As Sun Zhixian's last 1,200 cuts were completed, and Song Shou's lamp ran out of oil, the two great enemies finally died miserably after being tortured. The remaining flesh and skin were used as dog food, and then turned into people in the suburbs.
A pile of dog shit, the remaining bones were buried under the stone slabs of Quancheng Street, trampled by millions of people day and night, and will never be able to stand up again.
After finishing these things, Liu Ziguang no longer had any reason to stay in Jinan. Li Yan's endless words sounded again: "General, if you don't leave, it will be too late. We people are no match for the Tatars at all. Guerrilla warfare in the wild is okay."
, we will only die if we fight a city defense war."
What Li Yan said makes sense. These two thousand and five hundred lightly-armed soldiers have no ability to defend a city as big as Jinan. Moreover, these troops are Liu Ziguang's family base. Once they are exhausted, it will be difficult to replenish them. But if the city is abandoned and
Let's go, then these Jinan people who have cut off their braids will definitely suffer a brutal massacre. What should we do? What should we do? Liu Ziguang, who was in a dilemma, decided to summon all the officers above the flag general level to hold a democratic vote.
A group of officers headed by Li Yan proposed to withdraw from Jinan and go to Qingzhou. They could easily loot the Qingzhou mansion and avoid the front lines. They explained to the people of Jinan that they could just attack Qingzhou. They didn't know about the Tatars anyway.
The army is coming from Tai'an.
A group of bloody men headed by Wang Dahai proposed to defend Jinan and never let the elders of Jinan be massacred again. As long as they defended for a period of time, Yuan Chonghuan's regular Ming army would arrive, and everyone would be happy.
The officers of the death camp had no suggestions. Their lives belonged to General Liu, so General Liu left as he pleased and stayed as he pleased. But Liu Ziguang felt that these foreigners had very deep feelings for Jinan, because only the people of Jinan
Treat these guys with different skin colors and races as relatives. It is said that many bachelors have married their wives in just three days.
The two gangs quarreled fiercely, saying that it was useless to stay and that they would only lose their lives in vain, while they also said that people cannot be without conscience and cannot abandon the people of the city to escape for their own lives. Anyway, they have their own reasons.
Why did God arrange for me to come to this world? Is it just to suffer and enjoy happiness? Should I do something more meaningful? Liu Ziguang pondered, regardless of the huge quarrel below.
"Shut up!" Liu Dashuai slapped the table, and there was a sudden silence below. Hundreds of pairs of eyes were staring at Liu Ziguang's mouth, waiting for his final decision.
"I want to leave too, and I don't want to have a head-on confrontation with the Qing army. But if I leave, the people in the city will definitely be slaughtered. If I don't leave, there is still a glimmer of hope." Liu Ziguang said slowly.
"If the general really doesn't want to abandon the people, he can take the whole city with him." Li Yan still didn't want to give up the last chance to persuade. With this small number of people against tens of thousands of Qing troops, it was just a matter of throwing eggs at stones.
"Is it like Uncle Liu Huang was defeated and fled to Xinye? In the city, there is still cover, food and water. Once you leave the city, you can only let the Tatars slaughter you. This strategy is not appropriate." Liu Ziguang said.
"I won't put him in danger if he wants to leave. Brothers, I won't push you into a pit of fire. Just leave your horses, weapons and armor and leave. In the future, when I think of the brothers who died in Jinan, I will come here to talk to you.
Burn some incense." Liu Ziguang's words were very vicious. Not to mention that leaving the city without weapons and horses would mean death. Even if he really survived, he would not have to bear the eternal reputation of a coward.
No one can abandon a brother. Those present are all men in their twenties and thirties. No one can afford to lose this man. The final vote is: stick to Jinan!
After the meeting, Li Yan walked out dejectedly, but was stopped by Liu Ziguang: "Military advisor, I know you are complaining that I am acting on impulse, but sometimes in this world people have to act on impulse. If we all deal with problems with strict reason, wouldn't it be wrong?
Have all of them become Fan Wencheng, Hong Chengchou, and Sun Zhixian? Maybe my decision is wrong for the two thousand five hundred of us, but it is right for the more than 100,000 Jinan people, and for tens of millions
It’s right for all descendants of Yan and Huang, so what does it matter if we become Jinan’s 2,500 martyrs?”
After saying that, Liu Ziguang patted Li Yan on the shoulder and left, leaving the shocked military adviser in a daze. What kind of person is General Liu? With such a righteous attitude, is he really Guan Yunchang alive and Yue Pengzhong reborn?
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Dorgon's southern expeditionary army fought a bloody battle with Zu Dashou on the way back, and managed to regain a slight victory. However, with the arrival of Yuan Chonghuan's follow-up troops, the Qing army was no longer able to carry out large-scale field battles and could only
Slowly retreated, and when they retreated to the city of Tai'an Prefecture, they discovered that they had fallen into the enemy's hands, so they joined up with the defeated troops in Tai'an and fled towards Jinan. Fortunately, the Ming army did not pursue them desperately, but followed leisurely behind.
On the way, he encountered bannermen who had escaped from Jinan and reported that Jinan had fallen, and that the governor-general and all the others had been killed. Upon hearing this, Dorgon was furious and ordered the entire army to seize Jinan in order to resist the Ming army.
It was already evening when we arrived at the gates of Jinan City. Since the enemy's situation was unknown, Dorgon ordered the camp to be set up, and at the same time ordered people to cut down trees to make ladders, preparing to attack the city the next day, and then massacre the city for three days to avenge the deaths of the Manchus.
The people of Jinan will no longer be slaves to subjugation for the second time. Their braids have been shaved. Even if they surrender, they will not escape the word death. Therefore, all the people, with the spirit of disregarding death, and the army carried out city defense preparations. Everyone shared the same hatred and fought all night.
To strengthen the city, the people demolished all the houses, used the beams as rolling logs, and the bricks as pounding stones. The blacksmith shop worked overnight to make various weapons. The weapons captured by the Manchus and the Green Battalion were distributed to the volunteers, and the iron guards gathered at the south gate.
For defense, troops were also stationed in several other places to guard against sneak attacks. The death battalion served as a fire brigade and reserve team, and would go wherever there was an emergency.
The Qing army knew that there were very few Ming troops in the city and they did not have any decent long-range weapons, so they unscrupulously set up their camp two miles away from the city. Dorgon was in poor health and went to stay temporarily in a temple on Qianfo Mountain.
The command of the siege was handed over to Suksaha.
Liu Ziguang lay on the crenellations of the city wall and looked out. He saw thousands of people on Qianfo Mountain, with torches twinkling like stars, the sound of saws and axes cutting down trees. The Qing army camp was brightly lit, and countless people were working overtime to make ladders. It was a bustling scene.
The Qing army had many soldiers and horses, which put a lot of pressure on the people on the city wall. Liu Ziguang was even more worried. The decision he made with such arrogance might really ruin this small army. With his high martial arts skills, he would definitely be able to escape safely, but his brothers
What should we do? What should we do with hundreds of thousands of people? We have encountered the current situation of a powerful enemy before, but he was not the leader at that time and did not have such a heavy psychological burden.
So many lives are in my hands. Every tiny mistake may lead to unnecessary sacrifices. Liu Ziguang thought hard and finally made a great decision: "Kaicheng, I will personally go to the city to attack at night."
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Everyone was in an uproar and urged, "Commander, you can't go, it's too dangerous to ride alone." This was what Lu Chengfeng, the leader of the Jinan Volunteer Army, was saying.
"The general is the commander-in-chief of the whole city, how can he show the courage of an ordinary man?" This is what Li Yan asked.
"Fourth brother, you are so awesome. You are braver than the eagles on our grasslands. But a hero needs three gangs, so how can he go alone?" This was Zhamuhe's opinion.
"Yes, if you must go, brothers will go with you." Anthony and Duncan said together.
"Okay, since the brothers are emboldened by this, let's make a show to open the eyes of the elders of Jinan, gather a hundred volunteers, and follow me out of the city to camp." Liu Ziguang made a conclusion.
"If the general must go out of the city to attack, Li has a plan to offer." Seeing that Liu Ziguang had already decided, Li Yan had no choice but to help complete the night attack plan.
According to the suggestion of the military advisor, drums began to beat on the city top immediately, and thousands of people shouted for kill. This immediately startled the Qing troops below the city. They hurriedly dropped their work, picked up their weapons, and formed a formation to prepare to resist the troops coming out of the city.
But after waiting for a long time, no one came out of the city. The Qing troops cursed angrily, and then went back to build their ladders. However, after half an hour, drums sounded again on the city top, and the Qing troops once again formed formations to meet the enemy.
In the end, nothing came. After repeating the cycle many times, the Qing soldiers were so nervous and exhausted that even Prince Rui on Qianfo Mountain couldn't sleep well. He angrily accused Suk Saha of being so childish.
Can’t you see the tactics of exhausting the troops? You have read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in vain!
Suksaha finally understood and ordered the troops to ignore the noise in the city and just work and rest peacefully. Of course, in order to take precautions, he also left a thousand men lined up to guard in front of the camp, fearing that the city would
It's really a surprise attack.
Whatever you are afraid of, one hundred volunteers have been selected. Forty people are from the Death Battalion and sixty people are from the Iron Guard battalions. They all wear black cloaks, their swords and guns are blackened with pot ashes, and their faces are also smeared with pot ashes.
, each one is almost like Duncan. You can't see your face in the dark, you can only see a mouth of white teeth when you open your mouth.
The attack was launched in the middle of the night. This time there was no beating of drums or shouting to kill. After quietly opening the city gate, one hundred and one people rushed straight to the Qing army camp. The more than one thousand guard troops waited for a long time and had already slacked off.
Everyone dismounted and sat on the ground, kowtowing and taking a nap. At this moment, they were rushed to pieces by a hundred fine cavalry.
Under the leadership of Liu Ziguang, a hundred black whirlwinds were in the Qing army's camp as if they were in an uninhabited land, killing people and setting fires everywhere. The camp did not have tall wooden walls or trenches, but was simply surrounded by carts and wooden fences.
They set up many tents and were simply undefended. Suksaha learned a profound lesson in underestimating the enemy. Tens of thousands of Qing troops were no match for hundreds of cavalry. They allowed the opponent to circle the camp for several times before calmly returning to the city, leaving only
It was a mess, many tents were burned, many ladders were destroyed, and hundreds of soldiers were killed. Although the losses were not particularly huge, it caused some psychological shadow on the Qing army: those guys in the city are not easy to mess with.
After Liu Ziguang and others returned to the city, they counted the troops and found that there were many people and not a single horse was injured. The soldiers and the people cheered. All of Marshal Liu's men were enemies of ten thousand people!
After a night of tossing, the Qing army began to attack the city early the next morning. This was a classical offensive and defensive battle. Compared with the Battle of Liguo and the Battle of Yanzhou that Liu Ziguang experienced, it did not involve the participation of many technical weapons, such as armored tanks,
There are no traces of steam crossbows, returning artillery, various siege vehicles, etc. There are only the most primitive ladders, stone rolls, wooden bows, arrows, swords and guns, only face-to-face bloody fights, only courageous confrontations and competitions of strength.
With a fortified city in front and pursuers behind them, the Qing army rushed towards Jinan City with wave after wave of ladders under the urging of the supervising team. Then they were smashed down by raindrops of rocks and wooden wheels. In just half a
Within an hour, there was a layer of dead bodies under the city wall, but the Qing army took advantage of the large number of people and still attacked upward regardless of casualties. The weakness of the Jinan city defense force's insufficient strength was seen by Suk Saha, who had experienced battles for a long time. As long as he sent out
The troops took turns going into battle, even if they were tired, the defenders were exhausted to death.
Under such repeated attacks, the iron guards defending the city could not rest at all, and their arrows were consumed very quickly. It was a pity to use the elite cavalry in a war of attrition for manpower. Due to Liu Ziguang's inexperience, the command work was difficult.
For the time being, Li Yan was in charge. He was so busy that he was dizzy. The Qing troops under the city carried ladders and launched feint attacks everywhere. After a while, they ran to the east city.
After a while, they ran to the west city, and the fire brigade of the Death Battalion followed Li Yan's command flag and ran around. They just launched a wave of attacks here, and more people came up over there. The manpower defending the city was really beyond their capabilities, and they were exhausted. There are still some
The common people who had access to weapons all climbed to the top of the city to help in the battle. They transported supplies and the wounded, delivered water and meals, and helped smash rocks below. The army and the people worked together to withstand the attack all morning.
The inventory personnel found that more than 600 of the 2,500 men and horses had been lost, more than 400 civilians had been sacrificed, 30% of the arrows had been used, and many swords and guns had collapsed. Fortunately, bricks, tiles, and large logs were enough.
, the houses near the city wall have been demolished, and now they are starting to demolish ancestral temples. Some people have proposed a biochemical weapon, which collects a large amount of human feces and boils it in a large pot, adding various poisons to burn it.
To the point where it rolls away, if it touches the skin, it will kill you. This stuff has been used since the Song Dynasty. Its scientific name is wax juice. The fatal mechanism is probably to cause deep infection and death through scalding the skin. In spring, bacterial activity starts again.
Rampant, this vicious weapon is more powerful than a brick when dropped with a big spoon.
The whole army would be wiped out within two days if the battle continued like this. Liu Ziguang was so anxious that he was bubbling at the mouth. Why was Yuan Chonghuan's army so lazy? He had to send someone to inform him, who would be the best to go? After thinking about it, he still felt that it was too confusing.
It was more suitable. He was a good equestrian and he was clever. He quickly wrote a letter asking for help. After using the seal, he gave it to Zhamuhe and put it on his body. He told him to leave the city from the north gate and make a big circle to the south to find the Ming army.
Reinforcements arrived before the city was broken. According to the current situation, it is estimated that it can last for a day and a half at most.
Zhamuhe led a dozen cavalrymen out of the north gate, and Liu Ziguang focused on the city defense affairs. The soldiers sat on the city wall sprinkled with blood donations and ate white-flour steamed buns and large pots of vegetables sent by the people.
The large copper basin held by two people contained boiled meat, vegetables, wild vegetables, radishes, tofu, dog meat, and pork stew in one pot. There was also a lot of salt and star anise, and there was a smell of cooking and "wax juice"
The stench of "the food" and the smell of blood in the air mixed together to form a disgusting smell. Everyone was so hungry that they didn't care about the huge amount and wolfed it down one by one. Who knows if there is anything left after eating this meal?
Suddenly.
Before they could finish their meal, another round of Qing army's attack began, led by a strange weapon - poisonous smoke ball. This thing was originally a defensive weapon, but now it was creatively used by Suk Saha.
Used in offense, a spherical object is filled with lime, arsenic, wolfsbane, croton, sulfur and other items. After it is lit, a huge slingshot is used to launch it onto the city wall. Poisonous smoke balls are launched one after another, and suddenly a puff of
The pungent and eye-catching poisonous smoke enveloped the northern city wall. The defenders' eyes were burning, their mouths and noses were unable to breathe, and they were choked and couldn't breathe.
Defending the city, the Qing army took advantage of the situation to attack the city. They all covered their faces with water-soaked cloths, so that they could be less affected by the poisonous smoke. When the poisonous smoke was blown away by the south wind, the first wave of Qing troops had successfully
The ground climbed onto the city wall.
Many of the Iron Guards on the front line were already dizzy from smoking poisonous cigarettes. They resisted with force, but were unexpectedly rushed and killed by the Qing army. Li Yan, who was standing on top of the enemy tower and commanding, saw that he was standing firm.
The emergency command ordered the reserve team to advance. When Anthony and Duncan saw the flag waving, they quickly led the soldiers and horses of the death battalion to rush up the city wall from the left and right horse paths. A face-to-face fight began. This wave of Qing army's siege specialists Hu Jianrui Battalion and Tengpai entered the city.
The short sword was agile and neat, and for a while he was tied with the death camp on the narrow city wall. Liu Ziguang saw that something was not going well, so he personally swung the sword into battle, and he chopped off many heads with a white rainbow sword, until he was covered in blood.
, there were about a hundred people in the first echelon of the Qing army. They bought valuable time for the rear team to climb the city. Although all the first group of people died on the city, more Qing troops had already climbed up the ladder...
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The city wall was crowded with soldiers from both sides, and it was difficult to use long weapons. They were slashing each other face to face with their sabers. They watched each other's brains go numb and did not dare to wipe their heads and faces, for fear that they would be slashed by the opponent accidentally.
Now, Liu Ziguang is in the fiercest place of the battle. He is surrounded by Qing soldiers. All the guards following him are dead. The space is small and it is difficult for Liu Ziguang to move around. He thinks he is invulnerable and has been hit several times.
The knife was used, and the red shirt was torn into strips. It was unclear how much of the blood on his body was the enemy's blood, and how much was his own blood.
Liu Ziguang swung his sword, and he made a neat gash on the necks of the three Qing soldiers in front of him. Blood spurted out. The Baihong sword drank an unknown amount of blood, and the hot feeling had spread to the handle. The Qing soldiers under the city
The drum beat became more intense, more ladders were put up, and more Qing soldiers climbed up. There were endless heads of people to kill, and endless enemies to behead. For the first time, Liu Ziguang felt helpless. He really wanted to kill the enemy, but he was unable to turn back.
sky!
Just when the city of Jinan was about to be destroyed, a huge object floated over in the south wind. A giant bamboo basket two feet long was hung under the oval airbag, and there was a single paddle fanning behind it. It was an airship!