Chapter 381: Killing and sacrifice flags, battle and defense strategy

Attacking the three guards of Tianjin was not a difficult task for the soldiers in Manzhou. Tianjin had not fought once again, and the fortifications had long been extremely broken.

Moreover, with the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses gathered in the city, thousands of cavalry rushed over to catch ducks and chickens. They were easy to do, and the one who really spent time on Abatai was convinced that Beletulichen, who had never fought much, knew that he was not underestimating the enemy, but fighting seriously.

In Tulichen Beile, one sister is Huang Taiji's favorite concubine, and one sister is the concubine of Prince Rui Dorgon. No matter who says a few words from him, it will be a big deal!

But in this military camp, it was his own territory. He went out to fight, and at least he persuaded and persuaded him to persuade him. At that time, the plundered women of gold and silver would give him more of this Beile. Although Korchin Beile was noble, he had never been to Ming Kingdom and could not have enjoyed anything.

I believe that this beautiful woman in Ming Dynasty, gold, silver, jade, silk, silk and satin, etc., has little knowledge and robbery. If you feed her, you will naturally be united.

During the conversation in the military tent this time, Abatai gave up most of his thoughts. Tulichen Beile is a reasonable person and can be explained in words.

After talking about the above, the two of them talked about the characters and stories of Shengjing again. They were originally going to have a meal and drink together at noon, but they didn't expect that Yue Le walked in and saw Tulichen in the tent. He was stunned, but then he lowered his eyebrows and said:

"General, Mr. Beile, have captured more than a hundred spies and spies from the Ming Kingdom in the past four or five days. We will send troops to attack Tianjin tomorrow. Today, according to our rules, we will cut off our heads and sacrifice flags."

Use blood to sacrifice the flag to boost morale. This is the tradition of the Eight Banners. According to the rules, the main general of the army will be present to watch. Abatai and Tulichen both knew this truth and looked at each other. Tulichen first reached out to make a call. Abatai was very happy and stood up with a smile. The two walked out together.

Although Tulichen is a young man, he is a little different from the aristocratic families in Jiangnan and Jiangbei of the Ming Dynasty. To put it bluntly, he is also a barbarian. He has seen so many bloody murder scenes in Shengjing in the tribe. The sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial sacrificial

"Yuele, the order of attacks between each team has been scheduled tomorrow. You can confirm with each battalion and division before tonight so as not to make any mistakes."

Yue Le, who was leading the way in front, bowed and agreed. When he looked up, he glanced at Tulichen. Tulichen immediately understood the meaning and said with a smile:

"General, I will go back to my tent to get something. I will meet up on the next school ground!"

After saying that, he led his personal soldiers and followers to turn away first. Abatai frowned. Yue Le hurried over and leaned closer and whispered:

"Ama. Didn't you tell me to give the two white flags more benefits? This time, the two white flags played against the forwards. However, Huli Haibeizi, who had the white flag in front of him, found the child privately and said that he was unwilling to be a forward and was willing to be a back team."

Hearing this, Abatai widened his eyes in surprise. Assigning the tasks of each flag to rush ahead has always been the most troublesome thing to go on this expedition. The war is second, and the chances of winning with the Ming army are 100%, but the various flags also have the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Banners, the Eight Banners of the Han Banners, and the Sanshun Kings. Everyone wants to rush ahead, and everyone wants to get more benefits. Every gang and every team of people are behind them, and they cannot afford to offend them.

Among these forces, except for the two yellow flags, the two white flags are the second one who cannot afford to offend. So the two white flags are arranged in front of each other. Who would have thought that he would do this to this extent? It was so strange that the white flag-encrusted Beizi himself was unwilling to move forward and the palace behind him.

"Why don't you want to go!?"

"The child also asked a few questions with a smile, but Hu Lihai was not very energetic. He was so depressed that he didn't say anything. Ah, remember that Prince Rui suffered a small loss last time and lost hundreds of people?"

When Abatai heard this, he felt a stern. That thing was circulated among Dorobel (the prince) and the relatives of the higher level. However, the two white flags concealed the matter well, so no one found out the truth. It was just a vague rumor. Yue Le continued:

"Looking at this Hu Lihai, I feel that he was the defeated general that time. Almost half of the flag managers under him were Han people who directly carried the flag from the inside of the robe. If it weren't for the great loss, who would have wanted to use so many Han people?"

"The soft thing without bones, this time the army will suffer any losses. I won't get any benefits for him if I make money!"

Abatai whispered there and said to Yue Le with a sinister face:

"It's hard to explain this. He doesn't want to go to the best. To send our guards with the blue flag tomorrow, our children can't be mean."

Yue Le showed joy on his face and quickly bowed and agreed.

The delay was not long. Abatai and Yue Le rushed to the schoolyard with their guards. The leader of the military generals in the schoolyard had the lowest status. After the guards were loudly spread, Abatai strode to the temporary wooden platform, and the generals stood up and bowed with fists.

Standing on the wooden platform, Abatai stretched out his hand and pressed down. The generals in the field sat down with a loud bang. Most of the land in the northern Zhili were plains, and it was very easy to clear a flat ground outside the military camp. In front of the Manchu and Mongolian generals, there were a hundred tied Han people. Behind these tied Han people, there were Qing soldiers holding swords and axes, waiting for orders there.

First, the shaman pretended to be a god in the field, and everyone did the ritual. Even if Tulichenbele sat behind Abatai, they could not express any awe of the shaman's ritual, and they were there to whisper:

"Master Beile, look at the Han dogs under the platform, all of them are pigs and sheep, and no one dares to move. Even if they are big, they can be regarded as something. They are pigs and sheep. Our Manchu and Mongolian warriors are tigers and wolves. Tigers and wolves eat pigs and sheep, don't worry!!"

Looking at the Han people who were to be slaughtered, no one had an angry expression on their faces. As expected, they looked gentle, Tulichen smiled in disgrace, and mocked himself for his concern a few days ago. Even if such a Ming country is big, it is not worth mentioning.

The shamans over there had already completed the ceremony. They were in front of the Han people's "spy" and "sentences". In the eyes of the Han people, Manzhou shamans were like ghosts, with blood on their faces, and bones and feathers hanging on their bodies. They were singing teeth and claws, and they were dancing around.

Although the Han people who were arrested knew that their death was approaching, they still did not dare to look up. Sometimes the shaman jumped closer. The Han people tied up and retreated in fear, which made the shaman more majestic and deliberately jumped towards the pile of prisoners several times.

After the ceremony, the shaman was about to say a few words about Gods that bless the army to go out to fight and win, but he heard a sound behind him. When he looked back, a tied Han man jumped up from the crowd and rushed towards him fiercely. His sudden action scared the shaman. He was too late to be prepared and staggered back. He tripped back and fell directly to the ground. The atmosphere he had just pretended to be a god and was shaking away by the fall.

The Han man who jumped up was soon caught by the Qing soldiers behind him and pressed him to the ground. The Tartar generals who were originally bored on the wooden platform turned their attention to this side. Staring at the scene, although the ceremony was boring, it also had his meaning.

Seeing the shaman's embarrassing appearance, some young Eight Banners generals laughed out loud, but Abatai's face became very ugly and he was silent without saying a word.

The Han prisoner who suddenly attacked was not good for the past few days. The pounce had accumulated strength for a long time. He was held down by the Qing army soldiers. After struggling for a few times, he was extremely moved. However, his actions caused him to kill himself first.

The shaman got up from the ground. When he heard the laughter on the wooden platform, he was also a little angry and jumped to the pressed Han man and shouted:

"Slaughter this pig and dog first, kill him first!"

The Qing soldiers behind looked at the flag on the stage, and it was better to give this shaman some favors than to die first and then. Several people pressed the Han man down with all their strength, and one of them raised the sword in his hand and prepared to cut it off. The first Han man was killed, who was not sure about the strength he had come again. He raised his head desperately and shouted:

"The Tartars are waiting, someone avenge me..."

Before he finished speaking, he had already raised his hands and fell into a knife, and blood spurted out. When he shouted, all the Tartar generals heard it clearly. Abatai's face became even more gloomy, and he sneered and said:

"Who avenges you, a joke!!"

After the first person was killed, the remaining Han people who were arrested cried, but none of them struggled to resist or even scolded, and they were just crying and begging for mercy, and they were watching their companions be chopped off one by one, and in the end it was their turn.

The soldiers from the Ming Dynasty were mobilizing towards the capital, so who dared to send mailers to the scene? These more than a hundred mailers and spies were just not having time to run away or were not happy with Han civilians.

A white-armored soldier next to Abatai had already run up from below and came to Abatai and whispered:

"Master, the one who called down just now was to see from the way he led him to the Shandong people, whose name was Cheng Hai, and he said he was from Xingshang."

There was no sound here, but Tulichen said, "I'm going to cut it with one knife, I think it's a bargain."

The Han man who was killed just now was Cheng Hai, the leader of the Shandong Salt Gang stationed in the northern Zhili area. The Qing army entered the pass and the matter was urgent. The entire Shandong Salt Gang and Lingshan Trading Company stationed in the northern Zhili were caught off guard, but what we had to do next was to send the information to Shandong at all costs.

All those who can ride horses were mobilized, and for the sake of insurance, many people had to go from different roads. The route taken by Chenghai was unlucky. They were caught when they were patrolled by the Qing cavalry and were sent back to the camp.

Cheng Hai knew that he was bound to die, but he also knew that the messenger who was heading in other directions should be able to deliver the news. This time he sent a message. The Shandong Salt Gang confirmed his identity. The Tatars could not find out at all. The other party could not know that he was from Jiaozhou Camp, which was enough.

The most proud thing about the Shandong Salt Gang is that except those who deal with Shandong and those who let other places know about it, the rest of the information has always been blocked very well.

Cheng Hai's family lived a peaceful and prosperous life in Shandong, and Cheng Hai also knew that his family's life would be even richer when he died. Jiaozhou Camp has always done a satisfactory and extremely generous job to the soldiers who died. Cheng Hai was just a pity before he died. If he followed the development momentum of Jiaozhou Camp in recent years and his status in the Shandong Salt Gang, perhaps a big event was successful and he could shine his ancestors.

But he couldn't see anything, and Cheng Hai couldn't help it when he thought of this.

The process of attacking Tianjin City on the second day was even more boring than the flag sacrifice the day before the war. The Ming army did not dare to go out of the city to fight with the Qing army in the field, but only dared to defend the fortifications, waiting for Wu Zhenchao's artillery to set up the artillery, and after bombing a few guns, it opened the gap in the fortifications. There was no suspense next.

From the siege to the end, it took only half a day for the defenders in the city to completely disperse after the infantry who were leading the way rushed in. What's even more foul is that these defeated soldiers began to plunder and harm the people in the city. This was what the Qing soldiers were going to do.

After half a day of war, the stable order was noisy but it was a day of trouble. In the end, I found all the things that could be robbed, taken, and caught in the city. This was the reward for the troops who were good at meritorious. The city was washed for a day.

The most inspiring the morale of barbarian soldiers, letting these people slash and kill in the city, completely turning into beasts, slaughtering and robbing, and releasing all their desires. Of course, this matter is happy for the Manchu and Mongolian soldiers, but it is a great disaster for the Han people in Tianjin.

The Qing Tartars entered the pass several times, which were all disasters, and they massacred the city and plundered them. There were countless such beastly behaviors.

On November 19, the 15th year of Chongzhen, the Tartars army in the three guards in Tianjin were captured and reorganized, and began to march along the canal toward Hejian Prefecture.

On November 21, the Qing army easily captured Jinghai City, and the magistrate of Jinghai County died for his country.

Along the way, many of the Manchu and Mongolian troops led by the command General Abatai were trembling with the Mongolian scattered soldiers who had only surrendered to the Three Guards of Duoyan. Many of them were new recruits in the Manchu and Mongolian army, and they had little combat experience, but the power along the way was unstoppable and the Ming army was invincible.

However, these Mongolian horse bandits and the new recruits in Manzhou gradually cultivated their confidence and trained their combat effectiveness. After entering Hejian Mansion, the army, which was originally somewhat unstable, slowly clamped together and became stronger and stronger.

After entering Hejian Prefecture, the marching and formation in Abatai area changed again. It was no longer so casual and ignoring the beginning and the end, but marching and fighting in a regular manner.

Because no matter what kind of scattered formation he put on, the Ming Dynasty court and army ignored it, and just tried desperately to gather troops to the capital. There was no enemy in our territory, causing harm to slaughter our Ming people. The Ming Dynasty army should attack and fight to death.

Time went back a few days ago, November 15th, Jinan City, Shandong Province.

The messenger who sent letters to Li Meng of Southern Zhili was already sent out. The Tatar army was in northern Zhili, and northern Zhili was adjacent to Shandong. Without analysis, we also knew that Jinan Prefecture, which was close to Hejian Prefecture, was the first to bear the brunt.

Jinan Prefecture is the second largest government in Shandong to pay taxes and the second largest land acres. It is now the center of Jiaozhou Camp's administrative and military affairs. Moreover, key departments such as the Weapon Manufacturing Bureau are also in Jinan Prefecture, not to mention the large warehouses built on the roads and canals.

Needless to say, the armory silver warehousing in Jinan City is also the first-class key location. Moreover, the entire Jiaozhou Camp, from Li Meng to the squad, and the military family members were almost all in this Jinan City. Don’t forget that when Jiaozhou Camp relocated, most of the military households of Lingshan Guard and Aoshan Guard moved here.

Whether from people or property or geographical location, Jinan Prefecture is a place that cannot be given up in all aspects.

"Since the general's reign has risen, he has won every battle and never lost. If he withdraws from Jinan City and goes to other prefectures to avoid disaster, let alone whether so many people and property can be left in time. Just by leaving, I am afraid that the people of Shandong and those close to our Jiaozhou Camp will be in an uproar. Everyone will definitely wonder whether the Jiaozhou Camp is strong outside and the middle. Other soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty dare not fight the Tartars, and my Shandong soldiers and horses dare not fight the Tartars. Isn't this the same fool? Now that I can't withdraw, I can only fight!!"

As the enemy came, the Jiaozhou Camp left the head of Jinan Prefecture, all the staff of the General Army Office were concentrated on the General Office, and even the few people from the inner house were present. The butler Luo Xi directed the servants and servants to set up a semi-closed screen curtain on the side of Li Meng's usual seat, so that several ladies could listen to and participate in the discussion.

This is a discussion between the general and the general yamen. Of course, other civil servants in Shandong are not qualified to participate, but the Shandong inspectors, the governors and the Jinan prefect are already in a panic. I don’t know what to do.

When Zhou Yang came over, the Jinan Prefecture entrusted him to send a message saying that now, all the yamen in Shandong in Jinan are thinking about hiding elsewhere in Shandong, thinking about the three prefectures of Qingzhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou. One is that the terrain is blocked, and the other is that Li Meng has been there for many years, so it is safer to go there.

When Zhou Yang, the co-magistrate of Jinan Prefecture, came to the main hall of the yamen, the first objection was Ning Qiangui. Zhou Yang could express this opinion, so he naturally had similar ideas in his heart, or in the Jiaozhouying system, some people also had this idea.

The literati's personality is often a little soft when encountering such a major event of life and death. This is normal. More importantly, Li Meng is not here at this time. He is in southern Zhili and has no backbone. And at this time, it is too late for the messenger to send the message to the army and rush back.

No matter how you look at it, Jinan City is an extremely dangerous place. It is normal for Zhou Yang and his men to avoid war.

Besides, Jiaozhou camp was rampant all over the world, and the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty and the army of refugees were not their opponents, but apart from the small battle a few years ago, there was no record of any battle.

Jiaozhou camp is quite low-key both at home and abroad, but the Qing army is already famous. Countless famous Ming ministers and generals died in the battle with the Tartars. Recently, more than 100,000 Ming troops in Songshan were also defeated by the Tartars. Compared with each other, I still think that the Qing army is stronger.

Compared with Zhou Yang, who is a pure scholar, Ning Gangui is much more bachelor. He is a scholar. He is also a member of the civil servant team of Jiaozhou Camp, but in the final analysis, he is still a businessman with great enthusiasm. Ning Gangui can maintain a relatively calm attitude to judge interests and argue with reason.

The two leaders of the Jiaozhou Camp civil officials, one was Zhou Yang and the other was Ning Gangui. The two of them argued like this, and the scene suddenly became a little cold, and others didn't know what to say for a while.

After a little quiet, everyone's eyes were focused on Zhao Neng, who was sitting on the left. Li Meng was not there, and Zhao Neng, the general of Dengzhou, was the highest military commander. The 15,000 Dengzhou troops he led were currently the largest armed force in Shandong. Of course, his opinions were important.

At this time, Zhao Neng's face was not sad or happy, and he was quite calm. He always looked like this. Although his eyes were focused on him, Zhao Neng did not want to express his opinions. Everyone present, whether it was the mistress, the old man, or even the Mr. Gongsun wearing an iron mask, had a greater say than him.

Zhao Neng has always been cautious. If this situation rashly expresses its opinions, it will not be a good thing to be heard by Li Meng in the future, even though both sides are sympathetic.

This is also the different ideas of civil and military affairs. Zhou Yang and many officials and literati outside felt that it was a catastrophe, but for Zhao Neng, it was just a troublesome battle. The enemy may be stronger and needed to be treated with caution. This is the idea of ​​the generals of Jiaozhou camp, who are more confident than literati.

"The situation is not so bad now. If soldiers stationed in Qingzhou, Laizhou and Dengzhou come to Jinan Prefecture, then Jinan Prefecture will have more than 23,000 troops. In addition, Jinan itself can have almost 27,000 troops. As long as the Tartars can be blocked for a period of time, the troops in Yanzhou Prefecture, the soldiers in Guide Prefecture, and the general's soldiers will return to help in time. This will be a complete advantage at that time. We cannot panic now."

The voice of his speech was a little sharp, and everyone listened quietly, because this was the handsome uncle and the old eunuch Liu Fulai who was speaking. Moreover, the old eunuch was the eunuch in charge of Nanjing who was in charge of the country back then, so his overall view of the matter was naturally extraordinary.

"The Tartar army came south. What we have to do is not just to protect ourselves, but also to show the people of the world. The power of Shandong soldiers and horses, the general led his army to fight south, but the Tartars took advantage of the situation. This is already a crisis. If we don't use this matter to make up some, then all the plans over the years will be empty, so how will you deal with it?"
To be continued...