Chapter 310 The young man in a small town bursts into anger and has virtue
Xuzhou.
A group of young people from Xia Town came to join the army.
"We exploded the gunpowder and cannon belonging to the traitor Kong Youde in the middle of the night the day before yesterday. We blew up tens of thousands of kilograms of their gunpowder and destroyed hundreds of artillery..."
These young people rowed a boat from Weishan Lake and rowed for a day and a night. At this time, they were in a smoky and miserable state, but their eyes were red and they were in high spirits.
"Those pseudo-Tatars have gone too far. They have done things that will cause anger and resentment. They are unforgivable."
These people are all young people, the youngest is only twelve years old, and the oldest is only twenty-six. They are all descendants of Xia Town, some from the Zhang family, some from the Jin family, and more are from Zhang family.
I have nothing to do with the Jin family, but yesterday the pseudo-Tatars executed those Xia Town folks in front of the city gate, which was too bad.
Especially the way he treated the Jin family made these young people filled with indignation.
The Zhang family is a well-known family in Xia Town, and the Jin family is also a good housewife who takes care of her husband and raises her children. Being insulted in this way is not only an insult to the Zhang family and the Jin family, but also an insult to the entire Xiazhen, and even the Tatars' attitude towards the Han people.
Insult and trample.
After hearing the news, Zhang Dapeng from Banner Town came to meet them. This guy was originally from Banner Camp, and was punished for sleeping with the widow. Fortunately, although this guy was stubborn, he was young, brave, not afraid of death, and had a lot of energy. He even got
After being appreciated by the prison country, he was transferred to Yulin, where he stayed for a while and entered the military training camp.
After receiving personal guidance from Jian Guo, he returned to the Flag Bearer Camp, but he had already become a captain. As a disciple of Jian Guo, he did not serve as captain for long and was quickly promoted to battalion deputy.
"I think I saw you before when I went to Xia Town?" Zhang Dapeng looked at these young people in front of him.
A young man named Zhang said, "When you came to Xia Town earlier, we helped demolish the city gates and destroy the docks, and then we left with you. However, my uncle and others later said they didn't want to leave and changed their minds, so I had to stay with my elders.
"Who would have thought that those pseudo-Tatars could be so inhumane," Zhang Qincheng was heartbroken and excited when he said this.
Several other young people also said, "We regret it very much now,"
"Did you really burn Kong Youde's gunpowder cannon?" Zhang Dapeng was a little doubtful.
"If the general is suspicious, we can take you back to Xia Town to investigate. We originally just wanted to cause some damage, but we really didn't expect such a good result, and it was beyond our expectation. The pseudo-Tatars surrounded us with gunpowder.
Being together gives us a chance."
After listening to what they said carefully, Zhang Dapeng basically believed it, because the Ming army rushed into Xia Town first, transported money, food and supplies, demolished the four gates and several sections of the city wall in Xia Town, and even destroyed the dock.
After Kong Youde came a step late, he did not dare to station outside the city. However, after the docks were destroyed, it was very difficult to transport artillery, gunpowder, supplies, etc. into the city. However, the city wall was full of gaps, so he was careful to be on guard. The artillery battalion sent the carriages
, artillery, and gunpowder are all centralized and guarded.
However, the young people in Xia Town, who were eager to take revenge, still found an opportunity. They helped the Qing army to transport the cannons and the gunpowder waited until very late. Some people took advantage of the darkness and hid in the gunpowder storage place, and waited until midnight to get out and light the gunpowder.
The effect was better than planned.
The gunpowder exploded, and it was a series of explosions, detonating all the gunpowder carts carried by Kong You's German army, and blowing up all the cannons. The power of the gunpowder destroyed two artillery battalions, frightened many horses, and destroyed all the guns they carried.
Most of the food and grass were also destroyed.
If it weren't for the 6,000 elite soldiers of Kong Youde, such a big explosion last night would have destroyed the camp long ago.
It's a pity that the Ming army had already evacuated Xia Town. If the Ming army had been outside Xia Town last night and took advantage of the chaos to kill him, Kong Youde would probably have to be held accountable in Xia Town.
"What a pity."
Zhang Dapeng couldn't help but pause after hearing this.
He quickly took people to see several general military officers stationed in Xuzhou City. Zhang Quan, Shen Wenzhong, Zhu Shengli and others couldn't believe it after hearing this.
Zhu Shengli personally asked Zhang Dapeng to take the young people to Xia Town to investigate. They rode horses and rode fast for two hundred miles. After a day's driving, they finally arrived at Xia Town.
It turned out that Xia Town was completely destroyed.
Only ruins are left.
A ruined and empty city.
There is no one left.
The young people in Xia Town, who were originally very excited, took a closer look. They all fell off their horses and burst into tears.
The ruins of Xia Town are littered with the corpses and remains of common people.
Kong Youde left and massacred Xia Zhen before leaving.
Although Xia Town only had about 30% of the usual population of residents at this time, as an industrial, commercial, and canal town, Kong Youde slaughtered tens of thousands of people for a day.
He killed every living thing in Xia Town in retaliation for his raging anger.
Although he believed that the Ming army was responsible for attacking him, he did not find the Ming army and did not dare to go to Xuzhou again. Instead, he spread his anger on the people of Xia Town.
The whole town was massacred with blood.
Then with some reluctance, he withdrew to Nanyang Town.
His six thousand elite troops came all the way from Liaoyang to the south. Without a single battle, they had destroyed the elite artillery battalion and the cavalry was seriously frightened. Importantly, not only did they not replenish food and grass supplies in Xia Town, but they also destroyed the already existing troops.
The few supplies were almost completely lost, many war horses and draft horses were lost, and more than a thousand soldiers were killed or injured.
This is simply a useless fight that has never been fought before.
Kong Youde believed that the elite Ming army was ambushing nearby and might come back at any time. He did not dare to underestimate the enemy and had to retreat to Nanyang Town in a hurry. Before withdrawing, he also sent several groups of light cavalry and fast horses to attack Tan Jining and Yanzhou.
Tai and others reported and asked for help, hoping that they could immediately send reinforcements southward and at the same time dispatch money and food to him in a timely manner.
"These damn Tartars!"
Zhang Dapeng was also shocked when he saw the appearance of Xia Town. He had just arrived a few days ago. Although the canal was shut down at that time, it was still quite lively. They mobilized the people to go south and asked the people who did not want to leave to go to the countryside temporarily.
, countless people left the city in great numbers, but there were still many people in the city.
But now, except for the crows circling all over the sky, and some rats and wild dogs with red eyes, there is no living person to be seen here.
"Inhumane!"
Zhu Shengli rode on his horse and silently patrolled the entire city.
He was a child who grew up in the breakout army. He had fought many tough battles at a young age and had seen many tragic post-war scenes. But now, the inhumane massacre here, including the elderly and children, was still shocking.
He was silent and angry.
"We will definitely remember this bloody incident."
He jumped off his horse and began to bury the bodies, and a dozen light riders began to gallop away. They would go to Xuzhou to report the news, and also to the nearby people, asking them to help bury the bodies of the victims in Xia Town.
With so many corpses, if they are not buried in time, a plague is likely to occur.
In the last years of Chongzhen's reign, the plague that was rampant in the north had not completely subsided, and everyone was very afraid of the epidemic.
Zhang Dapeng gritted his teeth and said, "Whenever you see Tatars in the future, kill them all and never take any prisoners!"