In the fourth year of the reign of the Ming Dynasty, on September 14, Jiang Xiang ran from Datong to Taiyuan in only four days.

The Qing army in Shanxi was unprepared, the city of Taiyuan was broken, and only a few officials such as Cai Yinggui were freed from Nancheng, and the political envoy Zhu Shichang and the officials of the three divisions of Shanxi were mostly captured by Jiang Xiang.

At this point, the governor of Shanxi, the political envoy, the envoy according to the procurator, in charge of military affairs, civil affairs, and punishment, the three officials in charge of the three divisions and the officials of the yamen, only one according to the procurator Cai Yinggui fled to Fenzhou, and the command system of the Qing court in Shanxi was almost overwhelmed by Jiang Xiang and fell into a state of leaderlessness.

Since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, Taiyuan has fallen into the hands of the Qing army for ten years.

Although the Qing court was rampant and wanton killing, it ended the long-term melee caused by the Mingshun tug of war in the north, and brought ten years of stability to Taiyuan.

The city of Taiyuan, which had not been in war for nearly a decade, was now mired in chaos and carnage, with blood flowing through the streets and wails spreading throughout the city.

The cold autumn rain in the sky gave Datong officers and soldiers a good cover, and the defenders in the city mostly hid in the barracks, and they didn't have time to react, and the Datong officers and soldiers had already entered the city.

In front of the yamen of the political envoy, a group of Qing court officials with bare heads, pigtails, and black horseshoe sleeve official robes were escorted to the street outside the governor's yamen, kneeling in the rain one by one, their faces were pale, and many people trembled and sobbed in the rain.

The rain soaked their robes and drenched their faces, and they lowered their heads one by one and did not dare to look up.

Zhu Shichang, the political envoy next to him, was dragged to the middle like a dead dog by a soldier wearing a robe, and a thousand-household official stood behind him, holding the Miao knife in both hands and raising it high, his feet were slightly open, and he stroked at the back of Zhu Shichang's neck, and suddenly his face turned sharp, and he raised the knife above his head, and then swung it down suddenly.

The kneeling Qing Dynasty officials heard the muffled sound of a war knife cutting off their heads, and their bodies couldn't help but tremble, and many people's urine was scared out.

They saw Zhu Shichang's head rolling down the street, and the body that had lost his head spewed out a half-zhang high blood mist from the broken neck, and then fell down, blood and rain mixed together, and the street was immediately scarlet.

O political envoy! The governor of a province, a member of the Qing Dynasty from the second grade, will kill if he says kill!

Qianhu cut off Zhu Shichang's head, and the soldier immediately got out of the kneeling Qing official, and this person was already like mud, crying with tears in his eyes.

"Click!" There was another crisp sound of decapitation, and heads rolled down the rain, blood running down the drains on both sides of the street, staining the entire street scarlet.

Qianhe's face was splashed with blood, and he was carrying a blood-dripping battle knife, and his whole person was like a demon, and he roared sharply, "Next!" ”

The killing was not only in front of the yamen of the political envoy, but also in the governor's yamen, the yamen of the inspection envoy, and the yamen of the Taiyuan prefect, all of which were playing out the same scene.

Compared with it, the bloodier is indeed the place where the Eight Banners are stationed, and the mournful wails, the howls of women, and the cries of old people and children are intertwined into a cruel movement.

Karma, fate is unhappy.

The door of a banner man's house was opened, and more than a dozen soldiers from Datong Town rushed into the garden and hacked the elderly, men and children to death in the courtyard, and the women were dragged into the house, howling for a while, but there was no sound.

In the entire city, all the Manchu officials and their families were killed, and the rest of the Eight Banners were slaughtered except for Wu Erniu's men and the families of more than 300 people.

Some Manchu and Eight Banners bribed the Han people in the city with gold and silver, and hid in the homes of the Han people, so that they were able to escape.

After the soldiers of Datong Town entered the city, they killed and dispersed the Qing troops who came out of the barracks, and then went to the city to slaughter the families of the Eight Banners, and the officials of various yamen, and even the people in the city also killed a lot, and many shops were looted.

Jiang Xiang wanted a complete Taiyuan, and if he saw that if he continued to kill, the soldiers might be red-eyed, and Taiyuan would be destroyed, so he hurriedly sent an order to prohibit further killing, and the city gradually quieted down.

Datong town is the Ming Dynasty nine sides of the army, the only relatively well-preserved town, the combat power is strong, but it is also difficult to control, the military discipline is not very good, after they entered the city, only care about venting and meritorious service, Taiyuan City was killed into a river of blood, corpses are everywhere, if it is not for Jiang Xiang's order early, the people who dare not show their faces at home will also be slaughtered.

When Jiang Xiang entered the city, the soldiers had actually done some cleaning, but when Jiang Xiang walked to the front of the political envoy Yamen, what met his eyes was still blood stains and mountains of corpses, and the blood on the street in front of the yamen almost didn't reach the instep of his feet.

After a short time, the generals scattered in the city came to the yamen one after another, wearing bloodstained armor.

Jiang Xiang looked at the many generals with excitement on their faces, and said in a deep voice: "Let's talk about the victory!" ”

"Dashuai, we are developed!" Gao Ding's face was full of excitement, and he stepped forward to report: "The ordnance, grain and grass in the city have been sealed, and there is no specific amount for the time being, but the last general will see that the granaries in the city are connected one after another, and there are at least six or seven hundred thousand stone of grain. ”

When the generals who only cared about killing people heard this, they were also excited, so much food was enough for them to eat for a long time.

"What about the silver and the captives?" Jiang Xiang hurriedly asked again.

If he wants to be the leader of the Anti-Qing League in Jiangxi, in addition to naturally having strength, he also needs to have food and money to command the rebel army below and let everyone obey his orders.

"Of the four thousand defenders in the city, the brothers did not stop, killed half of them, captured more than two thousand people, and all two hundred and eight banners were hacked to death." Gao Ding continued to smile and replied, "There are only 800,000 taels in the treasury, but if you copy it in the homes of those Qing officials, you can get at least more than 1 million!" ”

Jiang Xiang felt confident in his heart when he heard this, he didn't expect to have so much gain.

In order to fight the Ming Dynasty, the Qing court levied food and salary in Shanxi, which not only caused him to cause trouble, laid the foundation of public opinion, but also made a wedding dress for him.

"Good!" Jiang Xiang nodded, and then ordered: "For now, you first post an Anmin notice to restore the continuation of Taiyuan, and then copy it one by one!" ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Xiang paused for a moment, and then said to Gao Ding: "You let your deployment hurry up and rest for one night, and after breakfast early tomorrow morning, immediately lead five thousand men and horses to the south, go and catch Cai Yinggui, and by the way, copy the Jiexiu Fan family, the Wang family of Lingshi, you can't let them catch their breath in Jinnan!" ”

According to the inspection, Cai Yinggui ran to the direction of Fenzhou, where is the nest of the Fan family and the Wang family of the eight emperors, they have strong financial resources, if they collude with Cai Yinggui, the Qing army will be able to accumulate a force in Fenzhou, Jiang Xiang will not allow this to happen.

"The last general understands!" As soon as he heard that he was going to copy the two families of Fan Wang, Gao Ding's eyes lit up and he hugged his fists excitedly.

(End of chapter)