Chapter 78: Heavy Snow Falling on the Swallows Part 7: The Incident at Long'an Temple (Part 2)
The real night is here.
It can be known that under the killing of dense cone bullets, not only did Xishan Ruijian Camp not be able to pass through several low walls on the main streets, but also the plan to pass through the walls was not realized.
In the evening, the Truqin army counterattack began.
Mingliang had a good guess. Entering the city is not just as simple as ten thousand people, but a complete reorganizer!
The division commander is Asar who is responsible for guarding Dongbianmen!
Of course, it is naturally other divisions who take over Asar's defense.
Truqin's army was prepared for not only blocking the road leading to any direction around Long'an Temple, but also attacking the wall between the inner and outer cities with Xuanwu Gate, Chongwen Gate and Zhengyang Gate!
Under the suppression of mortar fire, the infantry of the three companies occupied the walls above the three gates in just one hour!
Then the Eight Banners soldiers under the command of the infantry commander's yamen on this section of the city wall were compressed and annihilated.
At the same time, the city gate tower was locked by using the mechanism of the city gate tower!
In this way, the inner city's army could not do anything if it wanted to come out for assistance.
When night fell completely, Asar's reorganizer had almost wiped out the Xishan Ruijian Camp, and forced Yongyan, Mingliang and others to Long'an Temple again!
In the past period of time, Asar's reorganizers have penetrated completely into the eastern half of the outer city and into the western half. Of course, it is mainly aimed at the youth camps in the city.
Under the instigation of Zhu Ba and others, the Qingzheng Camp, which had long been dissatisfied with the Qing court, hit it off and took advantage of the moment when Mingliang and other senior officers gathered in Long'an Temple to surround the surrounding green camp soldiers. At this time, the Green Camp soldiers were still in the dark, and they did not dare to act without the instructions of the officers.
It was too late when the Truqin army reinforcements arrived in the East City.
As mentioned earlier, there are 60,000 regular troops in the outer city and the same number of Qingzhu Camps. Although Yongyan and others formulated a plan to use the alleys to block the thieves' army, they still made a stupid strategy to use the Qingzhu Camp to consume the thieves' army before this.
In other words, on the periphery of each alley, there are a considerable number of Qingzhu Camps officially set up their formation at the entrance of the alley, so that in fact, the Qingzhu Camp is on its own periphery.
When they realized the danger and were about to take action, they could not move forward. The combat power of the Green Camp soldiers was naturally far better than that of the Qingzhuang Camp. However, with the weapons in their hands, they were unable to break through the defense line of the Qingzhuang Camp for a period of time, and they did not know what was going on outside.
The Manchus paid the price for their cruelty and arrogance. In the past, when they entered the pass to attack the Ming Dynasty, the Eight Banners had a maximum of more than 100,000 soldiers, but they absorbed no less than one million soldiers along the way. However, they were safe all the way and officially entered the Central Plains and became the masters of hundreds of millions of Han people.
This scene was so profound that it was still the case in this era. In fact, if the green camp soldiers in the country rebelled at this time, it would be obvious that they could not resist the Eight Banners soldiers in the city alone.
When Yongyan, Mingliang and others retreated to Long'an Temple again, the temple was already empty.
This further confirms Yongyan's judgment that the monks colluded with the Truqin people, but now it is useless even if they are full of anger. Longan Temple covers an area of only 8,000 square meters and is now surrounded by the Truqin army!
Outside the temple.
Asana, who also brought a reorganizer to Guang'anmen and entered the outer city, met with Asar outside Long'an Temple.
The two started a discussion outside the temple.
"How about Zhengyangmen?"
"Your Highness, we not only occupy the city wall, but also add three battalions on it, plus thousands of young and strong people, which is enough to maintain the entire section of the city wall"
"Our army is still setting up a blocking position directly opposite the south of Xuanwu Gate, Zhengyang Gate, and Chongwen Gate. If Mannu uses artillery to open the three city gates, he will face a counterattack from my country's fierce artillery fire."
"Are all the Qingzheng Camp reliable?"
"Your Highness, before this, most of the people in the Qingzheng Camp were looking for us. When three fireworks rose, they launched, killing a few officers and soldiers who were still looking for the Qing Dynasty, and seizing control of the camp."
"Of course, it's not guaranteed that the people who still want to be there are people who are just hiding under the general trend, but this type of person is definitely a minority and cannot make big waves"
"The biggest problem now is that although we have controlled the Qingzhu Camp and blocked the main passages in the city, there are still a large number of Green Battalions stationed everywhere. They occupy places like large temples and large markets. Although they have been temporarily blocked by the Qingzhu Camp, it cannot be said that they have controlled the outer city until this hidden danger has not been resolved."
"What is beneficial to us is that since we have 60,000 young and strong men, they have taken care of all the chores of the Green Camp soldiers. We know where the Green Camp soldiers are stationed, how many people and who are leading the troops. Moreover, the young and strong men are all locals, and their familiarity with the local area is stronger than that of the Green Camp soldiers."
"Before you entered the city, the vocational department had already stationed a battalion in each Qingzhu camp, that is, a battalion of 3,000 people, with a total of twenty battalions, which accounted for almost half of my reorganization division. We had detailed defense maps of the Qing army in our hands, and the arrangement was completed quickly after entering the city."
"Of course, there is the assistance of our country's secret spies here"
"Du Jiu and Ma Shilin?"
"Yes, Ma Shilin did not instigate Sun Shiyi, but he still got the defense map in advance. Du Jiu made an indelible contribution to being able to instigate Hudson"
At this time, Zhou Jixun also followed Ashina into the city, and he quickly took over the conversation.
"Your Highness, our country has set up a total of ten secret spies in Beijing. The ministry cannot guarantee that all secret spies are now loyal and reliable. However, Du Jiu and Ma Shilin were sent from our country, and have no connection with the Qing Dynasty. They are all in Xicheng and Dongcheng have radio stations, so they will never rebel."
"Our focus is on the outer city, because the inner city is full of bannermen, and it is not easy to get in and do business in large quantities, but we sent two people there no matter what."
"These two people are probably descendants of migrants who moved away from Liaodong before. I remember there are also people in it."
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"Yes, these two are both ruined children of the Han Army Banner. They are familiar with everything about the bannermen. If they are likely to be instigated, they can only be these two, because they can fully see the rich life of Manchu in the inner city."
"Half of these ten people come from the local area, and half of them are developed locally. They have been tested many times and trained in Hong Kong Military and Political Schools, but nothing is absolutely true. Hatu, Suha and others still come from the local area, and they are not rebelling."
"These ten people are directly responsible to the embassy in the inner city. They don't know each other and accept tasks in a variety of ways. With the ability of the sticks in the Qing Dynasty, it is completely impossible to capture them in one fell swoop."
"So there is no radio station in the inner city?"
"Yes, but the embassy has it, and they get the latest news from there every once in a while"
"Yeah", Asina looked at Asal, "For the safety of the embassy, we must arrest Yongyan, it depends on you"
Asar nodded.
"Don't worry, your highness, Yongyan and others must be hiding in the hall in the middle at this time, because it is a three-story hall, which can effectively block artillery fire, but most of the soldiers under his command are hidden in the front and back yards. After several rounds of bombardment with heavy mortars, most of the soldiers cannot hide and have to retreat to the hall."
"Then we will fire howitzers on the top of the hall, and we can blast them out with just one shot. At this time, our army has occupied all the courtyard walls inside and outside the hall. They have no way to retreat, and there is no other way except to surrender"
Asina smiled and said, "Although this is the case, it is said that Yongyan is still quite bloody. It would be bad if he had a jadeite with us."
Asar also smiled and said, "If our howitzer is equipped with armor-piercing parts, it can directly land on the top floor of the hall, and then explode in the open space, sweeping the soldiers hiding there. As for Yongyan and others, they will definitely not hide on it."
"The inner and outer courtyard walls were taken away, and the top floor was destroyed. Unless they really wanted to break the dead, they would not be able to continue to resist stubbornly"
"And..."
Ashina smiled and said, "There are both high-ranking officials of the Eight Banners of Manchus and high-ranking officials of the Han army flag. Under such pressure, there will be internal strife."
Asar nodded, "It is obvious that Manchurian bannermen like Yongyan, Mingliang, Abida, Fu Chang'an will not surrender, but it is not certain if they are like Zhang Chengxun, Sun Qinglin, and Zhao Yuebi."
"Speaking of this, the vocational department really admires the Qing royal family"
"Oh?"
"Zhang Yong, Sun Sike, and Zhao Liangdong's family have been through several generations. Each generation who inherited the titles have married royal princesses and have long been integrated with the Manchus. In addition to these few, the remaining Han military flags are also like this. In addition to marrying each other, the Han people of the Han military flag are often given Manchu by the emperor"
"Sometimes it will be carried into the Manchu Eight Banners, Mongolian Eight Banners, and Han Army Banners. In fact, it is an important chess piece used by the Manchus to balance the interior with the Manchu Eight Banners, and the Han Army Banners are also very willing to take on this important task"
Asina seemed to have thought of something, "Sangjice, Maerha and others held a ten-day sacrifice in Yangzhou, which was to worship the Manchu descendants who had broken through Yangzhou. Unexpectedly, the descendants of Zhang Yong and others were still serving as senior officials in the capital. At that time..."
Asar said: "Your Highness, no matter what, let's arrest Yongyan and others first"
After Asar walked away, Asar looked at Zhou Jixun.
"In your opinion, if the outer city is successfully captured, what will happen to the inner city?"
Zhou Jixun said: "Most of the inner city are bannermen and will never surrender easily. They are obviously more careful in the arrangement of the city. As soon as they said that both jade and stone were burned, it is impossible for the outer city to be destroyed, but the inner city can definitely do it."
Chapter completed!