In the twenty-first year of Qianlong's reign, winter
The third day of the bandit-suppression army's siege of Nanjing City.
In the morning, the sun was shining brightly, and there were a few birds chirping. If the war hadn't been so overwhelming, this might have been a feel-good morning.
A white cloud floated leisurely in the sky, and the sun shone on the vast land as the cloud passed by. A white snowy landscape looks particularly bright in the sun.
At this time, the third prince of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Aixinjueluo Yongzhang, wearing a armor and carrying a long sword, made a high-profile appearance on the top of the inner city to encourage military morale.
"Whether it's a flag soldier, a green camp soldier or a civilian, as long as you can cut off a rebel bandit's head, you can take it to the Governor's Mansion in exchange for five taels of silver. The Governor's Mansion has already prepared enough silver for everyone to exchange for it." Aixinjueluo Yong Zhang announced loudly on the city wall road.
The originally silent city began to boil with the sound of Aixinjueluo Yongzhang's words. The soldiers and civilians guarding the city cheered and announced to each other, sweeping away the previous dull atmosphere.
People will inevitably die in war. The people defending on the city wall are all forced to come here. Otherwise, who would be willing to do life-threatening work? I thought it was just a business to pay for your life, but now you can kill people in exchange for money. It's naturally different.
As the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger. If you kill a rebel, you will get five taels of silver. Five taels of silver, which is comparable to the monthly salary of the Green Camp soldiers in the past three months.
There are hundreds of thousands of rebels outside the city. With the protection of a towering city wall, isn't it easy to kill a few rebels? It’s not impossible to get rich! How can you not make them look happy?
There were nearly 400,000 people in the inner city of Nanjing, and nearly 50,000 strong men were captured and came to the city to help in the battle. Including the troops previously mobilized by Nanjing City, the small inner city of Nanjing has nearly 100,000 troops.
The inner city has sufficient food and troops, and the city is crowded with people. This is what the officials and generals in the inner city rely on.
"In the next ten days, the rebels will never be allowed to invade the inner city no matter what. You are willing to follow my generals to defeat the rebels!" Wu Hetuo said boldly to the generals behind him from the top of the city.
"Follow the general to the death and defeat the rebels..."
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"Dong...dong...dong..."
Outside the city wall, the drums of the bandit suppressing army sounded.
In the Qiao Tower at the head of Fengtian Gate in the inner city
"Where did the drum sound come from?" Aixinjueluo Yongzhang heard the drum sound and asked vigilantly: "Is this the rebels about to attack the city?"
"Back to Third Brother, yes." An armored soldier following Aixinjueluo Yongzhang replied respectfully.
"Then we should go out..." Aixinjueluo Yongzhang calmed down and said thoughtfully.
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"People in the city, listen, I am Zhamuza. I was the commander of the White Banner of the Qingzheng Dynasty. Now I have been ordered by the King of Han to persuade me to surrender. My king's army has strong horses and millions of troops. If you don't want to die, hurry up. Open the city gate and surrender! Those who surrender will be spared death." Amidst the rumbling drums, several people in front of the Fengtian City Gate were shouting for surrender.
"Bah... shut up, you guys who are greedy for life and afraid of death... are full of traitors, and you still have the nerve to come here and demand surrender. Your ancestors have all lost their face. What I, Tuowudun, look down upon the most are you trash. You are no longer worthy of being called the Eight Banners." Disciple..." A general wearing a "lightning rod" helmet poked out from the female wall at the top of the city and spat toward the outside of the city before cursing.
"Come here, shoot these greedy dogs with arrows." As Tuowudun finished speaking, dozens of sharp arrows were shot down from the top of the city towards the wooden gate.
Zhamuza and others were also vigilant. After hearing Toudun's shouting, they immediately raised their shields to defend themselves and retreated. But even so, they were still a step too slow. Two soldiers who followed Zhamuza were unfortunately hit by arrows and died.
"Towudun, you bitch. You actually shot me with an arrow when the two countries were at war. You don't know how ashamed you are. Since you want to die, I won't stop you. I will watch how you do it." Dead." Zhamuza, who had just escaped from death, roared angrily.
"Shut up, you are just a bunch of rebellious traitors. You are talking about two countries. Your grandpa and I are right here. Attack us if you can. Don't call out disgusting people all day long. If it hadn't been for you, you bitch, you could have escaped. Hurry up and see if I don't shoot your throat with an arrow." Toudun yelled.
"good…"
There was a sound of praise from the top of the city
"Haha...Okay. Since you are stubborn and refuse to surrender, then you just wait to die!" Zhamuza yelled and led the others away.
"...dong...dong...dong..."
The drums were still beating slowly.
"Sir, look, sir, the rebels have made some strange move..." Shortly after Zhamuza left, the sentry guarding the city suddenly shouted loudly: "What is that, a cannon, a lot of cannons..."
"What?"
The sentry's words instantly attracted the attention of the defenders on the city wall. They all leaned towards the parapet and stared outside. Even Tuowudun, who was resting aside, was shocked after hearing the words and ran to the parapet to look out.
I saw cannons being launched one after another in the formation of the bandit suppressing army, forming a queue and stopping outside the city gate. Looking at the rows of black muzzles facing the inner city wall, it is very spectacular.
There were so many cannons that Towudun couldn't help but take a breath. He probably counted, and it must be about two hundred doors.
"Quick, go and notify General Wu and ask him to send troops to support here immediately, otherwise I can't guarantee that I can last for half an hour." Toudun repeatedly ordered to the soldiers beside him, his tone was extremely urgent.
"Come on, I obey the order." The soldier returned the salute and quickly walked down the city wall.
"Where did the rebels get so many cannons? These cannons don't look like the cannons of the Qing Dynasty." Tuowudun said doubtfully.
"Look, sir, the barrels of these cannons are very thin. Aren't they afraid of exploding their barrels?" a general next to Toudun replied.
The general's words caught Toudun's attention, and he stared attentively.
"Sure enough, I just lost my mind when I saw so many cannons. I said, where did the rebels get so many cannons? These are obviously just thicker iron barrels, how can they be called cannons." Tuowu After watching, Atsushi breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Their so-called cannons are probably just to scare us. Do they dare to fire such a thin barrel? Maybe they will blow themselves up before the shells hit us."
"Haha... Your Excellency is right." The people around Toudun laughed and agreed.
"Believe it or not. After a while, someone from the rebel side will definitely come to call for surrender." Tuowudun bet.
"Yes...these rebels are cunning. If they can't get in, they will try to trick them with some fake cannons. Fortunately, you are wise and saw clearly the plot of the rebels early on." Another person echoed.
"That's right. If someone dares to come and call for surrender, I'll shoot him directly. This will save you from listening to the rebels' screams again." Tuowudun ordered.
"Come on, my servant (the last general) obeys your orders."
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