Haicheng County, Zhangzhou, means "clear and quiet seaside". This place is very rich and is an important foreign trade port in the Ming Dynasty. It is nicknamed "Little Suhang".
Sun Gui, the Marquis of Dinghai in the Ming Dynasty, ordered Zhou Rui and Zheng Bin to guard against the Qing naval forces in Jinxia. He led Zhu Chenggong, Yang Chaodong and Wang Sheng to land with 20,000 naval forces and headed for Haicheng County.
Lian Ke Dawu Mountain, Haimen, directly to the bottom of Haicheng City.
There are 5,000 troops of Wang Bangjun, the commander-in-chief of Zhangzhou, in the city. Since Chen Tai's defeat, people in Haicheng County have been panicked and surrenders have continued. Wang Bangjun also wanted to surrender, but he didn't dare. After being the commander-in-chief of Zhangzhou for so many years, he had a lot of money on his hands.
Full of the blood of the rebels. Many of the Ming troops outside the city were Zheng Cai and Zhu Chenggong's old troops. Can they spare themselves? They can only make up their minds and wait for reinforcements.
Wang Bangjun opened the Haicheng County treasury and moved all the treasury money onto the city wall.
"Brothers, as long as you persist for a month, the court's reinforcements will arrive. Kill a thief and you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. If you have enough money, kill the thief and come to this commander to get the silver."
The white money made the Qing army's eyes red and their morale revived.
"Gentlemen, all the big battles along the way have been fought by the land army, and our navy has only fought some small battles. This battle should be fought beautifully for my commander and bring glory to the navy. The supervisor has spoken out and captured Fuzhou.
Later, the imperial court did not hesitate to reward the princes."
"The final general will be loyal to the Ming Dynasty! Fight the enemy bravely and die before you die!"
The Battle of Haicheng began, with Sun Gui, Zhu Chenggong, Yang Chaodong, and Wang Sheng attacking four gates.
Zhu Chenggong called Huang Ting, Lin Yi, Lu Jue, Hong Zheng, and Gan Hui, "Since we surrendered to King Jing, we have not made any great achievements. How can we gain a foothold in today's battle if we don't attack first?"
"I am willing to fight to the death for my country!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The Ming army was a naval force, with many cannons that could be unloaded directly from the ship. However, the siege equipment was a bit lacking, mostly simple long ladders.
However, Haicheng County is just a county town, not very high, and a long ladder is enough.
The Ming army bombarded and filled trenches at the same time, filling up the moat in half a day.
"Kill!"
Zhu Chenggong personally attacked the city with his sword.
As soon as he tried his best, Huang Ting, Lin Yi, Gan Hui and other generals fought harder, climbing up the ladder like a competition.
Gan Hui lowered his head and bent down, leaping onto the city wall like a monkey. He looked like a "Hero Haicheng", with two swords in his hands, killing more than ten people in a row.
Huh? There is an enemy general in front of him, with bright armor and dozens of people surrounding him.
Hero Gan rushed towards the Qing general without saying a word.
"Yeah!"
Such a fast sword technique, before the enemy general could block it, his head was already on the ground.
"No, the commander is dead! Run away!"
With this shrill cry, Haicheng's Qing army collapsed.
On May 26, the 24th year of Chongzhen reign in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army defeated Haicheng in one day, and deputy general Gan Hui's formation killed Wang Bangjun, the general of Zhangzhou.
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On the west wall of Longxi, General Manager Liu Guoxuan is ascending the city and looking out. Yes, General Manager, he has been demoted from General Manager Qian to General Manager.
After the loss of Nanjing City, someone needed to take responsibility. Guerrilla Wang Jin was Zu Zeyuan's confidant. He put all the blame on Liu Guoxuan, saying that he was not doing well in the battle. He almost had his head chopped off. Fortunately, someone interceded and he was demoted. .
The Qing army is different from the Ming army. In the Ming army, the general manager was in charge of 500 to 1,000 people, while the general manager was in charge of 400 or 500 people. In the Qing army, the general manager was in charge of 500 to 1,000 people, but the general manager was only in charge of more than 100 people. Although the same Being downgraded from the sixth level to the seventh level, the gap in my heart is much greater.
A group of Ming troops approached, and the Qing troops on the city drew their bows to shoot.
"Listen, people on the city, don't shoot arrows. We are here to deliver Wang Bangjun's head. Haicheng has been captured by our Ming Dynasty. You can't escape. Return quickly and surrender, and you will have a way to survive."
With a bang, a baggage was thrown onto the city wall.
Liu Guoxuan opened the bag, and Wang Bangjun's head was clearly visible. He had once served as General Manager Qian, so he naturally knew Wang Bangjun, the Commander-in-Chief of Zhangzhou, and sighed in his heart, "Haicheng is really lost!"
Zu Zeyuan rushed over, saw the head, and laughed loudly: "The head is fake. This is a trick of the Ming army. Don't be fooled." After saying this, he kicked the head off the city.< /p>
Liu Guoxuan sneered in his heart, but shouted: "The commander-in-chief is right, the heads are fake, everyone should take care of themselves and prevent the Ming army from attacking the city."
Zu Zeyuan glanced at Liu Guoxuan approvingly and turned back to the city.
He was a veteran general in the army. He knew that the morale of the army was unstable when he saw the death of a man. After returning to the city, he immediately mobilized his own soldiers and guarded the four gates. Each gate was assigned a hundred soldiers.
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The brutal siege battle lasted for seven days, but the banner with the word "ancestor" on the top of the city was weak.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The Ming army's chariots are hitting the city gate again.
"Quick, pour some fire oil on it!"
Liu Guoxuan roared angrily and ordered his men to burn the truck.
The car was burned down, but none of the subordinates cheered. They stood or sat like zombies.
Liu Guoxuan knew that the city was about to be destroyed and he had to make a decision.
He secretly called his confidants, "Brothers, Longxi City can no longer be defended. I want to lead the brothers to find a way out and dedicate the city to bring light. Do you want to join me?"
"General, we are all Han people, so we are naturally willing to surrender. But now we only have a hundred people left, and there are also hundreds of soldiers from the commander's palace at the gate of the city. How to dedicate the city?"
Liu Guoxuan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I have my own concerns."
He went to his boss Wang Jin and said, "General Wang, there is something unclear about the bid, and I would like to ask the general."
"Oh, what's the matter?"
"Is life more important or official position more important?"
"Damn it, why do you have to ask? Of course life is important."
Liu Guo You will be promoted to an official position. But after the city is destroyed, you will undoubtedly die. Where to go, please decide."
Wang Jin thought for a while, "Did the Ming army ever tell them how to treat surrendered generals?"
"The Ming army has said that as long as they are willing to surrender, their official positions will remain the same and they will not be demoted."
"In this case, I agree to this matter."
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"Commander, the Xicheng defenders shot down a letter."
Yan Tianfeng opened it and saw that it was written by a Qing general named Liu Guoxuan. The other party asked him to present the city at the west gate at 3:00 tomorrow, asking for his life. If he agreed, he would light three bonfires outside the city.
He laughed and asked people to arrange a bonfire.
Nan'an Bo Hao Yongzhong was a little worried: "Commander, the Tatars can't cheat, right?"
"Hmph, the enemy is exhausted, I'm sorry they don't dare to cheat." Yan Tianfeng thought for a while and then said, "Tomorrow, let Guo Tiancai take the lead."
The next day, at three o'clock in the morning, at the west gate of Longxi City, Zu Zeyuan's personal sentry commander was patrolling. Suddenly he saw Wang Jin and Liu Guoxuan came with more than 200 people.
"Wang Guerrilla, what are you going to do?"
"I want your life", Wang Jin hacked the sentry commander to death, and together with Liu Guoxuan killed the Qing soldiers and opened the city gate.
"Wang Guerrilla", Liu Guoxuan called Wang Jin, "Actually, I didn't tell the Ming army that you also want to submit."
"Huh?"
Wang Jin was stunned.
Liu Guoxuan's smile was as warm as a spring flower, "Because, there is no need", he raised the knife and dropped it, Wang Jin's head fell to the ground.
"General, the city gate is open!"
Guo Tiancai, the general of the Ming Dynasty, took a look and ordered: "Enter the city!"
Entering the city, I saw a general kneeling on the ground holding a human head.
"Who are you? Whose head are you holding?"
"The last general is Nanjing Qianzong Liu Guoxuan. This is the leader of the pseudo-Qing guerrilla Wang Jin. This person does not understand the destiny and resists the king's division. He has been killed before he will be killed."
Guo Tiancai sat on the horse proudly and said, "You have done a good job. Take me to the handsome manor as soon as possible."
"Kill!"
The Ming army surrounded Zu Zeyuan's handsome mansion from all sides.
Zu Zeyuan's face was as pale as earth, and he sighed: "My family has been a Ming general for generations. It would be disloyal to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. If he surrenders to the Ming Dynasty again and harms the old mother in Liaodong, it will be unfilial. Since I have been disloyal, how can I dare to be unfilial? What happened today is the only way to be filial. Just die." He drew his sword and killed himself.
When I heard that Zu Zeyuan committed suicide, Yan Tianfeng ordered a grand burial and said it was a pity.
What's the pity? Marshal Yan didn't say anything, and no one dared to ask.
Marquis Yan tried his best to conquer Longxi City,
Zu clan swung his sword and died.
Even if he takes the first step,
It rains heavily on the mass graves.
This chapter has been completed!