Desperate!

At the beginning of October of the 22nd year of Xingqian, for the hundreds of thousands of banner soldiers and banner dependents in Jingnan City, they were already on the verge of despair, and almost all of them were struggling on the verge of death.

People who lack food and food try every means to satisfy their hunger, and anything that can be wrapped in their stomachs is eaten by them, even the "earth dragon" dug out of the ground is also a rare delicacy. Even so, the vast majority of people are still hungry and on the brink of death.

Everyone, men and women, is there to be devastated by hunger!

Despair, when people are in a desperate situation, hope that once seemed insignificant often becomes their last straw.

The city gate is wide open, and the prospective women and children escape for their lives!

When the news came from inside the city, the tens of thousands of defenders in Weiyuan Fort, a large fortress located outside Jingnan City, were still a little suspicious at first, but when they saw thousands of women and children fleeing from the city, people's hearts immediately floated.

"Let's go, hurry home and let the family escape......"

There is no hesitation, but all people, at this time, the first thing they think of is their family, what court, what country, and what does it have to do with them?

For the minions, they never care about the court, the country, they often only care about the benefits and returns brought by the minions, when the benefits and returns are less than expected, or even no benefits and returns, only when they pay, the minions may choose to be patient, and even seem to be more loyal than usual, but once the eggshell is broken, it will immediately reveal its original form.

When the flag soldiers in the fortress saw the women and children leaving the city, they were worried about their families, and they abandoned their posts and ran towards the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city gate also tried to stop them.

"You are not allowed to escape, you are not allowed to escape, the court only allows women and children to go out of the city, I didn't say you, we are all ...... with the imperial court's soldiers."

As soon as the voice fell, a sentence came from the crowd over there.

"What the hell is talking about soldier food, and I'm embarrassed to mention it, he has a bowl of porridge that can see the bottom of the day, and God bless him if he didn't starve to death!"

"It's not, the soldiers' rations, the soldiers' rations are sent to call Hanako......

"Open the door quickly, if you don't open the door again, don't blame Lao Tzu's fire gun for not recognizing people......"

In the midst of everyone's shouting and scolding, Hai Na, who was guarding the door, was sweating all over his head, and just shouted loudly.

"If you lose this city, when the time comes, it will be all over, the Qing Dynasty will be over, who will pay you, and who will take care of the work of your family......"

The anxious Hai Na shouted so much, and the city gate that was still in chaos suddenly quieted down, and his words did speak to the hearts of these people, if there was no Great Qing Kingdom, naturally no one would pay them food, no one would raise their wives and children, and their descendants would not be born here, and there would be landed silver and rations there.

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you think this is the truth......

Seeing that the big guy seemed to be persuaded by himself, Hai Na couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and at this moment, he saw Yan Songnian in the crowd, thinking about his loyalty to the Great Qing Kingdom in the past, so he shouted to him with a smile.

"Master Yan, tell me, is this the reason......

Yan Songnian, who was named, was stunned at first, and then saw that everyone's eyes were on him, but the old face had no smugness of the past, and the face was wrinkled because of hunger, all that was left was deep despair, seeing that everyone was looking at him, Yan Songnian pursed his lips, and then opened his mouth again, and said to Hai Nachang,

"I said, Master Hai, you are old and don't shout, it's all up to this, what are you fooling around, the big guy has sold his life to the Qing Kingdom for so many years, nothing has fallen, and now the country is going to die, we don't want anything, just want the peace of the family, you fool the big guy so much to send him to death, do you still have a conscience......"

Okay!

As soon as Yan Songnian said this, everyone figured it out, isn't this the truth, the Great Qing Kingdom itself is almost gone, even if they stay here, it will be the goods that will be sent to death! What kind of food and salary, what the future, it's all nonsense, even if they all die here, the Great Qing Kingdom may not be able to escape today!

"The surname is Hai, you kid, it's too bad!"

"That's it, this kid, fooling us to death!"

"Kill him......"

"Open the gates ......"

"If you don't open it, you'll kill him......"

In the excitement of the crowd, the flag soldiers crowded in the hole of the city gate surrounded them, and before the guards at the city gate could react, short blades and bayonets beckoned to them.

Hai Na, who fell in a pool of blood, struggled with his body, and couldn't understand why Yan Songye said that, when the city gate was opened and the light reflected on his body, he felt the footsteps on his body, and looked at the figures who rushed out of the city gate, his breathing slowly disappeared.

"Lord Totong, the soldiers and soldiers have escaped......"

In the yamen of the capital, listening to the urgent reports of his subordinates, Tasiha, who was sitting in the hall, just responded casually.

"Got it......"

Then he looked up at the empty council hall, where usually dozens of military officers and assistants, including staff leaders, assistant leaders, and Xiaoqi Academy, would gather, but now, there were only a dozen people.

The army is in turmoil!

The soldiers are on the run, and the officials are on the run!

Ay......

After a long sigh, Tathha still didn't speak.

"Lord Dutong, our Weiyuan Fort is finished this time!"

Speaking is longevity, he is the counselor of Weiyuan Fort, and when he said this, he had tears on his face.

"The court has raised them for so many years, 200,000 people have been disarmed, and none of them are men......"

After such a long sigh, Changshou stood up and bowed to everyone in the room.

"Everyone, in the next life, by the favor of the Qing Emperor, this matter of surrendering the enemy, longevity is disdainful to do, longevity is one step first, one step first, one step first......"

Looking at the longevity who turned away, Tathha knew what his "first step" was, and he was going back to the end of the festival!

End of the ......

looked at everyone helplessly, and everyone in the room was sad.

"Hey, I knew today, at the beginning, at the beginning, it was better to kill him directly, kill him and break the net......"

Yes, it's better to kill him and die in the net, now 200,000 people are disarmed!

"That is, although we didn't talk about any strong soldiers and horses at the beginning, it was not like now, the military spirit was lost, not a single gun was released, not a single bullet was fired, so it was scattered, scattered, this, this is still our soldiers of the Qing Dynasty......"

Shou Ning sighed on the side, he had been fighting with the natives for more than ten years, and he never thought that one day, those soldiers who made the natives daunting and the natives frightened would actually become like this and collapse without a fight.

Has there ever been such a thing throughout the ages?

"Slaves, they are all a group of dog minions, they are no good, and they immediately show their original form!"

Just as everyone was scolding those minions, someone suddenly broke in and said loudly.

"The Emperor's Decree ......"

As soon as they heard that the emperor's decree was coming, Tasiha and the others hurriedly got up and knelt in the hall, and the eunuch who delivered the decree then read the decree aloud. After listening to the holy decree, Tathha hurriedly snorted and said.

"Minion Command!"

After speaking, Tasiha, who stood up, said to everyone.

"Hurry up and order troops, this time, you have to kill him!"

The eunuch who made the decree looked at Tathha, and thought of the chaos in the fort he saw when he came, so he asked with concern.

"Lord Dutong, how many soldiers and horses are there in the fort now, and are there enough soldiers and horses?"

The eunuch's question made Tathhar laugh.

"Look at what the father-in-law said, although there are some deserters, but the big guys are looking forward to this day, please tell the master, the minions are going to ......"

Half an hour later, Weiyuan Fort, which was once very lively, quieted down, and there were only a few thousand people standing in the middle of the fortress that was supposed to be full of soldiers.

Some fled, others stayed.

Although there were less than 5,000 soldiers and horses left, Tathha still looked very happy when he saw that there were so many people, and he bowed to the big guy.

"Brothers, I can still see the big guy here, and I'm here to thank the big guy......"

None of them spoke to Lord Toto's bow, and most of them looked a little helpless.

"Lord Totong, there is no need for this thanks, the brothers will stay here, not because of the imperial court, but because of ......"

The soldier who came out smiled bitterly.

"It's because even if we go, there may not be a way to live, after all, this hand is stained with the blood of the Ming people, and the blood debt is repaid, and the Ming people can't let us go......"

"Yes, it's a death anyway, it's better to kill him, maybe you can still carry a cushion on ......your back."

Okay!

If these words were heard by the Ming people, maybe they would be able to swallow this old boy alive, but this will he say what the big guy thinks, most of the people who stay here are old people over forty years old, most of them have the blood of the Ming people on their hands, it is because of their weak hearts, so they dare not escape, after all, they know that even if they fall, the Ming army will still screen them, if they find that they have the blood of the Ming people on their hands, maybe they will take their lives at that time.

Rather than this, it is better to die on the battlefield and pull a cushion.

"The truth, that's the truth, it's better to pull a cushion than to die in such a daze!"

Tathha said with a smile, then he walked down and patted the person in front of him.

"Our masters, even if we die, we have to die with dignity, don't let people poke our backbones, saying that we are a bunch of things without eggs...... Do you think that's not true? ”

Under the encouragement of Tathha, the Weiyuan Fort once again showed a bit of vitality, with his order, the gunners returned to the fort one after another, and the musketeers also lined up, waiting for the order to be given, and by the time they had completed all the preparations, the sky had already darkened, looking at the sunset in the distance, Tashaha suddenly laughed.

"If you can fight to the death today, you can be regarded as worthy of the Great Qing Kingdom!"

With that, with a wave of his hand, the cannon on the Weiyuan Cannon, which had been silent for several months, finally roared.

There was a thunderous sound of artillery, echoing in the air, the shells dragged and whistled, and flew straight towards the position of the Ming army.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack ......"

In the trenches of the front line, the soldiers shouted loudly, and just a few minutes ago, they had hesitated for the women and children who had suddenly rushed out, and now they even suspected that this was a conspiracy of the Qing army.

"Tighten a little, aim and fight, Jiannu is a group of eggless things, let women and children rush ahead......"

In the trenches, the officers shouted loudly, and when they saw a soldier hesitating, they grabbed him by the collar and muttered.

"You kid, if you want to die or live, if you want to live, just let it go" ......"

When the officer pointed his finger forward, a hundred or two hundred feet ahead of the battle, thousands of women and children looked blankly ahead, their eyes full of doubt.

What's going on?

Why did you suddenly start fighting?

Huang Lao Liu, who was pulling the woman, saw the gunpowder smoke from the Ming army's position over there, and watched the shells continue to shoot out of Weiyuan Fort, he immediately shouted at his daughter-in-law.

"These grandsons, what the hell is trying to kill us, if they open fire, the Ming army will definitely not let us pass...... Hurry up, go there, go there and hide......"

Huang Laoliu pointed to a grave in the distance, dragged his daughter-in-law and children and ran there, although he had never been a soldier, but he also knew that now he was just between the Ming army and the Qing army, and the two sides fought, and they were the first to suffer.

There was more than one wise man, and when he fled to the tomb, there were already people lying there. Just lying on the ground, lying on the ground, it's better than standing there and letting people fight!

"Quick, get down down......"

Just as his words fell, the sound of guns had already sounded in the distance, and in the sound of guns, there were bursts of explosions, and in the sound of explosions and bullets, there were also many people's cries, and those who came to avoid in a hurry became live targets in the battle between the two armies.

On the battlefield, there was no woman's kindness, especially when the Qing army's brigade appeared on the battlefield, looking at the Qing army lined up and killing them, the Ming army that was suffering from the shelling immediately returned fire, rifled guns, mortars, scorching guns and fragments of mortar shells whistling in the air.

At this time, the battlefield turned into a slaughterhouse, but despite this, the Qing army still did not stop attacking, and even when Tathha saw that the Ming army seemed to be hesitant about the women and children, a ruthless color flashed in his eyes and he shouted loudly.

"Hide behind them, drive them forward, there are women who block the Ming army and dare not let go of the guns......"

In the rain of bullets, the attacking Qing army adjusted its formation, they began to drive the women and children who fled from the city as their shields, and continued to advance towards the position of the Ming army, just as Tasiha said, in the face of the women and children in front of them, the Ming army did become more and more hesitant......