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Just across the river, Qin Mu's order quickly reached Jiangdong.
Based on Meng Ke's understanding of Qin Mu, he would not have issued such a time limit order to his generals if he did not feel the situation was urgent.
Qin Mu gave them three days. According to Meng Ke's observation, the Qing army on Huangshiji had basically run out of arrows and their morale was extremely low. So he decided not to wait for three days and issued the order for a general attack that day.
In the afternoon, a light rain began to fall from the sky. The Qin army's daytime offensives were not too fierce in the past few days, and many Tartars on the mountain were lying on the ground and taking a nap.
"Get up, get up quickly, get up quickly!" Tulai suddenly roared hysterically.
The Tartar hurriedly got up and looked down the mountain, and was immediately shocked.
From the north and south, two black waves were rapidly spreading towards Huangshiji, with black flags like clouds and golden swords like forests. It was obvious that the entire Qin army was mobilized this time.
When Tulai took a closer look, he gnashed his teeth in hatred, because the ones leading the charge this time were actually the Green Camp soldiers who had escaped down the mountain.
These guys were his subordinates a few days ago, but now they have become the vanguard of the Qin army, and their number is as many as 20,000.
"Damn it, the Han dogs are really unreliable, they deserve to be killed, all of them deserve to be killed..." Tulai was furious, roaring and cursing, completely forgetting that there were thousands of Green Camp soldiers listening to him.
At this time, a rider came from the foot of the mountain and shouted, "Brothers of the Green Camp on the mountain, listen, this is your last chance. Come down the mountain and surrender immediately. I will forgive you for what happened. If you fight back and take the heads of the Tartars, you will be rewarded handsomely. After the third drum, my army will launch a general attack. All those who resist, whether they are Han or not, will be treated as Tartars and will not be easily forgiven."
The thousands of Green Camp soldiers on the mountain looked at each other in bewilderment. They all knew that without any reinforcements, it was only a matter of time before Huangshiji was captured by the Qin army.
At this point, it’s a matter of life and death. How many people don’t want to live
However, the supervisory team sent by Tulai was standing behind them, and under the tyranny of the Tartars, few people dared to resist.
Boom! There was a drum sound coming from the bottom of the mountain. The sound of the drum seemed to be particularly heavy, which made people's hearts tingle and their scalps tingle.
Boom! Another drum sounded. All the Green Camp soldiers felt that it was like a death drum.
Some people couldn't bear the depression in their hearts and wanted to shout loudly, but as soon as they moved, the Tartars supervising the battle behind them immediately swung their swords, and the heads flew up, and blood spurted out like a fountain.
"We're going to die anyway, so let's fight the Tartars..." Another person was halfway through shouting when the Tartars raised their swords and chopped off the person's head, sending it rolling down the mountain.
"Whoever dares to disobey my order will be killed without mercy!" Tulai roared loudly, his facial features looked extremely ferocious, but if you listened carefully, it was not difficult to hear that his voice was a little timid.
Boom!
The third drum has passed. Many Green Camp soldiers have endured a long period of mental suffering. When the last drum sounded, many of them felt exhausted. The reality did not allow them to think too much.
There was a wave of shouting and killing at the foot of the mountain. The rumbling of war drums was as dense as raindrops, thrilling, and the dark mass of Qin troops was like a raging sea. They rushed up in an overwhelming manner, as if a wave could submerge the low-lying Huangshifan.
"Hold on, kill them!" Tulai held a torch and personally lit the fuse of a cannon.
Boom! The muzzle fire sprayed, and bullets whizzed away like a curtain. Then twenty cannons roared in succession, forming a large and terrifying barrage of bullets. The Green Camp surrendered soldiers who rushed up shouting were swept down in large numbers, screaming like a tide, and the offensive was stagnant.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The drums at the foot of the mountain urged people to rush up the mountain. The Green Camp soldiers in front were surrounded by the Qin army behind them. They had no choice but to continue to rush up the mountain. Fortunately, it took time for the red cannon to reload ammunition. Taking advantage of this gap, a large number of Green Camp soldiers rushed into the blind spot of the artillery and attacked all over the mountain.
"Let's fight the Tartars. We won't be their slaves!" Someone on the mountain finally shouted again. And they seemed to have learned their lesson. They turned back and chopped down the Tartar who was supervising the battle behind them.
"Kill! Kill the Tartars!" More and more Green Camp soldiers on the mountain turned around and fought with the Tartars who were supervising the battle, causing chaos.
The surrendered Green Camp soldiers who attacked from above shouted "good brothers" because with the resistance of the Green Camp soldiers on the mountain, they no longer had to worry about dying on the way to the charge.
Meng Ke, who was looking at Huangshiji with a telescope from a distance, did not expect to see such a scene at the end. The corners of his cold mouth could not help but slightly curl up, revealing a faint smile.
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Qin Mu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he learned that Meng Ke had successfully captured Huangshiji, captured more than a thousand Manchu and Mongolian bannermen including Tulai, and seized a full twenty red cannons.
In this way, Meng Ke can rest for a day or two and then advance to Chizhou Prefecture and Taiping Prefecture, and will soon be able to connect with Hui Dengxiang.
More importantly, it put Anqing into a truly isolated and helpless situation, and at the same time opened up the Yangtze River waterway, so that hundreds of ships responsible for logistical supplies could sail down to Caishiji with confidence.
If escorted by naval forces, they could even roam the entire lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
If Yuan Zongde and Su Jinruo in Jiangyin need supplies, they can transport them there by ship.
Qin Musong breathed a sigh of relief, but Liu Meng felt pressured. Meng Ke was the Grand Commander of the Front Army Governor's Office, and he was the Grand Commander of the Central Army Governor's Office, and they both commanded the most elite troops. If Meng Ke had already reached the city of Nanjing, and he was still unable to advance in Anqing, where would he put his face
Qin Mu knew that he would have such concerns, so he called him over to comfort him: "The walls of Anqing City are high and thick, which is not comparable to Huangshiji. In addition, Kong Youde and Shangshan still have 20,000 to 30,000 troops, so they are still capable of fighting. You must not be too eager for success, lest you be taken advantage of by the enemy."
"Yes, King Qin."
"Go ahead. Speeding up the tunnel excavation is the right thing to do."
After pacifying Liu Meng, Qin Mu, Sima An and others began to consider the situation in Jiangnan.
Now that we have controlled the Yangtze River waterway, if nothing unexpected happens, we should be able to take over Jiangnan.
But the situation in Jiangnan is very complicated now, and we need to consider it in detail in advance.
Li Yuan pondered and said, "Bo Luo had previously captured Shaoxing Prefecture. Prince Lu Zhu Yihai and Zhang Huangyan fled to Zhoushan, but Huang Binqing, the general of Zhoushan and the Marquis of Su Lu appointed by Longwu, refused to accept them. Prince Lu and Zhang Huangyan had no choice but to flee to Changyuan. Now that Bo Luo has returned to Nanjing, eastern Zhejiang is empty, and Prince Lu is likely to make a comeback."
Sima An said worriedly: "The people in Jiangnan are unwilling to be ruled by the Tartars. Under the strong pressure of our army, Hong Chengchou will definitely continue to withdraw troops from Jiangnan to protect Nanjing. If the King of Lu comes back, I am afraid that the cities in Jiangnan will respond."
Of course this wouldn't work. While he was fighting the Tartars here, Zhu Yihai got a great advantage and took Jiangnan into his arms.
At that time, when he went to capture Jiangnan again, he was not capturing it from the Qing army, but from Zhu Yihai. The external fight turned into an internal fight, and he got a bad reputation.
But after all his efforts, Zhu Yihai easily took all the benefits. How could such a good deal happen in the world
He Liang said: "The leapfrog tactics proposed by the King of Qin are very clever in my opinion. We might as well jump further this time. Meng Ke has captured Huangshiji, Chizhou has been burned by the Tartars, and there are not many defenders in Tongling. Meng Ke can advance to Taiping Prefecture as soon as possible, and then Caishiji will be handed over to Meng Ke.
Let Hui Dengxiang and Jin Shenghuan lead 60,000 troops and the navy directly to Jiangyin, and work together with Su Jin to defeat the enemy in Jiangyin. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the Qing army returned to Nanjing, Yuan Zongdi and Su Jin's 20,000 cavalry first bypassed the cities in Jiangnan and attacked Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and Ningbo to prevent Zhu Yihai from taking advantage of the situation. As for Jiading, Changshu, Suzhou, Songjiang, and Jiaxing in Jiangnan, it will not be too late for Hui Dengxiang and Jin Shenghuan to slowly capture them. "
Yu Dayou added, "That's right. As long as Su Jin and Yuan Zongdi can stop Zhu Yihai, the southeast will be in our hands. Prime Minister Hui Deng's 60,000 troops can even temporarily not attack the cities in the south of the Yangtze River, but attack Nanjing from both sides with us first. After we capture Nanjing, we can issue an order to conquer the south of the Yangtze River."
Qin Mu thought about it and felt that this was the only way for now. He called Yan Gaofei and ordered, "Order the Yebushou personnel in various parts of Jiangnan to take action immediately and publicize the various favorable policies of our Great Qin, such as distributing unowned land, reducing taxes and labor service, etc. In addition, the successive victories of our army, the number of enemies killed, and the number of prisoners captured must be publicized twice as much."
Sima An added calmly, "Also, the King of Qin is a true dragon descended to the world, a purple star descended to earth, and he is treated by the people like his own son. You should spread the word more, do you understand?"
"Master Sima, rest assured. I understand. Does the King of Qin have any other instructions?"
"Go ahead, Huang Lianshan knows what to do."
“Yes!”
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.(To be continued..)
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