The day after Jia Zhu saw Chen Yuanyuan, he asked Liu Xianglian to send Chen Yuanyuan some food and supplies. There is no news in the mountains, and the contact with the outside world mainly depends on a few brave people of Jinyiwei to investigate, Duan Chuanxiu's mount travels thousands of miles a day, and often brings back some news, saying that Wu Sangui did not resist the Qing Dynasty after leading the Qing soldiers into the customs, but on the contrary, killing the righteous Ming army everywhere, the momentum is like a bamboo, everyone is very worried. Jia Zhu remembered the friendship with Wu Sangui when they were studying art with the teacher together, and still had illusions about Wu Sangui, and persuaded Chen Yuanyuan to go north together, or he could persuade Wu Sangui to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore his sight with Wu Sangui's infatuation with her.

Yuan Yuan sighed, saying that Wu Sangui was angry at the crown and became a red face, and he fell into a thousand years of infamy, if he had the opportunity, he could persuade him to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, or in the future, history could merit and demerits and re-judge.

So Jia Zhu only took Liu Xianglian and escorted Chen Yuanyuan all the way north, Liu Xianglian drove the car, Jia Zhu followed on horseback, but there were many people fleeing south, they went upstream, naturally it was not easy, along the way I saw some of the fleeing Dashun army and the Ming army chasing over, because of the lack of food, I saw some roadblocks and robberies every day, Jia Zhu took care of it first, and then there were too many of these things, thinking that he could only end this war quickly in order to really save these refugees, and he had to go north.

Soon the news of the Jiangyin War of Resistance came again, and Duan Chuanxiu brought a team to support and joined the boy scouts brought by Wang Daoshi.

Jia Zhu and Duan Chuanxiu Lin Daiyu met on the boat, Jia Zhu originally wanted to persuade Duan Chuanxiu not to go to Jiangyin, especially with these children, Duan Chuanxiu disagreed, saying that Jia Zhu was pessimistic and had no confidence in any resistance, and only knew how to act conservatively. Liu Xianglian also wanted to follow Duan Chuanxiu to fight with the Manchurians. Duan Chuanxiu loved this clever and beautiful handsome guy, and taught him his own set of boxing techniques.

Several people were reluctant to sleep this night, knowing that one was going north and the other was south, and they didn't know if they could still meet. Chen Yuanyuan taught Daiyu to stroke the qin, and Duan Chuanxiu taught Liu Xianglian to practice boxing, which was rare quiet and warm. Jia Zhu looked at Daiyu's small face and seemed to be getting thinner, and asked her, "Are you willing to go to Jiangyin with Brother Duan." Daiyu nodded and said with a slight smile: "I will go to Jiangyin, but I will be loyal to Yangzhou." Said to Jia Zhu: "My brother sent Miss Chen, I thought it was unnecessary, until I delayed my sister's life, and I don't believe that she can calm the world." Jia Zhu sighed, "I don't know, it's just that he is unknown." Daiyu nodded slightly, "Brother take care, I'm afraid that my brother will be placed under house arrest by him." ”

Chen Yuanyuan said: Don't worry, with me, I will definitely protect Jia's guards. ”

Jia Zhu smiled: "I'm naturally careful, so I took Liu Xianglian, although this child is young, he is the most clever." He used to stay in Li Chuangwang's army, but he got some true martial arts, and his kung fu was also good. Daiyu saw that Liu Xianglian had been looking at the wind in the dark at this time, very quiet, and nodded, "This person has the style of a chivalrous man." Duan Chuanxiu said with a smile: "Miss Lin's ability to see people can be compared with Miao Jushi's mind reading skills. The three of them watched the fog on the river gradually rise, Daiyu coughed a little, Jia Zhu hurriedly asked her and Chen Yuanyuan to go to the boat to rest first, and she and Duan Chuanxiu drank and talked happily, the two separated this time, and they didn't know when they would see each other again.

Jiangyin's resistance provoked even more crazy revenge, the red-clothed cannons of the Qing soldiers almost blew Jiangyin to the ground three feet, and people in the strong artillery fire could not stick their heads out on the city wall at all, there was no hope for the rescuers, surrender was impossible, and everyone had illusions about the gods in addition to the tense resistance. As a result, the legend of this female general in the city is becoming more and more divine. What enemy is firing artillery on the outside. Suddenly, I saw a female general standing on the city wall, and with a flick of her sleeve, the enemy's ammunition bounced back, killing countless of her own people. Baochai naturally knew that this statement was a bit nonsense, but she still hoped to see this girl about the same size as herself in her heart.

The Ten Kings lamented that King Xue was killed, and ordered the generals to loot more than 1,000 large boxes of residents outside the city, and fold them into a general's platform, which was as Qi as the city. The ten kings sat on it, and four generals and two hundred and forty pro-army gathered around the platform. Those pro-troops, all armed with wolf smoke canisters, lined up the five or six cannons captured from Nanjing and Zhenjiang, a total of 100 cannons, and ordered them to fire them all together when they heard the order, and fiercely attacked the southeast corner of the city. Yan Yingyuan climbed to the city, walked on his knees, and saw the Ten Kings commanding on the stage, so he asked Tang San'er, who was extremely powerful in the streets and alleys, to carry a cannon on his back and put it on the Ten Kings. Yan Yingyuan looked left and right again, and aimed at the fire and launched it himself. Tang San'er's hearing was a little dull, and he didn't know what was going on, so he sat there and looked around. But they saw a way of fire, and the ten kings, and the four generals, two hundred and forty, were extinguished with the fire. Only a yellow umbrella was left floating in the middle of the day, and one foot fell with a boot attached. Everyone cheered.

The Qing soldiers went out to burn, kill, loot, and loot food, making it difficult for the people outside the city to make a living. The villagers outside the city also desperately resisted. Heavy casualties. Aunt Xue had to retreat more than thirty miles away, waiting for news on the post road. Xue Pan and Xue Zhen were itching in their hearts, and they wanted to go out to help kill the Qing soldiers, how could Aunt Xue agree, Xiangling and Xing Yanyan watched the two of them closely, and they didn't dare to let them inquire about Baochai's news.

The time dragged on for more and more, and the Qing soldiers also used countless tactics to persuade them to surrender, but no one answered them. The regent told him to be safe, and the whole city did not listen. When the instructions of the king of Yu arrived, he shot arrows into the city, indicating that the dynasty had perished, so why bother to defend it! After the people inside saw it, they added a few words at the back: "I would rather die than surrender by the cannon light!" "Shot it back again.

On this day, the rain was pouring down, and in the middle of the night, Ying Yuan sent Chen Xianyu and Duan Chuanxiu, who were good swimmers, to take a few people to cross the Waicheng River and nail the guns of the Qing soldiers, so that they could not attack the city for two days. The battlements were repaired overnight.

Five days later, Liu Liangzuo was afraid that the city would come again, so he ordered to attack day and night. In the evening, the wind and rain did not stop, and the firing stopped.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, Yan Yingyuan made moon cakes and distributed materials for people to enjoy the moon, and Duan Chuanxiu sent moon cakes to the children in the White Tower. Baochai was about to eat, thought about it, and handed it to his cousin Wang Yue, who was sick at this time, where could he eat, leaning on Baochai's arms just gasping. Baochai wept. Baochai sent Duan Chuanxiu out and asked why he couldn't go out of the city to surrender, so many people's lives were not more precious than hair. Duan Chuanxiu was speechless, and said for a long time: "I'm a martial artist, I can't tell the truth, I don't want to surrender, don't let people know your idea, what you see, in the city, as long as you hesitate, you will be killed, not to mention the idea of surrender and your identity." Take good care of your cousin, and maybe you can get out alive. Sometimes it seems pointless to stick to the integrity, but always have to do it, it is more precious than life. You'll find out when you're a little older. ”

Baochai was emotional for a while, entangled Duan Chuanxiu's clothes, and cried. "Are You Going to Die?"

Duan Chuanxiu nodded, "If there is nothing more important for me to do than death, it is only death." ”

Baochai cried and nodded: "Before you die, don't forget to come and kill us." ”

Duan Chuanxiu came over at night and gave Baochai two packets of medicine to Wang Yue, but Wang Yue was angry and didn't eat it, saying that he would always die, and he would do something if he ate it. Duan Chuanxiu smiled: "Miss Lin found a few pharmacies for you, she said, it doesn't matter if you die in battle, don't spoil yourself if you can live." Don't let people down. When Wang Yue heard that it was given by his life-saving benefactor, he immediately cheered up the spirit of living.

After two days, the people brought wine to the city, raised their glasses and drank bitterly, Huiran brought the children and came, and all the beings Xu used to imitate Chu Ge to make five more songs, so that the people who were good at singing climbed high and sang them, and they were in harmony with the sheng, flute, flute and drums. Baochai saw that the woman was also there, only there to concentrate on watching the musician play the piano, it seemed that everything in heaven and earth was worry-free with me, and she looked more and more thin in this moonlight. At this time, there is no fiber in the sky, the bright moon is in the sky, the dew is thin, and the sword halberd is silent. The team of the pear orchard came to a song, and the song was tragic and resounding in the sky.

The beauty is on the bank of the Wujiang River,

The war once burned Chibi Mountain,

The general is empty and the old jade gate is closed.

sad Qin and Han, the people are devastated,

The reader sighed.

Cracked stones pierce the clouds, and the jade pipe should be clear and cleaner,

Frosty desert, partridges want to deviate in the wind.

The phoenix platform is covered by clouds at dusk, and the plum blossoms are shocked by the snow at dusk.

People are quiet, and Jiang Louyue is blown down with a sound

The Qing soldiers rushed forward to listen, or scolded angrily, or lamented, and some even cried.

Liu Liangzuo then also composed a song to persuade him to surrender, and ordered the soldiers to lean on each other and sing.

The people who listened to the song were afraid of the noise under the city, and a burst of artillery bombardment came, and the Qing soldiers scattered and avoided.

The singing began again in the city.

Baochai looked at the moon in the middle of the sky, Huiran was afraid that it would be too late to change, so she took the children downstairs, and Duan Chuanxiu told her that the archery team had another task and would not go back with her. Baochai followed and was about to go down the city tower, but was stopped by the woman: Sister, please stay. Ordered two personal soldiers to invite Baochai to an armory room next to the city tower.

"I heard that my sister is the concubine chosen by Emperor Ming."

Baochai lowered his head.

"The city will definitely be broken in the next few days, so it doesn't hurt if everyone dies, but the history of the book tells us to take my sister out of the city quietly tonight, and my sister please come with me."

Baochai hurriedly asked to bring Wang Yue and wanted to go back to call the fourth aunt and Ying'er, but several archers were a little impatient, saying that this person didn't know what to do. The castle tower is covering us, and if you don't leave, everyone won't be able to leave. Duan Chuanxiu hurriedly promised to try to bring the fourth aunt out in the future.

Baochai was still hesitating, he had already been pushed into the car by a few girls, and music was still playing in the city, but there was a cannon sound again, and the west gate opened quietly, and under the cover of the cannons, several horses and two carriages left quietly from a mountainous area in the outer city. Wang Yue was still wondering, why didn't everyone try to take this road to leave, Baochai sighed: "People who are about to be loyal are not afraid of death." They weren't going to live anymore. ”

Duan Chuanxiu sent them out, and in a forest, he said goodbye to Baochai alone, saying that he must return to the city.

Baochai couldn't care about being shy, and knelt down and begged Duan Chuanxiu to protect herself. Duan Chuanxiu hurriedly helped her up, and said: "Niangniang's gift, Niangniang's order did not dare to disobey, I still have subordinates in the city, how can I be an only child, I will save the nurse and Ying'er for Niangniang, and live up to the trust." ”

Baochai fell to the ground in pain and cried: "I don't want them anymore, and I beg you to think of me." ”

Duan Chuanxiu shook his head: "Although the mother has not taken up the country, her status has been decided, and the ministers dare not trespass." Don't let Weichen have any thoughts about dying, and he can't die as he deserves. ”

Baochai was ashamed, stood up and sneered: "You go to be your loyal minister, just because we have never known each other." After saying that, I was extremely sad in my heart, and if I snatched the embroidered spring knife from Duan Chuanxiu's body, I was going to kill myself. But the girl was beaten down with a ribbon to knock the knife down. Baochai fell into Duan Chuanxiu's arms. Duan Chuanxiu helped Baochai lean against a tree and covered her with her own cloak, and the girl Lin watched from afar, and didn't come over to say much, waiting for Duan Chuanxiu to come to her side, and the two rode away. Several children helped Baochai into the car and kept Baochai all the way to find Aunt Xue. That Baochai experienced this section, and broke through all kinds of emotions, so that his heart was cold.

What happened later was that after Ying'er survived, she found Baochai and said that she listened to her.

On the 20th, the Qing soldier Baylor led more than 40 horsemen to the left side of Qinglongxi in Junshan to observe the terrain. The people in the city saw it, the cannons and crossbow arrows were fired in unison, and those cavalry were all knocked down, and they were all **, and Baylor almost died. Twenty-one

The city was broken, the rain was pouring down, and the cannon fire was incessant day and night, shaking the entire county, and the people in the city were sleepy and tired, and they could no longer think of any plan, so they had to wait for death.

Yan Yingyuan and Chen Dianshi let the children and the female soldiers all hide in the White Tower. The men are determined to live and die with Jiangyin. The female soldiers did not leave, and the monks in the temple in the tower also came out, and even the children were willing to live and die with Jiangyin. The children were forced by Yan Yingyuan to hide in the White Pagoda by the monks. Hui Ran warned the children to be dignified and not to surrender if they were discovered. Everyone agreed.

Yan Yingyuan listened to Duan Chuanxiu's words and knew that Fourth Aunt He was the wet nurse of Concubine Shu. Call her out of the crowd, let her hide in the White Tower, and if she survives, she must take Ying'er to find Niangniang. Tell them that he has done his best for the country. The fourth aunt only told Ying'er a few words, and she jumped from the city wall and fell to her death. Ying'er called out to her mother and fainted at that time. was hugged into the White Tower.

On this day, the people in the city began to shout, and when the Qing soldiers heard it, they thought it was a ghost scream. In the open space on the four sides of the city, I saw tens of thousands of white cranes flying and stopping there, and when I got closer, there was no trace of them.

On the 22nd, Jiangyin City fell, Yan Yingyuan sat in the enemy tower in Dongcheng, asked for a pen, and wrote on the door: "Eighty days with allegiance, the seventeenth dynasty of Taizu; 100,000 people died with one heart and left 300 miles of rivers and mountains in the Ming Dynasty. After the question was completed, he led thousands of people to fight on horseback and killed countless Qing soldiers. Ying Yuan looked around and said to the people who followed him: "Thank you for me, the people, my task of serving the country is completed." "Captured and unyielding to death. There are more than 10 people in the family, all of whom were killed because they did not descend, and the corpses were piled up together Chen Dianshi closed the yamen, personally lit a fire, and burned to death a total of 43 men and women.

The prefect hanged himself in his official uniform in Minglun Hall, and his wife and sister threw themselves into a well and died. Zhongshu Qi Xun, the living beings who play the piano are allowed to use, close the door, **.

The next day, there was still a street fight. The Qing army defeated them with fire. The common people died generously, and they all died first, and no one obeyed.

The Qing army ordered that those who went out from the east gate should not be killed, and that children under the age of thirteen should not be killed. Men and women, young and old, threw themselves into the water, went into the fire, killed themselves, and hanged themselves. The Inner and Outer City River, the Tripping River, the Sun Lang Middle Pool, the Yudai River, the Tongta River, and the Baojiaochang River were filled with corpses everywhere, and there were several stacks, and there were more than 200 people who cast the four wells alone.

Duan Chuanxiu and Jinyiwei's people killed only him and Miss Lin, and when it was almost dawn, he forced Miss Lin into the White Tower, and he set up a formation with crossbow arrows on the high wall outside the White Tower, and insisted until the morning of the 23rd, and all the crossbow arrows were fired. The Qing soldiers couldn't find anyone alive in the city, so they sealed the knife.

In the afternoon, the list was cleared and the people were released. The children, monk Yin Bai, etc., who hid in the secluded place of the White Tower, totaled 53 people of all sizes for the rest of their lives. The Qing soldiers saw the two girls wearing filial piety in plain makeup, and saw the poems written by Yan Yingyuan at the east gate, which were indescribably solemn and tragic.