There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Datong government office.

"Lord Fu Zun, the imperial army has entered the city. We quickly retreat to the camp of the First Cavalry Division, where we can still hold on to the danger." A member of Minzhuang rushed in and shouted.

"What, the city was broken, how was it broken?" Li Wanxiang said in shock.

"An internal response came out of the city and opened the city gate in the middle of the night."

"Hey, I regret listening to what Luo Ying said. How can I explain to the distant mountains after losing Datong?" Li Wanxiang said with great regret.

"Fu Zun, please leave quickly. It's too late if you don't leave." Minzhuang team member urged.

"Go? No, there are a lot of confidential documents here. They cannot be seized by the court, so burn them first." Li Wanxiang is now one of the two prefects of the Zhenming Army, and there are a large number of confidential documents in the government office.

The two quickly took the candles from the public room and lit the confidential documents on the table.

But there were too many documents, and I spent about ten minutes burning them, but I still haven’t finished them.

"Master Fu, please leave quickly. I'll stay and burn it. It's really too late!" Minzhuang team member said anxiously.

At this time, there were chaotic footsteps outside the door and the screams of government officials. It seemed that the imperial army had entered.

"I, I am the father-in-law of the Zhenming Army. I cannot be a prisoner!" Li Wanxiang shuddered at the thought that if he was caught by the court, he might be executed by Ling Chi. He quickly grabbed the knife that the Minzhuang team member had put aside and prepared to commit suicide.

"Clang!" a sound.

The door of the public house was pushed open, and a group of Ming troops rushed in. Li Wanxiang gritted his teeth, and immediately wiped his neck with his heart crossed.

"Fu Zun!" When the remaining members of Minzhuang saw that Li Wanxiang had committed suicide, they immediately picked up the blood-stained knife and rushed towards the Ming army.

But before he could reach him, he was stabbed in the chest by the spears of two Ming soldiers. He vomited blood at his mouth and died with a loud shout.

After Wu Sangui led his troops into the city, it was not what he expected. Minzhuang who was defending the city immediately put down their weapons, and the whole city surrendered after hearing the order.

The Minzhuang sentries at each city gate did not surrender voluntarily. They resisted and withdrew to the Zhenming Army's station in the city. Many people also took the initiative to join the team resisting the Ming Army's occupation.

It was not until dawn that the imperial troops who entered the city basically controlled Datong City. When Wu Sangui took stock, he found that the Guan Ning army he brought had more than 1,500 casualties. He was so angry that he immediately ordered a massacre of the city in revenge.

After being stopped by his staff, he remembered that this was the Ming Dynasty's city. How could their royal army encounter such a big resistance when they came to regain the territory.

After hearing that the sentinel said that Wu Sangui had basically controlled the entire city, Hong Chengchou led Cao Bianjiao and a group of Chinese troops into Datong City.

Walking from the West Gate to the government office in the city, I saw traces of desperate struggles everywhere on both sides of the street, with dead bodies everywhere.

When he came to the government office, he saw Li Wanxiang who had committed suicide and fell to the ground, and asked, "Who is this person?"

"It should be Li Wanxiang, the pseudo-prefect appointed by the Zhenming Army. Before he was arrested, he burned confidential documents and then committed suicide with a knife." Zan Hua, who followed Wu Sangui into the city, replied.

"General Wu, I see signs of fighting everywhere in the city. Is the resistance fierce?" Hong Chengchou asked.

"The resistance in the city was very fierce, and even some civilians joined in, causing considerable casualties to our army."

"How many casualties were there?" "There were more than 1,500 casualties last night."

"The city gates are open, and there are still so many casualties. Have all the remaining enemies in the city been eliminated?" Hong Chengchou asked.

"Every other place has been cleared, leaving only the Zhenming Army's garrison in the city. That place turned out to be the residence of the Fan family, a merchant from Shanxi Province. It was built very solidly. The remaining Zhenming Army in the city hid in the courtyard. It's probably not too bad. It's easy to conquer, so I'll keep it for now until you, the Superintendent, can make your decision." Wu Sangui replied.

"The city has been lost, are they still so tenacious? Let's try to persuade them to surrender first." Hong Chengchou had limited troops, and he did not want to waste them fighting each other with the Zhenming Army.

"The Zhenming Army is quite good at deceiving people. Their will to resist is very strong, so it is probably difficult to persuade them to surrender," Wu Sangui replied.

"I will personally write a letter to persuade you to surrender. You can send someone to deliver it. How will you know if it doesn't work if you don't try it." Hong Chengchou doesn't believe that there are people who are completely unafraid of death. The key cities have been lost, and persistence is of little value. He is a governor of the Ming Dynasty. He did not believe that these people were not moved by the promise to spare their lives.

Governor Hong Da's handwriting was very good and his writing skills were very quick. He did not need a writing agent, and he could write a surrender letter by himself in just a few strokes.

In order to show the authority of the letter, he also specially stamped it with the seal of his Governor of Ji Liao, and arranged for Wu Sangui to send someone to deliver it.

He himself stayed in the government office and looked around. The entire magistrate's office was decorated very simply, and some unimportant people's livelihood documents were left on the table. Hong Chengchou picked up some and looked at them, and found that the taxes in Datong Prefecture were much lower than Ming Ting also saw the government's arrangement of investing one hundred thousand taels to strengthen the construction of the commercial district, and the various policies to benefit the people made him nod and sigh at the same time.

Compared with the Zhenming Army, the government offices of the imperial court seemed to be the government offices of the rebel army. As long as money did not work, the government offices under the name of the Zhenming Army would continue to do practical work for the people every day. It was really a huge irony. Perhaps this also explains why the royal master of the imperial court entered the city and encountered such strong resistance.

Before Hong Chengchou could sigh for too long, Wu Sangui walked in with a look of constipation.

"Commander Wu, has the letter of surrender been delivered?"

"Delivered."

"How did they react?"

"The Zhenming Army simply killed our messenger and came out without even reading the letter to persuade him to surrender." Wu Sangui replied pretending to be angry.

"What, these ignorant people, attack me!" Hong Chicheng was so angry that he lost his usual elegant demeanor.

Hong Chengchou has always attached great importance to protecting his personal face. The Zhenming Army killed the messenger without even looking at his handwritten letter to persuade him to surrender. This was simply a slap in the face, which is unbearable!
Since Wu Sangui's troops suffered heavy losses in the siege last night, the task of attacking Wubao, where the Zhenming Army was stationed, was handed over to Cao Bianjiao.

Cao Bianjiao admired the brilliant achievements of the Zhenming Army in fighting against the Manchu Tatars, and was very reluctant to attack their base, especially since the Zhenming Army was still resisting the Manchu and Tatar forces at the border. Unfortunately, the governor-general issued an order, so he could only lead his soldiers to attack.

However, the dock where the Zhenming Army was stationed was very solid. It faced the river on two sides and the residential area on one side, making it difficult to deploy troops. Only one side was convenient for attack.

Last night, Luo Kai saw the opportunity earlier and brought back most of the first battalion of regular troops, and also took in several hundred members of the Minzhuang team. There are still nearly a thousand troops in the Wubao, and there is sufficient ammunition and food in it. Everyone is still confident to hold on. Very full.

As soon as Luo Kai lost the city last night, he sent sentries to Lu Xiangsheng at Datong border to report the news. He believed that it wouldn't be long before Commander Lu would definitely send troops to rescue.

Sure enough, Cao Bianjiao's first tentative attack was repelled by the Zhenming Army's fierce firepower.

Cao Bianjiao didn't really want to fight this battle, so he immediately reported back to Governor Hong, saying that Wubao was well defended and would be difficult to capture without artillery.

The Ming army's troops entering the city this time didn't carry any artillery. Just kidding, the city gates are open, why do they carry artillery? The artillery is still stored in the camp more than thirty miles outside the city, and it will take at least a day to transport it.

After hearing the report on the battle situation, Governor Hong went to supervise the battle in person. He saw that the Zhenming Army's firepower was very fierce. If they rushed to such a hard attack, the casualties would definitely be huge. He had no choice but to announce the postponement of the attack and send people to the camp first Come and attack again with artillery. (End of chapter)