There are a large number of Manchu nobles in Tianjin City. If the city is destroyed, life will definitely be ruined. Without the massacre by the Ming army, the Han people who have been oppressed by foreigners can eat them alive. Tu Hai has long thought of this consequence, and the word "withdraw" in his mouth is also aimed at
As far as these women and children were concerned, as for him, he had already made up his mind to live or die with Tianjin.
The Ming army was so powerful that resistance was a dead end, but as long as it was delayed for one more day, Beijing's city defenses could be reinforced, and the emperor's artillery could produce more. This was Tu Hai's idea, and he sent his men to
General Peng Chun called and ordered: "You lead the Xiaoqi battalion to escort the women and children back to the capital, and you must not disobey the order."
Peng Chun became anxious when he heard this. He pointed to the outside of the city and said: "The enemy is in front of us. How can the general retreat in the face of the battle? Please ask the commander to send someone else."
Tuhai said: "The city of Tianjin can only be destroyed in the morning and evening. Only the capital is safe. The Xiaoqi Battalion is a field cavalry and is of no use in defending the city. It just happens to be escorting women, children, old and young back to the capital. You will lead the Xiaoqi Battalion. This is my responsibility."
Order!"
Why didn't Peng Chun know Tu Hai's intention? He argued forcefully: "I will not care about the Xiaoqi camp after returning to Beijing, but why don't you send someone else? I will only follow the commander to defend Tianjin."
Tuhai was furious: "If you don't obey the general's order, do you think you still have this commander in mind? Drag him out and kill him!"
Peng Chun grabbed the ground with his head: "The general would rather die in Tianjin than live in the capital." The swordsmen on the left and right had tears in their eyes and did not come to drag Peng Chun.
Tu Hai sighed, stepped off the handsome tiger-skin chair, came to Peng Chun, and gently stroked his hair. What a good boy, he was willing to die for the country, but the Qing Dynasty still needs them, and they can't be meaningless like this.
's death.
"My child, I am enough in Tianjin. Not only you, but all of you here must go back. The Emperor needs you even more."
The generals were shocked when they heard this, and they knelt down together and said: "Commander, we are willing to follow you and live and die with Tianjin." In fact, everyone saw the terrifying thing in the sky in the distance. The Ming army was too powerful.
There was only one way to die in Tianjin, but the bloody nature of the Manchu men made them rather die than leave their comrades and retreat.
Tu Hai was moved. He took a step back and bowed to the generals: "Gentlemen, it's not Tu Hai who has blocked your desire to serve the country. It's just that the emperor still needs your services. The walls of Beijing are high and there is plenty of food and grass.
It is enough to last for a year and a half. As soon as there is progress on the Shandong front and the western front, the Ming army will return to the army, and the important task of guarding Beijing will be left to you, where your death will be valuable!" Tu Hai burst into tears as he spoke,
I couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
The generals stood up quickly, supported Tu Hai, patted his back and wiped his chest. Tu Hai waved his hand: "It's an old problem. It's okay. I don't have much time. I hope you can let me die gloriously in Tianjin."
, don’t steal my limelight.”
After Tu Hai said this, the generals no longer persisted, and they all prostrated together and said: "Commander, take care!"
Tu Hai wiped the blood on his white beard, stood up with strength, and led the generals to the city wall. He looked at the City in the Sky in the distance and the Ming Army camp where the smoke was burning to prepare breakfast. At this time, the sky was high and the clouds were light.
, the breeze blew slowly, and the war flags on the top of Tianjin City were fluttering gently. The red flags reflected the faces of the generals, and Tu Hai waved his hand: "Generals, although the Qing Dynasty is vast, Beijing is behind us!
The emperor and the people of the capital are entrusted to you! Come drink!"
The soldiers brought a tray, and the generals each took a bowl. This was the mellow sorghum roast outside the Guan Dynasty, just like the appetite of the Manchu heroes. Everyone raised the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, smashing the wine bowl violently, and everyone
He kowtowed to Tu Hai and left with a stern look on his face, without saying anything about seeing him again, because everyone knew that leaving was a farewell.
Xiaoqiying escorted the Manchu people of Tianjin City out of the north gate and slowly marched towards the capital. The people supported the old and the young, turning back every step of the way. They were reluctant to part with this city where they had lived for more than ten years. Here were their houses and industries.
, shops, and the Han people who can be bullied at will. This is their home! Thirteen years later, the Manchus have also tasted the pain of fleeing from their homes. The old people are sighing, the women are crying, and the men are ashen.
They kept their faces silent, and even the ignorant little children were frightened by the depressing atmosphere and did not dare to run around and make trouble.
The Ming army did not surround Tianjin from all directions, leaving them with a way to escape. When Peng Chun protected the people and walked more than ten miles, he finally heard the sound of cannons behind him, and two lines of heroic tears fell from Peng Chun's eyes.
Out of sight, he muttered silently: "Tianjin, I will definitely come back."
On the Sky City, Liu Ziguang looked through the telescope at the exploding fire at the top of Tianjin City, and said to himself: "If you come out to mess around, you will always have to pay back." This is just the ground artillery bombardment, and his air force has not yet
When taking off, the deck balance of the airship is relatively poor, and the take-off of the parafoil requires many people to assist, and it will easily tilt when there are more people. Until this technical problem is solved, the army will still have to rely on it.
Fifty artillery pieces dismantled from warships bombarded the South Gate of Tianjin for a long time, causing bricks and stones from the tower to fly everywhere. The Qing army's flags were broken one by one, but no one was seen. Hundreds of rounds were fired.
After the artillery shells were fired, Li Yan, the chief general who was mainly attacking Tianjin, ordered to stop the bombardment, carefully observed the city tower, and confirmed that the Qing army was not prepared to defend the city wall at all, so he ordered the cannon muzzles to be leveled and bombarded the city gates.
After ten cannons were fired, the city gate opened, but Li Yan was still uneasy and asked the artillerymen to fire two cannons into the city with explosive shells, but there was still no movement. So Li Yan waved his hand, and the navy infantrymen led by Qianhu Yang Nanzhen
Two hundred top soldiers pushed heavy shields and slowly moved towards the city gate. They got closer and closer, but there was still no trace of the Qing soldiers. The observation airship in the sky also sent news that no one could be seen walking in the city. Could it be that all the Qing soldiers were already there?
As the group of people just retreated? No, the garrison in Tianjin City will not be that small. Li Yan was wondering when suddenly there was a loud noise, the city gate collapsed, and the air wave blew up the top soldiers like puppets flying all over the sky.
Even holding a heavy shield and wearing iron armor were of no use at all. The south gate of Tianjin turned into rubble, and the buildings in the city could be vaguely seen. God knows how many weapons the Qing army buried, and their power was astonishing.
Dead bodies were everywhere. Bu Yong, a long-trained navy commander, was killed and wounded most of them without even seeing the enemy. Li Yan took a breath of cold air. Fortunately, the whole army was not pressed against him. He only sent 200 top soldiers, but
There are no casualties in the war. The two hundred casualties not only failed to move the Ming army's bones, but also aroused the anger of the Ming army. After a larger-scale bombardment, five hundred naval infantrymen lined up in widely spaced skirmish lines.
, crossed the pile of rubble and entered the city.
This time, the Qing army had no attacks. They only fired arrows from the buildings near the city gate. The Ming army immediately fought back with firecrackers and grenades. The two sides began a fierce street battle. The despicable Qing army used Han people as human shields.
, which caused the Ming army to resort to rat-proof weapons and progress was very slow.
In street fighting, the advanced firecrackers could not exert their due power because the reloading speed was too slow. The bayonets on the firecrackers could not defeat the flexible red-tasseled guns and waist knives, and they did not dare to bombard with artillery for fear of injuring innocent people, so the battle became stalemate.
The two armies fought over a room and an alley. The battle was fierce and the casualties were heavy. The Qing army was determined to die. They fought with all their lives. They fought for an hour, but they couldn't advance much.
Li Yan gritted his teeth and sent out the elite Navy Infantry and Water Ghost Team. This unit only had a hundred people, but it was the elite among the elite. The young men were all muscular and tanned. They did not wear iron helmets, but only
Wearing a black soft hat, a blue and white striped sea soul shirt, no iron armor at all, he has two short fire blunderbuss and a wild goose feather sword. He has excellent martial arts and a tacit understanding of cooperation. Under the leadership of Qianhu Wen Getao, he is like
A stick of oil and snow was inserted into the Qing army's position, surrounding it as if it was death, and unable to withstand the assault of elite soldiers.
When it comes to street fighting, a long-fire blunderbuss cannot beat a waist knife, and a sword or a gun cannot beat a short-fire blunderbuss. Especially the Ming army's four-shot burst, which is short and powerful. It can hit wherever you point. It is a super weapon for close combat. Even if the Qing army penetrates it,
He was wearing thick armor, and when he hit his head with a gun, his face was covered with flowers. After the bullets were fired, he pulled out the Yan Fei Dao from his back and slashed wildly. Lian Feng was a waist knife specially made for the Water Ghost Team. It was tough and sharp, and could cut through ten of them stacked up.
The copper coins were not curled, and the young men had strong arms. With one swing of the sword, the Qing soldiers were cut into two pieces. Even in this situation, the Qing soldiers still fought to the death, and the whole street was stained red with blood.
The ones who resisted tenaciously were the Zhenghongqi troops, who were also a strong force that had been living in Tianjin for a long time. In order to buy more safe time for their relatives to evacuate, they risked their lives and fell one after another on the streets of Tianjin. Tu Hai was in the center of the city.
Sitting in the commander's mansion, behind him were five hundred elite guards. The sound of killing outside was loud, but the commander would not let them out. Instead, he fed them with wine and meat. Their comrades were bleeding. These men
How could they eat, but Marshal Tuhai said, you have to eat even if you can't eat. Only when you are full can you have the strength to chop off the heads of the Ming army! The old general also took the lead in eating, eating mutton and drinking soju. The soldiers
They also started eating, but a drop of tears fell into the wine bowl. They were not tears of sadness, but tears of passionate men. It was their honor to die for the country together with the commander!
Tianjin City has not been taken down after fighting for so long. Even Liu Ziguang was a little anxious. He came down in a hanging basket and rushed to the front line to inspect the war. When he heard that he encountered a hard bone, Marshal Liu shouted: "Hit my fang flag, I am the commander."
Go in person!" Li Yan did not stop him, because he knew Liu Ziguang's methods, and the commander would be invincible if he went into battle in person.
A large red flag with countless holes and traces of smoke and fire was raised. This was the battle flag that once stood at the top of the city of Jinan. It was the battle flag that was once planted in Chiqian City in Taiwan.
The battle flag fluttering in the wind on the battlefield by the Wuhan River is a symbol of invincibility and the military spirit of the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Ziguang, the Prince Shaobao of the Ming Dynasty and the Minister of Beiyang, a scholar of Wuyingdian Palace, was dressed in golden armor and waved a sword. The sunlight reflected a dazzling light on the sword for a moment.