In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 239 I wish I could join the Chinese army earlier

"What do they want?"

"No, they are trying to attack with fire."

"Damn, they're too vicious, hurry up, stop them..."

Seeing countless women rushing toward the city wall with hay and sawdust in their arms, the Ming army on top of the city panicked and immediately started shouting anxiously.

But almost all the wood and bricks on the top of the city were thrown under the outside wall. There were only corpses and large pots, barrels and ladles. The Ming army's archers were all dead and wounded, so they could only carry the corpses. Throw it down to hit the women who rush up.

However, under the precise strikes of the Mongolian archers behind them, many people were shot dead as soon as their heads appeared. In the end, not only did not many women who rushed up be killed, but many people were shot to death.

The people responsible for carrying firewood under the city wall were almost all Jurchen female prisoners, so Mrs. Niu didn't feel sorry for her at all. Not to mention not many people were killed, even if three or four thousand were killed, it still couldn't stop the firewood and hay under the city wall from piling up. many.

"It's over, mother, I can't wait until dark."

"Lord Governor, what should I do? Are you trying hard or?"

There was no way to stop the other party from continuing to pile firewood and hay under the wall. Everyone looked at Sun Chuanting with a solemn expression.

For Sun Chuanting, a high-ranking civil servant and feudal official, instead of running away with him, he stayed and was willing to live and die with them. The two thousand Ming troops were greatly touched.

So even if they are in a desperate situation at this moment, whether they are fighting, surrendering, or escaping, they will follow Sun Chuanting to the death.

Seeing everyone looking at him with determination, Sun Chuanting also sighed, knowing that the situation was over.

Although he would not surrender, he did not want to let them die in vain. Just when he was about to let everyone find their own way out, and then draw his sword to kill himself, Zhang Han's voice came from the city to persuade him to surrender.

Sure enough, when they heard that the other party was actually willing to treat the wounded outside the city, the two thousand Ming troops were immediately shaken.

After all, the reasons why they refused to surrender were, firstly, that Sun Chuanting was unwilling to surrender, secondly, they could escape after dark, and thirdly, and most importantly, they did not understand how this group of thieves would treat surrendered prisoners.

But now the other party is even willing to treat the wounded outside the city. After surrendering, they will definitely survive.

So everyone immediately agreed not to attack those who were treating the wounded, because they wanted to see if the other party would really save those injured companions.

When Zhang Han saw that the other party agreed, he didn't waste any time. He immediately sent two hundred strong Han women and two thousand Hui women to go out of the city from the east and west gates to treat the wounded under the south city.

There were many wounded people at the foot of the south city, including a large number of lightly wounded people with arrows in their legs. Although the brothers at the top of the city had already told them, looking at the large number of women approaching with carriages, each one still carried a weapon. He forced himself to stand up with a look of caution on his face.

"What should I do? These girls don't have weapons. Do you want to let them come over?"

"Mom, you will die sooner or later if you stay here anyway. It's better to let them come and carry her away. I might be able to save my injury."

"Maybe I can save my legs, why don't I just lower them?"

The women in charge of treatment saw that the wounded Ming soldiers were still holding their weapons and looked wary, so they did not dare to approach rashly and had to stay on the outside. The wounded Ming soldiers, after weighing the matter, finally threw away their weapons.

Someone took the lead, and the wounded who felt they could survive also threw away their weapons.

It was only then that several strong Han women and more than 20 Hui women came over cautiously, and then carried away several seriously injured wounded.

The injured Ming soldiers who had lost the ability to move did not resist, while the slightly injured soldiers who still had some ability to move just looked on and did not attack the women.

The next group of women came over, numbering in the hundreds, and carrying away dozens of wounded people. In this way, batches of wounded people were loaded onto carriages and transported to the city.

It only took more than a quarter of an hour. Anyone who was still alive under the city wall was transported into the city. There were more than 1000 people.

"Why did you tie me up?"

"You were still able to resist, so you had to tie your hands before you were taken to the city for treatment."

"Are you really going to save us? You're not trying to deceive us and then dig a hole to bury us, are you?"

A Ming army man with an arrow in his thigh suddenly became nervous when he saw the woman next to him taking out a rope to tie his hands.

Don't blame this big man for his wild thoughts, because many armies in this era can't even save their own wounded, let alone the enemy's wounded.

When dealing with their own wounded, most of them treat serious injuries with a knife and put minor injuries aside and carry them by themselves. Unless they have close companions, they have to deal with the wounds themselves.As for the doctors in the army, they can't treat ordinary soldiers at all, and they can't save them. Therefore, the doctors and herbs in the army are all prepared for the general and his confidants.

The enemy's wounded were basically treated together with the corpses. They dug a hole and buried them directly. Those who were kind-hearted would be stabbed first, while those who were cruel were buried alive directly.

"Hmph, I would like to bury you alive, but the military regulations of our Chinese army do not allow the torture of Han prisoners." The woman snorted coldly and quickly tied up his hands.

"Oh, you still have this rule? Then how do you usually deal with us prisoners?" The man didn't resist, and asked expectantly.

"You are not traitors, but you are wounded soldiers who surrendered. As long as you are willing to join, you will become veterans directly. You can find a Mongolian girl as your concubine first, and then you can marry us Han women after being promoted to a small banner..."

The woman explained while examining the injuries on his legs.

"what?"

"what…"

The man jumped up as if he had seen a ghost. As a result, he hurt his wound. He screamed in pain, but he still endured the severe pain. He said with disbelief and suspicion: "Are you kidding a ghost? This What the fuck is this about the treatment of prisoners? I have followed the Major General in the war in the north and south for nearly ten years, and I have killed not a hundred rebels, but eighty..."

"Pah, what's your name? Why am I coaxing you to do this? This is a rule made by our king himself, how can it be fake?"

The woman was startled by his surprise and slapped him on the thigh, hitting the wound exactly. As a result, the painful man grinned again.

"So, your country of China is dominated by Han people? Those women don't seem to be us Han women, right?"

"Of course, we Han people are the main ones. Those are Hui people and Jurchens. They were all robbed by us..."

The Han woman introduced the situation of China again with a proud look on her face.

The reason why I say so much is because she is not married yet. She looks down on those who have been traitors, and the real veterans of the Lin Family Army look down on her, so she wants to pick one of these wounded people and wait for them in the future. After being promoted to Xiaoqi, you can join forces.

"My mother, my life has been in vain. If I had met the king of your family earlier, I would have fucked him a long time ago. Maybe now I will become a general and marry a young lady. Come on!"

After understanding the rules and regulations of China, the big man gritted his teeth, beat his chest and feet, and at the end of the sentence, he punched the carriage harder.

There was hatred in my heart, and I obviously regretted not joining the Chinese army earlier.

"Hmph, you still want to marry a young lady, just dream about it? You have to be a general or above. You are not even a veteran now, so you should just find someone like us in a down-to-earth manner!"

This Han woman originally wanted to take care of his wounds after she went back, but when she heard that it was a toad that wanted to eat swan meat, she immediately pulled out the arrowhead from his leg in anger.

"Why not? Let me show you the wounds on my body. With all my military exploits, if I were in your Chinese army, I would have become a general long ago, right?"

The man said unconvinced, and took off his shirt as he spoke, revealing scars all over his body.

The woman was secretly smacking her lips when she saw this, secretly thinking that this guy really had a lot of capital, and he might actually be able to become a general in the future, or at least be able to farm a thousand households, so the movements of his hands became gentle again.

Moreover, his wounded also learned something about the situation of the Chinese army from the woman responsible for treating them. The lightly wounded were all excited and wished they had not joined the Lin family army earlier. Even the seriously wounded were rekindled. gained hope.

Obviously, although these infantrymen followed Cao Bianjiao for many years in the southern expedition, their treatment was really not very good. Firstly, they were not Cao Bianjiao's personal guards. Secondly, Cao Bianjiao was fierce but not good at management.

The soldiers and horses under his command were far inferior to those of Zuo Liangyu. He Renlong and other commander-in-chief's soldiers were living a good and comfortable life.

As the wounded outside the city were rescued, the haystacks under the city were almost piled up. When Mrs. Niu gave the final warning, the two thousand Ming troops also threw their weapons down from the top of the city.

Sun Chuanting, who wanted to kill himself with a sword, was also dissuaded by the Ming army on the side.

After thinking about it, Sun Chuanting gave up the idea of ​​killing himself, but he was unwilling to surrender and betray the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why his sneak attack failed this time was because he did not expect that China would be so united and stable, and that the Han and Mongolians would get along so harmoniously without contradictions or conflicts, which made his plan ruined.

For Lin Rui, who started from scratch, was not only able to unify the Hetao, but also control the Mongols. He really admired and had a lot of confusion in his heart, so he really wanted to meet Lin Rui in person.

When he learned that the people who led the sneak attack were Sun Chuanting and Cao Bianjiao, Zhang Han was also overjoyed. While he put Sun Chuanting under house arrest and continued to persuade him to surrender, he suggested that Haber lead the cavalry to hunt down Cao Bianjiao, preferably to capture him alive. Also surrendered.

So, the next day, Hubbell led seven thousand cavalry and chariot battalions in a mighty pursuit southward.

(End of this chapter)