In 1644, Li Shimin led the "Twenty-four Heroes of Lingyange" to cross to the Ming Dynasty and replace the Chongzhen Emperor, could he defeat various opponents and successfully overturn? Since ancient times, he has led troops to conquest, and there is no one who is the right of Li Shimin, followed by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. Li Shimin's combat effectiveness can be imagined, it can be called the ceiling level, can he turn things around?
When the Chongzhen Emperor succeeded to the throne, the Ming Dynasty was an eventful autumn, there were Jurchen tigers in the northeast, the peasant rebel army in the Central Plains was active, and there were European colonists in the southeast, which could be described as being attacked on three sides, and life was not good at all.
After the death of the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian, Chongzhen was unable to train the next eunuch who could restrain the civilian bureaucracy, the political balance was out of balance, the commercial capital in the southeast was unscrupulous, and daming was in financial crisis. Next, Chongzhen mistakenly killed the famous general Yuan Chonghuan, chilling the hearts of the Liaodong generals.
In the environment of internal and external troubles, Chongzhen, who had not received professional training from the emperor, was impatient, and successively changed 54 cabinet chief assistants, and the military was also a mess. In 1644, Daming reached a turning point in his fate and withstood a severe test.
In the Ming Dynasty in 1644, Li Zicheng led a million troops to yanjing city, and Chongzhen was anxious. Dorgon led more than 100,000 soldiers and horses from Shengjing, ready to cross the Great Wall again into the Central Plains and continue to "fight the Grass Valley". Zhang Xianzhong led an army into Sichuan and established the "Daxi regime".
At the critical moment of survival, Li Shimin led the "Twenty-four Heroes" to cross to the Ming Dynasty, enter Yanjing, and replace Chongzhen, which was a huge test for Li Shimin. I think that at that time, Li Shimin raised an army in Jinyang at the age of 17, swept through all the princes, and established the Tang Dynasty, how mighty.
The chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty was worse and more challenging than in the last years of the Sui Dynasty. Li Shimin, known as the "General of Heavenly Strategy", also known as the "Heavenly Khan", he is bound to deal with it with the spirit of twelve points, gradually eliminate opponents, and restore the Ming Dynasty.
Yanjing cannot be lost, this is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, if Li Shimin leaves, the situation will be out of control. Outside of Yanjing City, Li Zicheng had an army of one million, in addition to hundreds of thousands of peasants, the elite also had more than 100,000, and the strength should not be underestimated. At this time, Li Shimin will not directly fight a decisive battle, not because he is afraid of Li Zicheng, but because the environment is too bad.
There are 200,000 elite soldiers in the northeast, and if Li Shimin and Li Zi fight, it will not be cheaper than Dolgun. How could Li Shimin, who was a man of great talent, make such a simple mistake? The situation is unfavorable, we cannot be tough, we can't bury the opportunity in vain, and we can only rely on wisdom to win.
Li Shimin was a man of understanding, he knew that Li Zicheng was not the material for doing big things, he only wanted to occupy the northwest and get a million taels of silver to reward the three armies. In that year, Jieli Khan led 200,000 iron horses to the south, and In order to buy time, Li Shimin formed an "alliance with His opponents" and directly bulldozed him four years later.
Now, what is the harm in signing the "Alliance of Yanjing", Li Shimin agreed to Li Zicheng's conditions in exchange for the retreat of the "invading army" and alleviating the pressure on the Beijing Division. Next, Li Shimin sent The lieutenants Chi Gong, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yaojin to Shanhaiguan to replace Wu Sangui, strengthen the defense of the city, and keep Dolgun out of the pass.
Wei Chigong, Cheng Yaojin, and Qin Qiong joined forces, and Dolgun had many soldiers and horses under his command, but if he wanted to capture the city, there was little chance. If you cross the Great Wall and enter the Central Plains again, Dolgun will face Li Zicheng directly, and the cost of the Qing army will increase greatly. In this way, Dorgon temporarily gave up the "Grass Valley" and returned to Shengjing to observe the situation.
After stabilizing Li Zicheng and Dolgun, Li Shimin began to rectify the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty. The eldest grandson served as the first assistant minister of the cabinet, handling various complicated affairs and providing logistical support for Li Shimin during his conquest. Tang Jian sent an envoy to Guanzhong to discuss with Li Zicheng how to break the enemy and how to march into the northeast.
In the ming dynasty's fiscal and taxation problems, Li Shimin would carry out a drastic rectification, show his sword, clean up the southeast bureaucracy, and restore commercial taxation. Li Shimin acted vigorously, and the civilian officials did not dare to say much, let alone obstruct, and the taxes that should be levied should not be less. After the financial resources were sufficient, Li Shimin ordered the opening of warehouses to help the people of the Central Plains and stabilize the foundation.
With silver two, you also need a strong team, otherwise it is difficult to turn over successfully. Li Jing, Li Ji, Hou Junji, Duan Zhixuan, and others went south, replacing Liu Zeqing, Zuo Liangyu, Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, and Huang Degong, reorganizing the Ming army and creating a crack army. With elite soldiers in hand, Li Zicheng would not easily regret it, and Dorgon did not dare to challenge it.
After training the soldiers, Hou Junji, Wang Junkuo, and Li Ji went to Jingzhou, Xiangyang, and Wuxia to garrison, and joined forces with Qin Liangyu to lock Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan. In this way, you can first stabilize the southwest, wait for other strong enemies, and then turn around and take care of him.
It was previously agreed that Li Zicheng would assist the Ming Dynasty and lead troops to the northeast to eliminate the Qing army. Li Zicheng claimed to be a descendant of Li Jiqian, and Li Jiqian's ancestor was Tuoba Chici, a Xianbei person, and Li Shimin gave him the surname "Li". In this way, Li Zicheng should thank Li Shimin, otherwise he would still be "Tuoba" and would not be able to bounce up at the end of the Ming Dynasty. So, will Li Zicheng fulfill his agreement and send troops to Liaodong?
The answer is obvious, Li Zicheng does not want to act as cannon fodder, but he also has to go, after all, Li Shimin is not a good lord. If Li Zicheng resisted, Li Shimin could easily extinguish it, and only Li Jing and Li Ji needed to get out of the horse, which was enough for him to drink a pot. In this way, Li Zi became self-protective, and had to follow the Ming army to the northeast to fight the Jurchens.
In order to ensure that nothing was lost, Li Shimin ordered the general Zheng Zhilong to lead the navy north, enter the Liao River to threaten Shengjing, and provide supplies to the Ming army on the front line. In addition, Li Shimin personally marched, followed by Li Jing and Qu Tutong, and went out of the mountain customs to engage Dorgon.
Judging from the strength of the two sides, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners is very strong, but the advantage is not obvious. It should be known that during the Battle of Shanhaiguan, Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui fought to the death, and the eight banners were only put into battle, and as a result, the British prince Aji and other generals were seriously injured. During the Battle of Tongguan, Duo Duo personally led the troops, but he also waited until the "red-clad cannon" arrived on the battlefield before he dared to launch an attack.
The Ming army that Li Shimin had reorganized, coupled with Li Zicheng's "breaking in", was enough to clean up the Eight Banners. At this time, although the Eight Banners were brave and good at war, the proportion of Jurchens was not high, as long as it was consumed to a certain extent, the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Eight Banners of the Han Army would naturally turn against them. When Wu Sangui raised an army, the Prince of Chahar, Burni, did just that, and Kangxi almost had to move.
As for the ability of the manager, li Shimin and Li Jing can lead the Dolgun and Duoduo brothers a few streets. Moreover, the internal struggle of the Eight Banners was fierce, and as long as Dorgon suffered corresponding losses, Prince Su Hauge and so on would naturally rise up and clean it up. Therefore, Li Shimin got rid of Liaodong, and the problem was not very big.
If Dorgon had been strictly guarded, Li Shimin would not have feared that the Qing Dynasty would become Goguryeo. Because Tsarist Russia is already exploring towards the Far East, Jurchen is suffering from the enemy on her back, and it is difficult to fight on two fronts. After a fight, Dorgon had no choice but to remove the name of the country and let the Shunzhi Emperor continue to serve as the commander of Jianzhou to make reparations to the imperial court. With Li Shimin present, Tsarist Russia could not enter Liaodong, and daming's territory was even greater.
After getting Dorgon, Li Shimin had no worries about the future, and did not have to worry about dealing with the peasant army, and the Qing army crossed the Great Wall again to "fight the grass valley". Next, Li Shimin asked Li Zicheng to go south from Guanzhong to deal with Zhang Xianzhong and pacify Sichuan. The relationship between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong was not good, and they almost met each other several times.
Zhang Xianzhong is a man who understands, and the person who knows the times is Junjie, and accepts Li Shimin's "solicitation", but he will not have the opportunity for Gucheng to rise again. In this way, the southwest region is done, and Li Zicheng is difficult to support alone. At this time, Li Shimin sent Li Zicheng to Yanjing and crowned him as the prince, and Guanzhong was taken over by Li Xiaogong.
Under the continuous operation of Dolgun, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, and Li Shimin, the Ming Dynasty was revitalized again, and the territory was even larger. After several years of rectification and recuperation, Li Shimin continued to expand his territory and attacked in the northwest and northeast at the same time, and Tsarist Russia had no chance to rise.
As for the southeast direction, after Li Shimin saw Europe's "strong ships and cannons", he would also send Tang Jian along the "Maritime Silk Road" to Europe to study and open his eyes to the world. In this way, Daming returned to its peak state, and the portrait of the "Twenty-four Heroes of Ling Yan Pavilion" under Li Shimin was in the Purple Light Pavilion, known as the "Twenty-four Heroes of the Purple Light Pavilion", and his fame was even greater.