On the north bank of the Pearl River, Huangpu Camp.
Inside the school grounds, flags were fluttering and warriors were like a forest.
After nearly twenty days of hard training, a total of 16,000 Jinyi pro-army soldiers from four towns were finally able to line up and walk into the school grounds by themselves, and then put on a pattern that could barely be seen as square. The battalion is in phalanx.
Under the dark clouds, only 16,000 to 7,000 Jin-yi pro-army soldiers could be seen, all wearing cross-collar cloth robes and their heads wrapped in red cloth. Most of the Jin-yi pro-army soldiers were wearing helmets, and about one-third of them were wearing helmets. The warriors also wore armor in addition to their cloth robes—some wore Chinese-style cloth face armor, while others wore Western-style light plate armor.
The so-called light plate armor refers to a half set or a small set of plate armor. Some of them are N-hand armor imported from Europe at a high price, and some are made by local masters in Guangdong. They look very impressive when worn. However, their defensive capabilities are not much better than a well-made Chinese cloth armor, because the cloth armor is also filled with pieces of iron as big as a palm.
Although Zhu Heji made a success in Macau and captured Foshan, an important iron smelting town, he still does not have enough iron armor to equip his army. So among the 16,000 or 7,000 people in front of him now, only one-third are wearing armor... Among them, all spearmen have armor, all sword soldiers have helmets, and musketeers have No helmet or armor.
Soldiers with and without armor were mixed into a battalion, making the already untidy formation look even more messy.
However, from the perspective of Zhu Heji, who was standing on a square platform made of wood with the hilt of his sword, this silent army of 16,000 to 7,000 people still showed extremely high morale at this moment. Looking around, almost everyone was marching forward with their heads held high and clutching the weapons in their hands tightly. Although they could not stand still, their bodies were swaying and they looked majestic.
This kind of morale and this kind of majesty merged together to form a murderous aura that reached the sky.
This kind of murderous intent is enough to sweep across Guangdong and the world!
Every young officer who followed Zhu Heji along the way felt a kind of heroic spirit that could conquer anything in this army!
They are the personal troops of Zhu San Taisun and the mainstay of the revival of the Ming Dynasty. They are absolutely invincible!
Before Zhu Heji ascended the high platform, there were still some murmuring voices in the school grounds, but at this moment, everyone was holding their breath and concentrating, looking at the demigod-like third grandson with admiration.
Therefore, there was no sound in the school grounds, except for the strong wind blowing from the Pearl River, which echoed in people's ears.
The silence lasted for who knows how long. When everyone thought they were going to stand in silence today, Zhu Heji on the high platform suddenly spoke.
"Let me tell you some good news. Shang Kexi has come to die! The ten thousand demon clearing troops led by Shang Kexi have all crossed the Zengjiang River the evening before yesterday... and they have come to die!"
Shang Kexi is almost outside Guangzhou! To prevent Shang Kexi from entering Guangzhou, Zhu Heji had to immediately send troops to seize the highland of Longtou Mountain, twenty or thirty miles east of Guangzhou.
Under the high platform, there are twenty men with loud voices lined up. They are specially selected heralds. Not only do they have loud voices, but they can also speak Cantonese Mandarin with precise pronunciation.
When Zhu Heji said something on the stage, they would repeat it.
Their voices were loud, penetrating the howling wind and reaching the ears of every standing Jinyi officer and soldier.
The young officers in each phalanx took the lead in raising their arms and shouting.
"Kill the demons, destroy the Shang family, enter Guangzhou..."
A very simple slogan, but it reached the heart of every soldier.
Shang Kexi is the Qing demon who hates Guangdong!
And most of the Jin-clad soldiers standing in the school grounds have a blood feud with the Shang family. When it comes to "killing the demons and destroying the Shang family", who is not filled with enthusiasm and blood boils?
As for entering Guangzhou...it means taking over the world!
Beijing is too far away, but Guangzhou is close at hand.
Kill the Qingyao, destroy the Shang family, and then you can enter Guangzhou... What a wonderful prospect!
Zhu Heji raised his right hand high amidst the cheers. The excited people in the school ground suddenly became quiet, and the entire school ground became silent in an instant.
"Come here, bring Yaotou Zeng up!"
Zeng Yaotou is Zeng Qizhao. He was once the second most ruthless person in Guangdong. Now he has been treated like a human being. His broken limbs have not been reattached, and there is not a piece of good skin or flesh left on his body... He is not angry. The child did not break.
The reason why this is possible is not because of how tenacious his vitality is, but because Zhu Heji has professionals under his command!
Eunuch Pang, the governor of the East Factory, is now one of Zhu Heji's people. Among the "eunuch talents" that Eunuch Pang has reserved for the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, there are several eunuchs who are preparing to work in the East Factory. Eunuch Pang has taught them to tie people up and beat them step by step. and healing arts. You can first beat the person until he is half dead, and then continue to beat him after he is healed. This is called sustainable torture.
None of these people were cut off later, and they were recruited into the Military Advisor's Office and became professional beaters.
Zeng Qizhao became their first client... and Zhu Heji also gave them a bottle of allicin to treat Zeng Qizhao's skin injuries. Thanks to the professional services of these professional beaters, although Zeng Qi Zhaodu was tortured to the point of collapse, his life was still there.
But his pain is about to end...just one last pain and it will be over!
Because Zhu Heji wanted to use him to sacrifice the flag!
This was really lucky. Zhu Heji had originally planned to torture him almost to death and then chop him into pieces.
However, Shang Ke was so anxious to die that Zhu Heji had no time to take Emperor Kangxi's "noble relative" Li Chenggong from Jieyang Prison to Guangzhou Huangpu Camp to be slaughtered. So I can only take advantage of Zeng Qizhao... The sacrifice flag can only be settled with one knife, and there is no way to cut the flesh slowly with a knife! Moreover, time is tight now. After killing Zeng Qizhao, everyone will have to set off, but they cannot let Shang Kexi take control of Longtoushan first.
So I can only behead Zeng Qizhao at a cheaper price!
"Wow wow wow..."
Although he won the first prize of a flag sacrifice, Zeng Qizhao was still dissatisfied. When he was carried up to the high platform by a few "bearded scholars", he was still yelling, but he didn't curse... It's not that he didn't want to curse, but his tongue It had been cut off, so I couldn't curse, so I had to scream.
At the same time that Zeng Qizhao was being carried onto the high platform, a brand new and huge flag of the Sun and the Moon had already been carried by an eight-foot-long spear and inserted into the high platform.
The sun and the moon are bright!
This large flag was designed by Zhu Heji for his new Ming Dynasty after arriving in Macau. It is made of bright red silk as the base, with a round sun and a crescent moon embroidered with gold thread. The sun and the moon are side by side, with the sun to the left and the moon to the right. I know it symbolizes the Ming Dynasty.
Next to the big flag, a Confucian knife and axe-hand stood solemnly, and a log chopping board was placed under the big flag.
Zhu Heji, on the other hand, stepped aside and looked coldly at "Renren Zhao" who was about to be stabbed.
Several "bearded scholars" quickly pinned Zeng Qizhao on the chopping board. The "ruthless man" was still a little unconvinced and tried to struggle. The "chopping man" picked up a machete and stabbed it at the back of Zeng Qizhao's head. He slapped me hard and yelled: "Don't move!"
This slap made Zeng Qizhao's eyes flash with stars, and he forgot to struggle for a moment. The "Slasher Confucian" took advantage of this opportunity, raised his knife and cut off Zeng Qizhao's neck with a click. When the consciousness of the second most ruthless man in Guangdong came to his senses, he found that he was being held in someone's hands and raised high, and there was severe pain in his neck...
Zhu Heji glanced at the still twitching human head. His bearded face looked particularly excited. He pulled out his sword with a clang, pointed it to the northeast, and shouted: "Zeng Yaotou is dead, and the next one is It's so gratifying...to pass on the Gu family's order, the entire army is dispatched and marches towards the Nanhai Temple at the foot of Longtou Mountain!"
As soon as Zhu Heji finished speaking, the school grounds immediately cheered, "Kill the demons, destroy the Shang family, enter Guangzhou..."
