In the Battle of the Great South Gate, the Jinzhou Army suffered one casualty and one soldier. Even the "Allied Army" Mang Gurtai's tribe only suffered 23 casualties (one person fell to his death from a ladder when climbing the city). On the other hand, the defenders However, the Jin army in the city had corpses all over the ground. Their heads were cut off afterwards, and they were awarded level 925.
This battle also allowed the Jinzhou Army to truly experience the huge power of concentrated artillery. They doubted Dayong's move to create a large artillery battalion. The military's emphasis on artillery also reached an unprecedented height through this battle. It also provided a basis for the future command of Dengzhou artillery. The opening of schools cleared the way.
After the south gate was opened, Jinzhou troops entered the city one after another. Mang Gurtai was eager for revenge and led his troops to attack the inner city.
The Jinzhou Army used the infantry left camp to control the south gate with one thousand households, and the remaining troops were under the command of generals such as Jiang Wanli, Geng Zhongming, Li Zhongfu, Xiang Tai, Shang Kexi, etc. to seize the remaining seven gates. It was necessary to ensure that every city gate in Shenyang was In the hands of the Ming army.
The shelling of the Battle of Da Nanmen caused some civilian houses behind Da Nanmen to be bombed. The dry weather and the fact that most of the houses were made of wood caused fires, which frightened the residents of Nanmen. Fortunately, there was a strong wind that day, and only the houses were burned down. There were more than 300 houses and it did not spread to other places. Therefore, with the help of the Ming army in Dayanmen, the fire was quickly brought under control. As for the resettlement of the affected residents, the Ming army could not take care of it for the time being and only asked them to go to the homes of neighbors or relatives in the city. Stay temporarily.
Less than half an hour after the Great South Gate was breached, the defenders of Tianyou Gate (Little South Gate) surrendered to the Ming Army under the leadership of Liu Tianlu, Zhang Cunren, and Cao Gongcheng, deputy generals of the Han army. In addition to the 800 Han troops under their command, the three generals also captured the supervisor alive. He also rescued the former Ming Taipu Temple Shaoqing who was imprisoned in Sanguan Temple, and prepared the Taoist Supervisor Zhang Chun.
It was Geng Zhongming who attacked Tianyoumen. After accepting the surrender of Liu Tianlu and others, he immediately reported to Dayong and asked for instructions on how to deal with these surrendered generals and troops. In addition, he also asked for instructions on how to arrange for Zhang Chun, a soldier who had been ordered to search and rescue by Dayong. .
After receiving the urgent report from Geng Zhongming, Dayong was a little surprised. He had no good impression of Zu Dashou's generals at all, but his reason still prevented him from making stupid decisions. He sent an order to Geng Zhongming to treat the surrendered generals with courtesy. , they were not allowed to be insulted, and they were still regarded as the guards of Tianyou Gate. Zhang Chun was also temporarily placed at Tianyou Gate until the Ming army entered the inner city and completely wiped out the Eight Banners forces in the city before making arrangements.
Geng Zhongming was also a rebel in Dengzhou, so he naturally did not have any innate aversion to the surrendered generals. He felt sympathy for Liu Tianlu, Zhang Cunren and others, and did not look at them differently. He honestly carried out the Dayong military orders and did not deprive the subordinates of the three surrendered generals. After changing his flag and growing his hair, he led his troops towards the inner city.[
Liu Tianlu and Zhang Cunren were eager to make meritorious deeds and asked themselves to lead their troops to attack the inner city with the Jinzhou Army. The guard of Tianyou Gate was left to Cao Gongcheng.
Geng Zhongming thought for a while and agreed. The Jinzhou Army did not have many troops entering the city. Shenyang City is so big and the inner city has not been captured. It is really a good thing for the Jinzhou Army to have the cooperation of the surrendered generals. With Jinzhou, which is new to Jinzhou, Compared with the army, these surrendered generals who have lived in Shenyang City for more than a year can be regarded as local snakes. With the help of these local snakes who are familiar with the situation in the city, the Jinzhou Army can naturally reduce a lot of troubles.
The white-haired Zhang Chun was extremely excited after seeing the flag of the Ming army, and strongly requested that he also accompany the army to attack the inner city. He wanted to witness with his own eyes the grand event of the Ming army attacking the palace of Nuting Khan. Geng Zhongming categorically rejected his request. Liu Tianlu and Zhang Cunren refused. They both pointed out that Zhang Chunneng could speak for them about their previous actions of paying gold after returning to the Ming Dynasty. They saw how the old man could take risks personally again, so they persuaded him.
In the end, with Geng Zhongming's kind words to comfort him, Zhang Chun also knew that he was getting old and the city was now in chaos. The Ming army was busy attacking the inner city and it was difficult to take care of him, so he agreed to stay in Tianyou. They waited for the news of the victory. Cao Gongcheng also repeatedly promised to take good care of Mr. Zhang Chun. Only then did Geng Zhongming feel relieved and led Liu and Zhang to surrender to the inner city.
As the news spread that the Ming army broke through the South Gate and entered the city, the defenders of Neizhimen and Waixianmen successively surrendered to the Ming army under the leadership of Ming surrender generals Zhang Hongmo, Hu Daxian and others.
The defenders of Dizai Gate and Fusheng Gate had dispersed before the arrival of the Ming army. Among them, the guards of Fusheng Gate, Zu Dashou's adopted son Zu Kefa, and his adopted son Zu Keyuan surrendered to the Ming army.
The defenders at Fujin Gate, Huaiyuan Gate and other places, led by Zu Zerun, Zu Dacheng and others, did not choose to surrender to the Ming army, but chose to retreat to the inner city. Fortunately, they moved quickly enough and got ahead of Mang Gurtai. The troops had withdrawn into the inner city before, otherwise they might all become the victims of Mang Gurtai's sword.
After learning from the surrendered general that General Daishan had withdrawn the elite Eight Banners and most of the bannermen from Shenyang City to the inner city to defend themselves, Dayong immediately ordered the ministries not to burn, kill, and loot in the outer city, and not to discriminate against the surrendered troops. They would continue to defend wherever they were. Where to guard.
After all, Shenyang was the capital of the Jin people, and its wealth accumulation was far beyond comparison with other cities in the Jin Kingdom. In order to prevent the subordinates who had become sexually obsessed with burning, killing, and looting all the way from Liaonan from being seduced by the prosperity of Shenyang City, and then descending into the inner city. Under the circumstances, the outer city was looted, causing a riot among the Han people in the outer city, which gave the Jin army an opportunity to take advantage of it. In addition to strictly ordering those who dared to loot without authorization to be executed, Dayong also ordered Guocheng and Li Gu to lead his troops and 2,000 surrender. Aha inspected the city.
There are nearly 100,000 residents in the outer city, and most of them are Han people. Although these Han people belong to the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners, it is not easy to massacre them without confirming whether they are guilty. For example, there were less than 10,000 Ming troops entering the city. If the brutality of the Ming army caused these Han people to riot, I am afraid that the Ming army would turn from the victors who entered the city to the defeated army who would be driven out of the city.
The fruits of victory are in front of him, and Dayong will not let this great achievement slip away from his hands no matter what. Therefore, he must strictly observe military discipline and do what the Jinzhou Army has never done since they crossed the sea before the overall situation is determined.
The urban layout of Shenyang City with "eight gates facing eight streets" was conducive to the Ming army's destruction of the city, and also helped the Ming army to control the city as quickly as possible. In Guocheng, after Li Gu controlled the streets, he The "Martial Law Order" was reissued without a single resident. With the help of Aha and the surrendered Han government officials, the gongs were read out to the residents of the city without interruption.
The Ming army's assurance of the safety of the residents in the notice gave the residents in the city who were in constant panic a little peace of mind. After seeing that the Ming army did not burn, kill, and loot the city, people quickly moved closer to the Ming army. Some people who lived in the outer city Han officials and officials also began to sneak out of their homes quietly and found the nearest Ming army to seek revenge. Dayong treated these people equally as he treated the surrendered generals and ordered them to continue to cooperate with the Ming army to stabilize the situation in their original official positions.
It was already late when the Ming army broke through the city, and accidents are most likely to happen at night. Therefore, after making arrangements, Dayong personally led his troops to the inner city. After observing the inner city from a distance, Dayong ordered two artillerymen Qianhu. We gathered outside the inner city and waited for dawn.