(Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. I wish you all a happy New Year, good fortune, all the best, good health for your family, good luck in the Year of the Dog, and a prosperous career...)
"Kill..."
Suddenly, there were bursts of shouts of killing coming from the gate of Hanyang City.
"what happened?"
When in the dark, humans' primitive animal instincts naturally increase fear.
Even if there is a brazier lighting in the middle of the city wall, the green soldiers defending on the city wall road cannot be afraid of this unknown cry of killing.
"Who can tell me what's going on?" Qian Zong, a garrison guard at the Hanyang City Gate, was shouting loudly.
"They are Manchus. The Manchu soldiers in the city don't know what happened. They killed and injured too few of our brothers."
A voice responded to Mr. Qian.
At this time, no one would think that the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers would betray the Manchu Qing court. After all, this court is their Manchu court. If they want to betray this court, what other court can treat them better?
It was precisely because of this that the defenders at Hanyang Gate were confused, but the Manchus were indeed rushing to kill them, and the number of people they led to kill them was very large.
"Ah...ah...ah..."
One after another, the green soldiers guarding the city were chopped to the ground, shouting loudly.
At the beginning, the Manchu soldiers led by Yang Mei did attract their attention when they appeared at Hanyang Gate. However, the green battalion soldiers guarding the city realized that it was the Manchu Eight Banners who brought people over and felt that this was a normal thing.
The Qing soldiers who defended the city unanimously believed that they came here after being ordered by the governor-general to help defend the city.
After all, it was such a cold day with wind and drizzle.
However, the green battalion soldiers guarding the city never thought that they would draw their swords on the Manchu soldiers as soon as they climbed onto the city wall, and they did not even give the green battalion generals who came to ask questions any time to react.
At this moment, a war breaks out, and there are shouts of killing on top of the city.
The green soldiers who were originally guarding the city were stunned by the sudden attack. By the time they found out, many of them had already been killed.
However, the ones who killed them were the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers who had always been afraid of them. These are the fundamental soldiers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which makes them confused.
Even if a lot of these green soldiers were killed, the first thing they thought of was to use their knives to defend rather than attack. They would wait until things were clearer.
No one knows if these Manchu soldiers were casually hacked to death, whether there would be some high-ranking officials in their families? When the time comes when they take revenge, they won't be the only ones who die.
Defending with a knife is not offense after all. Many undefended green soldiers on the top of the city were also chopped to the ground. Those who could defend them were those with decent martial arts skills.
At this time, the Hanyang Gate was completely occupied by the troops brought by the Manchu soldiers. Most of the soldiers and horses standing on the main city road are also their troops.
It is always unwise to fight against a trapped beast. Because they understood this, just when the green soldiers were finally preparing to counterattack, the cry for surrender came.
However, after all, there were many Qing soldiers in the city.
"Is this how you surrender?"
The besieged green soldiers at the head of Hanyang Gate hesitated.
This hesitation also stopped their thoughts of resisting.
"Boom...bang..."
In the dark night, a bunch of fireworks flew into the air and spread out.
"What time is it? Who is setting off the fireworks?" Minrui, who was standing outside the tower of Wangshanmen City Gate, asked strangely when he saw this bunch of fireworks.
Since Wangshan Gate was relatively far from Hanyang Gate, and the war at Hanyang Gate broke out suddenly, the Qing soldiers who came to report the news had not yet arrived.
"I don't know, but it looks like it's near Hanyang Gate." At this moment, Wuchang City Councilor Shen Xiqiu, who was following Minrui, replied.
"Hanyang Gate? Did something happen?" For some reason, Minrui thought uneasily when she heard Shen Xiqiu's words.
However, looking at the peaceful appearance of Wangshan City Wall. Apart from the low sound of the wind blowing against the city wall, there was no noise around.
The cold wind blew, and Min Rui felt a chill on her cheeks.
After the coldness passed, Minrui couldn't help but comfort herself in her heart when she regained her composure.
"That's right, the weather is wet and cold now. The rebels have just arrived, and there are countless soldiers in the city and sufficient food reserves. It should be impregnable. I don't want to be too sensitive."
The shadows illuminated by the fire of the brazier on the city wall swayed, and Minrui, who had calmed down, couldn't help but think about it again. There was always a reminder in his mind that something was wrong with him, but he could never figure out where it was.
"Where exactly is it?"
Minrui was quietly thinking about what was wrong with the whole arrangement.
People around Minrui looked at Minrui just standing there quietly, seemingly thinking about something, and did not dare to disturb him. He could only stay there quietly, standing in front of the city tower with Min Rui and blowing the cold wind.
Suddenly, Min Rui seemed to have thought something was wrong. But then he shook his head.
"Report...urgent report..."
"I want to meet with the Governor immediately, please get out of the way..."
I saw a messenger wearing a Qing army uniform with a soldier character running over, shouting.
The messenger ran far enough, from Hanyang Gate to the Governor's Mansion, and then from the Governor's Mansion to get Min Rui's whereabouts and ran to Wangshan Gate. Fortunately he could ride a horse, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to get here so fast if he broke his leg.
"Why are you so panicked?" Minrui's previously suppressed anxiety surfaced again, and he hurriedly asked the Qing soldiers who came over to report the news loudly.
After hearing Min Rui's question, the messenger ran to Min Rui even faster and knelt down in front of Min Rui, and hurriedly replied to Min Rui: "Report to the Governor, Hanyang Gate was attacked, and now the city gate is probably lost. "
After hearing what the messenger said, Minrui took half a step back unsteadily. He even asked in an urgent tone: "What is going on? Please tell me quickly."
"嗻."
The messenger lowered his head habitually and replied.
"Originally, everything was safe and sound at Hanyang Gate. For some reason, a full camp of Eight Banners soldiers suddenly came and started hacking at us as soon as we got on the city wall. The brothers on the wall were not on guard at first, but now they suddenly It happened suddenly. Many people were chopped to the ground. By the time I left, there were not many defenders left."
"What did you say? The whole camp was hacking and killing you?" Minrui asked in horror.
"Yes, Lord Governor." The messenger replied with an aggrieved look.
"The whole camp is the group of Manchu soldiers who came into Wuchang City not long ago." At this time, Minrui seemed to be waiting for an "already known" answer.
"Yes, Lord Governor." The messenger replied without hesitation.
Because he had been to the Governor's Mansion, he had a certain understanding of the Manchurian soldiers, so the messenger could answer with such certainty.
"Damn, I'm so damned. Why didn't I think of this? I should have thought of this." Minrui said regretfully.
"Shen Xiqiu, hurry up. Send troops with me immediately to support Hanyang Gate."
