When Xia Nan received the news that the Tartars had entered Qingzhou, Abatai was attacking the fortress. When the fleet of the Qiong navy crossed the mouth of the Pearl River, the army of Zhenglan Banner had already begun to besiege the fortress.www.biquge.info

In the usual siege battle, it is the defender who is anxious, and the besieger who sits firmly on the Diaoyutai platform. Being besieged in the city, it is easy to run out of ammunition and food after a long time, so you can only hold on and wait for help. The lack of food, grass, and reinforcements was a kind of torment for the defenders, and even brought despair. Not to mention the examples of this kind of siege battle, the closest one is the battle of the Daling River in the fourth year of Chongzhen.

In this battle, Huang Taiji personally led an army of 50,000 people, dug four trenches around the city, and built a wall more than one zhang high, surrounding the Daling River like an iron bucket. The city was short of food and grass, and the food ran out in three or four days, and the soldiers in the city were all terrified, during which the defenders were beaten back several tentative breakthroughs. Huang Taiji also asked someone to pretend to be the Ming army, and staged a fake reinforcement to induce Zu Dashou to send troops to attack, but the defenders suffered heavy casualties, so that when the 40,000 reinforcements led by Zhang Chun of the superintendent army really arrived a month later, Zu Dashou could not distinguish the true from the false, and did not dare to go out of the city. The battle lasted four months, and everyone in the city ate what should be eaten, and what should not be eaten was eaten, and it was almost time to eat people. In the end, under the soft and hard of Huang Taiji, Zu Dashou, who ran out of ammunition and food, was forced to surrender out of the city, and this battle was also a classic example of siege and reinforcement in the history of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The reason why Abatai chose to besiege the city was also influenced by the Battle of the Daling River to a certain extent. The day after the siege began, he even imitated Huang Taiji's practice and ordered people to dig trenches around the fortress to prevent the defenders in the fort from breaking through.

The defending generals, who he expected to be close to collapse, were now watching the Houjin army dig trenches from the city walls. Lin Weiye commented: "It just so happens that I still have to dig a moat, and the Tartars have saved me a lot of effort." ”

Su said with a smile: "If the Tartar sees the grain in the fort, I don't know what he will think?" ”

Lin Weiye made a shushing gesture and said exaggeratedly: "Don't let the Tartars know, otherwise they will be deflated, this trench is half dug and won't be dug anymore, where can I find free labor?" ”

The two looked at each other and laughed.

Lin Weiye suddenly thought of those Mongols and asked, "What are you going to do with those Mongol prisoners?" ”

Su Bush frowned and said, "I don't know either." In the past, if you caught a rogue, you could send it to Lingao to be a tunding, or directly supplement the battle damage, but the Mongols didn't know anything except riding horses and grazing! First, they can't farm, second, they can't go out and walk right, they can't cultivate famine, and they can't be infantry, so it's really a bit of a chicken. Moreover, they have been following the Tartars to rob our Han people for a long time, and their banditry is difficult to change, and they are really incorporated into the infantry battalion, and I am worried that they will bring the Han soldiers badly. If it weren't for the fact that our Qiong Navy has never had the habit of killing prisoners, it would have been cut down with a knife a long time ago, so as not to waste food. ”

Lin Weiye thought for a while, and said after consideration: "The Mongols' riding skills are stronger than those of the Tartars, and it is a waste to use them as infantry. Although they are ruffians, they are still different from the Tartars - the Tartars are butchers who covet the Central Plains, they are nothing more than the grass on the wall that blows on both sides, a group of robbers without a goal. I have a suggestion that you tame them and train them to be scouts like Ma Wei - you call them scouts or night calls, right? The last sentence was said to Ma Wei next to him.

Ma Wei nodded and replied, "We are all called Ye Buhui, responsible for spying on the enemy and scratching our tongues." The idea is good, although the Mongols are not as brave and ferocious as the Tartars, but the riding and archery skills are first-class, and it is a bit enough to go deep behind the enemy and grab the tongue, but it is a good hand to find out the news. It's just that they are used to being wild on the grassland, and it is not easy to subdue them. ”

"Since the adults say so, then I'll try." Su Thick Legs agreed to come down.

Lin Weiye asked again: "Those soldiers, how many days are you going to lock up the small black house?" "He's talking about soldiers who were reluctant to shoot during the siege because there were relatives among the people who were driven to serve as cannon fodder.

As soon as these people were mentioned, Su Thick Legs became angry. He shouted: "Lao Tzu recruited them as soldiers, ate and drank well, and gave them salaries, all of which were worth the families elsewhere, but when they went into battle, they were deserters to Lao Tzu, and almost let the Tartars break through the castle!" After only beating a few military sticks and locking them up for a few days, it's really cheap for them, and they should be locked up for ten days and half a month. ”

Lin Weiye persuaded: "After all, it's just a group of recruits who have only been trained for a few months, and they can't compare with a veteran like you, so don't ask too much, just punish them and let them know that they are wrong." ”

Su snorted: "Naturally, it can't be compared with our veterans from Mayuan Village, and even the hungry people who migrated from the local area can't be compared." Those hungry people were at least grateful and never dared to disobey orders. It seems that recruiting soldiers can't make them live too well, and they will be given a lot of money as soon as they come up, and a group of rich soldiers will be raised, and they will have to suffer a little first. If you want me to say, in the future, new recruits will be recruited directly from the homeless people, and those who have endured hardships will cherish what the army has given him. ”

On the third day of the siege, Abatai was a little breathless, and sent people to shout and persuade him to surrender - Huang Taiji was persuaded to surrender again and again, and finally persuaded Zu Dashou to go out of the city and surrender, although Zu Dashou later rebelled and ran back to Liaodong after surrendering, but from the perspective of the battle of Dalinghe, the result of the war was perfect.

It was Niu Lu Zhangjing who shouted. He came to the city with a dozen people and shouted: "Listen to the people above the city, Dajin Rao Yu Bel Abatai has an order: If you are willing to go out of the city and surrender and offer firearms to Dajin, your crime of killing my Dajin warriors will be written off, and everyone will be rewarded, and you can return to Liaodong with us, and you can also be crowned official." ”

Ma Wei suddenly realized: "It turned out to be Abatai of the Blue Flag, I said how there are so many Tartars." ”

Lin Weiye asked: "This Abatai's name is a little familiar, what kind of character is he, does he have a high status on the Tartar side?" ”

Ma Wei explained: "It's hard to say. In terms of bloodline, he is the son of an old slave, and he is a brother to Huang Taiji; In terms of knighthood and official position, he is just a Baylor, and most of the rest of his brothers are county kings or princes. Let's say that he has a high status, but the title is a little low, let's say that he has a low status, but he can lead the army alone......"

Su Thick Legs waved his hand impatiently: "It doesn't matter if he is a prince or a prince, he will surrender if he is kicked in the head by a donkey anyway!" He shouted to the city, "Go and tell your master, if you have the ability, you will attack in the open, and if you want us to surrender, dream of it!" ”

Niu Lu Zhangjing was annoyed and ashamed, and pointed at him with a horsewhip and shouted: "Toast and don't eat anything that is punished for drinking, and when you run out of food, it will be the time when the army will break through the city, even if you kneel down and kowtow and beg for mercy, Lord Belle will not spare your life, wait and see!" ”

After saying that, the horse turned around.