Cutting 1719

Chapter 355 There is no retreat
Xinhui, the throat of southwestern Guangdong and the hub of the Pearl River Delta, has been an important military location to control Guangzhou since the past dynasties.

From Yahai to Xinhui, it is only tens of miles away, but these two places have staged a tragic scene that is extremely rare in human history. On Yashan, the monarchs and people of the Song Dynasty crossed the sea to go to justice, and in Xinhui, the people of Fuqing voluntarily ate each other. .

Guo Dingan looked at Xinhui City dozens of miles away, but he unconsciously remembered what Ning Zhongyi said, and there was another story.

"Attacking new ideas is about attacking people's hearts, and keeping new ideas is also about defending people's hearts."

This sentence is actually not what Ning Zhongyi said, but what Ning Yu meant. As long as you fight Guangzhou, Xinhui will always be a hurdle that you can't get around. This place is not guarding Guangzhou, but the loyalty and integrity of the Qing Dynasty. Once the Xinhui people's hearts are opened, then this battle will be more than half of the real victory.

Ning Yu's words were not easy to understand, but the story was very straightforward, or it was an event that happened in the history of Xinhui, which made Guo Ding'an feel a little tricky.

In the 11th year of Shunzhi, Li Dingguo, the king of Xining of the Ming Dynasty, joined forces with Zheng Chenggong to attack and capture Guangdong in order to restore the great cause of Nanming.The key to attacking Guangdong lies in Xinhui in the southwest of Guangzhou. People at the time said that if Xinhui is conquered, Guangzhou can go down. '

The problem is that Xinhui is not so easy to conquer. In February of the 11th year of Shunzhi, Li Dingguo gathered all the main forces and sent troops into Guangdong. Army Green Battalion, a unit that had just surrendered, but they held on firmly in this battle.

When this green camp army faced Li Dingguo's siege, the countermeasures they adopted were extremely cruel. They repeatedly expelled the people as a shield, but Li Dingguo couldn't bear to cause massacres, so he repeatedly gave up the attack. military opportunity.

The reason why the people in Xinhui chose to support the Qing army was also very simple. In order to hold on to the city, the Qing army took advantage of Li Dingguo's soft heart and used the people as a shield on the one hand, and on the other hand publicized the Qing army in Xinhui city. If the army falls, it will definitely slaughter the city if it recaptures the city in the future, and the people will bet on this.

Li Dingguo besieged Xinhui from April to July, and failed to take Xinhui for three full months. During this period, the Qing army in Xinhui City was short of food, so every household was asked to donate one person as a contribution. Food rations', the people in the city cannibalizing each other is really appalling. The siege lasted until December, and more than 1 people in the city had been eaten.

After Xinhui was released from the siege, Li Dingguo's army fought fiercely with the Qing reinforcements for several days. As a result, 20 troops were killed at the foot of Guifeng Mountain, and all the elite were lost.Xinhui was commended as a place of loyalty by the Qing court, which is a bit more ironic, but this incident also sounded the alarm for the Fuhan army, that is, if they attack Xinhui, will they encounter such a situation? ?

Ning Yu had to prevent this situation from happening, the words he told Ning Zhongyi was the answer to this situation.Ning Zhongyi understood it in his heart, and now Guo Dingan also understands it in his heart.

Only by breaking through some people's fantasies quickly and violently can we ensure the overall stability of Xinhui.

"Boom—"

The artillery of the Fuhan army roared, and more than twenty artillery pieces threw projectiles into the air and smashed into the fragile city wall of Xinhui County. There were only a few hundred soldiers of the Qing army on it, and they panicked. Running backwards, obviously did not consider why the Fu Han army came from this direction.

It’s just that before the Fuhan army fired three rounds of artillery, I saw some old and weak women and children being pushed onto the city wall with tears on their faces. Looking at the Fuhan army below the city, it was like looking at Daxi 70 years ago. The army is eager for the other party to stop and allow the common people to escape with their lives.

Soon everyone saw this scene. The soldiers of the Fuhan Army looked at those people on the city wall, a little dumbfounded. They had fought many battles in the past anyway, and there were not a few people who attacked the city along the way, but so It's not many times to openly use the common people as shields. They are a little hesitant and don't know whether they should do it or not.

Even Guo Ding'an, who had already made up his mind, stopped waving his hand when he saw this scene of human tragedy. afford it.Is it possible that the story of that year will really repeat itself?
"Our Xinhui is a place of loyalty. Back then, Li Dingguo's thief was able to defeat our Xinhui city. Today, Chu Ni will also be defeated by Xinhui. Don't be afraid!"

A middle-aged scholar wearing a Confucian crown walked up the city wall. He had braids on his head and a kind of fanaticism on his face. What is a guardian?This is the way to protect the way, and we must not let the Chu Ni thieves mess up people's hearts!
During the battle of Xinhui that year, the shamelessness of the Qing army was outrageous, but the most shameless thing was that they ate the flesh and blood of the people, but used words to beautify them, as if these dead people suddenly had more Many brilliance is mediocre, so that the poison is extremely deep.

Demons danced wildly on the city wall of Xinhui. The officials and gentry pushed the people up to the top of the city. There was a big oil pan on top of it. Looking at the Fuhan army below, sneers were endless.

"They dare not fight! As long as we stand on it, they dare not fight!"

"The people of our city survived the siege 70 years ago, can't they survive today?"

"Loyalty! All the people in our city are loyal!"

There was impetuousness in the noise, and with the arrival of Xinhui County Magistrate Wang Shijie, it reached a peak. With a bit of cunning and cruelty on his face, he looked at the gentry and common people with a smile.

"Xinhui is a land of loyalty bestowed by the emperor. Now we and the people of the whole city should devote ourselves to the Tao. Although we don't have soldiers, we have a city of people! We are full of enthusiasm for the court!"

In Wang Shijie's view, although the enemy in front of him is extremely powerful, as long as he can encourage the people to defend the city, he will be able to insist on reinforcements from the direction of Guangzhou. , none other than Wang Shijie, the official road is smooth.

Of course, in this process, it is normal for some civilians to be killed or injured, and the imperial court will not blame Zhongyi.

Seeing that there were more and more people on the city wall, the generals of the Fuhan Army finally couldn't bear it anymore. They all rushed to Guo Ding'an with only one request, and that was to attack the city.

Looking at Xinhui City in front of him, Guo Ding'an was full of thoughts. The battle of landing across the sea was inherently risky. If he chose to give up because there were old, weak, women and children standing in front of him, what would he do with the lives and deaths of these eight thousand brothers? land?Where are the orders of the Privy Council?What is the intention of His Majesty the Emperor?
"Attacking new ideas is about attacking people's hearts, and keeping new ideas is also about defending people's hearts."

The hearts of the people in the world are definitely not the hearts of Xinhui, but also the hearts of Ningchu.

The meaning of Ning Yu's words is very simple. Since the gentry officers and soldiers of Xinhui defend Xinhui with their hearts as weapons, Guo Ding'an will also use Ning Chu's hearts as weapons to capture Xinhui!

The best answer to these people is to win Xinhui in the shortest possible time!Otherwise, once the delay continues, the people who will be hurt the most will still be the common people!
70 years ago, Li Dingguo did not understand this truth. His kindness did not bring about the survival of the common people. Instead, it caused more people to be involved in this great change and became a touch of desolate blood in the era.

"Siege!"

"Boom—"

The artillery of the Fuhan army roared again. Although it could be seen that they deliberately avoided the gathered people, it still made many people feel terrified. They were different from the army. Naturally, they could not continue to stand firm under the artillery fire, so they swarmed towards the people. They charged down the city, and the soldiers of the Qing army under the city hacked and killed several people wantonly with knives, but they still couldn't stop their defeat.

Wang Shijie was a little dumbfounded. He thought that based on the weakness of the Fuhan army's good reputation, they would never attack the city like this, but he didn't expect that there would be no mercy in the real fight. He hurriedly led people towards the city, but still He didn't go halfway, but was blown away by a flowering bomb that flew over.

Xinhui City suddenly became chaotic, and the people began to flee from another direction, but the Fuhan army didn't care, they methodically defeated hundreds of Qing soldiers in Xinhui City, and then planted the flag of the imperial guards in the On the city wall, it was announced that Xinhui had been captured by the Fuhan army, and the whole process took half a day.

Of course, there was a surprise attack by the Fuhan army, so that Xinhui City did not make timely preparations, coupled with Guo Ding'an's decisiveness, the plan of Wang Shijie and others was completely in vain, and they got such an ideal result.

It's just that when Guo Ding'an walked into Xinhui City through the bloody water, he raised his eyes to look at the big oil pan, but miraculously it was not overturned. When frying oil, I am afraid I have mixed feelings.

Time and fate are really touching.

The fall of Xinhui City soon spread to Guangzhou. After all, the distance between the two sides was too close. When Guan Yuanzhong heard the news, he immediately felt that something was wrong. He knew exactly where Xinhui City was. As far as the entire rear of the Qing army in Guangdong, Guangxi, and if the Xinhui is not guaranteed, the retreat of the army cannot be guaranteed.

Under anxiety, Guan Yuanzhong hurriedly invited Kong Yuxun, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Nian Xiyao, the governor of Guangdong, and Gan Rulai, the governor of Guangxi, and others. After they arrived, they found that the Guangzhou general had already slumped on a stool with cold hands and feet. On the road, they didn't even notice everyone's arrival at the first time.

"Everyone, Xinhui has fallen!"

The news shocked everyone like a bolt from the blue. Although they didn't understand military affairs, they also understood the importance of Xinhui. It can be said that Guangdong faces the sea on one side and only three sides are land. At this time, Huizhou in the east and Huizhou in the north Shaozhou was already under the offensive of the Fuhan army, but Xinhui to the west was the last safe retreat for the Qing army.

Now that the way of retreat has been cut off, the meaning it represents is self-evident.Ning Chu's move almost completely dumped the Qing army in Guangdong and Guangxi.

"How did Chu Ni cross Guangzhou and occupy Xinhui? It's really unimaginable!" Kong Yuxun frowned. Now he has some doubts about the authenticity of this news, which is simply unimaginable.

In fact, Guan Yuanzhong also subconsciously doubted the authenticity of the news when he first got the news, but he had to confirm the authenticity of the news after he personally sent his cronies to visit the people who had escaped from Xinhui.

Hearing Kong Yuxun's question, Guan Yuanzhong pursed his lips, a little helpless, "It is said that they came across the sea, landed on the Yahai Sea, and then raided Xinhui in one fell swoop."

Everyone was silent when they heard this, which was really beyond everyone's expectations. No one could have imagined that the Fuhan army could pass through the navy and take down the Qing army's retreat in one fell swoop.

"For the present plan, we can only find a way to retake Xinhui. Chu Ni came across the sea, and there are only a few thousand people occupying Xinhui. If our army attacks with all its strength, there is still a chance, but we need to prevent Chu Ni from repeating the old things, so Chu Ni’s navy must be wiped out, so that lone army can become a tree without water.”

Gan Rulai stroked his beard and sighed softly, "The navy shouldn't worry too much. Chu Ni's navy is weak, and there are only a few dozen small boats. There are not many effective means in front of the court's navy. But Chu Ni The thousands of people occupying the Xinhui are like poisonous thorns in the flesh, which need to be pulled out as soon as possible."

"Fight, we must fight!"

Kong Yuxun gritted his teeth and said, he glanced at the crowd, and said in a low voice: "Everything else is easy to talk about, but if the Xinhui cannot be taken down, it is impossible for our old bones to be buried in the Qing Dynasty."

The Fuhan army guarding Xinhui has no way out, and they, the upright officials who have been paid by the Qing Dynasty for a lifetime, are negotiating a way out again?In particular, the backgrounds of these people are very deep, there is no room for choice, and they have been in an endless situation with Ning Chu from the very beginning.

"This battle is by no means without opportunities. We can't give Chu Ni time and chances. In this battle, not only will everyone's supervisors and bidders do their best, but the Eight Banners garrison will also attack Xinhui together. We must take advantage of them. Stand firm and drive them out of Xinhui and Guangdong!"

Guan Yuanzhong's face showed a bit of sternness, he can no longer rely on the green battalion to fight, whether it is for his own wealth and life, or for the tens of thousands of bannermen in Guangzhou, he must fight with all his heart and strength , which is to earn a living for themselves.
"Come here, report to the whole army. Tomorrow, we will attack Xinhui together with all the battalions. There must be no mistakes!"

"Order Wu Lin, the admiral of the Fujian navy, to use his navy to intercept Chu Nishui's division, and never let him escape easily. If he wins this battle, this general will ask the emperor for his merits, and he will be appointed as an official." Jue is nothing to worry about, if he loses, let him jump into the sea by himself!"

This Guangzhou general who has been entrenched in Guangdong for more than 20 years finally no longer chooses to continue to endure. Perhaps only at this critical moment of life and death can he force out the bloody courage in Guan Yuanzhong's bones.

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