Chapter 221: The people rush into battle
Gou Xingwang said again: "Besides, I'm still with you in the city, what are you afraid of?" If you don't believe it, you ask the soldiers of our Restoration Army, when did Lao Tzu leave the soldiers behind? What's more, His Royal Highness is most sympathetic to the people's feelings and loves the people like children. You must know that we are trapped here with so many people, and they will definitely come to our rescue. If it weren't for the military discipline song of our Restoration Army, how could we say that we would not be able to disturb the people? ”
The man said in his heart: "When you entered the city, I didn't see you obeying, killing people everywhere, and you didn't seem to be sympathetic to the people's feelings. Although this Minzhuang didn't say it, Gou Xingwang had been a general for a year, and his face could still be seen.
Gou Xingwang said: "Okay, you kid, you still don't believe it, haven't you heard the military discipline song of our Restoration Army?" The man shook his head, and a servant next to him also said: "General, what kind of military discipline song, why haven't I heard you sing it?" ”
Gou Xingwang was suddenly furious, and said to the soldiers of the Restoration Army next to him: "You bastards, didn't you sing when you entered the city?" The soldiers of the Fuming Army next to him immediately lowered their heads, and after the explosion of the powder keg, they all rushed to the city, who still remembered the military discipline song.
Moreover, the army marched and fought, and the soldiers had not been allowed to rest for several days. After the city was settled, the soldiers of the Restoration Army were busy looking for a place to rest, who remembers not singing.
When Gou Xingwang saw it, he roared: "Sing quickly, you rabbit cubs, wait for my legs to heal, and see how I clean you up." Under the coercion of Gou Xingwang, the Fuming Army immediately sang a military discipline song.
After Gou Xingwang looked at the defense line of Hanyang City before, he felt that at the second line of defense of Hanyang City, it was best to block the Qing army. Because the second line of defense is very close to Hanyang City, only a distance of more than 100 zhang, the Franc machine gun that was loaded on the city wall was just enough to attack the Qing army in this position. Defending there, the Qing army not only had to be blocked by soldiers, but also received the threat of artillery in the city, which was very beneficial to the Ming army defending Hanyang City.
At this time, the Restoration Army, which had just left the city, suddenly heard someone on the city wall singing a military discipline song, and immediately the Restoration Army who was leaving the city also sang along. Singing neat military discipline songs, the Restoration Army lined up in rows walked out of Hanyang City one after another.
At this time, the Qing army in the assembly area of the third line of defense also heard the song of the Restoration Army. The Qing army didn't feel anything about it yet, but the people who were forced to come to attack the city had mixed feelings. Listening to the Ming army singing, why don't you take a needle and thread from the people, and buy and sell fairly, and you have to return what you use.
Don't say that the Qing army has done these things, when there is a robbery of money, it is okay to leave you with a life. Buying and selling? If you think too much, you are simply a robber, and wherever the Qing army goes, it is like locusts crossing the border, and no people or animals are left.
Du Min heard the song of the Ming Army, saw the people who were gathered to attack the city, and the hearts of the army were floating because of the song, and suddenly said: "Don't listen to the nonsense of the Ming army there, if the Ming Dynasty is really so good, will there be people in this world?" Will it make us clear the world? This is all a lie, if they can really do it without harming the people, they will not kill you if you rush over, you can rush to their positions with confidence, as long as you rush into the city, everyone will be alive. ”
Those people suddenly fell silent when they heard Du Min's words. Many people secretly thought: "Yes, if it weren't for the Ming army to loot the people's fat and ointment and plague the place, would the world be able to wander people everywhere?" This must be a lie, if you really love the people like children, it is true that we come and don't kill us. ”
Du Min said again: "You don't believe it, when you rush later, you will call me a Han and a common people, and you will see if they will kill you." Everyone must shout, and if anyone does not shout and does not rush, he will be killed directly, and some of your wives and children at home will also suffer, and your family's fields and property will be confiscated. ”
Du Min also asked people to shout to Hanyang: "Listen, the Ming army in the city, don't you love the people like sons?" Do not you harm the people? The first people to come are innocent people, so don't hurt them. ”
When the people in the city heard this, they were all furious and scolded: "Despicable, really shameless, actually hiding behind the people and letting the people use them as shields." There was also Min Zhuang who said: "These beasts are really inhuman, and one day they will be retributed." ”
Originally, these people were very reluctant to let the Ming army go to the city to defend the city, but now seeing what the Qing army did, they suddenly felt that the Ming army was very merciful. The Ming army did not let Minzhuang go to the second line of defense outside the city to prevent heatstroke, but only let them defend the city on the city wall.
It's a lot safer here than it is in the second line of defense. In fact, it was not that Gou Xingwang cherished the people more, but that he was afraid that after the people left the city, before the battle, the people would all run away. Do you want the Restoration Army, like the Qing Army, to chase after the fleeing Minzhuang?
So Gou Xingwang chose to put Minzhuang on the city wall, so that they would have no place to escape, but obediently defend the city. Of course, these people didn't understand Gou Xingwang's thoughts, and thought that Gou Xingwang was protecting them and letting the soldiers of the Restoration Army stay on the front line.
Looking at the angry situation of the Ming army in the city, Du Min laughed wildly: "Haha, what's the matter, I was pierced in front of me, and now I'm angry." Then he said to the people who were about to attack the city: "Do you see it, they are all lying to you, and anyone who loves the people like a son is lying to you." I tell you, if you rush into the city, I will make you happy enough to be in the city, and let you be in the city for three days and three nights. There are also countless women, you can play as you want. ”
Under the temptation of Du Min, these people's desires were completely hooked, and they all looked at Hanyang City with red eyes, as if this was not to send them to death, but to rob money and silver. There are also those women in the city, who usually don't go out of the gate, and the young lady who doesn't step out of the second door.
Taking advantage of the morale of the people in front of him, Du Min immediately let the army start attacking. Since there is a suspension bridge in front of the second line of defense, this bridge was cut by the Restoration Army yesterday and has not yet been repaired. So the Restoration Army was directly on the bridge.
It's not that the people of the Restoration Army can't get rid of this bridge, but to make the Qing army besieging the city more concentrated and defensive. If the Ming Army destroys the bridge, the Qing army will definitely stretch the surface of the attack. The entire embankment was attacked by the Qing army, so it would be more difficult for the Ming army to defend it.
The forces will also be more dispersed, it is better to leave the bridge, the Qing army has a bridge to cross the river, and it will not be thinking about crossing the river from other points. The Restoration Army will also be able to concentrate its forces and defend the bridge.
Sure enough, seeing that the Restoration Army did not destroy the drawbridge, Du Min did not let Minzhuang carry the soil to fill the river. Instead, he directly let Minzhuang begin to attack the position of the Restoration Army. Only 3,000 people fought for the first time, and there was not a single Qing army in it.
Driven by the Qing army, these people kept approaching the positions of the Restoration Army. Seeing this, the thousand households of the Restoration Army made the soldiers shout: "Quickly retreat and flee on both sides, otherwise we will release arrows." ”
But there is no effect, now the people are all aroused by Du Min's greed, not to mention that there are also a lot of Qing troops on both sides supervising the battle, if they dare to run, they will be killed on the spot.
As Minzhuang approached, all the soldiers of the Restoration Army looked at their Qianhu Lord. These thousand households were also pale, looking at the people who were constantly advancing, and they couldn't give orders for a while. At this time, the pro-soldier next to him said: "My lord, those people have entered the firing range, if they don't give an order, they will rush over." ”
The thousand households said with a gloomy face: "If they dare to go up the embankment, they will release arrows." The surrounding soldiers of the Restoration Army immediately shouted at the people who rushed over: "Stop, if you go up the embankment, we will release arrows, stop." ”
Du Min, who was on the other side, heard the shouts of the Ming Army, and immediately smiled: "These Ming soldiers are so benevolent, how can they achieve great things." None of them fired their arrows just now, and now they shout like this, these people will not believe them anymore. The pro-soldier next to him suddenly said: "The general is really like a god, and he uses soldiers like a god." It seems that this attack on Hanyang City is nine out of ten. ”
Sure enough, those people heard the shouts of the Restoration Army and did not stop. Many people thought, "When you rushed just now, you shouted the same thing." You didn't fire your arrows just now, and now you're coming to scare us again. Many people thought that this was the Ming army scaring themselves, and they suddenly rushed harder and ran faster.
Seeing this situation, the Qianhu of the Restoration Army had no choice but to say loudly: "Everyone listen, now the people are coming to attack our defense line, if we don't fight back, then the Qing army will take advantage of the chaos to attack, and we will die." Now everyone sees that the people who dare to go up the embankment are the enemy. According to the punishment of trespassing in the barracks, all those who dare to come up will be executed. Do you understand? ”
All the Restoration Army said in unison: "I understand, those who trespass into the barracks will be killed." Kill, kill, kill. With three shouts of killing, the momentum of the Restoration Army instantly increased. An invisible murderous aura arose spontaneously.
Even Du Min in the distance was a little moved, but when he thought that the Restoration Army would not make a move against Minzhuang, he suddenly relieved his mind again. He said to the generals around him: "After the Minzhuang rushes to the embankment, immediately organize 3,000 troops, mix in the Minzhuang, and a total of 5,000 people will attack." The generals beside Du Min immediately agreed, and then shouted for the army to get ready.
The people who were charging in front were also stunned by the momentum of the Restoration Army. The pace of progress was suddenly blocked, and the formation was instantly chaotic. The Qing army, who was supervising the battle in the distance, immediately shouted loudly for Minzhuang to continue the charge. There were also some archers who started shooting arrows directly at Minzhuang, driving Minzhuang to continue to charge.
Although the three thousand people were intimidated by the momentum of the Ming Army, under the threat of the Qing army, many people shouted: "Hurry up, the Qing soldiers are killing people in the back, and the Ming army is scaring us." Someone else shouted: "The Ming army will not kill anyone, as long as they are scattered, we will be able to live, and we can go into the city to rob things." ”
Hearing the shouts of these people, the Restoration Army in the second line of defense suddenly felt uncomfortable. Here I risk my own life, trying to persuade them to flee for their lives. But they use it for their own lives, because they will not kill them.
Looking at the Minzhuang team that began to charge again, many of the soldiers of the Restoration Army were no longer pitiful. Whoever says that he is shorter than them, give them a way to live, but let himself die.
Soon some people began to climb the embankment, shouting: "Don't release arrows, we are all people, we are people, please don't release arrows." But at this time, the soldiers of the Restoration Army did not have mercy on Ni, and with the order of Qianhu, suddenly in the formation of the Restoration Army, firearms and arrows were fired at the people who climbed the embankment.
In an instant, hundreds of people were shot or arrowed. After many people were hit by arrows, they rolled down the embankment, and for a while, people in the Minzhuang team turned over on their backs. The Minzhuang team, which had rushed forward without any scruples just now, immediately screamed when they saw that the Fuming Army really fired arrows to kill. "Killed, Ming army killed."
Du Min, who was still watching the jokes of the Ming army just now, didn't expect that the Ming Army would really release arrows at the Minzhuang team. But now is not the time to think about this, since the Minzhuang team in front has begun to rush to the embankment, the second wave of attacks must begin.