Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 611

This year (1647) was the year before Marshal Mo was about to leave office, and it was destined to be a dazzling year for the people of the East Coast, and it was also a year in which the Yellow Clothes Thieves left a strong mark in history.

In the first half of this year, more than 2 yellow-clothed thieves suddenly landed on the boundary of Yangzhou Prefecture. They left Shandong, and then in Yantai broke the cage that was gradually unable to trap them, which made people astonished.

After breaking the cage, the tiger could no longer be stopped. The remnants of the Qing army in the Jiaodong area wailed. Dengzhou City, the most important town in Jiaodong, was quickly surrounded before everyone could react. Soldiers and horses were trapped in the city and panicked all day long.

It's ridiculous to say that there are not as many people from the east bank surrounding Dengzhou City as he does, but he is terrified to death. This fully shows that after years of galloping, the reputation of the bandits in yellow has fully penetrated into the vast northern Qing army heart.When the number of troops is more than twice that of the yellow-clothed thieves, the general green battalion of the Qing army dare not easily engage in large-scale field battles, because the odds of winning are extremely low.

On August 8, the army on the east bank launched a strong attack on Dengzhou City.The city wall of Dengzhou City was originally very strong, and the moat was extremely wide, but since the end of Ming Dynasty, this famous city of Denglai has suffered many catastrophes, and now the city is very dilapidated.After Chen Jin took office, although he mobilized civilians to repair it, its strength is still limited, and it cannot be used for the concentrated bombardment of yellow cannons on the east bank.

On August 8, a large area collapsed in the southwestern corner of Dengzhou City under the continuous attack of the East Bank Army. The two battalions of the Qing Army guarding here collapsed, and the East Bank Army easily attacked.So far, Dengzhou City finally fell after persisting for 8 days.More than 4 Qing troops in the city either surrendered or fled (most of them were chased to death by the cavalry on the east coast), Denglai Governor Chen Jin took advantage of the chaos and disappeared, but most of the Qing officials in the city were captured and disappeared. One survived.Most of these officials came from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and they were very devoted to the Qing Dynasty. Mo Ming was not very interested in them. After a brief interrogation, he ordered them to be taken back to Yantai for detention. What awaited them in the future would be the endless labor of the Heishui Coal Mine Transform career.

On August 8th, the four naval warships slowly docked in the sea outside Dengzhou City under the blowing of the southeast wind.Most of the fishing boats and motor sailing boats are now fishing - this is the second most important job for people on the east coast in a year, and the other two flute boats and two armed merchant ships are doing maintenance, so only 9 warships are used Their poor warehouses transport supplies and people.

The Qing army has been operating in Dengzhou for several years, and it has to supply tens of thousands of nearby troops with food and salaries. They have accumulated a lot, and this time it has all fallen into the hands of the people on the east coast. Now these supplies are shouldered by the people in the city who have been confiscated. Carry it down to the seaside ship for transportation.While transporting supplies, Mo Ming found a considerable amount of sweet potatoes and corn, which left him speechless.

When Shandong was still in the hands of the Ming army and the Shun army, some Ming people who were farming in Yantai fled with corn and sweet potato seeds.At this time, these bags of sweet potatoes and corn should be the "descendants" of those seeds. Thinking of this, Mo Ming also feels a little emotional. The administrative efficiency of the Qing court is indeed not comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty. The situation in Shandong has roughly stabilized, and production has resumed in quite a few areas, as can be seen from the warehouses full of grains such as millet, corn, and sweet potatoes.The Ming Dynasty is really not working well, it's rotten!

"Let's pack up the main force and set off for Huang County as soon as possible. There are 4000 military men stationed here in Dengzhou, and let them supervise the transportation of supplies by the people here. As for the personnel here, there are a total of 700 prisoners of the Qing army. There are many people. I remember that many people are from the Shanxi and Ningxia Shunjun who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, right? There are many officers and soldiers from the Shunjun army who came forward. Let these people name the names of their acquaintances, and those who are guaranteed will be incorporated into the army and handed over to Chen Zhilong. They will be the vanguard in the attack on Huang County. If no one recommends them, they will all be imprisoned and wait for the ship to be transported back to be screened slowly when the ship is free." Mo Ming took out warm barley tea from the cowhide water bag and drank a few mouth, and then began to order: "there are only more than [-] people in Dengzhou City who are willing to go with us, right? Well, these people are also transported away. In addition, the doctors, craftsmen, and low-level scholars in the city are also taken away." Let's go, it doesn't matter if they are willing or not, let's talk about it first! Others, since they are willing to stay under the Manchu rule, they can't care so much, and our current food can't feed many people. For now, let's do this. Contact the staff, go down and pass the order!"

Although the army men from the east bank do the work of auxiliary soldiers and handymen, they also train a few times every now and then.The food on weekdays is also good, and the number of times on the battlefield is also quite a lot, so each of them still has a little fighting power.During the Battle of Yangzhou, Zhang Xudong's troops arranged for [-] spearmen who were military men to fight against the Qing army's green battalion, but their performance was so-so.Therefore, with these people around, the few remnants of the Qing army near Dengzhou City really can't do anything to Dengzhou City.

As for the Chen Zhilong mentioned by Mo Ming, this person was originally from the Juren of the Ming Dynasty, and later surrendered to Li Zicheng, served as the defense envoy of Ningxia, and had a good relationship with Dong Xueli. In 1644, Dong Xueli wrote a letter to Chen Zhilong, asking him to surrender to the Qing army. Unexpectedly, the secret letter was intercepted by Niu Chenghu, the general of Ningxia's general power, and Dong Xueli's younger brother and only son were killed, so Chen Zhilong failed to surrender.Unexpectedly, after the Qing army invaded Shaanxi, Niu Chenghu and Chen Zhilong surrendered to the Qing army together due to the situation. Then they were transferred here to garrison here one after another because the yellow-clothed thieves made a scene in Shandong.At present, Dong Xueli is a general under the command of Li Shutai, the general of Binzhou Coastal Defense. Niu Chenghu was newly appointed as the general of Yizhou Town due to his large number of subordinates, and Chen Zhilong was transferred to be the deputy general of Denglai Town (the general is temporarily vacant).The defense zones of the three are not very far apart, and there is nothing more wonderful than this in the world.

Although Chen Zhilong was born as a literati, he didn't have much integrity. He first became an official, then surrendered to Shun, then surrendered to Qing Dynasty, and now he descended to the east bank again.He probably still has less than [-] soldiers and horses, and he was the first to respond on the night when the people from the east bank broke the city. The governor's office was so frightened that Chen Jin ran away on horseback before he could change his clothes, and he did a great job.

After the war, his behavior on the battlefield anyway was recognized by Mo Ming, and all the soldiers and horses under his command were pardoned, and they were still under his command.Not only that, among the remaining captives of the Qing army this time, more than a thousand guarantor soldiers from Shaanxi were incorporated into his troops as rewards.Therefore, his current strength suddenly expanded to more than 4000 people.

On August 8, the east bank army that conquered Dengzhou City left 10 soldiers to carry supplies and personnel, and the remaining 6000 troops (including soldiers, excluding Chen Zhilong's troops) began to move along the coastline. Huang County is advancing, and the vanguard is naturally the 4000 men of the newly descended Chen Zhilong.

Before they set off, they were forced to shave their heads collectively and cut off the rat tail that stood on the top of their heads. Then some Eight Banners prisoners captured in the Battle of Dengzhou and Denglai officials appointed by the Qing court were also handed over to them for execution in public. , it is considered to have submitted a nomination certificate.In addition, Chen Zhilong, who was born in Juren, did not expect that the thief in yellow was very "insidious" and asked him to write an article that smeared the upper class of the Qing Dynasty and circulated it around. There were quite a few nasty jokes between Dorgon and the current empress dowager. It blocked his way to return to Manqing, and made him want to cry without tears.

These four thousand people still wore the uniforms of the Qing army and carried the original equipment, marching forward under the strict surveillance of the cavalry on the east bank.From time to time, messengers from the east coast roared past and ran over to convey various orders to them, and these people followed them tremblingly.It seems that in their eyes now, the bandits in yellow and the Eight Banners are almost at the same level. They are both murderous and brutal people, so they must be treated with care.

On August 8, after more than three days of marching, the East Bank Army finally arrived at the city of Huangxian.Huang County, like Dengzhou City, has been dilapidated and dilapidated after repeated wars since the end of Ming Dynasty.But it is not as important as Dengzhou City, so there is no one and there is no ability to repair it. Now that the army on the east bank has moved its formation to the city, the momentum of the Qing army in the city has been reduced by three points.

When Chen Zhilong saw the situation, he was overjoyed. This battle should not consume too much of his own strength. It is not difficult to fight in a dilapidated small town like Huang County.So, under Marshal Mo's order, Chen Zhilong carefully selected a thousand soldiers who were relatively good at fighting, and after the east bank artillery blasted a large section of rammed earth wall, they shouted and killed them.Then, within half a day, they only paid a casualty of more than 100 people, defeated six or seven hundred Qing troops who fled to the city, and beheaded a guerrilla on the spot, which was considered a victory in the first battle.

After defeating Huang County, the artisans in the city and some people who volunteered to leave were sent away as usual.In order to protect their safety, Mo Ming ordered Chen Zhilong to send about [-] soldiers, together with [-] soldiers from the east bank, to escort the supplies and personnel to Dengzhou.

After Huang County fell, on August 8, the army on the east bank captured Zhaoyuan County, and at the same time controlled some nearby gold mines, and seized a considerable amount of gold.After conquering this place, Marshal Mo commanded the army to turn west and enter Laizhou Prefecture, heading straight for Zhiye County, Laizhou Prefecture.At this time, the intelligence of the security team scouts also came. Sporadic Eight Banners scouts appeared in Laizhou Prefecture. The army should also be mobilizing rapidly, preparing to enter Denglai eastward.

After hearing the news, Mo Ming ordered the troops to speed up their march to Ye County, and at the same time, he murmured to himself: "The tens of thousands of Qing troops who came from the Yangtze River and returned to Denglai suddenly, the face of the tens of thousands of Qing troops who went south from Subei and Lunan Are you almost swollen from the beating? How many soldiers can Shandong send to block me this time? I want to see how the four or five thousand cavalry you have on hand can do to me!"

(End of this chapter)