"How is that possible?" Shao Mengkai muttered to himself in a daze, unable to move for a long time.
The city was captured in this way, not even half an hour? Starting from the West City, the emergency signal has been passed to the South City. The bells in the city were ringing loudly, and each one was as loud as the other. Anyone could hear the panic in the bells.
It means. You can imagine the panic of the Qing soldiers who rang the bell - they must have been sweating profusely and were ringing the bell frantically to sound the alarm to the whole city.
The flags were waving wildly and the bells were ringing in panic. Not only Shao Mengkai, but also the officers and soldiers around him were all shocked and speechless. The troops on standby under the city wall were in an uproar, with the soldiers looking frightened and whispering to each other.
"Sir," an officer suddenly said: "The enemy here is feigning an attack. Our army should divide its troops to reinforce the emergency areas and destroy the enemies entering the city."
Shao Mengkai seemed to have just woken up from a dream. He raised his head and glanced at the officer, frowning and thinking. The city was captured from the west. Logically, there should be a fight, but the Ming army advanced so quickly, which made it difficult for them to do so.
People are surprised.
"... Take good care of yourself and take care of your body and the flesh and blood in your belly..." Suddenly, the words of the concubine flashed in Shao Mengkai's ears, disrupting his train of thought.
"Sir--" Seeing Shao Mengkai's hesitation, another officer stepped forward and reminded him: "If you are worried about the unclear situation, it is better to lead your troops to retreat to Beicheng, meet up with the defenders there, and then make further calculations."
Shao Mengkai's eyes wandered, he sighed helplessly and said, "Then evacuate to Beicheng!"
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The two blasts not only blew open the city wall, but also caused heavy casualties to the Qing army in Xicheng. They were unable to organize effective resistance at the gap. The Ming army poured in unhindered and attacked in the north and south directions. Although
The street fighting prevented both sides from fully utilizing their forces, but the growing Ming army was still much stronger than the Qing army. Moreover, the Qing army obviously did not expect to be captured so quickly and lacked sufficient psychological preparation. Under the attack of the superior Ming army,
, suffered heavy losses.
"Those who surrender will not be killed." "Abandon weapons to avoid death."...
The familiar local voice persuaded them to surrender, and as the Qing army was increasingly at a disadvantage, it played an increasingly disruptive role. After the Battle of Tengchong, the Ming army deliberately released many auxiliary soldiers and disabled prisoners.
The prisoner policy has spread through word of mouth. It used to be political propaganda, but now it has truly become a tool to sway people's hearts.
It doesn't matter if you have done bad things, there are officials who will be the scapegoats. Soldiers who think this way naturally refuse to work hard. Shao Mengkai also saw the thoughts of the soldiers who turned good girls into prostitutes at that time, so he acted cruelly. In other words
By the way, no one wants to be the kind of fool who pulls out the prongs while others lead the donkey, and takes the blame for others' enjoyment.
After those prisoners of the Green Camp of Gansu and Shaanxi joined the Ming army, they were extremely ferocious and merciless towards the recalcitrant Qing army, although many of them were from the same hometown. This mentality was quite similar to that of Wu Sangui and other Han annihilators. Those Han annihilators
As a rebel and surrendered general, he could not straighten his back or raise his head in front of the Manchus. Only by risking his life and showing unusual loyalty, courage and ferocity could he win the trust of the Qing people and gain recognition among the dignitaries of the Qing Dynasty.
Stand firm.
The Anding Gate and Yongzhen Gate in the West City were opened first, followed by the Zhennan Gate and Longquan Gate in the Nancheng, and then the Shengyang Gate in the East City. Six of the eight gates in Yongchang Ancient City were opened to the Ming army, marking the occupation
And the red flags of victory are growing on the city walls.
The soldiers led by Shao Mengkai retreated in embarrassment, leaving a large number of corpses outside Renshou Gate. The trench surrounding the city, coupled with the half-moon-shaped blocking trench dug by the Ming army, completely blocked the way for the Qing army to break through the city.
The situation is over! The Ming troops in the east and west have begun to violently attack the Qing troops gathered in the North City. The Tonghua Gate in the North City has been lost. The red flag just planted is fluttering. There are only less than a few Qing troops left who are still resisting.
Three thousand people.
Boom, boom, boom... After several muffled sounds, clouds of white smoke rose from behind the Ming army's battle formation, and the artillery shells scattered in the air and turned into dozens, hitting the Qing army that was constantly being compressed.
middle.
Amid the horrified shouts of the Qing soldiers, explosions occurred one after another, smoke columns rose, shrapnel flew, and screams came and went. The morale of the Qing army, which was already on the verge of collapse, finally lost their fighting spirit. Some abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and some seemed to have lost their heads.
Scurrying around like flies.
"That's all." Shao Mengkai could see clearly from the tower. He stamped his feet, threw away the sword in his hand, put his hands behind his back, and shouted: "Don't cause more unnecessary casualties. Give up your weapons and surrender! You tied me up and betrayed the emperor."
I alone bear the responsibility for Ming's great crime. I heard that His Highness Min is kind and kind, and I will not kill them all or trap them and surrender them."
"Sir--" the captain of the soldiers shouted. He was holding a long spear and looking at Shao Mengkai with the veins on his neck exposed.
"All the athletes from Gansu and Shaanxi cannot be lost in my hands." Shao Mengkai's face turned gloomy, and he suddenly glared and shouted: "Why are you still stunned? Send the order to surrender quickly and tie me up quickly. You can save your life."
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A siege must be defended, this is what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, but if you believe in all the books, it is worse than having no books. Being obsessed with dogmatic understanding without considering the actual situation is the behavior of a mediocre general.
There are about 30,000 Qing troops in western Yunnan. Because they want to hinder the Ming army in Teng Yue, most of them are in Yongchang. If the enemy army is completely wiped out in one battle, the number of the Qing army in western Yunnan will be obviously weaker than the counterattack of the three divisions of the Ming army.
, which can lay a good foundation for future military operations.
The fighting in the city has basically ended. The Ming army is going from house to house searching for Qing soldiers who have fled into people's homes. The military police have also begun patrolling the streets to maintain military discipline.
Under the protection of his personal guards, Zhu Yongxing arrived at the Yongchang Mansion Office and saw the Ming army carrying the corpse out. It turned out that the Yongchang prefect, seeing that the situation was irreversible, forced his family to take poison and then hanged himself to death.
Han annihilated, beasts. When Zhu Yongxing saw the corpse of a small child, he couldn't help frowning, and told the Ming army who carried the corpse: "Buried it outside the city, set up a wooden tablet, and wrote "Han annihilated, beasts" on it.
The word "sacrifice."
"Yes, Your Highness." A Ming army officer respectfully agreed, loaded the corpses onto a carriage, and ordered a few auxiliary soldiers to push them out of the city.
After explaining the matter, Zhu Yongxing stood in front of the government office and hesitated for a moment, shook his head with a wry smile, and walked in with his guards. In the war-torn years, there were no casualties anywhere, and now was not the time to be particular.
Several halls had been cleared out, and Zhu Yongxing sat down to rest for a while. Jin Wang Li Dingguo and Zhao Wang Bai Wenxuan arrived respectively. The war in the city was basically over, and they no longer needed to direct the battle, so they came to discuss the next move with Zhu Yongxing.
The troops were expensive and fast, and Zhu Yongxing had Yuanjiang in mind, so he naturally hoped to advance troops as soon as possible and attack Dali in the north. King Li Dingguo of Jin and Bai Wenxuan, King of Zhao, also believed that time was very tight and could not give the Qing army of Yunnan Province a chance to re-mobilize to fight.
"It's about three hundred and sixty miles from Yongchang to Dali. Our army will take six or seven days at the fastest, or more than ten days at the earliest. How about we pick an intermediate number and decide on nine days first?" Zhu Yongxing made an estimate and felt that it would take forty days in one day.
It should be absolutely achievable. If it is set too high, the soldiers may become exhausted and their injuries may increase.
"Forty miles a day, that's fine." Jin Wang Li Dingguo nodded in agreement.
"Nine days?" Zhao Wang Bai Wenxuan thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it can be faster. The autumn harvest has just passed and the grain is still being stored in the counties along the way. Our army can march quickly with less grain and grass."
"There was no fire in the city, so the treasury and the arsenal should not have been destroyed. It was an unexpected gain." Jin Wang Li Dingguo showed a smile on his face, cupped his hand towards Zhu Yongxing, and said: "This is all due to your highness's method of destroying the city."
, catching the Qing army by surprise."
Zhu Yongxing smiled and waved his hand, and said: "The King of Jin over praised it. The art of rolling dragons has been around for a long time. I just improved it, which is nothing. Well, let's wait for the time being. After the prisoners have been interrogated and the results of the battle have been tallied, we will continue.
Finalize the battle plan."
Rolling ground dragon is indeed a hole blasting. According to historical records: open a tunnel to make a gourd mouth, lead directly to the city, place gunpowder inside, use large bamboos, hollow out the joints, and conduct powder wire outside, and then pile soil and fill rocks.
Block its mouth and use it to burn the gunpowder, then the gunpowder will explode and the city can be destroyed.
But in ancient times, the spread of knowledge was extremely slow and its scope was extremely narrow. When a book was published, there were very few people who bought it, read it, and could use it. The same is true for the diffusion of successful experience, which often took a very long time.
For a long time, it was not known to others until it disappeared. Unlike in later generations, with a little computer, you can search for a person who is inseparable. Therefore, there seems to be only one record of the rolling dragon technique mentioned by Zhu Yongxing in the history books.
This is what happened when Zheng Chenggong broke through the immortal world.
When Jin King Li Dingguo attacked Xinhui, he dug tunnels, burned mines, and blasted through the city wall. However, the gap was small and needed to be enlarged by artillery bombardment. Naturally, the power was not the same as the blast under Yongchang City. In other words,
Jin Wang Li Dingguo had never studied physics and did not know the principle of explosion, so he could not increase the effect of the explosion. Naturally, he admired Zhu Yongxing's cave blasting.
Moreover, the Qing troops defending the city were obviously very aggressive and even drove prostitutes to the city naked, but they did not have the effect of being tired of artillery and winning. Zhu Yongxing also did nothing, which even surprised Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan.
Could it be that the emperor's virtue of fire was inherited by His Highness Min? Jin Wang Li Dingguo once had such an idea, but he suppressed it forcibly. This is not something that can be thought about or said to others. However, the more Zhu Yongxing becomes
The wiser and wiser he was, the more he achieved great achievements and the more famous he became, the more worries he felt in the heart of King Li Dingguo of the Jin Dynasty.
After capturing Dali and then occupying Erhaiwei (now Xiangyun County), Zhu Yongxing will lead the army south to Menghua Prefecture (now Weishan, Nanjian County), and then go down the Yuanjiang River to reinforce Nasong. The general plan is this, but there is still
There are many variables, and time is difficult to control. We can only hope that Yuanjiang Nasong can support it as long as possible.