The emperor's son-in-law, Prince Chaoyong, was actually shot by a thief who slipped through the net. This incident spread and the three armies were shocked.
Wang Zhen, the deputy general of the river, gloated over the misfortune and said proudly to the people around him: "Master Jia wanted to protect others, but he didn't expect that he would not be able to protect himself this time."
The facts are indeed as Wang Zhen expected. If the city is massacred and the religious thieves are massacred, will any fish escape the net?
It was only because you, Lord Jia Jia, prevented the massacre of the city that the prince was attacked. Afterwards, the emperor investigated, how can you, Lord Jia Jia, be fine?
When Yang Jingsu, the chief minister of Zhili, heard about the attack on Lawang, he was so anxious that he led his people to stay at the rescue place of Lawang, lest the emperor's son-in-law fell ill and died.
After hearing the news, Shandong Governor Cathay and Tianjin Governor Xu Ji also rushed over from their bases, fearing that the emperor's son-in-law would die in front of the battle.
In the end, after being rescued by a doctor, Prince Chaoyong was out of danger, but no one dared to say for sure whether he could recover from his injuries.
The prince was shot three times, all of them in vital parts.
Secondly, although the lead was taken out, it is poisonous and no one knows whether the lead poisoning will occur.
No one would dare to conceal such a big thing.
In his capacity as Prime Minister and Minister of Military Affairs of Shandong Province, Jia Liu reported truthfully to Beijing the details of the siege and the attack on Prince Chaoyong.
In the memorial, he impeached Asiha, the censor of the capital, for being timid and weak against the enemy. Prince Lawang ordered the massacre of the city, resulting in the death of more than ten thousand innocent people.
The governor of Shandong, Cathay, the governor of Tianjin, Xu Ji, and the chief envoy of Zhili also all submitted reports, and most of them told the truth.
The four bosses wrote a letter to rush to Beijing 800 miles away, and the order was sent back three days later.
"If the old and new cities don't resist the religious bandits, then they are not good people. They all follow the rebellious people. To deal with such rebellious people, the army should use force to deter the local gangsters before attacking the new city. Anyone with loose hair in the city can be killed."
In his decree, Qianlong severely reprimanded Jia Liu for his wifely benevolence, and ordered that Prime Minister Jia Liu be dismissed from the post of Minister of Military Affairs of Shandong, and that he should be retained in the army at the original rank.
He also appointed Shu Hede, the commander of the Manchuria of Zhengbai Banner and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, as the imperial envoy and prime minister. He rushed to the Qing Dynasty at starry night to take over the post of prime minister and military affairs.
Since the Qing army lost more than a thousand Banner Han officers and soldiers in the attack on the old city, when Shuhed went south, he picked 200 soldiers from the Cangzhou garrison, and transferred another 800 troops from the Tianjin Green Camp. In addition, there were 1,000 Baoding Green Camp soldiers.
, 500 Zhengding Green Camp soldiers were transferred under the control of Zhou Yuanli, the Governor-General of Zhili, and were still under the command of General Wan Chaoxing in the Qing Dynasty.
Henan Governor He Xu also mobilized 1,700 troops to assist Linqing, bringing the total strength of the Qing army besieging Linqing to about 14,000.
The seriously injured Prince Chaoyong Lawang was rushed to Beijing for treatment, and Jia Liu and a group of officials saw him off in person.
Prince Chaoyong lying in the car looked like a cramped little white dragon, with an expressionless face, like a zombie.
After the prince's car drove north, Shandong Governor Cathay saw Jia Liu's ugly face and couldn't help comforting him: "You shouldn't have stopped the massacre of the city that day. Now it's better. The emperor blamed you. Fortunately, he was only dismissed from the post of prime minister.
There is still a chance for recovery."
Xu Ji, the governor of Tianjin, and Yang Jingsu, the chief envoy of Zhili, also said something to you, and I comforted Jia Liulai. After all, we have had a very harmonious relationship with each other in the past few months, and each of us has gained a lot. I am still very grateful to Brother Shikai.
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Unexpectedly, Brother Shikai asked the three big men to help him capture Linqing City in one fell swoop.
And he did it before the imperial envoy Shu Hede, the great scholar.
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After hearing this request, the three big guys looked at each other and agreed to Brother Shikai's request.
But what Jia Liu didn't expect was that before he could take action, Wang Lun made the move first.
The old city was captured. Logically speaking, Wang Lun should lead the remaining troops to break out of the siege at all costs. However, the leader still had no intention of leaving Linqing, but he also realized that he could no longer sit still and wait for death, so he thought of using offense as defense.
Wang Lun divided the main force of the 5,000-victorious army into three teams, one with Wang Jinglong as its commander, one with Meng Can as its commander, and one with Wang Weiquan as its commander.
He suddenly left the city in the early morning of the 22nd.
Meng Can led his troops to attack the old city, while Wang Jinglong led his troops to attack the Qing army's camp by the canal, with Wang Weiquan in the middle to provide support.
Among them, Wang Jinglong's tribe had the largest number of soldiers and horses. Obviously, recovering the old city was a pretense, and its purpose was to break through the Qing army's camp.
"Ignore Meng Can and Wang Weiquan, just force Wang Jinglong back!"
Fan Wei gave his advice to the trainee military advisor.
Jia Liu accepted it and immediately mobilized his troops to fight head-on. He once again put on armor and led Chang Wei's army to fight against the Green Camp.
Considering that the Hedao soldiers might disobey the military orders of the "laid-off" Prime Minister, Jia Liu directly asked Zamul to hold the Bilong Sword to the Hedao Deputy General Wang Zhen and gave him a message: "If you don't obey the order, you will be killed."
Jia makes it impossible for you to see the sun tomorrow!"
Faced with the threat of the laid-off Prime Minister and the Bilong Sword, Wang Zhen cursed in his heart, but he really didn't dare to disobey orders.
Other soldiers and horses, including Cathay, Xu Ji, and Yang Jingsu, were ordered to fight.
The Shandong Commander-in-Chief, who was suffering from stomach ailments, went into battle in person, because Shu Hede, the new Imperial Envoy, Prime Minister and Minister of Military Affairs, had written a letter of impeachment against him two months ago and wanted to punish him.
Therefore, in order to find a way to survive, we could only rush to destroy Linqing before Shu Hed arrived, and let Shu Hed come in vain.
Otherwise, that great scholar Shu might really be able to use his only head to establish his authority.
After Wang Jinglong led his troops out of the city, he thought that the Green Battalion in front of him would watch the wind and fire cannons as before. However, he supervised the believers all the way and did not hear the Qing troops on the opposite side firing cannons.
I saw a large flag with the character "Jia" standing in the Qing army's formation.
"Anyone who shoots without permission will be killed by the entire team!"
Jia Liu, who was riding on a white horse, had a solemn expression on his face. All the Banner and Han officers had received strict orders. His direct ally Chang Wei's army was even more alert, and would suppress the Green Camp if it was discovered that they were retreating without authorization.
Before the battle, all the soldiers were given ten taels of silver, and the number of officers was increased step by step.
After layer upon layer of deployment, we finally stabilized our position.
Only after Wang Jinglong's troops rushed into the range of the guns and guns in a chaotic manner did he order the trumpets to be blown.
In an instant, guns and artillery fired, killing many thieves.
He also issued a military order, ordering Deb and Yingjitu to lead 500 men each to stand out from the formation, and divide the left and right wings into the victorious army.
With an extreme lack of weapons and low morale due to the destruction of the old city, Wang Jinglong's troops soon became depleted and fell into a tight siege by the Qing army.
Wu Sanniang, who was watching the battle in the city, saw that Wang Jinglong's troops were surrounded by the Qing army, so she quickly requested military orders from her adoptive father Wang Lun and led the cavalry out of the city to assist in the battle.
Seeing the bandits and cavalry leaving the city, Jia Liu blew the trumpet and fired cannons to block them, killing dozens of bandits and cavalry. Seeing that Wu Sanniang could not disrupt the Qing army, she had to withdraw into the city.
Wang Jinglong, who was caught in a bitter battle, also had the intention of retreating and fought while retreating. With Wang Wei's support, he was able to retreat into the city.
Meng Can's troops were also unable to attack the old city where the Qing army was stationed.
In this battle, the Qing army killed more than 400 enemies.
Unwilling to fail, Wang Lun organized another camp robbery that night and sent marshals Wu Qinglin and Li Zhonglai to lead 400 dead soldiers from the sect to attack in a sneak attack. However, they were repulsed by the well-prepared Qing army, killing 34 enemies and capturing 11 others.
Three of the prisoners were captured by Jia Jiashikai himself, as evidenced by the memorials of the Chief Envoy of Zhili and the Governor of Shandong, Cathay.
The next day, at Fan Wei's suggestion, Jia Liu ordered Chang Wei's army and the Eight Banners soldiers to directly attack the pontoon bridge in the north of the new city. If the bridge was completely occupied by the Qing army, there would be no chance for the Evervictorious Army in Linqing City to break through.
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The tactics are still artillery bombardment and infantry.
Under the fierce bombardment of the Qing army's guns and artillery, many of the victorious troops guarding the pontoon were shot, and no fewer than a hundred fell into the river.
"Follow me and seize the bridge!"
Jia Liu personally led his troops to attack and captured the floating bridge in less than half an hour.
At this point, the ever-victorious army became the turtle in the urn.
Looking at the Linxin City with no way out, Jia Liu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and ordered his people to fly white flags to the city walls to persuade Wang Lun to surrender.