The fierceness of the battle was far beyond Li Shishi's imagination.

The desperate Qing army launched a ferocious counterattack.

The battle of the trapped beast is probably like this, without any reservation, the knife is all aimed at killing.

Although the soldiers of the Tiger Army were well-trained, they were also a little overwhelmed in the face of this mad dog-style attack.

The Ming army was victorious, but it was a crushing victory.

The Tiger Ben army suffered more than 2,000 casualties in this battle, which can be described as a heavy loss.

Of course, more than 10,000 green battalion soldiers were all killed, which can be regarded as a bad breath.

After defeating the main force of the Green Battalion head-on, there was no problem in taking Changzhou City.

Li Shishi was in a hurry to march, he didn't want the peaches to be picked by Zheng Chenggong and his son in the end.

After all, this was exchanged for the lives of the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army.

There are probably less than 5,000 old and weak soldiers left in the city of Changzhou, which were left by Liu Quanan as a guarantee.

Once defeated, he will retreat to the capital of Changzhou and make another calculation.

It's a pity that Li Shishi didn't give him this chance, and killed him with an arrow.

When Li Shishi ordered someone to carry the heads of Liu Quanan and others to call the door outside the city of Changzhou Mansion, the Qing army at the head of the city was simply stupid.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu's head... This is Liu Zongbing's head, right? ”

"Ming thief, Ming thief is too cruel. It seems that General Liu's troops have been defeated. ”

"What a thief, it's the Ming army. If you don't change your words now, are you looking for death? ”

"Yes, yes! It's the Ming Army. Now that we are still guarding a fart city, we might as well surrender. ”

The Qing soldiers looked at each other and basically reached a consensus.

It is difficult for them, the five thousand old and weak soldiers, to guard one city gate, let alone guard the city gates on all sides.

They won't do this kind of thing of hitting a stone with an egg and a moth to a fire.

Besides, the commanders of the first army are dead, what do they hold onto?

As for whether they can survive if they surrender, they can't guarantee it, so they can only gamble.

Judging from past examples, as long as they surrendered without resistance, the Ming army would generally only punish the first evil, and not kill the accomplices.

If they fight to the death and are captured in the end, they will definitely die in the end.

People are swordsmen, I am fish and meat, and now they can only hand over their fate to others.

When the Qing army opened the city gate, Li Shishi did not have too many surprises and surprises.

He would have been happier if there weren't so many dead and wounded brothers, right?

However, the good news is that after Changzhou was broken, Su Song was a thief who was blocked to a dead end, and there was no barrier to speak of.

Embattled, it was only a matter of time before the city was broken.

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In Songjiang Mansion, the prefect Qin Ruofu was in a heavy mood.

Judging from the current situation, the offensive of the Ming army is like a tide, the Changzhou Mansion has been broken, and Su Song will be directly exposed to the siege of the Ming army.

There are enemies on all sides, how can this battle be fought?

Qin Ruofu had already moved his mind and wanted to run away.

Now that Yangzhou has been lost, it is impossible to take the land route even if it runs.

After a little calculation, Qin Ruofu planned to flee to Huai'an by sea.

If Huai'an can hold it, it is the best, if it can't hold it, it can also return to Xuzhou or even Shandong.

It's just that in this way, it is inevitable to bear the charge of abandoning the land and fleeing. With the character of Emperor Shunzhi, most likely he will be arrested and taken to Beijing to cut off his head.

Therefore, Qin Ruofu must find a scapegoat and put the blame on this scapegoat.

Only then will he be able to get out of the way.

Thinking about it, only Tongzhi Zhao Guangde is the most suitable.

This person has always disagreed with Qin Ruofu's politics, Qin Ruofu has been unhappy with him for a long time? Just took this opportunity to let him take the blame.

What is his specific plan? In order to defend Songjiang, he led his army to camp outside the city to prevent the Ming army from blowing up the city walls and successfully entering the city.

With the back of the fortified city, the Qing army still had the strength to fight. But just when he led his troops to retreat to the city, Tongzhi Zhao Guangde refused to open the city gate because of personal grudges.

In this case, Qin Ruofu can only lead his troops to break through? If you continue to stay, you can only wait for death.

After a lot of hard fighting, he finally fought his way out? All the way back to Huai'an.

And it turned out that Qin Ruofu's choice was correct.

Because Zhao Guangde is not just a personal grudge and disregarding Qin Ruofu's safety, but a secret communication with a thief? Afterwards, he directly opened the city gate and offered the city.

Qin Ruofu went through the whole plan in his mind again and found that it was seamless.

After all, Emperor Shunzhi didn't know what the situation in Songjiang City was like, and it wasn't that Qin Ruofu believed whatever he said.

Even if Emperor Shunzhi has doubts in his heart? I can only pinch my nose and admit it.

As for Zhao Guangde, he will definitely be killed by the Ming army.

The dead do not speak to defend themselves.

The more Qin Ruofu thought about it, the more he felt that he was very smart.

What to cling to? Isn't it fragrant to run?

As long as the two heads are not guilty, maybe they can still get a credit, isn't it beautiful?

After thinking about it, Qin Ruofu arranged for people to prepare for the escape from the sea.

He needed at least three large fortune boats, because he not only had to load his henchmen and family on board, but also took all the money he had caught in his position over the years.

Ten years of Qing Governor's Mansion? 100,000 snowflakes of silver.

Susong is an extremely prosperous place? It can be said that every inch of land is gold, and the silver that Qin Ruofu has caught over the years is hundreds of thousands of taels.

Relying on this money, he will have enough to support his old age for the rest of his life, even if he is dismissed by Emperor Shunzhi, it doesn't matter.

And in Qin Ruofu's opinion, Emperor Shunzhi would not do this.

Even if it's for show, you have to show it to the courtiers.

If the "loyal ministers" are so harsh, won't the other courtiers be cold?

In the long run, will there be anyone who will be loyal to the Qing Dynasty?

Qin Ruofu admitted that his methods were disgusting, and he did some? But if you want to survive in this troubled world, you can only be shameless.

In order not to let Zhao Guangde and other officials notice, he was still concerned about the city defense matters on the surface.

Ask about everything one by one.

In fact, he was ready? Always ready to run.

As for surrendering the Ming army, Qin Ruofu did not think about it.

It's just that after thinking about it, he doesn't seem to have anything to offer to the Ming army.

Then even if he surrenders, he won't get much benefit.

Or even the Ming army might install its own people as the prefect of Songjiang? Ascend Qin Ruofu brightly and descend secretly, completely empty.

And Qin Ruofu was not optimistic about the Ming army.

Don't look at the current Ming army? Seeing that half of the country is about to be restored. But this is only temporary.

At the beginning of the Yongli calendar, it was also a good momentum? In the end, how is it not the fall apart of the nest fight?

It seems that there is always a possibility of collapse of the Ming army from beginning to end? Because of the uneven interests of the forces of all parties, to put it bluntly, it is impossible to urinate a pot.

They can share in the troubles, not the riches.

Once the days get better, there will definitely be infighting.

So Qin Ruofu still planned to stand on the side of the Qing army.

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