Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 571 The last military order: Trample Shengjing!

Under the continuous bombardment, the heavy logs rolled around like children's toys.

The crushed crowd instantly became two-dimensional beings.

On the top of the mountain, a gunner shouted:
"Angle of fire, add another 2 degrees."

This means that the artillery fire has begun to extend.

"Young Marquis, come and get some water."

Shi Bingren picked up a bucket of water and poured it onto the barrel of the gun. Thick steam rose again from the almost dried felt.

Before cleaning the chamber, the brush is also dipped in water several times.

Prevent overheating in the chamber and ignition of the propellant.

Fortunately, the Wu army was generally equipped with silk powder bags, so there was very little residue in the barrel after the bombardment. Except for being expensive, there was nothing wrong with it.

……

Looking at the Qing army collapsing on the mountain, Shi Lingyang turned around and shouted:
"Ren'er, follow me down the mountain to hunt down the remaining enemies."

"As ordered."

Shi Bingren, who was working in only a shirt, quickly put on his military uniform, grabbed his weapon and coat, and hurriedly said goodbye to the artillery position on the top of the mountain.

The way down the mountain is extremely steep.

Shi Lingyang slid down along the ground, but fortunately his military boots were sturdy and his coat was thick, so he was fine.

Rushing to the front of the Yangdian of Xiaoling Mausoleum,
He stood on a high place, sword drawn:

"The Eight Banners of Shengjing have been defeated, and the outcome is decided. The gunners stay, and everyone else pick up your weapons, bring enough ammunition, and follow me out."

"A huge amount of merit is waiting for you."

"Kill."

……

One call and a hundred responses.

More than 1000 Wu army infantrymen broke out of the defense line and launched a pursuit.

Shi Lingyang rode his horse and continued to gather troops. He shouted to the stunned mob:
"Liaodong Legion, follow me and charge into Shengjing. You will get whatever you want."

"Kill the eight banners of Shengjing, and the whole of Liaodong will be ours."

Incentives work.

In order to become the superior people, the civilians and bondservants who had suffered heavy casualties mustered up their courage to charge forward again.

Believe it again.

Ugh.

The sunk cost is too high. If you don’t believe it, you will lose a lot of money. So just continue to believe it.

Yin Donggeng found a donkey.

He knew that if he wanted to be someone else's boss, he had to run faster than others. One step faster, half a lifetime faster.

That's life.

There will never be a second chance like this in this life.

……

In Tanglin Square.

Broken limbs and arms, broken spears and swords, shattered wood, bloodstained flags~
Shi Lingyang rode his horse carefully over the pile of corpses and passed around the obstacles.

at this time,

The gunfire has stopped, the smoke on the battlefield has dissipated, and the snow has suddenly become heavy.

His thoughts had already flown to the sky. He had captured Shengjing in one fell swoop, and he was the Wu court's greatest contributor in this battle.

In the future, you will surely rise to the top.

But you can't be attached to the military.

He would never intervene in the next battle. After entering Shengjing, he reported the victory to His Majesty and resigned from all military duties in Liaodong on the grounds that he was injured and needed to recuperate.

His identity is awkward. If he continues to take credit for the emperor's achievements, the old officials in the Ministry of Army and Ministry of Navy who have followed His Majesty in conquering the world will probably trip him up.

There is no problem in inheriting the title of Marquis of Jinghai, and there is a high probability that one can go one step further and become the hereditary duke.

……

Shi Lingyang was distracted and forgot the highest rule of the battlefield: be careful, be careful, and be extra careful.

The warhorse moved forward slowly,

Suddenly, a bloody corpse sat up at my feet.

A wounded soldier with half of his leg broken and seemingly unconscious suddenly picked up the short spear beside him and stabbed himself.

puff~
The spear head pierced into the side of his waist from the junction of the cotton armor. Caught off guard, Shi Lingyang fell off his horse in pain.

"Ah~"

Shi Lingyang was indeed a ruthless man. After falling off his horse, he was able to calmly draw his sword and cut off the hand of the assassin who was crawling over.

The assassin covered his severed arm, but no blood gushed out.

Judging from his clothes, he belongs to the Liaodong Corps and is a civilian who walked all the way here from Lushun.

Shi Lingyang didn't dare to move, holding his sword, he asked:

"Why do you want to kill me?"

The assassin stared at Shi Lingyang with a ferocious smile:

"You deserve to die! You big liar~"

It all happened so fast.

By the time the guards around reacted, everything was over.

……

Shi Bingren jumped off his horse like a madman and helped Shi Lingyang up.

Choking and saying:
"Father."

A warrant officer's face changed drastically:
"Young Marquis, I'm going to find a military doctor!"

Shi Lingyang turned his head and glanced at the wound on his waist, his expression gloomy, and he said in a clear tone:

"No need."

"Ren'er, your father's life will not last long."

"After I die, you can inherit the title and serve His Majesty as if he were a god. Brothers present, please bear witness."

Everyone knelt on one knee:
"Yes."

The warrant officer thought for a moment and asked:

"Does the Marquis have anything else to say?"

"Tell your majesty that I have accomplished my mission and won victory in Liaodong. I only regret that I cannot accompany your majesty and lead the world."

……

Shi Lingyang struggled to get up, his tone filled with murderous intent:
"The last military order from the Marquis of Jinghai of the Great Wu, the whole army is heading west and marching into Shengjing."

"As ordered."

More officers and soldiers gathered together, knelt on one knee, and loudly received orders.

And shouted all the way:
"My Lord, send an order to march into Shengjing."

Amid the flying snow, the defeated Qing army all chose to flee to the city of Shengjing in the west, leaving their weapons and armor behind and looking extremely miserable.

The Wu army used 200 cavalrymen as the blade and pursued them relentlessly.

The more than 10,000 pancakes made last night became the final weight that tipped the scales of victory.

People are iron rice is steel.

The Qing army had no food in their stomachs, and the hungrier they got, the slower they moved. They were constantly caught up and killed by Wu's army.

……

Shi Bingren was very clear-headed at the critical moment. He obeyed his father's order and let go of the pursuit without having to stay until the last moment!

Hold the military merit in your hands!
The former members of the Shi family first went to the empty Qing army camp and obtained hundreds of war horses from several stables.

then,

He rode on his warhorse and started the chase in the wind and snow.

They galloped on their horses and surrounded the young master tightly.

If nothing unexpected happens, all the great military achievements of the old master will be accumulated on the head of this young master.

The future of the Shi family must be bright.

One glory and one glory.

……

With cavalry, the efficiency of pursuit increased several times.

The knight looked at the deserter's back in front of him. He only needed to speed up and pull the blade lightly. There would be one less living person in the world and one more dead soul in the underworld.

For a soldier, there is nothing more satisfying than chasing the enemy.

When Hong Xiang charged, a group of Qing army officers who were the first to turn around and flee had now returned to Shengjing City on horseback.

Seriously speaking,

If they rely on the strong city of Shengjing and the women and children in the city, they can still hold out for a while.

Because the Wu army needed to bring in heavy artillery to attack the city, they needed to build equipment and prepare ~
However, theory is just theory.

In fact, the army was in great chaos.

Not only did they bring back news of a great defeat at the front, they also spread the panic evenly throughout the city.

……

The gates of Shengjing were wide open and everyone rushed to escape.

The streets were filled with all kinds of horse-drawn carriages and mule-drawn carts.

In the chaos, gold and silver were thrown all over the street, but no one lowered their heads to pick them up. At this moment, gold was worthless.

"Run quickly." "If you are slow, it will be too late."

The identities of the first group of people who led the escape cannot be verified, but it is believed that they were from Beijing.

We can think of this as a stereotype! Very stereotyped! Especially stereotyped! However, stereotypes are also a kind of unscientific big data.

……

Avalanches are like that.

When the collective is in panic, any individual's reason, courage and perseverance are meaningless.

Once confidence collapses, it's like this~
Irreversible.

There were at least 7 people in and around Shengjing City! With so many people fleeing together, the chaos was imaginable.

When the Wu army's light cavalry arrived, they were stunned to see people riding horses all over the mountains and plains. Some ran north, some ran south, and some ran east.

Shi Bingren reined in his horse, faced the wind and snow, and raised his sword high:
"Soldiers, follow the order of Marquis Jinghai, and march into Shengjing. Infantrymen enter the city and control the city defenses. Cavalrymen and the Liaodong Army are not allowed to enter the city. Pursue and kill until there is no one left in sight."

"kill!"

The cavalry responded in unison.

"kill!"

……

The cavalry dispersed in a fan shape, urging their horses to speed up.

They formed groups of two or three, wedged themselves into the fleeing crowd, with swords in their hands stretched out, and with the help of horsepower, they killed people with ease.

The war horses are in front, and the blood is spurting behind.

The blood bloomed on the snow like plum blossoms.

Art!

This is the art of killing unique to the battlefield!
Less than half an hour later, the Wu army infantry, who had been running half to death, finally arrived and quickly took over the empty Shengjing City.

Hoist the military flag.

Half-lift the suspension bridge.

The Liaodong Corps that arrived later were told that no one was allowed to enter the city, so they replenished some dry food on the spot and continued the pursuit.

The property captured while hunting down the enemy does not need to be handed in and will all become personal property.

Nice benefits!
……

The Liaodong Corps seemed like a donkey that had been tempted by carrots all the way and could only grit its teeth and pull the mill again.

Some went north, some went south.

After chasing for half a day,
The infantry soon turned into dragoons~
Mounts include but are not limited to horses, mules, donkeys, and people.

The poor guy soon became a rich guy~
There is blood on the blade, light in the eyes, gold and silver in the arms, and anger in the heart.

Just as the civilian who assassinated Shi Lingyang said, he was badly deceived.

The sunk costs are too high!
To the point that you have to convince yourself - you have to believe the lies.

……

Meanwhile, the cunning Wu army was busy in Shengjing City counting supplies, repairing city defenses, burying corpses, resettling the wounded, and making plans for a long winter.

At the same time, people were sent with large animals to retrieve the artillery left in the Eastern Tombs.

In addition, there is a particularly important task - to confiscate counter-productive assets.

How much gold and silver could the people fleeing from Shengjing take away in such a hurry? Only a tiny amount.

The big ones are all in the city.

Even the rich kids who were used to seeing wealth were shocked. Damn, who said the area outside the Great Wall was poor? They were so damn rich. Gold ingots were counted by boxes, silver ingots were counted by room, and jewelry was counted by pairs.

They didn't know that this was the floating wealth that the Manchu and Mongolian princes, the Imperial Household Department, and the nobles of the Eight Banners in the capital had plundered for more than a hundred years. I can't say it was all, but at least 60% to 70%.

After discussing with Shi Bingren, the naval officers decided to vacate two large warehouses in the city to store the seized property.

The guard force consists of a squadron of the army, a squadron of the navy, and a squadron of Shi's former subordinates.

Money moves people's hearts!
……

The next day, no one from the Liaodong Corps returned.

On the third day, it was still deserted.

~
It was not until the sixth day that people began to return to the system.

The officers saw clearly that the expressions of those returning to the city were tired yet happy.

He has a mount under his crotch and gold and silver in his arms.

The Baoyi were confident and the civilians were very happy.

Cool~
All the resentment, anger and bad mood that had accumulated for a long time were cleared out at once, and the donkey pulling the mill finally got to eat the carrot.

……

The Wu army set up a checkpoint at the city gate and told all those entering the city that they were allowed to keep their personal belongings, but their war horses had to be handed in. In return, they would be given a subsidy of 5 taels for each war horse.

After entering the city, the officers reorganized the Liaodong Corps.

Emphasize military discipline and strengthen training.

Although naval officers are extremely disdainful of associating with these mobs, they can only rely on them today.

Carrots and sticks.

Take it one day at a time.

They were also allocated nice houses to appease the morale of the troops.

However, the Liaodong Corps was only equipped with cold weapons, not even bows and arrows.

These mobs who are willing to come back are all able to let go of their hatred.

The mob that couldn't let go of their hatred never returned to Shengjing. They reaped a lot during the pursuit, including swords, guns, gold, silver and mounts. Why not just become bandits on the spot? Wouldn't that be happy?
Return to Shengjing?
What are you picturing?

Are you trying to be fooled by that damn Marquis Jinghai?
It was already the autumn of the following year when Wu Ting discovered that horse bandits were rampant in Liaodong region, coming and going like the wind, and that although their scale was small, they had a lot of military style.

……

Yin Donggeng returned on the 11th day with a full load.

The carriage he drove was loaded with gold and silver jewelry, silk and precious swords, ivory mahjong tiles, and several kidnapped Banner women.

Baoyi's awareness is different. He can imagine that his master is from the south, and how boring it would be to stay in Shengjing City during the long winter.
Help the master have fun!

If we, the servants, don't think about our masters, who else can?

In comparison, the civilians in southern Liaoning have very poor awareness and are reluctant to spend even a large sum of money on their masters.

Yin Donggeng was driving the cart while humming a little tune proudly.

It seems that you have lost money, but in fact you have made money.

The master was very happy and said:

"Xiao Yin, you are a good person, a good person. Well, Tieling will be under your jurisdiction from now on."

……

Sure enough, he was called away the next day.

A kindly-looking naval officer:

"Yin Donggeng, right? Not bad, not bad. From today on, the Liaodong Army will be divided into two parts, the Left Camp and the Right Camp. You, go and take charge of the Left Camp. Four words, rewards and punishments must be clearly defined."

"As ordered."

The following days were peaceful and calm.

The Liaodong Corps trained for an hour every day, and those who violated military law would still be punished. Those who refused to obey would still be shot in public, and their personal property would be divided among the troops.

But every 3 days, there is a day off.

The soldiers of the Liaodong Corps can go out of the city to hunt, fish, or rob when it is their turn to take a vacation.
The world is vast and you can do whatever you want.

In addition to entertainment, there are also serious matters.

The Wu army frequently dispatched its vassal troops from its stronghold in Shengjing to collect grain by force. All the villages that refused to comply were destroyed, and they also recruited some slaves to do the work.

The Liaodong Corps was basically satisfied.

I can't be dissatisfied. What, let Marquis Jinghai crawl out and apologize to me?
……

After receiving the victory report, Wei Zilong, the commander of the fleet stationed at the mouth of the Daliao River, felt relieved. He immediately dispatched a speedboat to Suzhou to report the victory and send back Shi Lingyang's body.

The Shengjing-Bohai Bay material supply line has been opened. This route is roughly one-third of the land route and two-thirds of the water route.

The Wu army gathered enough ships in Shengjing to transport a large amount of supplies and slaves to the downstream at one time.

After obtaining sufficient supplies, the fleet was divided into two parts, with a small part stationed at the mouth of the Daliao River and the majority returning to Lushun.

This winter is finally over.

Lushun is not short of wood, but of food.

The Qing army's Dagukou navy was dispatched once and was completely defeated.

The carronades equipped on the Wu army's warships were so powerful at close range that they even broke the keel of the Qing army's main battleship, a 300-ton bird ship.

after that,

The Wu army fleet cruised freely in the Bohai Bay.

In short, Wu’s army currently has three strongholds on the Liaodong Peninsula, namely Shengjing, Lushun, and the mouth of the Daliao River.

……

After several winter snows.

The area outside the Great Wall is covered in snow, and people and animals are hibernating.

Thousands of miles away in Beijing, it was also snowing, and the accumulated snow added a touch of eeriness to the Forbidden City.

Qianlong, who had lived in Yingtai for a long time, wrapped himself tightly in his fur coat.

Looking at the snow flying all over the sky, muttering:

"One piece, two pieces, three pieces, four pieces, five pieces, six pieces, seven pieces, eight pieces, nine pieces, ten pieces, countless pieces, they all flew into the sea and disappeared."

"Ji Yun's poem is really well written. I miss him a little bit."

The young eunuch next to him suddenly said:
"Grand Emperor, Lord Ji just died the other day, and his funeral should not have taken place today."

(End of this chapter)