Chapter 149: The Drums Beat All Night
"Take away all the soldiers and the people!" Heluo would shout, "You're going to leave me an empty city!" ”
Seeing that he was angry, Ban Zhifu smiled secretly and said softly: "The minions only transferred the soldiers and Minzhuang in Jinzhou City, and there are only 6,000 people in total. ”
"What's the difference between this and an empty city!" Helo would still be furious.
"Lord Zhang Jing can completely transfer 100,000 people from the vicinity of Jinzhou, and within 100 miles of the east and north of the city to the city!" Ban Zhifu said loudly.
"How long is that going to take. Besides, without the bullet pressure of the heavenly helpers, those Han people may not be as safe as usual! ”
"Those coats are cowards, and a Qing warrior can see 1,000 coats. Otherwise, the minions left 100 elite soldiers for Lord Zhang Jing, and they would definitely be able to lead 100,000 people! ”
Ban Zhifu said unashamedly.
He said that the real captive was so powerful, would Heluo refute it.
He Luo was choked up, could he say that the Jurchens couldn't command the Han people?
"Outside the city of Fuzhou, can there be 100,000 people?"
Hearing that Heluo would question, Ban Zhifu said in a deep voice, "The slave is talking about strong people, if you add an old man and a child, there are two or three hundred thousand people!" ”
Historically, there have been many controversies about the population of Liaodong at the end of the Ming Dynasty, with various speculations ranging from 500,000 to 3 million. When it comes to 500,000 people in Liaodong, it should be said that the number of people is the number of people.
You must know that after the fall of Liaodong, 150,000 people fled to Shanhaiguan alone, 50,000 people crossed the sea to Shandong, 40,000 went to Korea, and 350,000 died in the war.
If there are only 500,000 people in the entire Liaodong, then the Houjin has no foundation for statehood at all.
In fact, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there should be more than 2 million people in eastern Liaoning, excluding the dense settlement areas of the Liaohe Plain and the western Liaoning corridor, there are at least 350,000 people in southern Liaoning who have settled near the cities, plus the Han people who have been plundered since Chongzhen ascended the throne, the population should increase.
Therefore, Ban Zhifu said that he would go out of the city to recruit 100,000 people, and he was not just talking.
"Only give me 100 people, this official simply doesn't have enough time to gather so many people!" Heluohui was really angry, and roared: "Use this person to defend the city, once the Ming army sneaks up, Fuzhou will be lost!" ”
Ban Zhifu made an expression of sudden realization, and said flatteringly:
"It's still Lord Zhang Jing's thoughtfulness, the five-body throw that the slave admires!"
"That is, you eat white rice as an official?"
"The slave will take 2,000 men and horses out of the city, go to all parts of Fuzhou to collect the people, and when the people are together, they will go south to rescue Jinzhou!"
"This ...... Will the Golden State hold on? ”
"Although the city wall of Jinzhou is not very tall, there are nearly 10,000 soldiers and civilians in the city, and under normal circumstances, it is absolutely no problem to resist for a month or two. And within half a month, the minister can bring back 100,000 people to guard the city for Lord Zhangjing. ”
"Good! That's it! But you don't have to bring 100,000 people, just 50,000 people, you can do this in ten days, and then go south immediately! ”
"Huh!"
Ban Zhifu strode away, and soon, the defenders of Fuzhou City, under his leadership, divided into 5 squads and rushed out of the city.
He Luo would listen to the noise of the city, and always feel that something was wrong, and he stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.
Until dusk, he suddenly jumped up and scolded, "Good you Ban Zhifu, you dare to fool me!" ”
"Come on, get Ban Zhifu back for me!"
The soldiers hurriedly ran over and said, "Master, it's going to be dark soon, where to find it!" Besides, the people who went out of the city were divided into 5 teams, and the class adults went out with which team, and the small ones didn't know! ”
"This pig and dog framed me, and Lushun was taken by the Ming army in an hour, and he actually fooled me that Jinzhou could hold out for a month or two. Once the Golden State falls within ten days, the blame must be on me! "Helo will roar:
"Go out of the city early tomorrow morning and bring this class of pigs and dogs back to me!"
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The sky was getting dark, and Zhang Huangyan stood on the top of the small black mountain and looked at the north side.
For a whole day, no reinforcements from Jianyu appeared.
The nearest road between Jinzhou and Fuzhou will definitely pass through this canyon flat between Xiaoshan Mountain and Xiaodong Mountain.
Otherwise, head east and detour to the hilly terrain on the east side of the Little Black Mountains.
That would double the marching time.
Taking a step back, even if Jian Yu was worried that there were ambushes in this canyon and chose to detour, the dozen or so scouts arranged by Zhang Huangyan on the east side of Xiaohei Mountain should also reply to the message.
Now there is no news on either road, and the biggest possibility is that the Jianju of Fuzhou did not send troops.
"General, it's windy here, you go to the col to take shelter from the wind, and the lowly post is guarding here." Zhang Huangyan's lieutenant came over and said.
This person's name is Liu Hongsheng, who was promoted by Zhang Huangyan and can be regarded as his confidant.
"It's so late, Jianyu shouldn't come. Generals rest assured. Liu Hongsheng said.
"It's better to be careful. Jianyu was quite familiar with the terrain of Golden State, and it was quite possible to march at night. Zhang Huangyan was very cautious.
"Humble duty understood."
"Send a few more alert people to form two teams of five people to travel a hundred miles north to find out the movements of Jianyu!"
"Yes."
Liu Hongsheng walked away quickly.
"If Jianyu doesn't dare to come to the rescue, then, can the Dragon Fighting Team ......" Zhang Huang said to himself, his eyes gradually brightening.
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Golden State.
The defenders saw that the Ming army had not attacked the city all day, and their nervous mood calmed down a little.
After dinner was finished inside and outside the city, it was dark and the atmosphere was completely relaxed.
Around the time of Shen, the drums of war in the Ming army were ringing in unison, and the sound of dong dong spread throughout the four fields.
The defenders of Jinzhou hurriedly climbed to the top of the city, but they did not see the Ming army attacking the city, and knew that this was a strategy for tired soldiers, so they went back to rest.
Who would have thought that this war drum would sound for most of the hour.
Just stopped for half an hour, and when it came to the unitary hour, the war drums of the Ming army sounded again, and they still did not attack the city, and the drums continued for more than half an hour.
Xu Tianpang divided the defenders into 3 groups and took turns on duty, no longer paying attention to the harassment of the Ming army.
This night, the Ming army beat the war drums every other hour, which was very regular. The defenders in the city felt the pattern, and they didn't care.
Until the sunrise in the east, the sky was bright, and the Ming army did not take advantage of the darkness to sneak attack.
During the day the next day, the Ming army set up a large camp under the city, apparently waiting for reinforcements, and the defenders of Jinzhou were more assured.
On the side of Little Black Mountain, the 10 scouts sent out last night came back in the afternoon.
"General, it is true that the Jianyu of Fuzhou did not come from the south, but they all left the city. Divided into several squads, they collected Han slaves in a hundred miles outside Fuzhou. Most of the strong men were driven into the city. ”
"Is this Kiyono Fortified?" Zhang Huangyan asked.
"It's not!" The scout replied definitely, "They only recruit strong men, they don't collect the old and weak, and they don't disassemble materials, it looks like pulling people to defend the city!" ”
Zhang Huangyan listened, pondered for a long time, and said: "Looking at it this way, Jianyu didn't go south to rescue so quickly. Let's go north immediately, burn and kill a wave first, and disrupt the construction operation!
"Go, soldiers! Let's have a fight, burn ~ kill ~ rob ~ plunder! ”
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