But there are still billowing black smoke floating in the sky over Tianjin City.
The fire last night has been extinguished, but the city of Tianjin has also turned into ruins.
There are scorch marks everywhere!
The broad streets or narrow alleys were filled with corpses in various forms of death.
There were soldiers from the Qing and Ming armies who died in battle, but more of them were Tianjin people who died tragically at the hands of the Qing army.
The Ming army temporarily recruited a group of civilians in Tianjin City and sorted out all the corpses.
Some bodies were claimed by their families and taken back for burial.
But more often than not, the whole family died, and there was no one to collect the bodies.
For such corpses, the Ming army carried out centralized disposal and unified burial.
Zeng Xueli was walking on the streets of Tianjin City, looking at the dilapidated environment around him, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Why!"
"What kind of evil have these damn Qinglu done?"
"..."
Wu Ming walked over with a livid face and reported a very bad news to Zeng Xueli.
"General, the situation in Tianjin City has been sorted out!"
"Nearly seven thousand innocent people died tragically at the hands of the Qing army last night!"
Seven thousand people doesn’t sound like a lot!
But it just doesn’t sound like much!
What you need to know is that the Ming army mobilized only about 3,000 land troops for this battle.
As for the strength of the Qing army, the Green Battalion and the Eight Banners were only about 13,000 people!
The combined strength of both sides is only 16,000!
As a result, the Qing army was in Tianjin and killed 7,000 people in one night.
Shocking, really shocking!
Hearing this, Zeng Xueli asked with a dark face.
"How many people did our army behead in this battle? How many prisoners did we take?"
Wu Ming took out a report and then spoke.
"According to statistics, our army beheaded a total of 1,400 people and captured more than 5,100 people in this battle."
"Among them, 310 Eight Banners soldiers were beheaded and 430 were captured!"
The reason why the number of prisoners of the Eight Banners soldiers is so small is because the Eight Banners soldiers basically have horses.
After they were defeated, they could escape on horseback, and they would definitely be able to escape faster than the Green Camp soldiers!
Therefore, most of the prisoners of the Ming army in this battle were Green Camp soldiers.
Zeng Xueli nodded slightly, then opened his mouth and gave instructions.
"Send the order and set up a law field outside Tianjin!"
"All Qing prisoners captured in this battle will be killed in one piece!"
“Just outside Tianjin!”
"This general will use the heads and blood of these Tartars to commemorate the victims of Tianjin people!"
Everyone stood up and expressed their approval, without exception.
Mainly because what these Qing troops did was really disgusting!
It’s not an exaggeration to kill them all!
Wu Ming on the side suggested.
"General, the last general suggested that our army could take advantage of the new defeat of the Qing army and no threat to us to move all the people near Tianjin out to sea."
"First, it can ensure that these people will not be massacred by the Qing army!"
"The second is to ensure that our Qing army can no longer drive the common people to use as human shields to attack our Ming Dynasty's defense line!"
Zeng Xueli nodded in agreement and began to order the people below to do things.
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The 19th year of Ming Dynasty Yongli, the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month!
In Tianjin City, an execution ground rises from the ground!
Almost all of the Qing prisoners of war captured by the Ming army in the Battle of Tianjin a few days ago were taken outside the execution ground.
The clothes of these Qing soldiers were stripped off, revealing their bruised and purple skin that had been frozen in the cold wind.
A group of ten people were strung together with ropes.
In order to prevent these prisoners of war from resisting, the Ming army had starved them for several days.
These prisoners of war now don't even have the strength to raise their hands, let alone resist.
Like puppets on strings, they only move when being held.
In the execution ground, the swordsmen of the Ming army were already sharpening their knives, and gusts of cold wind blew in, making the faces of the soldiers holding the knives hurt.
But their eyes are quite firm!
The sword and ax in his hand also exuded a cold light.
Prisoners of war were brought into the execution ground one by one and then lined up.
After a soul-chasing cannon, swords and axes were swung in unison, heads fell to the ground one after another, and blood sprayed out.
The hot blood is steaming up with wisps of steam, which looks quite conspicuous!
The skull of the person who was thrown away rolled to the side, his wide eyes full of unwillingness, regret, and deep resentment.
Groups of prisoners of war were taken to the execution ground and killed like pigs and sheep.
Those prisoners of war were extremely ugly before their execution. Some were begging for mercy on their knees, others were wailing and screaming, and they were struggling constantly.
But that doesn't change anything!
Kill those who massacre the city, this is the iron law set by Zhu Hongyu!
These prisoners of war had been starved for several days. At this time, even if a knife was thrown in front of them, they would still be unable to resist.
The ground inside the execution ground was dyed red with blood, and even turned into blood mud.
The people of Tianjin outside the execution ground watched the Qing soldiers being beheaded and cheered with excitement.
"Kill! Kill all these damn Qing soldiers!"
"Good kill!"
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"
"I will join the army later to fight against the monsters and let the world know that we young and old men in Tianjin are not cowards!"
"Yes, it's useless to say anything. Don't persuade me. I'll join the army to fight against the monsters later and avenge my sisters who were harmed by the dog Tatars!"
"..."
Amidst bursts of cheers, all the Qing prisoners of war captured by the Ming army in this battle were killed in one breath.
Human heads with long braids are hung on the city walls of Tianjin!
Chentai's head was also chopped off and nailed to the most conspicuous place on the Tianjin city wall!
After the Qing army was defeated, Chen Tai's body was dumped in Tianjin City. Everyone was running away, and no one could care about such a corpse.
There are countless heads hanging on the city walls, which look ferocious and terrifying.
Red blood and white brain tissue dripped along the city wall...
It looks a little scary!
After disposing of these prisoners of war, the Ming army began Shi Shiran's retreat.
The transport ship anchored near Dagukou transported the people near Tianjin and took them to small islands in the sea for temporary resettlement.
The main force of the Ming army returned to Dagokou and began to prepare for defense again to meet the next round of counterattack by the Qing court.
It's not that the Ming army didn't want to defend Tianjin, but that it simply couldn't!
This is Beizhili, the heart of the Qing Dynasty, and a place where heavy troops gather.
If the Qing court really fought hard, it would be impossible for the three thousand Ming army to stand!
If they set up defenses in Tianjin City and the Qing army surrounded Tianjin, wouldn't it be the end of the world?
Although there is no city to rely on when setting up defenses at Dagukou, there are naval guns that can provide fire support for the army.
Defending is certainly easier!
Of course, what's more important is that the Ming army deployed defenses at Dagukou, close to the sea. If they couldn't be defeated, they could run away at any time without worrying about being surrounded and annihilated by superior forces.
This is the point!
…
On the official road from Tianjin to the capital!
There were collapsed Qing troops everywhere, abandoning their armor and fleeing towards the capital.
On the eve of the New Year, the bad news of Tianjin’s defeat was brought to the capital!
At least for Feiyanggu, that was the case.
The son he had high hopes for, who would succeed him in the title of king and banner master, died in Tianjin.
To him, it would be no exaggeration to say that such a blow was like a bolt from the blue!
Well, other people’s families have a happy Chinese New Year!
There was a disco dance in his family’s New Year mourning hall...
Even, he couldn’t even get his son’s body back!
In the capital, panic is rising like debris, and the atmosphere of the New Year is gradually disappearing.
More and more people are beginning to worry about the war in Tianjin!
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There are only two updates today, and they will be updated tomorrow!