From outside the city, the wall is solid and there is no difference. Even Huang Ting, Ke Chenshu, Gan Hui and others can't see much. But after offering a reward, they will soon know what's going on inside.

People came to offer advice, and Huang Ting and others found the seven-inch spot in the city that was not conducive to the support of the "snake head" and "snake tail" without much effort!

After a day's rest, Huang Ting and others did not waste any effort to persuade them to surrender, and sent troops to attack the stronghold early the next morning. The army was fully deployed, and the people defending the stronghold were all local warriors organized by Chen Jun'e. Faced with these, they had rich combat skills

The experienced regular army naturally feels tremendous pressure.

Chen Jun'e shouted for a fierce battle on the wall of the village, but the fighting was going on here, and suddenly there was a loud noise at the wall of the village on the other side, and then the rammed earth and bricks of the wall were splashed in all directions. When the dust settled, there was

A gap of more than ten feet appeared in front of everyone.

The wall of the village was blown up. Gan Hui took the lead and rushed in from Youchong Town. Xiangyong still had some courage to defend the village by taking risks. Following Chen Jun'e and bullying the merchants, he had his own majestic and domineering attitude. However, facing the regular army that entered the village, his courage suddenly disappeared.

Dissipated, one by one, they turned into birds and beasts and fled home screaming, pretending to be good citizens, and protecting the family. Who cares about the village leader, the scholar, and so on.

The battle soon came to an end, and the entire Outing Village was quickly controlled by the Ming army. Xiangyong, who had not had time to escape home, was heavily detained in a large open space inside the village. Chen Jun'e and his family,

The clan members and their cronies were also specially kept aside.

"Huang Shuai, what do you mean?"

"Chen Shenjun, you heard what the country said before sending troops, and he is about to retaliate with tooth for tooth, blood for blood, and teach Outing Village a solid lesson!"

There were no less than a few hundred Xiangyong being imprisoned, and the nearby Ming army was watching eagerly, as if they were waiting for Huang Ting's order to kill these people.

From the moment Zheng Chenggong sent Huang Ting, Ke Chenshu and Gan Hui to attack Ou Ting Stronghold, Chen Kai was determined to personally participate in the battle because he remembered that in history, Zheng Chenggong attacked Ou Ting Stronghold and Chen Jun'e plundered and killed the merchants.

, attacked Zheng Hongkui, killed Chen Bao's generals, resisted the defeat of the army, etc., and simply committed a massacre as revenge.

Because Chen Kai changed Zheng Chenggong's strategic direction, Chaozhou was no longer a gathering place for food and personnel, but an occupied area for main business operations. Zheng Chenggong was far more tolerant of the locals in Chaozhou than in history. However, no matter how great tolerance he was,

There is a limit to everything. Chen Jun'e has disrupted the normal trade order and is still attacking the Ming army wantonly. This is something Zheng Chenggong will never tolerate. But in Chen Kai's view, Chen Jun'e's evil is nothing more than counting him.

However, most of the others followed orders and did not deserve to be Chen Jun'e's burial victims.

After hearing Huang Ting's answer, Chen Kai turned to look at Ke Chenshu and Gan Hui. The former was expressionless, while the latter looked matter-of-fact. They were both Zheng Chenggong's generals and were unwilling to disobey the coach, but some

Chen Kai asked himself that he had to do things, whether it was for these people or for Zheng Chenggong.

"Since it's tooth for tooth, blood for blood, I have nothing more to say. However, in my opinion, the people of this village will have to pay for food in the future, and it would be a waste to kill them all. Otherwise

, only punish the chief culprit and his cronies, and let the people in the village witness the punishment in person, which can also have a deterrent effect."

Huang Ting is the coach of this battle, and Chen Kai is just here to join in the fun. But Chen Kai's status is there. As Zheng Chenggong's mastermind, Huang Ting does not dare to make a big deal, let alone like Shi Lang.

Such arrogance and ignorance. At this moment when Chen Kai made a suggestion, Huang Ting was also deep in thought. In comparison, Chen Kai's method killed many fewer people than he planned on the road, but it was also consistent with Zheng Chenggong's statement.

Watching the execution in public should have a great effect of deterrence. However, he did not dare to take on this responsibility and did not intend to take it on, especially if it might arouse Zheng Chenggong's dissatisfaction.

"Shuai Huang, I think this method is enough. As for the national surname, since I have said this, I am willing to shoulder the responsibility!"

Speaking of which, Huang Ting stepped down the steps and turned to look at Ke Chenshu and Gan Hui. The two of them did not express any objection, just as Chen Kai wanted.

The people in the stockade were driven out of their houses by the Ming army. When they arrived at the open space of the stockade, Chen Jun'e and his cronies were escorted to the platform where Chen Jun'e usually killed maritime merchants. They were served by executioners brought by the Ming army.

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Under the wall of the village, the people of Wuyang Wuyang, at first glance, probably numbered about two thousand. Looking away, Chen Jun'e, his family, and confidants, regardless of gender, were all stripped naked. Immediately afterwards, Chen Jun'e's son was stripped naked.

He was pulled up and tied to the pillar. The executioner held a sharp knife and cut open his belly. Amidst the painful screams, he moved his left hand in and out, and the colorful intestines were pulled out.

The scene was cruel, but the people who were tortured and killed were replaced. The people in the village watched all this in horror, especially when there were a large number of Ming troops surrounding them. Even the women and children all covered their mouths on their own, or because of

The family covered it, fearing that it would make too loud a sound and attract the attention and dissatisfaction of the Ming army, which would lead to death.

The punishment was still going on, and the screams on the stage were still going on, but they gradually became hoarse. On the other hand, those around who had not yet been executed were crying and scolding, and even Chen Jun'e was even more embarrassing.

They all flowed together, causing bursts of ridicule from the Ming army.

"It's not a good thing if the old people and children see too many scenes like this, especially those pregnant women. If they get pregnant, it might kill two people. It's better to let them go back and leave only the strong men.

Strong women, just give them some memory and let them know that good and evil will be rewarded in the end."

"What Chen Shenjun said is true, and the general thinks so too."

Before Huang Ting could answer, Ke Chenshu had already offered to help. In this case, Huang Ting readily agreed and then conveyed the order. The old people, pregnant women and children all retreated as if they had received an amnesty, except for one pregnant woman.

With the support of a man who looked like his husband, he bowed in the direction of Chen Kai before turning around and leaving.

Seeing this scene, Chen Kai didn't have much other thoughts in his eyes. But he didn't know that the woman's surname was Guo and she was a local, and her husband's surname was She, who also lived not far away.

There is nothing strange about this couple, but the child she is pregnant with will be admitted to the imperial examination in the Qing Dynasty and serve as a bachelor's student at the Hanlin Academy. This child's name is She Zhizhen.

Historically, the Outing tragedy occurred on November 23rd, the 14th year of Shunzhi, which was still eight years ago. She Zhizhen was one of the witnesses of this tragedy.

According to She Zhizhen's description, because it was the Outing competition that day, people from all over the country came. The young She Zhizhen also went to Outing's grandmother's house to watch the fun. The child was not used to staying up late and went to bed early. He was worried about the murder outside.

He didn't know at all. When he got up early in the morning, he went outside and saw corpses everywhere and blood flowing like a river. He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he hurriedly hid in the house. Many people died in his grandmother's house.

She Zhizhen was a favorite of Kangxi. Even the title of Zhizhen was given by Kangxi. From being a civil servant to being a Jinshi, she passed the imperial examinations of the Qing court. Later, She Zhizhen gained power and built a mansion in Chaozhou City. On the east side of the west road in the city, she built an uprising road.

, the section from Shangxiping Road in the west is commonly known as Shefu Street.

With this kind of experience, coupled with the fact that many people in my grandmother's family died at the hands of the Ming army, it is absolutely impossible to say anything good about Zheng Chenggong. But She Zhizhen not only said it, but also clearly recorded that the victims at that time should be among the ten thousand people.

There were no more than 70,000 people recorded by the Qing government in official historical materials such as "Chenghai County Chronicle".

It was eight years early. The child had not yet been born, so he could not serve as a witness. However, Chen Kai took a closer look and saw that the village was so big. There were only about 2,000 people in it. The number of 70,000 was unknown.

How did it come about?

"Earlier, I heard someone say that Outing Village can accommodate 60,000 to 70,000 people. I originally thought it was a big village, but now it seems that it is not that big."

Chen Kai suddenly said these words. Huang Ting, Ke Chenshu, Gan Hui and others all laughed when they heard this. Among them, Gan Hui even said directly to Chen Kai: "Chen Canjun is joking, you have captured Chaozhou City."

Yes, there are only 50,000 or 60,000 people living in a city. Why should such a poor village pretend to have 60,000 or 70,000 people?"

Yes, in feudal society, the population density was very low. If it were not a huge city like Beijing, Suzhou and Hangzhou, Yangzhou, and Guangzhou, it would be normal for a city to have 50,000 to 60,000 permanent residents. For example, Outing Village, a 0.49

The village with a square kilometer is about the same size as a park. It cannot be very large. There is a lot of fertile farmland and idle land inside the village. It is extremely difficult to accommodate two to three thousand people.

Even to put it plainly, Shantou City, a provincial city and special economic zone where this place belongs in later generations, has an average of only 10,000 people per four square kilometers. The population density of Outing Village in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties was actually that of an industrialized society.

56 times as much. Such a number is really difficult to understand.

In this regard, Chen Kai only has one thing to say, that is, the brain is a good thing, and I hope those guys who opened their mouths and said that Zheng Chenggong massacred 70,000 people in Outing Village really have it.

Of course, whether there are 70,000 people, 10,000 people, or even 1,000 people, the abominable nature of Zheng Chenggong’s massacre in Outing Village cannot be changed, because among the victims of that tragedy, there were not only butchers with blood-stained hands, but also

There is such an unarmed kindhearted person who has suffered unreasonable disasters. This is the biggest stain in his life. Compared with fighting against the oppression of the Manchu nationality and recovering Taiwan from the colonial rule of the Dutch, this is the reason for being a maritime merchant.

It is an inevitable choice based on class standpoint, but it is also the most inappropriate choice.

Fortunately, now that Chen Kai is involved, things have finally turned around. As for Chen Jun'e and his cronies, whoever kills will die. They have tortured businessmen and people over the years, and today we must really pay them back.
Chapter completed!