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Chapter 291 Nanjing Rebellion ([-])
"What do Yingtian Prefecture Yin and Shangyuan and Jiangning County magistrates do for food? At such a critical period, they don't know how to maintain order in the city?!"

Seeing that the front was almost blocked by carriages fleeing from the city, Zhang Shenyan lost his temper and couldn't help but curse.

Ma Shiying was also speechless.

Nanjing has not experienced war for hundreds of years, and no one expected that the city would be in such chaos before the enemy came.

Looking at this situation, if the city gate was not closed in time, it would probably be blocked by people fleeing from the city.

It will also become extremely difficult to mobilize troops and horses everywhere.

Under such circumstances, only the general in charge of the army can use troops and horses to make the panicked people return to their homes and restore order in the city.

Zuo Liangyu's soldiers and horses have to defend the city, and now they can only hope that Xincheng Bo Zhao Zhilong can lead the Beijing camp to take action.

Seeing that the road ahead was difficult to navigate for a while, Ma Shiying asked a follower who was familiar with Nanjing City, "Is there an alley around here to go around?"

"Yes, but it's a bit far."

Ma Shiying looked at Zhang Shenyan, "Otsuka Zai, what do you think?"

"Take the path!"

Zhang Shenyan made a prompt decision, letting his entourage who knew the way ahead, and rode into an alley.

More than a quarter of an hour later, the group finally left the inner city through Jubao Gate in the south and ran towards Jiangdong Gate.

As a result, before they arrived at Jiangdong Gate, they saw a group of broken soldiers running towards them.Judging from the attire, he is a soldier from the Beijing camp.

Zhang Shenyan immediately led his entourage to stop the defeated troops and asked: "Are you the soldiers of the Beijing camp responsible for the defense of Jiangdong Gate? Why are you here?"

Zhang Shenyan wore a red robe and had been an official in Nanjing for several years. These soldiers in the capital knew him.

The leading team officer hurriedly said: "Otsuka Zai, my uncle ran away with more than 1 people!"

"What!" Zhang Shenyan was shocked, "Did Zuo Mengeng run away?"

The team officer nodded and said: "There are rumors that Uncle Ning Nan was defeated at Dasheng Pass, and the bandit army has already passed Dasheng Pass and is on its way to Nanjing.

After the uncle ran away, the military camp over Jiangdong Gate was in chaos.Some of Ning Nanbo's soldiers escaped from the city, and many others became rebels and looted nearby.

The Jingying camp was also in chaos. We were all from the city and worried about our small family, so we fled here. "

"How could this be?" Zhang Shenyan couldn't accept it for a moment and stayed on the horse.

When the team officer saw this, he immediately took a dozen brothers and left.

Ma Shiying shouted: "You stay and follow us to quell the chaos!"

The team officer didn't listen at all and hurried away with his men.

Zhang Shenyan came back to his senses, his expression became very confused, and said: "What should I do now?"

Ma Shiying also felt confused, but he was younger after all and was not completely panicked. He said: "Otsuka Zai, we still have to go to Jiangdong Gate to have a look. Maybe the soldiers from the Beijing Camp lied?"

"That's right." Zhang Shenyan's eyes became brighter again, "Even if Zuo Liangyu's soldiers run away, we still have the capital camp. We have to go to Jiangdong Gate quickly, put down the rebels, and guard the city gate!"

Ma Shiying opened his mouth to speak.

He actually felt that the fall of Nanjing was a foregone conclusion, and what they should consider now was their own safety and the safety of the people in the city.

But he didn't say anything in the end and followed Zhang Shenyan to Jiangdong Gate.

When they arrived at Mochou Lake near Jiangdong Gate, they saw many rebels breaking into houses and robbing them.The suffering people cried for their fathers and mothers and became a mess.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Shenyan drove his horse over and scolded a group of rebel soldiers.

"You are Ming soldiers. Instead of resisting the bandits, you rob the people here. How can you be worthy of your father?!"

The leader of this group of rebels was also a team officer. When he saw Zhang Shenyan wearing a big red robe, he was a little scared at first, but when he saw that there were less than ten followers, he immediately became bolder.

Looking at Zhang Shenyan, he sneered: "Father? You let us starve and still owe us two months' salary?"

Zhang Shenyan was surprised when he heard this, "Zuo Liangyu still owes you money?"

The team officer said: "What are you pretending to be? The salary and money you civil servants send to the army are not enough. Once the generals above handle it, how many of them will be in our hands?"

At this time, a young officer emerged from the room next to him. Seeing this, he said: "Brother Yu, why are you wasting your time with these officials? If we have time, we might as well go to the inner city. The people in the outer city are too poor." "That's right. Yes, go to the inner city!”

With a shout, dozens of rebel soldiers rushed towards the inner city.

The group continued to rush towards Jiangdong Gate. More and more rebels were robbing and even killing people on both sides of the road. However, Zhang Shenyan remained silent and did nothing to stop them.

Not long after, they were stopped by a group of vicious soldiers, pointing bows, arrows and muskets at them.

"The officials left their horses behind and spared your lives!"

One of the followers shouted angrily: "This is Otsuka Zai, you dare to intercept it? Ugh!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was shot in the neck with an arrow and died tragically on the spot.

"Bold!"

Zhang Shenyan was so angry that he drew his sword and drove his horse to fight regardless of his old age and frailty.

Ma Shiying quickly pulled the reins and said urgently: "Otsuka Zai, something important is important!"

Zhang Shenyan stared at the group of rebels with red eyes. Just as he was about to say something, he heard panicked shouts coming from the front——

"The thieves have entered the city!"

"Run!"

"···"

When this group of rebel soldiers heard this and saw that the remaining followers were protecting Zhang Shenyan and Ma Shiying tightly, they stopped entangled and ran to the other side in a panic.

Zhang Shenyan listened to the shouts in the distance, but was stunned again and murmured: "It's over, Nanjing is gone."

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money house.

There was a panic outside, with cries and curses coming from time to time, but several groups of rioters appeared nearby, climbing over walls and doors, and robbing large households.

Qian Qianyi originally wanted to take Liu Rushi, a group of servants, and Fu Cai to escape in a carriage, but when he saw the chaos on the street, he quickly retreated.

People were panicked.

"Why are there so many rioters? They won't break into our house, right? What should we do?"

Liu Rushi said: "There are several nurses at home, as well as a dozen men and a dozen strong women. What are you afraid of? Let everyone take action and fight the insurgents out as soon as they come in!"

"Yep."

Qian Qianyi seemed to have a backbone and hurriedly ordered everyone to find weapons.They also followed Liu Rushi's instructions, abandoned other courtyards, and only gathered in the middle courtyard where the main house was.

Not long after, a group of rioters actually broke in.

There were about dozens of people, a few of whom were armed with weapons, but most of them were just armed with sticks.

The nursing homes hired by Qian Qianyi were indeed quite capable, and Liu Rushi encouraged them from behind. After a "fierce fight", they finally drove the mob out.

Qian Qianyi, who did not participate in the battle, seemed to have experienced a big battle. He was covered in cold sweat. When he saw the mob retreating, he collapsed on the ground.

"Is the master okay?" Liu Rushi asked someone to help him up.

"It's okay." Qian Qianyi's face turned pale and his legs were trembling. "It's just that my heartbeat is a little fast and I'm a little short of breath. Help me into the house to rest."

Liu Rushu asked someone to send Qian Qianyi into the bedroom before going out.

Qian Qianyi grabbed her hand and asked, "Confucian scholar, why are you going out again?"

Liu Rushi said: "Most of the chaos will come. If I don't go out, how can the servants be willing to sacrifice their lives?"

"Ah, there are still rioters coming?" Qian Qianyi looked ugly.

Liu Rushi didn't bother to explain any more, so she walked out and closed the door.

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)