Chapter 1228: The Decisive Battle of Tianjin (7)
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The time has passed, Hong Chengchou is ready to rest a little, the attack will be launched in Chenshi, Sun Chuanting and He Renlong and others, once suggested that Mao Shi launch an attack, but Hong Chengchou did not agree, he knew what the emperor meant, or wait until dawn to attack, so as to avoid more unnecessary casualties, and the Ming army guarding the city of Tianjin, without a strong fighting spirit, I am afraid that this attack will not last for a long time.
Following the emperor's expedition for so long, a lot of facts have educated Hong Chengchou, so that he sincerely admires the many decisions made by the emperor, before every attack, the emperor must try to avoid large-scale damage, especially when attacking the city, the emperor once said that the conquest is a huge consumption, if the goal is to unify the world, this kind of consumption, in fact, is ultimately borne by itself, because the world needs the imperial court to build, and the displaced people also need the imperial court to resettle, and the front foot fights to destroy, Heel to build remedy, rather than this, it is better to think more about this aspect of the problem when fighting.
Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, Hong Chengchou faintly felt that the emperor seemed to have some premonition, the time of the unification of the Central Plains by the Great Jin Dynasty was estimated to be within a few months, in fact, the rest was the capital and Liaodong, and the rest of the places were basically taken down, and the officials sent by Zhu Xianxuan had already rushed to Shaanxi and Shanxi and other places to start contact with the officials there, although such contact may not be able to play a decisive role, and at the same time, the emperor also asked Zhu Xianxuan, Yang Sichang and Fan Jingwen and others. Some of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion were dispatched to begin to exterminate the bandits in Shaanxi and Shanxi.
Before leaving Nanjing, Hong Chengchou specially visited Zhu Xianxuan, Yang Sichang, Fan Jingwen and others, all of whom were prime ministers of the Great Jin Dynasty, and of course they discussed major matters, and the opinions of several people were unified. That is the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty, or should be in Beiping, the south is rich and stable, there are many wars in the north, the capital is set in Beiping, which can ensure the stability of Liaodong and the stability of the border passes, and is also conducive to the realization of the emperor's goal, according to the emperor's will, Liaodong and the Mongolian steppe are to be conquered. These places were originally the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and since the Great Jin Dynasty was established, these places are also the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty.
When Liu Jingting came to report the matter, Hong Chengchou had already rested.
Watching Liu Jingting enter the house with people, Hong Chengchou was a little strange, according to the emperor's requirements, Liu Jingting needed to take a good rest, why did he appear in the barracks at this time. But finding yourself late at night must be a big deal.
"Great. Someone from Tianjin City has come, and there is something important to report to the marshal. ”
Hong Chengchou looked at the people around Liu Jingting and nodded slightly.
At this time, the people around Liu Jingting spoke.
"My lord, below is the hair of Lord Zheng Keyou, the governor of Suzhou Prefecture, after Lord Liu entered Tianjin. All the matters are arranged below, and tonight because there is an urgent matter, so I will disturb the handsome. ”
Hearing what the person said, a smile appeared on Hong Chengchou's face.
"I see, here we are. You don't have to be informal, if there's anything, just sit down and talk. ”
The visitor did not sit down, but continued to speak.
"At night, Lord Wang Daozhi found Zaixia, and said some things, Lord Wang's meaning was to think that he could be obedient, but Lord Liu almost encountered an accident before, which made Lord Wang very embarrassed, I don't know what to do, I feel that the matter is urgent, so I came to report to my lord."
Hong Chengchou was stunned for a moment, this is really a big thing, the army is ready, and there are still a few hours before the battle, at this time, Wang Daozhi suddenly said about the matter of Guishun, I don't know if Lu Dao is true or false, whether he wants to delay the time of the attack, or has other ideas.
Hong Chengchou thought for a moment and immediately spoke.
"This is a big matter, you go to see the emperor with this official."
After listening carefully, Su Tiancheng also thought about it, looked at the visitor, and asked two questions.
"If I promise to obey the king, what is he going to do?"
"Lord Wang is waiting for news at the moment, and Lord Wang said that if there is news, he can rush over in person to meet the emperor."
"The army has been rolled out, and the attack will be launched tomorrow, a few hours will pass in a flash, if tomorrow's attack continues, how will Wang Daozhi prepare to deal with it."
"This, Lord Wang didn't say it explicitly, but just said all the matters, and waited until he came to discuss it."
Su Tiancheng nodded.
"Okay, it's hard for you to go, please come to Wang Dao until here, I am waiting for him here, Liu Jingting, you go with you, Hong Chengchou, send a few scouts to follow along the road, so as not to have any accidents."
At the end of the day, the king came straight up.
After seeing Su Tiancheng, Wang Daozhi hurriedly knelt down.
"The governor of Datong will go straight to the emperor."
"Lord Wang, please get up, I am very pleased that Lord Wang has made a wise choice, I don't know what arrangements Lord Wang has."
Su Tiancheng got straight to the point, the attack will start soon, in just two hours, everything must be determined, otherwise once the fight begins, losses are inevitable, since Wang Daozhi has decided to surrender, then he needs to take actual actions, not just words.
"Your Majesty, the guards of the south gate, the ministers have all been replaced, they are all Datong border troops, and the minister's idea is that when the time comes, the south gate will be opened."
Su Tiancheng's face showed a smile, as long as the city gate is opened, after the Jiangning battalion soldiers enter the city, everything is easy to say, Liu Jingting once said that the Ming army basically has no fighting spirit, and the Jiangning battalion soldiers entered the city, presumably the Ming army will not make a desperate resistance, in fact, the main force guarding the Tianjin city, the Datong border army, was frightened by the Jiangning battalion during the battle of Cangzhou, and was not willing to fight with the Jiangning battalion at all.
Sun Chuanting came over quickly.
Seeing Wang Daozhi, Sun Chuanting was stunned for a moment, he knew Wang Daozhi.
The situation in front of him also made him understand everything.
Before Sun Chuanting could speak, Hong Chengchou spoke.
"Sun Chuanting, order the soldiers to get ready, enter the city of Tianjin from the south gate at the end of the day, remember to instruct all the soldiers, after entering the city, do not harass the people, if the Ming army resists, it can be suppressed on the spot, if there are soldiers who violate the military order, military law will be engaged."
Sun Chuanting understood that the war could not be fought, and the royal road was returned to the emperor.
At midnight, the sky was not yet dawn.
Sun Chuanting, who was fully armed, saw the drawbridge slowly lowered, and then, the south gate opened.
Looking at the open city gate, Sun Chuanting did not move for the time being.
Soon, a group of Ming troops came out of the south gate, walked across the suspension bridge, and stood neatly in front of the army, these sergeants put down their swords and guns one after another, and lined up on the side again, which means that they completely gave up resistance, and in half an hour, the Ming army that came out of the south gate had more than 10,000 people.
At this time, Sun Chuanting began to lead the army from the south gate into the city of Tianjin, Ai Nengqi was responsible for taking care of the surrendered Ming army, Li Dongguo followed Sun Chuanting into the city of Tianjin, although he was not able to start a fight, but he was able to enter the city of Tianjin first, Sun Chuanting was always able to talk and masturbate.
After entering the city, the army quickly began to move, divided into five parts, respectively towards the north gate, the west gate, the east gate and the place where Chen Xinjia was stationed, after completely controlling these places, it was considered to really take the city of Tianjin.
Sun Chuanting personally guarded the south gate, if he took Tianjin City, the emperor wanted to enter Tianjin City from here, and the safety needed to be absolutely guaranteed, and there could be no mistakes.
Soon, the soldiers sent to control the North, East and West Gates came to report, everything went well, and the main guards of the four gates were the Datong border army, and they all received orders not to resist. The soldiers who went to Chen Xinjia's mansion also came to report, and everything was under control, and there were no problems.
The time has come, if there is no change in the night, this is the time when the Jiangning battalion begins to attack.
Seeing that everything was going well, Sun Chuanting ordered the herald to quickly report to Hong Chengchou, the army led by Hong Chengchou was waiting, although it was said that Tianjin City had been taken, but in order to ensure safety, more soldiers were still needed to enter the city and control all the key places, at least more than 200,000 Ming troops stationed in the city needed to be cleaned up.
From the beginning of Chenshi, a group of Ming troops began to march out of the city, all to the outside of the city to meet, most of the Ming army's faces, see is relaxed, they are very happy, did not start a fight, otherwise at this time, whether they can stand out of the Lu, are uncertain things, anyway, the Jiangning battalion's policy towards surrendered sergeants, they also know the way, anyway, they will not be killed, can ensure the safety of life.
Outside the city, there were densely packed Ming soldiers who had laid down their arms.
When they woke up early in the morning, they found that the sergeants on duty on the street had been replaced, and the sergeants were not wearing red uniforms, but dark green uniforms.
The people were very panicked, they couldn't imagine that the Jiangning battalion would take Tianjin so quickly, and they didn't even hear the sound of fighting, they didn't know what kind of fate would happen to the Jiangning battalion, and whether the Jiangning battalion soldiers would carry out large-scale looting, but some businessmen were very relieved, they had gone to Shandong to do business, and they knew the military regulations of the Jiangning battalion, that is, they would never harass the people for no reason.
The news that reassured the people in the city soon came, there were soldiers of the Jiangning battalion riding horses and shouting around, all martial law was lifted after noon, the people could come and go freely, and they could spend the Spring Festival with confidence, the Jiangning battalion did things according to the emperor's requirements, there were strict military regulations, and they would never rob the people. (To be continued......)