The Green Camp was completely defeated and had no will to fight anymore!
But the Eight Banners soldiers' fighting will is still very firm!
Their families are all in the inner city. If the Ming army cannot be blocked, the fate of their families can be imagined.
If they don’t fight hard, who will?
No matter who is timid, they can't be timid either!
The Qing army relied on the desperate fighting of the Eight Banners of the Han army to block the Ming army's offensive.
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Zhu Hongyu landed on the dock and stood on the pier outside Guangzhou.
The night sky is dotted with stars, and the wide Pearl River is also dotted with sparks.
They were countless Ming army warships and signal lights hung on the masts of transport ships.
The Ming army that landed set up camp near the dock!
Zhu Hongyu's tent was in the center of the camp. Accompanied by the generals around him, he went to inspect the wounded soldiers' camp and comforted the injured soldiers.
Inspect army meals and chat cordially with soldiers!
The morale of the Ming army, which was already high, reached its peak in an instant after Zhu Hongyu appeared in the military camp.
Just as morale can be manifested, the current morale of the Ming army is like boiling water!
Everything that dares to stand in front of them will be completely crushed!
Zhu Hongyu patted the shoulder of a soldier who was immersed in eating. After the soldier raised his head, he spoke in a friendly voice.
"Thank you for your hard work, we will be victorious tonight!"
The soldier nodded vigorously and spoke with a red face.
"Swear to kill the Hulu and serve the Ming Dynasty!"
"Your Highness Jian Guo, I will definitely work hard!"
Zhu Hongyu laughed and said cheerfully.
"Don't worry about me, I can go around as I please. You continue to eat. Only when you are full will you have the strength to kill the enemy, right?!"
The soldier nodded vigorously again.
Then he continued to work hard. After receiving encouragement from Zhu Hongyu, the food that was already very fragrant became even more fragrant.
The white flour pancake is rolled with large pieces of fatty meat and served with a green onion. It tastes quite satisfying!
The broth is flecked with oil and has plenty of salt added to it. It makes your mouth and tongue salivate after you take it in, making you want to swallow it too.
For people of this era, such food can definitely be regarded as extremely delicious.
However, since there is still fighting tonight, the soldiers of the Ming army eat very restrainedly!
Most people put down their bowls and chopsticks when they are seven to eight times full. If you eat too much, you may get a stomachache while fighting on the battlefield.
The most I can do is drink weird-tasting salt and sugar water to replenish my energy and water.
A soldier of the Ming Army sat silently on the ground, wiping his armor, sword and gun, ready to go into battle at any time!
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It was night, the sky was dark, and the Ming army launched a night attack.
The sudden fighting did not allow the Qing army defending the city to react in time, and was forced to retreat continuously.
The explosion of grenades and the shouts of killing echoed throughout the outer city of Guangzhou.
The Ming army's night attack troops continuously seized key points and annihilated the Qing army's Green Camp and Eight Banners in large numbers.
After a night of fierce fighting, the Ming army captured most of the outer city.
When it got light, the streets outside Guangzhou were filled with corpses of Qing soldiers.
The Ming army's night attack troops retreated!
However, after watching the Ming army's night attack recede like a tide, before the Qing army could breathe a sigh of relief, the Ming army mobilized new troops into the battlefield to replace the troops that had fought hard all night.
The fierce battle continues!
The Ming army advanced rapidly!
The heavy infantry on both sides were fiercely attacking and fighting, but in terms of the overall battle situation, the Qing army was being pushed back bit by bit.
The battle in the outer city continued for another whole day!
After the Ming army continuously mobilized new forces to fight in turns and attacked successively, the outer city was finally completely controlled by the Ming army.
A large number of Green Camp and Minzhuang were either captured or annihilated by organized forces!
The Eight Banners of the Han Army had no choice but to retreat into the inner city of Guangzhou, preparing to rely on the inner city walls to hold on.
Being able to fight such a fierce battle with the Ming army shows that the combat effectiveness of the Qing army in this era is really not bad.
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"Lord Governor, what should we do?"
"What should I do?"
Shang Zhijie was completely panicked and his mood was a little broken.
The outer city of Nuoda only lasted less than two days before being captured by the Ming army. How long could the inner city hold out?
Once the inner city is destroyed, will any of the bannermen in the city survive?
Jin Guangzu also looked ugly, and Zeng Qizhao on the side was also lying on a stretcher, breathing weakly, looking at the fire and smoke that ignited from time to time in the outer city...
It was the Ming army after the war burning the corpses of Qing soldiers and cremating their own robes!
Jin Guangzu took a deep breath and then spoke.
"Stand tight and wait for help!"
"The Ming army's siege artillery cannot enter the city. If our army is dispatched properly, the inner city should be able to defend!"
"As long as we can hold on until the prince brings his troops back for reinforcements, the Ming thieves will naturally retreat!"
"The siege of Guangzhou has been solved!"
It's not that Jin Guangzu never thought of surrender. As the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, an important minister of the Qing court, and a high official in the border areas, to some extent, he represented the face of the Qing court.
If he chooses to surrender, it is impossible for Ming Dynasty not to accept him!
Even in order to win over people's hearts, the Ming Dynasty sold horse bones for thousands of dollars, so he might still be able to keep his official position.
However, before he took office as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, his family members were all left in the capital!
Once he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, the Qing government could let him experience the feeling of his whole family going to hell together.
Jin Guangzu began to continue arranging defense.
Shang Zhijie also began to issue orders to recruit the healthy women of the Eight Banners soldiers in the city to go to the city to help in the battle.
Now, basically all the men under King Pingnan's vassal, whether they are bannermen or Baoyi, have been recruited.
And suffered heavy losses in the battle to defend the outer city!
If he wanted to increase his own military strength, Shang Zhijie could only take the idea of a strong wife under the domain.
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As soon as day broke, the Ming army got busy and unloaded the tightly sealed clay pots from the transport ship.
Prepare for the siege!
The soldiers and civilians who carried it were very careful in their movements, as if they were afraid of accidentally breaking the pottery pot.
The craftsmen who accompanied the army began to cut wood outside the city and make simple trebuchets.
Trebuchets began to be transported into the city from the cleared gaps in the city wall.
These clay pots contain jars of petroleum, which is fire oil.
It was difficult for heavy artillery to attack the city, so Zhu Hongyu prepared to use oil as incendiary bombs to attack the city.
In traditional Chinese cities like Guangzhou, the building structures are all made of wood.
Faced with making incendiary bombs from oil to attack the city, it was almost done one by one.
The effect will definitely not be bad!
As for whether using incendiary bombs to attack the city would accidentally injure people, Zhu Hongyu said it didn't matter.
Anyway, the people living in the inner city of Guangzhou are all Banner people!
Even if Zhu Hongyu dies, he won't be heartbroken.
Before officially launching the siege, the Ming army sent an ultimatum to the Qing army, which was preparing to defend the inner city.
The Ming army’s envoy shouted loudly outside the inner city wall!
"I, the Ming Dynasty King, have led the destiny of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and regained my homeland. In line with the people's will and the general trend, we will attack the city and destroy the stronghold without any disadvantage."
“It’s just Guangzhou, you can become fans just by waving your hand!”