Chapter 597: Woe to Xiao Wall
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The atmosphere in Jinzhou City began to become strange and tense.
The Ming army, which was usually as close as a family, became separated with the ghosts of the upper-level generals and middle-level officers. For a little firewood and grass, a few bones that can be lit for warmth, the soldiers can fight. Skirmishes continued to break out in the city, and group fights of more than a dozen people continued to occur.
Relying on the grain and beans brought in by the Ming army several times in the city, there is no shortage of grain and grass in the city, but what is lacking is firewood and grass. coincided with the heavy snowfall in winter, and Zu Dashou's Guanning Army couldn't bear it, let alone those southern soldiers in the Model Brigade?
So, in order to have a little firewood and grass to keep warm, the soldiers of the model brigade did not hesitate to fight with the soldiers of other troops, according to the words of the soldiers below, "He is an immortal, Lao Tzu would rather be killed than freeze to death!" β
The soldiers below fight in groups every day, and the generals above also quarrel constantly during daily deliberations.
Most people, represented by Zu Dashou, advocate being prudent and sticking to help. The wind and snow in front of him have stopped, and soon the road will be smooth and the spring flowers will bloom, and Ning Yuanbo's army will kill from Ningyuan to Jinzhou.
Compared with Zu Dashou, Wang Pu, Li Fuming and others, Wu Biao seems to be alone. He advocated taking advantage of the heavy snow to bring disadvantages to both the enemy and us, rushing out and opening up the road from Jinzhou to the seaside, and it was naturally best to be able to capture Songshan Fort.
"If you plan to break through, it's actually not difficult, let's discuss with Ning Yuan's General Wu first. Then Ben will lead his men and horses to take Songshan Fort, and then use gunpowder to blow up the ice, and the sailors of the Nanyue Army will be able to pick up all the men and horses of everyone. β
When he said this, Wu Biao was also staring at the group of colleagues opposite with a pair of blazing eyes, and for several days, the patrol soldiers and horses of the Model Brigade. intercepted more than one secret letter to the generals in the city, and also captured more than a dozen fine works, under severe torture, these fine works confessed, and they were all messengers who were ordered to contact a certain general in the city. What is the secret letter, where is it sent to the city, what is the slogan of the contact, what is the secret note, explain it one by one.
At first, Wu Biao didn't believe it. It is believed that it is a discord meter used by Liao thieves. It is used to disperse the heart of the Jinzhou army. However, the three of them became tigers. There are many detailed words, and he can't help but not believe it. So, he quietly sent several subordinates with northern accents to pretend to be Liao thieves and go to contact. Sure enough, the person who sent the connector was captured!
Therefore, Wu Biao invited Zu Dashou and others to discuss the matter together, except for the nominal discussion of the issue of advance and retreat. What's more, it is necessary to let several commanders hand over the traitors and traitors suspected of colluding with the Liao thieves.
looked at the faces of the colleagues on the other side with different expressions. Wu Biao suppressed the anger in his heart and forced himself to deal with these old military leaders.
"Since the siege of the city, the general has also thought a lot, speaking from his heart, the current combat power of the Liao thieves is far better than my Jinzhou defenders. Based on the current situation of the armies in the city. You can't fight the Qing army at all, so you have to change. The example of changing the ready-made is to learn from General Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Ningyuan, Wu. In accordance with the military law of Ning Yuanbo's subordinates, the army was reorganized, the old and weak were eliminated, the vacancies were filled, and training was strengthened. Replenish equipment, which can form combat effectiveness as quickly as possible. β
"If the whole army is smooth, it can also re-launch the attack with the men and horses of Ningyuan Wu's general army, because the Guanning army is a northerner after all, and it is more adapted to the climate and can fight in winter. Only in this way can we make up for the mistakes of giving up Jinzhou. β
Wu Biao is invincible on the battlefield, but in the Ming officialdom, he is a rookie. If it weren't for the strength of the Model Brigade, he would have been torn to pieces by a group of bureaucrats and devoured flesh and blood.
His words were originally out of public intentions. However, I would have turned my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the ditch. What's more, there were ghosts hidden in these ditches in the first place?
His words invisibly made the best footnote for Huang Taiji's various propaganda. Zu Dashou and Wang Pu are both old thieves who have been wallowing with officialdom for a long time, with a smile on their faces, but they are analyzing the purpose of Wu Biao's words in their hearts? Wang Zheng and others have already decided that this is a poisonous plan to eat black and drive away tigers and wolves!
Zu Dashou's younger brother, Zu Dabi, even decided that the person who formulated this plan was Li Shouhan himself, and the purpose was self-evident, that is, to annex the entire Guanning Army in one fell swoop! Confluence with Wu Sangui? We don't know what Wu Sangui has been doing in Ningyuan these days, how many large and small military leaders and battalions have been annexed by him? Although our ancestral family and the Wu family have an uncle and nephew relationship, in the face of real power, what about fathers and sons? Isn't there still a generation of wise emperors who seized power by killing their brothers in the vestibule and imprisoning their fathers in the harem?
We have worked hard to get to Ningyuan City, but I am afraid that we will be swallowed by Wu Sangui in one bite. This guy is now fighting with the Nanyue Army. At that time, we have no fists and no courage in our hands, we are a bunch of unlucky people who have been relieved of military power, and it would be good if we didn't get stabbed!
In everyone's hearts, when they were pregnant with ghosts, Wu Biao threw out a sky-shattering thunder again.
"Governor Zuo, General Soldier Wang, General Soldier Li. Ben General recently captured a batch of Liao thieves. It is said that he has ties to many of the generals in the various armies. Of course, Ben would not believe it. However, in order to clarify the facts, I also ask the Governor Zuo and the two commanders to hand over the suspected people on this list, and after the situation is clarified, they will return to Zhao! β
Although he was reluctant in his heart, everyone was caught off guard by Wu Biao. I didn't prepare if I wanted to turn my face, so I had no choice but to order someone to tie up the suspected people one by one and hand them over to Wu Biao.
That night, more than a dozen people were killed in the camp of the Model Brigade.
"Second master, you have to talk to your uncle! If we let that barbarian Wu Biao continue to do this, maybe he will put the knife on our necks tomorrow morning! β
"Yes, second master, it's not easy to raise soldiers, it's not easy for us to accumulate this little belongings, you have to persuade the uncle, make plans early!"
During the day, they witnessed the arrest of those suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and at night, they saw more than a dozen heads hanging in front of the camp of the Model Brigade. The so-called rabbit dies and the fox is sad, and it is inevitable that there will be some thoughts.
"Second master. That Wu Biao barbarian is the anti-water traitor of the Nanyue Army, and he will naturally have some merit for throwing it back, but if he wants to take our brother's head, he will definitely not agree! β
"That's right! He opened his mouth and closed his mouth Ning Yuanbo! Ning Yuan Bosu is not an emperor! β
"That's it! If Ning Yuanbo becomes the emperor at this moment, we will naturally support him as an old man. But now that Ning Yuanbo is also a Ming courtier, why is he, Wu Manzi, on our heads? Kill our ancestors?! β
"Murder? They Jingying and Ning Yuanbo are too fat to wear a pair of pants! I haven't heard that the people who are implementing the new deal in Shandong are rolling, and there are few big families other than Confucius and Mencius who are not stabbed! Damn, when I mentioned Shandong Laozi, I was angry, Zu Kuan was killed by the Nanyue Army in Shandong! β
"Zu Kuan's guy also deserves to be unlucky, and there is a way to die. Let's just talk about the present. To break through is to find death, and to hold on is to wait for death. And even if the breakthrough from Jinzhou is successful, the credit is due to the model brigade of Wu Biao and the Nanyue Army. At most, Wu Changbo followed up with some bone broth water, and we would become meat in someone else's pot! β
"Second master, at the moment, we are dying, it is better to fight to the death. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Wu Manzi coming to the door, you might as well persuade the uncle, simply, surrender, right?! Open the gate of Jinzhou. Let the centaurs from outside the city in! No matter how much his Wu Manzi's soldiers can fight, the heroes can't stand the crowd! It's the same end! β
A group of people expressed their opinions. When the dispute continued, someone outside the door came to report that Wang Zheng, the commander of Wang Pu Dashuai, the king of Datong Town, came to visit Zu Dabi.
Two days later, Huang Taiji, who was outside Guangning City and was worried about the progress of the Jinzhou war, received a secret performance from the flying cavalry of Prince Dolgon, the prince of Heshuorui, who commanded the Qing army in Jinzhou, saying that the Jinzhou defenders were among them. Zu Dashou, Zu Dabi, Wang Pu, Li Fuming and others took a tofu seller surnamed Shang down the city wall at night, and it was rumored that he was willing to surrender.
Hearing this exciting news, Huang Taiji couldn't help but have another nosebleed. On the other hand, he ordered a wooden plate to be followed by a nosebleed. While conveying the will to Dolgon.
"After Zu Dashou and others sacrifice the city, all property and family members are not allowed to loot and humiliate, and the soldiers and horses of the department will not move for the time being. After the city was broken, Wu Biao himself had to be captured alive no matter what, no matter how much he resisted and insulted, he must not harm his life. The soldiers and horses of the department must not cause harm, I will be of great use! β
The messenger who conveyed his will left quickly, and in addition to the excitement, Huang Taiji was still very uneasy, because no matter how fast the messenger was, it would take two days to reach the front line in Jinzhou, in case Zu Dashou and others had already sacrificed the city at that time, and Wu Biao and his strong army had been drowned in a pool of blood, it would be a pity.
Nearly three watches, the defense of the south gate of Jinzhou Zu Dabi personally organized manpower, the entire southern city defense of the wind and rain, the city and the city, densely covered with ancestral soldiers, horses. Of course, it was not the Qing army under the city that defended, but the model brigade inside the city. Taking advantage of the cover of night, the north wind was howling, and two big ropes were drawn down from the city, and his younger brother Zu Dale and his eldest brother Zu Dashou's son Zu Ze went down to the city far away.
After a few days of secret communication to the Qing camp by the old merchant who sold tofu in TongguΓ², Zu Dale went out of the city three consecutive nights to directly negotiate the terms of surrender and the method of surrendering the city with Dolgon and other Qing army leaders.
For the ancestral family's proposal to preserve the property, soldiers and horses, etc., Dolgon is naturally satisfied, but for this fashion and hesitation, whether to stay in Liaodong, or let Kaicheng defense, take his family to withdraw to the pass, in order to protect the family property Wang Pu, Dolgon also has to deal with the snake.
"As long as General Wang is willing to hand over the city defense, everything is negotiable!"
Wang Pu's abacus was very wishful, and he took his family and left, leaving the main barracks in Jinzhou. You can say to the court that you broke through in a bloody battle. As long as there are thousands of families in hand, the court will not dare to do anything to itself. With the property power of the Wang family, with a little time, I am afraid that I will not be able to pull up tens of thousands of horses?
However, Dolgon doesn't rub sand in his eyes, as long as the army enters Jinzhou and solves the model brigade, then it is not something that you minions can bargain with this king!
YiqiΔ talked very well, however, Duoduo put forward a condition, in order to prevent Zu Dashou from taking the opportunity to break through, he asked Zu Dashou to send a son and a brother as hostages. Because Zu Dashou had a bad credit record of Dalinghe City surrendering first and then rebelling before, Duoduo was afraid that he would be deceived. With these two people as hostages, as long as Zu Dashou moves slightly, then Zu Dale and Zu Zeyuan will be on the ground.
Now the time to dedicate the city to the Qing soldiers is approaching.
After Zu Dale led his nephew Zu Zeyuan Xia Shu down to the city, he passed the moat not far away. Walk towards a stone monument that faintly glows with fire. A man from Manchuria with a white flag, Lu Ezhen, led six white-armored soldiers to wait behind a stone tablet, and then escorted them to the Duoduo camp three miles away.
Prince Zheng Jierharang, the owner of the Blue Flag, Shuo Tuo, the Lord of the Red Flag Banner, Adali, the King of Doluo County, and Luo Luohong, etc., are all waiting in the Duoxuan camp. The uncle and nephew of the ancestral family knelt down and kowtowed to the Manchurian prince and the Baylors, very respectfully, for fear of being doubted. The surrender was torn apart.
Everyone is an acquaintance, so naturally they go straight to the point.
"When will Wu Biao's head be offered?"
The generals on the front line did not receive Huang Taiji's order at this time, and in their minds, the biggest and most dangerous enemy in Jinzhou City was still Wu Biao's model brigade. If you don't take advantage of the opportunity of the ancestral brothers to surrender, it is also the best opportunity to completely annihilate or defeat Wu Biao's troops, and when!?
Duoduo had already learned from his second brother that Huang Taiji had the intention of accepting Wu Biao's department. How could this make him get his wish? Wu Biao, even if he is chopped into meat sauce, he can't let him fall under Huang Taiji's command!
Wu Biao is a person who is proficient in firearms and fierce in riding, if he is used by Huang Taiji, then he will come. Isn't this black fat man's power going to increase again?
In any case, Huang Taiji can't be allowed to see Wu Manzi, who is alive and can still be useful!
Both the surrender and the surrender reached a tacit understanding, Wu Biao. It was Zu Dashou and others who voted to kill Wu Biao and suppress the model brigade, so they could no longer rebel against the Ming Dynasty. Don't kill Wu Biao, this person's ability, the strength of the soldiers and horses under his command. Under Huang Taiji, it is bound to be reused, in that case, what are the benefits for everyone? Therefore, everyone wants to kill Wu Biao and hurry up!
"Please rest assured that Lord Yu is in this matter! My brother has already made arrangements. Although the model brigade is known as strong, it can only be a group battle, and once it is alone, it is a group of local chickens and tile dogs! β
"But don't be careless! Tomorrow, when you wait for the move, you will open the south gate and other city gates first, and let my Qing elite enter the city to help you! This king doesn't believe it, the model brigade is beaten by steel and iron, and it is also difficult to defeat four hands with two fists! β
Jinzhou city wall is nearly ten meters high, outside the south gate city wall, there is a small section of city wall, on the four sides of the city, also build a two-storey heavy building type city tower, at the same time Jinzhou east, west, north, all set up about the small city of the box.
Since the rise of the Liaodong army, Jinzhou is in the forefront, has been ravaged by war many times, the city wall has been repeatedly destroyed and repaired, has been full of war smoke tracks, mottled city wall bricks, and hastily rebuilt city towers after being burned down by the war, all silently convey the experience of this city.
Inside the city, people shouted and neighed. The atmosphere was extremely warm.
The young master of the Ming Prince, the governor of Zuo, the core figure of the Guanning general, and the chief soldier of Jinzhou, Zu Dashou, listened to the strategy of Wu Biao, the deputy general of the Shenji Battalion and the commander of the model brigade, and prepared to break through.
All towns and battalions were packing up at this time, packing up their baggage, and preparing dry food.
Some generals pointed out that the brigade of men and horses marched while fighting, and everyone had little experience. I'm afraid that the bags and carts are not properly prepared, and it is easy to make mistakes. However, the brothers of the Model Brigade, Tongliu Kou and Tongliao Thieves have all been field fighters, and they have rich experience in this field, and they also asked General Wu to send people to help teach one or two.
The model brigade took the team as a unit and sent a lot of men and horses to various towns and battalions to help check the preparations before the breakthrough.
All kinds of bulky materials that could not be taken away were piled up in a centralized manner, covered with firewood and grass, and burned down when they were ready to leave, and the soft belongings of the generals were packed up tightly and placed in the vehicles early. Large and small vehicles, mules, horses, camels, will be the streets of Jinzhou congested through the wind and rain, not to mention the people and horses rushing to kill, even walking empty-handed, it is also extremely laborious.
Wu Biao, with dozens of guards around him, marched such a crowded road, heading towards Zu Dashou's Jinzhou General Army's Yamen.
Along the way, there were relatives of the children of the ancestral family, and the officers of Datong Town and Shanxi Town greeted Wu Biao. General Wu shouted extremely affectionately, and the heat was even warmer than today's sun.
However, it always feels a little uncomfortable. The generals of Datong Town and Shanxi Town are easy to say, after all, they are all brothers who have fought together. However, the people of the ancestral family have completely changed their faces. A few days ago, he killed several children of the ancestral family who were in collusion with the Liao thieves outside the city, although the generals of the ancestral family were much more honest, especially Zu Dashou's cronies. But when I saw Wu Biao and the soldiers of the Model Brigade, they all looked like they had seen a ghost, but today when I saw Wu Biao's banner from afar, I shouted General Wu all the way, and the flattering expression was disgusting.
Wu Biao didn't want to deal with them, but fortunately, they accounted for the majority, and he didn't have the habit of giving up friendly troops, so bear with them. Wu Biao secretly made up his mind in his heart that when he broke out of the encirclement, he would definitely go to Tianjin, plead guilty to the lord, and return the army and horses to the lord. As for Chongzhen cutting himself off, how the world scolds himself for being a shameless villain, I can't care about it. "It doesn't matter if I die, the old brothers who came out with me in Guangdong, and the brothers who Sichuan gave me to Liaodong, they don't deserve to die." Wu Biao muttered.
Seeing Wu Biao muttering to himself, the head of the guards beside him asked, "General, but what are your orders?" Wu Biao was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's nothing, I mean that the shape is good now, and we should be able to join the old brothers in the past soon." Okay, come with me to the Yamen of the General Army to discuss the military aircraft! β
At this time, someone in the escort team suddenly said: "General, I always feel that something is wrong. Wu Biao turned his head and looked at him, and asked him, "What's wrong?" β
"The group of turtle sons of the Guanning Army have always been known for being arrogant and domineering, and the generals regard the soldiers as their private property, but now they are suddenly willing to hand over the army and obey the general's command, which is really incredible. Moreover, these days, the family of the ancestral family has been secretly preparing some white cloth, I don't know why they came? β
Wu Biao laughed loudly when he heard this: "You, you miss your mother-in-law, don't think I don't know, you have a good friend in this Jinzhou City." Okay, you've got someone's wife in just a few days. Is this what the girl told you? I think you have too much heart, and it's common to tie a strip of cloth to make it easy to identify when you are fighting, so what's all the fuss about. β
After Wu Biao laughed, he patted the shoulder of the Sichuan enlisted guard and said: "I forgive him for his ancestor Dashou and don't have the courage, what kind of unit is our model brigade?" Back then, under Ning Yuanbo's account, we were also a well-known team. Returning to the Shenji Battalion, they can't catch up with our combat exploits. It's not bragging, pull it out and fight a battle in a dignified manner, let's beat twenty of them one by one. If they play a conspiracy, our old brothers in Guangdong and Sichuan will rush up and kill them without leaving a single chicken or dog. And rushed out with us, and when we arrived in Ningyuan, we ate a porcelain urn with wind chicken, and the fur and satin we wore were not better than waiting for death in Jinzhou? Their group of goods are all the stuff in the crotch of the camel's pants, they can face forward, not backward, at this time, they can use it, begging us, so they came up with this face! β
When everyone heard this, they seemed to have some sense, so they nodded yes. Wu Biao nodded with satisfaction and said: "We are people who speak hard and do things without emotion, but we will never harm our allies." When it is time to break through, our old brothers will rush to the front, stay at the rear, and send a lot of Jinzhou's men and horses to the ship, and no one will abandon the friendly army because of the past suspicions, understand? β
While speaking, everyone finally squeezed in front of the Jinzhou General Military Mansion, and Wu Biao stepped up the bluestone steps. (To be continued......)