The army of the Eight Banners that attacked Xihuamen was the army of Weidu. Weidu entered the city with an army, but as soon as he entered the city, he was discovered by the Manchurians in the city. Because many of the troops in Weidu were Manchurians who had surrendered before, and they had grown hair. Now that you come to the city, of course you can't shave your hair again.

As soon as they entered the city, everyone blocked the city gate and was discovered by the guards at the city gate. The Eight Banners soldier was curious, reached out and pulled on the braids of the fake Eight Banners, and directly pulled the braids off. Immediately, Wei Du and the others were exposed. Weidu was no longer in disguise, and directly yelled and let the army attack the city.

The Manchurian Eight Banners defending the city were hacked to death by the surrounding Eight Banners soldiers before they could react. Wei Du easily occupied the city gate with the army, and found that there were still eight banner soldiers to enter the city, so he immediately asked people to close the city gate. Then let go and take down a section of the wall above the city gate.

It's not that Wei Du didn't want to capture the city in one fell swoop, but the army after a few days of rapid marching, today it has attacked in many places in the city of Nanjing, and now the army has reached the end of the crossbow. The guards organized several charges, but they couldn't mess up the formation of the defenders in the city, but instead folded in a lot of soldiers.

Wei Du saw that he couldn't disrupt the formation of the Manchurian Eight Banners in the city for a while, so he had to hold the Xihua Gate first and wait for the arrival of the army later. So there was a scene that Titicham saw, Wei Du and the others, who were supposed to attack, were now defending with all their might, and they had no intention of attacking at all.

And the defenders in the city, after Wei Du and others began to defend, also rushed and killed twice. Although Wei Du and the others could not disrupt the military formation of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, they did not have the slightest problem in defending it now. The Manchurian Eight Banners in the city stopped when they saw that they couldn't break the defense line of Wei Du and others.

There is no way to take anyone from the double, and the two sides are at a stalemate for a while. Seeing this, Kakam said: "Now gather all the troops, as long as we rush through with all our strength, we will definitely be able to drive these rebels out of the city in one fell swoop." "I saw that some people were already a little timid, and they didn't want to rush at all.

Kaqam said again: "You have to see clearly, these people are all members of the Ming army, if they are allowed to attack the city, will we still have a way to live?" Think about how many Han people we Manchurians have killed and how much grain we have robbed over the years? ”

Seeing that these people finally had some morale, Titicham continued: "Don't worry, they only have a thousand people who have entered the city now, and we have nearly two thousand people here. As long as these Ming troops are driven out, we can hold the city and wait for the emperor to send troops to save us. Your family's money will not be robbed by the Ming army, think about the women and children in the city now, they are all your wives and parents, can you hand them over to the Ming army to be humiliated and killed? ”

Suddenly, these Manchurian Eight Banners all roared angrily: "No, we will never let the Han people bully us, they are our minions, they are dogs." If the dog is disobedient, he will fight well, and if he fights more, he will naturally be obedient. ”

Seeing that the morale was available, Tita immediately rejoiced: "Yes, that's it, the Han people are only worthy of us as coolies." Plant crops for our bannermen, and let their wives and daughters come and serve us. Now we are going to drive them out, and then wait for the army of the court to come and kill them all. ”

The defenders of the city here are gathering, constantly roaring that this is coming to attack the defense line of Weidu and others. Weidu immediately continued to cheer up the army, so that everyone did their best to guard the city gate.

Just when the war was about to break out, a large number of Restoration troops outside the city rushed over. When Wei Du saw it, he was immediately overjoyed, it was Wang Xing who attacked Hongwumen. At that time, Wang Xing saw that Hongwumen could not be defeated for a while, so he turned around with a large army.

Halfway through, he joined some of the officers and men in Hu Yiqing's army, and now there are about 2,000 people. From a distance, I saw that there was a big battle on the Xihua Gate. But both sides are full of eight banners, and Wang Xing understood at first sight that he must be the guard capital who came to defraud the city. Unexpectedly, Wei Du actually tricked a city gate, and hurriedly came over with the army to support.

As soon as Weidu saw that the Ming Restoration Army was coming, he hurriedly asked people to open the city gate. Then he shouted at the city gate: "General Wang Xing, come and help me, I am Weidu." When Wang Xing heard that it was indeed Weidu, he immediately let the army enter the city, and then shouted towards the city: "General Wei, don't worry, Wang Xing is here, don't think about taking back these Manchurian Tartars in the city." ”

With Wang Xing arriving with the army, Wei Du and the others were finally at ease. Seeing that the Restoration Army had come to reinforcements again, Tikkam did not dare to make any rash moves. Now he only has a few troops here, if he charges a few times and makes the army lose too much, then he will really not be able to hold the city.

Immediately, Kaqam remembered what Yild said, and immediately asked people to organize the healthy women in the city and let them also attack the defense line of the Restoration Army. But now that the people in the city are scattered everywhere, how can it be so easy to organize the healthy women of the city to go into battle? These people are untrained, and it will take a lot of time to gather them.

Even if Titicham is in a hurry now, it is useless, so he has to keep the army vigilant at all times, and then urge the others to organize the troops that can be used in the city as soon as possible.

Tikhamu was anxious on the sidelines, fearing that his troops would be insufficient, and he did not dare to attack the Restoration Army. And the army of Wang Xing and others is even more unbearable, and the number of people is very large. But they don't dare to expect much from their combat effectiveness, after all, they are all reorganized by the Qing army, and they have not been systematically trained at all.

Therefore, when Wang Xing arrived, Weidu still wanted to organize an army and go directly to defeat the Qing army formation. But was stopped by Wang Xing, and as soon as Wang Xing told him about the situation of the army, Wei Du had to temporarily give up the idea just now.

On the walls of the city, two armies that should have been tense with each other. Now, for their own reasons, neither of the two armies wants to launch a rash attack. Both sides were beaten by hemp rods, and both sides were afraid, so that the city walls stopped. Each was reinforcing its own defenses, and no one attacked.

It just so happened that the Restoration Army was now exhausted, and they all hid behind the defensive line and began to rest. Now that the Eight Banners of Manchuria are not attacking, Weidu has also arranged for people to be in front, always keeping an eye on the movements of the Eight Banners, and everyone else is waiting quietly. When the two sides were at a stalemate, Zhu Youdong sent someone over to give an order, saying that everyone should rest first and attack Mancheng tomorrow.

The task of besieging the city was entrusted to the armies of Liu Zhen and Feng Shuangli. Although Wei Du and Wang Xing had some regrets, they had no choice but to agree considering the situation of the army. Of course, it was impossible to hand over the Xihua Gate, which had already been occupied, and Feng Shuangli sent 3,000 troops to garrison it, always guarding against the counterattack of the Qing army that filled the city.

After Zhu Youdong came to the outside of Nanjing, he did not follow the army to attack the city, but waited outside the city. When word came from the city that the Restoration Army had taken control of all the streets. Zhu Youdongcai led Zhou Chang, Lin Zhuang and others into Nanjing City. By the time Zhu Youdong came to the Yingtianfu Yamen, a large number of Yingtianfu officials had already gathered in the Yamen.

These officials did not care who occupied Nanjing. Because whoever occupied Nanjing could not do without them to run government affairs, so they were not worried that the Restoration Army would kill them. On the contrary, I am happy because the boss at the head has left a lot, and I can do it on the account again.

Especially when the dynasty is changed, who will go back to check the affairs of the previous dynasty. Even if he emptied the treasury, it was the corruption of the officials of the previous dynasty, and it had nothing to do with them. Suddenly, these officials stood in the lobby, and there was some excitement in their expressions, and they didn't feel any sadness for the change of master in Nanjing City.

Seeing this, Zhu Youdong didn't want to say anything to these officials anymore. immediately said to everyone: "You are all officials in Nanjing, and you work together for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and I don't blame you." As long as you are willing to return to the clear anyway, let them stay in their original positions. Then you will set an example as soon as possible to calm the people, put an end to those ruffians and hooligans, and take advantage of the war to rob. Anyone who dares to create trouble and rob the people's property will be dealt with strictly along the way. ”

The officials gathered in the yamen were busy and said: "Don't worry, general, we are all sincere and clear." In the past, it was just that the Qing court was powerful, and we were all weak people, even if we had the heart, we were powerless. Now that the general has arrived with the Ming Dynasty, where do we dare not welcome the king. ”

Of course, Zhu Youdong didn't believe what these people said, but now there was no other way but to let them pacify the people in the city first. Zhu Youdong said to Zhou Chang on the side: "Now everyone else is still in Sichuan, and when they come to Nanjing, I'm afraid they will have to wait for the writing time." You do this first to the prefect of Yingtian, and let the city of Nanjing settle down as soon as possible. Tomorrow, let Ma Weixing transfer 100 soldiers to you, first serve as a servant, and anyone who dares to take the opportunity to make trouble will be killed directly on the spot to set an example. ”

When Zhou Chang heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. Now it's the Ying Tian Governor's Mansion, and this starting point is very high. In normal times, the prefect of Ying Tianfu is only half a level shorter than the political envoys of other provinces. There is no limit to what position you can get in the future. He immediately said: "Your Highness, rest assured, the humble post has allowed Nanjing to settle down quickly." ”

Zhu Youdong nodded and didn't answer, and then said to the others: "Liu Zhen and Feng Shuangli, you take the army to surround the city, and you can't let go of a single soldier in the city." Liu Zhen and Feng Shuangli hurriedly agreed, and then left with the army. Zhu Youdong said again: "All the city gates are defended by Ma Weixing's army. All the other armies, immediately find a place to rest, and wait for tomorrow to attack the city. ”

When Ma Weixing heard this, he immediately asked his generals to take over all the city gates with the army. Lin Zhuang sent someone to inform the other troops in the city and let them each return to the barracks to rest. After seeing everyone leave, Zhu Youdong relaxed. During this time, the army was in a hurry, and the entire Restoration Army was nervous, and Zhu Youdong was also not easy.

Now that he can successfully capture Nanjing, Zhu Youdong's heart has also relaxed. It didn't take long for the noisy city of Nanjing to fall silent. Only the officials arranged by the officials read out the notices that had just been issued on the streets. There is also the training of the Restoration Army, with the people strong, shouting in the city: "Daming Wangshi, recover Nanjing, all the people stay at home." Anyone who dares to take advantage of the chaos to rob or plunder money will be beheaded for public display. ”

On the barrel of these people's guns, the heads of these people are the ruffians and hooligans who have encountered smashing and looting before. As the Restoration Army entered the city, the army engaged. The entire city of Nanjing has been closed for the night, so the Qinhuai River, which was prosperous in the past, is also quiet tonight. In the whole city of Nanjing, only the officials read out the proclamation and the warning voices of the patrolling people.

On the city wall of Xihua Gate, the two armies had their own estimates, and they spent the night peacefully. After a night's rest, most of the Restoration Army recovered. Early the next morning, Wang Xing, Hu Yiqing, and Wang Liucang came to the outside of Mancheng with their troops.

Now even if the three of them do not urge, their soldiers will also encourage them to attack the city. The people of these three armies are still worried about what Zhu Youdong said in Wuchang. At that time, it was said that the city would not be sealed. Seeing that they were about to fulfill their promises, these soldiers were of course full of energy.