He was so smeared by the Qi Lake that he actually admitted in disguise in front of so many people that the person who was beheaded and executed in front of the battle by the Ming army was the Eight Banners of Guangzhou under the Pingnan Palace.
The messenger quickly ran to deliver the order, but the people around him, especially the generals of the Eight Banners soldiers, exploded after hearing Shang Kexi's words.
"what is going on?"
"Something happened in Guangzhou?"
"Your Majesty, this is the letter you gave to the brothers!"
"My family are all in Guangzhou. Nothing should happen to Guangzhou!"
"..."
Everyone was talking about something, and anxiety spread rapidly like a plague.
All eyes are focused on Shang Kexi.
Shang Kexi's servant brought a chair, and he sat down on the chair, his face full of deep fatigue.
"Your Majesty, you have to give us an accurate letter!"
"Yes, Your Majesty! You can't hide it from us anymore!"
"Your Majesty, what's going on in Guangzhou now?"
"..."
The questions one after another made Shang Kexi look irritable.
But seeing that the matter could no longer be concealed, Shang Kexi sighed deeply and spoke with a solemn expression.
"Shut up, everyone, and listen to me slowly!"
"Don't make any noise!"
Under Shang Kexi's lustful power, although everyone around him had something to say, they all wisely shut up and waited for Shang Kexi's next words.
Shang Kexi took a deep breath again, and then continued to speak.
"Guangzhou fell, it's true!"
As soon as Shang Kexi said this, many people fell into a daze, and the expressions on their faces were quickly filled with fear and surprise.
"No! This is not true!"
"Damn it, what the hell is going on!"
"..."
Shang Kexi ignored the reactions of the others and continued to speak.
"Ming thieves attacked the city of Guangzhou. The defenders of Guangzhou City were unable to prepare. They were caught off guard and Guangzhou was lost."
"A large number of bannermen in the city have become prisoners of war of the Ming army. I don't know what kind of inhuman treatment they will receive!"
"The inner city was burned to ruins by fire, and most of the bannermen living in the inner city were killed..."
Upon hearing this bad news, the Qing generals fell into sluggishness, and despair quickly spread.
"I...my family are still in Guangzhou!"
"Dad, mother..."
"No! I don't believe it, it's not true!"
"..."
Shang Kexi then spoke.
"This is true!"
"That is to say, for everyone here, including me, Shang Kexi, Jiajuan was either killed or fell into the hands of Ming thieves!"
"And the reason why I want to conceal this news is because this news must not be spread!"
"Once the news spreads, the morale of the army will definitely be shaken. By then, everything will be over!"
Shang Yong said from the side.
"If our army can defeat the Ming army in this battle, maybe we can regain Guangzhou and save our families!"
"But if the news spreads and the morale of the army is shaken, or even leads to defeat in this battle, then everything will be irreversible!"
"My lord, you really have good intentions!"
Facing Shang Yong's compliments, Shang Kexi nodded with satisfaction.
When the generals of the Qing army heard this, although they still looked like they had something to say, they wisely kept their mouths shut.
…
The front line of the battle between the two sides!
As the Qing army moved the civilians to the rear, the Ming army launched another attack.
The roar of heavy artillery, the sharp sound of rockets piercing the air, and the loud explosion of explosive shells!
There were bursts of gunfire and shouts of killing one after another!
The attacking Ming troops were holding back their energy. Facing those Qing troops who were so despicable that they used civilians as cannon fodder, their fighting spirit reached its peak.
"Kill!"
Without the common people as cannon fodder, the Qing army could not stop the Ming army's charge.
Just a sprint, and the third line of defense changed hands!
After Hu Dinggao's troops conquered the third line of defense, they did not continue the attack, but repaired on the spot.
Waiting for fresh troops to be sent from the rear to rotate!
The Ming army sent more troops to the front line, and Hu Dinggao's troops retreated to Daze Town.
The attack continues!
Artillery fire roared, and the shouts of killing shook the sky!
Among the newly recruited Ming army, some soldiers shouted loudly.
"Guangzhou has been defeated. Surrender without killing!"
"Guangzhou has been defeated. Surrender without killing!"
"Guangzhou has been defeated. Surrender without killing!"
"..."
Such shouts resounded throughout the battlefield, creating great psychological pressure on the Qing army on the opposite side.
Such psychological tactics were a huge blow to the morale of the Qing army!
Although Shang Kexi wanted to minimize the impact of Guangzhou's defeat, it would be best if only the Eight Banners soldiers knew about it and the Green Camp knew nothing.
However, he has no final say in this matter!
There is no airtight wall in this world. The more people know the information, the harder it is to keep it secret.
Furthermore, those Green Camp soldiers are not all fools.
On the battlefield, as soon as the Ming army marched out a thousand "Guangzhou banner men" to kill the sacrificial flags in front of the formation, the Qing army stopped using the civilian husband as cannon fodder.
As long as you are not stupid, you can taste something different!
These thousand Guangzhou bannermen are probably all real.
If this is false, when did the Qing Dynasty take the lives of Han people seriously?
Let alone the Ming army killing a thousand Han people in front of the battle line, even if they killed a hundred thousand Han people, Shang Kexi would not blink an eyelid.
How could he be threatened into giving up the tactic of using civilian husbands as cannon fodder!
Think more deeply, where did these thousand Guangzhou bannermen come from?
There is a high probability that the advertisement in Guangzhou will be broken!
Coupled with the slogan that the Ming army shouted on the battlefield, "Guangzhou has been defeated, surrender without killing", most of the Green Camp soldiers were sure that the city of Guangzhou was probably destroyed.
After realizing this, the morale of the Qing army was almost cut in half!
Under the overall situation of the defeat of Guangzhou, if these Qing troops are allowed to resist the Ming army's offensive, it is obvious that their performance will be like this.
Shang Kexi also realized this. Seeing the rapid defeat of the front line, his face turned extremely ugly.
But he still ordered the Eight Banners soldiers to come forward for reinforcements!
After learning that the city of Guangzhou had been captured, the morale of the Green Battalion plummeted, but the morale of the Eight Banners soldiers was high.
Amid the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the Eight Banners of the Qing Army entered the battlefield.
These Eight Banners soldiers were filled with hatred and showed considerable bravery.
On the one hand, he supervised the battle and killed the Green Camp deserters, and on the other hand, he stepped forward to fight with the Ming army and stabilized the front line.
On the other side, the Eight Banners cavalry also entered the scene, colliding with the Ming army cavalry and killing them.
The intensity of the war suddenly increased a lot!
Zhu Hongyu ordered more troops and once again sent a fresh force to fight against the enemy.
A fierce battle with the Qing army!
Although the Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army were brave, they were driven by hatred and showed no fear of death.
But it can't save the situation!
The morale of the green camp soldiers collapsed and they dispersed as soon as they were beaten. If the Qing army and the Eight Banners had not suppressed the formation, they would not have been able to go to the battlefield at all.
But on the Ming army's side, as more and more powerful troops continued to join, the offensive became more and more powerful.
The current situation on the battlefield is that the Qing army's green camp is playing soy sauce, and the only ones who are really risking their lives to fight against the Ming army are the Eight Banners of the Qing army.