1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 503 Throbbing (Part [-])

On April 1644, 4, Li Zicheng entered Donghuamen from Deshengmen. When he entered the city, he ordered: "Whoever dares to hurt people or plunder women will be killed!" The order in the capital is still good, and the shops are open as usual. The satin shop was looted, and it was cut up on Qipan Street. The people were overjoyed, and the blockage remained the same."

However, starting from the 27th, the Dashun Army began to torture Ming officials and ransacked their homes everywhere. Officials: [-], [-]; Hanlin: [-], [-], [-]; subordinates are counted in thousands."Liu Zongmin made [-] clamping sticks, "every wood has edges, connected with nails, and every person who is clamped will be broken."

The atmosphere of terror in the city gradually became dignified, and people panicked. "Anyone who kidnaps hundreds of officials, usually with a family of tens of thousands of dollars, will force more than 800 to [-]. If the number is slightly dissatisfied, then they will be strictly compared, beaten and burned. They will be extremely vicious and will never die." , "Lead Wei Zaode, Fang Yuegong, Qiu Yu, Chen Yan, Li Yuzhi, etc., and [-] people including Xun Xingrang, Zhang Guoji, Xu Yunzhen, Zhang Shize, etc. to chase stolen goods and pay." Li Zicheng's soldiers robbed, and the officials would be extravagant. , most likely the soldiers who loot the people’s wealth.”

On April 4, a Ming official and army general came to Changshan Island, saying that it was Ran Zuohai, a guerrilla sent by Shandong General Liu Zeqing.

When Ran Zuohai arrived on Changshan Island, he directly demanded that the vassal Qi State on the island provide [-] shi of grain so that the Shandong Zhenjun could go to the capital to rescue King Qin.At the same time, it was also proposed to dismantle the dozen or so cannons arranged on the pier fort and hand them over to them to take away.

Xu Chuanxing, the battalion commander of the Second Marine Battalion, looked at this proud guerrilla general of the Ming Dynasty in astonishment. Ten thousand grass and mud horses galloped by in his heart. He turned his head to look at the commander of Changshan Island, Zhao Hongxing, and wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.

Zhao Hongxing was also speechless for a while after hearing the request of the Ming guerrilla.Damn, I managed to snatch some grain from North Korea, and transported some grain from Hanxing Island and Xinsheng Island for thousands of miles. Only then did I accumulate tens of thousands of shi of grain.That's it, do you still have to live frugally?
You, a general from Shandong, sent someone to the island. You asked for [-] shi of grain, and you wanted to tear down the dock fort on our island. Who gave you the courage?

Besides, your Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict a month ago to let Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, go to Beijing to join King Qin. The captives were killed.You said that your Shandong town is going to gather a large army to serve the king at this moment, who are you lying to?
"There is no surplus food on the island for your Shandong town to use." Zhao Hongxing said coldly: "The cannons on the pier are prepared for the defense of Liaodong's slaves, and it is impossible to dismantle them and take them away with you."

"You, Qi State, belong to my Ming dynasty, how dare you resist the army of the Celestial Empire to conscript some supplies?" Ran Zuohai's face darkened, "Don't think that you have killed a few Jian slaves, so you dare to use it as a support to resist my Ming army. You You need to understand that this place is the border of our Ming Dynasty, and it is also under the jurisdiction of our Shandong Town. If you insist on rejecting it, are you afraid that our Shandong Town's [-] troops will attack the island?"

"There are 10 people in your Shandong town?" Xu Chuanxing asked curiously.

"Are you afraid?" Ran Zuohai smiled slightly, and said proudly: "I have an army of [-] horses in Shandong Town, defeating bandits and attacking slaves. Over the past few years, I have fought more than a hundred battles, beheading generals and killing countless enemies. "

The small vassal state of Qi was nothing more than a group of exiled Ming people who had limited strength, otherwise they would not have rushed to Daming to make a pilgrimage, because they wanted to recognize Daming as the suzerain so that they could survive among the small countries in Nanyang.

As for what was said in the mansion newspaper, they once landed in Liaodong, attacked Gaizhou City, and even last year, they defeated Jiannu Jiaqi head-on and captured and killed more than a thousand people.That is probably a false report of military exploits. I think that in all the military towns in Ming Dynasty, which one is not like this, if you kill one or two Jiannu, you can report to the Ministry of War. It is said that defeating thousands of Jiannu and beheading more than a hundred is a great victory.

These tricks can only be fooled by the ignorant civil officials of the court, and even the emperor.

"You have 10 people, even if you are given [-] shi of grain, it seems that it is not enough for a few days!" Xu Chuanxing said with a smile: "So, why don't you find another place to collect grain."

"You don't want to donate food to my Shandong town?" Ran Zuohai stared at the several people who were in charge of the state of Qi in front of him.

"No food." Zhao Hongxing shook his head and said.

"Since this is the case, don't blame me in Shandong Town for being ruthless." Ran Zuohai said angrily, "If my lord commander wants to know your attitude, he will definitely bring a large army to the island and wipe out your camp. At that time, don't blame me for saying no. Pre."

"As long as you have the ability to come to the island, you can take all the food." Xu Chuanxing said impatiently.

An army of one hundred thousand is amazing. The question is, do you have a boat to cross the sea and land on the island?
Less than two days after the arrival from Shandong Town, several officials from Penglai County, the administrative seat of Dengzhou on the opposite side of the mainland, came to the mainland. They brought a shocking news: the governor of Denglai Zeng Hualong hung his crown and left!
What, Governor Denglai just abandoned his official position and ran away?What is this operation?The officials who guarded the land actually left the two prefectures of Deng and Lai, and more than a million people in more than ten prefectures and counties ignored them and quit!
"Your Majesty Governor heard yesterday that the capital was trapped by bandits. Your Majesty may be thinking of retiring." Bo Bixuechao, the head of Penglai County, saw that the Tuiguan of the governor's yamen was still frowning and silent, so he got up and said, "Again In addition, there was a report from Zhaoyuan County that Shandong Zhen sent troops to plunder more than ten prefectures and counties, and was going to retreat to Jianghuai to avoid the edge of the thieves. Perhaps, the rebellious soldiers will soon come to Penglai, so we came to report to the officials of the Qi Fan People, please borrow troops to Dengzhou to protect the people of Denglai."

"Isn't Shandong Town just a guarding soldier? How could... how could they send troops to plunder the garrison?" Zhao Hongxing was dumbfounded. "They are rebelling! Afterwards, aren't they afraid that the Ming court will punish them for their crimes?"

"The capital has been captured by thieves, the imperial court...the imperial court..." The pusher under the governor of Denglai looked helpless.

"The imperial court... the imperial court is gone, and the guarding soldiers should also protect the people for the future. How can they send troops to plunder the four fields?" Zhao Hongxing shook his head repeatedly, "Isn't this what warlords do in troubled times?"

When everyone heard this, they all sighed, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was broken, and the emperor's life and death are unknown, the Ming Dynasty is probably about to perish!

"The rebellion is coming, please Qi Fan send benevolent soldiers to Penglai to protect our people in Denglai." The pusher bowed and saluted: "If not, countless lives will be destroyed if the rebellion invades the prefecture. "

Zhao Hongxing turned his head to look at Xu Chuanxing, needing him to make a decision.

Xu Chuanxing hesitated. A company of marines had gone to Tianjin to meet the missions withdrawn from Beijing, but they still haven't returned.The military strength on the island is only one company of marines and three squadrons of township soldiers, less than 500 people.Of course, there are still about [-] self-rescue troops, but they have not experienced battle and are useless.

However, if you enter Penglai and defend with artillery and muskets, you can defend the city no matter what.As for the officers and soldiers in Shandong Town, I am afraid they are not as capable as Jiannu Baoyi.Fighting with the city, even if there are three to five thousand people, it should be safe.

"I will take half a soldier from the Marine Company and [-] soldiers from the township. By the way, I will bring another [-] self-rescue troops to garrison Penglai first to ensure the safety of the landing camp. As for the other prefectures and counties of Denglai, we may not be able to do so," Xu Chuanxing said. .

Bo Bixuechao, head of Penglai County, looked at Tuiguan, the governor of Denglai, who was beside him, and saw him nodding his head, expressing his agreement with the people of Qi, and stationed troops in Penglai first to see the future.

In the past two years, Penglai County, where the Denglai government is located, has had mutual contacts with the military and civilians stationed by the Qi State on Changshan Island, whether it is official or non-governmental.At the same time, he has a good impression of Qi State's continuous collection of refugees and relief of the people here.

A large number of refugees and hungry people have been taken in, which has greatly reduced the pressure on public security in nearby counties of Denglai.Last year, slavery invaded Shandong, causing millions of people to be displaced and deprived of food and clothing. Displacement uprisings occurred in various prefectures and counties, and incidents of destroying villages and attacking counties occurred, which caused more refugees and caused the prefectures and counties in Shandong to be devastated. , difficult to cope with.

In Denglai, the people's livelihood was slightly eased due to the small scale of the slavery, but with the influx of refugees from Shandong, there have been more than a dozen incidents of exiles gathering crowds to riot.However, because there are prefectures and counties near Penglai, people from the state of Qi recruited refugees here, and from time to time they provided food to the victims, which made the situation in the area relatively stable.The governor's yamen of Denglei was also able to free up more power to suppress and wipe out the uprisings of refugees in other areas of Denglei.

What is even more rare is that at the beginning of the year, the Qi people took in all the nearly [-] refugees who had gathered in Penglai at once, and selected more than [-] of them, and brought them to the border of North Korea to beg for food, which shocked the entire Denglai governor's office.At the same time, the tense mood is also relaxed.This Fan of Qi really treated Daming with sincerity, and would rather take the hungry people to attack North Korea, and never thought of attacking Denglai Prefecture to do that traitorous thing.

Therefore, when the governor of Denglai once turned into a dragon and left without a leader, and at the same time faced with the rebellion of Shandong Town and the plundering of the prefecture, Penglai County immediately thought of using the Qi State Army on Changshan Island to temporarily station in the city to deal with it. Troopers arrive.One must know that this Qi Fan seems to only intend to immigrate, and his country is thousands of miles away, so he should not invade the land of Ming Dynasty.

On May 5, Xu Chuanxing led more than 3 marines and township soldiers from Qi State, and brought [-] self-rescue troops into Penglai County, and placed artillery on the city.

On May 5, 6 officers and soldiers under the jurisdiction of Shandong Town entered Penglai, demanding food in the city, and asking for food, fodder, gold, silver, cloth and silk as military pay.

The sergeant guarding the city at the head of Penglai County heard about it and ignored it.

The leading soldiers and generals were furious and raised their troops to attack the city, but unexpectedly, they were bombarded by several cannons from the top of the city and had no choice but to retreat.

Just when the soldiers of Shandong Town under the city were at a loss, the gate of Penglai County opened wide, and a group of soldiers dressed in black poured out to line up in the city. Spears, messily lined up behind the black army.

Leading the army and participating in the general was immediately fun. Since the mutiny of Kong Youde, Li Jiuzheng and others a few years ago in Denglai, there has been no battalion, and the garrison soldiers are all officers and soldiers of the guard.

Even with the help of these trash-like guard officers and soldiers, they dared to go out of the city to fight with our Shandong town soldiers.

The leader of the army gave an order and led more than a hundred family members to charge first. As long as they rushed together with the Denglai soldiers, the artillery at the top of the city would not dare to bombard them again. Maybe they would rush into the city and loot it wantonly.

However, with several rows of firecrackers firing neatly, all the servants who were close by were killed in front of the formation, and the soldiers in the rear team who followed the charge suddenly collapsed, turned around and fled backward.

Seeing this, the Qi army charged back with their bayonets straight, and the self-rescue army of the rear team also charged.

In this battle, more than [-] officers and soldiers in Shandong Town were killed and injured more than [-], and [-] were captured, and the rest were defeated.

(End of this chapter)