In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 188 Discovered by the Liaodong Ming Army
After recruiting Shang Kexi, Lin Rui began to deal with the [-] Han people. First of all, the craftsmen must be treated well.

After some comfort, they were asked to follow the blacksmith and carpenter who accompanied the army this time, and temporarily build chariots and carriages together.

Especially those hundreds of craftsmen who can cast cannons and prepare gunpowder. After asking about their origins, Lin Rui was so excited that without saying a word, they were all promoted to the rank of general banner. Regardless of their age, everyone was rewarded with a reward. Got a Korean maid.

These craftsmen were all forcibly brought over by Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming when they were causing chaos in Shandong. They were all recruited by Sun Yuanhua. Not only were they highly skilled, they also absorbed a large amount of Portuguese firearms casting technology. It can be said that these craftsmen, Already standing at the pinnacle of Daming firearm manufacturing.

Not only can it cast red cannons and French cannons weighing several kilograms, but it can also forge a variety of firearms.

It was a pity that in order to maintain the advantage of cavalry and archery, and because they were afraid of Han soldiers equipped with firecrackers, Jiannu only asked them to build hundreds of red cannons for siege.

The value of these craftsmen was not brought out. Although Huang Taiji also valued these craftsmen, he only gave them food and clothing.

Lin Rui's generous rewards and promises immediately won over the hearts of these craftsmen, and they all expressed their willingness to follow Marshal Lin wholeheartedly from now on.

In addition to the craftsmen, other Han men, whether they were Han soldiers or coated slaves, were all organized into a firearms camp and handed over to the commander Shang Kexi, a total of 1 people.

Originally, there were more than this number of Han soldiers and Han coated slaves. However, in the previous battle to seize the gate and the subsequent chaos in the city, too many were killed by the cavalry due to running around.

These 1 people also need to submit a certificate of surrender before they can be issued weapons. For this reason, Lin Rui selected all the Jurchen men over ten years old in the city.

Then outside Nancheng, these Han people were executed collectively, killing 3000 people in one breath, almost all descendants of Nurhaci.

These people will become soldiers in a few years, and Lin Rui will never keep them.

Most of the remaining 1 Han women were captured by the Jurchens over the years. Lin Rui did not embarrass them and temporarily placed them collectively in several houses. Whether they were willing or not, they were all given Lin Jiajun's official identity.

Those who have daughters can bring them with them, but those who have sons must leave.

The remaining Jurchen women and children continued to be imprisoned.

Finally, there are more than 1 North Korean slaves and maids. These people are treated better than the Jurchens. Although they are not imprisoned, their freedom is temporarily restricted.

After the prisoners were dealt with, the inventory of supplies in the city was coming to an end. Gold and silver utensils were piled up all over the room, with a value of at least two to three million taels.

There are about 50 dan of grain, almost all of which are newly harvested this year, and then there are copper and iron weapons, salt, cloth, silk and satin and other materials, which are enough to fill two yards.

"Is there still no sign of the Jian Nu over there in Takuyan, Guangning, and Yizhou?"

Now in the entire Liaodong, Jiannu still has some fighting strength only in Yizhou, Guangning, so Lin Rui has been waiting for them to come to rescue Shengjing, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop, take over the entire Liaodong, and make the main force of Jiannu who went to Ming Dynasty homeless. Return.

"No, according to Tanma's report, they have been strengthening the city defense. They probably want to defend Guangning Yizhou and wait for the main army to return." Takuyan shook his head and explained.

"Hmph, that Huang Taiji does have some tolerance. I want to see how long he can endure it."

Lin Rui sneered. He killed people outside the city just to anger Huang Taiji. Now that the city has been cleaned up, it is time to sweep the entire Liaodong, so he said: "The snow has stopped now, Takuyan, I'm glad that you will tomorrow Then he led his army and began to sweep outward for me. I don’t need to teach you two any more about what to do, right?”

"I will understand at the end!"

Both of them hurriedly stood up and replied that they already knew Lin Rui's rules and they really didn't need to teach him any more.

Han Chinese, regardless of gender, could not be killed. Jurchens only brought women and children under ten years old. Korean women and male servants also had to be brought back.

So next, the two divided their forces and began a large-scale sweep. First, the manors and pastures around Shengjing were uprooted one by one, and then they continued to advance southward. Almost every day, a large amount of livestock grain, fodder and various materials were delivered. , as well as Han slaves and Eight Banners women and children, were continuously transported to Shengjing.

In just one month, only Guangning, Yizhou, Liaoyang, Haizhou, Gaizhou, Fuzhou, Jinzhou and other cities were left in the entire Liaodong. They had not been captured yet, and there were almost no people or livestock left in the surrounding areas. .

Seeing that Huang Taiji was still unmoved in Guangning and Yizhou, Lin Rui had to admire his patience.

In the past, Lin Rui might have sent someone to contact the Ming army in Liaodong, and the two sides would join forces to capture Guangning and Yizhou and completely occupy Liaodong.

But after suffering a loss in the Hetao last time, he no longer had any hope for the Ming army. Not only did he not think about contacting the Ming army, but he was very wary.

This was also the reason why Lin Rui did not choose to lead the army to attack Yizhou and Guangning. He was worried that the Ming army would suddenly attack them while they were fighting Jiannu to death.

Furthermore, there are not only [-] Han troops stationed in Yizhou and Guangning, but also [-] real Jurchen cavalry. If they attack by force, the casualties will be too high. With his current strength, he simply cannot afford to fight such a battle.

"Commander, not only are heavy troops stationed in Guangning and Yizhou, but they are also close to the Ming army in Liaodong. The situation is too complicated and it is not suitable to attack by force. However, Liaoyang, Haizhou, Gaizhou and other cities do not have many troops stationed. If they can If you push the red cannon over, it won't be difficult to capture it!" Huang Benxiangxiang suggested.

"Commander Shang, can you operate those red cannons?"

Lin Rui thought about it and felt that the cities of Liaoyang, Gaizhou and Haizhou should be captured first, so he looked at Shang Kexi.After all, Dorgon and the others will not be able to come back for another two to three months at the earliest, and there is still plenty of time.

This time Dorgon and the others did not bring the red cannon to the Ming Dynasty, so Huang Taiji worked hard to sell iron and cast more than 200 red cannons, almost all of which became his trophies.

"Come back to the Commander-in-Chief, the manpower to operate the red cannons is readily available. However, it is the coldest month of winter. Each of those cannons weighs several thousand kilograms. It may not be easy to transport them to various cities!"

Shang Kexi stood up with some embarrassment.

"This is easy to handle. Just order someone to urgently build a batch of sleds and place the cannons on the sleds." Lin Rui waved his hand.

"It's doable."

Shang Kexi's eyes also lit up. He had already seen the sled transporting food and supplies to various places in the past few days. In the snow, it was not much worse than a horse-drawn carriage.

Thinking of this, I also sighed secretly. Neither the Qing Dynasty nor the Ming Dynasty had thought of such a simple sled before. Otherwise, even in the winter covered with heavy snow, the army could still be dispatched.

Today, the number of Han slaves rescued from various places has reached more than [-], including a large number of carpenters. Therefore, in just five days, two hundred sleds specially designed to carry fixed cannons were built.

After hoisting and fixing the cannon, the same monk Takuyan Kexi led the team, leading [-] cavalry, [-] Han soldiers, and thousands of sleds, and headed toward Liaoyang in the south in a mighty manner.

Of the 3 Han soldiers, there were only two old infantry battalions of the Lin Family Army. The other more than [-] were Han slaves who had just joined recently. All of them had also received certificates of surrender, and there was no way out.

Since this time it was a siege, Lin Rui chose Shang Kexi as the commander, and Takuyan and the two young commanders as deputy commanders.

I'm glad for Shang Ke and Lin Rui is now 120. Don't worry. This guy not only killed Huang Taiji's son, but also slept with his woman. As long as his brain is not broken, he will never seek refuge with the slaves again, so he can use it with confidence and boldness. .

Shang Kexi's performance indeed lived up to Lin Rui's trust. Under the fierce bombardment of two hundred red cannons, Liaoyang City, which had few defenders to begin with, was breached in just one day.

Huang Taiji, who was far away in Guangning, saw that the few remaining cities were being exterminated one by one by the Lin family's army. They still used their red cannons made by the Qing Dynasty to attack the city. His health, which had just improved, was once again so angry that he was bedridden. Sorry.

However, the Ming Zuo Governor who was in Jinzhou at this time, the commander-in-chief Zu Dashou, finally noticed something unusual in Liaodong.

At this moment in Jinzhou City, after hearing the news brought back by the spies, Zu Dashou looked as if he had seen a ghost, and his jaw almost dropped.

"How is this possible? Are you making a mistake? Are you blind?"

"Commander, it's absolutely true. I'm absolutely right. Shengjing, where the slaves were founded, was really attacked. Those people were well-equipped. They were not only Mongolian cavalry, but also us Han people. I saw them with my own eyes as they breathed a sigh of relief outside Shengjing. Killed more than 2000 little Tatars, and are burning, killing and looting all over Liaodong..."

"hiss!"

Zu Dashou took a breath of air-conditioning again. A while ago, he felt that there was something strange about the slaves in Guangning and Yizhou. They actually started to move the slaves, women, children and livestock from various places to the city and camps outside the city.

This puzzled him. Out of curiosity, he sent people to go deep into Liaodong to inquire about it. Who would have thought that he would get such amazing news.

"There are Mongols and Han Chinese, and they can attack Shengjing City in one fell swoop, so that the slaves in Guangning and Yizhou dare not rescue them. Who did this?"

Zu Dashou paced back and forth, thinking about it without thinking, where did such an army suddenly pop up, and even took advantage of the emptiness of the slaves to take over all their lairs.

Then he asked: "How many cavalry and infantry are there in this group? Have you investigated clearly?"

"Come back to the commander, there are no less than [-] cavalry. As for the infantry, there are only a lot more than the cavalry. The specific number cannot be found out clearly."

"It's really strange. Where did so many soldiers and horses come from? It's definitely not the Ming army, nor the Mongols. Could it be North Korea?"

"Commander, should we report this situation to Governor Fang and the court immediately?"

Seeing that the commander was still struggling with the identity of that group of troops, a general became a little anxious and quickly reminded him.

This is a God-given opportunity. Once you seize it, it will be a great success.

"Don't worry, let's figure out the situation first, so as not to fall into Huang Taiji's trick of luring the enemy!"

Such drastic changes in Liaodong caught Zu Dashou, the leader of the generals in Liaodong, a little unprepared. After careful consideration, he decided not to report it to the court.

Instead, I plan to discuss and communicate with other military general families in Liaodong before making a decision. After all, this matter is likely to change the entire pattern of Liaodong.

(End of this chapter)