Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 134 The entire army was wiped out
A sea of ​​fire covered the entire mountain top, just enveloping the Eight Banners soldiers in the central area and the ten cannons.

Therefore, after the fire started, another explosion occurred on the top of the mountain. The violent explosion carried the fire to a farther place, scaring the Green Camp soldiers halfway up the mountain and causing them to rush down the mountain.

After all, even facing Chen Gu's gun is better than being burned to death. If you are not killed by one shot, you can still save your life. If you are killed by one shot, you can die quickly. Being burned to death is really too painful.

The scene of those people rushing out of the fire, running around with flames all over their bodies, then rolling on the ground, and finally lying motionless and slowly being burned into a ball was really shocking.

No one wants to suffer such pain before dying.

The central military tent, which was located in the most core position, was not affected by the fire at the first time.

Le Bao rushed out of the tent and looked at the blazing fire with despair on his face. Finally, he laughed madly three times and cut his own neck with a knife before he exploded.

“No!” Na Yancheng rushed out of the tent and just saw Le Bao falling down. He rushed over and covered Le Bao’s neck, but he couldn’t stop the blood from flowing out.

Le Bao gave Na Yancheng a final grim smile, but before he could say a word, his neck tilted to one side and he became completely motionless.

"Ah~! Ah~! Ah~!" Na Yancheng yelled three times crazily, his voice becoming hysterical, "Chen the Assassin, you must die a good death, Chen the Assassin~!"

On the opposite hill, Chen Gu looked coldly at the fire in front of him. He heard Le Bao's crazy laughter and Na Yancheng's curse, but it was just a struggle before death.

"This man should be ground to dust and his ashes scattered!" Yun Hua didn't want others to insult and curse Chen Gu, so he couldn't help but say it viciously.

"Don't pay attention to the roar of the weak!" Chen Gu sneered.

There was really no need to worry. Le Bao committed suicide, Na Yancheng died in the explosion, and the one thousand Eight Banners soldiers were basically wiped out. The remaining seven thousand Green Camp suffered the least losses, but also suffered about two thousand casualties.

Half of the 5,000 uninjured Green Camp soldiers fled, while the other half had completely lost their fighting spirit and remained where they were in a daze.

This was the scene that Chen Gu saw after daybreak. In the distance, sporadic gunshots could still be heard. It should be Lao Piao and his men capturing the fleeing Green Camp soldiers.

Chen Gu had won a great victory in this battle, but when he saw the tragic situation at the scene, he couldn't laugh at all.

Those who were dead would be fine, but those who were half-dead were a big trouble. After all, Chen Gu was not a real bandit, but someone who wanted to compete with the imperial court for the world.

The education he received in his previous life also prevented him from doing such a thing as killing prisoners. What's more, these people were Green Camp soldiers, not the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. It was even more impossible to kill them, otherwise it would be difficult for Chen Gu to persuade the Green Camp soldiers to surrender in the future.

The Eight Banners had only 200,000 troops, while the Green Camp had 600,000 troops. Moreover, once the national war broke out, the three million Manchus could not recruit many troops, but the Green Camp could recruit endless troops.

Therefore, these injured Green Camp soldiers must be rescued. As for whether they can be saved, that is another matter, but people must be saved, even if it is just for show.

"Those who surrender will not be killed!" After Chen Gu shouted, all the Green Camp soldiers present dropped their weapons, and many even knelt on the ground.

Chen Gu smiled bitterly and raised his voice, "Don't worry, the war is over for now. We will not kill prisoners. You are all Han people, our compatriots, so we will not kill you. We will provide you with food later. Now put down your weapons and follow my instructions.

People who know that those herbs can reduce inflammation and stop bleeding should go look for them now. If you meet people who have escaped, persuade them to come back. The outside has been blocked and they cannot get out. Running around in the mountains will only lead to death faster.

The rest of the people will rescue the injured, and try to save those who can be saved. If there is really no way to save them, we will ask them themselves. If they are willing, we will give them a quick death. If they want to live, no matter how serious their injuries are, we will try our best to save them.

There is plenty of food in the Buddha's treasures, so there is no shortage of food for everyone."

Hearing what Chen Gu said, the Green Camp soldiers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Judging from the brief fight yesterday, Chen Gu definitely had the ability to kill them all. Now that he had made a promise, it must be true.

Not only were they willing to spare them, but they were also willing to treat them kindly and even the injured, which made them feel much more at ease.

After everyone hesitated for a while, they finally started to act in twos and threes. Some people went out in groups to look for herbs. Traditional Chinese medicine has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. As long as you are not the kind of person who turns a deaf ear to the world outside, you will have some basic knowledge of herbs. It is very easy to find some anti-inflammatory herbs and hemostatic drugs for internal and external use.

Some people also began to treat the injured. After a night of struggle, the seriously injured people who were burned by the fire basically could not be saved, and those who were still alive were not seriously injured.

The main purpose is to rescue the hundreds of people who were left on the battlefield during yesterday's charge.

Yesterday, a charge by 3,000 people resulted in 700 to 800 casualties, of which only 200 to 300 were killed, and most of them were just injured.

After arranging for the captives to save themselves, Chen Gu sent people on fast horses to notify everyone in the mountains to come back quickly. Fobao was not short of food at this time. After all, with only six or seven days of evacuation time, it would be difficult to transport several million kilograms of food into the mountains.

Therefore, there is still a lot of food left in the Buddhist treasure. If Chen Gu cannot defend it, he will naturally burn the remaining food and all the leftover supplies, including all the buildings of the Buddhist treasure, before leaving.

As for now, I naturally won’t do that anymore.

The reason why the people in the mountains were asked to come back quickly was mainly to let them take care of the wounded. As for the intact Green Camp soldiers, Chen Gu would take them away immediately.

In the afternoon, Lao Piao, Scar, Sanlang, Lanluhu and others, with Fobao's army, appeared on the mountain with more than a thousand prisoners, causing a commotion among the Green Camp soldiers at the foot of the mountain. They gradually calmed down after Yunhua's loud scolding.

At this point, Chen Gu already had 4,000 intact Green Camp soldiers and 500 to 600 wounded soldiers. These were almost the remaining people of the 9,000 troops brought by Le Bao. As for the few who escaped, he sent 100 veterans divided into 10 teams to search in the mountains and no longer had to worry about them.

As for these prisoners, after giving them enough food, we only need to send 500 new soldiers to guard them. They have completely lost their fighting spirit and have no intention of resisting at all.

The reason for sending five hundred new soldiers to guard was just to be on the safe side.

"Tell me, did you guys fight well?" Chen Gu asked Lao Piao.

(End of this chapter)