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Only two were injured, both from hot oil.

Luckily it was just hot oil, not boiling oil.

The worst one was splashed with hot oil into the crack of the visor, and after taking off the helmet, half of his face was covered with blisters.Afraid of infection, the military doctor scraped off the blisters completely, scalded the wound to death with a soldering iron, rinsed it with alcohol, and applied gold sore medicine.

Disfigured.

"How is the actual combat?" Zhao Han asked.

Zhu Youdong replied: "Shields are not as useful when hitting dense formations, and broad swords can't cut through the enemy's armor. Your Majesty, the Iron Army can replace blunt weapons, such as iron maces, iron hammers, and iron rods. Shields No more, it’s better to use blunt instruments with both hands.”

"Yes," Zhao Han thought carefully, "I will use a chain hammer from now on. With a large chain hammer held in both hands, even if the enemy has a shield, it can also hit the edge of the shield. The spiked hammer head can go over the shield and hit the enemy's head. It is inconvenient when the distance is shortened, and the long-handled chain hammer is inconvenient to swing, so I hold the iron chain to hammer people. The tail of the hammer handle is also equipped with spikes, which can break armor. When it is too late to turn around, it is used for Stab back."

Zhu Youdong thought about it carefully, and felt that this long-handled chain hammer was really powerful.Holding the hammer handle, he put on the plate armor and swept out, fearing that no enemy would dare to approach.

Not long after, Lu Xiangsheng came in with the prisoners.

"Your Majesty, this is Tong Yangjia, the city guard commander of the Puppet Qing Dynasty," Lu Xiangsheng said. "Tong Yangxing, who was transferred to the Puppet Qing Dynasty's cannon maker, is his elder brother. He said he has an important military situation and asked to see him."

Zhao Han smiled and said, "Thanks for your hard work, sit down."

With Lu Xiangsheng in his armor, it was inconvenient to sit down, so he just stood beside him.

Tong Yangjia knelt down: "Your Majesty, the villain has military concerns, please spare the villain's life."

Zhao Han sneered: "Are you still bargaining with me at this time? What you call an important military situation, is it because Dorgon's reinforcements are coming?"

Tong Yangjia was stunned for a moment. Could it be that who exchanged information for his life before him?

The Datong Army not only guessed that Dorgon was coming, but also the Fifth Division retreating to Yingzhou, led by Jiang Liang, was rushing towards Shangqiu.

Even if Zhao Han didn't capture Shangqiu, he could set up camp first, wait for Xiao Zongxian to arrive, and then confront Dorgon with three divisions.

Zhao Han glanced at Tong Yangjia, and said: "Drag it down and chop it up, and burn the body. The head was made up with lime, and the cavalry was sent to all the cities, and the guards were ordered to surrender. Fake Tartars over a year old do not need to be interrogated for crimes, and all beheaded and passed on to the cities. The captives who were sent to the Qing Dynasty for less than one year, all the generals were beheaded, and the bottom-level officers were interrogated for their crimes. As for the captured ordinary soldiers, they were temporarily classified as criminals , after the other common people divide the land, the criminals can divide the land and settle down. Within five years, the criminals must serve the government free of charge, and they themselves are not allowed to hold public office, but the crime is not as serious as their children."

"Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Tong Yangjia was so frightened that he urinated. He really urinated, and his crotch was wet.

He was a civil servant of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Although he had also fought in battle, he had never fought in battle.

Tong Yangjia, Sun Dingliao, Zhao Zhilong, Meng Xiongbi and others reunited outside the city.They were gagged and lined up, waiting to be beheaded one by one.

On the city wall, countless soldiers and civilians watched the execution.

Every time one was cut, there was a burst of cheers.Tong Yangjia was beheaded at the end of the queue, and his whole body was paralyzed like cooked noodles, and he couldn't even kneel straight.The executioners had no choice but to stab him to death with random guns, and finally cut off the head according to the corpse.

The heads of these people were left behind, and all the bodies were burned, and even the blood-stained ground was burned once.

The peasants were organized to clean up the city, especially the wells. Those with dead bodies in them had to be cleaned up repeatedly, and lime was sprinkled for disinfection. Drinking the water from the wells was not allowed within a short period of time.

The expelled Shangqiu people went home one after another, and they could take home their houses and shops after they became registered.

Someone must have claimed it, but it doesn't matter.

As long as there is no dispute, the government is too lazy to take care of it. Anyway, the city also needs to enrich the population and restore prosperity.

The gap in the city wall was quickly refilled with earth and stone.Dorgon's reinforcements are coming soon, filling the gap to defend the city, and wait for the enemy's morale to drop before a decisive battle.

The Datong soldiers, peasants, soldiers, and rebels who died in battle were registered and recorded, and then cremated on the spot into ashes.

The plague in Shandong is serious, and the epidemic situation in Guide Mansion next to Shandong cannot be underestimated.

Although there are doctors to prevent and treat it, hundreds of soldiers of the Datong Army have been infected, and more rebels and hungry people have been infected!

"How much food and grass have been seized?" Zhao Han called the quartermaster in charge of logistics.

The quartermaster replied: "I haven't figured it out yet, but it is roughly estimated to be [-] to [-] shi."

Zhao Han breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, the enemy did not die, and burned the food and grass before falling into the city."

Food is the most important thing now. There are too many people in need of relief, and Zhao Han is almost unable to hold on.Even if Dorgon's main force is killed, he will no longer be able to lead the army northward, at most occupying Shandong and Henan.

As for Beizhili, they can only send a small group of troops to attack, and it counts as many cities as they can win.

Moreover, there is no food for immigration work, Shandong and Henan have to continue to be deserted, and the local refugees should be resettled first.

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Ningling.

Bringing a bunch of Tartars and traitor heads, the dragoons who went to Ningling County to persuade them to surrender happened to collide with the scouts sent by Dorgon.

The guard of Ningling County was in a dilemma. This guy only had a few hundred soldiers in his hands, and Tong Yangjia had drawn the rest of the soldiers to defend Shangqiu.To the south is the main force of Zhao Han who has just won the battle, and to the north is the tens of thousands of Eight Banners troops brought by Dorgon. Where the hell should this follow?

In a dilemma, the guard fled alone on horseback, planning to hide his identity with a few hundred taels of silver.

love whoever!

When Dorgon learned that Shangqiu had fallen, and Tong Yangjia's entire army was wiped out, he was so angry that he didn't say a word.

Shangqiu has such a strong city wall and such a wide moat.Tong Yangjia and Sun Dingliao, the two bastards, only persisted for eleven days, they are simply a bunch of trash!

In ancient wars, defending a strong city for a few months, or even a year or two, was commonplace.

The task Dorgon gave Tong Yangjia was only for him to stick to it for half a month, but he couldn't keep it for half a month.

A group of high-ranking Manchu Qing officials stopped in the north of Ningling County, staring at each other, not knowing what to say.

Jierhalang sighed and said, "It's impossible to fight. Shangqiu City has fallen. Let's go now to fight a siege battle. If we can't break through the city quickly, the enemy will have reinforcements. At that time, we will be attacked from both inside and outside. "

Jierhalang has a conservative personality. Huang Taiji sent troops many times before, but he always opposed it because he felt uncertain about fighting.

Dorgon didn't speak, he still couldn't understand why Shangqiu City disappeared?

Even if a hole is opened by artillery, there are so many defenders in the city, they can still hold on for a day or two.As long as he persists for another day or two, his main force will arrive!

Man Dahai said: "Our tens of thousands of Eight Banners troops can't go anywhere? The fall of Shangqiu must have been bombarded by artillery. We also have artillery, and we can continue to bombard the gap, and we can reopen it in a few days. By then , Tens of thousands of Eight Banners troops rush in, and the opponent will definitely not be able to stop it. Don't think about it anymore, kill all the way."

Ji Erhalang retorted: "If the enemy's dozens of cannons are mounted on the city wall, they will attack us from a high position. What should you do?"

"This..." Man Dahai was speechless.

Kong Youde couldn't help but said: "It's better to deploy suspicious troops here, the main force goes to Shandong, and wipe out the enemies in Shandong."

Man Dahai said: "The enemy troops in Shangqiu will definitely come after them."

Kong Youde said: "It's best to chase after him. You can fight in the wild, and it's easier than going to Shangqiu to attack the city."

Dorgon nodded and said: "This plan is feasible. It is false to go to Shandong, but it is true to lure the main force of the enemy army out of the city. We will wipe out the enemy army in the wild!"

"The Regent! The Regent... Huhu... an urgent military situation!"

This is the Shandong battle report of the Qing Dynasty, which was originally sent to Kaifeng Mansion first.Knowing that Dorgon was marching towards Shangqiu, he quickly chased him from Kaifeng Mansion.

Dorgon opened the battle report, was speechless for a long time, and finally said slowly: "Duo Duo died in battle, half of the Eight Banners Army in Shandong has disappeared."

Everyone was dumbfounded, thinking they had heard wrong.

Jierhalang swallowed his saliva and said, "The ten kings died in battle...could it be that some generals defected and the ten kings were killed by surprise?"

Dorgon shook his head: "Fighting upright, the two armies have equal strength. If you count the surrendered soldiers and generals, Duoduo's troops are still superior. Datong... the puppet Tong soldiers are indeed very powerful, and they are not comparable to the Ming frontier army."

Man Dahai was also dumbfounded this time. Although he looked down on Dodo, he felt that Dodo was a waste for fighting.However, the two armies were fighting upright, and lost when they were superior in strength, the combat effectiveness of the Datong Army was beyond doubt.

"Let's withdraw," Jierhalang said, "withdraw to the north of the Yellow River and order Azig to withdraw from Shandong. We can only defend the important cities, otherwise the withdrawal is slow, and tens of thousands of Eight Banners troops are likely to be surrounded!"

Man Dahai was still not reconciled, and said: "We have to fight again!"

Dorgon thought for a while and said, "Temporarily retreat, and wait for the enemy to come after them. Prolong their battle line, and then look for opportunities to cut off their food routes. You can always seize the opportunity!"

Jierhalang agreed with this idea, and Man Dahai could not object, and it was unanimously approved by the nobles of the Qing Dynasty.

They withdrew their troops that day, and when they retreated to Chenliu, they received military intelligence again.

This time it was a military report from Liaodong. After reading it, Dorgon couldn't help rubbing his eyes, and read it again carefully.

What the hell is it that the enemy army hit outside the city of Shenyang?

That is the absolute rear area, and that is one of the capitals of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Did the enemy fly over?

Chapter 427 [Killing Prisoners]

Chen stay.

Man Qing likes meetings, especially when encountering major events, they must hold meetings to discuss.

Whether it is Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, or Dorgon, it is impossible to act arbitrarily.Because the Eight Banners soldiers were not unique to the Manchu emperor, nor did the regent have the final say, but were in the hands of the upper nobles.

If the Manchu Qing Dynasty is compared to a joint-stock company, then the Daishan family alone controls 25% of the shares in name, and at least 10% of the shares in actual control.

The atmosphere of today's meeting was extremely serious, and the faces of the participating members were all ugly.

"How could the enemy attack Shengjing (Shenyang)? Is it because North Korea is sneaking in and mistaking North Korean soldiers for fake soldiers?" Wakda spoke first.

The grandson of Nurhaci, the son of Abatay, and the minister of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Bo Hetuo, personally came from Beijing to report: "North Korea has no such ability. I was the deputy commander of the army at that time when the king of North Korea was forced to surrender! Beijing is already in chaos. Wake up, many Manchu nobles are clamoring to go back."

"Go back? Where to go?" Dorgon sneered, "Go back to Shengjing?"

Hu Dinggui only occupied a few "empty cities", and then looted the population outside Shenyang and Haizhou. The loss of the Manchu Qing was not as good as losing a battle in Shandong.

However, the political influence is huge!

Many Manchu aristocrats did not want to move to North Zhili, but only wanted to farm and rob in Liaodong.It was Dorgon, in the name of the regent, who forcibly moved the Manchu population from Liaodong.

Now that Shenyang has been harassed, and has lost successive battles in Henan and Shandong, Dorgon's control over the Manchus has been crumbling.

Ji Erhalang said: "National affairs are not child's play. Last year, tens of thousands of people moved from Liaodong to Beizhili. It is less than a year, and they all moved back? How much manpower and material resources will be consumed. This year, in Beizhili Will the food planted be reaped? Return to Liaodong and re-cultivate? What will so many people eat this year?"

No matter what purpose Jierhalang is in, these words are indeed supporting Dorgon.

Dorgon smiled gratefully and said: "It is impossible to go back all of them, but we need to relocate some bannermen to enrich the population of Haizhou City. The castle in Yaozhou (Dashiqiao City, Yingkou) should also be strengthened and repaired. With these two This city will block Gaizhou where the enemy is entrenched!"

"Where are the soldiers?" Man Dahai asked, "Counting the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of the Han Army, the Eight Banners have a total of only 12 people. In Shandong, more than 1 people were defeated, and in Shangqiu, another [-] were defeated by the Eight Banners of the Han Army. By the way, the [-] Eight Banners soldiers who fought against Li Zicheng can't be withdrawn, right? Our Eight Banners soldiers here have to deal with those puppet southern barbarians. Where can we send troops to guard Yaozhou and Haizhou?"

Wakda followed his brother's words and said: "The enemy can land in Jinzhou from the sea. You only guard Yaozhou and Haizhou. Can you prevent them from taking a boat? What if the Nanmanzi directly take a boat to attack Ningjin? I would rather How many Eight Banners soldiers are left in Jinzhou? If we don’t send a large army to garrison Ningjin, maybe these two cities will be occupied by Nanmanzi this year. The Nanman puppet emperor has a large number of people. How can we take the city over? If we can’t, Beijing and Liaodong will be cut into two parts, and if we want to go back then we won’t be able to go back, I’m afraid people will shut the door and beat the dogs!”

These words were not pleasant to hear, but they hit the point, and Dorgon had a headache after hearing it.

In any case, the army must be withdrawn, because the Manchu nobles who led the troops had already flown back to Liaodong.Coupled with the strength of the Datong army, the nobles of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties no longer have the will to win, and they must be timid in a real fight.

Retreating to the north of the Yellow River (Henan section), it is not reliable to fight a defensive battle with the Datong army.The Datong army on the Shandong side is very likely to cross the border and outflank it. At that time, the main force of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties will not be able to leave even if they want to.

But where should the troops be withdrawn?

Dorgon looked at the map carefully and found that he had no way to retreat.From Henan to Beijing, there is no danger at all. Is it possible to retreat all the way back to Beijing?

After thinking over and over again, Dorgon said: "First retreat to Qingyuan (Baoding), Xin'an (Anxin), Baoding (northwest of Wen'an), Jinghai, and Tianjin. Both Henan and Shandong are sparsely populated, and there are few grains of food. The enemy If the army dares to pursue Baoding and Tianjin, the food road will be stretched thousands of miles, and it will be extremely difficult to supply, our army can find an opportunity to wipe them out."

"Back that far?" Jierhalang asked in surprise.

According to Dorgon's strategy, not only Shandong and Henan were abandoned, but half of Northern Zhili was also abandoned.

"Otherwise?" Dorgon asked back.

Everyone was speechless.

Although the Manchu Qing still controlled half of Henan, the news of Shandong's defeat and the defeat in Shangqiu would inevitably lead to a large number of generals defecting.

The defending troops in various places are all surrendered soldiers and generals. These guys are not good at fighting, but they are extremely capable of being downwind.

Moreover, due to the many gatherings of troops in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the defenders of the city were all taken away.Many cities are empty of troops. Once Datong's secret agents instigate a series of connections, they will kill civilians and military generals in minutes to seize the city.

After agreeing on the withdrawal plan, Dorgon immediately led his troops northward.

On the way from Chenliu to Kaifeng, there were many soldiers and generals who surrendered, deliberately marching slowly, and took the opportunity to escape after falling behind.

After the opening, cross the Yellow River from Taojiadian.

Dorgon was afraid that the Han people would surrender and rebel, so he divided the crossing point into several sections.The Han Chinese surrendered troops and were thrown far away. Even if they rebelled, they would not be able to attack the Eight Banners Army halfway.

This is obvious mistrust!

Ever since, more than 2 Han troops who surrendered to the Manchu Qing directly chose to stay on the south bank of the Yellow River.Man Qing doesn't trust herself anymore, and she's acting like she's running away, who the hell is willing to continue to work hard?

……

Shangqiu.

"The Pseudo-Qing will withdraw his troops?"

"Withdraw, leave the camp overnight."

Zhao Han jumped up against the crime: "The whole army pursues!"

Two regular divisions set off with farmers, soldiers and civilian husbands, and Ningling County looked after them.