Hu Yiqing said: "What's more, now, there is still the temptation of not sealing the knife in the city, will they be willing to give up this good thing?" As long as they want things in Nanjing, I believe they don't dare to make any trouble. Li Rubi said: "That's good, just do it, Your Highness already has an opinion on us because of this march." If we continue to procrastinate in this attack on Nanjing, when the battle in Nanjing is over, we will only have to go home and take our children. ”

Wang Xing scolded: "Damn, fight." Either fight for a fortune, or you will be completely ruined. Before Lao Tzu, how could he also be the Xingning Bo of the Ming Dynasty. Now it is not as good as Li Chengdong, who surrendered in Huguang, which is simply a shame. Wang Liucang said: "Yes, the people who were together anyway at the beginning, can they not be as soft as Guo Liai?" ”

Ma Bao also said: "If you can make people look at it, we'll watch it once." His Royal Highness is right, the horse leather shroud is the final destination of our generals, in this case, it is better to let it go and fight it again. After saying that, he took his guards and returned to the barracks. For a while, the five armies that had just arrived in Yuxi Town at night were suddenly boiling. About an hour later, more than 2,000 people were killed, and all the soldiers were reclassified.

Of course, the basis for this grading will be credited and distributed together after the capture of Nanjing. After reorganizing these troops. Wang Xing and the other three immediately found Lin Xingzhu and Fan Shaozu of the water division, and asked the two water divisions to send their three armies across the river overnight. Then the whole army lit torches, and the army formed a fire dragon, which then disappeared on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

Zhu Youdong crossed the Yangtze River, and after Liu Zhen and Feng Shuangli's troops also crossed the Yangtze River. Immediately led the army and rushed to Dangtu along the Yangtze River. When Zhu Youdong arrived at Dangtu, Zhou Dazhu and Ma Weixing were attacking Dangtu City.

Zhu Youdong saw that he hadn't captured Dangtu yet, so he said, "How long have you been attacking the city?" If they can't capture Dangtu, they will leave 3,000 troops here to monitor the defenders in the city. The rest of the army immediately bypassed Dangtu and rushed to Nanjing. Wait until you reach the quarry rock in front of you, and then let the army rest. ”

Zhou Dazhu said: "The army has just attacked the city for a quarter of an hour, and originally wanted the death squad to go up and steal the city. As a result, the people in front were accidentally discovered by the defenders of the city. Since the defenders have been alarmed, they simply attack directly. Ma Weixing has already taken people to the south gate with a detour, and it is estimated that he will attack soon. ”

As soon as Zhou Dazhu's words were finished, he heard shouts of killing from the south of the city. The shouting and killing at the south gate didn't last long, and someone in the city shouted: "Oh no, the south of the city has been breached, and the thieves have invaded." Then the whole city wall was in chaos, and the Restoration Army here also took the opportunity to attack the city wall.

didn't let Zhou Dazhu and the others wait long, and the gate under the city was opened. The Restoration Army outside the city suddenly swarmed in, and when Tucheng was also destroyed, it was also announced. An hour later, Zhu Youdong and Zhou Dazhu entered Dangtu City together. At this time, the entire Dangtu city was full of patrolling soldiers of the Restoration Army. The people of the city hid behind the door, and they were afraid to sleep. Lying on the side of the door and window, he secretly looked at the Restoration Army outside the door.

After a while, Ma Weixing brought Li Zhiying, the prefect of Taiping Mansion, Peng Chunwu of Tuzhi County, and Yu Shen, the chief soldier of the green battalion of Taiping Mansion. Among the three, Yu Shen was obviously injured and was covering the wound with his hand. The blood had already soaked the clothes at the wound, and it should have been cut when defending the city just now.

From a distance, I heard Li Zhiying say loudly: "Lang Lang Qiankun, you bandits dare to gather people to make trouble, I advise you to lay down your arms as soon as possible and accept the disposal of the imperial court." When the time comes, this government will remember your repentance and let you live, otherwise when my Qing Heavenly Soldiers arrive, you will regret it at that time. ”

Yu Shen just looked at everyone viciously and didn't speak. The county magistrate Peng Chunwu was much more timid, and he almost knelt down and begged for mercy. Zhu Youdong frowned and said, "What are you bringing them for?" Li Zhiying saw Zhu Youdong asking, and said, "You are their leader?" You are so bold that you dare to attack the city directly. Do you want to taste the power of my Manchurian soldiers in the Qing Dynasty? ”

Zhou Dazhu shouted: "What bullshit soldier, Lao Tzu killed not 10,000 Manchurian Tartars, to say the least, there are 7,000." Don't take those rags to show off in front of Lao Tzu. Hearing Zhou Dazhu's words, of course Li Zhiying didn't believe it, and said: "Don't blow the atmosphere, I'm a Qing Heavenly Soldier, how can you thieves see it." I see that you also have a lot of strength, but you don't divide the land at home, and you actually rebel with the thieves. If you don't think about yourself, you should think about your loved ones at home. ”

Zhu Youdong said: "I also want to use these two sentences to persuade you, it's better to surrender as soon as possible, don't wait for us to arrive in your hometown to punish your three clans." Li Zhiying laughed and said: "What a big breath, then you have a good mark, I, Li Zhiying, am a person from Fengtian." If you have the ability, you will go to punish my three clans, but I am afraid that you will not even be able to go to Nanjing, and you will be ashamed to punish my three clans. ”

Zhu Youdong said to Zhou Chang on the side: "You write it down, and you are directly subordinate to the heavenly people." Remember to remind me when the time comes. Then he turned to Zhou Dazhu and said, "Since they said that we can't go to Nanjing, we will cut off his head now." Take his head to Nanking and bury him under the gate where we entered the city. Let him take a good look at how my Han people entered Nanjing. ”

Hearing what Zhu Youdong said, Li Zhiying panicked and said in horror: "Are you really going to Nanjing?" Who the hell are you? Ma Weixing said: "Listen, we are the people of the Ming Restoration Army, and this time we are really here to attack Nanjing." Your vision is really good, you can see at a glance that we are going to attack Nanjing, we are letting you enjoy a little blessing, and you will be able to watch us Han people for thousands of years, how did you enter Nanjing. ”

Saying that, Ma Weixing pulled Li Zhiying aside and cut off his head with a single knife. When Tu Zhixian on the side was frightened, he sat directly on the ground, and shouted: "Grandpa Haohan, don't kill me." After calling twice, he realized that something was wrong, and immediately changed his words: "Master Daming, don't kill me, I surrender, I'm anyway." ”

Seeing this, Zhu Youdong said: "Okay, you immediately appease the people in the city, how you usually live, how you still live, don't panic too much, if you dare to take advantage of the chaos in the city to rob, you will be punished immediately." Peng Chunwu hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Okay, I'll do it, and I'll let people deal with it immediately." After saying that, he was escorted back to the yamen, and Zhu Youdong asked Peng Changbao to send someone to follow Peng Chunwu.

At this time, An Yang pulled a civil official over and said, "Your Highness, what should I do with this person?" It is said that this person is the inspector Zhang Fengqi, and I don't know what kind of official he is. Yu Shen, the chief soldier of the green battalion on the side, said: "He came to check the local officials who were recruited by Zhang Huangyan last year. ”

Hearing Yu Shen say Zhang Huangyan, Zhu Youdong said: "How did he find out here?" Yu Shen said contemptuously: "You still say that you are the army of the Ming Dynasty, but you don't even know this." Last year, King Yanping attacked Nanjing, and Zhang Huangyan, the secretary of the military department, took more than 1,000 people to the upstream to recruit and surrender. ”

When Zhang Fengqi on the side heard this, he immediately said angrily: "Okay, you Yu Shen, I didn't find out about you." You traitor, when I return to Nanjing, I will definitely report you to the imperial court and punish your nine clans. ”

Ma Weixing looked at Yu Shen and said, "Are you taking people to Ming anyway?" Then why did you defend the city desperately for the Manchus just now? Yu Shen said: "I'm not guarding it for the Qing court, I'm guarding it for the people in the city." Since the last time King Yanping attacked Nanjing, now this south of the Yangtze River is full of bandits who occupy the mountains as kings. Under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, they looted everywhere. I didn't know if you were the army of the Ming Dynasty, and I thought it was a rebel who came to attack the city. ”

In the end, Yu Shen said: "It was because we returned to the Ming Dynasty anyway that the imperial court sent this inspector Zhang Feng to investigate this matter." I want to clean up all of us who have rebelled against the right, and then let the Qing court punish the crime. Now, in the past few months, many people have been arrested by the governor's yamen. ”

Of course, Zhu Youdong will not believe Yu Shen's words. Immediately said to Zhou Dazhu: "You let the army enter the city to rest first, we have a long way to go tomorrow." Ma Weixing, you first lead people to control the green battalion army in Dangtu City. Let's take it to Nanjing tomorrow. Here left a thousand people to take over the troops behind, and defend Taiping Mansion with Peng Chunwu. ”

Immediately, the two of them went separately to deal with it, and arranged for the army to rest. also let the army in Langzhong bandage the wounded people who were injured in the siege just now. Zhang Fengqi was directly beheaded by Zhu Youdong's order, and he didn't want to talk more at all. To people like Zhang Fengqi, they can talk to you for a few days and nights about any truth with them, and ask you to admit that the Qing Dynasty is the co-master of the world.

When Zhu Youdong was in Dangtu and arranged for the army to prepare to march into Nanjing, a small boat was desperately rowing towards the Nanjing Water Gate. After a while, the guards of the Water Gate spotted the boat. Suddenly shouted: "What person? Stop the boat, and get closer to the water gate and we'll release the arrows. ”

When the people on the boat heard this, they immediately shouted: "Don't shoot arrows, don't shoot arrows." I am a catcher from Zongyang County, Anqing Prefecture. I have important military information, and if you want the governor to report to the yamen, let me enter the city quickly. ”

When the people of the city heard this, they burst into laughter. ridiculed: "Okay, you thief, you are the catcher of Zongyang County, if you don't go to Anqing Mansion if you have military information, what are you doing in Jiangning City?" Get out of here, or we'll let the arrows go. As he spoke, several people suddenly stretched out their bows and arrows.

The people on the boat said anxiously: "The military master in the city, I am not a thief, I am really a fast catcher in Zongyang County, and I have a waist card." I came to Jiangning to report the military situation on the order of our county honor, and I am alone, and you can let me in. Can I make any trouble alone? ”

One of the soldiers in the city said to the man next to him: "Yes, he's alone, it's okay for us to let him come up." The man next to him: "You fart, he said that he is a person is a person, now this is dark, how do I know if he is behind anyone else." If you were to be followed by a large number of sailors and rush into the city while we were opening the water gates, would you be able to bear the responsibility? ”

The two were talking, when suddenly there was a sound of paddling behind them. Suddenly, the person who spoke just now shouted, "Listen, there is the sound of paddling again." Be on alert quickly to prevent the enemy from attacking the city. Don't be another pirate to attack the city, they came to attack the city last year, and we repelled it, they will definitely not be reconciled. ”

Hearing this man say this, the defenders of the city immediately became nervous. They all ran with their weapons in hand, and then each stood in their respective positions, and they were about to ring the gong to warn. All the bows and arrows have been wound, and the order is about to be given.

At this time, the people standing on the boat under the city were also very nervous, constantly looking behind. Bian shouted to the city: "I don't know the people behind, I'll just leave, don't shoot arrows." But the guards of the city said no more, and when they saw the man departing, they did not shoot arrows.