Chapter 379 Jizhou Knife and pen are justified

The Qing army entered the pass from Jielingkou. At that time, Northern Zhili had two governors in Changping and Baoding, as well as six governors including Ningyuan, Yongping, Shuntian, and eight generals, scattered in various places. There was no place that was not a fortification site, but the command power was dispersed and the efficiency was greatly reduced.

After entering Jielingkou, the Qing Tartars ignored the nearby Shanhaiwei and Yongpingwei and turned westward. In fact, after entering Jielingkou into the capital, there were three generals and two governors near this pass, both of whom were afraid of the enemy and dared not send troops. They watched the Tartar soldiers pounce towards the direction of the capital.

On the sixth day of November of the 15th year of Chongzhen, Jizhou.

"Young people, the court usually doesn't pay you any salary, but I'm going to take care of you with delicious food and drinks, and I'll fight with you!"

The garrison of Jizhou, Tian Zhiguo, held a big knife and shouted loudly. Dozens of servants and hundreds of garrison soldiers in the city surrounded him and agreed with a loud voice.

That's right, there were only such a few soldiers, these hundreds of people were full of enthusiasm, as if they were not the army of the Tartars in front of them, but the bandits and thieves in daily life. They rushed over and moved forward as if they were bound to win a battle.

Of course, they were like a drop of water dripping into the river, quickly disappearing, and the front of the Tatar army did not even fluctuate at all.

At the top of Jizhou City, Jizhou Magistrate Wei Biyin looked at the garrison Tian Zhiguo with a pale face and was trembling all over his body. Standing beside him was the Qian Zheng, who was also wearing cold sweat on his face and pale face.

The whole city of Jizhou was completely unaware of the news of the attack of the Tartar army, and even when the other party hit the city, they were shocked that the guard Tian Zhiguo saw so many Tartar troops outside and knew what the result would be. With the situation of Jizhou City, he probably had no news from the capital, so he should send someone to report the news.

But looking at the appearance outside the city, the only feasible way is to send people to draw the attention of the Tartars first and let someone report the news. Instead of breaking the city and dying, it is better to die in battle. The guard Tian Zhiguo is quite bloody. He led his nephews out of the city and took the initiative to rush to the battlefield and die in battle, and bought time for the messenger.

The two messengers riding horses did take advantage of this space and gallop towards the direction of the capital, but there were also several Manchurian cavalry following behind them, which seemed to be in danger.

Compared to the passionate Tian Zhiguo, the Qiang General standing beside the magistrate did not have that courage and could not speak at the side. Wei Biyin, the magistrate of Jizhou, recovered his spirit, turned his head and looked at Qiang General beside him coldly, and said:

"Mr. Zhang Qian, you are the most in charge of the army leading the city now. The army is in the city. Come out with an idea!"

"Master of the Prefect, why not, why not, let's surrender!"

Hearing this, the magistrate Wei Biyin shivered all over, pressed the hilt of the sword around his waist, and said coldly:

"I just pretended that I didn't hear that. If you were accused of Tian Shoujie, you would be killed. Can't I cut off your head?"

Mr. Zhang Qian lowered his head with shame, hesitated for a while before speaking:

"The magistrate, the only way to recruit all the men in the city, Ding Qingzhuang, to the top of the city and defend them to the death. Our only way is to hope for the Tartars outside the city..."

This was a normal method, but he stopped halfway. Mr. Zhang Qian looked outside the city with a pale face. After the magistrate Wei Biyin found that his place was strange, he also turned his head in his direction. The Tartars had already launched nearly eight cannons, and were fixing the cannons to the ground with all their hands and feet, preparing to fire.

"General's cannon!? When did the Tartars have this thing!!"

Mr. Zhang Qian was a man who had seen the world. But knowing this thing made him even more frightened. This cannon is a powerful weapon for siege, a small city like Jizhou. If the ant attacked the city, Ding Zhuang would have the possibility of survival in the city, but using this cannon to attack, there was no way to defend it.

The artillery of the Qing Dynasty was cast by craftsmen brought from Dengzhou to outside the pass by Kong Youde. In the late Ming Dynasty, the general artillery was often referred to as a fifteen-pound long cannon or an eighteen-pound long cannon. Because the Qing Dynasty was not good at technology, the body and barrel of the twelve-pound long cannon were larger than normal, with a capacity of 3,800 kilograms. Such artillery, the Jiaozhou Camp Weapon Manufacturing Bureau, was originally manufactured, and now it can produce artillery weighing 2,800 kilograms.

The Tartars' twelve-pound cannon made the general on the city wall look like a general's cannon, which was unexpectedly psychologically deterrent, but the twelve-pound cannon was easily broken against a small city like Jizhou City.

It was so dying. The place where Wei Zhizhou and Zhang Qian stood was in the direction facing the muzzle. Wei Zhizhou's body shook, but his pale face became normal. He was straightened and straightened his waist and said to Zhang Qian, who was already trembling like a sieve chaff all over his body:

"It's just death. I'm going to be the emperor's favor and sacrifice for my country today!"

Mr. Zhang Qian probably understood a little, reached out and wiped the sweat from his head, muttering in a low voice:

"I'm so righteous, I never saw you ruthless when I was deducting military pay..."

The deafening sound was heard, and the earth was shaking.

Before he could finish this, the cannons under the city started to fire, and the walls on one side of Jizhou City collapsed. Outside the city, Manchu and Mongolian soldiers and horses who were waiting for battle had already rushed in.

The city of Jizhou was so easy to break. Abatai, who was watching the battle under the city and the Qing generals behind him, all looked bored. Instead, a group of Mongolians following him were extremely excited. They rushed towards the city, and those who rushed forward were the Eight Mongolian Banners and small tribes gathered on the grassland.

Compared to the excitement of the Mongols, Beletulichen of the Korchin tribe next to Abatai had a heavy expression. He was a noble young man who was pampered and had a close relationship with the royal family and would definitely be of great use in the future, so he was also sent to follow the experience this time.

Although Abatai is Huang Taiji's brother, and Tulichen only joins the Aisin Gioro family because of his sister, but Abatai knows that Tulichen's status may be much better than himself, so it is better to treat it politely, so he always answers questions and answers.

"General, are the Ming people so brave and not afraid of death?"

This was Tulichen's first problem. The Ming general led his men to the rushing formation just now, and naturally there was no effect. After being killed by bows and arrows and muskets for one round, they were all killed by the Qing soldiers. However, this momentum of being ready to die still scared the Mongolian Beile.

Asking this question made Abatai turn his head in shock. When will the word "courage and fearlessness of death" be used on these southern barbarians of the Ming Dynasty? Beiletulichen saw Abatai's expression. However, he knew that his question was wrong and quickly added:

"There are hundreds of places that are not afraid of death in this small town. The Ming people are so many grasses on our grasslands. If they are all like this, how can we have enough soldiers and horses!!"

After a little quiet, Abatai laughed loudly. The Qing generals who heard this question behind him laughed secretly, and their laughter stopped. Looking at Tulichen Beile's face was a little unnatural, he smiled and explained:

"Master Beile, these Han people from the Ming Dynasty are all pigs and dogs. It is rare to see some bloody ones. Today I see this Jizhou City. I wonder why there are so many people who are not afraid of death. Don't worry. You will know when you follow our army. Come to the Ming Dynasty, our Eight Banners Mongolian warriors are not here to fight the war, but to get things."

These words were not very convincing Tulichen. Abatai shook his head and signaled:

"These men from Zhenglan Banners were drawn to follow the pass several times. The other men and the old and young men from the Eight Mongolian Banners have also been here. Ask them."

The senior generals followed behind him and saw Tulichen turning back. Everyone nodded with smiles. When the commanded general Abatai said that "the Han people are pigs and dogs", everyone behind him could hear clearly, and several officers under the Eight Banners of Han and King Sanshun were also there.

After hearing this, everyone laughed, and didn't feel that they were also Han people, and the pig and dog that Abatai said.

"That's the great official of Hong Chengchou, why didn't he surrender us? What kind of brave people can fight to the death in this Ming Dynasty!"

"Master Beile. You can wait for comfort this time. You need gold and silver. You need cows and horses. You need population and population, and the girls of the Ming officials. That is beyond our pass, there are grasslands that cannot be compared."

Some people joked and some people made fun of it, but the atmosphere became high. This was a naked and unconcealed robber tone. After saying that, the beasts on the ground burst into laughter again, not taking the Ming Dynasty seriously at all.

The entire Ming Dynasty had a population of over 100 million and a large area. The population of the Mongolian tribes on the grasslands on the Manchu Qing Dynasty would reach one million, and the territory would be bitter and cold. Not to mention the development of civilization, the Qing Dynasty's Tartars have only begun to use their own words, and they used to use Chinese and Mongolian languages.

But such a small and barbaric nation despises the Ming Empire so much and is so ridiculous, sad and pitiful.

Seeing the Mongolians and Sanshun King's men in the city so happily robbing the land, the Qing officers and soldiers outside the city were quite disdainful. They thought that these people had never seen the world before. The capital of the Ming Dynasty had been almost robbed several times. The real benefit was that they had not been robbed.

Abatai and Tulichen have already returned to the tent. Abatai has already made up his mind and will explain to this Korqin's Bele no matter what it is. Otherwise, the emperor would not have called Tulichen alone and let Tulichen follow the army.

"To conquer Jizhou, we are only one or two days away from the capital of Ming Kingdom. The emperor and officials of Ming Kingdom must mobilize the soldiers and horses around to protect the king. The northern Zhili area must be empty everywhere, but our target is not the capital of Ming Kingdom. After a day of rest, we will walk south along the canal!"

Tulichen nodded in confusion, and Abatai explained impatiently:

"This time the emperor told me that I must go south. I thought that the Zhili area in the north of Ming Dynasty had been plundered, and only then did I go to the south have people to invest gold and silver."

Seeing the Tulichen's appearance that seemed to be ignorant, although Abatai looked down on his heart, he could not see a hint of boredom on his face. When Tulichen returned, Abatai took off the pointed hood on his head, threw it aside, and snorted coldly from his nose. A young man who had been standing in the tent then spoke up and reported:

"Ama, the trouble outside is almost done. Just now, the genius and subordinates of each banner have gone out to collect their troops and returned. The curfew is strictly prohibited tonight, and the whole army will set off tomorrow!"

This young man is Abatai's fourth son Yue Le. He is tall and dark. He can see several scars on his face. He has been following Abatai to fight in the east and west, and is calm and brave. There have been rumors that the Eight Banners of Shengjing are relatives and nobles. The reason why Huang Taiji has appointed Abatai is entirely because he has the son Yue Le.

When Abatai heard Yue Le’s report, he nodded in satisfaction and said:

"Look at the Tulichen look just now. This is the style of our Manchu and Mongolian children. It is completely the Han dynasty. Yue Le, please listen to me. Our family cannot learn this style. The knife in our hand and the horse under our crotch are the capital for our family to settle down. Look at the families in Shengjing, each wearing long robes. They eat banquets and listen to operas every day, and the things of our ancestors are thrown into the old forest."

"Ama taught me the lesson, the kid remembers it."

Yue Le promised in a muffled voice that now among several big cities in the Qing Dynasty. Manchu nobles and officials were proud to imitate the wealthy life of the Han people, and the older generation of military generals were very dissatisfied with this and ridiculed them. Among them, the three Dorgon brothers were examples of liking this matter, and Duoduo was even more so.

Although Tulichen is a great nobleman on the grassland, he spends much more time in Shengjing every year than on the grassland. Shengjing's habits are also very contaminated, so old-fashioned figures like Abatai naturally look down on them.

Abatai thought for a while, lowered his voice and said:

"The two white flags still have to take good care of them. Today's income from opening the city will give them more money."

Yue Le took a step forward, obviously not understanding, Abatai scolded him in anger:

"I don't know what will happen to the emperor's body now. We must make preparations so that we will not be able to get a cold stove next."

Although Abatai received the favor of Huang Taiji, he led his army to conquer Ming this time, and gained merit and wealth, and had the possibility of holding the Zhenglan Banner. However, the great nobles at such a level became weaker and the power of the two white banners was expanding more and more, and we still had to consider what they would do in the future.

"Next time to open the city, let Hulihaibeizi lead two white flags to fight the forwards and let them make this advantage. These people also came in with Prince Rui last time. They are old and fight, so don't worry about anything going wrong."

Yue Le nodded and went to the following to arrange it.

The looting of Jizhou City has been completed. This is the first city to be captured this time. Although the city has a large population, it cannot take the population to move. Therefore, except for the beautiful women snatched by various noble people and the young and strong men who act as civilians, the rest of the people were slaughtered.

Tens of thousands of Ming people in Jizhou City were massacred, which is nothing. The emperors and bosses in the capital would not think of any loss. At present, the safety of the capital is the most important. The news that the Tartars army entered the pass was the one that Jizhou City fought for with the entire city and the lives of the people.

If it were normal, Emperor Chongzhen might shed a few tears and issued a self-declaration, but at this time the Tartars army was less than two days away from the capital, so what else could he do? He flocked out from the capital with messengers who summoned the troops and went to various military towns.

The two governors, six governors, and eight generals in the northern Zhili area were ordered to lead their troops back to aid. If the Shandong army had not gone to Nanzhili to quell the rebellion, they would have been summoned.

As for whether those troops were stationed without the protection of the army, would be poisoned by the Tartars? This is not under the consideration of Emperor Chongzhen and the imperial court. The troops of the governor Hou Xun, who were stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River, were also urging by the messenger. Unfortunately, Hou Xun and Shanxi General Xu Dingguo both summoned border troops on the Shanxi border and could not come.

The soldiers and horses in various parts of Northern Zhili were quickly mobilized, gathering towards the direction of the capital. The generals and generals in various parts were acting very quickly at this time, because everyone knew that the fortifications in the capital were complete, and there were many soldiers and horses gathered, and the army had more soldiers and horses, so the natural safety factor was greater.

It's better to stay on this acre of three-point land than to be weak. When the Tatar army comes and ends up like Jizhou City, everyone is full of loyalty and righteousness and leads their troops to hurry up.

However, the capital only received the exact news on the tenth day of November that after the Tartar army broke through Jizhou, they did not come to the capital, but instead turned south.

He captured Baodi City and captured Xianghe. Finally, he reached the edge of the canal. Liu Yuanbin, the admiral of the Jingying in Tongzhou, was trembling and did not dare to leave.

Walking along the waterway, although the canal is frozen, it is much more convenient to borrow and replenish the capacity. Moreover, there are many large warehouses established by the Ming Dynasty for the transportation of canals on both sides of the canal, which breaks these warehouses. It is also very convenient for military supplies. From then on, the marching speed of tens of thousands of Qing troops began to accelerate.

There is no army or terrain between the Tatar army and Shandong that can block the Tartars' advance. It is a plain, and it is a plain.

This time, the Tartars marched. Although Abatai and the Qing generals did not take the combat power of the Ming army seriously, they still obscured the battlefield in a normal manner. When the army marched, Manchu and Mongolian light cavalry came out everywhere to cover the battlefield and block the news.

This behavior of the Tartar army caused trouble for the spies in Shandong by accident. In the capital of Zhili and some key points, Lingshan Trading Company has a semicolon. To put it bluntly, it is a stronghold for conveying information, in order to transmit the information from the capital and the northern region back to Shandong as soon as possible.

However, the Qing army covered the battlefields on several necessary roads in Northern Zhili and Shandong, but these spies were either killed or detoured.

Of course, the timeliness of delivering messages will be much worse...

Although Jiaozhou Camp recovered the warships and warships managed by the Zheng family, things did not get worse as the senior executives of the Zheng family thought. The Zheng family could still buy a lot of private salt in Shandong, dock merchant ships in private ports, and do their business normally.

Moreover, due to the increase in private ports in Lingshan, the Zheng family, which transported a large number of goods from Nanyang and Jiangnan, made a profit, which increased a lot of benefits compared to the past.

The only thing I can worry about is that Western merchant ships coming from America and India gradually knew that this Lingshan private port was all coming to do business.

Zheng San, who was once privately detained by the Shandong Salt Gang, was still the bow of the Zheng family. No one knew that he had ever had such an experience. These days, his reputation in the Zheng family's fleet was getting better and better because of his generous actions. On November 12, his ship returned from the north again.

According to his recent habits, he always had to sit in a restaurant in Fengmeng Town and then play for a few days.
To be continued...