Chapter 54: Unity
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"General Qin, it seems that the Eastern Captains are going to attack Beicheng and Xicheng."
On the north city tower, King Qing Zhu Shuaiqin, wearing bright armor and phoenix wings and forehead helmet, said worriedly.
Although he was able to calm down when the rebellion in Texas, the city of Dezhou was empty at that time, and they had to deal with only a few fake officials and their confidants who had rebeled. Now, there are thousands of Eastern Armored soldiers outside the city of Dezhou, and more than 10,000 strong men for them to drive and fill the river. The situation is very serious.
Qin Gong waved his hand clearly and said, "Just because of this little man, Donglu also wants to attack the city? It's simply a delusion. Your Highness Qing is relieved, and I will ensure that the city of Dezhou will not be lost."
Zhu Shuaiqin then breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "With General Qin, I feel relieved."
"The Donglu will soon attack the city. The city is dangerous. The body of His Highness, the daughter of His Highness, should not stand in danger."
Zhu Shuaiqin said with a stern expression when he heard this: "The General Qin Dynasty is a bad word. Although Gu does not know how to use troops, he also knows the importance of morale. Gu is the prince of the Ming Dynasty. If Gu is at the top of the city to boost morale, the soldiers will use their lives to kill the enemy, right?"
Qin Gongming was slightly stunned. He really didn't expect Zhu Shuaiqin to think so. The relatives of the Ming Dynasty were generally cowardly, and there were only a few who could take the initiative to stand on the city wall to boost morale.
However, after careful consideration, he felt it was understandable. After all, Zhu Shuaiqin was a branch of the Qing vassal state. If he had not called on the gentry to kill fake officials and take over Dezhou and even Shandong, the position of King Qing would not have fallen to him.
When you are rich and noble, Zhu Shuaiqin is indeed a bit brave.
Qin Gongming couldn't help but look up to Zhu Shuaiqin a little, nodded slightly and said, "Since that's the case, please ask His Highness King Qing to stay in the city and see the soldiers kill the enemy and serve the country!"
"Don't worry, General Qin, as long as the city of Dezhou does not collapse, I will not leave the city tower!"
Qin Gongming was surging with his blood, and pulled out his sword from his waist and shouted, "It's time for soldiers to kill the enemy and serve the country. Under the city walls are all vicious Tartars. They killed the Han people in Liaodong, and burned and robbed them all the way after entering the pass. Now they want to attack Dezhou and Shandong, and turn us all into slaves. Han people in Liaodong, the people of Jifu, and the elders of Henan, all those under the rule of Tartars must shave their hair and change their clothes. How can they be insulted by their parents? Soldiers, we should not be slaves, don't keep those ugly braids, and don't be slaves to the country!"
"Kill and kill!"
Most of Qin Gongming's troops were the Huai'an Tuanlian Township soldiers brought out by him. They were instilled with the brutality of the Tartars all day long, and naturally hated the Qing soldiers.
Especially the five hundred Sichuan Army white pole soldiers in Qin Gongming's hands, they had a deep blood hatred with the Eight Banners of the Qing Army.
Qin Gongming's words were so passionate that they had completely aroused their emotions, and their roars were shocking.
The current troops in Dezhou City are 20,000 soldiers from the country, another thousand former Huai'an governor Biaoying, and five hundred Baigang soldiers from the Sichuan Army.
Since the Qing army's main attack direction was North City and West City, Qin Gongming also made targeted arrangements.
The north city and the west city were assigned 7,000 troops to garrison, and the east city and the south city were left with 3,000 troops to help defend.
In addition, he personally led five hundred Baigang soldiers of the Sichuan Army to take charge of the Beicheng.
One thousand veterans of the governor Biao camp were led by deputy general He Rong to fight in Xicheng.
Although Dezhou City is a strong city, it is not equipped with red cannons. However, there are six Folang machine cannons in the city.
Qin Gongming ordered people to move all six cannons to the top of the city, leaving three gates in the north and west of the city to boost momentum.
Seeing that more and more strong men were driven to fill the river by Qing soldiers, Qin Gongming ordered people to shout at the top of the city.
"Famous people, we are all Han people, so don't work hard for the Tartars anymore. A man with kindness will fight against the Tartars, and even if he dies, he will take the Tartars to the back!"
The strong men who were carrying sandbags seemed to have not heard it. They were really scared of being killed by the Tartars.
The Tartars would never allow them to escape, and anyone who attempted to escape would be killed immediately.
There is still a glimmer of hope for rushing forward, but if you retreat, you will die, and they have no choice.
As for them who are helping the Tatars fill the river and attack the cities and attack their own compatriots? People in troubled times are as cheap as dogs. Isn’t their fate almost the same?
Either they were driven by bandits or were captured by Tartars as strong men to fill the trenches. What is the difference between this?
Seeing that the call was fruitless, Qin Gongming closed his eyes and ordered: "Let's fire!"
In any case, the Tartars could not easily fill the moat. If Qin Gongming sympathized with these Han men, he would be irresponsible to the 20,000 soldiers in the city and tens of thousands of elders in the city.
Forget it, since someone is destined to be recited by this infamy, then Qin Gongming will carry it.
If the censors want to impeach, they will impeach them. If the censors want to scold their mother, they will let them scold their mother.
In short, Qin Gongming would never show any hesitation and weakness when facing the Tartars. Like these 500 Sichuan Army white-rod soldiers, he has an irreconcilable blood hatred with the Tartars!
In the bloody battle of Hunhe, the Baigang soldiers stationed on the front line were gone. Now it is time for him, a junior of the Qin family to take the lead!
"fire!"
Each of these six cannons is nine feet long and weighs six hundred kilograms. They all have five sub-guns, and lead and ammunition have been loaded in advance.
With Qin Gongming's order, six Folang machine cannons were ignited at the same time.
There were roars, and the ammunition in one sub-gun was fired, and the ammunition in the other sub-gun was immediately loaded into the mother gun and fired. There was no need to fill water and cool it after firing like the Red Cannon.
This was the first time Qin Gongming saw the Folang machine cannon firing with his own eyes, and was immediately attracted by this kind of post-loading cannon.
Although this small cannon is not as powerful as the Red Cannon, it has a very fast loading speed and can fight continuously, and it is extremely efficient on the battlefield.
Moreover, the weight of the Furang machine cannon is much lighter than that of the Red Cannon. It can not only be used as a city guard but also can be equipped in field battles.
The strong men rushed in front were shot by lead before they could react. The lead bullet rotated into their bodies and penetrated their internal organs.
At first they just felt some tingling pain, and then turned into heart-wrenching colic, falling to the ground in pain, and swallowing not long after.
Some of the lucky ones were directly smashed into the head by lead bullets to avoid suffering.
However, the number of Franco cannons of the Ming army was limited after all, and a considerable number of strong men came to the moat with sandbags.
At such a close distance, the Fran machine cannon could not hit the target, so Qin Gongming had to order the archers to shoot volleys.
The strong men raised sandbags to protect their heads. But they had so many things all over their bodies, how could they just protect their heads?
The Ming army's eagle-eating arrows killed extremely high argent men. A rain of arrows spread out, dozens or hundreds of men fell down. The bodies of some men even fell directly into the moat and became part of the river with sandbags.
The golden drums sounded on the top of the city, and the sound of killing sounds shook the sky. No one noticed that Qin Gongming, the general in charge of the Dezhou guards, had his fists tightly clenched and his eyes were red.
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Chapter completed!