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The most extravagant thing is that everyone wears pigskin boots, which are better than any army in this era. If it weren't for the limited raw materials, Zhu Youjian would have replaced them all with cowhide.

After the city gate was opened, Zhu Youjian's two thousand personal guards left the city quickly, and these people would act as a vanguard battalion to attack the Jin army.The horses in the Vanguard Battalion were first wrapped in face cloths, and the sound of the horses' hooves stepping into the snow was even smaller, which made the sneak attack possible.

Immediately behind are [-] cavalry, who will expand the results to the left and right wings after the vanguard battalion succeeds in sneak attack, and break up the main force of the golden army.Behind the cavalry are [-] infantry, these infantry are responsible for stabilizing the results of the battle and cleaning the battlefield.

The golden soldiers outside the city were also very cold, they all huddled in their tents to keep warm, even the mules and horses in the camp were huddled together and kept silent.Houjin's production capacity and material allocation are limited, so it would be good to ensure that they have enough to eat. Many Jin soldiers still wear single shoes.

"Swish, swish..." Liannu was the bow and arrow weapon most used by the Ming army, and it was also the most common weapon for sneak attacks.The Vanguard Battalion swept into the Golden Army's camp like a tornado, sweeping away all the standing Golden Soldiers like a storm.

The consequences of using the most elite division of Ming Dynasty to deal with Jin Bing's last-ranking army can be imagined.In almost an instant, the Qianfeng Battalion rode their horses and pierced through the Jinbing Camp.

The golden soldiers surrounded Huai'an City, and they were not so thick when they spread out. In addition, the snow was too heavy, and things went smoothly beyond ordinary.

The cavalry then formed an offensive formation and attacked both sides of the camp like stepping on mud.As long as the cavalry saw the golden soldiers resisting with weapons, they would attack immediately and kill them without saying a word.

The infantry followed up a little slower, and the large number of prisoners almost made them unable to move.

"Tell the regiments to use their firepower to stabilize the right wing first, and concentrate their forces to destroy the enemy troops on the left wing." Zhu Youjian also couldn't see the situation on the battlefield clearly, so he could only make battle arrangements according to the plan.

At this time, there was no need for concealment. The Ming army was about to give full play to its superiority in firepower, and all kinds of firearms rang together.

The golden soldiers who besieged the city were actually some miscellaneous northern soldiers and local garrisons, with no combat effectiveness at all.Encountering weapons and powerful attacks they have never seen before will not fight at all.

A large number of golden soldiers surrendered directly holding their spears, swords and shields.

"Your Majesty, what about these captives?"

"Simple, cut all their hair short, cut it as short as mine, and don't hang it up casually. Tell the captives to cut it within an hour, otherwise they will be punished as treason."

Zhu Youjian and his personal guards both have short hair, and he will not let these people cut their braids.

"Your majesty, this move of yours is equivalent to cutting off the escape route for the captives to return to the north." Li Yan said with a smile.

"Dorgon thought that these people would become golden men if they shaved their heads, so I simply cut their hair more thoroughly. I can't persuade scholars who don't want to shave their heads, but I still have the right to shave the hair of soldiers.

These captives were all shaved with the same hair as my army, and Jin Bing believed that there were no spies among them? These people were either killed by Jin Bing as spies, or they surrendered to Daming. "

The snow stopped, and the ground outside Huai'an City was covered with black mud, only the inside of the city was covered with thick snow.The black mud formed a huge circle around Huai'an, which was the battlefield.

After fighting for a whole day, or taking prisoners for a whole day, the golden soldiers outside Huai'an were finally wiped out.

"How's the result?" Zhu Youjian handed Li Yan a pot of hot water.

"There are not many casualties, and more than 5 prisoners have been captured. It should be that [-] to [-] gold soldiers have escaped, and the cavalry is chasing them." With Li Yan here, Zhu Youjian is almost a hands-off shopkeeper.Except for giving orders, all the work is left to Li Yan.

"The mules, horses and animals didn't run away, did they?"

"Ninety percent of the animal power has been seized, which should be enough for us."

Every army has its weaknesses. The strength of the Ming army is equipment, and its weakness is also equipment.If the Ming army lost a lot of equipment without a single battle, the Ming Dynasty would eventually be dragged down by finances.

The strength of Jinbing is animal power, but its weakness is also animal power.The supply of animal power is not unlimited. If a large number of mules and horses are lost, the foundation of Jinbing will be shaken.

"When does the emperor plan to leave?" Li Yan looked at Zhu Youjian and asked.

"Have all the people in Huai'an evacuated?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"We have been withdrawing south since we were stationed in Huai'an. There are not many people in the city itself, and now those people are probably almost arriving in Yangzhou."

"I thought about it for a long time, and I still put the prisoners in Huai'an. It's not a problem to stay outside the city in cold weather. Before we leave, return the captured weapons to them, and let them garrison Huai'an."

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate! If these people drop gold again, we will have tens of thousands more enemies."

"If there are too many, there will be more. Anyway, we are not afraid of these people. And you overestimated Houjin's tolerance for others. Their army of more than 100 million will not care about such a small number of soldiers.

Cut off the officials of Houjin, as for those ordinary soldiers, I always feel that Houjin will not accept them again. "

"Haug should receive the news within two days at the most. He will definitely be very happy. This will expose the main force of our army's eastern front."

"Then rest for a day, and the whole army will set off tomorrow night."

At dusk on the second day, [-] short-haired captives stood foolishly at the gate of the northern city of Huai'an with the distributed weapons.This seems to be a dream, and it seems that the previous war never happened.

Zhu Youjian boarded the city tower under the protection of a group of soldiers, then stood in front of the city gate and looked at the prisoners on the street in the city and said loudly:

"I am Zhu Youjian, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and I was your emperor not long ago. Later, you recognized the Tartars as emperor, and beat us Han people for them, including your attack on Huai'an. I will not pursue it.

Today I just want to tell you one thing, cutting your hair is to make you like us.My bodyguards and I all have hair like this, you can take a look. "

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he took off his hat first.Immediately afterwards, all the guards around Zhu Youjian took off their helmets.Sure enough, all of them had the same hair as these captives.

All the captives in the city were dumbfounded, they really didn't expect that Emperor Ming would have the same hairstyle as them.

"I think you should all understand by now that you have become my soldiers, and I have become your emperor again, and the Tartars will no longer trust you.

You can help Daming defend Huai'an, or you can go south and surrender to Daming.But there is one thing, if I find you looting the people, I will not let him go.

Because this kind of hair represents my face.The face of the emperor cannot be tarnished, even if the violator flees to the sky, I will have a way to kill him. "

After Zhu Youjian finished speaking, he strode away from Huai'an under the gaze of everyone.Zhu Youjian only set such a light request for these people, which exceeded everyone's expectations, and made these prisoners feel the kindness from Daming for the first time.

After Zhu Youjian left, the captives elected some low-level officers, and then successfully took over a well-defended Huai'an City, and erected the flag of Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 372: The Ninth Battle of the Jianghuai River

Hauge took all the main force of the golden soldiers and went south to attack Huai'an. Out of contempt for the cavalry like Liu Liangzuo, coupled with instinctive precautions and distrust, he did not bring Liu Liangzuo with him.

Only [-] Jin soldiers and Liu Liangzuo's subordinates were left in Suqian City. These people had just surrendered two days ago, and they didn't even have time to change their outfits. They were still the standard equipment of the Ming army's cavalry.

Liu Liangzuo's surrender was ultimately persuaded by Liu Liangchen himself, and the general of the Jin army who was in charge of guarding Liu Liangzuo was Liu Liangchen.When the Jin soldiers directly surrounded Suqian a few days ago, Liu Liangzuo felt that he couldn't hold it.

When the first round of artillery shells hit the city of Suqian, and the cavalry and horses panicked, Liu Liangchen entered the city directly as his own brother.

Hauge's offer is very generous, he will be assigned to Xianghuangqi, second-class viscount, and the title of Jiangnan Tidu.

"Brother, what do you think you are?! The only cavalry general of the Ming Dynasty is actually just some kind of army commander. I heard that the little old man in Chongzhen has already sealed a bunch of army commanders. Are our officers and soldiers inferior to them?"

Liu Liangchen's words fell into Liu Liangzuo's heart, and he felt that when he expressed his allegiance to Zhu Youjian at the beginning, he was simply bearing the burden of humiliation.

Now that he has heavy soldiers in his hands again, he naturally has the capital to settle down.Ever since, Liu Liangzuo surrendered gold, and realized "fighting father and son soldiers, fighting brothers".

The heavy snow that stopped for a day and a night started to fall again. This year's snow is very thick, and the continuous heavy snow is enough for people to find an excuse to stay at home and drink and eat pot.

The Liu family brothers were drinking and eating meat in Suqian City, and all the soldiers in Suqian City were also eating and drinking lively.

Two miles outside the west gate of Suqian City, the long-talented team stopped quietly in the wind and snow. All the cavalrymen had a black raincloth covering the riders and horses.

"Signal to the head of the city." Zhu Youjian lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced at the bustling Suqian City.