Chapter 44: Blood Splattered on the Battlefield
The rear suddenly burst into flames, and the sound of killing shook the sky, and Duoze, who just wanted to rest, hurriedly rushed out of the camp tent to check.
"Who is the army coming, and how many men are coming?"
"Report to the general, the specific number is unknown, the people who came are all cavalry, with torches in their hands, they will burn the tent when they see it, and kill it when they see people, and I don't know who the people are?"
"Give me an order immediately, the Green Forest Army will fight to the death to resist me, and anyone who retreats will be killed."
"Wow." As soon as the herald left, Duoze's head began to hurt, he knew very well the combat effectiveness of the Green Forest Army, so if someone came to sneak attack at night and burn the company camp, he would definitely be defeated. Seeing that Yangzhou is about to be breached, if this chaos affects his siege plan, it will fall short.
"Someone, give me to concentrate artillery fire immediately and attack the city overnight." Duo Ze couldn't hesitate any longer, he had to hurry up and take Yangzhou now, so as not to expose himself to the enemy.
Shi Kefa just wanted to send someone to take advantage of the night to check the extent of the damage to the city wall. 'Boom, boom, boom' made a loud noise, and countless cannonballs hit the broken city wall again, and the stones that had just been piled up were blown up again, and the west city wall, which had been blown up with many holes, was about to appear a gap.
"Inspector, look." Shi Kefa looked up at the outside of the city, and the Qing soldiers had already begun to move towards the gap in the city wall at night. Looking into the distance, a firelight accompanied by the earth-shattering sound of slashing, it seems that the rescue army has also begun to attack by the night. Shi Kefa smiled bitterly, and said silently in his heart: "Providence, providence." ”
The first layer of the Green Forest Army's defense line has been completely routed under the rapid rush of the light cavalry. Li Shuangxi's eyes were red, and he couldn't remember how many people he had killed. He chose to sneak attack at night, just because he didn't want the other party to know how many men he had, and if the other party reacted and used firearms, it would be very unfavorable for him at that time.
Now, there was only one word left in his eyes, and his armor had been dyed red. He wants to use the fastest speed to enter Yangzhou City.
'Kill one person in ten steps, leave no trace for a thousand miles; The blood flows thousands of miles, and the corpse pillows a thousand mountains'. The Green Forest Army was taken by surprise, and for a time they lost their armor and corpses were scattered all over the field.
On the tenth day, the sky was just slightly bright, and the city wall of the West Gate, which Shi Kefa was defending, was finally blown open under the repeated bombardment of the red-coated artillery. Yangzhou City has run out of ammunition and food, and there are less than 1,000 soldiers left who can fight.
"Master Shi, I can't help it." Shi Kefa glanced back at the outside of the city, and the sound of killing was still shaking in the distance. The reinforcements are getting closer and closer to him, but unfortunately he can't do anything about it. He forgot to glance at the soldiers around him, raised his sword, and put it around his neck.
"Master Shi, we protect you to get out of the city, maybe there is still a chance of life."
The soldiers beside him, seeing that Shi Kefa was about to commit suicide and martyrdom, hurriedly snatched the sword in his hand.
"Okay, then we'll get out of the city." Shi Kefa put down the sword in his hand, there were still so many soldiers in front of him, how could he bear to go first.
Yangzhou City was already full of Qing soldiers, and Shi Kefa, under the protection of the soldiers, went to kill outside the city gate. The Qing soldiers had already begun to set fire to the people, and the streets were full of running poor people, and even the small rivers were full of corpses.
Seeing that he was about to approach the city gate, the city gate was suddenly knocked open with a bang, and a large number of Qing soldiers poured in again, just blocking Shi Kefa's way head-on.
Among the Qing soldiers was a person, tall and strong, with a golden helmet and golden armor, and a sword hanging from his waist, this person was Dolgon's fifteenth brother, the leading general Doze.
When Tazawa saw that a group of soldiers surrounded one person in the middle, there was no doubt that he must be an important person. So he blurted out; "Don't let them go, take them all for me,"
A life-and-death struggle unfolded again, and the soldiers around Shi Kefa fell one by one, Shi Kefa saw that there was no hope of breaking through, raised the sword in his hand and shouted: "Shi Kefa is here, take me to see your commander." ”
"Let Master Shi come over." When Duo Ze saw that he had caught Shi Kefa, he was overjoyed.
Shi Kefa put down the sword in his hand and walked over to Doze's horse. Doze did not dismount, he looked at Shi Kefa and said: "I have written to the general many times, but the general refused. If you surrender to me today, I will entrust you with a heavy responsibility to regain control of Jiangnan for my Qing Dynasty. ”
Shi Kefa glanced up at Duo Ze and said categorically: "I am an important minister of the imperial court, how can I be born as a sinner for all eternity!" My head can be broken, my body cannot be humiliated, I am willing to die quickly, and the emperor will be in the ground. The city is in the people, and the city is dead. My history can be broken, but the state is unyielding. I have made up my mind, that is, to break the corpses into thousands of pieces, I am willing to be like a glutton, I only hope that the general can let the millions of living beings in Yangzhou City have a way to live, not to kill, I am willing to be enough! ”
Duoze originally thought that Shi Kefa finally had no way out, and he came to surrender, but who knew that Shi Kefa generously said it righteously, although he admired Shi Kefa very much in his heart, but where did he go with his face. couldn't help but be furious and said: "Inspector Shi, I'm Daze all the way south, you Ming defenders don't dare to disobey, but you are stubborn, then don't blame my Daze subordinates for being ruthless." ”
After speaking, he pulled out the white rainbow knife on his waist, and the knife flashed and rested on Shi Kefa's neck.
"Master Shi, I'll give you another chance. My emperor heard that your daughter is the first beauty in Yangzhou City, if you offer her, I may be able to spare the people of Yangzhou from dying. ”
"Bah, you clear dogs, you can kill but not humiliate, if you want to kill, you will kill, why bother to say more."
Shi Kefa glared angrily, looked directly at Duoze, and scolded loudly.
"I'm angry," Doze shouted as he looked up to the sky, a splash of blood, and Shi Kefa fell.
"Come on, engrave on my white rainbow knife 'This knife has killed the first loyal minister', in the future, look at Daming, who else dares to disobey."
As soon as Duo Ze's hand was released, the white rainbow knife fell to the ground with a 'dang bang', and the soldiers in front of the horse hurriedly picked it up.
"The order goes down, Shi Kefa is dead, and the generals will not return their swords to their sheaths, and they will fight all the way out of Yangzhou City."
In the evening, Li Shuangxi finally entered Yangzhou City, and Yangzhou City has become a hell on earth at this moment.
The stench of blood was pervasive, there were mutilated corpses everywhere, corpses were piled up in ditches and ponds, hands and feet pillowed, blood flowed into the water, turned into various colors, and the ponds were filled with corpses. The streets were littered with corpses, pillowing each other, and it was so dark that it was impossible to tell who the deceased was. The corpses at the foot of the city wall were piled up as densely as fish scales, with a bloody stench, and corpses with mutilated limbs everywhere.
It is 'the corpse mountain is full of white bones, and the lonely city of ten thousand deaths is not willing to surrender!' Message to passers-by to cover their noses, the living are not as fragrant as the dead! ’