In the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, the Qing army conquered the city of Nanjing, and then occupied the imperial city of the Ming Dynasty in the east of the city, expelled the local residents, and changed it to the barracks of the Eight Banners, that is, the city of Jiangning Mansion.

The circumference of the city wall is 11 kilometers, it is square, accounting for about 20% of the total area of Nanjing City, and it is the largest area in the garrison city of the Qing Dynasty.

The east and south sides of the city make use of the city wall of Nanjing City in the Ming Dynasty, the west and north sides use the city wall of the Ming Imperial City, the southwest corner is close to Tongji Gate, and the northwest corner is near Zhuqiao.

There are three city gates between Mancheng and Han residential areas, Xihua Gate and Small Gate are opened on the west side, and Bei'an Gate is opened on the north side. The garrison in the city roughly maintained a scale of more than 4,000 troops and a population of more than 30,000.

As the night deepened, the inner city walls were already lit up.

There was a cold wind blowing in the city, and it was bitter. Although sleepiness strikes, no one has the heart to sleep.

Inside the yamen of the Mancheng General's Office

"Smack..."

A fine celadon tea cup was smashed to the ground angrily by Wu Hetuo, the garrison general of Jiangning Mansion, and shattered to the ground.

"Amuniputas. Wangtuoba, this waste, what a mistake. Uheto said through gritted teeth.

Uheto's angry words made the generals below only wait quietly, not daring to say more.

After a while, Uheto seemed to notice his gaffe, and his face gradually softened.

At this time, Bulcha on the side. Cha Feng asked, "General Wu, what should we do now?" ”

"What else can I do? Now I can only defend and wait for reinforcements to come to my rescue. Uheto said:

"But don't worry, as long as we can keep it for eight days, we will be saved."

"Oh?" Someone couldn't help but make a puzzled voice.

"Long before the anti-thieves arrived, I consulted with General Pingnan. Our army only needs to defend the city for ten days, and after our army relies on the city wall to consume the strength of the anti-thieves, they will surround the anti-thieves. When the time comes, under the internal and external attacks, the anti-thieves will definitely be broken. Uheto explained:

"But who would have thought that you would lose the outer city so quickly. Fortunately, counting the time now, General Pingnan's men will come over in only eight days. If General Pingnan had noticed, maybe it would have been earlier. ”

"That's fine..."

When the generals heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"You all listen to General Ben, and for the next eight days, cheer me up and defend the city well. As long as you can hold the inner city, you will be rewarded for all of your merits when the time comes. Uheto said.

"Yes (hey), the last general (minion) received the order, and he will report to the court with his liver and brains, and swear not to share the sky with the thief..."

"Well... I'll leave it all to you. The imperial court will surely remember everyone's merits. Uheto nodded with satisfaction.

………

At this time, a voice came from outside the door: "Report... Lord Yin, the governor of Liangjiang, has arrived! ”

"Please..."

Uheto immediately left his seat and walked out quickly to greet him. Before Wuhetuo walked out of the door, Yin Jishan, the governor of Liangjiang, had already entered.

"General U..."

"Governor Yin..."

After the two exchanged words, Wu Hetuo asked with a puzzled face: "I don't know if Governor Yin arrived late at night, but what happened in the city?" ”

"It's okay in the city, the official just came back from the city to negotiate with the thieves." Yin Jishan replied.

"What do the thieves outside the city say?" Uheto didn't dare to hope that he could defeat the bandit army. Now he only hopes to paralyze the thief through negotiation and buy more time to survive Fu Heng's rescue.

"The thieves outside the city are very cunning, and despite all my dealings, they still refuse to give us any more time. After tonight, they will attack the city tomorrow. Yin Jishan replied with a sigh.

"It's no wonder that the Governor, if the thief had been fooled by us so easily, he wouldn't have grown so far. If the thieves want to attack the city, let them come, and we are not afraid of them. Wu Hetuo said domineeringly, but his tone was somewhat tragic.

Others may be able to talk about surrender, but Uheto, who is in an important position, does not dare to think about it. If he dares to surrender, then the family members who are hostages in the capital will definitely be beheaded.

"General Wu is right, we are naturally not afraid of them." Yin Jishan echoed:

"Presumably, General Wu has also arranged the city defense!"

"Exactly—" Uheto nodded in reply.

"This officer has a few words that he wants to talk to General Wu alone, I wonder if General Wu can take a step to speak?" Yin Jishan said in a low voice.

"Naturally..."

With that, the two of them moved to a place where no one was around.

"It should be okay here, please say anything Your Excellency Governor." Uheto arched his hand and said.

"Thank you, General Wu, for your understanding." Yin Jishan returned the salute, and then said in a low tone: "Just now, when I negotiated with the anti-thief, the anti-thief said loudly: If we dare to resist, we will slaughter the whole city. But they didn't say a word about the Green Camp and so on. Not only the green battalion, but even the people of the Han Army Banner also considered the meaning that they could let go if they were interested. That's not a good thing. ”

When Wu Hetuo heard this, his brows couldn't help frowning and said, "The anti-thief is really ill-intentioned!" It is obviously to sow discord. Now there are less than 4,000 soldiers in the Eight Banners in the city, even if you count all the old and weak women and children, it is only a little more than 40,000, which is too small compared to the 300,000 or 400,000 Han people in the inner city! ”

"Not really. What worries me most now is whether the people in the Green Camp will be able to withstand the pressure and continue to be with us. Yin Jishan said worriedly:

"I heard that the main reason why the outer city was breached so quickly by the thieves today was that the green battalion soldiers who were hiding in the cave to defend the city surrendered to the thieves. Therefore, we must not be wary of this defense of the city. ”

"What the Governor said is very true, the defense of the whole city is naturally guarded by my Eight Banners. I have ordered the entire Eight Banners in the city to be ready to defend the city. Of course, the defense of the inner city is also indispensable. Although the green camp has the possibility of turning against the water, we can't just fall for the tricks of the anti-thieves. Uheto replied.

"Indeed, it is impossible to choke on food. Without the inner city, the city would be difficult to support. I am also relieved that General Wu arranged it like this. Yin Jishan nodded in approval:

"The next thing I want to talk about is about the third elder brother of the king of Xunjun. Although the saint had a lot of complaints about him in the early years, but since the death of Prince Ding'an, the saint seems to have figured it out. The fact that King Xunjun will come to Jiangning Mansion shows that the holy will is unpredictable, no matter how much the third elder brother is, he is also the son of the saint, I don't know what the general thinks? ”

"I understand the Governor's concerns. But now that Jiangning Mansion has been surrounded by anti-thieves, the third elder brother is safe in the city. If the city can't be defended, I'll let him escape to the outer city through the tunnels, and then think of an escape! Uheto replied.

……

"Newspaper... Follow the third elder brother of the king of the county to..."When Yin Jishan wanted to say something more, there was another announcement outside the door.

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