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Duoduo has kept it in mind since the defeat in Yangzhou, and he is determined to wash this city in blood to relieve the hatred in his heart.

With the surrender of Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing, coupled with the transfer of troops from Henan and Shandong, the strength of Duoduo's troops quickly approached 400,000.

However, fearing the powerful power of the ironclad chariot, Duoduo adopted a two-pronged strategy, ostensibly attacking Fengyang with heavy troops, but secretly dispatching tens of thousands of elite soldiers to attack Yangzhou.

In order to take Yangzhou in one fell swoop, Duoduo transferred the cavalry led by Aobai, known as the "first warrior of Manchuria", from Beijing, and cooperated with the 30,000 infantry commanded by Ledhun to quietly approach Yangzhou from Xuyi and Huai'an.

Gao Jie's old general Li Chengdong once stationed troops in Yangzhou and knew the situation in the city well, so he volunteered to lead his elite to disguise themselves as merchants and infiltrate the city, control the city gate with lightning speed, and successfully received the Manchu army into the city.

10,000 Qing army iron cavalry surged into the city like a tide, killing people whenever they met, whether they were officers and soldiers or ordinary people, it was a knife.

The whole Yangzhou city is crying and howling, and the people who have no time to escape are closed and their windows are closed, and they don't know what fate will be ushered in?

The defenders in Yangzhou City couldn't stop the assault of the Qing army's iron cavalry, Liu Zhaoji led the main force to fight and retreat, and loudly ordered Ma Yingkui, "Quickly go and protect the superintendent to retreat from the south gate, and the general will be responsible for breaking the rear!" ”

"Brother Liu, be careful, the last general will take the first step!"

Ma Yingkui whistled, led 500 people to evacuate the battlefield in advance, and went straight to the governor's mansion along the main road.

Along the way, from time to time, there were sporadic Qing cavalry that came in from the alley, and they were killed and scattered by Ma Yingkui's troops, and they rushed to the governor's mansion at the fastest speed.

At this moment, Li Chengdong had already led his troops and a small group of Qing soldiers to rush to the Governor's Mansion by shortcut, intending to capture Shi Kefa and seize the first credit.

Unexpectedly, the Qing army suddenly broke through the city, and Shi Kefa gathered one hundred and ten family members and private soldiers in the palace to guard the mansion with sticks, holding swords and shouting: "I, Shi Kefa, would rather die than surrender, please die with me!" ”

He Gang, the leader of the guards, stood in front of the Governor's Mansion with a big knife in his hand and fought hand-to-hand with the Qing army, and was covered in blood, although he was hit by several bullets in his body, he still refused to retreat, and slashed seven or eight Qing army heads in a row with a knife, roaring angrily.

"Come on, dog mongrel, Lao Tzu has already killed seventeen or eighteen, and he won't lose anything if he dies!"

Li Chengdong hid in the crowd and bent his bow and arrow, and quietly aimed at He Gang's throat and shook his hand, "Hmph...... A martial artist, and you still want to stop my Manchu army? ”

The arrow from the string wrapped around the wind and hit He Gang's throat, and when he landed, he shot through his neck at once, and the whole person fell to the ground in pain, as if his eyes were wide open, refusing to look away.

Li Chengdong put away his bow and arrows, drew his sword and rushed forward to kill: "Shi Kefa, those who know the times quickly ordered the whole city to surrender, maybe they can save you from death, otherwise the whole city will be slaughtered, and the chickens and dogs will not be left!" ”

Shi Kefa scolded through the courtyard wall: "Li Chengdong, you are also a descendant of Yan and Huang, and you have also received the favor of the imperial court, but now you are acting for the tiger and saying such vicious words, are you right about the ancestors and ancestors who live under the Nine Springs?" ”

Li Chengdong swung his sword and stabbed down the two Shi Fu family members, and let out a piercing sneer: "Can the ancestors and ancestors give me food or drink?" In this troubled world, good birds choose trees to perch, whoever can give me high-ranking officials, I will work for whom! ”

"Dog thieves are going to be rampant!"

Shi Dewei, who was guarding Shi Kefa's side, brandished a red tassel spear to meet the battle, trying to keep the Qing army out, "Traitors to the country and seek glory, disloyal and unrighteous people, dare to speak out here?" ”

Stilwell was skilled in marksmanship and powerful enough to lead more than a dozen soldiers to hold the gate to the death, making it difficult for the Qing army to enter for a while.

Li Chengdong was annoyed and angry, took a few steps back and ordered the musket team to come over, Shi Kefa was close in front of him, and he must not be allowed to escape!

At the critical juncture, Ma Yingkui led a Ming army to kill, and joined the battle group with a shout, "The superintendent is panicking, and the last general will come to save you!" ”

was attacked by the Ming army in front and back, Li Chengdong couldn't resist it, so he could only lead his entourage to escape and follow an alley to find Ao Bai to report the news.

Ma Yingkui carried a fire gun in one hand and a big knife in the other, and urged Shi Kefa to go out of the city: "Jiannu is powerful, at least tens of thousands of cavalry rushed in, followed by foot soldiers, Yangzhou...... I'm afraid I can't hold it, so please follow me out of the city quickly. ”

Shi Kefa looked sad and waved his hand: "You take my family out of the city, the old man is waiting for the Tartars here, I will die for the country!" ”

"Overseer!"

Ma Yingkui hurriedly turned around, "If you don't leave, how can I explain to the court?" How to explain to Your Majesty? How to explain to General Liu, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, don't be stubborn anymore. ”

Shi Kefa threw his sword to the ground: "The old man is the lord of Yangzhou, if I leave, the Tartars will definitely wash the whole city in blood." So I stayed in this city to accompany the burial, and did my best to persuade the Qing army not to kill innocents indiscriminately. ”

While he was talking, Stilwell escorted Shi Kefa's family to the door, in addition to his wife, Mrs. Shen, there were two concubines in the partial room, and three daughters who had not yet married.

"Mr. Ma, I bother you to escort my family out of the city, and the old man swears to live and die with Yangzhou." Shi Kefa carried his hands behind his back and looked at death as if he were home.

"Sir?" Mrs. Shen understood Shi Kefa's temper, and she stopped talking, and tears fell down her eyes.

"Daddy, let's go out of the city together, shall we? The Tartars will not let you go when they come. The three daughters knelt on the ground and begged together, which was moving.

Shi Kefa was a little anxious, and pushed Mrs. Shen and the two concubines, "If you don't want them to follow the old man to accompany the funeral in Yangzhou, take them away quickly." ”

"Xiang'er, Qi'er, let's go, don't force your father."

With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Shen picked up her three daughters, pushed them into the carriage, and then Stilwell led a hundred and ten soldiers towards the south gate.

Seeing his family members drifting away, Shi Kefa looked up to the sky and sighed: "Could it be that the old man's strategy of uniting and leveling the enemy is wrong?" Do you have to unite with the rebels who forced your father to death? ”

"Inspector, the Tartars are about to be killed, let's get out of the city quickly, shall we? It's too late! ”

Hearing the rumbling sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer, Ma Yingkui was so anxious that he directly used brute force to push and shove, trying to push Shi Kefa into the saddle.

"Let it go!"

Shi Kefa yelled, and in a hurry, he pulled out Ma Yingkui's saber and put it across his neck: "If you use brute force to force the old man to flee for his life, I will die in front of you!" ”

Ma Yingkui was forced to be helpless, so he could only let go of Shi Kefa and knelt on one knee: "Supervisor, why are you doing this?" ”

Shi Kefa looked sad, and stumbled a little under his feet: "Ants are still greedy for life, let alone people?" Ben Du doesn't want to die, but what if I run away from the people of Yangzhou? So Ben Governor can't go!

If I can't protect the people of Yangzhou, and even have to unite with the traitor who killed my father, I, Shi Kefa, would rather die and die for the country, so as not to have no face to see the face of the emperor under Jiuquan! ”

Seeing Shi Kefa's resolute face, Ma Yingkui could only get up helplessly, shook his head and said, "Since this is the case, then the end will ...... Just one step ahead! ”

Just a few steps after Ma Yingkui walked, the Qing cavalry swept in like a tide, and a burst of locust-like arrows shot in, shooting Ma Yingkui and more than a dozen personal soldiers to the ground.

Ma Yingkui's face was tragic, he supported the ground with his sword, trying not to let himself fall, and the blood in his mouth kept gushing out: "I have the intention to kill the thief, but I have no power to return to the sky, I, Ma Yingkui, will not be blind!" ”

The Qing army led by them all saw a civil official wearing a crimson official robe standing in front of them, guessing that this person was Shi Kefa nine times out of ten, and immediately hugged him, "The old thief is Shi Kefa?" ”

Shi Kefa faced the Manchu Iron Cavalry like a wolf and a tiger, and he was not afraid: "The old man is Shi Kefa, the scholar of the Ming Rite Department, the scholar of the Jianji Palace, and the Yangzhou Governor, and asked your boss to come out and speak?" ”

The Qing army was furious, and the horsewhip in his hand slapped Shi Kefa's face fiercely, and he immediately pulled out a blood mark: "The general of the defeated army, his tone is so arrogant? Even if you have a lot of ranks, a small soldier of our Manchuria can take your dog's life! ”

As he spoke, he looked back left and right: "Come on, take this old man down for me, and wait for Prince Yu to fall." ”

With Shi Kefa being captured and Ma Yingkui killed in battle, Liu Zhaoji, who was unable to support himself, led his troops to break through from the West Gate and went west to Fengyang to Lin Yu, but Yangzhou fell into the hands of the Qing army after half a day's effort.

There is a Manchu banner fluttering on the city wall, hunting and hunting in the wind, and the people of the city are uneasy, not knowing what fate will be ushered in?