The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 706 The People of Ming Dynasty (for Subscription)

Facing Zhu Hongyu's questioning, all the generals of the Ming army remained silent.

Because, for the Qing army to make a fuss about the canal, they have nothing to do!

The canal is man-made, and the water flow is not stable.

In history, even if the dynasties have been meticulously maintained, the canal has often been blocked.

Now the Qing army only needs to use some means to block the canal, which is really not a difficult thing.

In this regard, the Ming army is also very helpless!
At this moment, Wu Tuo knelt down on one knee and said to Zhu Hongyu.

"Your Majesty, the last general asks for orders to lead the cavalry to take the initiative to attack and escort our army!"

"Clean up the Qing army along the canal to ensure the smooth flow of the canal!"

Facing Wu Tuo's challenge, Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly.

"can!"

"Let Wu Tuo lead the troops!"

"However, everything must be cautious first, to avoid falling into the trap of entering the army, or being surrounded by the Qing army!"

Zhu Hongyu persuasively said.

If he was Oboi, since they sent people out to make a fuss on the canal and hinder the Ming army from advancing, why didn't they send another ambush soldier to try to ambush the Ming army?

Whether he can succeed or not, just hit three shots if he has dates or not!
It's really not going to work, just withdraw to the capital!
Anyway, there will be no loss!
Wu Tuo clasped his fists and said.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, Wu Tuo will not disappoint Your Majesty!"

After finishing speaking, Wu Tuo turned around and left.

Not long after, a fine cavalry left the main formation of the Ming army and went north along the canal to escort the Ming army's transport fleet.

……

On the wide field of Beizhili!
Wu Tuo galloped his horse, and behind him was a series of fine horsemen from the Ming army.

Accompanied by the sound of horseshoes, the cavalry roared and galloped.

"Brothers, we will fight the first battle to recover the capital!"

"This battle must be won beautifully, and His Majesty must not be disappointed!"

Wu Tuo said this to the people behind him.

When the people behind him heard the words, they also let out strange screams of excitement.

All of them were Manchus or Mongols who surrendered to Ming Dynasty. They betrayed their own nation and chose to side with Ming Dynasty.

In order to prove that their choice was not wrong, and to show their loyalty to the new master, they will only become more heroic in battle.

A large number of Ming army cavalry galloped along the canal, and the mud splashed on the riverside trampled by the horses.

The red armor is very conspicuous, but also eye-catching!

The weapons made of fine iron reflected dazzling light in the sun, making people afraid to look directly at them.

Just here, a sentinel came to report from afar.

"Report to the general, Qing soldiers and horses are found ahead, destroying the embankment of the canal!"

When Wu Tuo heard this, his eyes lit up suddenly, he reined in the reins and shouted loudly.

"Follow me, brothers!"

"Kill the enemy!"

"..."

The cavalry of the Ming army moved suddenly, like a gust of wind, roaring and killing the Qing army who were destroying the embankment of the canal ahead.

Wu Tuo took the lead, his face was full of cold killing intent.

……

With a snap, Zhou Tieshu slipped and fell into the mud beside the embankment.

"Whoops, whoops!"

He supported his old waist and let out a series of screams.

At that moment, he couldn't fall clearly.

He is 50 years old this year, which is definitely considered a long life in this era.

They are already at such an age, although this fall will not kill them, but it really hurts.

Zhou Tieshu's heart was full of despair. He is now at this age, but he was dragged by the Qing Dynasty as his wife. This old life is probably really going to stay on the battlefield.

The current Qing Dynasty is looking at the sunset and the west mountain. How can they, the people who have been dragged by the Qing Dynasty, be able to end up well?
At that time, I'm afraid they will be driven to fill Daming's knife!
No, now they are sent to destroy the embankment of the canal.

If they were caught by Daming's Bing Ye, wouldn't they all have their heads chopped off?
Zhou Tieshu was hit so badly that he sat on the ground for a long time and couldn't get up.

Just as he was resting for a while and struggling to get up, the Qing soldier who was in charge of overseeing the work came over with a whip.

"Damn it, if the old clapper dares to be lazy, I will beat you to death!"

The whip hit the flesh, making a crisp sound.

A bloodstain immediately appeared on Zhou Tieshu's back, and blood oozed profusely.

"what!"

Zhou Tieshu let out a shrill scream. The severe pain made the expression on his face slightly distorted, and his body trembled slightly.

Seeing this scene, the expressions of other civilian husbands around changed.

The speed of work has been accelerated a bit!

"Did you see it all?"

"This is the end of being lazy!"

The overseeing Qing army roared hysterically, spitting wildly.

His eyes were ferocious and frightening, but there was deep fear hidden in them.

These Qing troops left the capital and destroyed the embankment of the canal without the slightest protection.

If this was hit by the Ming army, it would be unimaginable what would happen!
He didn't believe that if he fell into the hands of the Ming army, the Ming army would be able to spare him!
Therefore, now he can only urge the peasants to finish their work quickly, and then they can evacuate quickly.

In order not to be blocked by the Ming army on the bank of the canal.

Zhou Tieshu was whipped, his face was shaking constantly, and he spoke miserably.

"Master Jun, please tell me to slow down!"

"I just fell so hard that I couldn't stand up!"

Zhou Tieshu begged for mercy to the Qing army supervisor pitifully.

But the supervisor of the Qing army was unmoved at all, and with a snap, he whipped up again.

The whip hit Zhou Tieshu's face directly!
A bloodstain instantly appeared on Zhou Tieshu's face, and the dark red blood continuously seeped out.

One of his eyeballs was almost blown out!
"Damn it, don't you want to take a break, you old bastard?"

"Come on, I told you to rest, how long you rest, how long I beat you, as long as you can bear it, rest as you want!"

While speaking, the supervisor used all his strength to pull the whip in his hand towards Zhou Tieshu.

Snapped!
clap clap!

clap clap clap!
The sound of whips continued, Zhou Tieshu was whipped and rolled to the ground, and there were continuous wailing and screams.

Seeing this, the other peasants around fell silent and continued to work, destroying the embankment.

Seeing this scene, the hands-on Qing army supervisor whipped harder.

He knew that Zhou Tieshu might have really fallen, but does it matter?
it is not important!

The supervisor just wanted to flog Zhou Tieshu as an example to warn other peasants and force them to work harder.

As for whether Zhou Tieshu was wronged or not, the supervisor didn't care!

He wanted to finish the work here quickly, and then take people back to the capital to prevent himself from being caught and killed by the Ming army.

For your own safety, if a civilian husband is killed, he will be killed!

The rest of the Qing army was well aware of this.

If they don't go up to help, it can be regarded as kindness, so how can they dissuade them?
Of course, the peasants are even more afraid to speak!
It was with the acquiescence of all of them that Zhou Tieshu was whipped continuously.

As time goes by, you start to get more air in and less air out.

Seeing that the man was about to die, but the Qing army supervisor had no intention of keeping his hand.

It's just that he whipped harder!

The whip kept lashing Zhou Tieshu's body, blood and flesh flew all over the body, and Zhou Tieshu had already fainted from the pain.

After a long time, the overseer finally stopped beating.

But it wasn't because he showed mercy to Zhou Tieshu, but because he was tired from fighting.

The supervisor casually threw the whip on the ground, spit thick phlegm at Zhou Tieshu, and then began to rest with his waist supported.

After resting for a while, the Qing army overseeing the work saw that Zhou Tieshu was lying on the ground without any movement, thinking that he was dead, he smacked his lips and said.

"Heh, I can't help but fucking!"

"It only took a few strokes to die, do you still want to rest?"

After finishing speaking, he drew out the saber from his waist and walked towards Zhou Tieshu.

He raised his knife and was about to chop off Zhou Tieshu's head!
Just as the supervisor's Qing army raised its sword, everyone suddenly felt the ground shaking.

All eyes looked south!

The sound of horseshoes sounded like thunder, from the end of the line of sight.

On the plain to the south, a large cloud of smoke and dust appeared.

A large red flag of the Ming army fluttered in the wind, quite eye-catching.

"kill!"

"Kill the prisoner!"

"..."

A well-dressed elite knight rushed out of the smoke and dust. The red armor was like a burning flame, and people couldn't take their eyes off it.

"Kill the prisoner!"

Wu Tuo took the lead and rushed to the front, with the cloak blowing in the wind behind him.

He was riding on horseback, but he let go of his hands, bent his bow and set his arrows, and aimed at the direction of the Qing army.

Eyes sharp and aggressive!
……

"what!"

"Ming thief is here!"

"Array, prepare to meet the enemy!"

"Run away, Ming thief is coming!"

"..."

Just the moment they saw the banner of the Ming army, the Qing army fell into chaos.

Some people want to line up to resist, but more people want to escape with all their heart.

Moreover, those Qing soldiers who were fleeing for their lives were not stupid, knowing that on land, people must not be able to run away from war horses.

Therefore, they jumped into the Grand Canal one after another, trying to wade across the river and escape to the other side to avoid the Ming army.

The same is true for the Qing army supervisor who raised his knife and wanted to chop off Zhou Tieshu's head. He threw the knife aside, turned around and jumped into the Grand Canal as if dying.

At this moment, the fine cavalry of the Ming army suddenly arrived.

The first thing that fell on the heads of the Qing troops who destroyed the canal was a dense rain of arrows.

Pfft!Pfft!Pfft!

The arrow flew forward, carrying a strong inertia, and easily penetrated the body of this Qing soldier.

The sound of the arrow piercing the flesh and blood was extremely clear!
Although Daming equipped these cavalry with muskets, they still prefer to use bows and arrows to kill the enemy because of their outstanding cavalry and shooting abilities.

To some extent, for cavalry, muskets are really not as useful as bows and arrows.

For a skilled archer, regardless of physical strength, he can throw about ten arrows per minute.

And muskets?

It is too difficult to complete the loading on the bumpy horseback, and at most one or two rounds can be fired per minute.

This has to be a skilled Musketeer!
However, a revolver that can fire several rounds once loaded, is not as good as a bow and arrow in terms of range and power due to its machining accuracy and air tightness.

Therefore, the current Ming army cavalry belongs to those who can use bows, and those who can't use bows use crossbows. In fact, those who can't use bows and crossbows will consider muskets.

Before the invention of breech-loading guns using metal fixed bullets, there is no need to dispute the fact that bows and arrows were better than muskets for cavalry.

The rain of arrows had just ended, followed by sharp sabers and spears.

Slashing with a saber, with the speed of the charging horse, the cavalry can easily cut off the enemy's head with just a little movement.

The sharp spear can easily pierce through several people together!
The Qing troops sent out to destroy the embankment were massacred wantonly. In front of the fine cavalry of the Ming army, these Qing army infantry had almost no power to resist.

These Manchurians and Mongols whose combat effectiveness showed a cliff-like decline before surrendering to Ming Dynasty.

After surrendering to Ming Dynasty, he actually had the kind of demeanor that the Eight Banners were less than ten thousand and invincible.

When facing these Qing troops, their sturdy fighting power was fully revealed!

Coming suddenly, leaving suddenly, unparalleled in riding and shooting, brave and good at fighting!

Those Qing troops who jumped into the canal trying to escape were not spared either, and the Ming army's fine cavalry just stood on the bank on horseback, throwing arrows at the Qing army floating in the canal.

collapse!Bumble!

Arrows fell like rain, continuously shooting towards the Qing army floating in the canal.

The arrow pierced through the flesh and shot into the human body, and blood continued to ooze from the wound, dyeing the water of the Grand Canal blood red.

"Aw! Aww!"

"..."

Seeing this, the elite cavalry of the Ming army uttered strange exclamations of excitement.

Only a small number of Qing troops managed to escape to the other side, and most of the Qing troops who wanted to wade across the river were shot to death in the canal.

Corpses floating on the river!

After the battle, Wu Tuo scanned the battlefield, seeing a large number of kneeling prisoners of war and civilian husbands on the battlefield, and then looking at the corpses lying on the battlefield, his heart was full of joy.

"Quick, let's send someone to report the victory to His Majesty!"

"Let's say our soldiers and horses encountered a Qing army destroying the canal in the wild, and wiped them out in one fell swoop!"

"Beheaded 130 levels, captured 210 prisoners of war, and captured 200 civilian husbands!"

Hearing this, a soldier next to Wu Tuo hurriedly called and said.

"twitter!"

However, as soon as the voice of such a soldier fell, Wu Tuo whipped him over with a whip.

"Damn it, who told you to call Qianying!"

"Do you understand if you want to clasp your fists?"

"We are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty now, and we are the masters of the Han family. All the stinky problems in the Qing army in the past must be eliminated!"

"Understand?"

Although the soldier was whipped, he didn't complain at all, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said.

"Here, little one understands!"

"I promise I won't do it again!"

Seeing this, Wu Tuo nodded slightly in satisfaction and said.

"Go, go and report the victory!"

"..."

……

Zhou Tieshu struggled to open his eyelids that seemed to be glued together, and there was a burst of tearing pain all over his body.

That was the wound left by the whip on him, which was hurting.

"what……"

Smelling the smell of disinfectant and the faint smell of blood in the air, Zhou Tieshu moved his body a little, then tore the wound, and let out a hysterical scream.

"It hurts!"

Zhou Tieshu's screams attracted the doctor's attention.

A face wearing a mask approached Zhou Tieshu and asked.

"woke up?"

"How do you feel about the injury now?"

the doctor asked.

Zhou Tieshu opened his eyes, looked at the gauze wrapped around his body, felt the pain from all over his body, his heart was full of confusion and panic.

He couldn't help but ask.

"This... where is this place!"

"What's wrong with me?"

Zhou Tieshu's current memory still stays in the fact that he was whipped non-stop by the Qing army supervisor until he lost consciousness.

Now when I opened my eyes, I was in a strange place.

Naturally, it is inevitable to be confused and panic!

The doctor took off his mask and explained to Zhou Tieshu.

"This is the Daming military camp outside Tianjin City. You are lying in the wounded military camp of Daming right now."

Zhou Tieshu became more and more confused when he heard the words.

Why did he lie down in the wounded barracks of Daming as a civilian husband of the Qing Dynasty?
"Why am I here?"

Zhou Tieshu asked again.

The doctor didn't hide anything, so he told Zhou Tieshu the whole story.

"You were brought back from the banks of the canal by my master Ming Wang after General Wu Tuo smashed the canal and destroyed the Qing army along the canal!"

"When I was brought back, there was only one breath left!"

"In order to bring you back, we military medical officers have spent a lot of time!"

Zhou Tieshu asked after hearing the words.

"Why do you want to save me? I'm just a peasant, and I'm still a peasant..."

Zhou Tieshu didn't think he was worth saving.

When the military medical officer heard the words, he said with a solemn expression.

"You are not the husband of a dog tartar, you are a citizen of Ming Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty personally told us that our Wounded Battalion will do our best to treat you wounded civilians."

"In Your Majesty's original words, it was my incompetence that caused the Qing Dynasty to enter the customs, Shenzhou to fall, and the world to fall into the dust, causing the people of the world to suffer."

"Now Master Wang's Northern Expedition is to save the people who suffered under the Manchu rule!"

"In the eyes of His Majesty, you are not the husbands who built slaves, but the people of my Ming Dynasty!"

"It's just because of the incompetence of the imperial court and the loss of teachers and land that you fell into the enemy-occupied area!"

"In the final analysis, you are still the citizens of Daming!"

"Since it can be saved, why not save you?"

When Zhou Tieshu heard the words, his eyes were wet with tears in just an instant.

Daming people!

Now there is only one sentence left in his mind, I am a citizen of Daming, not the husband of a slave!
The doctor checked the recovery of the wound for Zhou Tieshu again, and said.

"Take a good rest, the court has no shortage of food and medicinal materials to feed a wounded man like you."

"The purpose of the imperial court's Northern Expedition is to regain the homeland and restore the rivers and mountains of Daming!"

"When the imperial court finishes this battle and Jiannu is driven out of the pass, without the oppression and exploitation of Jiannu, the people of the world will have a better life!"

Zhou Tieshu nodded vigorously, tears welling up in his eyes.

Just said silently in my heart.

"Good days are coming!"

"As long as Jianu is beaten away, good times will come!"

That's where the sense of belonging comes from!

Zhou Tieshu, who originally felt indifferent to the change of dynasty, now has a sense of belonging to Daming.

……

ps: [-]-word chapter, don’t worry~
Cough cough, so what, it's the beginning of the month, and the writer who hit the street asks for a monthly pass.

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