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  Chapter 562 559【Submissive】

  The chief general of Weining Battalion is called Han Yun.

  He is neither of Han origin nor Jurchen origin, but... Korean!

  Let’s put it this way, before the rise of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there was no such thing as Manchu. It is purely the product of the forcible fusion of various tribes and nationalities in Liaodong, including many Korean ethnic groups.

  Manchu Qingzheng Red Banner is the first and the 14th assistant leader. The founder of this army is Korean Han Yun, and most of the soldiers under his command are Koreans.

  Historically, Han Yun participated in the Battle of Sarhu, the Battle of Songjin, the Battle of Shanhaiguan, and the Battle of Conquering Korea. From the beginning of Huang Taiji's succession to the throne, Han Yun has been fighting. Especially in the several conquests against North Korea, Han Yun has always been a pioneer guide. This guy even pretended to be a North Korean official, sneaked into North Korea's Uiju City, and set fire to bring the Qing army in.

  Han Yun's title is now the first-class light car captain (three grades).

Seeing that the moat was gradually being filled up by civilian husbands, and the Eight Banners soldiers in the city were panicked, Han Yun summoned the soldiers and said: "Among you, like me, most of you are Korean. But now there are no Koreans, only Manchurians. The emperor's grace is mighty, the great The emperors of the two dynasties of the Qing Dynasty all showed great kindness to us. Those southern barbarians outside the city did not know that they would submit to the Qing Dynasty, but they dared to lead their troops to kill here. All soldiers, our chance to make meritorious service has come. Even if we die, we must Guard the Weining camp for His Majesty, guard the Weining camp for Prince Li (Daishan)! Swear to defend the city to the death, long live the Qing Dynasty!"

   "Swear to defend the city to the death, long live the Qing Dynasty!" The crowd followed suit.

   These guys are completely brainwashed.

   In other words, their life in Manchuria is far better than staying in North Korea. The Qing Dynasty was their benefactor, and the King of Korea was the villain who oppressed them.

  In terms of treatment, they have been regarded as Manchurians, and all men are classified as bannermen.

  They belong to Zhenghongqi Korean descent!

  Among the Koreans in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there were two major Korean families, one was the Kim family and the other was the Han family.

  Especially Kim, who doesn’t even have a surname, just a coating called Xindali. This guy has repeatedly made military exploits, and has already become the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner. He is also the head of the Three Banners Firearms Battalion of the House of Internal Affairs.

  As for Han Yun, there is also a younger brother named Han Ni, who is also a first-class light car captain of the third rank, and is currently fighting with Dorgon.

   "Father, there are many Han Chinese in Weiningying and Baihu City," Han Ji reminded, "Beware of Han Chinese acting as internal responders!"

  Han Yun said with a headache: "We really have to guard against the Han people."

  There are too many Han craftsmen in Weining Camp and Baihu City.

  When the Datong army came to kill, Han Yun detected the news, so he made preparations for defending the city in advance. The blacksmiths in Mingshangou and Antgou were all quickly moved back to the city. In addition, most of the mountain products in the mountains in southern Liaoning will be transported here to be processed by Han artisans.

  Han craftsmen, civilians, merchants, plus their families, accounted for 40% of the population in the two cities—this is the data after the bannermen in the suburbs all evacuated into the city.

   Han Ji said: "How about killing all the Han people?"

   "No!"

  Han Yun immediately dismissed it.

   It's not that he treats the Han Chinese well, but that these craftsmen are too important. His father and son of the Han family dared to kill all Han craftsmen, and Daishan dared to kill them all.

After careful consideration, Han Yun said: "The iron wares of the Han people in the city are confiscated, even the kitchen knives are not allowed to be kept. The hammers and stripping knives of those craftsmen, as long as they have iron, will be handed in within two days. If there are private possessions, It's not too late to kill!"

   "Boom boom boom!"

  The sound of artillery roared outside the city, and the top of the city also fired at each other.

  In the city, all the Qing troops defending the city were dispatched to search for all iron objects from house to house.

  These soldiers are not polite, of course they want to take the opportunity to blackmail and rob. I said if you have iron utensils at home, you must still have iron utensils hidden. If you don’t give enough money, you will be killed!

   "Master Jun, my family is really out of money. Food and salt prices have skyrocketed in the past two years, and it's hard to make ends meet with a small business. Where can I get money?"

  In Baihu City, the Han shopkeeper knelt down and begged.

  A Qing soldier frowned and said, "Look again, look again, and you can always get some money together. If it doesn't work, ask your neighbors to borrow some. We are also old acquaintances, and I don't want to embarrass you."

  The shopkeeper hesitated and said, "Why don't you wipe out all the previous accounts of the military master?"

  The Qing soldier was furious: "Asshole, when did I owe you money?"

   "Yes, nothing owed, nothing owed!" The shopkeeper kowtowed again and again, and went back to the house to find out the broken silver, which looked like half a tael.

  The Qing soldiers immediately took the money and left. They are stationed here and know how much they can extort.

  The shopkeeper collapsed on the ground, crying loudly: "How will I live in the future!"

  Han Yun is also a man who has experienced many battles. Doesn't he know that there will be trouble?

  Of course I know, but confiscating the iron objects of the Han people can effectively reduce the chance of riots. Even if you don't do this, if you have an internal response, you should set the fire or you will set the fire.

  As for the life and death of the Han people, it's none of Han Yun's business?

  Facts have proved that the Han people who can still live in Liaodong have either become traitors or become obedient citizens. Being so blackmailed by the Qing army, and there is a Datong army outside the city, no one dared to rise up.

  They were just crying, just sad, and just worried that they would not have money to buy food in the future.

   On the seventh day, hundreds of ladders were built, and Lu Xiangsheng finally ordered to attack the city.

  Baihu City is very small, with only two gates, which were specially built in the middle of the Ming Dynasty to guard the iron field. The Ming Dynasty had only one hundred garrisons in this city, and the Manchu Qing also had only one hundred garrisons. At this moment, most of the city is guarded by bannermen.

   One after another, the ladders are slowly pushed towards the city wall.

  Lin Zhidong's dragoons were cruising between Weiningying City and Baihu City, in case the defenders of Weiningying came to make trouble.

   Weining Camp City.

  Han Jiji asked from the gate tower: "Father, do you want to go out of the city to rescue?"

Han Yun said: "It can't be saved. We can only hold on to Weining Camp, and it is impossible to hold on to Baihu City. There are iron mines here, and there are gold mines 150 miles to the east. Prince Li will definitely bring troops to help. As long as we stick to Weining After camping for a month, Prince Li's reinforcements will arrive. As for Baihu City, if it is lost, it will be lost, and it will be recaptured in the future."

  Han Yun had long since given up on Baihu City, even the artillery of Baihu City was dismantled by him and transferred to Weiningying City.

  The arrows fired by the defenders were all blocked by the baffle of the ladder.

  There are too few regular Eight Banners soldiers here, and there are only fifty archers. Counting the bannermen who can shoot arrows, there are only a few hundred people. However, the Datong army dispatched hundreds of ladders, and the Eight Banners defenders couldn't even shoot them!

   Moreover, the city walls of Baihu City are too short, and the angle of the regular ladders is not steep, so the boiling oil and gold juice used to defend the city will not have much effect.

   It was still Zhang Mingzhen who ascended first, with three arrows stuck in his body, turned over and jumped onto the city wall.

  His neck was grazed with a wound, which was stabbed by the enemy's spear. He was also shot in the chest, although he was blocked by armor, he was almost stabbed and fell.

   This guy beheaded three Tartars one after another, and the follow-up soldiers finally boarded the city. Under the leadership of Zhang Mingzhen, the city wall here was quickly seized, and they were invincible all the way, chasing and killing the Eight Banners Soldiers and Banner Ding.

  Seeing the Datong army occupying the city wall and the Tartars fleeing into the streets in embarrassment, the people in the city still did not dare to resist, and all shivered and hid in their homes.

  It wasn't until a Tartar fled into the backyard of a pharmacy and lost his weapon when he climbed over the wall that civilians had the courage to take revenge.

  The owner of the pharmacy came out with his apprentices and a stick in his hand.

  The Tartar soldiers scolded in a low voice: "Go back to the house, no one is allowed to make a sound!"

  The apprentice backed away in fright, actually dropped the stick, and ran to the house to hide.

  The owner of the pharmacy went all out and shouted: "I fought with you, but I was forced to die anyway! Come out and fight!"

  The family members of the apprentice and the boss finally came out with all kinds of weapons, and some even came out with the drawer of the medicine cabinet.

   Tartar kicked the pharmacy owner over, but was hugged by the apprentice from behind. After he got rid of the apprentice, he was hit in the head with a wooden stick by the boss's son.

   After a lot of hard work, he finally knocked out the tartar and dragged him to the street to report his meritorious service to the Datong army.

   It was not until two hours later that more and more Han people, even some North Korean and Jurchen civilians, went to the street to check.

  Because they discovered that after the Datong army entered the city, they did not burn, kill or loot, but worked hard to maintain law and order.

   What kind of Datong army is this, it seems really different.

  It is different from the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also different from the troops of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Regardless of whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, once the city is broken, it will be looted for three days.

  The elderly people have a deep memory of this.

  It is precisely because of this kind of memory that no matter how miserable the people are, they will not help anyone to fight, because no matter who wins, they will suffer.

  There is also Datong secret work here, spreading the benefits of the Datong court.

   But, no one believed it!

   There are even traitors who report, just in exchange for a few taels of silver rewards, resulting in the sacrifice of Datong.

  On the second day, the people in the city slept in fear all night, and found that the Datong Army still did not burn, kill and loot. They finally completely believed in the military discipline of the Datong Army.

   "Teacher, there are local young men joining the army!"

   "Oh? A symbolic choice of ten, to assist in the garrison of Baihu City, and they will think about it if they don't want one."

  Lu Xiangsheng was very satisfied with this phenomenon. The people in the city volunteered to join the army, which showed that the people recognized the Datong Army. They are willing to be under the rule of the Datong Army and do not want to return to the precarious state before.

   In the neighboring Weining Yingcheng, in the house of Hong Chuxiu, a merchant, Hong Yigong smiled and said: "Uncle, Baihu City has been conquered, is Weining Ying far away? It's time to do it."

   "What if...?" Hong Chuxiu hesitated.

  Hong Chuxiu is a traitor. By passing information to the Tartars, he obtained the right to receive the nearby wild ginseng.

   Hong Yigong, on the other hand, is a secret agent of Datong, who came here to join his uncle, and has been dormant in Weining Camp for two years.

Hong Yigong said: "Uncle, to put it bluntly, you have been a traitor for more than ten years, and you can get it right in the new dynasty of Datong? My uncle took in my nephew, but I haven't handed over my nephew to the Tartars for two years. Do you want to take refuge in the Datong court? If you don’t act at this time, you will be ransacked by the Datong army?”

  Hong Chuxiu was upset, walking up and down the room.

  Hong Yigong laughed contemptuously, stood up and said, "Since uncle is hesitant to make up his mind, then I will go to the Tartars and surrender myself to fulfill my uncle's loyalty to the Emperor of Tartars."

   "Don't go!"

  Hong Chuxiu was shocked: "I listen to you!"

  (end of this chapter)