Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 955 Decisive Battle 8
The main force of the Zhenglan Banner was solved by Xue Siming. The Ming troops from all walks of life marched forward triumphantly, and the autumn wind swept away the remaining Qing troops like fallen leaves. There was no strategy and tactics, regardless of the cost. All were the most direct and straightforward attacks or counter attacks.This time Yang Menglong arranged the most powerful lineup he could come up with. Four all-armed legions were piled up in a row. Huaisi cavalry and a large number of Mongolian cavalry belonged to each legion as a mobile force, and nearly [-] Sichuan troops served as a strategic force. Reserve team, thunderous, fast, unstoppable!
The cities and fortresses defended by the Qing army were smashed to pieces one by one by the Ming army like beetles. Not a single city could survive a day under their powerful artillery fire and surging cavalry assault.The Qing army was terrified, retreated again and again, and at the end of the fight, there was only one word "retire" left when they saw the black tiger flag.

Of course, Yang Menglong did not forget Abatai, who was domineering in the south of the Yangtze River. He sent Sun Chuanting to lead [-] Heluo New Army militiamen, and [-] Qin troops set out from Hengshui to attack Dezhou. The main force of the Denglai New Army came from Denglai. Lai rushed out and went straight to Jinan. He destroyed Abatai first and cut off any future troubles later!

Sun Chuanting's tactics were strange. He ordered the army to stop a hundred miles away from Dezhou, and then let [-] tiger soldiers who had returned to the Ming army put on the armor of the Qing army and rushed all the way to Dezhou, calling for the city gate to be opened.Abatai's journey to the south was so smooth that the Ming army surrendered in anticipation of the wind, so there were not many Qing troops left in Dezhou. They were all guarded by the surrendered Ming army. When they learned that Sun Chuanting's army was pressing down on the border, they couldn't help being horrified. Suddenly, [-] elite Qing soldiers appeared, saying that they were ordered by their master to come to support them. The soldiers were overjoyed, and opened the city gate without thinking too much, and invited these tiger soldiers in.

It turned out that a group of evil spirits were invited in.Sun Chuanting originally planned to trick the tiger soldiers into opening the city gate, and then stick to it for a day. The army could rush to Dezhou in a day and break the city in one fell swoop. He never expected that when he arrived, the city of Dezhou had already been planted with black Tiger Banner, just 40 tiger soldiers, actually took down this big city with [-] to [-] people!Regarding such a result, Sun Chuanting really didn't know what to say. Looking at the surrendered soldiers kneeling all over the ground outside the city gate and the officials who looked like mourners, he was silent for a long time, waved his army, and entered the city!
Of course, it's not just about entering the city. He brought the governor of Texas over and asked murderously, "Do you want to die or live?"

The prefect of Dezhou tremblingly said: "I want... I want to live!"

Sun Chuanting said: "If you want to live, write a letter to Cangzhou for help, and ask Cangzhou to send troops to support Dezhou! If you send troops there, you can live. If you don't send troops, you will die!"

The prefect of Dezhou complied, wrote a blood letter, and Pegasus asked the Cangzhou Qing army for help.After doing this, he was thrown into the dungeon by Sun Chuanting to chat with the mice, and at the same time, he silently prayed in his heart that Cangzhou must send troops to support... Whether he can defeat Sun Chuanting or not, he must send troops here, otherwise He is dead!
The Qing army in Cangzhou was very loyal. After receiving the request for help, they immediately dispatched the main force of the [-]-step cavalry army to help Dezhou day and night, and arrived at the city of Dezhou in just two days and nights.Then, before I could even catch my breath, I saw thunderous killings from all over the world, ambushes everywhere, dozens of cannons on the top of the city opened fire at the same time, and rows of shells flew over and fell among them and tore them into pieces... In less than two hours, three The entire army of the Qianqing army was wiped out, and its commander——the head of a Zhenghuang Banner Jiala forehead became Sun Chuanting's trophy. This is the highest-ranking general Sun Chuanting has killed since he joined the army.

After succeeding, Sun Chuanting immediately dispatched 5000 men and horses, put on the armor and flags of the Qing army, and also traveled northward day and night to attack Cangzhou.This time it’s still the old routine, first send [-] tiger soldiers over there to trick the city gate with a squeak, and the army enters the city in a neat line, then suddenly turn their backs and chop the Qing army at the city gate into minced meat... This is simply an insult to the IQ of the Qing army!In the Nurhachi era, the Qing army often used this trick to open the gates of the city, and then broke the city in one fell swoop. Now Sun Chuanting uses this trick on them, and also plays them to death. Most of the Qing army is still under pressure. Cangzhou City has changed hands.

After going to two cities in a row, General Sun was in a good mood, and he took out the prefect of Dezhou and asked him to write a letter to the prefect of Jinan for help.The prefect of Dezhou was speechless: "Master Sun, as the saying goes: 'There are no tricks twice', the same trick won't work if you use it twice, you..."

Sun Chuanting waved his hand and said: "It's okay, just write! Even if it doesn't succeed, I won't lose anything. If it succeeds and I make a lot of money, why not?"

The prefect of Dezhou was speechless, so he had to bite his finger again and wrote a letter in blood, asking for help from the Qing army in Jinan.

Then Sun Chuanting's trophies added another Jiala forehead real head, more than 3000 horses... Alas, the Qing army is really too polite!

After being tricked twice in a row, the Qing army finally knew what kind of thing they were facing. Everyone burst into tears, saying that the Ming army had deep tricks and I wanted to go back to the countryside...

Still want to go back to the countryside?dream!

After destroying the Qing army that came to aid, Sun Chuanting sent 2000 troops to Jinan to try to see if he could repeat the miracle of taking Cangzhou by surprise soldiers.As a result, his good luck ran out this time, and the 2000 troops were taught to be human by the Qing army halfway through.The Qing army in Yucheng was extremely vigilant, and they could see the flaws of this fake Qing army from a long distance away. When the Ming army came outside the city gate, they suddenly opened fire and beat the Ming army to pieces.The Ming army was furious and immediately attacked the city. On the wall of the city, artillery stones were like rain, and sharp arrows were as dense as wind and sand. The Ming army who attacked the city fell in pieces. They had to retreat.Before they could stand still, the city gate opened wide, and more than 2000 Qing cavalry rushed out of the city and crashed into the middle of the Ming army. Let the [-] cavalry of the Qing army rush into a mess, and finally stabilized their position. Count the number, darling, half of the troops are gone!This battle made them realize how unrealistic it is to take Jinan with only [-] troops. They looked at the city wall covered in blood again, gritted their teeth, and withdrew!
But even so, Sun Chuanting's surprise attack on Jinan still caused a major earthquake in Jinan City.Jinan is the rear of the Qing army going south, Jinan is not safe, and the Qing army going south will not be safe!When they learned that even Cangzhou was lost, the Qing army in Jinan went crazy. It was the place they had to pass through to connect to the north. Once Cangzhou was lost, they would not even think about it unless they could get enough ships to cross the sea and go north. Back to Beijing!Tong Kewang, the guard of Jinan, was so frightened that he galloped south to report to Abatai while gathering troops to counterattack Dezhou and Cangzhou. He said that he wanted to regain these two lost strategic areas.

As a result, as soon as he collected people, he was so angry that he cursed.

Why are you yelling?Because the person surnamed Sun is so hateful, Abatai left 5000 troops to guard Jinan and surrounding counties when he went south, which should be enough. In the past, there were more than 5000 people, and then they ate them all at once. Now Tong Kewang only has less than 2000 troops left in his hands. Thank God that this few people can defend Jinan, and counterattack Dezhou?Attack your sister!

Do you think this person surnamed Sun is too wicked?

Just as he was cursing Sun Chuanting, the sound of rumbling guns came from Weifang, and the [-] Denglai new army, who had been forced by the general situation and had to retreat to Denglai at one time, came to Jinan with overwhelming momentum!This is nothing, the most terrifying thing is that Wu Sheng, who survived the Liaodong battlefield, ventured back to Denglai in a small boat and regained control of the Denglai new army. Let Shandong Wenchen Group shudder.Under his command, Denglai's new army swept all the way. Those cities that surrendered to the Qing army were vulnerable to his powerful offensive and were broken one by one. The sons and gentry were all hung on the treetops. For a while, countless suave scholars and wealthy gentry were all hung on the tree like curtains and swayed in the wind. A large group of crows landed on them, chirping and chatting about what to do next. Where to start... Wu Sheng robbed all the money and fields they collected by unscrupulous means. The money was used as military expenses, and all the food and fields were distributed to the common people who caused them to suffer misfortune. Wherever they went, the common people burst into cheers , The gentlemen are like mourning their filial concubines, and the officials who surrendered even jumped into the river, and those who threw themselves into the well, it was like the end of the world!

It is worth mentioning that Wu Sheng is a person who holds grudges very much. This time he let the Wenchen Group suffer miserably, and his heart was so angry that even the civil servants who committed suicide were picked up and hung on the treetops. What a bad thing, want to die?Be your mother's spring and autumn dream!

After learning the bad news that Denglai's new army was sweeping across the Jiaodong Peninsula, Tong Kewang was shocked, and the civil and military officials in Jinan City were even more nervous.They know what they have done. Hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were buried in Liaodong. Their contribution is absolutely indispensable. Now that the new dynasty is in power and the Ming army is victorious in large-scale counterattacks, their actions will definitely be liquidated. It would be good to be able to keep a whole body, but as for saving lives, that is just a dream!They strongly requested Tong Kewang to withdraw the Qing army from Weifang and make every effort to secure Jinan. At the same time, those with money would contribute money and those with money would send people to organize large-scale group training and strengthen the city defense. It can be said that everyone is united and united... Unfortunately, this united effort is surrendering to foreign enemies. Then it exploded.

Given that Jinan was already under the attack of Sun Chuanting's Qin army and Wu Sheng's Denglai new army, he was really not enough. Tong Kewang could only adopt Jinan Jinshen's opinion, abandon Weifang, Yucheng and other cities, and shrink his troops. Stick to Jinan.

After learning about the situation in Jinan, Abate's complexion turned pale, and his body wobbled, so he didn't pass out.He is well aware of how pitted Shandong is. Shandong is a strategically important place connecting the north and the south. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides. To the north is the North China Plain, which is close to the capital. ; To the west is the thick and simple land of the Central Plains. Starting from Shandong, no matter which direction you attack, you can set off stormy waves. Sounds good, right?However, this is a deadly land for military strategists that is easy to attack and difficult to defend. It has no majestic and steep mountains such as Taihang Mountain and Yanshan Mountain to defend, and there are no natural barriers such as the Yellow River, Huaihe River, and Yangtze River. A barrier composed of hills and the Jingkeng Grand Canal, once these lines of defense are breached, Shandong is bound to be penetrated by the whole territory!Therefore, since ancient times, the forces in Shandong must fight out as soon as they are full-fledged, and must not stay in Shandong for a long time, otherwise they will only be strangled by forces from the North China Plain, Central Plains, and Jiangnan, and not even a scum will be left behind!It is precisely because of this that the uprising and rebellion starting from Shandong have never been successful!What Shandong is facing now is not the outer defense line being breached, but the internal and external attack, who the hell can stand it!

Once Shandong is lost, he will never go back to the north, but stay in the fertile fields in the south!

Now his troops are in dire straits.The [-] troops commanded by Qi Hu marched along the Yangtze River by water and land, and headed upstream to Nanjing. The shells fired were so powerful that the Qing army was terrified.According to this progress, Qi Hu would have to fight outside the city gate of Nanjing in at most seven days!Not only that, Huaixi and Huaibei were also turbulent. Before setting off, Li Yan sent many Heluo New Army officers to Huaixi and Huaibei to organize rebels, preparing to cut off the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and cut off Abate's return route.These officers have done a great job. Huaixi and Huaibei have a strong folk style and a strong martial arts style. Half of the country and mountains are gone. They are all full of anger. A large number of weapons were transported in a carriage, and well-equipped rebels sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain. When Qi Hu launched an offensive to Nanjing, they also rushed out from Huaibei, and went straight to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal suddenly burst into flames. , Many ships transporting supplies to Beijing were either burned or seized. Coupled with the response of the water workers' children, this ancient canal was completely paralyzed!
Not everyone is willing to be a subjugated slave and bow their knees to foreigners.This ancient nation has never lacked the spirit of resistance. If the imperial court is no longer able to protect them, they will abandon the imperial court without hesitation, and fight to the death with the invaders by themselves!Not to mention Huai, where the folk customs are fierce, even Zhejiang, which has always been known for its weak martial arts, has gathered [-] rebels, and they are coming to Suzhou via Jiaxing!What Abatai is witnessing now is the bloody eruption of this nation that has been deliberately suppressed for hundreds of years. No matter how much it has been suppressed, the eruption is as violent as it is now. Now he and his army seem to be in the eruption In the crater of the crater, it may turn into fly ash at any time!

After a long silence, Abatai gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go! This place doesn't belong to us. Let's go back to Liaodong!"

(End of this chapter)