Chapter 264: The Treacherous Thief
Qianlong twenty-one years, winter
On the third day of the siege of the city of Nanjing, the bandit army.
In the morning, the sun was shining, and there were a few bird chirps. If it weren't for the urgency of the war, it might have been a nice morning.
A white cloud floated in the sky, and the sun followed the passage of the clouds, dripping on the vast land. A white snow-capped landscape looks particularly bright in the sun.
At this time, the three princes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty loved Xinjueluo. Yongzhang wore armor and stomach and carried a long sword, and climbed on the head of the inner city in a high-profile manner to encourage the army.
"Whether it is a flag soldier, a green battalion soldier or a civilian, as long as you can cut off a thief's head, you can take it to the Governor's Palace in exchange for five taels of silver. The Governor's Palace has prepared enough money for everyone to exchange. "Aixin Jueluo. Yongzhang announced loudly on the road of the city wall.
The originally silent city head with Aixin Jueluo. Yongzhang's words fell and instantly boiled. The soldiers and civilians defending the city cheered and announced to each other, sweeping away the previous dull atmosphere.
War will inevitably kill people, and the people who are defending on the city walls at this moment are forced to come, otherwise who wants to do a lifeless job? I thought it was just a life-losing deal, but now that killing people can be exchanged for money, it is naturally different.
As the saying goes, wealth is sought in danger. This kills a thief and he will have five taels of silver. Five taels of silver, this is comparable to the monthly silver of the green battalion soldiers for nearly three months.
There were hundreds of thousands of thieves outside the city. Protected by towering city walls, killing a few thieves is not a matter of being caught? It's not impossible to make a fortune! How can you not make them smile?
There were nearly 400,000 people in the inner city of Nanjing, and nearly 50,000 were captured and went to the city to help in the battle. Coupled with the troops mobilized by Nanjing City before, the small inner city of Nanjing has nearly 100,000 troops.
There is plenty of food and grass in the inner city, and there is a surge of people in the city. This is exactly what the officials and generals in the inner city rely on.
"In the next ten days, no thieves will be allowed to enter the inner city under any circumstances. You are willing to defeat the thief with Ben! Wu Hetuo said proudly to the generals behind him at the head of the city.
"Swear to follow the general to the death and defeat the thief..."
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"Boom... Boom... Boom..."
Outside the city wall, the war drums of the anti-bandit army sounded.
In the tower at the head of the Fengtianmen City in the inner city
"Where did the drums come from?" Ai Xin Jueluo. Yongzhang heard the sound of drums and asked vigilantly, "Is this a thief attacking the city?" ”
"Back to the third elder brother, yes." Follow in Aisin Jueluo. An armored soldier beside Yongzhang replied respectfully.
"Then it's time for us to go out..." Yongzhang settled his mind and said thoughtfully.
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"Listen to the people in the city, I am Zamuza, who was originally the leader of the false and honest white flag, and now I have come to persuade him to surrender on the order of the King of Han. My king's army is strong and strong, with millions of soldiers, if you don't want to die, you can quickly open the city gate and surrender! Those who descend will not die. In the rumbling drums, several people in front of the gate of Fengtian City, which was full of cities, were shouting loudly to surrender.
"Phew... Shut up, you greedy men who are afraid of death... is full of traitors, and the faces come to surrender, and the faces of the ancestors have been wiped clean by you. What I look down on most is you waste, you don't deserve to be called the children of the Eight Banners anymore..."A general with a "lightning rod" helmet poked out of the female wall at the head of the city, and then spat out of the city, and cursed.
"Come on, shoot me these dogs who are greedy for life and afraid of death." As Toudun's words fell, dozens of arrows were fired from the top of the city towards Zamuza.
Zamuzar and the others were also vigilant, and immediately raised their shields to defend and retreat after hearing Toudun's shout, but even so, they were still a step slow, and the two soldiers who followed Zamuza were unfortunately killed by arrows.
"Toudun, you. The two countries are at war without slashing each other, and you actually shoot me with an arrow. Do you know shame. Since you want to die, Lao Tzu will not stop you, I will see how you are not good to die. Zamuza, who had just escaped death, shouted angrily.
"Shut up, you're just a bunch of rebels, talking about two countries. Your grandfather and I'm here, if you have the ability, attack it, don't be there all day long screaming disgusting people. If it weren't for your dog's speed, I wouldn't have shot you down the throat with an arrow. Toudon scolded.
"Good..."
There was a shout of praise from the top of the city
"Haha... Good. Since you are stubborn and refuse to surrender. Then wait for death. Zha Mu scolded, and led the people away.
“… Boom... Boom... Boom..."
The drums were still beating slowly.
"My lord, my lord, look, there is something strange about the thieves..."Not long after Zamuzai left, the sentry guarding the city at the head of the city suddenly shouted: "What is that, cannons, a lot of cannons..."
"What?"
The sentry's words instantly attracted the attention of the defenders on the city wall, and they all leaned towards the female wall to look out, and even Toudun, who was resting on the side, was shocked to look out at the female wall.
I saw that in the military formation of the bandit army, one cannon after another was constantly launched, forming a queue and stopping outside the city gate. It was spectacular to see the rows of black cannon muzzles facing the walls of the inner city.
With so many cannons, Toudun couldn't help but gasp. He probably counted it, and it had to mean two hundred.
"Quick, go and inform General Wu and ask him to send troops over to support here immediately, otherwise I don't dare to guarantee that I can support it for half an hour." Toudun commanded the soldiers beside him again and again, his tone unusually eager.
"Hey, the minion obeys." After returning the salute, the soldiers hurriedly walked down the city wall.
"Where did the anti-thieves get so many cannons? These cannons are not what my Great Qing Dynasty cannons look like. Toudun said suspiciously.
"My lord, these cannons are very thin, aren't they afraid of exploding?" One of the generals next to Toudun replied.
The general's words caught Toudun's attention, and he watched intently.
"Sure enough, just looking at so many cannons made me lose my mind. I'll just say, where did the anti-thieves get so many cannons. This is clearly just a thicker iron bucket, where can it be called a cannon. After looking at it, Toudon breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Their so-called cannons are probably used to scare us. With such a thin barrel, do they dare to fire? Maybe before the shells hit us, they blew themselves up. ”
"Haha... Your Excellency is right. The people around Toudun laughed and chimed in.
"Believe it or not. After a while, there will definitely be someone on the thief's side who will come and call for surrender. Towdon bet.
"Yes... These thieves are cunning, and if they can't get in, they think that they can get in with some fake cannons. Fortunately, the adults were wise enough to see the conspiracy of the thieves early in the morning. Another man chimed in.
"Yes, if someone dares to come and surrender, they will shoot him directly. Save yourself from listening to the ghost cry of the thief. Toudun commanded.
"Hey, the minion (the last general) obeys."
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