1557, the flag of Zunhua Ming Dynasty is still flying
From Huang Taiji's point of view, Zunhua had fallen into his hands at this time. Although there were still some stragglers who were stubbornly resisting, under the might of the Eight Banners, they were nothing more than embers and could be easily destroyed.
Huang Taiji immediately summoned the generals and began to discuss their merits and reward them.
On the battlefield, rewards and punishments must be timely. Only in this way can officers and soldiers work hard.
Huang Taiji sent an order: For several years, the Eight Banners Army was not good at attacking Yuan Chonghuan's Ningyuan City. However, this time they captured Zunhua City, and the walls of Zunhua City were stronger than Ningyuan City. This Khan was very happy and must reward those who attacked the city.
warrior.
Immediately, Huang Taiji gathered everyone in the governor's hall to reward the warriors.
Kakeduli made the ladders long and long, with excellent quality. He also braved artillery fire and supervised the soldiers climbing the city wall. He made the greatest contribution.
Huang Taiji personally toasted him, was promoted to third-class military officer, and was rewarded with treasures and livestock.
Yibai Niuluxia, Samuhattu, was the first person to climb the city wall, making a great achievement of climbing first.
Huang Taiji personally toasted him, promoted him to the third-class general officer, rewarded him with treasures and livestock, and gave him the title of Batulu. From now on, all minor crimes committed by the family will be pardoned.
After Ibai Niulu was defeated, Hu Xibu ascended the city for the second time.
Hechen Niu recorded many good manners and went to the city for the third time.
Yibai Niu Lu, Mao Bali, and the fourth came to the city, all rewarded the treasures and livestock.
After rewarding the meritorious officials, they began to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers.
Some officers died during the siege, including A Hai and Yin Da Qi. Huang Taiji rewarded their families with hereditary officer positions.
Afterwards, Huang Taiji began to rectify military discipline. During the siege, two soldiers retreated, so Huang Taiji arrested them and beheaded them in public. One Mongolian soldier killed and looted the surrendered people, violating the previous rule that Huang Taiji was not allowed to kill and torture those who surrendered at will.
Order.
Huang Taiji ordered the arrest and personally shot the Mongolian soldier to death with a thundering arrow as a warning to others.
Huang Taiji ordered generals Ying Guldai, guerrilla Li Sizhong, and Fan Wencheng to lead eight officers and 800 soldiers to stay in Zunhua City. Huang Taiji planned to lead a large army to set off from Zunhua tomorrow to plunder Yang Fan's territory.
Later, Huang Taiji ordered pigs and sheep to be slaughtered, and wine was placed in the vast front yard of the governor's office. He drank heavily with the generals to celebrate the breakthrough of the Great Wall defense line, which opened a new situation in the Ming and Qing wars.
A group of people were changing cups and drinking happily. Some captured prostitutes from the brothel were also invited to dance and entertain. The banquet was reaching its climax. The emperor raised the wine glass and was about to let the wrestlers perform.
Suddenly there was a loud bang, like thunder, like a roar, like the roar of an ancient monster. The huge sound came. All the music played in the brothel was interrupted. The dancing singer was also frightened and stopped.
Then, there was a loud bang.
This loud noise was ten times louder than the previous one. After the sound, the ground trembled. Many people became unstable and fell to the ground.
Huang Taiji was startled, his ears were ringing, and he accidentally dropped the wine glass in front of the stone steps, shattering it into pieces.
A huge mushroom cloud rose in the east direction of the city. The huge explosion directly blasted a large pit ten meters in diameter and two meters deep in the ground. Countless bricks, pieces of soil, and human limbs flew into the sky.
, some even fell here.
Huang Taiji stood up in horror, looking at the mushroom cloud and smoke column that was hundreds of meters high. He didn't know what to say for a moment, and was speechless for a moment. Only then did the shock wave arrive, and the blazing hot wind blew in the cold wind of early spring.
come over.
"What's going on?" Huang Taiji asked in horror as the fat on his face trembled.
"What is this sound? Is it a rolling mine (a type of ball lightning in the Northeast)?"
"Could it be that the earth dragon has turned over and there is going to be an earthquake?"
….
The officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners were frightened and talked a lot.
"Someone will go to understand the situation soon. Don't panic, Khan," Li Yongfang hurried over to comfort him. "It seems that some Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers who were unwilling to surrender set the gunpowder magazine on fire. After the explosion, there is no need to worry."
As soon as Li Yongfang finished speaking, there was another loud noise, and then exploded. Countless pieces of soil and body parts flew into the sky and were scattered everywhere. This time, the explosion point was closer to here.
Without saying a word, Li Yongfang immediately picked up Huang Taiji and left.
"The Great Khan, who has a body worth ten thousand gold, must not take risks. Go to the military camp outside the city to rest first. After clearing out the stragglers in the city, it will not be too late to enter the city for a banquet."
Huang Taiji was actually frightened. How could human flesh and blood resist such an explosion? So he gave in half and was taken away by Li Yongfang.
As soon as Huang Taiji left, all the generals and belles also disappeared. Now that the city is dangerous, it is better to avoid it for a while.
Dorgon did not leave, however, Azig and Dodo followed him.
"Brother Fourteen, do you think it's a rolling mine?" Duduo said angrily. He was the youngest, but he really didn't believe in these weird things.
"Rolling mines do exist, but there is this kind of thunder and lightning in this world. They fall from the sky with a dazzling white light, as big as a water tank. They often appear in low-lying areas on rainy days, blowing in the wind, and are as light as cotton wool. Once detonated, there are
The power of destroying heaven and earth."
Dorgon looked at the mushroom cloud blown away by the strong wind in the distance and said with his hands behind his back.
"When I was young, I went to Chahar and encountered a group of red-flag vests. They were drinking horses in a low-lying area on a rainy day. They were hit by a rolling land mine and burned into coke. The sound of the rolling land mine exploding was louder than this.
big."
Azig couldn't help but said with lingering fear: "I have also seen a huge stone burnt black in the old forest."
Dorgon looked into the distance and said: "However, this shouldn't be a rolling mine. The season is wrong. I have never heard of such a thing appearing at the end of winter. I think what Li Yongfang said is reliable. No need to guess, it won't take long.
Of course there is news."
As soon as Dorgon finished speaking, a riding school with a white flag rolled and crawled in, crying and howling.
"Master, what's wrong, the Ming army in Hedong doesn't know what kind of cannon they used. The shells were more than a foot thick and exploded when they hit the ground. Even one of our Niulu was killed."
Dorgon grabbed him by the collar. "What are you talking about? There is an established Ming army in this city. Who are they? Where are they?"
The knight's riding school was covered in blood, and he trembled and said: "It's on the east side of the river. It's a very high wall. There are three or four-story brick and stone buildings on the outside. Inside are people wearing black clothes and flying black flags.
, it says something about a security group, and there are militiamen wearing civilian clothes. We also saw green soldiers there, yes, they are green soldiers."
Dorgon's face suddenly stiffened. Greenskins are greenskins. As long as they are around, nothing good will happen.
"You can decide how many greenskins there are," Dorgon put him down and said.
The knight commander calmed down and recalled: "Not many, Master, I counted. There are two gun towers on both sides of the gate, and there is a strange cannon on the roof of the broken building. I was on the drum tower at the time, watching
It's clear. These greenskins are gunners, about a hundred people, and there are four cannons in total. The barrels of the cannons must be one foot thick."