Songshan City is just a small place.
If it weren't for the fact that it was the acropolis of Jinzhou and had the function of connecting the north and the south, this place would not attract anyone's attention at all.
At least in the eyes of military strategists, Songshan City, as a separate city, has no defense capabilities at all.
However, the ridiculous situation in the late Ming Dynasty caused many capable ministers and generals to be imprisoned here.
From August last year to February this year, the Qing army had besieged the city for nearly half a year.
During this period, the Qing army only conducted a few limited sieges, and then enough was enough.
In fact, with the capabilities of the Qing army, it was not that difficult to break through Songshan City.
The reason why they did not do this was that, firstly, the Qing army was afraid of excessive losses, and secondly, it was also afraid that the Xia army would take advantage of the situation.
In fact, Huang Taiji still holds a hope.
That is, Ming Dynasty continued to send reinforcements, and then they were surrounded by him for reinforcements and eliminated in Liaodong.
In this way, more of Ming's vitality can be consumed and the situation will be opened for the future march into the Central Plains.
It's a pity that he overestimated the courage of the Ming Dynasty's center and also overestimated the Ming Dynasty's national potential.
Although Hong Chengchou and others were surrounded from all sides and were about to be destroyed, the Ming Dynasty Central Committee was all anxious and panicked all day long.
But Ming Dynasty could no longer use any extra strength.
Huang Taiji waited until it snowed heavily in October and it was so cold in the wild that his body could no longer bear it.
Under the persuasion of all civil and military officials, Huang Taiji reluctantly embarked on his way home.
Before leaving, he also called Hauge back.
This made Hauge very dissatisfied.
"Brother Dorgon will definitely be able to continue to make meritorious deeds if he stays here. Why doesn't my father leave such an opportunity to me?"
Listening to his complaints, Fan Ji only felt a headache.
If you follow such a stupid master, you will be tired in the future.
He lowered his voice.
"Master, you have also seen the emperor's dragon body. I'm afraid that time is running out. If the emperor's dragon controls Bintian, whoever is around will be very knowledgeable."
Hauge was stunned for a moment, and then his body swayed excitedly.
He has always believed that as the eldest son of Huang Taiji, it would be logical for him to inherit the Qing Dynasty's legacy in the future.
However, Dorgon's ability also made him very wary.
Now Huang Taiji's body can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, and he can no longer hold on for long.
Huang Taiji asked Dorgon to stay in Jinzhou to preside over the battle, but asked him to follow him back to Shengjing, which made sense.
For the first time in his life, Hauge felt a little better about Fan Ji.
"Slave dog, tell me, what should I do next?"
This master can't keep his temper!
Fan Ji forced to hide his lament in his heart.
"It's not what the master should do, but what he should do according to the emperor's arrangements."
Hauge's thick eyebrows knitted together.
Obviously with his wisdom, it is difficult to figure out the twists and turns.
Fortunately, he still trusted Fan Ji. Although he didn't understand, he decided to do it.
Whether it is the Ming army inside Songshan City or the Qing army outside Songshan City, they have been doing the same thing for a long time.
That's waiting.
Both sides are waiting for reinforcements from the Ming army to arrive.
the difference is……
The Ming army was waiting for the opportunity to break through, while the Qing army was waiting for the opportunity to annihilate the enemy.
After waiting for a long time, the endurance of both parties was tortured. But in the end, the Ming army in the city couldn't wait any longer.
In January of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, I don’t know if I received false information or if Hong Chengchou had hallucinations.
He actually thought that reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty were coming, so he sent 6,000 people out of the city to attack at night, hoping to find a way out.
The result is self-evident. They encountered a head-on attack by the Qing army and suffered heavy losses.
As for the so-called reinforcements, not even a shadow was seen.
This defeat completely destroyed all the energy and energy of the Ming army.
From then on, even if the Ming army starved to death or froze to death, they would never think of leaving the city.
However, history has proven that the law of true fragrance always exists.
Since there is no way to get out of the city by beating, naturally some people will choose other ways.
Lieutenant General Xia Chengde was very reluctant to become a hero.
He wants to live.
So he betrayed everyone.
Xia Chengde got in touch with Dorgon and used his son as a hostage to gain the trust of the Qing army.
Just at this time, Dorgon also received Huang Taiji's order to quickly resolve the Battle of Songjin.
Why did Huang Taiji change his previous calmness?
It turned out that news of defeat came from Samushka and Suohai, which he had sent to the Heilongjiang River Basin.
Huang Taiji was extremely shocked. He could not imagine how the Sauron tribe could defeat the elite soldiers of the Eight Banners.
However, when he saw the weapons of the Sauron tribe sent back from the front line, Huang Taiji immediately understood that the matter was serious.
There is absolutely no way that such a flintlock musket could have been made by the Sauron tribe.
From these weapons, Huang Taiji smelled a strong aura of the Xia Kingdom.
Huang Taiji couldn't help but feel chills all over when he thought that Xia Guo had appeared behind Manqing's back.
The Battle of Songjin must be resolved as soon as possible and troops deployed to deal with the crisis behind it.
After receiving Huang Taiji's order, Dorgon immediately ordered an attack on the city.
Under Xia Chengde's internal and external cooperation, Songshan City was breached in one day.
But when the Qing army rushed into the city, they suddenly discovered that the Ming army in the city had already lost its fighting capacity.
Even the coaches such as Hong Chengchou, Qiu Minyang and others were so weak from hunger that their limbs were so weak that they could not even lift their swords.
Cao Bianjiao, the bravest general in the Ming army, looked like a mummy. If it weren't for the breathing coming from the nostrils, it would be easy to think that he was already dead.
When the Ming army broke through last September, only Cao Bianjiao was brave enough to launch a desperate attack on the Qing army.
He even fought in front of Huang Taiji.
If Yi Bilong and others hadn't shot an arrow in a hurry, seriously injuring him, Huang Taiji might have died on the spot.
However, after that battle, Cao Bianjiao was seriously injured and bedridden. Trapped in Songshan City and lacking medical treatment, he never received complete treatment.
By the time the Qing army broke through the city, he was already exhausted.
As Songshan City was breached and Hong Chengchou and others were captured, the Songjin War, which lasted nearly two years, finally began to come to an end.
A few days later, we saw that the reinforcements were completely cut off and the city was running out of food. Zu Dashou opened the city gate and surrendered to the Qing army just like he did in the Battle of Daling River.
But this time Zu Dashou was completely disheartened and no longer thought about looking for opportunities to return to the Ming Dynasty.
In contrast, the soldiers and civilians in Xingshan and Tashan are more courageous. After the city was broken, they still chose to fight to the end, and no one surrendered.
At this point, the Guanningjin defense line that the Ming Dynasty had worked hard to maintain for more than ten years completely collapsed, and there was no longer any buffer before Shanhaiguan.
The Central Plains finally showed its weakest destiny to Manqing.
At the same time that Liaodong was completely defeated, Kaifeng, the capital of Henan Province, ushered in Li Zicheng's million-strong army for the third time.
The decisive battle in the Central Plains has officially begun!
(End of chapter)
