Seeing Nalan Xingde's refusal, Nalan Mingzhu did not force it and nodded.
"All right!"
"In that case, then Rongruo should follow Ama and learn from it!"
"In this attack on Fongyang, you must read every military order issued by Amma."
"You have to tell me why Ama issued such a military order!"
Seeing this, Nalan Xingde hit Qian'er and said.
"My son listens to Amma!"
Seeing this, Nalan Mingzhu nodded with great satisfaction.
"Not bad! Good boy!"
…
Under Nalan Mingzhu's military order, the Qing army began to accelerate towards Fengyang City.
Groups of elite cavalry from the Qing army were sent out in advance to be used as sentinels.
The elite cavalry covered the battlefield, uprooted and eliminated Fengyang Zhao's sentinels outside the city one by one.
The private soldiers of the Fengyang Zhao family had no ability to fight against the elite cavalry of the Qing army.
The scope of activities of the private soldiers of the Fengyang Zhao family was firmly compressed within Fengyang City.
The elite cavalry of the Qing army galloped past Fengyang City several times in an extremely arrogant manner, throwing arrows towards the top of Fengyang City and missing.
These Eight Banners elite cavalry of the Qing army may not participate in the siege operations, but they are still responsible for such tasks as sentry cavalry.
Facing the roaring elite cavalry of the Qing army, everyone in the Fengyang Zhao family could not help but look frightened.
Zhao Huai stood at the top of the city, watching the groups of elite cavalry whizzing by outside the city. His original determination and enthusiasm had all disappeared.
Instead, there was fear and fear from the bottom of my heart!
Boom! Boom!
At the top of Fengyang City, several privately made artillery belonging to the Zhao family lit the fuse.
Amidst the rumbling roar of artillery shelling, artillery shells were fired at the elite cavalry of the Qing army outside the city.
The cannonball drew a graceful arc in the air and then landed in the open space.
Rolling and rotating, sand and rocks flew, and the cannonballs plowed a ravine on the hard ground.
The artillery fire also caused some shock to the Qing troops who were galloping outside Fengyang City.
The elite cavalry of the Qing army no longer stayed outside Fengyang City and left on horseback!
Seeing this, Zhao Huai breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
But the fear in my heart is still brewing!
As time passed, the large group of Qing troops finally reached the outside of Fengyang City.
Looking at the vast area of darkness outside the city, where the main force of the Qing army could not be seen at a glance, Zhao Huai felt that his legs were a little weak.
Once there are more than 10,000 people, there are no boundaries!
The Qing troops outside the city numbered at least 30,000 to 40,000 people.
"Quick, pass the order, prepare for war, prepare for war!"
Zhao Huai recovered from his fear, turned around and shouted at the top of his voice to the Zhao private soldiers behind him.
An elite private soldier of the Zhao family, wearing leather and paper armor, boarded the city.
Either holding swords and guns, or bending bows and arrows, they are ready for battle.
A small number of Zhao's close servants equipped with iron armor or cloth-covered iron armor took on the task of supervising the battle.
Although the Cho family of Pongyang is a powerful family with a thousand-year heritage, North Korea as a whole is not open to force.
Swords, guns, bows and crossbows are okay, generally speaking there will be no shortage!
However, armor is also prohibited among Korean people. Although the Cho family in Pongyang is a powerful figure in the world, the most they can do is hoard some armor in private.
It’s impossible to make armor on a large scale in an honest way!
As a result, now that it is really a critical moment of life and death, the Fengyang Zhao family does not have many suitable armor stomachs at all.
Especially the armor!
Most of their equipment is leather and paper armor from the bottom of the box in their own arsenal.
This kind of armor can be used to protect some long-range arrows from being thrown away, but in other aspects, it is better than nothing.
Once the two sides really engage in battle, whether it is slashing, stabbing, or shooting with muskets, these leather and paper armors cannot withstand it.
The small amount of iron armor and cloth-covered iron armor can only be equipped for the true trusted servants, so that these people can supervise the battle.
…
Nalan Mingzhu also rode with the army to the outside of Fengyang City.
He held a telescope imported from the Ming Dynasty in his hand, looked at the specific situation at the top of Fengyang City, sneered disdainfully, and then gave an order.
"Instruct the entire army to camp underground and prepare for repairs."
"Then send cavalry around the city to harass and tire out the enemy!"
After Nalan Mingzhu finished giving the order, the ordering soldiers on the side sent out thousands of soldiers to carry out the order.
He turned his eyes to his son again and asked.
"Does Rong Ruoke know the purpose of Ama's military order just now?"
Nalan Xingde heard this and spoke.
"Reporting to Amma, Amma ordered the army to camp. It should be because our army has traveled a long distance, is exhausted, and needs to be repaired before it can go into battle."
"The purpose of sending cavalry around the city to ride, shoot and harass is to tire out the enemy and make it difficult for the enemy to rest under the harassment of our elite cavalry."
"Prepare for our army's subsequent siege!"
Nalan Mingzhu nodded slightly when he heard this.
"good!"
"But you didn't tell the whole story!"
When Nalan Xingde heard this, the expression on his face was full of astonishment.
But he still spoke.
"Please give me advice!"
Nalan Mingzhu glanced around and then spoke.
"In addition to what you said above, the main reason why Amma wants to send Jingqi to surround the city and harass Fengyang City is to frighten the North Korean recruits in the army."
"Let them see the power of my Qing heavenly soldiers, so that they will not dare to have any objections!"
"The other thing is to send elite cavalry to circle around Fengyang City, so as to judge the weak points of Fengyang City's defense and determine the next main attack direction for our army..."
"..."
Nalan Mingzhu taught her son very patiently and told her son the secrets on the battlefield.
At the same time, the elite cavalry of the Qing army had begun to run wildly around Fengyang.
A famous elf on horseback threw an arrow towards Fengyang City and missed it.
As long as anyone dared to show his head, he would be mercilessly shot by the Qing army's arrows.
The leather and paper armor worn by the private soldiers of the Fengyang Zhao family had little protective effect against the hard bows and heavy arrows of the Qing army.
Facing the Qing army's elite cavalry attack, people inside and outside Fengyang City were in panic!
…
On the second day, after the Qing army repaired overnight, they began to attack Fengyang City.
North Korea surrendered its troops, and the newly recruited North Koreans were driven in front of the battle!
Carrying the ladder, the well lantern, and pushing the shield cart, they kept moving forward.
"kill!"
"Break the formation!"
Behind these Koreans were the Qing army's elite cavalry and heavy armor responsible for supervising the battle.
As the Qing army continued to approach Fengyang, Fengyang City also began to fight back.
Bang! Bang bang!
Shotguns were stretched out of the crenels and fired towards the city.
A little bit of trivia: after experiencing two Japanese rebellions and two invasions of slavery, the Korean people could not help but use guns.
Therefore, the Fengyang Zhao family did not lack firearms to defend the city, especially muskets.
Thick swarms of projectiles and iron sand were shot towards the outside of the city.
Some of the Qing troops outside the city kept screaming and falling to the ground.
The artillery is roaring too!
The cannonballs plowed ravines through the crowd, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
However, the Qing army's offensive continued!
The artillery of the Qing army was also deployed last night, and when it aimed at Fengyang's city wall, there was a roar.
Boom! Boom!
Cannonballs hit the city wall one after another, causing the city wall to tremble and pieces of bricks and stones fell.
[To be honest, I have been using the Huanyuan app recently to read and catch up on updates. It can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds, huanyuanapp. Both Android and Apple are available.]
The artillery technology of the Qing army was actually not bad, and the quality of the red cannons was no worse than that of Western artillery of the same period.
The quality of the gunners has been tempered by decades of war, and they are all above the standard.
It is true that the Qing army could not defeat the Ming army in an artillery battle, but it was still no problem to defeat the Koreans.
North Korea's artillery technology is still at the stage of two to three hundred years ago. Facing the red cannons of the Qing army, they were basically suppressed and beaten all the way.
The fierce bombardment provided cover for the Qing army's offensive!
Outside Fengyang City lay corpses with different forms of death, and blood flowed freely.
Nalan Mingzhu pointed to the battlefield littered with corpses and said to his son beside him.
"Rong Ruo, what do you think of the scene in front of you?"
Nalan Xingde had never seen such a scene before, and he felt the urge to vomit when the blood flowed in the wind.
Even if he hadn't been riding a horse now, he might not have been able to stand at all.
Nalan Xingde's face turned slightly pale and he spoke.
"Amma, are...are there too many people dead?"
Hearing this, Nalan Mingzhu just shook her head and said.
"Now I, the Qing Dynasty, don't have time to go to the school field to train soldiers slowly. Only in this way can we train an elite soldier who is capable of fighting and dares to fight in a short period of time!"
When Nalan Xingde heard this, he said nothing and just stayed quietly beside his father.
However, there is still some unbearability in his eyes!
Under the fierce attack of the Qing army, Fengyang City only lasted for three days before it was destroyed!
The Qing army, like wolves and tigers, rushed into Fengyang City and killed everyone on sight!
Especially those Korean soldiers who were driven in front of the formation and under great pressure were even more crazy.
Now that the city is broken, they naturally have to vent their anger!
Nalan Mingzhu did not stop this. The order he issued before the war was not to seal the sword for three days after the city was defeated.
Since you have made a promise, you must keep it!
If he promises but fails to do so, it will have a great impact on the morale of the army.
In the future, it will not be that easy to drive the Koreans to fill the city!
In the future, when the Qing Dynasty crosses the sea to conquer the Japanese, there will be many battles to be fought.
…
The Qing army's massacre of North Korea was extremely ruthless!
Basically, none of the famous family members could escape the Qing army's butcher's knife.
One by one, the Wubao camps were destroyed by the Qing army's attack.
Except for those who abandoned their homes and careers and fled to the mountains, basically all of the worldly elites were massacred.
Those who were taken care of by the Qing army were not only the big family members.
Some small landlords and wealthy businessmen were also affected.
Massacred in large numbers.
In this process, the Qing army was able to cultivate an army that had killed people, learned from experience, and had a certain combat effectiveness.
Of course, in this process, Daming also made a lot of profits.
First, the massacre of local areas by the Qing army cleared away the inherent power class in North Korea, making it easier for the Ming Dynasty to launch governance and reform of North Korea after taking over the political situation in North Korea.
The second is the looting proceeds of the Qing army!
The Qing army killed so many wealthy people and looted countless items of various kinds.
However, it is useless for the Qing army to ask for wealth now. What they need is various materials that can be used to expand their army and prepare for war!
And now only the Ming Dynasty has the ability to purchase these properties, help the Qing army realize the property, and provide some supplies to the Qing army.
In this process, Daming also made a lot of money.
In particular, the performance of Daming's Royal Bank branch in Incheon has been rising steadily.
A large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, antiques and cultural relics were accounted for and taken to the Ming Dynasty ship by ship.
The only ones who lost were North Korea’s elites!
Well, even ordinary North Korean people are living a much better life without the exploitation of the world's elite due to the large-scale war.
Although they may be affected by the Qing army's massacre, as long as they hide, the Qing army will not deliberately chase them and kill them.
…
In Nanjing City!
Another year is approaching!
During this year, the Ming Dynasty regained Liaodong, finalized the issue of North Korea's internal attachment, rectified Guanzhong, and defeated the Khalkha tribes in Zhangjiakou.
In any case, it is a great achievement!
A whole year has passed, and the Ming Dynasty is still booming.
And more importantly, after Zhu Hongyu used a scavenger operation to clean up the officialdom of Ming Dynasty.
The administrative efficiency of the imperial court has been significantly improved, and coupled with the implementation of the New Deal in the Ming Dynasty, the social conflicts within the Ming Dynasty have basically been alleviated.
In many places, the Ming army looked like the country was peaceful and the people were safe!
Even the southwestern provinces such as Sichuan, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, which were most severely affected by the war, saw great recovery in people's livelihood due to the large-scale farming organized by the imperial court.
Facts have proved that the people of the Ming Dynasty were hardworking enough. As long as the government could not mess around with the government and pay light taxes and low taxes, the local people's livelihood could be restored quickly.
Among the people, there are even many simple people who have placed Zhu Hongyu's longevity cards in their homes.
They really long for peace and stability!
If he can take the corvee lightly and do not have to do anything about it, he will be a good emperor in the eyes of the people.
Their request is that simple!
But since ancient times, there are not many people who can do it!
Zhu Hongyu casually flipped through the work reports of various departments of the imperial court this year.
His face was full of approval. Judging from the report alone, Ming's administrative results this year were quite good.
Zhu Hongyu has achieved satisfactory results in many aspects!
What satisfies Zhu Hongyu the most is that he can finally figure out how many people and land there are under his rule.
Don't be blind to these most basic data.
According to repeated checks and censuses by local officials, under the Ming Dynasty, including the traditional Han Dynasty and Liaodong, the total population of the Ming Dynasty is about 71.45 million.
This number is probably accurate, and it should include both local residents and those who have escaped.
There may be errors, but the errors will not be too big!
The current administrative efficiency of the Ming Dynasty is still good. After Operation Scavenger, there are not many officials who dare to deceive superiors and deceive subordinates.
Compared with the population of 200 million or more in the late Ming Dynasty, let’s look at the current population statistics of the Ming Dynasty.
Years of war have really taken away too many lives!
It is no exaggeration to say that the world's population has been reduced by half!