It was not until the final clean-up stage of the Battle of Xuzhou that the generals of the Dashun Army gradually realized their own strength. Before that, the Qing army had destroyed border walls and invaded the interior several times, and was invincible in the world. No Ming army group could be considered one of them.
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However, the most elite force of the Qing army still occupies a numerical advantage in terms of strength, and also has the advantage of being idle and condescending in the terrain and positions. Dorgon worked hard and arranged it in every possible way. It is impossible to say that he exhausted all his wisdom and strength.
Too much.
But what is the result?
The Jurchen warriors, who are said to be invincible, even the last white-armored soldiers from the general reserve have been put into the battlefield, but they cannot change the general trend of the Xuzhou battle in the slightest.
The Dashun Army has not even unleashed its full strength. The Suwei Knights, Habayashi Kenji, and the Xuzhou garrison who are fighting on the right-wing battlefield can quickly return to the central battlefield to support the central battlefield after solving the right-wing Ming army.
The balance of comparison continues to tilt in the direction of Dashun Army.
When the battle reached this stage, when Shun's soldiers were cleaning up the aftermath and wiping out the Manchu clan nobles bit by bit, the surrendering general Huang Degong, who had just witnessed such a shocking scene, couldn't help but sigh:
"When did the invaders become so powerful? From this point of view, domestic unification is indeed not long away..."
Huang Degong was a figure who had fought against the Qing army. He knew very well how powerful the Donglu were, and had also seen many Ming army regiments being vulnerable in front of the Qing army. Therefore, after witnessing with his own eyes the ordinary soldiers of the Dashun army, they shot and killed them mercilessly.
, beheading, killing, and assassinating the Manchurians in the corpse pit, I felt even more shocked.
There is no need to say more if people's hearts are in harmony.
Huang Degong, Zheng Hongkui, Xia Yunyi...and many other important civil and military officials of the Southern Ming Dynasty. At Xu Du's request, they lined up in two rows and knelt quietly on the ground, not even daring to look beyond their bodies.
Waiting for Li Laiheng's review.
The ceremony of the King of Jin was very simple. Li Laiheng was still wearing a sky-blue arrow suit and a red tasseled Fanyang hat. He pulled off his cloak, but did not dismount. He just sat on the horse and looked at the people kneeling on the ground with his chin and nostrils.
The noble minister of the Ming Dynasty.
"Sir, please get up quickly..." Li Laiheng said with a smile, "Those who want to be loyal and obedient should apply for a job in Xuzhou City. Those who are willing to serve as officials will be promoted according to their talents. Those who are not willing will be allowed to return to their hometowns. I have Song Qijiao, the minister of the government of the court.
You are also an old acquaintance of Qing and others, Xie Zheng, the president of Wenyu Academy, is the nephew of Xie Sheng, a college student of the Zhu Dynasty, so Qing and others are probably no strangers to him."
Ma Shiying was stabbed in the chest with a dagger and was seriously injured. He had been sent to the camp for first aid and was not among the crowd. Because Shi Kefa kept talking about committing suicide, Li Laiheng had to order Shi Kefa to be tied up and controlled first. How to deal with it specifically?
, we’ll talk about it slowly in the future.
The remaining civil and military officials of the small imperial court of the Southern Ming Dynasty had no way to return, and they surrendered in droves. Under Xu Du's recruitment, 23 court officials of third rank or above surrendered on the spot, and 17 military attachés above the rank of deputy general also surrendered.
The land returned to Dashun.
It can be said that half of the Nandu imperial court has been wiped out by Li Laiheng.
Occasionally, there are a few Manchurian soldiers on the battlefield who are stubbornly resisting. From time to time, everyone can still hear the sound of soldiers firing guns at enemy soldiers. A few puffs of smoke rise in the distance, and several artillery shells fly into the last corner of the Qing army.
In the resistance position, large amounts of dust flew up.
Most of the Nanming officials could hear the sound of charging on the battlefield. When the knights of Li Laiheng's guard passed by on horseback, they finally lost control. The two bodies were fighting, and their whole bodies were trembling.
Li Laiheng was slightly amused. He ordered Song Qijiao, the official secretary of the government who was accompanying him on the expedition, and Xie Zheng, the president of Wenyuyuan, who was in charge of the selection of officials, to place these demoted officials in Xuzhou city first. There was no need to torture, recover and pay them first. Basically, Just stabilize your heart and settle down a little bit.
The remaining soldiers surrounded Li Laiheng, and Li Maoheng rode at the front. The team soon reached the forefront of the Dashun Army - where the last remnants of the Qing army were surrounded.
The Qing army was guarding the last small hill. The surrounding ground was plowed by Hongyi artillery, new soil was dug up, and trees were cut off. The Shun army gathered more and more troops, which were already more than ten times the size of the surrounded Qing army. Soldier.
Dorgon was hiding in this last small position. His flag was still flying unyieldingly, but the flag was pierced by stray bullets from Tingjun infantry. It was full of holes. Just like the Qing Dynasty at this time, The national fortune is average.
Li Maoheng asked the King of Jin to fight and said: "I am willing to shoot down the flag of Chief Rui for Your Highness."
Li Laiheng laughed and said: "What a Qingjian Li Maoheng! Let Gu Gu see it, and let those unruly Manchus see that even with bows and horses, the Han people are not inferior to them at all."
After Li Maoheng responded immediately, he clamped his legs on the horse's belly and leapt out. He was on the horse's rapid bumps, but his hands were extremely stable and he gently held the bow handle, giving off a calm feeling like a leisurely stroll.
The remaining several hundred Manchurian soldiers were divided into three echelons to defend the hill. Many of them also captured heavy bird cannons from the Dashun Army and placed them on the rocks, with the muzzles of their guns already pointed at them. Li Maoheng was galloping down the mountain and attacking.
Several Eight Banners soldiers held their breath. They were waiting quietly for Li Maoheng to enter the limit range of the cannon. Some of them had even lit gunpowder and match ropes, waiting for the next breath to shoot Li Maoheng who broke into the restricted area.
But at this moment, Li Maoheng suddenly exerted force on his thighs and stopped the charge of the war horse. He stopped far away at a distance that even the ultra-long range of the heavy bird gun could not reach. Shoot the sounding arrow with holes in it.
Accompanied by the whistling sound of the hammer, the long arrow hit the flag. However, due to the influence of the strong wind, the arrow failed to hit the ribbon of the flag, but only barely hit the flag. But Li Maoheng was not discouraged, and his second The arrows shot out quickly, just after the first arrow, and just in time shot down Dorgon's banner.
In the Chuang military camp surrounding the Qing army's position, there was a loud cheer and applause. Even Jin King Li Laiheng raised his whip and laughed, applauding Li Maoheng's accurate arrow skills.
Li Maoheng of Qingjian, who in later history worshiped Li Guo as his adoptive father, changed his name to Li Laiheng, and burned himself on Maolu Mountain to die in China, was the "real Li Laiheng".
Li Laiheng lowered his head. He knew that he had taken away Li Maoheng's name, and he felt a little ashamed. But soon Li Laiheng raised his head again. History has returned to China's normal course. He took away Li Maoheng's name, but he will definitely be able to Give Li Maoheng a more perfect future and a better country.
A new era has arrived.
"Nine Kings, surrender!"
Li Laiheng shook off his long dark red cloak behind him. He slowly walked out from the infantry line of the Dashun Army and shouted loudly toward the hilly slopes:
"It has been many years since we said goodbye to Yezhuling. Are the Nine Kings okay? There is a special seat for the Nine Kings in the Gongde Forest in Kaifeng. Nine Kings, you and other Manchurians are at the end of their rope. They continue to fight to the death, dragging down your last few
Hundreds of loyal bodyguards died together, what better than surrendering?
I can spare the lives of you Manchu clan and prevent you from becoming the eternal sinner of the Jurchens."
At this time, the sun had slowly set, and the sunlight slanted on the hillside, reflecting a soft milky white light, which also illuminated the faces of the last elite soldiers of the Qing Dynasty very clearly:
Each of their faces was covered with scars and stained with blood, their money rat tails had all lost their luster, and their cloth armors were all cracked. There were also many people who were seriously injured and hung up with cotton and linen cloth.
His arms, or covering his wounds, were in such a state of embarrassment that it was difficult to even continue to stand.
Dorgon was not wearing a helmet. A shell from the Hongyi cannon of the Shun Army had just missed near the Qing army's position, and the flying rocks splashed onto the hillside. The regent was unprepared and was accidentally hit by the gravel on his forehead and cheek.
Under several torn wounds, blood flowed horizontally, looking extremely miserable.