At that time, on the street behind the west gate of Guiyang, in addition to the soldiers who stayed behind to block the enemy, the rest of the nearly 6,000 Qing troops gathered here. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Behind the city gate, Hong Chengchou was wearing leather armor and holding a long sword, and shouted angrily: "Open the city! ”

In order to break through, the sand and gravel blocking the west gate was moved overnight by Hong Chengchou's order.

The heavy iron-clad wooden door slowly opened, and the Qing troops in the city swarmed out.

The Qing army quietly wanted to get out of the city, and then took advantage of the unpreparedness of the Zheng family army to storm the camp outside the west gate in order to break through.

Quietly approaching the Zheng family military camp, just as the Qing army was preparing to riot and launch an attack.

Suddenly, countless torches inside and outside the barracks instantly lit up like stars, illuminating the dark night as bright as day.

Zheng Chenggong rode out of the column on a lion horse and shouted: "Hong Taibao, why bother to be late!" ”

Hearing Zheng Chenggong call himself Taibao, Hong Chengchou's eyes lit up.

When Hong Chengchou did not descend to the Qing Dynasty, the official worshiped the title of Prince Taibao and the Secretary of the Ministry of War.

Zheng Chenggong did not call Hong Chengchou's official position as Taifu in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but called him in his official position in the Ming Dynasty, which showed that if he was willing to surrender, he could still be a high-ranking official.

After a while, Hong Chengchou sighed, raised his head and said: "Hong has the favor of the surname of the country, I am already in the age of the sixtieth year, and I have no face to do that repeated thing again." Forgive me! ”

Hong Chengchou turned around and drank to his subordinates: "If you don't fight to the death, there will be no way out!" Kill! ”

After shouting, Hong Chengchou brandished his sword, ignoring his old and weak body, and roared loudly and rushed forward.

The blood on the silver helmet and the silver white hair scattered outside the helmet couldn't stop dancing in the wind.

Seeing that Hong Chengchou still refused to surrender in the end, Zheng Chenggong sighed and shouted, "Kill!" ”

As soon as he heard Zheng Chenggong's order, He Wenxing, who had been waiting for a long time, raised his right hand and gave the order hoarsely, and then his arm fell heavily.

"Fire!"

"Bang!"

Thousands of bullets erupted from the barrel of the gun, with a terrible sharp sound, fiercely piercing the outpouring Qing army.

"Raise your shield! Rush over! ”

There was a loud roar from the Qing army.

The Qing troops who had left the city were all sword and shield foot soldiers, they held their shields high, lined up in a dense formation, and quickly rushed towards the weakly defended position of the Zheng army.

Behind them, a steady stream of Qing soldiers poured outward, lined up, and stormed......

The other musketeers of the Zheng Jiajun fired, loaded, fired, and fired, operating as if they were machines.

Dense bullets, sparse rain of arrows...... Knock the Qing soldiers to the ground one by one.

Holding their shields and running wildly against splashing bullets, the Qing soldiers in Guiyang had only one thing on their minds -- breaking through the defenses of the Zheng family army and escaping.

Having lost thousands of soldiers and horses, the Qing army finally broke through less than 100 meters in front of Zheng's army.

Just as the Qing army put down their shields, drew their sharp knives, and prepared to take over the battle.

The Qing army that rushed to the front only felt that the road sank suddenly, and the whole person fell into Gollum.

Although the Qing soldiers who rushed to the front knew that the situation was not good and wanted to stop, the people behind did not see it, and continued to rush forward, pushing the front down the ditch.

The Qing soldiers planted one after another.

"Ah~!" The screams of the people came and went, but then quickly fell silent.

Seeing his subordinates fall into the ditch like dumplings, Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly, "Sure enough, I didn't even give a way out!" ”

When he looked up again, a bullet hit him right in the chest.

Hong Chengchou looked down at the blood bursting from his chest, and fell off the horse with a smile.

At the moment of falling, this life flashed through Hong Chengchou's mind in an instant. In the days of hard study, the happy expression of Zhongjin Shi, the high spirits when he held heavy troops to encircle and suppress traitors, the fear when he was captured by the Manchus, and the embarrassing situation after surrender......

Regret not being at the beginning!

I'm afraid that I will be scolded as a traitor in the future.

Hong Chengchou fell to the ground with remorse and died!

Seeing Hong Chengchou fall off the horse and never get up again, Zheng Chenggong shouted, "Hong Chengchou is dead, you are in a desperate situation, and if you resist, you will die." Why not land as soon as possible? ”

Hearing Zheng Chenggong shouting that Hong Chengchou was dead, the Qing soldiers, who were still trying to escape, stopped and turned to look at the position of the coach.

Hong Chengchou was not riding on horseback, and the people around that position all lowered their heads and looked at the ground.

All the Qing troops immediately reacted, Hong Chengchou was really dead.

The death of the commander made these Qing troops suddenly not know what to do, and they stood in place in a daze, at a loss.

Luo Tuo shouted frantically, "Mrs. Hong is not dead yet, kill quickly, kill all these dog thieves!" ”

Zheng Chenggong raised his hand to stop the musketeer's shooting, and shouted, "Stop! Turn your head and look at the soldiers around you, you really want to kill them? I'll give you one last chance, if you don't give up your weapons and surrender within the tea time, you will kill them all! ”

Shouted by Zheng Chenggong, Luo Tuo paused for a moment, slowly turned around, and looked at the remaining soldiers.

All of them were scarred and full of despair.

Roto looked up at the sky and bowed his head in pain. "You've lost your blades, surrender!"

Under the leadership of Luo Tuo, all the Qing soldiers fell to the ground and shouted in unison: "I am willing to surrender!" ”

With the surrender of Roto's abandonment, the Qing army in the south was left without a large army.

Liu Dayuan took the initiative to ask to stay, in fact, he wanted to surrender after Hong Chengchou left.

At the head of the city, he heard that Hong Chengchou was dead, and saw that the Qing troops who broke through the siege had surrendered.

Without waiting for Zheng Chenggong to send someone to shout, Liu Dayuan took the initiative to open the door and surrender.

In these days when the city was under siege, the people of Guiyang City spent their days in confusion and anxiety, not only worried about the lack of food, but also worried about whether they would suffer a nightmare of slaughter after the city was broken. I am even more worried that after the Qing army loses, it will use its own people as a party arrowboard.

For so many days, the people hardly went out, and the doors of their homes were nailed to death with wooden planks, for fear that the soldiers would rush in and smash and rob, and every family hid in their houses in fear and did not dare to look, listen, or ask.

It was almost noon, groups of soldiers patrolled along the streets, and at the same time, there were several soldiers with loud voices shouting all the way, "Folks, fathers and elders come out, the Qing army has surrendered, and the country surnamed Ye has come to rescue you." Rest assured, our Zheng Jiajun will never harm you, the murderer will die, the wounded and the thief will be punished......"

The soldiers of the Zheng family army shouted again and again, and by the afternoon, the people did not hear the sound of smashing the broken houses, nor did they see any soldiers breaking in, and they all walked out of the house cautiously.

A group of Zheng soldiers armed with guns and knives patrolled the streets with neat steps, and the clothes and armor they wore were very different from those of the Qing soldiers.

Seeing the people coming out, Zheng Jiajun greeted them with a smile.

Seeing the bright smiles on the dark faces of the soldiers, the people calmed down. Zheng Jiajun is really a teacher of benevolence and righteousness as rumored!

In the Guiyang Mansion, Zheng Chenggong sat in the main seat. Listening to Yao Qisheng and other soldiers count the results and losses of this battle, they also discussed the specific strategy for the next step.

At present, Guiyang Mansion has fallen into the hands of our army! Yao Qisheng said slowly: "What is even more gratifying is that after nearly two months of campaigning, the main force of the Qing army in the south has been defeated by our army. It can be said that no matter whether it is attacking Huguang or Gangui, the Qing army cannot mobilize enough troops to block our army for a while. In addition, the defeat of Guiyang will inevitably cause a great shock to the Manchus in Beijing, and even directly regret the rule of the Manchus in the north. At present, the hearts of the people in the states under the rule of the northern Manchu Qing Dynasty are not very stable, and they can move the whole body with a single shot, and once they can lead to a popular uprising somewhere, it is likely to form a prairie fire. The subordinates think that it is okay to go to the north to contact the anti-Qing righteous people from all sides, and once our army goes on the Northern Expedition, it may be able to help our army! “

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "Okay, I will arrange for someone from the National Bureau of Investigation to handle this matter!" You continue! ”

"According to the statistics of various units, our army killed more than 38,000 enemy troops in this battle, captured more than 10,000 enemy soldiers, and more than 2,000 seriously injured people. Yao Qisheng said, "In addition, more than 6,000 stones of grain from the enemy army were captured, but most of these grains were snatched by the Qing army from the people, and the subordinates thought that it was better to return it to the people, otherwise I am afraid that most of the people would not survive this cold winter......

Zheng Chenggong said, "Just do as you say, and don't let the people die of hunger and cold." ”

"Yes!" Yao Qisheng nodded, "So far, it is known that twenty-three generals above the guerrilla general of the Qing army have been killed, among which Hong Chengchou, the puppet Taifu of the Qing Dynasty, was killed by stray bullets. Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan, heard that he was trampled to death by the war horse of Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi. Qing commanders Luo Tuo, Liu Dayuan surrendered and others! ”

"Xizhi, although Hong Chengchou took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty and became a traitor, he was also a hero, and he also contributed to the people by exempting money and grain and stopping the collection of transportation taxes. Let people find a good coffin and collect the burial for Hong Chengchou. Send his body back to his hometown tomorrow for burial! ”

The people of China pay attention to the return of fallen leaves to their roots.

Even if you unfortunately die in a foreign country, relatives and friends will do everything possible to send the body back to your hometown for burial.

Let Hong Chengchou return to his roots after his death, instead of passing his body to the world, it can be regarded as respect for him.

Yao Qisheng hurriedly said, "Yes, the subordinates will arrange it personally!" ”

After dealing with Hong Chengchou's affairs, Zheng Chenggong continued, "You can send an envoy to Nanjing to report the victory, and the Qing army was defeated and Hong Chengchou was killed in battle, and sent orders to Huguang, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places, so that they surrender as soon as possible, otherwise once the army is killed, they will not be forgiven!" ”

"Yes, General!" When Yao Qisheng was just about to leave the arrangement, he suddenly turned his head and asked, "General, do you want to send someone to report to Guangdong as well!" ”

"It's good!" Zheng Chenggong pondered for a moment and said.

As soon as the news of Guiyang's victory reached Nanjing, it immediately caused the whole city to celebrate.

After the Zheng Jiajun defeated the Qing army and captured Huguang, the entire anti-Qing situation had become very good.

In the past, the Manchus had always occupied Huguang, and they were always worried that the Manchus would send troops from Huguang to attack the southeastern provinces.

Although Zheng Jiajun has been winning battles, the people have always had no sense of security in their hearts.

Now after the Zheng army captured Huguang, there was a powerful Zheng navy guarding the Yangtze River, and the Qing army could not fly the Yangtze River.

Nanjing, the people are full of joy and excitement, and the people's hearts are greatly inspired.

Many people, especially those old ministers who followed Zheng Chenggong to raise troops against the Qing Dynasty early in the morning, began to look forward to the day when Zheng Chenggong's yellow robe was added, and they also enjoyed the glory and wealth from the dragon. (To be continued.) )