Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 384 Suzhou
Suzhou.

On the Xu Gate, Lu Xiangguan, the chief soldier of Zhongsu Town, had already boarded the city gate tower under the guard of his own soldiers. Holding a binoculars bestowed by the emperor in his hand, he was watching the battle in the streets and alleys in the distance.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and the battle in the city was basically over.

Although Kangkala is brave and is the head of the new generation of the Wanyan tribe, but last night's battle, Tu Guobao planned for a long time, and the Ming army was behind to support him, so he must die.

All the streets and alleys had been ambushed for a long time, and Kangkala was out of the city, and there was no way out. They stepped into the ambush circle step by step, and the streets and alleys were blocked by earth bags and beams, and countless crossbowmen Musketeers occupy high places such as roofs and shoot, while shieldmen and spearmen surround them layer by layer.

In the middle of the night again, Tu Guobao asked his subordinates to call out the name of the Ming army.

Another reward was awarded.

Although the Eight Banners fought bravely, they were powerless and difficult to break free when trapped in this encirclement. The narrow streets and alleys restricted their bravery, but the soldiers of Tu Guobao could hide in high places and attack from a safe place.

Even set up city fire artillery bombardment.

Kang Kara was the most aggrieved one. At the beginning of the battle, half of his body was cut off by a cannonball.

"Tu Guobao does have some skills. This person is a hidden danger. Why don't we just take advantage of them when they are exhausted?" a Biao said.

Lu Xiang watched the guerrilla, and he was actually very moved, but he finally restrained himself, he still remembered the orders of Wang Xiang and Shen Wenzhong.

The imperial camp is the place where obedience is the most important, and the emperor also likes to serve from it.

Although many officials privately said that the emperor's personality was somewhat like the emperors of the Song Dynasty, they felt that it was not a good thing.

Even Zhang Juzheng's great-grandson, Zhang Tongchang, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, bluntly wrote a letter, saying that the general, the king's minion, since he has already ascended the altar to give the axe and is in charge of military power, he should have the power to adjudicate in front of the battle. No cheapness is allowed, so bravery has nothing to do, and resourcefulness has nothing to do.

He proposed that those who are capable but not defended by the emperor will win. An excellent emperor should not deliberately restrain and restrict military generals, and even establish authority for them.

But since today's son started his army, he has always liked to raise the Sixth Division in person and personally conquer. Now that the imperial court has stretched from Guanlong Bashu in the west to the Great Sea in the east, the emperor still has to personally command and dispatch everywhere, which is obvious. is out of date.

Although the emperor responded to Zhang Tongchang's slander, he was not dissatisfied, and even made him a minister of the Ministry of War and a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and he was appointed as the governor of Yunnan and other places to supervise military affairs and manage food and pay, and asked him to go to Yunnan to preside over the war. .

However, Zhang Tongchang's remarks were still agreed by many people.

The emperor really likes to command, even in the battles far away in Huguang, Sichuan, and Guanzhong, he kept making orders. They issued one after another, insisting that He Zhen and others retreat.

Another example is Sichuan, where the Ming army in central Sichuan is also in a good situation and has won a series of victories, but the emperor asked for a truce to appease Zhang Xianzhong, instead of taking advantage of the victory to wipe out the western thieves in one go.

This happens too much.

Some people even attribute Huguang's defeat to the emperor's micromanagement.

Lu Xiangguan was born as a scholar, but he is proficient in bow and horse, and he is familiar with military books. He also helped his elder brother Lu Xiangsheng's army with military affairs.

But he has won and lost, so he has a deeper understanding of the current situation.

It is true that the emperor likes micro-manipulation, but it is not Chongzhen's idea of ​​one hammer in the east and one stick in the west. He will not change the order overnight. The emperor always has his own clear line strategy.

All tactics revolve around the final strategic plan.

As the emperor likes to say, don't worry about the gains and losses of a city or corner, but take the restoration of the world as the overall situation and consider it holistically.

"Tu Guobao has proved his loyalty to the court,"

Putting down the binoculars, Lu Xiangguan sighed in his heart, the emperor had a strategy in mind, although he was far away in Jiangning, but under his strategic command, all the six thousand and eight Tartars in the south of the Yangtze River had been wiped out, and the price paid by the Ming Dynasty was not high. big.

Based on this, he, Lu Xiangguan, must earnestly implement the holy will.

in the city.

Tu Guobao was covered in blood. This ruthless man came to the front line wearing armor and holding a knife. He rushed to the front with his servants. In one night of fighting, he chopped down seven Tartars by himself. It must be said that he was still very tough.

"Old uncle!" Yang Guohai came forward, and he also carried a knife. Although he usually likes to smuggle and do business, he is also a ruthless character when he really chops people up.

"Have you killed them all?"

"It has been wiped out."

Tu Guobao looked back at the top of the city not far behind, and could see the bright flag flying there, and soldiers of the Ming army standing there.

"Have you found Kangkala's body?"

"Only found half of the body, or the lower half, the upper half was destroyed by shells, and I recognized it from the armor."

"Take it, and go with me on a business trip."

Tu Guobao brought a group of generals under his command to see him, carrying half of Kangkala's body.

Lu Xiangguan came forward to meet him.

"We were lucky enough to live up to our fate. We have wiped out Kangkala and other [-] Tartars, and none of them escaped."

Lu Xiang looked at the half of the corpse, frowning slightly.

Fortunately, the armor on the corpse belonged to Kangkala's servant, Meile Zhangjing, and there was his silver seal on his body.

"Last night was blessed by the saints. Wang Junmen's Shen Department was well commanded, and thanks to Lu Zongzhen and others for supporting our army."

Tu Guobao flattered him, and then asked the Ming army to take over the city of Suzhou, and counted and inspected the heads of the Tatars. He also asked the Suzhou soldiers to go out of the city to rest. Temporarily command these Suzhou soldiers and horses.

Anyway, the posture is low enough, and it can even be said to be completely flat.

Not only did he not claim credit, he even voluntarily handed over his military power and Suzhou City.

This attitude even exceeded Lu Xiangguan's expectations. He thought that Tu Guobao would come to bargain, but he didn't expect it to be so straightforward.

"Great work by General Tu."

Lu Xiangguan first affirmed the merits of last night, and then gave Tu Guobao the last task, leading the Suzhou soldiers to wipe out the whole city and search for the Tartar soldiers who slipped through the net in the city.

Tu Guobao agreed immediately.

Take the lead and go back to the city.

"The Tartars have been killed by us, what does this mean?"

But Tu Guobao just said, "Lu Xiangguan just didn't want to get his hands dirty, and he just wanted to borrow our swords to kill some more people, kill a few, scare a few, let's just do it obediently, don't worry about other things."

Although this was the fourth time that Suzhou City had been captured, there were still many gentry people in the city who had surrendered wholeheartedly to the Qing court. Of course, Daming would not pursue ordinary people.

But for those big gentry, they will not be so tolerant, even if it sounds nice on the surface, but those who should be dealt with must be dealt with.

It is also more convenient to let the national treasure do it, and it is not dirty.

Tu Guobao was a smart man, and he acted immediately after receiving the order without hesitation.

He himself lived in Suzhou for a long time, of course he knows who is loyal to the Qing court and who is loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Those of his own people who had a good relationship with him and were very flattering to him, now he turned against him and swung his sword at him.

The city of Suzhou was in turmoil again.

In one day, Tu Guobao confiscated hundreds of families, and then the other rich gentry also quickly obeyed and cooperated, offering silver to make atonement and so on.

Tu Guobao put on a bad face, and once again gained countless infamy and resentment, and then took these to Lu Xiangguan.

Lu Xiang looked at the report handed over, which also stated which traitors and lackeys who were involved in captivity were dealt with, and how much gold, silver, farmhouses and food were confiscated, etc., and he was very satisfied.

These traitors should indeed be dealt with, but Tu Guobao, the former Qing court governor of Jiangning, did not dirty his hands and quickly.

So Lu Xiangguan, on behalf of the Ming army, formally accepted the surrender of the Tu national treasure anyway.

Tu Guobao also repeatedly asked for the military power to be handed over to Lu Xiangguan. He and his main generals all surrendered the military power on the grounds of being injured.

Although he was a little unwilling, but the Ming army was now besieging Suzhou with heavy troops, what could he do with the national treasure, he could only try to lower his posture as much as possible, and see if he could get the approval of the Ming army.

This can be regarded as retreating.

When Suzhou soldiers left the city, Zhongsu Town held a city entry ceremony. Wang Xiang, Shen Wenzhong and other generals entered the city, received the famous gentry in the city, comforted them with kind words, and even rewarded them with some things.

He also gave food and porridge in the city to help the people.

The Ming army declared the whole city to maintain order. Some local ruffians wanted to fish with their own hands. They were tied up by soldiers patrolling the city and paraded through the streets to show the public. After that, a dozen leaders were chopped off. To stabilize the order.

The granary began to supply food to the people of Suzhou, and Suzhou became stable quickly.

There were originally 8000 soldiers in Suzhou, and after World War I, there were still more than [-].

Jingnan Hou Wangxiang retained more than a thousand of the elite, including the original pacesetters of Tu Guobao, and dispersed them into the armies of the right wing to enrich them. At this time, all the strong men were given severance money, and they were sacked directly on the spot.

Some homeless people were directly organized to farm near Suzhou. The government provided cattle, seeds, farm tools, and even fields and houses, and the government sent people to take charge of the production organization.

That is to say, it is equivalent to Guantun. These people are equivalent to long-term workers. Because they have no family members or property, they cannot rent land by themselves for the time being, so they adopt this method of employment to farm.

In addition, it is agreed that if the harvest reaches a certain mu yield, there will be additional grain sharing to encourage the enthusiasm of these people.

Of course, this is an employment relationship. When these people have other places to go in the future, or have certain property and the ability to rent land by themselves, they are also allowed to leave freely or change to a tenant relationship.

The current farming is actually a temporary resettlement method for victims of disasters and refugees, so that they can gain a foothold and settle down without being displaced, famine, poverty, and life without support.

The government can also resume farming, increase grain harvest, etc., the best of both worlds.

Not only that, Wang Xiang also rewarded these Suzhou soldiers based on their achievements in the battle against the Suzhou Tartars. If they have merit, they will be rewarded. If there is no first-level merit, there will be collective military merit.

Anyway, after giving an order, after the money and food were put out, the soldiers in the Suzhou barracks outside the city were all boiling. They were still a little nervous at first, and they didn't know how to deal with them.

However, everyone was very satisfied with the way they were dealt with now. Some people even knelt down and shouted long live towards Nanjing.

(End of this chapter)