Chapter 183: You always have to pay it back when you come out to mix
Outside Shengjing City, it is no longer quiet today.
The three large battalions of the Jiang family army opened their doors widely, and groups of black-clad and black-armored military horses rumbled out of them, began to line up outside the southern city, and sent vigilant cavalry in the east, west, and north directions.
In front of these military horses, which had been silent for three days, a group of people wearing left robes and robes, with bare heads and pigtails of Jurchen money, were particularly conspicuous.
Among these people, there were all men, women, and children, and there were about thousands of them at a glance, and they were all black. Driven by the swords, guns, bows and arrows behind him, he was slowly squirming towards the southern wall of Shengjing step by step.
The crowd was crying and scolding, some yelling and scolding at the soldiers behind them, and some crying for help to the Qing army watching from the city, and the whole crowd was filled with a sense of fear and anger.
Hu Zongxian sat on the cloud car that was guarded by the Chinese Legion, and the commander Da Xu, who was in gold on a red background next to the cloud car, was flying and churning in the wind.
Hu Zongxian's face was solemn, and he used the monocular clairvoyant in his hand to observe the situation on the city. In the camera, the Qing army on the city wall was obviously confused by this sudden scene.
Some people pointed at the city and shouted and cursed, and some rushed backwards to report the news, but more people gathered together to talk and whisper, and the people's hearts were in an instant agitation.
Seeing this scene, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The sound of stairs rattled, and then Di Qing's and Ran Wu's voices rang out: "Di Qing, Ran Wu see the big handsome." ”
Hu Zongxian put down the clairvoyant mirror, got up and left his seat, and said with a smile in front of the two: "The two generals are here." Is everything arranged? ”
The space on this cloud car is also quite large, and it is not a problem to stand for a dozen or so people, so the three of them are not crowded on it.
"Don't worry, everything has been arranged according to your orders." Di Qing said.
"When the Tartars attacked the Erlong Valley before, they drove the people of the Ming Dynasty to attack the city, and this time we also let the Tartars taste this taste." Ran Wu said in a deep voice.
"Yes, the lord once said a word, I thought it was very reasonable. The lord said that no snowflake is innocent during an avalanche. The rise of the Manchus was strengthened by the burning, killing and looting of our Han Chinese, and these Jurchens, young and old, enjoyed the benefits of this barbaric rise.
The houses they lived, the clothes they wore, the utensils they used, and the food they ate all carried the blood and tears of the Han people. Now that the Manchu tree is about to fall, these Jurchens must of course also pay the price they deserve. ”
Hu Zongxian listened to what the two of them said and said in a deep voice.
"What the marshal said is very true, and this also corresponds to a slang phrase in their hometown that the lord once said: If you come out to mix, you always have to pay it back." Ran Wu continued.
"This is interesting, although it sounds a little vulgar, but the words are not rough, what kind of cause is planted, and what kind of fruit is produced." Di Qing nodded in approval.
"It took us three days to clean up all the Tartar villages and fortresses around Shengjing, without these strongholds, this Shengjing is an isolated island, and we have to take it. Now that we have put the dishes on the table, it depends on whether the tartars can eat it or not. Hu Zongxian said.
"They had to eat it, and they had to swallow it with tears. No matter how they eat, we have nothing to lose. Di Qing said with a smile.
"Yes, as long as we attract all the attention of the Tartars here, the Shenji Battalion, which has successfully moved outside the other three city gates last night with camouflage, will take the opportunity to open fire. When the time comes, all three sides will be under our artillery fire, and the Tartars will inevitably be out of proportion, and it is not clear which side is our main direction of attack, and then it will be time for us to take advantage of the chaos to win. Hu Zongxian nodded and said in a deep voice.
"Dashuai's plan is brilliant, we first used three days to uproot the threat of the Tartars around Shengjing, and then used the empty city strategy to scare the Tartars from leaving the city, and also avoided the time when the Tartars were in full swing. After a while, we will make a four-sided flowering for him, and if the Tartars are fooled and send troops in other directions, we will take the opportunity to attack the city from the south.
If the Tartars are not fooled and still defend the southern city with heavy troops, then it doesn't matter, let's turn the feints in the other three directions into the main attack at any time, so that the Tartars are exhausted and see how long they can hold on. Ran Wu continued.
"Last time Dolgon was seriously injured, now his life and death are unknown. The only one in power in the city was that Zilharang. But I've heard that this guy is okay with a charge, but he's not the kind of person who can be a mainstay. With his ability and character, he will inevitably pull someone to preside over the state affairs with him. If I'm not mistaken, it's likely that that person is Dai Shan, who was overshadowed by Huang Taiji and Dolgon.
Once this Daishan takes power, he will definitely have a monopoly on power, and Zilharang will inevitably be excluded. The contradiction between these two people means that the Manchus have been divided into two factions. Now under our pressure, they can be consistent for the time being, if we can take advantage of their contradictions, fight one faction and one faction, so as to divide them and let them start their own infighting, then the speed of our destruction of the city will be greatly accelerated. What do you think? Di Qing said suddenly.
Knowing that they are victorious in a hundred battles, several of them had already learned about various things between the Manchu nobles through the mouths of the captives before they set out on the expedition, so Di Qing knew so much about the situation inside the Manchu Dynasty.
Di Qing can become a generation of famous generals, and he can become one of the sages enshrined in the Xian Liang Temple, not only does he know how to charge into battle, but his wisdom is also very good.
Based on the situation he had learned, he made a little analysis and speculated the truth of the matter, which is indeed very extraordinary.
"General Di's analysis is very reasonable. Now that our army is in the city, the internal Tartars can temporarily abandon the contradictions and unite with the outside world. If we put less pressure on them, the conflict between them will increase, and that's our chance. There is only one question, how can we accelerate the intensification of the contradictions between the Tartars. Ran Wu nodded in agreement.
"So, we're going to put more pressure on them now." Hu Zongxian said suddenly.
"The big commander means to storm first, so that the Tartars feel the real pressure, their morale will quickly evaporate, and we will take the opportunity to divide again, and the contradictions within them will intensify, and then our opportunity will come." Di Qing's eyes lit up and said.
"Yes, exactly. So, let's storm for three days. Three days later, he will act according to General Di Qing's words. Hu Zongxian touched his long hair and smiled.
"This is called attacking the city as the bottom, attacking the heart as the top, the two Dashuai and General Di are really the talents valued by the lord, and Ran Wu admires them." Ran Wu on the side hugged his fists in admiration.
"Haha, General Ran Wu must not be humble. You are the forerunner, we are the descendants, if it weren't for you to assist the lord to gain a firm foothold in Liaodong, I wouldn't be a handsome. Hu Zongxian laughed heartily.
Di Qing also smiled and said, "Brother Ran Wu, don't be modest. We are all working under the Lord's account, so don't say any more of these kind words. Now that things have been put to rest, it's time for us to get down to work. ”
Ran Wu also laughed, and after the two said goodbye to Hu Zongxian, they got off the cloud car and headed for their respective command positions.
The desolate horn whined, and then the war drums were beaten, and the three thousand Manchurians were driven to speed towards the southern wall.
It was the Chahar Mongol soldiers who surrendered to the Jiang army who drove them behind.