There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 31 Nie Yu: I want to attack Jingzhou!

The battle was over and it was already the next morning.

The Qing army camp was in ruins, with busy Yidu civilians everywhere, busy burying and burning the bodies of the Qing soldiers.

The laborers were temporarily recruited from the city this morning. Anyone who went out of the city to dig a grave and bury the bodies would be paid a day's wages.

After all, it was still the Qing Dynasty, and sanitary conditions were limited. If the bodies were not buried and disposed of in time after the war, so many bodies would be exposed in the wilderness and a plague would soon form.

It can be said that wherever there was a plague in ancient times, there would definitely be a wave of troops stationed there.

The laborers were trembling with fear, and were whispering to each other while listening to the instructions to dig the pit.

"What's going on? Didn't they say that a high-ranking official from the prefecture was coming with his troops?"

"You're still asking, aren't all those on the ground soldiers? I heard that even that high-ranking official in the prefecture has been captured by the rebels."

"Bah, bah, bah! What traitors! They're the general and the righteous army. The general distributed land to us poor people and reduced taxes, but it's those damned officials who keep asking us for money. I think it's a good thing the general killed them! These damned officials from the capital wanted to take our land back, they all deserve to die!"

"..."

Nie Yu, who was walking into the abandoned camp under the protection of his personal guards, could hear the voices of the civilians from time to time, with a barely detectable smile on his face.

"Welcome the General!" ×4
When the generals saw Nie Yu coming, they immediately bowed and saluted.

"Ah."

Nie Yu nodded slightly, then looked up at the Qing army's tent.

The entire general's tent had been completely destroyed after a night battle. The large banner of the central army, which symbolized the governor, had been cut in half, and the flag spread on the ground had been burned beyond recognition.

Three hundred Manchu cavalrymen, their war horses were tied together in batches. Some of the horses were seriously injured or dead, and the volunteers who were butchers were stepping forward to finish off the wounds and cut the meat.

Horse meat doesn't taste good, but it's still meat!

For Nie Yu, who is now so poor that he can barely make ends meet, he would save money on a meal of meat if he can.

"Crack!"

As he was speaking, he saw a Manchu soldier's head being chopped off by a big knife not far away.

The volunteer soldier in charge of beheading was shirtless and sweaty. He twisted his arm slightly and grinned, "Next!"

After the shout, the Manchu soldiers who were waiting in line to be beheaded all looked terrified.

Not only were they frightened by the executioners of the rebel army, but they also chopped off the headless corpses that were dragged away and burned, as well as the Jingguan that was piled up nearby.

"Woooooooo~~!"

Some people couldn't bear it anymore and struggled to escape, but their hands and feet were tied up (don't criticize me, their feet were just tied with a rope, so they could walk but not run), and even their mouths were blocked tightly, so they couldn't move at all.

He could only look at the person in the front row in despair, his neck being roughly pressed on the wooden block, and then the executioner raised his knife and slashed it, and blood splattered on him.

"Damn it, another coward! Why are you here to fight thieves if you're scared to death? Someone help me up! This dog can't stand!"

"Come on! Holy shit, this bastard peed his pants, someone come give him a hand!"

"..."

Nie Yu withdrew his gaze.

He personally gave the order to kill the prisoners, not only because he did not have the money to support so many people who only did free food, but also because he was complying with the demands of his generals.

Overthrow the Qing Dynasty and kill all the Eight Banners of Manchuria!
Nie Yu asked, "Are you Sartuk Huiling, the pseudo-Qing governor of Hubei who came to suppress this great general?"

Hui Ling, who was the commander-in-chief of the Qing army a day ago and had 3,000 troops under his command, has now become a prisoner of the rebel army.

After the battle last night, Hui Ling originally wanted to run away, but he never thought that his army would be so weak. The battle situation could not be said to be one-sided, it was simply on the verge of collapse.

He was surrounded by the rebel soldiers he brought with him and was trapped in the general's tent, unable to break out.

By the time the rebel soldiers were finally gone, the rebel army had already surrounded his central army tent in three layers inside and outside.

Although Huiling still had 300 Manchurian Eight Banners cavalrymen, cavalry combat effectiveness at night was inherently poor. Furthermore, his cavalrymen were all from the Manchu city of Jingzhou, and their warhorses were all Hubei-produced Nanma (Southern Horses). Nanma had poor endurance and were short at the shoulder, making them strictly unsuitable for cavalry.

The cavalry was not strong, their vision was obstructed at night, and their combat area was limited, so the Qing cavalry could not charge at all.

Huiling gave orders, wanting his Manchu soldiers to lead him in a forced charge and break out.

The result is……

Chen Younian, who rushed forward first, seemed to have his own way of dealing with the cavalry. He directly ordered all the spearmen to charge forward, and asked others to wave torches frantically to interfere with the horses' vision.

Finally, the wolf soldier started to strike the horse's back with his hands, and the sword and shield soldiers followed him to chop the horse's legs.

In just a few moves, the cavalry infantry of the Eight Banners of Manchuria were destroyed. Without the advantage on horseback, these so-called Eight Banners of Manchuria were like fish on a plate, at the mercy of others.

Hui Ling looked up and saw Nie Yu's face, and asked in surprise, "Are you the leader of the rebels in Yidu County?"

Although no one said it, his subconscious told him that the man in front of him must be the leader of the rebels in Yidu County.

He is indeed a born traitor. He is so young but already has the gait of a dragon and a tiger. If time passes, I am afraid he will become a threat to our Qing Dynasty!
Well, this is actually Hui Ling's own over-interpretation. What's the dragon-like and tiger-like gait? It's purely because she has received a good modern compulsory education and has not experienced too much social abuse, so she can walk with her head held high when meeting anyone.

Walking like a dragon and a tiger, upright and fearless, is the appearance of a noble person.

If you are not a noble person, who can meet the officials without fear?

"What traitor, you dog official! This is the general of our righteous army!"

Without waiting for Nie Yu to speak, Chen Younian walked up to the surprised Hui Ling and slapped her hard in the face.

"Snapped!"

The slap was so loud that it left a red mark on my face.

Hui Ling, who was lost in thought, was stunned by the beating. After a moment of recovery, he suddenly became furious: "You arrogant traitor, I..."

"Snapped!"

"Don't you understand what people are saying? How dare you curse?"

"You traitor..."

"Snapped!"

"you……"

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

Seven or eight slaps were thrown in a row. As a brave general of the rebel army, Chen Younian was very strong and was comparable to He Shunan.

The slap was so big that Huiling's face almost looked like a pig's head.

Nie Yu watched until almost the end, then raised his hand to stop him: "That's enough, stop! This general still has something to ask this dog official."

"Hey, General!"

Chen Younian grinned and retreated obediently.

Haha, this guy is quite interesting. He is usually careless and looks like a rough guy, but now looking at him again, he is a bit like Zhang Fei in the Three Kingdoms, rough but delicate, brave and resourceful.

Nie Yu asked again, "Are you Hui Ling, the governor of Hubei during the Qing Dynasty?"

"Huh... so what?"

Huiling was breathing heavily, and it was obvious that her cheek was still painful.

Nie Yu said calmly, "It's nothing special. I just heard that the governor sent troops from Jingzhou Prefecture to suppress the rebels in Yidu County. As the saying goes, it's rude not to reciprocate. I'm also ready to lead the army to attack Jingzhou Prefecture!"

"What, you want to attack Jingzhou Prefecture?"

　It’s vacation time! Hahahaha!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)