The crucial battle in the imperial court's suppression of the Liaodong rebellion was not as tragic as imagined, let alone as difficult as imagined!
From the time the two sides started fighting to the end of the war, it only took about an hour!
The Jianlu who failed to escape into Haizhou City knelt all around Haizhou City.
Ming army officers and soldiers were also everywhere around Haizhou City. But at this time, almost in unison, everyone was raising their arms and shouting: "Wan Sheng..."
The joy of victory and the gathered cheers, like a roaring mountain and a tsunami, became a new melody over Haizhou City.
However, the Jianlu on the top of the city were all looking downcast. Their morale was as low as they had ever experienced.
Before the war, they originally thought that even if it was not easy to win this battle with the Ming army, the possibility of losing was still very low.
A frontal battlefield battle, an upright battle, and a battle that overturned the Qing Dynasty. All the princes, Baylor, and generals who could defeat the Qing Dynasty were all here.
The Qing Dynasty has never lost a war of this scale and such a well-prepared war!
This is their confidence!
However, all the confidence was shattered in this battle!
What Jianlu thought was at least an evenly matched battle, could almost be said to be a one-sided battle. From the initial shelling of the war, Jianlu's side was in a passive situation.
The entire war process followed the rhythm of the Ming army.
Defeat after defeat, defeat without defeat, it is a complete defeat!
In this battle, at most half of them escaped, maybe not yet!
There were at least 10,000 or 20,000 Jianlu prisoners who knelt down and surrendered outside the city, not to mention those who were killed and those who fled.
The strength of the troops in Haizhou City can also be estimated, and it is probably around 30,000.
Before the war, the Jianlu troops were superior to the Ming army, but now after this battle, even this military advantage is gone.
On the other hand, the Ming army's performance in this battle was so powerful that it frightened the prisoners on top of the city.
This Ming army outside the city is so powerful, how can they defeat it?
While they were thinking, they suddenly heard a military order: "Shoot those traitors who surrendered to the Ming army!"
Upon hearing this military order, the Jianlu on the top of the city immediately had several different reactions.
The Eight Banners of the Han Army, the Korean soldiers, and the Eight Mongolian Banners were all hesitant.
Although those people outside the city surrendered to the Ming army, they were forced to surrender out of desperation. Wouldn't it be cold-blooded to shoot them under such circumstances? Is this something that can be driven out of people?
The Jianzhou Jurchens, as well as a handful of other tribes, immediately responded to the military order to shoot the soldiers who had fallen from the city.
For them, first of all, surrendering to the Ming army would be the most shameful! The scum among them!
Second, after these people surrendered to the Ming army, in order to survive, would they come to attack Haizhou and serve their new master?
If this is the case, they must be shot while they are still under the city to avoid future troubles.
Even if they would not take the initiative to claim credit from their new master, if they were forced by the Ming army to attack the city, they would definitely attack in order to survive. Even if they don't capture Haizhou City, they will definitely consume a lot of defensive materials.
After considering these factors, they strongly agreed with the military order issued, which was to kill them and end it all once and for all!
"Bang bang bang..." The sound of bowstrings sounded on the top of the city.
"Bang bang bang..." The matchlock gun on the city head also opened fire.
The kneeling prisoners under the city were like walking zombies without souls. They surrendered and were in panic and despair.
Suddenly, he was shot by his accomplices on the city wall, and a large number of them died in an instant.
Even the cheering officers and soldiers of the Ming Army couldn't help but stop cheering when they saw this scene, and looked at everything in front of them in amazement.
The surviving Jianlu under the city came to his senses and almost instinctively rolled and crawled out of the range of the city.
Some people were shot by arrows while escaping, but most of them escaped. Because there were only a small number of people on the city who carried out the regent's military orders immediately.
The Jurchen population in Jianzhou was only that large, and this was clearly reflected in the composition of its military strength.
Those Jianlu who had escaped with their lives turned to look at the top of Haizhou City, all of them with angry faces.
If they had said that when they fled to Haizhou City before, the leader of Jianlu cut a bloody path and fled into the city first, they would still understand;
If we say that in order to close the gate of Haizhou City to prevent the Ming army from taking the opportunity to enter the city, they shot and killed those people near the city gate, they can still understand it;
But this time, the gates of Haizhou City were closed, and the Ming army did not attack again. Those people in the city were safe, but they killed them. They really couldn't understand it and couldn't bear it!
Is this the master he is loyal to?
Even a dog still has some emotion, but is it so heartless?
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In the arrow tower at the head of the city, Dorgon was immersed in regret, self-blame, worry and other emotions. When he suddenly heard this movement, he was so frightened that he immediately jumped to the side of the window to see what was going on.
After seeing the situation clearly, he asked in shock: "What's going on?"
His personal guards didn't know what was going on, and for a moment, no one could answer.
But at this moment, Duduo happened to go upstairs. When he heard what he said, he answered him: "It was I who ordered the traitors below the city to be shot! How dare they surrender to Ming Gou!"
"You..." When Dorgon heard this, he was so angry that he pointed at Dudo with his hand and his face turned red. However, for a moment, he didn't know whether he was angry or for some other reason, but he couldn't say the next words.
When Duduo saw it, he didn't take it seriously. He straightened his neck and said: "What's wrong with me? This is the shame of the Qing Dynasty! Also, what if they come to attack Haizhou? They have strengthened Minggou in vain! Kill them as soon as possible That’s good!”
Hearing this, Dorgon couldn't help but said bitterly: "Have you ever thought about the impact on morale on top of the city?"
Originally, this great defeat had already lowered the morale of the people on the city. If we kill our own people again, maybe there are relatives and friends in the city, old friends from the same village, etc. This military order will further damage the morale of the people on the city. !
Unexpectedly, Duduo had completely different ideas than him, so Duduo still answered him sternly: "Just kill him to serve as a warning to others. Let's see who dares to surrender on top of the city. We will kill him without mercy!"
When Dorgon heard this, he looked at Duduo and stopped talking.
Duduo stopped talking and looked directly back at Dorgon.
Two people are like two chickens, fighting cocks!
After a while, Dorgon seemed to have lost all his strength. He turned around and walked towards his imperial chair, and said tiredly: "No one is allowed to issue military orders without authorization in the future!"
What has happened has happened, and there is no point in being angry anymore. Maybe it's just like Duduo said, to scare the timid people in the city!
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Different from Dorgon, after Zhang Mingwei used a telescope to see the situation in Haizhou City, he smiled and said with emotion: "I really want the heaven to destroy Jianlu!"
After sighing with emotion, Zhang Mingwei immediately ordered: "Send my military order to treat the wounded soldiers immediately, and rescue all the surrendered soldiers who are still alive under the city!"
Originally, Zhang Mingwei was still a little worried about how to win over the people of Liaodong after the liberation!
After all, the original owners of this land, millions of Han people, were gone and had been ruled by the Jianqi for so many years. After defeating the main force of the Jianqi, it was actually a difficult problem to stabilize Liaodong and calm people's hearts.
Although time can be relied upon to eliminate the influence of Jianlu, and Liaodong can be enriched through large-scale immigration, it will ultimately take a long time.
But now, Zhang Mingwei has thought of a way to stabilize the situation in Liaodong as soon as possible. Even if the Jianlu army escapes, there will no longer be any trouble!
His approach is:
You are unkind, I am kind!
You are unjust, I am righteous!
If you kill them, I will save them!
Let them all see clearly the true face of their original master, and whether this kind of master is worth following!
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Soon, the captain of the Jinyi Guards rushed to the front line and shouted an order: "The Duke has an order to treat the wounded soldiers, including them, without any mistakes!"
Hearing this, Tian Jianxiu, who was on the front line, looked dumbfounded for a moment, then pointed at the moaning Jianlu prisoners lying on the ground within the shooting range of the city head and confirmed: "Does the Duke mean to save even them?"
"Exactly!" The Jinyi Guards School Captain understood the order and went to the next place to convey the order.
Surrounded by surrendered Jianlu, when they heard their conversation, everyone had mixed emotions, but their faces all showed gratitude.
Many of them, seeing that the Ming army general seemed a little hesitant, immediately volunteered and said, "Sir, I am willing to rescue them!"
That's right, Tian Jianxiu really thought about it. If he sent someone to rescue him, what if his subordinates died?
When he heard this, he immediately came back to his senses, yes, it would be enough to send them to rescue people!
So, he naturally agreed.
As soon as the surrendered soldiers heard the agreement from the Ming army generals, they were all very grateful. Many of them spontaneously re-entered the shooting range of the city to rescue their injured and groaning companions.
Seeing this scene, many Jianlu on the top of the city couldn't help but have mixed feelings.
Sometimes, I’m just afraid of comparison!
However, there were still Jianlu on the city wall who saw this situation, and they still shot arrows and fired. But there are only a few such Jianlu.
Hearing the noise, Dorgon appeared at the side of the window again and looked down. After he figured out what was going on, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, then raised his head and looked into the distance, where the Ming Army's commander's flag was.
He couldn't see clearly, but Dorgon still looked at it for a long time and was speechless for a long time!
Zhang Mingwei in the distance naturally didn't know that Dorgon was looking at him and wanted to see him clearly. At this time, he was issuing military orders.
