Chapter 343: Recovering Ningyuan
When the Qing army in Ningyuan City stayed in the city for nearly two months, they finally couldn't hold it back. There was no food and grass in the city, and there was no rescue outside, and there was already a phenomenon of cannibalism among the hungry in the city.
There was nothing else to eat in the city but men. The morale of the army fluctuated, the soldiers mutinied, and it intensified.
Ganglin, the chief general of the Qing Dynasty, was also so hungry that he was shaking.
The 10,000 high-level generals led by Ganglin thought that if they were in the city, all of them would starve to death, which would be too cowardly!
Because Ningyuan City is different from other cities now, there is no siege by the Ming army outside, if it is trapped by the Ming army and cannot be killed, it is understandable to be trapped in the city like this.
But now it is not the case at all, only two Ming army camps appeared in the south and north of the city outside the city, and it is obvious that 20,000 Ming troops are waiting for the rabbit.
They will never come to attack the city, and even if the four gates of Ningyuan City are opened, the Ming army will not come in.
The intention of the Ming army is obvious, one south and one north two large battalions are eyeing each other, as long as the Qing army in the city is out of the city, these Ming troops will rush over and fight a war of annihilation.
Because of the four gates of Ningyuan City, in fact, the remaining two gates, because there is a vast sea outside the east gate, they do not have the ability to fish and shrimp, of course, it is impossible to escape from the sea.
Outside the west gate were mountains and hills, and they did not have wings and could not fly over.
In other words, no matter which direction they came out of the city, they could not bypass the Ming army of the two battalions in the north and south.
There is no besieged city, it is better than a besieged city, these Ming troops are too ruthless!
In this way, the Qing army in the city could not survive the Ming army outside the city after all.
Because there was no food in the city, and the Ming army outside the city not only had enough food, but also sorted out the wine and meat every once in a while, as if they were deliberately angry with them, and ate them outside the city in front of them.
In this way, the Ming army outside the city ate and drank all day long, talking and laughing.
And the Qing army in the city only watched with their eyes. That kind of pity and sorrow is a little more uncomfortable than asking Hanako to see a bucket chicken, which is close but can't be eaten, and can't even smell it.
Some of the Ming soldiers were also very bad, throwing away leftover meals in front of them, and some threw the bones that spit out of their mouths at them.
It's a pity that their hands are not long enough, the city wall is so high, a few miles above and below the city, and there is still a moat, they can't catch it at all, and they also complain that the strength of the Ming army is not big enough.
If Wangmei can really quench their thirst, the effect at this time is just the opposite, and the more they look, the hungrier and thirsty they will feel.
It's so pathetic!
The generals of the Tartars of Ganglin finally couldn't hold their breath.
Forget it, isn't it just death? Do we really not dare to go out of the city and start a field battle with the Ming army?
Once upon a time, I was invincible in the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, whether it was Mongolia, the Han Dynasty, the Dynasty, where the children of the Eight Banners got, the wind and clouds changed color, and the gods abdicated, we are the masters of the world!
But now, we are living in the city, not daring to come out and open the battlefield with the Ming army, and the face of our ancestors has been lost to our people!
Ganglin and the others' blood surged, and only a little bit of blood was left after being consumed by hunger these days, and now it finally broke out.
The gates of Ningyuan City, which had been closed for nearly two months, were wide open, and 10,000 Tartars were killed.
As soon as these Tartars came out, the Ming troops in the south and north of the city discovered them.
"Lord Lin is really smart, the dog finally can't stay still, kill!"
Here Song Xiance is the commander-in-chief, and the 20,000 Ming troops outside the south gate and north gate of Ningyuan City have also been aggrieved for too long. In front of you is Ningyuan City, don't let the siege of the city, the Tartar is close at hand, you can't kill it when you stare at it, and your hands itch when you look at it.
Now these Tartars can't hold back, and they finally come out, if they don't kill them at this time, when will they stay?
The two sides soon encountered outside the city of Ningyuan. 10,000 Qing troops, 20,000 Ming troops. Such a field battlefield scene is also shocking.
But in fact, these 10,000 Tartars are now just an imaginary number, according to the real number, it is estimated that there are less than 9,000, and they are no longer the elite of the Eight Banners, but the tired division of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the tigers who have gone to the minions are not as good as pigs.
Lin Yi's 20,000 Ming troops left here are all his descendants, although they do not have the standard battalion, the musket battalion, the invincible battalion, and the super strong combat power.
But their combat effectiveness is not comparable to those of the declining old Ming army.
The elite soldiers are tired soldiers, and the number of people is two to one.
Therefore, there was no suspense in this battle, as soon as they came into contact with these Qing troops, they were their targets, and they were killed and wounded everywhere, and they could not be defeated.
The so-called strength and weakness are all relative, just like the high and the low are compared together, and there is no discrimination without comparison.
At this time, the Qing army was too weak, although they were now fighting for their lives, but they had more than enough strength to eat, and they couldn't eat enough for so long, these Manchu Tartars and traitors were like malnutrition, with yellow faces and thin muscles, not only them, but also war horses.
There is nothing left for people to eat, let alone horses?
These thin horses and tired soldiers used to be the elite of the Eight Banners.
However, the strength of these Eight Banners elites cannot send out 1/3 of the usual standing, and all of them are pathological. The image of the Tartar who came and went like the wind, fierce and tyrannical was now greatly diminished.
Without the Ming army attacking them, the Tartars could fall off their horses while riding. I saw the Ming army, and when I was within range, I wanted to shoot an arrow but couldn't pull the bow.
When I got closer, I wanted to fight, but I couldn't dance with a knife or gun.
The soldiers of the Ming army are just the opposite, as the so-called one eliminates the other's strengths.
The soldiers of the Ming army now feel that they are all capable, as if they have grown a little ability, their strength is also great, and their martial arts are also high.
Four or five ordinary soldiers of the Ming army couldn't deal with a Tartar before. Now it's completely reversed, an ordinary Ming army soldier can kill five or six Tartars in one bite.
The soldiers of the Ming army became more and more courageous the more they fought, they either rushed back and forth, or divided and surrounded, such as entering a no-man's land, and like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, killing these Tartars and traitors to the point of wolves, dead and wounded.
Some of the Tartars were forced to jump into the sea, some were forced to fall off the cliff, and some ran back to Ningyuan City in embarrassment, trying to continue to resist stubbornly.
But as soon as they ran into the city, before the city gate could be closed, the overwhelming Ming army came in with their butts.
Street battles were launched in the city, and in the field, these Eight Banners Army made the Ming army kill the target, and when they arrived in the city, they were also the live targets of the Ming army.
If you are cruel to me, it will encourage the anger of the Tartars.
If you are ruthless, I am more ruthless than you, then it is time for these Tartars and traitors to admit it.
The 10,000 Qing troops in Ningyuan City went out of the city to fight the Ming army for less than an hour, most of them were killed, and some of the remaining remnants of the defeated generals were finally killed and lost their temper and began to kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.
However, Lin Yi's policy towards the Qing army was consistent and clear, that is, it was resolutely and completely wiped out, and no prisoners were allowed.
Therefore, Song Xiance said: "Lord Lin has an order to kill these Tartars and traitors, and they are not allowed to surrender!"
After another half an hour of fighting, Song Xiance commanded the 20,000 Ming troops to kill all the Qing troops in Ningyuan City, and none of them were spared.
Including Ganglin, the chief general of the Qing army, also died in the chaos.
Ganglin, the Tartar, came to a lesson when he was dying, the Ming army is really not what it used to be, not only is it strong, but also more ferocious than them, and it is impossible to conquer the Ming Dynasty and conquer the Han people!
The traitors of the Tartars in Ningyuan City have taught a profound lesson, and when they reported to Lord Yan, they made a heavy oath that the next eight generations should not be traitors!
There are dead and wounded corpses everywhere inside and outside the city of Ningyuan City, and the dead bodies of the Tartars can be seen everywhere on the seaside and on the cliffs.
The battle was a complete victory, the victorious army led by Song Xiance drove into Ningyuan City, and the city ripped off all the banners of the Qing Dynasty and replaced them with the banners of the Ming Dynasty, and then ordered people to clean up the battlefield, bury the corpses of the Tartars, treat the wounded, and take care of the spoils of war.
Since then, Ningyuan City has been occupied by the Qing Dynasty for a year, that is, in October 1644, it returned to the embrace of the Ming Dynasty.
The people in the area of Ningyuan City have long been far away from the mountains and forests because of the powerful occupation, and now when they hear that the army has won the battle, the Tartars and traitors in the city have been cut off.
Then Song Xiance sent a report to Lin Yi Pegasus outside Jinzhou City, and they stood by in the city to appease the people.
all know Lin Yi's policy of being close to the people and loving the people, they have strict military discipline, and they are only busy helping the people rebuild their homes, and no one dares to trespass on people's houses to commit crimes.
Song Xiance also opened several porridge factories in the city, so that those homeless people could come here to receive porridge for free and drink, so that they would not starve to death.
The clothes that the army had changed were washed and sewn and mended, and then given to the common people who had no clothes to wear, and it was going to be cold. The common people want to spend the winter, and they are clothed to protect them from the cold.
The common people saw that the world had really changed, although it was still the Ming Dynasty, but they had never seen such a good army, not only did not commit any offense to the common people, but also treated the common people as relatives to help.
They all cried and knelt on the ground, thanking Song for their efforts.
"You don't have to thank me, this is all the immeasurable merit of Lin Yi, the master of the prison country."
The people kowtowed again, crying bitterly, and they just wanted to shout long live Lin Yi in their hearts......
The Ming army camp outside Jinzhou City ushered in a group of special guests on this day, which was Cui Chengxiu, the envoy of the DPRK who came by boat across the sea.
He took the secret decree of the king of the dynasty Li Liang, led 200 people, of which 100 were the beauties of the dynasty, pretending to be merchants.
Some of these were gifts from the super-chosen king to Lin Yi, and the other part was the application of them along the way. Because they took a boat from the DPRK to Shandong, and then to Jinzhou outside the Guan, the mountains and rivers are far away. It's undoubtedly a long journey.
Now that he has finally arrived at his destination, Lin Yi heard that an envoy had come from the DPRK, and immediately summoned him solemnly.
Cui Chengxiu saw Lin Yi, he didn't expect that Lin Yi, who was so famous, would be so young, it seemed that he was in his 20s, but the entire Ming Dynasty was already in his hands.
Cui Chengxiu has long understood Lin Yi's birth and his dominating experience in the past few years. Cui Chengxiu also felt that Lin Yi was an immortal-like existence, an immortal sent down by God to save the Ming Dynasty, and a savior of their country.
Cui Chengxiu bowed to Lin Yi, Lin Yi helped him up and asked him to excuse him, and then Cui Chengxiu explained his intention and took out the secret decree of the king of the dynasty......
Lin Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, this is really a lot of help for the righteous and little help for the unjust, the dynasty wants to break with the Manchu Tartars and form an alliance with the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't the Ming have another helper?