Chapter 20: The Battle of Niuzhuang VI

Needless to say, senior officers, all officers who are knighted are generally given two capitals, of course, the two capitals here refer to Wuchang and Nanjing.

Specifically, there are many in Nanjing.

If a senior officer dies in battle, he will naturally have a son to attack the lord, and the court will train and grow up, and if he has the ability in the future, he will definitely have a place in the army, and even if he does not have the ability, he can be a rich idler. And most of the mid-level officers have also started families.

As long as the officers who have been to the martial arts hall are placed in the palace.

This is one of Luo Yujiao's work, Chongzhen years, there have been many wars, I don't know how many people have been displaced. It is very easy to get these officers married, and it is even easier to have a small family, and they are generally settled near Nanjing.

Not to mention the soldiers everywhere.

They are all recruited according to their place of origin. The directory of the Privy Council can be found in the hometown of each person.

It can be said that now that the imperial court system has just been established, there may be quite a lot of people who follow Luo Rucai to raise troops, and they have no family to worry about, but the most people in this part are Henan people, the reason is very simple, Shaanxi people are generally senior, and they are all mixed up.

Became an officer such as a battalion officer and a sentry commander.

These officers are not big officials from a historical point of view, but they are enough for many people who have spent eight lives digging in the soil.

These people are naturally diehard loyalists of the Xia army.

And the rest of the Henan people, they will never forget the massacre of Henan by the Qing army, and the Qing army killed the already ruined Henan for thousands of miles, how can this deep hatred be avenged.

The Xia Army's reward for the dead soldiers is also very high, there are pensions for the soldiers, there are hometown tax exemptions, and even military families have preferential treatment in many things, not to mention anything else, only if you encounter something, you can directly find the county lieutenant, generally speaking, about the widow or orphan of the fallen soldier, the county lieutenant has to ask.

This is equivalent to having a backer.

Don't think that the countryside in this era is an idyll, and there are always a lot of dark places in it.

For example, eating out of households.

Having a backer who is an official is what many people desperately want. And the county lieutenant, in a county, was suppressed by the county order, but in the eyes of the people, he was a great man.

As for if surrendered.

First of all, we must inform the township, and in many things, children and grandchildren must treat each other differently, such as if you want to take the imperial examination, go to school, don't even think about it, if you want to join the army, don't even think about it. For many people, even if the government does not know the canonical punishment, this kind of indifference is enough for these people's families to be small, and they can't turn over in three lifetimes.

As for the generals, not to mention, there is a shadow for the dead, and if you surrender, you will be deprived of all the previous treatment, and even your family members will sit together.

It seems that the Qing army can also do such a thing.

No, the Qing army could not do it.

Maybe the Eight Banners Army can do it, but the other departments can't do it, at least the current Qing Army does not have the ability to find out where most of the soldiers' families are, or whether they have any families. This kind of organizational ability was not possessed by the Qing army.

So no matter how scared they are, most people would rather fight for the treatment of the dead than dare to surrender.

And people are conformists.

When most people make a choice, even if someone disagrees, they don't dare to speak up.

This is also the reason why the Xia army is so tenacious, no matter how hard it fights, it can't be dispersed.

However, when Zheng Chenggong heard the news sent by Liu Guoxuan, he was heartbroken. I couldn't hold back any longer, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and I suddenly fainted.

The reason is simple.

Zheng Chenggong saw that this time he went down the river, and the biggest loss was not people, but boats.

These ships, once they break through the camp, will have to suffer a lot of damage. These ships will only become fewer and fewer, so that even half of the army that has been stagnant near the cattle village will not be able to be transported. Even 10,000 people are still estimated by Zheng Chenggong.

You must know that Zhang Xuan handed over to Zheng Chenggong is the elite of the army.

Lose so much of these elite centaurs.

Zheng Chenggong didn't know how to face Zhang Xuan at all, let alone how to face himself.

The defeat of Nanjing, one time is enough. Do you want to do it again?

So Zheng Chenggong is a heart disease.

Although Zheng Chenggong fell and was immediately blocked by generals at all levels, for these generals, they could not hide it.

In such a desperate situation, everyone was so sad that they didn't want to speak, but they had to speak.

Ma Sanbao stood up and said, "Everyone, my horse has already sold my life to the imperial court. In today's battle, I will stay in Niuzhuang, please rest assured, my Ma Sanbao has a breath of air, and Dongyu will never be able to pursue you, so hurry up and go as much as you can. ”

"The sergeant of the army, the only son is all gone, the brother is in the army, the elder brother stays, the father and son are in the army, the father stays, and the seriously injured and bumpy stay. All gunpowder, firearms remained. ”

Ma Sanbao's eyes swept over everyone and said, "You must take King Yue away." The rest of the things, needless to say, let's do things. ”

Ma Sanbao was originally a fierce general in the army, and he came out of Zhang Xuan's side, although it cannot be said that Ma Sanbao was the leader in the Xia army, but Zhang Xuan's generals were willing to listen to Ma Sanbao and regarded Ma Sanbao as the representative sent by Zhang Xuan to the army.

For them, Zheng Chenggong is an outsider no matter what.

At this moment, Zheng Chenggong can't be a director, Ma Sanbao said so, and they immediately obeyed after admiring it.

is even more understanding of taking Zheng Chenggong away.

Although this big defeat made Zheng Chenggong's prestige somewhat lost, but the ships at sea all listened to the Zheng family, how could it be possible to use them at this moment

Zheng Chenggong was lost, and this defeat always had to find someone responsible.

Who is more adapted to resist this black pot than Zheng Chenggong.

If Zheng Chenggong dies here, he can't say that this black cauldron will have to be resisted by these generals.

Even if it is for this reason, Zheng Chenggong must be taken away.

Ma Sanbao's decision is almost a desperate situation announced by all the generals in the general.

As a result, morale in the army stabilized.

It's not too high, but it's extremely depressed, these soldiers know that they will die, but they have worries in their hearts, and they are helpless.

According to Ma Sanbao's standard, 3,000 soldiers were screened out from the army, and Ma Sanbao left his own cronies behind, which was 5,000 soldiers. The rest of the soldiers prepared to retreat.

This retreat could not be concealed from the Qing army at all.

So as soon as the Xia army moved, the Qing army also moved.

The whole army abandoned all baggage, and all of them only carried personal weapons, assembled in the west of the city of Niuzhuang, which had not yet been built, and went directly to the ship. Get on the raft.

Many of these rafts were built with tents dismantled and only guaranteed to float on the water. As for more, there is no guarantee. Even so, the raft was not enough.

At this time, the sound of shouting and killing woke Zheng Chenggong up.

From knowing that Dolgon was in Liaodong to now, within a few days, Zheng Chenggong didn't close his eyes at all, and as soon as he fell into a coma, his body naturally fell into a deep sleep. It's just that he has something hidden in his heart, and he was only in a coma for about two hours before he was woken up by a noisy sound.

He was on a stretcher, and when he woke up, he almost jumped off the stretcher. Just by moving slightly, I feel as if I have a lead block tied to my body, and it takes a lot of effort to move it.

"What's going on?" Zheng Chenggong tried to make his voice full of firmness, but no matter what he said, there was a sense of weakness in his voice.

The people around him said, "General Ma told the whole army to evacuate. He broke off. Let the prince go first. ”

Zheng Chenggong said sharply: "The matter has come to this, how can I go." Put me down. Tell Ma Sanbao to come over. ”

The people around Zheng Chenggong did not dare to disobey Zheng Chenggong, and immediately sent to call Ma Sanbao, but Ma Sanbao didn't come at all, but just sent someone to say: "His Royal Highness King Yue, he is responsible for the aspect, without His Royal Highness King Yue, who will order the Korean army." ”

"Don't be rash for the sake of the general."

"Please take your responsibility and bring everyone home."

Zheng Chenggong trembled with anger and said, "Even this generation, dare to teach me a lesson? ”

Zheng Chenggong is extremely proud and conceited in his bones, but most of the proud people can't afford to fail, and now Zheng Chenggong is dead, let him go back so embarrassed, he would rather die here. He was about to say something, but he felt a wet face, and when he looked up, he didn't know when the clouds were overcast and it was going to rain.