Chapter 390 Cannon is the truth
(Actually, the original intention of writing this novel was not to gain anything, but simply because I couldn’t get enough of Ming Chuan novels written by others, so I decided to do it myself, and I thought that writing this thing was just something to do in my spare time. , because my literary skills are too low, and it is purely for my own entertainment. In the past, I signed a contract with a certain website to write two novels, but I gave up because of various problems. The subject matter is unusually good. Think about it. After finishing this book, I can continue to write what I haven't finished before and re-polishing it. I believe it won't be a big problem. In addition, there is an unknown big brother who will always subscribe after I update it. Thank you very much. It makes my little brother panic. I have no choice but to update every day, because I previously planned to update three chapters a week, and the workload has increased, hahaha...)
"See Your Majesty..."
Ten miles outside Yangzhou City, inside the large tent of the Chinese army camp, dozens of division-level commanders were present, all saluting Chen Cao, who was dressed in military uniform on his seat.
"I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
Crown Prince Chen Boxing stood beside Chen Cao immaturely, accepting the salutes of this group of people.
"Wang Xiaojie, how is the situation?"
Bang...
After saluting again, Wang Xiaojie clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, according to the accounts of the captured prisoners, the traitor Li Yongfang is guarding Yangzhou."
"Li Yongfang..." Chen Cao muttered: "He can't be considered a traitor... He is a big traitor... This guy surrendered to Nurhaci as early as the forty-sixth year of Wanli. Who is his wife? Coming?"
"Abate's daughter..."
After Zhao Xin made the point, Chen Cao suddenly realized: "By the way, she is the daughter of Nurhachi's son. This Abatai is also brave and good at fighting. I would like to see what the family members of these slaves are like."
Due to the unique looks of those in the late Qing Dynasty, Chen Cao always believed that the female relatives of the slaves were not good-looking things.
Xin Zhao couldn't help laughing when he heard this in his heart.
"It would be best if we could capture Li Yongfang alive in this battle, but Yangzhou City is not small."
After Chen Cao finished speaking, he looked at Huang Chunyao and Weng Linzhi. Both of them had been stationed in Yangzhou, especially Weng Linzhi.
"Your Majesty," Weng Linzhi said: "Yangzhou has a high wall and a deep city. There are more than 300,000 households. Although most of them were evacuated at that time, some people are still in the city. If Li Yongfang is determined to stop us in Yangzhou, we will We are not only facing Li Yongfang’s team of traitors.”
Although the Ten Days of Yangzhou in history were gone, after Li Yongfang took over Yangzhou, Yue Tuo, as Baylor, showed off his power in Yangzhou City, killing no less than ten thousand people.
When Chen Cao received the news, he also scolded Huang Chunyao, who was responsible for evacuating the people.
"Didn't Li Yongfang want to defend the city? Our Ming army has been resting and recuperating for so long. Each army has been recuperating for several years. It's time to go crazy...
According to my order, the artillery units of the Dingwu Army were mobilized to assemble in front of the formation. The artillery units of the Shenwu Army were flanked and fired. The 1st Army's Dongcheng bombardment gave Li Yongfang a taste of the range of our artillery. "
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Ning Guoxing, the commander of the artillery division directly under the Dingwu Army, is now in high demand. As the artillery division exclusively equipped by the Dingwu Army, his unit will be equipped with new artillery as soon as possible.
"Master's seat, 120 field guns have been assigned to the position, and the loading of various elements has been completed."
Ning Guoxing put down his telescope: "Your Majesty has given the order, pass the order, fire the cannon..."
"fire..."
'Dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...'
'Dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...'
'Dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...'
The gun mount fixed in place caused the rear shock absorber to shift somewhat after more than a dozen rounds of shelling, but this did not affect the accuracy at all.
In addition to the 120 field artillery pieces of the Dingwu Army, nearly 200 Shenwu Artillery pieces of the Shenwu Army on the front line also fired one after another.
In an instant, the entire city of Yangzhou was covered by artillery shells. It was not until the dust from the explosion and the soaring smoke completely obscured Chen Cao's sight that Chen Cao turned to look at Zhao Xin: "Go to Wang Xiaojie and let him join the Shenwu Army." Look for the soldiers from Tielingwei’s hometown and see if we can persuade the puppet troops in Yangzhou to surrender.”
"Your Majesty?"
Chen Cao thought that even during the Southern Ming Dynasty, when Li Dingguo killed two princes of the Qing Dynasty, many former Ming army generals who had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, who thought there was hope for the Southern Ming Dynasty, rebelled.
In order to attack Beizhili as soon as possible, Chen Cao's first thought was to use the fierce attack of his own army as a supplement, attack the heart first, attack the city secondly, and defeat the former Liaodong, Beizhili and other Han armies who had surrendered and established slaves. All instigated rebellion.
"They are all Chinese, but they have different ethnic groups. Besides, they are my subjects of the Ming Dynasty. If we want to dismantle the rule of the slaves, we must start with them. There are few slaves. This is the key point..."
"I understand, let's do it now."
After the smoke from the artillery fire dissipated, the city head of Yangzhou had been turned into ruins. The Shenwu artillery needed to clean the barrel, while the field artillery that already used metal shells only needed to clear the ashes from the rear sight.
"Master, the second round of strikes is ready."
"Master, Your Majesty has given an order. The artillery array will temporarily stop firing and wait for orders."
More than a dozen horsemen headed towards Yangzhou, but they had to dismount before reaching the trench. A dozen people risked being shot by black guns and crossed the trench towards the city gate.
In the telescope, Wang Xiaojie murmured: "Your Majesty's idea is feasible, but I don't know how Li Yongfang will choose. This traitor is Nurhachi's grandson-in-law."
A dozen people climbed directly from the ruins of the city and entered the city easily.
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"Ran?"
Chen Cao's eyes widened in surprise: "Are you sure?"
The person who came was one of the dozen or so people who entered the city in person. At this moment, he was reporting the military situation in front of Chen Cao: "After we entered the city, there were corpses everywhere. When we ran to their commander's house, all we could see were wounded soldiers. At this moment, my squad is under control." Thousands of people were willing to surrender. According to the wounded soldiers who surrendered, Li Yongfang withdrew with a large force shortly after the bombardment."
"Have you carefully checked everywhere in the city? Are there any civilians or other slave guards?" Huang Chunyao interjected and asked.
"Not found..."
Huang Chunyao turned to look at Chen Cao: "We didn't receive any news of Li Yongfang's evacuation at first. Now they can easily capture thousands of people. There must be fraud among them. The city of Yangzhou is spacious, and it is no less generous than Suzhou. The north and west of the city are even bigger. Instead of conducting reconnaissance, I suggest sending a search force to carefully inspect the city to avoid any surprises."
Chen Cao nodded: "Send orders to Wang Xiaojie and Weng Linzhi to send two groups of people into Yangzhou City in batches, and then search city by city."
"yes."
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In the north of the city, Yang Lian Maha's forehead was shaved not long ago, and the hair patches that grew out showed that his spirit was particularly decadent, but now his eyes were sharp, as if he had spotted a prey.
"Sir, the Ming army is searching for us."
Although Li Yongfang retreated, he gave him and Li Shihan a death order to stay in the north and west of the city for one day, and then they could evacuate after dark.
Yang Lianmaha is from the northwest and has no thoughts of the Han people. They are directly attached to the Jiannu, not the surrender of the Han army: "All the musketeers must be well hidden, and the musketeers must be well prepared and have a clear view. As long as the Ming army enters the attack range, , beat him to death."
The sudden ambush caught the officers and soldiers of the Shenwu Army who rushed into the north of the city by surprise. The casualties were mainly the entire company. The soldiers who were ambushed subsequently fired back. The Qing army defenders relied on house buildings and dug tunnels for defense and cover. The impact was not high.
Yao Cheng, the commander of the 342nd Regiment of the 114th Brigade of the 38th Division, was almost killed by the gunfire. In shock, he ordered the soldiers of the 17th Company rushing forward to throw all the grenades they carried into the houses in front.
The resulting explosion had a good effect. The muskets and bows fired from the house stopped immediately, and even the number of guns thrown was much reduced.
"Team leader, we are ambushed, retreat quickly."
The adjutant's shout brought Yao Cheng back to his senses, and then he couldn't help but shudder, and immediately ordered the charging soldiers to retreat and distance themselves from the houses in front.
"The slave slaves that the dog said are really not human beings, and they still block the common people from the front."
The corpses of the common people are easy to identify. Due to national strength, the puppet troops today still wear the red cloth jackets of the original Liaodong Ming Army, which makes them highly identifiable.
Yao Cheng stood outside the safety zone, turned to the adjutant and said: "Immediately report the situation here at the brigade." After that, he added: "Each battalion immediately surrounded this place, and the slaves must not be allowed to take advantage. Be careful of their arms."
Not long after, the news of an ambush in the city reached Chen Cao's ears. After hearing the news, Chen Cao sneered, and then led his men to slowly ride their horses to the front of the formation. The whirring flags marked the formation. The contrast is particularly chilling.
"Wang Xiaojie, it is not a problem for your troops to encircle the entire Yangzhou. I thought that the Qing army would choose to break out from Beicheng. Li Yongfang would never give them an order to defend, otherwise all these people would escape in less than half a day;
How are you preparing for your propaganda campaign? "
"Already ready."
"Then let's get started."
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"War is just a continuation of politics. It is a product of politics, not a direct choice. A strong country does not need to support war with war. This was the case with the Li and Tang dynasties. The grand scene of all nations coming to court was what Emperor Hongwu also yearned for. , but after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called nations came to the DPRK only because of their vassal status and benefits. This was a choice based on the common interests of both parties;"
Inside the tent, dozens of civil and military personnel were listening to Chen Cao's teachings. Of course, the one who listened most seriously was His Highness the Crown Prince Chen Boxing.
"An emperor, when ruling a country, should not use feudal superstition, but should use science. If he rules from the top down, he will be a coward. But if the emperor has to decide everything, then what are the officials set up for? Learn from the Zhu family and support them. A bunch of white-eyed wolves? When the country is in trouble, everyone is wise to protect themselves. Some people even take advantage of the national crisis to make a fortune. They can't kill them cleanly. Killing can only scare a group of people. To fundamentally change, the setting up of the Prime Minister's Office is based on this. ;
And there is no real friendship between countries, there is only the temporary mutual recognition of one thing and the value of interests between the two parties. Son, remember this sentence, there are no permanent friends in this world, but there are eternal interests. ;
In the future, when you become the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you can choose to do anything with any country as long as it does not violate the principles of the ancestors and does not harm the Ming Empire itself. But you have to remember that if there is no benefit, you can never do it in vain. ..."
"My son remembers..."
Wen and Wu were silent in the tent. None of them could have imagined that the emperor would speak out such imperial intentions directly in front of foreign ministers.
"Report, come to Yangzhou City to report."
