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Coupled with the advantages of geographical conditions, the soldiers of the two departments did not eat less fish and shrimp and animal liver on weekdays, and they did not suffer from night blindness like most people in this era.

Li Yuanqing gave an order, and in less than half an hour, the soldiers of the two departments were ready.

At the beginning of the day, about ten o'clock in the evening of the later generations, Li Yuanqing waved his hand, and the six thousand elites of the Changsheng Battalion and the four thousand elites of Chen Zhong's Department quickly headed north and disappeared into the vast night.

Originally, Li Yuanqing wanted to delay for a few days and then attack Haizhou City.

The main reason is that Li Yuanqing wants to let Haizhou have more Houjin reinforcements behind him, and he can gather more materials, so that he can save a lot of effort after that.

But at this time, the situation has changed, although Huang Taiji rushed to help Lao Zhai, but the main force of the old slave was rushing towards Haizhou.

Although Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong had a lot of troops, Li Yuanqing did not dare to hold it up, and directly fought with the main force of Houjin in a small fort like Tashanpu to take Haizhou, on the one hand, it was closer to everyone's interests, and on the other hand, it was also the safest choice.

Tashanpu is about 30 miles away from Haizhou, but it is located on the official road, and the road is easy to walk.

After more than three hours of rapid marching, the sky was not yet light, and the two armies successfully arrived outside the south gate of Haizhou City.

Haizhou has been a land of wealth since ancient times.

Its terrain is flat, the land is fertile, the water system is abundant, and the Haicheng City of later generations is one of the top 100 counties in China.

The greatest advantage of marching at night is that you can avoid the many Houjin sentinels.

Taken by the prestige of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, the Tartars of Haizhou did not dare to stimulate the nerves of the two too much, and the defense line of the sentinel was also very backward.

Rushing over this way, the Ming army sentry cavalry only eliminated the dens of the two Houjin sentry agents.

Although he was a little tired all the way, Chen Zhong was also extremely excited when he saw the majestic Haizhou city wall in front of him at this time, and whispered to Li Yuanqing: "Yuanqing, let's start." Fight before dawn to end the battle. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "You should be like this." After taking Haizhou City, let's go to Haizhou City for breakfast. ”

The soldiers of the two divisions were elite, and they had already prepared for a night of rapid marching, and as Li Yuanqing's order was conveyed, they were soon forced towards the city of Haizhou under the leadership of their respective officers.

At this time, it is almost a little after four o'clock in the morning, which is the time when people are most tired and sleepy.

Although it has entered May, the weather in the morning is still a little cold, and there are few people in Haizhou City except for the torches swaying in the wind.

But at this time, the night is no longer as dark and transparent as before, and the visibility is only a few dozen steps, as the Ming army forward quickly approached Haizhou City, the organic Tartar on the head of the city still found an abnormality, and the horror was like killing a pig and exclaimed, and the miserable cry of "enemy attack and enemy attack" instantly pierced the entire night sky.

In a moment, Nancheng's head was already in chaos.

But the Ming army didn't pay any attention to these chaotic Tartars.

In terms of siege, the Changsheng Battalion already had a fairly complete system.

As the fuse of the explosive pack piled up outside the city gate ignited, the fire dragon rushed straight to the city gate, and in an instant, there was a loud sound like thunder, and the huge city gate was instantly blown apart.

Where will the soldiers of the Ming army be lazy?

Under the cover of more than 3,000 birds, sword and shield soldiers and pikemen rushed into the city like wolves and tigers.

Seeing the red torrent of the Ming army rushing into the city like a tide, Chen Zhong couldn't help laughing, "Yuanqing, the overall situation has been decided!" ”

Li Yuanqing's face was also full of relaxed smiles.

Without the coercion of the main force of the Houjin, taking down any city in Liaodi was as easy for him as it was to find out what to do.

However, Li Yuanqing remembered Mao Wenlong who was circling around the old village at this time.

Before, he had given Mao Wenlong a lot of explosives packs, and there were more than 500 bird guns, but Mao Wenlong and the main force of Dongjiang still couldn't break through the old village in one go.

Looking at it now, the most critical reason for this is probably that the suppression intensity of firepower is not enough.

At this time, the Ming army had more than 3,000 bird guns firing a continuous salvo, and the Houjin army on the head of the city could not raise its head at all, let alone make an effective resistance.

And 500 bird guns obviously can't do it on this scale.

In addition, the location of Laozhai is too critical, and there must be a lot of guards.

In this way, in the face of the ferocious counterattack of the Houjin army, Mao Wenlong and the main force of Dongjiang will inevitably be tightened.

To a large extent, Li Yuanqing also wanted to support Mao Wenlong and some firearms from the Dongjiang headquarters more vigorously, but unfortunately, there was no standardized manufacturing machine at this time, and although the Changsheng Island Ordnance Workshop had begun to streamline the operation, everything still depended on manpower, and the output of qualified bird guns in January was between four and five hundred rods.

These outputs were first supplied to the Changsheng Camp, and then Chen Zhong and Mao Wenlong, and in a short period of time, it was obvious that they would not be able to spare so much spare power.

The city gate has been bombarded, coupled with the powerful firepower suppression and covering, what are these Tartar defenders of Haizhou City?

After the desperate charge of the two waves of cavalry and the ruthless slaughter of the Bird Gun soldiers, these Tartar defenders also figured it out, where did they dare to resist?

I only hated that my father and mother had two legs, so I hurriedly and desperately fled from the north gate and fled to the direction of Liaoyang.

Not surprisingly, the sky had just brightened, and the Ming army had completely controlled the situation in Haizhou City, and Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong also entered Haizhou City together, accompanied by officers from all departments who came to report the situation.

The city of Haizhou is not very big, the circumference is less than twenty miles, but it is quite compact, looking at the buildings in the city, it is basically very bright, compared to Changsheng Island, it is also a few points better.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but sigh, "If Changsheng Island wants to really form the scale of a city, it still needs more time." ’

A victorious start.

In terms of breakfast, Li Yuanqing did not hesitate, and directly ordered the soldiers to drag out more than 100 fat sheep from the treasury of Houjin and slaughter them all.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's side naturally occupied the official hall with the most favorable conditions.

In the official hall, two bowls of mutton soup with fat floating in the stomach one after another, Chen Zhong touched his mouth a little disregardantly, and said to Li Yuanqing: "Yuanqing, the city has been taken, but the people in this city, we, how should we deal with it?" ”

Before, although the battle was fierce, it ended too quickly, and neither the Ming army nor the Later Jin army caused too much harassment to the people in the city.

Li Yuanqing swallowed a piece of fatty mutton into his stomach, "Let's dispose of it according to the original plan, and make all of them slaves." ”

Although he had expected this result for a long time, Chen Zhong was still taken aback when he really heard Li Yuanqing say it, and hurriedly said: "Yuanqing, but, but in this city, I'm afraid there are many gentry." ”

Li Yuanqing took the handkerchief, wiped the oil stains on his mouth, and said with a faint smile: "What about the gentry?" Big brother, you need to remember that they are the gentry of Houjin, and we are the kings of the Ming Dynasty!! ”

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Chen Zhong couldn't help but be speechless for a while, but he also understood that in order to better control the situation in the city, although Li Yuanqing's plan was cruel, it was the best choice at this time.

"That's it. Yuanqing, don't make a move in this matter. I'll be the one to be the wicked man! ”

Li Yuanqing was stunned for a moment, but then laughed, "Big brother, don't press yourself if there are more lice." You and I will carry this matter together! ”

Chen Zhong also understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and also laughed, "It's okay." Brothers work together, and their profits are golden! If the fuck chews on the root of their tongue afterwards, we must not make them happy! ”

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Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong reached an agreement, and then only implementation remained.

In the face of heavily armed Ming soldiers, how could these ordinary people in the city resist too much?

In the evening, the two military camps in Nancheng District have become the largest 'concentration camps' in Haizhou City.

Of course, only the women and children could enjoy this treatment, and all the men in the city, except for a few old and weak who could not move, were all kept as slaves.

However, although the means are a little cruel, Li Yuanqing is also very particular, rape ~ adultery and plunder, once discovered, no matter who it is, it will definitely not be spared.

Although these people are vassals of the Tartars, they are also Han people after all, although Li Yuanqing hates their disloyalty and injustice, but many things, there are also congenital reasons here, in this regard, Li Yuanqing wants to give these people a chance, not kill them all.

Three days later, with the arrival of follow-up troops, personnel, and materials in Tashanpu, there were more and more posthumous spies in the west and north of the city.

The army of the main force of Houjin is not far off.

For defending the city, whether it is Li Yuanqing or Chen Zhong, or the sons and daughters of the two departments, they have already been extremely experienced.

Think about it, along the way, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong basically started on defense.

At this time, with a fortified city like Haizhou in hand, the two departments are quite rich in terms of manpower and firepower reserves, and Li Yuanqing has prepared a lot of secret weapons such as 'fire oil', as long as the Houjin army dares to come, how can Li Yuanqing let them please him?

It's just that except for more than 10,000 women captured on the southern line of Haizhou, Dingkou was escorted back to Gaizhou City, at this time, the other manpower and Dingkou were all gathered in Haizhou City.

The materials in the city seem to be a lot, but on average, everyone is afraid that it can only last for two months.

Fortunately, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong also have a lot of experience in this regard.

The rations of the soldiers of the two departments are still the same, and they can eat as they want.

But for these captured slaves and their dependents, the rations had to be firmly controlled and carefully calculated.

These male slaves, when they were repairing the city and working, could eat six or seven minutes full, and at other times, they could only eat three points full, barely allowing them to stay alive.

As for the women in the 'concentration camps', they were treated slightly better than the male slaves, who were fed and occasionally given some broth to drink.

At this time, although men are considered labor, it is clear that women are obviously more precious and more controllable.

In this regard, Li Yuanqing can't help but be ruthless.

It's just that even if you have been so careful in your calculations, the grain and grass in the city can probably last for three months.

If you count the wartime consumption, I'm afraid, it will be about two and a half months.

As Li Yuanqing predicted before, taking Haizhou, although he explained all aspects, made the choice of the army passive.

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