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The people in the city were in turmoil and the situation was out of control. Hong Chengchou was shocked when he received the news and rushed to Taoye Ferry, trying to stop Baiyintu's massacre and do his best to save the situation.
He shouted to the people on the other side of the roadblock: "Listen, everyone. The so-called massacre is completely fictitious. It is a rumor deliberately spread by people with ulterior motives. Don't be fooled by the spies. Hurry up and put down your weapons and go home, otherwise the Qing army will really treat you as a mob..."
"Spy? You are the spy, you are the running dog of the Qing Dynasty, you are the slave of the Tartars!"
"That's right, that's right. History has recorded your good deeds, but you have failed to pacify the enemy. You have shown great favor to your country, but instead of thinking of repaying your country, you have become an enemy. You son of a bitch deserve to be cut into pieces."
"Hong Chengchou, a great traitor, his whole family shall not have a good death."
"Hong Chengchou, you will definitely have no descendants..."
The angry people were cursing. Many people had already died and the wounded were still bleeding. It was too late for Hong Chengchou to say that the massacre was just a rumor.
It would have been better if he hadn't come. His appearance further aroused the hatred of the citizens. The sounds of condemnation were like waves crashing on the shore, and bricks and stones were constantly thrown out.
Hong Chengchou was not a good person. When he saw that the situation was beyond redemption, he immediately ordered Baiyintu to continue the massacre, and the scope was no longer limited to the two districts of Taoye Ferry.
He knew very well that this was his last gamble. If he could not suppress the riot, the two million people would be able to overwhelm him without the Qin army outside the city rushing in. He had to suppress it with bloody means before all the people were incited. He had to.
Huang Lianshan was on this side of the roadblock. He took out a bow and arrow, aimed at Hong Chengchou's figure and suddenly shot the arrow. The arrow whizzed away, and Hong Chengchou's guards were shocked. They quickly pushed him down, and he was in a state of embarrassment.
The people here suddenly burst into warm cheers and their morale soared. Huang Lianshan cried out that it was a pity. He hurriedly handed the place over to his subordinate Chen Baimu to take command and ran quickly towards the Shence Gate.
Chen Baimu brought a dozen members of the Night Bandits, organized the young and strong men, used the houses on both sides of the street as cover, and launched a fierce street battle with the Qing army;
The Qing army took advantage of the simple weapons of the people. While shooting arrows, they rushed up to clear the roadblocks. Chen Baiqiang and others hid in the door of the room, lit several thunder bombs and threw them out together.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The fierce explosion knocked down the Qing army, and the broken limbs flew straight to the roof. "Charge!" Chen Baimu shouted, and the young and strong men who had been prepared rushed out with iron pots on their heads, and bricks and stones were thrown out like raindrops, smashing the Qing army in the smoke and making them bleed. Screams continued.
"Retreat!" After a successful move, Chen Baimu yelled again. The young men smashed the bricks and stones, and ran faster than rabbits with the iron pots on their heads. They disappeared into the houses on both sides in an instant.
At this time, the entire city of Jinling was in chaos. To save their lives, the timid ones closed their doors and hid in the dark corners of their homes, while the brave ones took up weapons and rushed to the streets to fight the Qing army.
There was no need for Ye Bushou to encourage them anymore. The rumbling sound of the cannon outside the city was the best encouragement. With a little thought, everyone understood that if the resistance in the city was not strong enough, the Qin army would be able to break in and they would be saved.
Nanjing had a population of two million, and at least 100,000 people had already taken to the streets. The Qing army had limited manpower in the city, totaling only a few thousand people. They quickly lost control of the small streets and alleys and could only retreat to some major streets.
Bricks and stones kept flying in front of and behind the houses, and the Qing soldiers on the streets would be killed or injured unexpectedly. The retaliatory killings no longer had a deterrent effect, but instead aroused greater indignation among the citizens, and the resistance became more intense.
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Yan Gaofei rushed into the lobby of the Metropolitan Procuratorate holding a small letter tube, and said breathlessly: "Commander Liu, hurry... hurry... The citizens in the city have risen up in rebellion, and the chaos has begun. Commander Huang has decided to launch the attack in advance. Please... Commander Liu, attack the Shen Ce Gate immediately, and send another army to the Ding Huai Gate. When the army arrives, the internal response at the Ding Huai Gate will be launched, and Commander Huang will also lead the crowd to seize the Ding Huai Gate. When three red Kongming lanterns are raised at the city gate, that is when Commander Huang will launch the internal response in the city..."
Liu Meng suddenly stood up, and before Yan Gaofei could finish, he immediately gave a loud order: "Order Huo Sheng to attack Shen Ce Gate with all his strength, order Shi Qing to lead a thousand cavalry to Ding Huai Gate, and order Wu Ruyi to lead an army of 10,000 to follow closely and rush to Ding Huai Gate."
As soon as Liu Meng gave the order, Shi Qing led a thousand cavalrymen and galloped out of the city, running wildly along the north bank of Xuanwu Lake. Soon afterwards, Wu Ruyi's 10,000 infantrymen also set out and rushed towards Dinghuai Gate.
The Shence Gate is located in the northwest corner of the lake, separated from the Taiping Gate by only the Xuanwu Lake. It is built on the mountainside and is winding. It is close to the Mufu Mountain and the Yangtze River, and is an important military defense location. Among the thirteen gates in Jinling, only the Shence Gate has two doorways. It is currently defended by the army led by Xu Dingguo, while the 10,000 Qin troops led by Huo Sheng are responsible for attacking the Shence Gate.
Dinghuai Gate is located in the west of Jinling City, with Qingliang Gate to the south and Yifeng Gate to the north. It is called Dinghuai Gate because it straddles the Qinhuai River.
Dinghuai Gate is located in a remote area. After the Qin army besieged the city, they only sent one hundred soldiers to monitor outside the gate and never attacked it. Therefore, there were not many defenders at the gate, only three hundred people, headed by Niulu Zhangjing Akma, who had fifteen flag soldiers and more than two hundred green camp soldiers under his command.
The people of the city rose up in resistance, and there was riot in the city. The soldiers at Dinghuai Gate were in a panic. Jiangnan, the commander of the Green Camp, was worried that Akmal would send him into the city to suppress the riot. He hurriedly said, "General Akmal, there is a sudden riot in the city. The mob may come to seize the city gate. We must strengthen our defense."
Akmal did intend to send Jiangnan into the city to suppress the rebellion. After listening to Jiangnan's words, he thought they made sense, so he ordered the setting up of defensive fortifications inside the city gate.
At this moment, three red Kongming lanterns rose in the city and soared into the sky.
When Jiangnan saw this, he suddenly drew his sword and chopped at Akmal from behind. With a "poof!" sound, Akmal's head fell to the ground instantly and rolled down to the foot of the city.
"Brothers, hurry up!" Jiangnan shouted at the same time, "Brothers of the Green Camp, the Tartars have been defeated. The 50,000 troops of Jiangyin have been annihilated. Only Nikan of Taiping Prefecture has escaped with 800 cavalrymen. What are you waiting for? Kill the Tartars and seize the city gate. Our King Qin will definitely reward you greatly..."
At the same time as Jiangnan took action, the twenty-six men with him also attacked and killed the fifteen bannermen from behind. Six of them were caught off guard and were killed by a single blow, just like Akmal. Another was injured, and the remaining eight bannermen were furious and fought with Jiangnan and his men.
This sudden change made the two hundred or so Green Camp soldiers, who did not know the truth, at a loss. Jiangnan swung his sword and hacked at them while urgently persuading them, "Brothers, the situation is clear. Following the Tartars will only lead to death. Look, the people in the city have risen up in resistance. Nanjing can no longer be saved. The Tartars will undoubtedly be defeated. Don't hesitate, submit to the Qin Dynasty. This is your only way out!"
Just when the two hundred Green Camp soldiers were at a loss, Huang Lianshan came running with more than twenty people and rushed onto the horse path. Behind them, hundreds of young and strong men who were incited followed and rushed over waving sticks.
At the moment when the three red Kongming lanterns rose, a similar scene occurred at the Shen Ce Gate in the north. The enemy general Xu Dingguo was suddenly attacked and killed on the top of the city wall by his trusted subordinate Yang Pu.
Yang Pu held up his head and shouted loudly: "Brothers of the Green Camp, Xu Dingguo has been beheaded. Do you still want to follow the Tartars to die? Good men, follow me, kill the Tartars, and surrender to the King of Qin. The King of Qin has a big reward, 50 taels of silver for each Tartar head!"
The Qin army attacked fiercely outside and countless citizens rioted inside. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the Green Camp soldiers on the top of the city had already had their own thoughts. Yang Pu raised the head of the commander Xu Dingguo and shouted, and immediately hundreds of Green Camp soldiers responded.
Luo Desang, a Qing general who was guarding the Shence Gate together with Xu Dingguo, was directing artillery fire to bombard the Qin army outside the city on the left side of the city gate. Suddenly, he saw the trouble within the city and no longer cared about the Qin army attacking fiercely from below the city. He shouted loudly in Manchu and organized the Tatar bannermen to rise up and quell the rebellion.
The Green Camp soldiers who responded to Yang Pu were in a hurry and lacked organization. They were defeated step by step. Yang Pu resisted while shouting: "If the citizens in the city rise up to resist, the Tartars will definitely be defeated. A Tartar head is worth fifty taels. What are you waiting for, brothers of the Green Camp? Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy..."
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ps: Nothing could be more tragic than this. I have to beg for food tomorrow... ... ... ... .
Comfort yourself: Sometimes life makes us fall into the abyss, not to kill us, but to teach us to fly!
.(To be continued..)
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