!--Chapter content begins-- The Qiqihar Mutiny can be called a miracle. It took 1,500 people half a day to seize control of the city from 30,000 defenders. This is really shocking.
Afterwards, Western military experts conducted many deductions and could not figure out how Hunchun succeeded. The entire mutiny was completely inconsistent with the theories in any military textbooks.
Western military experts are too mathematical, and only those Eastern commanders who have thoroughly analyzed human nature can understand the essence of the success of this mutiny.
Use the prepared to fight the unprepared, the willing to fight the unintentional, the quick to fight the slow, the cruel to fight the cowardly... Even one side even used the banner of Qing Jun to defend His Majesty's territory, while the other side poured the dung of a traitor.
With such an unequal gap, how can one remain undefeated? How can we be invincible!
After the four doors are closed, the battle will be easier to fight. Fifteen hundred private soldiers guarding a small city with a population of 70,000 to 80,000 people sounds unbelievable, but they really did it.
Each of the four gates was divided into two hundred troops, and two hundred troops were stationed in the general's palace. War horses were collected throughout the city to form a mobile force of five hundred people to rush back and forth to support and suppress the dissident elements in the city.
Bastard, Black Dog, Erluzi and others began to search the streets for defeated soldiers, forcing them to 'revolt' before the battle and defect to Hunchun. These newly surrendered soldiers, regardless of what they do, will be given three silver dollars as a reward when they meet. .
Seeing that they would not have to die if they had money, these surrendered troops worked harder than private soldiers to suppress the dissidents. At 4:30 in the afternoon, the number of troops available to Lieutenant General Lin reached 2,500.
As for defending the city, don't worry too much. There is no need to defend the city wall at all. Just focus on the quality of the defenders outside the city. They can climb as much as they like. If they dare to attack the four gates from the city wall, they will wait for the massacre at Mauser's position. Bar.
In addition, countless surrendered soldiers shouted desperately down on the city wall, "Brothers! Officers outside! The city is under siege... Your family members have been controlled by Master Hunchun! Be careful about the lives of my mother, wife and children... …”
"Don't worry... they are living a good life... they have food, drink, and charcoal pots to keep warm... As long as you don't attack the city, they will be safe..."
The constant shouting caused the tens of thousands of troops outside the city to panic. It didn't matter who the soldiers were, they just ate food. It would be better not to attack the city and less people would die.
The ones who were most frightened were the officers, big and small. Their families and children were all in the city, and very few of them escaped by surprise.
"Brothers, please go back to the camp and wait for news of the aftermath! Guo Xing'a has been caught and turned into meat! Why are you still bleeding so hard? Are you so heartless..."
The repeated shoutings constantly shook the will of the defenders outside the city, and Qiqihar City unexpectedly ceased fire very quickly.
The situation developed smoothly, but Lieutenant General Lin's heart was still burning on the fire. It was dark and he still hadn't found the three pigeon farmers. What would be the use of the whole mutiny being successful? If the message cannot be sent out, there is no point in the success of the mutiny!
At this moment, a messenger suddenly rushed in. "Sir! Urgent report from Nancheng! There are thousands of cavalry rolling in with golden flags! Jin Zuo is back from the killing..."
"Yeah! So fast..." The most threatening thing to Lao Lin now is the cavalry troops under Jin Zuoling. There are as many as five or six thousand elite cavalry outside Qiqihar City, all under Jin Zuoling's command.
Once the city is broken and the cavalry rushes in, even if our own Mauser is sharp, he will not be able to withstand the trampling of thousands of horses. This is the biggest threat.
"Take me to Nancheng, and I will personally meet this Jin Zuoling... By the way, call the bastard. That kid is sinister and has a grudge against Jin. Let him come up with an idea!"
Riding on the newly snatched war horses, Lieutenant General Lin and his five hundred Rangers quickly set off towards Nancheng. There were numerous fire spots along the way, and many ordinary people were brave enough to put out the fires. Everyone's face was full of panic.
The people who lost their homes sat on the ground and cried loudly. The naked children contracted typhoid fever in fright and coughed desperately in their mother's arms.
Lao Lin couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, "The rise and fall are all the suffering of the people! Fortunately, I was the one to preside over the mutiny. If there were a few cruel and murderous people, the people of this city would suffer!"
After a while, the south gate appeared in front of them. Everyone rushed up the horse path and climbed to the gate tower. Then in the afterglow of the setting sun, they saw the cavalry team preparing for battle.
A general riding a big black horse, wearing cotton armor and a helmet with a long lightning rod on his head, was running back and forth in front of the military formation with a waist knife, shouting something unknown.
"He is boosting morale! Jin Zuoling is about to attack the city..."
"Look! He has pushed out all the red-coated cannons outside the city...and there are two thousand archers! Fireguns! The cart behind is full of dry firewood, and he wants to attack with fire..."
Jin Zuoling discovered the strange changes in Qiqihar City at almost three o'clock in the afternoon. At that time, he was hunting deer in Nanshan, and suddenly a sharp-eyed soldier saw the smoke and dust in the north.
At first, he thought it was a leak, but after a while, the smoke became bigger and bigger, and there were more and more fire points. Only then did Jin Zuoling realize that something was wrong, so he quickly left the prey and took everyone back to kill it.
On the way, he happened to meet the second housekeeper of the General's Mansion who had escaped from the city. When he saw Jin Zuoling, the second housekeeper burst into tears and told the whole story of the cause and effect.
"Lord Guoxing'a can't be found. The whole city is full of rebels from Hunchun. They are shouting slogans of Qingjun side and will kill everyone on sight! Go back and save the old man..."
"Wow, yeah, yeah...what a gangster! How dare you rob our Qiqihar City! What do you care about, old man? The Qing Dynasty's city is important! We have to defend this city for the imperial court..."
"What bullshit Qing Junzi! You can hide it from others, but you can't hide it from me! I have seen all the imperial decrees of the imperial court. It is the decree of the Forbidden City to get out of the way of border guards. It has nothing to do with us! Do you need Hunchun Qing Junzi?"
"Go back to the camp, order the cavalry and prepare to attack the city! Thousands of horses will trample them to death..."
Returning all the way north, Jin Zuoling went straight to the camp. At this time, the camp in the south of the city was already in chaos. The cavalry was more or less elite than the infantry, and the military discipline was stricter.
The infantry had already gone to grab water. Although the cavalry wanted to go, they held back remembering the military regulations. They did not breathe a sigh of relief until Jin Zuolin arrived.
"Assemble the entire army! Open the armory, take out all the weapons, and prepare for counterattack! The enemy is only a thousand or so strong, and we will drown them with a sea of people! Leave the camp and attack the south gate..."
The army gathered outside the south city in groups. The huts on both sides of the post road were all demolished and became a position for the army to station. Two red cannons cast during the Kangxi period came slowly, pulled by eight strong oxen.
The archers formed a dense queue, mixed with firecrackers, waiting for the cannon to be fired to suppress the city head.
Following closely behind were more than ten carts of dry firewood, which were used to burn the city gate. The soldiers were pouring a whole jar of vegetable oil on top. The dry pine wood split instantly absorbed a large amount of grease, making a slight sizzling sound.
Jin Zuoling ran wildly in front of the formation, "Brothers! Don't be afraid! Even if the enemy has sharp firearms, their numbers are few and they are no match for us..."
"Qiqihar is our home! Why should we give it to those lunatics in Ningguta! Attack... and take back our own home!"
