"Enemy at the Gates, the soldiers in the city are also sticking to it." An iron wall is easier to defend than to attack.
Hundreds of families in Shenyang Zhongwei in Ming Dynasty. Shenyang Zhongwei, now Shenyang, was one of the twenty-five guards in Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty.
Arrived in Shenyang on March 12 and set up the city headquarters. The Eight Banners arrived in Shenyang City and set up a wooden city seven miles east of the city as the headquarters. When Nurhachi visited Shenyang, he knew that he could not just storm, but he had to outsmart him. He first sent old and weak soldiers to try to attack the city. The Ming army didn't know it was a plan, and the company commander You Shigong personally led the whole family out of the city to fight. Kill four people, win a small game.
Full map of Shengjing
March 13, clever use of spies, outwit Shenyang. Nurhachi sent troops to call for war. He Shixian, the company commander, is brave and foolhardy, and he is addicted to alcohol. I saw the Eight Banners defeated the day before, thinking that I couldn't beat you, so I indulged in drinking and went out to fight as drunk as a fiddler. Nurhachi saw the enemy's trap and sent troops to attack. "Four riding in one."
He Shixian was shot by ten arrows and retreated to the city.
The city people heard that He Shixian was injured, and the army and the people were in chaos, and they fled in succession. Mongolia, a spy previously recognized by the Ming army, surrendered and took the opportunity to cut off the suspension bridge, cutting off He Shixian's way home. He Shixian fought fiercely with the Eight Banners in the city and was beheaded by his horse. The Eight Banners took advantage of the situation to attack the city, fighting with the Ming army in the street and killing the Ming army. "Our army attacked the city vertically, and the bodies were everywhere." Company commanders He Shixian and You Shigong, and participants Xia Guoqing, Zhang Gang, Duan Zhan and Tongzhi were all killed. It is reported that 70,000 Ming troops were also killed.
Just after the battle of Shenyang, the spy found reinforcements from Liaoyang to the south of Hunhe River.
Nurhachi fought three battles with Liaoyang reinforcements.
Shengjing city map
The first battle, the Battle of Hunhe River. At that time, the company commander Chen Ce commanded 20,000 Sichuan infantry and camped in Huangshan. Hearing that the Eight Banners had attacked Shenyang, they hurried across the Hunhe River to help. Seven miles from Shenyang, two battalions were stationed respectively. This army is well equipped, and all the sergeants are armed with spears, broadswords and five bamboo swords. Wearing armor, covered with a cotton hat and a quilt. Nurhachi did not dare to neglect, and ordered the right-wing four banners soldiers to take a cotton rafter and "attack it with Xu." Its right-wing pioneer, the Red Armored Guards, arrived before the cotton armored rafters, and confronted the Ming army head-on. The two armies fought hard for a long time and did not give in to each other. Nurhachi saw it and ordered the rear troops to help. The Eight Banners violently attacked and the Ming army was defeated. The Eight Banners chased the banks of Hunhe River, and the Ming army drowned. Company commanders Chen Ce and Zhang were killed. Later, Buha of Kim and the guerrilla Lange Scheltai were also killed.
The second battle, the Battle of Baitabao. The Eight Banners chased the Hunhe River and suddenly saw forty miles south of the Hunhe River. There are more than10,000 infantry, equipped with trolleys, camping in trenches, covered in mud. The Eight Banners decided to attack them. Just then, three company commanders, Li Bingcheng, Zhu Wanliang and Jiang Bi, the company commander of Fengjibao, led 30,000 cavalry to help and camped in Baitabao. They sent 1000 soldiers as forward scouts and met 200 elite guards led by Sun Ya, a soldier of the Eight Banners. Sun Ya was timid, "seeing without fighting", and Ming soldiers followed at a distance. Hearing this, Nuerhachi was furious and pursued with his own army, passing by the Four Baylor Huang Taiji Camp. Four Baylor heard that his father Khan personally went out to fight, and hurried to ride after him, persuading his father Khan not to chase himself, but to chase him. Nurhachi agreed. So Baylor led the elite guard to meet the Ming army following Sun Ya. The Ming army scattered and fled, and Sibelle pursued all the way to Baita Fort. Here, Sibeile saw three company commanders arranging troops. Four baylor with lightning speed, was advancing, quick attack, three company commanders frightened to disgrace, scattered. Four Baylor Huang Taiji happened to meet Baylor Daishan and Huang Taiji Yue Tuo in pursuit. They chased for four miles and killed more than three thousand people before they retired.
The third battle, the battle of the south bank of Hunhe River. That night, Nurhachi led the Eight Banners to attack the Ming Infantry Battalion on the south bank of Hunhe River, killing Dong He's lieutenant Zhang Dadou, and all the Ming troops were killed.
Nurhachi ordered the generals to camp in the city with a great army, and himself led Baylor and elite guards to camp outside the East Gate of Shenyang.
The next day, Nurhachi summoned Sun Ya, an officer who got cold feet, and reprimanded him, saying, "My son (Sibelle), my father and brother all depend on him, as if he had a purpose. Because of your failure, go deep into the enemy. If you lose, you should feel guilty. How can you lead our victorious soldiers to let the wind run and crush them? " Sun Ya was relieved of his post. It can be seen that Nurhachi's strict law enforcement and his deep love for the four Baylor Huang Taiji.
Then, he was stationed in Shenyang for five days and rewarded his achievements.
In this way, Nurhachi won Shenyang City.
Nurhachi decided to attack Liaoyang. Five days after the occupation of Shenyang, Nurhachi summoned Baylor, the minister, and announced his decision to them: "Shenyang has been pulled out and the enemy soldiers have been defeated. It is advisable to take advantage of the situation to drive Liaoyang. " Secretary baylor thinks it's feasible.
On March 18th, Liaoyang was captured. Nurhachi personally led the Eight Banners to Hupigang, and the Ming army and civilians abandoned the city and fled. Nurhachi camped here. The scouts of the Ming army reported to the civil and military officials of Liaoyang City: "The Manchurian soldiers have taken Shenyang, and the reinforcements are scattered. Attack Liaoyang again today, and the flag will cover the sun. Shan Ye is unpredictable, I have camped in Hupigang! " Terrified, the guarding city officials decided to pour the water from the Taizi River into the moat and close the west gate. Guns and firearms are lined up on the wall, and there are guards on all sides.
On March 19, the attack arrived outside the city and camped at the city gate. The Eight Banners attacked the southeast of Liaoyang City, and there was a war outside the city. The scout reported that Ming soldiers were found outside the west gate. This is a soldier from the city of Liaoyang. They are 50,000 Ming soldiers led by company commanders Li Huaixin, Hou Shilu, Cai, Jiang Bi and Tong Zhonggu. They camped five miles outside the city. Nurhachi ordered the four banners soldiers on the left to attack the left of the Ming army. At this time, four baylor Huang taiji led the elite guard to arrive and asked to participate in the war. Nurhachi stopped: "I have ordered the left-wing soldiers to attack and not to move forward. You can lead right-wing soldiers into the city and spy on them. " Four Baylor Huang Taiji begged, "You can let the Second Red Flag soldiers stay by the city to spy." Say that finish, he led the troops forward. Nurhachi asked his twelfth son, Azig, to persuade him not to go to war. Four baylor huang taiji refused to listen and insisted on going to the front. Nuerhachi had no choice but to send the elite guards of Huang Er Flag to help. Four baylor led the troops into the left side of the Ming army brigade, and the Ming army fired a gun to engage. Four baylor bravely attacked. The leftists of the Eight Banners have also arrived. The two armies were attacked, and the Ming army was in chaos and collapsed wildly. Four Baylor pursued 60 miles with victory and did not return until Anshan. At the same time, the Ming soldiers who came from Xiguan met the second batch of Red Flag soldiers. Two red flag soldiers drove them back, and Ming soldiers rushed into the city. Men and women trampled on each other and the dead took advantage of each other. That night, the Eight Banners camped seven miles south of the city.
On March 20, two sides attacked, focusing on two doors. Nurhachi decided to focus on attacking two city gates, namely the East Gate and the Wujingmen in Xiguan. The right four flags attack the east gate and the left four flags attack Xiguan. After observing, Nurhachi said to Minister Baylor: "Look at the water around the city. There is a gate in the west where left-wing soldiers can dig; There is a water gap in the east, which is blocked by right-wing soldiers. " After that, Nurhachi personally led the right four banners soldiers to arrange rafters at the edge of the city to protect the soldiers from moving earth and stones and blocking the east water intake. The Ming army rode out of the east gate of Yingcheng with an army of 30 thousand and fired three shots. At this time, the left-wing generals warned people: "It is difficult to dig the door, but easy to seize the bridge. Nurhachi said approvingly: "If it is. Soldiers from Zuosi Banner took it away. If you occupy the bridge, tell me at once, so that our soldiers can attack the gate. "At this point, the water inlet in the east has been blocked. The right four banners marched in front of the Mianjia army, and then arranged their chariots outside the east gate to attack the Ming army. Ming soldiers fired their guns one after another, the right four banners soldiers roared in, and the two armies fought fiercely. Eight Banners Red Flag, 200 elite guards of Red Armor and two white flag soldiers 1000 all joined in the battle against the Ming cavalry, and the Ming cavalry was defeated. After defeating the Ming cavalry, focus on attacking the Ming infantry. Each of Baylor's white guards shouted fire and attacked the infantry. The Ming infantry was defeated by the enemy, ran to the east gate and fell into the moat, where the water was bare. The right-wing four banners soldiers occupied the east gate.
Zuosiqi captured the bridge outside Wujingmen in Xiguan. Ming soldiers fired rockets, artillery and cupping from the city to stop Zuosi Banner from attacking the city. Zuosiqi fought bravely, climbed ladders into the city, and finally climbed the city wall and occupied Xiguan. Drive away the crowd and press its two corners. The city was disturbed, the soldiers and civilians were in chaos and fled everywhere. Before the Right Four Banners captured the East Gate, they moved the Right Four Banners to Xiguan and entered the city to participate in the war. That night, there was a cruel street fighting in the city, and the Ming soldiers refused to surrender, "refusing to fight in Dan."
Taoist Niu and others took advantage of the chaos to escape from the city.
Records of Liaoyang Map of Manchu Taizu Family
On March 2 1 day, Liaoyang was captured, and the Ming officials refused to surrender. Ming chariot battle, lost again. The soldiers of the right four banners stormed the city wall, and the two roads and eight banners merged in one place, attacking the Ming army and being defeated.
The bidding meeting of Yuan Yingtai, the manager of Liaodong, was held in the northeast of Zhenyuan City. When he saw that the city was broken, he set fire to the building and died. He Tingkui led his wife and children and threw himself into the well. Cui Ruxiu, the military supervisor, hanged himself; Company commanders Zhu Wanliang and deputy commander Liang Zhongshan were all killed; Zhang Quan was captured alive, but refused to be hanged as a senior official. None of the defenders in Liaoyang surrendered.
All the other officers and men shaved their heads and surrendered, and the whole city welcomed Nurhachi into the city. On that day, Nurhachi was stationed in Liaoyang City.
Shenyang Liaoyang fell. "A few days later, Jin, Fu, Hai, Gaizhou Wei and others were trapped after learning about this incident." Records of the Great and Noble Emperor (Volume 7) records:
When Liaoyang fell, the three rivers in the east were Dongsheng, Changjing, Changning, Yongding, Chang 'an, Changsheng, Changyong, Chang Ying, Jingyuan, Shangyulin, Shifang Temple, Dingjiabo, Songjiabo, Zengchi, Zhenxi, Yinjiazhuang, Pingding, Dingyuan, Qingyun, Ancient City, yongningzhen, Yizhen, Qingyang and Zhenbei.
In a very short time, Nurhachi successively captured Shenyang and Liaoyang. In addition to being strategically stronger than the Ming Dynasty, Nurhachi has two points worth noting in tactics: first, luring the enemy out of the city and annihilating it outside the city; The second is not to avoid sharp and tenacious attacks. Courage and resourcefulness laid the foundation for the victory of Houjin.
After occupying Liaoyang, Nurhachi decided to move the capital to Liaoyang City.