Chapter 174: The Dawn of Victory
With the explosion of the fireworks rising into the air, the fire of the brazier lit by the wall outside the Hanyang Gate in Wuchang.
The green battalion soldiers on the city wall who had not yet decided whether to surrender or not to surrender soon discovered that a large number of bandit troops appeared near Hanyang Gate.
Everything seems to be premeditated.
At this time, as long as the green battalion soldiers who are not too stupid understand. This group of so-called Manchurian soldiers simply surrendered to the rebels outside the city.
Now the green battalion soldiers who have not been allowed to be surrounded in the city wall section do not surrender, especially after watching the bandit army outside the city continue to pour in from Hanyang Gate.
Maybe the imperial court will win in the end, but if you don't surrender, you will only die.
Death, yes, but you can't just die worthlessly. Many of the Green Battalion soldiers are asking themselves, is it worth dying like this? What can I get?
Even the Manchurian soldiers can surrender, why can't they themselves.
"Bang..."
A Qing military sword was thrown onto the city road by a green battalion soldier. Then I saw him kneeling down and shouting, "I surrender." ”
People have a herd mentality, and if someone surrenders, the other green battalion soldiers don't have so many ideas.
"Bang..."
"Bang..."
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A military sword was thrown to the ground, hitting the masonry on the ground of the city road, and there were bursts of sounds.
Among the remaining green battalions defending the city on the city wall, some of them constantly threw their swords and surrendered on their knees. Looking at the increase in the number of people kneeling on the ground, those green battalion soldiers who were still standing were at a loss in their hearts.
Haven't you been able to kill the thief yet? Is this a failure?
It was only at this time that those who had laughed at the "waste" of the green battalion soldiers in Hunan suddenly understood.
In the past, the imperial court soldiers and horses fought those "anti-thieves" with their hands. It is not necessary to win with more or with the same strength, and it is very rare to fight more and less, and even then it is not impossible to win.
For many years, I haven't seen that fighting "anti-thieves" still needs to fight more and less, that is, when the "Holy Ancestor Kangxi" fought the "anti-thief" Wu Sangui, he used such a posture.
Could it be that these "anti-thieves" can fight better than Wu Sangui at the time of the "Holy Ancestor"?
It can't be, at least not to see.
It is said that it is a powerful thief, but it is better to say that there are more and more people around who are afraid of death.
The general trend is like this, what kind of storm does a few people make?
Those who understood it naturally surrendered with the general trend.
"Hey, it's a shame to be in the company of these people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. Fortunately, I was in Cao Ying's heart and in Han, pretending to surrender. Leave a useful body for the imperial court. ”
"I surrendered just to see what happens to these people who are afraid of death......
The Green Battalion soldiers who were forced to surrender comforted themselves one after another.
Of course, since it is the general trend, it is inevitable that there will be whimsical stubborn people. thought that he could try his best to fight the tide, and he could also have Zhao Zilong's heroic deeds.
However, before they could rush, they were cut down to the ground by the bandit army, ruthlessly making them realize what is called the cruelty of reality.
"It seems that these anti-thieves can really fight."
The Green Battalion soldiers who resisted in the end fell in a pool of blood and thought.
The green battalion soldiers who knelt on the ground watched the accomplices who didn't know whether they were alive or dead in the end and rushed to fight the thieves to be hacked to death. The first thing that comes to mind is not sadness and anger, but rejoicing and all kinds of ridicule.
"Don't think about it, even the Manchurian soldiers surrendered, and they thought they were so powerful." A kneeling green battalion soldier whispered.
"Yes, yes. We just surrendered behind the Manchurian soldiers, and we are not sorry for the imperial court. The man next to the Green Battalion continued his words.
What this brother said was true, and it was a good word, and we must drink when we have the chance. I'm in for a treat. The green battalion soldier replied with great joy.
"Haha... has a brother to treat, how dare you refuse. ”
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In fact, the battalion of Manchurian soldiers that Yang did not bring could not be said to be surrender, but could only be said to be "atonement".
At that time, when Zhang Rui conquered the city of Guangzhou, he was too busy to forget that there were Manchurians living in the city. As a result, some of these Manchurians still didn't know whether they were alive or dead, and they still thought that they were still high-class people, so they went to the governor's palace and asked Zhang Rui to give them silver for the New Year.
This immediately angered Zhang Rui's anger.
What is Lao Tzu fighting desperately for, isn't it to overthrow you moths who have not worked hard. If I still have to support you, what war will I fight?
And blackmail. After what is given, Zhao'an can help speak, and if he doesn't give it, there may be chaos.
Originally, they were fine, maybe Zhang Rui didn't have that much anger, but now looking at those who don't know whether they are alive or dead and still throwing this "pig's tail" to show off their might, Zhang Rui laughed angrily.
Don't you ask for silver! I'll give it to you, but I'll get the flowers below.
Subsequently, Zhang Rui ordered to kill all the Manchurians who dared to come to ask for silver, and even his whole family went down to accompany him for a reunion. and then let people burn some "gold ingots" for them, which can be regarded as fulfilling Zhang Rui's promise.
Originally, Zhang Rui was still thinking about killing, but then he thought that God had the virtue of a good life.
In order to give these Manchurians a way to live, Zhang Rui could only find another job for them, so that they could know how to work and have food.
So, they have been there when they build roads, sweep streets, pour night incense, and repair infrastructure.
Fatigue is certain, but there is no shortage of food.
There must be wages, but it can't be too much, and if you can't complete the work, you will have to deduct wages and whipping.
Want to do it? is dead, Zhang Rui is defeated, or someone in the family can join the bandit army to help atone for the crime.
Otherwise, anyone over the age of fourteen is not allowed to be a lazy bug.
At that time, if these Manchu families had Han identity, there was no need to do so. You are free to choose what you like to do without any influence at all.
If Zhang Rui's rise makes the people feel the most deeply, it belongs to the Han people in the Manchu family or the children of the semi-Han identity.
For example, Yang Wei's mother, she could leave freely after Zhang Rui conquered Guangzhou City. If it weren't for the Nematsa family's begging, she wouldn't have stayed. Now that she has become the most powerful person in the family from a humble status, she is a little uncomfortable with the great change.
The Manchurians who dared to resist were all killed, and the whole family perished. The rest of the Manchus were either waiting for the Manchu court to come back or trying to find a way to join the bandit army.
Especially after seeing the strength of the bandit army, many Manchus in Guangzhou City had no hope of the imperial court coming back.
It is precisely in this way that Yang, who was one of the earliest Manchu bloodlines, became the object of those Manchu people's prayers. Now their most thought is to join the bandit army to bring the family "out of the sea of suffering".
However, the bandit army is not something they can enter if they want to. In addition to passing the criteria for joining the army to suppress bandits, they also have to wait for them to fill the number of soldiers.
Scarcity is expensive, and only the places that have been snatched back many times are worth cherishing.
With the capture of Hanyang Gate by the bandit army, the dawn of victory is just around the corner.