Although Dorgon is not very interested in the heavily defended Dezhou City, as the saying goes, 'Thieves don't leave empty-handed.' According to the temperament of these Eight Banners soldiers, since they are here, if they don't take something 'smoothly', this will
, how can I sleep well?
In the early morning of the next day, as soon as it was dawn, the Qing army began to launch several waves of tentative offensives against Dezhou City!
Five to six thousand Qing soldiers were divided into two groups, one going straight to the north gate of Dezhou, and the other group bypassing the moat and rushing toward the flatter south gate.
At this time, after more than ten years of development, the current Qing army is no longer the same as in the Nurhachi era, which relied entirely on bloody battles. With the addition of Fan Wencheng, Ning Wanwo and other Han ministers, the Qing army has gradually gotten rid of
The original tribal system bid farewell to the era of living rough and drinking blood, and the system gradually improved.
In recent years, Huang Taiji has successively conquered the neighboring Mongolian tribes, and tied North Korea to the east into a chariot, leaving the Qing army with more and more room for maneuver!
Just like now, the Qing army seems to be attacking fiercely. In fact, these troops are just some armored slaves and new troops attached to North Korea. Not to mention the real Eight Banners soldiers, they are the Eight Banners of the Han army. Dorgon did not suppress them.
Get into battle!
But even so, these people are enough for Shandong Governor Yan Jizu to drink a pot!
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Above the North Gate of Dezhou, Yan Jizu's face was expressionless, his eyes staring straight at the endless Qing army camp below the city, and the worry on his brows could no longer be concealed!
Two waves of offensives by the Qing army have been repelled one after another. There is blood everywhere on the city top. As the sharp north wind howls by, the cold smell of blood seems to be condensed in the air and cannot be dissipated!
"Sir, these slaves don't seem to be using their full strength! Are they trying to do some tricks?" Ni Chong, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province on the side, had just retreated from the city wall and had not yet had time to wipe off the blood on his face.
He hurried to Yan Jizu's side.
Yan Jizu took a long breath of relief and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He is also a man who knows the military, so why can't he see the intentions of the Qing army? But the current situation is stronger than the people. Facing the tens of thousands of Manchu and Qing elites under the city, he is helpless! Thinking of the time when he entered Beijing a few days ago, Chongzhen
The emperor's worried instructions seemed to be in his ears, and Yan Jizu's heart couldn't help but become hardened again!
"General Ni, although the slave army is powerful, we have enough food and grass, high walls, heavy artillery, and more than 10,000 elite soldiers in the city. We may not be able to defeat them! We only need to wait for some time and wait for the imperial army to arrive.
We must kill all these slaves!" Yan Jizu did not answer Ni Chong's question directly, but loudly encouraged the soldiers!
Ni Chong understood Yan Jizu's intention and didn't know what to say. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, Governor. With Ni here, Dezhou City will be safe!"
After he finished speaking, he waved to the actual soldiers around him and quickly ran towards the city wall!
Seeing Ni Chong's figure walking away, Yan Jizu couldn't help but have a flash of gloom on his face. He asked the soldiers around him in a cold voice: "Have reinforcements from Nancheng guerrilla Liu Ruyi arrived?"
"Back to your lord, well, it seems that it hasn't happened yet! However, I have already sent someone to urge you!" the soldier reported carefully.
"What~~~?" Yan Jizu slammed the sword in his hand on the ground and cursed: "This bastard~~~~! What on earth does he want to do?"
The soldiers around him had never seen Yan Jizu, who had always been gentle and elegant, get so angry. They kept silent and did not dare to express their anger!
At this time, the sound of fighting in the distance started again, and another wave of Qing army offensive came!
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In the Qing army's formation, Dorgon summoned a burly Mongolian general to his side and whispered: "Mang Ertai, remember, you have to be more ruthless this time to hurt these Ming soldiers.
Let them not dare to leave the city! Do you understand?"
"I understand, Prince Rui, just don't worry! When it gets dark, I will withdraw the troops immediately!" The general kneeled down and said.
"Haha, very good!" Dorgon smiled softly and patted his shoulder hard, "I will keep the grassland by the Wulie River for you! Come on with your courage, noble Mongolian warrior!"
"Yes! This slave will die for Prince Rui and the Qing Dynasty after all!" The general was overjoyed. He kowtowed to Dorgon several times, quickly got on his horse, called his followers, and headed straight for Dezhou Chengpu!
"Brother, why are you so polite to him? These humble Mongolians eat meat as quickly as possible, but when have they ever sacrificed their lives for us!" Duduo Yinlu looked at the back of the departing general.
, asked coldly.
Although Huang Taiji repeatedly emphasized that the "Manchu and Mongolian families" and the two tribes also intermarried, in fact, there were still many people in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties who harbored a sense of hostility towards the Mongols. After all, the two tribes had been fighting against each other for many years.
Overwhelming the west wind means that the west wind overwhelms the east wind. How can centuries-old grievances be resolved in a few years or more than ten years?
Dorgon glanced at Duduo, suddenly sighed, and said slowly: "Fifteenth brother, the Han people have a good saying, if you want a horse to run, you must feed the horse! Who are these Ming troops?
It’s just a mob! Don’t forget, who is our real enemy? We, the warriors with the white flag, cannot die here in vain!”
Duduo was stunned for a moment, but he immediately understood what Dorgon meant, "Brother is right, right now, robbing property and population is our most important thing!"
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On the wall of Dezhou, the Ming army clearly felt strong pressure!
More than three thousand Mongolian elites were like a tide, wave after wave, frantically attacking the city wall of the north gate!
Although these Mongols are not good at attacking cities, their precise arrow rain still makes it difficult for the Ming army at the top of the city!
"Shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows! Press them down for me!" Ni Chong raised the steel knife and shouted loudly!
Relying on the favorable geographical location, the Ming army could barely compete with the Qing army, but if they lost the support of the city, then... Ni Chong simply couldn't imagine the consequences. Even the most elite servants were dragged forward and resisted to the death.
Qing army's fierce attack.
On the side, Yan Jizu was not idle either. He gave loud orders. Ten red cannons had their muzzles adjusted, and dozens of loaders were working hard to load lead bullets the size of footballs into the barrels.
He checked the direction and aimed at the Qing army surging from the city.
Dezhou is an important town in the north. It strangles the throat of the north and the south and is the barrier to the south of the capital. Therefore, there are sufficient equipment and supplies here, as well as ten red cannons purchased from Macau at a high price. This also makes Yan Jizu feel confident!
"Let it go!!" Yan Jizu shouted!
For a moment, ten artillery pieces were like ten fire dragons, spraying out several streaks of fire, "Boom~Boom~Boom~!" Along with a burst of thunder-like roar, more than a dozen artillery shells fell from the sky and landed in the dense Qing army's battle formation!
In an instant, the Qing army's battle formation burst into wailing, wailing and screaming, with broken limbs and arms flying across the air. In just one round of shelling, dozens of Qing soldiers fell into a pool of blood!
Although these shells were not explosive shells, because the Qing army was too dense and the shells contained a large number of fragments and iron pieces, the effect of dealing with such a dense attack was naturally twice the result with half the effort!
"Okay, okay! Well done!" Yan Jizu looked at the chaotic Qing army and couldn't help laughing! With such sharp weapons in hand, why should these Qing troops attack the city?
But at this time, a soldier exclaimed: "My lord, my lord, hurry up! Look over there, the main force of the Qing army seems to be withdrawing!"
"What~~?" Yan Jizu was shocked and quickly raised his eyes to look into the distance. Sure enough, the main force of the Qing army had retreated towards the west, leaving only a piece of billowing smoke and dust!
"No! General Ni, General Ni! These Qing troops are leaving!" Yan Jizu hurriedly shouted to Ni Chong, the Shandong general soldier on the side!
Ni Chong also noticed something unusual. He ignored the surging Qing troops who were still attacking the city and rushed to Yan Jizu's side, "What the hell do these bastards want to do?"
Yan Jizu's heart also felt cold. At present, all the elite troops in Shandong have gathered in Dezhou City. The other places are almost as if they are undefended! But who would have thought that these Qing troops would not attack? This, this, Yan Jizu simply dare not
Imagine the consequences!
"General Ni, if we go out of the city to pursue and fight back to Jinan City, what are the chances of winning?" Yan Jizu's face turned pale, he was really panicked.
Ni Chong sighed, "Sir, the Qing army is brave. If we attack rashly, I'm afraid the whole army will be destroyed!"
"Hey~~~~!" Yan Jizu slapped his thigh hard, "How can this be good? How can this be good? If, if the Qing army were to invade Jinan City, this, this, I
Yan, it’s really hard to atone for this sin by a hundred deaths!”
At this time, Deputy General Chen Guowei, who had been guarding the south gate, also ran over. He said breathlessly: "Sir, this is not good! These Qing dogs are going to run away!"
Yan Jizu was stunned for a moment, and was about to faint on the ground. Fortunately, Chen Guowei, who was at the side, was quick and held him up.
"Sir, the matter has come to this, let's, let's leave a way out for ourselves first!" Ni Chong is a soldier and has a decisive temper. Although he is frightened, he has not lost his mind!
"A way out?" Yan Jizu's eyes lit up, but then dimmed in an instant. How could he find a way out? Unless he killed all these Qing troops face to face, otherwise...
"General Ni, do you have any good ideas? As long as the city of Jinan can be defended, everything else is easy to discuss!" Yan Jizu almost begged.
Originally, the status of civil servants was much higher than that of military officers. Ni Chong, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province, had to be controlled by Yan Jizu. In Dezhou City, Yan Jizu was the chief official! But now, the Qing army faked a shot and toyed with the entire Ming army in Dezhou City.
Amidst the applause, Yan Jizu was so panicked that he no longer cared about these red tapes!
Ni Chong was also speechless. Ever since they entered Dezhou City, they had been like grasshoppers on a rope. No one could break free! Although this was Emperor Chongzhen's order, if something really happened, he thought with his buttocks.
It is conceivable that they can only bear the blame for this!
According to Emperor Chongzhen's temperament, even Governor Yuan was executed by Lingchi. What could they do?
At this time, Chen Guowei, the deputy commander-in-chief on the side, suddenly said: "It's not like there are no soldiers in Jinan City! Isn't it that the newly appointed Nancheng guerrilla Liu Ruyi hasn't arrived yet? According to the solid terrain of Jinan City, as long as we defend for ten and a half months, we can wait until
When reinforcements arrive, won’t this be over?”
"Yes!" Yan Jizu and Ni Chong said in unison.
Yan Jizu slapped his thigh, "If it is true as General Chen said, then the guerrilla Liu Ruyi can last for ten and a half days, this matter is still very promising!"
The things in the world are so wonderful. Just a moment ago, I wanted to eat his flesh raw, but now, it has instantly turned into meat and potatoes. Yan Jizu even wanted to worship Liu Ruyi as a Bodhisattva!