Several more ropes were lowered on the wall of Guang'en Gate.
Soon, one after another Tiger Flag soldiers climbed up the city wall along the rope.
The Han soldiers guarding the ropes had been warned in advance, and they were not surprised when someone climbed up the city wall outside the city.
"Squadron leader, this is the Guang'en Gate guard, Mr. Lin Qian." One of the first soldiers to climb the city wall introduced the identity of the Guang'en Gate guard to Zhang Xing.
The guard of Guang'en Gate didn't have any clues. He took two steps forward and raised his hand to Zhang Xing and said, "I've seen Captain Zhang."
"Mr. Lin Qian, I heard that there are Eight Banners soldiers here at Guang'en Gate, why didn't you see them?" Zhang Xing looked around warily.
The guard of Guang'en Gate whispered: "There are more than twenty Eight Banners soldiers, all of whom are arranged to rest in the rooms under the city wall. Those who remain on the wall are Han soldiers."
"These Eight Banners soldiers cannot be kept. Even those among the Han soldiers who are determined to follow the Tatars must be dealt with together." Zhang Xing looked at Mr. Lin Qian in front of him and said.
Hearing this, Mr. Lin Qian nodded and said: "Everything is subject to the arrangements of Captain Zhang. However, there are no people among the Han soldiers who are determined to follow the Tatars. Captain Zhang can rest assured about this."
"It's not that I don't believe what Mr. Lin Qian said. When you were able to defect to the Tatars from the Ming army, there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be a few people who were determined to follow the Tatars. Once someone among these people leaked the news that the army was about to enter the city from Guang'en Gate. , it is inevitable that there will be twists and turns, which will be detrimental to the army's entry into the city." Zhang Xing reminded.
He didn't have much trust in the Han soldiers under Lin Qianzong, and a group of people who could abandon their ancestors and join the Tatars were not worthy of his trust.
His words made President Lin Qian look embarrassed.
They defected from the Ming Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty and now the Qing Dynasty. This is a matter of fact. For this reason, they abandoned their ancestors and left such a thin braid on the back of their heads.
Others' distrust seems normal to him. If he were in the other person's position, he would also be a little suspicious and defensive.
In order to express his side's determination, he had to explain: "Han soldiers like us, when they defected to the Tatars from the Ming army, they were either captured and had to defect, or they defected with Shangguan. To say that against the Tatars How loyal we are is completely irrelevant. In fact, many people are still willing to come back anyway, but the Ming Dynasty is really unsatisfactory. People like us who want to return to the Ming Dynasty can’t find a chance, so we can only stay here with the Tatars.”
His explanation expressed the feelings of some Han soldiers.
But Zhang Xing would not believe him completely just because of his few words, and said directly: "I don't think it's better than this. Mr. Lin Qian will find some trusted subordinates to come over and lead my people to guard the road from Guang'en Gate to the city. , so that even if someone wants to report the news, they will be noticed by our people at the first time."
"I have no objection, just do as Captain Zhang said." President Lin Qian happily agreed to Zhang Xing's request, and then asked, "When will those Tatars be solved?"
Zhang Xing saw that many torches were lit in the direction of the Tiger Flag camp outside the city, and said: "Without further delay, let's deal with them now to prevent them from noticing."
"Okay, I will arrange for people to go over and kill these people." Mr. Lin Qian said, and said to the boss next to him, "You lead a team of people and deal with all the Tatars who came last night. Try not to Making too much noise.”
"Okay, I'll go right away." Mr. Ba nodded.
Just as he turned to leave, Zhang Xing suddenly said: "Leave those Tatars to my people to deal with. You just need to bring a few people who are familiar with the situation to lead the way for my people."
"Let my people come. They are familiar with the situation of the Tatars. Even if they are discovered in advance, they can find an excuse to get over it." President Lin Qian said.
Hearing this, Zhang Xing chuckled and said, "Mr. Lin Qian is the one who doesn't trust me. It just so happens that I will take this opportunity to see what our Tiger Flag soldiers are capable of."
"Okay then!" Seeing that Zhang Xing had said this, President Lin Qian couldn't refuse anymore, so he nodded in agreement.
At this time, the commander on the side said: "I will take your people there now, while those Tatars are sleeping soundly, and the noise they make will be smaller."
"Zhu Chen, take your squad and follow him. Remember, try not to make too much noise." Zhang Xing said to a squad leader behind him.
"Yes." Team leader Zhu Chen responded and immediately called the members of his team.
There are more than thirty people in a team, plus the Han soldiers who brought the commander over together, the group has about forty people.
Zhang Xing watched his team disappear at the corner of the horse path under the city wall, and then withdrew his gaze.
"Captain Zhang, when will your army come?" President Lin Qian asked.
Zhang Xing glanced outside the city and said, "Don't worry, let's resolve all the unstable factors here in Guang'enmen first."
After hearing this, Lin Qianzong stopped asking.
Patiently waiting for the team that went to deal with the Eight Banners soldiers under the city to come back.
Less than two quarters of an hour later, Zhu Chen, who had gone to the city, led his team back to the city wall of Guang'en Gate.
"Squadron leader, everything has been solved. My subordinates asked the Han soldiers to count them again. There are many, and they are all real Tatars." Zhu Chen came to Zhang Xing and said.
Zhang Xing nodded, and immediately asked someone to bring a lantern, light the candle inside, and wave it outside the city. Then he blew out the candle in the lantern, relit it, and held it outside the city wall again to shake it.
He did the same action three times in a row before putting away the lantern.
Soon, a lantern also lit up outside the city and swayed a few times in the air.
Zhang Xing, who had been staring outside the city, noticed it, turned his head and said to Mr. Lin Qian aside: "Open the city gate, our people are here."
"Open the city gate and let the army enter the city." General Lin Qian asked his men to notify the Han soldiers waiting at the city gate.
In addition to the outermost gate of Guang'en Gate, there is a barbican inside.
After Zhang Xing led people to climb the Guang'enmen city wall, he immediately took over the Wengcheng's gateway to the city to avoid the possibility of the Qing army in the city ambushing the Tiger Banner army entering the city in Wengcheng.
As soon as the outermost city gate opened, the leading team crossed the moat and entered the Wengcheng. Then they immediately began to take over the overall defense of Guang'en Gate to ensure the safety of the army that subsequently entered the city.
As Guangenmen was completely taken over, Zhang Xing breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is that Mr. Lin Qian?"
As the sound came, Zhao Wu was seen striding up to the top of the city.
"It's Zhao Yingzheng." Zhang Xing reminded Mr. Lin Qian in a low voice, and he took the lead to greet Zhao Wu who was approaching.
Lin Qianzong on the side did not move at all slowly, following Zhang Xing closely.
"Ying Zheng." Zhang Xing came to Zhao Wu and saluted, and then introduced, "This is General Qian, the guard arranged by the Qing army at Guang'en Gate."
After Zhao Wu returned the gift, he looked at the people next to Zhang Xing and said kindly to Mr. Lin Qian: "You are indispensable for the army to enter the city smoothly, Mr. Lin Qian. Don't worry about what Shi Zheng promised you. No one will make things difficult for you. "
After meeting the person, he first gave the person a reassuring guarantee.
(End of chapter)
