Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1251
Shenyang City was plundered by the North Korean army, and almost all the palaces and buildings in the city were burned down.

Now the city can be regarded as a waste of time, everything starts from scratch.Mr. Wang's name is Sun Shan, but Zhang Jiayu is a Jinshi in high school. He is still quite capable.

After he arrived in Shenyang, he did not rush to build government offices, but built a market in a piece of white land, and then sent people from Jiangnan to find merchants, transported rice, salt and iron, tea, and cotton cloth, and asked them to exchange them for Liao people. The beans, wild ginseng and fur brought Shenyang City back to life.

But after the bazaar was built, the yamen and other buildings were much simpler, and the Ming army in the city still lives in tents.

The governor's yamen is located on the site of the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty, and there is only a plaque hanging on it. In fact, it is not comparable to a county yamen, it is just an earthen house.

Zhang Jiayu led a few people back in a hurry, and saw people coming in and out of the yamen non-stop. He walked to the door, and the little official came up to greet him immediately, and said anxiously, "Futai, Gao Yuan is waiting in the courtyard."

Zhang Jiayu then waved his hand and walked straight into the compound, just in time to see Xie Qian sitting on a stone bench, talking to General Ji Ming. When he saw Zhang Jiayu entering the courtyard, he got up quickly, cupped his hands and said anxiously: "Zhang Futai, you It’s coming. The Mongols are going down the Liaohe River, and the officials of the Third Division should hurry up and avoid it!”

"The Mongols still dare to invade my Daming?" Zhang Jiayu was a little surprised, "How many people have come, and where are they now?"

"I didn't expect them to be so daring. I didn't go to the army to wipe them out, but they came to attack us. It's really daring." Xie Qian said.

He paused, and then said, "However, the military situation will not be false. Qingyun Fort and Zhengxi Fort, which monitor Horqin in the north, have been captured by the Mongols and looted. They are now heading towards Shenyang, with about 4 troops. Many people."

The [-] army made Zhang Jiayu a little scared, and many officials around him panicked.

Xie Qian lost most of his troops in North Korea at the beginning, because he belonged to the faction of the King of Lu, so there was no replenishment of troops, only less than [-].

Although it is stated that after North Korea regains the north, it plans to recruit northern soldiers for training and supplement its army, but the time is short and has not yet been implemented.

Right now he has 1 people, and Shenyang has only 4000. The others are distributed in bureaus on the northern line, the Liaoxi Corridor, and the North Korean border.

Although he was not afraid of the Mongols, if he couldn't hold on, he would easily break through, but with a group of civil servants around, he would have more scruples, so he hoped that Zhang Jiayu and others would retreat to the pass before the Mongols arrived.

Xie Qian continued, "Looking at the distance, the Mongols went down the frozen Liaohe River, diverted from Shifang Temple and headed straight for Shenyang, and they could reach the city in three days at the earliest. Zhang Futai, the officials of the third division should withdraw first!"

Zhang Jiayu shook his head, "I won't leave. Since the court sent me here, I have the responsibility to protect one side. Besides, Liaoning has just started to improve, and I have worked hard here. I won't leave!"

As he said that, he glanced at Xie Qian, and suddenly said: "Ben Fu persuaded Gao Yuanhou not to give up Shenyang easily, so as not to delay the imperial court's plan to relocate people to Liao, and be blamed by the imperial court."

Not long ago, the Ming Dynasty merged the original Daning Capital Division and Liaodong Capital Division into Liaoning Province. The population of these two places was empty, and their registered permanent residence was less than that of a county in the south of the Yangtze River. The policy is to relocate at least 200 million people to consolidate the frontier, so first put up the shelf.

Xie Qian was slightly taken aback when he heard Zhang Jiayu's words, never thinking that he could see through his mind.

Xie Qian is a general, so he didn't think much about it. He originally wanted to be unable to hold on, so it didn't matter if he gave up Shenyang. He would just take it back next year, but after Zhang Jiayu reminded him, he realized that the people in Henan who migrated in the Ming Dynasty, He has already made preparations in the pass, and he will move to Liaoning for resettlement as soon as the ice and snow melt. If he loses Shenyang, it will undoubtedly affect the national policy of the imperial court.

At that time, Jian Guo will definitely be unhappy. Even if he doesn't blame him, he will doubt his ability and affect his promotion.

For a while, Xie Qian couldn't help staring at Zhang Jiayu for a moment, then nodded, "Since Futai has made up his mind, I will defend the city with Futai, and let the Mongols smash their heads and bleed."

Zhang Jiayu immediately cupped his hands, "Okay, Gao Yuanhou will deploy city defenses, and I will move people into the city immediately!"

After the Ming Dynasty eliminated the Manchus, it did not send troops to attack the Mongolian tribes immediately, and the defense in the north was not particularly perfect. Unexpectedly, it gave Mongolia an opportunity.

The Ming army had just regained the north, and had not had time to rebuild the northern frontier army. In addition, the Ming army had few northern soldiers, and the southern army was not adapted to the weather in the north. A large number of southward transfers caused the northern troops to be relatively empty, which led to this mistake in the Ming Dynasty.

However, the main reason for the mistake was that Wang Yan himself and the Nanjing court underestimated the enemy and were proud.

In the battle with the Qing Dynasty, the Ming army wiped out a large number of Mongolian soldiers. This made Wang Yan feel that the Mongols were no longer a threat to the Ming Dynasty. People are still fine.

Moreover, there are more than 2 Mongols who fled from Xuanda, and thousands of Mongols in Beijing fled back to the grasslands. In fact, Mongolia still has some strength.

At this time, the Mongols rushed in, and Zhang Jiayu quickly ordered that the young and strong outside the city should enter the city to hide, while the old and weak women and children should retreat to Jinzhou. Jinzhou direction.

Although the official order was issued, there were not many people who went to the city to hide and fled to Jinzhou.

Because the weather was so cold, most of the villages did not notify them, and many of the people who were notified were not prepared to flee. They could survive under the hands of the Qing Dynasty, and it was the same when the Mongols came. Someone had to cultivate the land.

Decades of slavery are either unbearable and they rise up to resist, or they gradually get used to it, and even feel natural, and feel at ease as a slave.

The Ming army could no longer control the situation outside the city, and the city began to tensely deploy defenses.

Although the Ming army in Shenyang City was not prepared, Xie Qian had already asked Gao Yigong who was in Beijing for help, and Shenyang could get support from three directions: Beizhi, Shandong, and North Korea.

Xie Qian is still very confident if he really makes up his mind to do it. If it can be as fast as a month, or as slow as two months, Daming's thunderous wrath will definitely come down.

Three days later, Xie Qian took back another 300 people from several nearby outposts. The number of troops in the city reached 300, and there were nearly [-] young and strong.

From the morning of the third day, Shenyang began to close all the gates. In the afternoon of the next day, the soldiers and young men on the city were pouring water on the city wall, when suddenly a low-pitched horn sounded from the white field, and the Mongolian army finally came. up.

Zhang Jiayu, Xie Qian and others were at the top of the city directing the defense. When they heard the movement, they hurriedly wrapped their cloaks and braved the wind and snow, standing at the top of the city to watch.

The Mongol's speed was one day slower than expected. This was because it was easier for him to walk on the frozen river. After changing his course, he walked on thick snow, so he was slower.

In the wilderness ten miles away, a large group of cavalry appeared. They rode slowly on horseback. The white breath from the horses made them feel as if they were in the clouds.

These war horses are wrapped in blankets on their bellies, and their hooves hold cotton cloth, so they are not afraid of the severe cold.

At this time, the Mongolian cavalry in front took out their horns and blew their heads up. The mournful sound of the horns echoed in the field, and the murderous cavalry marched forward surrounded by boundless guards of honor.

Wu Keshan personally led the army to go out, Horqin dispatched 5000 warriors, and other Mongolian tribes gathered [-] people to march towards Shenyang.

It's hard to say whether the various ministries in Monan put all their eggs in one basket, but all the warriors in Horqin have put their weight on this battle.This can be said to be the last army of Eastern Mongolia, and they must win this battle.

At this time, he had already seen Shenyang City in front of him. When Nurhachi started to seize Shenyang, he might not have as many troops as he did.

He had already found out that the Ming Dynasty had only 5000 troops stationed outside the pass, while Shenyang had a maximum of [-]. His troops were nearly nine times that of the Ming army, and he was confident of victory.

Looking at the city in the distance, Wu Keshan suddenly pointed his horsewhip at the city, and ordered to the sons behind him: "Whoever of you will ride and shoot around the city for Ben Khan will first demoralize the Ming army!"

There are no artillery in Shenyang City, so Wu Keshan decided to give the Ming army a dismount first, to show the Ming army the ability of Mongolian warriors to ride and shoot, and to deter the defenders.

"Father Khan, I'm going!" Wu Keshan's fourth son immediately pulled out the reins and led [-] cavalry to rush towards Shenyang.

The weather outside the pass was cold, and the moat had long been frozen, and the Ming army had no time to set up repelling horses, and the cavalry could rush directly to the city.

The Mongolian cavalry wore felt hats and bloated cotton coats, held bows and arrows, and slammed into the belly of the horse. The [-] cavalry rushed down the city like a torrent, hoping to cause a huge psychological impact on the Ming army.

Seeing this, Xie Qian on the city sneered. Are the Mongols planning to attack the city with cavalry?He immediately waved his hand and said, "Bring up the self-generated gun team!"

Three thousand cavalry were getting closer and closer to the city wall. Seeing that the city was approaching a hundred paces, the ferocious Mongolian cavalry put their bows and arrows on the strings one after another, preparing to throw a wave of arrows into the city and kill the Ming army above, but at this moment , an accident happened suddenly, and the several horses running in the front suddenly hissed sadly, and fell forward with a bang, throwing the knights above into the air.

On the city wall, the gunners of the Ming army fired continuously, and the cavalry were knocked down by the muskets one after another before they entered the range of their bows.

Originally, I wanted to give the Ming army a blow, but I didn't expect to be beaten by the Ming army. But Wu Keshan can't be blamed for this. He has been enjoying the blessings in Horqin these years, and he didn't go south to fight the Ming army. His thinking is still stuck for more than ten years. Before that, I didn't know that the range and rate of fire of the Ming army's firearms had been greatly improved.

All of a sudden, the cavalry rushing to the front fell off their horses one after another, and their bodies were trampled to bloody flesh by the large group of horses later. There was a lot of screams. Seeing the heavy losses, the cavalry behind were so frightened that they turned their horses around and did not dare to continue galloping towards the city.

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