Chapter 200: The Hanging Lake on the Earth III
Wang Ying can suppress the Qing soldiers of the Green Battalion and kill a few disobedient people, but there is no way to stop the army's spirit from collapsing. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"There's no way to live! Let's run away at night! A bearded veteran raised his head sadly and angrily, looking at Wang Ying and his own soldiers who were standing at the head of the city shouting.
"That's right! When it gets dark, we'll get out!" is still trapped inside, and if you don't starve to death, you will be killed by Wang Ying! Another soldier said.
A group of Qing soldiers gathered under the city wall, all of whom had just been driven off the city by Wang Ying. There were a few disobedient people who refused to come down, and they had to listen to the demonic words of the Ming army outside the city, so Wang Ying and his own soldiers naturally unceremoniously cut off the heads of those green battalion soldiers. The bloody human head was still hanging on the city tower, shocking the Qing soldiers who had different intentions in the city.
However, the morale of the army was scattered, and the Qing soldiers who were so hungry that they couldn't even hold their weapons were already shaken, and Wang Ying's suppression not only had an effect, but had a counterproductive effect, causing more Qing soldiers to want to find an opportunity to escape.
An agent of the Heaven and Earth Society who had infiltrated the Qing army took the opportunity to agitate: "The hateful old thief Wang Ying is desperate for the imperial court, and he has arranged for his cronies to patrol the city every night. How many of the brothers who wanted to escape from the city were killed by him! How do we run? ”
"Yes! I hate that old thief, who wants to die and pulls us all up! A veteran said.
Another agent of the Heaven and Earth Society who had mixed in with the Qing army lowered his voice: "Just don't do anything, let's open the city gate and let the Ming army outside!" If you succeed, we've all done a great job! ”
"No!" A green battalion soldier who looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old said, "We have been hungry for so many days, but Wang Ying's own soldiers are well fed, what are we going to fight with his own soldiers?" Isn't it for nothing? ”
The agents of the Heaven and Earth Society took the opportunity to say: "Anyway, it's all death!" Instead of sitting here and waiting to die, it's better to fight to the death! There are many more of us, and we are afraid that Wang Ying's personal soldiers will not be able to achieve three heads and six arms? As long as we rush up to them, we promise to chop them into a pulp! We killed Wang Ying's personal soldiers and opened the city gate, and we are the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty! ”
I have long heard that when the soldiers of the Qiongzhou Army have good food, they have never deducted military salaries, and the military salaries of two taels of silver a month are paid in a real way. Although the paper money has been changed now, the paper money of Nanyang Bank is the same as silver! Look at the Qing court's side, the so-called Qing dragon banknotes have begun to depreciate, and on the black market, ten taels of silver can not be exchanged for one or two cash silver dragon banknotes! Not to mention the food, there is a full supply of rice and noodles, and you can often eat fish and meat, and as an ordinary soldier, the living conditions are much better than the small landlords in the village!
The secret work of the agents of the Heaven and Earth Society played a role, and most of the Qing soldiers in the city were secretly preparing.
The sky was gradually darkening, and several soldiers and officers who were loyal to Wang Yu were patrolling the walls of Xihuamen. Although the city had been without food for more than 20 days, each officer had his own stock of food to feed his own soldiers. Although they had run out of food a few days ago, their physical strength was much better than that of ordinary green battalion soldiers, not to mention the lowest-ranking auxiliaries and civilian strong. A few days ago, many Qing soldiers fled from the city, but many of them were killed by their own soldiers and cronies.
The city gate cave has long been sealed with a large stone, which is Wang Ying's expression of loyalty to the Qing court.
Before the third watch arrived, a large group of black shadows suddenly appeared on the street under the city.
"Someone's going to get out of town! Get ready! A Qing soldier general shouted.
On the battlements of the city walls, torches were lit at intervals. When they found that someone in the city was trying to desert, the soldiers at the head of the city took the torches from the battlements and stuck them on the inner side of the wall. With the help of the lighting of the firelight, I saw a large number of green battalion soldiers rushing to the streets, rushing towards the steps.
"Hurry up and release the arrows!" Seeing that the rebellion was about to start, the Qing army officer shouted anxiously.
A row of arrows was shot from the city tower, piercing into the crowd of Qing soldiers in the green camp, only to hear a scream, and more than 30 Qing soldiers fell on the ground of the bluestone strip with arrows.
"Brothers, the dog officer has released his arrows! We kill! A Heaven and Earth Society agent shouted.
More than a dozen agents of the Heaven and Earth Society who were mixed with the Qing soldiers took out their bows and arrows, stretched out their bows and arrows, and a row of feathered arrows flew up the city wall, instantly knocking down many of their own soldiers. In the crowd of Qing soldiers who stormed the city gate, several gunshots rang out at the same time, bullets hit the city, and many soldiers and cronies fell.
"Kill the dog!" The Tiandihui agent wearing the Qing army's trumpet uniform roared.
Anyway, the Qing army rushed up the steps, although Wang Ying's personal soldiers and officers on the steps were strong in martial arts, strong in combat effectiveness, and full of physical strength, but the number was too small. The rebellious Qing soldiers below all had the idea of dying together with the dog officer, and everyone was brave enough to move forward without fear of death, and the people at the head of the city couldn't resist it at all.
"Boom" Several 10,000 enemies fell from the top of the city and smashed on the steps, causing dazzling fire, and the Qing soldiers who were rushing towards it fell one by one.
The 10,000 enemies of the Qing army have also been improved, using improved gunpowder, the power has increased a lot, these 10,000 enemies fell, exploded into a fireball, and the thistles in it flew and strafed, knocking down many Qing soldiers.
Just as one of his own soldiers grabbed a 10,000-strong enemy, lit a fire, and was about to throw it again, a feathered arrow flew in and pierced his throat accurately.
The 10,000-strong enemy who had not had time to "bomb" exploded at the head of the city, and a large number of soldiers and officers in the city fell.
"Kill the Tartars!" Outside the city, shouts of slaughter shook the night sky, and countless torches poured in the direction of the city walls. It was the Ming army outside the city that launched a general attack.
The city was already in chaos, and the few cronies and officers who were loyal to the Qing court had to deal with the Qing soldiers who revolted inside the city and the Ming army that attacked outside the city. In the blink of an eye, the Qing soldiers under the city wall had already climbed to the top of the city, and when they saw the Qing soldiers who did not have a white towel on their arms, they cut down.
The Ming army took advantage of the situation to climb up to the top of the city, and with the help of the lighting of the fire, the Qing soldiers who did not have white towels on their arms were cut down in a pool of blood one after another.
Wang Ying saw that the general trend was gone, and pulled out his sword in despair.
The gates of the city were wide open, and the Ming army poured into the city.
"Listening to the insider, Yuan Wenbi's son of the dog thief, Yuan Erhan, is also in the city! Be sure to find this dog thief! Geng Jingzhong said angrily to Wang Yu, "Back then, our ancestors would turn against Ming, and they couldn't get rid of this dog thief's grandfather!" If Mao Shuai hadn't been killed by the dog thief's grandfather, the three of us wouldn't have rebelled! ”
In fact, Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao had a blood feud with the Houjin Nuzhen, and they were originally the most resolute force to fight against the Houjin. Later, Mao Wenlong was killed, and the three lost their backbone. Later, the incident in Shandong made these three people rebel, and later led troops to vote for Huang Taiji.
"Catch that kid and cut him with a thousand knives! Avenge Mao Shuai! A Geng Army veteran said.