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The next day, Qin Mu climbed to the top of the city wall refreshed. Not only did he not look tired at all, but he seemed full of energy.
On the other hand, the Qing troops under the city, after listening to homesickness songs all night, were filled with deep homesickness and their morale was low, far from their fierce attitude of yesterday.
This kind of psychological warfare tactic was used by Qin Mu in Yueyang and Yan Yingyuan in Jiangyin. It is not new.
But everyone has homesickness, so this kind of psychological warfare strategy will never go out of style, but the specific effects will vary.
Now it seems that although the effect is not as good as Han Xin's "Besieged on All Sides", which caused a large number of Chu troops to flee, it still dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Qing army. This has made Qin Mu very satisfied.
He was dressed in black armor, a clouded leopard cloak, and a Juque sword hung from his waist. He stood on the enemy tower in the south. Hong Niangzi was still wearing a red cloak and standing beside him. The huge visual contrast, one red and one black, made the two lovers particularly conspicuous.
Hongniangzi's skin became more tender, and her heroic spirit also had a little more feminine beauty. She held the sword tightly in her hand, concentrating and holding her breath, guarding Qin Mu.
Qin Mu held up a pot of wine, took two sips to moisten his throat, and then shouted to the Qing army that was preparing to launch an attack under the city: "Aobai! Aobai! I heard that you are the bravest warrior in Manchuria. If you have the courage, come forward to answer me. I promise that I will never take the opportunity to fire a cannon to hurt you. Do you have the courage to come up?"
Qin Mu was full of energy and his voice was heard outside the city. The Qing army pointed and talked a lot for a while.
Aobai was a brave man, and he knew that the morale of his own troops had already been damaged. If he did not dare to step forward to answer, it would undoubtedly make the soldiers feel that he was a coward, and the morale would inevitably suffer a greater blow.
He roared like a tiger and rushed over with a dozen mighty soldiers. They didn't stop until they reached the stone bridge over the moat. This place was very close to the city wall. The artillery mounted on the top of the city wall by the Qin army could not reach such a close place due to the limited firing angle. The safety factor was actually higher here. On the other hand, it made him seem even more fearless.
"Qin Mu, you asked me to come, but are you ready to surrender to me? Qin Mu, if you open the city gate and surrender now, I will protect your life. Otherwise, when the city is broken, no one will be left alive."
Qin Mu laughed. He lifted the wine jug and drank a long sip like a whale, then threw the wine jug toward the city. He shouted, "Aobai, I admire heroes. I have heard of you a long time ago. I know you are the best warrior in Manchuria. Before we fight to the death, I will buy you a drink."
Aobai's personal guards held up their iron shields to protect him from being attacked. "Get out of the way!" Aobai pushed the personal guards aside like a lion, took the wine pot in his hand, and drank the remaining half of the pot in one breath. "Great! Qin Mu, for this half pot of wine, I will keep my word and spare your life. Why don't you open the city gate and surrender!"
Qin Mu found that Aobai was not the kind of person who was smooth-talking, and he didn't know how to find effective threats. He just asked people to open the city gates and surrender. It was really...
Regardless, Qin Mu seized this rare opportunity and continued to shout, "Aobai, I heard that you are not only brave in battle, but also a loyal person. I really admire you.
Originally, the Manchus and the Han people could live in peace, and I also hope to be friends with heroes like you. But Duoduo massacred hundreds of thousands of innocent people in Yangzhou, and this blood feud must be avenged. However, every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its creditor. This blood debt was owed by Duoduo, and I just want to ask him to pay it back.
This prince knows that the two white flags are the reliance of the three brothers Dorgon, Dodo, and Jiage to control the power of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the two white flags have always been severely attacked, even if it means exchanging a hundred for one.
However, I have shown mercy to you, the Yellow Flag. You, Aobai, have been a hero all your life and should be a reasonable person. I believe you can see that I am not talking nonsense.
You have run out of food and supplies, and you will freeze to death or starve to death in two or three days at most. My great Qin army has surrounded you from all sides, and you have been trapped in this narrow area east of the Xiang River and west of the Lai'an River, with no chance of survival.
Aobai, I respect you as a loyal and brave hero and do not want to be your enemy. As long as you are willing to make peace, I will immediately order the outer army to make way for you and let you leave. I will also increase your food and grass by 5,000 stones to ensure that you will not be frozen or hungry when you retreat.
Aobai, I made this concession because I wanted to make friends with you. I hope you can consider my words carefully and never take chances, otherwise you will die miserably like Duoduo. "
Aobai laughed in anger, his beard standing upright like needles. He pointed the sword in his hand at the tower and shouted, "Qin Mu, I, Aobai, don't have as much nonsense as you. I just want you to open the city gate and surrender immediately. Otherwise, when the city is broken, your head will fall to the ground."
After he finished shouting, he rushed away with his personal soldiers. Qin Mu kept his promise and did not fire any cannons at him when he returned.
Although all is fair in war and shotgun shells are very lethal, it is the same as shooting with another kind of cannon. Even if billions of descendants are shot out, they may not hit the target with one shot.
So Qin Mu decided to keep his promise and let Aobai leave safely.
Reputation is very important. Sometimes, reputation is more powerful than thousands of troops.
Therefore, don't destroy your own credibility easily.
After Aobai retreated to his camp, the sound of horns soon echoed outside the city, dull and desolate. Nearly 10,000 Qing troops, urged by the horns, began to press towards the city wall, with flags and banners, golden swords and iron horses like tides, and shouts that echoed in the sky. The military formations were like dark clouds pressing down on the city, ready to destroy it.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The Qin army's war drums also began to roar, one after another, hitting the heart, making people's blood boil quickly, rushing straight to the top of their heads, making their scalps slightly numb.
This time, Aobai adopted the siege tactic of surrounding three sides and leaving one side open. He had received Duoduo's death order to capture Chuzhou as soon as possible, so he put all his forces into the battle and attacked from the east, south and west.
Qin Mu drew his sword and turned back to ask, "Ying'er, Aobai is going to fight to the death this time. Are you okay?"
Hong Niangzi knew why he asked this question, and she couldn't help but feel ashamed and angry, and said coldly: "Don't bother with it, get out! I'll take care of the South Gate. Don't even think about crossing the line, Tartar."
Now in Daqin, probably only Hongniang dares to ask him to get out.
He was concerned for them. In the past, Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan sometimes had trouble getting out of bed the next day, so he subconsciously asked this question.
However, seeing that Hongniang was very agile and skilled, and could not be compared with the delicate girls like Dong Xiaowan who never went out of the house, Qin Mu realized that his concern was a bit unnecessary.
"Ying'er, you give your orders, I won't interfere."
"Hmph!" Hong Niang snorted coldly. She rushed out of the tower with a few female soldiers. She shouted, "Xing Laoqi, Gui Santiao, are you ready with the firewood and kerosene I asked you to prepare?"
"Red... General. Everything is ready."
"Okay. One of you will take care of the firewood, and the other will take care of the kerosene. We can start the fire when the Tartars get to the city walls."
"Yes, General."
"Ready the artillery. Fire hard."
Hongniang's orders were issued quickly one by one, and the soldiers on the city were in good order, busy but not chaotic.
As soon as the enemy outside the city came into the range of shotgun shells, the two Portuguese cannons roared immediately, and two terrifying barrages of bullets whizzed away, sweeping down the Qing troops who had rushed to the outside of the moat one by one, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, and it was an extremely tragic scene.
The enemy was also an elite force that had experienced many battles. Under the attack of artillery fire, they fearlessly rushed up to the stone bridge, roaring and rushing forward.
Ladders were placed on the city walls, and enemies jumped up one by one. The Tatars stationed along both sides of the moat frequently shot bows, and sharp arrows whizzed up, hunting down the Qin troops that appeared on the city walls.
The fierce battle between the two sides soon reached a climax. One Tatar after another climbed up to the top of the city wall and was stabbed down again. Ladders were pushed down and put up again. The fierce shouts of killing broke through the sky and prevented the wind and snow from coming.
The cold fingers warmed up in the fierce killing, the soldiers fighting in the cold wind were sweating all over their heads, and the smoke made the city walls dimly visible.
As more and more Tartars gathered under the city, Hong Niangzi shouted, "Liu Shuan, you are responsible for blocking the bridge. Use bird guns, thunder bombs, bows and arrows, and use everything you can. Quickly! Xing Laoqi, throw firewood, Gui Santiao, quickly throw kerosene..."
Several capable men who were named took quick action, throwing handfuls of firewood down into the city, pouring pots of kerosene, and then throwing down torches one by one.
Soon the city was ablaze with flames. Many of the Tartars who were attacking the city were doused with kerosene, and their clothes were quickly ignited by the fire, turning them into human figures.
Under the burning fire, the edge of the city completely turned into a hell on earth. Countless people on fire were screaming and running away, and the sight was horrible.
The Qin army on the city used all their bird guns, thunder bombs, bows and arrows to block the stone bridge. The Tatars who tried to escape fell one after another, and their corpses soon blocked the bridge.
The raging flames rose, and even the Qin army on the top of the city had their eyebrows singed, not to mention the Tartars under the city. Only a few could survive. Some of them had to jump into the icy moat after being burned by the fire, floating up and down in the river, and it was estimated that they would not survive.
Hongniangzi's fire attack not only caused heavy casualties to the Qing army, but also this horrific defensive method was so terrifying that people almost dared not attack the city again.
After seeing this tragic scene, Aobai's eyes were bloodshot and he was furious, but he could do nothing. The raging fire was so hot that he couldn't even get close, let alone survive. Of the first 300 people who attacked the South Gate, only a few survived. Half of them drowned and half were roasted.
The fire burned for half an incense stick of time, and only a charred area was left under the South Gate. The air was filled with a strong smell of barbecued meat. If you didn't know it was human flesh, it would smell very fragrant. But when you see the tragic scene below the city, the smell of meat is enough to make people want to vomit.
This time, not only did it quickly disintegrate the first wave of the Qing army's attack, but it also dealt a fatal blow to the morale of the Qing army. Looking at the red cape of Lady Hong on the top of the city, fluttering in the wind, it was like a ball of flame;
When the Qing army rushed towards the city again, everyone was worried. Who could guarantee that Matchmaker on the city wall would not start another fire and turn them into barbecue
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ps: I am about to be squeezed out of the top 100 of the monthly ticket list. The situation is precarious and I am anxious. Brothers, please help me and support me. I ask for monthly tickets! I ask for firepower support from brothers!
.(To be continued..)
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