The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 737 Rogue Spirit
After the military order to suspend the siege was issued, all the generals understood that the General Zhenglu was going to sit and watch the Qing army play in the nest, and didn't care whether the defecting Qing army in the city could win and surrender the city.

No one thought it was inappropriate to take Ganghwa Island and the outskirts of Seoul. All the civil and military generals saw how cowardly the Qing army was. Even if the Qing army did not break out of civil strife, the "Red Banner Army" took Seoul only overnight.

Now that the Qing army is fighting on its own in the city, we should allow more time for them to do a good job. In the eyes of the "Red Banner Army", the Qing army is like a dog biting a dog, and it doesn't matter if anyone is beaten to death.

What if the Qing army, which refused to surrender, gained the upper hand?Waiting for the artillery to move in place, under the attack of hundreds of artillery, Seoul is destined to be unable to defend for a long time.

Because it was not a premeditated rebellion at all, but because Geng Zhongming swung a knife at Alzin in a moment of enthusiasm, which made the family misunderstand that the main family had defected to the Qing Dynasty and turned to the Ming Dynasty, causing an unorganized fight to erupt in an instant.

And because Geng Zhongming immediately blocked several city gates with pre-prepared boulders and sandbags after running back to Seoul, no one was able to run outside the city.

It's useless for the Tartars and Jiannu to be good at equestrian skills. They are not good enough to ride horses and leap over the city wall.

It was like being kidnapped by a servant, Geng Zhongming beat his chest and stomped his feet for a moment before calming down. He has the spirit of a rogue and belongs to the shameless villain, so he decided to gamble.

Geng Zhongming is very superstitious, he thinks it is God's will, God made the decision for him when he couldn't make a choice.

If he returns to Daming with the merits of beheading Jiannu and the four thousand Tartars plus dedicating the city of Seoul, not only will he be able to save his life, but he may even get a good official position.

Of course, Geng Zhongming would not dream of becoming the prince of Daming, he also knew in his heart that the so-called Manqing Huaishun King sounds good, but in fact it is not a fart.
Invigorated, Geng Zhongming began to lead his subordinates to attack the Jiannu and Tartars who still maintained the establishment system. This traitor had a bad character, but his ability was not bad. With him personally commanding the rebel army, the situation was much better.

Since it was an urban street battle, the Han army and Korean soldiers who used matchlock guns fired at close range, and Jiannuba Yala could not exert its combat effectiveness, and was often beaten head-on by the Nikans who used to be so contemptuous.

It is also because the Han army and the Goryeo soldiers have a lot of matchlock guns. If they all use cold weapons, even if they have a large number of people, they may not be able to defeat the Manchu and Mongolian coalition forces of about [-].

Geng Zhongming organized a formation of [-] Han army musketeers to carry out a three-stage attack, and the Jiannu corpses of Jiannu who lined up to meet the enemy were often scattered all over the place.

Although the casualty rate of the Han army and the Koryo army was not lower than that of the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry, but fortunately there were so many people, the situation in the city was controlled by the rebels not long after.

Finding that the rebel army had the upper hand, the soldiers and civilians in Seoul began to beat the dogs in the water, and even the bannermen and Aha brought by Jiannu rebelled one after another.

With 10,000+ soldiers, civilians, and slaves all over the city shouting and killing, there are fewer and fewer Tartars and slaves who are still fighting.

There were not a few Jiannu and Tazi who settled down and married wives and concubines during their garrison in Seoul. Their families were originally the existence of masters in Seoul.

Once the humble crowd broke out, it would be even more cruel, not only the Tartars and Jian slaves who were usually high above were cut to pieces, but also the female family members...

Many people in the "Red Banner Army" outside the city were eager to go to Seoul to capture Geng Zhongming. Most of these relatives died when Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others were in chaos.

Zhang Geng, who defected to the "Red Banner Army" in the spring of the fifth year of Chongzhen, was the youngest son of Zhang Keda, the former commander-in-chief of Dengzhou. He hated Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and other rebel generals, and was determined to avenge his father.

Zhang Geng voluntarily joined the "Red Banner Army" at the age of 16. Because of his cultural foundation and willingness to endure hardships in military training, he became a regular soldier six months later. total.

Huang Han used many old Dongjiang town generals, and appointed several generals as battalion commanders, but that doesn't mean that these people are Dongjiang soldiers.

Dongjiang Town has been assimilated by the "Red Banner Army". The original Dongjiang soldiers, including Huanglong, Mao Chenglu, Shang Keyi and other senior generals, were all scattered to the "Red Banner Army" battalions after being selected as regular soldiers.

Therefore, Huang Han actually controlled Liaozhen, Jizhen, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, and Taiyuan Town among the nine important towns of the Ming Dynasty, reaching more than half of the Nine Borders, and Dongjiang Town and Dengzhou Town, which were not included in the Nine Borders .

The generals of the "Red Banner Army" did not support their servants. Since the money and food for the soldiers were distributed in the "Red Banner Food Bank" and "Sifang Bank", the generals could not embezzle the blood of soldiers.

In order to increase the loyalty of the generals, Huang Han basically doubled the treatment given to the soldiers by referring to the standards of the Ming Dynasty battalion.

The annual income of a guerrilla general is close to 500 taels of silver plus fifty shi of wheat, which is ten times the annual salary of the Taiye in Daming County and fifteen times that of ordinary "Red Banner Army" soldiers.

With such an income, even if thirty or forty members of the guerrilla general's family do not work and rely entirely on the head of the family's salary to live on, it is enough to achieve a well-off level of food and clothing.

The generals of Dongjiang Town were not rich in the first place, and the military pay they could deduct was limited. Now that they don't need to support their families, all the salaries they get can be left to their wives and children. On the contrary, the lives of most generals are better.

Mao Chenglu is relatively satisfied with his current income. He is the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty and can get a salary close to 1000 taels a year.

Now they have settled down in Tiger Cave City, their sons and daughters are all studying in the university, their wives and concubines are also working, and they are all decent managers, with a monthly salary of three or four taels of silver.

Mao Chenglu knew how to repay his kindness, and he tried his best to serve the General Zhenglu, but it was a pity that there was no such thing as going to Shanxi to fight and build slaves.

Now it's finally time for the battle for North Korea. Mao Chenglu has always wanted to take part in the capture of the city and make great contributions. Unexpectedly, the Qing army was in a mess, and the "Red Banner Army" has never had a chance to fight a good battle.

Seeing that Seoul may be at your fingertips again, Mao Chenglu was extremely depressed.

Wu Xiang has the title of Chief Military Officer, and now he is no longer the leader of the army but is responsible for the logistics management of military supplies. He belongs to the Zanhua Department and holds the post of General Zanhua.

Knowing that the old acquaintance Zhang Cunren was locked in a wooden cage prison car and sighed, Wu Xiang went to visit with a chicken and a pot of wine. The big traitor who knew that his time was numbered was in a mess at this time.

Seeing Wu Xiang was like seeing a savior, Zhang Cunren immediately burst into tears.

He swears that as long as the general Zhenglu saves his life, he will be willing to lead the general's horse and fall for the general in the future.

Having seen with his own eyes the "Red Banner Army" attack the fortifications like walking on the ground, and last year witnessed the "Red Banner Army" fighting in the field to fight Jiannu wolves, Wu Xiang knew that the one who would rule the world in the future would be the General Zhenglu.

He wanted to show his loyalty to Huang Han, but he was afraid that it would be too late, so he would not speak well for Zhang Cunren.

(End of this chapter)