Historically, the three Tan brothers first led troops to fight under Fang Guoan, and after the fall of Beijing, they joined Lu Daqi.
After surrendering to Liu Wenxiu during the Yongli period, he followed Liu Wenxiu and joined the Yongli court.
In the 13th year of the Yongli reign, Tan Hong and Tan Yi conspired to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
Not only did Tan Wen not surrender, but he told Yuan Zongde and others from the Thirteen Families of Kuidong about Tan Hong and Tan Yi's idea of surrender.
Upon hearing this, Tan Hong and Tan Yi were furious and conspired to kill him on the boat.
Qin Liangyu certainly had no idea what Tan Wen was thinking, but when she learned that he was in Chengtian Prefecture, she immediately became alert.
"How many soldiers and horses does Tan Wen have?" Qin Liangyu asked Ma Wannian.
"About a thousand, half of them are soldiers and the other half are conscripted laborers," Ma Wannian replied.
Qin Liangyu thought for a moment and said, "You should ask him to come over here first, so as not to alert the enemy."
"Yes." Ma Wannian left in a hurry.
Half an hour later, accompanied by Ma Wannian, Tan Wen came to Qin Liangyu, talking and laughing.
"Governor, do you want to talk to me about something?" Tan Wen bowed to Qin Liangyu.
Qin Liangyu stared at Tan Wen's face for a while, as if making a final decision.
Ma Wannian stood nearby and kept winking, meaning that as long as Qin Liangyu gave the order, he would control Tan Wen in the first place.
"Tan Wen." Qin Liangyu's voice was flat.
"I will be here in the end."
"Can I trust you?"
Tan Wen immediately put away his smile and looked at Qin Liangyu very seriously: "I, Tan, may not be very capable in leading troops in battle, but I am loyal to the court."
Qin Liangyu didn't say anything, but just stared into Tan Wen's eyes.
Tan Wen was a little panicked.
He ran through his mind the bad things he had done recently.
But I thought about it three times and still had no impression.
Just when Tan Wen was about to doubt his life, Qin Liangyu spoke: "The Jinyiwei sent a secret letter, Tan Hong and Tan Yi surrendered without a fight."
With a bang, Tan Wen's mind went blank.
Surrender? And surrender without a fight!
He finally understood why Qin Liangyu looked at him that way. He was the eldest brother of Tan Hong and Tan Yi, and it was hard for Qin Liangyu not to doubt him since his own brothers had surrendered.
Tan Wen swallowed his saliva and knelt on one knee in front of Qin Liangyu. "I didn't know that Tan Hong and Tan Yi surrendered. Governor Qin, please investigate."
Qin Liangyu put her hands behind her back and said slowly, "Just because you came to me alone, I think you are not aware of this matter."
Tan Wen was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Qin Liangyu continue, "But... after all, you are their eldest brother, so I have to be on guard."
Tan Wen nodded: "Tan Wen understands, please take back my military power."
As he spoke, he took out the grain transport officer's military token and seal from his arms and held them high above his head.
Qin Liangyu did not take the things in her hand, but pushed his hand back: "Take these things first, I do not intend to take back your military power."
Tan Wen was stunned for a moment, and looked at Qin Liangyu with some confusion: "What does your Excellency mean?"
"You surrender too."
Tan Wen's other leg instantly became weak, and he knelt down in front of Qin Liangyu with a plop: "Your Excellency is wise, I am a general of the Ming Dynasty, I only want to die on the battlefield and have no intention of surrendering."
"I'm not asking you to really surrender, but to pretend to surrender, do you understand?" Qin Liangyu said seriously.
Tan Wen thought for a moment and agreed seriously.
To be fair, he didn't want to be a traitor.
but.
With the surrender of Tan Hong and Tan Yi, he could no longer stay in Chengtian Prefecture. Once the news got out, Qin Liangyu and even ordinary soldiers would not trust him.
Rather than doing nothing in Chengtian Prefecture, it is better to pretend to surrender and then turn against them at the critical moment.
Qin Liangyu felt relieved when she saw that Tan Wen agreed to be an insider.
Since we don't know whether Tan Wen is an enemy or a friend, the best option is to let him be a traitor.
If his military power is taken away directly, it will arouse the vigilance of other generals.
After all, the news of Tan Hong and Tan Yi's surrender came from a so-called secret letter. Qin Liangyu believed the contents of the letter, but that did not mean that those generals understood the letter.
But if we don't deal with Tan Wen, it will always be a trouble for him to stay around.
That's why she thought of letting him be a traitor.
After discussing the details of the betrayal, Tan Wen got up and left.
Ma Wannian looked at Tan Wen's back and asked worriedly, "Grandma, what if Tan Wen really surrenders?"
"It doesn't matter. It has no impact on the battle situation."
Ma Wannian didn't dare to say much and could only leave in disappointment.
Over the next two days, the Ming army engaged in a brutal bloody battle with the Dashi and Dashun outside the city.
Although Dashi and Dashun had an advantage in military strength, they were facing the elite Sichuan Army.
In addition, they were fighting with their backs against the moat and with artillery on the top of the city walls to help them, and the Shun army and the Dashi army could not launch a surprise attack from behind.
So the two sides were evenly matched on the battlefield.
On the morning of the third day of September, Zhang Xianzhong in the south of the city received a fatal piece of news: more than 10,000 cavalrymen under Li Xingzhong had arrived near Jiukou Post Station.
"Can Sun Kewang stop it?" Zhang Xianzhong asked the scout who delivered the letter.
"General Sun said he tried his best, but Li Xingzhong didn't seem to plan to stay in the Jiukouyi area." The scout answered honestly.
"Why did he come at such a time when our army was about to fight a decisive battle? Why didn't he come earlier or later? " Zhang Xianzhong looked around with a strange expression on his face.
Although Wang Zhaolin felt a little guilty, he did not show any abnormality.
Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi had a bad feeling in their hearts and began to communicate with their eye contact.
Liu Wenxiu: Godfather won’t doubt us, right?
Ai Nengqi: It can’t be removed.
Liu Wenxiu: What should we do next?
Ai Nengqi: I don’t know.
Just as the two of them were thinking wildly, Zhang Xianzhong issued a military order: "The days of fierce fighting have worn out most of the Ming army's fighting spirit. Let's have a decisive battle today."
"Order all units to attack and destroy the main force of the Ming army outside the city!"
"But father-in-law," Wang Zhaolin stepped forward, "if Sun Kewang can't stop Li Xingzhong, our retreat will be cut off."
Zhang Xianzhong clenched his fists and said: "It is not a manly thing to look ahead and behind. Since we are going to fight, we must fight to the death."
Wang Zhaolin couldn't say anything more and could only obey.
Under the command of Zhang Xianzhong, the Dashi Army rushed out in full force towards the Ming army south of Chengtian Prefecture.
At the same time.
The Dashun Army in the north of the city also gathered all its forces and launched a charge against nearly 10,000 White Spear Soldiers.
Boom boom boom!
The cannons on the city walls roared continuously, smashing into the charging Shun army.
Broken limbs and splattered blood could not stop the charging Shun army, which enveloped the White Spear Soldiers like a dark cloud.
Nearly ten thousand white-flag soldiers were not afraid at all and held their positions under the command of Qin Zuoming and Qin Zuoming.
The first wave of the Dashun Army's offensive was quickly defeated, and they retreated, leaving behind a field of corpses.
But they were all elite troops of Dashun.
Under the personal command of Li Zicheng, they gathered again and launched a charge.
Trumpets sounded, drums beat, and cannons fired.
Under the blazing sun, countless Dashun soldiers rushed up, stepping on the corpses of their companions.
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