Lu Xiangsheng was very tired, physically and mentally exhausted.
Whether it is the original history or this time and space, there will be a big debate on whether to negotiate a peace this year.
However, when the Qing army arrived in Beijing, the battle between war and peace was essentially over.
Soldiers are approaching the city, and a ghost is still negotiating peace?
No matter how mentally retarded the Manchu monarchs and ministers were, they would never imagine that the Manchus could still negotiate peace when they fought in Beijing.
Historically, the core of the conflict between Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Sichang, and Gao Qiqian was not the main battle and the main peace written in "History of Ming Dynasty", but a completely different strategic approach!
Lu Xiangsheng belongs to the "main combat faction", actively fighting and waiting for opportunities to wipe out the enemy.
?Gao Qiqian belongs to the "war-avoiding faction", hoarding heavy troops and passively defending.
? Yang Sichang belongs to the "War Stability Faction", divides troops to defend the city, and avoids waves of warfare.
Both Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian expected the Manchus to leave as soon as they were finished. The only difference was that Gao Qiqian didn't dare to fight at all, while Yang Sichang was willing to fight with full confidence.
In order to prevent Lu Xiangsheng from rushing into the waves, Yang Sichang even deliberately delayed the supply of grain and grass.
"Supervisor, we are running out of food and grass!"
"Send someone back to ask for food."
Lu Xiangsheng was not only fighting against the Manchus, he was also fighting against the civilian and military generals around him.
? Even if Yang Sichang was transferred from Beijing, the situation still cannot be changed.
Because Gao Qiqian did not want to fight in the field, the generals under Lu Xiangsheng also did not want to fight in the field. Therefore, the former withheld food and grass, while the latter obeyed and violated, in order to force Lu Xiangsheng not to run around.
Generals like Wang Pu, with 8,000 troops in command, are likely to retreat without a fight at critical moments.
For the generals of the border town, even if the whole of Nanzhili was robbed, as long as Beijing was not taken down by the Manchu Qing. The people were burned, killed and looted. This matter has nothing to do with them. They just want to keep their troops.
Even if the troops were saved, even if they returned in a big defeat, the emperor would not dare to punish them severely.
? If you lose your troops, even if you win a big victory, you may lose your official position and go to prison for no reason.
That being the case, why take the initiative to seek field battles?
? Follow them two or three hundred miles away, and wait for the Manchus to leave after the robbing, wouldn't it be good for them to "recover" the lost ground?
Lu Xiangsheng was inspecting the barracks when there was a commotion in one place. He hurriedly rode there, met the messenger on the way, and immediately asked, "What's the matter?"
"Supervisor, Li Zhongzhen's department has been complaining about the salary, saying that it has not been paid for two months. Recently, they are still reducing meals, and they all complain that they are not full." The reporter said.
Lu Xiangsheng sighed helplessly, and rode over to appease the troubled soldiers.
He holds the Shangfang sword in his hand, and the governor of the world works hard for the king's soldiers and horses. But Gao Qiqian is the director, supervising the soldiers and horses in the world. Yang Sichang is not in Beijing, and all food and grass are controlled by Gao Qiqian.
If Lu Xiangsheng was really killed, it was absolutely impossible to be framed by one or two people.
Instead, the civilian and military generals in charge of leading the troops will kill him. Only when Lu Xiangsheng is dead, everyone will not have to fight tough battles. Only when Lu Xiangsheng is dead can he guard the city with peace of mind and wait for Manqing to leave by himself!
"Report!!!!!!"
Just as Lu Xiangsheng appeased the soldiers who were making noise, a spy came to report: "Master, the Mandarin slaves are besieging Julu, and the magistrate of Julu sent someone to ask for help!"
"Explore again!"
Lu Xiangsheng summoned all the generals to discuss the matter, and said: "The slave army is just outside Julu City, and will march south tomorrow! The army of Gao Jianjun (Gao Qiqian) is in Linqing, and I have sent someone to ask him to join forces to kill the enemy!"
"This must be a strategy to lure the enemy by besieging the city and fighting for reinforcements. Don't act rashly," Wang Pu said.
Li Chongzhen said: "The emperor didn't send hungry soldiers. The soldiers lack food and pay, and their morale is low. How can we fight without enough food and pay?"
Li Guozhu sighed: "Let's talk about it when the troops of the High Supervision Army join forces."
Hu Dawei and the other generals bowed their heads in silence, obviously not agreeing to rescue Julu.
Lu Xiangsheng holds Shang Fang's sword in his hand, and he has nothing to do with these generals.
Because the generals are right, the Manchu Qing must be besieging the city to fight for aid. Moreover, the emperor did not send hungry soldiers, and if he did not give enough food and pay, the soldiers were likely to break out in mutiny.
Forcibly ordering an attack, or killing people to establish power, there will be a mutiny immediately!
Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to give up, while waiting for food and grass, while waiting for Gao Qi to sneak over to join forces.
Regarding the shortage of food and grass, it is really not all Gao Qiqian deliberately making things difficult.
The Manchu and Qing dynasties wreaked havoc along the way, and the officers and soldiers could not gather food on the spot, so they could only transport it from Beijing. They drove Manqing southward, and the food road got longer and longer, almost reaching the border of Shandong.
There is not much food and grass, Gao Qiqian naturally supplies himself first, and then throws the rest to Lu Xiangsheng.
Lu Xiangsheng just kept waiting,?.
Gao Qiqian stood on the gate tower, watched the Qing army go south, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, fortunately, the Da slaves did not besiege Jize."
Another day later, Lu Xiangsheng led troops to help, but was angrily reprimanded by Gao Qiqian for being afraid of the enemy and not moving forward.
The impeachment memorial has been sent to the capital.
As for the content, the two men jointly attacked the army on the Manchu West Road, and fought bravely, while Lu Xiangsheng was afraid of the enemy. As a result, it was impossible to form a joint attack, and a good opportunity to wipe out the enemy was lost, which led to Gao Qiqian's defeat.
A few days later, Gao Qiqian joined forces with Lu Xiangsheng's generals, and soon there was a mutiny.
Gao Qiqian issued a second impeachment memorial, accusing Lu Xiangsheng of being greedy for the Mexican military rations and only caring about his own pacesetters, which led to Xuan Dabian's generals changing soldiers.
Still the same sentence, no one wants to fight except Lu Xiangsheng.
They didn't care whether Lu Xiangsheng was killed or arrested and imprisoned. I just ask Lu Xiangsheng not to be the commander-in-chief again. If the fight continues like this, all the soldiers and horses will be eaten up by the Qing army.
To be honest, if selfishness is put aside, it is difficult to distinguish who is right and who is wrong.
Lu Xiangsheng's strategic decision was definitely correct in the early stage. But now that it has been dragged to the later stage, the battle line is too long, and it is impossible to fight any more. If you continue to fight in the field, you will have to be defeated by the Qing army one by one.
Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army can withstand it, how can other troops withstand this long-distance pursuit?
As a commander-in-chief of the whole army, in such a situation, you can't mess around.
?But you can't stop fighting, you can't let the Manchus burn, kill, and loot, right?
Whoever takes this seat has to be as entangled as Lu Xiangsheng. It¡¯s not even if you fight, and it¡¯s not if you don¡¯t fight.