727 Beast
From time to time, soldiers came and went into the yamen and reported the news to Lu Xiangsheng. How many Jianlu killed, how many prisoners Jianlu were captured, how many soldiers we were killed in battle, how many injured, etc.
These news were basically within Lu Xiangsheng's expectations, and there was no surprise. Overall, most of the Jianlu, or the people of the Han army's Eight Banners and the Mongolian Eight Banners, had no resistance and became prisoners. Only a small number of people escaped from the city while the chaos last night.
But it doesn't matter. Lu Xiangsheng's original plan did not want to stay in Xinhui for too long. He just kicked this Jianlu camp, causing great momentum, attracting Jianlu's attention, and sharing the pressure of Gaizhou.
Suddenly, Mao Chengzuo, one of his generals, hurried into the lobby, clasped his fists with his hands, and reported with an ugly expression: "Master Zhongcheng, Jianlu... Jianlu and others ate people, and there are so many corpses..."
"What?" Lu Xiangsheng heard it, and immediately stood up from the chair with a "huo". He was very shocked. It was not that he had never heard of cannibalism. But like this, which is mainly military-based cannibalism, is a large-scale and organized cannibalism, which is amazing!
He immediately ordered "lead the way", and then hurried to see what happened in person.
In the back camp of Jianlu Barracks in the city, there were many Ming soldiers here, some guarding the prisoners, some standing guard, or they all knew about the cannibalism in Jianlu Barracks, and their faces were very angry. Seeing Lu Xiangsheng coming, they shouted "Master Zhongcheng" in an extremely angry tone. Although they did not say anything, they expressed their grief and anger to Lu Xiangsheng.
When Lu Xiang ascended to the place, she saw that there were indeed people slaughtered everywhere. It seemed that they were all Han people. In addition, there were many corpses.
Mao Chengzuo was next to Lu Xiangsheng and told him: "These those who were eaten were all us Han people. Originally, they wanted to drive these Han people to attack the city. But before they could do anything, the war broke out in Gaizhou. Then Yue Tuo led the elite troops away and took away a lot of food. So he simply started eating these Han people."
Just in some houses not far from this place, other Han people were imprisoned, with less than half of them reaching their lives. If Lu Xiangsheng came later, these Han people would probably have been eaten.
Lu Xiangsheng was furious when he saw it. He asked carefully and learned that these Han people were collected by a traitor named Fan Wencheng. He was involved in the incident. However, he was not searched for this person, but he might have run away last night.
Mao Chengzuo continued to report everything he knew: "The slaughter of these Han people was mostly done by the people of the Eight Banners of the Han army and the Eight Banners of the Mongolian army, and they all ate human flesh. The common people in Xinjin City, except for the Jurchens, were also eaten!"
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, his face was a little scary. Looking at his soldiers, they were all angry and looked at him with hope. He did not hesitate anymore and immediately ordered: "Blood debt and blood will be paid to me, kill all the prisoners, write on the city wall, warning Jianlu to fight blood for blood and teeth for teeth! Anyone who dares to eat people with Jianlu is a livestock, and the Ming Dynasty will never accept his surrender!"
"The last general obeys the order!" Mao Chengzuo heard this and accepted the order loudly and immediately went to convey the order. So, amid the begging for mercy, the Ming soldiers were not ruthless at all. Soon, Xinjin City became a dead city!
The Han people who were lucky enough to have a tone were already desperate. When they saw the Ming army rescued them and the Ming army soldiers avenged them, they were all very excited. Although they were so hungry that they could not stand up and were even weak in speaking, they all demanded to join the Ming army to kill the enemy!
Lu Xiangsheng made porridge with the grain he found and then found a car to take them back to Jinzhou. When Lu Xiangsheng was leaving, he burned the new gold with a torch. This Jianlu camp was put into operation, and after Xiaoheishan, the Ming army could march straight into the army again, and all parts of Liaodong were within the military front.
After returning to Jinzhou, Lu Xiangsheng reported to the emperor about the battle of the new Jin Dynasty through Wei Mulan who was staying here.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but be furious. He could not accept the matter of cannibalism that later generations had traveled through time, let alone the organized slaughter of Han people like Jianlu. Without hesitation, he immediately issued an order to retaliate against Jianlu and did not accept Jianlu's surrender. As long as there was a slaughter of cannibalism in the Han army and the Mongolian Eight Banners that helped the evildoer, he would be killed without mercy.
In the evening, Huang Taiji led a large army to Gaizhou in a mighty manner. More than 30,000 troops surrounded Gaizhou, which was not big.
While ordering a camp and assembling siege equipment, he personally observed the formation and looked at Gaizhou City from afar.
There were not many Ming troops on the top of the city, and even if the army arrived, it did not increase much. This surprised Huang Taiji. The Ming troops in the city seemed to be very calm and did not send troops to the top of the city!
Also, the Ming soldiers guarding on the city were not at all panic. The military uniforms they wore were different from the Ming army they had seen in the past. They were very new and warm, and seemed to be made of fur, and even a fur hat was worn in the helmet.
"But if you have any clues, where is the Ming army here?" Huang Taiji frowned a little, and immediately turned around and asked Jiergalang beside him.
When Jiergalang heard this, he replied with a little uncertainty: "Your Majesty, this Ming army is likely to be the Ming army that appeared on the Korean battlefield. It should not be the Guanning army or the Dongjiang army. It seems...it seems to be a newly formed army! The head general should be Cao Bianjiao!"
Cao Bianjiao? Huang Taiji had no impression! But he agreed with this view. This Ming army was probably the Ming army that appeared on the Korean battlefield. According to Dorgon's return, it was said that this Ming army was disciplined and had some shadows of the Qi family army during the war.
When he thought of this, he remembered the bloody battle of Hunhe. At that time, the Qi family army and the Bai Gan army defeated the Qing field battle, making Xian Khan unable to capture the Ming army's position even if he killed more than ten generals. In the end, they finished gunpowder and transferred cannons to blast the Ming army formation, which was considered to have paid a great price to eliminate them.
Seeing that Huang Taiji's face looked a little bad, Yue Tuo immediately said: "Your Majesty, I, the Qing Dynasty, came with heavy troops, and was well prepared, and there were so many siege equipment. Even if the Ming army inside was powerful, what if this Gaizhou would definitely go down in one go."
"Yes, my Urat tribe is willing to be the first to invade the city to share your worries!" A bearded man followed loudly. With so many siege equipment, Gaizhou City is not as tall and strong as the Ming Dynasty capital, and I still don't believe it can't be defeated!
Other Jianlu generals and people from the Mongolian tribes also expressed their opinions that they all had great confidence that they could decide Gaizhou in one battle. At that time, the emperor had said that if they did not seal the sword, they would be whoever snatched the thing!
Thanks to Cema Tianxia DHB, the ancient thunder god Yang Yongxin, and Fugudoku for their rewards!
Chapter completed!