Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 47
Last year, Yangzhou City withstood the siege of Gao Jie's army, making it impossible for the other towns that coveted Yangzhou's wealth to enter Yangzhou.

Among them, there is the good fighting of the local bravery, and it is also related to the rich merchants and great families in Yangzhou.

These guards and samurai raised by rich merchants, the children of the great aristocratic family, as long as they are rectified a little, they will be a fighting army.

In the city of Yangzhou, following the massacre by the Qing army, many wealthy businessmen and aristocratic families are using the courtyard walls to resist the Qing army.

Wang Yan led his team to rescue the nurses and servants who were trapped in the courtyard from time to time, and the team continued to expand.

While Li Taizhen rescued He Gang, Wang Yan also rescued another Yangzhou Tongzhi Wang Yanjue, Jiangdu county magistrate Zhou Zhiwei, Lianghuai salt transport envoy Yang Zhenxi, artillery team commander Chen Yujie, and other officials who were trapped in Yangzhou.

Every time an official was rescued, the strength of Wang Yan's troops increased by one point. However, because the Qing soldiers in the city were looting separately, they were slow to respond to the changes in the situation in the city.

Zhang Tianlu took Shi Kefa back to the camp of the Qing army, pleaded for credit to Duoduo, Prince Yu of the Qing court, and reported that a Ming army cavalry from the south of the city rushed into Yangzhou city, and the Qing army knew that there had been changes in the city.

Doduo thought that the Ming army from the south bank was coming to help, so he immediately became vigilant, and quickly sent people to the south of the city to investigate the situation. It happened that Zhang Tianlu's soldiers and horses left outside the south city reported that there was no Ming army in the south, so Doduo was relieved.

For the thousand Ming troops entering the city, Duoduo didn't take it very seriously. After all, Yangzhou was already broken, and 1000 troops couldn't make any big waves. However, the lives of the real Manchurians in the city were very precious, so he decided to let Li Sutai lead the battle. The three Jiala Han troops are entering the city with the blue flag to prevent accidents.

When the Qing army outside the city reacted, Wang Yan also changed his strategy in the city. He did not expect that the Qing soldiers in the city were so lax in defense that he almost wiped out the Qing soldiers in the North City and East City, leaving only the first defeated In Xicheng, there is still a lot of looting by the Qing army.

Before he knew it, Wang Yan had gathered more than 4000 defeated soldiers, while the Yangzhou young men who took up arms could not be counted for the time being.

Qing soldiers massacred the city, and if they didn't give Yangzhou people a way to live, they would be killed if they didn't resist. Therefore, whether it was a wealthy businessman, a big family, or ordinary people, they were all aroused with the determination to resist.

Under such circumstances, Wang Yan's goal changed from saving people to regaining Yangzhou City.

He asked Wang Yanjue, a fellow magistrate who was familiar with the situation in Yangzhou, to lead a group of Xiangyong to seize the east gate, and he also asked Zhou Zhiwei, the magistrate of Jiangdu County, and Yang Zhenxi, the Lianghuai salt transport envoy, to seize the north gate. The Ximen Movement drove the Qing army out of Yangzhou.

Duoduo led the army from Henan. Along the way, the Ming army either fled in a hurry or surrendered. When the soldiers arrived in Yangzhou, they thought it was a tough battle. They besieged the city for several days without attacking it. The city was broken, and the Qing army went smoothly, which made Duoduo feel arrogant, thinking that the Ming army was vulnerable.

After the city of Yangzhou was broken, Duoduo didn't care about the remnants of the Ming army in the city, so he only let 500 people from the Manchurian Zhengbai Banner enter the city to plunder, and waited for the real Manchuria to be almost robbed before letting other traitor troops enter the city Drink soup, so there are not many Qing troops in the city.

This provided an opportunity for Wang Yan to counterattack. He sent an order to gather the loyal cavalry, and rode their horses along the street to the west city, with nearly [-] Ming army infantry behind them.

Li Suitai entered Yangzhou under Duoduo's order, but he also didn't pay much attention to the situation in the city. When his men entered the west city, they saw Zhengbaiqi Qing soldiers who robbed the west city, carrying large and small bags of stolen money. , Immediately, there was a burst of jealousy, and without waiting for Li Shuitai's order, the Zhenglan Banner of the Han army entering the city dispersed in a rush, and joined the ranks of robbers.

There are nearly a million people in Yangzhou City, but there are no less than 20 young and strong fighters. Although not all of them are armed now, following Wang Yan's counterattack, many people also moved to the west city, and cooperated with the Ming army to recover the west city.

At this time, Wang Yan's cavalry rushed to the streets of Xicheng, hacked and killed the looting Qing soldiers, and the Qing soldiers in Xicheng really reacted from the looting.

The fighting power of Manchuria is really terrible. At that time, because they were good at riding and fighting, but most of them did not know how to ride horses when they entered the city to rob, and the large and small bags they robbed also affected their performance. He was killed and retreated steadily.

People made money and birds died for food. Those Qing soldiers who were unwilling to give up their belongings were hacked to death by the Ming army. Seeing this, the remaining Qing soldiers immediately retreated to the west gate.

They have already snatched a lot of treasures, so naturally they don't want to die in the city, they only want to take the belongings back and enjoy them, so there is no fighting spirit.

Li Shuitai brought three armored Han Army Zhenglan Banners, and more than [-] troops entered the city, but at this time there were less than a hundred horsemen with him.

At first, he didn't take it seriously. After all, his subordinates had robbed property. As the deputy governor, he naturally couldn't do without some filial piety from his subordinates. However, as more and more real Manchus returned to Ximen, he began to realize the seriousness of the situation.

It's just that at this time, his men and horses had already dispersed into the city, and it was impossible to regroup again. Li Shutai felt anxious for a while.

"Ru!" Seeing the Qing soldiers pouring out of the city, Li Sutai made a decisive decision, pointed at a guard beside him with his horsewhip, and said, "Quickly report to Prince Yu, the Ming army in the city seems to be fighting back, please hurry up." Send large soldiers into the city and destroy the Ming army in the city."

"Cha!" The Qing soldier responded and rushed out of the city.

After Li Shuitai gave his orders, he asked the people around him to gather the Qing troops, but he did not plan to wipe out the Ming troops in the city, but to defend the west gate until Duoduo sent reinforcements.

He didn't know the reality of the city, so he didn't dare to enter it rashly, but as long as he guarded the city gate and controlled the passage of the army to enter the city, it would be a great achievement.

When Li Shuitai was about to go to the city, a group of people suddenly turned their backs on the street connected to the city gate, but it was Wang Yan who led the cavalry to kill.

On the narrow street, the cavalry from the Zhongyi Battalion charged forward, and the Qing soldiers couldn't dodge at all.

"Kill the captives!" Wang Yan rode a horse, rushed ahead of the army, and shouted loudly: "All the troops follow me and drive Jiannu out of Yangzhou!"

"Kill the captives!" A group of cavalry shouted in unison and rushed towards the city gate, and the Qing army could not stop them at all.

Whether it was the Zhengbai Banner of Manchuria, which entered the city first, or the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army, they were all Qing cavalry, equipped with long knives and bows and arrows, and rarely had spearmen. In addition, the Qing soldiers at the city gate were chaotic. Everyone was eager to get out of the city, how could they stop Wang Yan's cavalry.

"Fight with the general!" Li Sutai could only bite the bullet at this time, drew out his saber, and brought his personal guards to the top, "The army must not panic, those who retreat, beheaded!"

　Sorry, it's later today.

　　Thanks to Xiaocha Harcan, life is like seeing the first time for your support.

　　
　
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