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  Chapter 403 401 [Broken Haizhou]

  Kim Kook-jin's ancestors were Korean nobles. After the founding of Joseon, the power of his family declined rapidly.

   Today, the master is still a landlord, but he is reduced to a tenant.

  Even as a tenant, Jin Guozhen is more noble than ordinary tenants. Because he has a surname, it proves that his ancestors were rich, and the real North Korean civilians don't even have a surname.

  The invasion of Japan and the Qing Dynasty led to the collapse of the social order in North Korea. A large number of civilians took the opportunity to occupy unowned land, and by the way stole the surname of the original landowner.

   You heard that right, stealing last names!

  With a surname, you are eligible to own land in North Korea.

  Jin Guozhen did not reap any benefits, but was abducted by the Qing Dynasty. Along with four other Han people and one North Korean, they were assigned to the current master as serfs—they didn’t even have coats.

  After the beginning of spring, the snow melts.

  The climate this year is good, the snow melted early, and it was cold last year.

  During the Little Ice Age in the late Ming Dynasty, although there was no drought in Liaodong, the snowstorm was very serious. Even Haizhou cannot grow winter wheat, and can only sow it after the snow melts in spring.

   "Hurry up, hurry up, you will eat the whip if you delay!"

  Early in the morning, Baoyi, the Han man, knocked on the door with a whip, and Jin Guozhen jumped out of bed reflexively.

  When they got dressed and waited to go to work, the master's family was eating.

   This is a family of low-level Manchurian Eight Banners officers. The old master died in battle, leaving behind three sons, and the daughter married to another officer. Now the eldest son and the second son have all moved to Guannei, leaving only the third son to stay in Haizhou.

  The remaining Manchus have two main tasks: one is to continue to grow land and grain; the other is to have more children and provide soldiers for the Eight Banners of Manchuria.

  Masters eat dry for breakfast, after all masters have to practice martial arts.

   This is a tradition that has been formed in recent decades. Eat more, grow stronger, and practice martial arts well to join the army. Then go out to battle with the army, burn, kill and loot, and distribute the spoils according to military merits. The spoils include livestock, food and people.

  The masters are full, and the leftovers are eaten by the Han people.

   As for the serfs, just eat some grains and bran porridge. Try not to starve to death without starving to death, they are similar to animals, which owner is willing to starve to death of animals?

  Of course, if there is not enough food, the real livestock must be given priority. The status of serfs is far inferior to that of cattle.

  In the middle of the morning, Bao Yi took a few serfs to work in the fields.

  The master was wearing an old cotton armor, and took a few young masters to practice archery near the farmland.

  Jin Guozhen squatted in the farmland without any tools, so he had to pull out the weeds with his bare hands.

  After all the grass is pulled out, the field will be plowed with cattle for coating.

  Using cattle is the prerogative of Master Coating. The serfs had to wait until the land had been plowed before they could pick up the hoes and dig the pits for sowing.

  Jin Guozhen dared not speak for fear of being whipped by the coat.

   A few feet away from him is Liu Dazhang, a Han Chinese serf. He was also taken captive, and his hometown is in Beizhili. I heard that there were more than 30 acres of land, and he lived a pretty good life as a child. The family even supported a child.

   After squatting for a long time, her back was sore and her legs hurt, Jin Guozhen looked back subconsciously.

   I saw Master Baoyi sitting and resting by the field, Jin Guozhen was very envious of this. It would be nice to be able to do the coating by myself. Although I have to work, I won't be punished by my master if I'm lazy occasionally.

   "Da da da da!"

   There was a sound of horseshoes, and Jin Guozhen didn't bother to look at it. It must be the Manchurian cavalry from somewhere.

  The master, who was practicing arrows nearby, had a terrified expression, and fled towards Haizhou City with a few young masters. The situation is urgent, and even the mistress of the family can't take care of it.

   Han Baoyi also reacted, threw down his whip and chased after his master.

  Jin Guozhen finally realized that something was wrong. It seems that this is not a Manchurian cavalry?

  Han serf Liu Dazhang stood up slowly, first in disbelief, then burst into tears, and shouted: "The Great Tomorrow Soldier is here, the Great Tomorrow Soldier is here!"

   There were only one hundred Datong cavalry in this group, ninety of them went to chase and kill them, and the remaining ten came galloping on horseback.

  The captain of the cavalry said: "Where is your master's home? Follow me to fight back and grab food, and I will take you away. I will share the fields with you. From now on, you will plant your own land, and you will no longer be slaves to others!"

   "Long live the soldiers of tomorrow!" Liu Dazhang fell to his knees.

  The captain of the cavalry didn't correct him, he just said, "Lead the way quickly!"

  The ninety cavalry who chased out quickly caught up with the Manchu master and the Han Chinese.

   "Master Jun, please forgive me, I am a Han!" Bao Yi fell to his knees.

  Hearing this guy speak Chinese, the cavalry didn't make a move, and rode their horses past him.

   Seeing that there was no way to escape, the man simply stopped, holding a bow and arrow to protect his child.

   "Surrender without killing!"

   This is the Manchu language newly learned by all soldiers in the army.

  Man raised his bow and arrow, then slowly put it down. Once he shoots his bow, he will definitely die, and the children behind him will also die, and at most he will draw an enemy to his back.

   Put down your bow and arrow and surrender, maybe you can save the child.

  The Datong Army kept their word, and indeed surrendered without killing. They got off their horses and pushed the man down, forcibly cut off the thumbs of both hands, and even the thumbs of several children were cut off.

   Losing both thumbs, not to mention joining the army and fighting, it is inconvenient to work. Putting them back will waste Dorgon's food.

  Take off the cotton armor on Manren and take away his weapon. The cavalry sentry chief said in Chinese: "Go to Haizhou to report the news, the hundred thousand Datong troops have come to kill you!"

   Regardless of whether this person could understand or not, the cavalry rushed further away.

  These people tore up their clothes, bandaged the wounds of several children, and bandaged themselves to stop the bleeding. After a long time, he set off in a daze and headed for Haizhou City with the crying child. They are already useless people, and in Manqing where the jungle is prey to the jungle, they are likely to starve to death.

  When the Han people were brought back in their clothes, Liu Dazhang shouted: "Master Jun, this man is a traitor!"

  The captain of the cavalry laughed and said: "If you are angry, each of you will punch him twice. Don't beat him to death. Liaodong's population is not enough, so we have to keep them for hard labor."

  The Han serfs rushed up immediately, **** and kicking the wrapped man.

  Jin Guozhen hesitated for a while, and then stepped forward to beat him. He took this as a vote of honor, and was afraid that if he did not fight, he would be regarded as an enemy by the "Da Ming Soldier".

  Back to the full house, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, he led the cavalry into the house to search for grain, and also brought out a cattle and two mules.

  The hostess was also found, and there was a girl.

Jin Guozhen immediately ran forward, kicked the hostess down, slapped the hostess while riding on her body, and shouted in Korean: "Let you hit me, let you hit me. I'll steal a bite of the bean cake fed to the cow. You almost Beat me to death! I am a human being, so I am not as good as a plowing ox?"

  The hostess covered her face and howled, Jin Guozhen fought harder and harder.

   "Master Jun, there is a set of carts in the yard," Liu Dazhang said, "you can use the cart to take away the grain."

  The cavalry captain nodded and asked, "Where is brother from?"

Liu Dazhang hurriedly said: "I dare not call you elder brother. The villain's name is Liu Dazhang, and he is originally from Baodi County. The old father separated the family, and the villain was allocated dozens of acres of land. He is more or less a small landlord. The villain's son is still a child. That's it." These damned Tartars, now the family members have disappeared, and I don’t know if my son is dead or alive.”

  The cavalry captain said with a smile: "When we return to Gaizhou, we will share the fields with you, and we will also draw lots to share the wives and wives' families."

   "Separate wife?" Liu Dazhang didn't understand.

  The cavalry captain pointed at the hostess who was being beaten: "Do you want this woman?"

  Liu Dazhang was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "Yes! Her man caused my wife to be separated, and she will have to pass incense to my son from now on. She has to be diligent and thrifty in managing the house, farm and work honestly, and beat her to death if she doesn't obey!"

  The Northeast is sparsely populated, and the population must be restored as soon as possible.

  It is too difficult to immigrate all from the south. The locals must try their best to keep it, even the Manchu women have to stay.

Jin Guozhen beat up the hostess, then ran to the captain of the cavalry, knelt down and said in a bad manner: "Master Jun, there are many Koreans in Shengjing. They all know how to farm, and the small ones can be used for coating. The military master is in charge of the North Korean farming!"

  The captain of the cavalry couldn't help laughing: "Haha, the Datong Army has no coats. You should work hard in the future and don't think about messy things."

   Not long after, another cavalry came with coats and serfs, and they were still holding two carts of grain.

  When we reached the boundary of Haizhou, the population increased significantly.

  Several cities around Shenyang, as well as the villages under the jurisdiction of the cities, are the most densely populated areas, and have been run by the Qing Dynasty for many years. Even if all the Eight Banners were taken away and two-thirds of the population of the area under its jurisdiction were taken away, the remaining population would still be far greater than that of the Liaodong Peninsula.

  It was the spring plowing season at this time, and Hu Dinggui wanted to learn the usual routines of the Manchus and rob Dorgon's core base camp.

  The population, livestock, and food were all moved back to Gaizhou.

  In the future, Gaizhou will be a military base. After gaining a large population, it will be able to achieve self-sufficiency in food within a year or two.

  As for Shenyang, Liaoyang, Haizhou and other cities, no matter whether they can be captured or not, Hu Dinggui will not stay behind. He was afraid that the Manchu Qing would send a large army to fight back, and the city would be trapped without food supplies, and the entire army would definitely be wiped out by then.

  Gaizhou is different. It can be defended according to the city, and if there is not enough food, it will be shipped by sea.

   Moreover, troops can also be sent from Gaizhou to attack Ningyuan, Jinzhou and other cities, blocking the Eight Banners Army of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in Shanhaiguan.

  2300 Datong cavalry, divided into 23 centurions, poured out to plunder the countryside everywhere.

  Cut off the thumbs of Manchurian men, **** Manchurian women, take away coats, serfs, livestock and grain. The food that can't be taken away is piled up and guarded, waiting for the infantry of the Datong Army to come and receive it!

  Haizhou and Liaoyang each have 150 defenders.

  The cavalry of Datong passed by outside the city swaggeringly with their population and trophies, and the defenders in the city did not dare to come out. They didn't even know where the enemy came from?

   Or, who is the enemy?

  As for Shenyang, there are a total of 800 Eight Banners troops stationed there, which is indeed very strong.

   Gaizhou is 120 miles away from Haizhou. Hu Dinggui couldn't wait for more civilians, so he asked the people of Gaizhou City to help transport food, and set off directly with half a month's worth of military food.

   On the way, they received a large number of serfs sent by cavalry to be peasant husbands, and surrounded Haizhou City mightily.

  The Manchu Qing officials in Haizhou have organized the people to guard the city.

  The defenders of the city consisted of 50 Manchu Eight Banners, 100 Han Army Eight Banners, more than 1,000 Manchurian civilians, more than 3,000 Han civilians, and more than 2,000 Han Chinese. Among them, one-third of the Manchurian civilians had their thumbs cut off.

  Haizhou City Wall is eight meters high, which can be called majestic.

  Hu Dinggui didn't even bring enough food, let alone artillery and siege equipment.

The military missionary officers were all dispatched, and they brought many local serfs with them, and ran outside the city to shout and persuade them to surrender: "The Han brothers in the city, Huang Taiji was poisoned to death by Dorgon. Dorgon occupied the Queen Mother, and he followed the Queen Mother a long time ago. Fornication, the puppet Qing emperor is also a **** of Dorgon. Haoge led troops to fight with Dorgon, and my Han emperor has sent troops to surround Beijing. The Manchu Qing is about to disappear, and the Han brothers quickly surrender anyway. Do it for the Tartars The Han people in the coats, as well as the Eight Banners of the Han army in the city, as long as they help kill the Tartars, they will be able to divide the fields without discrimination. Let’s kill the Tartars together!"

   Not only yelling in Chinese, but also yelling in Manchu as well.

  The Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Eight Banners of the Han Army were in a state of shock and uncertainty. They didn't know the news in the customs at all, and they thought that the internal strife of the Manchus was about to be destroyed.

   Otherwise, how could the Han army reach Haizhou?

   This is not a sneak attack by a small group of troops. A large number of cavalry appeared two days ago, and now there are thousands of elite infantry. So many enemy troops must have been killed from Shanhaiguan, and the speed of dispatching troops was so fast that it was impossible for the friendly troops on the front line to report.

  The Qing court must be gone!

  As for the cause of Huang Taiji's death, there are indeed many theories. Some said it was Hauge who killed him, others said it was Dorgon who killed him. Anyway, Huang Taiji died in a daze within two months of entering the customs.

   Of course, this kind of thing happened in previous years.

  The Manchus entered the customs and plundered all the way to Shandong. After a series of victories, the titan Yue Tuo contracted smallpox and died...

  After some shouting, thousands of Han people guarding the city were ready to move.

   It is mainly the Ming army, which has not attacked Haizhou for 20 years. This is the absolute rear area, surrounded and attacked for no reason, the situation is really weird. Not to mention the Han people, even the Eight Banners of Manchuria, who guard the city, somewhat believe that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is really about to perish.

   "Kill the Tartars!"

   It was the Eight Banners of the Han Army that took the lead.

   Moreover, they did not dare to attack the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and directly killed the civilians defending the city in Manchuria.

   Han Chinese Baoyi and Han Chinese civilians also followed closely.

  The emperor of Han has already sent troops to kill him. If he does not surrender at this time, will he be liquidated in the future?

   A more nonsensical situation appeared. The Eight Banners of the Han Army only dared to kill Manchu civilians. The long-term fear made them farther and farther away from the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers.

   And those 50 Manchurian Eight Banners soldiers actually killed thousands of Han Chinese guarding the city and fled in embarrassment.

   The city was in a mess, and finally two city gates opened one after another.

   "General help!"

  A general of the Han army ran out with the remnant soldiers, crying and yelling at Hu Dinggui to save him.

  Hu Dinggui said contemptuously: "What a bunch of scumbags, I finally know how Liaodong was lost!"

  The 50 Manchurian Eight Banners, with more than 1,000 Manchurian civilians, even killed 100 Han Eight Banners and more than 5,000 Han defenders.

  Although the Eight Banners of the Han Army had more people, they did not dare to fight at all.

   "Raise the gun!"

   "Bang bang bang bang!"

  After a volley of guns, the melee soldiers rushed into the city gate, and the Datong firecrackers also charged in with bayonets.

  The leader of the Han army walked around to Hu Dinggui and exclaimed: "The general's subordinates are all elites, no wonder they were able to kill all the way from Shanhaiguan!"

  Hu Dinggui said: "Why are you still standing there, killing Tartars?"

  The leader of the Han army hurriedly drew his sword: "My sons, follow me to kill the Tartars!"

  With the Datong army clearing the way, these Eight Banners of the Han army who had defected before the battle suddenly became extremely brave. After rushing into the city, he chased the Manchurian civilians and slashed at them. He really regarded himself as a national hero.

  (end of this chapter)