roccoschili Chapter 681 They may not be well-educated, but they know who is kind to them and how to repay this k
Chapter 681 They may not be well-educated, but they know who is kind to them and how to repay this k
Ran.
Seeing this, Xiang Yu couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.
He truly used one of his few tricks to try and provoke Dorgon, hoping to discourage him from escaping.
Who would have thought that this guy would be so... flexible and adaptable?
They hadn't even completely collapsed yet; they had only sensed that they were likely to be defeated. By the time Xiang Yu looked up again, they could no longer see anyone.
To ensure everything went smoothly, he and the military commander-in-chief's banner fled separately.
If they wanted to hunt down the Great Banner, they could only watch helplessly as Dorgon escaped from their grasp once again.
In this chaotic situation, the banner representing the head coach is clearly more important!
The soldiers on the periphery may not know if the commander-in-chief dies, but once the banner falls, the entire battlefield will know that the commander-in-chief has died in battle.
At that time, no one cared whether the head coach Dorgon was dead or not.
"Slay the great banner!"
After a brief moment of internal struggle, Xiang Yu made the right choice.
Killing the commander-in-chief was useless, especially against the nomadic Qing army who could abandon everything and flee at any time.
On the contrary, beheading the banner would completely crush their morale.
Even if Dorgon were to successfully prove that he was still alive, the lost morale would not return. Instead, it would make them even more aware that their commander was a coward who would abandon the banner and run away for his life!
peripheral.
Having witnessed the entire battle, Han Xin couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.
He also wondered what kind of formidable figure the person who could take control of the Central Plains must be.
The original thought was that even if he wasn't as good as Liu Bang, he should still have capable people assisting him.
Otherwise, how could they, with limited troops, seize the most difficult opportunity to enter the pass and take control of the Central Plains in one fell swoop?
So far, aside from some wild ideas that occasionally surprise him and cause him to misjudge, he has done nothing outstanding.
This was the third time Xiang Yu had defeated the Qing army with his personal bravery, yet he still had no means of counterattacking.
In particular, Xiang Yu's forces were already small, consisting of only a few hundred of his own men and a little over a thousand newly conscripted soldiers.
Faced with such an enemy, if Han Xin were in command of the Qing army, even if he couldn't completely annihilate them, he would at least have some means to limit them.
However, they were swept aside several times in the end.
Even when Xiang Yu didn't have his Jiangdong soldiers to assist him, he missed that excellent opportunity.
In Han Xin's eyes at the time, the situation was that Xiang Yu was doomed.
However, since his opponent failed to seize such a golden opportunity, he could only sigh in regret.
A pig-like opponent!
Now that they had determined that their opponent was a pig, and both Liu Bang and Xiang Yu had already made the necessary preparations,
Then his remaining task is quite simple.
Beat up the drowning dog!
"Pass down the order: the scouts must follow the retreat of the enemy's main force and leave markers along the way."
"Small groups of soldiers should keep harassing them, forcing them towards the border, and they should not be given any chance to catch their breath!"
"Shrink the encirclement, first wipe out the scattered Tartar troops, and then catch the big fish after you've completely eliminated the small fry!"
If it were during the Qing army's heyday, Han Xin might have needed to consider things more carefully.
But given their current state and morale, let alone breaking through, if they encounter anyone shouting for battle, they can only cry out for help.
All that's needed now is to guide them step by step onto the right path.
"What should we do if the prisoners we captured want to surrender and save their lives?"
Someone below asked a question.
Han Xin glanced at it coldly.
"What prisoners? These people have the blood of ordinary people on their hands; there is not a single innocent person among them."
"Don't you understand the principle that murderers should pay with their lives?"
Surrender and you'll live?
Where can those innocent people who died unjustly at their hands go to seek redress?
Han Xin did not know much about matters beyond the law.
After all, he didn't need to know about these issues back then.
There was one thing he was clear about.
Or rather, everyone in the world should understand this.
A life for a life, otherwise it would be an outrage against humanity!
"From this moment on, remember my words: there are no prisoners on this battlefield. This is a military order, understand?"
"Ming, I understand!"
Naturally, none of the people below objected to this result.
In the past, they lived not far from the border, and they often heard that certain villages had been plundered by the Tartars.
Some people even dared to take a look at the looted village.
The house was burned to a crisp, the ground was littered with debris, blood was left in a trail, and in the pots left behind, there was leftover, unidentified meat.
Every village that was plundered by the Tartars was wiped out.
According to their thinking, after committing such a crime, they should repay it with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth!
Even Confucius said, "If you repay evil with good, how will you repay good?"
"If the Overlord leads us out to fight, what about their old and young?"
Then someone else mustered up the courage to ask.
"Old and young? Do you think they don't have blood on their hands just because they're old? They're just old now, but in the past, who knows how many things they did that angered both heaven and man."
"As for the younger ones, do you intend to wait for them to grow up so you can take revenge?"
Han Xin was still in a bad mood.
Of course, he never believed that he could completely annihilate the Manchus.
Encircling and annihilating these 100,000-plus people who entered the pass only cut off their thoughts of waging war for decades. It would not be so simple to truly exterminate the entire clan!
The tribes they encounter are indiscriminate, regardless of gender or age.
If we don't encounter them, we'll investigate further later to see if it's necessary to wipe them out completely before deciding what to do.
"Don't be too happy now. Your Overlord is still fighting a hard battle, and the Qing army has not yet been truly defeated."
"They still have at least 80,000 troops within this encirclement."
"You may be confident, but you must never be arrogant. If your arrogance leads to the Qing army breaking through the encirclement, then you and I will both become sinners for all time."
Throughout the ages, countless eyes have been watching the current situation.
If he makes a mistake, he will surely be a sinner for all time!
"Don't worry, General. In such a chaotic world, we were originally people who couldn't survive. It was you and the Overlord who provided us with food and drink and helped us take care of our families."
"If the encirclement falls, you can't blame me; I would have been beheaded long ago!"
"I cannot guarantee whether the Qing army will be able to break through, but we can guarantee that we will have already died in battle before the Qing army breaks through!"
They were still somewhat afraid of the Qing army.
But this fear will not stop them from encircling and annihilating the Qing army!
The most righteous are often the lowly butchers; they may not be well-educated, but they know who treats them well and how to repay that kindness!