Quick Transmigration: The Villain Also Wants to Be a Good Person – Chapter 9

Ch 9: Tianbao 8

On Tianbao’s side, under Zhang Dabiao’s skillful maneuvering, two people escaped the city that night. Along the way, the two hid cautiously. Finally, on the third day, they reached Ningyuan City. Soldiers quickly brought them to the City Lord’s Mansion.

The Qing Army Commander seated in the main position looked at the two and asked, “Who are you?”

“Reporting to Master. We are slaves who escaped from Hulu Island. The slaves there colluded with a band of bandits to rebel, and all the masters were killed. We risked our lives to come and report the news to you.”

“What? You say that my Great Qing’s warriors were all killed by those Han Dogs? How is that possible? You slaves, along with my Great Qing warriors, number over two thousand. How could you be so easily killed? Tell me the truth!”

“Yes, Master. This is how it happened.” He truthfully reported the events of the past few days. However, he did not see the slaughter at the city gate. He thought others had taken the city through intrigue and schemes. Therefore, after hearing his description, the Qing Commander didn’t believe him. He immediately arranged for someone to summon his subordinates, preparing to take Hulu Island, which would allow him to utilize the slaves there.

These days, Tianbao continuously had the system help him purchase supplies. Thinking of the founding war in later generations, Tianbao believed that it was better to use a human sea tactic instead of an elite soldier route. Times have changed; they use flintlock guns as weapons. Anyone over twelve or thirteen years old, without disabilities, regardless of age or gender, can be a soldier. Compared to the enemy, whether it’s the Qing Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, he still has a great advantage. That is, they only need two things: weapons and grain; they don’t need to consider anything else. In comparison, the Great Ming Dynasty is too large and internally complex, with too many things to consider, making it less convenient than him.

If Tianbao could seize one million taels of silver now, he could recruit tens of thousands of refugees, equip them with weapons and grain. The Great Ming Dynasty spends millions of taels of military pay annually on the border passes, yet it doesn’t make a splash.

Now, there’s no need to think about anything else. Just quickly seize sufficient wealth from the Qing Army, and he can rapidly expand his forces. As for future development, that can wait until his territory is stabilized.

Gunfire can be heard every day on Hulu Island; they practice shooting and boxing. Although guns are powerful, without a strong body, it is difficult to defeat the enemy.

“Leader, you told me to have people monitor Ningyuan City. My subordinates report that the enemy has left the city and is coming towards us.”

“Good, immediately arrange an ambush. Also, tell Cao Bianbiao to bring his men and take Ningyuan City. Let’s see what he’s capable of!”

Outside the city, Qing Army cavalry charged towards the Hulu Island city gate. More than a thousand Han Army Banner soldiers ran to catch up with the Qing Army.

Zhang Dabiao’s men, seeing the Qing Army’s large-scale attack, also rode out of the city gate with a hundred or so men.

“Are you the leader who led those slaves in rebellion? Our Great Qing Emperor’s benevolence provides you Han slaves with food and drink. You dare to rebel without repaying this kindness! Dismount and surrender immediately!”

“Spit! You damned dog Tartar! You seize our Han people’s land and degrade us into slaves. I, Zhang Dabiao, will surely kill all of you Tartars!”

The two charged at each other on horseback. In less than ten moves, Zhang Dabiao was at a disadvantage. After all, he was just a peasant. Even after learning martial arts from Tianbao for over a year, he had never really fought to the death. The Qing Army commander, however, was clearly a veteran general who had seen much battle. Others fought each other while the two were fighting. In this short time, several brothers had been cut down from their horses.

“Retreat! Everyone, fight as you retreat!”

As they reached the city gate, machine guns and flintlock guns on the city walls opened fire.

With a series of bangs, the Qing Army was immediately swept down. Zhang Dabiao and his men took this opportunity to quickly escape into the city. Seeing the enemy flee into the city, the Qing Army commander immediately organized troops to prepare for a siege.

Zhang Dabiao came to the city walls and saw Tianbao, and shamefully lowered his head.

Tianbao, originally in his room fearing an accident, rushed over, but an accident still happened.

“Leader, I’m sorry, I failed, and several brothers were lost.”

“I’ve trained hard for over ten years to achieve my current martial arts skills. You’ve only learned from me for a little over a year. How could you easily defeat the opposing general? Moreover, at your current age, I taught you martial arts just to make your bodies stronger, so you can survive on the battlefield. Have you forgotten what I always tell you? This is the age of firearms. We have guns; why are you fighting him hand-to-hand? You should have used your guns when he wasn’t expecting it. Watch how I fight later, don’t just think about fighting bravely.”

The Qing Army below the city walls quickly launched a new offensive. They hid behind the Qing army, supervising and shooting arrows at the city walls.

Those Han Eight Banners soldiers all charged towards the city walls.

“Dabiao, have our veteran brothers hide on the walls and eliminate them one by one. Remember to prioritize killing Tartars. Once the Tartars are dead, the rest will have no combat power.”

Da da da, da da da, bang bang bang

Gunfire rang out from all over the city walls. The Qing Army had never seen so many firearms.

Soon, the surrendered Han people desperately ran back. The Qing Army couldn’t stop the rout of the great battle, even after killing some of them. Moreover, they were now powerless to prevent the occasional bursts of gunfire from the city walls that caught them off guard. These Tartars fell one by one.

After leaving behind hundreds of corpses, this group of people desperately fled towards Ningyuan City.

“Dabiao, follow them with your men. Remember not to engage in close combat. If they attack you, use the three-stage shooting method I taught you to snipe them. Cao Bianbiao should have succeeded. You’ll surround them from both sides and annihilate them.”

After arranging the remaining battle, Tianbao led people to rescue the wounded. The Qing Army’s archery skills were indeed outstanding. Besides the dozen or so people killed in the initial chaos at the foot of the city walls, another dozen were shot during the siege. Fortunately, they were hiding, and most were only injured.

That evening, Cao Bianbiao and Zhang Dabiao arrived together. Cao Bianbiao was carrying a head. This startled Tianbao, a modern soul who had never seen this before, quickly asking someone to take it away.

Zhang Dabiao excitedly described the scene, expressing his sincere admiration for Cao Bianbiao. He couldn’t defeat his opponent, but Cao Bianbiao had beheaded him in less than three moves.

Thus, Tianbao captured Ningyuan City, further expanding his influence. Hong Taiji would soon learn about this. However, even after capturing Ningyuan City, he still had less than 10,000 men. His position was between the Ming and Qing armies. If they clashed, his small force would quickly be annihilated.

Suddenly, Tianbao thought of a good place, a former Ming territory now occupied by the Qing. If he occupied it, he could temporarily establish himself without relying on either side.

Thinking of this, Tianbao immediately asked Cao Bianbiao about the current situation in Ningyuan City, especially how much gold and silver had been found.

“Leader, according to your orders, the Tartars in Ningyuan City have been executed. Their assets have been confiscated: over three hundred thousand taels. There are also some jewels, calligraphy and paintings, which are currently difficult to assess.”

“How could there be so much?”

“According to interrogation, the leader of Ningyuan City had an uncle who was a confidant of Hauge. Every time they raided the border, he went with his uncle. He killed countless Han Chinese common people to accumulate such wealth.”

“He truly deserved to die. The wealthier these Tartars were, the deeper their crimes. Bring that wealth to me tomorrow. The Qing will soon know what happened here; we must quickly strengthen ourselves. See how many people in Ningyuan City are willing to follow us. I will use this wealth to expand our forces and take that island. Once we occupy it, we’ll have a foothold.”

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