Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 395: The smoke clears and Hailancha is executed by cannon fire!

Under the muzzle of the gun, the gate of the prisoner camp slowly opened.

Thousands of dejected Huaixi New Army prisoners walked out in a line.

Zhang Laosan immediately cursed fiercely:

"Fuck you, you bunch of killers, just hold your head up high, stand up straight and behave yourself."

"The Wu army has strict discipline. If you whisper, kill! If you look around, kill! If you disobey orders, kill!"

The voice was loud and clear, without any stuttering throughout.

Zhang Laosan was quite satisfied with his eloquence.

This was the result of him practicing repeatedly in the tent for half the night.

Don’t you see that the military judge from Shaoxing, who is 10 feet away, is looking at him with admiration (confusion).

……

as predicted,

He received a chorus of hateful looks.

If Wu had not had the advantage, this group of hot-tempered northern Anhui prisoners would have rushed over and beaten up the Third Brother.

Seeing the new recruits furious and blushing, Zhang Laosan became even more excited.

Walking over with a knife:
"I am your battalion commander, a fifth-rank officer. If anyone has second thoughts later, the brothers of the 5st Battalion will tell them what will happen to them."

A group of soldiers immediately struck the ground with their spears.

Roar:

"kill!"

Xu Mancang quickly lowered his head.
Although he is young, he also knows the principle of "keep your head under the eaves, otherwise you will get a bloody head."

The ground in front of the position was piled with captured Qing army swords and shields.

"Each of you pick up a handful and line up."

The cannon fodder of the expeditionary force quickly formed up, pointed their spears diagonally forward, and consciously took on the role of the supervisory team.

Further back,
There are also the neatly-organized Wu army formations and the slowly advancing artillery, which hold the final right of interpretation.

……

Miao Youlin asked in a low voice:
"Old Zheng, how many people are here?"

"About 7000 people."

"Where are the others?"

"They don't want to fight, they want to go home."

"So? You agreed?"

Zheng Hean was silent. He felt uneasy in his heart, as if a bigger hurricane was approaching.

Miao Youlin did not continue to ask questions and looked into the distance.

The prisoners began to advance from three directions.

The front half of the people had swords and shields, while the back half were bare-handed.

The reason is that there are not enough weapons!
If the person in front dies, the person behind can pick up his weapon and rush forward.

Actually,
This was Miao Youlin's arrangement.

……

Lin Huaisheng and a group of officers from the Guards Corps discussed the next route for the sweep of Jiangbei in the tent. The route and time should be as reasonable as possible.

As for this battle,

He saw no need to pay attention.

If this proves to be too difficult, the 2nd Corps can be disbanded.

Today is different from the past. Wu's army is no longer in a dilemma for soldiers. There are many people willing to serve in the territory under its rule!
The mountainous area in southern Zhejiang is a rich mine.

The soldiers there are hardworking and very satisfied with their treatment.

……

Hailancha put down the bowl in his hand.

With a bright red mouth and warm horse blood in the bowl, he ordered half of the war horses to be killed.

at this time,

He felt full of energy and murderous intent.

"fire."

The Green Camp gunners who were not eaten mechanically lit the fuses and fired the cannons.

The accuracy of the shells was very poor.

Without motivation and hope of survival, who would be willing to aim?

A middle-aged, injured Sauron man cut open the belly of a Green Camp soldier's corpse on the ground to use as a trough, and stuffed the weeds collected from the ground nearby into his stomach.

The warhorse lowered its head to eat.
It is said that this can increase the ferocity of the warhorse, which is equivalent to a temporary enchantment.

He calmly told the teenagers:

"Kids, when there's chaos later, just ride your horses and run north. Don't look back. There's some horse meat for you to eat on the way."

As he said this, he placed the half-cooked horse meat in the saddlebag of the saddle.

I looked at them carefully one by one~
“May the mountain god bless you.”

The teenagers were silent, looking down at their equipment.

Facing death, the Sauron people never cry. Death is a part of their lives, following them like a shadow, and they neither feel sad nor afraid.

……

The Qing army's arrows and buckshot knocked down rows of Huaixi prisoners who were charging forward.

Those who fled backwards were stabbed to death by the 1st Expeditionary Army's spears.

"Go, keep going."

The three-sided encirclement dispersed the Qing army's firepower.

The Saurons had limited arrows and limited arm strength.

After consuming thousands of prisoners, the two sides engaged in close hand-to-hand combat.

Zhang Laosan was delighted by what he saw and suddenly felt that being a supervisor of a battle team was different.

The front is defeated~
Just drive another wave.

He never took other people's lives seriously and just treated them as fun.

Some of the 2nd Legion's scattered soldiers also joined the battlefield. They shot and killed those brave-looking Saurons from the outside, especially sniping Hailancha.

……

Hailancha is a conspicuous bag.

He brandished his long sword and charged left and right, like a monster fished out of a sea of ​​blood.

I just killed a Huaixi soldier.

Bang! A Minié bullet pierced his skirt armor and he staggered and fell.

He leaned on the handle of the knife and stood up despite the severe pain.

3 meters away,

The two captured soldiers looked at each other, then rushed forward with swords and shields raised, ready to take the credit.

however,
The title of demon general is not given randomly.

The blades clashed and sparks flew.

Both men fell to the ground bleeding, both were fatally injured.

A piece of Hailancha's gilded arm guard was cut off, and blood dripped, attracting more desperate criminals who wanted to share a piece of the pie.
There was no fancy fighting and every blow drew blood.

Half an hour later,

Hailancha was half-kneeling on the ground like a blood gourd, with corpses piled up all around him.

……

"You Jiangdong rat, Hailancha was a Qing man when he was alive, and a Qing ghost when he died."

"Come on~"

Looking at the devilish Hailancha with half of his arm chopped off and half of his face split open.

Everyone was so frightened by his aura that they dared not move forward.

"Get out of the way!"

“Don’t kill him, let me do it.

Zhang Laosan was itching to get his hands on it, so he ordered his men to bring in a 1-jin Qing army standard mountain-splitting cannon, intending to destroy Hailancha.
No gunner?
Have you never eaten pork or seen a pig running?

He randomly took the gourd ladle and poured in half a ladle of black gunpowder, then stuffed an iron ball in it.

There is no consolidation link~
2 meters away, the seriously injured Hailancha struggled to avoid the black muzzle of the gun.

The eldest and second eldest son of the Zhang family used all their strength to lift the tail end of the mountain-splitting cannon and fine-tune the muzzle, trying their best to aim at Hailancha who refused to be bombarded.

Zhang Laosan was holding a torch, smiling so hard that his teeth were not visible.

"Don't move, you fucking sea dog! Don't move around so much, it's hard for me to aim."

……

Boom! Flames suddenly spurted out of the muzzle and the gun carriage retreated.

Hailancha was instantly broken into two pieces.

Everyone only saw a flash of red light before their eyes and exclaimed in excitement.

Hailancha, a legendary demon general and wild man, was left with only his head intact, while his body was beaten beyond recognition.

Zhang Laosan held the head and marveled at it.

"Bring the head back and report the good news."

The soldiers of the 1st Battalion fiercely lowered their spears and forcibly drove away the dissatisfied prisoners around them.

The fighting continues.

However, a fast horse suddenly rushed over:
"Stop fighting and wait for military orders."

Everyone retreated several feet, and the 2nd Corps took over the defense, staring at the hundreds of Qing soldiers in the encirclement. If they tried to touch the cannons or bows and arrows, they would be shot to death immediately. ...

The 200 young Sauron men who broke through the siege lay on their horses and galloped lightly, not fighting back or killing, but just using spurs to force their painful horses to speed up.

Cross the trenches and pass the obstacles.

Braving the hail of bullets, they ran madly northward.

More than 140 people were shot down on the way, and more than a dozen injured people drowned while wading across the river. In the end, only more than 10 people escaped.

Regarding this little fish that slipped through the net,

Wu Jun didn't care.

However, one incident caused an uproar.

Miao Youlin suddenly mobilized three battalions of musketeers to surround the prisoner camp.

"Bayonets ready, I'm going to massacre the camp."

Everyone was stunned and surprised.

Miao Youlin held his sword and whispered:
"I can't let thousands of tigers and wolves go. Since they can't be used by me, I'll just kill them all."

"Why, are you going to resist military orders?"

Some officers from northern Anhui hurriedly saluted:

"Commander-in-chief, please take back your order. I will persuade them to abandon the dark and join the light."

……

Miao Youlin was greatly surprised by the reaction of his officers, but in a flash he suddenly figured out something.

Make up your mind instantly and never compromise.

He shouted sharply:
"Send the order, have Yang Yuchun lead the armored soldiers to the slaughter camp."

The atmosphere immediately became tense.

All I could hear was Miao Youlin's emotionless voice echoing:
"Are you aware of the consequences of disobeying military orders?"

The officers did not dare to resist and knelt down one after another.

This prompted some soldiers to kneel down as well, showing their attitude.

Miao Youlin pointed at his subordinates who were kneeling around him, and his voice turned cold:
"Can you tell the difference between the friendship between fellow villagers and the military orders of your superiors? If we leave the prisoners behind and something goes wrong, who will be held responsible?"

An officer raised his head:

"I guarantee that they will not rebel."

"You? You are just a battalion commander. Can you shoulder such a heavy responsibility?"

……

Inside the prisoner camp, thousands of people were silent.

They looked at the Wu army surrounding them on three sides and the black muzzles of the guns, and even a fool would understand what they were about to face.

Everyone looked ashen and stopped making noise.

Kill the prisoners!
A controversial topic that lingers in history books.

however,
Miao Youlin was determined to carry out military orders today.

Yang Yuchun's armored battalion arrived as ordered, with the clanging of their armor and their march in unison.

This is the most loyal battalion in the entire 2nd Corps, with the highest content of Miao people. There are many old brothers and very few people from northern Anhui.

"The Armored Soldiers Battalion has arrived upon orders. Please ask the commander-in-chief to give orders."

Miao Youlin paced on the spot, scanning the soldiers with hawk-like eyes.

The soldiers quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at him.

After all, Miao has been in charge of the legion for so long, and his prestige is still there.

"I ask you, are you loyal to His Majesty?"

"The 2nd Legion is always loyal to His Majesty." Zheng Hean, who rushed over, loudly answered this fatal question.

……

Miao Youlin smiled~
"Since you are loyal to His Majesty, why don't you follow the orders issued by me, the commander-in-chief of the Second Army appointed by His Majesty?"

"Yang Yuchun, prepare to lead your troops into the camp and kill everyone."

Zheng Hean got anxious and suddenly drew his sword.
Pointing at Yang Yuchun:
"Who dares?"

The officers of the two factions were immediately on the verge of a fight.

Yang Yuchun remained unmoved, and even his expression could not be seen changing behind the mask.

He took a step forward, and the soldiers behind him also took a step forward with guns in hand, creating a strong sense of oppression.

Miao Youlin sneered:
"Old Zheng, you are getting bolder and bolder. You dare to draw your sword in front of me? Do you think the surname of the Second Legion is Zheng?"

……

"Assistant! Commander Lin is here~"

Lin Huaisheng arrived on horseback, holding a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, and quickly walked into the crowd.

The crowd immediately made way~
He stared coldly at Zheng Hean who drew his sword.

Zheng Hean woke up as if from a dream and immediately threw away his sword.

The officers who followed him followed suit and threw away their weapons.

Lin Huaisheng walked up to Zheng Hean and said in a low voice:
"Kneel down."

Plop, Zheng Hean was very honest this time.

Wherever Lin Huaisheng's eyes went, the officers following Zheng all bowed their heads and knelt down.

Miao Youlin was very calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

Lin Huaisheng suppressed his anger:
"The battle isn't even over yet, and you, the 2nd Legion, are already fighting among yourselves?"

"Please show mercy, Commander Lin. These people are my fellow villagers from northern Anhui. Please spare their lives." Zheng Hean kowtowed.

This scene,
The people in the prisoner camp saw it clearly.

……

Lin Huaisheng thought without hesitation:

"If you want to live, you must first pledge your allegiance. In addition, if the captives cause trouble again, you, Zheng Hean, will be subject to military law."

"Yes, thank you, Commander."

Zheng Hean was pardoned.

The prisoners in the camp were also very well behaved. They lined up, picked up their weapons, and went to deal with the Qing troops in the encirclement.

It was just a not-so-intense hack-and-slash fight.

The Green Camp soldiers' nerves had already collapsed, and they knelt on the ground with dull eyes and were stabbed.

The remaining Saurons had a strong sense of resistance and all died in hand-to-hand combat.

Half an hour later,
The battlefield was completely silent, save for the black smoke, corpses everywhere, discarded broken flags and spears, baggage vehicles, and bloodstains.

but,

Miao Youlin was surprised to find that
It seems that these Sauron people's sword and hand-to-hand combat skills are far inferior to their horse riding and archery skills?

He is skilled in horse riding and archery.

They seem to be inferior to the rattan shield soldiers of the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp in hand-to-hand combat.

……

at this time,

It's already 2: in the morning.

Lin Huaisheng let out a long breath and shouted loudly:
"God bless the Wu, and may the Wu army win forever!"

The soldiers shouted excitedly: "Victory!"

After boosting morale,

All officers above the battalion level had no time to clean the blood stains and gathered in the temporary central military tent.

Lin Huaisheng began to issue a series of military orders:

"Send five messengers across the river to report the victory. The messengers must shout along the way: Great victory in Jiangbei! Hailancha was killed, and 5 Qing troops were slain in battle. Let the people in Jiangnan know the good news."

The 20 messengers accepted the order and took their horses to cross the river by boat.

In addition to the route reported to His Majesty by Suzhou Prefecture, the rest of the knights will pass through Songjiang, Changzhou, Jiangning, and southern Anhui, and finally meet in Jinhua Prefecture.

……

“第2军团兵分5路，每1路由3个步兵营组成，以资历最老的营指挥使为首。第1路向通州海门方向、第2路向东台县方向、第3路沿着大运河向淮安方向、第4路向安徽天长方向、第5路向六合县方向。”

The five most senior battalion commanders accepted the military order.

Lin Huaisheng continued without emotion:

"Your five routes' missions are simple. First, kill people and destroy the Qing army patrols along the way. Second, announce the relocation order to all the gentry along the way. After the attack, you can decide whether to split or join forces as needed. Each route will be equipped with no more than 5 prisoners to serve as hard labor."

……

Zheng Hean was left out in the cold.
He still couldn't understand why Miao Youlin suddenly turned against him.

Although the two were competitors before, they have been cooperating happily since the positions of principal and deputy principal were determined.

I have never had the intention to undermine him.

Why did this Guizhou guy suddenly turn hostile today and want to massacre his fellow villagers? Judging from his appearance, he really wanted to dig a mass grave in Yizheng.

Miao Youlin did not look sideways,
He knew that Zheng Hean was furious at the moment.

Marshal Lin split up the 2nd Corps in one go and divided it into five routes to carry out the mission. The meaning behind this is hard to imagine.

Lin Huaisheng suddenly spoke:
"Zheng He'an."

"The subordinate is here."

"You have made a serious mistake. Return to Jiangnan to recuperate and wait for His Majesty's decision."

"I obey your orders."

Looking at Zheng Hean who walked out of the tent dejectedly,

Miao Youlin smiled quietly in his heart. His action today was not a sudden impulse, but a coincidence of opportunity.

It's time to take a step further~
(End of this chapter)