On this day, a large army spread out outside Jinzhou City, with more than 20,000 people, covering the mountains and plains. The flags were fluttering and making a sound under the sea breeze.
In the harbor, there were countless warships, one next to the other, as if the sea had been paved.
The "whining" sound of the cow's horns sounded from time to time, resounding throughout the entire Jinzhou. It was mixed with the sound of horse hooves and the metallic sound of armor clashing.
On the top of Jinzhou City, Daishan stood there, scanning the scene in front of him. In a daze, he seemed to have returned to the all-powerful days of his youth.
After a while, he came back to his senses and sighed slightly in his heart: The world is now ruled by Huang Taiji!
After getting rid of distracting thoughts, Daishan glanced at the people outside the city, then looked at the Manchu and Han generals waiting for his command, took a deep breath, and immediately said loudly: "Why is King Zhishun so happy?"
"The general is here!" Shang Kexi did not dare to call me the king in front of Dai Shan, and kept his posture very low, and immediately responded loudly.
Daishan stared at him and ordered loudly: "All your naval forces are dispatched to destroy the Ming navy and block the Ming army's retreat at sea in Lushun. There must be no mistakes!"
"I will obey my orders!" Shang Kexi responded loudly and firmly.
Park Zhenyu, the commander of the North Korean Navy, watched all this silently, but he was thinking in his heart that with such a huge disparity in naval forces, whoever commanded them could win. This great achievement was taken away by this traitorous general of the Ming Dynasty. To be honest, this credit should go to myself. After all, I led more than 300 warships here!
While he was thinking silently, Shang Kexi had already taken the military order and strode away with a serious look on his face. Behind him, he immediately followed Ban Zhifu and Xu Erxian. Seeing this, Park Zhenyu did not dare to neglect and quickly followed.
As soon as they left, Daishan turned to look at Hauge and shouted loudly: "Where is Prince Heshuosu?"
When Hauge heard this, he was overjoyed. It seemed that he still had the vanguard position, so he quickly stepped out of the queue and answered.
Dai Shan looked at him, waited for a while and then said: "You lead your own troops as the vanguard of the army, expel the Ming army without closing in at night, and surround Lushun City. You are not allowed to attack privately. Do you understand?"
Hauge knew in his heart that Daishan did not want his own troops to be damaged. After all, it was impossible to attack the city without losses. However, as long as he got the vanguard position, driving out the Ming army at night and surrounding Lushun City would be an achievement. Thinking this, he agreed loudly, then strode out, led his men and horses, and drove towards Lushun.
In fact, according to Daishan's original intention, he wanted to keep Hauge in Jinzhou to guard the back road, as a defender for the army. However, in the past, Hauge expressed his eagerness to make a contribution several times. He also thought about this battle. In fact, it was a battle of water and land, and he could directly crush it. There was no problem of whether there was a way out or not. Therefore, he finally agreed. He took Hauge and asked him to be a pioneer.
Thinking like this, Daishan then turned to look at Kong Youde and shouted loudly: "Where is King Gongshun?"
"The general is here!" Upon hearing this, Kong Youde quickly stepped out of the queue and responded.
Daishan stared at him and said seriously: "Your artillery battalion is the main force of this siege. You must ensure the safety of the artillery along the way and there must be no mistakes!"
"The general understands that there will be no accidents with the artillery!" Of course Kong Youde knew this and immediately agreed loudly.
Daishan nodded, then nodded to Huaishun King Geng Zhongming, and told him: "Your unit is the rearguard of the army, stationed in Jinzhou, and guarding the army's food and supplies. There must be no accidents."
Anyone can see this task, don't take it too easy. Geng Zhongming immediately agreed loudly and did not dare to violate it.
He actually understood in his heart that in the battle of Lushun, Daishan was used to gain credit for the Qing headquarters. If it weren't for the Han army's skill in artillery, maybe even Kong Youde would have stayed in Jinzhou.
After Daishan issued the order, he issued a military order and the army also set out to attack Lushun.
Then, there was a big movement again, and the mighty Manchu and Qing troops marched towards Lushun. It would take at least three days for this Manchu and Qing infantry army to arrive from Jinzhou to Lushun, which also brought artillery.
At this time, the Han people in Jinzhou City were hiding in their houses, silently listening to the sounds of people shouting and neighing from outside, and their hearts were full of despair.
Jianlu really didn't give Ming a chance at all. Not only did he send tens of thousands of troops, but he also sent so many warships. This was really cruel!
At this time, no one thought that the Lushun Ming Army could withstand such a massive offensive by Jianlu.
The same is true for Huang Taiji in Shengjing.
When the North Korean Navy went to Jinzhou, there were naturally fast horses flying to Shengjing on land. Therefore, Huang Taiji knew that all the North Korean Navy was transferred to Jinzhou, and the number reached an unexpected number of more than 300 ships. . With such naval strength, it is estimated that it is possible to directly attack Shandong of the Ming Dynasty!
He was still satisfied with North Korea's submissiveness. Although it was said that the navy only brought food for the road, but having said that, he never thought of returning it from the beginning. Sooner or later, you will have to provide food yourself to support this navy.
Although raising watermen will increase the Qing Dynasty's food dilemma, on the other side of the sea, there is Ming Dynasty grain that can be snatched. Even if it is only snatched once, it is estimated that the Qing Dynasty will be able to use it for a long time. At the same time, the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, including the capital, will also fall into a food crisis due to the interruption of grain supplies.
Haha, wait until there are thieves all over the place again! Huang Taiji said with a smile in his heart.
However, it's not that he doesn't have troubles, it's just that Zu Dashou is too disobedient. I sent a letter before, but it had no effect at all. Isn’t this a bit tiring?
Huang Taiji is also well versed in people's hearts, so he knows that Zu Dashou must not be allowed to take advantage of him, otherwise there will be no end.
Previously, I was worried about the food crisis in the Qing Dynasty and thought that writing a letter would make Zu Dashou stop, so forget it. Now since he refuses to drink wine and is fined with wine, we can no longer be polite to him.
With the grain tribute from the Koreans and the prospect of robbing the Ming Dynasty's grain in the long term, Huang Taiji felt confident at this time. After discussing with Fan Wencheng and other ministers, they sent Jierhalang, Duduo and Azige to lead the troops to Tashan, and they must give Zu Dashou a lesson.
In this regard, Wu Zhong and Turge were originally in Shengjing. Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the capital, could know what was going on in Shengjing. However, now that these two people are no longer here, naturally they don’t know.
Therefore, Zu Dashou just got a new military order, allowing him to be more active. The war in Jinzhou was about to start, and he must support it.
He had confirmed this matter through Huang Taiji's letter before, so he felt confident and was sending more troops to rarely enter Jianlu's actual control area.
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On the seashore of the Liaodong Peninsula, countless ships, flying the flags of North Korea and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, were lining up to sail forward.
At the front of the fleet is the flagship of the joint navy of the Qing Dynasty and North Korea, which is where Shang Kexi is located.
He stood on the bow and looked at a Ming army warship in the distance, escaping hastily. He was in a very good mood. At this time, there is even a feeling that I am invincible in heaven and earth.
However, this good interest was soon disturbed.
A warship approached the flagship, and someone stepped on the ship's plank and reported to Shang Kexi: "Your Majesty, many of those Korean warships have problems!"
Previously, Daishan only gave them one day to rest. Therefore, Shang Kexi did not have time to review the situation of the North Korean Navy. However, his confidants Ben Zhifu and Xu Erxian still did some things. No, Ban Zhifu came over to report to Shang Kexi.
Shang Ke was happy to hear this, but did not panic. He just said lightly, "There is no need to panic, I have already expected it!"
In the absence of Jianlu, it is still necessary to "be the king, the king". Otherwise, this King Zhishun will actually have similar strength to the previous guerrillas and generals, which will be too cheap.
Shang Kexi already knew the virtues of Koreans when he was still in the Dongjiang Army. It was also because of this that he had the confidence to eat these three hundred warships in one go. If the North Korean navy was too good, it would be impossible.
"No, Your Majesty!" Ban Zhifu quickly explained further, "There are not many firearms and gunpowder on the warships of the Korean Navy, not even many bows and arrows. These warships can only be seen from the outside, and cannot be used at all. Fight a naval battle. Even in a broadside battle, their sailors are all so skinny that even the generals are worried that they might be blown away by the sea breeze if they get on the deck!"
This situation should be very serious.
However, Shang Kexi still looked at the sea ahead, without looking back, and replied calmly: "No matter what, is this battle still unwinnable?"
At this point, he turned to look at Ban Zhifu, showing a trace of disdain and saying: "As for Ming Guo's bearishness, you and I actually know it. Even if we take a step back and agree, during this period, Ming Guo will Double the number of warships, that is, about thirty warships. At worst, I will give the Ming Navy fifty warships. We have more than three hundred warships here. Do you think this battle is still useful? Are you worried?"
"Haha, the prince is right, you don't need any strategy to form a formation, just crush him!" When Ban Zhifu heard this, he said with a smile, "It's the general who thinks too much!"
Shang Ke was happy to hear what he said, but he praised him and said: "It's good that you can find out the situation of the North Korean navy. After this battle, I will find an excuse to take down Park Zhenyu and treat those North Korean sailors a little better." , you can use it for me!"
Having said this, he pointed forward with his hand and said: "Now, here is my king's military order, all the ships should catch up, don't let the Ming warships escape!"
"Yes!" Ban Zhifu immediately agreed upon hearing this. In the absence of Jianlu, it is best to get used to answering.
Then, he turned around to look, and suddenly asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, where is the supervisor?"
"Where else?" Shang Kexi said with a trace of ridicule after hearing this, "Lying in the cabin!"
Ban Zhifu smiled knowingly after hearing this. Jianlu is a tiger on land, but on the sea, it's not much different from a soft-legged crab!
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A few days later, Lushun City finally became lively.
From everywhere outside the city, the captives roared in and showed off their power. From time to time they walked around the city, or stopped a stone's throw away, pointing at Lushun City, laughing and joking, completely ignoring the Ming army on top of the city. Very arrogant.
"Sir, the Jianlu bullies have gone too far. The general will take advantage of them before they gain a foothold and charge forward to kill their spirit!" Gao Yigong couldn't stand it anymore and immediately asked Lu Xiangsheng for orders.
He was born as a gangster, or he was a gangster. Although he had been trained in the regular army for more than half a year, some habits were still difficult to change. In response to Jianlu's provocation, Shi could be killed but not humiliated, and he spoke in a conciliatory tone. Although he had never fought against the Jianlu before, he had killed many false Tatars during his shift, so he was not afraid and thought about the vigor of the Tatars outside the city.
After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng just said lightly: "Jianlu is doing this because he actually wants our army to leave the city. It is easier to fight like this than for them to attack the city. This is just a common method used by Jianlu!"
This is the truth, but Gao Yigong turned around and looked at the captives outside the city. Some even dismounted and sat on the ground, as if they were having a picnic. Sitting there eating and drinking, he really didn't notice the Ming army. inside.
Therefore, Gao Yigong once again asked Lu Xiangsheng: "Please see, my lord, they are going too far in bullying us. This will have a great impact on the morale of our army! Please allow me, your lord, I will definitely be able to kill the Tatars with their vigor!"
After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng turned his head and glanced at the Ming army soldiers on the top of the city. Sure enough, they were all very angry, but there was nothing they could do about it. The morale was indeed affected a bit.
Immediately, he understood that the main force of his current army was from former bandits and was not the original Tianxiong Army.
Thinking like this, Lu Xiangsheng said calmly: "No need to go to such trouble, just bring me my bow!"
When his bodyguard heard this, he immediately agreed and offered Lu Xiangsheng his own bow.
Gao Yigong felt a little strange. Did the governor want to shoot the Tatars outside the city with arrows?
Although the Governor seems to have strong arms, the Jianlu are all within a stone's throw, and these Jianlu are obviously elite and agile. They will definitely be on guard. If it is shot from such a distance, they will be able to easily dodge it, right? If he misses the shot later, he will probably be laughed at by Jianlu even more. This will have a greater impact on morale, right?
Under Gao Yigong's worry, he saw that Lu Xiangsheng had already drawn his bow and arrows, and without much aim, he fired arrows in a "swish, swish, swish" streak.
Although the Jianlu outside the city were eating and drinking, in fact, no one cared about their own lives, and they were all watching. The person who saw the arrow shooting at the top of the city turned out to be a civil servant wearing a scarlet robe. So, they all burst out laughing and didn't even hide. One prisoner even took off his pants, turned his back to the city wall, pointed at his anus, and humiliated the city wall with all his strength.
