Chapter 313: Capture of Jinzhou
After Ming Jian settled down in Ningyuan, he sent an envoy to the south to deliver the message, and this back and forth, it was delayed for a month before the envoy from the south arrived in Ningyuan by water, and then by land.
"Minister Qian Qianyi, meet Your Majesty!"
The envoy who came was still a celebrity, Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and he also had a concubine, that is, Liu Ruyi, one of the eight Yans of Qin Huai.
The old man was actually quite young, but he actually rushed to Ningyuan, which made Ming Jian impressed.
Ming Jian stepped forward in person, and after helping Qian Qianyi up, he said: "Lao Aiqing has worked hard, how is the situation in the south?" ”
Qian Qianyi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the thieves ordered people to spread rumors everywhere, saying that Your Majesty and all the princes were killed, for a time the southerners were panicked, and the ministers asked for the re-establishment of the Son of Heaven, but the old minister did not believe that His Majesty would be harmed by the thieves, and advocated the postponement of the re-establishment of the Son of Heaven. ”
Ming Jian smiled: "In this way, I want to thank Lao Aiqing." ”
"Don't dare, the minister is just doing his duty as a courtier. But Your Majesty, why don't you move the capital to Jinling? This bitter cold land in the north, sparsely populated, and there is a Tartar invasion, it is not easy for the Sheji country, the old minister is brave, please Your Majesty lead the army south, with Jinling as the capital, first crusade against all kinds of rebels, and then fight to the death with the Tartars! ”
Qian Qianyi said.
Ming Jian laughed and said: "Haha, what Aiqing said is not unreasonable, but since I have arrived here, I will no longer do useless rushes, first destroy the Tartars, and then destroy Li Chuang and other rebels, there is hope for the Ming Dynasty." Lao Aiqing rests for a few days, then go back, spread my will, order the generals of each town to guard Jinling, do not seek merit but seek no fault, if you can hold the existing territory, I will give them credit, remember? ”
Ming Jian's move is to contain the Ming army from all walks of life, so that he can free up time to clean up Huang Taiji, the existing strength of the Ming army is still good, Huang Degong, Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing and others still have a lot of people, and their own existence makes Zuo Liangyu dare not stand on his own openly, which can contain many people.
Qian Qianyi hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister will obey the holy will!" ”
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In July, the Ming army suddenly attacked in the direction of Jinzhou, and the Qing army also decisively increased its troops, relying on Jinzhou and holding out.
At this time, the equipment of the Ming army had completely changed, and a large number of firearms were equipped, and the artillery battalion had a total of 50 artillery pieces and more than 3,000 guns.
"Order: Concentrate artillery fire to open the Jinzhou city gate, continue to bombard for another hour, shoot all the shells, and then attack!"
Ming Jian shouted.
He will not be stingy with shells, you must know that the archery of the Qing army can win the Olympic gold medal, this period of time has accumulated these arms, although Ming Jian also feels that it is a pity, but after occupying Jinzhou, there can be more resources to use, and then it will be rebuilt. So in contrast, the soldiers who have been trained to become tigers, the Ming Sword needs to be cherished and protected even more.
"Yes!"
Ming Jian's fifty cannons lined up, aiming at the Jinzhou city gate and the city head, began to bombard.
Although it was a solid cannonball, it was also very powerful when it fell into the city of Jinzhou, and it soon caused a violent shock, and as for the city gate, it was quickly bombarded.
The Qing soldiers were also in turmoil for a while, so they could only find a place to hide, but there were still many who were killed by shells, and there were not a few who were crushed to death by the fall of buildings.
After this bombing, Jinzhou City has been completely destroyed.
"Attack!"
With a wave of the sword in the Ming sword, the Ming army swarmed in and launched an overall offensive against Jinzhou City.
After the Ming army came in, the defense line organized by the Qing army for the first time was quickly broken through, and more than 10,000 Qing troops were killed.
Then the Qing army retreated into the laneway, relying on buildings and structures to resist, and this time it entered a stalemate stage, but the Ming army practiced the five bird plays, and was still able to occupy the advantage, and used the overall cooperation to encircle and suppress the Qing army.
Ming Jian rode in this jeep, and the laser gun in his hand kept firing, shooting the Qing army, which was quite leisurely.
After the battle lasted for two hours, the Qing army finally collapsed, and they began to flee in large areas, and the battle began to develop in the direction of the Ming army.
Under the condition that the advantage is determined, the current Ming army can calmly carry out the encirclement and suppression of the Qing army.
After the Guanning Iron Cavalry went around to Jinzhou City, it blocked the retreat of the Qing army, while the Dragon Guard, Tiger Guard and Eagle Guard slashed and killed, and Li Yuanba and Luo Shixin calmly tortured and killed the generals of the Qing army.
The battle lasted for another two hours, and the Qing army was completely annihilated, more than 50,000 people were cut down by the Ming army, and more than 30,000 were taken prisoner.
After the battle, the Han people in Jinzhou City cheered.
"Hooray! Long live Your Majesty! ”
"Long live Daming! The end of the Tartars is coming! ”
"Woo, there is finally one day to see the light of day again!"
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Ming Jian immediately ordered people to pacify the people and build a defensive line, and he ordered Wu Sangui to lead his army to build a trench outside Jinzhou City to slow down the Qing army on the Shengjing side to rush to help.
At the same time, he ordered the construction of the new city of Jinzhou to begin, and the prisoners of the Qing army were now put to use.
At the same time, Ming Jian recalled the method of making cement, and let people start experimenting.
Within a few days, the cement test was successful, and Ming Jian immediately ordered people to produce cement in large quantities. He also ordered people to burn bricks, and after producing them in large quantities, they carried out a comprehensive construction of Jinzhou City.
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The news of the fall of Jinzhou soon spread to Shengjing, and Huang Taiji was greatly shocked, and he released nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jinzhou City, but he still did not block the attack of the Ming army.
He hurriedly convened a meeting to discuss countermeasures.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the Ming army has broken through Jinzhou City, it poses a great threat to Shengjing, how should we deal with it?" Huang Taiji asked.
Fan Wencheng said: "Your Majesty, this Ming army is suddenly brave and good at fighting, relying on fierce generals and firearms, the minister thinks that we also have to make a large number of artillery, only artillery, can suppress the Ming army, and then send people to assassinate the two fierce generals, if the force is not good, poison, unscrupulous means, in this way, can relieve the offensive pressure of the Ming army." In addition, His Majesty can also send someone to form an alliance with Li Zicheng, let Li Zicheng send troops to attack Shanhaiguan, let them fight, we will take the opportunity to build artillery, reorganize the Eight Banners, and then the left-handed fisherman will benefit. ”
Huang Taiji nodded and said, "What Aiqing said, I think it's also good, but if the Ming army doesn't repair and kill it immediately, won't we have time?" ”
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is more stable this time, and he will repair a city for at least two months when he occupies it, so as to consolidate his territory, and we have time in the Qing Dynasty." Fan Wencheng expressed his opinion again.
He grasped the psychology of Ming Jian, indeed, Ming Jian not only has to stand still, but also to develop the economy, which must take a lot of time, and sometimes he wishes that time could stand still, so that he can arrange it more calmly.
Huang Taiji smiled and said: "In this way, it is really possible to deal with it calmly, but this artillery technology can only be operated by the Han people, except for the captured artillery, we can't produce it ourselves, Fan Aiqing, this matter will be left to you, be sure to let those Han craftsmen make artillery." ”
"Yes, I obey!"
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