hong Chengchou will undoubtedly lose.

But Hong Chengchou is Hong Chengchou.

On July 28, 1641, Hong Chengchou suddenly launched an attack and led the Ming army to seize the commanding heights of the Rifeng Mountain and seize the opportunity.

He was very proud, and at this time a military officer in his army told him something:

It is certainly beneficial to occupy the high ground, but our army has little food. We must beware of the Qing army's plagiarism.

However, Hong Chengchou seemed to be overly excited and scolded the man and said:

I have been in this industry for more than ten years, and I still need your reminder?

Most historians believe that this sentence is the ultimate reason for his failure.

Because in terms of strategy, sticking to the right path is the best method, and attacking is the worst choice, and what is even more troublesome is that Hong Chengchou only brought three days of food before the attack.

In any case, it is absolutely not enough to bring only three days of food.

So the conclusion is that Hong Chengchou, who was always wise, made a stupid mistake, which eventually led to his defeat.

I originally thought that this conclusion was correct, Hong Chengchou was stupid, at least this time he was stupid.

Later, I thought about it and realized that Hong Chengchou was not stupid, at least this time, not stupid. Behind his seemingly absurd actions, there was an extremely smart plan.

In fact, Hong Chengchou didn't want to attack. He knew very well that the attack was extremely dangerous, but he had no choice.

Because someone has been urging him, his name was Chen Xinjia, who was the Minister of War at that time, and the nickname of this Secretary of Chen was Xiao Yang Sichang.

Comrade Yang Sichang's characteristic is that he is very prosperous and can get this nickname after he is desperate, which shows that Lord Chen is not given for nothing.

Since Hong Chengchou fought a protracted battle, he has been urging the war to ask the Hong Commander to solve the problem quickly, whether to fight or not, and give some explanation.

But the reason why Hong Chengchou went to fight was not only because Chen Shangshu was nagging, but he would not be afraid of Tang Seng as an old man like him.

The most fundamental reason why he decided to go to the battle was two words - no money.

I have checked the information. In the late Ming Dynasty, the military pay was calculated in 100,000 people, and the salary and bonus were at least 300,000 taels of silver.

In normal times, this is also a big deal. By chance, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are making trouble. If Hong Chengchou spent a few more years, Comrade Chongzhen's pants would probably be taken out.

So it won't work without fighting.

But Hong Chengchou is worthy of being a famous general, so before setting off, he came up with a trick: only bring food for three days.

If I haven't understood it, I'll explain it:

Take the food for three days to go on the battle. If you encounter a good opportunity, you will beat him up and run away after the attack, and you will not be afraid that your opponent will break the way out.

If there is no chance, you can run away immediately depending on the situation is not good. And when you come back, you can say that you have not enough food and you have run back. You have an explanation to the superiors, but you are not afraid of holding political responsibility. You are really more skilled than a monkey.

Too much is stupid.

If it were someone else, this idea might have been done. Unfortunately, his opponent was Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji is worthy of being an old military strategist. He just arrived in Songshan and was bleeding from his nose. After a few glances, he discovered this.

A flaw.

On August 20, just the day after Hong Chengchou set out, he sent generals to raid the Hong army's retreat and occupied the Bijiashan Grain Road in Jinzhou.

"If you want to fight, you will be unable to support your strength; if you want to defend, you will be exhausted." Hong Chengchou took a thorough rest.

Of course, of course, before a complete rest, Hong Chengchou has another choice - breaking through.
To be continued...