Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1212 Seizing Shenyang

Hearing that Xingjing was under attack, He Luohui's heart beat wildly in shock, and hurried down the city.

Not long after, he returned to the festival hall, and a soldier came in carrying a stretcher outside, on which lay a seriously injured Manchu youth, probably only fourteen or fifteen years old.

The supply of Manchu soldiers was tense, and all 15-year-olds were recruited as bannermen to fight inside the pass, and there were old and weak women and children outside the pass.

He Luohui and Mingzhu came over hurriedly, and they saw that there were big holes made by gunshots on the young man's body, his blood was already black, his face was as pale as paper and he was dying, Mingzhu hurriedly squatted down and asked anxiously, "Quickly, what about Xingjing?" Woolen cloth?"

The young man opened his eyes slightly, breathlessly said: "More than a thousand Ming troops raided Xingjing, Ezhen rescued the people..."

Before he finished speaking, the boy's body trembled for a while, then suddenly stiffened, and he died.

He Luohui's face was gloomy, Mingzhu squatted for a while, stretched out her hand to close the boy's eyes, and then stood up, falling into silence for a while.

What are they really afraid of, why are they coming, the Ming army unexpectedly raided Xingjing, which shows that they are also afraid that the Qing Dynasty will retreat into Changbai Mountain.

"What about Gushan?" After the two were silent for a while, Mingzhu tentatively asked: "It was just said that only a thousand or so Ming troops attacked the stronghold, why don't I lead 500 people to rescue?"

He Luohui was silent for a while, then shook his head, "If I'm not wrong, the people in charge of monitoring North Korea have been wiped out by the Ming army, and the enemy may have crossed the Yalu River long ago!"

Mingzhu was startled, "Gu Shan means that the main force of the Ming army is attacking Shengjing? Then what should we do, divide our troops to save Xingjing, or leave all the troops to defend the city?"

He Luohui didn't answer. It was a difficult choice for him. He thought about it for a long time. At this time, he could no longer disperse his strength, and he could only sit and wait in Shengjing. He was trapped to death by the Ming army. Suddenly he gritted his teeth, "" Pass down the order, before the Ming army arrives at Shengjing, all the Manchus immediately bring food and go to Xingjing."

Mingzhu was taken aback, "What about the coating?"

"After entering the mountains, there will be no source of food, and we won't be able to eat for long, so what are we going to do with them?" He Luohui said coldly, "Let them delay in Shengjing!"

The mountains around Xingjing are stretching, and the Manchus can only go fishing and hunting again. The food is bound to be tight, and there is no food to support the coated slaves.

Mingzhu nodded, "Then when shall we leave?"

"Leaving tonight, I guess the forward of the Ming army should arrive in Shengjing."

Facts have proved that He Luohui's judgment was correct. In the afternoon, someone reported that the sentry cavalry of the Ming army had been found in the south of Shengjing, and a large army was coming to Shengjing.

The Heluo Society has a total of 3000 troops, and the Ming Dynasty coalition forces stationed in Yizhou have more than 3 people, which is ten times his strength.

At night, he ordered Baoyi to light a torch and patrol the city, creating the illusion that Shengjing was well-defended. He took three thousand bannermen and ten thousand Manchus, old and weak, with burdens on their backs, and quietly drove out of Beijing in a mule cart. Door.

After walking five miles north, they turned to the northeast, preparing to go to Saerhu first, and then go up the Suzi River to Xingjing to defeat the more than a thousand Ming troops there.

Xingjing is the old nest of the Manchus. The mountains, water, woods, and even every stone there are familiar to the Manchus, and they are located in the rolling mountains. The Manchus have at least a favorable location when they come here.

Shenyang is located on a plain, and there are fertile plains for hundreds of miles. From Shenyang to the east, until Fushun City in the Ming Dynasty, it is all flat land.

Originally, nearly one million Liaodong Han people lived here, which was the result of 200 years of development in the Ming Dynasty. However, due to the rebellion of the old slaves, this place has long been deserted, and large areas of fertile land have been covered by weeds and forests.

Pushing aside the tender grass, sometimes you can still see the ruins of villages.

If there hadn't been this great chaos, the internal conflicts of the Ming Dynasty might have been alleviated to some extent by the immigration to the outside of the customs and to the southwest, and there was a chance to complete its own transformation.

At this time, in a forest in the northeast of Shenyang, several scouts of the Ming army watched a mighty team pass by, it was the Heluohui that had withdrawn from Shenyang.

There are more than 3000 people in this team, with a small number of red-armored bannermen guarding both sides of the team, and in the middle are the elderly, weak, women, children and food supplies.

The Manchus had a lot of livestock and a lot of vehicles. The carts were pulled by mules and horses, and the elderly and children were sitting in the carts, while the strong women of the Manchus drove the carts, which did not slow down the procession of the team.

The scouts of the Ming army observed for a while, then quietly withdrew from the woods, and then took another shortcut and ran forward.

After running for more than ten miles in one breath, the scouts came to a forest, where eight thousand Ming soldiers rested for two days, and the soldiers were all refreshed, washing away the exhaustion of half a month of continuous marching.

Xie Qian accepted Xia Wanchun's suggestion, let Ding Keze attack Xinbinbao first, let the Manchus in the castle ask for help from Shenyang, and then let the North Korean army advance to Shenyang, forcing Heluohui to abandon the city, and they lay in ambush outside the city in one fell swoop. Annihilate the Qing army who left the city.

Of course, if Heluohui was not fooled, then the Ming army would have no loss, and they would go directly to join the North Korean army and surround Shenyang to attack, but it would just take more effort.

As for the vast wilderness, how to judge the retreat route of the Heluo Society is also very simple.

The outside of the pass has been deserted for too long, and the trails are almost submerged by weeds and trees, making it difficult to navigate. The Heluo Society has a large group of people, and they must take the old official road from Shenyang to Fushun. Xia Wanchun suggested that Xie Qian just wait on the road.

At this time, Xie Qian and Xia Wanchun were sitting in the woods, scouting Xiaoqi to come forward, and reported on one knee, "Report to the governor and supervisor, the Qing army is coming from the official road, and they will enter the ambush circle in half an hour."

Xie Qian was still more cautious, "How many people are there, how long is the line, are the cavalry in front or behind?"

The Ming army in North Korea can only be regarded as a second-rate army. When Nikan’s 3 elite Qing troops were stationed in Seoul, Xie Qian gathered more than [-] Korean troops to besiege Seoul. To get a glimpse of the Qing army, one must find out the situation of the Qing army.

"The number is less than [-]. The team has stretched for about three miles. There are [-] cavalry. They are no longer in front or behind, but are guarding both sides of the old and weak and the baggage."

Xia Wanchun laughed and said, "Marching like this will make it easier to fight!"

Xie Qian breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and said to the scouts, "Thank you for your hard work, go and rest!"

The scout saluted and retreated. At this time, Xie Qian waved his hand, and the generals of the Ming army who were sitting in the forest immediately surrounded him.

After the Heluo Club left Shengjing, they went back to the official road, and then continued to march northeast. He had to go through Fushun first, establish a stronghold in Sarhu, and then lead the elite soldiers to directly fight back to Xingjing.

After he left the city, he walked for dozens of miles, leaving the vicinity of Shengjing, and the ground became a barren land. It can be said that there was no chicken crowing for thousands of miles, and there was not a village or a person in sight.

The desolate scene did not make him feel sad, but made him feel safe, because for the Ming army, it was a kind of fortification.

At this time, He Luohui saw that the team had been marching quickly for a day and a night. The cavalry and the old and the weak were exhausted. Many children had already slept in the car, but he did not let the team stop. He decided to walk for a while. , to prevent the Ming army from catching up.

At this time, the team walked through the old official road between the woods, and the soldiers lying in ambush in the woods on both sides shrank back behind the trees, or lowered their heads on the ground, so as not to be discovered by the Qing army.

Xie Qian squatted on one knee among the trees, gently pushed aside the branches blocking his view, and saw the Qing army passing by, hundreds of carts loaded with food and ordnance.

At this time, he suddenly raised his hand, and the soldiers of the Ming army stretched out their firecrackers one after another, aiming at the banner soldiers on horseback.

At this time, Xie Qian judged that the Qing army had completely entered the ambush circle. He immediately waved his hand and shouted violently, "Let go!"

On both sides of the woods, there was a sound of gunfire, and the forest was filled with gunpowder smoke. The Qing army marching in the middle was pinched by firecrackers, and they all turned their backs on their backs, screaming and falling off their horses.

Lead bullets were shot all over the sky, and in an instant, hundreds of Qing troops were killed and injured, and the official road was in chaos. The guarding Qing troops desperately pulled the reins, trying to stabilize the already frightened horses.

At this time, after three rounds of gunfire, Xie Qian immediately pulled out his knife and roared, "Kill!"

Nearly [-] Ming troops on both sides immediately rushed out of the forest like fierce tigers, and charged straight up, no matter men, women, old or weak, they slashed and killed them all. The Manchu people took up weapons to resist, but they were no match for the Ming army, and they were killed miserably one after another. Shouting to get off the cart.

Almost at the same time, Lin Qingye led [-] Korean troops and rushed into Shenyang City. Immediately, thick smoke rose in the city, and the palaces and ancestral graves full of people were burned by the North Koreans.

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