In the second year of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing army conquered the city of Nanjing, and immediately occupied the Ming Dynasty Imperial City in the east of the city, expelled the local residents, and converted it into the Eight Banner Barracks, which was called Jiangning Prefecture Mancheng.
The city wall has a circumference of 11 kilometers and is square in shape. It accounts for about 20% of the total area of Nanjing. It was the largest area among the garrison cities in the Qing Dynasty.
The east and south sides of the city use the city walls of Nanjing City in the Ming Dynasty, and the west and north sides use the city walls of the Ming Imperial City. The southwest corner is adjacent to Tongji Gate, and the northwest corner is near Zhuqiao.
There are three city gates between Mancheng and the Han residential area, Xihua Gate and Xiaomen on the west side, and Bei'an Gate on the north side. The garrison in the city roughly maintains a strength of more than 4,000 troops and a population of more than 30,000.
The night is getting darker, and the inner city walls are already brightly lit.
There were gusts of cold wind blowing through the city, biting the bones. Although sleepiness hit everyone, no one wanted to sleep.
Inside the Mancheng General's Office
"Snapped…"
A fine celadon tea cup was angrily thrown to the ground by Wu Hetuo, the garrison general of Jiangning Mansion, and was shattered to pieces.
"Amuniptas Wangtuoba, this waste is really a mistake." Uhetuo said through gritted teeth.
Wuhetuo's angry words made the generals below just stay silently, not daring to say anything.
After a moment, Wu Hetuo seemed to be aware of his gaffe, and his expression gradually softened.
At this time, Burca Chafeng on the side asked: "General Wu, what should we do now?"
"What else can we do? Now we can only guard and wait for reinforcements to come to rescue." Wu Hetuo said seriously:
"But don't worry, everyone, as long as we can hold on for eight days, we will be saved."
"Oh?" Someone couldn't help but make a confused voice.
"Long before the rebels arrived, I made an agreement with General Pingnan. Our army only needs to defend the city for ten days. After our army relies on the city wall to consume the strength of the rebels, they will surround the rebels. At that time, under attack from both inside and outside, The rebels must be defeated." Wu Hetuo explained:
"But who could have imagined that you would lose the outer city so quickly. Fortunately, counting the time now, General Pingnan's troops will come in only eight days. If General Pingnan is aware of it, he may even send more troops. Earlier.”
"That's good..."
When the generals heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"You all listen to me, General. Keep your spirits up for the next eight days and defend the city well. As long as you can defend the inner city, I will record your merits and receive rewards for each of you." Wu Hetuo said.
"Yes (min), when the general (minion) accepts the order, he will report to the court with all his heart and soul, and swear to fight the rebels forever..."
"Okay... I'll leave it all to you. The court will definitely remember everyone's contribution." Wu Hetuo nodded with satisfaction.
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At this time, a voice came from outside the door: "Report... Governor Yin of Liangjiang has arrived!"
"Please come soon..."
Wu Hetuo immediately left his seat and walked out quickly to greet him. Before Wuhetuo walked out of the door, Yin Jishan, the governor of Liangjiang, had already entered.
"General Wu..."
"Governor Yin..."
After the two exchanged words, Wu Hetuo asked with confusion: "I wonder if Governor Yin arrived late at night, but what happened in the city?"
"There is nothing in the city. I just came back from negotiating with the rebels on the top of the city." Yin Jishan replied.
"What do you say to the rebels outside the city?" Wu Hetuo did not dare to hope that he could defeat the bandit suppressing army. Now he only hopes to paralyze the rebels through negotiations and buy more time to wait for Fu Heng's rescue.
"The rebels outside the city are very cunning. Although I have made many negotiations, they still refuse to give us a little more time. After tonight, they will attack the city tomorrow." Yin Jishan sighed and replied.
"It's no wonder, Mr. Governor, that if the rebels were fooled by us so easily, they wouldn't have grown so big. If the rebels want to attack the city, just let them come. We are not afraid of them." Wu Hetuo said. He said domineeringly, but his tone was somewhat tragic.
Others may be able to talk about surrender, but Wu Hetuo, who holds an important position, dare not even think about it. If he dared to surrender, all his family members who were held hostage in the capital would be executed.
"General Wu is right, we are naturally not afraid of them." Yin Jishan agreed:
"Presumably General Wu has also arranged the city defense!"
"Exactly..." Wuhetuo nodded and replied.
"I have a few words that I want to say to General Wu alone. I wonder if General Wu can take a step to speak?" Yin Jishan said in a low voice.
"nature…"
With that said, the two of them moved to a deserted place.
"It should be fine here. Governor, please tell me if you have anything to say." Wu Hetuo said, cupping his hands.
"Thank you, General Wu, for your understanding." Yin Jishan returned the gift, and then said in a low tone: "When I was negotiating with the rebels just now, the rebels said nonsense: If we dare to resist, we will slaughter the whole city. But they are targeting Green Camp and others. But he didn't mention it at all. Not only the Green Camp, but even the Han Banner people would consider letting it go if they knew better. This is not a good thing."
Hearing this, Wu Hetuo couldn't help but frowned and said: "The rebels really have ulterior motives! They obviously want to sow discord. There are less than four thousand Eight Banners soldiers in the city now, even if all the old, weak, women and children are included A little over 40,000, which is too small compared to the 300,000 to 400,000 Han people in the inner city!"
"No. What I'm most worried about now is whether the people in Green Camp can withstand the pressure and continue to be with us." Yin Jishan said worriedly:
"I heard that the main reason why the outer city was breached by the rebels so quickly today was because the Green Camp soldiers who were hiding in the Tibetan Soldier Cave to defend the city surrendered to the rebels. Therefore, we must be careful about the defense of this city."
"What the Governor said is true. The defense of the city will naturally be guarded by my Eight Banners men. I have ordered all the Eight Banners people in the city to prepare for the defense of the city. Of course, the defense of the inner city is also indispensable. Although There is a possibility that Luying will rebel, but we can't just fall into the traitor's plot," Wu Hetuo replied.
"Indeed, it is impossible to stop eating due to choking. Without the inner city, the whole city will be unable to support itself. I am relieved that General Wu has arranged this." Yin Jishan nodded in approval and said:
"The next thing I want to say is about the third elder brother of King Xunjun. Although the Holy One criticized him a lot in the early years, after the death of the eldest brother, Prince Ding'an, the Holy One seems to have figured it out. The meeting of King Xunjun Coming to Jiangning Mansion shows that the Holy Will is unpredictable, no matter how many elder brothers there are, he is still the Holy Son’s biological son. I wonder what the general thinks?”
"I understand the worry of the Governor. But now that Jiangning Mansion has been surrounded by rebels, Third Brother is safe in Mancheng. If Mancheng cannot be defended, I will let him escape to the outer city through the tunnel. , try another way to escape!" Wu Hetuo replied.
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"Report... The third brother of Prince Xun has arrived..." Just when Yin Jishan was about to say something else, another announcement came from outside the door.
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