Kong Youde looked at Zhang Hongmo, Yang Huazheng and so on

Geng Er was dizzy, thinking that he would be able to continue to be a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty if he surrendered to the Eight Banners Army and the Mongolian soldiers who surrendered to Hancheng.

He didn't want to think about it, the 'Red Flag Army' was full of talents, so he could afford to leave a place for him?

Ben Jue estimated that Geng Er had died suddenly, and he probably suffered no less than Zhang Cunren in the ten days on the way to Beijing. ”

Zhang Hongmo, who is good at seeing the wind and steering the rudder, echoed: "What the king said is extremely true, Geng Zhongming can eat half a sheep in one meal, he is as strong as a cow, and he has never seen him sick, how can he die suddenly?"

It must be the enemy in the 'Red Flag Army' who did it, after all, he killed people like hemp in Denglai, and there were too many enemies. ”

Yang Huazheng said, "Geng Zhongming really doesn't open his eyes, what kind of bastard did he do?" At the time of the defection, he fought with three or four thousand Manchu and Mongolian cavalry for a day and a night, and it is said that more than half of the family members died, and the casualties of the Han army and the Goryeo army were not less than four thousand.

After taking Seoul and surrendering, the Ming Dynasty couldn't even do a good job, and people were still scolding when they died.

caused all the children in the family to lose their heads, caused his son to be cut by a thousand knives, and the Qing Kingdom also scolded him for being disloyal and unjust. ”

Kong Youde said: "Geng Er did stupid things, he is not a person inside and out, but this king can conclude that Geng Er's sudden death is absolutely impossible to be the enemy in the 'Red Flag Army' acting without authorization."

Huang Han's strict management of the army, his subordinates were like an arm, and he killed the senior generals of the Ming Dynasty without authorization, which could not happen in the 'Red Banner Army'. ”

Zhang Hongmo nodded and said, "Yes, yes!" Geng Zhongming Kong Wu is a powerful man and can't let him go, if there is no premeditated collective action, Geng Zhongming is in danger, he must be careful everywhere, how can he be put down by a few people! ”

Yang Huazheng said, "Respect to the king, it can be seen that the 'Red Flag Army' is a preferential treatment of prisoners on the surface, and it is a lie to give rewards to the generals who are willing to defect, once we are really fooled, we will become slaughtered." ”

Kong Youde said viciously: "The soldiers surrender or defect, they can be pardoned for their previous sins, and they will be rewarded, and this king believes it, but including this king and the generals, there will definitely be no good fruits to eat in the past."

Geng Er turned against him, and killed 4,000 enemies in a bloody battle with the Manchurian cavalry in one day and one night, and the final outcome was sudden death. We just surrender and can't talk about beheading, I'm afraid we can't even afford such a good thing as sudden death, and it is very likely that we will be tortured to death. ”

Zhang Hongmo asked cautiously, "King Gongshun, you must have made up your mind, even if you command, we will obey the order." ”

Yang Huazheng, Liu Shiying, Sheng Zhong, Chen Bianwu, Fang Xianke, Liu Wuyuan and other generals all said in unison, "Please obey the king's order!" ”

Kong Youde said, "The soldiers are not many, but fine, and this king drove about 100,000 untrustworthy soldiers and civilians out of Pyongyang City."

The brothers who remain now can basically be trusted, and most of the family members of the generals are in Liaodong.

There are more than 100 artillery pieces in Pyongyang, and there are more than 20 heavy artillery pieces capable of firing 10 catties of artillery.

The gunners were all trained by the old man brought out by the king from Denglai, and they had been learning to shoot guns with the Franco instructor in Denglai, and their skills were impeccable.

Our food can last for more than a year, and there are many ploughing cattle, pigs and sheep in the city, which can be killed and rewarded for the brave soldiers.

We defended the city with 50,000 troops, gunpowder, weapons, armor, and so on.

It stands to reason that the besieging side must have four or five times the strength of the defending side in order to be able to win the battle, and the total strength of the 'Red Banner Army' in Korea is not much!

According to the report, the total number of men and horses preparing to take the city was not 60,000.

Besides, if we fight with the 'Red Banner Army', it will be impossible for the 13,000 Manchurian cavalry in the hands of Prince Yu to be spectators.

Huang Han had to divide his troops to deal with the attack from behind, how many total troops could launch a siege? ”

Zhang Hongmo said weakly: "King Gongshun thinks we will definitely be able to hold the city of Pyongyang?" But what if you keep it? ”

Kong Youdeok affirmed: "This king believes that as long as we work together, it will not be a problem to hold on to Pyongyang City for a year.

The king estimated that he would not need to hold it for so long, as long as he would hold it until the end of November.

At that time, the Yalu River was frozen for three feet, and the coastal frozen layer reached more than ten miles, and the powerful naval division of the 'Red Banner Army' was completely useless.

Our Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry in the Qing Dynasty can send tens of thousands of horses to reinforce it, and the cold climate is the most suitable combat environment for the Qing army.

If the 'Red Banner Army' retreats without knowing the difficulties, it will be defeated and lost. ”

Zhang Hongmo asked, "Why is King Gongshun so sure that the emperor will send reinforcements to rescue us?"

You must know that there are no Manchu and Mongolian cavalry in Pyongyang, and there is no Prince Yu, are our Han soldiers and Goryeo soldiers worthy of the emperor's rescue? ”

Kong Youde said with confidence: "The emperor is far-sighted, he is a generation of Ming monarchs, as long as we hold Pyongyang and hold on until winter, the emperor will definitely send troops to rescue."

Because if the imperial court refuses to send troops to rescue the soldiers who defend the territory for the Qing Dynasty, how can the civil and military generals be encouraged to stick to the city in the future?

Moreover, the main force of the 'Red Banner Army' was caught in a fierce battle, and the emperor did not even seize such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and did not dare to send troops to Pyongyang to fight the 'Red Banner Army' in winter.

With such a master, then the Great Qing Dynasty is really not far from the extinction of the country. ”

Yang Huazheng agreed with Kong Youde's point of view and praised: "Indeed, if we succeed in dragging down the 'Red Banner Army', the Qing Army will not dare to let go, and the Qing Kingdom will naturally have no future."

In the future, he simply fled to the extreme north to fish and hunt, and stayed in Shengjing only to wait for the fate of death. ”

Kong Youde said, "Therefore, as long as we can hold out until winter, the emperor will do his best to come to the rescue if he wants to, which is not only about our lives, but also about the fortunes of the Qing Dynasty."

This king hopes that you will have illusions about surrender and defection, which is the way to die, not only will you not be able to save your own life, but also your wife and children in Shengjing. ”

Dozens of traitor generals all saluted and said: "The last general must be with the King of Gongshun with one heart and one mind, defend the city, and wait for reinforcements to arrive!" ”

It's not that Kong Youde is too optimistic, it's not that he doesn't measure his strength, defending and attacking the city is really complicated, and it is not at all that he can predict whether he has the conditions to hold on.

For example, how strong Yangzhou City is, with more than one million soldiers and civilians, but the superintendent, the scholar of the Jianji Palace, and Shi Kefa, the secretary of the military department, who wanted to hold on, collapsed without even holding on for half a day.

And how big Jiangyin City is, how many soldiers and civilians can there be, and the main general who sticks to it is just a small canon Yan Yingyuan, but he has held on for eighty-one days.

At the end of the second year of Chongzhen, Jiannu entered the land of Koujinggi, and the big cities of Zunhua, Yongpingfu and Santun Camp with many soldiers and civilians were almost swept down by the Qing army, but the small county towns of Funing and Changli withstood the attack of Jiannu.