The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 217
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

In Zhending City, drums were beating like thunder, and a fierce battle was erupting on Zhending's city wall.

In the east of Zhending City, thousands of Qing troops lined up outside the city. Right in front of the Qing army formation, two tall blue Jialazhangjing flags stood on the eastern suburbs, one on the left and the other on the right. The strong wind blows and moves.

Around the two blue Jiala Zhangjing flags, there are countless blue and white flags, like an ocean.

There are a large number of rangers galloping in the formation of the Qing army, and the guards on the two wings are Mongolian rangers. Most of them wear fur clothes and fur, and the armor on their bodies is relatively old.

Most of the horses under the seat do not wear horse armor, and most of them only have a pair of stirrups and saddles.

One ladder after another is attached to the city wall of Zhending. The upper and lower sides of the ladder are densely packed with moving heads, and one slave soldier after another is trying to climb up.

Those slave soldiers were wearing thin clothes, and many of them were not wearing armor. Therefore, when the flying arrows hit the city, the thin clothes on their bodies did not give them much protection, and they were directly penetrated and shot directly. Fall down the ladder.

Several gaps have been opened on Zhending's city wall, and a steady stream of slave soldiers are rushing upwards along the ladder at the gap.

"Go away!"

A Fende Pashiku in bright silver and white armor and a high-topped helmet kicked away the slave soldiers who stood in front of him.

Divided Shiku, also known as Daizi, translates into Chinese to mean "received reminder".

The leader is the adjutant of Niulu, second only to Niu Luzhang Jing in Niulu.

The shape of the armor on his body is very similar to that of the Ming army. In fact, it actually imitated the elite of the Liaodong Army in the Ming Dynasty.

The armor piece is outside, without lacquer, polished and polished, and it is as bright as a silver plate, which is called Mingjia.

The armor is as bright as three winters of ice and snow.

Of course, the armor of the Qing army has begun to undergo different changes from the armor of the Ming army. It is not obvious on the body armor, but the helmet has already changed.

The Qing army still wore a high-topped helmet, but the top of the helmet was different from that of the Ming army, and it was decorated with a high-pitched lightning rod-like decoration.

There was a black tassel hanging on the needle above the head of the divided Pashiku, and a two-foot-square flag was carried on his back.

There are several Qing army vest soldiers wearing cotton armor with copper nails on their heads and helmets with pointed needles and high tops, holding swords and shields to protect them behind them.

The military system of the Qing army is slightly different from that of the Ming army, in the army of the Qing army.

Soldiers in the army are mainly divided into three grades, from bottom to top, followed by guards, infantry, and vests.

Niu Lubing is also called armored or armored soldiers, while the Ming army is called armored soldiers.

Ordinary Jurchen men, starting from the age of ten, take the exam every three years. If they meet the standard, they will be guards, then infantry, and then vests.

On the vest is the Shiku, and the winners in the vest are selected, and the book and salary of the secretary are used. The Chinese translation of the Shiku is the reminder.

On the Paishiku is the Daizi, also known as the Fende Paishiku, which was called the Xiaoqi School in the Qing Dynasty.

Niu Luzhang Jing, the head of one Niu Lu and three hundred soldiers, was assigned to the Shiku.

The smallest unit of the Eight Banners is the Niulu. The Manchus make hunting and hunting. Every year during the harvesting season, the clan or village is the unit, with a famous person as the leader.

This form of organization for collective hunting based on blood and geography is called cattle recording.

Niulu is not only a social organization, but also a unit in combat.

There are 300 households in a Niulu full compilation, and each household draws one strong man. A full compilation of [-] people is a Niulu, and there is one Niulu real person.

The father dies and the son succeeds, and the brother dies and the younger generation succeeds, just like the Ming army's Weisuo system.

To understand it simply, Niu Luzhang Jing in the Qing army can be understood as the general manager, and Bian Deba Shiku can be understood as the deputy general manager.

Pashiku is the Baizong, the vest is the Banner, and the infantry is the captain.

The rest of the guards and slaves corresponded to ordinary soldiers in the Ming army.

"The armored soldiers ascend the city!"

The Fende Pashiku in white armor held a Shun knife in his hand, pressed forward suddenly, and gave the order to attack again with a cold voice full of words in his mouth.

The siege had lasted almost five days, and there were not many defenders in the city.

Most of the defenders were civilians recruited temporarily in the city, but they continued to attack for several days, but they still failed to break through the city. On the contrary, they suffered 400 casualties.

Although most of the casualties were the auxiliary soldiers and follow-up soldiers in each cattle record, these auxiliary soldiers and follow-up soldiers are also precious population in each cattle record, and it would be a big loss if they were lost.

A savage light flashed in the eyes of Na Deba Shiku, and he turned his head to look south.

It was reported by Tan Malai that the brigade of the Ming army was rushing to help from the southwest, and its vanguard had already approached the Hutuo River.

There are only three Jiala people in total. Counting the Mongols in the team, as well as auxiliary soldiers and followers, there are only more than 4000 people in total.

After the establishment of the Eight Banners system, Wuniu was recorded as a Jiala, and Jiala Zhangjing was set up as one person, that is, Shenling.

Yijiala has a full staff of 500 people. This number is almost the same as that of the ordinary Ming army in the first battalion. The actual number of people fluctuates greatly.

If you insist on converting it into an official position in the Ming army, Jialazhangjing is almost equivalent to that. The weaker ones are almost the generals of Qian Zong and the garrison and guerrilla ranks in the Ming army. The stronger ones are the generals and generals. A battalion general at the soldier level.

On Jiala, there is Gushan, which is actually a banner.

Take Wujiala as one Gushan, and set up Gushan Ezhen and one deputy, called Zuomeile Ezhen.

Gu Shan Ezhen, as the chief officer of a banner, manages the household registration, production, education, training and other matters of the whole banner.

Gushan means "flag" in Chinese, and Ezhen means "lord", so Gushan Ezhen is directly translated as a trace of "banner master".

But although the real meaning of Gu Shan's forehead is the same as that of the banner owner, it is not the real banner owner, but the next level of the banner owner.

Gu Shan Ezhen is still a subordinate of the banner owner of the banner, and the two sides have a master-servant relationship between superiors and subordinates. The command right to send troops to fight is still in the hands of the banner owner of the banner. It is actually more appropriate to regard him as the banner owner's deputy.

It turned out that when Huang Taiji was not proclaimed emperor, there were only eight banners in the country.

In the ninth year of Tiancong, that is, the eighth year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji conducted a large-scale compilation and review of many Mongolian tribes after he conquered Chahar and Mongolian tribes, and completely changed the system of belonging to the Mongolian grassroots.

The Mongolian tribes were integrated and compiled into Niulu and divided into Eight Banners, which was later called the Eight Banners of Mongolia.

In the second year of Chongde, that is, in the tenth year of Chongzhen, the flag of the Han army was added as the second flag, and the color of the flag was black and blue.

So far, the Qing court has a total of Eight Banners of Manchuria, Eight Banners of Mongolia, and two Banners of the Han Army, a total of 18 banners, that is, 18 Gushan.

According to Niulu three hundred, Jiala one thousand five thousand, and Gushan seven thousand five thousand, the eighteen banners are 13 people.

Of course, the number of soldiers that the Qing court now has is naturally not this number.

The number of people in each of the Eighteen Banners of the Qing Army is different. There are more or less people, some are strong and some are weak. Naturally, it is impossible to be exactly full.

"Ugh——"

The low-pitched trumpets sounded, but there were no deafening shouts, no earth-shattering shouts.

Under Zhending City, those armored soldiers of the Qing army who were originally hiding behind the shield chariot and shooting at the Ming army on the city also moved. Cowhide shield.

The defenders go first, the infantry follow, the vests follow, and the guards press the formation.

A group of soldiers of the Qing army climbed up the ladder to Zhending city in an orderly manner according to the pre-set order.

The so-called guards are actually Baiba Yala, that is, white armored soldiers.

Wearing mail and cotton armor on the inside, polished bright silver armor on the outside, and white armor, a total of three layers of heavy armor, carrying a heavy bow, a smooth knife, a tiger spear, and a round shield.

During the period of the old slaves, Hou Jin took one hundred culls for each ox, and selected ten Baibayala, 40 Hongbayala, and 50 black battalion soldiers.

White Baya La and Hong Baya La are the predecessors of the Manchu Guards and Vanguard Battalion.

After Huang Taiji came to the throne, he began to gradually reform the military system and eradicate the disadvantages, and the Baiba Yala and Hong Ba Yala systems were gradually abolished.

During the reign of Tiancong, Huang Taiji established the Baya camp, and centralized management of the Baya camps in each banner. Each banner has a Baya camp.

The chief officer of the Baya camp was Baya Latiao Ezhen, who was renamed Baya Latiaozhangjing in the eighth year of Tiancong.

The Oboi in the Deer and Ding Tale was originally Baya Latiao Zhangjing with a yellow flag.

The Qing army changed its name, but the Ming army still referred to these guards as white armor soldiers, or elite soldiers and sharp soldiers.

Standing under the city was the one who deserved the Pashiku Dama Golden Sword. He didn't worry about his safety at all. Not only was he wearing three layers of heavy armor, but he was also surrounded by armored soldiers holding cowhide shields.

The Ming army on the city wall was so shot that they couldn't lift their heads, and they didn't dare to appear on the crenel.

As long as there is a crenel, they will be killed by the Qing army infantry archers who have already drawn their bows and set up arrows in the city.

The distance of dozens of steps is the best killing range for heavy bows in the hands of Qing army infantry archers.

Before they came out of the white mountains and black waters, they had been living a life of fishing and hunting. The long life of fishing and hunting made almost every adult Manchu man have good bow skills.

At a distance of thirty or forty steps, they can even easily hit the enemy's face and throat and other vital parts.

Because of this, the Qing army has always had a great advantage in field battles and during the shooting period in the siege and defense.

There were not many main troops of the Ming army in Zhending City. At the beginning of the confrontation, the Ming army defending the city fought against the Qing army based on the narrow crenels, but suffered a big loss. Afterwards, they dared not pop out of the crenels to shoot arrows and fire blunderbusses.

Just waiting for the armored soldiers of the Qing army or the followers to climb the ladder, they will shoot arrows and guns from a distance.

The intensity of the Qing army's offensive was not strong, because every manpower was very important to the Qing army. If it could be defeated, it would attack, and if it could not be defeated, it would retreat, mainly by looting.

Seeing that most of the Ming army rushed to help, the generals of the Qing army who attacked the city gave the order to attack. If they still can't fight, they don't plan to attack Zhending city again.

The siege battle of Zhending City has reached a feverish stage. The armored soldiers of the Qing army have launched an attack, and even the guards have already raised their swords and started to ascend the city.

There are not many real defenders, and most of them are civilians recruited temporarily.

Few had armor, and most of the knives, guns, and firecrackers in their hands were stock in the arsenal.

But the battle had already come to this point, and the militiamen and generals guarding the city became cruel.

Jiannu was fierce, he would be slaughtered if he broke the city, he would not seal his sword for several days, and he would take the captives to the bitter cold of Liaodong.

Once the city is broken, the family will be destroyed. All the militiamen are real residents. Their wives, children, old and young are all in the city. Even if they have never been on the battlefield before, which one is willing to retreat at this time.

And there seems to be a brigade of reinforcements arriving outside the city, as long as you persist for a little more time, you can save the city!
……

At this time, the commander-in-chief of the Qing army outside the city, Jialazhangjing Chasuka of the Zhenglan Banner, was standing in front of the formation with his hands holding the reins.

However, his gaze was not on the Zhending City where the battle was in full swing not far in front of him, but on the direction of the southern suburb of Zhending.

There is something wrong with the Ming army coming from the south of the city. The coming Ming army is brightly armored and imposing. From a distance, a murderous aura rushes towards them. It is completely different from all the Ming troops they met along the way. .

"West..."

Zha Suka frowned slightly. He had seen the map of the Ming Dynasty, and he was sure that the west was the Taihang Mountain, and Shanxi was reached after crossing the Taihang Mountain.

These Ming troops came all the way from the west, and they looked dusty, maybe they were the frontier troops from Shaanxi and Shanxi.

The servants of the generals and schools in the border towns of Liaodong, Xuanfu, and Datong can still fight, and the other Ming troops are nothing but waste.

After fighting for so many years, the courage of the Ming army has long been frightened, and they dare not go out to fight with them.

But the current situation is obviously not right, and the feeling that this Ming army brings to Chasuka is very dangerous.

It's just like……

It was like the Sichuan army that was said to have come from the southwest of the Ming Kingdom when we were in Hunhe...

A chill slowly rose from the bottom of Chasuka's heart, and then spread to his head, feet and limbs.

Even though more than ten years have passed, that bloody battle is still vivid in my memory.

At that time, he was just an ordinary infantry. They fought and won victoriously along the way, defeated all the Ming troops who came to rescue, and broke Shenyang!
But on the banks of the Hun River...

When Chasuka came back to his senses, the sound of gold had already sounded in the formation, and the soldiers who went to attack the city had already retreated.

After all, they still failed to capture Zhending, and the reinforcements of the Ming army were close at hand.

The cavalry who went to stop the Ming army from crossing the river had turned back, and they could not stop the Ming army's cavalry from advancing.

Just in the southern suburbs of Zhending, the vanguard cavalry of the Ming army had spread out and cleared the river bank.

And after that, the brigade of Ming army cavalry was crossing the river...

……

(Following no charge)

Nurhachi's decree in April of the eighth year of destiny:
Khan issued a letter saying: "Every Niulu dispatched a hundred armored soldiers, ten of them as Baiba Yala, carrying two cannons and three guns."

"Then ninety armored soldiers will be divided into forty armored soldiers, Hongba Yala, ten cannons, twenty guns, ten men, two shield chariots, and two kettles."

"Fifty men in the black battalion, carrying ten cannons and twenty guns, and 50 men carrying two shield carts, one ladder, two chisels, two adzes, two fishing hooks, two sickles, two axes, Four mat collars, two forks, one stick, two kettles, charcoal for one month, and fifteen pairs of cotton armor. Each armor carries two cannons."

(End of this chapter)