Should I cut my braids?
This was a very challenging choice.
After the Qing army entered the pass, it was not until the late Kangxi period that the south was completely pacified. A series of massacres were created. In Yangzhou, there were ten massacres. The number of massacres in Zhoushan was unknown. The corpses filled the sea and the stench was hundreds of miles away.
The entire Sichuan was wiped out by the bandits. There were still many areas that could not be counted. In total, no less than 30 million people were killed.
In this unprecedented catastrophe, those who had courage were basically all dead. Those who survived were all obedient people, which meant that they were cowards.
In addition to the high pressure and enslavement of the Mien Qing, the bloodlust of generations of flower gardeners was completely suppressed. Today's flower gardeners were deeply enslaved and could not easily resist the Mien Qing.
Even if the Ming army won a great victory, defeating Ah Gui's 150,000 Qing troops, killing 70,000 to 80,000 captives, and seizing Guangzhou City, most of the people still did not dare to cut their braids and become rebels.
In the end, 70% of the people chose to leave Guangzhou City. The remaining people, after a long period of psychological struggle, decided to cut their braids and take a gamble!
These people who stayed behind all had one characteristic: poor people! The poor at the bottom of society also had the intention to save the people who slaughtered pigs and sold dogs in Ming Dynasty.
They had no way out. It was the same no matter where they went. They might as well cut their braids and submit to the Ming army. Perhaps they could still have a rich future.
This phenomenon corresponded to the saying,"Most loyal people kill dogs, while most unfaithful people are scholars."
"Clean up the corpses. Everyone, clean up the corpses overnight and send them outside the city to be incinerated!”
As the sun set in the west, the Qing army in the city was completely wiped out. The Ming army mobilized the surrendered soldiers and the people who stayed behind to clean up the corpses.
Tens of thousands of people worked together. The Qing army corpses piled up in the city were dragged out of the city and piled up into a small mountain.
It was the middle of summer and the weather was hot. If they didn't get rid of it overnight, it would rot tomorrow.
It was too late to dig a hole. With nearly 60,000 corpses, how big would the hole be?
Army Chief of Staff Xiong Gang asked Zhu Weichu for instructions and decided to cremate the corpse to prevent the outbreak of plague.
They cleared out all the houses and wood that had been destroyed by the artillery fire in the city and collected wood from the surrounding areas. It was not until midnight that they started to burn them.
Dozens of corpses were burned at the same time, and half the sky was dyed red. The air was filled with the rich smell of burnt meat, and everyone vomited.
Reba followed Zhu Weichu up the city wall and looked at the huge bonfire burning in the distance. She lay on the city wall and vomited.
This disgusting smell could be smelled even through the screen. The netizens who stayed up late to watch the live broadcast felt their stomachs churn.
[Ugh, I can't take it anymore. Reba, hurry up and stop streaming!]]
[Tens of thousands of corpses cremated at the same time. Unbelievable!]
[The Qing army was defeated too quickly. More than 100,000 people collapsed just like that. At this rate, it won't take more than half a year to wipe out the Qing army!]]
[Difficult. The Qing army did not know the power of firearms during the battle of Guangzhou. They were stunned on the spot. When they figure out the strength of the Ming army, they will definitely think about it and adjust their tactics. The Qing army has too many people. It will be a little difficult for the Ming army to fight.]]
[Reba is really a coward. She doesn't even dare to enter the city to broadcast live. When she enters the city, it's too dark and she can't see anything!]]
[Yeah, I didn't get to see the exciting scene of the Qing army being killed by firearms. What a pity!]]
[Are you guys crazy? There were no eyes on the battlefield. If anything happened to Reba, who would provide Zhu Weichu with the technology? The flower race in Parallel World would lose the hope of a rapid rise, a bunch of idiots!]
I…okay? I'm an idiot.]
[Don't be noisy. Reba is Zhu Weichu's personal attendant. Zhu Weichu hasn't even left the warship, so Reba doesn't have a chance!]]
[Actually, the Ming army has a high chance of winning. They took tens of thousands of Green Camp captives during the day and cut off their braids. As long as they are armed with guns and ammunition, won't their strength expand?]
[Come on, Zhu Weichu's firearms and ammunition can only arm 5,000 people at most. The key to victory is whether Fatty Di can make enough firearms before the Qing army attacks Guangzhou!]]
[Fatty Di, stop puking. You have to hurry up!]
Reba saw the netizen's urging and felt anxious in her heart.
He didn't sleep anymore. He quickly gathered materials and started working overnight. He couldn't wait to make a gun.
Wiping her mouth, Reba covered her nose with her sleeve and took a few deep breaths to ease her emotions.
"Your Majesty, time waits for no man. I suggest we start making firearms immediately.”
"Go. I will get the Ming army to cooperate with you and mobilize all the resources in Guangzhou to produce the Type 1776 rifle as soon as possible.”
Zhu Weichu nodded his head without hesitation, giving Reba the greatest authority.
The Qing army would definitely go crazy after suffering such a crushing defeat.
……
Beijing, Forbidden City.
In Yangxin Palace Hall, other than Agui Fulongan, who was leading the troops in the south, Yu Minzhong, the head of the Military and Political Affairs Office, Yuan Shoudong, the Minister of Justice, Liang Guozhi, the Minister of Revenue, the Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, He Shen, the Commander of the Infantry Army, Fu Kangan, the Commander of the New Army, and other ministers were all gathered in Yangxin Palace Hall.
The clouds were gloomy, and Qianlong's face lost the confidence to win. When the bad news of Ah Gui's defeat came, he was so angry that his eyes turned black. He almost died on the spot.
Guangzhou, which had 150,000 soldiers, could not withstand the attack of the Ming army, which only had 10,000 soldiers. In four hours, more than half of them were killed and more than 30,000 of the 50,000 elite soldiers of the Eight Banners were killed or injured by artillery fire before they could even see the Ming army. They were completely defeated.
But Qianlong knew, and everyone knew, that this defeat was not Ah Gui's responsibility. Facing the Ming army's destructive artillery fire, it was the same no matter who went.
Not only was Ah Gui not wrong, but he had also contributed. The tactics he invented successfully delayed the Ming army's attack and finally withdrew 60,000 elites.
If they had followed the Westerners 'tactics and lined up to face the Ming army, these 150,000 people would probably have been wiped out.
"Guangzhou has already been occupied by the Ming thieves. How should we annihilate the Ming bandits?"
Qianlong's sharp gaze pierced through the officials, his voice hoarse and angry.
Yu Minzhong was helpless. As the head minister of the Military and Political Affairs Office, he had no choice but to step forward and give advice.
"Emperor, although the Ming bandits have powerful firearms, their numbers are no more than 15,000. The biggest threat to the Qing Dynasty is the cannons on the giant ships!”
"According to the information sent by Lord Ah Gui, half of the soldiers were killed by the cannon attacks.”
"If we want to eliminate the Bright Thief, we must first deal with the threat of the giant cannon. Otherwise…"
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