The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 830
At this time, many generals are ready to give up resistance, but there is nothing to blame.

After all, they still tried their best, and persisted until the end of the mountain, until the only hope-Xiong Wencan's 25 army was wiped out.

At this point, it is time to make a decision. Hong Chengchou, who was pale, gathered the generals to discuss the matter.

He announced that no matter what ideas he had, he would wait until tomorrow morning, and at that time he would never interfere with any civil servants or generals.

At three o'clock tonight, Hong Chengchou was going to organize a breakout from all sides. He didn't want to be a prisoner, he didn't even think about surrendering, and he didn't want to commit suicide.

Not only will all the defenders participate in the operation, but the news will spread throughout the city, and everyone who doesn't want to surrender or sit and wait for death can take advantage of the last chance to try their luck.

Hong Chengchou understands human nature and knows that when he is pushed to the brink of death, he will often explode with amazing fighting power. As long as the soldiers and civilians choose to leave the city, they will go forward bravely, because there is no retreat and hope, and the only way to avoid being a thief is to rush out.

The 10,000+ soldiers and civilians who are willing to work hard are all dispatched. The possibility of being annihilated by the bandits and the Qing army in a short time is very small. There will always be someone who will get a chance to escape.

Hu Dawei is a good guy, he is actually a foreigner, without too many twists and turns, he said bluntly:
"The final general supports your lord's decision. Whether you live or die depends on the battle tonight, but you haven't eaten enough for many days. What should you do if you don't have physical strength?"

The old and cunning Hong Chengchou deliberately looked at the civil servants and generals, and asked: "Is there any way for you to feed the soldiers and civilians who are preparing to break out? Do you know where else you can get food?"

No one answered, and Wang Zhaokun, the military guard, said slowly: "I only know that the smell of rice will be wafting from the mansion of Prince Qin, so it can be seen that there is only food there."

Yang Guozhu said: "My lord Wang's words are simply nonsense. We all know that the palace has food, so we shouldn't attack the palace to grab food, right?"

Wang Tingchen also said: "Exactly. Is it necessary to break through after robbing King Qin? I'm afraid I can only choose to follow the thief."

All civil servants and generals nodded in agreement, only Hu Dawei laughed and said: "After tonight, the fall of Xi'an is inevitable, and it's ridiculous for you to look forward and backward when you can't even predict life and death.

This official will definitely risk the displeasure of the world and lead our troops to rob the King of Qin. Don't worry, this official will not be able to follow the bandits. "

No one dissuaded Hu Dawei, even Hong Chengchou acquiesced, Wang Zhaokun and the eunuch Wang Xizhong simply turned their faces away and did not meet any generals.

Cao Bianjiao said: "Your Majesty Hu, I support you, and we robbed the food in King Qin's mansion so that the soldiers can eat enough and have physical strength.

After the battle tonight, everything belonging to the King of Qin will probably be captured by the bandits and the Qing army.

Instead of taking advantage of the rogue bandits and the Qing army, why not give it to the soldiers who are preparing to break through! "

Hu Dawei said: "Lord Cao is really happy, if we are still alive after tonight, I am willing to beg you.

I ask you to lead troops to encircle Prince Qin's mansion. I will lead my subordinates to do the matter of breaking in and grabbing food. I will do my best to ensure that everyone can have a full meal. "

In the afternoon, the gate of King Qin’s mansion was knocked open by hundreds of Ming troops. The whole city was out of food, and only here was food. In fact, there was not much food, but it was more than enough for 10,000+ people to eat.

Although there are hundreds of people in the palace guards, they are all good-looking. They dare not be presumptuous in front of the mighty frontier army, but they put down their weapons after a symbolic resistance.

Fortunately, the Ming army only robbed money and food and did not kill or set fire. Knowing the serious situation, the vassal kings and county kings chose to swallow their anger.

Hu Dawei and Cao Bianjiao did not eat alone, and asked thousands of soldiers to use up all the food. They cooked dry rice, made multi-grain cakes, steamed rice cakes, etc. on the street in front of Wangfu, and smelled the fragrance of rice soon. The soldiers and civilians came in droves.

There is no food in the city of Xi'an and it is impossible to hold on. Xiong Wencan's reinforcements were defeated, and more than half of them surrendered to the bandits and the Qing army. The Ming army broke out without any illusions.

But, let’s go all out, in order to be a hungry ghost, eat all the food that can be found this afternoon, and if there is any surplus, carry it with you in your bosom.

Then most of the soldiers began to sleep with their weapons in their hands to recharge their spirits.

What is Ming Jun doing?They broke through overnight, and broke out in all directions.

This is completely helpless, all the Ming army and the common people who are unwilling to follow the thieves, as well as the royal guards who have heard the news, will attack the camp of the rogues from four directions in the middle of the night.

As for how many people can run away, it is up to fate. Whether there are many Ming soldiers who choose to surrender can not be controlled too much. I am afraid that surrendering will not have good results.

After eating their stomachs and nourishing their spirits, I am afraid that 10,000+ people have left the city of Xi'an.

Not only soldiers and young and middle-aged people, but also civil officials such as Hong Chengchou and Wang Zhaokun and the eunuch Wang Xizhong who oversaw the army also participated in the breakout, and many eunuchs and officials from the palace also came out.

Unless it is a last resort, the vast majority of soldiers and civilians will not choose to follow the thieves, at least at the moment when they get out of the city, 10,000+ people can be said to work together.

The craftsmen who made firecrackers in Xi'an City cooperated with the craftsmen who repaired firearms. They used gunpowder to make a lot of bombs each two catties. Originally, they used this good thing to defend the city.

The principle of this bomb is similar to that of firecrackers, except that it uses more than one catty of gunpowder, and stones and iron nails are mixed in it.

Who knew that the big weapon for defending the city would be more effective when used to attack the enemy camp at night. The sound of "boom boom boom" was heard for more than ten miles in the middle of the night.

The unforeseen "battle roar" suddenly broke out in the middle of the night, and the rogues fell into chaos. Not only the soldiers and civilians in Xi'an broke through, but also many original Ming soldiers who surrendered to thieves in order to survive.

In ancient times, battalion screams often occurred due to various reasons. It may have come from a soldier screaming in a nightmare.

It is impossible for such aggressive and strange things to happen in the modern army, and neither will the "Red Banner Army". Because the new army is educated, it is impossible for the soldiers to feel fear in the dark night and finally have a mental breakdown.

The discipline of the rogues is corrupt, the cannon fodder at the bottom is bullied by minions all day long, and their spirits are on the verge of collapse at any time.

Even the source of the Ying Xiao was the original Ming army who wanted to escape deliberately creating chaos.

The rogues who were sleeping soundly were suddenly attacked, even if there was no battalion roar, they could only choose to defend on the spot. The Manchu and Mongolian cavalry could not distinguish between the enemy and us at night and could not form a surprise attack. They were really rushed out by the breakout Ming army.

(End of this chapter)