You can't only love the Qing Dynasty when you're eating the fruits of others' labor.

Chapter 192 Although the battlefield was stained with blood, my Great Qing Dynasty was thriving.
“Dissidents have come forward on their own, and Tunqi is one of them.”

"Take it!"

Jiang Qingyun roared angrily.

Zheng Siwei, the garrison commander of Tongzhou Town who was prepared, immediately spurred his horse into the crowd and thrust his spear! The sharp spearhead easily pierced Tun Qi's chest.

Do not don armor unless it is wartime.

Therefore, in front of Zheng Siwei, who was fully armored and armed, Tunqi, who was unarmored and without a sword, had no chance of fighting back.

Zheng Siwei fiercely pulled out his spear.

Tunqi screamed and collapsed, dying on the spot.

……

The change happened so fast that everyone was stunned.

Tunqi was a dignified Beile of the Qing Dynasty, second only to Aobai and Jiang Qingyun in rank, and the undisputed third commander in the army. How could he be killed like this?
"Your Highness?"

The loyal guards of Tunqi let out sharp cries of agony, drew their swords and charged forward, only to be accurately shot down one by one by Yablan's archer squad.

Arrows flew overhead, and the officers fled in panic.

Although the Qing army camp was stained with blood, my Great Qing Dynasty was thriving.

Jiang Qingyun was extremely excited and waved his hand.

"Halt! Everyone stand still! No one is allowed to move. Anyone who disobeys will be executed without mercy."

A signal arrow~
The soldiers from Tongzhou Town, the Five City Garrison, and the Forbidden City rushed out from all directions, decisively separating the panicked bannermen.

Cavalry against infantry, armored against unarmored, prepared against unprepared.
One word: Grind!

……

After gaining basic control of the situation, Jiang Qingyun shouted loudly:
"I am the Imperial General Who Pacifies the Distant Lands. What are you trying to do? Are you planning a rebellion? Are you planning to defect to the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield? Don't you care about your families in the capital?"

“Beile Tunqi sympathized with the Plain Blue Banner and was a dissident hidden in the central government of our Great Qing. I was ordered to kill him, not to kill someone on my own.”

The situation stabilized slightly in an instant.

The famous psychologist Sigmund Freud once said:

Humans are adept at self-deception.

When they are panicked and confused, give them a reason! Even if that reason is full of flaws! Even if that reason is riddled with holes!
Seventy percent of people would choose to believe it!

Jiang Qingyun, who deeply understands human nature, once again loudly proclaimed:

"I have signed a pledge! This battle can only be won, not lost. If we lose, I will not live either. Therefore, my interests are aligned with yours."

"Listen to me, obey my orders, and I will lead you to achieve unparalleled feats. Everyone will receive official titles, gold, and silver, and the rewards will be exceptionally generous."

……

Jiang Qingyun took out a white cloth strip and tied it on his forehead. The words "Seven Lives to Serve the Country" were written in red on the cloth strip!
This appearance is extremely rare.

As a result, the military camp really became quiet.

The General Dingyuan appeared as if he had gone mad, drawing his sword and pointing it south!

"With the two armies facing each other and a major battle imminent, do you really have the heart to do something that would cause pain to your loved ones and joy to your enemies?"

"Do you still want the Qing Dynasty?"

"Do we still want the capital?"

Gradually, as if the effects of the drug were wearing off, Jiang Qingyun's speech became more and more fluent, with every sentence a classic.

"Brothers of the suicide squad, I tell you, in the more than 3000 years of history, there has never been a group like the Eight Banners that has shouldered a sacred mission since its birth."

"We are different!"

"We are invincible!!"

"We are invulnerable to bullets and swords!!!"

"Now, take up your swords and spears, put on your armor, mount your warhorses, and charge forward! No matter how fierce the artillery fire is, no matter how dense the enemy forces are."

"Suicide squad, always on the move."

"Bang the drum!"

"A desperate, all-out assault!"

The officers went completely insane, and the group descended into madness.

……

Considering the large number of new recruits, Li Dingguo arranged them in the simplest "square formation," with infantry in the middle, artillery at the front, firearms soldiers following behind, pikemen at the rear, and cavalry on both sides.

The Ming army marched silently and tragically toward the Qing army camp.

The gates of the Qing army camp slowly opened.

The Eight Banners officers, exhausted by the medicinal wine, speeches, and threats, quickly donned their armor, mounted their horses, took up their weapons, and reorganized their ranks.

"Charge! Charge!"

At the head of the column, a flag stood out prominently—"Baturu Death-Defying Special Assault Battalion." The blood-red flag with black lettering, and its square shape, unlike the triangular flags commonly seen by the Qing army, conveyed a completely new signal.

Li Dingguo suddenly put down his telescope and asked in confusion, "Where are their cannons?"

"It doesn't seem to work."

The Qing army had a clear advantage in artillery, so it used it in every battle, which the Ming army greatly feared.

Li Dingguo was puzzled.

why? ?

……

Shuo Dai, a brave and skilled Manchu Plain White Bannerman, couldn't help but remind him: "General, we have cannons."

"In this battle, we will not use cannons, but rather cavalry archery to kill the enemy."

Shuo Dai wanted to say something more, but Jiang Qingyun gave him a cold glance. His eyes were colder than Bai Qi's. It was something that could not be done without thousands of lives on one's hands.

Shuo Dai immediately lowered his head.

Officers' suicide squad, charging forward at breakneck speed!

Two miles away, the Ming army's cannons fired.

Half a mile away, the Ming army's matchlock guns opened fire.

……

Jiang Qingyun suddenly turned his head and stared at his father.

"A kind heart cannot command an army, and a righteous heart cannot manage finances."

Jiang Zhongcheng quickly cupped his hands in greeting: "The General is wise."

Ahead, gunfire and artillery roared.

One of the princes couldn't hold back any longer and whispered a suggestion: "General, let the Green Standard Army soldiers join the suicide attack as well."

Jiang Qingyun shook his head:
"No. This is precisely the time to demonstrate the martial prowess of our Eight Banners. How can we allow the lowly Green Standard Army soldiers to share this glory?"

Seeing everyone's speechless expressions, he continued:

"I'll make a bet with you. At most six months, the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi will be recovered. The stake is 20 taels of gold. It's a deal!"

The crowd was helpless and speechless, nervously gazing ahead and praying for their victory.

……

It must be said that the officers' suicide squad was indeed a formidable fighting force.

It's important to understand that these officers—including guards, personal guards, infantry, and cavalry, as well as bondservant commanders and guards commanders—were all forged in blood and fire, having grown up on the battlefield. They were all exceptionally skilled militarily, and their loyalty was unparalleled; their combat effectiveness was far beyond that of ordinary soldiers.

This group of men withstood two rounds of artillery fire and three rounds of matchlock gun fire, gritting their teeth as they charged to the front of the Ming army's artillery position.

A volley of heavy arrows rained down.

The artillerymen, suffering heavy casualties, abandoned their positions and hastily retreated.

The Eight Banners officers, dismounted and fighting on foot, used the abandoned artillery carts as obstacles, transforming into human archer towers. The next volley of heavy arrows covered the nearest Ming army arquebus formation.

Those struck by heavy arrows either die or are maimed, a scene of extreme bloodshed.

The Ming army's arquebusiers could not withstand the onslaught and began to retreat.

……

Li Dingguo was dumbfounded. He felt that the Qing army commander had used a large number of elite soldiers and even junior officers to fight.

What kind of idiotic playing style is this?
He turned to ask his subordinate.

Who is the enemy general?

"He was an unknown civil official named Jiang Qingyun."

"This person is an amateur," Li Jinwang commented.

"Order that each unit take turns attacking, with shield bearers covering the archers and pikemen following behind to support them. Kill all these Tartar officers, and the Qing court will surely suffer a great loss of strength."

"As ordered."

To achieve his goal, Li Dingguo even moved forward to a position less than 100 zhang (approximately 50 meters) from the front line to personally supervise the battle.

Even with stray arrows constantly flying around him, he didn't dodge.

With the prestige of the Prince of Jin bolstering his position, the Ming army began to encircle the city, launching a massive, wave-like attack from all sides.

The fighting was extremely fierce.

The Qing army was elite, while the Ming army was numerous!
The Qing army was fierce, while the Ming army was numerous!
The Qing army was skilled in warfare, while the Ming army had a large number of soldiers!
Soon, the Eight Banners officers' suicide squad that charged into battle ran out of arrows and had no choice but to discard their bows and arrows and engage in hand-to-hand combat with their swords!

"Kill the Ming dogs!"

"Kill the Tartars!"

The two sides collided violently.

(End of this chapter)