Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 198 Target shooting all over the city, official establishment

Duolong was still very loyal. He told his companions that it was okay to make an IOU first and pay them back slowly after they escaped.

It is also difficult to repay Duoye's kindness.

If it doesn’t work well, you’ll have to pay it back for a few more lifetimes.

He held a dozen IOUs in his arms, mainly because he was afraid that these people would not obey orders in the future and would have to be put in a halter.

Early the next morning, the sound of cannons was heard in Loumen.

Duolong, who had been dressed neatly for a long time, jumped up, grinning at the pain in his feet, and rushed out of the door.

"Young and old men of Jingqi, kill the thieves."

The neighbors who had not slept all night also shouted in unison and rushed towards Loumen.

I am not suspicious. After all, once Mancheng is destroyed, everyone will die.

Normally people are cowardly and soft-hearted, so it's normal for them to be anxious and desperate.

After a while, the defenders in the direction of the west gate shouted:

"The Han thieves have cannons."

Before he finished speaking, the 24-pounder gun spewed out thick white smoke.

The city gate shattered instantly.

The city is broken!
  The west gate of the city opened into Suzhou City. The flagmen who wanted to block the city gate were shot to death in rows with muskets in the city gate.

Finally, everyone desperately accepted the reality.

It can't be blocked!

In Loumen to the east, Duolong took the lead and shouted:
  "Open the city gate and fight out."

"I, a man of the Eight Banners, would rather die on the way to charge."

A group of people rushed down the city wall with swords and guns, and the stunned city gate officials did not dare to stop them.

The city is broken, and it seems reasonable to break out individually.

However, it seems that rushing out will lead to death!
  Duolong grabbed a war horse and climbed up with difficulty.

He threw away his helmet, took out a white cloth strip he had prepared and tied it on his forehead, and the others followed suit.

Holding the sword and gun high, he rushed out of Loumen shouting.

At this moment, the Eight Banners seemed a little peaceful.

……

Outside the city gate, there were only a hundred or so musketeers and two artillery pieces, and they seemed to have no time to react.

They are all busy loading.

Therefore, Duolong and his party seized this precious time.

They managed to escape, with gunshots blaring from behind.

No one was shot because there were no pellets in the barrels.

The second round was different.

The bannermen who followed wanted to imitate Duolong's breakthrough, but were knocked down like wheat.

There are also two 6-pound howitzers.

As long as a large group of people rush over, it will be a shot.

Outside Loumen, the moat was stained red with blood, and the suspension bridge was blocked by corpses.

The bannermen fled back into the city and moved various obstacles to block the city gate.

"My lord, the armed militia has arrived."

"Attack in turns, one group at a time, let's start."

"As ordered."

Letting the armed militia see blood is a key step to a quick success.

The regular Li family troops slowly withdrew.

A large number of militiamen entered the city in droves.

Under the command of the officers, the troops advanced street by street in detachment units.

Street fighting is cruel!
  Li Yu didn't want too many casualties and dampened his spirit, so he ordered the 3-pounder cannon to be pushed into the city.

Artillery accompanied the infantry attack to suppress the enemy.

……

"Come on, follow me up to the city wall and take a look."

A large number of personal guards surrounded Li Yu and climbed onto the west wall of the city.

From a high position, you have a panoramic view.

The place where the black smoke is still coming out is the powder magazine.

The area with the fiercest resistance was the original Pan family's old residence, which was expropriated and used as the capital's government office.

Li Yu suddenly remembered and asked, "Is the new deputy capital commander Fucha Ye Ercan still in the city?"

No one can answer this question.

This guy is a standard dandy, and he has been like a clay Buddha since he took office.

The power is delegated to the subordinate officials, and he doesn't care about anything, as long as the money is paid and filial piety is enough.

Such a superior officer is rare.

In short, he was loved both inside and outside the city.

As a result, he has no sense of existence.

"Forget it, look for the body after the beating."

On the city wall, whenever the guards found flag men gathering anywhere, they would wave flags.

Each team, after taking down a block, switches defenses.

Fighting in this way, every militiaman should see blood as much as possible.

Who can understand Li Yu's good intentions?

When the war has reached this point, there is no distinction between old, weak, women and children.

All the people in the city were in arms, resisting desperately.

……

Near the Pan family's old house, the final fortifications have been built.

The bannermen blocked Pingjiang Road with rice bags, tables, chairs and furniture.

Hide behind and shoot with bows and muskets.

As soon as a detachment of militiamen rushed to the street, they suffered 3 casualties.

"Counterattack, counterattack," the squad leader yelled.

Two consecutive volleys hit the rice bag.

Everyone had no choice but to retreat, hide behind the collapsed wall, and shoot based on the ruins.

Waiting for support from the 3-pounder gun.

The streets were full of obstacles and corpses, so the artillery moved slowly and had to clear a path first.

Fucha Yeercan hid in the Dutong Yamen and cried bitterly.

He never expected that he would be involved in this disaster.

Outside, the sound of killing was loud and the sound of gunfire was endless.

"Du Tong, now that things have come to an end, let's fight the Han thieves."

Several soldiers brought armor and swords.

However, Ye Ercan's face was full of tears, he shook his head and said:
  "It's useless, the situation is over."

A soldier from Qingzhou suppressed his anger and said:
  "Du Tong, you are a descendant of the Fucha clan. Your Majesty, please kiss me. You must be worthy of the imperial court even before your death."

After that, kneel down on one knee.

All the soldiers also knelt on one knee.

Ye Ercan still refused and was very stubborn and refused to accept the offer.

The soldiers also lost their patience and gritted their teeth and asked:

"You are ordered to commit suicide, right?"

"What?"

"You must not be captured by Han thieves, otherwise the court will lose face and the emperor will be disappointed."

……

The soldiers put arsenic and white silk on the table.

He didn't even show any military salutes, so he went out to fight.

Among all the people in the city of Suzhou, except for the Beijing Banners, although the bannermen from the rest of the city are not elite, their basic blood is still there.

Pingjiang Road was filled with gunshots.

The Banners rarely fired any more because they had no gunpowder.

The explosion of the gunpowder magazine was the result of Li Yu's arrangement.

To say that the Eight Banners are skilled in bows and horses and good at archery is also a cover-up.

In fact, only the Mengba Banner and the Sauron Soldiers would give priority to bows and arrows.

The Eight Banners of Manchuria, as long as the combat situation permits, will always choose firearms.

The gunpowder magazine was bombed, and there was no choice but to resume traditional arts.

There are hundreds of walking bows and arrows stored in the Dutong Yamen, which are of great use at the moment.

An old flagman, leaning against the barricade, closed his eyes and listened to the sounds.

The lead bullets hit the obstacle with a thud.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, grabbed three arrows and started shooting.

Can't see the enemy, just rely on instinct to launch.

The continuous falling arrows caused two casualties to the militiamen hiding behind the broken wall to reload.

However, they thought it was an accident, a blind cat encountering a dead mouse.

Immediately afterwards, more arrows fell.

The sound of breaking through the air is endless, covering the projectile.

Unfortunately, the squad leader died in battle. He was shot through the shoulder by a light arrow falling from the sky, and entered Yue Xiong's accent again.

The detachment lost command and retreated hastily.

On the way, they encountered another wave of arrows, and many people were hit by arrows.

This was the unit with the heaviest casualties in the attack on the city, with 9 people killed and 12 wounded.

……

Continuous shooting is a tactic of the Eight Banners soldiers.

Grab three light arrows in one hand, put them on the bowstring and then let go, then quickly put the second arrow on them, and so on.

The advantage is that it has a fast rate of fire, but the disadvantage is that it has limited power and can only deal with unarmored units.

However, Li Jiajun is a standard unarmored unit.

Old Qiding used up an arrow pot one after another and leaned tiredly behind the rice bag.

My shoulders feel sore and weak.

"Old man, this trick is passed down from our ancestors, right?"

"Yes, my Ama taught me this trick before I went to fight against Xiao Hezhuo. Then, what I came back with was a jar of ashes, alas."

The young banner man holding the musket next to him was silent.

Old Qiding drew out his saber and said with emotion:

"Don't be afraid, this is the fate of our bannermen. Do you really think that hardcore crops are so delicious? How can there be free rice in the world? Don't talk about us, even the descendants of the clan will die on the battlefield."

"I have killed more than a dozen Han thieves and four young women in my life. It was worth it."

He glanced at the indifferent Sauron child not far away:
  "Hey, you two go up to the room. You are young. Let's release arrows later when the enemy attacks."

"it is good."

The two Sauron children swooped up to the roof and said softly:
  "Throw us some quivers."

"it is good."

Old Flag Ding stood up, grabbed three arrow pots from the cart behind, and threw them onto the roof.

Just as he was about to say something, a cannon rang out, and the person was instantly torn apart, and blood mist filled the sky.

……

"Fire!" 200 meters away, four 3-pound cannons spouted white smoke continuously.

The solid iron ball whizzed and hit the obstacle.

On the battlefield, only artillery can make the final decision.

Even a 3-pound solid artillery shell (weighing about 2 and a half kilograms) is not something that rice bags, tables and chairs can withstand.

After several rounds of shelling, the barricade collapsed.

However, the artillerymen still did not let them go.

The artillery was pushed forward dozens of meters, loaded with shotgun shells and continued bombardment.

Until, no one could be seen standing on Pingjiang Road anymore.

A squad leader raised his sword and pointed forward.

The militiamen lined up in neat lines and strode forward.

On the roof, arrows suddenly flew out.

The two Sauron children suddenly raised their heads and started shooting continuously.

"Counterattack, counterattack."

The militiamen fired their matchlocks, and the two boys were shot and fell.

The angry squad leader swung his sword and stabbed him.

On the battlefield, everyone with weapons is the enemy, and there is no such thing as children, women and children.

The door of the Dutong Yamen was closed, but that couldn't stop anything.

The militiamen set up ladders, scaled the walls, and fired into the courtyard.

From time to time someone was hit by an arrow and slipped down the ladder.

……

Ye Ercan looked at everyone in horror and screamed: "What are you going to do?"

The soldiers had lost their patience and held him down with disdain.

They were forced to take arsenic and poured tea into them.

"Master Dutong, I'm sorry. We were afraid that you would become a prisoner and do something that would be sorry for the Eight Banners and the emperor. We brothers will die together with you."

Ye Ercan fell softly and felt severe pain in his abdomen.

The glory and wealth are disappearing.

In his last consciousness, he saw the bright fire outside the house.

The Janissaries started setting fires.

On the city wall, Li Yu saw the thick smoke and frowned.

"Brother Li."

Fucheng waved his hand and ran over.

When he saw the guards around him holding knives and guns, he was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly, he understood one thing. Today was different from the past.

When he was hesitating how to step forward, Li Yu waved his hand:
  "Come here and watch the battle together."

One mile away, Dutong Yamen, the last fortress in the city, had fallen.

The militiamen no longer attacked, but just cleared a fire break around the area and allowed the fire to burn into white ground.

There will be no survivors inside.

In the fire scene, a person suddenly ran out.

His whole body was filled with fire and his steps were unsteady.

He stretched his hand forward and after taking a few steps, he slowly fell down.

Everyone witnessed this scene.

……

The squad leaders who graduated from the Infantry Sergeant School received a loud education.

"Brothers, from now on we are one. Under the command of the lord, we will continue to attack. Taking Suzhou is only the first step. We will also take Jiangnan and the entire empire."

"In the past, you were stinky coolies who pulled strings and carried big bags. Anyone could step on you. What about now? Who dares to look down on you?"

"why?"

The squad leader suddenly snatched one man's musket and raised it high.

yelled: "Because you have guns."

Everyone was excited and felt a force rolling through their bodies. Some people were even trembling slightly with excitement.

Deputy Captain Zhao Erhu couldn't hold himself back and shouted:

"Long live my lord. Long live the Li family army."

Everyone raised their weapons and shouted along.

Li Yu, who was standing on the city wall, naturally heard it and said with a smile:

"Fucheng, what do you think?"

"The morale is like a rainbow, and the army is strong and fierce."

Li Yu turned around, stared at him for a while, and said slowly:

"There is no future in following Qianlong. How about following me from now on?"

What else could Fucheng say, he immediately fell to his knees.

"Slave, I am willing to serve my lord."

Li Yu reached out and pulled him up:
  "I don't want slaves, I just want subordinates, ministers. I'm not a hypocrite, and I don't like treating people like dogs."

"Yes, my subordinates obey."

……

"Gather all key members for a meeting!"

The lobby of the governor's Yamen was temporarily transformed into the headquarters of the Li Army.

A room full of people.

On the left are civil servants and on the right are military attachés.

However, it is obvious that military attaches are the majority, more than two-thirds.

The backbone of Xishan Island also arrived.

Along with them came a large number of warships and musketeers.

Li Yu made a long story short:

"Everyone, time is urgent. We must take over the surrounding states and counties as quickly as possible. Troops will be deployed in the three battlefields at the same time. For this reason, I have decided~"

"Li Dahu."

"Subordinates are here."

"You are appointed as Suzhou city defense officer. You will control two brigades of armed militia and the other half of the musketry battalion. As long as the city of nine counties in one government is captured, you must hold it."

"As ordered."

……

"Fan Jing."

"Subordinates are here."

"When you are appointed as a civil officer, wherever the Li family's military boots step on, you will take care of the civil affairs for me."

"I obey." Fan Jing's face turned red with excitement.

He had been doing the county government history for so long. It turned out that the master had already arranged for him to be a professional counterpart.

"Du Ren."

"My subordinate is here." Mr. Du still looked unfazed.

"You are appointed as the logistics supply officer. All industries on Xishan Island, Changxing Coal and Iron Mine, Xujiang Park, and all future industrial and mines will be under your control. In a word, you will be responsible for the production, transportation and deployment of all materials needed by the Li Jiajun. "

"Subordinates obey."

……

"Lin Huaisheng."

"Subordinates are here."

"Appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the First Army, and control all infantry and artillery except for the garrison and the Guards. There are 5000 people in total. I will discuss the specific organization with you later."

"Subordinates obey."

"Liu Wu."

"Subordinates are here."

"Appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the navy, and control all ships except industrial and mining transport ships and daily patrol ships."

"Subordinates obey."

"Wusimai."

"Subordinates are here."

"I appoint you as the commander of the cavalry regiment. Now there are horses but no knights. Hurry up and train the cavalry for me."

"Subordinates obey."

……

"Zhao Erhu."

"Subordinates are here."

"You are appointed as the deputy captain of the militia corps. I will personally take charge of the captaincy."

"Subordinates obey."

"Jia Xiaozhen."

"Subordinates are here."

"You are appointed as the director of the Strategic Propaganda Department, responsible for all publicity matters that coordinate with the war situation."

"Subordinates obey."

……

"Liu Qian went on field duty and has not returned in Hubei. Appoint him as the director of the Intelligence Agency."

"Li Xiaowu escorted the canal and has not returned yet. He is appointed captain of the guard."

"Liu Akun is not here. After taking Changxing County, he will be appointed as the defense officer of Changxing City."

"Lai Er, who is stationed in Chaozhou Prefecture, is coming back soon. He has been appointed as the commercial officer."

Seeing that Li Yu had appointed officials to a lot of people, Li Ergou didn't hear his name.

So, he raised his hand and asked:
  "Father, what about me?"

"You prepare to be the vanguard. After the meeting, select 300 men from each musketeer battalion and prepare horses for standby."

"Subordinates obey."

Li Yu said again:
  "In addition, I will also set up some small-scale departments, such as the General Staff Office and the Finance and Taxation Office, and select capable personnel to help sort out the affairs."

"The Ministry of Interior will not cancel it. Yang Yunjiao will serve as deputy, and I will take over the full post."

"The current structure is roughly like this. Let's set it up first. The great cause has just begun. You can appoint your own subordinates. The list will be submitted to me for review."

Hu Xueyu suddenly came out of the queue and asked:

"My lord, there is something we must not be clear about. That is, what is our banner?"

Everyone looked at Li Yu, this was indeed a very critical question.

Li Yu was well prepared and ordered his guards to bring two flags.

One side is a military flag, with a red background, a white circle in the middle, and within the circle is a black pattern of two bayonets and muskets crossed.

It looks exciting!
  The other side is a flag with a line of large characters embroidered on it: "Jiangnan Security and Security Regiment Training, Li".

"Everyone, how is it?"

"My lord is very thoughtful, and my subordinates admire him very much."

"Wonderful, wonderful."

Hu Xueyu, in particular, looked at the flag with a smile.

Li Yu smiled and said:

"The initiative to downgrade us is to reduce the importance that the Qing court attaches to us. The east calls itself Jiangnan Tuanlian, and the west calls itself king. Guess what Qianlong would think?"

Hu Xueyu replied:
  "There is no choice. The court wants to save face. Whoever jumps the highest will be beaten the hardest. First to the west, then to the east, and the soldiers will press the border."

(End of this chapter)