Chapter 149 Minions have something to say
"This slave is incompetent, please forgive me, Master!"
The two people kneeling on the ground kowtowed to the ground, not even daring to express their anger!
They all belonged to Niulu under Jalabaat'er's command. As soon as they returned to the army, they were brought to Abatai.
Jia La was killed in battle!
There are more than a thousand cavalry, but there are only more than a hundred left alive!
For the Qing Dynasty, this was an extremely rare defeat. Now, such a defeat has happened twice, once in Jinan, that time under Dorgon, and this time under his Abatai.
The left army led by.
"Well!"
Abata nodded, and in anger he glanced at the two people kneeling on the ground and asked in a deep voice:
"In Lu, we lost thousands of troops! Only a few of you came back alive. Tell me, who are you fighting with?"
Na Zailu was startled and quickly kowtowed in response.
"Let me tell you, Master, the infantry on that road is very strange. It is different from the ordinary Ming army. Although it is a car camp, the artillery fire is very sharp. Before I could get closer, it bombarded me with Baizi cannon one after another. I have never encountered this before."
Such soldiers and horses, and, also, the explosive bullets of the infantry are extremely powerful, and every time they are fired, they will definitely destroy dozens of feet in a radius..."
As soon as Zailu finished speaking, Turge beside Abatai asked hurriedly.
"But it's similar to what I met in Xuzhou that day?"
"It should be the same,"
Na Zailu said hurriedly.
"Your Excellency, you don't know. The explosive bomb explodes when it hits the ground. Once it explodes, the flesh and blood of the men and horses around 40 to 50 feet away will be shattered, and their corpses will fall to the ground... It may be the Ming army we encountered in Xuzhou.
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"Well!"
Abatai groaned again, feeling vaguely heartbroken when he thought of the tragic situation in Xuzhou that day. He only led 30,000 troops, but these two times, he didn't even hurt the opponent's hair, but he had lost nearly 10% of his troops.
"Perhaps, after so many people died and you didn't even know who the other party was, how did you get the job!"
"Slave, slave, slave deserves death..."
Being frightened by Abatai, the two Niu Lu were so frightened that they were sweating profusely and stammered in response.
"When we encountered Ming Gou's car camp, we all suffered a big loss. Instead of retreating, we decided to attack by force. He, Battle, is a fool. Don't you two know how to give advice?"
Abata immediately raised his eyebrows, and his questioning words became colder and colder.
"Slave, slave..."
Na Zailu was so frightened that he had no choice but to push the dead man out and top the cylinder.
"At that time, the servants also tried to persuade him, but Lord Jia La was really unwilling to withdraw, and the servants had no choice..."
"Come here, drag Zailu and Heerji out for me and chop them down!"
Before he could finish his words, Abate's eyes shone with cold light, and with a wave of his arm, he ordered the soldiers to enforce military law.
"Yes!" A group of wolf-like soldiers rushed over immediately and dragged the two of them out without any explanation.
"Have mercy, Master!"
The two people kneeling on the ground did not dare to resist and could only kowtow vigorously.
"Spare my life, Master! Please give me a chance to redeem myself and make meritorious service! We are willing to die in battle, so that our ancestors will not be humiliated and our family will not be dragged down in the future!"
According to the military law of the Eight Banners, the family members of those who were defeated and beheaded would be given to others as slaves. It was not a big deal if they died, but there was no telling who would give the wife and children. If you met a good master, you could barely live, but if you met a bad master, you could barely live.
Master, it's not as simple as life and death.
"Master Baylor, please give them a chance to serve their crimes!"
Hou Fangyu who was standing next to him took the initiative to intercede for them.
When Abatai heard this, his brows jumped slightly and he made a decisive decision.
"Push it down and chop it off! Pick up the head to signal to the whole army..."
With a glare, Abate's eyes became extremely cold again.
"Also, those slaves who were withdrawn were defeated before fighting. Military law cannot tolerate it! Kill one every two to warn the whole army! The living wives and daughters will be given to slaves who have meritorious service!"
"Spare your life, Master, spare your life——!"
When the slaves who finally survived heard this, they were frightened to death. They all grabbed their heads and cried for mercy.
And those who survived were also like mourning mothers, sitting slumped on the ground, and their wives and daughters were given to others as slaves!
But even so, they just knelt there in despair, even accepting their fate and thanking their master for his grace.
The scene in front of him made Hou Fangyu dumbfounded. He looked at the people who had been beheaded and the people who knelt down to thank their master for not killing him in shock. Although all this overturned his understanding, but
He also seemed to understand why the Qing Dynasty could win every battle. Not to mention other things, just because the military law was so strict, it was bound to be invincible.
Coupled with the fact that the army is so ferocious...it is bound to be like Meng Yuan again.
Now the Ming Dynasty is in decline, and the Qing Dynasty is at its peak!
It seems that I have chosen the right path!
It's just that... thinking that his father, who was trapped in the capital prison, might be killed by the faint Lord Chongzhen at any time because he surrendered to the enemy, Hou Fangyu frowned slightly. At this moment, the pain in his head made him scream "Ah", and then he
A few whips were struck on his body.
"You bitch slave, who asked you to speak just now? Don't think that you have some talent, just to be arrogant. This must destroy your arrogance..."
While talking, Abatai whipped Hou Fangyu with a whip, only to beat him until he lay on the ground and begged for mercy.
"You little slave, do you know why I beat you?"
After finally breathing out, Abatai stopped and stared at Hou Fangyu and asked.
"To teach you the rules, let me tell you that in the Qing Dynasty, the master would not let the slave speak, and the slave could not speak no matter what he did. I will whip you now, but if it were someone else, your life would probably be in danger. How about that?
, you can’t bear to hate your master!”
"Slave, I don't dare. I thank my master for teaching me..."
Hou Fangyu, who was beaten, didn't know until this moment that there was such a rule in the Qing Dynasty. There was a difference between being a slave and being a slave. There were slaves who could bully their masters, but slaves were just slaves.
However, even after receiving more than a dozen lashes, apart from a few lashes on the head, the blows on the body did not hurt. Hou Fangyu did not pretend to be pitiful, but kowtowed.
"Master, I was wrong just now because I was worried about state affairs. I have something I don't know whether to say or not!"
Raising his head, regardless of the redness and swelling on his face, Hou Fangyu said excitedly.
Having dealt with the Han people for so many years, even though they have always discussed their pretentiousness, Abatai knows that this is the bad nature of those scholars. Although he despises it in his heart, Abatai also knows that,
These people had many ideas, so they nodded.
"explain!"
Hou Fangyu kowtowed first, and then said.
Chapter completed!