Chapter 143 People die and birds face the sky, and they will not die for ten thousand years!
According to the current combat strength of the various armies of the Ming Dynasty, the Liaodong soldiers are undoubtedly the most powerful. After all, half, or even more than half, of the millions of taels of taxes paid by the state every year are used as pay for the Liaodong army.
Starting from Wanli, the Jurchens of the Later Jin Dynasty gradually began to rise. When the famous Li Chengliang was alive, the 'slave chief' Nurhachi was adopted as his adopted son. At that time, the Li family in Liaodong was prominent for a while, and it was only Li Chengliang's subordinates.
There were eight thousand people accompanying him, and even Emperor Wanli did not dare to sleep peacefully.
Although Li Chengliang was attached to Northeast China from Korea, after several generations, he had already integrated into the Han people in Liaodong and was always regarded as a Han! Since the first year of Wanli, he has been the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, guarding Liaodong for thirty years, and has made ten memorials
Great victory! It was Nurhachi who was known as the "unparalleled hero" in later generations. At that time, in front of Li Chengliang, he definitely told him to go east, but he did not dare to go west. He told him to jump over the wall, and he did not dare to catch chickens!
After Li Chengliang's death, the Later Jin Dynasty gradually grew stronger. Nurhachi fought in the north and south, and gradually unified the Jurchen tribes and became powerful! In addition, Li Chengliang gradually became corrupt in his later years, becoming arrogant and extravagant. The Liaodong soldiers had no airs, but no longer had the combat power of the day.
Although his sons Li Rusong, Li Rubai and others were also famous generals in the world, the eldest son Li Rusong was killed in a battle with the Mongols just one year after he took office as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong. The Li family had no one to take the lead, so later the Jin soldiers broke through.
In Tieling, more than ten members of the Li family died in battle!
Li's merits and demerits cannot be said highly, but he truly pioneered customization for the country and the family!
Later, the Jinzhou ancestral family's Dashou clan (Wu Sangui's direct uncle), the Ningyuan Wu family's Wu Xiang clan (Wu Sangui's biological father), etc., these family-style generals gradually emerged. They intermarried with each other and gradually controlled each other.
He took over the military power in Liaodong.
At this point, this kind of warlord-like family gradually emerged. Poor but talented children were often excluded and could not join the core of power. Only by relying on big families like them could they get ahead. At that time, Governor Yuan
The reason why Mao Wenlong was killed was to establish his authority!
People like Zuo Liangyu and Jin Shenghuan just couldn't survive in Liaodong, so they looked for opportunities to return to the Central Plains.
Although Jin Shenghuan cannot be compared with Zuo Liangyu, he is not an ordinary person. He has at least a thousand troops under his command, all of whom are veterans of hundreds of battles in Liaodong, and these people are also the basis for his ability to lead the army!
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At noon, the refugee army launched a fierce attack on the south gate of Nanyang City!
Lao Huihui's Ma Shouying Division, the Sweeping King's Division, and the Huntian King's Division began to take turns to launch a fierce attack on the city wall!
Due to Zuo Liangyu's hasty retreat and the fact that Marshal Zuo always believed that strength is strength in numbers and did not pay attention to the equipment configuration of the army, Jin Shenghuan's department did not have artillery, blunderbuss and other weapons that could kill people at a long range, but only had a thousand-command establishment.
The archers were mostly new recruits who had become monks, and they were unable to effectively destroy the vigor of the refugee army on a large scale.
And the refugee army is run by a poor boy. They rely entirely on their bravery, and their weapons and equipment are inferior to those of the official army. This is a flesh-and-blood battle purely relying on cold weapons!
Starting from noon, the battle was extremely fierce. Just a charge by the refugee army would kill hundreds of people on both sides. Although Jin Shenghuan's tribe managed to gain some advantages by virtue of the city's geographical location, they faced the refugee army's desire to exchange human lives for human lives.
Even Jin Shenghuan couldn’t stand the offensive method!
"Sir, if this continues, our brothers will be wiped out by these idiots! Why don't we allocate some of the garrison troops from the other three gates to this side? Otherwise, we may not be able to survive until the evening.
!" A close guerrilla, his face covered with blood, hurriedly knelt down in front of Jin Shenghuan. The battle continued for an hour. His subordinates had already suffered nearly a thousand casualties and could no longer bear it.
Jin Shenghuan's face was livid and he clenched his teeth. He also knew that this battle would be difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult! These idiots seemed determined to capture Nanyang City!
"Go, go to Pu Sheng's place and see what's going on! If everything goes well, ask him to mobilize a force of one thousand generals over!" Jin Shenghuan hesitated for a long time and gritted his teeth.
"Yes, you are wise!" The guerrilla hurriedly knelt down and praised.
Jin Shenghuan breathed a long sigh of relief. It seemed that this city really couldn't be defended!
"Go, send two thousand generals to the other west gate and ask Huang Youzhen to guard the north gate. But if something goes wrong, I will take his head!" Jin Shenghuan shouted.
"Yes!" The soldiers hurried away in a hurry!
At this time, Jin Shenghuan also thought about it. Since he could no longer hold on, he had to prepare an escape route for himself! As for the others, he had to give up what should be given up!
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At this time, at the east gate, Pu Sheng and Liu Ruyi felt much more relaxed. Although the south gate was decimated, but here, only Sun Kewang's headquarters had set up a formation a mile away, but they did not move forward.
It was two or three o'clock in the morning, when the sun's rays were the most powerful. The golden rays were scorching the earth, and the bricks on the city wall were also scorching hot. If you put a few eggs at this time, I'm afraid it would be terrible.
It can also be baked!
The soldiers hid in the shade under the wall to rest, while Pu Sheng stared closely at the refugee army position not far away, and said to Liu Ruyi on the side: "Brother, have these mud-legged people been dumbfounded by the sun?
Why haven’t they come up yet?”
He lost a lot of blood from the wound and his face is still a little pale, but he ate some food at noon and is feeling much better now.
At this moment, Liu Ruyi also understood Pu Sheng's situation. Since he was an outsider, he was not happy under Jin Shenghuan. Although he was a guerrilla, he could only control a thousand troops, which was also his headquarters. The remaining two
The Qian Commanders were all Jin Shenghuan's personal soldiers. Due to their relationship with Jin Shenghuan, they often ostracized him. His military orders were far less effective than Liu Ruyi's for the more than a thousand people under his command.
The military system of the Ming Dynasty has long been rotten to the core. Even if the great ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive, facing this situation, he could only shake his head and sigh.
"Brother, why are you so anxious? Wouldn't it be better to let the sun wilt them? If they don't come up, if they dare to live and die, I will definitely give them a try!" Liu Ruyi looked at the people in the gate of the city.
In the shade, more than a dozen craftsmen were busy installing the fuses for mountain mines.
These things are better used as 'landmines', but the army has lost the initiative, so Liu Ruyi has no choice but to use these mountain mines as grenades, lengthen the fuses, and then directly let the soldiers throw them down from the top of the city!
Pu Sheng is not too interested in these things. He has been in Liaodong for many years and has lingering fears about the firearms of the army. Even the red cannons left by Governor Yuan often have the risk of exploding, not to mention those that cut corners.
The bird is shot!
"Brother, what can you do with these lumps of dirt? Don't hurt your brother, that would be bad!" Pu Shengshi smiled and shook his head, obviously not believing that this thing could allow these two fellow sufferers to survive.
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Liu Ruyi didn't explain much, just smiled and said: "Whether it's a mule or a horse, you have to pull it out and run around to find out! Brother, I guess it's almost done, those mud-legged people are going to attack us!"
Pu Sheng also calmed down and was about to speak when he heard a soldier from the side rushing over and saying, "Sir, it's not good! Mr. Zhang Qian and Mr. Shang Qian, they have gone to support the south gate!"
"What?" Pu Sheng was furious!
Liu Ruyi's expression also changed. She didn't pay attention just now. Now when she looked to both sides, she didn't see two groups of people evacuating towards the city!
"These two scolding bastards!" Pu Sheng yelled, "Fortunately, I treat them like brothers on weekdays. Unexpectedly, at this time, they actually left me and ran for their lives!"
The soldiers around Pu Sheng were also filled with indignation and cursed the two President Qian one after another!
These officers and soldiers who entered the Central Plains were just guest troops. They did not have a fixed camp. Even if Pu Sheng wanted to organize an army, he lacked time and opportunities. What's more, he had always been with Jin Shenghuan and treated Jin Shenghuan with great respect, let alone
Thoughts on this aspect.
Seeing the people around him yelling and cursing, Liu Ruyi frowned. The two people who retreated were both Qianhu officials. Without Jin Shenghuan's instructions and some courage from them, they would not have dared to escape from the battle! Looking at it now, this
It was Jin Shenghuan who was about to abandon the city and run away!
More than two thousand people retreated, and the city wall was instantly empty. Fortunately, the two of them were only guarding the two ends far away from the city gate. They were protected by the moat, so it was not too critical.
"Brother, if these bastards retreat, it may not be a bad thing for us. Brother, why are you so angry and so angry? It's not worth it!" Liu Ruyi had calmed down by now, and he smiled.
Looking at Pu Sheng, his eyes were full of confidence.
"Brother, what can you do?" For this young brother, Pu Sheng had an instinctive feeling of closeness in his heart. He couldn't explain why, but when he looked at it right, it was like meeting him after drinking.
A thousand cups of good friends are too little, but half a sentence without speculation is too much!'
"Brother, I have more than two hundred mines here. These are more than enough to level the entire Nanyang City! As long as Lord Jin protects the south gate, we will not have any problems here!"
Liu Ruyi said with confidence!
In later generations, the famous emperor "Xiao Mazi", with tens of thousands of Manchu elites, besieged the city of Yaksa with only more than 400 defenders. After several months, they failed to capture it!
This is not a gap in martial arts, but a gap in technology!
No matter how brave these refugee troops are, can they defeat these explosive packs?
"Brother! Haha! That's fine! I have no intention of going back alive this time! Let's fight side by side here! If you die like a bird in the sky, you will not die for tens of millions of years! Brother, this life is not in vain, at least he is here
If you are dead, you have brothers and you should die for your brother!" Pu Sheng said this, but in his heart he made a decision. Whenever there was danger, he would risk his life to escort Liu Ruyi and these trusted brothers out of the encirclement!
"Haha, okay! Who will win? It's too early to think about it now?" Liu Ruyi also laughed and held Pu Sheng's hand tightly.
At this moment, Sun Kewang's troops not far away also made some changes. They shouted loudly and dispatched their troops, and slowly ran towards the east gate in an orderly manner.
Pu Sheng shouted: "Brothers, kill these bastards!"
Liu Ruyi also shouted: "The mountain thunder is ready for me!"