"What, the people of Shicheng Gate captured the general of the garrison and surrendered?"
Shicheng Gate is on the west side of Jinling.
If the Ming army captures the Shicheng Gate and then the Chaoyang Gate, it will form a flanking situation for the entire Jinling.
Hong Chengwan arrested people on the city wall in order to make the Ming army surrender.
However, when those Qing soldiers arrested people, they arrested too many and robbed them too harshly.
When the Ming army begins to advance.
A group of people simply swarmed up, tied up the guard, opened the door and surrendered.
This also means that Hong Chengman's plan is completely bankrupt.
Because the people in other city gates also followed the same example.
Soon, many city gates were breached.
With the surrender of these city gates, the Ming army quickly took over Jinling.
There wasn't even the expected street fighting.
The Ming army made numerous preparations and conducted street fighting drills on Chongming Island.
I didn't expect to reach Jinling in this way.
It feels like hitting cotton with all your strength.
Anyway, apart from the Chaoyang Gate which had been shot, the biggest battle damage in Jinling was a door.
The other buildings were intact, and the complete Jinling was exactly what the Ming army wanted.
November 11, the 1st year of the Ming Dynasty Wude.
Zhu Zaiming returned to his loyal Jinling, worshiped his ancestors in Xiaoling, and accepted congratulations from officials of all sizes in the Forbidden City.
In this battle, the Ming army only really fought one battle, and that was Ding Qiao's regiment which was nailed to Haohe City.
On the south bank of the Yangtze River, from Suzhou and Hangzhou to Jinling, many troops captured the city without even firing a shot.
This made the General's Mansion very depressed.
In addition to Eldenbao relying on bloody suppression, countless green battalions attacked Haohe City to die, which to a certain extent showed the Qing army's "violence and fear of death."
The other Qing army units, from the local green battalions to the positive and negative Eight Banners soldiers, all performed extremely poorly.
Is such an opponent too weak?
This is not Zhu Zaiming’s own idea, but also the voice of Daming from top to bottom.
Even after the war ended, some Ming army generals suggested to Zhu Zaiming whether to pursue the victory and go all the way south to liberate the entire south.
In today's south, except for a group of people in Shu who are said to be elite Qing troops.
The Qing troops in other places have basically been mobilized. There are hundreds of soldiers standing at the top of the city, which can be regarded as heavily guarded.
At this moment, the Qing soldiers in the south are not even as many as the remaining soldiers of the White Lotus Sect.
After considering this proposal, Zhu Zaiming decisively agreed.
What you bite off is more than you can chew, and what people need time to digest.
These have no bearing on the march south.
Xinxiang City has a complete set of templates for how to govern the people, and it is not impossible to apply them directly.
As for the shortage of officials, Zhu Zaiming said that the world lacks everything except people who want to be officials.
Zhu Zaiming made the final decision and directly decided on Daming's development strategy for the next period of time.
The first was to move the capital, moving the political center of the Ming Dynasty from Australia to Jinling.
Then, the 3rd and 4th brigades went south to eliminate the remaining Qing troops as soon as possible and regain the south.
In addition, the trade blockade began to be lifted with restrictions, allowing people's output to resume exporting to the sea.
Zhu Zaiming briefly stated his ideas. These strategies will be refined and implemented by the cabinet.
At the end of the court meeting, everyone was in trouble regarding the handling of Hong Chengman and others.
The matter of setting fire to mountains will be punished even if it is left to future generations.
As for Hong Chengwan, even the common people were burned together.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Industry, the fires in October killed at least 1.4 million people.
There were not so many deaths in the "Ten Days in Yangzhou" back then.
For such a serious crime, it is obvious that people's anger cannot be quelled by simply beheading.
For this matter, the ministers went through history books and commented on the various criminal laws invented by their ancestors.
"From a humble perspective, I might as well just fry it."
"No, let him smell the aroma of meat. Wouldn't it be wonderful?"
"Dip it in honey to attract ant bites?"
"No, we can't let him taste the sweetness."
"Peel the skin and make grass?"
"No, he's not greedy for my Daming money yet..."
"How about hanging it on an old crooked neck tree..."
Which pot should not be opened and lifted...
The ministers rolled their eyes at the young official and said to themselves, "You didn't even look at how Chongzhen died, and you didn't look at the occasion when you spoke."
However, what is surprising is that Zhu Zaiming actually agreed.
As a result, a unique criminal law was determined.
Because Chongzhen tried it.
Known as the highest courtesy in the Ming Empire, it is of course the punishment version.
The prisoner's hands and feet were tied and hung from an old crooked neck tree.
So, on both sides of the road outside Chaoyang Gate, the newly transplanted old crooked neck tree was filled with people.
Lao Wangtou carefully checked the rope on Hong Chengman's body, and after confirming that it was not loose, he patted his trembling body with both hands and said seriously.
"Don't worry, I, Old Wangtou, will not tie your neck directly, I will hang you on the tree.
You won't die for a while.
I'm doing this for your own good. At least I can live a few more days. You have to thank me. "
Hearing this, Hong Chengwan trembled even more.
Hanging would only be painful for a few minutes.
But hanging shirtless for several days, and it's raining, who can bear this winter weather?
This is not for his own good, because he thinks he will die too quickly and is trying to torture him.
"You, just take a good look at the land outside and see which land is free of innocent souls."
Lao Wangtou said no more, and the rope was wrapped around the branches of the old crooked neck tree and hung up Hong Chengwan.
Behind him was a large group of people watching.
They just watched quietly, no one said anything.
Except for the sound of rain, it was eerily quiet.
After a long time, I don't know who cried first, and the sound of crying made the rainy day seem windy.
…
Chongming Island.
The First Fleet of the Ming Navy returned to its home port. Although it has not been built yet, basic berthing can still be done.
The soldiers disembarked and escorted the Manchu prisoners ashore one by one.
Tong Jin was tied up tightly. As soon as his feet landed on the ground, he immediately started crying.
"Dear gentlemen, please don't kill me. I have an 80-year-old mother and a 20-year-old son. They can't live without me..."
When the soldier heard this, his head got big and he kicked him in the butt, causing Tong Jin to fall to pieces.
"Stop howling. Don't worry. Your whole family is here. I don't know which ship we are on."
"What?"
When Tong Gan heard this, he lay on the ground and was stunned.
The whole family is here.
In other words, the new Ming Dynasty also plays Nine Clans Xiaoxiao Le?
Also, during this period, were his three wives and four concubines bullied? His daughter...
I don’t dare to think about it, I really don’t dare to think about it.
Tong Jin couldn't stop her tears from flowing down.
"Why are you crying?"
The soldier was puzzled.
"My wife, my daughter, you..."
When Tong Jin said this, the soldier understood.
After all, the Manchus were so cruel to the Han people in the past, and now that the status of the two sides has been reversed, it is normal for him to be worried.
"Don't worry, we manage the old, young and women separately."
"What are the Nine Clans Xiaoxiaole? His Majesty hasn't let you die yet."
"Alas, why are you laughing? You will cry later."
Inside the concentration camp.
A large number of potatoes are piled up in the warehouse.
A telegram lay on the desk in the management office.
It clearly says:
"Daily Mashed Potato Production Requirements in Concentration Camps"
