The Revolt of the Three Feudatories: All-in at the start in Beijing

While Ma Teng was pondering, the Han army had already launched their third round of firing. The key was that they did not advance; they simply kept firing in place, resolutely refusing to step within a hundred paces.

Meanwhile, the Dutch musketeers had already launched a counterattack, but almost none of the Han soldiers were hit. Most of them were blocked by the shield carts, and because of the distance, the iron plates did not dent.

Others can hit you, but you can't hit them back. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to morale.

In just three volleys of fire from the Han army, nearly five hundred indigenous soldiers from Southeast Asia had been killed. When the new flintlock muskets hit unarmored soldiers within a hundred paces, the lead bullets would deform and expand the wound area inside the body, almost certainly resulting in death.

Although these natives could be captured at any time, training them would require a lot of time and food. If too many died, the governor would hold them accountable. With this in mind, Ma Teng gave the order directly.

"Retreat! Retreat!"

"Hey you from the Qing Dynasty, stop them! I'll petition the Qing Emperor for you later!"

Yes, Ma Teng no longer wanted to fight the Han army, because the Han army would shoot from a hundred paces away, and with the casualties being uneven, his army would definitely collapse first.

To fight knowing you can't win is stupid!

Once inside the city, relying on the city walls for defense is the only way to effectively kill the Han army. Crucially, this is Qing territory, and reinforcements could arrive at any time.

As for those Qing Dynasty Green Standard Army soldiers, their deaths were no big deal, as long as it wasn't the Dutch soldiers who suffered the loss.

The Qing dynasty's commanders were mainly Dutch. When the south gate was opened, all the Dutch were given priority to retreat into the city, while the indigenous soldiers from Southeast Asia were second.

As for the Green Standard Army?

Those Han Chinese?

Once they're all dead, we can just go back to Nanjing and arrest them again.

Not only that, Commander-in-Chief Hafenga also dispatched ten Eight Banner soldiers to directly block the Green Standard Army's path into the city.

Just as the Dutch were hastily retreating into the city, they completely failed to notice that, two hundred paces from the city gate, Xu Chuang's face was gloomy, and he was on the verge of exploding.

Seeing several Manchu soldiers standing arrogantly in front of them, yet bowing and scraping before the Dutch, several Green Standard Army captains began to grumble in dissatisfaction.

"General, this is rebellion! When have these damned Tartars ever treated us brothers like human beings?"

"The Han army is so powerful, let's surrender to them!"

"That's outrageous!"

Seeing that the Green Standard Army soldiers were in a bad mood, ten Han soldiers from the Eight Banners immediately stepped forward to stop them.

"Brothers, don't be impulsive!"

"Think more about your family, wife, and children!"

puff! ! !

No sooner had this Han Eight Banners soldier finished speaking than Xu Chuang slit his throat with his sword, blood gushing onto his cotton armor.

Family, wife, and children?

In his anger, Xu Chuang no longer held back.

"Brothers, kill the Tartars!"

There were no other slogans, just the three words "Kill the Tartars," which stirred up the emotions of all the Green Standard Army soldiers. After killing the remaining nine Eight Banner soldiers, they followed Xu Chuang's footsteps and attacked the Dutch who were entering the city.

These Dutchmen were actually not very tall, generally around 1.6 to 1.7 meters, and were no match for the Green Standard Army soldiers who were used to using cold weapons.

The south gate of Fengyang City was blocked by Green Standard Army soldiers in less than half an hour of fighting, and Xu Chuang immediately gave the order.

"Five hundred men guard the city gate, the rest of you follow me and cut off Hafeng'a's head!"

Yin Huaxing, who was watching the battle from a distance, was himself a former Green Standard Army soldier. Seeing that the Green Standard Army soldiers were actually killing Dutchmen, he knew that this was definitely an uprising. So he did not rush to send the cavalry to charge, as that would easily cause friendly fire. Instead, he ordered the infantry to continue advancing.

Such real combat experience is rare, because these musketeers are better at killing a person with a flintlock musket on the battlefield than they are at training in the camp for half a month.

Faced with being attacked from both sides, Ma Teng was also flustered. He had actually considered surrendering, but he was unsure whether the Han army would kill him.

However, Maten's refusal to surrender did not mean that the Dutch soldiers would not surrender. Almost immediately after being surrounded, a large number of Dutch soldiers began to abandon their weapons and surrender.

The indigenous soldiers from Southeast Asia immediately knelt down, unable to speak Mandarin, and kowtowed repeatedly to the Han soldiers, begging for their lives.

Once the Han cavalry had surrounded them, they drove everyone to an open area. It was not convenient to tie them up at the city gate, so Zhou Hu lashed Ma Teng's triangular hat with a whip.

"Get the hell out of here!"

Ma Teng rubbed his numb head, his anger rising rapidly. He had always been the one to whip the locals, but here, the Qing officials were constantly flattering him.

Seeing that Ma Teng was still not convinced, Zhou Hu whipped him again, this time striking him directly in the face and leaving a bloody welt.

"Even if your Jesus came, in the Great Han, he would still have to listen to me, understand?"

Zhou Hu's ancestors were all from Hebei. They had come into contact with Portuguese missionaries and knew a little about the ways of the world.

Ma Teng was beaten so badly that he had no more temper left. He obediently buried himself in the pile of prisoners and then knelt on the ground.

After counting, of the five thousand Dutch troops, less than twenty thousand remained, most of whom had been killed by muskets. The indigenous soldiers from Southeast Asia numbered less than three hundred.

Thanks to these live targets, Yin Huaxing could sense a significant improvement in the shooting and reloading skills of his infantry.

Meanwhile, in Fengyang City, Hafeng'a, the commander of the Plain Red Banner, was blocked by Xu Chuang at the entrance of the government office. Seeing that he had nowhere to retreat, Hafeng'a immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Xu Chuang, don't kill me!"

"I, Hafeng'a, am not a member of the Eight Banners. I am actually a Korean, but I was forcibly elevated to a different banner by the Tartar emperor!"

It would have been better if Hafenga hadn't said those words. After he did, Xu Chuang felt humiliated and slowly, like a saw blade, cut off Hafenga's head with his knife.

Even Koreans could raise the flag, which shows that in the eyes of the Tartars, these Green Standard Army soldiers were simply not human.

After dealing with Hafenga, Xu Chuang led all the Green Standard Army soldiers to lay down their weapons and gather in an open area. Since they had decided to surrender, they should do it decisively.

As expected, Yin Huaxing was very satisfied with Xu Chuang's behavior. He immediately summoned Xu Chuang and several Green Standard Army generals to the main tent for a meeting, including Princess Zhu Xin.

After everyone had arrived, Yin Huaxing nodded to Zhu Xin and then explained the purpose of their visit.

"Our Han army has marched south this time with the sole purpose of destroying the Manchu Qing dynasty. My arrival in Fengyang is to cut off Xuzhou's supply lines. Tomorrow, we will divide our forces to occupy various county towns and prefectural cities, preventing even a single grain of food from reaching the north!"

"As for the more than 10,000 rebels, I will only keep 2,000 of them. As for the rest, I trouble Your Highness to let them return to their hometowns and not to become bandits and cause trouble in the region."

Yes, after the war, Zhu Xin no longer intended to raise an army, but instead obediently waited to be handed over to the emperor.

Seeing Zhu Xin nod, Yin Huaxing then looked at Xu Chuang.

"Our Great Han Emperor values ​​talent. I, too, am from the Green Standard Army, yet I have been promoted to the rank of First Guard Commander!"

"You may serve under me for now. After this battle, I will petition His Majesty for your commendation!"

Hearing that Yin Huaxing was also from the Green Standard Army, Xu Chuang felt much better. This showed that the Han emperor had no prejudice against the Green Standard Army soldiers.

"We will follow the general's lead in everything!"