Nanming Engineer

Chapter 250 Blood at Jianmen Pass
Historically, the Gansu Hui uprising occurred in March of the sixth year of Shunzhi, that is, in 1648 AD, one year before Wang Huan's current era. The Hui people’s fierce resistance against the religious teachings, coupled with the fact that the Qing court dispatched a majority of Hui people from Gansu to Datong, Shanxi to suppress Jiang Yu, poured oil on the fire, and finally made Gansu deputy generals Mi Layin and Ding Guodong unbearable. However, angrily, anyway, he supported a man who was known as the Ming clan as the emperor, raised the slogan of "anti-Qing and restoring the Ming", and turned against Ganzhou.

Gansu and Shanxi were in chaos, which caused the Qing court a great headache. Fortunately, Sichuan had been settled at that time, and Shaanxi was stable. The governor of Shaanxi, Meng Qiaofang, raised troops from Sichuan and Shaanxi to prevent Jiang Guan from invading the border in the east. It took two years to drive the rebel army who had almost occupied the entire territory of Gansu to Suzhou, and finally captured Ding Guodong alive and executed him Ling Chi.

Wang Huan is familiar with this period of history, and in order to mobilize all the anti-Qing forces that can be united as much as possible, he took the initiative to contact the second general Ding Mi.At this time, Gansu has begun to implement the hair-shaving order, and the conflict between the Qing court and the Hui people has gradually deepened. Although it has not yet reached the final moment of turning their faces, the raging fire has already ignited. However, the reason why Ding Guodong and Mi Layin did not dare to take action in history, and they were forced to raise troops until they were forced to do so was because of the force of the Qing court, and they were afraid that once an incident occurred, they would be unable to use their own hands.

The situation is different now. Sichuan fell into the hands of Wang Huan, which means that the Ming court took back Shuzhong. Once Hanzhong changed hands again, Longxi, Gansu and Hanzhong, Sichuan would become one. At that time, it would be much easier to defend the roads of the Qinling Mountains and resist the Qing army coming from the east.

Therefore, like a raging fire, General Ding Mier was overjoyed after receiving Wang Huan's secret letter. On the one hand, it is true that the thought of the Ming Dynasty surrendering generals to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors was deeply rooted.

Therefore, Wang Huan both hated and loved the order to shave their heads. This act of self-mutilation committed by the Qing court pushed a large number of former Ming court officials who were demoted to oppose the Qing court and into his own arms. It was like a watershed, clearly screening out those who had the courage to resist the Qing court, and continuously providing Wang Huan with available talents.

At this moment when Wang Huan finished talking, Ding Mi and Ding Mi were so excited that they couldn't control their excitement. At the same time, they stood up. Ding Guodong said in unison: "The final general depends on the orders of the adults!"

Mi Layin's chubby face was flushed red, and his tongue was spinning a little because he was happy. He cupped his fists and said loudly: "My lord doesn't know. It was really a last resort to send the two of them down at the beginning and the end. Recalling when the bandits were in power, Gansu The province has not yet been opened, and the territory is divided into Shaanxi and Hamiwei. The last two generals have been in Hami for a long time, and they are incompatible with the intruders. Later, the intruders broke through the capital, the first emperor died, and later the Tatars entered the customs. Shaanxi changed overnight. It took me a long time to learn that I thought that the whole world fell into the hands of the Tartars, and I sighed that the heavens have counted, so I surrendered to the Tartars. If I knew that there is still such a force in the middle of Sichuan, the general will definitely not surrender."

After he blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, Ding Guodong said with red eyes: "Exactly, if Wang Zongbing had gone north earlier, I don't know how many old people from the Ming Dynasty would greet him with tears. Don't worry, my lord. General He Mi will go back tomorrow, and he will definitely live up to the great trust of your lord, gather a crowd to raise troops, and ask your lord to report to the court that outside the Northwest Great Wall, there are still two loyal souls, Ding Guodong and Mi Layin, who never forget the kindness of Daming, and still guard their duties as courtiers. "

These words are very touching. The Hui people outside the Great Wall are often the Diyi clan that the Han family disdains, but they can uphold righteousness and be loyal. With these two people alone, they are better than Jiangnan in the Central Plains. The sons of aristocratic families who devoted themselves to serving the country did not know how many times stronger. The Qing army competed in the Central Plains and invaded the Jiangnan. As soon as they collapsed, the tens of millions of military salaries in Huahua Jiangshan seemed to be fed to dogs, and they were thrown into the water without even splashing.

Zu Bian was excited when he heard this, and regardless of Wang Huan's presence, he slammed the table with a single fist, and the cups and plates jumped with a "bump", stood up, and shouted at Ding Mier: "Okay! Just rush!" You two are loyal souls, you can be regarded as high by my ancestors! Don't worry, my commander-in-chief hates Tartars the most in his life, and he must..."

Before he finished speaking, Ma Long pulled him down with a gloomy expression and pressed him on the stool. The generals sitting next to him also looked at him anxiously, with a few words written between their brows and eyes: too reckless !Master Wang is still sitting still, what are you doing?

Zu Bian was stunned by Ma Long's stare, and suddenly came back to his senses, his expression became flustered, and he sneaked a look at Wang Huan with a smirk, and was secretly relieved when he saw that Wang Huan didn't look unhappy.

After being interrupted by Zu Bian, Wang Huan smiled lightly, and said disapprovingly: "Zu Bian is right, you don't worry, I will definitely report to the Ming court to explain the loyalty of the two generals."

Second General Ding Mi was overjoyed and expressed his stance again. Wang Huan smiled and waited for them to calm down before beckoning them to sit down. Then he pushed the wine bowl and solemnly said: "Next, I will tell the two generals Tell me how to do it."

Hearing his words, not only the Second General Ding Mi, but everyone pricked up their ears, stretched their necks, and listened attentively.

Ma Wannian led his personal guards to guard around the open space, vigilantly not letting others approach, and even the returnees who served the food were not allowed to pass by for the time being.

The mountain breeze in the valley is light, the mountain flowers are dazzling, and the fragrance is tangy, refreshing and intoxicating in the night.

Thousands of miles away at Jianmen Pass, it was a different scene.

The smell of blood overflowed, and the stench of corpses could be smelled for miles in and out of the whole valley.

The Qing army has been stationed outside Jianmen Pass for nearly half a month.

Even the city wall of Jianmen Pass has never been touched.

The plank road under Guancheng is too steep and narrow. The shield carts used by the Qing army in the past could not be pushed at all. The heavy shield carts were heavy and could not be pushed on such a slope. The rocks rolling down the mountain were constantly hitting. Those rocks were as big as a rock, and when they hit the bluestone floor, they would form a hole. Ordinary wooden boards and cowhide couldn't stop them at all, and they were smashed to pieces.

The Qing army organized the dead soldiers to charge, and the hundreds of dead soldiers were limited by the terrain, so they could only spread out in a row of four or five people, shouting and charging upwards, and the rest of them also followed in a row of four or five people, just like It's like a well-formed phalanx, densely charged.

For those who defend the city, this is great.

The dead men all held giant shields, those huge shields were more than a foot thick, almost like a big tree sawn off the whole to put a handle on it, cut it flat with an axe and put it on, no matter what kind of arrows it was impossible to shoot wear.

However, the closed Ming army did not use arrows.

They just throw stones, big stones, round stones, stones that can be rolled faster and farther along the hillside.

Just like bowling, once you roll, it's a path of blood, and if you roll, it's a path of corpses.

The trees closed by Jianmen had been cut down by the Ming army long ago, and there was nothing to stop them from rolling the stones, except for bumping into the human body and jumping up occasionally.

The Qing army could not expect the Ming army to run out of stones. Around Jianmen Pass, there was no shortage of mountains, and the stones on the mountains were inexhaustible.

Hauge was almost going crazy. He held up the golden sword given to him by Huang Taiji several times and wanted to charge in person. He was hugged tightly by Obai and others and tried to persuade him to give up.

And Wu Sangui's cannon in red is still far away, and Su Le, who is going to Hanzhong, has not seen the news of success for a long time.

Someone came to offer advice again, suggesting to adopt a step-by-step tactic, build a stone wall along the plank road at the foot of the mountain, build it up the mountain step by step, until it approaches the bottom of Guancheng, and then blow up Guancheng with gunpowder.

The Qing army had used this method many times, and many big cities had been breached in this way. Both Hauge and Aobai thought it was feasible, so they did it.

The plank roads in the valley are narrow, and the stone walls do not require much effort. They are so strong that they are not afraid of being hit by stones.

Hauge was very happy and rewarded those who offered advice.

It’s okay now, everyone thinks so.

The Ming army watched the Qing army build the wall, but there was no reaction. It seemed that there was no way to deal with it. This made the Qing army overjoyed.

It's just that I didn't notice that the small river flowing down the side of Guancheng suddenly became much weaker.

The first stone wall was built nearly a mile away from the Guancheng, where the strength of the stones dropped on the Guancheng was basically exhausted, and the process of building the wall was very safe.

When the stone wall was built and the Qing soldiers confidently moved forward for a certain distance, preparing to build the second stone wall, something happened.

A torrent of water suddenly rushed down from the gate, rushing straight down the mountain, soaking the Qing soldiers at the foot of the mountain, not only breaking down the stone wall, but also drowning countless Qing soldiers, who were basically not good at swimming. , In the face of mountain torrents, there is no hope of survival.

Standing on a high place far away, Hauge saw the Guanxia who caused the flood and the corpses of the Eight Banners soldiers floating in front of him with the current, ordered with a pale face, and cut off the head of the counselor.

At this time, it is summer, and there is sufficient water in the middle of Sichuan, and the rainfall is frequent. One side of Jianmenguan is dry and the other is a waterway. Just close the waterway gate, store water for half a day, and then suddenly open the gate to release the water, which is enough for Qing soldiers to drink. one pot.

At this point, if Haug and the others haven't recognized the fact that they can't break through, they would be too stupid.

(End of this chapter)