Chapter 0387 - The Waves Begin
Out of pride, the veterans don't know much about juniors like Zhou Qingfeng. When he was ordered to set off from Jiefan, he was told by Nurhachi many times that this time he would definitely get rid of the 'revolutionary army', and even if he didn't get rid of it, he would be severely damaged.
After Jiannu captured Fushun and Shenyang, he not only lamented the weakness of the Ming army, but also frightened the large number of Han Chinese. The team that went to the countryside to catch slaves always had a harvest, but they could not finish it. In Nurhachi's view, it would be good if this huge demographic advantage could be used for himself. If it can't be used for oneself, or even reused by the Han people themselves, this is a great horror.
Huang Taiji had already persuaded Nurhachi not to be too cruel to the Han Chinese, lest they resist desperately. Nurhachi also realized that his blind pressure was not the way to go, and he instead issued an order to 'favor' the Han Nikan, saying that he would be treated the same as the Jurchen Zhushen.
But while wooing the Han people at the bottom, Nurhachi must not tolerate the existence of a team that resolutely resists him. He ordered Yidu to bring 10,000 soldiers with yellow flags to support Huang Taiji, which was to use strong pressure to destroy this team and show his strength. If the 'revolutionary army' cannot be suppressed, the Dajin Kingdom will be in great trouble.
It's just that no one expected that Zhou Qingfeng would go to Liaoyang to make a fortune and leave, with a strategic retreat and a strong wall to clear the wilderness. The old and strong Er Yidu led his troops to Liaoyang, just to show his skills in front of juniors like Huang Taiji, but found that the city didn't even have a place to live. Huang Taiji lived in a temple in the city, and other places were razed to the ground, and not a single tile remained.
The Ming army counted the strength of the Jurchen army, and often regarded all the banner men in a Niu Lu except slaves as soldiers. But there are 300 people in a bull, and there are only 50 real soldiers.
He brought with him twenty men and horses of Oxen, a total of ten thousand men. This sounds like a lot, but in fact there are only a thousand soldiers. Yu Ding 3,000, a militia similar to the 'revolutionary army'. However, Jurchen Yu Ding can be regarded as a poorly equipped soldier, and there is no shortage of combat experience and skills.
In order to deal with Zhou Qingfeng this time, Nurhachi took out all the horses, weapons, and armor captured from the Ming army last year. After these more than 3,000 Ding are equipped, their combat effectiveness is not bad. Of the 10,000 men, the remaining 6,000 were armed with yellow flags. Most of these minions had only swords and guns, little armor, and no horses. All treatment depends on grabbing.
In order to motivate these clothed minions to fight, Nurhachi also ordered that as long as the military merits of attacking the 'revolutionary army' in this attack on the 'revolutionary army' were carried with a banner, they could become naturalized and become masters. Under repeated encouragement, the morale of the 10,000 people was extremely high, and when they arrived in Liaoyang, they wanted to follow the official road to Haizhou. After all, up to now, the Jianzhou Jurchens have not suffered a 'big loss' at the hands of the Han people.
It's just that when he arrived in Liaoyang, Eyidu found that things were more difficult than he thought.
The 'revolutionary army' is not the waste of the Ming army, and it cannot do the kind of thing that is still ignorant when a catastrophe is imminent. The people had already begun to mobilize, and the strong walls and Qingye had scraped all the land, and they were waiting for the rest of the city to stay in Haizhou City, waiting for Dajin's men and horses to crash into it.
For this great enemy, who is bound to fight to the death, Huang Taiji directly said that it is impossible to fight quickly. If the 'revolutionary army' hides in the city and does not come out, the Jurchens will have to garrison the city. But the Jurchens' siege ability is not high. What's even worse is that if the war lasts for a long time, Huang Taiji will have to transport grain from Shenyang. This is not a joke, it has to be carefully planned.
"The circumference of Haizhou city is six miles, and the city wall is piled up with earth and bricks, and it is three feet and four feet high. The moat was one foot two feet deep and three feet five feet wide. However, the city has been in disrepair for many years, and I don't know the current state of the minions. Fan Wencheng's skull was shaved bald, leaving only a thin braid hanging on the back of his head. He participated in the military plane, holding a copy of "Liaodong Chronicles" in his hand and reading non-stop.
Huang Taiji and Eyi were both in Liaoyang to discuss how to conquer Haizhou, and by the way, Fan Wencheng was brought in to ask. didn't wait for Fan Wencheng to finish reading the book about the situation in Haizhou, and he interrupted impatiently: "You Han slaves are just too lazy, how can you take the book seriously when you fight?" You've been in Liaoyang for more than half a month, so you didn't send anyone to Haizhou to check one or two? ”
Fan Wencheng was speechless, Huang Taiji's face couldn't hold back, and he coughed lightly and said, "Uncle Yidu, after I arrived in Liaoyang, I will send someone to Haizhou to investigate." It's just that the 'revolutionary army' is no better than the Ming army to defend the city, they have fortified fortresses in the northeast and northwest outside the city, and they constantly send rangers to sweep and prevent our scouts from approaching. In just half a month, more than a dozen soldiers of the horse team died under my men. ”
Fan Wencheng also bowed down and said: "Master Yidu, I also sent someone to the south to find some Han people who are familiar with geography to ask, but I know that the direction of Haizhou is heavily guarded and not easy to approach." ”
"Then use the room, send someone to take refuge, and come to meet the inside and outside." It's another idea.
Huang Taiji smiled bitterly again: "This trick has been used, I have selected a lot of loyal Han slaves from Shenyang, perhaps with a lot of money, or with family members as hostages, and sent no less than two or three hundred people over before and after." As a result, there was no news as soon as it went. Not long ago, some people fled back and learned that Haizhou did not accept outsiders of unknown origin at all, and all those who defected were sent to Gaizhou or even Fuzhou to farm. ”
"Shh......h Eyi also felt a headache, "This 'revolutionary army' is really difficult to deal with." Then we can only transport grain from the rear and build camps all the way to push it over. ”
Step by step? How long will it take to repair the camp?
But if Huang Taiji took a military adventure and led his troops to kill him directly, he didn't do it - could he have withdrawn before the first battle was fought? That's child's play.
But the Jurchens are not child's play, but the Ming army is bold and began to wave.
After more than half a year, reinforcements from all over the country finally arrived at Shanhaiguan. Liaodong Jingluo Yang Hao held 85,000 men and horses in his hands, and his courage came up. In addition, two months ago, he made a first-level deal with the 'revolutionary army', and reported the 'beheading' of more than 370 Jiannu in one go.
Now that the troops are there, the money and food are in place, and the weather is getting warmer, it's time to start fighting, right?!
Otherwise, the hat will not be taken off.
Because Li Rubai hung up, Jia Zhishun was in the hands of the 'revolutionary army'. Yang Hao could only send troops from Shanhaiguan and rush from Jinzhou by land. As for the question of who to fight, there is no need to think much about it at all - to fight the 'revolutionary army' in Haizhou. It can't be helped, who let it just stop in the road. If the Ming army wants to fight Nurhachi, it will have to continue to go north to Quang Ninh and run a long way.
This time, Yang Hao will not engage in any 'four-way siege', because there is only one road from Jinzhou to Haizhou. However, he still prepared two groups of people, one was led by Juniper to attack Gaizhou, and the other was led by Liu Wei to attack Haizhou.
Jun Song and Liu Wei are both fierce generals in the current Ming Dynasty, and both of them have commanded more than 40,000 horses, which has an absolute advantage in terms of numbers. More than 80,000 people and horses are known as 470,000, which will kill thieves and thieves, kill generals and capture the flag, and leave a lifetime of fame.
Yang Ho and Yang Jingluo advanced to Jinzhou, built a platform in the school field, and killed the cattle and sacrificed the flag to the momentum. I saw him hanging a sword from his waist and wearing a royal python robe, preaching on a high platform that he was punishing about 14 paragraphs, inspiring the soldiers to fight bravely to kill the enemy. It is about marching on time, not being lazy, not retreating, not calling sick leave, not hiding women, not killing good people, and so on.
If you violate these fourteen articles, you will be killed.
After his mouth was dry, Yang Hao shouted on the stage, "Pull up the healthy cow, kill the sacrificial flag, and strengthen the prestige of our army." ”
An unlucky ploughing ox was tied to its four legs and pulled to the school yard by a cart to take the blood from its neck in front of everyone. But in full view of everyone, the sergeant who killed the cow stabbed him with a knife for a long time, but he didn't stab the cow to death. The cow was frenzied with pain, and was about to break free.
Yang Hao's face was ugly when he stood on the earthen platform, and he lowered his voice and forced the low sergeant to ask: "You can't kill a cow, what are you doing?" ”
The sergeant who killed the ox said with a bitter face: "My lord, you are wronged." It's not that it's small and not strong, it's really that the knife that kills the cow is too bad. It's all changed to three knives, and all three of them are broken, and they can't be stabbed at all. ”
"Nonsense, I have tens of thousands of great Ming heroes, but I can't find a knife that can kill a cow? Where did you get your knife? Yang Haoqi's seven orifices smoked.
The cattle killing sergeant still looked aggrieved, holding a rusted short knife in his hand, and said: "I brought it from the arsenal, and the knife has a wooden stubble left, and the blades are embroidered." I really can't poke it in, and it will break if I poke it. ”
Arsenal?
Yang Hao looked at it and saw that it was really a rusty and rotten knife.
The arsenal of the Ming Dynasty often had some tattered things stored for hundreds of years, and I don't know if it was that fool who took such scrap iron to deal with errands on such an important occasion today.
You can't kill a cow, which is not a good omen.
"Go find a sharp knife, this cow must be killed today." Yang Hao urged urgently.
But where can I find a knife in a hurry?
The sergeant who killed the cow immediately saw Yang Hao's sword hanging from his waist, this sword was extremely luxurious, and it was a good thing at first glance. He licked his face and smiled, "My lord, do you want to borrow this sword from you?" ”
What?
Yang Hao looked at the fingers of the cattle killing sergeant, and immediately scolded angrily: "This is the sword of Shang Fang given by the Son of Heaven. You bastard, you want to use your official's sword to kill a cow? ”
Yang Hao was so angry that he drew his sword and stabbed this daring bull-killing sergeant to death, but the sergeant said with a bitter face: "My lord, isn't it right to use the sword given by the Son of Heaven to kill the ox and sacrifice the flag?" ”
You're a ghost!
Yang Hao trembled, he was stumped by such a thing. But tens of thousands of soldiers in this school field are watching, and they really don't have the face to continue to drag on. At the moment, he was in a hurry, he could only scold hatefully, press the tension spring, and pull out the sword with a bang. The bright sword light illuminated the school field, and the soldiers were extremely amazed.
"Take it, kill the cow."
"Your Excellency, you see."
The ox-killing sergeant took Shang Fang's sword and killed the healthy ox with a light stab, cutting off the bull's head.
Yang Hao thought to himself: "It's okay, it's okay, the sword given by the Son of Heaven has seen blood, maybe it's still a good omen." Nothing else is going to happen, right? ”
What's next?
Liu Wei's son, Liu Zhaosun, performed martial arts on campus.
Liu Wei is known as 'Liu Dadao', although he is old, he is quite powerful. His righteous son Liu Zhaosun was also a fierce general, and he picked up a spear and practiced it in front of the army. This kind of performance is quite interesting, the dragon is fierce and the sound of killing is bursting. Yang Ho praised again and again, and the whole family was also eye-opening - halfway through the martial arts performance, the spearhead flew ......!
Liu Zhaosun was making a powerful trick, and suddenly his hand was light, and when he took a closer look, he found that the spear made in the month of that year was actually loose because of insects, and the head of the spear was broken.
Exercise!
The school field suddenly burst into laughter, and the soldiers were overjoyed.
Yang Ho is furious! He felt that he really didn't watch Huang Li's teacher conference today, and he was really unlucky. Before he could think of an excuse to cover up this embarrassing scene, suddenly a flying horse rushed outside the school field. A fast rider on horseback shouted loudly at the top of his voice: "Lord Yang, the imperial court has an urgent report, let you quickly lead the troops back to Beijing, and King Qin will save you!" ”
What......? What the hell are you meowing? Kind of say it again!
What kind of Qinwang rescues ......, if you are so unlucky, you also say it?!