Jianlu didn't even want a catapult. From such an obvious thing, it can be concluded that Jianlu will definitely withdraw his troops.
At this time, the war had come to an end, and there was an opportunity to finally announce what had been inferred. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng immediately asked his subordinates to send a message and shout it out.
When the Ming army officers on the city heard this, they were stunned for a moment, looked at the defeated Jianlu who were willing to go out, and looked at the remaining catapults abandoned by the Jianlu, they immediately came to their senses, and suddenly they broke out. There was even louder cheers.
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious, the Ming Dynasty will be victorious..."
Before, I thought I had just repelled Jianlu's first siege. But now it is known that Jianlu is going to retreat directly and rush back to save their lair. This joy is of course even more fanatical.
Seeing their wild cheers, some of the Korean soldiers who understood what was going on started shouting too. They didn't shout anything else. They all followed the Ming army soldiers and shouted "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious"!
Those North Korean soldiers who didn't understand quickly asked their cheering comrades what was going on?
"Ah, I don't know either. Anyway, it must be a good thing. Just shout along with it!"
In addition to this kind of deceptive answer, some Korean soldiers also answered the doubts of their colleagues: "The governor said that the Ming Dynasty soldiers have invaded the hinterland of Liaodong, and the captives outside the city are rushing back to protect their lair! "
After figuring out what was going on, all the Korean soldiers cheered. Even the wounded soldiers forgot about the pain for a moment and started shouting. Even if it affected their injuries, they were still happy to continue shouting.
In this way, the cry of "Ming Dynasty will be victorious" echoed in the sky above Pyongyang City and lingered for a long time.
Compared with Pyongyang City, the Jianlu who retreated seemed much more downcast. Although some of them were brave and brave, they still spat at Pyongyang City and said things like "wait and see", but most of them still had low morale.
The battle of Pyongyang has been prepared for so long and suffered a lot of casualties, but in the end, the city of Pyongyang was still not captured!
However, the morale of most of the captives was a little low. They still believed that Pyongyang City would be captured by them sooner or later.
However, they did not expect that as soon as they retreated to the camp and before they had a good rest, they received a military order telling them to regain their strength immediately and break camp and return to Liaodong.
At this time, the Jianlu Infantry Army exploded.
"What the hell is going on, retreating like this? Pyongyang City can obviously be defeated!"
"Are there no catapults anymore? What a pity it would be to throw away those catapults? Why don't we stop building them? Are we afraid that the Ming army will run away?"
"That's right. It's just a city of Pyongyang. If we just surround it, we can surround them to death. Why should we withdraw?"
"..."
To be honest, at this moment, these Jianlu infantry who had just retreated found it difficult to accept the military order to retreat immediately, and their mood was a bit unstable.
But soon, Huang Taiji's latest decree came down: "The Emperor of the Ming Kingdom has led 50,000 soldiers and horses to the vicinity of Haizhou. I will lead you back to arrest the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom!"
After hearing this decree, all the Jianlu infantry immediately stopped making trouble.
First, because this is an imperial edict, it means that it is their emperor’s will and they cannot resist!
Second, the Ming army actually arrived at Haizhou. The hinterland of the Qing Dynasty was attacked by the Ming army, but the main force of the Qing Dynasty was here in Pyongyang. Of course, it had to return for reinforcements.
Third, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty came to Haizhou with only 50,000 troops. He was so brave that he dared to come, so he must not be allowed to leave. To capture the Ming Emperor and capture Pyongyang, of course, capturing the Ming Emperor is more important.
The military morale of the army was calmed down, but when Huang Taiji heard the bursts of cheers from the Ming army on top of Pyongyang City, he felt particularly harsh, which made his face never look good.
When Fan Wencheng saw it, he came up with a plan and said to Huang Taiji: "Your Majesty, why don't you send someone to shout to the top of Pyongyang City to explain that the Ming Dynasty Emperor led 50,000 horses to Haizhou. This time I The main force of the Qing Dynasty returned to Liaodong to capture the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I believe the Ming army on top of the city should know that even if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty's 50,000 troops are heavenly soldiers and generals, they are definitely no match for the Qing Dynasty. Let them worry If they were worried about their emperor’s safety, they wouldn’t be so arrogant and happy!”
Having said this, he paused, took a peek at Huang Taiji's face and then said: "In addition, the Governor of Baoding, Lu Xiangsheng, was promoted by Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, so he was very loyal to Emperor Chongzhen. If he knew that the main force of our army returned to Liaodong and that the Ming emperor was in danger, he might overestimate his capabilities and leave Pyongyang in an attempt to drag our Qing army back to Liaodong. In this way, he might be able to destroy the Qing army along with it. Kill him!"
After listening to Fan Wencheng's suggestion, Huang Taiji thought about it and felt that it really made sense, so he softened his expression slightly, nodded and said to Fan Wencheng: "Fan Qing's words make sense, I'll leave this matter to you! "
When Fan Wencheng heard this, he was actually a little unhappy. When he thought about it, he just talked about coming up with brilliant ideas and let those rough guys do the actual work. However, Huang Taiji now asked him to face Lu Xiangsheng. To be honest, he was a little afraid of Lu Xiangsheng's magic arrow. This was no joke.
But since Huang Taiji had spoken, he had no choice but to accept the order.
Not long after, he led several of his servants and approached Pyongyang City holding a white flag.
The soldiers of the Ming army on the top of the city were a little curious when they saw it, so they stopped cheering and looked at the Jianlu coming from outside the city with some curiosity.
Standing just a stone's throw away, Fan Wencheng asked his servant to step forward and shout: "Please come out and speak, Governor Lu!"
Lu Xiangsheng saw on the top of the city that it was Fan Wencheng, a thief. He had already said that it would be a loss of status to talk to this thief. He immediately ordered the Ming army officer next to a Hongyi cannon: "Aim and shoot him!"
Under the city, Fan Wencheng didn't see Lu Xiangsheng emerging from the top of the city, and he felt a little unsure, fearing that Lu Xiangsheng would hide and shoot him with arrows. Although he was a stone's throw away, he still felt unsafe, so he immediately ordered his servants to shout in unison. After shouting, he could retreat after completing Huang Taiji's will.
"The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty led a mere 50,000 troops and wanted to attack Haizhou. I don't know how to write the word "death". Now that the main force of the Qing Dynasty has returned to Liaodong, just wait for the good news that your emperor has been captured by the Qing Dynasty!"
"..."
Fearing that he could not hear clearly from the top of the city, Fan Wencheng asked his servants to shout three times in a row.
The first time he shouted, he could actually hear it clearly on the top of the city. Suddenly, all the Ming army officers and soldiers were stunned when they heard this.
When Jianlu said it for the second time, many people turned to look at Lu Xiangsheng, who was under the "Lu" character commander, wondering what he thought of this matter.
Lu Xiangsheng just turned to look at the Ming army officer next to the Hongyi cannon and said, "Fire when you're ready!"
When the Ming army officer heard this, he did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered his men to fire.
There was a "boom" and a sudden sound of gunfire. At the same time, a puff of gunpowder smoke appeared again on the top of Pyongyang City where the gunpowder smoke had dispersed.
Almost in the blink of an eye, an iron bullet roared towards Fan Wencheng and the others, hitting them not far away. Then it bounced forward, and by chance, hit one of Fan Wencheng's servants.
Suddenly, there was a "bang" sound, and the unlucky servant fell into pieces before he even had time to scream, and blood splashed all over the other servants.
Fan Wencheng and others were stunned for a moment. After they came to their senses, they immediately fled as far as they could, regardless of Huang Taiji's will.
The Ming troops on the city couldn't help laughing when they saw it. The worried expression that had just appeared for a moment was immediately washed away by the scene in front of him.
Lu Xiangsheng watched the dog thief flee away with cold eyes, and secretly thought it was a pity. Then, he loudly said to the bodyguards and other Ming army officers around him: "I didn't expect that the emperor personally led the army to help us turn the crisis into safety. The emperor is wise and powerful, and he will not let the captives succeed. Long live my emperor!"
Everyone who heard it believed his words. They also didn't expect that the emperor would personally lead the army and provide support. How important this must be to the emperor!
Thinking this way, they became excited and immediately followed Lu Xiangsheng's words and shouted loudly: "Long live my emperor!"
The Ming army soldiers and North Korean soldiers who heard Lu Xiangsheng's words also started shouting, and the sound of their voices resounded over Pyongyang City again.
"Long live my emperor!"
"Long live my emperor!"
"..."
Listening to the sound that sounded again on the top of the city, Huang Taiji's face became gloomy again, as if he wanted to squeeze out the water. Of course he knew that the emperor on top of Pyongyang City was definitely not him, but Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty!
Fan Wencheng's bad idea not only failed to hit the Pyongyang defenders, but instead increased the Ming Emperor's reputation among the Pyongyang defenders.
A feeling of stealing a chicken but losing a lot of rice made Huang Taiji very unhappy. When he saw Fan Wencheng running away, he became even more angry and directly issued an order: "Fan Wencheng will lead the three thousand Han army flag infantry and immediately Set off and rush to Liaodong day and night without any delay!"
On the top of the city, Lu Xiangsheng actually thought what he said, and Fan Wencheng was wrong about this.
For Emperor Chongzhen, it can be said that Lu Xiangsheng received surprises again and again.
I think back then, he led King Qin's army. Because King Qin's army had been in arrears with military pay and morale was low. When he was a little worried, the emperor sent someone to send a lot of money. He was able to revive the morale of the army.
Back then, he had thought of a strategy to retreat from the enemy, but he lacked the animal power to transport troops to intercept Jianlu. Just when he was a little worried, the emperor had mobilized the entire capital's animal power for him in advance, and also ordered the towns along the way to be prepared to transport manpower. It was precisely because of the emperor's support that the Battle of Tianjin was successful.
I think back then, when he wanted to rebuild the Dongjiang Army and faced a poor foundation, he was a little worried. The emperor convinced Zheng Zhilong in the southeast and allowed him to have enough naval forces at once, and they were the most powerful ones; he also personally The imperial commander went on a personal expedition, wiped out the Hetao Tartars, and captured enough war horses, allowing him to have a cavalry unit. Moreover, veterans with awareness and combat skills were selected from the bandits and became the main force of the Dongjiang Army.
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All of this proves the wisdom and martial prowess of the current emperor.
Now, he had anticipated the war taking place in North Korea, and knew that he would coordinate with North Korea and turn it into a decisive battle with Jianlu. The emperor must have been worried that Guan Ning's army would not be available, and for fear of delaying things, he must have personally led the three battalions under the Royal Horse Supervisor to conquer Liaodong, and he must have severely beaten Jianlu. Therefore, the main force of Jianlu would immediately Return to Liaodong.
As a wise and wise emperor, he must have expected when the main force of the Jianlu forces would return to aid Liaodong. If they could not defeat the main force of the Jianlu forces head-on, they would definitely withdraw their troops. Jianlu was running back and forth, but he was destined to catch the moon in the water but in vain!
Not only in the past, but also now, it can be said that there are many things that are unclear about the various methods of the emperor today, but the emperor can do it. This is probably because the emperor is the emperor. He is gifted with talents, guided by Taizu, and is as capable as others. God sent the emperor specially to revive the Ming Dynasty!
Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng was full of confidence in Emperor Chongzhen and nothing would happen.
Afterwards, he began to patrol the whole city, treating injured soldiers and sorting out the remains of soldiers killed in battle. Everywhere you passed, you could see the excitement of the soldiers. There were even some brave soldiers, such as Li Laiheng and others, who would ask Lu Xiangsheng in public if it was really the emperor who personally led the army to coordinate the battle of Pyongyang?
Lu Xiangsheng was very happy to answer the questions of these soldiers, and he was also very happy to publicize the emperor's wisdom and prowess.
Therefore, when he told about Emperor Chongzhen's various wise and heroic deeds, the soldiers who were listening around him, whether they were Ming army soldiers or Korean soldiers, all showed reverence and shouted "Long live our emperor!"
The main force of the Dongjiang Army was the original bandits. In the words of later generations, they rarely felt the warmth of the Ming Emperor in the past. Now, when they became soldiers of the Ming Army, they deeply felt that Emperor Chongzhen valued them. It was only the emperor who personally led the army and provided support that saved them from danger. It was enough for these Dongjiang Army soldiers who were once bandits to suddenly I am so grateful to the emperor.
Everyone is not a fool. The main force of the Jianlu troops came with great force and strength, far exceeding the troops defending the city. Without the emperor's personal leadership and support, as long as Jianlu insists on attacking Pyongyang, based on the intensity of the first attack, Pyongyang will probably be captured by Jianlu in just a few days.
It is really the emperor's wisdom and martial arts that can rescue Pyongyang in time. Long live my emperor!
Early the next morning, we saw a large army of captives outside the city and began to withdraw troops on a large scale. On the top of Pyongyang City, all the Ming and Korean soldiers shouted farewell to Jianlu.
At this time, there were more or less doubts inside and outside the city. Where is Emperor Chongzhen now and what is he doing?
