Dashun Yongchang

When He Tuo entered the city, Xia Dengshi originally wanted to report these strange things and persuade the other party to concentrate their forces to take down the east gate first.But before he could speak, He Tuo drove him to the front to fill the formation.

Although Kong Xigui is the general of Jizhou and Xia Dengshi is only the deputy general, but now the Manchus are in charge, so whoever surrenders first is more qualified, not to mention that standing behind Xia Dengshi is Wu Sangui who has been promised by the Manchus to be crowned king.So Xia Dengshi said to Kong Xigui unceremoniously: "Master Kong, let's stop talking nonsense. Lord Hetuo is watching from the city gate. He wants us to take down the Drum Tower within a quarter of an hour. Batulu Master Varka brought 60 infantry archers to help us, Master Kong, use all your strength and don't waste it with those miscellaneous soldiers."

Of course, Kong Xigui was not willing to risk his family fortune to such a death, but seeing the servants beside him being pushed aside by the Manchurians, and a dark-faced Manchurian burly man staring at his neck, he couldn't help but feel his brain Afterwards, he felt a little cold, so he stammered and said, "Then let my adopted son Kong De bring 80 people up. The place here is narrow, and no matter how many people there are, it won't help."

Wanyan Varka nodded, and said in blunt Chinese: "Send another 200 people to demolish the houses and hit the brick walls on both sides of the street with big logs. We demolish the houses all the way to open the way. We will protect you with bows and arrows."

Standing on the Drum Tower, Jiang Xun, a former Ming soldier from a hundred households, watched a group of new troops approaching a hundred steps away. He was trying to cheer up his subordinates, but saw the enemy army split into two groups and move to the two sides. Before he could figure out what the other party was going to do, he saw that the houses on both sides were starting to crack and drop bricks and tiles, and he suddenly screamed inwardly.

After realizing that these enemy troops were trying to demolish houses and open new roads, Jiang Xun could only try to signal the defenders on both sides to be careful.But soon he had no time to take care of the demolition of the house by the enemy army, because the enemy army on the street launched an attack again, this time the enemy army obviously had more morale than before.

When Jiang Xun tried to use the old method to deal with these attacking enemy troops, but this time the firearms soldiers and archers on both sides had no time to shoot, and were shot off the wall and roof by bows and arrows.Hearing the sound of these strong bows, Jiang Xun's face suddenly changed. This is the foot bow used by the Manchus. He was too familiar with these sounds after following Cao Bianjiao through the Qing army's tent.

Looking at the impeccable tactics against those former Ming army colleagues just now, and sweeping away the threat one by one under the strong bow of the Manchus, Jiang Xun knew that the Drum Tower might not be able to defend.The Manchu's step bow is at least one stone, and the Ming army used 4 buckets of soft bows, so when faced with firearms or bows and arrows, the former has an advantage. However, the Manchus usually make a living from shooting and hunting, and they also use bows and arrows. surpassed the Ming army.

Only cannons and heavy arquebuses are capable of firing on foot.But now these Manchus were using the surrendered Ming army as human shields, and they were just close by the Manchus after they finished shooting a round.Although Jiang Xun's battalion was engaged in defensive operations, they fought for more than half an hour, and they would certainly not be the opponents of these newly joined Manchus in terms of physical strength.

Jiang Xun ordered to the soldiers around him: "Go to the south and raise the red flag, the last moment has come."

When the soldiers circled to the south of the Drum Tower to hang the flag, Jiang Xun began to order the mobilization of his subordinates, preparing to evacuate the Drum Tower according to the retreat plan formulated by the staff officer.He didn't know that when he was commanding, he was already being watched.

Wanyan Varka is just an ordinary bannerman with a red flag. His family was poor and he hunted for a living when he was a child. Later, he was appreciated by the banner owner Beile Yuetuo for his bravery in battle, and he became a virtuous and powerful Kabush.When attacking Fan County from Bele Abatai, Bocheng used spears to chisel the wall as a step, and went up to overcome it.Therefore, Batulu was sealed for his success in ascending the city.

The primary goal of the Manchu war is to deal with the enemy's general. This is also a method of warfare inherited from the Li family in Liaodong. Of course, in the Ming army that has degenerated to the family system, this method is really useful.Once the chief general was injured, the servant immediately ran away to protect the chief, and the rest of the army lost command.

Wanyan Varka's archery is also quite famous among the Manchus. He can shoot a deer from 30 steps away, while the general requirement of the Manchus is to hit the target at 10 steps. Hitting the target is considered qualified.Therefore, Varka, who had his eyes on Jiang Xun, quietly approached the Drum Tower among the ordinary soldiers, and stopped when he estimated that it was about 40 steps away from the Drum Tower.

Varka, who was leaning against the wall, grabbed the bow with both hands and pointed the arrow at the ground, but his eyes were always fixed on Jiang Xun's neck and chest and abdomen on the drum tower. After more than ten breaths, he suddenly saw Jiang Xun yelling downwards. What, he just exposed his neck to himself, so he quickly raised the bow and shot it out. Soon he saw the Shunjun officer on the drum tower fall down while clutching his neck.

Then Varka shouted in the direction of Kong Xigui and Xia Dengshi: "What are you waiting for, let someone rush up and kill those barbarians, the barbarian general is dead..."

As soon as Varka drank it, Shadengshi immediately reacted, and ordered his subordinates to drive the officers and soldiers of Kongbu to come forward.But after Jiang Xun's arrow fell, the officers and soldiers of the Shun Army on and off the Drum Tower were only stunned for a moment, and one of them stood up and shouted loudly: "I am Li Ke, the General Banner of Kaogong, and I will take over the command of the third battalion according to the law." , Everyone listen to my order and shoot..."

Chapter 87 The Great Victory

The Drum Tower was taken down after all, but almost all of Kong Xigui’s servants were lost here. Except for the 30 or [-] servants who supervised the battle in other places, now there are only [-] or so servants around him who are almost all wounded. up.

So when he took down the Drum Tower, Kong Xigui didn't have the slightest smile on his face. Let alone how much he spent raising these 300 servants, it took him more than 10 years to train a qualified servant.This also means that after this battle is over, the Kong family is almost defeated.

It is normal for Kong Xigui to think this way. Part of the money to support the family comes from the general’s own wealth, and part of it comes from the embezzled military pay, but soldiers are not weak and deceitful civilians. Well, the servants exist for this reason. Without the 300 servants around him, how could he suppress the thousands of ordinary soldiers below?

Moreover, it was a time of troubled times, and the Manchus would certainly not be as bullying as the Ming Emperor. It would be impossible not to fight without a military pay. If they fought with a group of stragglers and such fierce soldiers as the Dashun Army, that would be suicide.But without an official position, how could the Kong family protect their family property?Faced with such a predicament, how could Kong Xigui be happy?

Seeing Kong Xigui's servant lying on the ground, Xia Dengshi felt lucky in his heart, if Kong Xigui's servant hadn't been in front, the volley of guns just now might have taken him away with him.The Shun army guarding the Drum Tower was only a hundred men, but they managed to kill 4 to 500 of them and withdraw 2 to 30 people. If every battle in the future is like this, who would dare to be a striker?

Wanyan Varka, who was standing in front of the barricade of the Drum Tower, ignored the views of the two surrendered generals. He just lowered his head and stared at a young corpse on the ground. He remembered that it was this young man who stood up and made him shoot Shunjun. The general didn't cause Shun's army to collapse, but more than half of the corpses of the Han army lying on the ground should be attributed to him.

At this time, Bagunai, his companion, excitedly pointed to the right direction ahead and said, "Batulu, Emperor Dashun is there. If we catch him, we will have made great achievements this time."

Varka took a deep breath, and said to his companions: "Tugu, go back and report to Lord Hetuo, the Yellow Dragon banner is right in front of you, but this soldier is unusual, I'm afraid these soldiers can't take it down, I also ask Master He Tuo to dispatch the elite of the headquarters. In addition, this man is a warrior, you carry his body aside, so that no one will trample on it..."

In the backyard of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, when he heard that the Drum Tower had fallen, someone subconsciously glanced at the missing engraving on the side. Nearly 12 small grids had passed since the gate fell. The two sides have been fighting for nearly 1 hours.The battles in the era of cold weapons are indeed faster than the era of hot weapons.

While thinking in his heart, he said to the two men and a woman sitting next to him: "Let's revise up to this point for today, Envoy Chen, please sort out the results of today's discussion. Then follow me to the high platform to have a look." Look how the battle is going."

Fang Yizhi, Wei Xuelian, and Tang Ruowang standing aside all agreed, and Li Laiheng asked Li Zicheng, "Does Your Majesty want to change into armor?"

Li Zicheng thought for a while and said: "It's good to change into a military uniform, and there is no need to wear iron armor."

Li Zicheng changed into a military uniform and came to the yamen of the Tianjin Guard Office. When he took Li Laiheng and others to the high platform, Li You and Song Xiance were busy giving orders to various ministries in the city.Seeing Li Zicheng's arrival, Li You was about to take the generals on the stage to salute him, but Li Zicheng stopped them and let them continue his command, while he stood on the side of Gaotai and watched.

After a while, Song Xiance came over and explained to Li Zicheng: "The northwestern city is guarded by the Wang Tizhong Regiment, and most of the places are not lost; the northeast city is guarded by the Ma Shou Da Regiment, and most of the places have been occupied by the enemy now; Li Yi's regiment, Xiao Yunlin's regiment, and Li Shouxin's regiment were stationed at Dongximen and Dongximen Avenue respectively. Just after the enemy captured the Drum Tower, this line of defense began to shrink.

According to the plan, at this time, you can set fire to stop the enemy, and then use artillery to bombard key points such as the North Gate and the North and South Streets to interrupt the enemy's organization; then the Gu Kecheng Department and the Lu Yingbiao Department on the east and west sides outside the North Gate will also Launch a counterattack and set fire to the city walls outside the north gate; the naval forces on the upper reaches of the South Canal will also release rafts after hearing the sound of cannons, smashing the pontoon bridge outside the north gate, and cutting off the enemy's retreat..."

When Song Xiance was talking about it, several faint smoke columns suddenly rose in the northeast city, and then more smoke columns appeared in the northwest city. With a roar, more than a dozen black spots rushed towards the north gate along the straight line that had been measured and cleaned up. Then a cloud of smoke and dust rose in the direction of the north gate. Obviously, many shells directly hit the city wall.

The Manchu and Han officers and soldiers who were rushing towards the Yellow Dragon banner were suddenly interrupted by this change. Many soldiers turned their heads to look at the north gate, wanting to know what happened, but what they saw was a dangerous retreat. There was a big black smoke.Suddenly someone shouted in panic: "The Shun army set fire to the city..."

It’s just that he was cut down by a knife before he yelled a few times. Wanyan Varka, who was splattered with blood, looked at the frightened Han soldiers around him and said viciously: “Those who dare to disturb the morale of the army will be cut. Don’t go Take care of the north gate, Emperor Dashun is in front, and the south gate is also in front, if we capture Emperor Dashun, we will leave the city from the south gate, whoever dares to shake the morale of the army now will die by my sword first."

At this time, more than a thousand Manchu and Han officers and soldiers passed the Drum Tower, and the number of Manchu and Han army flags reached more than 300. Under the threat of Varka, Xia Dengshi could only appease the soldiers to obey his opinions.Kong Xigui was thrown to the north of the Drum Tower because of the many deaths of his servants. Apart from the Manchu Eight Banners, most of this army is under Xia Dengshi's subordinates. Since he has spoken, everyone has no choice but to obey.

Just when Varka thought that he was temporarily stabilizing the morale of the army, there was a sudden roar in the northeast direction, and soon the army located in the northern section of Nanmen Street fell 3 to 40 people, and then the whole army was completely chaotic. .Although the Manchu and Han Eight Banners soldiers led by Varka persisted for a long time, the artillery of the Shun Army first attacked the densely arrayed crowd. After the Guanning Army dispersed, the Manchu and Han Eight Banners soldiers became the focus of Shun Army artillery Target.

No matter how conceited Valka was, it was difficult for him to fight against the shells fired by the dozens of artillery pieces of the Shun army. In the third round of the Shun army's third round of shelling, he was hit in the left chest by a shell weighing more than 2 catties, and his whole body With half of his body missing, he died directly.

As soon as Valka died, Xia Dengshi immediately ran into the alley with his family members, so the remaining organized Guanning Army immediately dispersed, and the remaining Manchu and Han Eight Banners soldiers finally couldn't stand standing on the street and being bombarded by artillery in vain. Several teams fled back to the north gate on their own.After these Manchu and Han sergeants were completely dispersed, the Shun army at the south gate immediately stepped forward and began to search and capture the remnants of the enemy along the road.

Without follow-up support and their organization disrupted, it was almost impossible for the hundreds of people who fled into the streets to fight again.The fact is also the same. After seeing the soldiers of the Shun Army, these defeated soldiers quickly handed over their weapons and were led out of the street obediently.Xia Dengshi, who fled with more than a dozen servants, tried to pass through an alley blocked by the Shun army, but was shot into a hedgehog by the Shun army with a bow and arrow, and the rest surrendered their weapons to the Shun army.

And those Manchu and Han Eight Banners soldiers who fled to the North Gate did not find a way out. When they escaped the Drum Tower, the entire North Gate Street was shrouded in black smoke. They could not see faces within five steps, and many people were running. He fell down inexplicably while running. In fact, these people died of suffocation from breathing too much smoke. This quickly caused a greater panic. The Guan Ning army, Kong Xigui army and the Man Han army fought first while fleeing.

Li Xiaozhong and Li Yingpin, former officers of the Tianjin Guards who led Kong Xigui's army to attack the granary, the Yamen of the Zuowei Office, and the East Gate, disappeared after the fire broke out in the northeast city, and no one has seen them since.

It should be said that Meilezhangjinghetuo, with the red flag, was the most unlucky person in this battle. He stood on the top of the north gate and watched the battle. As a result, the first round of shelling by the Shun Army destroyed the gate tower that was in disrepair. Tuo and the 4 or 5 guards around him were all crushed downstairs, and Zasou Erbuheng was among them.When Gesa led his men to dig Hetuo out, it was already a corpse.

The governor of Qisa couldn't do anything, so he tied Hetuo's body to his body, and then fled the city with the remaining Manchu and Han Eight Banners, but encountered Guanning Army and Kong Xigui's defeated army fighting for the city gate and running away.Then Gesa ordered the Manchurian soldiers to clear the way, and Kong Xigui, who was trying to get up to talk, was seriously injured by the Manchurian soldiers who were in a hurry to run away. The servants around him fought back angrily, and the city gate was in chaos.

Wu Guogui, Fu Sanyi and others who had already run to the edge of the city gate saw this and ran back quickly. Fu Sanyi fell to the ground in a panic, but no one was willing to turn around to rescue him, so Fu Sanyi was trampled into mud under the trample of the rebels.

As for the Manchurian soldiers such as Jasa, they did not get any benefit. When they cut the bloody road in front of the city gate, the adjusted Shun army's third round of shelling almost hit the city gate hole, and Jasa's horse was knocked down by the artillery. , and then he was crushed under the horse and could not move, and was trampled to death by the fleeing soldiers.

The Red Banner Melezhangjing Sasuka commanded outside the north gate tried to rescue the city at first, but after fire broke out on both sides of the city, he finally ordered the abandonment of the Manchu and Han Eight Banners in the city, and commanded the troops to evacuate across the pontoon bridge.But when he was riding in the middle of the pontoon bridge, several rows of big logs floated upstream and broke the pontoon bridge, causing him to fall into the river.

Although Sasuka kept grabbing the reins of his mount and trying to save himself after falling into the water, the double armor on his body was too heavy and soon made him sink to the bottom.Although the guards around Sasuka tried their best to save him, they were not good at water, and they were not suitable for rescuing people in the water because they were wearing heavy armor. Soon they lost track of Sarsuka.

Smoke rose from the city, and the city chamber outside the north gate caught fire, which soon alarmed the two armies fighting fiercely on the north bank of the South Canal.The Shun army, which had been on the defensive all along, saw its morale soar immediately, while the Sangui army and the Qing army began to become chaotic.Tian Hu seized this opportunity and ordered Ma Chongxi to lead the cavalry division to bypass the long base and flank the enemy from the north, while he personally led two infantry regiments that had not participated in the battle to launch a counterattack from the front.

The coalition forces were defeated, and Wu Sangui and Engetu, who had already crossed the North Canal, had to retreat to the north bank.At dusk, the Shun army took back the barracks on the south bank of Hongqiao, and Wu Sangui had to order the demolition of Hongqiao to prevent being attacked by the Shun army at night.

Chapter 88 Infighting

Wu Sangui stood on the high platform of the barracks on the north bank of the North Canal and watched dumbly as the Shun army captured the coalition soldiers on the south bank who had not had time to escape the Hongqiao. Passing over these Shun army soldiers, you could see the smoky black and red smoke farther away. The pillars almost covered the sky of the entire Acropolis.

Looking at this scene, Wu Sangui was at a loss, he didn't know what to do next.After fighting for so long, he really has never encountered such a failure.Although the Guan Ning Army fought against the Manchus for decades, every failure of the Guan Ning Army can be explained for reasons. It was lost in the field before, and then it was difficult to defeat the cannon in the strong city. It will not be inexplicable. just lose.

But this battle was really indescribably weird. First, the Shun army outside the city blocked their attack with three low triangular forts, and then the Shun army who lost the north gate dragged back the army entering the city. , Then our army, which tried to divide the Shun army, was divided instead.It was precisely because of these two points that they failed to control the upper reaches of the South Canal in time, and they sent reinforcements to the city several times, which made the fire of the Shun Army burn their hearts.

Wu Sangui didn't feel sorry for Kong Xigui's troops, he just felt sorry for his two generals, Hu Liang and Xia Dengshi, who were here, and at least 800 Guanning cavalry.Of the 2 horses he brought out this time, he lost nearly one-fifth at once. In addition to the battle at Huangtu Village, one-third of the three thousand householders had gone.

Wu Sangui was very skeptical. If the pursuit continued like this, if the Dashun Army came and waited, would they be able to stop it?What's more, the loss of the Manchus this time is not small. Someone has just reported to him that the Manchus who fled back from the south bank will all cry bitterly, saying: "Since the Hunhe River, the Manchus have never suffered so many casualties in a single battle. Is God tired of waiting for me..."

Thinking of him, he couldn't help but sighed softly and said: "If the ten kings listen to me and advance steadily and step by step, it is impossible for the Shun army to use such a poisonous plan."

Tong Kuixing, the former military supervisor of the Ming Dynasty at the side, immediately persuaded Wu Sangui in a low voice: "Please be careful about what you say in the army, right now is not the time to talk about this."

Wu Sangui replied with some dissatisfaction: "Why, isn't what I said the truth? If it weren't for the fact that the Ten Kings must launch some kind of surprise attack, how could my Guan Ning Army have suffered such heavy losses? Can't I just tell the truth?"

Tong Kui looked left and right, then lowered his voice and said, "Because this time, the Nine Kings and Three Brothers cannot afford to lose. I have inquired some news from Han Junqi in the past few days. It is said that Xian Khan passed away last year. Afterwards, the Nine Kings and Haugebeile competed for the throne, which almost aroused internal fighting in the Eight Banners. Later, the Nine Kings and Haugebeile each took a step back and let His Majesty Shunzhi take the throne, which avoided the worries of civil strife in the Eight Banners.

However, the Nine Kings finally won the fight against Hauge. At the beginning of the year, Prince Zheng Jierhalang, who was supported by Hauge Belle, gave up the power of regent and let the Nine Kings take charge of the court. After hearing about the death of the dynasty, the Nine Kings overwhelmed everyone It is discussed that all Manchurian soldiers should enter the customs.Just a few days ago, the Nine Kings sent letters to the kings, Baylor, and ministers, saying that they would move the capital to Beijing and welcome Shunzhi to enter the customs.

In this battle in Tianjin, I am afraid that the proposal of the Nine Kings will cause many twists and turns.At this time, the military gate proposed that the ten kings should be responsible for this battle, and the nine kings might think that the military gate had voted for Haugbeile. "

Wu Sangui was silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "I never thought that the struggle between the Manchus would be so dangerous. Thank you, Master Tong, for your guidance. Sangui has been taught."

Seeing that Wu Sangui understood what he meant, Tong Kuixing also heaved a sigh of relief.Although in the Ming Dynasty, he, a fifth-rank civil servant, was higher than the commander-in-chief, but isn't the Ming Dynasty already dead? What's more, as the supervisor of the Guanning Army, he is different from the supervisor of the frontier army. With the approval of Guan Ningjun, a martial arts group, he can't be the supervisor of the army.

For example, when everyone was in Shanhaiguan, they had already agreed to surrender to Dashun, but Wu Sangui went back halfway, and then asked him, a civil servant, to have a showdown with Wang Yongji, the governor, and demanded that Wang Yongji go out to the Qing Dynasty to borrow troops to suppress the bandits. .This is actually a way to let Wang Yongji and him take responsibility and leave a way for Wu Sangui himself.

Now that Emperor Chongzhen had committed suicide and the central government no longer existed, what power did Wang Yongji and other civil servants have to suppress the already semi-independent Guan Ning Army?Without Wu Sangui and Gaodi's hints, Tong Kuixing would not have done such an unflattering thing.It was not his turn to be Guo Ziyi if he succeeded in the suppression with the help of his teacher. Instead, after the Manchus entered the customs, they looted everywhere. The debt must be charged to him and Wang Yongji.

Judging from the history of the Manchus entering the customs several times, it is impossible not to plunder the people.For example, the Nine Kings, who ordered soldiers not to disturb the people in Shanhaiguan, drove out all the Han people in the inner city after entering Beijing, and only allowed the Manchus to station in the inner city.Of course, this is another way of explaining the term "Qiuwuzuo". They kicked you out of your home. As long as you can't come back, the Manchurian soldiers will naturally not be able to invade you.

However, Tong Kuixing already felt chilled by Manchu behavior, so now he can only cling to Wu Sangui, which can be regarded as looking for a sense of security.Ever since Liu Zeqing refused to follow the edict and King Qin killed the officials who read out the edict on behalf of the imperial court, the morality of the world is that whoever has a knife in his hand has the right to speak.

Anyway, the Guanning Army has 60 soldiers and civilians in their hands, and 4 troops. Even if they are frustrated in Tianjin this time, they are still a huge force. What's more, there are 10,000+ Liaodong soldiers and civilians in the Han Army Banner. , under the multiplication of these two, Wu Sangui has now become a powerful figure second only to the owner of the Eight Banners.As long as he doesn't get involved in the infighting among the Manchus, Wu Sangui is safe, and if Wu Sangui is safe, the people below them are also safe.

In another camp occupied by the Manchus in the military camp, the Mongolian Zhenghong Banner Gushan'er Zhenengetu was also shocked and frightened at this time.This kind of emotion is really rare in him, a veteran who has been in battle for a long time.But Engetu himself didn't notice it at all, because he was in too much trouble now, and none of the two Merezhangjings with red flags came back.

There are only two Meilezhangjings in one flag, who were originally Gu Shanerzhen's deputy, which means that this battle almost broke the backbone of Manchuria's red flag.Following these two people into the city to capture Emperor Dashun, there were at least 6 Man-Han Niulu and 8 Han Niulu, about 1200 troops, of which 600 were Manchu, and Qiding with a red flag accounted for another 600 More than half of them, now only more than 400 Han army flags and more than 100 Manchurian flags have returned. There are only a handful of people with red flags. How can he explain to Ye Chen and the banner owner Luo Luohun?

Ever since Shuo Tuo and his nephew Adali conspired with Prince Dorgon of Lirui, were condemned to death, were punished for crimes, and deposed from the clan qualifications, the relationship between the two red flags and the two white flags has not been very harmonious.

Engetu didn't know why Shuo Tuo, who had always been estranged from the kings of the White Banner, turned to support Dorgon two days after the establishment of Fulin.Everyone knows that when the first Khan died, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Turg, supported the faction of Hauge.Of course, he didn't want to know the inside story of the case.

But in short, Shuotuo's death was tantamount to forming a bridge between the inlaid red flag and the two white flags. Although the banner owner Luo Luohun did not publicly express his support for Hauge, he and his uncle Hauge often drank together.

Considering the ten kings' insistence on raiding Tianjin City before, coupled with the red flags and the heavy casualties, it is hard not to arouse suspicion between the two red flags and the two white flags.No matter how he reported the battle, he had stepped into the vortex between Dorgon and Hauge.

Looking at Gu Shan Ezhen who was sighing, Engetu's nephew and guard Ye Lei couldn't help but said to him: "Uncle, it's useless to sigh at this time, I think we should send someone to notify the ten kings earlier, so as not to The ten kings will be in a dilemma."

Standing in the shadow of the building, Engetu looked up at the figure on the high platform, pondered for a moment and then asked his nephew: "You said, how about we shift the responsibility for this battle to Wu Sangui? Advocate responsibility, two red flags are not good enough to resent two white flags."

Ye Lei was a little surprised and said: "Can this matter be concealed? Didn't the two Merle Zhangjing with the red flag all participate in the military meeting?"

Looking at the terrifying column of smoke in the south, Engetu said quietly: "Aren't they unable to come back? Isn't it me, Sangui, and Ten Kings that are left after attending the meeting? As long as Ten Kings and Sangui Agree, then others are just hearsay."

Ye Lei thought for a while, and could only say with a wry smile: "Uncle, is this going to offend Haugbeile to death?"

Engetu sighed and said: "Offending Hauge is better than offending the Ten Kings and Nine Kings. Besides, we are from the Horqin tribe, so we can only support His Majesty, so why not help Hauge to deal with His Majesty?" ?”

Ye Lei remained silent. There was nothing wrong with what my uncle said. If you don't support His Majesty who has Horqin's blood, do you want to support Aixinjueluo who has a violent personality?From Nurhachi to Huangtaiji, the Mongols suffered a lot from the Aixinjueluo family.

In fact, Engetu had already made a decision in his heart, but he just convinced himself through the dialogue with his nephew.So he quickly walked towards where Wu Sangui was standing, and Ye Lei could only follow silently.

At this time, ten miles away from Tianjin Acropolis, Li Guo also saw a column of smoke rising above the Acropolis. He had already received the battle plan sent by Li Zicheng to the school, so he knew that Li Zicheng wanted to set it on fire. In order to prevent the enemy army from rushing into the Acropolis, severely damage the enemy's one road, so that we can concentrate our forces to deal with the other road.

In this way, his task of containing the enemy was also declared over.With such a big smoke column, it is impossible for the Duoduo army behind him not to see it, so the Duoduo army will not force it up again.He will definitely send someone to get in touch with Wu Sangui's army on the north bank of the North Canal to find out what happened in Tianjin before moving forward, so it would be meaningless for him to stay and entangle.

Thinking of Li Zicheng's request, he finally raised his whip and said, "Xu Cai, take a cavalry battalion to monitor the enemy's movements, and if they set up camp on the spot, you will withdraw.

If they are in a hurry to send people to see Tianjin Acropolis, if there are few people, they will be wiped out, and if there are many people, they will come back and report to me.We must not let these Jian slaves approach Tianjin Wei..."

Chapter 89

The fire was set a little too big. Sure enough, a planned fire caused more damage than an accidental fire. More than 80 catties of unqualified gunpowder and various oils stored in the warehouse in Tianjin were organized and placed in the houses on both sides of the road from the Drum Tower to the South Canal Pontoon Bridge, and soon a little established situation was formed. Even some gunpowder deliberately packed in airtight jars exploded in the fire, causing even greater confusion to the coalition soldiers in the fire.

After a large field of fire was formed in the North City and the North City Chamber outside the city gate, Shun Army's cannons finally stopped firing. No matter how you look at it, the coalition soldiers running wild in the fire field in the north are unlikely to have any way out. Listen to these Many soldiers of the Shun Army showed unbearable expressions on their faces.Even if the Shun army had set up a fire prevention area in advance, it seemed that it was a bit unstoppable in such a fire, and had to withdraw from most of the northern areas. At this time, continuing to fire artillery was no longer killing the enemy but massacring.

A certain person felt that he still had to lose face. Seeing such a scene, he agreed to Li You's proposal to accept the surrender of the people who had escaped from the fire scene, and at the same time said: "Jiannu is really shameless. If you can't break through our position, you will think about it." What a beast they were to set fire to us and cause such a catastrophe."

Song Xiance and Li You subconsciously turned their heads to look at Li Zicheng. Their minds were a little confused. They didn't know what Emperor Yongchang meant. Didn't we set the fire?On the other hand, Yuan Yuzong and Zuo Yi were officials of the Ming Dynasty after all, and their brains reacted very quickly.

Yuan Yuzong sighed and said: "Jiannu poisoned the Central Plains. If you do this kind of thing too much, there will be heaven's retribution. This also shows that His Majesty is up to God's will, so God blesses me with this."

After all, Zuo Yan was born in the general family, and he spoke directly, "What your majesty said is that Jiannu are a group of beasts, that's why they set fire so recklessly..."

Fang Yizhi glanced at Yuan Yuzong contemptuously, thinking that this person also read sage books?It's really shameless, it has lowered the grade of a scholar to the level of a warrior.Wei Xuelian beside him was staring at the fire in the distance in a daze, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Song Xiance and Li You finally came to their senses, Li You nodded silently, and Song Xiance immediately bowed his hands to Li Zicheng and said, "I will arrange manpower to spread the news that Jiannu set fire to attack me but burned the friendly army. Sangui and the others are suspicious of each other..."

"..." Li Zicheng glanced back at the people around him, wondering if these people's brain skills were too strong.However, if you say yes, after secretly voicing something in his heart, he changed the subject and said: "In addition to the arrangements for saving lives, the bodies of our soldiers who died in battle must be rescued as soon as possible. Forget about it.

Zuo Yan, you are in charge of this matter.After checking and registering the names of the corpses of our soldiers who died in battle, the coffins were prepared and buried in a sunny high slope in the southern suburbs, and I will go to sacrifice in person.

Counselor Yuan, after the battle of our army, there may be many wounded. You must send some auxiliary soldiers to form a battalion for the wounded, and you must take good care of them.After the wounded of our army were admitted and treated, if there was room, even the wounded of the enemy army would also be admitted and treated. "

Only then did Fang Yizhi slightly nod his head, feeling that Emperor Yongchang's last words were indeed somewhat benevolent.After Li Zicheng ordered to go down, he turned his head and looked at Beicheng, which was shrouded in smoke and flames, thinking what Manqing's next move would be.Do you stay on the spot and stand still, or rush up and fight yourself?

The huge smoke column over the Tianjin Acropolis naturally attracted the attention of the Duduo Army. At first some generals of the Duduo Army looked at this scene and thought that another group of troops had already captured Tianjin City. This made them feel relieved and complained about these people The attack was too ruthless, and even the city was burned. Now everyone's battle was in vain, and some people thought that the fire should be set by the Shun army themselves to resist the surprise attack of the Sangui army.

But no matter who set the fire, Tianjin City was finished, which also meant that the collapse of the Shun Army was imminent.According to the principle of siege, at this time, the attack speed should be slowed down to prevent the trapped beasts from continuing to fight. They only need to keep a certain distance from the Shun army and follow them, and then they can go up to pick up the fruits of victory when the Shun army's physical strength and morale completely collapse.

Doduo thought the same way. He had always put the infantry in front to lure the Shun army to attack. At this moment, he also sent out the cavalry and followed the footsteps of the Shun army. Shan, Aungbang Eshuo, Baya Latiaozhang Jingdunbai, and Alzin led two thousand elite cavalry and divided them into four teams, echoing each other and oppressing the Shun army's rear guard.

Li Guo's cavalry troops left in the rear could only withdraw slowly. At this time, Li Guo, who learned about the battle situation in Tianjin City from the messenger, also issued an order immediately, and the whole army quickly retreated to Tianjin, no longer trying to stop the Duoduo army.

At the end of the Shen Dynasty, Li Guojun and Tian Hujun joined forces.Half an hour later, the cavalry of the Qing Army Brigade appeared outside the long base. Although the long base was not completely completed at this time, there were still more than ten gaps, but these gaps were only more than 30 steps long. The barbed wire was pulled on the pile, and most of it was blocked in a short time.

When Karbusi Xianga Laerzhennushan arrived at the front of the formation, he could already clearly see the Tianjin Acropolis surrounded by fireworks. Looking at the confusion of the flags on the north bank of the North Canal, it was obvious that they had become victims of the fire.

The Kabush Xiangara army selected the front for the army, and was tasked with opening the way for the army, but in the face of the scene in front of him, the main general Nu Shan did not dare to act rashly.After all, Duo Duo assigned him the task of taking advantage of Wu Sangui's army and the Shun army's fierce battle to defeat the Shun army in one fell swoop, instead of fighting to the death with the Shun army that had just won.

What's more, the long forts built by the Shun army and the barbed wire fences reminded Nu Shan of the results of the first battle at Huangtuzhuang.The captured Manchus who were exchanged couldn't explain why they were defeated, but they emphasized two points. The Shun army despicably tied up the cavalry's footsteps with a kind of barbed wire, and then used firearms to attack them, which led to They were dismissed almost without showing their talents.

Looking at the wide trench dug by the Shun army outside the earth barrier, Nu Shan calculated that it was impossible for his cavalry to cross it, and it was also impossible to dismount and fight across the trench, because his men were too few.Therefore, if he wanted to attack the Shun army camp, he could only attack from the gaps between the long bases. But looking at the barbed wire fences pulled up by the Shun army, although some gaps were not completed, Nu Shan felt that it was better not to take risks.

The entry of the army this time is different from the previous five times. The purpose of the first five entry of the Qing army is very clear, looting supplies and population to weaken the Ming Dynasty and supplement the country.However, this entry was less than a year after the fifth entry led by Abatai. This time the Qing army led by Abate had the most casualties since the Qing army entered the pass five times, almost losing half of its troops.

Before the banners recovered from their mourning, the Nine Kings overwhelmed the public opinion and initiated the sixth entry. They also declared that they wanted to seize the Ming Dynasty, and mobilized two-thirds of the Eight Banners regardless of opposition. And out.The reason why everyone did not explicitly oppose the sending of troops by the Nine Kings is because Khan died first, and the two white flags and two yellow flags were fighting for Khan's position. At this time, sending troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty avoided a civil strife, and everyone had to accept it. The claim of the Nine Kings.

But after Shanhaiguan and Beijing City were captured, whether to continue fighting with Emperor Dashun, how to deal with those Han people who really wanted to recover, whether Beijing City should be returned to the Han people or occupied, these questions began. emerged.

Even Azig, the elder brother of the Nine Kings, publicly stated after taking Beijing, "It is advisable to take advantage of the power of the army and massacre, leaving the kings to suppress Yandu, while the soldiers should either return to Shenyang, or retreat to protect the mountains and seas." , but there will be no future troubles."