Chapter 639 Capturing Fei Yanggu alive (asking for reward)
"Kill!"
Seeing this scene, the Ming army no longer hesitated and took advantage of the situation and launched a charge towards the ruins of the Bell and Drum Tower.
The next moment, a large flag with clear characters representing the Ming Dynasty stood at the top of the Bell and Drum Tower!
The twelve-pointed sun and moon flag is fierce in the wind!
It was like announcing to the entire Yangzhou city that the Ming Dynasty was back.
A Qing soldier crawled out of the ruins, his body covered with dust and blood.
However, what greeted them was sharp bayonets.
For these Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army who persisted in resisting at the last moment, Ming Dynasty did not give them any preferential treatment or mercy.
On this extremely cruel battlefield, there is no room for even the slightest trace of kindness. Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to one's own people.
"Found it, found it!"
"Feillancourt's body found!"
"..."
Along with bursts of cheers, Feiyanggu, who was buried deep in the ruins, was pulled out.
At this time, Fei Yanggu had already expired.
It turned into a cold corpse without any warmth.
The soldiers of the surrounding Ming army swarmed forward and carried Fei Yanggu's body in front of Cai Ming.
Cai Ming frowned subconsciously as he looked at the body in front of him, which was covered in blood and flesh, with its face smashed to pieces. Only the armor on its body could identify its identity.
"Are you sure this is Feillancourt?"
"You can't even see this face clearly!"
Based on the current state of this corpse, no one can guarantee that it is Feiyanggu!
It is not impossible if Fei Yanggu finds a substitute for himself and he moisturizes himself.
The city of Yangzhou is now in chaos, and the area near the Bell and Drum Towers is full of screaming and wailing wounded soldiers or prisoners of war from the Qing army.
It couldn't be easier to sneak in with someone!
As for Fei Yanggu's age, it is actually not a problem. Among the green battalion soldiers of the Qing army, there is no shortage of old comrades of the grandfather's generation.
Otherwise, why would Zhu Hongyu conduct selective training when reorganizing the rebel army?
Fei Yanggu was mixed with a group of grandfather soldiers, but it was actually not obvious!
The adjutant also spoke.
"Brigadier, I don't think so either. How about asking the superiors to search the whole city?"
After listening to the adjutant's suggestion, Cai Ming subconsciously touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
After a moment, Cai Ming shook his head and said.
"No need, just strictly interrogate the prisoners of war captured by our army!"
"The area near the Bell and Drum Tower is blocked by our Ming Dynasty. Even if Fei Yanggu escapes, he won't go anywhere. He must be among these prisoners of war. There is no need to search the whole city."
"As long as you are willing to search carefully, Fei Yanggu will not be able to escape!"
Upon hearing this, Cai Ming's adjutant clasped his fists and accepted the order.
"promise!"
"My subordinate understands, so do it!"
Seeing that the adjutant had done it, Cai Ming nodded with satisfaction, and he continued to be busy with the finishing work of the battle at the Bell and Drum Tower.
In order to capture the Bell and Drum Towers, the Ming army suffered a lot of casualties.
A number of elite Ming troops withdrew for repairs, and a large number of wounded soldiers and the bodies of our own dead soldiers needed to be resettled.
The weapons, armor, muskets and artillery scattered on the battlefield also need to be cleaned and sorted.
Of course, the more important thing is to maintain the stability of Yangzhou City.
Yangzhou had just been recovered by the Ming Dynasty, and public security issues were the most important.
Daming must restore public order in Yangzhou as soon as possible in order to smoothly roll out Daming's next actions in Yangzhou.
At this time, Nan'an Hou Liu Shantai, the commander-in-chief of the Ming army in charge of the cross-river battle, appeared in Yangzhou City.
As soon as it appeared outside Yangzhou City, it caused waves of cheers.
"How's it going?"
Liu Shantai, wearing black leather boots and a sword on his waist, strode to Cai Ming.
Cai Ming said.
"Reporting to the Marquis, Yangzhou City is basically controlled by our army!"
"Most of the remnants of the Qing army have surrendered, and our army is making every effort to clear out the stubborn resisters!"
Liu Shantai asked.
"Where is Fei Yanggu, the governor of Liangjiang of the Qing army? Has he been captured or killed?"
Cai Ming said.
"The brothers below found a corpse wearing Fei Yanggu's armor from the ruins of the Bell and Drum Tower, but his face was unclear."
"The general is suspicious, that's just a substitute!"
"The general's adjutant has already started interrogating the prisoners of war and is preparing to dig out Feiyanggu."
After hearing this, Liu Shantai just nodded and said.
"Can!"
"If you can dig it out, dig it out. If you can't dig it out, we will deal with all the Qing prisoners of war captured this time, as long as they agree with Fei Yanggu's age!"
"I would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let Fei Yanggu go!"
Liu Shantai is very murderous, and when it is time to kill ruthlessly, he is much more decisive than Zhu Hongyu.
This time the Ming army captured at least several thousand prisoners of war in the Bell and Drum Tower area.
There are at least hundreds of people who agree with Feiyanggu's age.
But he will kill them all with just one word!
There is no mercy at all.
There was obvious hesitation on Cai Ming's face, but the hesitation on his face did not last long before he nodded in agreement.
"You will eventually understand!"
At this moment, Cai Ming's lieutenant came back and spoke.
"Brigadier, Brigadier, I found Feiyanggu!"
Cai Ming's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked.
"What's going on? Please tell me in detail?"
Liu Shantai also cast a curious look.
The adjutant's face was filled with unconcealable joy and he spoke.
"Report to the Marquis, Brigadier!"
"The last general has just brought people to interrogate the prisoners of war. As long as they agree with Fei Yanggu's age, they have all been selected. They will be interrogated separately in groups of ten. If one person is not mentioned, all ten will be killed!"
"After killing seven groups, some people can't stand the explanation!"
Although the prisoners of war captured by the Ming Dynasty in the Battle of Bell and Drum Towers resisted until the last moment, it would be nonsense to say how hard their bones were.
If they were really hard-core and not afraid of death, they would not surrender and become prisoners of war!
While he was talking, Cai Ming ordered people to bring out Fei Yanggu, who was dressed as an ordinary Eight Banners soldier. Several people held him and knelt in front of Liu Shantai.
With a clang, Liu Shantai pulled out the sword from his waist!
The sword pointed directly at Fei Yanggu's throat, and Liu Shantai asked.
"Would you like to surrender?"
When asked, Liu Shantai's eyes were narrowed and full of coldness.
Fei Yanggu, however, stubbornly raised his head and said with a sneer.
"I, Fei Yanggu, am a member of the Qing Dynasty clan, leader of the Eight Banners, and minister of the Qing Dynasty cabinet!"
"Can you bring down the Erming thief?"
"I will not surrender until I die!"
Liu Shantai narrowed his eyes, took back his sword, and just said.
"Haha, are you qualified to say that my Ming Dynasty is a thief? The wild boar Pinurhachi was just a dragon and tiger general of my Ming Dynasty, and he was the domestic slave of General Li!"
"You, Jianzhou Jurchen, don't understand the destiny of heaven, are not grateful for the gifts of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, and actually rebelled against the Ming Dynasty. You really deserve to be killed!"