Chapter 707 Asking for a monthly ticket for the end of the empire
Chapter 707 The End of the Empire (please vote)
During this period of time, the Ming Dynasty's Wounded Military Battalion treated quite a few civilians.
Wutuo led his army to escort the main force of the Ming army, and defeated and destroyed the Qing army troops along the canal several times.
While defeating a large number of Qing troops, they also captured a large number of prisoners and civilians.
Prisoners of war do not surrender. Surrenders surrender on their own initiative, so they will naturally receive preferential treatment.
But prisoners of war surrendered after being defeated. Not to mention preferential treatment, Ming Dynasty could guarantee that they would not starve to death, which was enough mercy.
But civilian husbands are different!
Civilians are not soldiers, but common people, but innocent people involved in the war!
In order to win over the people of Beizhili, Zhu Hongyu ordered the Ming army to properly resettle the captured civilian husbands.
The general action is to give the peasants good food and drink, and then give them travel expenses home.
Zhu Hongyu also ordered that those civilians who were accidentally injured on the battlefield be treated as much as possible.
Anyway, for the time being, the number of casualties suffered by the Ming army during the Northern Expedition was very limited, and the military doctors were idle.
Zhu Hongyu found something for them to do!
As for the medicinal materials, money and food needed to resettle these civilians!
Then there is no need to worry!
Even if we don’t mention the large amount of food, grass and baggage carried by the Ming army.
Without Zhu Hongyu's deliberate instructions, the wealthy gentry households around Beizhili sent large amounts of money and grain to buy peace.
As long as a small portion of this money and food is allocated, it will be enough to accommodate these civilians!
The Ming army marched along the canal all the way to Tianjin City, and many civilians gathered along the way.
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In Tianjin City!
Mingfu looked at the battlefield marked on the map, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead, which had fine green stubble.
Facts have proved that Mingfu's strategy of blocking the Haihe River is indeed effective.
To a certain extent, this move indeed greatly hindered the Ming army's offensive.
After the Ming army captured the Dagukou Fort, they launched an attack on Tianjin City.
Just when the Ming army's fleet wanted to sail into the Haihe River, and then pass through the Haihe River directly to the city of Tianjin.
But suddenly it was discovered that the Haihe River was blocked.
In desperation, the Ming army had no choice but to send out marine troops to launch an attack on Tianjin without adequate artillery cover.
On the one hand, we started to clean up the Haihe River that was blocked by the Qing army!
Although the Ming army did not have the support of naval guns, the offensive was still fierce.
In a few days, the Ming army overthrew all the Qing army's strongholds outside Tianjin and trapped the remaining Qing army inside Tianjin.
Moreover, at the same time, the Ming army also successfully dredged the Haihe River, and the main force of the fleet headed towards Tianjin.
Tianjin is in danger!
Just when Mingfu was about to summon his generals to discuss countermeasures, news came from behind.
Baoding defender Zhao Liangdong surrendered to the Ming thieves, and the Ming army went up the canal to the outskirts of Tianjin and stationed itself on the banks of the Tonghui River.
The Ming army, which landed at Dagukou in the front, stormed Tianjin City. The main force of the Ming army led by Zhu Hongyu later blocked the retreat of the Qing army in Tianjin.
In addition, Obai in the capital was unable to support Tianjin at all. Any general with some military knowledge could see that it was only a matter of time before the Qing army in Tianjin was destroyed.
Although Beng Phuc's military talent could not be said to be outstanding, he was not just a vase decoration without any knowledge.
He naturally understands the current dilemma facing the Qing army in Tianjin.
"Let's all talk about it, how can the Qing Dynasty solve the siege of Tianjin?"
Mingfu looked away from the map, turned to face the Qing generals in the hall, and asked.
When the generals of the Qing army heard this, they looked at each other one after another.
Many people were speechless, truly feeling the despair of impending disaster.
Today's Tianjin City, with its city defenses and the food and grass accumulated in the city, may be able to survive for ten days and a half.
After all, the Qing army's management of Tianjin's city defense was no worse than its management of Baoding City.
If the Qing army was determined to defend the city, it would not be easy for the Ming army to conquer Tianjin.
Even if the Qing army couldn't hold out for ten days and a half, it would definitely be fine for five, six, seven or eight days.
However, in the end they still cannot avoid the final outcome of destruction!
General Hatu stood up and said.
"General, the most important thing our army should consider now is not how to defend Tianjin, but how to break out of the encirclement!"
"Judging from the current situation, it is a foregone conclusion that Tianjin cannot be defended."
"Even if our army defends Tianjin, it has just left a few more corpses in Tianjin recently."
"Our Qing Dynasty currently has limited troops. If we can break out and retreat to the capital or Liaodong, we will definitely be able to play a greater role!"
After hearing this, the other generals also made suggestions one after another.
"Yes, General, we should choose to break out!"
"For our army, breaking out is really the best choice!"
"General, please give the order to break out!"
"..."
The generals of the Qing army began to persuade them.
After all, if you can break out and survive, who would be willing to wait there to die?
Do we really think that everyone in the Qing Dynasty is loyal and loyal who would rather die than surrender?
Ming Fu's face turned blue and white, and finally said with a dark face.
"I, the general, have been entrusted by Your Majesty and Shaobao to take charge of the war in Tianjin. How can I escape without fighting?"
Mingfu felt that he was a royal relative of the Qing Dynasty and shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending the Qing Dynasty. He was unwilling to escape without a fight even if he was killed.
Hatu opened his mouth to persuade.
"Why would the general think that?"
"Our army has been stationed in Tianjin and resisted the Ming army's attack for nearly ten days. Our brothers have suffered numerous casualties. We are now worthy of the Qing Dynasty."
"Now because Zhao Liangdong, a wolf-hearted man, betrayed the Qing Dynasty and surrendered to the Ming thieves, our army was cut off by the Ming army and surrounded in Tianjin."
"It even caused the defense line that my Qing Dynasty worked so hard to collapse!"
"But now that the defense line has collapsed, why should we continue to wait for death in Tianjin City? We should evacuate as soon as possible to preserve our strength!"
Hatu began to instill false ideas into Beng Fook.
It was obvious that he felt that Tianjin was undefendable and wanted to escape for his life, but he sternly said that it was all Zhao Liangdong's fault and that what they had done was enough.
Mingfu was moved by the persuasion, or in other words, Mingfu didn't want to die in the first place, he just wanted a step up.
After pondering for a while, Mingfu asked.
"Now that Tianjin is surrounded by Ming thieves, how can our army withdraw from Tianjin?"
Now Beng Hock has the idea of withdrawing.
But they were worried that as soon as they left the city and left the fortifications, they would be completely wiped out by the Ming army outside the city.
The current Qing army really has no psychological advantage at all against the Ming army!
Without three or five times the strength, let alone fighting in the field with the Ming army, they would not even have the courage to defend the city.
The Ming army was even more afraid of the Qing army than it was back then!
Hatu said.
"What the general doesn't know is that our Qing Dynasty has nearly 2,000 war horses in Tianjin City, which is enough for our Qing Dynasty's Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners to withdraw from Tianjin City with one and two horses and complete the breakout."
Hatu's meaning was very clear. As long as the Qing Dynasty's Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners could evacuate, they would not hesitate to abandon the Green Camp Han soldiers in Tianjin.
To the Qing Dynasty, the lives of the Han people were worthless, and it did not matter whether they died or not. As long as the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry could be preserved, that was enough.
Mingfu nodded and said.
"Let Hatu arrange this matter!"
"Remember not to leak the news. We are going to withdraw from Tianjin City, and we still need someone to cut off the rear of my army."
Mingfu's plan was very clear. He wanted to keep all the Han troops in the Green Camp in Tianjin City as cannon fodder to buy time for the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry to withdraw.
Hatu nodded and said.
"Don't worry, general, Hatu will definitely arrange this matter properly!"
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Along with the fast horses entering Beijing, several pieces of bad news were delivered to Obai's desk.
First, Baoding fell, Zhao Liangdong came to the Ming Dynasty, and the Beizhili defense line that the Qing Dynasty worked so hard to build was broken!
Then the Ming and traitor armies gathered in Tianjin, and Tianjin was in a hurry!
Obai felt that he had a severe headache, his forehead was beating constantly, and the expression on his face was almost desperate.
Judging from the current situation, Obai can clearly realize that the Qing Dynasty's war situation in the pass is about to collapse.
Baoding has changed hands, and it is only a matter of time before Tianjin falls!
When the Ming army gathers its main force and attacks the capital, it is only a matter of time before the capital falls!
When the time comes, how can Shanxi alone resist the Ming thieves' offensive?
Do you rely on the eight major Shanxi merchants?
"Send the order, be prepared for the fall of Tianjin, and prepare for war with all your strength!"
"If a thief comes, I must give him a head-on blow!"
Obai opened his mouth and gave the order.
After receiving the order, everyone in the capital began to prepare for war with increasing urgency.
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Emperor Xuantong lived in the palace for a long time. As a puppet with almost no power, he naturally had no channels to obtain information from the outside world.
Even if the situation in the world changes, no one will come to tell him!
Therefore, now the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition army has reached Tianjin, but Emperor Xuantong still doesn't know anything.
He just drank and had fun in the palace every day, dreaming of his own dream of being an emperor.
"Ha ha!"
"Keep playing music, keep dancing!"
Xuantong held Mei Ji in his arms, eating delicious food and drinking fine wine.
The beauty in his arms kept smiling. The two hugged each other, turned around and started to nibble on each other.
Listening to the faint sounds of singing, dancing, silk, bamboo, wind and music, as well as the melodious sounds coming from the palace, the few young eunuchs outside the palace were not happy at all.
Emperor Xuantong didn't know the current situation in the world, so he could still sing, dance and feast happily every day.
But they know it!
Now that the Ming Dynasty has invaded Tianjin, they don't know when they will invade the capital. How can they still be happy?!
"Hey, ignorance is such a joy!"
Xiao Anzi looked at the main hall behind him and said with a tone full of ridicule and contempt.
Xiao Xizi on the side also sighed and said.
"Who can say otherwise? Now that the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition soldiers are almost reaching Beijing, Emperor Xuantong can still laugh. Who can say that ignorance is not a kind of happiness?"
Xiao Anzi continued with sarcasm in his words.
"Haha, don't think he is happy now. When the soldiers of tomorrow invade the capital, do you believe that he, the false emperor, will still be alive?"
"Hey, I just don't know what will happen to us slaves in the future!"
Xiao Xizi was more open-minded and said with a smile.
"For us to be slaves, we are just changing our masters to serve them!"
"But then again, serving someone is not serving someone?"
"My father served the Ming Emperor back then. When the Qing Dynasty entered the country and shaved his hair, wouldn't he still serve the Qing Emperor?"
The father Xiao Xizi mentioned was actually his godfather. He met his adoptive father in the palace when he was young.
Xiao Anzi nodded in agreement.
"Who says it's not?"
"Our slaves have a humble life, but even a humble life has its own way of living."
"The man in this palace has a good fortune. He has become an emperor without doing anything. However, in the future, his life may not be as good as that of slaves like us."
When Xiao Anzi said this, his tone was full of gloating.
Emperor Xuantong had a violent and paranoid personality, and he especially liked to torture his slaves, as if to prove his power.
Emperor Xuantong's misfortune was something that many people were happy to see happen!
Especially the slaves in the palace!
However, as soon as Xiao Anzi finished speaking, a burst of force came from behind.
His figure suddenly jumped forward and fell heavily to the ground, knocking out a few of his front teeth.
Behind him, Emperor Xuantong in full uniform was standing, his face full of disbelief.
After Emperor Xuantong kicked Xiao Anzi down, he turned towards Xiao Xizi and kicked them into pieces.
He opened his eyes angrily and roared.
"Dog slaves, two dog slaves!"
"What did you just say? What did you say?"
"Have the troops of the puppet dynasty reached the capital?"
Emperor Xuantong heard the conversation between the two and the contempt they had for him. He was so sensitive that he felt that he had been slighted and his anger surged.
But since he still had something to ask, he did not immediately order the two men to be dragged down to be executed. Instead, he suppressed his anger and started asking.
Seeing Emperor Xuantong's face full of anger, Xiao Anzi and Xiao Xizi were frightened to the point of peeing when they thought about the treasonous conversation they had just had.
The ground instantly became wet, and the smell of urine instantly spread to the surrounding area.
The two of them knelt on the ground, kowtowing desperately and begging for mercy.
"The slave deserves to die, the slave deserves to die!"
"My slave was just talking nonsense. Your Majesty is magnanimous and please forgive me for once!"
"..."
The two men's heads kept hitting the floor tiles, making a dull thud, and even blood began to seep from their foreheads.
But this cannot conceal the fear in their hearts!
Xuantong was quite cruel. According to Xuantong's past temper, the two of them were probably dead today.
Xuantong was even more annoyed when he saw that the two men were just kowtowing and begging for mercy without answering his own questions.
With a clang, he pulled out the sword from the guard beside him and slashed at the two of them.
With a pop, one of Xiao Anzi's arms was cut off, and blood spurted out from the wound.
Xiao Anzi raised his head and let out a hysterical scream.
However, Xuantong's second sword struck Xiao Anzi in the face.
There was a pop, the skin and flesh were turned out, and a huge wound was torn out by the sharp sword on Xiao Anzi's delicate face.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Xizi was filled with fear.
He stopped kowtowing, stood up, and stumbled away into the distance.
Xuantong's face and body were all splattered with blood. He no longer cared about Xiao Anzi who collapsed on the ground and turned into a corpse.
He strode towards Xiao Xizi who was running away!
Xiao Xizi stumbled forward, but her legs and feet were weak from extreme fear, and she couldn't stop moving at all.
Every two steps he took, he would fall to the ground uncontrollably.
After Xiao Xizi fell down again, she simply stopped getting up and started crawling forward.
"Help...help!"
"Don't kill me, I don't want to die!"
"..."
However, no matter how much Xiao Xizi cried out and begged for mercy, no one paid any attention to her.
Facing the furious Emperor Xuantong, no one dared to stand up and save Xiao Xizi.
Although Emperor Xuantong was just a puppet, a puppet emperor was also an emperor.
I dare not say anything else, but at least he still has the right to kill two slaves.
Xiao Xizi crawled forward, and her palms and knees were scratched in a short time.
But even so, he could not escape the vicious hands of Emperor Xuantong.
Emperor Xuantong ran and caught up with Xiao Xizi who was crawling on the ground, and slashed with his sword mercilessly.
Plop!
The long sword slashed at Xiao Xizi's neck, but failed to cut it off.
Xiao Xizi's body fell to the ground, with only a layer of skin and flesh remaining between her neck and head.
Large streams of blood spurted out, and blue blood vessels and the trachea and esophagus were clearly visible.
Emperor Xuantong was still angry and continued to chop up Xiao Xizi's body with his sword.
Phew! Phew!
The sounds of sharp blades piercing flesh were heard one after another.
Blood spurts out, and pieces of flesh fly.
In just the blink of an eye, Xiao Xizi turned into a puddle of meat.
Emperor Xuantong threw away the long sword in his hand that was stained with blood and minced meat, and gasped for breath.
As if he suddenly remembered something, he strode out of the palace as if going crazy.
As he ran, he shouted.
"I want to see Shaobao, I want to see Ao Shaobao!"
"..."
The emperor ran wildly through the streets covered in blood. This scene of the end of the empire was seen by many people.
In this way, Emperor Xuantong rushed all the way to Obai's festival hall, and was stopped by Obai's guards.
The rest of the people did not dare to stop the emperor who was covered in blood and seemed to be going crazy, but those relatives of Aobai who were born in the Eight Banners soldiers did not have such scruples.
Xuantong was stopped directly!
"Wait a minute, I will report it soon, but whether I can see the emperor or not, Shaobao has the final say!"
Not long after, the person who informed him arrived in front of Obai.
"Report to Shaobao, Emperor Xuantong is outside seeking an audience!"
Oboi frowned subconsciously, but still spoke.
"Bring people in!"
Without letting Obai wait long, the people who left to report brought Emperor Xuantong in.
Seeing Xuantong covered in blood, Obai couldn't help but frown.
"Your Majesty, what's going on?"
Xuantong ignored Obai's question and continued to speak.
"Shaobao, I heard that the puppet dynasty in Nanjing is about to invade the capital. Is this true?"
Obai's face fell instantly, and he was secretly annoyed, wondering who told this to the puppet Xuantong.
He was already annoyed enough, but he didn't have the extra thought to deal with the puppet Xuantong, so he just said in a cold tone.
"Who did your Majesty listen to? It's just nonsense and there's nothing wrong with it!"
"If the Ming thief is really going to attack the capital, how can I still be able to sit here?"
"Your Majesty, please feel free to return to the palace and stay there. If anything happens, I will notify your Majesty!"
Seeing that Obai was obviously unhappy.
Xuantong's courage, which he had just come from nowhere, suddenly disappeared.
He just said it submissively.
"Yes Yes Yes!"
"I have listened to Shaobao, I will go back to the palace now, I will go back to the palace now!"
After hearing this, Obai nodded with satisfaction and looked away from Xuantong.
After Xuantong left, Obai let out a heavy breath, his eyes full of unconcealable exhaustion.