The people in the inner city ran around in horror when they saw the sudden arrival of the army. I thought that there were Eight Banners soldiers, and these besieging armies couldn't get in at all. So these people didn't take it seriously, and now they see that the Eight Banners are no longer useful, and the army is killing into the city, where can these people be calm.

Ding Sihan and Wu Liming, who had just entered the city, saw the people running around. Ding Sihan said: "These people running in the city will inevitably affect the speed of our march. Now the generals of Weidu and they, in order to seize the second city wall, have been exposed. Now let them deceive the city, I'm afraid it won't be easy. I think it's better to appease these people first and let them hurry home. ”

Wu Liming said: "It is reasonable, let all the troops shout our slogans and warn the people to return home as soon as possible." The army defending the city, as long as it is willing to surrender, will not be killed, waiting for His Highness to dispose of it. At this time, Wei Du also came over and said: "Okay, you do what you think, I will take the Eight Banners to Mancheng first, if you can deceive the city, it is the best." ”

Ding Sihan said: "Okay, let's do our own thing, the cannon sound in the north of the city has been much quieter, and it seems that the sailor has left the Nanjing city wall." Wu Liming said: "Now it's time for us to show our talents, so much care about him." Just kill the defenders. ”

After speaking, he shouted at the Fuming army behind him: "Surrender and don't kill, the Ming Dynasty has entered the city, and Nanjing has been recovered." As he spoke, he took the Restoration Army behind him and ran to the area of Zhenhuai Bridge in the city. At this time, Wei Du also took his army and went to the direction of Wuding Bridge. Only Ding Sihan and his five men were left here, and one of them asked, "My lord, where are we going now?" ”

This man asked which direction he should go now that the army is entering the city, after all, it is time to fight for military merit. But Ding Sihan was thinking about how they should develop in the camp of the Ming army.

Ding Sihan was a little confused and said, "Yes, where should we go?" Where can we go now? Daming has Nanjing City, and Daming is equivalent to coming back to life. Today's Restoration Army is not the former Ming Army, and the Qing Army is no longer the former Eight Banners Army. Is it right for us to do this? ”

Faced with Ding Sihan's question, these little soldiers couldn't answer. Several people hurriedly looked around and said, "My lord, what's the use of thinking so much now, since the moment we surrendered to the Ming army, we can't go back." The Qing Dynasty can only be our enemy, and we are now Han Chinese, soldiers of His Royal Highness. We can't have any other ideas, otherwise Your Highness won't let us go, and those Han officials won't let us go. ”

Ding Sihan also reacted violently, why did he suddenly have such an idea? If Zhu Youdong finds out, he will not have to die without a place to be buried. Immediately, Ding Sihan said: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, what those Han officials, aren't we Han people?" Quick, let's go into the city now, capture the city of Nanjing, and now it's time for us to fight for military merit. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at the city gate again, and saw that the Restoration Army outside the city had entered Nanjing City in a steady stream. Everywhere there were people shouting, "The Ming Dynasty has entered the city, and Nanjing has been recovered." "When these troops entered the city, they scattered and went around to clear the Qing army.

Seeing this, Ding Sihan rushed to the inner city with the army, and there were panicked people everywhere along the way. Although the Fuming army that entered the city, they all shouted "Daming Wangshi, no offense with the people". But in the face of fighting everywhere, the people of the city still ran around. Since the Restoration Army could not kill civilians casually, these running civilians suddenly blocked the way for the Restoration Army to enter the city.

On the contrary, it was Wei Du and others, who looked like the Eight Banners of Manchuria, and the people avoided it when they saw it. Wei Du traveled all the way to the city of Mancheng, but found that he was late, and a large number of Restoration troops had been gathered here. Weidu looked at it from a distance, but it was Wang Xing who led the army to attack the city again.

Now that all the troops have been killed, Wei Du does not dare to go up with the army directly. Seeing that Hongwumen had no possibility to go in, Wei Du had no choice but to turn around and take the army to Xihuamen. The Restoration Army, which was besieging the city just now, suddenly became nervous when they saw the Manchurian Eight Banners Army suddenly coming.

Now seeing them leave by themselves, they all breathed a sigh of relief, after all, they are only about 5,000 people here now. If you are surrounded by the Eight Banners outside, you will join the defenders in the city. A two-sided attack, they can't resist it.

Wang Xing saw that Hongwumen couldn't be attacked for a while, and he didn't want to waste time here. He said to his subordinate generals: "Leave 3,000 men here to defend, and the rest to attack other places." Wait for the Qing army in the city to be cleared, and then attack the city. ”

Ding Sihan followed the army all the way forward, thinking that there was more than a mile in the city. Perhaps the people here have already received the news that the Ming army has entered the city. By the time the army arrived in front of the school, there were not many people in sight on the streets. Just when Ding Sihan and the others were about to speed up, a large number of Qing troops ran in front of them.

It turned out that Lang Tingzuo and others were under the city wall of Yuejiang Tower, while dodging the artillery of the sailors, and at the same time asked people to gather defenders from all over the city to defend in the north of the city. Just as the defenders from all over the place arrived, and Lang Tingzuo was about to arrange the defenders to defend, a person suddenly ran in the city, it was Wang Dagong who ran to report the news in order to avoid the guards.

Wang Dagong ran over and said to Lang Tingzuo: "Your Excellency, there is an army of Eight Banners from the south of the city, and they are going to enter the city now. It was said that the Manchurian Eight Banners army that had returned from Fujian did not dare to disobey, so they had to let them go to the city first, and now they are here to report to the governor. ”

Lang Tingzuo was stunned and said: "In the past few days, I haven't received an official document saying that Fujian's Eight Banners have returned recently." As he spoke, he looked at Khaqam, meaning to ask if he had received any news. Unexpectedly, Kaqam was also at a loss, and he was not impressed at all. "I haven't heard of a large army coming back. ”

Later, Tikkam said to Wang Dagong, who came to report the news: "Did the Eight Banners army that came report anyone's name, or which general's army, did you say who sent it?" Wang Dagong suddenly smiled and said: "The general said that he was laughing, how dare I ask the origin of the old men of the Eight Banners, am I not looking for death?" ”

Suddenly, Titicamu was also stunned, and said secretly: "I'm really confused, how did I forget this stubble." "It turned out that in order to maintain the high status of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, in the city of Nanjing, anyone who dared to inquire about the affairs of the Eight Banners on weekdays would be severely punished.

Lang Tingzuo also thought of this, and immediately said: "Since it is the army of the Eight Banners, it would be good to let them enter the city first." When General Titicham returns to Mancheng, you will know which general has returned. ”

When Kaqam heard Lang Tingzo say that he would return to Mancheng, a ridiculous thought suddenly popped up in his heart. Since no one has informed the return of the Manchurian Eight Banners, will this Eight Banners army be impersonated? If they had attacked the city, they would have been guilty of greatness. There are only more than 1,000 Eight Banners in the city now, and the city is full of women, children, old and weak, and the families of soldiers. Immediately said to Wang Dagong: "Which banner of the army came back this time?" ”

Wang Dagong was also stunned for a moment, and said: "Back to the general's words, I really can't tell which banner of the army is, because the eight banner troops who came back have people from all banners." And behind them, there was also an army of Han Eight Banners, about 3,000. ”

Hearing such a strange army, Titichamus suddenly felt a bad premonition in his heart become stronger and stronger, and exclaimed: "What? They are not an army of one flag? No, how could there be such an army. At this time, Lang Tingzuo was also a little panicked, and now the sailor is attacking Nanjing City on the Yangtze River, which means that the sailor has been mastered by the rebels.

Now there are only two strange armies, and they don't even know the situation at all, if they sneak attack Jiangning City, it will be over. The matter of the sailor's attack on the city has already made Lang Tingzuo and others a little panicked. Now that they had suddenly entered the city, two armies of unknown origin, the officials present immediately panicked.

Liu Fangming also frowned and said, "How can there be an army of three thousand Han and Eight Banners?" The Qing Dynasty has never let the army of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty return to Jiangning to rest and recuperate. No, it's certainly not true. Seeing that everyone found out that something was wrong, Lang Tingzuo panicked even more, and immediately said, "Go and stop these people from entering the city." Seeing that Wang Dagong was stunned alone, he suddenly shouted: "What are you still doing standing here?" Hurry up and stop them from entering the city. ”

Wang Dagong looked like he wanted to cry without tears and said, "Your Excellency Governor, it's too late, they have already entered Tongji Gate." "You—" Lang Tingzuo was choked up for a moment, and he didn't know what to say. I can't wait to draw a knife and cut Wang Dagong directly, but now even if I cut Wang Dagong, it doesn't have the slightest effect.

Lang Tingzuo pointed at Wang Dagong and said: "You waste, you are not enough to succeed and more than to lose." When this side is dealt with, I will settle accounts with you. Then he said to Liu Fangming: "Liu Fangming, you hurry up and take your 3,000 people to Tongjimen." No matter what happens, we must recapture Tongjimen. If Tongji Gate is lost, Jiangning City will be reorganized. Even if we can defeat the incoming enemy army in the end, Jiangning City will suffer heavy losses. ”

Wang Shaolong, the prefect of Yingtian on the side, hurriedly said: "Lord Governor, no. What if it was really the Eight Banners Army that returned to Jiangning City? Once we use the military, the rest of the matter will be in trouble. Lang Tingzuo said: "I can't manage so much now, and defending Jiangning City is the most important thing." Then he said to Khakhamu: "If this is the return of the Eight Banners Army to Jiangning City, General Tikhamu will help the emperor explain it to the emperor at that time." ”

Kakhamu said: "This is no problem, after all, we have not received any official documents, everything we do is for the sake of the Qing Dynasty and to defend Jiangning City." With Ticamo's words, Lang Tingzuo was immediately full of confidence, and immediately urged Liu Fangming to send the army quickly.

Liu Fangming also knew that he couldn't care about anything else at this time, and immediately said: "I asked the dog to immediately lead the army and go to recapture Tongjimen." Lang Tingzuo interrupted: "No, you personally lead the army, Liu Tiren is young after all, and he can't pay attention to some things, and he can't be the master." Liu Fangming said: "But Lord Governor, if we all leave." What about this sailor in the Yangtze River? ”

Lang Tingzuo said: "Don't be afraid, now that the naval division's warship has gone far, it is not easy for them to come back." Even if the sailors want to attack Jiangning City, it will not be so easy, there is no dock here, and their army can't do it in half a day if they want to go ashore. Moreover, I didn't see any siege weapons for the water division, and I am afraid that I will not be able to take down the gate of Jiangning City by relying on manpower alone. ”

Kakhamu also said: "Yes, not to mention that we still have a thousand people from the right battalion of the water division here, even if we can't repel the army attacking the city, we can resist for a while." Then he said to Lang Tingzuo: "It's related to the Eight Banners Army, I'll also go and see, if it's okay, of course it's the best." If it is really the Eight Banners Army, I can also resolve the dispute on the spot. ”