Zuo Liangyu

Zuo Liangyu

Zuo Liangyu? In 1645, he was born in Linqing Prefecture, Dongchang Prefecture, Shandong Province. Officials to the general, Prince Shaobao, Ningnan marquis.

At the beginning, he fought with the Qing army in Liaodong and was promoted by Hou Xun. Later, in the war of suppressing the peasant army, the army continued to expand, became increasingly arrogant and arrogant, and supported the army with self-respect.

In March of 1644, he was granted the title of Nanbo. After Zhu Yousong ascended the throne, he became Marquis of Jin Dynasty and guarded Wuchang. At this time, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng in the Hongguang regime used affairs to exclude Donglin Party members. On March 23, 1645, he started his army from Wuchang and marched into Nanjing in the name of Qing emperor. He died in Jiujiang boat. Zi Zuo Menggeng led his troops to fall into the Qing Dynasty.

(source: silk version of Zuo Liangyu's graduation scroll painted by Zhou Ding in the 10th year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty)

Life of the characters

Guarding Liaodong

In the first year of Chongzhen (1628), a mutiny took place in ningyuanwei. Governor Bi zisu committed suicide and died. At that time, Zuo Liangyu was appointed as the capital of cheyouying in Liaodong. He lost his official position because of this.

In the third year of Chongzhen (1630), after Zuo Liangyu returned to office, Prime Minister Ma Shilong asked Zuo Liangyu to follow guerrilla general Cao Wenzhao to support Yutian and Fengrun. He fought with the Qing army in Hongqiao, daqianshan, Zunhua and other places. After the war, he won the reward of rank increase with Cao Wenzhao. It was under the command of Hou Xun.

In July of the fourth year of Chongzhen (1631), due to the withdrawal of Ningjin line by Gaodi, youtun, Dalinghe and other cities were destroyed. Sun Chengzong sent people to rebuild them. But soon after, the Qing army suddenly besieged them. Because you Shiwei, the commander in chief, could not go to the imperial mausoleum, he recommended Zuo Liangyu to lead his troops on his behalf. After that, Hou Xun recommended him as deputy general and led the team to fight with Houjin at the foot of Songshan and Xingshan. The credit ranked first.

Suppress the militia

In the fifth year of Chongzhen (1632), the uprising peasants from Shaanxi entered Henan, intending to capture Huaiqing. The imperial court ordered Zuo Liangyu to lead the Changping army to exterminate, and generally asked him to deal with Henan's military affairs. When the peasant troops who attacked Xiuwu and Qinghua fled to Pingyang, the imperial court ordered him to resist in Shanxi, killing and capturing many peasant troops. Fan Shangyu, governor of Henan Province, believed that Zuo Liangyu could be stationed in Zezhou to guard the throat area between Henan and Shanxi, and could also serve as reinforcements around. Emperor Chongzhen agreed. At this time, Cao Wenzhao led the army of Shaanxi. The imperial court ordered Zuo Liangyu to accept the restraint of fan Shangyu and join hands with Cao Wenzhao to fight against the mob. Once there was a critical war, the army of Shaanxi would move eastward, the army of Henan would move westward, and Zuo Liangyu's army would intercept from it.

Fighting in the Central Plains

In the first month of the sixth year of Chongzhen (1633), the peasant army invaded Xizhou and defeated Yangcheng. Zuo Liangyu defeated him in xipi, Shexian county. In February, Zuo Liangyu's army fought against the rebels in Wu'an and was defeated. Shang Yu was dismissed from office and was replaced by Yuan Mo, a Shaoqing of Taichang. In March, the peasant soldiers entered Hanoi again. Zuo Liangyu sent troops from Huixian county to expel them. The enemy fled to Xiuwu and killed the guerrilla General Yue Zhongzhong. He chased the General Tao xiqian, who fell from his horse and died. Zuo Liangyu suppressed the peasant army in wanshanyi until liushukou defeated them and captured several leaders of the peasant army. The peasant army fled westward. The number of soldiers in Henan is only 7000. After several battles with the bandits, they are almost dead and wounded. Zuo Liangyu led Changping's army of more than 2000 people in several battles. Although he made great achievements, his influence was very weak. The imperial court ordered him to lead the Sichuan soldiers, together with the forces of Ma Fengyi, the chieftain of Sichuan shilao, to immediately help Zuo Liangyu and pursue the peasant army with Zuo Liangyu. Soon after, Ma Fengyi lost her army in houjiazhuang because she fought alone.

By this time, the peasant army was already very powerful, and its forces were in the Sanjin, around the capital and in the vast area north of the Yellow River. Cao Wenzhao, Li Bei, AI Wannian, Tang Jiuzhou, Deng Xun, Zuo Liangyu and other generals fought with the peasant army one after another, winning and losing each other. Zuo Liangyu and Deng Xun were responsible for the war in Henan. They defeated the peasant army many times in Guancun, Qinhe, Qinghua and Wanshan. Zuo Liangyu blocked them in bade, Wu'an, killing and capturing a large number of peasants and soldiers. It happened that Zhu Youjian, Emperor Chongzhen, appointed Ni Chong and Wang Pu as the chief soldiers. He led 6000 troops from the capital camp to Henan, and let eunuchs Yang Jinchao and Lu Jiude supervise the army. In addition, he sent eunuchs to supervise the army of Liang Yu and others. "Liang Yu and Li Bei have experienced many battles, but they are inferior to Ni Chong and Wang Pu," said Li Jizhen, a doctor of the vocational school. I'm afraid they'll lose heart when they hear that. " So Zuo Liangyu and Li Bei were appointed as commander-in-chief officers, which was roughly the same as Ni Chong and Wang Pu. After the troops of the Beijing camp arrived, they jointly attacked the peasant army and made several meritorious contributions. Zuo Liangyu defeated the bandits in Jiyuan and Hanoi, and defeated them in Yongning, qingshanling and Yindonggou. Then he chased from Yexian County to xiaowudang mountain and killed many soldiers of the peasant army. However, the generals were not happy because they were eunuchs.

In the winter of the same year, the peasant army, who fled to the west, turned around and fought to the East. Zuo Liangyu and Tang Jiuzhou were in front of them. The army of Jingying followed them. The peasant army was very embarrassed. The Ming army defeated them one after another in Liuquan and Menghu village. Thirty six soldiers, such as Zhang miaozhou, he Shuangquan, the generals of the peasant army, falsely claimed to ask Chang Daoli, the governor and Minister of the sub governor, for appeasement. They reported the incident to Zhu Youjian through Yang Jin. All the generals were waiting for the imperial court's orders. They did not dare to fight at that time. When the weather was cold and a thick layer of ice formed on the Yellow River, the peasant army stepped across the Yellow River from Mianchi. Governor yuan Mo led the troops of Zuo Liangyu, Tang Jiuzhou, Li Bei and Deng Xun to wait for them on the other side. The peasant army fled to Lushi mountain, then entered central Sichuan from Yunyang and Xiangyang, made a detour to attack Qinlong area, and then wandered around central Sichuan and Hubei area, so as to invade Henan. As a result, the Central Plains area was even more damaged, and the surrounding areas of Sanjin and Beijing were not disturbed by thieves for ten years.

Arrogance and self indulgence

In 1634, after the peasant army crossed the Yellow River and left, Zuo Liangyu and other generals divided the land to guard. Chen Qiyu and Lu Xiangsheng are suppressing the peasant army in Shaanxi and Hubei. In the summer of the same year, there was no war in Zhongzhou. Later, Chen Qiyu let Li Zicheng escape from death in chexiangxia. The imperial court discussed uniting forces from Shanxi, Henan, Hubei and Sichuan to encircle and suppress them from all sides. The peasant army then divided into three routes: one to attack Qingyang, one to Yunyang, and the other to Henan. The army advancing into Henan was divided into three routes, and the counties and cities under attack were in short supply. Zuo Liangyu is in charge of Xin'an and Mianchi, other generals Chen Zhibang is in charge of Ruzhou, and Chen Yongfu is in charge of Nanyang. They are just sitting on their armour to protect themselves. They can't hurt the enemy. There are tens of thousands of soldiers in each barracks of the peasant army. The soldiers fight in turn, and the supply of military grain is sufficient. There are few officers and soldiers, and there are many defenses, so the supply of grain and pay can't keep up. The peasant army can walk hundreds of miles a day and a night on horseback. The officers and soldiers are many, but the cavalry is few. They are exhausted after walking dozens of miles. So most of them are afraid of the enemy. Zuo Liangyu had different opinions with the local governor in Huaiqing, which led to selfish thoughts. Instead of strict pursuit, Zuo Liangyu gave the peasant army a chance to breathe, and took in many surrendering generals in order to expand his power. The governor enlisted his army by means of documents, but he didn't answer on time, which gradually showed that he was arrogant and willful. In December, he met the peasant army in Cishan. There were as many as ten battles. He chased the peasant army for more than 100 li.

Fighting repeatedly

In the first month of the eighth year of Chongzhen (1635), the peasants of Henan conquered Yingzhou and destroyed the imperial mausoleum of Fengyang. When the enemy defeated Luyi, Zhecheng, Ningling and Tongxu, Zuo Liangyu's garrison in Xuzhou failed to rescue. In April, commander Hong Chengchou stationed in Ruzhou and ordered the generals to divide the land to stop the peasant army. You Shiwei guarded Luonan, Chen Yongfu controlled Lushi and Yongning, and Deng Xun, you zhaiwen, Zhang Yingchang and Xu Chengming blocked the peasant army in Huguang. Because Wucun and Wawu are the key points of Neixiang and Xichuan, they ordered Zuo Liangyu and Tang Jiuzhou to lead 5000 people to guard.

Before long, Deng Xun died of mutiny by soldiers, while Cao Wenzhao conquered the peasant army in Shaanxi Province and was defeated in Zhenning. The peasant army was more powerful, so it crossed Lushi and went straight to Yongning. Before governor Yuanmo was arrested and left, he ordered Liangyu, Chen Zhibang and Ma Liangwen to help Lu from his hometown. Defeat the peasant army in Yancheng in August. In September, Zuo Liangyu followed the enemy to Shenjia mountain in Jia County. The barracks of the peasant army stretched for tens of miles. They tired the Ming army by taking turns to rest and fight. Zuo Liangyu took back his troops and stopped fighting. The peasant army attacked Mi County again, and Zuo Liangyu rescued from Jia County before the enemy left. In October, Zuo Liangyu arrived at Lingbao and joined forces with the army of Liaodong general officer zukuan to annihilate the peasant army in Jiankou and Jiaocun. Jiaocun is located in zhuyangguan. In November, Li Zicheng left zhuyangguan, Zhang Xianzhong occupied Lingbao for a long time, and Gao Yingxiang, the conqueror, joined him.

Zuo Liangyu and Zu Kuan could not resist the enemy's forces when they were intercepted by Lingbao, and Shanzhou fell. The peasant army attacked Luoyang to the East. Zuo Liangyu and Zu Kuan followed Governor Chen Biqian to rescue Luoyang, so the peasant army retreated. Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng left Yanshi and Gongxian, while Zhang Xianzhong fled to Songxian and Ruzhou. Zuo Liangyu started from Luoyang to pursue Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng. Zu kuanbing attacked Zhang Xianzhong in several ways to rescue Ruzhou. It happened that Premier Lu Xiangsheng came from Huguang and defeated the peasant army in the west of Ruzhou with zukuan. He also ordered his generals to defeat the peasant army in huangjiankou of Yiyang.

In February of the ninth year of Chongzhen (1636), the peasant army was defeated in Gaocheng town of Dengfeng and fled to shiyangguan to unite with the enemy forces in Yiyang and Songxian. primary

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