I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 523 Never fought such a wealthy battle
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Just as Tunbulu finished speaking, the artillery fire from the Ming army on the opposite side rang out again.

After capturing the fortress on the north bank of the Hun River, the Ming army couldn't help but conduct a test launch on the south bank.

But Mang Gurtai was in such a bad mood now that he no longer cared to pay attention to the artillery fire of the Ming army outside the city.Because although Tunbulu's words were harsh, they were true, leaving him speechless.

The current situation is like this, there is only so much food, and the number of Liao people is also limited.At such a critical time, each flag must be trying to plunder every little bit, after all, this is a matter of human life.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. The people of the other seven flags were important.Could it be that he, a person with the Zhenglan Banner, is not important, or that he is not important?

"Gushan Ezhen, this is asking us to die. The Ming army attacked the city very fast. They captured the fortress on the north bank of the Hun River in just two days. If the Ming army increases its efforts, I am afraid it will soon be captured. At the foot of Fushun City. But now that the Khan has not sent troops, how can we defend it?"

"It's all the fault of the people at Xianghongqi. Last year, they framed Lord Baylor and deposed him at home, and then humiliated me, Zhenglanqi, in every possible way. Now that they see my flag being trapped by the Ming army, they refuse to save me and want me to wait." scapegoat."

Tunbulu's words not only resonated with Mang Gurtai, but also aroused the resentment of other Jiala Ezhen in Zhenglan Banner.

Originally, they wanted to take advantage of Fushun to search for more food, but now not only have they not found any food, but they are also watching the Ming army approaching day by day. This makes people unbearable.

Although they did not dare to scold Nurhaci, they dared to scold Daishan.Anyway, they have been fighting with Xianghongqi for a year, and they have already reached the point of incompatibility.

"enough!"

Listening to everyone's complaints, Mang Gurtai's eyes immediately turned cold, and he immediately scolded them to shut up.

"The Han people have a saying: No eggs are left unfinished when the nest is overturned. Our Eight Banners are all prosperous, and all suffer losses. Our garrison in Fushun is in an important position, and I don't believe that Father Khan will give up on us. Just wait patiently, and wait for the Han army to come first. Well, if you say such things again in the future, don’t blame me for punishing you.”

Although Mang Gurtai had some complaints in his heart, he knew that he must not say anything, otherwise the morale of the soldiers below would be in chaos.

But at this moment, a shout suddenly came from outside the city.Everyone followed the sound and saw that the Ming army's shelling suddenly stopped.Instead, the riders walked to the bank of the Hun River one by one and shouted at Fushun City.

"Sanbeile, the younger one is Xitai, the guerrilla general under the Ming Dynasty's "Haixi Camp". He originally served under the Zhenghuang banner. Knowing that Sanbeile has a kind heart, he specially asked the governor to recruit him. I am ignorant, although you are His son, but he looks down upon you in every possible way, scolding and humiliating you at every turn.

Last year, Daishan humiliated Sanbeile like this, but he turned a blind eye. Not only did he imprison Sanbeile, he also suppressed Zheng Lanqi in every possible way.

This is obvious to everyone in the Eight Banners. I, Xitai, also want to seek justice for you. The Governor has also said that as long as you bring order to the chaos, he will definitely ask the emperor for orders and promise to be the commander of Jianzhou and General Longhu, Zhenglan Banner. The soldiers will be past the fault, and each will receive a reward. "

"He, a rebellious man, actually has the nerve to come over and persuade me to surrender. He shoots arrows at me to shut him up."

Mang Gurtai was very angry when he saw this. He, Mang Gurtai, had always asked the Ming army to surrender. He never thought that the Ming army would send someone to persuade him to surrender.

Tunbulu and others obeyed the order and immediately ordered the fortress on the south bank of the Hun River to shoot arrows to stop Xitai from talking nonsense.

Xitai looked at the rain of arrows that continued to sink into the Hun River in front of him, feeling very good.

He was also disheartened when he was arrested last year, and even if he was recruited by He Shun, he still felt that he had no choice but to do so.But since this year, looking at Jianlu's dilemma and defeat, he and Kezha feel more and more how correct their choice was.

Now that he saw the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses approaching the border, but "Da Jin" was making frequent moves, he suddenly felt relieved, and the guilt in his heart was gone.I even thought that I must work harder now to gain some credit for myself, and I must work as an official in the future.

Now seeing the people opposite Zheng Lanqi getting angry, he just laughed, then turned his horse's head and ignored them.

All the fortresses on the north bank of the Hun River have been captured, and today's battle is over.The Ming army did not want to take any further action and immediately sent the artillery back to camp to rest.

Xitai rushed back and saw that the Ming army's camp was divided into three camps from north to south. The trenches were deep and the fences were high and the barriers were tight. It seemed that they were to be stationed for a long time.

However, the southernmost camp was different from usual. Many people lined up outside the camp, either waiting in line to give porridge, or they were led by soldiers to join the ranks of civilians and began to cut down trees and prepare logistics.

"If any of these Liao people are willing to submit, we will select the able-bodied ones to stay. The rest, the old and the weak, will either be allowed to return to their original villages, or we will organize people to be sent to Liaoshen in batches to prevent them from staying here. .”

As soon as Xitai entered the Chinese army camp, he heard Chen Liangbi convening the generals to discuss the affairs of the Liao people.After seeing Xitai come back, Chen Liangbi asked with interest:
"How about it? What did Mang Gurtai say?"

"Your Majesty the Governor, the only thing that will greet you in this humble position is a hail of arrows." Hearing Xitai say this, everyone immediately burst into laughter.Chen Liangbi was not angry when he heard this and said with a smile:

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time. If it's as you said, Zhenglan Banner will definitely be dissatisfied with Lao Nu and Daishan. Maybe Qizhong has already wanted to bring order to the chaos. Let us attack him for a few days first and let him Let’s talk about it after you understand that our army is powerful.”

The other generals also nodded in agreement, and even He Xiong and He Shun were not as dissatisfied as they were at first.

Chen Liangbi had stopped their pursuit before. They thought Chen Liangbi was confused and didn't take action when he had such a good opportunity. Could it be that he wanted to besiege Fushun and slowly attack the city.If this is the case, I don’t know how many people will die.

Therefore, when Chen Liangbi arrived, he reprimanded them and even said that if they underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, they would be in trouble if they were ambushed.Although these two men apologized on the surface, they were very dissatisfied with Chen Liangbi in their hearts.

But as soon as their doubts arose, Chen Liangbi showed them what a Beijing-style siege was.

After waiting outside Fushun City, they immediately set off artillery to attack the city.

The three armies of Yaowu, Wuyi, and Wuxiong under his jurisdiction each had at least sixty artillery pieces. In addition, Qi, Jin, and Zhejiang camps also had forty artillery pieces, for a total of nearly three hundred artillery pieces.Not to mention that there are nearly fifty Krupp Type A and Type B guns specially used for siege.

Therefore, in just two days, he used artillery to take down all the fortresses on the north bank of the Hun River, which really surprised Heshun and He Xiong.

It's not like they have never used Kru cannons to attack a city. Last year, when they captured Puhe, they asked the Zhejiang camp to first blow down the city wall where Puhe was located, and then let him enter the city.

But last time there were only twenty artillery pieces, but this time just to attack some forts, Chen Liangbi used forty pieces. The roar of the artillery really surprised them.

For this reason, they also specifically asked the artillery officials in the Beijing Camp, and the answers they received surprised them.

The people in the Beijing camp said nonchalantly that this was less than [-]% of the total artillery of the army. When they attack Fushun, they will definitely see what it means to blast the sky and shake the earth.

When they saw this, it was hard to imagine, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. This Beijing camp was worthy of being the emperor's personal army, and it was actually so rich.

However, this also greatly increased their confidence, and even made them feel a little uncomfortable.

After all, who has ever fought such a wealthy battle before!
The thought of complaining about Chen Liangbi's unwillingness to advance immediately disappeared.I thought to myself that if they had so many artillery pieces, of course they were playing it safe, so why take the risk?

"Let the Liao people who have been incorporated into the civilian team not be idle. Since they are provided with food, let them do more work. The road from Shenyang to Fushun must be repaired. What our army fears most when setting off is not a war, but a lack of supplies. It's going to be troublesome if you don't have enough ammunition.

Today is March [-]. According to the speed of building troops and horses, reinforcements will definitely arrive in a few days.Therefore, in the past few days, all the Jianlu fortresses on the south bank of the Hun River have been pulled out.The cavalry mostly dispersed in the direction of Fushun Great Wall and Sarhu. Once they saw reinforcements, they quickly came to report them.Don't be afraid of their rescue, the more they come, the better, so they have no intention of plundering the Liao people. "

After Chen Liangbi finished speaking, he immediately began to give further instructions. His arrangements were not hurried and he had no intention of capturing Fushun immediately. He chose to wait for Jianlu to rescue him.

Although the generals were wondering why they did not take Fushun and attack Sarhu directly, they saw that Chen Liangbi had already made up his mind and did not dare to say anything, so they immediately nodded in agreement.

After everyone retreated, Chen Liangbi also breathed a sigh of relief, but his matter was not over yet.

"Let Lu Dongjie come in."

After a while, a personal guard came in with a man in Feiyu uniform.

"Lu Dongjie, who holds a humble position as a royal guard, comes to see the Governor."

"Get up. Yang Yishan told me before that spies from the Jinyiwei have contacted the Jianlu Han army. Most of them are dissatisfied with what Jianlu did and decided to bring order to the chaos. Now that we have arrived in Fushun, I wonder if you are still Can you contact the people sent to Jianlu?"

Seeing this, Lu Dongjie shook his head in embarrassment, even though they, the Jin Yiwei, had already laid out their plans before.But these Han troops were not fools, and they would not revolt in a haphazard manner.

"Forgive me, Governor-General. Originally, the information to the spies was flowing smoothly. However, Jianlu is now implementing the "Liao Slaughter Order", and the Liao people inside are in panic all day long. Many of the message delivery lines we have arranged have been disconnected, so we are afraid that we can't contact them now.

But don't worry, Governor.According to our intelligence, we can guarantee that most of the Han army has attached itself to the imperial court.Now that Jianlu is carrying out the "Liao Slaughter Order", I am afraid that his resentment towards Jianlu will become even deeper. As long as we can get in touch with them, we will definitely cooperate with them inside and outside and inflict heavy damage on Jianlu. "

Chen Liangbi nodded slowly when he heard this. He naturally believed that the Han army would return to its rightful course, but there was no telling when they would rebel. This was why he stationed troops in Lushun and was not in a hurry to attack.

(End of this chapter)