Jiang Tong didn't care if these people disagreed, and said to the Qing soldiers: "Originally, your sins were also certain to die. But I now give you a chance, as long as you atone for your sins and enter Gangneung City with us, I can save you from death. ”

Where did those Qing soldiers dare to say more at this time, and immediately said: "We are willing to help the general, and we are willing to atone for our sins." Jiang Tongdao: "Okay, since I am willing to atone for my crimes, I want to make it clear to you that this time when I enter Jiangling City, if anyone kills innocents indiscriminately and robs the people, I will never spare them." ”

After these Qing soldiers agreed, Jiang Tong also broke up these people and divided them into the team, so that Minzhuang and these Qing soldiers were separated, so as not to cause any trouble on the road.

Seeing that there was a lot of delay, Jiang Tong immediately asked everyone to set off and rushed to Jiangling City. When they arrived at the city of Gangneung, they suddenly heard the sound of killing in the city. The city was playing non-stop ping-pong and screaming.

It didn't take long for the gates of Gangneung Fortress to open. Then, after about a quarter of an hour, the drawbridge over the moat fell with a thud. At this time, the defenders of the city seemed to react, and shot a few arrows with fire, which landed on the drawbridge, trying to burn it.

Seeing Jiang Tong outside the city, he immediately rushed to the city gate with a thousand men under his command. The defenders of the city did not know what was going on, and they did not shoot many arrows, and only a dozen or so people were wounded along the way. After Jiang Tong and the others rushed across the suspension bridge, they immediately saw the situation in the city clearly.

There is indeed an urn city in Jiangling City, but fortunately, Marven has already taken people and captured the gate of the urn city inside. Jiang Tong had already seen the panicked people in the city, fleeing in all directions.

Since it was just after dark, the people did not rest, and many of them were still cooking at home. There were not many defenders in the city who came to stop the Restoration Army, and under the gate under the city of Weng, Marven only left about a hundred people to defend.

When Jiang Tong rushed over to take a look, there was no longer Ma Wen and the others. stepped forward and asked, "What about Marven?" Where did they go? "The soldiers left by the Restoration Army to guard the gate saw that it was their own lord who was coming. He immediately replied: "Lord Garrison, Marven and they are going to attack the prefect's yamen, let us wait for the garrison here, let the Lord quickly block the city gate, and don't let the Qing army in the city escape." ”

Jiang Tongdao: "What? Marven is he crazy? With just his more than 200 people, he dared to attack the prefect's yamen. The soldier who answered just now said, "My lord, it wasn't Marven who proposed it himself, which master said it." He said that there were not many soldiers in the city, and Marven saw that there were indeed not many Qing soldiers blocking us, so he led the troops directly. ”

Jiang Tong was even more anxious now, and said: "Confused, that Zhou Chang still doesn't know if it's reliable, and rushed in with more than 200 people, he is looking for death." ”

The soldier said, "No, when we attacked just now, there was no one to stop us. That's why they led their troops to attack the prefect's yamen, and said that they didn't want the prefect and the green camp garrison to escape. ”

At this time, Jiang Tong didn't care about who was right or wrong, and said to a few hundred households around him: "Each of you should take your own people and quickly go to capture the city gate, and don't let the Qing soldiers escape." Jiang Tong thought for a moment, and then said: "If they really can't stop it, let them run if they want to run, as long as we can stabilize Jiangling City." ”

Several hundred households immediately took their own people and went into the city separately. At this time, the defenders of the city did not know where to flee, and Jiang Tong sent a general banner of troops to defend the city. Then Jiang Tong himself and the three hundred people around him also rushed directly into the city.

With the shouts of the Restoration Army, the people in the city closed their doors one after another, and no one dared to come out and walk around. Jiang Tong also went straight to the prefect's yamen with his people, and on the way he also met a group of Qing soldiers who had been scattered, who were smashing and looting. Jiang Tong didn't answer, and directly asked his subordinates to go up and attack.

When this group of Qing soldiers saw that the Ming Restoration Army was coming, they immediately dispersed in a hurry. The Restoration Army left two people behind and persuaded the people to move their things home quickly, and then closed the door. Along the way, there were Qing soldiers scattered and fleeing everywhere, and there were also green battalions who had just joined the Restoration Army and wanted to rob them, but they were yelled at by Jiang Tong, and they all obediently returned to the team.

By the time Jiang Tong came to the prefect's yamen, there was no shadow of Marven anymore. Only Zhou Chang was left in the prefect's yamen, commanding a group of small officials, and constantly letting these small officials go out to appease the people. Seeing Jiang Tong coming in, he immediately said happily: "General, what's the matter, Jiangling City has been defeated." ”

Zhou Chang's enthusiasm caught Jiang Tong a little off guard, and said, "What about Marven?" Didn't you say that you came to attack the prefect's yamen? Zhou Chang said: "Where is the attack, after we entered the city, we rushed all the way to the prefect's yamen, but the result was still a step slower." Han Changgu didn't think about resisting at all, and when he heard that we were coming to sneak attack, he ran away directly with the official seal. Now General Marven is leading people to chase him! ”

Jiang Tong was shocked, it was already a blessing to be able to take down Jiangling City, how could he still go out of the city to chase it? Immediately said to a personal soldier beside him: "Quick, you take a hundred people to chase Marven, let him just drive the Qing army out of the city, and don't chase him out of the city."

The soldiers listened, and after asking the direction of Marven and the others, they chased after them. As soon as the soldiers left, someone came to report that there was a Qing military camp in the area of Guanmiao. Now there are still more than 300 people resisting inside, please send reinforcements quickly.

At this time, Jiang Tong didn't have time to take care of Zhou Chang's affairs, and told Zhou Chang to settle the city as soon as possible. Then he took the remaining two hundred people and rushed directly to Guan Miao.

At this time, every hundred households sent people to find Jiang Tong to send reinforcements, and when Jiang Tong arrived at Guanmiao, there were only more than 50 people around him. It turned out that Jiang Tong didn't know that after the city wall of Jiangling City was rebuilt after three years of Shunzhi, there were nine gates in the entire Jiangling City.

And the men who had just been sent to capture the city gate were only five hundred households, with a total of six hundred men, and the guards came there. Therefore, the hundred households sent out to capture the city gates, just after the two city gates were laid, they found that there was no one in their hands. had to ask Jiang Tong for people in unison, but Jiang Tong had no one now, so he had to divide some of the two hundred people in his hands.

But there were still not enough people everywhere, and in the end Jiang Tong had to order all the city gates to be closed. Then only fifty men were left to guard each gate, and then a few more men were drawn out.

When Jiang Tong arrived at the Qing army camp, he saw a hundred households with only fifty people, really storming the Qing army camp. At this time, the Qing army in the barracks also knew that the Restoration Army had entered the city. He only wanted to highlight the barracks and escape from the city, not to counterattack Gangneung City. It's just that the Restoration Army blocked the gate of the barracks, and the Qing Army had no choice but to storm the Restoration Army, so both of them desperately wanted to rush through the camp gate.

From the outside, it looked like the Restoration Army was attacking the gate of the Qing Army, but in fact, the Restoration Army wanted to block the Qing Army and prevent them from rushing out. But there are only fifty people in the Restoration Army here, how can they stop it. Gradually, he was rushed by the Qing army and began to withdraw, and suddenly heard a shout of killing behind him.

The 100 households of the Restoration Army turned their heads and saw that it was Jiang Tong. Immediately overjoyed, he shouted: "Brothers, rush harder, the garrison has brought people to support us, and our reinforcements are coming." ”

When the Fuming army heard this, their morale immediately rose and they shouted: "Kill, our reinforcements are coming." On the other hand, the Qing soldiers in the barracks suddenly began to panic. Jiang Tong looked at it, and immediately made people shout: "Surrender and don't kill, surrender and avoid death." ”

In this case, no one in the Qing army went into detail at this time, and there were only more than 50 reinforcements from the Restoration Army, so they just wanted to surrender quickly. The Qing soldiers who were still guarding the gate of the barracks immediately had many Qing soldiers retreat to both sides. The front of the Restoration Army immediately gave way to a way, and the retreating Qing soldiers threw their weapons on the ground one after another, and then knelt on the ground and surrendered.

Seeing this, Jiang Tong immediately sent people to rush up and rushed into the Qing army camp. Hack to death those who refuse to surrender. Then let one group of people start to collect the weapons of the Qing army, and let another team enter the barracks to search for them to see if there are any Qing soldiers hiding inside.

After these people were settled, the people who had gone to the barracks to search for them also returned. Said: "My lord, no Qing soldiers were found inside, but there were hundreds of women inside. Jiang Tong frowned and said, "How can there be so many women in the barracks?" Suddenly, he remembered the women captured by the Qing army outside the city, so he said to the soldier: "Ignore those women for now, just let people take care of them, as long as they don't run around." ”

Then Jiang Tong found the hundred households just now, and the two of them whispered a few words. Jiang Tongdao: "You take people here to take care of these captives, and I'll take people to see other places first." The hundred households said: "General, there are fifty people here, how can we guard them." ”

Jiang Tongdao: "Fifty people guarding two or three hundred people, can't you stand it?" You weren't afraid of fighting with a knife just now, what are you afraid of now? Those who dare to move will be cut directly, as long as they are obedient, when we have settled down in the city, let them go home. Jiang Tong's voice was very loud, and many of the captives squatting on the side heard it. Suddenly, someone said: "General rest assured, we don't move, we stay well." ”

The hundred households and Jiang Tong looked at each other and smiled, and when they saw that it worked, Jiang Tong left with the people. This scene was just performed by Jiang Tong and the hundred households for the captives to see. Now in this Jiangling City, there are only more than 800 people in the Restoration Army, where can they take care of it. I had to scare it first, and if I couldn't scare it, I had to kill all these Qing soldiers.

Looking at the situation now, it really scared these people. Jiang Tong was relieved to take people and went to other places in the city. When Jiang Tong took the people and turned all the way to the east gate. Another soldier of the Ming Army came over and said, "My lord, I found a place outside the city where Minzhuang was imprisoned. There are about 2,000 people, and now the hundred households can't stand it, so let me come and find the adults to send some people. ”

Jiang Tong didn't expect that so many people were arrested in Jiangling City. But he now has no one to send, so he has to follow the soldiers and go to Minzhuang's side.

Of course, Jiang Tong would not directly let these people go back, they were much more loyal than those Qing soldiers who surrendered. Moreover, they are now very afraid of the Restoration Army, but they now hate the Qing soldiers to the core, and they are the best source of soldiers for the Restoration Army.

Under Jiang Tong's persuasion and mobilization, all the people accepted the reorganization of the Restoration Army. Jiang Tong asked the soldiers of the Restoration Army to take these people into the city to maintain order in Jiangling City and fight against some ruffians and hooligans who came out to make trouble because of the war.

This made the generals who were shouting that there were not enough troops just now breathe a sigh of relief, and seeing that the real Jiangling City was basically controlled, Jiang Tong was finally relieved. The only thing that has no news is Marven who went to chase Han Changgu. Not only did Marven have no news, but even the Restoration Army sent later had no news.

By daybreak, Marven had finally returned. As soon as Ma Wengang said to the governor's yamen, he threw the two packages in front of Jiang Tong and said, "These two dog thieves ran so fast, Lao Tzu almost didn't catch up." When Zhou Chang heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "You really killed Han Changgu?" ”