The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 316

On the Ming army's position two miles away from the northern city wall of Jinzhou, the "Red Banner Army" firearms battalion, a general soldier, stood behind a gun formation surrounded by wheelbarrows.

Their task is to prevent the Jinzhou defenders from going out of the city to sneak attack. Their safety is guaranteed, because a deep trench has been dug in front of the wheelbarrow, and the possibility of a sneak attack does not exist.

Behind the soldiers of the Firearms Battalion is a huge construction site in full swing. Thousands of men are sweating profusely, singing and laughing endlessly.

A bald man who looked in his thirties sighed, "Big brother, we've had a really good meal these past few days. We have white flour pancakes every day. It's almost like Chinese New Year."

"It's rare but strange. Our 'Red Banner Army' eats three meals a day, and we eat pancakes every day."

"Brother, you should not be a soldier of the 'Red Banner Army'! You are busy moving things every day, and now you are busy digging trenches. It should be classified as labor labor, right?"

"Nonsense, I'm a member of the Funing Guards Army, and I'm also a member of the 'Red Banner Army' who gets paid every month. It's just that the treatment is worse than that of regular soldiers. Remember that in the future, I'm not allowed to say that I'm a laborer. It's so embarrassing."

"Okay, but you are not allowed to call us traitors or Aha in the future."

"Okay, I will call you slaves and Erjian slaves from now on."

"Damn, wouldn't it be more ugly to call it that way? I have names. My name is Xu Feihu, the short one is called Zhang Wei, and the thin and tall one is called Lu Youjia..."

"I'm just joking with you, don't take it seriously, don't talk nonsense in front of the governor, I've performed well this time, I'm sure I'll be selected as a soldier. Don't be a big brother, my name is Gao Peng, the ancestor is Funing Wei Junhu, now is the temporary small banner officer who manages the ten of you."

Lu Youjia asked suspiciously: "Gao Xiaoqi, the 'Red Banner Army' is still picking people? Even people like you can do it if you want to do it?"

Gao Peng said: "Of course, you have seen how the 'Red Banner Army' fought. Would anyone want such a strong army?"

Lu Youjia said: "That's the case. I've lived so long. This is the first time I've seen such an army. It's really an honor to be a soldier in such an army."

"You still speak in a pretentious manner. Have you read books?"

Lu Youjia's face darkened, and he said with great pain: "I'm ashamed. I used to be from a good family and studied for nine years. When I was 16 years old, I passed the child's test. Later, when Jiannu came, my family was destroyed and I was lucky enough to save my life. I was forced to be a slave." lingering until now."

Gao Peng comforted Lu Youjia and said: "Little brother, don't be discouraged. If you can really write, you will be counted in the 'Red Banner Army'. Corporals and even small flag officers who serve in the army will be given priority in the future when they are selected as regular soldiers, and they can also join the newly established propaganda team."

At this time, Zhang Wei, who was digging hard, handed the engineering shovel in his hand to Xu Feihu and said, "Brother Xu, this shovel is really powerful. Look, I have dug such a big hole without much effort."

Xu Feihu took the engineer shovel and said: "You take a break, I will continue to work, it's a pity that there are too few such good shovels, it would be great if everyone had one!"

Gao Peng proudly said: "This shovel is my equipment called an engineer shovel. It is made of [-]-year-old steel. It can not only dig the ground, but also cut down trees. It can be slashed when encountering the enemy. It is more lethal than Qi Dao .”

"It turns out that this is the equipment of the 'Red Banner Army' Zhongwei Army. No wonder it is so useful? Gao Xiaoqi, if we are selected for the Weisuo Army, will we also give it away?"

"There should be. Our guards have military pay, uniforms, cotton armor and weapons. Engineer shovels are just one type."

Jiannu dug trenches with the intention of trapping the Guanning army below the age of [-]. Huang Han came to Jinzhou and followed suit. He also adopted the method of digging and building fortifications to surround Jinzhou to ensure that all the city was killed. Tactical requirements that must be met.

The Yebushu, scouts, and lookout posts arranged fifty miles north of Fuzhou did not find any signs of a large-scale increase in Jiannu's troops. It can be seen that the Hou Jin army did not eat Zhang Chun's troops and took Dalinghe. The city doesn't care about Jinzhou at all.

In fact, Huang Han made a big fanfare, just thinking about whether the Hou Jin army could go south to rescue Jinzhou.

The point is that the "Red Banner Army" has already captured Fuzhou and made a lot of money, so it must have made a lot of money.

Huang Han is happy to see that the Jin army labored the people and lost money and ended up with nothing.

Now it is certain that the Jin army will not come to rescue Jinzhou in the short term, so Huang Han must consider how to fight the brutal urban offensive and defensive battle while minimizing the casualties of the Ming army.

After all, the walls of Jinzhou City are thick and there are thousands of mobilized slaves. After the Jin army knew that the Ming army basically killed all the Jurchens they saw, they should fight with the determination to live and die with the city. This shows Golden State doesn't seem to be playing well.

On August and fifteenth, the soldiers and civilians fighting fiercely in southern Liaoning received four mooncakes, eight hard-boiled eggs and half a catty of brown sugar. Each of these benefits included more than [-] Dongjiang soldiers who participated in the war and Dongjiang Township. Serve with the army.

The food in the evening is very good, everyone can open their bellies to eat pancakes, eat white rice, drink thick broth and receive half a catty of meat.

Huang Long, who was walking beside Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian, looked at the joyful expressions of the soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town and sighed, "General Huang Han treated his subordinates so well, of course he can win the hearts of the soldiers. It is only natural that there are many dead who served him."

Shang Kexi, who was following Huang Long, said: "Our troops have become one with the 'Red Banner Army'. The brothers are all envious of the Red Banner Army's equipment, and envy them for having enough money to eat three meals a day. If Vice General Huang Han is willing to take in the Dongjiang Town troops, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep a few soldiers!"

Fang Zhenghua said with a high-pitched smile: "Boss Huang and Vice General Shang don't need to worry, the 'Red Banner Army' won't be like this. They are picky about their selection, and most of them are selected from the Guards Army who have already worked with the Red Banner Army. There should be very few people who can pass the selection."

Face to face ah!The generals of Dongjiang Town felt feverish on their faces, but they were angels, so they had to bear it if they didn't speak well.

Besides, the angel was right, look at the camp of the "Red Banner Army", it is well-organized and singing loudly, and then look at the site of Dongjiang Town, the sewage is flowing everywhere, the smell of urine is everywhere, and the soldiers and civilians are lying in disorder.

Li Ruolian said: "I think General Huang Han is quite interesting. Since the two armies joined forces, the food for the soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town has been provided by the 'Red Banner Army', and there is no preference for one over another."

Jin Sheng nodded and said: "It's reassuring to fight with such a friendly army. Generals, don't have any thoughts. The troops of Dongjiang Town and the 'Red Banner Army' are all soldiers of the imperial court, so there is no need to worry about it."

(End of this chapter)