Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1159
Hao Xiaozhong knew very well that Xuanhua had been besieged by rebels for more than a month, and his biggest enemy in defending the city was not the rebels outside the city, but the instability of the army inside the city, which was prone to traitors.

The Jiang Xiang incident soon spread to the whole of Shanxi. There were also tens of thousands of local thieves in Xuanfu and other places. They swarmed up and responded to Jiang Xiang, which showed that the foundation of the Qing Dynasty was not stable and was not popular. .

If there is a threat of military power, the advantages of the Qing Dynasty are there, and the people in the city will naturally not have other thoughts, but now that the Qing Dynasty is not as good as before, and Xuanhua City has been besieged for another month, will there be people in the city? Rebellion is hard to say.

Although Fan Yongdou and others offered money and food, rewarded the recruiters to defend the city, and paid double salaries to the green battalion soldiers, but although the money is good, it must be spent.

Therefore, Hao Xiaozhong was still very worried about the people in the city, so he asked Fan Yongdou, who had been regarded as a fat sheep by the rebels, to organize manpower to patrol the city and monitor the big households in the city to prevent them from collaborating with the enemy.

But Fan Yongdou didn't expect that Geng Tang, who had fled from Datong to Xuanhua, would suddenly turn against him when he monitored these big households without any response.

Who would have thought that Governor Geng, who had just been commended by the regent Dorgon and promoted to the head of Xuanda, would take the lead in opening the east gate and letting the rebels enter the city?
After Geng Tang gave Ning Wan me a surprise, he also gave Fan Yongdou a huge surprise, which made them extremely surprised and bitter.

When Jiang Youguang received the secret letter from the city, he was also very surprised after reading it, but he was relieved after thinking about it carefully.

At the same time, Geng Tang slipped away by himself because he was afraid of death. As a result, Ning Wan and I were not able to leave the city and were killed to sacrifice the flag.It is reasonable for such a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death to sell a few more people and donate Xuanhua City.

Furthermore, Jiang Youguang didn't want to return to Datong in despair, even without Geng Tang's letter, he would attack Xuanhua again, so after receiving the letter, he immediately decided to attack the city.

Hearing Fan Yongdou's words, Hao Xiaozhong was immediately terrified. There were countless words in his heart, wishing to kill Geng stew alive, but the guy opened the east gate, and the rebels had already entered the city. If he didn't leave, he would have to be tied up. Invited to reward.

"Master Fan, quickly gather the elite and follow me to break through!" Hao Xiaozhong said anxiously, pulling Fan Yongdou.

Just when the east gate was opened and thousands of Datong elite soldiers poured into the city, the rebels also climbed to the top of the city on a large scale.

Hearing the news of Datong's elite soldiers entering the city, the Qing army in the city who was motivated by money to defend the city, as well as the young and strong who helped in the battle, immediately collapsed. , ready to open the city gate to break through.

It's just that the defenders have collapsed, the command is unclear, and the broken troops are crowded at the gate of the city. Hao Xiaozhong charged and killed several times, but he couldn't figure it out. Finally, the horse was stabbed to death by a spear, and Chen Du captured him.

Because they assisted the Qing army in defending the city and learned that their hometown had been copied by Jiang Xiang, Wang Dengku, Wang Dayu, Huang Dafa and others among the eight imperial merchants knew that they could not survive, so they closed the house and set themselves on fire with their concubines. Fan Yongdou and others Seeing that they couldn't get out, people cut off their braids, wrapped their headscarves, and pretended to be rebels. They wanted to fish in troubled waters, but they were captured by the rebels in the end.

The city gate opened, and Jiang Youguang rode into the city on horseback. Geng Tang stood by the city gate. When he saw him coming in, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face. Now that Xuanhua has descended, it is no problem to invade Beijing and restore the old capital!"

Jiang Youguang took a look at Geng Tang, despising this person from the bottom of his heart, but he was in a good mood today, and said with a smug smile: "Master Geng has done a lot of merit this time, if he were to attack the capital, he would use you as his forerunner!"

Geng Tang made a gesture of great joy, and hurriedly bowed: "I thank the general for your attention, and I am willing to be the general's pioneer!"

Jiang Youguang smiled, then rode his horse and rushed into the city.

Not long after, he summoned all the people to come to the festival hall to discuss matters. Chen Du came first, he led Wang Dou to Jiang Youguang, and proudly cupped his hands: "Fourth General, I have brought the subordinate who was the first to ascend the city!" He glanced at the other leaders of the rebel army who came over from the hall, and then smiled and said: "In addition, the enemy general Hao Xiaozhong was also captured by his humble post, and he is now in custody outside the yamen."

Jiang Youguang laughed when he heard the words, "Chen Shoubei did a great job this time!"

He was the first to go to the city and captured Hao Xiaozhong. Half of the credit is about to fall on him.

"Don't dare! This is due to the command of the Fourth General!" Chen Du didn't dare to speak, but his face was full of smiles.

"Hao Xiaozhong put it on hold first, after that, I will take care of myself!" Jiang Youguang said, seeing that the people who were speaking had already arrived, he looked around the crowd and said, "About the matter of ascending the city, do you have something to say!"

Several other leaders of the rebel army gave Chen Du a hard look, and finally bowed and clasped their fists together, "This time, the north of the city is indeed one step ahead!"

Seeing that everyone was meaningless, Jiang Youguang nodded and looked at Wang Dou, "Are you the first person to go to the city today?"

Wang Dou hurriedly stepped forward and saluted on one knee, "Wang Dou, a low-ranking officer, see the four generals!"

Jiang Youguang looked up and down the shrewd man who was nearly forty years old in front of him. This was different from what he had expected in advance. He thought that the first person to go to the city should be a strong and strong warrior, but he looked at Wang Dou's attire. , but also understand why he went to the city first.

"Where are you from?" Jiang Youguang asked again, "The general looks at your armor, it seems that you used to be an officer, I don't know what your job is?"

"Xiaozhi is a person from Xuanfu Town, Baoan Prefecture, and Shunxiangbao. Followed by more than 20 men in the castle!"

Jiang Youguang nodded. The expansion of others was too fast. What is most lacking now is not people, but officers who can command soldiers. Although the general flag is a small officer, he has received orthodox training after all. He immediately smiled and said: "Very good, Your performance this time is good, I will keep the previous promise, and I will give you a promotion, how about being an official of a hundred households?"

Wang Dou was overjoyed in his heart, but he didn't take the order immediately, but glanced at Chen Du, who immediately said with a smile: "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you thank the Fourth General!"

"Thank you for the reward, the fourth general!" Wang Dou quickly saluted.

Immediately, Jiang Youguang waved him back, and then asked the generals in the hall, "How is the situation in the city? Is the situation under control?"

He Shouzhong, the general of Jiang Youguang's department who rushed into the city, immediately clasped his fists and reported: "Reporting to the Four Generals, the treasury and the warehouses in the city are basically under control, but most of the shops in the city have been looted, and the city is still very chaotic and has not been fully controlled yet! "

Jiang Youguang naturally knew the reason for the chaos. It must be that the rebels looted wantonly after they entered the city. He glanced at the leaders of the rebels and pursed his lips: "In Xuanhua City, those who should be killed must not be let go, but they must not be killed recklessly! Before entering the city, the general has made an agreement that after entering the city, the money and food will be shared with all the ministries, will you collect the troops and let the city settle down first."

As he said that, his voice suddenly turned cold, and he glanced at the leaders of the volunteer army, "If you can't control it, then I will have to let someone control it!"

The military discipline of the rebel army is not much better than that of the local bandits. After entering the city, they must slash and kill and rob everywhere. This is unavoidable. In the end, it is not easy to distribute.

And the most important point, if the rebels are too full and have enough money and food, they may not listen to him.I'm afraid that many people will go home directly to buy fields and land with the money, and marry their wives and aunts to live their own lives, so he can't let the rebels eat too much, and at the same time, he also needs to establish his dignity now.

Chen Du and other rebel leaders heard Jiang Youguang's words, glanced at each other, and hurriedly clasped their fists together and said, "Don't worry, the fourth general, we will go and restrain the troops immediately!"

Jiang Youguang nodded in satisfaction, "Don't worry, when the city is stable and the money and food statistics come out, I will say that there will be no less distribution to you!"

All the generals agreed again and again, saying that the four generals were fair, and Jiang Youguang then ordered: "In this case, pass on the general's order, post the Anmin Announcement, and restore order in the city. However, the imperial merchants of the Qing Dynasty and those who helped Hao loyal to defend the city All the big households should be controlled by this general, and this general will take their skin off!"

It has long been said in the proclamation that anyone who raises an army to resist will not be left behind, and both men and women will be punished!
Everyone clasped their fists to accept the order, Jiang Youguang immediately waved his hands and said: "Okay, everyone act according to the order, after the work is over, I will serve everyone here tonight to celebrate!"

As the generals of the various ministries tightened restraint on the troops, the patrolling soldiers slowly restored order in the city. The chaotic killings in Xuanhua City gradually ended, but the planned arrests slowly began in the city.

To the north of Xuanhua is Zhangjiakou, an important pass for trade with the Mongols. Therefore, in addition to the eight imperial merchants, there are many other shops of Shanxi merchants in Xuanhua city.

Small merchants have a certain weakness. This time, many people helped the Qing army defend the city. Apart from arresting the eight imperial merchants, the soldiers naturally would not let them go, and wanted to knock out a large amount of wealth.

The soldiers in the city searched, and many people who had shadowed the Qing army or helped the Qing army defend the city were found out, and Fan Yongdou was among them.

It was night, Jiang Youguang was in the government office, entertaining the generals, the banquet was full of wine and music, and the atmosphere was warm.

After taking down Xuanhua, the land of Xuanda was under his complete control. Even if the Qing soldiers counterattacked, he could still take advantage of the dangerous pass to block the Qing army.

After drinking for three rounds, Jiang Youguang was already a little bit over the top, and when he was a little dizzy, he rushed into the hall in a hurry, walked up to him and whispered in his ear, he suddenly shivered, was so frightened that he lost all alcohol, and was extremely sober.

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