There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 39: Occupy the City
Hearing that the governor had returned, all the officials in the city, big and small, who had a say, ran over to welcome the governor.

This resulted in the city gate being filled with officials and Qing soldiers. A wave of people suddenly attacked and killed more than ten officials on the spot, and then there was chaos at the city gate.

How could these Manchurian soldiers be traitors?
Cui Long couldn't figure out at the last moment before his death why Hui Ling, the governor of the Eight Banners, would join the bandits. How could he join the bandits?

The prefect Cui Long was hacked to death. Wang Shuxun, the co-magistrate who came with him, was lucky because he was right next to Hui Ling, so he was not killed immediately. Without thinking, he grabbed Hui Ling's arm and shouted, "Anti-Qing and restore Han! I am the co-magistrate of Jingzhou, I am a high official, I surrender! I surrender!"

The Han soldier who was about to forcibly pull him away and chop him down was stunned. He immediately raised his Tang sword and kicked the man over. "Kneel down! Lie on the ground and put your hands behind your back!"

Then he shouted: "I have captured a high-ranking Qing official!"

With this Han soldier's first roar, the rest of the Han soldiers who suddenly attacked and hacked people, as well as the Jingzhou officials and Qing soldiers who fled in chaos, all reacted.

The Han soldiers were still swinging their swords and slashing wildly, but they were also shouting while they were slashing.

"Kneel down, those who surrender will not be killed!"

"I am the magistrate of Jiangling, and I am also a high-ranking official. I am willing to surrender!"

Immediately, some officials knelt down, even without being reminded, and spontaneously prostrated themselves on the ground, shouting and begging for mercy.

For a moment, all the remaining Qing soldiers and officials who were still alive knelt down and prostrated themselves on the ground.

Chen Younian was brought here specially by Nie Yu as a fierce general to accompany the assault, but before he could kill enough, the Qing soldiers around him knelt down and surrendered in groups.

This guy was very principled. When he saw the Qing soldiers and Qing officials crawling on the ground, he actually put away his knife and ordered his Han soldiers to go up one by one and tie them up with their belts.

Nie Yu, while hacking and killing, led a team of personal soldiers to charge towards the top of the city wall, saying as he rushed: "He Shunan, you are responsible for guarding the city gate and don't let anyone rush out. Chen Younian, you come with me to the top of the city wall and occupy the tower for me!"

"Alright! General!"

Chen Younian responded with a smile, holding a knife in his hand, and snatched a spear from the Qing soldier of the city defense camp. He rushed forward alone, followed by a group of Han soldiers.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

There was a sound of hurried footsteps. More than 30 people were dressed exactly like the Manchurian soldiers, except that their hats and helmets were removed, revealing the hairstyle that represented rebels (currently they had no hair). They rushed to the top of the city wall, shouting and killing.

"Oh no! The rebels are coming!"

"Run!"

"The prefect is dead!"

The young and strong soldiers on the city wall seemed to have witnessed the whole commotion at the city gate and had no courage to resist at all. Even the prefect was gone, so how could they resist?
The young and strong men stationed on the city wall almost fled in panic, throwing their weapons and other things all over the ground. The Han soldiers behind them chased them hard but could not catch up with this group of "Qing soldiers" who were fleeing lightly.

The city walls and gates were all captured in a flash. A Han soldier rushed up to the city wall and took out the big Han flag in his arms. The original Qing army flag was taken down and waved back and forth on the city wall.

Bai Nan and Xu Sanlang, who had gotten off the boat early and ambushed not far from the city, immediately understood the situation and led more than a thousand Han soldiers under their command to rush towards Jingzhou City.

With such a powerful attack, the officials and Qing soldiers who were being captured and tied up at the gate of Jingzhou finally had no hope.

It's over, everything is over!

Wang Shuxun, the prefectural governor who had led the surrender, felt a buzzing in his head and collapsed unconscious. The remaining officials were not much better off, and were also filled with despair.

All the guards on the city wall had fled, and only a few unlucky ones were hacked to death.

The Han soldiers successfully joined forces at the city gate, first quickly occupied the city wall and controlled the south gate, and then began to sweep the entire outer city area of ​​Jingzhou.

The city of Jingzhou was in chaos in an instant!

The guards did run away, but while they were running, they spread the news that the rebels were coming everywhere. Many hooligans who usually had nothing to do took advantage of the chaos to rush out and burn, kill and loot everywhere.

Nie Yu began to call out orders: "Bai Nan, you take your troops and immediately quell the unrest in the city. Anyone who dares to set fire or loot will be killed on the spot. He Shunan, you take your troops and capture the government office and the treasury. Xu Sanlang, you take the Jiangling County Office and the County School in the attached city. Anyone who dares to take advantage of the chaos will be killed on the spot. Chen Younian, you take the rest of your troops and join me. Let's attack the entire city!"

"Yes!"×4
The four of them responded in unison and each led their troops to work.

Nie Yu left behind more than a hundred people to guard the city gate. The remaining eight hundred or so people had all changed into lined stab-proof vests. These were all purchased temporarily by him on the way. He purchased more than two thousand sets in total. If he didn't have money now, he wouldn't be able to afford so much buying.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

More than 800 people headed straight for Mancheng and visited the Guandi Temple on the way.

Contrary to what most people believe, the Manchu cities built in the Qing Dynasty were not all Manchu cities within the city, but were divided into two types of Manchu cities: within the city and outside the city.

Generally speaking, before Yongzheng, a part of the space in the old city of the garrison was often used to build a Manchu city, which was called a Manchu city within the city. Hangzhou, Jingzhou and other Manchu cities belong to this type.

After the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, many Manchu cities were built outside the old garrison cities. These were called Manchu cities outside the city, such as Suiyuan and Qingzhou. The reason for this change was simple: the conflict between Manchus and Han people intensified during the reign of Emperor Qianlong.

Because Qianlong disliked the Han people very much, when the Han and Manchus jointly submitted a memorial, if a Manchu signed "slave", Qianlong would issue a special decree to reprimand the Han official, scolding him for being too ignorant.

It can be said that many landlords and gentry in the Qianlong Dynasty really missed Yongzheng, because although Yongzheng was not very good to them and used the land tax to cut into their flesh, this was not intolerable. Moreover, after cutting into their flesh, Yongzheng still knew to promote them.

During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, all provincial governors and governors-general were Manchus or Han Eight Banners. However, during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, it was normal for several consecutive governors-general and governors-general to be pure Han people (not Han Eight Banners). He even specifically singled out two scholars who were anti-Qing and not only did he not kill them, he also personally debated with them to promote the idea that Manchus and Han are one family.

just now……

Those two had been killed by Emperor Qianlong, and the governors and governors-general were basically replaced by Manchus from the Eight Banners.

It is impossible for Han people to get promoted without sufficient connections and financial resources.

Even if you have money and connections, it will be difficult for you to rise too high in your career.

The current Governor-General of Huguang, Bi Yuan, had a smooth career because he had two good teachers. One of them was the great poet Shen Deqian, who was favored by Emperor Qianlong and was given the title of "Old Celebrity of Jiangnan" by Emperor Qianlong.

The Han soldiers came all the way to Jingzhou and camped on the city walls. It was obvious that they had learned the news of the Han army's entry into the city, and the north and south gates were closed.

"Bring out the guns!"

Nie Yu waved his hand. He would not attack the city foolishly, because he had cannons.

(End of this chapter)