Chapter 97: People who are not of our clan must have different hearts
Although the grain and rice in Jinzhou City could still last for a while, there was a serious shortage of fuel wood, and the grain and rice could not be eaten raw for a long time. Zu Dashou was naturally anxious and prayed day and night for Master Wang to come to help as soon as possible.
A few days ago, when Governor Hong Chengchou of Jiliao led ten generals and an army of 200,000 royal divisions from Ningyuan to relieve the siege of Jinzhou, Zu Dashou received the news.
Since the day before yesterday, he has discovered that the Qing army has been mobilizing frequently outside the city. A large number of Manchu Eight Banners elites have gathered to the south of the city, replaced by Han military flags and a small number of Mongolian Eight Banners soldiers and horses.
When Zu Dashou saw this, he knew that Hong Chengchou's reinforcements had already arrived near Songshan, so the elite Qing troops gathered in the direction of Rufeng Mountain and Shimen Mountain in the south of the city to set up defenses.
In order to cooperate with Hong Chengchou's reinforcements, he also fed the soldiers every day in the city these days, repaired relevant chariots, long ladders, trench bridges and other equipment. Even the family members of the generals in the city were organized to participate in the city defense.
Today at 6 o'clock, Zu Dashou heard the "rumbling" sound of cannon outside the city in Jinzhou City. It was shaking and continuous. Although it was five or six miles away, it was still deafening. He knew that the reinforcements brought by Hong Chengchou were fighting with the Tatars.
The thieves fought fiercely.
After he gathered his troops, he was not in a hurry to go to war. Seven thousand elite horse soldiers gathered in front of the south gate of the inner city of Jinzhou, waiting for military orders.
The reason why Zu Dashou did not leave the city immediately to join forces with Hong Chengchou was to observe for a while to see if the Ming army outside the city was really fighting bravely.
He had limited troops and horses in Jinzhou City. If he suffered losses, he would not be able to replenish them, so he did not dare to venture out of the city. If Hong Chengchou was just testing the Tatars, and he rushed out of the city rashly, wouldn't he have lost his troops in vain?
Another point is that Zu Dashou has not yet decided on one thing, and that is whether he will risk his own life and lead his team out of the city to fight the Tatars.
If he goes out to fight in person, it will naturally be more able to boost morale and make all the soldiers brave in front of the battle. But it is difficult to choose who will be left to garrison. Now that he has been trapped in the isolated city for a long time, even Zu Dashou dare not judge whether the generals around him are the same.
Heart!
When he was in the city, no one dared to cause trouble, but if he led the army to fight, it was hard to say whether he would be able to return to Jinzhou City if the war went against him.
After much deliberation, it was finally decided that his brother Zu Dabi would lead 3,000 cavalry as the main general, and his nephew Zu Zeyuan and his lieutenants Zu Keyong, Yang Zhen, Xu Changyong, etc. would lead 5,000 infantry troops to assist, and go out to attack the city.
The Qing army surrounded Jin.
And he led his brother Zu Dacheng and other generals to sit in the inner city of Jinzhou, waiting for opportunities to go out of the city to support, or if the war went unfavorable, he would lead the army to respond.
After making the decision, Zu Dashou personally saw off Zu Dabi and other generals at the south gate of the inner city of Jinzhou. The city gate opened, and Zu Dabi personally led 3,000 veterans who had fought in hundreds of battles and rode out of the city. After that, they quickly dispersed.
Search around and alert the infantry.
At this moment, the outer city of Jinzhou has been captured by the Tatars, but it is too close to the inner city and is always under threat of artillery fire from the city, so the Tatars are not stationed here.
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The Zu Dashou family of the Zu Dashou family, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Forward Army who had been assigned the seal of the Liao Forward General, had been stationed in Liaodong for a long time. Although most of his soldiers and horses were natives of Liaodong, there were also a considerable number of Mongolians among them.
These generals and soldiers have followed Zu Dashou for many years. Their land and families are in the area from Jinzhou to Ningyuan in Liaodong. Therefore, the defense of the city becomes stronger every time, and they dare to fight bloody battles with the Tatar thieves.
It is precisely because of this that Huang Taiji tried his best to recruit Zu Dashou. In addition to Zu Dashou's popularity in Liaodong, it was the soldiers and horses under his command.
Ever since the slave chief Huang Taiji stationed troops in Yizhou and besieged Jinzhou last year, everyone in Jinzhou City had been united at the beginning, thinking of relying on the strong city and sufficient food and grass reserves to fight the Qing army to the end.
However, as time passed, the fighting spirit of the Mongolian generals in Jinzhou City became less determined and began to waver.
Jinzhou is divided into an inner city and an inner city. The inner city is occupied by Liao soldiers and generals and their families, while the outer city is dominated by Mongolian tribesmen and their families. This is what Zu Dashou deliberately prepared for.
After all, anyone who is not from my tribe must have a different mindset!
There are two Mongolian generals named Nomqi and Ubas. They have followed Zu Dashou for many years and are now stationed in the outer city of Jinzhou with their troops and their families.
One day in March of the 14th year of Chongzhen, a group of Qing soldiers passed by Jinzhou City while patrolling. One of Wu Bashi's soldiers couldn't help shouting to them: "What's the use of besieging you like this? I have piles of millet in the city."
It is as big as a mountain and can provide enough food for two or three years. Even if it is surrounded for a long time, how can you capture Jinzhou?"
Niu Lu Zhangjing, a member of the Qing army who led the team outside the city, laughed and replied: "Even if you have enough grain to last for two, three, or even four or five years, so what?"
Wait, even if you have rations for ten years, will you still have something to eat in the eleventh year?"
Wu Bash's soldier was very surprised when he heard this. He hurriedly ran back to report the matter to Wu Bash privately, and then said: "The fact that Niu Lu Zhangjing can say this shows that
The emperor of the Qing Dynasty was determined to win the city of Jinzhou and would not give up until Jinzhou was reached."
He even whispered to Wu Bashi: "General, for the future, you must decide whether to stay or not as soon as possible!"
Even the soldiers under his command were aware of the Qing army's attitude towards Jinzhou. How could Wu Bashi not know about it?
After hearing what the soldier said, he became even more worried, and he couldn't help but feel rebellious.
Ubas and Nomqi were both Mongolian generals, and they were sworn brothers. They were brothers and sisters, so he personally visited Nomqi and secretly revealed to him his intention to surrender to the enemy and offer the city.
Unexpectedly, Nomuqi happened to be thinking the same thing in his mind. The two of them really liked each other and hit it off immediately, and immediately began to discuss the specific matters of surrendering to the Qing army.
However, there is no airtight wall in this world, and Wu Bashi and Nomqi's conspiracy was finally detected by Jinzhou guard Zu Dashou.
It turned out that there was a beloved concubine named Yurun in Wu Bashi's family. She was born with a beautiful face, and she was very popular with Wu Bashi. Therefore, after Wu Bashi and Nomuqi decided to return home, they took her to their home.
I told Yurun that I wanted to dedicate the city to the Qing Dynasty, so that she could take care of things early.
Unexpectedly, Yu Run was shocked when he heard this and said to him: "General, this is wrong! I think that you and I will be descendants of the Ming Dynasty for generations, especially the general who received the emperor's favor in his reincarnation. Today Jinzhou is in danger, how can the general do it?"
Ignore it?
If you surrender your city to the enemy now, you will only leave a bad reputation in the world. I hope the general will think twice before doing so!"
But Wu Bashi disagreed and said: "This is just a woman's opinion! This matter is a secret. You must clean up your possessions immediately and don't let others know."
Seeing that Wu Bashi had made up his mind and had no intention of looking back, Yurun said no more at the moment. After he left, he hurriedly ordered his personal maid to inform his brother Cai Feilong.
After Cai Feilong, who was the capital of the Ming Dynasty, learned the information, he did not dare to neglect it at all and hurriedly reported to Zu Dashou, the commander-in-chief of the vanguard.