Zhu Hongyu never forgot the other purpose of the Ming army's Northern Expedition!
Longjiang Bao Shipyard!
"None of the shipbuilding craftsmen can be let go, they must all be controlled!"
"Including those foreign shipwrights from the West!"
"The shipbuilding timber and tools in the treasure shipyard can also be taken away, and those that cannot be taken away will be burned. We must not leave anything to the Qing court!"
Zhu Hongyu's intention was very clear. He wanted to completely cut off the possibility of the Qing government developing a navy.
The generals clasped their fists to accept the order, and went to do their work according to the arrangements.
A naval squadron of the Ming Army set sail and sailed upstream towards Nanjing.
The bright flag is hung high on the mast, hunting in the wind!
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On the battlefield, the smell of blood surges into the sky!
Countless corpses almost covered the entire battlefield.
The Ming army recruited some civilians from nearby villages and towns to help clean up the battlefield.
The corpses were counted one by one, and the corpses of the Qing soldiers were piled together randomly.
The corpses of the Ming army were sorted and placed aside.
Health workers shuttled across the battlefield one after another, working hard to rescue their own wounded.
After simple hemostasis and first aid, a large number of wounded were carried to the wounded barracks in the rear.
On the battlefield, the horses, armor, weapons, provisions, etc. left behind when the Qing troops withdrew were collected for inventory.
Billowing black smoke rose, and a smell similar to burning feathers mixed with the aroma of barbecue, causing many people who smelled the smell to vomit on the spot.
Because this smell is exactly the smell of burning corpses!
Zhu Hongyu also subconsciously took a piece of handkerchief and covered his mouth and nose.
Looking in the direction of the battlefield, Zhu Hongyu asked.
"How is the battlefield being cleaned? Have the casualties been counted?"
"What were the results and captures?"
Xu Bin bowed slightly and then spoke.
"Reporting to Your Highness, our army suffered a total of more than 3,400 casualties in this battle!"
"Among them, more than 1,500 were killed in battle, 1,200 were disabled, and more than 700 were injured."
"Most of the casualties come from the Guiyi Army who are responsible for the frontal battlefield."
"In terms of captures, our army counted tens of thousands of corpses of Qing soldiers on the battlefield and captured more than 4,000 prisoners of war."
"The main force of the Qing army in Jiangning was severely damaged, and its remaining troops retreated to Qixia Mountain to defend themselves."
Nearly 10,000 corpses of Qing soldiers were found on the battlefield, but the number of Qing soldiers who actually died at the hands of the Ming army was only two-thirds of this number at most.
The remaining one-third was killed by the Qing army's supervising team.
Moreover, most of the results and gains made by the Ming army in this battle came from the Ming army's pursuit after the Qing army retreated.
During the head-on battle between the two sides, the Ming army inflicted only a few casualties on the Qing army.
The Qing Army Supervisory Team has not killed many people yet!
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and prepared to leave to inspect the wounded soldiers camp.
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The Ming army raised loudspeakers and shouted in the direction of Qixia Mountain to persuade them to surrender.
"All the Han brothers on the mountain, please come down and surrender. Don't be traitors!"
"Han people don't fight Han people. We are all Han people. Why do we need to work as slaves for the dog Tatars?!"
"Hurry down the mountain and surrender. Keep the money and rat tail and become a traitor. After you die, go underground and face your ancestors without face!"
"His Royal Highness Jian Guo said that if you surrender, you will not be killed, but you will be rewarded for defecting! If you don't surrender now, you will have no chance later!"
"..."
Liang Huafeng stood under a big flag, listening to the Ming army at the foot of the mountain persuading him to surrender, his face darkened.
Traitor!
Money rat tail has no face to meet his ancestors!
Be a slave to the Tatars!
Every word was like a knife, piercing straight into his heart.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
So sharp!
Even Liang Huafeng, the commander-in-chief of the town, thought so, let alone the soldiers below.
After listening to the Ming army's words of persuasion to surrender, who can have no idea?
If the Qing Dynasty was strong, they would just be traitors and slaves. If the Ming army used such words to persuade them to surrender, they would only be treated as a joke!
No one will take it seriously at all.
But isn’t the Qing Dynasty defeated now?
Tens of thousands of troops were wiped out, and the Eight Banners of Jiangning, together with more Green Camp soldiers, were surrounded in Qixia Mountain.
It’s very jarring to hear this now!
Most of the armies of this era do not have so-called nationalistic ideas, and they will not resist serving their lives to foreigners.
But this does not mean that they do not know that it is shameful to be a traitor, a slave, and the money rat tail is really ugly...
Although people have different aesthetic tastes, there is a consensus that money rat tails are ugly.
No doubt about this!
People on Qixia Mountain were in panic because of the Ming army's persuasion to surrender. A large number of green camp soldiers were whispering to each other and talking about something.
These green soldiers had evasive eyes and cowered expressions. When they saw someone approaching, they would disperse.
A dark cloud lingered in everyone's mind. Gradually, Qing troops began to sneak down the mountain and surrender to the Ming army.
Because there is almost no food in Qixia Mountain now!
The Qing army retreated too hastily, and was chased by the Ming army for a while, so they accidentally lost most of their food and grass.
When we went to Qixia Mountain to take stock, we found that there was not much food and grass in the army.
After that, one can only imagine what choices the Qing generals will make.
It is nothing more than reducing the supply of food and grass for the Green Camp soldiers to ensure the needs of the Eight Banners soldiers.
In this way, one can only imagine what choices the green soldiers of the Qing Army would make.
A large number of green camp soldiers chose to go down the mountain and surrender to the Ming army!
If the Eight Banners soldiers and the personal servants of generals at all levels hadn't kept a close watch, all the Green Camp troops would have escaped.
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At the foot of Qixia Mountain, the Ming army was also preparing for a fire attack in full swing!
Trebuchets were driven out, and cans of oil were unloaded from the transport ships.
The Ming army mobilized a large number of civilians and dug out a not-so-narrow isolation belt around Qixia Mountain.
In two or three days, all the preparations for the fire attack were completed!
Within two or three days, the Ming army received the surrenders of Xiao Liangqian from the Green Camp.
During this period, the Qing army made several attempts to raid the Ming army surrounding the mountain, hoping to open up the situation and resolve the current predicament.
But without exception, several raids by the Qing army were all resolved by the Ming army!
In this process, the Qing army suffered a lot of casualties!
Moreover, due to the problem of food and grass, the morale of the Qing army was visibly depressed.
Nowadays, the only thought of these Qing troops surrounded by Qixia Mountain is that reinforcements from all over the south of the Yangtze River can arrive and rush to Qixia Mountain to save them from danger.
Standing next to the trebuchet position that had been arranged in advance, looking at the cans of oil, Zhu Hongyu just waved his hand and gave an order.
"let's start!"
Following Zhu Hongyu's order, the soldiers of the Ming army began to move, and cans of oil were loaded onto the trebuchet.
The trebuchet was fired, and each round jar was thrown into the sky in the direction of Qixia Mountain.
The jar drew arcs in mid-air and fell towards the Qing army's position on Qixia Mountain.
Click! Click! Click!
The crisp sound of broken clay pots continued one after another, and thick black oil flowed everywhere.
The next moment, a whizzing sound broke through the air!
The rockets dragged long tail flames towards the landing area of Qixia Mountain.
Amidst the roaring explosion, the fire ignited the oil. In the next moment, the fire shot into the sky, and the entire Qixia Mountain was instantly engulfed by the fierce fire...
In the sea of fire, countless Qing soldiers were wailing and screaming, and were engulfed by the high temperature and turned into charred corpses!
The fire spread rapidly, and some Qing troops who wanted to escape from the mountain were unable to escape and were drowned in the sea of fire.