nanming man

Chapter 142 The Hard Battle in Linqing
If the 15th year of Chongzhen was a terrible year, then the 16th year of Chongzhen was a desperate year for the Ming Dynasty.

In April, Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor in Guanzhong, formally fought against the Ming Dynasty, and challenged the Ming Dynasty politically and militarily, but the Ming Dynasty had no way to restrain it, which further weakened the authority of the Ming court, and the Qing army nestled in the pass If they didn't leave, the Ming court could only stay in Beijing, and government orders could not leave Beijing. This not only allowed Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong to expand their forces, but also made the local army no longer obey the court, and accelerated their evolution towards warlords.

At this time, the Shun army occupied Henan and Guanzhong, and the Qing army stayed in Shandong. The entire Ming Empire had been cut into two parts.

In October last year, the Qing army entered the bandits, broke through the Great Wall and entered the pass, and then swept all the way north and entered Shandong.By this time, the Qing army had been in the pass for half a year. They broke through Denglai to the east and Haizhou (Lianyungang) to the south, and destroyed the local shipyards. They did not find out that the Ming Dynasty was building large-scale ships, so they led the army back to Linqing. , Dongchang area.

At this time, the elite troops of the southern government were assembled, but all the Qin kings stopped at the front line of Xuzhou and Huai'an, and did not even dare to step into Shandong, allowing the Qing army to ravage Shandong.

When the time came to April, all the prefectures and counties that the Qing army could conquer had already been conquered. In the Zhongzhou War, the Ming army had also failed. Abata easily completed the strategic goal entrusted to him by Huang Taiji.

Whether it's destroying the Ming Dynasty's plan to attack the mind by sailing, or containing the Ming army, the battle of left and right in Zhongzhou has been completed.According to the plan, Abatai could return to the outside of the customs at this time, but the Qing army still stayed in Shandong and had no intention of returning.

Abatai was the seventh son of the old slave, but because he was born to a side concubine, his status was relatively humble among his brothers, and he was often not treated fairly when rewarded for meritorious deeds.Although he has outstanding military exploits and has a high self-esteem, he has been humiliated and punished many times.

Now Abate is more than 50 years old, but he is still just a Baylor, and the seats at every banquet are ranked below the crowd.He watched Duduo and his younger brothers, and even some nephews sitting in front of him, drinking to their heart's content, and he felt uncomfortable. He often complained, saying, "I won't go to the banquet anymore!" Yes, if I go hunting, I will go there with a bow and arrow, and I feel ashamed to sit in the ranks of my children when I go to a banquet."

This time, Abatai led the army alone, and he really wanted to make some achievements and show his brothers a look.

Right now, although he has completed the task assigned by Huang Taiji, he is not satisfied with it.Although the Qing army broke up many cities this time, the gains were not that many. Jinan was slaughtered by the Qing army before, so naturally there is nothing to gain by breaking it this time.

The Qing army destroyed quite a few cities, but the Ming army in Shandong seems to have been prepared for a long time. Several major cities have not been defeated. Jinan looks like an abandoned child. The governor, chief envoy, and inspector are not in Jinan. .

At present, Shandong's procuratorate and former Henan governor Gao Mingheng are in Linqing, Shandong governor Liu Zeqing is guarding Dongchang, and the chief envoy is in Qingzhou. Several wealthy cities are still in the hands of the Ming army.

Although Abatai has made some gains, the [-] army, people eat horses and chews, consumes a lot of money, and seven to eighty eight of the looted supplies have been consumed.If he just went back like this, his merits would obviously be limited, so Abatai attacked Linqing, he would definitely break Linqing, plunder the people and property in the city and return.

Linqing is an important node on the Grand Canal, just between Shandong and Beizhi. In the city, there are a large number of grains, cloth, and armaments transported from Jiangnan to Beijing. Linqing's business is also developed, so there are many rich people in the city, with countless money.

Abatai has gradually withdrawn the Qing troops from all over the country, and only waited to break through Linqing and plunder them all before returning to the outside of the pass.Tens of thousands of Qing troops were stationed in the wilderness to the east of Linqing City. The barracks stretched for more than ten miles, and the momentum was huge. Linqing City was like a lone boat in a storm.

On the top of the city, Gao Mingheng stared at the Qing army camp outside the city. Compared with a few days ago, there seemed to be more military tents, indicating that the troops of the Qing army were gathering towards Linqing.

Linqing has been besieged for half a year, and the strength of the Qing army has gradually increased, but no reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty have appeared. Li Nietai asked the court for help, but the reply from the court was to let them fight in the city without support.

This reply was expected by Gao Mingheng, but without reinforcements, how long would they be able to defend?Standing at the head of the city, Gao Mingheng looked at the Qing army camp outside the city, which made him feel very heavy.

At night, the sky was covered with dark clouds, covering the stars and the moon, and the dark night enveloped the earth.Linqing City was brightly lit, and every few steps, there were soldiers lighting torches.

Wang Yan has been trapped in Linqing for less than half a year. At first, he only helped the army with some logistical matters, but as the defenders were exhausted, he also took up bows, arrows, knives and guns two months ago.

At this time, he and his servant Ah Chen, together with many people, were carrying rolling logs and stones to the city overnight, so as to defend against the enemy during the day.

Chief Banner Officer Wang Weidong pointed to the wall and said, "Young Master Wang, just put it here."

Together with Ah Chen, Wang Yan lifted a piece of log to the edge of the city wall with great difficulty, slowly put it down, then straightened up, wiped his sweat with his sleeves, and was about to carry it a few more times, when suddenly a piece of wood appeared under the city wall. shadow.

Standing by the wall, Li Ponu, who was vigilantly watching the movement below the city, immediately sensed the abnormality, and hastily pulled out a torch and threw it down the city wall.

The torch turned in a circle, drew a trajectory, fell on the ground, and illuminated a circle.Wang Yan looked down and couldn't help taking a step back. Under the bright light, the figures of the Qing army under the city had nowhere to hide and were immediately exposed.

"Enemy attack!" Li Ponu immediately turned his head and roared.

The busy officers and civilians in the city turned pale with fright, hurriedly dropped the rolling stones and trees, picked up their weapons and rushed to the wall.

"Quick, defend!" Wang Weidong yelled, lighting torches and throwing them down the city wall. Hundreds of torches were thrown under Linqing City at once, flying down the city like bolides, each lighting up an area.

The Qing army under the city, who was about to steal some, saw their whereabouts exposed, exhaled a few barbarian words, and immediately launched a strong attack.

Li Ponu immediately opened his bow and set up an arrow, aiming the arrow at a black figure in front of him, and shot it with a "swoosh", directly hitting the black figure's chest.

"Seven!" Wang Weidong on the side couldn't help admiring him when he shot the arrow, but then his face changed. The black shadow that was shot continued to charge forward like a normal person.

Seeing this, Li Ponu quickly shot another arrow, hitting the black shadow again, but he still didn't stop the black shadow from rushing forward.

At this time, Wang Weidong finally saw the black shadows clearly by using the torch thrown down to the city. He saw these people were wearing bloated clothes, probably with several layers of armor, with arrows stuck in their bodies, as if nothing happened, and his scalp felt numb , turned his head and shouted, "No, it's the Ba Yala of the Tartars, it's a white armored soldier, hurry up and get the firearms! Bring the fire oil~"

As soon as he finished speaking, a rain of arrows "swished" from the city, and an arrow hit his shoulder, knocking him to the ground.

"Ah~ah~" A hiss sounded beside him, and Wang Yan cast his eyes on the fallen Wang Weidong. He stared blankly at the blood gushing from Wang Weidong's shoulder. Said: "Don't move~"

(End of this chapter)