Chapter 187 Battle of Yangzhou
In addition to these artillery units, there are also a large number of surrendered troops as civilians.
He Xi and Zhu Xiongying visited Jinan, Xuzhou, Huai'an, Haizhou and other places all the way to the south. It was not without fighting. It's just that it's really a good punishment. Just like, after crossing the Yangtze River, the War of Liberation actually fought several battles in the Southwest, but many times, everyone ignores it.
Mostly sweeps.
As a result, a large number of troops surrendered.
The civilian husband directly released them, and these surrendered soldiers assumed the responsibility of the civilian husband's transportation. Moreover, after surrendering, these surrendered troops were also eager to go into battle and kill the enemy.
The reason is very simple, that is, the Beijing court has money, but the Nanjing court has no money.
Working for the Nanjing court, the so-called new banknotes given to him were too hard to wipe his butt. But now the money given by the Beijing court is real hard currency. What most soldiers think is actually very simple: if they are given enough money, they will work hard. If you don’t give money, you won’t work hard.
Historically, many of the Ming Dynasty's surrendered troops immediately became capable of fighting as soon as they arrived in the Qing Dynasty, of course because their opponents had problems. Very weak. In addition, the money is available.
And it's the same.
In fact, it was only about thirty years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming army was quite capable of fighting. At least those who dare to fight and fight tooth and nail.
In addition, He Xi has already made rumors. That is to carry out military consolidation after the war. This is to make the generals who participated in the war understand that there will be a lot of promotion opportunities after the war and not to mess up now.
It was also heard by these surrendering troops.
He naturally knew that these troops would be dismantled.
But many people know nothing except fighting, so staying in the military is the best choice.
How to fight for it, of course, is to find a way to show the superiors that they can fight.
In addition, Haizhou City was captured. The outlet of the southern branch of the Yellow River was in the hands of the Northern Army, and a large amount of supplies could pass through the canal. From Beijing directly south, you can also transport it by sea and transfer it from Lushun to the canal.
In short, supplies are uncertain.
Fang Chengfeng reentered the Yangtze River and tried to cut off Yangzhou's logistics.
In short, all aspects of the situation are advantages. Even if Ping An fights with his eyes closed, it is impossible to lose.
Therefore, in just a few days, Yangzhou City was beaten to pieces.
Countless artillery made several holes in the so-called strong city of Yangzhou.
If not, Ping An cherished the lives of his soldiers and did not send anyone to charge. Yangzhou City can no longer hold on.
Ping An gave Yangzhou City the last chance.
He sent someone to deliver a letter into Yangzhou city.
Naturally, it was a letter of surrender.
Zide looked at the envelope in front of him and had no idea of opening it. After all, what else could be said about the surrender letter? It was all cliché. Without opening it, Zied knew what the other person was talking about.
According to Qi De's original intention, just burn it and kill the envoys to express the break.
only. He wanted to do this and looked at the soldiers in front of him.
Suddenly, something broke in my heart.
Qide actually doesn't know much about military affairs.
He is responsible for military matters in the cabinet, but actually it is more about logistics. I don’t quite understand how to fight. But Zide was very firm in his attitude. Also very responsible.
On the first day of the war, he stood on the top of the city, waiting for the Northern Army's attack, which could be regarded as setting an example.
But that day, he almost died.
When Song Sheng was guarding Yulin, he also used the Yulin city wall as the last line of defense. But when the Northern Army was shelling, no one was sent to the city. Although the damage of solid bullets is limited. But the solid bullet hit the city head, and the masonry fragments collapsed, and the lethality cannot be underestimated.
When Geng Bingwen was guarding Yan'an, he never fought on the walls of Yan'an from beginning to end. Of course, this battle ended with Geng Bingwen's retreat.
I don’t know if the two sides will fight if Geng Bingwen doesn’t retreat.
In the end, Yan'an City was the key to victory or defeat.
Zied's attitude of leading by example is very good. But the approach is highly questionable. Anyway, on the first day, the defenders suffered heavy casualties.
Zide was injured, if not for luck, it would just be a skin injury. If the fragment of masonry were a little further in, his arm would probably be useless, with a comminuted fracture. It's hard to cure that.
In the military, it is very likely that an amputation will be required.
It’s not that military doctors can’t treat.
After all, comminuted fractures can actually be treated in traditional Chinese medicine. Among Dai Shenyi's disciples and his disciples, there are many who can heal.
But the problem is that there are only a handful of doctors on the battlefield, and there are even fewer doctors who can treat comminuted fractures.
There are so many wounded on the battlefield, and there is no time for you to waste hours on surgery.
And it was also during this battle that Zide clearly saw what the battlefield looked like. It was literally a river of blood.
In the next two days, under the northern army's artillery fire alone, Yangzhou City seemed to be made of paper and fell into pieces. There seems to be no difference between guarding inside Yangzhou City and guarding outside Yangzhou City.
If it is a veteran, such as Yang Wen who is still holding on in Lantian.
He would probably choose to let the Northern Army in and engage in street fighting.
After all, fighting in a predetermined camp is similar to the current situation. It's not time to despair. But Zied is different. Zied didn't know much about this aspect. His interpretation of war was similar to that of many civil servants. He felt that the city wall was everything. If the city wall was broken, the city was broken.
The war was hopeless.
However, although the paths are different, the conclusion is good.
The Battle of Yangzhou was originally a desperate struggle.
Zide is not afraid of death.
Before he came to Yangzhou. I have already arranged for my family to be young, and I am ready to die. However, he really couldn't bear the soldiers in front of him to fight to the death with him.
Zide sighed and said, "Everyone, go down."
Zide said nothing, turned around and went to the back hall, and then wrote the last memorial. The content of this memorial is very simple. It is to tell Zhu Yunzhen that the city of Yangzhou cannot be defended and I will die for my country. I hope that your majesty will take care of you.
Zide then took out the poison from his arms. This poison was also created by Taiyuan Hospital. Taiyuan Hospital does not specialize in making poison, but it is a medicine with three parts poison. This medicine can originally cure diseases. But if you don't use it according to the doctor's instructions, the chance of death will only be higher.
Zide also found out by accident when he was discussing it with his best friend, the imperial physician. This is what I asked for.
When he swallowed the pills, his mouth felt bitter. I quickly found a bowl of water and drank a few sips. I still felt extremely bitter in my mouth and couldn't help but say, "It's really bitter."
Then the medicine took effect, and Zide felt like his whole body was twitching and he couldn't breathe. The whole person collapsed on the ground. When people outside found Zied, his face was pale, his lips were purple, and he was not breathing.
And the letter of persuasion to surrender was still on the table, unopened.
After Qi De's death, there was no backbone in Yangzhou City. Someone immediately opened the city and surrendered. In this way, Yangzhou City fell into the hands of the Northern Army.
After safely entering. While playing, he told the situation in Yangzhou City. While cleaning Yangzhou City, they were preparing to welcome Zhu Xiongying He Xi and others to Yangzhou City.
After all, Yangzhou City has arrived, and Nanjing is just around the corner.
As for the situation in Yangzhou City, Nanjing soon learned about it.
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Zhu Yunwen looked at Qi De's last memorial and sat helplessly on the dragon chair.
He couldn't help but ask himself, how could this be?
When he took this position three or four years ago, he never thought that one day it would become like this. He didn't think there was anything wrong in what he did.
Even though he is reviewing it now, he feels that it will probably be like this again if he does it again.
There is too much difference in rank.
Even when the war started
, attack north of Beijing at all costs, can it really be defeated?
Zhu Yunwen didn't know.
But he became more and more suspicious of one thing. Who did Zhu Yuanzhang want to pass the throne to at the beginning? Is it him, or Zhu Yunwen. If it was passed to him, why not let He Xi assist him.
In his opinion, the reason why he is not as good as Beijing is that Beijing has a problem but he does not.
It's just that he forgot that during the competition for the throne, he actually passively chose Fang Xiaoru.
It's hard to have your cake and eat it too.
