Chapter 514: The Legendary Tiance Army
When the naval fleet of the Tiance Army approached, the Qing troops who were lazy and lazy in coastal forts finally appeared in astonishment that from the vast sea, there was a huge fleet coming.
The mournful sound of the bull's horn sounded high-pitched, and the wolf smoke was also lit on the peak, and the Qing army warned from afar with the wolf smoke, and the alarm of the enemy's attack was quickly transmitted to the city of Lushun.
At this time, Bu Yantu, the guard general in Lushun City, was holding a banquet.
Buyantu was a famous general who fought for the Manchu Qing Dynasty for many years, and belonged to the Manchurian Yellow Banner, and went through countless battles large and small. When Chongzhen attacked Jinzhou in the sixth year, he served as Yue Tuo's subordinate and made great contributions to the successful capture of Jinzhou by the Later Jin Army.
After the capture of Jinzhou, the main force of the Qing army withdrew, leaving only Buyantu, who was then a third-class viscount, to lead his troops and stay in Lushun for a long time.
In addition to the more than 1,500 Manchurian Qing troops scattered in Jinzhou City, Qingniwa (Dalian), and Kichangyi, the Manchurian Qing troops stationed in the important town of Lushun totaled nearly 2,000 people.
In addition, in Lushun City, there were 2,000 Han troops under Shang Kexi, the king of Zhishun, and Xu Erxian, who was the deputy commander-in-chief at the time, and the defense force of the entire Lushun City reached nearly 4,000 people.
With these 4,000 troops stationed, if there is no major war, it is more than enough to defend this Lushun place.
Therefore, before the Tiance Army and Navy quietly attacked, Lushun, who had not had any war for many years, was extremely lax in its defenses.
At this time, in the official residence of the Qing army camp in Lushun City, Buyantu and a group of Manchurian officers held a barbecue banquet here, according to Manchurian customs.
In the hall of the official residence, there was a raging fire, and on the huge fire, there was a whole cow rack that was boiling and browned, and Buyantu and a group of Manchurian generals all sat on the ground according to Manchurian customs, each wearing only a short suit, holding a huge brass wine glass, while leaning his neck and drinking bitterly, while from time to time cutting a piece of beef roasted to be charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and chewing it into his mouth until the oil foam was bubbling.
The Manchurian generals, who were already half-drunk at the moment, had no etiquette at all, spewed alcohol on each other, and kept saying vulgar and obscene words and brothels in Manchu to amuse each other.
This is a typical Manchurian Jurchen face, with crooked eyebrows, long slanted eyes, a long thin face, the corners of the mouth are downturned, the chin is pointed and thin, and behind the shaved blue head are two small greasy money rats.
"I heard that the emperor allocated a large amount of silver to King Gongshun (Kong Youde) for the manufacture of firearms, and in the long run, my Manchurian warriors will become the stepmother's mother." A drunken Manchurian officer muttered with a roll of his eyes.
His words are more representative among the Manchu officers and soldiers, that is, they can't see that Huang Taiji attaches importance to the Han army.
Although this person was talking about wine, he said what Buyantu was thinking.
Bu Yantu, who was holding a large piece of beef, did not speak, his beard was full of dirty greasy, and under the reflection of the blazing fire, the whole face of Wan Bu Yantu was quite distorted, outlining his face more obviously, the obvious dissatisfaction and resentment on his face.
"That is, if this silver is used to make heavy armor and bows and arrows, can you still be afraid of Ming Gou's firearms?" A Manchurian officer with a hideous scar on his face also said with a look of loss.
These Qing troops who stayed in Jinzhou have been here for five years and have not yet fought against the Tiance army.
"Say no more! The meaning of the masters is not something that we slaves can figure out at will. It is said that the emperor threw a lot of firearms into dealing with the terrible Tiance army. Buyantu let out a rage, interrupting their grumbling in distraught.
When Buyan Tufu poured a full cup of copper water and wine into his throat, there was a bang, and the door of the official hall hall was violently pushed open by a small soldier who reported the news.
Bu Yantu, who was shocked by this, didn't have time to swallow a sip of wine, so he choked and coughed.
As the door opened, the mournful sound of the alarm horn was faintly audible.
A group of Manchurian generals, everyone was shocked. It's strange, how is it so good, why did this alarm go off?
"Why are you so rude to break in, and why is the alarm going off outside?!" Buyantu's cough stopped for a moment, then he frowned, and shouted at the little soldier who reported the news.
"Lord Buyantu, it's a big thing, it's a big thing!" Xiao Bing replied with a frightened and panting face: "Yes, there is a large number of Ming fleets, which are galloping in the direction of Lushunkou!" ”
Buyantu stood up from the mat, and his slender eyes were full of shocked and unbelievable expressions in the two blood-red eyes that were stimulated by alcohol.
No way? For five years, no half of the Ming army dared to come to Jinzhou, how could there be a Ming army fleet to sneak attack today, these Ming troops who don't know whether they are alive or dead, have they eaten leopard gall? !
"Have you looked carefully, it is indeed the banner of the Ming Army?!" Buyantu shouted angrily.
"Lord Yubu Yantu, the slave can see clearly. These Ming war ships are hung with the sun and moon double dragon flags of the Ming army. The little soldier said loudly, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and hurriedly added: "By the way, these warships are very tall and weird, and they can also be sailless automatic, and the minion guesses that it should be the legendary Tiance Army." ”
Tiance Army?
Bu Yantu's eyes widened instantly, and the Manchurian generals next to him also had a look of horror on their faces.
Barbarian peoples despise justice and morality, but they will definitely fear the strong. The series of battles between the Qing army and the Tiance army had already made these Manchurian generals, who had been invincible, deeply afraid and jealous.
Hearing that it was the Tiance Army attacking, there was an oppressive silence in the entire official hall.
The more than 100,000 troops of the Qing court are not the opponents of the Tiance Army, how many troops are there in the Jinzhou region?
What to do?
Fight, or flight?
However, when the thought of escaping subconsciously arose in Buyantu's heart, he instantly felt extremely ashamed of himself.
If you see the Ming army attacking, you will flee from the wind, such an act is simply a loss of face in the Qing Dynasty and the majesty of the Eight Banners!
Besides, even if he can be lucky enough to save his life, then he will only be laughed at by thousands of people in the Qing Dynasty, and he will be poked in the back by thousands of people, what face do he still have to continue to gain a foothold in the Qing Kingdom?
Wanyan Yechen sighed lightly, and then quickly calculated his existing strength in his heart.
He quickly determined that the number of troops defending the city in Lushun City was 4,000 people, and if the soldiers and horses who went to the city to return to help them were added, the number of troops defending the city should reach more than 5,000.
No matter how strong the Tiance army is, there is still hope for relying on the fortified city for a few days with such a force, and when Shengjing or Jinzhou send reinforcements from neighboring prefectures and counties, the Tiance army should also retreat, right?