Win the Ding 1617

On the second day of June in the 11th year of Chongzhen, within more than ten miles of the capital, the axis of the earth was shaken, like an earthquake.Soon, there was a bang of thunder in the middle of the sky, roof tiles shattered, beams of dust flew up, and white clouds in the northwest corner were gloomy, filling the sky, with dark yellow sunspots in the middle, spinning around the clouds.It took two hours to disperse.It was the gunpowder explosion at Nei'an Min Factory in Xizhimen, Beijing.The city wall was destroyed by the earthquake, and there was no end to the city in a radius of more than ten li, and the trees were all dead and standing.Residents and pedestrians lie on each other's pillows, and death is scorched black.What's more, it collapsed several miles outside the city, and died on the ground.According to the investigation, more than [-] residents were killed or injured, Wang Fu, the eunuch of the subsidy factory, and Zhang Zhixiu, an official of the bureau, all died. The arsenal was almost empty, and five thousand gold was distributed as relief.

This is the second explosion of the gunpowder factory in the capital after the explosion of the Wang Gong factory in the reign of Tianqi.

When Emperor Chongzhen hadn't had time to get out of the fright, he counted the grain, rice, silver, and armor and weapons ordered from Nanzhong to the capital from Nanzhong to supply internal exercises, and even worse news came. It gave him another huge shock.

On September 22, [-] Qing soldiers marched into Daming in two ways. One was led by General Dorgon, Prince Rui, and entered by destroying the wall at the Qingshan Pass in Ji Town.Led by General Yangwu and Prince Cheng Yuetuo, they entered from the destroyed wall at Qiangziling in Miyun.

The two armies claimed to be 20, and Dorgon and Yuetuo divided the left and right armies into the pass to plunder in order to destroy the war potential of Ming Dynasty and plunder property, money, food and population to enrich their war resources.However, Huang Taiji personally led the troops to divert the Shanhaiguan offensive, which gave the Guan Ning army an excuse to stay put, and was happy to have a leisurely time.

Not long after the two Qing soldiers broke through the wall, news of success reached Huang Taiji's ears.Wu Aheng, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty, and Lu Zongwen, the general soldier, died in battle one after another. The guarding eunuch Zheng Xizhao fled.Peeping at various places in Jifu, I can see that Daming is spreading smoke everywhere again, and people are dying.

As for the soldiers and horses of the various towns and battalions under the command of the governor of Jiliao, although they spent a lot of money to buy thousands of sets of armor, swords and guns from Nanzhong in the past two years, almost all of the general's servants were replaced by Nanzhong.However, facing the brutal and cruel Qing army, it can only be slightly better than before.

From watching the wind and fleeing to being collapsed at the touch of a button.

The brothers Dorgon Duoduo and Yue Tuo Shuotuo seized hundreds of sets of expensive armor.Turn around and become the equipment of Bayara soldiers and house slaves.

September 24.The capital was under martial law, and Emperor Chongzhen urgently summoned Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, and Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong.The general army of Shanxi is so powerful that the soldiers and horses of the towns enter the guard.He also gave Lu Xiang Shengshang Fang a sword, and ordered him to come to Beijing at night and starry night to serve as the governor of the world to serve the king's soldiers and horses.It's May.Like Sheng Ding, it is difficult.Go to the funeral and beg for funerals.Chongzhen is not allowed.Let Xi mourn and wait for the generation, and enter the Ministry of War as Minister.Xiangsheng is dressed in sackcloth and straw sandals.Wrapped in a white scarf, he swore to be a master in the suburbs of Beijing.Emperor Chongzhen sent Gao Qiqian, an eunuch, as Xiangsheng to supervise the army.On the fourth day of October, Emperor Chongzhen summoned his supervisor Lu Xiangsheng to the Wuying Hall to ask about the strategy.Xiang Sheng replied: "The minister is in charge of the war and drives out the slaves outside the pass." At that time, Emperor Chongzhen hesitated between the war and peace.But, no matter what, you have to win a battle first!On the fifth day of October, Chongzhen issued [-] silver dollars to reward the three armies.On the sixth day, a hundred imperial horses, a thousand horses for the imperial servant, five hundred silver and iron whips, and Lu Xiangsheng were given to reward the three armies.

In October, the left-wing soldiers of Dorgon and Duoduo, and the right-wing soldiers of Yuetuo and Shuotuo will join forces in Hexi, Tongzhou.Another round of looting activities began in the Gyeonggi area, which had just breathed out from the war of the Qing army's invasion of the invaders in the ninth year of Chongzhen.

"Prince Rui, is this the Hexi Wu of that day?"

Yuetuo, who had just resumed the guard of honor of becoming a prince, stood under his golden dragon banner, and Dorgon and Duoduo brothers standing side by side pointed to Wuzhuan City in the distance.

On the embankment not far away, a large group of red and white flags with red flags and red flags followed closely, fluttering in the cold wind.Under the dense banners, there are all knights in red armor with white borders on the outside. On the top of the pitch-black helmet, the fiery red plume flutters.

It is Yuetuo's Xianghongqi headquarters.

"That's right! On that day, Zhenghongqi Manchuria and Zhenghongqi Mongolian Jiala suffered a big loss here!"

Du Du, the owner of Zhenghong Banner beside him, also waved the leather whip in his hand bitterly and pointed at the small town in the distance with the whip tip.

Because of the battle two years ago, the small Hexi Wucheng has become a common shame for Zhenghongqi and Xianghongqi, and it must be eradicated soon!

This small town doesn't know whether to be proud or painful, because the battle that humiliated the two red flags and created a subtle crack between the two white flags and the two red flags, after entering the customs, the left and right wings converged by the Tongzhou Canal At that time, Dorgon and Yue Tuo unanimously chose this small town as their first target.

For a time, Dorgon, Duoduo, Yue Tuo, Du Du and others' Golden Dragon Banners and the Golden Dragon Banners representing the Commander Baylor converged on the land of the canal to form a splendid ocean.

This sea of ​​flags is enough to submerge this inconspicuous but hated town in a sea of ​​blood.

"Engetu, Buyandai!"

The owners of the two Mongolian Zhenghong Banners and Mongolian Xianghong Banners rode out immediately, "Slaves, please refer to the general who has been ordered!"

"How many soldiers and horses are there in this small city of the Ming Dynasty?"

"The small town is not well regulated, and the number of soldiers and horses is no more than a thousand, and the population is no more than [-]!"

As the commander of the Mongolian army who roamed and plundered around the Nine Borders for many years, Engetu and others are quite familiar with the situation of the Ming Dynasty's cities and fortresses.He narrowed his slender eyes slightly, looked at the small town opposite him, and answered Dorgon's question with confidence.

"I am ordered by the general, and my slaves please order me to fight!"

As Yue Tuo's deputy, Nurhachi's eldest son and grandson, Du Du is a few years older than Yue Tuo and others, but he has been implicated by his old man. He has been a man with his tail between his legs all these years, and he must be brave in every battle. When distributing the stolen goods and claiming meritorious service, he hid aside in desperation.

There are 26 Niu Lu in the Dudu Eight Banners Manchuria Inlaid Red Banner.After Huang Taiji reformed the Eight Banners army a few years ago, the military system has been adjusted, and the mobilized soldiers who go out for soldiers and enter for the people are replaced by professional troops.The Aliha Chaoha Battalion in his banner also has more than 2000 armored soldiers, and there is also a Ba Yala Battalion in the banner.There are more than [-] Baya soldiers in it, led by a Baya Latuo Zhangjing, under the command of Du Du.

"Give more to Baylor and stay less."

Dorgon stopped Du Du's request to fight in a low voice. In his opinion, this small town is too small. If it can't be conquered in one fell swoop, it will make the Eight Banners laugh at it.

"In a tiny small city, two great generals on the left and right flanks, three princes, several Baylors and tens of thousands of troops gathered here, how could they not defeat the city in one battle?!"

Several packers moved out several cages from the depth of the team.Placed in front of Dudu's inlaid red flag army.The packers opened the cages.Under the mild sunlight in late autumn, the objects inside shone with lovely light!

"Southern Barbarian Armor!"

Although the Eight Banners Army has strict military discipline, some people still couldn't help but exclaimed in low voices!

"These armors are what the general has seized since he entered the customs!"

Dorgon urged his horse to rein slowly in front of the red flag army formation.As he walked, he shouted loudly: "Such a fine armor. But it is owned by those lowly Minggou. Is this appropriate?"

"Not suitable!"

"This armor should belong to the bravest warriors, you say, don't you?!"

"Yes!"

"You tell this general. Are you warriors? Are you compatible with this fine and strong Nanman armor?"

"Slaves are of course warriors!"

"Okay! Then show your courage to the general! That small city once caused our Qing army to be humiliated by defeat. Show your courage and show me. Are you How to wash away this shame!"

"Break the city within one drum, and the first climber will be rewarded with the second leader of the Nanman armor! The first fifty warriors will all be rewarded with the Nanman armor! The children's treasures obtained in the city will each be rewarded with five slaves and 20 taels of silver!"

Those Nanban armors that were carefully taken out of the box by the packers kept flashing a seductive silver light due to the change of position and angle in the sun.It can be seen that this batch of armor was definitely not picked off from the dead or prisoners on the battlefield.

The shiny metal surface of the armor was factory-plated with a layer of tin, and even the pickiest could not find a scratch in it.

"This is the stock of the Ming Dynasty Governor Ji Liao. It was originally intended to equip his servants. I don't want my Qing soldiers to be quick and kill them in one battle!"

Duo ErGun loudly told the whole army about the origin of these armors.In two years, coupled with the intentional or unintentional propaganda of the imperial court, the generals of the various ministries continued to improve the equipment of their troops. The Ming army changed from facing Jiannu's strong wall and fleeing, to a courageous one. Although it was still passive and defeated at the first touch, It is also changing quietly.

"Uncle Fourteen! The one who lost the battle that day was Manchuria Zhenghongqi, and the one who took shame should be my Zhenghongqi subordinate!" Bei Zishuotuo blushed and waved the long-handled saber in his hand as a gesture of courage.

Dorgon's move made all the Liaodong rebels present extremely excited.

Brand-new Nanman armor, even the grease on it has not been completely removed. In Shengjing, only generals above Jialazhen, or people with titles above Beizi can own such armor. Occasionally, Shanxi merchants sell it on the black market. A collar has been sold for as much as 600 taels.

For mid- and lower-level officers like Niulu Ezhen, Zhuang Da, and Fende Boshku, a Nanman armor is not only a weapon to save their lives on the battlefield, but also a symbol of military exploits.Huang Taiji issued a decree before the expedition that the Nanman armor, Nanman swords and guns obtained by the soldiers in the battle should be owned by the winners.The second and above are handed over to the public.

Now, Dorgon is using such a heavy reward to select warriors in front of the army. How can he not make the princes, banner owners, ordinary soldiers and even the slaves of the banners stunned?

"The general has already requested the emperor's will. This time he enters the customs and defeats the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who has meritorious service will be rewarded! Banners who have made meritorious service will be promoted to a higher level! Yu Ding who has meritorious service will become a bannerman! Coated house slaves have merit Whoever is a slave, carry it into the banner! If a domestic slave is coated and has military exploits, he is no longer a coated slave, but a member of my Eight Banners! The same can be shared and captured, and there are slaves to serve!"

Dorgon ignited the already very enthusiastic emotions and added a barrel of oil moderately, so that the whole army was boiling!

At this time, the Qing army was just on the rise. Although everyone's face was flushed with excitement, all the officers, banners, Yu Ding, and coat servants just stood quietly because of the strict military discipline. , No one in the entire military formation made the slightest noise, only the rustling of the flags blowing by the wind.

The infantry and cavalry of the Qing army lined up densely around Hexiwu.The large and small phalanx exudes an awe-inspiring aura.

After some disputes, Shuotuo's department got the task of pioneering.

The muffled sound of ox horns sounded in bursts, and there was a slight commotion in the Qing army formation.Under Shuo Tuo's order, a number of shield vehicles were rolled out from various Niulu arrays in Manchuria, Zhenghongqi.

In the Eight Banners Army, this kind of shielded chariot has always been their standard equipment. Since Nurhachi's rebellion, siege operations have always been unfavorable.In front of the shield car is a tall and thick wooden plank covered with thick leather quilts, which can effectively resist guns and bows.There are scroll wheels below.Flexible rotation.They could be pushed all the way under the city if the terrain allowed.Not far behind the shield chariot, there were also many Tazi soldiers following them, wearing cotton armor.Or unarmored.Pushing seventy or eighty wheelbarrows.It is full of mud and rocks and other things, which are used to fill the ditch in front of the city.Behind these wheelbarrows, more than a dozen Tartars followed.He carried a few simple ladders and followed the wheelbarrow.

When the Hou Jin soldiers fought against the Qing soldiers, they always used shield chariots as the front line to consume the artillery fire of the Ming army at the top of the city and resist the bow and arrow bullets.Then followed the dead soldiers, holding shields, broadswords and spears and other weapons, wearing two layers of heavy armor, chain mail on the inside, and cotton armor inlaid with iron sheets on the outside.

Some generals even wore three layers of heavy armor, the innermost layer was chain mail, the second was iron armor, and the outermost layer was armor inlaid with iron wool.With these three layers of heavy armor, it can effectively protect against bows and firearms from a certain distance.

Most of these dead soldiers were the vests of the Qing soldiers, and they had very rich battlefield experience.Behind the dead soldiers, there are also archers in light armor who are good at shooting. They are used to support the dead soldiers to climb the city and cover the auxiliary soldiers to fill in the trenches.

Finally, there are the sharp soldiers, that is, the white-armored soldiers, who are also wearing double-layer heavy armor, waiting for an opportunity to go to the city for support.If it was a field battle, these soldiers would still be followed by some Jingqi cameras.

Seeing Shuo Tuo's weaving golden dragon banner slowly moving towards Hexi Wucheng, Dorgon nodded in satisfaction and got off his horse.A house slave has already set up a big tent for the young general to be a handsome tent.

"How many accompanying barbers are there in the army?"

After drinking a few cups of milk and some snacks, Dorgon suddenly asked this strange question to all the subordinates in the tent.

"Less than two hundred people, all of them are in the miscellaneous labor camp. The general wants to shave his head? The servant ordered someone to summon them to come here."

Du Duzheng was annoyed because he didn't seize this low-hanging opportunity to commit crimes. Seeing that Dorgon was in trouble, he immediately rushed forward.

"Give them an order to get ready to shave their hair. After Shaoqing Shuotuo broke the city, all men shave their hair on the spot, and those who have crafts are organized as craftsmen to accompany the army and enjoy the treatment of handymen. Scholars are selected and arranged separately, and the rest of the men , all of them are the ones who charge into the battle, picking up earth and transporting stones, attacking the city and breaking the stronghold, and those who survive three times will be the coats of the banners!"

"Uncle Fourteen's plan is really old-fashioned! Even if those men were planning to escape, if they met Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers and saw them shaved their heads, they would have to kill them with one knife and pretend to be military exploits, marching with my army, and they can still live on for a while! "

There was a faint sound of horns and shouts from outside the tent, presumably the Niulu under Shuo Tuo had already begun to attack the city.For such a small city, the people in the tent didn't care at all.Similar cities and fortresses were placed in the past, and they were not even worthy of their Qing soldiers' plunder. They were small, small in population, and did not have much oil and water.The length of Wucheng in Hexi is less than one mile from north to south, and less than three miles from east to west.

If it weren't for revenge for the defeat in the last battle, a Jiala forehead in such a city would come to praise him, so why would several princes come in person? !

After a while, the shouting and killing gradually subsided, replaced by shouts, cries and wailing from the city.

"Hmph! Shuo Tuo succeeded!"

Sure enough, after a while, Shuo Tuo entered the commander's tent with a bunch of bloody heads in his hand.

"The slaves hand over orders to the General Who Follows the Order and the General Yangwu!"

The heads of Hexiwuchaoguan officials, Hexiwu town inspection department, and Hexiwu garrison were held high on the tip of guns by Bayara soldiers under Dorgon, showing off their military exploits to the banners.

Wherever he went, there was nothing but the sound of hustle and bustle.

Especially for the dozens of Manchurian bannermen who were the first to climb to the top of Hexiwu City and killed and scattered the defenders Ding Minzhuang to break the city in one fell swoop, Dorgon honored the original reward and rewarded each with a brand new armor One collar, wrapped and carried into the Manchurian Zhenghong and Zhengbai flags.

People in forty or so villages near Hexiwu originally thought that the Tartars had suffered a great loss under the city last time, and they would definitely not dare to come again this time, so they took their belongings and drove cattle, horses, pigs and sheep to the city to hide, but unexpectedly they were like sheep. Entering the tiger's mouth is normal, more than 2 people, thousands of cattle, horses, pigs and goats have all become Dorgon's captives.

The scale of this battle was not large. Although the senior generals of the Qing army gathered in the customs, the target of the battle was only a small town.However, the Qing army's previous demons were completely shattered invisibly, and the confidence and myth of "Jurchen soldiers are invincible" were re-established. For a time, the morale of the Eight Banners soldiers on both sides of the canal was high. In the eyes of the army, each one has a military future.

And Dorgon himself quietly raised his prestige and power, and by the way, selected those who dared to fight and carried them into the Zhengbai Banner.

At this time, on both sides of the canal, for tens of miles, there were camps of Jiannu Eight Banners soldiers. Every day, these soldiers and horses went out to plunder in units of Niulu, washing villages and towns to seize property, food, rice and people. (To be continued..)