Chapter 377
Li Zicheng stared at Tongzhou in front of him, and blood flowed from the corners of his eyes. Just now, 5,000 brothers were buried on the edge of the Tongzhou canal. The hastily organized rebel army is not worth mentioning at all, but the muskets and artillery on the ships of Tongzhou are too evil. The muskets were fired intensively and accurately, and a charge required a considerable price before they could get close to the rebels in hand-to-hand combat.
I don't know what kind of artillery it is, I can't see the fire. The shells rained down like drops, and the shrapnel from the shells was thin and scorching, but they could bring the most ferocious damage. Often, a piece of people will be blown down, and small fragments are usually not fatal, but the pain is definitely not something that people can bear, and it is simply worse than death. The cotton armor captured from the hands of the Ming army was like paper paste in front of these guns, and it did not play the slightest role.
The wounded barracks was full of wounded and sick, and the medical officers in the barracks could do nothing but stop the bleeding with plant ash. I can only watch the wounded soldiers spend the last days of their lives in mourning.
During the attack on Xi'an, half of the wounded soldiers in the wounded barracks would die. Just now, the medical officer told himself that the number of people who died this time would be as high as ninety percent. The arrows of the Ming army can be easily pulled out of the body, but these small things are difficult to remove. If Li Xiao was here, he could tell him that without penicillin, those wounded soldiers would really have died more than ninety percent.
From early morning to evening, Li Zicheng filled in 15,000 people. With the size of his team, he can play for two more days.
"Break general, you can't fight like this, if you continue to fight like this, you will be gone." Liu Zongmin ran over with blood on his face. He was lucky enough to have a piece of shrapnel that pierced his helmet and changed direction. He just plowed a furrow in his head and didn't lift his Heavenly Spirit Cover.
Under the desperate protection of the soldiers, they paid heavy casualties before they escaped.
"Fuck! I know that Zhang Xianzhong's bastard won't have anything good to call us, this Tongzhou is a piece of hard walnut, we can't smash it. Luo Rucai also ran over, and just now his men also killed thousands of people.
"I have long heard that Li Xiao is good at firearms and is famous, and when I saw it today, he really deserved his reputation. Zhang Xianzhong: This refers to the mountain selling firewood, and he can't enter the palace in the capital, and no matter how many treasures there are, it is also the moon in the mirror. General, this capital is not a place for us to be heroes, so it's better to retreat as soon as possible. Li Yan, dressed as a scholar, also stood up and persuaded Li Zicheng to withdraw from the army.
"His grandmother's has never fought such a." Li Zicheng looked at the Tongzhou Wharf in the distance, and his teeth itched with hatred. Hate for hate, and he also knew that this battle could not be fought again. I wanted to leave barren Shaanxi and march into the wealthy Gyeonggi Zhili, but I didn't expect to lose my hands and feet here. Li Zicheng was very unwilling!
If it weren't for those dog-day warships, his men would have killed all the so-called rebels.
"Don't make a noise, we'll leave in the evening. Quietly, don't arouse Zhang Xianzhong's suspicions. Damn, since Zhili is difficult to fight, let's go to Henan. I've heard of Henan's wealth for a long time, and I don't know if it's true. Li Zicheng spat and took one last look at the tall city wall of Jingshi.
After a day, Li Zicheng was not the only one who lost his hands and feet. As the main force attacking the capital, Zhang Xianzhong's losses were much greater than Li Zicheng's. Most of the corpses under Jingshi City were his subordinates.
Although the lives of the rioters are worthless, they can be used to shine. But these fucking people are not chopping wood, and they can't use people as chopping wood.
In today's Zhang Xianzhong camp, he is really using people as chopping wood and burning.
The weather after the snow is so cold that the dogs can freeze to death, and many of the rioters are still single. When you go to war during the day, you can't chop firewood at night. I could only get some firewood and light it, and then throw the frozen corpse into the fire.
Whether it was the rebels or the rebels, they all stripped naked and threw them into the fire.
Orange flames licked the stiff corpse, and soon the corpse was roasted soft, and large drops of human oil flowed out. With the help of human oil, the flames were blazing all at once. Of course, the smell of barbecue echoes in the air.
No one takes this choking smell seriously, and on such a cold night, having a campfire to roast means to live. I don't know if there are too many people dying, or if Zhang Xianzhong has a kind heart. Everyone gave out a hard flatbread, so many people spent the night on a campfire and nibbling on a hard flatbread. Who knows if tomorrow will be burning in the campfire.
Huang Taiji stood in the distance, looking at the capital in the distance with the last ray of skylight.
He once thought that he could take the capital with the help of Zhang Xianzhong's strength. Then kicked Zhang Xianzhong away, and returned to Liaodong after snatching the capital to the bottom. With such a great fortune, plus the help of the Dutch. It's only a matter of time before he catches up with Li Xiao on the way to firearms!
As long as Li Xiao's firearms have no advantage, the Eight Banners can crisscross Liaodong as usual.
Unexpectedly, Li Xiao only brought more than 10,000 people into Beijing. Just make things like this, I have to say that Li Xiao is a genius, a genius of war. Could it be that he can't set foot in this capital of the Han people?
As a Jurchen, Huang Taiji very much wanted to be the first person to conquer the capital.
"Great Khan! This city is difficult to capture, so plan ahead. Dolgon stood behind Huang Taiji and kindly reminded this Tiancong Khan.
"Fourteenth brother! Now I want to tell you one thing, the concubine was strangled by Mang Gurtai with a bowstring. I've stopped this, but I can't help it, if you feel unwilling, just draw a knife and hack your starling to death. Huang Taiji's eyes looked ahead, and his head didn't even mean to turn.
"I already know." Unexpectedly, Dolgon's calm voice came from behind him, and there was no trace of undulation in that voice.
"You got it?" This time, the emperor Taiji was surprised.
"Abatai told me! I also know that he told me that he wanted to cause a fight between the two white flags and the two yellow flags. Mynah! I don't blame you for this, if I want revenge, I will go to Mang Gurtai. ”
"Oh! Abatai! "In Huang Taiji's heart, he has already included Abatai in the death list. At the beginning, Gobel swore an oath to the heavens, and he would never reveal the events of that night. Unexpectedly, Abatai really told Dolgon.
"Fourteenth brother, starling believes in your vision. Starling's heart is very messed up now, what should we do? ”
"The solution now is to withdraw! Ao Canghai ran, and he ran along the Great Wall. I believe that at this time, he is already waiting for us on our retreat. We can't go back to Liaodong! Dorgon looked helplessly into the distance, as if speaking to the air.
"But your second brother is still in Liaodong!"
"Don't think about the second brother and Amin, Ao Canghai and Yuan Chonghuan are together. Second Brother and Amin are definitely not their opponents! Shenyang will be lost, and Liaoyang will also be lost. If they're smart, they'll have a chance to return to their hometown of Hetuala. If they covet Shenyang and Liaoyang, the final result can only be eaten and wiped clean by Li Xiao. ”
"Oh, then we can't go back to our hometown in Liaodong, will you still follow me?"
"The lone wolf on the grassland has not lived for long, and now the situation can only survive if everyone unites. Mynah! Your current Jurchen Great Khan, the younger brother is willing to follow you to the death. Where you go, I will go. Until the day I, Dorgon, died on the battlefield. "Dolgon faced the Emperor Taiji and performed the most solemn courtesy of the Jurchens.
"Fourteenth brother, the starling brother didn't misunderstand you. You are indeed the most understanding person among our Jurchens, and today my Emperor Taiji swears to heaven that you and my brother will never lose each other. ”
"Starling!"
"Fourteenth brother!"
The two brothers clasped hands excitedly, and the rising moon became their background.
Hauge waved his hand helplessly, and the gunmen behind him all lowered their guns. The muzzle of the gun was pointed to the ground, and it was okay to kick around.
In the grass on the other side, Duoduo also told his men to lower their guns.
In the bonfire, the pungent smell of roasted meat is strong, and the laughter of the two brothers ripples.
Li Xiao on the city tower is also a lawsuit, and behind him stands Zheng Sen. He had never seen a battle on such a large scale, and the boy had not yet recovered from the hundreds of thousands of people fighting during the day. In the Wa Kingdom, the Ming Dynasty who can gather tens of thousands of people is already very powerful. I have never seen a large-scale brawl involving hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people.
"The rebels suffered heavy casualties during the day today, despite our fire support. But the two armies are mixed, and the guns are difficult to exert their power. Besides, the rebel army was not organized, let alone commanded. It's thankful that it lasted a day without collapsing. Merely......! ”
"If there's anything to say, there are no outsiders here." Li Xiao was a little irritable, especially Zhang Huangyan, who was still babbling and talking at this time.
"It's just that the rebel army is already at the end of its strong crossbow, and it is estimated that someone will flee tonight. Do you want to send someone to intercept it, otherwise the wind of escape will be noisy, and you won't run out of balls this night. "It's rare, Zhang Huangyan, an old scholar, will also be rude.
"Forget it! At this time, don't be too harsh on these people, after all, they came to the capital with the enthusiasm to serve the country. There was no time to organize, no time to train, no time to get them better equipped. It was beyond my expectation that it would be like this.
Open the treasury of the household department to withdraw the silver, and the white-flour steamed buns who are willing to go can go home after eating a full meal. Before leaving, each person was given three taels of silver. With such a long distance, if you can come to fight this battle, you can be regarded as a qualified citizen of the Ming Dynasty. It is much stronger than those Donglin Party who fled in panic when things came to an end.
Pass the order! Whoever wants to leave can go, and definitely not forced to stay. Zheng Sen, it's up to you to distribute the silver. Li Xiao's order made Zhang Huangyan a little shocked, and he couldn't stop it. You also gave two taels of silver by yourself, and this fucking didn't all run away with a fart.
"No!" Zheng Sen's excited Shi Li was able to play a role in such a major battle, which made Zheng Sen ecstatic.
Li Xiao doesn't speak, and neither do others. Everyone doesn't know what this big marshal thinks, everyone has run out, how will this battle be fought tomorrow.
In the houses under the capital, charcoal braziers are lit in the houses.
A big swarthy man sat in the middle, with a large pot of cabbage and pork soup on the brazier. Surrounded by the brazier, there were eight great sweats. Holding steamed buns in one hand and chopsticks in the other. There is still a large piece of salty pimple between his fingers, take a bite of the steamed bun and eat a mouthful of salty pimple, and then drink a sip of hot soup, and the sweat is dripping from eating.
"Big brother! This Li Dashuai is really generous, let's go now and each person can get two taels of silver. Why don't we go back to the cottage now, and by the way, we can coerce some people up the mountain. ”
"Second brother, I feel that Li Dashuai treats us like this, and we shouldn't leave at this time. We all heard the third brother's "Killing Hu Order" read to us, and the Tartar killing people is called a murderous one. When the time comes, the Tartars will attack our cottage. The people in a large village can't all be harmed by the Tartars. ”
"Yes! I also feel that I am gone. If the Tartars really occupy the capital, the whole of Hebei will be plagued by them. ”
"Hmmm! The sixth man is right, and Uncle Wang is right. ”
"Big brother! It's a shame for us to go now. ”
"! If you want to die or hang alive, the second brother will not stop you if you want to go. It's just that this fight of tartars is a major event related to the life and death of the whole Hebei people. Although we are a green forest cottage, who said that the Tartars don't kill our brothers on the green forest road. How many silks on the green forests of Liaodong have been destroyed by the Tartars. At that time, we all saw it. ”
was opposed by everyone, the second child could only lower his head and not speak, and the steamed bun was stuffed into his mouth and swallowed it with difficulty. I He Lao Er is not a bad seed, but I want to see who will kill more people tomorrow.
The same story is constantly playing out under the Jingshi City, Zheng Sen and people waited at the Tongzhou Wharf for a long time, and he didn't wait for a few guys who came to receive the silver. But there is an endless stream of guys who come to receive steamed buns, and they are all dying to death. After eating this meal tonight, who knows if there will be a chance to eat after tomorrow.
Wait until dawn and the chickens crow. Zheng Sen stretched his waist tiredly, and only sent out a total of more than 7,000 taels of silver in one night. In other words, out of more than 100,000 people, only more than 3,000 chose to leave.
Many of the people who left were also forced, those who were only children. Or if there are two brothers in the family, one of them must return home.
The crowd that was still chaotic yesterday seems to have grown a lot today. Everyone geared up, ready to have a hot breakfast, and then went on to fight the Tartars to the death. Although, the rebels in the attacking ranks were far more skilled than the Tartars. But the rebels still call the rebels on the other side who are so hard that they move like logs!
Zheng Sen ushered in a round of fiery sun, stretched his waist against the rising sun, and walked back with people. In a moment the Tartars will attack, and it will matter that the silver must be sent into the city first.
Both sides of the battlefield are eating, and then in front of this sprawling capital, the bloodiest of tearing is carried out.
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