Text: Volume 10, Chapter 4, Section 9 Return to Salhu
After the Ming army slaughtered the city in Shenyang, it did not continue to go north, but divided its troops in Shenyang City and Liaoyang City, and rested for ten days.
During this period, Wen Poyu led tens of thousands of soldiers of the Changshui Battalion to the north alone, and the soldiers went deep into the distance of twenty miles away from Hetuala, which frightened Azig and hurriedly led the remnants of his army and the full of old and weak people in Hetuara City to defend the city, preparing to break the net with the Ming army's iron cavalry army.
Two days later, Wen Polu led his army to the city of Hetuala, and a huge cavalry formation composed of more than 40,000 iron cavalry soldiers surrounded the already small Hetuala, as if a huge sea of fire was burning the small mountain city.
Azig climbed the city wall and looked at the Ming army's iron cavalry outside the city, and couldn't help but feel sad. Just a few years ago, the land of Liaodong was still besieged by the Qing Dynasty Iron Cavalry, and the Ming army was in fear in the city. However, since the rise of the Han Wei Army, the identities of the two sides have been reversed, and now not only the Qing warriors no longer have the strength and confidence to go out of the city to fight in the field, but also blocked by the Ming army in their hometown with no way to retreat, and they are already on the verge of extinction!
Thinking of this, Azig, who has always been irritable and cruel, couldn't help but burst into tears, if it weren't for the belief in keeping the blood of the Qing Dynasty in his heart, it is estimated that Azig would have committed suicide by jumping off the city wall.
Outside the city, Wen Poyu was observing the Qing army in the city in front of the iron cavalry army, only to see that the city wall was full of figures, but the soldiers defending the city were very young, most of the defenders were dressed as ordinary people, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and there were even strong women and half-grown children.
"Humph! It seems that the full dog is now a trapped beast! ”
Thinking of this, although Wen Poyu had the intention to attack the city and completely wipe out the last force of the Manchu Dynasty, after thinking about it carefully, he still resisted the impulse in his heart.
First, among the 40,000 soldiers of the Changshui battalion, many of them were temporarily supplemented by good horsemen specially drawn from various battalions by Liu Yunwei before departure, so that the Changshui battalion could maintain sufficient strength to pursue the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Although these soldiers who were temporarily supplemented into the Changshui Battalion were also fierce soldiers in the battalions of the Hanwei Army, they were still novices in cavalry warfare, and they had not conducted joint training with the main army of the Changshui Battalion, which also led to a decline in the overall combat strength of the Changshui Battalion.
In the two, Wen Poyu led the soldiers of the Changshui Battalion to pursue all the way, and did not carry siege equipment such as artillery, ladders, and rushing vehicles, and the firearms in the army were only three-eyed guns with a very close range. As an iron cavalry army, attacking the fortified city is a taboo for soldiers, and it is not able to suppress the Qing army defending the city in terms of firepower, and once the battle starts, the soldiers of the Changshui battalion will definitely suffer heavy casualties.
After thinking about it for a while, Wen Poyu thought that the fall of the Manchu Qing was now a certainty, and there was no need to rush it. Especially when the victory in Shenyang was achieved, there was no need to fight for huge casualties to fight a lonely city that was already difficult to fly.
As a result, Wen Poyu led 40,000 soldiers of the Changshui Battalion to gallop outside the city, and the huge roar of the iron cavalry army rushed up made all the people in Hetuara City full of white color and liver and gall, and even Azig was trembling and unable to help himself.
At this time, with Wen Poyu's order, among the 40,000 iron cavalry soldiers, more than 10,000 people aimed the three-eyed guns in their hands at the head of Hetuala, followed by a deafening roar, and the fierce bombardment of tens of thousands of three-eyed guns made the Qing army defending the city scattered.
Although in terms of range, the three-eyed guns used by the soldiers of the Changshui battalion could not hit the head of the city at all, but the bows and arrows of the Qing army could shoot the iron cavalry of the Ming army. However, at this time, all the Qing troops at the head of the city had been frightened by the fierce bombardment of the soldiers of the Changshui battalion, and they all screamed and dodged in all directions, and even the Qing soldiers in some places were so frightened that they trampled on each other and collapsed, and no one had the courage to launch a counterattack.
Azig was also embarrassed at this time, hiding under an arrow stack, looking at the scene on the city wall as if the end of the world was coming, Azig instantly became furious, loudly scolded the pro-soldiers around him to suppress the chaotic soldiers, and tried his best to stabilize the defenders' military heart.
Although Azig was also terrified at this time, he told Azig from many years of experience in conquest that the Ming army was a three-eyed gun, and it could not hit the city at all, and there was no threat at all!
However, once the defenders at the head of the city were frightened by this move of the Ming army, the iron cavalry of the Ming army outside the city would temporarily rise up and launch a fierce attack at all costs, in which case they would really die here!
Fortunately, the dozens of personal soldiers around Azig were quite effective, and after killing more than a dozen frightened rebels, they finally stabilized the morale of the army, and the defenders at the head of Hetuara gradually regained their composure. Although the faces of the Qing soldiers were still full of horror, they were able to hold their positions and obey the orders of their superiors.
After Wen Poyu led the iron cavalry army around the city for several weeks, he saw that the defenders at the head of the city had regained their composure, and knew that it was useless to attack the city, so he led 40,000 soldiers of the Changshui battalion to retreat five miles and set up a large camp. Moreover, Wen Polu also sent thousands of iron cavalry soldiers to closely monitor the city of Hetuara in order to prevent the remnants of the Manchu forces led by Azig from escaping.
At the same time, Wen Poyu also wrote a letter about Hetuala's situation and sent it to Shenyang City to report to Liu Yunwei.
When Liu Yunwei received Wen Poyu's letter, he laughed out loud and said to Yuan Mingxuan: "Lord Yuan, take a look, that Azig has escaped from the hands of the governor several times, but this time he was besieged in Hetuara by the soldiers of the Changshui Battalion and turned into a turtle in the urn!" Ha ha! ”
After Yuan Mingxuan read the letter, he also laughed and said: "Mr. Wen is really a general, and he didn't attack the city rashly, this kind of heart is not ordinary." ”
"Yes"
Liu Yunwei pondered for a while, and then said: "Now the time is almost up, the Hanwei army and the soldiers of the Dangkou battalion are almost rested, it's time to send troops north!" ”
Yuan Mingxuan also nodded and agreed.
Then, Liu Yunwei seemed to remember something, and said: "Lord Yuan, the Liaodong War is about to end, and then we will face a threat in the imperial court!" ”
Hearing this, Yuan Mingxuan also looked awe-inspiring, and said, "What the superintendent means ......"
"This governor wants Lord Yuan to return to the capital first, one is to find out about the movements of the Donglin Party, and the other is that if the Donglin Party has any tricks, we can know in advance; The most important point is that the governor wants Lord Yuan to thoroughly understand the officials of the Donglin Party in the capital, their relationships, official positions, and their behaviors. ”
Yuan Mingxuan's face changed when he heard this, and he lowered his voice and said, "Is the Inspector preparing to make a move against the Donglin Party after the end of the war?" ”
"Humph! Those who have brought disaster to the country and the people, how can this governor give up! ”
"But on your majesty's side?"
Liu Yunwei said: "Lord Yuan, after the fall of the Manchu Dynasty, the pacification of Mongolia, and the submission of Korea, all the external troubles of my Ming Dynasty will be wiped out, but what about internal worries? As long as the Donglin Party exists for one day, the internal affairs of my Ming Dynasty will be extremely chaotic, and the party struggle will continue to fight! In this way, when will the world settle down? ”
"As for Your Majesty's side, the Governor will personally report to Your Majesty after returning to Beijing, and if Your Majesty does not agree, then the Governor will not mind being Cao Cao!"
Yuan Mingxuan looked at the righteous and awe-inspiring Liu Yunwei, sighed heavily, and said, "That's going to be ruined!" ”
"As long as the Ming Dynasty can prosper and Huaxia can become rich and strong, why should I be afraid of death!"
After speaking, Liu Yunwei said softly: "Lord Yuan, the current Ming Dynasty is no longer the time of the Wanli period, benevolence and reputation cannot save the Ming Dynasty, only authority and power can!" ”
Yuan Mingxuan nodded heavily, his eyes were slightly red and he clenched his fists, and then turned around and left without saying a word. On the same day, Yuan Mingxuan took Cheng Shiyong and other subordinates to leave Shenyang City and rushed towards the capital Pegasus.
The next day, Liu Yunwei led the Hanwei army and more than 300,000 troops of the Dangkou battalion to set off north, leaving only 30,000 soldiers of the Dangkou battalion to garrison Shenyang City and Liaoyang City to guard the back road for the army.
Liu Yunwei led more than 300,000 soldiers of the Ming army all the way north, and arrived in the area of Salhu two days later. Liu Yunwei led the army of soldiers to stay at the ruins of Salhu City for a day, held a grand memorial ceremony, and the huge military formation composed of more than 300,000 soldiers of the Ming Army stood still under the scorching sun.
Liu Yunwei led Lu Ying, Wu Xing and other generals of the Han Wei Army, as well as Li Dingguo, Li Laiheng, Ai Nengqi and other generals of the Dangkou camp to climb the temporary altar, burned the table to comfort the 100,000 Ming soldiers who spilled the blood of Salhu, and used 1,000 heads of the Qing army as tribute to comfort the souls of the fallen soldiers in the sky.
On this day, the originally sunny and beautiful weather suddenly changed drastically, and the dark clouds enveloped the entire Salhu City in a blink of an eye, and the fierce wind howled wantonly, as if there were countless unjust souls crying in the wind.
Liu Yunwei and Lu Ying, Wu Xing, Zhao Kaishan, Li Tianhao and others who participated in the Battle of Sarhu were all in tears, and the rest of the soldiers of the army also felt a lot.
Liu Yunwei only felt the sourness in his heart, the heroic souls of 100,000 Han soldiers had been waiting here for too long, and today he finally got what he wanted, and saw the news that the Manchu Qing was about to fall!
"The body is dead, and he is buried in Nanshan. The mountains are majestic, and the sky is vast. There are trees in the mountains, and the country is dead, and the soul returns to see the country. ”
"When he is dead, he will be buried in Nana. Life is short, and the years go by. There is nothing to live and die, and the soul returns to see the mountains and rivers. ”
"When the body is dead, he is buried at the foot of the mountain. The sky is high, and the wind is solemn. Hold on to the spirit flag, return the soul, and keep the relatives forever! ”
The funeral song sounded, Liu Yunwei and more than 300,000 soldiers of the Ming army sang hard, and the entire Salhu City was shrouded in a tragic atmosphere.
After the song, Liu Yunwei led the whole army to kneel and worship the heroic souls of 100,000 soldiers, and then raised his head and raised his gun, galloped in front of the army, and roared loudly: "March!" Enter! The city of Hetuala! Kill! ”
"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”
"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”