Zhu Youlang had heard a sentence in his previous life.

Heroes and cowards are actually ordinary people. The difference is that heroes don't hesitate to step up when others need them to step up, while cowards just find all kinds of excuses to step back.

Zhu Youlang is very glad that the soldiers of the Tiger Army can basically be regarded as heroes.

Of course, this is related to the recruitment and selection criteria of the Tiger Army, but more important is the quality of these soldiers themselves.

They are all ordinary people, and one can even say poor.

Zhu Youlang just gave them a platform to show themselves, and from now on, it seems that their performance is worthy of Zhu Youlang's trust.

They may have a vague concept of the rise and fall of the world, but they know that they don't want their fellow villagers to be bullied by the Tartars, so they have to put on armor and join the army.

If they wanted to save their compatriots under Hu Lu's rule, they had to continue the eastern and northern expeditions, calling on their enslaved compatriots to rise up and resist.

There is not much truth in this, it is more of an instinctive drive.

Zhao Xu is very good, and Li Shishi is also very good.

They are just the two who are more outstanding among the thousands of Tiger Ben soldiers.

It's not that the other soldiers aren't good.

Zhu Youlang is just as proud of them.

Seeing the moment when the Tiger Ben Army seized control of the head of Dongcheng, Zhu Youlang's heart was full of relief.

His efforts were not in vain, and all the previous efforts were worth it.

Although Li Dingguo's side has not yet seized control of the city, Zhu Youlang feels that it is only a matter of time.

The Tiger Ben army could even open the city gate directly with the control of Dongcheng and welcome Li Dingguo's troops into the city.

Wuchang, the Wuchang that Zhu Youlang has been thinking about is really coming!

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Hu Quancai looked at the gradually falling Dongcheng, and his face was like ashes.

He thought that it could be delayed for at least ten days and half a month, but he didn't expect it to be over so quickly.

"Your Excellency, let's go. If you don't leave, it's too late! ”

Zhou Peigong saw that Hu Quancai was like losing his soul, and hurriedly shook him frantically.

"Ahh

Hu Quancai woke up like a dream, and said with a wry smile: "Run, where to escape?" ”

Zhou Peigong gritted his teeth and said: "Escape to the inner city first, if you can't do it, you can escape from the city." ”

Now the Ming army has not yet controlled the whole city, and Wuchang is connected to the Yangtze River. If you want to run, there is no problem, the key depends on Hu Quancai's mind.

"Your Excellency the Governor, stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of running out of firewood. If you're gone, there's still a chance to make a comeback. If you don't leave, it's all over. ”

Zhou Peigong tried his best to persuade Hu Quancai not only for his benefactor, but in the hope of being able to protect himself to a certain extent.

Only when Hu Quan is alive can Zhou Peigong be valuable, and what he says can be listened to.

Before the Qing court issued a decree to condemn the guilt, Hu Quancai was the governor of Huguang.

Zhou Pei's guild did its best to ghostwrite for Hu Quancai to ask the Qing court for his guilt, and reduce the responsibility to the smallest extent possible. The worst is to save Hu Quancai's life.

Zhou Peigong's ability to have today is completely dependent on Hu Quancai.

If Hu Quancai falls, he will also be lost to everyone.

Hu Quancai's throat shrugged slightly, and he wanted to say something, but he finally swallowed the words back.

He is also a mortal, a human being who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

Hu Quancai had already had the will to die, but after being persuaded by Zhou Peigong, the idea of martyrdom was dispelled.

"Even if he escapes, will the Governor really have any life? With the emperor's temperament, I'm afraid that he will immediately arrest me and bring me to Beijing to ask for beheading. ”

Zhou Peigong saw that Hu Quancai had a change of heart, and he was overjoyed and said, "Well, please rest assured, Lord Governor." We can put the blame on others. In short, it's a big thing, and you're sure you're safe for your life. ”

Zhou Peigong knew very well that if Wuchang was lost, the Qing court would definitely find someone to be responsible.

As for who this person was, the Qing court didn't care.

It can be Hu Quancai, it can be the general soldier of Wuchang or someone else.

As long as someone takes the blame.

"Your Excellency the Governor, just leave this matter to me, and our top priority is to break through as soon as possible."

Hu Quancai nodded: "In this case, don't retreat to the inner city, you can't hold it." Break through from the West Side. ”

The West City Gate is next to the Yangtze River, and Hu Quancai prepared a boat there just in case, and he didn't think that he could use it today.

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Hu Quancai led the governor to board the ship in Xicheng with 3,000 people.

The water gate of Xicheng is next to the Huang Haoji wharf, and Hu Quancai has more than ten ships hidden in the city.

This ship was not a naval warship, but a private ship that Hu Quancai was doing business with.

Many people in the army don't know about it.

Hu Quancai's escape this time was concealed from most of the army, and only his trusted henchmen knew about it.

There's no way around it.

If Hu Quancai made the news public, the army would probably blow up the camp.

Hu Quancai didn't think he could hold it down.

Besides, it is impossible for Hu Quancai to take so many people.

Only when these Qing soldiers resisted the Ming army in the city for a while, Hu Quancai was able to lead his henchmen to flee unknowingly.

At this moment, Hu Quancai's thinking is still very clear.

Dead friends are not dead and poor, Hu Quancai did not have the slightest hesitation in his heart.

Fortunately, the attention of the Ming army was focused on the east and south cities, and they were basically defenseless against the west city.

When the water gate opened, Hu Quancai's hanging heart could finally be put down.

The ships sailed out of the city one by one, and Hu Quancai stood on the bow of the boat and looked at the Yellow Crane Tower, shaking his head helplessly.

I don't know if I can come back after this departure.

Hu Quancai vaguely felt that losing Wuchang would be an important turning point.

I hope he's thinking too much.

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As more and more Ming troops poured into the city, the Qing army gradually became unable to resist and began to retreat towards the inner city.

Wuchang City is divided into north and south, separated by Snake Mountain.

These remnants of the Qing soldiers naturally retreated to the top of Snake Mountain.

As a rare mountain in the city, the snake mountain is full of ancient temples of other industries, and it was a place for princes and grandsons to go out and play in the past.

Unexpectedly, it has become a refuge for the Qing soldiers.

Snake Mountain is not very high, so it is not difficult to climb.

The Qing soldiers, under the leadership of the Wuchang General Army, built several simple defense lines according to the mountain terrain.

Although they also knew in their hearts that if the Ming army really attacked on a large scale, they would not be able to hold it, but it was better to die than to live, and it was a moment to survive.

It should be shown that the combat effectiveness of the army is really fierce, far beyond their expectations.

Those guys are all not afraid of death, just like they have been beaten with chicken blood.

Don't blame them for being too incompetent, only blame the Ming army for being too fierce!

They also thought about surrendering. But they didn't surrender at the beginning, but resisted for a long time before surrendering.

Such a surrender is not sincere at all.

According to the routine of the Ming army, it was impossible to accept this kind of surrender. Rather than killing the neck, it is better to fight to the death, even if you can't survive, you can pull one or two pads.

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