nanming man

Chapter 927 Xuzhou Changed Banner
Liu Heizi made people shout at night, bluffing, and deceived the Qing army on the city wall. They fired guns in the middle of the night and shot nearly ten thousand arrows.

In the early morning, the Xuzhou defenders looked down from the top of the city, and the canal was only filled in a little bit. When they were rejoicing, they suddenly found that something was wrong. Why didn't they see any corpses outside the city.

At this moment, a group of men and horses came out of the rebel camp in the distance, pushed the shield cart to the river, and began to collect the arrows shot down from the city.

Although Xuzhou City is an important military town with sufficient supplies, the arrows and gunpowder are not inexhaustible. Yesterday, it was noisy in the middle of the night, and one-twentieth of the arrows and gunpowder were consumed.

At the top of the city, Wang Jiaping saw this scene, his face was stunned, his nose almost crooked, he punched the top of the city, gritted his teeth, "Well, you Liu Heizi, what are you playing straw boats with me to borrow arrows!"

In the next few days, the rebel army harassed the Qing army in false and real ways, relying on the large number of people, sometimes filling the river during the day and sometimes filling the river at night. When the defenders were not paying attention, they filled a large section of the river. And bluffing, deceiving arrows and gunpowder, consuming the equipment in the city.

At this time, under the city of Xuzhou, the soldiers of the rebels supported the shields and pushed the shield carts. Nearly ten thousand people dumped baskets of soil into the moat, stirring up turbid waves. spectacular.

In just ten days, Liu Heizi's troops had already filled in a moat about 200 feet wide outside the east city, and pushed the soil to the foot of the city wall.

During this period of time, the rebel army's siege equipment had already been prepared, and they would start attacking the city only after the artillery was transported from Henan.

At this time, Liu Heizi rode his horse and watched the rebels filling the river. Like ants moving house, they poured earth and rocks into the river, which had already filled the width enough to attack the city. Immediately he waved his hand, "Withdraw, stop filling the river!"

Ding ding ding ~ The sound of gold ringing sounded, and the soldiers who filled the river immediately retreated like a tide.

The archers on the top of the city raised their bows and shot arrows, and the firearms soldiers carrying their guns and bombarding them watched the rebel army retreat. The city wall soon became deserted, leaving only discarded baskets, wheelbarrows, and corpses lying in disorder, and the shooting gradually stopped. .

Wang Jiaping leaned out half of the body from the city, staring at the foot of the city wall with stern eyes, saw that the moat had been filled up and lost its protective effect, his face sank immediately.

He leaned his hand on the wall and looked at it, then suddenly turned his head and asked, "Has the person you sent out not returned yet?"

"Not yet, will he be caught!" A boss Qian next to him worried.

Wang Jiaping pounded his fist on the city wall, "I sent a few groups of people, luck shouldn't be so bad!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a Qing soldier hurried over to report, "Junmen, the people who went to Huai'an are back!"

Wang Jiaping was overjoyed, and asked anxiously, "Where is he?"

"Reporting to the military gate, the man is in Nancheng, just hanged up!"

Wang Jiaping heard the words, and couldn't wait for the soldiers to bring them, so he hurried to the south city.

At this time, the sentinel boat in the moat had already sent people to the city wall, and then pulled them up to the top of the city. The man who came back was heading to the east city, when he bumped into Wang Jiaping who was rushing towards him.

"What did Inspector Ma say?" Wang Jiaping did not hesitate, he just wanted to let his subordinates in the city hear that he had already contacted the Ming army, so that they could feel reassured.

Now that the Qing Dynasty is unreliable, and the hearts of the soldiers of the Qing army are shaken, if there is no foreign aid, many people in the city will definitely choose to surrender to Liu Heizi.

After all, it was Wang Jiaping who dug Gao Yihuan's ancestral grave, and it wasn't them. At worst, he would be a prisoner and work as a coolie for Wei Guo for a few years. After all, he could save his life.

The messenger heard Wang Jiaping's words, and was about to answer, but Wang Jiaping rushed up, grabbed his wrist, and winked, telling him to return in a low voice.

"Reporting to the military gate, I saw Ma Dushi, and the supervisor ordered the military gate to plant bright flags all over the city, and he will send troops to rescue in a few days!" The messenger also took out a letter from Ma Shiying from his bosom. Handwritten.

Wang Jiaping was overjoyed, took a long breath, and said loudly, "Master Ma has written a letter to Lao Tzu!"

He yelled like a showman, then hurriedly took the letter, read it quickly, and suddenly a stone fell to the ground.

Ma Shiying asked Xuzhou to change its flag, unfurled the banner of the Ming army, and declared its allegiance to Daming. Liu Heizi attacked Xuzhou again, and Ma Shiying could send troops in an open and honest manner to relieve the siege of Xuzhou.

In the letter, Ma Shiying promised to give Wang Jiaping the treatment he deserved, and asked Wang Jiaping and Ma Guanghui to guard Xuzhou. The Ming Dynasty has prepared a [-] army and will go north to support at any time.

After reading the letter, Wang Jiaping said loudly again: "Master Ma has prepared [-] soldiers, and he will reinforce Xuzhou in a few days." As he spoke, he said to the general: "You guard the city well, and I will go see Governor Ma! "

After hearing Wang Jiaping's words, the Qing army in the city talked a lot, and with the Ming army's reinforcements, they all felt confident.

Wang Jiaping took the letter, walked down the city wall, went to the governor's mansion, and told Ma Guanghui the news.

At the governor's mansion, Ma Guanghui read the letter with a large number of Qing generals gathered around him, and Wang Jiaping said, "Governor, the brothers were captured by the Wei army, and they have to work as coolies for the Wei state. Continue to enjoy the glory and wealth. Now Ma Shiying's [-] troops are ready, the governor should not hesitate, let's change flags!"

Wei and Qing fought for many years, and the Qing army suffered consecutive defeats and captured many people.

The Qing army knew a little bit about how the Wei State handled the prisoners. Most of the Qing army's prisoners were reduced to coolies in the Wei army's mines, or tenant farmers of military households.

In the north, there were continuous wars, heavy population losses, and severe land abandonment. The Wei army used the military merit awarding system. The soldiers divided the land and needed people to plant it. Good people want to plant their own land. Therefore, Gao Yihuan can only use a large number of prisoners of war as long-term tenants, restrict their freedom, and let them farm land for military households.

In fact, this is similar to the Manchu Qing's use of the "Law of Escaping Banners" to restrict banner slaves. The State of Wei also formulated strict laws to restrict the escape of prisoners of war and ensure that military households' military fields were cultivated.

In this comparison, unless there is no way out, no one in the Qing army is willing to be a prisoner of war in Wei.

Ma Guanghui looked at the letter with a solemn face, while Wang Jiaping continued to fan the flames, "Governor, I heard that the regent is planning to withdraw and return to Liao from the sea. He may not be able to take us with him at that time. The governor should find a way out for the brothers. what!"

As soon as he said this, the Qing generals around were also moved, and they all agreed with Wang Jiaping's opinion.

Ma Guanghui pondered for a while, then suddenly shook the reply letter: "Yi Zhi returned to the Ming Dynasty, the governor has no objection, but Wang Junmen, you have to explain to Lao Tzu why Ma Shiying Ma Dushi wrote your name in the reply letter. In front of Lao Tzu?"

Wang Jiaping was embarrassed, and quickly called out to Qu: "I'm wronged! It's not that the governor asked the humble official to preside over the contact. When Governor Ma wrote back to the humble official, he mentioned the humble official's name first. The governor must not misunderstand!"

Outside the city, the tents of the rebel army spread all over the field. Inside the camp of the rebel army, Liu Heizi saw that the filling of the river had been completed, and he was discussing with the generals about the siege of the city.

At this moment, they looked at the sand table, and Liu Heizi asked, "Old Yuan, has your Majesty replied?"

Yuan Zongdi said: "Your Majesty values ​​Xuzhou very much, and agreed to allocate artillery to us to attack the city." He paused, "In terms of time, the Jianrui Battalion should have transported the artillery on the road, and it is expected that it will be sent to the camp in the next few days .”

Hearing this, Liu Heizi nodded in satisfaction. At this moment, Xie Qian picked up the tent and came in, and said anxiously, "Commander, it's not good, the Qing army on the city has replaced the flag with the Ming army flag!"

Liu Heizi was taken aback when he heard the words. He hurriedly put on his helmet and went out of the tent with the others. "Ming" character square flag.

Liu Heizi reined in his horse and stared at the top of the wall, "Wang Jiaping, the son of a bitch, what is he doing, thinking that I won't beat him if I change the flag?"

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