Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 433: Being shelled and massacred in Sangui

"Jia~jia~jia~xu", the white dragon colt has its hooves facing west. Prince Pingxi on the horse has fat ears, a straight nose, no beard, and a relatively thin figure. He has two bright sword-shaped eyebrows on his fair face. He has a heroic and elegant appearance, and the calmness between his eyebrows is like the still water of a deep pool. Yan Liao Xiren ("Three Gui's giant ears are long and precise, without beards, looking forward and looking forward, with dignity like a god. General Yanling has a beautiful appearance, good at riding and shooting, his body is not very big, but his courage is outstanding. Shen Zhi is resourceful, and he is quite romantic.") Self-reward”).

Although this man has been guarding northern Xinjiang for a long time, his ancestral home is Gaoyou, Jiangsu Province, and he is a descendant of the Wu family in Yanling, so he was nicknamed "General Yanling". My body contains the breath of apricot blossoms filled with moisture and the spring rain of Jiangnan, but I grew up facing the biting cold wind of Liaodong. That year, his father Wu Xiang led 500 soldiers on a patrol in Jinzhou and were surrounded by Huang Taiji's army. Uncle Zu Dashou dared not send troops to rescue because there were few soldiers in the city. Wu Sangui, a 17-year-old boy, led more than 20 servants to break into the enemy's formation alone and rescued his father.

When he became famous at a young age, he briefly stayed in Beijing. His unique temperament that combined ruggedness and elegance impressed the great poet Wu Meicun. He wrote the famous line "Bai Xitong, the youngest, picked flowers and looked back many times." . However, most people in the world are shallow and forget about "Bai Xi Tonghou", and only remember "the six armies are mourning but they are all plain, and the crown and anger are beauty". Damn it, for the sake of a beauty named Chen Yuanyuan, you actually lured a lot of people into the country, causing the square buns on everyone's heads to turn into handsome pigtails with money rat tails.

Today, he came, still wearing a white horse, a white robe, and a bright silver gun, just like the "General Yanling" who saved his father alone. The difference was that his belly was slightly bigger than before.

"I am Wu Sangui and Wang Yongzhen. Why do you call me? If you are willing to surrender the city, I will spare your life." King Pingxi's voice was very gentle, but full of energy, and it floated directly to the city.

"Is it Wu Thief?" Wang Yongzhen asked.

Generals Gao Youcai, Liu Dengglou and Xie Rude did not know him. Sun Shining observed for a while and replied: "This person is of extraordinary popularity and should be the Wu thief himself. Uncle Mi Zhi can answer him and then attack him with artillery fire."

"Cut on the forehead," Wang Yongzhen ordered viciously, remembering his brother's tragic death. But with a smile on his face, he discussed the terms of surrender with King Pingxi.

After talking for a while, Wu Sangui became impatient and wanted to turn back. Suddenly there was a howling sound in the air, "Boom~Boom~Boom~" several cannonballs exploded next to his horse.

"咴聿聿", the white dragon colt was frightened and ran away. After all, he was a general who had been killed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Wu Sangui reacted quickly, lowered his body quickly, turned his horse's head, and fled back to the main formation.

At that time, the guns were inaccurate. Whether you win or not depends on luck. Mr. Wang was unlucky and missed; Mr. Wu was lucky and came back with his life.

"Attack the city! After breaking the city, kill them all regardless of old or young," he said to the King of the West. It was a great shame and humiliation to almost be killed by a cannonball! After escaping back, he became furious and vowed to wash away his humiliation with the blood of the city's soldiers and people.

"Kill~kill~kill~" Wu Jun howled and launched an attack. Stimulated by the fortune made by massacring the city, their morale was very high and they climbed up the city regardless of their lives. Most of the elite members of the Yulin Army had been killed in the Battle of Meiyuan, and they were gradually unable to resist.

During the fierce battle, Yulin Army general and Yanchang Bogao Youcai were killed in the crossfire. Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Yongzhen broke out with a few of his subordinates such as Liu Denggou and Xie Rude. In a hurry, there was no time to bring the civil servants. When Sun Shining of Yulin Road saw that he was surrounded by the Qing army, he sighed, "I didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty would only last more than a month." After saying this, hang up the white silk ribbon and die calmly.

Like wolves and tigers, the Qing army rushed into the city, killing everyone they met and looting property, whether they were rebels or civilians. After looting all the people's property, they did not forget to set fire to it. For a time, thick smoke billowed, corpses filled the streets, and the city smelled of blood.

"My lord, we have been killing for a day and a night, and there are not many people left alive in the city. Do you want to order the soldiers to seal their swords?" Seeing that the killing was so brutal, Wu Guogui, the commander-in-chief, could not bear to plead for mercy.

"You, you are too kind-hearted to achieve great things. If you are not alone and cruel, you must use heavy rules to control troubled times. If you don't kill one to serve as a warning to hundreds, how can you scare off the rebels who are emerging one after another in Sichuan and Shaanxi?" Wu Sangui smiled grimly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the people of Hecheng were sentenced to death, and every household was searched and executed. There are two pagodas in Pucheng, the north and the south. People who had nowhere to hide took refuge in the two pagodas. "Your Majesty, some unscrupulous people have sneaked into the tower. The passage is narrow and it is difficult to attack," the deputy general Wang Pingfan reported.

"You idiot, if you can't attack us, you don't know how to use smoke?" Wu Sangui was furious.

After being scolded, Wang Pingfan did not dare to neglect, and ordered his subordinates to pile firewood under the tower and light it on fire. The thick smoke caused the people in the tower to suffocate and die. His face was full of ferocious color, which showed how miserable his death was.

Finally, the fire died out and there was no more living person in Puzhou City. According to historical records, more than 10,000 people were killed.

Wu Sangui is not a reckless man. The bloodbath in Pucheng, privately speaking, was to quell the hatred that nearly killed Pucheng; publicly speaking, it was to kill a hundred people and shock the rebels in Sichuan and Shaanxi. The most important thing is that he wants to submit a petition to the Royal Father, His Royal Highness the Regent.

Sure enough, when Dorgon heard about this incident, Longyan was very happy and repeatedly shouted "well done". Not only did he issue an order to commend him, but he also pretended to scold Prince Pingxi: "You are the vassal king of the Qing Dynasty and the commander-in-chief of the army, not a nobody." . The imperial court will rely on you in many places from now on. There is no need to charge into battle in every battle, only to issue instructions." This scolding was learned and overt, but secretly full of deep concern, asking him to cherish his body. The Qing Dynasty could not live without such a loyal minister.

Seeing the edict issued to him by Dorgon, Wu Sangui burst into tears in front of the envoy. He kept saying that his careless body had made His Royal Father and the Regent worried, and he really deserved death! Even if your body is shattered to pieces, you cannot repay the kindness of your royal father and regent!

After seeing off the messenger, Wu Sangui breathed a long sigh of relief. It’s not easy! After enduring the humiliation and burden for so long, the old fox Dorgon finally relaxed his guard against him!

Panicked like a bereft dog, Wang Yongzhen, Liu Denggou, and Xie Rude led more than two thousand defeated soldiers and fled back to Luochuan. Zuo Shedou, the magistrate of Luochuan County, was shocked, "Why is Uncle Mi Zhi like this?"

"We are defeated, my brother was killed in battle, and only these few people are left." Wang Yongzhen was dejected and no longer as energetic as before.

"So what are you going to do?"

"Before my brother died, he asked E to take the brothers back to his hometown in Yulin. He also said that if Yulin could not be defended, they could defect to the Wei State. However, there was still the territory of Zhu Shizhong between us and the Wei State. They wanted to defect to the Wei State. I'm afraid the country will have to take a detour to Monan. It's hard!"

Zuo Shedou thought for a while and said with a smile: "If you really want to defect to Weiguo, just go to Ningxia directly."

"Going to Ningxia? That is Zhu Shizhen's territory. Brother E said that Zhang's military power is small and it is difficult to become a great weapon. If he goes to Ningxia, I'm afraid he will annex him." Wang Yongzhen shook his head.

Zuo Shedou smiled and said, "Have you forgotten the chief minister of the Zhangwu Dynasty, Xining Bo Qi Tingjian? He is the personally appointed chief minister of the Qianyuan Emperor of the Kingdom of David."

(End of this chapter)