Blood from Daming

Chapter 402 Occupation
The soldiers of the Ming army didn't have to wait long. Zuo Ming and Zhao Zongbing rushed to Xue Polu, Man Gui and Lu Yaojin's positions with a brigade of officers and soldiers. At that time, Zhao Zongbing had to prepare a whole team to cooperate with Mangui's team to seize the Zhenyuan Gate in the hands of the Tartars.

Xue Polu came to Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing and said, "The two adults can give orders to attack Zhenyuan Gate."

Mao Yuanyi laughed loudly and said, "Zhongqing, you are the court orderer, so you should give the orders."

Yu Anxing said with a smile: "Mr. Mao is the commander appointed by Mr. Jinglue, let Mr. Mao give the order."

Mao Yuanyi said: "Master Yu, the student's family has overstepped. Let's take action."

Xue Polu ordered the flag to be waved, and the forty bombers of Xue's army were the first to attack. The explosives flew to the tower of Zhenyuan Gate. A series of explosions caused the Tartar soldiers to run away with their heads in their arms. Zibing killed and wounded a large area. At this time, the large slingshot behind the Xue family army's chariot formation also began to fire grenades.

This attack lasted for a quarter of an hour. The Tartars above and below the city of Zhenyuanmen were killed and injured countless times. Many Tartars lost their footing or were pushed off the city wall in a panic. The most were the Tartars near the Zhenyuan Gate Tower and the city gate. These people were injured if not dead.

"Boom boom boom" "Boom boom boom" "Boom boom boom"

The Ming army beat the marching drum, and Man Gui, Zhao Liaojiao, Lu Yaojin, Rao Guoying and others led nearly ten thousand officers and soldiers to rush to Zhenyuan Gate. At the same time, General Liu Can and General Xiao Can from the east and west also launched a general attack , the Tartars who had already been defeated, faced with the superior strength of the Ming army, they were already struggling hard.

Mao Yuanyi and Yu Anxing were shaken by the imposing offensive of the Ming army generals and soldiers. It didn't take long for Ming army soldiers to rush up the Zhenyuanmen city wall from the horse path and stone ladder under the cover of grenades, and Liu Can general The two groups of people, Xiao Can and General, have also made great progress on the city wall.

The Ming army broke through the defense of the Tartars and realized that most of these Tartars were temporarily armed. Although the Jianlu implemented the policy of converting soldiers into civilians, these Jurchen, Mongols, and shaved-headed Han people are really similar to the official Eight Banners. The soldiers are too far apart, and they have already been frightened by Xue's army's explosive kits and grenades. If it weren't for protecting the homeland behind them, these Jurchen, Mongols, and shaved-headed Han people would have collapsed.

However, under the attack of the superior force of the Ming army, some Mongols repeated the old trick of shaving their heads and resorted to the trick of surrender. This also accelerated the defeat of the Zhenyuanmen Tartars. With the addition of Zhang Sanzhu, Yu Dahui and a group of guards, the demise of the Zhenyuanmen Tartar Army entered the countdown.

What followed was a massacre. The Ming army basically killed all the Tatar soldiers above and below the city of Zhenyuanmen, but it was only when they attacked Beicheng that they found out that the entire Zhenyuanmen was blocked with stones by the Tartars of Beicheng. It turned out that The five or six thousand Tartars to the south of Zhenyuan Gate were all abandoned sons.

Mao Yuanyi, Yu Anxing, Xue Polu, Man Gui, and Zhao Liaojiao were all surprised when they heard the news that the gate of Zhenyuan Gate was blocked. They didn't expect that Jianlu warriors cut off their wrists and sacrificed five or six thousand men from the Jin Kingdom, and then returned to the north of Liaoyang City. The city established a new line of defense.

Mao Yuanyi asked: "Generals, how much time do you estimate it will take to capture Beicheng?"

Man Gui and Zhao Lijiao cast their eyes on Xue Polu, and Mao Yuanyi asked Xue Polu, "Polu, tell me."

Xue Polu thought for a while and said, "Mr. Mao, it may not be realistic to attack Beicheng."

Mao Yuanyi was surprised and said: "Polu, your Xue family army has explosives, and now our Ming army is as powerful as a rainbow. As long as we open a gap in the northern city, I believe that the northern city of Liaoyang will belong to our Ming army."

Xue Polu said: "Sir, if it's a city gate, it's not a big problem. If Jianlu fills the gate hole with stones, Xue's army's explosives will be powerless."

Mao Yuanyi still refused to give up and said, "That's it, Polu, do you have any other ways to break through the North City of Liaoyang?"

Xue Polu said: "Sir, it is not difficult to break through the North City of Liaoyang, the key is that our Liaodong Army has no time."

Mao Yuanyi said: "Oh, Polu, as long as the northern city of Liaoyang can be captured today, I believe that the people who built the capital of Shengjing will not have time to support the northern city of Liaoyang."

Xue Polu said: "Sir, the last general has already said that to take down Liaoyang City is to implement the policy of burning everything, killing everything and looting everything. Turning Liaoyang City into a ruin, the first task now is to destroy the southern city of Liaoyang."

Mao Yuanyi pondered for a while and said: "Polu, the city of Liaoyang is small and tall, and it used to be the place where I, the commander of the Liaodong capital of the Ming Dynasty, was located. How can we ministers of the Ming Dynasty be willing to abandon such a place?"

Xue Polu was a little anxious and said: "Sir, it was agreed to only stay in Liaoyang City for two days, sir, you can't change your mind casually."

Mao Yuanyi said: "We finally got Liaoyang City, it's a pity to give up like this, Zhongqing, let's talk about it."

Yu Anxing complained in his heart that Mao Yuanyi changed the order day and night, but he was unwilling to directly oppose Mao Yuanyi's ideas, so he kicked the ball to Xue Polu, Man Gui, and Zhao Lijiao. Let the generals talk about it."

Man Gui knew that it would be impossible for him not to speak: "Mr. Mao, Liaoyang City is only more than 100 miles away from Jianlu Shengjing. I'm afraid I won't be able to go."

Mao Yuanyi said: "Mr. Man still wants to leave, so what about you, Mr. Zhao?"

Zhao Lijiao was silent for a while and said: "Sir, if we want to defend, our Liaodong Army's 4 soldiers and civilians, plus Liaoyang City's rich capital resources, it is not a problem to guard for the first half of the year, but if the imperial court does not have reinforcements, our [-] People and horses are a dead end in Liaoyang City."

Mao Yuanyi sighed and said: "Come on, let's go, in the final analysis, everyone still has to go, it's a pity to miss today, I don't know when we will be able to regain Liaoyang City."

Mao Yuanyi's words made Xue Polu, Man Gui, and Zhao Lijiao look a little ugly, and Xue Polu couldn't help but said: "Mr. Mao, our Liaodong Army can take Liaoyang City today, as long as our Liaodong Army wants to fight the last general, believe it There will be two or three chances to conquer Liaoyang City."

Mao Yuanyi said: "Okay, the commander has remembered General Xue's words, so let's do as General Xue wants."

Xue Polu saw that Mao Yuanyi let go, Xue Polu immediately discussed with Man Gui and Zhao Liaojiao, except for Man Gui and Zhao Liaojiao, each left ordinary troops to defend the north wall of Zhenyuan Gate, and set aside the northwest corner from the site north of Chenghuang Temple. Let Man Gui and Zhao lead the officers and soldiers of the teaching department to plunder and make a fortune.

The next thing was the looting of the Liaodong Army in Liaoyang City. The entire Liaodong Army rejected Mao Yuanyi's moderate policy and slaughtered the Jurchens. The Mongols and Han people also dealt with them according to different situations, except those who were called Nikan. Apart from the preferential treatment given to the Han Chinese, most of the other residents of Liaoyang City became ghosts under the knife.

At night in Liaodong Dusi Mansion, Mao Yuanyi, Yu Anxing, Xue Polu, Man Gui, and Zhao Ledjiao, five Liaodong East Army giants, held a small meeting with historical significance. Mao Yuanyi held the statistics with trembling hands Material situation data and the fighting situation in the city.

Mao Yuanyi read: "Our Liaodong Army seized 30 shi of grain, weapons capable of arming 12 soldiers, a large amount of clothes, armor, and 6000 million cattle, alpacas and camels, more than 47 taels of gold, and more than 46 taels of silver. , 500 boxes of jewelry, more than 80 catties of old ginseng, and more than [-] boxes of furs”

, Yu Anxing, Xue Polu, Man Gui, and Zhao Lijiao were also very satisfied after hearing this. Mao Yuanyi continued to read: "Except for the 2 people who escaped from Guangshun Gate and Zhenyuan Gate in Liaoyang City, the remaining Of the approximately 6 people in the city, at least half died in the rebellion, and more than 2 were imprisoned by the generals of various ministries, and [-]% of the houses in the city were burned. Now let’s talk about what our Liaodong Army will do next.”

Xue Polu said: "Sir, what our generals mean is to rest until tomorrow afternoon, bring more than 1 impoverished Liao people, set fire to the entire southern city of Liaoyang, and then evacuate Liaoyang City to North Korea's Yizhou Prefecture in the dark. .”

Mao Yuanyi said in surprise, "Polu, why did you go to Yizhou Prefecture?"

(End of this chapter)