Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 415
Boom boom boom.The palpitating drums sounded, and the [-] Hebei Ming troops trembled with fear.These Ming troops were composed of local guards in Hebei and surrounding soldiers, and fought against the peasant army led by Zhang Yuan.Zhang Yuan's Musketeer Battalion learned the combat mode of the Liao Army, using war drums to direct the pace.

When these Ming soldiers heard the drumbeat of the Musket Battalion, they were frightened.They knew that this was the Musketeer Battalion going to attack again!

Sure enough, line musketeers dressed in various light armor and leather armor and holding muskets appeared in the sight of the Ming army.

"Retreat, retreat!" The general of the Ming army reined in the restless horse and said anxiously.

I'm afraid that one step later will be surrounded by the Musketeer Battalion and a hundred thousand bandits.

As soon as the Ming army in front retreated, the Ming army behind also panicked and retreated without any order.The retreat turned from panic among the former army units to a total collapse.

The [-] Ming troops gathered in the Baoding area almost lost their positions before fighting Zhang Yuan's South Route Army.Such a noisy scene surprised Zhang Yuan.

"The whole army attacks!" Since the Ming army gave them face like this, Zhang Yuan had to sell their face and suppressed all the refugees.

As for whether this was a tactic of the Ming army to lure the enemy in, Zhang Yuan didn't think about it at all.He didn't believe that there could be another iron army like the Tianxiong Army in the Hebei Ming Army. With the current precarious situation of the Ming Empire, the Ming Army everywhere was thinking about their retreat, and they had no will to resist.Besides, even if it was [-] pigs, the Ming army could not catch them all in three days and three nights.Zhang Yuan didn't care at all about the lives of the [-] bandits.

A strange scene was staged near Baoding, a group of beggar-like refugees chasing [-] well-equipped Ming troops.On the way of the Ming army's escape, iron pots, swords and spears were scattered all over the ground, and these equipment were picked up by the refugees behind.

The supervising army rode high and galloped towards the Forbidden City on horseback. They didn't want to shrink their troops for further defense, but wanted to return to Emperor Chongzhen whom he relied on as soon as possible.

"We are willing to surrender, don't kill us!" Before the slow-responding officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had time to retreat, the surrounding friendly forces had disappeared without a trace, and about [-] officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were trapped in the Baoding area in an organized manner.

The dense peasant army surrounded the four thousand officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were very desperate. They were surrounded just after the battle started!
The crazy peasant army rushed forward in a swarm, stripping off the clothes and equipment of the soldiers of the Ming army.In particular, the poor dry rations of the Ming army were looted.

"Our food..." A soldier of the Ming army watched with distress as his last bit of dry food was taken away.The imperial court often withheld food, which directly made them unable to live.

"Be patient." The Ming soldier next to him grabbed his companion.

The officers of the Ming army looked desperate.His four thousand soldiers quickly turned into four thousand beggar soldiers, almost like ordinary refugees.

Zhang Yuan rode a war horse and led thousands of cavalry in front of him, commanding condescendingly: "You bring your soldiers to join us."

"I'm an officer of Ming Dynasty, how can I easily surrender to a thief?" Ming army officer said.

"Do you think you can join us easily? If you don't want your men to starve to death and eat you up, follow us." Zhang Yuan said coldly.

"..." The Ming army officer didn't say much, but reorganized the troops and became a unit under Zhang Yuan.

After the Southern Peasant Army led by Zhang Yuan annexed the Ming Army in the Hebei area, only the troops around Gyeonggi and the troops protecting the capital were left besieged by the Northern and Southern Peasant Army.

In addition to the capital city, there are also Ming armies near Shandong, Heluo, and Ningyuan, but these Ming armies were either delayed by the Liao army and local bandits, or they were afraid to move forward.

Once Baoding fell, the southern part of the capital would be exposed to the South Route Army's offensive. Even moving the capital would be impossible, because if you go south to Nanjing by land, you may be intercepted and killed by Zhang Yuan at any time.Another way to Nanjing City is to take the sea route from Tianjin Wei.However, the sea is full of warships of the Liao army cruising. Once civil and military officials board the ship, it is estimated that they will be caught by the Liao army before they leave the Bohai Sea.

The news of the failure of the Hebei Ming army supervised by Gao Qiqian spread to the capital, and all civil and military officials were panicked!People in the capital were in a state of panic, and anyone with a little ear knew that Li Zicheng in the north had already led the army out of Juyongguan and was heading south. The next step would be Changping, Shahe, Gaobeidian, and Xizhimen.And these places may not be able to withstand Li Zicheng's two days!
In the south, Zhang Yuan blocked the road from the capital to Shandong, and attacked the capital from the south. Soon, 30 troops will join forces in the capital and jointly attack the capital of the Ming Empire!As for the holy capital of the empire, the defense force at this time was less than [-], and the fighting spirit was broken.Some important aristocratic families had no choice but to plan for the future of their families, either thinking about escaping from this place of death, or thinking about how to curry favor with Li Zicheng who was marching.

"The thieves will soon enter the city. At that time, the capital will become a dead city. Hurry up and help clean up the things. Master, I have already contacted the people from the Liao Army. They are willing to send a ship in Tianjin Wei to take us to Liaodong, or send us Go to the south." After returning to his mansion, a Ming official put his official uniform and official hat neatly on the table, and then ordered the housekeeper's servants to pack up the belongings, planning to leave the capital overnight to Tianjin Wei, which has not yet fallen. run away.

"Why is the Fu Liao army so good, willing to help us escape?" asked the steward.

"Did you think they would be such good people? You are so wrong. But anyone who wants to board the escape ship of the Liao Army needs to hand over [-]% of their property. , I will lose most of my life savings." The official looked at the official uniform he had worn for several years, feeling quite emotional.

It is not easy at all to be able to mix from a local official to a Beijing official, and to rise from a crowd of thousands of people.Originally, he was expecting to go up to the next level in the next few years, but because of Li Zicheng's troubles, it was impossible to get promoted.I heard that the officials appointed by the Fuliao Army were assessed in new disciplines, which made these old-style officials who were proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics but had little knowledge of science and engineering feel bleak about their future.Asking them to learn from scratch is no less than killing them.

"My lord, living is the most important thing, property and other things outside of the body can be accumulated in the future." The housekeeper said.

"What you said is true, [-]% of the property is exchanged for the lives of the whole family, and the silver taels handed in by our family can also bring you servants, so you can only make a profit." The official said.

(End of this chapter)