Attack after attack, the Ming army's heroic fighting, well-trained, well-equipped and other advantages were fully demonstrated.
The Ming army's offensive was so fierce that the Qing army in front of them was almost at a loss what to do!
They have never faced such an enemy!
horrible!
It's really terrible!
The fierce artillery fire, the sharp bayonets, and the piercing blast of the charge horn almost caused the Qing garrison at Dagukou to collapse emotionally.
It will almost become a nightmare for all Qing troops!
Wu Ming put down the telescope in his hand, his face full of joy.
"According to the current trend, tomorrow at the latest, my Ming Dynasty will be able to capture Dagukou, and the fleet will sail into the Haihe River and approach Tianjin City!"
The deputy general beside him nodded and said.
"Yes General!"
"This Jiannu is really vulnerable!"
Wu Ming nodded and said.
"Ha ha!"
"It's not that Jiannu is vulnerable, it's that my Ming Dynasty King Master is too strong."
When he said this, a trace of pride that was visible to the naked eye flashed across Wu Ming's face.
Wu Ming can also be regarded as Zhu Hongyu's Yuancong veteran. He has been in the army since the early days of the Liberation Army.
Over the years, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he had watched the Ming army grow little by little until it became the behemoth it is today.
Now that the Ming army has become so powerful, it goes without saying that they are proud.
…
In Tianjin City!
The person in charge of the war in Tianjin was Ming Fu, an important general of the Qing Dynasty.
He was born in the Eight Banners, but not the Eight Banners of Manchuria, but the Eight Banners of Mongolia.
But his loyalty to the Manchu Qing was no less than that of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and was completely different from Wutuo who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
Mingfu was born in the Horqin tribe, and his family had been married to the Manchu royal family for generations.
His mother was a concubine of Shunzhi, and one of his sisters was also married to Kangxi as a concubine.
In other words, he is a die-hard man of the Qing Dynasty!
That's why Obai appointed him to be in charge of Tianjin's defense.
As for why Ao Bai appointed Zhao Liangdong to be in charge of Baoding, it was entirely because Zhao Liangdong was so good at licking.
Zhao Liangdong licked Obai very comfortably, and Obai naturally regarded Zhao Liangdong as his confidant.
Even if Ao Bai was beaten to death, he would never have imagined that Zhao Liangdong was actually a Ming Zhongliang!
Mingfu looked at the number of casualties reported from the direction of Dagukou, and the expression on his face kept changing.
That shocking number made Mingfu feel like his head was buzzing!
"It's too awful!"
"The casualties are too tragic!"
"Aren't there defense fortifications at Dagukou? How come the number of casualties in our Qing Dynasty is so high?"
How long does it take!
In less than a day, the number of casualties of the Qing army exceeded 1,000, and they were heading towards 2,000!
If the Ming army continued to attack with such intensity for a few more days, the defenders of Tianjin would probably die!
"Master, why don't our army shrink its defense line from the direction of Dagukou!"
Captain Goshiha, Mingfu's personal soldier, suggested.
"Dagukou is close to the sea, and the Ming army's attack is covered by naval guns. Our Qing artillery cannot withstand the Ming army's naval guns. If we fight the Ming army at Dagukou, we will naturally suffer a loss."
"But if the Qing Dynasty shrinks its defense line and withdraws to fight with the Ming army near Tianjin, the Ming army will lose the fire cover of naval guns and its combat power will be greatly reduced."
"At that time, it will be time for our army to counterattack!"
Upon hearing this, Ming Fu stood up from his seat amidst the faint sound of cannon fire and walked to the map coin hanging in his room.
Looking at the topographic map of Tianjin on the wall, Mingfu frowned and asked.
"What would happen if the Ming army fleet came along the Haihe River to Tianjin City?"
Mingfu pointed his finger at the Haihe River with a solemn expression on his face.
The flow of the Haihe River is not low, and its surface is wide enough to accommodate the Ming army's sailing battleships.
If the Ming army sailed their warships outside Tianjin, then the method mentioned by Goshiha would not be feasible.
The truly powerful artillery power of the Ming army was their naval guns!
The soldier Goshiha gritted his teeth and said.
"Master, I, the Qing Dynasty, can sink ships and block the Haihe River, or set up dikes and iron locks in the Haihe River!"
“This is all okay!”
"As long as we can prevent the Ming fleet from entering the Haihe River, there is nothing we can't do!"
This means that the Qing army was not prepared in advance and it was too late. Otherwise, he would have suggested that Mingfu build a dam to block the water and artificially dry up the lower reaches of the Haihe River.
Mingfu nodded and said.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you!"
"After you have finished blocking the Haihe River, the master will give an order to the direction of Dagukou and tell them to withdraw their troops!"
This Goshihada Qian'er responded with a chirp and then retreated to get ready to do something.
…
Zhu Hongyu did not stay in Baoding for long.
In Baoding City, on the one hand, he met with the large gentry households in Baoding City, gave them some comfort, and accepted the silver donated by these large gentry households to the Ming Dynasty.
On the one hand, Ling finalized the treatment of the surrendered Qing troops and dispersed them.
First, each person was given one month's back pay based on headcount to stabilize military morale.
Then the Qing troops who surrendered were screened, and those who were willing to continue joining the army were broken up and reorganized, and then trained.
Those who are unwilling to continue serving in the army will be given travel expenses and sent home!
If they are homeless, the court will centrally resettle them and let them work in farming or work.
Even if these people don't want to continue serving as soldiers, they are still excellent laborers!
There are so many places to put them!
In addition, the placement of the surrendered generals was finalized.
For those who were unwilling to continue leading troops, Zhu Hongyu rewarded them with a large amount of gold, silver and land, and gave them a quota to recommend their own reserves to the Jiangwutang Military Academy.
Those who are willing to continue to lead troops, including Zhao Liangdong, need to enter the Ming Dynasty Royal Lecture Hall Military Academy for further studies!
Of course, Zhu Hongyu will not be stingy with the rewards that should be given to these people, such as gold, silver, land, etc.
Politics is about killing your enemies a little and killing your own people a lot.
When it comes to being generous to those who are willing to rely on you, you must not be stingy.
After handling these matters, Zhu Hongyu led his troops and continued northward towards the capital.
The mighty Ming army marched along the canal, and the water surface of the canal was almost blocked!
Although the Qing army did not dare to engage in a field battle with the Ming army and used head-on confrontation to block the Ming army, they still had the courage to cause trouble for the Ming army on the canal.
The Qing army frequently sent men to make fuss on the canal!
Either send people to sink ships and block the river, or send people to blow up the embankments of the canal, or work on the dam of the canal to reduce the water flow of the canal to slow down the Ming army's advance.
The method was despicable, but Zhu Hongyu had to admit that the Qing army's move was effective.
Under the various tricks of the Qing army, the Ming army's advance was indeed much slower!
Zhu Hongyu looked at the report on hand, couldn't help but frowned, and asked.
"Jiannu was despicable. He knew that Ming Dynasty was no match for him in field battles, so he made trouble on the canal to hinder Ming Dynasty's march!"