Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 336 Substitution
Geng Zhongming on the top of the city looked at the Ming army outside the city, galloping his horse recklessly, chasing the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty and those gentlemen who were fleeing in all directions.In just a short while, he had already killed quite a few, and his face turned ashen.

One of his subordinates saw him, and reminded him with a bit of anxiety: "My lord, you can't watch the Manchurians being killed! You will be condemned by the emperor later!"

In the Qing Dynasty, the Manchurians were the number one, there is no doubt about it.There were at least a few hundred people who went out to supervise the work outside the city, and they were all powerful people in Jinzhou City.If they were killed by the Ming army in this way, they would definitely be sued by their families to the court and the emperor.

However, Geng Zhongming raised his head and looked in the distance. Teams of Ming army infantry had already gathered in small groups. Just visually, there were at least 1000 people. If it was farther away, it would be impossible to estimate. Maybe there would be [-] of them. .With so many Ming troops outside the city, if you send troops out of the city to rescue them, if the Ming army rushes into the city and is accused of falling into Jinzhou, you will definitely be charged.

Thinking of this, after weighing it in his heart, Geng Zhongming shook his head resolutely.

"Geng Zhongming, quickly open the door and let us in!"

"King Huaishun, please do me a favor, open the door quickly, just open a crack!"

"Open the door quickly, do you know who I am? If I die here, you will have to pay for it!"

"..."

Suddenly, the lucky ones who were walking around the city wall and saw that the Ming army was chasing and killing them, and even some of them were pushing down the city again, immediately shouted in fright.

Among these people, some begged, some threatened, and they had everything anyway, so they wanted Geng Zhongming to quickly open the city gate and let them into the city.

Among Geng Zhongming's personal guards, one looked down, and then quickly reminded him: "Your Majesty, there is a family member of Zhishun Prince's Mansion below, and there is another servant who seems to be a real slave with a white flag and Gushan forehead..."

After hearing this, Geng Zhongming looked down and realized that the people who threatened him had a background.However, he looked up again and found that although the dozens of Ming soldiers were chasing him, they were not far from the city gate.Experience told him that these Ming troops were still thinking of taking the opportunity to attack the city gate.

Thinking of this, he ordered sharply: "No one is allowed to open the door without this king's military order. Everyone is on guard to prevent the Ming army from attacking the city!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left the battlements, heading for the archery tower.

On the surface, he seems to be very cold, unmoved by outside movements.

However, at this time, Geng Zhongming actually sighed in his heart.This scene in front of me is so familiar!

A few years ago, he was still part of the Ming army. At that time, Jianlu was also arrogant outside the city, but there was nothing he could do;

It's only been a few years, and the completely opposite scene will appear. It's the Ming army's turn to be arrogant outside the city, but he can't do anything about it.

Could it be... Could it be that he is the reincarnation of the broom star, which side he is on, and that side will be unlucky?

Thinking of this, he laughed at himself in his heart, stepped on the archery tower, and when he looked outside the city again, there were already more Ming infantry.However, it was the Han slaves who caught his attention.Some of them knelt down to greet the Ming army and cried loudly; some waved hoes and other tools in their hands to intercept the overseers who wanted to escape, or simply joined in the pursuit of the overseers. middle.

Looking at this scene, Geng Zhongming didn't feel much grief or indignation in his heart.Is it because of people who are not of my race, or have you become numb after seeing too much?
Geng Zhongming, who was in deep thought, didn't come back to his senses until the screams sounded closer.When I looked closely again, I saw that the Ming army started to attack the supervisors under the city wall with firecrackers, or bows and arrows.

However, Geng Zhongming did not pay attention to this.From the moment he ordered the city gates to be closed, he knew that those overseers outside the city would surely die.It is a rare opportunity for the Ming army to take revenge, and they will never let it go.

At this time, what he was concerned about was that there were really more than 2000 Ming troops outside the city, and they were gathering outside the city now.Judging by their appearance, it seems that they are still thinking about attacking the city.

Seeing this, he immediately became nervous and passed down a military order to make his subordinates stand ready.

In his hands, he didn't actually have many troops.Although the Jinzhou wall is high, it is also big. His men are all on the top of the city, and it looks sparse, and the defense force is not strong.This point seems to have been discovered by the Ming army outside the city, and those people in the lead are discussing something.He even asked about the Han people, obviously, he was asking about the situation in the city.

"Quickly, tell all the families in the city, all the males, to defend the city. Once the city is broken, the Ming army will definitely retaliate, and none of them can escape!" Geng Zhongming lost his composure, turned around immediately, and ordered to his personal guards.

When his personal guard heard this, he immediately rushed to deliver the order.In the city of Jinzhou, there was inevitably chaos.

Okay, why did the Ming army suddenly kill them?
The Ming army outside the city was led by Li Guo.Geng Zhongming was not wrong, after Li Guo arrived, he wondered if he could take Jinzhou down.While watching the formation, he discussed with Li Dingguo who arrived earlier, and even called the rescued people to inquire about the situation in the city.

"My lord, in the city of Jinzhou is Geng Zhongming, King Huaishun of Jianlu!" A slightly older young man who knew better was answering Li Guo's words, "He doesn't have many troops, probably more than 1000. People, up to 3000 people. They are all fake Tartars, who used to be the imperial army and surrendered to Jianlu.”

Outsiders, after all, do not know the real strength of the Tartars in the city, from more than 1000 to 3000, this range is a bit big.

"My lord, there is a lot of food and grass in the city, all of which were brought by the Tartar army."

"My lord, please do me a favor. My father is still in the city, and many of our family members are in the city. Help them?"

"My lord, give me a knife, if I have the strength, I will chop tartars too!"

"..."

Li Guo's questioning eventually became the demands of these common people.

Hearing what they said, Li Laiheng suddenly interrupted and said loudly: "Father, do it, go in and bring all the traitors back to the governor, it will definitely be a great achievement!"

"Well, there is no adoptive father here!" Li Guo reprimanded angrily when he heard this.

Emperor Chongzhen had decreed that there should be no servants or private soldiers in the army.Any foster father, master, etc. must never appear in the military.This point was implemented most thoroughly among the three battalions of Yumajian and the troops under Lu Xiangsheng.

Li Laiheng got used to it, so he just called out the last sentence, and was scolded by Li Guo.Then, he pointed to the city wall and said, "We don't have siege equipment. The city wall is so high, how can we fight? Are we going to use human lives to fill it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the commoner who had just taken the lead in begging for mercy fell to his knees and said to Li Guo: "Sir, I used to be a carpenter. I can build ladders and catapults. Sir, Give the villain some time..."

Li Guo shook his head when he heard that, building ladders and catapults would take a lot of time, but he didn't have that much time.

Seeing that he disagreed, the man kowtowed repeatedly: "My lord, my father is still in the city, please help me, my lord!"

Immediately, another group of Han people knelt down to Li Guo. They all had family members in the city, begging Li Guo to attack the city and save people.There were at least five hundred people kneeling there.

Li Guo watched more and more people kneel down, and immediately frowned.It's not that he doesn't want to attack the city, but it's impossible to beat Jinzhou at the moment.And he has to be responsible for his subordinates, how can he easily lose his troops.You know, most of these troops came from his former brothers.

Before he could speak, suddenly, the sound of horseshoes came hurriedly.Before the people arrived, a voice came back: "My lord, in the direction of Lushun, I found a Tartar army coming. The number is unknown, but according to the signs, there are at least two to 3000 people."

Upon hearing this, Li Guo immediately turned his head to look in the direction of Lushun.Here is a hilly area, and the weather is clear, and you can see far.

Sure enough, far away, there was dust flying.Based on years of experience, it can be estimated that there are definitely a lot of Tartars returning to Jinzhou!
Having reached this conclusion, Li Guo made a decisive decision and immediately issued an order: "Retreat the troops and withdraw with them!"

The order was prohibited, and the Ming army did not hesitate, and immediately began to form a team, and then prepared to retreat.

Only then did Li Guo say to the kneeling people: "The Tartar reinforcements have returned, we must retreat immediately. The governor has an order to bring you back, so you don't have to suffer here and be bullied by the Tartars!" "

Hearing this, seeing that the Ming army was really about to retreat, some people stood up, but most of them still knelt there without moving.The leading person said: "The villain's father is still in the city. If the villain leaves, the villain's father will definitely die. I thank you for saving me, I won't leave!"

The others who were still kneeling were also concerned about their relatives in the city, and finally chose not to leave.

It can be seen from their faces that they really want to take advantage of such a rare opportunity to get out of the sea of ​​suffering.However, with the concern of their relatives, they had no choice but to give up this opportunity.

Li Guo looked at them and couldn't help frowning.

The purpose of his leading the army this time is to win the Golden State. If he can't win the Golden State, he also wants to let Jianlu know that Daming now has the ability to harass all parts of Liaodong.At the same time, rescue the looted Han people, kill the Tartar population, and attack the comprehensive strength of Jianlu.

If these Han people do not leave, they will continue to work for the Tatars, which is actually not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty.What to do?Should we kill them?In this way, military orders can be carried out well.

However, if he really wants to kill these people, not only he can't bear it, but the governor will not agree if he knows about it.

Thinking of this, he wanted to give up on them.

But at this moment, Li Dingguo suddenly pointed to the city wall and said, "I have an idea, let the bird king in the city exchange them for the Han people in the city!"

When Li Guo heard this, he turned his head to look, only to see three to forty people laying there under the Jinzhou city wall, close to the base of the wall, and escaped from the previous Ming army's shooting.

Seeing this, Li Guo was overjoyed. He waved his hands and summoned the gunners and archers of the brigade to aim at them. If the Han Chinese change the lives of these people, if they disagree, they will shoot these people immediately!"

Geng Zhongming on the watchtower was naturally relieved when he saw the dust flying in the distance. Jinzhou must be safe.Therefore, before, he was in the mood to watch the movement outside the city.

However, after seeing what happened later, he suddenly sighed, and the little excitement brought by the reinforcements was gone.

When he heard Li Guo's shout outside the city, his eyes turned to those Han people who were still kneeling there.Although he couldn't hear their conversation, he could guess that those people must be begging for this famous general, and that's why they said the replacement.

Looking up at the dust in the distance, before Geng Zhongming said anything, someone rushed over and shouted: "King Huaishun, did you hear me, change people quickly, or the people below will die!"

Such people, not just one, but two, are those with backgrounds.

And under the city wall, those lying on their stomachs naturally didn't dare to bet their lives on whether the Ming army dared to enter this place of arrows to shoot them, so they all shouted one after another, asking Geng Zhongming to quickly agree to Ming's death. Army requirements.

Seeing this, Geng Zhongming didn't see any expression on his face, but turned around and told his personal guards: "Send people to drive all the Han slaves in the city, no matter which family they belong to, out of the city immediately."

Hearing this, his personal guard hesitated a little, as if he wanted to say something.

"Go soon?" Geng Zhongming frowned when he saw it, and then turned his head and shouted to the outside of the city: "Then Ming general, don't mess around, the king promised you, and sent someone to do it." Already!"

When the kneeling people outside the city heard this, they were overjoyed and quickly thanked Li Guo loudly, and some also thanked Li Dingguo.

Li Guo was actually very anxious, turning his head from time to time to see where the dust in the distance behind him was.

The army began to form and retreated slowly towards the sea, while most of the people withdrew first. The archers and musketeers who threatened the city supervisors had not yet retreated. Of course, those with family members in the city had not retreated either. , anxiously waiting for their loved ones to leave the city.

During this waiting time, it is suffering, whether it is Li Guo, or those people who are waiting for their relatives, or, those overseers lying under the city.

Fortunately, Geng Zhongming didn't make any mistakes, and he moved very quickly. A large group of old and weak women and children were driven out of Jinzhou City.Of course, it was also because he saw that most of the Ming army had withdrawn, so he dared to open the city gate.

Under the city of Jinzhou, the old, weak, women and children didn't know what was going on, but the young and old waiting outside the city were overjoyed. They even forgot the danger on the top of the city and ran to meet their relatives within a stone's throw away.

Seeing many people in the city crying with joy, Geng Zhongming remained expressionless.Only the guards around him who are familiar with him know that the prince is in a daze again at this moment.

When Li Guo saw the people leaving the city, he stopped staying and immediately ordered a retreat.

On the way to retreat to the beach, Li Dingguo looked at the dusty distance, and said a little puzzled: "It seems that the Jianlu reinforcements came too slowly, right?"

(End of this chapter)