Chapter 580 Provisional Military Management Commission

Seeing that it was really just a rout, the company commander hurriedly asked the way to the West Gate - the stragglers could not finish catching it, so it was the right thing to arrive at the combat site and complete the task as soon as possible.

After asking, I realized that we had already run over the head in a daze, and we should turn immediately.

"Company commander, the front bridgehead...... There are quite a few people! ”

Just as he was about to give the order to go, suddenly, a sniper who was on guard at a nearby mass grave issued a warning.

He hurriedly ran over and raised his binoculars to take a look.

In the shot, near the small village on the opposite bank, at the end of a dirt road, there is a small bridge.

"It looks like there's another big river ahead......"

He frowned, adjusted the camera and continued to watch.

At the head of the bridge, there were many people standing or sitting, and he estimated that there were at least a hundred or so of them, although they couldn't tell the difference, but this group of people was not bare-handed ordinary people, they all had guys in their hands.

Combined with the results of the prisoner trial just now, he immediately made a judgment - this group of people must be Tartars!

Although he was still in a hurry, he did not intend to let go of the Tartars—if they were allowed to gather more and more, in case they came back to attack on a whim, the brother army would suffer.

He decided to bombard him with a few shots, and send another squad to drive him away, while the main force continued to drive with the prisoners.

Thinking of this, he immediately ordered a messenger to call the mortar team of the machine gun squad.

He handed the telescope to the gunner and asked, "If the sniper reports the parameters, will you be able to hit?" ”

"Yes!"

"Good! Then slam him a few rounds! ”

……

When the sky began to dawn, the main force of Zhang Chenfeng's third battalion rushed to the north gate one after another, and immediately connected with He Shouxin's second platoon.

"All the gates have been taken, and the main forces of the Tartars have fled, but there are still sporadic battles in the city!"

This is the battle report of Mei Jianyong, the commander of the second platoon, after meeting Zhang Chenfeng.

In fact, he fought outside the city all night, and he himself didn't know much about the specific situation inside.

It wasn't until He Shouxin rushed over when he heard the news and introduced it in detail that Zhang Chenfeng's judgment of the situation gradually became clear.

The elite of the Qing army, with Ma Jinbao's standard battalion as the core, fled from the city in a complete rout, and the organized resistance of the remnants of the soldiers in the city basically collapsed.

However, the situation is far from being as easy as Mei Jianyong said.

After all, He Shouxin's troops were too small, and those rebels who were originally doing evil in the city and intending to take advantage of the fire to loot had fallen into the final madness at this moment, and the establishment was completely dispersed, setting fire and looting everywhere, and the city was plunged into a total chaos.

Zhang Chenfeng immediately ordered: "All companies and platoons should act according to the plan, enter the city as quickly as possible, and participate in the battle to clear the remnants of the enemy." ”

As a result, the situation quickly stabilized, and the units performed their tasks with great success.

After the main force of the third battalion entered the city, on the one hand, it occupied the key points, and used the squad and platoon as a unit to search and suppress the chaotic soldiers in the whole city, and on the other hand, under the guidance of the guard company, sent people to contact the surrendered troops to assist the Zhuangding team in extinguishing the fire.

According to Zhang Chenfeng's order, all the Qing troops who surrendered, whether they were guest troops or local soldiers, were all escorted to the camp in the north of the city to be dealt with.

Some of the Cao Ding and Zhuang Ban who participated in the anyway were ordered to guard the key points of the road, assist in exterminating the scattered rebels, and dispatch to extinguish the fire at any time.

Everything was in order, and before noon, the whole city of Yangzhou had been calmed down.

Even though there were still dark fires everywhere, under the timely extinguishing of the fire, no large-scale overfire was formed.

Of course, some of the slums have been burned down, causing hundreds of refugee families, and the dock area outside the south gate has been badly damaged, but in general, the damage in the whole city is not as serious as imagined.

The people of Yangzhou, who had been disturbed and hurt, whether rich or poor, finally ushered in a new world in fear and unease.

However, some people will never see the sunrise today.

The corpses of the people who died in last night's riot are still lying on the streets, and in the yamen of Jiangdu County, the county decree that committed suicide in despair is still hanging on the beams of the second hall, and the backyard is in shambles......

……

Zhang Chenfeng walked into the city at noon that day.

The "village sages" in the city behaved very positively, and repeatedly proposed to come to the city gate to greet the "adults", but Zhang Chenfeng refused outright, telling them all to go to the former government office, the current location of the "Provisional Military Management Committee" to wait.

Speaking from his heart, Zhang Chenfeng didn't want to enter the city to be this "sheriff".

For him, Yangzhou is just a place name, and his mission is to fight - Yangzhou is a "front-line city" at the moment, and the military environment is very unfavorable.

He Shouxin was forced to take the bow under the overlord, and although the main force of the defenders was defeated, it was not annihilated, and it was soon able to regroup.

The main forces such as the second battalion and the two machine gun companies are still in the Gaoyou area, and they will arrive at least a day later, while Hong Chengchou's main force is hoarded not far away......

However, since Lin Xiao is not there, as the supreme commander of this campaign, the work of the "director of the temporary military management committee" of Yangzhou Mansion naturally falls on his head.

Yangzhou City, different from other cities recovered before, He Shouxin and Chen Liuyu fought more with less, several offensive and defensive battles around Yangzhou and Cui Duyan's final madness, which caused a lot of damage to this city.

Although with the vigorous help of "Mr. Gu" and others, Ma Jinbao's conspiracy to burn the city did not succeed, the current situation is still very unoptimistic, and there is a big mess of problems that need to be solved urgently.

Even if he didn't consider the follow-up pursuit of the Tartars, as well as the occupation and law and order matters in the subordinate states and counties, the immediate problems of local refugee resettlement and food alone were enough for him to have a headache......

In this case, of course, he was not in the mood for any entrance ceremony.

It stands to reason that this kind of trivial work of a sheriff really doesn't need Zhang Chenfeng to go out in person, so if there is any trustworthiness, it is even okay to hand over to Chen Liuyu's Zheng Jun to be temporarily responsible.

After all, it won't be long before Li Tao and his team will send special reception teams to the liberated areas.

However, Yangzhou's status is unusual.

Before leaving, his captain Lin Xiao solemnly explained that even if he did not consider the smooth flow of salt transportation, just from the geographical point of view, whether it was to immediately wave westward, or to wait for the opportunity for the time being, this is a very important transportation node, which must be operated immediately......

"Except for the firefighting club and the government and county yamen Zhuangban personnel who stayed in place, the rest of the Zhuangding team was disbanded on the spot and went home to ......"

"All the soldiers in the city, both the native and the guest, went out of the city and were examined outside the north gate...... Those who remain in the city after sunset shall be punished as bandits. ”

"Officials at all levels are allowed to report to the government before sunset and wait for disposal...... There are those who harbor and are punished for treason. ”

"All firewood, gunpowder, tung oil and other flammable materials in the city are removed from the city and stored in a centralized ......"

……

Beginning in the afternoon, one after another notices were soon issued from the "Provisional Military Management Committee."