Chapter 615: Killing Generals in the City Shocks Jinan
Arrive before dark and set off before dawn.
In November of the third year of Shaotian's reign, the banner of the Ming army appeared under Jinan City, announcing that the Ming Dynasty's all-out counterattack had entered a new stage.
The imperial camps from all walks of life gathered at the foot of Jinan City, stationed on five sides, and set up five-color square flags.
The city of Jinan was surrounded like an iron barrel. Facing the Ming army, the defenders on the outskirts of Jinan had already hurriedly withdrew into the city. There were also some green camp soldiers, and the township regiments even surrendered directly on the spot.
In the southwest corner of Jinan City, there is the Yamen of the Shandong Governor's Office.
Zhang Ruxiu, who was the governor of Shandong and other places to supervise military affairs, supervise the food and wages and camps, and the right minister of the Ministry of War and the right censor of the capital procuratorate, Zhang Ruxiu became white-headed overnight.
Facing the Ming army besieging the city, he locked himself in Fuyuan and stayed behind closed doors.
This second-rank official who came to take over as the governor of Shandong at the beginning of the year is a native of Liaodong. He has surrendered to the Tatars very early and has been working hard for the Tatars for many years. It is a good thing to be the governor, but he is a high-ranking official in the border area.
Be the governor of Shandong.
His predecessor, Ding Wensheng, was finally recalled to Beijing because of the corrupt situation in Shandong. He was then convicted at the ministry meeting and immediately executed and had his home confiscated. After that, three governors were sent down in succession, and they all committed suicide in the end. Some were hanged in Fuya.
Some swallow gold, and some jump into Daming Lake.
Zhang Ruxiu knew that he had no way out.
He was taught as an editor by Zigong students, and later he was promoted to the bachelor's degree. He also accompanied Prince An Yue Le to defeat the rebel general Jiang Xiang of Datong.
, served as the third governor of Shandong during the Qing Dynasty.
But years of war and the diversion of the Yellow River had caused great damage to Shandong, and it was even more difficult to collect taxes. However, before he arrived, the Ming army had captured Denglai Qingxin in the east, Caozhou in the west and many other places.
The land was also seized, the original canal was completely blocked, and the Daqing River was diverted by the Yellow River, turning it into an 800-mile yellow flood zone.
The Yellow River breach in Tongwaxiang has not been blocked for almost two years, and it has been allowed to flow eastward, causing a disaster when it rains heavily.
As for the Eight Banners garrisoned in Shandong, plus the tens of thousands of Green Camp troops, they all had to be supplied with food and wages by Shandong, and he would not change.
Usually in Jinan City, he is completely Bolo's venting bag, getting scolded every day like he is lecturing his grandson.
When he first came to take office, he also thought about attracting exiles, rewarding land reclamation, recruiting refugees to reclaim wasteland, and even not paying taxes for three years, and even planned to lend seeds to cattle, but in fact, he did nothing.
No.
The Eight Banners garrisoned everywhere to enclose land, and more than 3,000 hectares were enclosed near Jinan alone.
The imperial court only thought about how to squeeze out the last bit of money and grain from Shandong to maintain the situation. Not to mention rent reductions and exemptions, they even continued to collect taxes and levies, and even levied the land silver in advance to Shunzhi ten years ago.
Yin eats mao grain.
The biggest problem is food shortage.
Hundreds of miles along the Daqing River, more than 30 prefectures and counties have suffered frequent floods due to the Yellow River's diversion of flow, resulting in almost no harvests. Jeju, Yanju, Dongchang and other places have also been unable to dredge rivers and maintain water conservancy due to wars. This year,
There are not many crops planted and there is severe water shortage, resulting in serious yield reduction.
Not only was the imperial court unable to give them relief, it was also unable to provide them with grain relief. It had to snatch the little grain from the hands of the people and supply it to the garrison and officials first, and even had to turn some over to Beijing.
He tried his best to plunder 60,000 shi of grain from various places, requisitioned many people, and transported it to Beijing.
The land of Qilu is almost a dead place, and those who are still alive are thinking of escaping.
Zhang Ruxiu was busy arresting fugitives, but no matter how severe the punishment was, it could not stop the tide of escapes. There was no hope of staying. However, in the areas controlled by the Ming army, it was a completely different sunny day.
Before Bolo sent out troops, he persuaded him that he hoped he could stay behind.
But Bolo would not pay any attention to him as the governor.
"Master Fuyuan."
The master called him outside.
Zhang Ruxiu stayed in the study with three things in front of him.
A sword, a jug of wine, and a white horse.
He was ready to commit suicide and die for his country, but he stayed here for a long time but still lacked the courage.
He picked up the sword and put it down again. The sword was too sharp and he couldn't lift it.
I want to drink poisonous wine, but I hesitate.
Ultimately, I still don’t want to die.
"grown ups."
Zhang Ruxiu looked at the three things in front of him again, sighed, and then responded to the staff and let them in.
A group of staff came in, saw what was on the table, and hurriedly came up to persuade him.
Some people thought he had drunk poisonous wine.
"Sir, you must not let your mind wander. Jinan City is entirely under your control."
"Sir, soldiers from Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Jining, and Dongchang are all coming to Jinan. We have reinforcements. Sir, we are saved."
Some of the staff were recruited by him in Beijing, some were recruited in Shandong, and some were left over by the previous governor Ding Wensheng and others.
This group of people followed him, their interests were related to him, and no one wanted him to commit suicide.
"Sir, Bolo and Tu Lai have all been defeated and killed. More than 10,000 Manchus have all died in the battle. Prisoners. Now the whole city of Jinan is filled with cries. Every family hangs white lanterns in mourning. The Ming army comes to besiege the city. Look at the posture.
There is no way we can defend the city."
"Yes, there are no soldiers in the city and there is no food. How can we defend it?"
"It's better to surrender."
The staff were divided into two groups. One group was mainly composed of staff from Beijing. They fought the main battle and hoped to hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements. The other group was mainly staff recruited from Shandong. They were powerful local gentry and even belonged to many people.
My hometown has been recovered by the Ming army, so I hope to surrender at this time.
The main war faction did not want to surrender because their family members were in Beijing or in Qing-controlled areas.
"My lord, my lord, it's not good."
A servant ran in in a panic.
"Why are you so nervous?"
Zhang Ruxiu pretended to be calm and shouted loudly.
"The Ming army, the Ming army took the head of King Boluo..."
The Ming army brought the head of Prince Bolo, the auxiliary prince of Heshuo Duanzhong, to the city for public display. What went too far was that they even got a big wild boar and chopped off its head. Then they sewed the head of the anti-Bolo back on, and deliberately cut off the head.
We got a cart, put it on it, and pushed it to the city for display.
Beside him were carried on a spear Boro's helmet, armor, and his flag.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Ruxiu felt dizzy.
He couldn't believe the previous report that Bolo's army had been wiped out outside. He felt that even if Bolo was defeated, he could at least escape.
Unexpectedly, it is gone.
He stood up with a dark face and walked up to the city in a muffled voice.
When we arrived at the top of the city, many people had gathered here.
Tong Yangjia, the admiral of Shandong and the minister of the Ministry of War, was comforting a young man. Zhang Ruxiu recognized the young man as Qi Kexin, the eldest son of King Boluo.
The young prince faced his father's body that was sewn into a wild boar outside the city. Especially he could see that his father had been scalped, his money and tail were gone, and there were holes in both cheeks, and they were inserted into each other.
A wild boar tusk stuck in his cheek.
"Hurry up and open the city gate and snatch my Ama back!"
Tong Yangjia couldn't help but feel sad when he saw the miserable situation in Boluo below the city, but he ignored the prince's request.
The Ming army below the city cheered.
A few more processed defeated generals were brought in.
The guard sewn on the dog's body is led by Durde, the vanguard is led by Bayin Dai, the first-class male sewn on the donkey's body, Gushan'e Zhentulai, and the vanguard is led by Nushan.
There were also Zhuo Butai, the deputy governor of the capital, and Han Dai, the general of the country, who also sewed the pig's body.
A total of thirteen generals were tied to the bodies of pigs, dogs, donkeys and mules. Their armors and flags were also standing beside them.
Everyone in Jinan City was extremely frightened as they watched the inhuman and beastly creatures being pushed out one after another.
Assistant King.
After the death of the three brothers Dorgon and the four kings Hauge, the current head of the Qing Dynasty was the two regent uncles Jierhalang and Daishan, and there were also six auxiliary kings.
Among them, the two brothers Bolo and Yue Le were the auxiliary kings, and they were also the small flag owners with white flags. In terms of power and status, they were second only to the two regent uncles, so everyone called Bolo the third prince.
But now the Third Prince has died miserably.
First-class Gong Tu Lai was once a fierce general who was not inferior to Obai, but now his head is sewn onto a donkey's body.
Outside the city, the Ming army formed an array and the drums beat like thunder.
There were cheers and great morale.
The young Qi Kexin shouted to open the city gate, to go out of the city to retrieve his father's head, and to avenge his father's death.
But Tong Yangjia remained unmoved.
Although he is the admiral of Shandong and a banner man, commanding the green camp in Jinan City, the person in charge of military affairs in the city at this time is Gushanbeizi Bohetuo. He is Boluo's second brother, who conquered Korea and Mongolia to conquer the Ming Dynasty.
, is also a powerful warrior in the clan.
Boluo led the Manchus to attack, and specially asked his second brother Bohetuo to stay in Jinan and take charge of military affairs.
He personally led the Eight Banners Mongolian and Eight Banners Han armies, and Tong Yangjia's Green Battalion and regimental training also had to obey his command.
Bo Hetuo had a gloomy face all the time, and even his whole body was trembling slightly.
Facing the provocation of the Ming army, he has been restrained.
Qi Kexin kept crying and asking to open the door.
"Snapped!"
Bohetuo slapped his nephew hard on the face and said, "Go back." He called his eldest son Wenggu, the Duke of Fuguo, and also called his elder brother-in-law, Li Yongfang's third son Meile Zhangjinggang Atai.
Come, let them send Qi Kexin back to Mancheng.
Governor Zhang Ruxiu and Admiral Tong Yangjia, two banner men of the Han army, were both looking at Beizibo and Tuo.
Bohetuo's official official position was the deputy commander of the Eight Banners Garrison in Dezhou, with an additional quota of 2,000 Manchurian infantry and 500 horse armor.
Bolo was the general who conquered the south. He was ordered to march south. The Eight Banners of Henan and Shandong Provinces and the Green Camp were all under his control. Due to the massive attack by the Ming army, Bolo quickly transferred his brother Bo Hetuo and his Eight Banners garrisoned in Dezhou to Jinan to assist in the defense.
Admiral Tong Yangjia commanded the Shandong Green Camp, which was rated at more than 7,000 soldiers, plus 2,500 He pace soldiers.
Originally, the Eight Banners were still stationed in Qingzhou in Shandong, and there were garrison deputy commanders stationed at Yanzhou, each stationed in an Eight Banner. However, Qingzhou was lost, so it was moved to Jinan. Admiral Lvying was originally stationed in Qingzhou, but due to its loss, he was also stationed in Jinan.
When Boluo attacked, he used the troops stationed in Dezhou, the Eight Banners of Jinan, and his southern marching camp, plus Yu Ding, Baoyi, etc., but the entire army was wiped out.
Now the Eight Banners brought by Bo Hetuo to garrison Dezhou are gone. What remains are the several thousand Mongolian and Han Eight Banners under Bo Luo. They are all soldiers of the former Southern Expedition Battalion. Some were brought from Beijing and transferred from various provinces.
As the admiral of Shandong, Tong Yangjia has more than 10,000 troops under his command, but in fact there are not so many troops in Jinan now. There are still some troops stationed in Dezhou, Yanzhou, Dongchang, Jining and other places.
The total number of Mongolian and Han military flags in the city is about 5,000, and there are also 5,600 or 6,000 green camp soldiers and regiment drills, totaling over 10,000.
But looking at the morale in the city, we can see the huge blow that Bolo and other generals below the city have brought to them.
Soldiers have no fighting spirit.
There was another drum sound below the city.
The Ming army under the city escorted out a large group of Qing prisoners.
In the past, all the generals were killed, but now the forward officers, guard officers, commanders and other officers below the commander and deputy commander were all taken to the city walls.
The drums are thundering.
One after another, the Tatar officers were beheaded in public.
On top of Jinan City, Bo Hetuo and Tong Yangjia stood motionless with pale faces, while Governor Zhang Ruxiu was already dizzy and could not stand still.
After killing one group, another group was brought in. The Ming army killed hundreds of officers, big and small, in front of the Tatars in Jinan City.
After cutting it, it was bloody.
A Ming general rode up to the city gate and shouted loudly to persuade them to surrender.
"If you dare to resist stubbornly, after the city is defeated, you will be killed without mercy!"
