Chapter 32: Defeating the Manchu Cavalry and Capturing Dolgon Alive

As soon as Dolgon gave the order to let Zhenghongqi go out to meet the enemy, there was a sudden sound of "boom" on the surface of the Liaohe River, and Dolgon and Hong Chengchou looked into the distance, but they didn't see any boats on the river, but they saw black smoke floating on the river. Hong Chengchou pointed to the black smoke and said to Dolgon, "That's the steamship of the Yaogang people, right?" ”

Dorgon nodded, gritting his teeth and ordering, "Archers prepare!" ”

At this time, both the north and the east reported that a large number of cavalry were approaching, and Hong Chengchou didn't care whether Dolgon was happy or not, and persuaded him: "Regent! Stop crossing the river and meet the enemy! ”

Dolgon nodded helplessly and said, "Don't panic, there won't be too many people who can catch up." They still have no encirclement in the downstream direction, indicating that they do not have many troops. We divide our forces against the enemy, and if we win, I will continue to cross the river here, and if we are defeated, we will go downstream! ”

After saying that, Dorgon ordered 10,000 cavalry to meet the enemy to the north and east. At this time, there was another "buzzing" sound over Dolgon's heads, and many leaflets were dropped from things flying in the sky. In fact, most of the Qing soldiers were illiterate, let alone illiterate Chinese characters. But some people were literate, and the soldiers already knew that Shengjing was occupied and the emperor was arrested. The morale of the troops below was already very unstable, but the well-trained and clean soldiers were still very disciplined, and there was no great chaos.

At this time, Dolgon still paid attention to the cavalry that surrounded him, and he did not know that there were four warships of Yaogang on the Liao River at this time, and they were followed by ten speedboats, and five tugboats each with a barge. Each of these barges was equipped with fifteen 60 mortars and five 120 heavy mortars.

It was still the first division of the First Army of the Yaogang Cavalry that pressed down along the bank of the Liao River from the upper reaches down, and they met the enemy first. Their infantry guns and mortars spoke first, and then the 12.7mm heavy machine guns and 7.9mm heavy machine guns on the twenty vehicles they were assigned to them opened fire at the same time. The dense explosion of shells, and the sound of gunfire, immediately reached where Dole was standing, followed by the sound of artillery and machine guns to the north. It was the first time that Dolgon had heard these gunshots so closely, and the sound of the cannons made Dolgon's heart shocked, but he couldn't run now, and even Hong Chengchou, who had always had a lot of ideas, was looking around on the embankment, but then something even more terrifying happened. There was a sudden roaring sound like rolling thunder in the air, and then the ground under their feet was shaken by the sound of a huge explosion, and even the war horses were shocked and screamed. This was a test firing carried out by the warship of Yaogang on the river.

Before Dorgon could compose himself, there was a roar in the sky like a sea, and then an airburst exploded over their heads. They gathered more than 60,000 cavalry here, and the formation was dense, and a single airburst bomb could blow up a piece, and the shells covered the area, and if they were not killed, they would be shocked to death by the sound of explosions, and even many people were shocked into pneumothoraxes, rolling all over the ground with their throats in their hands. Since Dolgon, they were standing by the river and were not directly hit by the shells, but they were so shocked that they could not hear anything. The place where their cavalry had assembled was covered with a rain of bullets. There were four warships in Yaogang, sixteen cannons of 130 caliber and four cannons of 203 caliber, as well as seventy-five 60 mortars and twenty-five 120 heavy mortars on the barge behind the tugboat. The guns were fired at the same time, and the density of bullets was surprisingly high.

The sound of these terrifying airburst shells is not very loud, but the killing effect is very good, and what makes them tremble even more is the shooting of the 203 mm heavy gun, where a shell falls, it will tear up a large range of people and horses and throw them far away, if they are not blown up, the people and horses near the nearby shell landing point will also be shocked to death, even Dolgon is far away from the 203 shell landing point, and they feel the ground shaken straight, like riding a boat.

Hong Chengchou covered his chest and gestured to Dolgon, who couldn't hear the sound at all, meaning that he couldn't stand up to the bombing, and walked down the Liao River to the downstream where there were no enemy soldiers!

Dolgon, too, shook his head from shock, and he knew he had to go, so he climbed on his horse and waved his men downstream. The well-trained cavalry of the Qing army knew that they should go, but they did not get the order, and they did not dare to move even if they were blown up. The military discipline of the Qing soldiers was very strict, which was also a powerful guarantee for them to win battles all the time. The unkilled cavalrymen received the order and followed Dorgon downstream. But where did they outrun the shells, which kept following them under the fire of the heavenly delta wing. The First Division of the First Army of the Yaogang Cavalry had been following them and were chasing and fighting, and Lin Feng and his two divisions took turns attacking them, especially the four-wheel drive cars that were chasing and shooting. Dolgon's cavalry could not organize an effective resistance at all, so they could only hold on, and their own cavalry ran less and less.

Running and running, Dolgon found that Hong Chengchou, who had been following him, didn't know when it was gone, and there were five or six of his own soldiers left, and a few of them were already wounded. Dorgon, this! I scolded the Yaogang people in my heart for what kind of battle they were fighting, and they didn't even see their opponents, and most of their cavalry was lost. Many of those who are still running are wounded. One by one, like a lost dog, the running man and the horse are full of men, and they can't run at all, they are simply moving forward. If it weren't for the non-stop gunfire in the back, they would not have been able to get up when they fell to the ground.

At this time, the sound of artillery suddenly stopped, and the guy flying in the sky came again, and suddenly made a loud voice over their heads: "Qing officers and soldiers, you can't run away." If you continue to fight like this, your fate will be the same, die here! Think about your family. As soldiers, you have done everything you can, and now it's time for you to think about yourself and your family. Don't make unnecessary sacrifices. Your death will not change the fate of the complete defeat of your Qing Dynasty. All you can do now is to save yourself a life and go back to honor your family! They don't have the privileges of your Manchurians, and they need your care! Dismount and surrender! ”

These words, at this time, had a really great effect, and many Qing cavalry didn't know whether they couldn't stand it anymore or listened to the words of the radio, and turned over to their horses. Dolgon was so angry that he couldn't tear the off from his head.

At this time, Dorgon realized that there was no way out for them to escape. The Yaogang people completed the encirclement on three sides, and the other side was the Liao River, and there were Yaogang warships on the river.

Seeing the constant shouting of the delta wing in the sky, Dolgon asked people to bring a bow and shoot an arrow into the sky, but in fact, this was just Dolgon's venting. But his actions may have been seen by the people in the sky, and after a while, a group of delta-wing aircraft flew in the sky, and they flew this time not like the original shouting good-tempered, and began to throw ** on their heads. Some of these ** are even more powerful than artillery shells. As soon as it falls, it will blow a hole in the ground. It is a hundred catties specially made for delta-wing aircraft, and one aircraft only waits for two at a time. But most delta-wing pilots are willing to carry 120 mortar shells, and they can bring a few more when they are loaded with a fuse and throw them from the air and blow them up when they land. This time, Li Wei and more than 30 of them went to bomb together, and it was also overwhelming. These ** were thrown from the air on Dolgon's heads, so that these Qing officers and soldiers who had become frightened birds had nowhere to hide, and they wanted to run everywhere to a place where there was no flying machine on their heads.

Dolgon gritted his teeth and organized the cavalry to charge in one direction, but in that direction, heavy machine guns and bullets, as well as dense interception of shells, smashed the road they charged into a mountain of meat.

As a retaliation for their impact, the light and heavy shells of the Yaogang people tortured the Qing soldiers in the encirclement. At this time, the helmet on Dolgon's head was also blown away, and the blood on his head was all over his face, and his eyes were covered with blood from time to time. He saw that there were only more than 10,000 cavalry left around him. Dorgon knew that none of these people could escape. Dolgon's current defeat is convincing.

At this point, the encirclement was narrowed. The loudspeaker on the kiln man's car sounded again, this time directly calling Dolgon: "Dolgon! You've seen it all, we're going to do one more shelling, and one charge can kill all of you. You've failed, and you need to find a way out for these soldiers who are serving you. They did their part as soldiers, and there was no need to make sacrifices that did not have any effect. They were all born and raised by their parents, and they deserve to live. As a soldier, you have done your best, now lay down your arms, not cowards, it is a sane choice! ”

Dorgon looked around at the officers and soldiers, and they were all looking at him. He knew that the officers and soldiers had done their best, and they didn't want to fight anymore, and if they continued to fight, they really had no effect except death. Dorgon looked up to the sky and sighed: "Heaven is dead! Then he said to everyone, "Brothers, I'm sorry everyone, but you did your best, lay down your arms and go out." The kiln people are right, it is not a coward for you to surrender now, it is a wise choice. It was I who commanded you to go out and surrender. ”

The Qing soldiers in the encirclement laid down their weapons one after another and walked towards the place indicated by the kiln gang. But Dorgon's three men did not move, and Dolgon, who was at the end of his rope, said to them, "Good brother! Fight for a place to bury me! ”

As he spoke, he drew the sword from his waist and wiped it towards his neck. But one of his own soldiers took Dorgon's sword and said, "Lord Regent, you are not responsible for today's defeat. It's that our firearms are so bad! You don't have to die for it! ”

Dolgon waved his hand angrily and gave his soldiers a mouthful, "Can Lao Tzu let the kiln gang people be captured alive?" We can't afford to lose this face! As he spoke, he went to grab the sword again, but the soldiers didn't give it to him, "Regent, the Qing Dynasty is gone, what a shame." ”

I don't know if it was because of the soldier's words, or if Dolgon didn't want to die either, Dolgon shook and fainted.

When Lin Feng, Wei Xiang and Mu Yi met on the river embankment, it was just under the sunset, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the bloodied battlefield even redder.

After being happy for a while, Mu Yi asked, "How is it?" Why don't you send a telegram home right away? There must be a waiting wait at home! ”

"Yes, yes!"

"That's right!"

Wei Xiang and Lin Feng agreed.

Mu Yi said: "Use our ship's radio, our radio works much better!" ”

Wei Xiang personally drafted a newspaper and sent it home.

The telegram read: "Command center, after a day of fierce fighting, more than 50,000 cavalry of Dolgon who escaped from the Songjin line, plus more than 60,000 cavalry gathered along the way, were all wiped out. Dorgon was wounded and captured. The results are being counted. ”

The significance of this battle was that the main force of the Qing army was wiped out. As soon as the war started today, several giants in Yaogang gathered in the command center, waiting for the battle report ahead. During the day, the news came that the Zhenbei Pass north of Kaiyuan had been defeated, the Fushun Pass had been beaten, and the Weining Fort in the upper reaches of the Taizi River had been beaten. However, no matter where it was defeated, it did not divert everyone's attention from the power of Dolgon, and it was only after the Xiping Fort was taken that everyone was happy for a while. Until the evening, there was a good news sent back by Wei Xiang. At the mention of this good news, the kiln giants in the command center, who were accustomed to seeing victories, all stood up and cheered.

Ouyang He said to Zhang Zhimu: "Mr. Zhang, let the radio station report the victory immediately!" ”

"That's right! Immediately call Editor-in-Chief Fan over, and send a copy of Wei Xiang's telegram to Emperor Chongzhen as it is. Zhang Zhimu commanded.

Chen Yufeng, who sat firmly, said: "Actually, they killed tens of thousands of Qing soldiers, I don't think there is anything." We also destroyed a lot of Qing cavalry with muskets, and the key was that they captured Dolgon. ”

Ouyang He also said: "If they kill Dolgon, it will be much inferior. The fact that they were able to capture Dolgon shows that they have captured a lot of Qing soldiers. It's worth all the effort we make. Otherwise, artillery shelling, chariot charges, cavalry follows. People lose their meaning when they are all at once. There is no problem with our military victory, the problem is that we need to govern the vast and sparsely populated Liaodong well, and we need many people, and the Manchurians cannot be wiped out. The difficulty of Liaodong lies in the future governance, otherwise the governance is not good, and Liaodong will still be a hidden danger. ”

"Next, Jiang Jiao's side will be easy to do." Zhang Zhimu said, "Then there is the matter of North Korea. It should be easy for us to set the border on the Yalu River this time. ”

"I still want to tell you about this," Ouyang He got up and pointed to the map of North Korea with an indicator pole and said: "It turns out that during the Yuan Dynasty, our border was here, and the original Tieling Pass was here (south of Wonsan, Gangwon Province, North Korea, about 150 kilometers from Pyongyang). Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang sent people to discuss this matter with North Korea, but North Korea was unwilling, and later Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang did not insist, so he drew the border in the center of the Yalu River. This time the DPRK and the Manchus are at peace, and since we are going very well, we should beat them here (south of Wonsan, Gangwon Province, North Korea, about 150 kilometers from Pyongyang) and then negotiate with them. Korea then surrendered to us on the condition that the borders of the original Yuan dynasty be recognized. ”

"I see that those North Koreans are capricious, and if they are not convinced, they will be destroyed, and we will send people to manage there." Chen Yufeng said, "Or we can also do the same as the Great Liao did with the Bohai State, dismantling their entire clan, scattering them to various places, and killing those who return to their original places. There is a re-migration in the past. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "North Korea's affairs are easy to handle, so let's send someone to fight first." Just like Mr. Ouyang said, fight all the way to the original border. In any case, the Yalu River should be our inland river. Tell the way to attack the Yalu River, and do it according to this opinion. ”

Emperor Chongzhen was having dinner, and the eunuch did not dare to delay when he received the telegram, so he sent the telegram to Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen put down his chopsticks, read the telegram, and shouted: "Someone! Serve! Liaodong victory! Dolgon, that thing was caught. More than 60,000 of their cavalry were wiped out! ”

Empress Zhou and Princess Changping, who dined with Emperor Chongzhen, were all happy. Empress Zhou said: "It's really good news one after another. As soon as I got the news that Fulin had been captured, the news immediately came that Dorgon had been caught. The kiln people are amazing! ”

"Hey! This is different, Dolgon's capture means that the Manchu army is completely finished. Emperor Chongzhen said, "This Dolgon is a difficult character to deal with. This time, the matter of Liaodong can be regarded as the overall situation has been decided. Ay! For the sake of Liaodong, we almost exhausted our Ming Dynasty family. Not to mention how many people died! ”

"Zhang Dongjia in Yaogang is amazing, the last time I saw him, I felt that he was not an ordinary person." Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was happy, Princess Changping hurriedly asked: By the way, father, last time you said that you were going to Yaogang this year, are you still going? There's never been a better time to do it. ”

"Huh!" Emperor Chongzhen took a sip of the good wine sent by the kiln gang and smiled, "My little princess's heart has already arrived at the kiln, right?" I can't even look at it! After putting away the wine cup, Emperor Chongzhen said, "Look at how the canal is dredged?" The kiln gang people sent a few dredgers to dredge the canal, if it is passed, let the kiln gang people's ship come to Beijing, we take the boat to the kiln gang how comfortable! See how nice it is to see the scenery along the way! ”

"Great! There is also air conditioning on the boat, a refrigerator in the room on the boat, and you can watch movies on the boat. Princess Changping talked about the things on the ship, "I don't know, what movie did the kiln gang people make again?" ”

Since Princess Changping went to Kaifeng with Emperor Chongzhen, she not only bought a lot of things for her royal brothers, but they never got tired of hearing what they saw and heard on the ship. Inside the Imperial Palace, the Kiln Gang is like a paradise that attracts these imperial brothers and emperors who live in the palace.

Jiang Jiao surrounded Songshan in Jinzhou, and considering the hostages in the city, they did not attack. That night, they heard that Dorgon had been completely destroyed, and they captured Dorgon alive. Jiang Jian immediately sent a report to Lin Feng, asking them not to let Ergon die. Give the wounded Dorgon the best medicine.

Then, Jiang Zhuo asked the warships on the Xiaoling River to illuminate the city of Jinzhou with searchlights overnight, and at the same time shouted to the city with a loudspeaker, informing the defenders of the city that Dolgon, a total of more than 60,000 people, had all been annihilated on the banks of the Liao River. I advise them that the Qing Dynasty no longer exists, and ask them to see the situation clearly and surrender as soon as possible.

However, the Blue Banner Master Zilharang, who remained in Songjin, did not listen to the propaganda of the Yaogang people, and he did not believe that Dolgon would be captured alive. Zilharang was Nurhachi's nephew, raised by him in the palace, and he had a very good relationship with Dorgon. This is also the reason why Dorgon left more than 100,000 people in Songjin to him.

When Dolgon was leaving, he and Hong Chengchou explained the situation here to Zilharang, telling him to resolutely defend it and never send troops to fight. Use the hostages as shields, and when they return to Shengjing, they will fight together after they come back.

Not to mention, Hong Chengchou didn't make any good moves, but it was the weakness of the Yaogang people who didn't think about how to fight, but more about how to govern the eastern Liaodong region, and they would never ignore the lives of so many Han people in Songjin.

However, the most important places in eastern Liaodong are Songjin and Songjin, and it is not possible to solve this place as soon as possible. Just when Jiang Pai was extremely anxious, Li Jing led a team of people to the former enemy command post of Jiang Pai by car.

Hearing the soldier's report that Li Jing had arrived, Jiang Ping greeted him, and when he saw Li Jing, he hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "The deputy commander is here, and he is missing the welcome!" ”

"Come on! Lord Commander, I saw that you were fighting lively, so Uncle Chen agreed to let me come out and have a look. However, Mr. Ouyang has repeatedly instructed me not to participate in your command. Haha, you can rest assured! Li Jing and Jiang Jian are very familiar, and they joked half-truths and half-truths as soon as they met.

"Oops! I'm worried to death, this battle is a mess, do you see if you have any tricks? "Jiang Jian knows that Li Jing is a wise multi-star, and now he has caught a straw.

"Haha!" Li Jing smiled and said, "I'm here for you!" Get me some wine to drink, and I'll help you out! ”

"Oops! My big savior, as long as it can help me solve the problem in front of me, the wine tube is enough. Jiang Jian asked in a low voice, "There is wine, do you dare to drink it?" "The military discipline in Yaogang is very strict, and these high-ranking generals dare not break the precepts.

"Hey! It's always okay to drink some celebratory wine! Li Jing said.

"If the deputy commander dares to drink the celebration wine in advance, I will sacrifice my life to accompany the gentleman." Jiang Ji said.

"Come on!" Li Jingyi waved his hand and said, "Let's drink it after the celebration wine!" Hurry up and find me a few people who are familiar with the situation in Jinzhou. ”

Jiang said: "No, our map of Jinzhou is very detailed. ”

"No, no, I'm someone who wants to be familiar with the situation in Jinzhou City!" Li Jing emphasized.

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New progress in "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty": the Battle of Yashan, the defeat of the Yuan army, the counterattack of the Song army, and the landing in Fuzhou.