Chapter 57 Jiangyin Street Fighting
On the afternoon of August 15th, Jiangyin City was broken, but the battle in the city continued.
The dense figures of Qing army, like fish on the water, poured into the city along the gap in the city wall, and the shouts of killing and noise buzzed, soaring into the sky. The Qing army, who had been besieging the city for many days, was full of energy and finally wiped out the Jiangyin rebel army in the city.
Outside the city, Boro stood under the banner on a horse, as if a wolf king who was commanding the group of wolves was staring at his prey with a sinister look.
The Qing army rushed into the city through the gap. He saw thick smoke rolling in the city, heard the sound of killing shocking the sky, and his eyes flashed.
This time, more than 100,000 Qing troops besieged a small city and fought for nearly three months, which shocked Boro and also strengthened his determination to massacre the city.
There were hundreds of thousands of troops in the Ming Dynasty, and such a majestic city in Nanjing could not stop the Qing army. Why could a small city stop him in March? Boluo didn't understand at first, but now he saw the city breaking and the rebels still fighting, and he realized it.
That is the courage to die. As long as you don’t care about your life, there will be miracles.
When Boluo understood this, he knew that a city like Jiangyin must not be kept, and he must kill all of them.
Now, the Qing army has rushed into the city. Faced with this situation, the city was destroyed, and other cities may have collapsed long ago and allowed the Qing army to kill them. But until now, the rebels in the city are still resisting tenaciously.
The streets and houses in the city have become battlefields, and every step forward in the Qing army will suffer casualties.
"Continue to send more people into the city. If you can't defeat the house, set fire to Benbeile and deal with the bandits as soon as possible!" Boro's cold voice came.
Liu Liangzuo felt that the city was destroyed and he was not in a hurry. It was a pity for his brothers to snatch it up. However, he still saluted: "Zhe, I obey the order!"
At this time, Liu Liangzuo mobilized elite troops to prepare torches and rockets, and quickly assembled. He looked at the city from afar. The Qing army had completely occupied the city wall. The rebels retreated into the city one after another, and immediately waved their swords: "Brothers, capture Jiangyin, and do not seal the swords!"
The Qing soldiers held up the torch and roared and charged. Suddenly a flash of lightning broke through the sky, then thunder rumbling and heavy rain poured in.
The cold autumn rain fell, and the raindrops hit the streets and roofs. Inside and outside the city, it instantly turned into a vast ocean. The Qing army entering the city was drenched in a moment.
For a moment, the Qing army entering the city could only fight in the rain, while Boluo hurriedly retreated into the camp and returned to the tent to hide from the heavy rain.
This sudden heavy rain brought some trouble to the Qing army, but the general situation was decided and it had nothing to do with the overall situation.
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In Jiangyin City, dripping rain slapped the roof and flowed down from the eaves like pearl lines, washing away the blood on the ground, blending with the blood flowing out of the corpse, forming a flowing red silk on the muddy streets.
The Qing army followed the streets and cleared the righteous people in the city one by one. The Qing army carrying a sword chased the people running around on the street. The Qing soldiers carrying big and small bags kicked open the doors along the street and ransacked the residents in the city with laughter.
There were howlings of fear and pain everywhere in the city, unwilling roars, and the shrill screams of women. Among these tragic voices, the Qing army's unscrupulous lewd smiles and scolds were also mixed with the Qing army's unscrupulous lewd smiles and scolds.
Sequels of tragedy happened everywhere in the city. The crying of women was unbearable, and the tragic situation was unbearable.
Ten days later in Yangzhou, the most tragic and heroic scene of the Chinese nation continued to be staged in Jiangyin City.
At this time, there were corpses upside down on the streets, including the Rebels, the Qings, and more of them were the people.
The fighting continued everywhere in the city, and the rebels still controlled large areas such as the northern city wall, county government, granary, county school, Minglun Hall, etc., but as the Qing army entered the city, their fate was already destined.
At this time, the main street leading to the county government office became the intersection of the two armies' struggle, and the most intense battle was Wentong Bridge.
Although Boluo urged him very quickly, the Qing army entered the city was not anxious or irritating, and it was very organized.
Jiangyin City has been captured. Anyway, the rebels in the city have been blocked, and the rebels in the city are trapped in the cage. Liu Liangzuo pinched the snails with three fingers and took them to ensure that they could take them.
A heavy rain extinguished the torch of the Qing army and the flames in the city, and the open flames turned into rising black smoke, but it was just right for the Qing soldiers.
The brothers were besieged for three months, and countless casualties were killed or injured. Anyway, the city was destroyed, and it was a pity that they would burn it. It would be better to let them rob them.
The Qing army came in from Xicheng and cleared one street and one yard. In the evening, the Qing army advanced to Wentong Bridge.
On the bridge, the remaining rebels raised earth bags, and more than a dozen men were wearing broken armor and holding swords that cut the blades and guarding the bridge. Some old and weak behind them were holding bows and arrows and bird guns, with their expressions full of determination and determination.
On the bridge deck in front of them and the street connecting the stone bridge, there were corpses of the Qing army.
At this time, in the drizzle opposite, a Qing general rode over and followed the brigade of Qing troops. They walked to the stone bridge and stopped.
Liu Liangzuo waved his hand and said, "Kill!"
The Qing army behind him immediately raised the shield and rushed towards the stone bridge roared. The rebels fought to the death, but were outnumbered and all died in battle soon.
The scholar Xu Yong, the young man who was the first to shout, "The head can be broken, but the hair cannot be shaved", jumped down from the stone bridge under the pressure of the Qing army and threw himself to death.
In the county COFCO warehouse, a large number of Qing troops holding spears rushed in and stabbed all the rebels who resisted to death. The vicious Qing army rushed in and saw a man sitting upright in the center of the warehouse with a sneer on his face. The Qing army surrounded him, but there was a loud bang in the entire warehouse, and the flames instantly engulfed the entire warehouse.
The rebels in the city sat in the final battle. In the city tower of North City, Yan Yingyuan, Chen Mingyu, Zheng Sen and others gathered together.
Zheng Sen said in a deep voice: "General General, Mr. Feng lit gunpowder in the grain warehouse and burned it. Xu Yong died in Huitong Bridge. The Qing army is coming here!"
There was no indignation or grief on everyone's faces, but indifferent.
Chen Mingyu said: "As expected, we will do our best to be worthy of our ancestors."
That being said, everyone was crying.
Yan Yingyuan stood up, heard the sound of killing coming, so he asked for a pen and wrote in the gate: "On the 80th day of loyalty, expressing the figures of Taizu's seventeen dynasties; 100,000 people were united in their hearts and died, and they left the country of Ming Dynasty for three hundred miles."
Everyone was watching with tears, without sadness in their hearts, but a sense of pride was ignited.
Zheng Sen said: "It's worth killing tens of thousands of enemies in Jiangyin for three months!"
Yan Yingyuan threw away his pen, looked around everyone, looked at the familiar faces, and suddenly bowed and said, "You are the people who have accomplished my country and I have thanked you!"
Zheng Sen and others quickly returned the gift, "Sir, thank you!"
Chapter completed!