Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 388 Selecting Haicheng
During the second peace talks between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the parties agreed on the middle day of the third day.

Just after the second watch, the artillery battalion of the Ming army was dispatched, and the 400 cannons in red were unknowingly pushed to the bank of the moat, less than two miles away from the city wall, and began to install the cannons, load the ammunition, And Famen, adjust the shooting angle and distance.

The soldiers of the artillery battalion were operating skillfully. The commander of the artillery battalion, Wang Qi, etc. came to the front line of the artillery battalion to command. Since they had already taken a good look at the terrain during the day, they had done all the preparations one day in advance. In addition to regular training, these artillerymen were all veterans. Yes, experienced, so these professional work they are handy.

While the artillery battalion was being tensely arranged, under the night, countless undercurrents of the Ming army and the Korean army surged, and tens of thousands of horses pressed towards Haicheng.

At this time, Haicheng was like a little monster, lying quietly in the black mist, motionless, as if asleep.

Of course, the Qing army also had spies, especially the Ming army. The camp of more than 20 Ming troops was only ten miles away from them, and all the strongholds outside the city had been removed by the Ming army.

The city is also on high alert.

But now the Qing army in the city, including their investigation system, knows that Fan Wencheng and Lin Yi reached an oral agreement. Fan Wencheng agreed on behalf of the Qing Dynasty. Cheng went to Shengjing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty, to exchange formal terms for Ming Dynasty, and the two sides ceased their troops to strike. This is also the second peace negotiation between Qing Dynasty and Ming Dynasty.

That is to say, Lin Yi gave the Qing Dynasty three days. During these three days, the Qing army believed that the Ming army would definitely not attack the city, because the agreement had been reached and the formalities were going through. The Ming army had already hit the capital of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing had already agreed to the peace talks, and accepting all the terms of the Ming meant that the Ming had already conquered the Qing. Under such circumstances, the Ming would definitely not march again, and they only thought about how to celebrate with each other.

They did not expect that the Ming army would suddenly attack in the middle of the night, especially because the high-level Qing army believed that the strategy of delaying troops had been successful, and they could sit back and relax.

At the third watch, everything was ready for the Ming army.

"fire!"

The commander of the artillery battalion of the Ming army gave an order, and the soldier in charge of lighting the artillery suddenly lit a torch and poked it upwards. The gunpowder burned and made a soft chirping sound, and sparks flew everywhere.

"Boom, bang—"

The first shot was fired, and a shell shot out of the air and flew to the top of the city accurately. There was a bang, and the dark night sky was like a bolt of lightning, followed by thunder and thunder, breaking the tranquility of the night.

The first shot also had a bad signal, and the 400 red cannons all roared immediately, shaking the ground and shaking the mountains, and the smoke filled the air.

The Qing army on the city was suddenly attacked by artillery fire. The Qing soldiers on night patrol were blown to pieces. Some were dozing off with their swords and guns in their hands.

There was a sudden chaos in the city, the roar of shells, the sound of stomping and collapsing, screaming, and running.

The Qing army, who had reacted, knew that the Ming army had suddenly launched an attack on them. Some hurriedly sent letters to their princes, and some rushed into the fort positions in the city to fight back against the Ming army.

But their cannons hadn't fired a few times before they were blown up by shells from Jielei. The 400 red cannons of the Ming army aimed at one place and bombarded it. Within half an hour, the city wall on the left side of the city gate It was knocked down by more than ten feet, and there was a gap.

Invincible Ying's Ming army and the tens of thousands of North Korean troops who were in charge of the siege mission saw that the artillery battalion had opened a gap for them, and it was time for them to charge.

Countless torches were lit up, illuminating the sky red, and tens of thousands of people shouted loudly, covering the sky and covering the earth. They rushed across the moat, and poured into the city like a flood that had broken a bank at a collapsed city wall.

Now the Qing army in the city knew they had been fooled, and the Ming army launched a sudden night attack, which caught them off guard, and a round of red-clothed cannons knocked them out of their wits. .

A large number of Ming troops wished success, and the Qing troops in the city still wanted to resist stubbornly, but firstly, their successful troops were too small, only a few thousand troops, but a sudden attack, they had no time to organize an effective resistance, and attacked the city The Ming army is the elite of the Ming army.

The Invincible Battalion was adapted from Sun Chuanting's Qin Liangjun. Its combat effectiveness was already strong, but now it is equipped with new-style muskets, and its combat effectiveness has achieved a qualitative leap.

In addition, there were tens of thousands of North Korean troops helping the battle, so there was not much suspense in this battle, and most of the successful thousands of Qing troops were wiped out.

The battle ended before dawn.

Geng Zhongming, the guard in the city, was awakened by the artillery fire. After knowing that the Ming army had launched a sudden night attack, he was so frightened that he lost his mind and lost sleepiness.

Then the armor was not neatly put on, and they rushed out with the people. This is the city full of flames, cannons are ringing, and shouts are like the tide.

The King Huaishun of the Qing Dynasty planned to organize soldiers to resist and defend the city, but soon the Ming army and North Korean army rushed into the city with unstoppable momentum. Geng Zhongming knew that the city would definitely not be able to hold it. Run away under protection.

They opened the north gate and fled.

The defeated army ran for more than 40 miles in one breath. After seeing that there were no pursuers behind, they were covered in sweat and armor, and were in a state of embarrassment, so they dared to stop to take a breath.

It was dawn at this time, and Geng Zhongming and the others looked at each other, one by one more embarrassed, some with muddy faces, some as if they just got out of a stove pit, and some had their shirts burned one by one of.

Some war horses' tails were burned and turned into bald tails, and some war horses were burned in pieces.This is because the artillery fire outside the city ignited the buildings in the city, and they rushed out of the fire.

Check the number of people, and even the Han people led a total of 8000 soldiers and horses. Among the remnant soldiers and defeated generals who have come over now, one is counted as one, and even the wounded are counted, and there are only 1000 soldiers left.

How to go back and explain to the regent Dorgon?Didn't they agree that the Qing Dynasty would give them formal peace talks in three days?Fan Wencheng, on behalf of the Qing Dynasty, agreed to Lin Yi's conditions without changing a single word. The two parties had already reached an agreement. How could they break their promises and suddenly launch an attack late at night the next day?Could it be that they have seen through our plan to delay the attack?
Geng Zhongming was crying, unable to understand what was going on, but now that the battle has been defeated and Haicheng has been lost, the ugly daughter-in-law should not be afraid of seeing her parents-in-law, so she should go back and ask her master for her sins.

Geng Zhongming made up his mind, rested for about half an hour, and continued on his way with more than 1000 remnants of defeated soldiers. Of course, he went back to Shengjing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty...

After dawn, the Ming army completely occupied Haicheng.

In this night attack, it took less than two hours to take down Haicheng in a lightning-like battle. In this battle, more than 5000 Qing troops were wiped out, and the spoils such as swords, guns, horses, food and wages were nothing.

He Renlong commanded his soldiers and the North Korean army to clean up the battlefield, extinguish the remaining fire, rescue the wounded, repair the damaged city walls, take stock of the loot, and deal with these post-war matters.

A Ming army soldier entered the Haicheng Commander's Mansion, where Geng Zhongming, the chief general of the Qing army, lived. After cleaning and tidying up, they were ready to welcome Lin Yi, their supervisor, into the city.

Just after the morning of this day, the dead bodies and broken walls inside and outside the city were basically cleaned up, and Haicheng basically returned to its pre-war appearance.

Flying high above the city is the flag of the Ming army. Teams of soldiers of the Ming army are busy coming and going, standing guard, patrolling, taking over the city defense, transporting spoils, and welcoming Lin Yi. Those who wait for others to enter the city perform their duties and assume their responsibilities.

Near noon, everything was ready, and the gate of the south city was wide open.The welcoming soldiers lined up inside and outside the city for a long time, including soldiers from the Ming army and soldiers from North Korea.

Lin Yi, who was fully armed, rode a horse, took Xiaoying, Zhezhe and Su Morer, and escorted Zhang Hua and other guard battalion generals and female battalion soldiers. Behind them were tens of thousands of Ming troops who had not participated in the battle. He set up the village, brought swords, guns, horses, military supplies, food, equipment, supplies, etc., and marched into the city in a mighty manner.

An hour later, all the more than 20 Ming troops outside the city moved into the city.

Lin Yi sits in Haicheng, leaving behind his guard battalion, women's battalion, and other battalions, a total of 2 soldiers and horses stationed in Haicheng, which is also the team escorted by Lin Yi.

The other more than 20 troops, led by military adviser Song Xiance, including the allied North Korean army, rested in the city for a whole day. To be precise, it was half a day, that is, one afternoon plus one night. After a while, they drove out of Haicheng in a mighty way, and came out of Shengjing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty, from the north gate of the city.

Haicheng is only more than 200 miles away from Shengjing. Such a distance is not a long distance for more than 20 soldiers and horses, so the soldiers approached the city within two days.

Now Shengjing is basically in a mess, people are in panic, and the common people under the Qing Dynasty don't know where to end.Those who are officials and soldiers are even more anxious all day long.The most troublesome thing is those high-level officials of the Qing Dynasty, including those big traitors.

Because the Ming army launched a sudden attack and took Haicheng overnight, it was equivalent to taking off the southern gate of the Qing capital. Soon, the soldiers will come to the city, and the Ming army will hit the capital. These civil and military subjects of the Qing Dynasty, go to From the king to the common people, why not be surprised?

Just like back then, Huang Taiji and others led the Manchu Tartars across the Great Wall and harassed the capital city of Ming Dynasty.

Dorgon and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang are now sitting on pins and needles. Geng Zhongming lost Haicheng, and the sudden defeat with the remnants of the defeated general caught them off guard. sequence of cities.

Because there are too few Qing troops in the city now, counting the more than 1000 remnants and defeated generals, the Qing troops guarding the city, including the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion, are only more than 2 including the traitors.

The army of the Ming Dynasty launched a sudden attack and took over Haicheng overnight. They would definitely point their swords at their capital without stopping.

It's time for reinforcements to arrive, why is there no news yet?
Dorgon and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang were in a hurry, and if they couldn't do it, they should abandon the capital and flee, and return to Hetuala City.If we delay here, more than 20 Ming troops will come and surround the city. At that time, it will be difficult to leave.

At this time, a report was suddenly received: 1 reinforcements from the Mobei Mongolian and Horqin tribes had arrived, and it was less than 50 miles away from here.

Dorgon and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang were overjoyed, this is really timely rain, saying that Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived.Dorgon immediately issued an order, ordering them not to enter the city, but to camp outside the city, preparing to meet the Ming army that came later, and must drive them back.

The soldier in charge of delivering the order promised to fly away...

My more than 20 Ming troops have just arrived at the edge of Shengjing, and the city is already in sight. When Song Xiance was about to send an order to surround the Qing capital, he suddenly received a report that a Qin Wang of the Qing Dynasty came from the northeast. There are not many soldiers and horses, about 1.

Song Xiance, who has always acted cautiously, ordered the team to stop temporarily and find a suitable place to set up camp. At this time, they were still more than 10 miles away from Shengjing.

At this time He Renlong, Hao Yaoqi, Gan Bao, Jiang Xingyuan and other generals came to Song to offer advice.

"A mere 1 people, what is there to be afraid of? The last general is not talented. I would like to bring the troops of the headquarters to kill them all. The military division just marches in!"

"That's right, military commander, in front of our 20 army, isn't it like a mantis' arm is like a chariot, the last general is willing to fight, and kill this Manchu Manchurian army, if you can't bear it, come and see him!"...

Song Xiance waved his hands at them: "Generals, knowing the enemy and knowing the enemy can lead to a hundred battles. Don't underestimate the enemy. Wait until the military division sends someone to find out the details of the army that has come before making any plans. Set up camp for the time being, and the team stops advancing , Do not go out to fight without authorization, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded!"

Song Xiance turned the little black face into a tiger, and none of these thorns dared to speak.Because now Song Xiance is in charge of the armed forces on behalf of Lin Yi, his words are equivalent to Lin Yi's orders, and no one dares not to listen.

I had no choice but to obey and follow orders.However, they were dissatisfied in their hearts and secretly scolded Song Xiance for being as cowardly as a mouse.

The camp of the Ming army had just been set up, and the soldiers sent by Song Xiance came back, saying that Qingyun's King Qin's journey was all cavalry, and more than half of them were camel soldiers, that is to say, these Tartars rode either horses or camels , and they carry heavy weapons, this heavy weapon is said to be a red cannon, not a red cannon, or not a red cannon, and it looks like a red cannon, all of which are carried on the back of a camel.

Song Xiance was taken aback when he heard that, the camel put on the cannon in red?I said in my heart that these few Lengtouqings, thanks to my military division, did not listen to them. It seems that these 1 Malays are not good!

Thinking of this, Song Xiance gathered the generals to discuss the matter of confronting the enemy, and at the same time immediately sent someone to report to Lin Yi in Haicheng.

(End of this chapter)