Chapter 179 Huguang Defeated
At that moment, the group walked to the official hall. Zhao Ming sat in the main seat and asked Zhang Huangyan to sit on the left head, while the soldiers were on the official stairs and sat on the official stairs.
Zhao Ming asked someone to prepare some refreshments and raised his hand to ask, "Brother Xuan, the hospitality is not good!"
Zhang Huangyan did not greet him or be politely, but went straight to the point and sighed before he could speak, "Pinglubo, this is a disaster."
Zhao Ming felt a stern heart, and he quickly thought about the possibilities of various bad things in his mind, and then he kept his face changing and asked, "Brother Xuan, what happened?"
Zhang Huangyan said in a deep voice: "Huguang is defeated!"
The muscles on Zhao Ming's face twitched unconsciously, and Ma Shiao and others in the hall had already changed their colors.
After the Ming Dynasty even conquered the Qing Dynasty, it was joined by a new force. As soon as there was a turning point, the government and the country thought that the vast lake had a lot to do.
Many people hope that the Ming army in Huguang will seize Jingxiang, capture Wuchang, and take down the throne, restore Jinling and realize the business of revival. They do not want their dream to be shattered so soon.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huguang battlefield was the only battlefield where the Ming army had the advantage.
Now that Huguang is defeated, the Ming army has become weak again on various battlefields. The Qing army does not need any strategy, and can destroy the Ming Dynasty by pushing all the way.
When everyone was shocked, Zhang Huangyan continued: "In addition, news came from Guizhou that the Northern Barbarian King Su Haoge attacked Sichuan, and the Xian bandits were killed by the enemy. The remaining troops of the Western bandits fled and occupied Guizhou!"
"Where is Zhang Xianzhong dead?" Chen Mingyu exclaimed.
This person is as famous as Li Zicheng, killing people like a slaughter, and is hated by the world. However, when everyone in the hall heard that Zhang Xianzhong was killed by the Qing army, they were not happy at all, and instead were in a daze.
Zhang Xianzhong was killed by the Qing army, which was not a good thing for the Ming army. When everyone heard this news, they felt depressed from the bottom of their hearts.
Zhang Huangyan said in a deep voice: "The news was heard by the Guizhou General, so there should be no false."
Huguang was defeated, the Qing army defeated the Western army and occupied Sichuan, and even Zhang Xianzhong was dead, and the situation became a crisis again.
Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Does Brother Xuan know the details?"
"I don't know much about Sichuan!" Zhang Huangyan sighed: "I have read the detailed report on Huguang!"
Zhao Ming had a calm face: "Tell me carefully."
"When Duoduo attacked eastern Zhejiang, Huguang received the order of His Majesty. The governor Du Yinxi rode into the camp alone, persuaded the remaining troops of the rebel army to surrender, and then raised an army of 300,000 to besiege Jingzhou. The army attacked fiercely for two months, captured Jingzhou City, and Huguang was shocked. His Majesty was overjoyed when he heard this, and he also appointed Li Guo, Gao Yigong and others as marquis, and ordered Zhongzhen Camp to take advantage of the opportunity to recover the entire Chu!"
Zhang Huangyan paused, as if recalling the excitement and excitement of the government and the country at that time, but then sighed, "The Du Fu Army immediately supervised the Zhongzhen Camp and prepared to seize Xiangyang and Wuchang. At this time, the Governor He Tengjiao also supervised 100,000 troops and went out of Yuezhou to attack Wuchang!"
Ma Shiao said: "This is the 400,000 army. All the elite troops of Chu are coming out. If there is great potential, how can we be defeated?"
Zhang Huangyan exhaled a breath of turbid air, "The Du Fu Army and He Tushima agreed that the Zhongzhen Camp troops were divided into two groups, one by one, and one by one, and were 100,000 troops. They were the Northern Army. They were led by Gao Chixin to go north to capture Xiangyang from Jingzhou to block the enemy from Henan to the south. The Du Fu Army and Huhou Li Guo led 200,000 troops to the Central Army, and drove directly from Jingzhou along the north of the Yangtze River. He Tushima led 100,000 troops to the Southern Army, and went out of Yuezhou to advance along the south bank of the Yangtze River, and jointly attacked Wuchang with the Central Army."
Ma Shiao, Chen Mingyu and others frowned. After thinking about it, Chen Mingyu said, "Is there no problem with this arrangement?"
Zhang Huangyan continued: "The arrangement is fine, but in order to seize the merits, the Commander He ordered the Southern Army to travel day and night to Wuchang. Unexpectedly, he happened to run into the Duoduo vanguard who came from Jiangnan. The 100,000 South Army was panicked and did not dare to fight, so he took the way back to Yuezhou. The Duofu Army did not know that the Southern Army fled, and thought there was a 100,000 army on the south bank and the flank was very safe. He did not want Duoduo to send all the elite troops, crossing the river from the rear of the Duofu Army, and raided Zhongzhen Camp. The Duofu Army was attacked by the Qing soldiers on both sides. The 200,000 army was defeated and chased for hundreds of miles, and one ten was not left."
After listening to the process of the battle in Huguang, the expressions on everyone's faces were extremely complicated for a moment. Everyone thought it was a bloody battle between the Ming army in Huguang and the Qing army, but they were defeated by the Qing army in the end, but they didn't want to lose so unjustly.
For a moment, everyone didn't know how to express their feelings. Chen Mingyu was disbelief of this result. "When the Southern Army retreated, wouldn't they know that the Fu Army would be blocked? If you say it, the 200,000 army would not be defeated so unfairly!"
The 400,000 army should have fought one battle, but because of the mistakes of our own people, they failed in a confused manner without a battle. It is really a pity.
This result can really make people angry. Everyone felt a sense of breath, but they had nowhere to vent and wanted to kill someone.
Zhang Huangyan said: "Now, He and the Du Fu Army are impeaching each other for this matter. The Du Fu Army reported to impeach Du Fu Army, saying that he found Du Fu Army's main force, knew he was defeated, and withdrew his troops to Yuezhou and notified the Du Fu Army to withdraw his troops. However, the Du Fu Army believed that the opportunity was not missed, and he was greedy for merit and made a rash move. He insisted on taking advantage of the victory to attack Wuchang. As a result, he was defeated and lost his troops and humiliated the country! The Du Fu Army wrote a letter to defend himself, but he did not receive any news from Du Fu Army."
Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "What should you do with Your Majesty?"
Zhang Huangyan laughed smirked, "They are all local officials with more than 100,000 troops. No one can deal with His Majesty. They can only appease the two of them, let them clean up the mess and resist Duoduo's invasion!"
Emperor Longwu was the emperor in his name, but he had no rights.
When Huguang was defeated, Emperor Longwu must have been very angry, but he was helpless.
The front line was defeated, and Duoduo's army was approaching again. Now he is moving local officials with more than 100,000 troops. He does not have the strength, and if he moves, the situation will only be even more chaotic.
Zhao Ming has been trying his best to save the Ming Dynasty, but he knew in his heart that there were too many people in Nanming who were unreliable, so he wanted to consolidate his strength.
Now that the general trend is in the Qing Dynasty, the situation is difficult to reverse for a while, Zhao Ming is actually mentally prepared to develop in a worse direction.
Zhao Ming was silent for a moment, looked at Zhang Huangyan and said, "What does the Crown Prince send Brother Xuan Zhu to come?"
Zhang Huangyan said in a deep voice: "If Huguang is lost, the northern barbarians will have a granary, and the world will be difficult to save. Moreover, in the crisis in eastern Zhejiang, Huguang helped each other with righteous help. Now Huguang is in danger. Your Highness believes that our Zhejiang army cannot sit idly by!"
Zhao Ming sat upright with a serious expression, "Tell me! How do you plan to fight?"
"The pillar of Pinglubo Zhenguo!" When Zhang Huangyan heard this, he knew that Zhao Ming would definitely respond. At the critical moment, the loyal and righteous people were reliable.
Zhang Huangyan exclaimed, and then said: "Jinhua has been surrounded for half a year and is still persisting. Your Highness is preparing to launch a counterattack in Zhejiang, break the siege of Jinhua, and at the same time respond to Huguang and restrain the Qing army!"
Chapter completed!