165 Battle of Zhenjiang

The soldiers and horses who poured into the city ...... "killed" were like wolves tearing off sheepskin, and immediately showed a hideous fierce eye, and suddenly they were killed with knives to those terrified Qing soldiers, and the Qing army was defenseless, thinking that it was their own soldiers and horses, but they did not expect to be killed on the ground in such a daze.

"Whoosh... "A trumpet cannon was raised, and then it emitted a dazzling light.

Yuan Shu, who had been waiting for several miles away, saw the signal in the sky, and immediately smiled, and ordered Qi Sansheng and Sun Lin beside him: "All attack immediately, the cavalry is in front, the foot soldiers are behind, enter Zhenjiang, and kill the enemy......"

The 50,000 horses who had already been gearing up and ready to attack suddenly moved, and the 3,000 cavalry took the lead in attacking, followed by the foot soldiers, and marched towards Zhenjiang City.

In Zhenjiang City, under the attack of the Ming army so unprepared, the Qing army guarding the city gate was in a panic, lost the command of Tulai, and the soldiers were at a loss, not knowing how to meet the battle, whether to attack, or to stick to the original position, or to retreat, no one to command, completely chaotic.

The soldiers and horses behind were also pouring in, and the defenders in the city were a little overwhelmed and didn't know how to deal with them, and more and more Qing troops fell in the Ming army, and many people fled in a hurry.

"I'm the chief soldier of the Ming Dynasty, Shi Dewei! Those who put down their weapons and surrender will not die, and those who resist will not be killed! Stilwell burst into a shout, scanned the surroundings, his eyes were sharp, and he had hatred for the country and family, and Stilwell was also murderous.

"General Shi, I surrender, I surrender...... a person burst out of the Qing army and shouted loudly.

Stilwell looked at it and found that the other party was Hu Shangyou, for this person, Stilwell naturally would not be familiar with it, when the Qing army came to Yangzhou, it was he and Han Shangliang who went out to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, making Yangzhou's troops weaker and difficult to fight, after the fall of Yangzhou, he was also one of the people who slaughtered the people of Yangzhou, and Stilwell was also stunned at the moment.

"Traitor......" Stellway rushed over with a knife, and when there was still some distance from Hu Shangyou, Stilwell stopped and shouted: "Since you are willing to surrender, immediately lead your troops and horses to clear the stubborn enemy of the Qing army in the city and cover the army into the city." ”

It's not that Stilwell doesn't want to kill Hu Shangyou, but he also knows very well that if he kills Hu Shangyou at this moment, those who have the intention of surrendering will definitely break off this idea, he can't lose his mind because of his hatred, which will lead to a change in the overall situation, and it is not too late to settle the account afterwards, now is not the time.

"Yes, yes...... Brothers, follow me on the ......" Hu Shangyou also hurriedly and actively attacked, showing his sincerity, at this time he only wanted to live, Bai Yintu was used to open the gate of Zhenjiang, which means that Nanjing has fallen, Duoduo did not come to Zhenjiang, what does that mean, maybe he is dead, maybe he has been captured, otherwise Duoduo will definitely arrive before these people, although Hu Shangyou is not smart, but these little cleverness is still there, so he immediately saw through the mystery inside, took the initiative to surrender, and fought for a way out.

Hu Shangyou changed the court on the battlefield, and immediately weakened the strength of the Qing army, the Qing army had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Zhenjiang City, but Hu Shangyou's department had 2,000, and one-fifth of it was withdrawn at once, but it was a serious loss.

"Brother, let's surrender too, you and my brother were originally Ming courtiers, and surrendering was helpless, take this opportunity to return to the Ming Dynasty, and the province will be a slave to the Manchu Tartars!" The other half of the battlefield has also changed, the former Caoyun general soldiers Zhang Tianlu and Zhang Tianfu brothers saw that Hu Shangyou had surrendered, and the Ming army had already arrived in the city, and they didn't want to kill each other anymore, and they also moved the idea of surrendering and wanted to return to the Ming Dynasty.

"Big brother, what do you say, I'll follow you, and I'll descend!" Hearing his brother's words, Zhang Tianfu also agreed with this move.

"Brothers, we are Ming soldiers, it was an expedient measure to surrender the enemy before, and now is our chance to return to the Ming Dynasty, follow me to kill the Qing soldiers and welcome the imperial army into the city." Zhang Tianlu also stood on a high place at the moment, raised his arms, and shouted loudly.

"Kill the ......Qing soldiers" Zhang Tianfu followed closely, and the three thousand soldiers and horses under them also turned their guns, the situation evolved too fast, so fast that Stilwell felt a little incredible, but more and more people surrendered, he was naturally willing, so that he could take Zhenjiang faster.

The situation in the city changed rapidly, more than half of the Qing army was successively changed the court, and followed the Ming army to fight again, the Qing soldiers were caught off guard, and there was no way to defend passively, and now it has become such a situation, no one can clean up the mess, many people began to scatter and flee, no longer stubbornly resisting, and wanted to take the opportunity to escape.

Sun Lin took the lead in the city with 3,000 cavalry, joined the encirclement and suppression team, the reversal of strength, so that the besieged Qing army was almost desperate, even if they wanted to escape, it was too late, many people were chosen, they didn't want to die here, after all, they are also people, they also have parents, wives and children, and they also have worries that they can't let go, surrender, at least they can save their lives.

Of course, not everyone is like this, there are still many Eight Banners soldiers who are still resisting stubbornly, determined not to surrender, they have their own pride, they think that they are Manchu Eight Banner soldiers, superior to others, and must not become prisoners of the Han people who are regarded as slaves in their eyes, it is better for them to die.

Although there are many such people, but there are not many, but in the face of the siege of tens of thousands of Ming troops, the attack of muskets, and the shooting of bows and arrows, they were soon exterminated, and Shi Dewei also vented the anger in his heart, opposite Yangzhou, which is the place where Shi Kefa was martyred, and it is also the place where hundreds of thousands of Yangzhou people were slaughtered, and it is difficult for him to eliminate the anger in his heart.

Hu Shangyou saw that the situation had settled down, and hurriedly walked to the place where Stilwell was, wanting to turn the fight with him into a jade silk, but before he took a few steps, he suddenly felt a tingling pain in his back, a chill spread all over his body, he involuntarily touched his back, his hands were wet, it was blood, Hu Shangyou looked at the other party in surprise, an unfamiliar face, he didn't know why the other party wanted to do such a black hand to him, everyone was busy cleaning up the mess at the moment, and no one paid attention to him at all.

"I'm sorry, General Hu, you have to die!"

Hu Shangyou fell, the rest of the people didn't see this scene, knowing that soon after, Hu Shangyou's soldiers found his body, only to know that Hu Shangyou was dead, everyone should understand that Hu Shangyou was killed by the Qing soldiers when he was really fighting, his death did not set off any waves, his soldiers and horses were not so close to him, Hu Shangyou died when he died, and they returned to the arms of the Ming Dynasty, which was enough.

"Zhang Tianlu, Zhang Tianfu, your two brothers can turn back in time, even if you know loyalty, now give you a chance, Boluo is currently stationed in Suzhou, attack Songjiang Mansion, your brothers discussed, one person led the troops to go, in the name of helping the war into the Boluo camp, after our army arrived, the inside and outside should be combined, take the opportunity to do something, even if you have made great contributions, the court will not pursue your crime of losing land and surrendering to the enemy, and will reward you, who of you is willing?"

After taking Zhenjiang, Yuan Shu was not willing to delay, and he could leave the aftermath for a while, and he would continue to advance eastward to exterminate another Qing army, Boluo.

"I am willing, brother, you stay by Lord Yuan's side, and wait for my brother to make meritorious service and atone for our sins!" Zhang Tianlu took the initiative to stand up and take on this responsibility.

"Good! I will ride 4,000 men with you, and I will send a general to assist you, and set off immediately! Yuan Shu also nodded with satisfaction.