Chapter 825: Break through on all sides
At this time, many generals were ready to give up resistance, but there was nothing to blame.
After all, they tried their best, and they persevered until the mountains and rivers were exhausted, and they persevered until the only hope - Xiong Wencan's 250,000 army was wiped out.
At this point, it was time to make a decision, and Hong Chengchou, whose face was pale, gathered to discuss the matter.
He declared that whatever he had in mind would wait until tomorrow morning, and that he would never interfere with any civilian or military generals at that time.
On the third watch tonight, Hong Chengchou was ready to organize a four-sided breakout, he was unwilling to be a prisoner, he had never thought of surrendering, and he was unwilling to commit suicide, he was ready to gamble, and would rather die in a melee.
Not only will all the defenders participate in the operation, but the news will spread throughout the city, so that everyone who doesn't want to be a thief or sit and wait for death can try their luck at the last chance.
Hong Chengchou understands human nature, knows that when he is forced to the brink of death, he often bursts out with amazing combat effectiveness, as long as the soldiers and civilians who choose to go out of the city will move forward, because there is no way to retreat, and there is no hope, only by rushing out can they avoid being thieves.
More than 100,000 soldiers and civilians who are willing to fight their lives are all dispatched, and the possibility of being annihilated by the rogues and Qing troops in a short period of time is very small, and there will always be people who can get a chance to escape.
Hu Dawei is a good man, he is actually a different name outside the Saiwai, there are not too many twists and turns, he said bluntly:
"The last general supports the decision of the adults, whether it is dead or alive depends on the battle tonight, but for many days without all-you-can-eat, how can the sons and daughters have no physical strength?"
The treacherous and cunning Hong Chengchou deliberately looked at the civilian and military generals and asked, "Is there a way for you to give a full meal to the soldiers and civilians who are preparing to break through?" Where else can you get food? ”
No one accosted him, and Wang Zhaokun said slowly: "This official only knows that there will be the smell of rice wafting out of King Qin's mansion, so it can be seen that there is only food there." ”
Yang Guozhu said: "Lord Wang's words are simply in vain, the palace has food as we all know, we won't attack the palace to grab grain, right?" ”
Wang Tingchen also said: "Exactly, is it necessary to break through after robbing King Qin?" I'm afraid I can only choose to be a thief. ”
All the civil and military generals nodded yes, but Hu Dawei laughed and said: "After tonight, the fall of Xi'an is inevitable, and it is ridiculous that you can't even predict life and death."
This official absolutely risked the disapproval of the world to lead the people of the headquarters to rob the king of Qin, rest assured, this official is impossible to be a thief, this official strives to fight out of the siege and defect to the general of the conquest. ”
No one dissuaded Hu Dawei, even Hong Chengchou acquiesced, Wang Zhaokun and Wang Xizhong, the eunuch of the supervising army, simply turned their faces to look elsewhere and did not look at any general.
Cao Bianjiao said: "Lord Tiger is good, this official supports you, and we robbed the food in King Qin's mansion so that the soldiers can have a full stomach and physical strength."
After the battle tonight, I am afraid that everything of the King of Qin will become the capture of the rogues and the Qing army.
Instead of cheapening the rogues and the Qing army, why not give it to the soldiers who are ready to break through! ”
Hu Dawei said: "Lord Cao is really happy, if we still have our lives after tonight, this official is willing to bow to you."
The official asks you to lead the troops to surround the Qin Wangfu, and the matter of breaking into the door and grabbing food will be done by the official with his subordinates, and when the time comes, the official will ensure that everyone can have a full meal as much as possible. ”
In the afternoon, the gate of King Qin's mansion was smashed open by hundreds of Ming troops, and the whole city was cut off of food, only there was still food here, in fact, there was not much, but it was more than enough for more than 100,000 people to eat a meal.
Although there were hundreds of people in the royal guards, they were all good, how dare they be presumptuous in front of Hu Dawei's border army, but they put down their weapons after symbolic resistance.
Fortunately, the Ming army only grabbed money and food and did not kill people and set fires, and the vassal kings and county kings who knew that the situation was grim chose to swallow their anger.
Hu Dawei and Cao Bianjiao did not eat alone, so that thousands of soldiers used all the food, and cooked dry rice, made multigrain cakes, steamed cooking cakes, and so on on the street in front of the palace.
There was no food in the city of Xi'an and could not hold on, Xiong Wencan's reinforcements were defeated, and most of them surrendered to the Liukou and Qing troops, and the Ming army without any illusions broke out, and even the vassal king dared to rob it.
However, in order to be a full ghost, I will eat all the food I can find this afternoon, and carry it all in my arms if there is any surplus.
Then the vast majority of the soldiers began to sleep with their weapons in their arms and recuperate their spirits.
What is the Ming Army doing here? Broke through overnight, and it was a scattered breakout.
This is completely no way, all the Ming army and the common people who are unwilling to follow the thief and the royal palace guards who have learned the news will attack the camp of the Liukou from four directions on the third watch.
As for how many people can run away, it doesn't matter if there are many Ming troops who choose to surrender, I don't care too much, and I'm afraid that there will be no good fruit to eat if they surrender.
After eating enough and nourishing the spirit, I am afraid that more than 100,000 people have touched out of Xi'an City.
Not only soldiers and young and middle-aged people, but also civil officials such as Hong Chengchou and Wang Zhaokun, as well as the eunuch Wang Xizhong, who supervised the army, also participated in the breakthrough, and many eunuchs and officials in the palace also came out.
As a last resort, the vast majority of soldiers and civilians will not choose to be thieves, at least at the moment when they find out the city, more than 100,000 people can be said to work together.
The craftsmen who made firecrackers in Xi'an cooperated with the craftsmen who built firearms, and they had already made a lot of bombs of two catties out of gunpowder, which was originally to use this good thing to defend the city.
This bomb is similar to the principle of firecrackers, except that more than one pound of gunpowder is used, which is mixed with stones and iron nails.
Who knew that the effect of defending the city was better when used to attack the enemy camp at night, and the sound of "boom boom boom" was heard for more than ten miles on the third watch, and the Liukou battalion caught fire one after another, and a large battalion had a misfortune.
The unforeseen "camp roar" suddenly broke out in the middle of the night, and the rogues fell into chaos, not only the Xi'an military and civilians broke through, but also many of the original Ming troops who surrendered to thieves in order to survive also began to flee.
In ancient times, the roar of the camp was a frequent occurrence, and the origin varied, possibly due to a soldier screaming from a nightmare.
It is impossible for such an aggressive thing to happen in the modern army, and neither can the "Red Banner Army", because the new army is intellectualized, and it is impossible for the officers and men to feel fear in the dark night and finally have a nervous breakdown.
The discipline of the rogues is corrupted, the lowest cannon fodder is bullied by minions all day long, and the spirit is on the verge of collapse at any time, so it is not surprising that the camp roars in a surprise attack.
Even the source of Ying Xiao was the original Ming army who wanted to escape, deliberately creating chaos.
The Liukou, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly attacked, even if there was no camp roar, they could only choose to defend on the spot, and the Manchurian cavalry could not distinguish between the enemy and me at night, and could not form a surprise attack, and they were really rushed out by the Ming army who broke through a small number of centaurs.