Cutting 1719

Chapter 504 Attacking Shengjing
At the end of April, the Fuhan Army sent troops to Shengjing, and more than [-] troops set out in the direction of Shengjing, and this battle will be personally commanded by the commander of the Central Army Group Ning Zuyi. When the army is dispatched, the Qing army from Ningjin to Shengjing The spies also quickly passed the news to Fude, the Qing army's vice capital of Shengjing who was staying in Shengjing.

When Fude received the news, he couldn't help but look sad. Although the main force of the Qing army had already begun to return from North Korea, it was still on the way. It might be impossible to rush back before the Fuhan army arrived in Shengjing. .

At this time, there were only less than ten thousand people in Shengjing, and it seemed unrealistic to stand firm in front of the 500 troops of the Fuhan Army. On the one hand, he sent an urgent report to Emperor Qianlong, on the other hand It was to ask for help from the Russian envoy, Earl Sawaula, and at this time, [-] people led by Earl Sawaula had arrived in Hunchun.

In the previous treaty, the Earl of Saraula and the Qing army stationed outside the pass, and after arriving in Shengjing, he would directly lead the army to Jilin to take over Hunchun, which was also the content of the original treaty.

However, this letter from Fude is destined to be of no use, because Earl Savaula has also known through the Governor of Eastern Siberia Saylov that the [-] reinforcements sent by the Queen will be divided into two groups after a long journey. Arrived in Irkutsk and Kyakta in October and October, and at the same time there was a letter from the empress to Count Saraula.

In this letter, the Queen's order to Earl Sara Wula is very simple. It is not to save the Tatar country that is no longer worth saving, but to find a way to occupy the territory from Hunchun to Vladivostok. Eliminate the Tatars, and the Russian Empire will have nothing to lose.

Therefore, after receiving the letter from Fude, the deputy capital of Shengjing, the Earl of Sarawula only replied to tell him that if he had to stick to it, reinforcements from the Russian Empire would be brought in soon, and before the reinforcements arrived in Shengjing, the Qing Dynasty Man can only rely on himself.

To put it simply, the Earl of Sara Wula has already begun to renege on his debt after eating all the benefits.

Without heavy troops from the Qing army along the way, the advance of the Fuhan army was almost as strong as a broken bamboo. By May, they had taken Zhuangcheng, Haicheng, Anshanyi and Liaoyang Prefecture one after another, heading towards Shengjing. Come.

However, when Shengjing was in critical condition, the Korean Qing army had just entered Zhenjiang Fort. Now even Emperor Qianlong had noticed that if he wanted to travel a long distance from Zhenjiang Fort to rescue Shengjing, it might be too late. — Judging from the distance between the two sides to Shengjing, when the Qing army arrived in Shengjing, I am afraid that Nurhachi's ashes would be handed over to the Fuhan army.

In desperation, Emperor Qianlong had no choice but to summon the ministers to discuss the current situation. In fact, he was doing multiple-choice questions. Should he rescue Shengjing or stay in North Korea?
At this point, even Ma Qi and others, who originally used 'Xiaoyi' as an excuse, could not bite the bullet and say to rescue Shengjing, because this would be a dead end, and the Qing army had no time at all.

Looking at the anxious expressions of the crowd, Emperor Qianlong also woke up from the ecstasy of conquering North Korea. He sighed and said, "The loss of Shengjing is already unstoppable, but if we stay in North Korea, what should we do?"

Zhang Tingyu said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Shengjing is the land of our ancestors, and it must not be lost easily. When sending high-ranking officials to Shengjing to unify the war situation, at least we can't lose it so quickly. As for the turmoil in North Korea, it is difficult to form a support right now. It is better to arrange a large army. Retire to Seoul and make plans."

"Seoul? Do you want the King of Korea?" Emperor Qianlong was talking about Li Chang who had just succeeded to the throne in Seoul. He thought about it in his heart, but he had other thoughts.

Zhang Tingyu could naturally see what Qianlong meant, and immediately said directly: "Your Majesty, the current situation is not the same as in the past. North Korea hates me a lot. If there is no king of Joseon to stabilize people's hearts in front of the stage, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty will not be able to transform North Korea." The heart of a nation."

This is enough to say euphemistically. You must know that the Qing army plundered wildly all over North Korea. In more than a month, it has killed North Korea. It has risen everywhere, and when the Qing army returned to aid Shengjing, rebels from all over North Korea had already begun to take the lead.

Although the Qing army recruited a large number of North Korean troops and shaved their hair into braids, these people are not reliable, and once they really fight, they may turn back at any time.

Emperor Qianlong pursed his lips, and finally gave up the idea of ​​becoming emperor in North Korea, so he could only say in a muffled voice, "Then who should be sent to Shengjing?"

This time the expressions on the faces of the people became a little exciting. Logically speaking, as the governor of Shengjing, Ma Qi would definitely go, and Marsai could not escape as the governor of Shengjing.

But if all three of them returned to Shengjing, Emperor Qianlong would not agree, because then he could only listen to Xu Yuanmeng and Prince Zhuang. Therefore, the people who should be sent to Shengjing should not only be from Shengjing People from the other side also have people from the capital.

The two sides began to argue, and after the ruling of Emperor Qianlong, the final result was that Ma Qi, the governor of Shengjing, and Prince Zhuang Yunlu, returned to Shengjing to lead the overall situation. Take the clan and others back to the old camp Xingjing hall, which is the original Hetuala.

Ma Qi was naturally unwilling. Going back now would be a dead end, and Prince Zhuang Yunlu was worried about the safety of the empress dowager who was still in Shengjing, so he agreed, and the two led five hundred cavalry towards Shengjing. Going in the direction of Beijing.

As for the others, they surrounded Emperor Qianlong and rushed back towards Seoul. The big guys didn't take much rest along the way, for fear that they would be caught by the Fuhan army if they walked too slowly.
On the ninth day of May, the 100 troops led by Ning Zuyi, the commander of the Central Army, rushed to the city of Shengjing, while Ma Qi and Prince Zhuang killed more than [-] horses in the previous two days. , Finally rushed back to Shengjing.

When Fude, deputy commander of the Shengjing garrison, saw the hundreds of cavalry behind Ma Qi, he couldn't help but feel cold. He thought they were the main force of the army, but he didn't expect such a small number of people to come back, and he looked extremely desperate at the moment.

"Master Ma Qi, what about the emperor and the others?"

"The emperor has returned to Seoul, oh, no, it should be renamed Mancheng now."

"Ah? The emperor has returned to Mancheng, so what shall we do?"

Prince Zhuang was a little impatient when he heard this, and said loudly: "What should I do? Cold salad! Let's keep it for as long as we can, and the gold and silver treasures that were brought from North Korea earlier, hurry up and transport them to Xingjing—— If Chu Ni intercepted him, he would have made a fortune!"

Indeed, due to the desperate search by the Qing army from North Korea, in the past month or so, a large amount of gold and silver property, antique calligraphy and paintings, jewelry and jade, and even large quantities of food have been transported back to Shenglong by the Qing army from North Korea. Beijing, together with the property originally transported from the capital, the wealth hidden in the current Shengjing is almost piled up like a mountain.

However, as soon as the Fu Han army came over, these gold and silver treasures became a burden instead, and the Qing army immediately caught them blind, and the big guys could only hurry up and transport the property to Xingjing, maybe it will be transported back after a while Going to North Korea, a series of carts, under the escort of Qing cavalry, began to toss to Xingjing.

In addition to a large amount of gold and silver treasures, there are more than [-] civilians captured from North Korea. They are basically young and strong men and women. The food was good enough to feed the Eight Banners masters who didn't work, but I didn't expect that the Fuhan army would be defeated so quickly, and these slaves could no longer farm the land, but were pushed to the city wall of Shengjing to defend the city.

Fude complained somewhat in his heart, don't you know what kind of quality these people are?Leaving aside whether it is reliable or not, what effect can this group of tofu-like soldiers get on the city wall?
"My lord, the Korean soldiers are really unbearable to fight, and the general is worried that they will be directly defeated by the Han army."

Ma Qi raised his brows, and said coldly: "Now there is a shortage of soldiers everywhere, and the young people of the Eight Banners have basically joined the army. There is no way to send you more people right now. Let's make do with these. Wait until we all After transporting to Xingjing, it doesn’t matter whether Shengjing defends or not.”

Hearing this, Fude also understood in his heart that the co-authors have become abandoned children!Then this Shengjing is nothing more than delaying time, but what will I do when the time comes?
Thinking of this, Fude panicked a little. He hurriedly summoned the co-leaders under his command, and ordered them quietly. It was nothing more than saying that if he couldn't beat him, he should take people away, and the co-leaders followed suit. He still gave orders to his subordinates, but this time, the Qing soldiers didn't want to fight anymore.
In mid-May, when the morale of the Qing army was getting lower and lower, the morale of the Fuhan army was getting higher and higher. Thousands of soldiers of the Fuhan army formed a formation under the city of Shengjing, and more than [-] artillery pieces were also opened. The formation of the formation, launched an attack on Shengjing City.

In the roar of the artillery, the Eight Banners cavalry in the past disappeared, and the new Eight Banners army seems to have disappeared, just like the Battle of Baliqiao that day exhausted the last trace of blood and courage of the Eight Banners. They can find it in front of the North Korean army. It is just the last illusion, but in front of the Fuhan army, it has completely returned to reality.

The explosion of the artillery took away pieces of corpses, and the Qing army was unable to organize any effective counterattack. The soldiers on the top of the city were constantly torn apart, and the blood gradually flowed on the ground, mixed with the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, forming a scene. The tragic image of the city, and under the city, there are a large number of soldiers of the Fuhan Army, who began to attack the city.

Shi Dewei, the commander of the third company of the third battalion of the second regiment of the Imperial Guards, brandishing a six-shot pistol in his left hand and a command knife in his right, began to charge amidst the sound of drums. Behind him were hundreds of soldiers. The soldiers of the Han army, holding muskets and bayonets, with bloodthirsty expressions on their faces, and the attitude of victors, launched an attack on Shengjing.

"Kill!"

The sound of artillery and gunfire were intertwined, forming an unforgettable scene, but for Ning Zuyi behind the formation, he had already reached the critical point of the attack, he waved his hand violently, and then four more The soldiers of the Fuhan Army of the battalion rushed towards the direction of Shengjing City.

Fighting, explosions, and blood fog. After a day of fighting, the soldiers of the Qing army could no longer hold on and retreated in advance. Shengjing City also ushered in more brutal street fighting. Large numbers of soldiers of the Fuhan army began to organize As the streets were cleaned up, more and more Qing soldiers began to kneel on the ground and chose to surrender.

Before the start of the war, Prince Zhuang had already taken the female family members of the clan and retreated towards Xingjing. Along with him, there was also a team of cavalry with yellow flags and eight banners, and dozens of carts full of treasures. When they retreated to Sarhu, they were directly intercepted by the cavalry of the Fuhan Army.

This Fuhan army cavalry belongs to the third cavalry squadron under the first cuirassier regiment of the imperial guards. Hundreds of cavalry were originally just to intercept the fleeing army of the Qing army, but they did not expect to catch such a big fish in advance. But it made squadron leader Xu Dingran very excited.

Holding a binoculars in his hand, Xu Dingran looked at the cavalry of the Qing army coming from the direction of Shengjing, and laughed loudly to the left and right: "Don't let me not take care of you in the future, as long as you gnaw this big fish today, you will eat it." You can eat fragrant ones and drink spicy ones!"

Although the rest of the Fuhan Army cavalry were in discipline and did not cheer, their hands had firmly grasped their lances, and their faces were even more excited.

Prince Gong Yunlu's face was a little ugly. He now has only more than 800 cavalrymen under his command, and although there are only more than 500 cavalry on the other side, it is obvious that the Qing army's superiority in numbers cannot bridge the gap in combat power at all.

"And Lin De, hurry up and lead people to entangle this Chu Ni cavalry, the king is waiting for you in Xingjing!"

"Hey, don't worry, my lord, as long as Linde and Linde are still alive, I will definitely keep my lord safe!"

A tall Qing army leader said loudly. He looked at the Eight Banners and Yellow Banner cavalry behind him, pulled out the saber on his waist, and said loudly: "Brothers, come with me!"

More than 800 inlaid yellow flag cavalry belonged to the last cavalry force in Shengjing City. All of them had serious faces and clenched their spears with both hands. Under the leadership of He Linde, they attacked the Fuhan Army cavalry in the distance.

Saarhu, the last critical decisive battle between the Ming and Qing Dynasties broke out here, and finally established the empire of the Qing Dynasty.However, today, Sarhu has become the place of escape for the remnants of the Qing court.

The cavalry team of the Qing army with the Yellow Banner launched a death-defying attack. However, in front of the cavalry of the Fuhan army, it became a joke. Afterwards, the cavalry of the Qing army fell down a large group of people, about 80 to [-] people.

The rest of the Xianghuang Banner cavalry did not stop attacking, and continued to attack the Fuhan Army cavalry. At this time, the Fuhan Army cavalry pulled out the two pistols on the saddle. After a burst of crackling gunshots, The cavalry of the Qing army fell down more than [-] people one after another—this time the distance between the two sides was extremely close, so almost none of the cavalry of the Qing army that rushed to the front were spared.

When the Xianghuang Banner cavalry suffered heavy casualties, Xu Dingran pulled out the saber hanging on the horse and slashed down fiercely, but saw hundreds of Han army cavalrymen holding sabers in their hands, pushing forward like a wall, However, the cavalry of the Qing army was cut to pieces. The cavalry of the Qing army could not hold on any longer and broke up on the spot, and He Linde was also beheaded and killed.

(End of this chapter)