Chapter 429: History is Cruel

Tan Tai was stabbed to death with a bayonet, and his luck was that the rain of lead bullets did not concentrate him, but only knocked his horse down. Tan Tai, who rolled off the horse, was unexpectedly not injured, and when he waved the big knife in his hand and cut over a Dengzhou green skin, he felt an indescribable sense of pleasure in his heart. After fighting with the Dengzhou battalion for so long, I finally have a chance to slash a green skin.

Three green-skinned soldiers rushed up in the shape of "Pin", Tan Tailian cut down one with a gun, and the remaining two made a swift stab. Tan Tai dodged one, and another bayonet stabbed into his waist, and he lost more than half of his strength in this instant. As he struggled to keep raising the knife, another bayonet stabbed him in the neck.

Tan Tai, who took a last look at the battlefield, saw that his cavalry rushed into the crowd, and the Dengzhou soldiers did not panic like the other Ming troops, and engaged in bold hand-to-hand combat with bayonets. How many cavalrymen rushed into the Greenskins? Tan Tai couldn't figure it out, his eyes were dark, and before he closed his eyes, he saw a Qing soldier being stabbed off his horse with a bayonet by Dengzhou soldiers.

The dark green of the tide drowned out these decisive cavalry. The gunfire is like a cannon battle on Chinese New Year's Eve, and it has been ringing non-stop. This counterattack was the most stubborn resistance encountered by the Dengzhou battalion, and it also caused the largest casualties, reaching more than 1,800 people. At this time, it is the fight of will, whoever instigates will die quickly, the real moment of life and death.

The Qing army, which had no way to retreat, was still fighting, and started street battles in the Dengzhou camp before the ruins and broken walls. Hauge returns to his residence and finds his favorite concubine. When he saw her and the two maids kneeling in front of him, he raised the knife in his hand without hesitation. The knife was very fast, and the head was cut off with a single knife, and the two maids got up in fright and ran, but they were chased by Hauge's own soldiers and killed them all.

None of the women in Baylor survived, and they were all killed by their own soldiers. After doing this, Hauge said to the soldiers around him: "Now you can die without worry." ”

After learning the news of the city's breaking, Fan Wencheng carried a sword. Return to your own residence. Have the soldiers tie up all the women in the house. The prepared firewood was piled up outside the study, and Fan Wencheng went in, looked at the frightened and pleading eyes of the women all over the ground, and lit the fire with his own hands. Shut the door. Sitting on a chair, he muttered, "Your Majesty." The old slave is right to live with you. ”

Looking at the fire in the city, standing on the collapsed city wall, Chang Shiren coldly ordered: "Since they want to die." Then make them perfect. The water dragon filled with fire oil was pushed up and sprayed at the houses one by one, and Liaoyang City was set on fire.

Amidst the raging fires, there were screams and wails everywhere, and it was already dark, but the city was like day. There was fire everywhere, and those who escaped from the fire, men and women, young and old, as long as they had a weapon in their hand, even if they were holding a stick, would shoot them with one shot.

"War is cruel, and so is history. In the face of absolute power, there are only two choices, either fight to the death or be conquered. Outside the city, watching the raging fire illuminate the night sky of Liaoyang, Chen Xie spoke unhurriedly to a Mongolian beside him. This Mongol is the messenger brought by Uyunna, the messenger of Manhui.

"Today I can burn Liaoyang and kill all the rebels, and tomorrow, I can make the entire grassland mourn in the flames. How to choose, you go back and ask Man Hui. Under Chen Xie's stern gaze, the envoy knelt down tremblingly, and pleaded in a low voice: "The slave is full of light, please be gracious to the master." ”

Chen Xie smiled and reached out to help up Wuyunna, who was kneeling on the side, and the woman was also frightened. I was trembling all over. Liaoyang is not far from Shenyang, and breaking Liaoyang means that Shenyang cannot be saved. The fire in the city showed this tragic massacre, and the terrifying screams came one after another. And the author of this massacre, standing in front of him.

Chen Xie took Wuyunna back to the camp, and Man Hui, who was kneeling on the ground, heard the sound of horses' hooves and went away, feeling deep regret for his cleverness. A pro-soldier looked at Man Hui coldly: "Get up, call your people, and I'll send you away." ”

A makeshift wooden house in the forest is Chen Xie's residence, and there are four braziers burning in the house, which is warm and comfortable. Chen Xie, who was sitting on the chair, looked at the roof with his eyes closed, and did not look at the woman who knelt on the ground and did not dare to speak after coming in.

War is brutal, willful in war, and the pressure is enormous. Especially modern people like Chen Xie, who live in an era of peace, have been accustomed to coming to this era for a long time. But when he really knew that a city of 100,000 people would be destroyed in his own hands, and the vast majority of people would die, Chen Xie still had a depressed feeling.

"Master, my father ...... him." Seeing that Chen Xie didn't move, Wuyunna raised her head boldly and said, not wanting Chen Xie to sit up suddenly, she reached out and grabbed her sleeve and tore it hard. There was a stabbing and the clasp cracked.

The ground was covered with animal skins, the brazier was burning, it was already noon, and the aching Wuyunna opened her eyes, but she didn't want to move. The lower body hurt like a fire, and what came to mind was a tireless collision scene. There was no one around anymore, and Wuyunna shouted, "Qing'er." The maid came in from outside and helped her up.

"Where's the master?" Wuyunna asked, and the maid said, "I've been out for a while, and when I left, I said I wouldn't call you." ”

"Where's my dad?" After asking again, the maid said, "I left early in the morning and took a lot of cars with me." He said, after the Qing Dynasty is over, he will be ready to do it when he goes back, let me tell you, serve the master well. ”

The fire in Liaoyang City continues to burn, and the buildings in the city are almost burned. The gunfire was still ringing, and a group of soldiers were surrounding a large house, shouting first, but no one came out, but an arrow was fired.

Chang Shiren, who hadn't slept all night, looked at the largest mansion in Liaoyang City with red eyes. Last night's fighting, or rather massacre, brought nothing to the destruction of the city. Not far from his feet, there were three corpses, a knife stuck in the ground.

Along the way, there were corpses everywhere, and the smell of meat was in the air, which was disgusting. Chang Shiren, who was already numb, was about to order fire prevention when he turned around and saw the red flag of Chen Zi and immediately ordered a postponement.

Chen Xie, who was frowning, walked to him, looked at the big mansion and said, "Don't burn this, see if you can catch it alive." Chang Shiren smiled hesitantly: "Supervisor, the brothers are red-eyed." ”

"I know, it's not your fault, how can the war not be innocent? Even if the innocents of the entire city are killed, it is not your fault. ”

"Thank you for the grace of the Inspector!" Chang Shiren breathed a sigh of relief, the killing last night was too fierce, and the military discipline of the Dengzhou battalion was still very strict, and innocent people were not allowed to be killed. In fact, Chen Xie didn't say a word, that is, how can there be innocent in this city? Even if there is, because staying in this city will not have anything to do with military discipline. Last night's battle was like that, anything can happen.

"There were a lot of people running out of the north of the city last night, and some of them were busy on Wang Ben's side. There's no reason to say I'm biased when I look back. Chen Xie smiled, but no matter how you look at it, it is very reluctant, there are too many dead. Along the way, there were corpses everywhere, and there was no time to deal with them urgently.

Five three-pounder guns were pulled up and aimed at the high courtyard wall. The officer holding the horn shouted again: "Ultimatum, open the door, lay down your weapons and come out, otherwise you will be killed, and the chickens and dogs will not be left." ”

In the front yard, Hauge sat on the ground, sneering at the gate, and the soldiers around him were bathing. After the Dengzhou battalion changed tactics and set fire to the city, the battle turned into a one-sided massacre. For the sake of this city, the staff officers of the Dengzhou battalion thought of everything they could think of and did their best to minimize casualties. As a result, the battle has been fought so far, and there are still more than 3,000 casualties. Especially when they first entered the city, street fighting gave the Qing army a lot of opportunities.

"I'm not going to be a prisoner of Minggou, let the other brothers surrender." Hauge looked at the few guards around him, raised his hand and raised his knife, and with a shard on his neck, his body fell as soon as he stook. More than a dozen guards silently looked at Hauge lying on the ground, each raised a knife to kill himself, and covered Hauge's body with a corpse.

The three-pounder cannon still rang out, the wall was blown down, and more than 100 Qing troops rushed out, brandishing swords and guns and shouting. The thumping of the platoon of guns rang out, and when the last soldier rushed ten steps away with his knife in his hand, he saw that there was no one around, hesitated for a moment, and still shouted: "Kill!" ”

Rumble! A three-pounder cannon rang out, and the shotgun knocked the Qing army into a sieve, and it was full of eyes. The soldiers, armed with bayonets, stepped on a pool of blood and rushed into the mansion, where they saw a pile of corpses in the front yard.

When Chen Xie arrived, the battle was over, and the house was full of dead people, except for the front yard, all the people who died were women. Approaching Haoge's study, Chen Xie saw the corpses of three women, one kneeling on the ground had not changed, his head was three steps away, and his eyes were still open. Pretty face, a look of horror. Die with a grievance or everlasting regret! The two maids fell not far away, both stabbed in the back.

Seeing this scene, Chen Xie couldn't help but scold: "Dog's day! ”

The red flag flashed on the tower, and the signal soldier soon reported the news: "Report, I found that there are Qing troops running over from Liaoyang." I'm afraid there are more than 10,000 people. Wang Ben didn't expect that at the last moment, there were really Qing troops who escaped from Liaoyang City, and there were quite a few. On the side of the north gate, in fact, it has not been surrounded, and the Qing army has not run, but I didn't expect that at the last moment, someone still ran away.

When the crackling gunshots rang out, the Qing troops who were running away immediately dispersed, and many people simply stopped running, knelt on the ground and raised their hands. The ambush soldiers surrounded them from all sides, only to find that these people were dragging their families with them. Not everyone is crazy, there are always people who take family affection more seriously, since they are defeated, some people choose to die in battle, and naturally some people choose to escape.

There was not much resistance, Wang Ben captured more than 10,000 prisoners on his side, and more people ran eastward, and no one knew how many escaped. In the end, the Dengzhou battalion captured less than 30,000 people.

A man in the prime of life was shot in the leg and fell to the ground, still holding a knife in his hand. Wang Ben led the people to three steps away, and said lightly: "Put down your weapons, or you will die." Too many people have died, and I don't want to kill anymore. The man sat up, revealing a toddler under him, and said in a hoarse voice, "Spare my son, I will be your slave." (To be continued......)