Amid the shouts of killing, the Ming army ran into the civilians who had been driven forward by the Qing army and used as cannon fodder to withstand the Ming army's firearms attacks.
Forced by the swords and guns of the Qing army, the civilians rushed forward, crying and begging.
If anyone was a little slower, the Qing army following them would kill them with a single blow.
From time to time, people were killed by the Qing army. The thick smell of blood stimulated these civilians who had never been on the battlefield to scream in agony.
The expressions on their faces were almost filled with fear!
Boom! Boom!
As these civilians were pressed onto the battlefield by the Qing army, the Ming army's offensive obviously paused.
Although the sound of gunfire is still intensive, it always feels like it lacks some momentum.
Hu Dinggao stood up and shouted loudly.
"Don't stop, keep going!"
"The artillery continues to fire and deliver firepower!"
"Anyone who stands in front of us, no matter what his identity is, is my Ming Dynasty's enemy!"
"You are burdened with the mission of reviving the Ming Dynasty, and there is no room for mercy!"
"..."
Under Hu Dinggao's mobilization, the morale of the Ming army barely returned to the passing line and continued to attack the Qing army.
The roar of the artillery fire continued, and each artillery shell plowed bloody gullies in the Qing army's formation.
However, the first ones to bear the brunt were the civilians who rushed to the front.
Wherever the shell passed, a civilian husband was blown into pieces and his arms and legs were broken.
The Ming army fired volleys of muskets in the face, and then launched a bayonet charge, successfully repelling the Qing army's counterattack.
However, this time the Ming army's offensive stopped after repelling the Qing army's counterattack, and was unable to continue the attack and seize the third line of defense.
Although the current Ming army is only a more advanced feudal army, their only loyal target is Zhu Hongyu, the Ming monarch.
But the feudal army is not necessarily a beastly army like the Qing army, which is murderous and does not take human life seriously.
After seeing a large number of civilians die tragically under their own guns, the morale of the Ming army was involuntarily affected.
They are not beasts!
…
Zhu Hongyu put down the brush in his hand and took a deep breath.
Although he had long known that the beasts of the Qing army had no bottom line, when he heard the news that the Qing army drove the common people to be used as cannon fodder.
Even though I had expected it, I still felt unhappy!
"Your Highness, how should this matter be handled?"
Zheng Chenggong asked.
His thick eyebrows were furrowed, and it was obvious that he was not in a good mood.
Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath and then gave instructions.
"After our army captured Guangzhou, didn't they capture many bannermen from the Pingnan Prince's Palace?"
"Choose a thousand people and drag them to the front of the formation to behead them!"
"Send someone to give Shang Kexi a warning. If he dares to expel ordinary people to the battlefield again, he will kill all the prisoners of war captured by our army in the Battle of Guangzhou in front of the two armies!"
"Use the female relatives of his Prince Pingnan as military prostitutes in front of the two armies!"
A fire attack turned the inner city of Guangzhou into a sea of flames, and few people survived.
However, the Ming army still captured many prisoners in the outer city of Guangzhou.
Most of them are bannermen and traitors under the Pingnan Palace!
Zhu Hongyu had a very tough attitude. When faced with the Qing army expelling civilians to serve as cannon fodder, he would only kill to stop killing and use violence to combat violence!
Because, on this kind of issue, he absolutely cannot compromise!
If he compromised once, the Qing army would taste the benefits and continue to drive the people to the battlefield to be used as cannon fodder.
If the Qing army played like this in every battle, then there would be no need to fight this battle in the future!
Therefore, Zhu Hongyu must kill this unhealthy trend.
The messenger of the Ming army took the order and did it.
…
On the battlefield, the fighting between the two sides stopped!
The Ming army was repairing its second line of defense and was temporarily unable to launch an attack.
The Qing army wished that the Ming army could delay for a while longer, so naturally they would not take the initiative to launch an attack.
Therefore, the war was delayed!
At this time, a team of ragged men and women was escorted out of the camp set up by the Ming army in Daze Town.
There is also a big flag erected among them, with these big characters written on the big flag, "Guangzhou Banner People"!
Under the watchful eyes of soldiers from both sides, these people were led to the front of the formation, and then knelt down neatly in a row.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The sword flashed and heads fell to the ground one by one.
Headless corpses were piled together, and the smell of blood was overwhelming.
Shang Kexi stood on a high platform in the Qing army's camp, looking in the direction of the battlefield and looking at the Ming army's flag erected in front of the formation.
And those banner men who were pressed to the front and beheaded for execution!
His hands began to tremble slightly, and his face looked quite ugly.
The discussion among the surrounding troops was clearly audible.
"What on earth is going on? Isn't Guangzhou still fine and waiting for our rescue?"
"Yes, where did the Guangzhou bannermen come from in the hands of Ming thieves?"
"What on earth is going on? Nothing will happen to Guangzhou, right?"
Listening to the discussions around him, Shang Kexi remained silent without saying a word.
Shang Yong on the side asked.
"My lord, what do you mean by Ming thief? Why do you want to push...those common people to the front of the formation and kill them?"
Shang Yong did not tell the identity of the Guangzhou bannermen, but referred to them as ordinary people.
But he knew that Shang Kexi could understand what he meant!
Shang Kexi pursed his lips and said nothing. It was obvious that he didn't know what to do.
At this moment, the Ming army released a prisoner of war from the Qing army's Green Camp captured in this battle.
This Qing prisoner of war was stripped of his armor, his braid cut off, and he staggered toward Shang Kexi's location.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
"My slave has something important to report!"
The prisoner released by the Ming army was escorted in front of Shang Kexi by the Qing soldiers in front of the formation.
He knelt on the ground with a pop and spoke in a passionate voice.
Shang Ke was happy to hear the words and frowned, but still spoke.
"speak!"
He had a vague premonition in his heart.
The released prisoner breathed a sigh of relief and then spoke.
"Ming thief... Ming thief's supervisor stated that if the prince continues to drive the people to the battlefield."
"He will kill all the banner men captured in the Battle of Guangzhou in front of the formation!"
"Then...and then..."
The prisoner hesitated, his face full of embarrassment, as if he did not dare to speak.
Shang Kexi was a little impatient and spoke in a rather unkind tone.
"Quickly tell me, what's next?"
The prisoner finally spoke.
"Just...all the female relatives of Pingnan Prince's Palace will be used as military prostitutes, and they will work in front of the battle."
Shang Kexi: "..."
puff!
Shang Ke was so happy to hear this that he opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood.
In an instant, his face turned green and white, quite ferocious and scary.
"Ming thief, God damn Ming thief!"
Shang Kexi's body was shaking violently because of his anger, so he just spoke.
"Damn it!"
"Quick, send an order to the front line and ask them to pull down those civilians! Get out!"