The fires burning everywhere in the military stronghold were gradually put out with the efforts of the Ming army.
Although the open fire is extinguished, there are still sparks in the embers that flicker brightly and dimly.
Occasionally, the wind blows, and the dark fire that has not been extinguished immediately rises again, but it no longer forms the same fire.
In addition to the burnt smell of charcoal, there was also the extremely uncomfortable smell of burnt corpses in the air.
Many surrendered troops were killed in their sleep. After the fire broke out, their bodies were naturally devoured by the fire. Some of the seriously injured people who survived were burned alive by the fire. The tragic scenes before death were heart-stopping and unbearable to watch.
This is war, a cruel war.
The body of General Han Dewang was found not far from the mud wall.
Wang Wu couldn't help but be surprised when Gou Sheng said that there were a few bloody gold bars scattered around Han's body, but he was immediately relieved.
The soldiers of the Ming army who could follow him here are all heroes who would rather die than surrender. If a man is not even afraid of death, will he care about gold?
In this battle, 245 enemies were killed and more than 300 captured.
Although the results were not as good as the previous three battles, the smiles and excitement on the faces of the Ming army soldiers were unprecedented.
Because, in this battle, they not only eliminated Han Dewang's troops, but also killed 32 real Tatars and captured 9 alive!
Since the Qing army encircled and suppressed Kuidong in the first year of Kangxi, the Ming army had fought against the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers. Both sides had wins and losses. However, the capture of Manchu soldiers was the first time for the Ming army in the Kuidong area!
Extremely rare!
It’s also incredibly fresh!
After hearing the news, many officers and soldiers of the Ming Army rushed to the place where the Manchu prisoners were detained, and looked at these Tatars who looked just like them with the same curiosity as later generations would look at pandas.
Among the prisoners, except for Ta'atai, the "Baitang'a" who shouted that he was a Han and wanted to surrender, there were eight other prisoners who were all real Manchurians, and among them was their leader Mardu.
Mardu did not surrender, but simply couldn't bear it anymore on the roof. He gritted his teeth and jumped off the roof with the remaining Manchu soldiers to fight the Ming army.
As a result, seven Manchurian soldiers were killed on the spot, and the remaining eight Manchurian soldiers, including Mardu, were all captured alive.
Wang Wu also saw the legendary real Tatars for the first time, so he came over curiously to look at these real Manchus.
According to Ta'atai's confession, they were Manchurians with blue flags coming from Xi'an.
Just lower the five flags.
The current owner of the Xianglan Banner is Desai, the grandson of Prince Zheng Jierhalang. However, the banner owner who was renamed Prince Jian in the 18th year of Shunzhi is only an eleven-year-old child and cannot ask about flag affairs at all.
The flag affairs of the inlaid blue flag are managed by the auxiliary minister Ye Bilong.
Not far away from Mardu and other prisoners, more than thirty black-burnt corpses of Manchu soldiers were placed side by side.
Most of them were so burned that their facial features were unrecognizable.
"This general has a few words to ask you."
Looking at Mardu who was bleeding after being stabbed twice because of resistance, Wang Wu wanted to ask him about the situation of the Qing army in Huachanggou and nearby areas, but Mardu didn't answer him like a mute.
Seeing this, Taatai quickly explained: "General, this Tatar doesn't know Chinese!"
Wang Wu suddenly realized that he was a real prince, so he asked Ta'atai, a fake Tatar with a good background, to translate for him.
This time Mardu did react, but he yelled a few words.
Without Ta'atei's translation, Wang Wu also knew that Mardu was unwilling to cooperate.
"Ask the others, are there any who are willing to surrender?"
Wang Wu didn't want to waste time on Mardu, and there were several Manchu prisoners. He didn't believe that he was not afraid of death.
Taatai subconsciously let out a "sh" sound, then realized something was wrong and quickly said: "Yes, general!"
With fear, he stepped forward and questioned the other captured Manchu soldiers one by one, but what greeted him was either spittle mixed with blood or curses.
"General, they..."
Taatai stood there in fear, fearing that the Ming general in front of him would vent his anger on himself.
Unexpectedly, the general laughed: "This is the real Tatar!"
Before his smile faded, his eyes were already fierce. He waved to the mute Zhu Sanyi who was holding the flag. The latter hurriedly stepped forward and swung his sword to chop off the head of the Manchu soldier closest to him.
The movement was so fast that when the heads of the soldiers fell, the companions on the side did not react.
Blood spurted into the air like a column of water, and with a "plop", the headless Manchurian soldier leaned forward, as if he was kneeling and kowtow.
Only that end was not on his neck.
Wang Wu had no intention of letting the mute stop.
The mute was naturally happy to continue swinging the knife.
After five cuts in a row, some of the remaining Manchu soldiers finally got scared and wanted to open their mouths to say something, but they were scolded by Mardu in front of him. After that, the trembling Manchu soldier looked ashamed and gritted his teeth and cut his neck directly. Stretched forward.
The mute took advantage of the situation and swung his sword down.
Cut again until only one person is left, Na Ling and Chai Mardu.
"Ah ba ah ba..."
The mute stopped his hand consciously and looked at the captain.
I thought the captain wanted to interrogate this little Tatar leader again.
Unexpectedly, the captain shook his head, then took the sword from Cao Diwei, a soldier on the side, and walked straight to Mardu. The moment the opponent suddenly raised his head and looked at him, the sword was swung down!
With a "gurgle", Mardu opened his mouth to say something and his head fell directly to the ground.
Wang Wu didn't give him a chance to speak at all.
For no other reason, I don’t want to hear it.
After beheading the Manchu leader with one blow, Wang Wu suddenly pointed the bleeding sword at the wrapped Ta Atai and said calmly: "Kneel down too!"
"General, spare your life!"
Taatei had been so frightened by the scene of beheading that he was heartbroken. When he saw the general again, his eyes were filled with murderous intent. His legs gave way and he fell to his knees. His whole body was trembling, and his upper and lower teeth were shaking. With.
Wang Wu ignored the man's begging for mercy and walked towards him with his knife.
Seeing that General Ming was really going to kill him, the despairing Taatai couldn't help shouting again: "The general said that those who surrender will avoid death, how can he break his promise!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the Ming general really stopped and looked at him with a slight frown. But after a few breaths, the Ming general walked towards him again with the knife in his hand and said: "The one who surrenders can avoid death, but But my hands and feet must be cut off!”
Taatai was so shocked by these words that losing his limbs would be even more terrifying than death!
In desperation, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "General, don't you want to regain your sight? If you want to regain your sight, you can't kill me!"
Like a magic spell, this shout actually stopped the long knife that had reached two feet above his head.
"What's the meaning?"
Wang Wu looked up and down at the wrapped slave who was greedy for life and afraid of death. Although the big knife in his hand was not missing, it was still hanging on his neck.
Like a drowning man grasping for straw, Taatai said quickly: "The general is a hero. Don't you know that the Ming army is gone. No matter what the general does if it is trapped, there is no possibility of the Ming Dynasty being revived..."
"Um!"
Wang Wu's fierce light flashed, and the wrapped slave dared to shake his mind even when he was about to die. He grabbed his right hand fiercely and was about to chop it off.
"If the general listens to me, then the Ming Dynasty will have a chance to revive!"
Taatai's voice was full of tears, and even his crotch became wet.
Wang Wu frowned again, but for some reason the knife didn't cut down.
Seeing this, Ta'atai knew that whether he would live or die depended on the following words, he did not dare to pause for a moment and said: "General, does he know what the Qing Dynasty is most afraid of right now?"
"what do you want to say in the end?"
Wang Wu snorted slightly, "Isn't your Tatar court most afraid of us right now?"
"The general is wrong, wrong, so wrong!"
Ta'atai made three mistakes in a row, with an anxious look on his face, "The general is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and it is admirable to persevere in this desperate situation. However, what the court is most afraid of right now is not the general and the Ming Dynasty's lone loyalist, but Ping Xi." Wang Wu Sangui!"
As soon as he said this, a light suddenly flashed in Wang Wu's eyes, and he said in a muffled voice: "What does this matter have to do with me!"
"General, you know that no dynasty in the past will allow the vassal king to grow bigger. What's more, Wu Sangui and others are Han vassals, so I guess that the imperial court will cut down the vassal in a few years, and Wu Sangui and other Han vassals will also raise their armies...
The general really wants to revive the Ming Dynasty, so he should endure the humiliation, endure humiliation, and surrender his entire army to the Qing Dynasty to preserve its vitality. After a few years of this, when the imperial court cuts down the feudal vassals, it will be the time for the general to lead his troops and raise the bright flag again! "
What Taatei said was heartfelt.
Wang Wu was stunned on the spot, his eyes looking at the clothed slave repeatedly. After taking a few dozen breaths, he asked doubtfully: "Do you know what year the Revolution of 1911 was?"
