Ancestors, please don't crawl out again.

Chapter 19 You bold monster, the Qing army has arrived, why don’t you surrender!

The divine punishment summoned by Emperor Gaozu of the Ming Dynasty was like a dam erected on the Yangtze River, ending the downstream journey of Ajige's 400,000-strong army.

It is said to be 400,000.

But in reality it has to be more than 200,000.

After all, the number of people who surrendered with Zuo Menggeng alone was at least 100,000.

Ajige himself brought nearly 100,000 troops with him to the south.

He chased Li Zicheng all the way from Guanzhong to the south, so he also accepted many surrendered soldiers who were originally Li Zicheng's subordinates.

Aside from some troops remaining in Xiangyang, Wuchang, Jiujiang, and other areas, the rest followed the enemy downstream, with an army exceeding 200,000 men sailing towards Nanjing. However, Li Guoying's vanguard, with over 100 warships and over 20,000 men, met a tragic end. Li Guoying's whereabouts remain unknown, which, of course, implies he burned to death in the Yangtze River. After all, they were exposed to thermite, which can actually cause a short-term underwater combustion.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether they burn or not. They are already dead before they are burned to death. This thing is nearly 3,000 degrees high.

Even steel plates can't bear it.

Infantry fighting vehicles can be burned through in a short time.

So before burning a person to death, the person is burned through.

However, burning them to death was not the main point. What was more important was that it destroyed the morale of the surrendered Ming troops.

This is a punishment from heaven.

God fire.

The true fire of samadhi.

At the request of Emperor Gaozu of the Ming Dynasty, the Lord of Heaven sent down the Samadhi Fire to punish them.

So whether those who escaped and swam ashore, or those on the nearest warships, all chose to flee in terror. This kind of rout, which was similar to a camp bombing, continued to extend backwards. By the time Ajige arrived in Wuhu, 50,000 to 60,000 of his 200,000 troops had been lost.

Even some generals ran away, for example, Jin Shenghuan, who also followed him, ran away with his subordinates.

Ma Jinzhong, Wang Yuncheng, Lu Ding and others who had been lagging behind did not even come.

They headed directly south to Poyang Lake halfway.

Even before the divine punishment.

Ajige's army of 200,000 stretched for a thousand miles along the Yangtze River...

This is what it's like to go downstream.

Because of their speed, even a thousand-li stretch would only take two or three days to reach the rendezvous. The Yangtze River itself flows at a speed of three or four meters per second, and with the added force of sails, even if the ships stopped at night to rest, they could still cover nearly four hundred miles a day. In this era, there was no effective communication or oversight for an army of 200,000. It would have been easy for them to slip away mid-journey. All they had to do was chop off the Qing military supervisors who were following them on the ship. Ultimately, Ajige counted his supposedly 400,000-man army at Wuhu, but only about 140,000 had actually arrived. Furthermore, the Ming troops who had surrendered were in a state of panic and could collapse at any moment.

There were people who woke up in the middle of the night and the camp was broken.

Those who arrived later did not see the spectacular scene of heavenly punishment, but the dead bodies on the banks of the Yangtze River that no one had cleaned up were just as terrifying.

The corpses lying in the mud, which had begun to rot due to the high temperature, had horrifying burn wounds. The high temperature of nearly 3,000 degrees burned their flesh and bones in a short period of time.

Some are even burned into crystals.

After all, bones only melt at 1,400 degrees, and this is nearly 3,000 degrees.

So even after arriving in Wuhu, there were still many deserters in the Qing army. Even though Ajige suppressed them harshly and even tore them apart, it was still useless.

It’s not difficult to escape in Wuhu. Just find a reed marsh and hide in it.

run away?

Marshal Zuo's subordinates are all professionals.

It is definitely impossible for such an army to attack Nanjing.

Not to mention attacking, even if he just reached Nanjing, Ajige would be afraid of having to run tens of thousands of miles on the way!
Of course, Ajige couldn't just do nothing...

People’s hearts cannot be dispersed.

If this continues, how can the Qing Dynasty face those eager eyes?
The gentry in the occupied provinces behind, who shaved their heads and changed their clothes while chanting "the great prosperity of the world," are all watching. Their eager eyes are waiting for the Qing Dynasty to sweep Jiangnan and make everyone wear the "money rat tail" on their head! After all, it would be very shameful for them to wear just these few provinces, not to mention that there are many resistances in the north. If the Qing Dynasty suffers a crushing defeat in Jiangnan, expecting them to obey will be even more impossible.

When Tu.

South bank of Guxi River.

Hundreds of artillery pieces of various types of the Qing army were lined up along the shore.

Behind these cannons were seemingly endless arrays of soldiers. Confined by the Eight Banners, Manchus, Mongols and Han, the surrendered Ming soldiers trembled with fear, and from time to time some of them would look up at the sky. In front of these soldiers was a fat man who was being escorted here. He walked to the shore trembling with fear amid the shoving and shoving of the Eight Banners soldiers beside him.

"Listen up, people on the other side! I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

Under the threatening gaze of the Qing army, Hongguang shouted towards the north bank.

At this time, he even put on the dragon robe again, although it was just casual clothes.

After being captured, he was imprisoned in Wuhu. In history, he would have been quickly taken to Nanjing, but this time, for safety reasons, Nikan kept him in Wuhu, and then he was taken over by Ajige. Now he acts as the second generation of the emperor who comes to Dangtu across the river to knock on the door.

"The Ming Dynasty did not perish at the hands of the Qing, but rather at the hands of the rebels. The Qing, acting as a neighboring nation, led a righteous army into the Great Wall to save the nation from disaster, recover the capital, and exterminate the rebels to avenge the late emperor. Yousong was not originally the crown prince, but he temporarily assumed the throne to ensure peace for the people in Jiangnan, as Jiangnan was without a ruler. Now that the Qing army has marched south to wipe out the bandits and restore peace and prosperity, Yousong has retreated and become a vassal to spare Jiangnan from the ravages of war. However, this evil individual, calling himself the Taizu Gaohuangdi, has seized the Southern Capital and seeks to wreak havoc on Jiangnan. The people should not be misled by him. The Taizu Gaohuangdi has been dead for nearly three hundred years; how could he possibly be resurrected?"
This is the work of an evil spirit.

......"

He shouted loudly.

then……

"Are you talking about me?"

A majestic voice sounded above his head.

Hongguang was so frightened that he instinctively stepped back and hid among the Eight Banners soldiers behind him, then looked up tremblingly at the golden figure in the air.

"You said I'm a demon?"

Yang Feng said.

Hongguang instinctively wanted to kneel down, but the Eight Banners soldiers on both sides immediately grabbed him. He was held by two Eight Banners soldiers, shivering and looking at the golden figure above his head.

"Let me ask you one more question. Do you think I am a demon?"

Yang Feng shouted.

"put!"

There was a shout from behind.

Immediately afterwards, a series of turtledove guns spewed flames at him.

Bullets kept bouncing off his golden armor.

Yang Feng just looked at Hongguang, who was trembling and unable to stand up, with a majestic look.

An Eight Banners soldier immediately placed his sword on Hongguang's neck. The latter...

"You are such a daring monster! The Qing army has arrived, why don't you surrender?"

Hongguang summoned up the courage to shout.

"You are not only a waste, but also a fool. How could my bloodline produce a bug like you?"

After Yang Feng finished speaking, he suddenly swooped down. Before the Qing soldiers could react, Yang Feng was already in front of them. He thrust his Fang Tian Hua Ji at an extremely fast speed, and several Qing soldiers immediately fell. Yang Feng grabbed Hongguang and transformed into a golden light that cut through the air again, then landed on the other side. Hongguang immediately regained consciousness and knelt without hesitation...

"Grandpa, Yousong was forced to say this. They forced Yousong to say this. Grandpa, please spare my life!"

He hugged Yang Feng's legs and cried.

Yang Feng kicked him away.

“You are incompetent, but if you sacrificed your life for the country, I could still consider you a bit righteous. But as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you kneel down to the Jiannu, relying on wagging your tail and begging for mercy to survive. Now you even slander your ancestors. There is no need for an incompetent and shameless person like you to live any longer.

Drag him here."

Yang Feng shouted.

Two eunuch gunmen immediately dragged Hongguang in front of him.

Yang Feng took the rifle from a eunuch gunman.

The two eunuch gunmen understood the intention instantly and pressed Hongguang to the ground, while also pushing his head down. Yang Feng pulled the safety, pointed the muzzle of the gun at the back of Hongguang's head, and pulled the trigger decisively.

With a gunshot, Hongguang's dead body fell to the ground.

Yang Feng threw the gun back to the eunuch gunner and looked at the Qing army on the other side.

The Qing army's cannons immediately spewed flames.

Of course, the counterattack on the city wall also began.

Amidst the roar of artillery shells from both sides, Yang Feng stood by the riverbank, watching calmly. At the same moment, a group of soldiers drove up in a carriage. Atop the carriage was a cross. On the cross, of course, sat the paralyzed Nikan, pinned to the cross, his gaze fixed on the sky. The Qing artillery shells continued to whiz by, even hitting the side of the carriage, but the soldiers, like their Emperor Taizu Gaozu, ignored them and drove the carriage directly to Yang Feng's side.

Then, together with the two people who came down immediately, they knelt down and kowtowed to Yang Feng.

Yang Feng waved his hand.

The soldiers quickly retreated and went straight back to the city. Miraculously, none of them were hit.

But that's just how artillery is these days.

Because there was a half-mile-wide river in the middle, the Qing army's artillery could not fire directly on the river beach, so it had to be closer than a mile to the Dangtu city wall. It was difficult to hit people at this distance.

The two men who had gotten off the carriage walked over to Nikan, pulled out various implements, and began preparing for the execution. This scene caused the opposing Eight Banners Manchu warriors to roar in anger, saying that they were going to torture their prince in front of an army of over 100,000! Then all the opposing cannons were pointed in this direction, and then one after another, the Red Barbarian cannons spewed flames, and the shells whistled across the Guxi River, focusing their fire on Yang Feng. But strangely, their shells just couldn't hit. Yang Feng stood beside the carriage, leaning on his Fang Tian Hua Ji, and the executioner behind him quickly began the execution. Then the Qing army's shells kept hitting them, sending mud flying around them, but not a single one landed on them.

At first the executioner was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and his hands were shaking, but the shaking soon stopped.

Instead, he looked excited.

After all, this feeling is still very exciting.

Yang Feng stood between him and the cannon like a god protecting him.

Then all the shells avoided them.

The Qing army on the opposite side was also frightened, after all, this scene was a little too weird.

Some Qing soldiers even quietly aimed their guns at off-center locations...

They are superstitious too!
Besides, the Wuzhen Chaoha were all Han soldiers, originally military households of Liaodong. The identity of Emperor Taizu Gao was also a kind of oppression to them.

Nikan behind Yang Feng kept screaming, his screams went over the river and stimulated the Qing army on the opposite side. Some Eight Banners Manchu warriors could not help but move forward, but at the same time, the cannons on the Dangtu city wall behind Yang Feng also aimed at them, and then the shells kept falling among the Eight Banners Manchu warriors. Even the eunuch gunners lay behind the parapet and began to snipe the Qing army.

They are more efficient.

After all, gunners are all quickly trained, but they are fed by bullets.

About a mile away, there were Qing troops lined up on the opposite side.

Basically, no bullets missed.

Moreover, there is no smoke when the AK is fired, at least no smoke that the Qing army can see. So for the Qing army, their companions kept falling down in the strange whistling of bullets, but they could not see where the bullets were fired from the opposite side.

The Qing army did not receive an order to cross the river. In fact, a message arrived soon, ordering them to withdraw from the artillery range on the Dangtu city wall and prohibiting them from forcibly crossing the river.

"Ajige, you neither want to fight nor retreat. Do you want to watch Nikan being tortured to death? If you like, I will torture you one by one. In Dangtu City, there are still Gushan and dozens of generals above the rank of Niulu. If you like to watch, I can torture a few of you here every day."

Yang Feng shouted.

but……

In the end, Ajige did not dare to cross the river.

Hundreds of thousands of Qing troops lined up on the south bank of the Guxi River, watching their prince being tortured to death while screaming in the mud splashed by the artillery shells.

So, although my Great Qing Ying Wang Ye was reckless, he was still a veteran of many battles. He knew very well that in the current situation, his most important thing was to calm his men's panic, so that those Ming troops who had surrendered to him would give up their illusions and understand the brutality of the monster they were facing. He could even kill Hongguang. He let Hongguang out to knock at the door, probably to see if Yang Feng would kill Hongguang as well. If Yang Feng killed Hongguang, then the other surrendered soldiers would have no illusions, as falling into Yang Feng's hands would be a sure death.

He killed Hongguang.

If he was really Emperor Taizu Gao, then these were his descendants. He even killed his own descendants, let alone people like them.

Look at Nikan who was tortured to death by lingchi. They would have suffered the same fate if they fell into Yang Feng's hands.

My Qing Dynasty is their final destination!
evildoer!

This must be a monster.

Under Ajige's strict order, hundreds of thousands of Qing troops stood there and watched Nikan being tortured to death until dusk, when they began to retreat to Wuhu. Yang Feng also did not pursue them. His purpose of going south was actually for the iron ore in Ma'anshan. The hundreds of thousands of young and strong people in Nanjing needed a large number of weapons. Although there were enough craftsmen in the city, the iron ore could only be mined in Ma'anshan.

Now the Qing army is no longer the most important thing. The most important thing is the reaction from all places.

His imperial edict has already been issued.

But until now, no one has responded to him, let alone the downstream areas, even the counties and cities around Nanjing.

The Qing army here is a great encouragement to the gentry from all over the country.

As for what to encourage...

Of course, it is to eliminate the demons for the Ming Dynasty.

evildoer.

He can only be a monster.

Regardless of whether he is the real Emperor Taizu Gao, as long as he appears in this identity, he can only be a monster to the gentry in Jiangnan.

Nightmare memories!
(End of this chapter)