1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 524 Dengzhou Flesh Mill ([-])

On September 1644, 1644 (October 10, 13), Ke Yongsheng, the commander-in-chief of Jiaozhou, who founded the slaves, and Wang Guodong, the commander-in-chief of Linqing, defeated the anti-Qing armed forces of Qin Shangxing in Changle, Qingzhou, and beheaded Zhao Shenkuan, Chen Jiuchou, Zhang Jiaru and other leaders , Qin Shangxing fled to Laizhou with only a thousand people.

On the eighth day of October (October 10st), Jiannu’s deputy Dutong Hetuo and Ke Yongsheng joined forces to attack Qingzhou. Under the secret support of Li Shiyuan, the former Qingzhou garrison of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Yingyuan and Yang Wangxiu were killed by trickery. Recapture Qingzhou.Afterwards, they plundered the city for three days.

On October 10th (October 28th), Hetuo and Ke Yongsheng led troops to break through Weixian (now Weifang City, Shandong), Changyi (now Changyi City, Weifang, Shandong), and Pingdu Prefecture (now Pingdu City, Shandong) , Stationed at Baisha River in Ma, and soldiers forced Ye County.

On October 10 (October 31), Hauge, Prince of Jiannu and Shuosu, entered Jinan and joined Luo Luohun, Li Sutai, and Geng Zhongming.

On October 22 (November 11), Hauge gathered nearly 4 soldiers and horses from all walks of life and marched towards Laizhou in a mighty manner.

The army of founding slaves went all the way to Keye County, Zhaoyuan County, and Huang County. On the first day of November, they approached Penglai County, the seat of Dengzhou Prefecture.

Just when Hauge thought that Penglai would go down without a fight like the previous ten prefectures and counties, the reality gave him a slap in the face.

The forward Ke Yongsheng, who arrived in Penglai County that day, was attacked head-on by the defenders when they went out of the city. Scattered in the wild", only several hundred people under Ke Yongsheng, the commander-in-chief of Jiaozhou Town, returned.

Prince Su Hauge was furious, and immediately took off Ke Yongsheng's royal clothes and put him in the camp. He said that after the rebels in Dengzhou were defeated, he would be sent to Beijing.

On the third day of November, more than [-] Jiannu troops gathered in Penglai City, with banners and flags flying, and the momentum was overwhelming.However, when the entire army set up camp, Hauge brought a group of Eight Banners generals and Han generals to observe the enemy's situation near Penglai County, and was immediately shocked by the city's defense facilities.

This Penglai County is not a city, it is clearly a large group of fortresses!Seven or eight small forts surround the main city, each of which is no more than 300 meters apart. They are all built of large blocks of stone, and a large number of artillery are densely arranged on the top of the city.

What's more terrible is that on the side of the pier in Penglai County, six Western gunboats are docked. Just looking at the gunholes on one side of the ship's side, there are no less than twenty or thirty artillery pieces.This means that it is impossible for our Qing army to deploy and attack the city in the north of Penglai County.On the other three sides of the city, in addition to several fortresses protruding from the city wall, two deep trenches were continuously dug within 200 meters.No matter which direction you attack from, you will be hit by the opponent from several directions.

"It's comparable to Jinzhou City back then!" Li Sutai sighed softly.

"I'm afraid it's even harder to fight than Jinzhou City!" Geng Zhongming shook his head and said, "The defenders have a lot of artillery, and it is estimated that many people will be filled in."

"When will our red cannon arrive?" Hauge asked impatiently.

"The cannon in red should have arrived in Ye County by this time, and it will arrive here in three days at the earliest, or five days at the slowest." Geng Zhongming answered with cupped hands.

"Let's set up the camp today, and tomorrow I will try to attack those descended troops. ... Even if there is no red cannon, we must take this city!" After Haoge finished speaking, he turned and left.

"No matter how hard this tortoise shell is, we have to break it open! Fortunately, we brought a lot of people! Haha..." Luo Luohun laughed loudly, and left behind Hauge.

"Looking at the posture, Prince Su wants to spend the [-] surrendered troops here, and he will not hesitate!" Geng Zhongming sighed softly.

"We have just entered the pass, so we cannot lose the battle." Li Suitai said: "If we lose, the situation in the pass will be out of control."

"A few months ago..." Geng Zhongming hesitated to speak.

"Shi Tingzhu was trapped in Ye County, Bahana was defeated and returned to Jinan, and the regent was furious." Li Suitai said: "Bahana's defeat and loss of land should be regarded as death. If he thinks of his meritorious service, he will not die. But he was removed from office and dismissed. , not two-thirds of the family property. If Prince Su can't break through the city here, and capture and kill the prince..."

After hearing this, Geng Zhongming immediately understood.The regent Dorgon has been targeting Hauge, trying to suppress and sanction him for various reasons.In the attack on the Denglai area, Hauge will be the commander. If he cannot defeat the anti-Qing forces here, he will capture and kill the Prince of Ming Dynasty.Dorgon will definitely not let go of this opportunity, and will definitely cut off part of Hauge's power, even the status of prince, and completely kick him out of the Qing power circle.

Thinking of this, Geng Zhongming suddenly felt a little depressed.He was originally dispatched to Duoduo to prepare to go south to attack Ming.However, because the war in Shanxi was not over yet, Ye Chen's troops were somewhat insufficient (in the original historical time and space, Bahana and Shi Tingzhu led troops from Shandong to support the Shanxi battlefield), so it was a bit difficult to fight, and Taiyuan has not been broken so far.Therefore, the main force of the Duduo Department is still stationed in Beijing, waiting for the results of the evolution of the battlefield situation in Shanxi and Shandong, and then proceeding to the attack route.Therefore, Geng Zhongming's department temporarily deployed only the Shandong battlefield to calm down the situation here first.

Following Hauge's attack on Shandong and Denglai, even if he wins the battle, he will be picked on by the regent, and the reward will be greatly reduced.If the battle situation is unfavorable, he will also be unlucky.

Standing on the watchtower of the city wall, Jiang Yongrui, the commander-in-chief of Denglai of the Ming Dynasty, looked at the densely populated Jiannu army busy setting up camp in the distance, so he knew that Jiannu would not attack the city immediately today.

At present, there are more than 500 officers and soldiers from the newly established Denglai Township of the Ming Dynasty in the city, more than [-] self-rescue troops organized by the Qi State, more than [-] soldiers from Changshan Island, and a total of [-] defenders.Although the number of people was less than [-]% of the slave-building army outside the city, it was equipped with more than [-] cannons, more than [-] muskets, and six gunboats stationed at the pier, making the firepower extremely powerful.

Although the Qi State Economic and Military Corps is not in the city and has other arrangements to be stationed on Changshan Island, Jiang Yongrui is very confident in defending Penglai County.Since July, the whole county has used tens of thousands of hungry people to carry out large-scale expansion and reinforcement of the entire city.According to the guidance of the people of Qi, on the basis of the original city defense, seven or eight small prismatic fortresses were newly built, which were arranged near the city.The fortresses and the main city formed corners, leaving no dead ends for firepower.A large number of artillery and various defensive equipment such as rolling wood and rocks are widely distributed on it. What's more rare is that many gunners are drawn from the warships of the State of Qi, and they have extremely rich experience in operating cannons.At that time, it will definitely leave a profound lesson for the slaves who attacked the city.

"You need to be careful tonight to prevent the slaves from stealing the city!" Jiang Yongrui turned to his lieutenant general Qiu Jiliang and said, "In addition, from today on, the four gates in the city will prohibit any unrelated people from approaching. Violators will be killed!"

"I obey, General!" Qiu Jiliang clapped his hands and promised loudly.

"Although there are many slave-building troops outside the city, they will not last long." Jiang Yongrui saw a trace of fear on the faces of the defenders at the top of the city, so he said loudly: "From Laizhou to Dengzhou, the mansions within a few hundred miles are Counties, towns and towns have all been fortified and cleared. Tens of thousands of Jiannu gathered here, and the daily consumption is huge. If within three to five days, Penglai County cannot be broken. I am afraid that there is no need for us to go out of the city to fight with them. crumble away."

"My city of Penglai is well-defended, with many firearms, and even the gunboats of the State of Qi are on the coast to support it. Don't say that Jiannu wants to destroy this city in three or five days, even if Jiannu is given a year, it still can't shake my Penglai County at all! A few months ago , We once re-created slaves in Ye County, and captured and killed more than ten thousand. Today, our officers and soldiers in Denglai Town will definitely injure Jiannu again. The prince has a word, guard Denglai, defeat Jiannu, and all the fame and fortune will be given to you. This battle , I am sure to win!"

"Definitely!"

"Da Ming Wansheng!"

"Da Ming wins!..."

"My lord, morale is available!" Deputy General Qiu Jiliang said excitedly.

"Well, as long as we can resist Jiannu's siege in the next month and hold the Penglai County, we will have thousands more soldiers!" Jiang Yongrui nodded.

"Will Jian slaves stay in the city for a long time?"

"If Jiannu is aggressive, with the power of Shandong, we can barely support the tens of thousands of Jiannu army under this city." Jiang Yongrui said: "But if that is the case, many people in other prefectures and counties in Shandong may starve to death. "

"The Qi army..."

"Naturally, they won't let Jiannu obtain supplies easily." Jiang Yongrui turned his head and looked at the gunboats by the sea, "They will definitely take advantage of the boats to frequently harass Jiannu behind them. You know, Jiannu's supply line is very long."

(End of this chapter)