Wang Yan defeated Li Shutai and made him flee in a hurry, and the 4,000 defeated troops gathered soon after were also killed under the West Gate, so that the Qing soldiers who were originally eager to leave the city were blocked near the West Gate and could not escape from Yangzhou.

Originally, in the Qing army, whether it was an ordinary bannerman, or Niu Lu Ezhen, or even Jia Lazhangjing, they only cared about fleeing with their belongings, and they didn't know the soldiers, the soldiers didn't know the generals, and they were in chaos.

At this time, with the arrival of the Ming army, their way out of the city was cut off, and they gathered near the west gate and did not dare to come forward, but this stop and gathering gave the Qing generals the opportunity to regain control of the Qing army, and the chaotic Qing army slowly restored a trace of order.

Just as the Qing army slaughtered the city and aroused the resistance of the people of Yangzhou, the Qing soldiers who could not leave the city gradually realized their situation.

The Qing soldiers burned and looted in the city of Yangzhou, I don't know how many people were killed, I don't know how many Han women were raped, if they fell into the hands of the Ming army, they would definitely be killed by the angry Ming army.

At this time, the Qing army, which was originally only concerned about fleeing for their own lives, began to burst out with extraordinary combat power after the way out was blocked, and they suddenly fought with the Ming army at the city gate under the command of the Qing army generals.

Wang Yan couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that the Qing army and the Ming army were fighting on par, and even had a slight upper hand.

At this time, there were at least six or seven thousand Qing troops trapped in the city, and Wang Yan had no ability to eliminate so many Qing soldiers in a short period of time.

If Duoduo reinforcements arrived, and then joined forces with the Qing troops in the city, the advantage that the Ming army had just gained would be wiped out, and there was even a danger of being forced to death again.

Wang Yan wanted to wipe out the Qing army in the city, but he knew that the nearly 100,000 Qing soldiers outside the city would not give him time at all, so after some weighing, he let the Ming army go to the city, let go of the city gate, and let the Qing army trapped in the city out of the city.

After the Ming army received the general's order, some of the infantry troops fought and retreated to the city wall, and some of them retreated to the side of the city gate with the cavalry, making way for the Qing soldiers to survive.

The Qing army, which was originally desperately struggling to get a way out, suddenly stagnated slightly when they saw that the Ming army suddenly moved out of the way. Some of the Qing soldiers who were killed on fire continued to fight with the Ming army in hot pursuit, but they were soon cut to the ground, and the other part of the Qing soldiers, seeing that the road out of the city had been given way by the Ming army, immediately poured out of the city gate.

Seeing this, the remaining Qing troops naturally did not engage the Ming army, and chose to flee outside the city gate.

Wang Yan naturally would not let the Qing army escape so easily, and the Ming army, which occupied one side of the city and the city, immediately threw a rain of arrows at the Qing army crowded near the city gate, hitting rows of birds, making the fleeing Qing army fall in an instant.

Some Qing generals understood Wang Yan's sinister intentions, and hurriedly stopped the Qing soldiers around him, wanting to command the men and horses to take the West Gate, but the Qing soldiers were already in chaos after all, and every Niu Lu's soldiers and horses were mixed together.

When there is no way out, they can still rally around these generals, and once there is an escape route, where will they listen to them. It's not their own truth, why should they listen to orders?

At this time, on the road leading to the city gate, from time to time, Qing soldiers were shot to the ground, but after all, most of the Qing soldiers successfully escaped outside the city through the rain of arrows.

Their success made the remaining Qing troops no longer able to rely on, and they all flocked to the west gate, and the generals couldn't stop drinking at all, and finally they could only flee outside the city.

Every Qing soldier reported the idea that he could escape, believing that he would not fall. In a moment, most of the Qing troops who were blocked at the west gate escaped, and the ground left a piece of corpses full of arrow feathers.

Outside the city, in the tent of the Qing army commander, Duoduo listened to the report of the sergeant sent by Li Shutai, his face was cold, his heart was furious, and he kicked the sergeant to the ground.

After some venting, Duoduo calmed down, although he looked down on the Han people in his bones, he still had a certain understanding of Li Shutai's ability. Now even Li Shutai can't withstand the counterattack of the Ming army in the city, and the situation must have reached an extremely dangerous point.

True Manchu has few people, and if you want to subdue the Han Chinese, you must maintain enough troops, so every true Manchu cannot be easily lost.

The white flag in the city is the elite of Manchuria, and Duoduo, as the banner owner, naturally can't tolerate any mistakes from them.

Now that the Ming army has controlled the south gate, the east gate and the north gate, and is about to seize the west gate, Duoduo suddenly became worried about the Qing army in the city.

A group of Han generals were soon recruited into the commander's tent, and Duoduo looked around at everyone, and immediately issued military orders.

"Zhang Tianlu led his troops and horses to attack the south gate!"

"Zhang Tianfu attacks the east gate!"

"Yang Chengzu, Hu Shangyou, and Han Shangliang attacked the North Gate."

"Li Benshen followed the king to attack Ximen!"

"Li Difeng attacked the place where the city wall collapsed in the northwest corner!"

"Wow!" Duoduo issued several military orders in a row, and many Han generals in the tent hurriedly received the order: "The slave obeys the order of the prince!" ”

Seeing that the generals should respond, Duoduo suddenly waved his hand, and the generals all took a few steps back, and finally turned around and went out of the tent, while Duoduo hurriedly put on his armor under the service of the guards.

More than 200 horsemen separated by Wang Yan chased after Li Shuitai, and kept shooting his guards off his horse during the chase, even Li Shuitai also inserted a few feather arrows behind him.

Li Shutai, who was escorted by more than 20 cavalry guards when he left the city, was left alone at this time, but just when he was about to despair, the Duoduo army that came out of the Qing army camp finally appeared in front of him.

The chasing cavalry of the Zhongyi Battalion saw nearly 10,000 Qing soldiers approaching, so they could only sigh, reduce their horse speed, and turn back to the city.

After a short time, they ran into the Qing soldiers who escaped from Xicheng, lost several people in the battle, and finally had to bypass the Qing soldiers and enter the city from other directions.

At this time, the Qing soldiers in the city had almost fled, and the remaining stragglers were brave, which was not enough evidence.

The gates of Xicheng were closed again, and Wang Yan sent cavalry to clean up the remnants of the Qing soldiers in the city, while the infantry army all went to the city to prepare to defend against the counterattack of the Qing army.

At this time, the role of those officials and families rescued by Wang Yan was reflected.

Most of the people of Yangzhou were concentrated at the south gate, which facilitated the reorganization of officials and the recruitment of young and strong guards to guard the city.

Yangzhou was surrounded on all sides, and the people couldn't get out, and after Yangzhou City was broken before, it was almost slaughtered by the Qing army, and this consequence made everyone afraid for a while.

The bloodstains on the streets of Yangzhou have not dried, and the corpses have not been cleaned up, so there is no room for everyone not to work together to defend Yangzhou.

Qu Congzhi asked people to bring weapons and cotton armor from the treasury, and distributed them under the city, and a team of young men took up weapons, and followed the local prestige gentry of Yangzhou to the city wall, or galloped to the other three gates.

Duoduo rescued Li Shutai, knowing that there were still six or seven thousand Manchurian elites trapped in the city, he was in a hurry, he didn't care about investigating Li Shutai for dereliction of duty, so he hurriedly let him return to recuperate his injuries, and then urged Li Benshen's 10,000 troops to hurry up.

After a while, he met the defeated soldiers of the Zhengbai Banner who had escaped from Yangzhou and the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army!

From the mouth of the defeated army, Duoduo knew that the Ming army had taken control of Ximen, and he suddenly felt angry in his heart.

The defeated army was already in disarray, so Duoduo let them return to the camp, while he thought that while the Ming army was still unstable, he would recapture Yangzhou.

After a short time, Duoduo's army went to the west gate, but saw that the city gate was closed, and the Ming soldiers in the city were crowded, and there were thousands of people, and their faces were suddenly ugly.

As soon as Wang Yan took the West Gate, the city defense equipment did not come and prepare, and the Qing army came in the same hurry, only carrying some long ladders and making no other preparations.

Both sides were not fully prepared, but Wang Yan, who was defending the city, undoubtedly had the advantage, and Duoduo also knew that it was not easy to break through the West Gate, but he still waved his hand and let Li Benshen attack the West City.

He Gang and Li Taizhen gathered some men and horses along the way, barely enough for 500 people, and came to the northwest corner of Yangzhou City, where the city wall collapsed.

Seeing that the gap was three zhang wide, he was immediately frightened, Li Taizhen hurriedly asked someone to report to Wang Yan, and asked He Gang to go to Nancheng to recruit young people to come to support, and he led his soldiers to use broken bricks and civil engineering to build a simple city wall.

The soldiers were sweating like rain, and while they were busy, Li Qifeng led an army of 4,000 but had already been killed.