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Text Chapter 1174 The surrendered army is determined to die

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    Because Zhao Hongyu led the Guards to the top of the city, their arrival stabilized the already deteriorating situation and slowed down the offensive of the surrendered army. At the same time, they were unable to retreat temporarily.

    "But the surrender army retreated without receiving military orders, so the first soldiers who ran back were beheaded by the Manchu war supervisors behind them.

    Next to the war supervisor were dozens of headless corpses. These corpses were all surrendered soldiers who had just retreated.

    Another attack began. Before the attack, the reorganized soldiers of the surrendered army would take a look at their companions who had lost their heads and lives when they passed the war supervisor.

    In the eyes of the soldiers who surrendered, there was a sadness of death.

    Because they know that if their attack is repelled by the enemy, they will definitely end up with the same fate as the owners of those corpses.

    The Manchus didn¡¯t take them as human beings at all. In their eyes, they were just cannon fodder.

    Regarding this point, the surrendered army is very clear from top to bottom.

    ????????????? But it¡¯s clear that it¡¯s clear, and it¡¯s clear that it¡¯s clear, but they can¡¯t do anything about it.

    Even, they have no way to resist at all.

    Because the Manchus followed the advice of the former Han scholars who had surrendered, and when selecting the troops to surrender, they all had families.

    They fought as soldiers in the Manchu army, and their families were detained in Shengjing (modern-day Shenyang), the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty, in case they deserted.  If they survived and went to the Ming Dynasty, then these barbaric Jurchen descendants.  Today's Manchus will kill all their families without leaving any one behind.

    It is precisely because of such scruples that the soldiers who returned to the army had no way to escape from the clutches and could only fight for the Manchus.

    Besides, driven by the Manchus, they also killed their own compatriots.

    As long as it¡¯s the first time, everything will happen naturally.

    People always have to survive, right?

    "This time you attack, unless you die on the battlefield. Or defeat the enemy! Apart from walking two roads, you have no other way out. If you retreat without authorization, you will be beheaded without leaving a trace.  !¡±

    The war supervisor loudly shouted these words to the soldiers who surrendered when they passed by him.

    After hearing this, the soldiers who returned to the army became even more silent.

    Their faces were ashen, and looked extremely gray under the reflection of the fire.  There is no look on his face like a normal person at all, and it looks a bit weird.

    Of the 8,000 surrendered soldiers selected earlier, more than 1,000 people had been killed in earlier attacks.

    This time, the Manchus organized a team of 3,000 people and launched another attack.  At the same time, a second wave of more than 3,000 offensive troops was organized in the back.

    In Huang Taiji¡¯s opinion.  If all these 8,000 people died on the city wall, the officials and defenders of the Ming Dynasty would definitely be shocked, and maybe their plan would succeed.

    Under threat, the cannon fodder will definitely be brave and fearless of death, and their bravery will definitely scare the Ming defenders and officials.

    hey-hey!

    There is no need to send people to die.  It's really wonderful to let those Han people who are like cannon fodder die and still get the effect you want.

    An idea like this.  Only a smart person like me can figure it out.

    Looking at the entire Houjin Kingdom, no one would have thought of such a good idea.

    Of course, this idea is also thanks to Fan Wencheng who is far away in Shengjing.

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? As expected, was the failed scholar of the Ming Dynasty, and indeed he had some troubles.

    However, these Han scholars are too bad. It is okay to use them, but they cannot be reused.

    Huang Taiji, who was watching the battle from behind, was thinking about other things at this moment.

    Under the city wall, there were densely piled corpses. Judging from their clothes, most of them were soldiers who surrendered to the army, and a small number were Ming soldiers who fell on the city wall.

    After all, we are defending the city, and the defenders always have some advantages and advantages.

    As the attacker, more people died in the surrender army, which is normal.

    This is what siege warfare in cold weapon warfare looks like.

    "If it were put in modern times, there would be no need to go to such trouble at all, and a missile would just go over, and the city wall would collapse.

    Standing at the top of the city, ZhaoHongyu looked down.

    Not far away, the troops of surrendered troops who came up again were holding torches high, looking like little sparks.

    The number of enemies attacking this time was twice that of last time, and they also carried many more ladders.

    It seems that those Manchus really spent a lot of money.

    No!

    The other party didn¡¯t spend any money at all, but they made a good calculation.

    Zhao Hongyu suddenly woke up.

    Because he had captured a surrendered soldier earlier, Zhao Hongyu got some useful information from him after some interrogation.

    Therefore, he knew that the attacking troops were the Han troops in the Manchu army.

    That is, the surrendered army that the Manchus used as cannon fodder.

    In such a cruel and brutal siege, the Manchus would not let their compatriots die, so it was most cost-effective to use Han troops.

    After all, the population of the Manchu Kingdom of Later Jin was not very large, and the number of Manchus was just over one million.  Excluding the old, weak, sick, disabled and women, there are only two to three hundred thousand men capable of taking up swords.

    And among these two to three hundred thousand people, there is still a discount, because some of these people may be minors, or people over fifty years old.

    In the Manchu army, there were many soldiers aged thirteen or over fifty.

    After all, they want to fight against the Ming Dynasty. If they don¡¯t do this, there will be no way to compete with the Ming Dynasty.

    Fortunately, the men of the Later Jin Dynasty were good at martial arts, and all of them were extremely fierce.  Even children as young as thirteen or old men over fifty can fight in battle.

    Otherwise.  Hou Jin will not overwhelm Ming Dynasty.

    It is precisely for this reason that the Later Jin Dynasty valued the lives of Manchus very much.  Don't think about losing easily.

    You must know that losing a person is very uncomfortable for the Houjin Kingdom.

    Who makes them have a small population?

    There is nothing we can do about this.

    In fact, the Manchus were quite envious of the Ming Dynasty because the Ming Dynasty had a large population.

    Many Manchus even thought that it would be great if Houjin had such a large population. Then there would be no need to fear the Ming Dynasty at all.

    Fortunately, Daming is only strong on the surface, but he is very soft in his bones.

    "Coupled with the numerous hidden dangers within the Ming Dynasty, this gave the Manchus a god-given opportunity.  Let them rise among the black mountains and white waters.

    "Come on! Retreating means death. Killing one is enough, killing two is profitable! If we die, we will die. If we retreat, our family will suffer!"

    Among the surrendered troops who were slowly approaching the city wall, no one knew who shouted at the top of their lungs.

    The shrill and desperate sound cut through the strangely silent night and resounded throughout the place.

    The surrendered soldiers were listless and ashen-faced.  After hearing this shout, his body suddenly trembled.

    Many people are thinking: Yes, they can't retreat. Even if they die, they will die at the top of the city.  My family members are still in Shengjing. If they don't do well here, it will have a great impact on their family members in Shengjing.

    even.  Because of them, family members will lose their lives.

    What I have to say is that this method of the Manchus is really useful.

    It was precisely by relying on this method that they made the surrendered soldiers obedient and did not dare to disobey the Manchu military orders.  for the tasks assigned to them.  Even if they knew they had a narrow escape, they didn't dare to refuse.

    even.  Under the harsh conditions and treatment of the surrendered army, deserters were rare.

    None of this is unreasonable.

    Of course, a large part of the credit for this must be attributed to the former Han scholars who defected to the Manchus, because it was they who provided Huang Taiji with such a method that allowed Huang Taiji to form such an army.

    Especially the civil servant group of Han people in the Later Jin Dynasty headed by Fan Wencheng, they spared no effort in the rise of the Later Jin Dynasty and made great efforts in providing suggestions and suggestions.

    It can be said that they are the most successful group of people in Houjin.

    However, no matter how good they are, they still have to be inferior when facing the Manchus.

    And they didn¡¯t know that Huang Taiji had already started to be wary of them.

    To the Manchus, the Han people were all slaves.

    ? And the Manchus are the masters.

    "kill!"

      "Come on!"

    "Go up the ladder, the archers suppress the Ming army archers at the top of the city!"

    "Team 1, come on!"

    "The second team is ready!"

    The soldiers who returned to the army were now determined to die, so their momentum changed completely.

    This made the Ming garrison on the city wall feel uneasy for no reason.

    Even Zhao Hongyu can feel it.

    "Your Highness, the other party is already determined to die. I think there will be a fierce battle next! Therefore, I think it is best for you, Your Highness, to withdraw. Otherwise, if a fight breaks out later, I am worried that something will happen."

    Hattori Chizuru, who was dressed as a female warrior and wore the armor of a Japanese warrior, suggested to Zhao Hongyu at this time.

    Next to Chizuru Hattori, four Japanese warriors were kneeling. They were also wearing black Japanese-style armor.

    These four people are all masters of swordsmanship, including the two-sword style and the Yagyu style, and they are all following Zhao Hongyu as guards.

    And, they are all under the control of Hattori Chizuru.

    "It's okay. These people can't possibly cause me any trouble. Our Imperial Guards of the Song Dynasty are not given in vain. I'll let you know in a moment that it's useless even if you are determined to die in front of us.  "

    Zhao Hongyu smiled, turned his head to look at Hattori Chizuru and responded with a smile.

    Hattori Chizuru had long thought that her persuasion could not sway the crown prince, because she knew very well that the crown prince sometimes had a stubborn temper.

    Therefore, I secretly decided to protect Zhao Hongyu.

    Afterwards, Hattori Chizuru winked at the four samurai, meaning to tell them that they must protect Zhao Hongyu after the battle.

    The four Japanese warriors nodded in unison and responded with an "ooh".

    At this time, Mrs. Wang, who was wearing Ming-style armor, was trotting over.

    "Your Highness, the Jurchens have launched an attack!"

    "Let the storm come more violently!" Zhao Hongyu stood there, raised his right hand and waved vigorously: "Bombardiers, prepare! Musketeers, bayonets!"
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