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What did the Manchu Tartars do in Yangzhou? Wang Xiuchu, a survivor who personally experienced the brutal massacre in Yangzhou, gave the following account: "... ... ..fires broke out all around the city, more than ten nearby and countless in the distance. Red lights flashed like thunder and lightning, and the sound of divination was deafening. There was also a faint sound of beatings, which was intermittent and tragic.
The women had long ropes tied around their necks, piled high like beads, and stumbled with every step, their bodies covered in mud. The ground was full of babies, some under horse hooves, some under human feet, their livers and brains splattered on the ground, and the sound of weeping filled the fields. Every ditch and every field was filled with corpses, their hands and feet pressed together, their blood flowing into the water, turning it green and ochre, and then into five colors, leveling the pond.
The cries of killing were everywhere, and where the sound of swords rang, dozens or even hundreds of people cried out in grief and begged for their lives in unison. When a soldier arrived, no matter how many southerners there were, they all bowed their heads and prostrated themselves, offering their necks to the swords. Not a single one dared to flee.
As for the numerous children and hundreds of children crying and wailing, shaking the earth, let alone. As the sun approaches noon, the killing and looting become more severe, and the corpses pile up more and more. It is hard to hear and hard to see.
The Qing Manchu Tartars committed such heinous crimes in Yangzhou and massacred all the people in Yangzhou. In addition to the Tartars' brutality and brutality, the more important reason can be seen from Duoduo's "Instructions to Civil and Military Officials in Nanjing and Other Places":
"Yesterday, the army arrived in Weiyang. The officials, soldiers and civilians in the city held out for the city. I felt sorry for the lives of the people and could not bear to send more troops. I first explained the consequences to the officials, but after a few days, the officials finally disobeyed my orders. Then I attacked the city and massacred them, and their wives were taken as prisoners. This was not my original intention, but I had no choice. Since then, wherever the army goes, the officials, soldiers and civilians resist and refuse to surrender, as Weiyang can learn from."
In this decree, Duoduo claimed that it was not his intention to massacre the city, but he had to do so because Yangzhou refused to surrender.
Why did he say he had no choice? Duoduo also explained his "hardships", which was that he was afraid that other cities would resist like Yangzhou, so he wanted to massacre the city, so that you can learn from Weiyang and weigh whether to resist my Qing army.
Duoduo's killing a chicken to scare the monkeys did have a good effect, and cities such as Nanjing were frightened and surrendered one after another. However, the shaving order immediately aroused strong resistance from the people in the south of the Yangtze River, and the anti-Qing wave surged.
Although Duoduo was ** years younger than Ajige, he was more cruel and vicious than Ajige.
Faced with the surging anti-Qing wave, Duoduo discovered that the massacre in Yangzhou was not as effective as expected. The Han people were not completely frightened by the killing, and there were still so many people who were not afraid of death and rose up in resistance. Feeling that the situation was serious, Duoduo hurriedly summoned Hong Chengchou to discuss the matter.
Hong Chengchou was highly valued by the Qing court. In order to persuade him to surrender, Huang Taiji even used his concubine Dayuer to seduce Hong Chengchou.
By now, Hong Chengchou had risen to the positions of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince, Minister of War and Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate in the Qing Dynasty. He had entered the Inner Court to assist in military affairs and was granted the title of Grand Secretary of the Secretariat. Even Duoduo treated him with great courtesy.
Because of this courtesy, Hong Chengchou was determined to serve the Qing Dynasty. When he met Duoduo and exchanged a few pleasantries, Hong Chengchou said, "Prince Yu, the order to shave your hair has caused strong resistance from the people in the south of the Yangtze River. This shows that it is not enough to use military force to make the southerners surrender. We must use both methods."
Duoduo frowned, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and then he asked patiently: "Please enlighten me, Master Hong."
"I dare not give you advice. Your Majesty, if you want to rule the world, you must be inclusive and flexible. In response to the riots in various places against our Qing Dynasty, in addition to sending more troops to suppress them, we can also use surrendered officials to appease them. Qian Qianyi and other Donglin Party members are quite popular in Jiangnan and have close ties with the gentry in Jiangnan. Letting them come forward to appease them will surely achieve twice the result with half the effort."
"What Mr. Hong said is absolutely right. Let's do it accordingly."
Duoduo was tall, with a golden belt around his waist and a sword inlaid with pearls. He was not used to the hot summer in the south of the Yangtze River. He had taken off his straw hat with a flowered feather on it, which was like a bamboo hat. On his bald head, there was a rat's tail, which made him look very ugly.
He suddenly asked, "I have heard a rumor that the Eighth Prince was stopped by the pseudo-Governor of Huguang, Qin Mu, outside the city of Hanyang a few days ago, and there were quite a few casualties. What does Grand Secretary Hong think of Qin Mu?"
"Qin Mu is a hero in troubled times!"
"That's all?"
"If a talented person like him supports a wise ruler, he will surely become a powerful enemy of the Qing Dynasty. However, Qin Mu's rebellious intentions are obvious, which will inevitably make some talented people in the world unwilling to serve him."
"Master Hong, do you mean that Qin Mu is not a threat?" Duoduo said calmly.
"No, Jiangxi and Huguang are located in the upper reaches of Jiangdong. Qin Mu controls both places and is the biggest threat to Jiangnan. We must conquer them as soon as possible, otherwise Jiangnan will never be at peace. At present, Qin Mu has become the primary enemy. In addition, Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, Zhu Dadian, Yuan Hongxun, Zhang Bingzhen, He Lun and others are discussing the establishment of the pseudo-Lu Wang Zhu Changxun in Hangzhou. We must also lead our troops to attack them to prevent the remnant Ming forces from gathering together."
Hong Chengchou's meaning was very clear. First, he was going to attack Qin Mu, the thorn in his side, with all his might. Second, anyone who dared to show up and proclaim himself emperor would be killed with all his might, so that the remaining forces of the Ming Dynasty could not unite.
Duoduo agreed with these two points. The two of them discussed for a long time in the palace and made detailed arrangements for the next military action...
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In order to win people's hearts, Duoduo did not plunder and massacre as he did in Yangzhou after entering Nanjing. However, many people died, and the strong smell of blood filled the city. Anyone who did not want to shave his head was not spared and was beheaded.
In order to stay in Jinling City, Huang Lianshan had to shave his head. In an inconspicuous courtyard inside Sanshan Gate, with the doors and windows locked, Huang Lianshan, wearing a "money rat tail", was writing furiously in the dimly lit room, quickly writing down a list:
Nikan. The third son of Chu Ying, the eldest son of Nurhaci. He followed Duoduo and led his army from Mengjin to Shanzhou and defeated the enemy. In May, he followed Duoduo to conquer Nandu. He was a lewd and cruel person.
Ashan. Irgen Jueluo followed Dorgon into the pass, attacked Li Zicheng, and conquered Pingyang. He followed Duoduo to the south of the Yangtze River, and together with Malaxi and others, he seized the Huaihe River Bridge, crossed the Huai River, and captured Yangzhou; he led the fleet up the river, conquered Jiangning, and captured Emperor Hongguang.
Tong Tulai. A member of the Bordered Yellow Banner of the Han army, he was transferred to the Bordered White Banner after entering the Pass. Together with Gushan Ezhen Bahana and Shi Tingzhu, he persuaded four prefectures, seven states and thirty-two counties in Shandong to surrender. Later, he followed Duoduo in the westward expedition to the south of the Yangtze River, conquered Yangzhou and Zhenjiang successively, and was promoted to the second-class Meilezhangjing of the hereditary position and was granted a python robe.
Bolo. Nurhaci's grandson, the third son of Prince Rao Yumin Abatai, had military merits, but was cunning... ...
The list was very long and very detailed, including almost all the Manchu and Mongolian generals who followed Duoduo to the south. In addition to the above, there were Gushan Ezhen Zhunta, Mongolian Gushan Ezhen Malaxi, and Fulaketa. Han Dai, a member of the imperial family of the Shangshu clan, Melezhangjing Yierde, Gebaku, Duerde, the commander of the deputy guard, Shuonadai, Yierduqi, Feiyanggu, Wu Lachan, Baiyitu, Shangshan, etc.
Huang Lianshan wrote down the resumes, personalities and preferences of these people one by one.
In addition, the Qing army's troop deployment, logistics supply, weapons and equipment, and whether there were conflicts between generals were all recorded.
Sun Tzu's Art of War says: Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.
Huang Lianshan and many other night intelligence agents were hiding in Nanjing. Their main task was to collect all the intelligence they could from the Qing army and send it back to Wuchang.
In addition, they also have an important task, which is to act as internal support for the future recovery of cities. Now many members of the Yebushou have been transferred from the original Ming surrendered soldiers to the Qing Green Camp soldiers. These Green Camp soldiers are mostly used for garrison because of their weak overall strategy.
When Xu Yingjie withdrew from Nanjing, he buried a large amount of silver. Money talks, and Huang Lianshan spent a lot of money to get connections. He helped many members of the Yebushou to become low-level generals in the Green Camp. This was not only conducive to future internal support, but also conducive to collecting intelligence at the moment.
Huang Lianshan hurriedly wrote down the intelligence he had just obtained. The handwriting on the white paper was light yellow, and after it dried, even the light yellow handwriting slowly disappeared;
He checked it carefully. After confirming that there was no clue, he crumpled up the white paper along with several other real white papers, spread them out and folded them randomly. Then he went out wearing a Manchu hat.
The streets were full of Green Camp soldiers patrolling. The tall hats and wide belts of the past were gone. The streets were filled with people with bald heads, rat tails, and mandarin jackets. Those who refused to shave their heads were killed. The thick smell of blood had not yet dissipated.
At first glance, you would think you have arrived at a city inhabited by barbarians. The ground is filled with the smell of mutton, and you would never believe that this is Nanjing.
Looking around the city, there are only lotus flowers on Mochou Lake, which bloom lonely with the seasons regardless of whether there is anyone to appreciate them or not.
Under the oppressive rule of the Tartars, the common people were timid when speaking to each other, for fear that their words would bring disaster upon them and bring about the butcher's knife to their necks. They even walked on tiptoe, as if they were afraid of disturbing something.
Most of the famous scholars from the southeast who used to get drunk at Taoye Wharf and sing wildly and sadly, criticize the country and the government, have now become rats in the true sense of the word, and have run to the Tartars to fawn on them and beg for mercy.
News has already come out that Duoduo asked Qian Qianyi, who took the lead in surrendering, to select 300 people to serve as officials in various places to appease the boiling public opinion. These 300 people are almost all members of the Donglin Party, and most of those who were the most vocal at Taoye Watanabe were selected.
Huang Lianshan's eyes flashed with sadness, and endless hatred surged in his heart. He hated the Tartars and the traitors who assisted them. He regretted that he did not kill Qian Qianyi when he looted Fushui Villa.
I heard that his concubine Liu Rushi had the courage to jump into the water and die for her country when the capital fell, but a "gentleman" like Qian Qianyi was willing to be a running dog of the Qing Dynasty.
These lackeys begged for mercy and became officials, but the city of Nanjing was starving. After Duoduo's troops arrived, they plundered food and fodder for military use. Nine out of ten houses in the city were looted, and all the treasuries were empty.
All the crops within a hundred miles outside the city were eaten up by the horses of the Manchu and Han bannermen, and there will be no harvest this summer. Now people starving to death can be seen everywhere in the city, and I don’t know what the situation will be like in another month or two.
Huang Lianshan once heard Qin Mu say, "Pity the people of this world, they have so many worries." At that time, Huang Lianshan did not have a deep understanding of this sentence. Now, looking at the miserable people in the city, Huang Lianshan was deeply touched by this sentence.
I hope you can lead your troops here soon!
Qin Mu, whom Huang Lian was eagerly waiting for, was now on a small mound on the east bank of the Ju River, looking at the nearly 50,000 troops of Ajige and Wu Sangui approaching like a raging wave.
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Please give me a monthly ticket!
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.(To be continued..)
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