That night, a raging fire lit up the entire city of Tianjin!
Wails, screams, and the ugly laughter of the Qing soldiers who massacred the city spread to all directions.
The four gates were blocked, and the people in the city couldn't escape even if they wanted to.
The ugliest and most disgusting things in the world are happening in the city!
Chentai stood under the banner of the Qing army camp, looking at the Tianjin city that was engulfed by the raging fire, the expression on his face did not change at all.
Not only do I not feel the slightest pity, nor can I bear it!
Instead, it is filled with a perverted excitement!
…
It was getting late, but Zeng Xueli had not fallen asleep yet.
He was also making detailed statistics on the casualties and results of the Ming army in today's battle.
These figures must be recorded in detail and passed back to the document library of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
These things may seem inconspicuous and unimportant now, but in the future they will be precious historical documents.
Overall, the results and loss ratio of the Ming army in today's battle were quite good.
Our casualties were only around a hundred people, many of whom were only slightly injured and could return to the battlefield after being simply bandaged.
The casualties on the Qing army's side had even reached over a thousand people!
These statistics only include the corpses left by the Qing army on the battlefield. The civilians and the wounded who were withdrawn by the Qing army are not included in the statistics.
The real number of casualties of the Qing army is definitely far more than a thousand!
Zeng Xueli closed the document in his hand and prepared to take a rest.
At this moment, a soldier ran in from outside.
The soldier was breathing heavily, and the expression on his face was obviously anxious.
"No...it's not good!"
"Sir, something happened over there in Tianjin City. The Qing army seems to be massacring Tianjin..."
When Zeng Xueli heard this, his eyes widened instantly and he asked.
"what is going on?"
While he was talking, he didn't care about resting, strode out of his cabin and boarded the deck.
The watchman on the mast kept reporting news one after another, making Zeng Xueliang's face become darker and darker.
"damn it!"
"These slave slaves are really full of evil and inhumane!"
"Slaughtering one's own city before a war to boost morale is unprecedented!"
“It’s too many books to write, it’s really too many books to write!”
"..."
The generals of the Ming army gathered in front of Zeng Xueli and began to discuss strategies.
"Our army must not sit back and watch Tianjin being massacred by the Qing Dynasty. We must do something!"
Wu Ming's voice was very passionate, and the expression on his face was full of determination.
The rest of the group also agreed.
"Yes General!"
"We are the king of the Han family, how can we sit back and watch the people who fell to Hu Chen be wantonly slaughtered by the slaves?"
"..."
What they want to save is not the people under the Qing government, but the survivors of the Ming Dynasty who fell to Hu Chen.
In this way, wouldn’t the situation be opened up?
Their Ming Dynasty is the orthodoxy of the world, and the Qing captives are just foreign invaders.
Zeng Xueli pondered for a while, and then finally made up his mind.
"Send the order and send out troops!"
"Rescue Tianjin City!"
"..."
Following Zeng Xueli's order, all Ming armies began to prepare to assemble.
After gathering, we set off towards Tianjin City!
…
At this time, the city of Tianjin was a scene of hell.
Crazy Qing soldiers entered the city with knives, slashing and killing everyone they saw!
An old man desperately waved the dung fork in his hand, trying to protect his grandchildren.
But in the next moment, with a pop, his throat was shot through by an arrow.
The originally old but upright body suddenly fell to the ground.
Blood spurted out from the wound in his throat. The old man was not dead for a moment, and there was a gurgling sound in his throat.
The grandchildren behind him let out a scream of terror!
The next moment, several Qing soldiers walked toward the old man's grandchildren with ferocious expressions on their faces.
The old man's grandson was tied up hand and foot with a rope and taken to the center of the city.
The old man's granddaughter was carried on the shoulders of a Qing soldier with a sly smile on his face. He strode towards the house regardless of the girl's struggles and shouts.
He threw the person onto the couch with a thud, and then the Qing soldier also pressed him up with a grin.
Struggling and shouting, but nothing happened!
Several Qing soldiers took turns entering the house to vent their animal desires.
After all the Qing soldiers left, there was only a naked body left in the house, with many bruises on its snow-white skin.
The girl's slender neck has been broken, and even the body has become hard. She has obviously been dead for a long time.
Scenes like this keep happening in Tianjin!
Killings, plunders, rapes, and all imaginable crimes are happening constantly.
A large number of people were herded together, like animals, tied up hand and foot, and held in a centralized manner.
From time to time, soldiers from the Qing Dynasty would come forward, pick out some good-looking women from the crowd, and take them away to either vent their animal desires or offer them to superior officials.
Of course, there are also some with really outstanding looks who were even sent to Chentai!
When such crimes are constantly being performed in Tianjin!
A loud rumble!
There was a roar from the direction of Tianjin's East Gate.
The Ming army rushed to Tianjin City and launched a surprise attack.
After quickly defeating the Qing troops on alert outside Tianjin, they used explosive packs to blow open the city gate of Tianjin.
Then he quickly entered the city!
The Qing army was scattered everywhere in the city, and the Qing army, which was letting out its animalistic desires at will, faced the Ming army, which was fully armed and ready for battle.
The results can be imagined!
The Ming army broke into Tianjin easily.
Groups of Ming soldiers maintained their formation, with the most basic squads as units, and rushed into the city.
Musket fire, bayonet charge, grenades to clear the way!
The Ming army's advance was quite fast!
The environment in the city was very complex. During the street fighting, the armor on the Ming army played a great role.
The Ming and Qing armies got together and fought each other, with fierce hand-to-hand combat.
The Qing army's broadswords and spears struck, making a metallic clashing sound, but they might not be able to break through the armor.
But when the Ming army's bayonets stabbed through, they almost made bloody holes.
Although the cotton armor and uniforms worn by the Qing soldiers kept them warm, they had little protective effect.
The two sides fought for a while, and those Qing soldiers who mustered up the courage to face the Ming army were defeated in the blink of an eye.
A large number of Qing soldiers collapsed under the Ming army's surprise attack, abandoned their helmets and armor and ran away.
News of the Ming army's raid on Tianjin City was reported to Chentai.
Chentai looked outside Tianjin City. In the darkness, the fire dragons were constantly coming towards Tianjin City.
And the obvious defeat of the Qing army in the city!
His face was gloomy and scary.
He just kept giving orders to mobilize various troops and horses to prepare for the sudden attack of the Ming army.
"Since the Ming army is making a surprise attack, they must not have many troops."
"As long as our army can quickly gather its forces, we will definitely be able to defeat the Ming thieves in the future!"
"You can even take this opportunity to launch a counterattack and take advantage of the situation to capture Dagukou!"
Chentai used such words to boost the morale of his generals.
While he was constantly arranging troops to intercept and block the Ming army's surprise attack, he also slowed down the Ming army's offensive.
At the same time, he ordered the Eight Banners soldiers scattered throughout the city to gather together!
He wanted to launch a counterattack against the Ming army, and the Green Camp troops were unreliable.
Only the Eight Banners soldiers can truly be trusted by him.
Or in other words, he couldn't believe in the combat effectiveness of the green battalion soldiers.
I don’t think that a group of green soldiers can defeat the Ming army!
The battle situation in the city continued to evolve, as the Qing army reacted to the surprise attack.
Chentai commanded and dispatched the Qing army to fight.