It was already difficult to deal with the Dongjiang Army outside the city, but now a new Ming army has arrived. What's even worse is that the Qing reinforcements have been defeated, and it is impossible for Jinzhou City to hold on until the new reinforcements arrive. arrival!
At this time, it was deathly quiet on top of Jinzhou City. These captives all lost their fighting spirit.
Daishan, who wanted to seek death but failed, saw this situation, but it aroused the ferocity in his bones.
The look of decadence and despair disappeared in an instant. This old tiger was still a tiger after all. He immediately ordered his bodyguards: "I am passing on this king's military order. The three thousand cavalry army will not be destroyed by the Ming army if they want. Some of them will definitely escape. Knowing that the Ming army has landed in Jinzhou, other reinforcements will definitely arrive soon, persistence is victory!"
"The Ming army has been huddled at sea. It wanted to fight early in the morning but was helpless. Now the Ming army has come ashore to seek death. This time, it will be the day of the destruction of the Dongjiang army!" Dai Shan continued fiercely, "As long as we can hold on until reinforcements When we arrive, the great achievement of destroying the Dongjiang Army will be ours. The Emperor will be overjoyed and will definitely be conferred a Lungong title!"
"Call the whole army to know that the emperor has actually expected the Ming army to come ashore. He has already deployed troops and generals before. He is just afraid that the Ming army will find out that he has deployed them farther away. As long as we persist a little longer, the reinforcements will arrive soon!"
"The Ming army is inhumane to our Qing army. If the city is destroyed, everyone will be executed. If you want to survive, want military honors, and be crowned, then fight the Ming army and defend Jinzhou City to the death!"
"..."
Not to mention, Daishan's series of military orders are all aimed at the weaknesses of human nature, using various means of coercion and inducement. Therefore, these military orders are really useful once they are passed down.
On the city wall, which was originally filled with an atmosphere of despair, many Jianlu came to life again, shouting loudly that they must persevere.
At this time, the long red dragon in the distance outside the city was getting closer to Jinzhou City.
A group of Ming Dynasty cavalry left the group and galloped over. What is striking is that in their hands are various flags of Jianlu.
"Great victory, annihilate all 3,000 Jianlu cavalry! Great victory, annihilate 3,000 Jianlu cavalry..."
Looking at the captured flags and hearing the sounds of victory, the soldiers of the Dongjiang Army all shouted in unison: "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious! The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
Everyone raised their arms and cheered, paying attention to the comrades who reported the victory.
The soldiers of the Ming army who reported the victory displayed the captured flag, ran around Jinzhou City, and finally threw it under the North Gate City.
The morale of the Jianlu on top of the city, which had just been stimulated by Daishan, suddenly dropped again. No matter how good the temptation is, it is not as good as seeing with your own eyes the flags of the Qing Dynasty abandoned by the Ming army under the city.
At the same time, the cheers of the Ming army outside the city inevitably undermined the morale of the people on the top of the city.
The long red dragon in the distance is now much closer.
On the top of the city, a Jianlu looked at the long dragon and suddenly said in surprise: "What is that?"
In fact, he didn't need to say it. Everyone else had already seen it. The bright yellow noble color and the emperor's guard of honor. Although it was not a complete set, the canopy, the dragon robe, and the people around him were all Feiyu Sui, even Jianlu knew that there was only one person with such an outfit, and that was the Ming Emperor!
There is no mistake, it is the Ming Emperor who is here!
After reaching this conclusion, the Jianlu soldiers on the city suddenly realized where the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty came from, and at the same time, the morale that Daishan had built up was completely destroyed! The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is here. Needless to say, this new army must be the Royal Forest Army.
They can look down on the Dongjiang Army, but the Ming Emperor's Yulin Army, which annihilated Prince Rui Dorgon's more than 10,000 Qing troops, and annihilated Prince Zheng Jierharang's more than 10,000 Qing troops, have achieved success again and again, but no one can It cannot be erased or forgotten.
With only three thousand troops, and with the Dongjiang Army and the Ming Emperor personally leading the imperial army to besiege the city, even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe it if he wanted to hold on until reinforcements arrived!
Even Daishan himself shivered when he saw the Emperor of Ming's chariot. You know, in the face of absolute strength, even if you talk about it, it is of no use. Unless the three thousand cavalry troops were sent out, those still in the city might be able to hold on for a few more days.
But now...
In fact, even if the three thousand cavalry troops were in the city, if Emperor Chongzhen wanted to capture Jinzhou City, he could do it.
He himself brought more than 10,000 elites drawn from the Yongwei Battalion and the Panshi Battalion, and the Dongjiang Army had about 5,000 troops, in addition to containing some of the troops to attract the Jianlu. The Ming Dynasty had 16,000 to 7,000 elite troops, numerous siege equipment, and countless artillery pieces. There were quite a lot of these artillery pieces. At most, it would be troublesome to move them from the warships. With more than 6,000 built and guarded Jinzhou City , it can definitely be defeated.
However, Emperor Chongzhen did not want to destroy Jinzhou City. After all, this Jinzhou City belonged to the Ming Dynasty. He brought more than 10,000 elites from the Yongwei Battalion and Panshi Battalion to defend Jinzhou. After this winter, it’s time to go next year. If it is broken, you won’t know whether you will have time to repair it later, which will be detrimental to the subsequent war.
Logically speaking, this Jinzhou is on the sharp corner of the Liaodong Peninsula, far away from the hinterland of Liaodong. Huang Taiji would not be crazy enough to lead the main force of the Jianlu to attack Jinzhou. But no matter what, you must be prepared for this.
It was for this reason that Emperor Chongzhen lured the snake out of the cave and asked Chen Shaozong to allocate some troops from Jinzhou City, so that he could quickly capture Jinzhou City. But he didn't expect that Daishan was so generous. Not only did he not bargain with the request for two thousand cavalry, but he generously sent out all the cavalry at his disposal, which were the elites in Jinzhou City.
To a certain extent, the rise of Jianlu has its own reasons. At least among their ministries, they don't just think about themselves. Although Jianlu as a whole has internal struggles, it is still relatively united externally.
However, this time, because of this "unity", Jinzhou City's defense force became even weaker.
Finally, Emperor Chongzhen's chariot approached.
Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Baoding, led his generals to rush over.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
The more than five thousand soldiers of the Dongjiang Army almost shouted in unison with joy. The sound of their voices was so loud that the ears of the prisoners on the top of the city were buzzing.
As happy as the Ming army was outside the city, how miserable were the prisoners on top of the city!
How excited the Ming army was outside the city, how desperate the prisoners on the city were!
…
Anyway, outside the city, there are two extremes, a sharp contrast.
After a while, Emperor Chongzhen, surrounded by Lu Xiangsheng and others, began to inspect Jinzhou City.
The soldiers of the Yongwei camp passed Emperor Chongzhen, a stone's throw away from the city, and threw the heads in their hands to the top of the city.
One, two, three...
It only took a while to pile up into a small mountain. Each and every money rat tail, needless to say, is the Qing cavalry army that was wiped out. At this point, many people can recognize a few familiar faces if they look carefully.
In ancient times, the reason why Beijing was often visited was because this method was a very effective means of intimidation and a means of demonstrating military power. To a certain extent, after Jianlu entered the pass and massacred the city, it actually had a similar deterrent effect.
It's just that the Ming army's sights on the capital were all enemy heads on the battlefield; but the massacre of the city by the Jianlu troops was an inhumane massacre that did not distinguish between men, women, old and weak.
The Jianlu on the top of the city all looked ashen. They seemed to have seen their own fate, and they would probably be the same as those outside the city.
Looking away from these heads, I looked up and saw that the Imperial Guards of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty had really brought many cannons and were setting up artillery positions in formation. Just so many cannons can probably level Jinzhou City, right?
At this time, Jianlu on the top of the city was really desperate!
Not long after, the siege was ready, and all the responsible generals came to the imperial court to pay their orders, ready to attack the city at any time according to the order.
At this time, the morale of the Ming army was extremely high. Just waiting for the emperor's order to level Jinzhou City.
However, Emperor Chongzhen did not issue this decree. Instead, he nodded to Wu Zhong, the commander of the Imperial Guard who was accompanying him.
So Wu Zhong stepped forward, stood a stone's throw away, and shouted to the top of the city: "The emperor has a decree. If you want to survive, Aisin Gioro Daishan should come out and answer!"
When Jianlu on the top of the city heard this, he was like a stone thrown into a stagnant pond. They were desperate and about to drown. Suddenly, they saw a life-saving straw.
Daishan himself didn't actually react at all. He was already fifty-nine years old, and he was always the type to bask in the sun and wait to die. He didn't want to be humiliated by the Ming emperor, so he remained indifferent.
However, others don't have this old man mentality. The personal guard beside him thought that he was hard of hearing, so he quickly reminded him: "Your Highness, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty wants to talk to you!"
There were even guards who were in a hurry and spoke more bluntly, saying directly: "Your Highness, it seems that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty said that we will not die!"
"..." When Dai Shan heard this, he didn't say anything. He just turned his head slowly and glanced at the people around him. Seeing the eager expectations in their eyes, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Sometimes, even if he is the prince of the Qing Dynasty, he cannot act against everyone's wishes. This is the conclusion drawn from his fifty-nine years of experience.
Finally, amidst the expectations of all the Jianlu, the old figure of Daishan appeared on the battlements of the outer wall of the city. He looked at the Emperor of Ming in the distance and said in a normal voice: "This king is here. The Emperor of Ming has traveled a long way. Come, what can I do?"
Emperor Chongzhen couldn't hear his words at all. But his personal guards would not be idle, and quickly spread the word to Daishan with a loud voice, and even added a flattering tone to it.
When Wu Zhong saw Dai Shan appear, he recognized him. After all, he was once Huang Taiji's consort. He retreated to Emperor Chongzhen and reported to the emperor.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the old man from a distance. At this time, he was already immune to the so-called historical celebrities. However, it was the first time they met, and a Class-A eavesdropping seed was "rewarded" and attached to Daishan. on the body.
The eavesdropping system was also impressed. Every time he won a battle or "teased" Jianlu, he would be rewarded with seeds. The Grade A eavesdropping seed given to Daishan was prepared by Emperor Chongzhen.
Regardless of whether he surrenders in the end or not, having eavesdropping seeds to feed back information is good no matter what!
At this time, everyone in the city had finished replying, and everyone was waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to speak. Therefore, it was extremely quiet both inside and outside the city.
Emperor Chongzhen said calmly: "Tell Daishan to surrender immediately and unconditionally. I can spare the lives of the prisoners in the city and even let them go back. However, if they dare to resist, after the city is broken, the heads outside the city will be Their fate!”
At this point, he paused and then added: "Dorgon, Azig, and Ying'erdai, I have put them all back, and I don't care if I put some more back. But I have to let them go." If you are unhappy, you can only go to Beijing to relieve your boredom!"
When Wu Zhong heard this, he didn't hesitate. He immediately replied "I obey" and turned around to deliver the message.
However, at this moment, Lu Xiangsheng said "Wait a minute", and then saw him telling Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and he put the slave chief back and captured him again in the future. I can only admire him. But now, Your Majesty, Are we going to release the three thousand captives in the city? If so, this battle will not weaken the captives. Wei Chen thinks that the slave chiefs can be released, but these three thousand captives should be killed, at least they cannot be released !”
At this point, he was afraid that Emperor Chongzhen would be angry, so he added an explanation: "Before I came to Liaodong, Your Majesty once told me that there are few captives, so we should destroy their manpower. Don't ask for more, just accumulate a little." If they become too large, the strength of the Jianlu will be greatly depleted. If these Jianlu are allowed to go back, wouldn’t it be against His Majesty’s original words?”
Among those present, only Lu Xiangsheng dared to resist the order and openly remonstrated. Although the other generals did not speak, their eyes showed the intention to agree with Lu Xiangsheng. Obviously, they had somewhat different views on Emperor Chongzhen's will.
Emperor Chongzhen was not unhappy about this, but was very patient. He pointed in the direction of the city and said to Lu Xiangsheng: "You can see clearly, Mr. Lu, that the courage of these captives has disappeared. The strength of our Ming army is It has left a shadow in their hearts. With these Jianlu, even if we meet again on the battlefield, they will not be any formidable opponents."
After Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he subconsciously turned his head to look.
And Emperor Chongzhen was still saying: "I put these Jianlu back, for two purposes. One is to exchange for the people I want, and the other is to let these frightened Jianlu take away their fear of the Ming army. Go to the hinterland of Liaodong and bring it to other Jianlu!"
By eavesdropping on the seeds, he had long inferred that Huang Taiji was trying his best to avoid the low morale of the Jianlu, so he not only concealed the defeat, but also immediately publicized the slightest victory. The reason why North Korea was destroyed in this plane was due to this reason.
Since Huang Taiji wanted to avoid something, he had to make trouble!
