Ren Jirong could be regarded as a veteran general. He had not experienced the mobile fighting period in the early days of the Chuang Army, nor had he endured hardships with Li Zicheng in the Shangluo Mountains. It was not until the late emperor conquered Luoyang that Ren Jirong joined the Chuang Army, and he soon became famous because of
His elder brother, who persuaded him to surrender and was serving as a garrison in Nanyang, was immediately promoted to the rank of general.
When the Qing army unexpectedly attacked Liaocheng, Ren Jirong was too lax and negligent. His brother Ren Guangrong was also in Liaocheng at this time, and there were also some veterans from the middle camp. Most of them were responsible for Li Laiheng's sole control after the Tianniu Incident.
Not satisfied with the situation of Dashun's authority, brothers Ren Jirong and Ren Guangrong followed him to Liaocheng to garrison. They were also full of resentment, thinking that this was Li Laiheng's excuse for transferring all the senior brothers from Zhongying away from Henan.
Gu Kecheng was also from Zhongying and had senior qualifications. The old people in Zhongying would be more willing to accept him as General Quan of the front army. Gu Kecheng came to Liaocheng in person last month to boost morale. He originally wanted to rectify the situation
Ren Jirong called for the soldiers and horses of the 7th Division, but because Ren Jirong used the excuse of frontline defense emergency and had no time to do the reorganization work, he had to give up.
Now Ren Jirong is beginning to regret this. If he had obeyed Gu Kecheng's request and allowed the 7th Division to undergo a thorough reorganization and master more cutting-edge techniques and tactics, then he would not be so passive at this time.
Some Qing troops wrapped their heads with white cloth or wore bamboo hats to hide their despicable braided hair, and then disguised themselves as rebels who had gathered from various parts of Dongchang Prefecture to the city.
When Ren Jirong received the news of the Qing army's attack, Bolo and Mandahai had already crossed the old Yellow River, and were almost only a step away from Liaocheng. Therefore, he did not take too strict measures against the rebels who came from various places to aid.
After interrogation, they were put into the city.
The uneven armed forces of the rebels became the best disguise for Bolo to hide his intentions. There were approximately one or two thousand Green Forest Rebels from various places who were put into the city by Ren Jirong, among which there were only one or two hundred ambush soldiers sent by the Qing army. But at the critical moment,
These two hundred bandits hiding in Dongchangfu City became a fatal blow to Dashun's defense line.
The main force of the Qing army's partial division commanded by Duanzhong County Prince Boluo and Auxiliary Duke Mandahai totaled more than 10,000 people, including both Manchu and Han soldiers and a large number of Eight Banners soldiers. Although they did not carry heavy artillery for the sake of surprise attack, their combat effectiveness was still very high.
considerable.
The Qing army arrived at the city gate at the critical moment when Liaocheng's defense was at its weakest. Ren Guangrong rushed to the city gate to command the battle. When he saw the Qing army's troops and horses with bright armor and neat formations, he thought of the Battle of Yanmen.
The defeat of the battle.
"Second brother, what should we do? Donglu's troops seem to be much larger than ours!"
Both Ren Jirong and Ren Guangrong had participated in the Battle of Yanmen with Tian Jianxiu before. They were defeated by Dorgon and Sun Chuanting. Except for Li Laiheng's troops, the Battle of Yanmen was actually a battle between the veteran soldiers of the Chuang Army and
The first official confrontation between the Qing army turned out to be disastrous, leaving a very bad impression on the old men of the Zhongying camp.
Ren Jirong's face didn't look very good either. He thought that Liaocheng only had more than 5,000 defenders. Even if we included some rebel forces that were hastily summoned after the Qing army crossed the old Yellow River, there were only about 7,000 people.
The timing of the enemy's attack was really unlucky. It happened to hit the moment when Liaocheng's defense force was at its weakest - but Ren Jirong's negligence was also critical. If it weren't for his resistance to Li Laiheng's old brother Li Laiheng's reorganization of the middle camp, if it weren't for his flank defense.
Due to neglect, the Shun army in Dongchang Prefecture could gather at least more than 10,000 garrison troops. Compared with the Qing army's partial division that came by surprise, the force was not weak.
Ren Jirong puffed up his chest. Although he was not a real Yuancong from northern Shaanxi who broke into the camp, he always regarded himself as an old man of the Zhongying camp. Although the Liaocheng garrison was weak now, Ren Jirong was never willing to fall into the middle camp in front of Li Laiheng.
A bit of face.
He pulled out his sword and said in a deep voice: "There are still more than five thousand people in Liaocheng. The enemy does not have ten times our strength, but only two or three times our strength at best. Moreover, he has come all the way from afar. It seems that he will not bring that powerful Western weapon."
Divine artillery. What else is there to say? Brother, let’s defend the city. If we hold on for a few days, Gu Shuai will definitely send troops to reinforce us.”
Ren Guangrong's will and courage were not as firm as Ren Jirong's, but after a few words of persuasion from his younger brother, his fear of the enemy had been basically eliminated, and he immediately devoted himself to the task of arranging city defenses, and was too busy to take time off.
Although Ren Jirong said this, he was also very worried about whether he could defend Liaocheng until Gu Kecheng came to help. He himself did not have much experience in defending the city. The old people in Zhongying had defended Taiyuan before.
However, the enemy's offensive was not fierce at that time. Even so, the defense of Taiyuan by the central camp was not very good.
Whether we can hold on to Liaocheng is still unknown.
Ren Jirong patted his cheek and drove all these bad thoughts out of his mind. He regarded himself as the old man of the Zhongying camp and was Tian Jianxiu's deputy general. He thought that he wanted to leave his old boss in history.
With a good reputation, an old man like himself in the middle camp must continue to make many military exploits in the Dashun Army in the future. Otherwise, there is no telling what Li Laiheng will do with Tian Jianxiu.
"The pro-military guards have also gone to the top of the city. For the soldiers and civilians in the city, brother, we should not be stingy with money and food. Even if they are not willing to go to the city wall to help us defend the city, as long as they are willing to help the Dashun Army carry military supplies,
They will also be rewarded heavily."
Ren Jirong emphasized Shunjun's policy to his brother Ren Guangrong. Whether they were the old people in the Zhongying camp or the upstarts in Chu Chuang, everyone agreed on the basic principle of "buying equally and selling equally".
After all, this is one of the important principles of Shunjun emphasized by the late emperor Li Zicheng. No matter how embarrassing the situation is, Shunjun will almost never violate the principle of "buy evenly and sell evenly".
The Qing army had just arrived at the gates of Liaocheng and launched the attack without taking any rest. Bolo was also worried that the detour of this unexpected force would be discovered by the main force of the Shun army. At that time, they would become a lonely force and go deep into the city, and they might even be annihilated. So
Immediately launched a comprehensive attack without sparing any effort.
The Donglu did not carry the Hongyi cannon this time, and Ren Jirong could not witness the scene of the earth-shattering sound of the cannons. But the brave and capable Manchu soldiers, as well as the Han soldiers with red eyes stimulated by the huge monetary rewards, all
Very difficult to deal with.
The battle on the city wall was extremely fierce from the beginning. The defenders were equipped with some new Huguang-made red cannons distributed by the Ordnance Institute under the command of Li Laiheng. In terms of ordnance and equipment, Li Laiheng would also focus on taking care of pro-military forces such as the Yulin Army.
, but he will not deduct any deductions from the veterans of the Central Battalion who are not close to him.
It's just that Ren Jirong's 7th Division lacks high-level and experienced gunners. Most of the 7th Division's gunners have only used Fran cannons before, and there are very few who have even fired general cannons. They want to control the red cannon.
The power of Yicannon is really difficult.
This prevented the defenders' new red barbarian artillery from exerting its due power. Qing soldiers were able to attack the city. Several of the forts that Gu Kecheng had requested to build before did not function as horns. The forts on the city wall
The war soon descended into the bloodiest stage of hand-to-hand fighting.
Although there are only more than 5,000 regular soldiers of the Dashun Field Army, the old men of Zhongying still have a sense of arrogance. Their martial arts, bravery and backbone are no worse than those of Chu Chuang's direct descendants.
The soldiers were fighting in a group. Ren Jirong saw with his own eyes that one of his own soldiers hugged a braided soldier and pushed the enemy together to fall from the city wall.
Duanzhong County King Bolo was very worried about the slow progress of the siege. He clenched his fists and said to Man Dahai:
"Back then, Hong Chengchou said that the rogues were nothing more than a rabble. I think he was just talking nonsense. The rogues were a rabble. We, the Qing Dynasty, who had so many people killed and injured by the rogues, were only half as good as the rabble. Every battle goes on like this, and we haven't fought yet.
Crossing the Yellow River, all Manchurians will die."
Mandahai particularly respected Bolo, who shot Li Zicheng to death in the Battle of Huolu, and the two brothers Bolo and Bo Hetuo, because their father Abatai had lost power early due to the defeat of Baigouhe, would not
It threatened Dorgon's status and received special emphasis.
Mandahai looked at Prince Duanzhong with admiration, fully agreed with his words, and was also a little worried about the battle to attack Liaocheng:
"Chuang Ni has many soldiers in Shandong. We are procrastinating a little. Once we wait until the fourth episode of Chuang Ni's soldiers, we may be in danger of being destroyed."
Bolo stood up, the plates of his cloth armor rattling, and he said:
"No matter what, I want to go into battle in person. How many soldiers have sneaked into Liaocheng before? Hurry up and send the signal to Fangyan, and cooperate with the inside and outside. We act together and must attack Liaocheng immediately."