And more importantly, most of the wounded in the Liberation Army can be rescued!
For wounds caused by cold weapons, as long as the bleeding is stopped, disinfected and cleaned with alcohol, and the wound is sutured well to ensure that the wound does not become inflamed and suppurative, there is a high probability that the person will survive.
But injuries caused by firearms are generally irreversible!
Needless to say, artillery, as long as it is rubbed and touched by cannonballs, it will at least be missing arms and legs.
Just a massive hemorrhage can guarantee that the injured person has basically no chance of surviving!
Being hit by a musket is even more pitiful, as lead bullets are soft.
Especially when it is fired from the barrel of the gun, due to the high temperature caused by the gunpowder, the lead bullet is more like a mouthful of thick phlegm.
After hitting the human body, the lead bullet will turn into countless tiny fragments in the human body!
Wound inflammation and heavy metal poisoning are inevitable!
Soldiers who are shot will die in a long and painful way!
Even the Liberation Army could only treat injuries caused by firearms by amputation or cutting out a large piece of flesh and blood.
Not to mention the Qing army!
What's more, the Qing army's attack on the Leizhou Peninsula this time was a light cavalry attack. It was really fast and caught the Liberation Army by surprise.
However, the Qing cavalry attack also left the Qing army without sufficient logistical support!
There are no military medical officers in the Qing army now!
A large number of wounded soldiers of the Qing army could only wailing in pain and waiting for death.
…
In a fierce battle, both the Liberation Army and the Qing Army suffered heavy losses.
The Liberation Army retreated to the coastal fortress defense line, preparing to rely on the defense system formed mainly by trench forts to inflict heavy losses on the invading Qing cavalry.
The Qing army also stopped its offensive against the Liberation Army after suffering heavy losses, and prepared to wait for the arrival of the main force of the army before launching an attack.
In this way, there was a brief peace between the two sides!
The firefight stopped!
Zhu Hongyu convened a meeting with the generals of the Liberation Army to discuss responses.
On the one hand, he ordered people to unload some light artillery from the ship to strengthen the firepower of the fort.
On the one hand, he ordered people to widen and deepen the trench to prepare to restrain the Qing cavalry.
The biggest threat to the Liberation Army is the Qing cavalry!
What if the Qing army's vanguard this time was not two thousand cavalry, but two thousand infantry?
There is no need for the Liberation Army to retreat in embarrassment!
You can even use your superior strength to completely defeat this Qing army's vanguard before the main force of the Qing army arrives!
Of course, if the Qing army had not relied on the fact that they were all cavalry and could move freely, they would not have dared to rush directly to Leizhou City with so much confidence.
The Liberation Army was fully prepared for war, and the main force of the Qing army led by Shang Zhixiao was getting closer and closer to the Leizhou line.
The cavalry of the Qing army covered the sky and the sun, and accompanied the army to escort a large number of civilians!
In fact, if it weren’t for the fact that these common people who were going to be used as cannon fodder slowed down the march of the main force of the Qing army!
Now those who are fighting at Leizhou City are not the two thousand vanguard cavalry of the Qing army, but the main force of the Qing army!
…
The second day of October in the sixteenth year of Yongli!
The day after the fierce battle outside Leizhou City!
Zhu Hongyu had just gotten up, opened the curtain of the military tent and walked outside. He looked up and saw the gloomy sky.
The sun was obscured by dark clouds and there was heavy moisture in the air.
Zhu Hongyu couldn't help but frown.
"It looks like it's going to rain!"
The main force of the Qing army is getting closer and closer to Leizhou. After yesterday's battle, the sentries of the Liberation Army detected that the main force of the Qing army was less than ten miles away from Leizhou.
Just yesterday evening, the Qing army's cavalry arrived outside Leizhou City!
It was just that it was completely dark at that time, so the Qing army did not launch an attack.
There is a tacit understanding between both sides, and today is the day when the decisive battle breaks out.
Smoke rose from the campsites on both sides and they began to light fires to make food.
Zhu Hongyu ordered the Liberation Army to build canopies for the forts and trenches in advance to prevent rain.
After both sides finished breakfast, a dull horn sounded on the battlefield.
Amidst the low and powerful sound of the horn, a large number of Qing cavalry armed with bows and swords rode out of the camp and assembled on the wide battlefield.
The musketeers and gunners on the Ming army's side also entered their fighting positions.
The battlefield is covered with war clouds, and the atmosphere is getting darker and darker!
The dark clouds in the sky gradually became thicker and darker!
Just when Zhu Hongyu thought that the Qing army was about to launch an attack, the Qing army drove out a large number of unarmed people from the camp.
Zhu Hongyu narrowed his eyes, and a dark cloud seemed to appear on his face, and veins suddenly popped out in the palm of his hand holding the telescope.
He seemed to have guessed what the Qing army wanted to do!
As he expected, the next moment, the Qing cavalrymen bent their bows and arrows, and then shot at the unarmed people.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The sharp arrows penetrated the human body and pinned the people to the ground.
Some people were not dead for a while and let out shrill screams.
The remaining people were frightened and driven by the Qing army towards the trench defense line of the Liberation Army.
Zhu Hongyu held a telescope in his hand, his expression gloomy and scary.
When the surrounding generals of the Liberation Army saw this recruitment, their eyes were filled with tears.
"How could the Qing captives do this? How dare they drive the people to the battlefield?"
"Deserves to be killed, Qinglu really deserves to be killed!"
"..."
The generals of the Liberation Army could not imagine that the Qing army could be so despicable.
However, seeing the people getting closer and closer to the Liberation Army's defense line, the faces of the generals of the Liberation Army showed signs of eagerness.
"Your Highness, Jianguo, how should our army respond?"
"Your Highness, those people are getting closer and closer to us!"
"..."
Facing the questioning from his generals, Zhu Hongyu said nothing.
Holding the telescope, he continued to look at the scene of the Qing army expelling the civilians on the battlefield. The expression on his face was extremely ugly.
Faintly, the Liberation Army could still hear the cries of the common people.
"Help!"
"Don't kill us!"
"We are all Han, don't kill us!"
"..."
There was silence at the headquarters of the Liberation Army, and the soldiers on the front line stared blankly at the scene in front of them, wondering whether they should fire or not.
When they received ideological education in the new military camp, they were constantly taught that the Liberation Army was the army of the Ming Dynasty, that they should be loyal to the prison country, and that they should protect the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Looking at those unarmed people and compatriots, they really couldn't do anything!
Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath and said while covering his chest.
"The Qing captives are shameless, harming my people, and hurting me too!"
After saying that, he leaned back and closed his eyes tightly, as if he had fainted.
Wang Ruxian next to him supported Zhu Hongyu, and then moved a chair for Zhu Hongyu to sit down.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Wang Ruxian seemed to have made up his mind and stood up and said.
"His Royal Highness the Supervisor has ordered that the front lines be opened fire immediately. Violation of this will be subject to military law!"
"But if anyone comes close to our defense line, kill them!"
As he spoke, he ran outside to deliver the order.
When Zhu Hongyu heard Wang Ruxian's words, although he was still pretending to be unconscious, his heart was full of praise.
He is the supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, and he cannot issue orders to kill unarmed people under any circumstances!
However, we must not let the Qing army drive away the people and break through the defense line that the Liberation Army worked hard to manage.
Otherwise, once the scumbags like the Qing Army are allowed to taste the sweetness, things like this will never end in the future!
The Qing army expelled the common people in every battle, so how could the Liberation Army fight?
Just surrender, shave your hair, change clothes and become a slave!