"Brothers, break into Qufu City. If you want money, you have money, and if you want women, you have women!"
"Invade Qufu! Make a fortune!"
"Make a fortune!"
"The Qing Dynasty will be victorious..."
When the sky was dim and bright, the cheers of mountains and tsunami shook the sky in the wilderness to the west of Qufu City. The 6,000 green soldiers had formed twelve square formations in units of battalions, with shield chariots in front and infantry in the back. They were holding bows, arrows, swords and spears, and cheered loudly at the instigation of the officers.
Unlike the old soldiers of the Eight Banners who were allocated flag fields, obtained a Beijing household registration, acquired real estate in Beijing, and had 24 prospects to climb up, the green soldiers had no future in today's Qing Dynasty, and they were not the heart of the Qing Dynasty. Even military pay is very meager. They followed the master of the Eight Banners into the battle, and many times they actually fought well. The main reasons were two reasons, one was the intimidation of the Eight Banners soldiers, and the other was they were free to rob!
The former is coercion, the latter is inducement. Without one, the Green Camp soldiers would have little fighting power. Especially if you grab one, you must not miss it. Otherwise, the Eight Banners soldiers themselves will lose their energy, so they will force others?
In the original history, many Ming armies became arrogant and arrogant after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, but lost their vigor after fighting again. This is the reason.
Facing the city of Qufu, which could not be hit by Hongyi's artillery, Duduo, the "Golden Prince" of the Qing Dynasty, had no choice but to resort to the tactics of "burning, killing and looting" to stimulate the fighting spirit of his subordinates.
Even if Qufu is really slaughtered, it is still better than being defeated! So now he doesn't talk about "kill less and rob less"...
Seeing a group of green camp soldiers going "crazy" again, Duduo smiled and nodded, turned around and said to He Luohui: "That's what we need... He Luohui, you lead five Niulu to supervise the battle!"
"twitter!"
He Luohui also responded happily.
Anyway, the Green Camp soldiers were fighting for their lives, and even if they won, the Eight Banners soldiers would follow suit. Even if they lose, the Eight Banners soldiers will not suffer too much loss, so why not?
...
"Bring out the position of Confucius, the most holy teacher of Dacheng!"
At the same time, Shi Kefa Shi, a great scholar who had changed into a Confucian uniform, was standing outside the Confucius Temple in Qufu City, shouting loudly.
In front of him, 3,000 death warriors were fully armed and lined up, waiting to go into battle.
More than a dozen disciples of the Kong family dressed as Confucian scholars (mostly the children of tenant farmers who had just changed their surname to Kong) had already come out of the Confucius Temple carrying the throne of Confucius, the most holy teacher of Dacheng. Everyone had a sacred and solemn expression on their faces.
Shi Kefa turned to the tablet, bowed in salute, and shouted loudly: "Confucius, the most holy teacher of Dacheng, bless us and win the victory!"
Three thousand dead soldiers also saluted together, and everyone shouted: "Confucius bless you! Victory is over!"
Okay, Confucius has become a martial saint... I wonder if there will be a statue of Confucius carrying a blunderbuss in the future?
Shi Kefa finished worshiping the tablet, and then shouted: "Today, I will carry the throne of Confucius, the most holy teacher of Dacheng, and go to the disaster of famous religion with you! Confucius and Mencius will definitely bless us in heaven... ...Even if you die in battle, you are also sacrificing your life for the famous religion. You can enjoy the Confucius Temple and enjoy the incense and offerings of future generations for generations to come. Even if you die, you will still live!"
In order to save Confucius's tomb, Shi Kefa also tried his best and used all kinds of tricks. Not only did he give out a lot of money, he even arranged where the dead soldiers would go after they died in battle... Those who died in battle were sanctified and deserved to enjoy the Confucius Temple. , we will all be Confucian saints from now on!
Not to mention, Confucius was really more powerful than a god in Qufu! The effect of enjoying the Temple of Confucius and being canonized to death in battle is stronger than the reward of silver.
The three thousand "Confucian dead soldiers" immediately became excited, and everyone shouted: "Sage Confucius bless us! Sage bless..."
At this time, the green camp soldiers were already pushing shield carts and carrying ladders, and rushed like a tide towards the C-shaped fort that had been bombarded by Hongyi artillery for a whole day.
The bombardment of the Hongyi cannon was actually somewhat effective, although it did not destroy the fortress walls composed of sandbags, soil, and logs. But hundreds of sandbags were still broken, and a lot of sand leaked out of the sandbags, making the barriers somewhat loose. If Duduo had more cannons and more patience, and could fight for half a month or more, it might have better results.
But Duduo doesn't have that many cannons, nor does he have that patience. Even if he had, his Eight Banners Green Camp would not have the patience to wait any longer.
There are mountains of gold and silver in Qufu City... The thousands of years of plunder of the Confucius family are all contained in Qufu City! If it were broken, how many millions or tens of millions of taels of silver would be available for grabs?
Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of aid and suppression under Shi Kefa, led his troops to enter the C-shaped fort during the day yesterday. The reason why he entered the fort was to prevent the refugees and militia groups crowded inside the fort from collapsing on their own.
Shi Kefa and Kong Yinzhi's method of defending Qufu was somewhat unorthodox. They treated the refugees they took in as cannon fodder and placed them in nine fortresses outside Qufu City. Not only were the strong men organized into militia groups placed in the fortress, but even women, children, the elderly and the weak were not allowed to enter the big city of Qufu - the big city of Qufu was not that big, and now it had accommodated more than 100,000 people from Qufu County. It was so crowded that it could not be accommodated. No more people. And once there are no family members to protect, the strongest among the refugees will no longer be desperate...
The people Liu Zhaoji brought into C-zi Castle were the local team coaches from Qufu, and their families were all in the big city of Qufu - if anyone escaped from the battle, their family members would be kicked out of the castle and left to fend for themselves!
So I had to work hard!
However, Liu Zhaoji did not put the more than a thousand people he brought with him on the front line, but placed them around the only gate of the C-shaped fort. Blocking the city gate, the only way out for the 10,000 refugees in the fortress...
Now they can either wait for the enemy to come and kill them, or they can fight tooth and nail. Even if they risk their lives, they can still go see Confucius. That is a supreme honor!
Several leading figures among the refugees who had put on homemade cloth armor were brought to Liu Zhaoji - their families were transferred to the big city of Qufu and became hostages in the hands of Shi Kefa.
It’s an ugly thing to do, but it’s absolutely necessary! The leading figures among these refugees, frankly speaking, ran away because of fear. Afraid of death, afraid of the Qing Dynasty... If the Qing Dynasty can spare their lives, there is nothing wrong with surrendering or anything.
Detaining their families is somewhat of a guarantee!
These few masters, who didn't know whether they were scholars or civil servants, couldn't do anything. Their families were imprisoned and their property was ruined. Two of them even signed their names on "Chasing the Hulu". There was no way out if they didn't fight hard!
With their efforts, the refugees in the C-shaped fort finally got some organization and selected about 2,000 strong men, equipped with swords, shields, spears, and a small number of bows and arrows.
The top of the C-shaped fort was also filled with all kinds of debris that could be thrown down, and a large pot was set up under the city wall to boil the smelly golden juice (dung juice). Strong women with big feet were also organized, either carrying wooden buckets to transport gold juice to the city, or holding shovels to fill sacks with soil to repair the city wall.
"Tatars have nothing to fear! With Saint Confucius protecting us, what should we be afraid of? Even if he died, he would still be with Saint Confucius! You are all scholars, you must be happy to see Saint Confucius, right? Isn't that what studying is all about? For this?"
Listening to Liu Zhaoji, a rough guy, saying that he studied in order to meet the sage Kong, several candidates and scholars were really on the verge of crying.
The purpose of studying is to get promoted and make a fortune, not to meet the sage Confucius...
"Master Rong, Master Rong, the Tatar soldiers are coming!" At this time, Ding Fei, one of Liu Zhaoji's servants, also rushed up to report the news.
"Are they real Tatars?" Liu Zhaoji asked immediately.
"No, it's a Green Camp soldier."
Liu Zhaoji laughed and said: "Don't be afraid, it's the Green Camp, not the real Tatars... Okay, you all go to the city! This town will supervise the battle here. I wish you victory!"
A forty-year-old man from Shandong Province stamped his feet, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Then let me borrow General Rong's good words. Come here, raise our banner, and let the Tatars know how powerful our Shandong heroes are!"
They even have a big flag!
It's just a large piece of white cloth with ten big characters written on it, "Dacheng's Most Holy Master Confucius bless you"...
