Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 768 Street Fighting
The battle in Nancheng lasted for nearly an hour, and the gap was already filled with the corpses of the two armies.

When the battle was at its most intense, the Ming army once rushed down the gap, but was finally blocked by the newly built low wall by the Qing soldiers who continued to come for reinforcements.

After a long time, the Ming army's attack seemed a little weak, and was driven back out of the gap by the Qing army.

Hong Chengchou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, a member of the Qing Dynasty climbed up the tower and shouted hoarsely: "Governor! The big thing is not good! Ma Jinbao turned against the water to help the Ming! Attacked the water gate, and the five loyal troops entered the city! "

When Hong Chengchou heard this, there was a bang in his head, and he lost two of his three souls in shock.

Got it!Got it!Hello Wang Shiheng!Hello Ma Jinbao!Hong Chengchou understood instantly in his heart that he said why the attack of the Ming army in Nancheng became weaker and weaker.

Hong Chengchou wanted to beat his chest and stamp his feet, he couldn't breathe well, and almost passed out.

The general beside him was quick and supported his shaking body so that he didn't faint.

"Governor! What should I do! What should I do!" All the Qing generals asked eagerly.

The main force was transferred to the south city, and the water gate was broken. They didn't have to think about it, the west city must be over.

Hong Chengchou heard the generals asking him like a headless chicken, but what can he do, his face was livid for a while, and he didn't say a word. After a long time, he suddenly struggled to break away from the Qing general who was supporting him, and shouted: " Why are you standing still, why don't you hurry up and lead your troops, recapture the water gate, and drive the Ming army out!"

The generals looked at each other in dismay after hearing this, and thought to themselves, the water gate is a water gate after all, and it is inconvenient for soldiers to come in and out, maybe the Ming army has not yet entered many people.

"The last general will go here!"

Lang Tingzuo hastily clasped his fists and was in a hurry to mobilize troops when another red-armored Niulu with slanted armor ran over in a hurry than the general just before, suddenly fell to his knees and cried, "My lord governor, Sanshan Gate Lost, Jin Gushan died for the Qing Dynasty ~ woo woo ~"

Jin Li died?Hong Chengchou's eyes darkened, and Lang Tingzuo quickly protected him again.

The Sanshan Gate is lost, and Jin Li, the commander of the West City, is dead, and Nanjing City will be broken.

Is it still meaningful to guard the South City now?The generals were at a loss, Hong Chengchou cheered up a little, seeing that none of these people had insight, and was about to be pissed to death by these idiots, so he could only shout: "What are you still doing here? Waiting for Wang Yan to enter the city and kill us all?" ! Haven’t retreated to Mancheng yet!”

Everyone came to their senses at once, by the way, there was still a city full of people, and they dispersed immediately!

As the news of the Ming army entering the city spread throughout the city, the whole of Nanjing suddenly became a mess. The Qing soldiers guarding the gates abandoned the gates one after another, some became rebels, and some retreated to the city.

Looking down from the sky, the Ming army poured into the west city like a flood, while the Qing army, like ants that were about to be submerged, crawled to the high ground in the city in order to survive.

The gentry and common people in the city didn't know what was going on, but they could only hear the sound of killing, the mighty sound waves echoing in the sky, and they were all overjoyed!alright!alright!Seeing this movement, Master Wang has entered the city. It is time to take out the hidden clothes and cut off the ugly pigtails!

Once the west city was lost, the defense of the entire Nanjing city collapsed completely. The defeated Qing army began to retreat to Mancheng, and Jin Shenghuan, who was outside the south city, followed closely into the city.

Zheng Chenggong, who attacked the gates of the East City, noticed the change, and changed from a feint to an attack, and soon broke through the gates of the East City.

The various ministries of the Ming army began to chase and kill the Qing soldiers. The Qing soldiers fled into the streets and alleys under the city wall one after another to avoid being chased and killed. After a large number of Qing soldiers were dispersed, they became chaos in the city.

The Qinhuai River passes through the city of Nanjing and divides the southern city, but there are nearly ten bridges such as Shangchun Bridge, Xiachun Bridge, and Wuding Bridge across the river bank.

Liu Tichun led 5000 men and horses. After entering the water gate on a raft, he quickly interspersed along the waterway according to military orders, occupying bridges along the way to prevent the defeated Qing army from leaving Nancheng.

On Shangchun Bridge, the Ming army of five hundred-household teams crossed here first.

The musketeers and archers from each hundred households quickly hid among the houses and on the roofs of the alleys and streets, waiting in full force, while the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen formed a wall on the street.

Just as the Ming army was getting ready, there was a sound of chaotic footsteps, followed by countless flustered red-topped bamboo hats, appearing on the opposite side of Shangchun Bridge.

These Qing soldiers ran in a hurry, their red-topped bamboo hats fluttered, and as soon as the fast-running Qing soldiers crossed the bridge, there was a sound of gunshots on the roof, and arrows shot towards them.

The Qing soldiers in front were shot over immediately, and the Qing soldiers in the back saw this and retreated hastily.

"Not good! The Ming army guarded the bridgehead."

The Qing soldiers exclaimed again and again, but they didn't dare to attack. Several Eight Banners wanted to drive the Green Battalion soldiers across the bridge to open the way for them, but at this time, which Green Battalion soldier would care whether you are the Eight Banners.

Everyone is running for their lives, you have thick legs, you should do it yourself!

Until the Qing soldiers from Nancheng gathered more and more, the Eight Banners soldiers who were more united than the green battalion gradually gathered hundreds of people, and one member Niu Lu led the Eight Banners to cross the bridge tentatively, but without the cooperation of the green battalion, he quickly left a few corpses and retreated return.

Once the city was destroyed, both the Green Camp and the Eight Banners were already frightened, their morale was blown away, they just wanted to save their lives, and they no longer had the courage to continue fighting.

At this time, there was another commotion behind the rout, but it was covered by the Ming army attacking the southern city, and the Qing army rushed to the bridgehead one after another.

"Go to Xiachun Bridge!"

There was blocking in front, and chasing soldiers behind. Someone shouted, and the congested Qing soldiers immediately fled downstream.

The Qing soldiers in Nancheng wanted to withdraw to Mancheng, but soon found that most of the bridges were occupied by the Ming army.

At this time, more and more Ming troops entered the city. Zhongwu Town entered 3 people, swarming in, and the team dressed in plain clothes rushed into Nanjing along the wide Sanshan Street.

Most of the Ming army was ordered to go to Shangchun Bridge, Xiachun Bridge, etc., and encircle the Qing army in Nancheng with Jin Shenghuan's troops.

Nanjing was not only of great political significance to the Ming Dynasty, but also of great significance to the recovery of the economy in the south of the Yangtze River.

After the Qing army broke down and went down the city, countless scattered soldiers hid in the roadside alleys one after another. The Ming army swept along the streets. There was no doorway or street intersection, and a small flag was guarded to prevent the Qing soldiers from harming the city. The people, and the scope of activities of the Qing soldiers were reduced to control the neighborhoods.

Hu Hengyuan led this group of thousands of households. After entering the city, he was responsible for sweeping along Pingshi Street, capturing the treasury and the prefect's yamen.

He loudly called his subordinates to run quickly. Although the men and horses of the several parties were all surnamed Han, some key points still had to be in the hands of the Five Loyalty Army.

The soldiers of the brigade ran along the street, the sound of dense footsteps and the clanging of armored armor.

As they approached the magistrate's yamen, there was a continuous sound of gunfire in other streets and rooms in the city, and white gunpowder smoke drifted in the air. It must be that other Ming troops and Qing soldiers were engaged in fierce street battles.

Just as Hu Hengyuan was about to remind his subordinates to pay attention, suddenly there were several gunshots in front of him, and there was a cry of pain. The Ming soldiers in the front row were caught off guard and turned over by several Qing soldiers hiding in the street.

Without Hu Hengyuan's order, a team of musketeers immediately stepped forward, knelt on one knee, raised their guns and fired, and the gunpowder immediately filled the air.

As soon as the sound of the guns stopped, a front team using melee weapons, taking advantage of the smoke to disperse, rushed in front of several Qing army gunners, hacking and killing them all in a short time.

The team went all the way to the magistrate's yamen, where they met a small group of Eight Banners. They leaned against the yamen, hid behind the stone lions, and shot the Ming army with bows, arrows and firecrackers.

The Ming army hid on both sides of the street to fight back, but they did not dare to charge forcefully. At this time, there was no need to fight violently and lose their lives.

Hu Hengyuan immediately ordered a hundred households to lead the troops from the crisscross alleys to the back of the Eight Banners soldiers.

Hundreds of households took the lead, hurriedly led more than ten people, rushed into the alley, turned a corner, and then a few people cooperated, one by one turned into the courtyard wall, but as soon as they landed, they saw several corpses lying in the courtyard , old and young, male and female.

At this moment, a few people hurried out from the main hall of the yard. Their clothes were all in disorder, some of them didn't fit well, everyone was carrying a burden, and the knife in their hand was still dripping blood.

There were only five people in this group, and they were obviously rebels from the Qing army. They took advantage of the chaos to kill and rob, and after they were done, they wanted to change into civilian clothes and get away with it.

Seeing a group of Ming soldiers suddenly appearing in the yard, the Qing soldiers were stunned. Neither side reacted. !" The saber in his hand was thrown directly, shooting through the abdomen of a Qing soldier.

"Kill!" Dozens of Ming soldiers reacted and rushed forward, and the remaining four Qing soldiers were killed in an instant.

When the Qing soldiers in the yard were finished, Baihu spit, cursed a few words at the corpse, and then waved, "Go, don't stay, it's important to outflank the Qing dogs!"

The Ming army began to attack the city at the third quarter of the hour, broke through the water gate at the second quarter of the hour, and opened the Sanshan Gate at the third quarter to welcome the main force into the city.

Afterwards, the city fell into fierce street fighting. There was constant sound of gunfire everywhere in the city, and gunpowder smoke filled the sky above the city. Until three quarters before midnight, the city of Nanjing gradually quieted down, leaving only sporadic sounds of gunfire. After leaving the city, only the whole city remains.

Liu Shun, Gao Yigong and others who entered the city immediately arranged for manpower to clean up a little to welcome Wang Yan into the city.

Outside the city, Wang Yanzheng was listening to the battle reports from various ministries. Jin Shenghuan and Liu Tichun failed to catch up with Hong Chengchou. After all, before Liu Tichun arrived at Wuding Bridge, this guy crossed the bridge first and escaped into the city. However, the Qing army The main force was indeed trapped in Nancheng, and more than 2 prisoners were captured.

After Wang Yan listened to the report, a general from the city came out and reported to Wang Yan with a happy face: "His Royal Highness! Our army has controlled Nanjing, please enter the city to calm the people!"

Wang Yan shook his head when he heard this, and waved his hands and said, "Go and inform Tang Wang, this vassal will come later to invite Emperor Daxing's coffin, and Emperor Daxing should enter the city first!"

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