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Chapter 200 I feel sorry for my master!
Just when Yang Feng and his group of Confucian knights who had shaved their heads were ready to fight, Jirgalang, who had fled to Lingqiu in a hurry, also issued an order to defend the king, requiring Haoge, who originally claimed to be chasing Yang Feng, Man Dahai, who was already counterattacking Tianjin, Wu Sangui, the King of Pingxi, and Jiang Ge, the Duke of Zhenxi...

Jiang Ge only got the prince.

After all, his achievements are not comparable to those of Wu Sangui.

He had surrendered to Li Zicheng before, but because the allied forces of Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi advanced westward, he turned around and killed Zhang Tianlin sent by Li Zicheng, and then surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. This is how he saved his clan. It is enough to give him a public title.

This also made him very unhappy.

However, Dorgon still gave him the privilege of hereditary rule over Datong.

Dorgon couldn't take care of such a place for the time being.

Xuanfu was guarded by Ma Guozhu, the governor-general of Xuanda of the Qing Dynasty.

Han army of the Plain White Banner.

A local family that surrendered in Liaoyang.

However, it was the Mongols who moved southwards that really controlled Xuan Da for the Qing Dynasty. Several Mongolian tribes were allowed to move to the grasslands around Xuan Da to roam. Although Xuan Da was indeed not a good place, it was already very good for the Mongolian tribes.

In short, the order to defend the king was issued, but whether the various armies would encircle and suppress Yang Feng was another matter. Anyway, after learning that Sister Dayuer had abandoned the capital, Hauge immediately ran to Jizhou and stopped moving forward. Not only did he not move forward, he even spread the rumor that Jirgalang had betrayed the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, and asked Jirgalang to go to Jizhou to explain. Before that, he issued orders to officials in various parts of the capital, asking them to accept his command.

Of course, these officials said that the rumors were all lies, and they were all caused by Yang Feng. How could Prince Zheng betray the Holy Mother Empress Dowager? However, at this time, they should indeed consider letting Prince Su supervise the country...

Just like the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty could let a princess be regent, so why can’t the Qing Dynasty let a prince be regent?

So they just want to watch the fun and not mind the trouble.

Sister Dayuer's capture again has resulted in more and more traitors in my Qing Dynasty. If this continues, we will have to return to the Yuan Dynasty's heyday and become a hereditary nobility. In fact, it's almost the same. There is no difference between the King of Pingxi in Shanxi and the Li family in Shandong.

Tongzhou.

"He should thank me!"

Yang Feng, who was leaving the city, was looking at the scouts in the distance through a telescope.

Hauge's army finally arrived.

After learning that he had begun to withdraw his troops, Prince Su immediately led his troops from Jizhou and showed an attitude of preparation for a decisive battle. However, he did have a lot of troops. In addition to the Eight Banners of nearly 10,000, mainly the Zhenglan Banner, there were also 20,000 Green Banner troops.

When Yang Feng stayed in Tongzhou, they hid in Jizhou and watched. When Yang Feng was about to leave, they ran over with an attitude of fighting to the death.

then……

Still watching.

It was as if they were possessed by the Ming Dynasty's official troops. Considering that at least 20,000 of their 30,000 men were indeed Ming Dynasty's official troops, "possessed" is not really an adjective.

Of course, Yang Feng knew what he was thinking, and he also knew that Yang Feng knew what he was thinking.

So Yang Feng, his subordinates, and tens of thousands of migrating soldiers and civilians continued to walk without a care in the world, and Hauge only sent out scouts to watch them leave silently nearby. As for Hauge himself, he had already led his elite subordinates to fight a bloody battle to retake the capital.

It will definitely be a bloody battle.

Prince Su was invincible and brave. He led the Eight Banners warriors to fight ten battles and defeat the Ming invaders in one fell swoop. Yang Yaoren fled Tongzhou in panic. Then Prince Su lifted the siege of the capital and entered the capital with food and drink provided by the soldiers and civilians in the capital. As for the future, of course, he would temporarily take charge of the government and investigate Jirgalang's crime of betraying the Holy Mother Empress Dowager. In this situation where the regent had not returned from the southern expedition, the Holy Mother Empress Dowager was captured, and Jirgalang, who had originally stayed behind, was guilty and had no qualifications, of course, Prince Su would temporarily take charge of the overall situation.

How come he, as the emperor’s brother, isn’t more qualified than a princess from the south?
"He is a loser, ambitious but without courage. He is unwilling to give up, but also afraid to fight hard. He can only do things secretly. It would be strange if he could succeed."

Sister Dayuer sneered.

Yang Feng immediately whipped her with his penis, making a dull sound on her back...

"My master hasn't asked you to speak yet, so how can I be qualified to speak?"

he shouted.

The soldiers around laughed.

After being whipped, Sister Dayuer was not angry, but instead she showed a charming smile.

"I know I was wrong, I thank you for the punishment."

She knelt down quickly and said.

"Damn it, you're so sensible, I can't beat you anymore.

"Dorgon should have thought of this outcome, right? Even if he didn't expect you to be captured by me, he should have at least thought that once he went south, someone in the rear would definitely cause trouble. Isn't he afraid that the capital would have changed its owner when he returned?"

Yang Feng said.

With Dorgon's intelligence, he would not have failed to think of it.

It was inevitable that either he took the opportunity to go north or Hauge took the opportunity to cause trouble.

"My Lord, have you ever thought about why he went south?"

Sister Dayuer said with a smile.

Yang Feng was speechless.

Indeed, if Dorgon succeeded in his southward march, the money and grain problem would be completely solved. At that time, no matter who caused trouble in the capital, they would only be humiliated in front of him who held a knife in one hand and grain in the other. Even if Hauge really seized the throne, once he succeeded, the remaining Eight Banners princes and local tyrants would chop Hauge into pieces and offer him to him without hesitation, just for the money and grain he got from Jiangnan.

What the North lacks is food. Whoever can get food will be a wise ruler. If one cannot get food, no matter how hard he tries, it will be useless.

As for his journey north...

That was something the northern gentry had to consider, something Wu Sangui, Jiang Ge, and those who surrendered, betrayed Chongzhen, or even tried to kill Chongzhen had to consider. So even if Yang Feng reached the capital, the officials and gentry in the capital would still choose to hold on without his guarantee of amnesty.

Dorgon didn't need to worry about this issue. Even Sister Dayuer's escape was probably part of his plan.

It's just that this kind of thing can't be said openly.

Yang Feng......

He then whipped Sister Dayuer on the back with the whip again...

"From now on, when the master asks you questions, you must answer them properly. If you don't speak properly, I will hang you up and beat you!"

He said.

"I know I was wrong. I just felt sorry for my master worrying about this, so I didn't have time to think about it and blurted it out."

Sister Dayuer lay on the ground and said in a humble manner.

The soldiers and civilians passing by were all smiling.

"Damn, you are getting better at talking. Yesterday, Knight Song said that you are quite familiar with Buddhism. He is also a Buddhist and wants to study with you. You don't need to serve here today. Go and serve Knight Song!"

Yang Feng said.

Sister Dayuer quickly agreed, then stood up and went to find Knight Song while being escorted by her entourage.

The surrounding soldiers and civilians immediately burst into laughter.

Amid their laughter, an attendant with a merchant-like appearance hurried over and presented an urgent report to Yang Feng. At this time, Man Dahai was counterattacking Tianjin, and it was difficult for Yang Feng to obtain intelligence from the rear in time. He had previously obtained such intelligence by going along the coast to Gegu, and then chasing him to deliver it. Although the Qing army actually controlled Cangzhou, there were no people to the east of Cangzhou at this season, only endless sea ice and reeds, so it was not difficult for the messenger to sneak through. But now he had to pass through the encirclement of the Qing army, and it was much more difficult to deliver the letter to him.

"What's the matter?"

Du Li looked at Yang Feng's rather complicated expression and asked, "The Jianlu are attacking Yangzhou!"

Yang Feng said.

As he said this, he handed the letter to Du Li.

Yangzhou.

"Gao Jie, what do you want to do?"

Zheng Yuanxun, the leader of the Yangzhou militia, former head of the Ministry of Personnel, owner of Yingyuan, and the second generation of Huizhou merchants, looked at Gao Jie angrily.

Two servants in front of him held knives to his neck.

Behind them were a large number of young scholars, or the second, third, or even several generations of salt merchants. Thanks to the last battle in Yangzhou, these Yangzhou salt merchant families had already followed the example of the Confucius and Mencius Knights and armed themselves. In fact, they originally had private armed forces, and the salt merchants had their own guards. When the Japanese pirates attacked Yangzhou, they were driven away by the guards of the Shanxi merchants.

Of course, I still can't afford to offend Gao Jie.

The latter is the strongest field force currently under the control of the Regent Court.

Gao Jie, as the governor-general of Huaiyang, commanded four generals under his command, totaling 80,000 troops. There were currently 40,000 troops in Yangzhou city, including his own 3,000 servants. Many of Zuo Liangyu's subordinates had been recruited by him.

As for now...

"What's the fuss about?"

Gao Jie shouted while riding his horse.

There was wailing in the Wenchang Pavilion behind him. From the windows, people of all ages could be seen calling for help. Around the Wenchang Pavilion, Gao Jie's servants were stacking firewood. Next to them were two green gasoline barrels, modern 50-liter gasoline barrels that Gao Jie had bought from Yang Feng before.

“I just want to invite the elders and their grandchildren to stay in Wenchang Pavilion for a few days.

What are you guys doing? "

he shouted.

Well, he is learning what Yang Feng did in Wuchang.

Moreover, he was more vicious than Yang Feng. He arrested all the main families in the city, which were actually mainly salt merchants, and the current heads of the family, as well as their next generation of boys, and stuffed them into Wenchang Pavilion. Zheng Yuanxun and others who had been escorting supplies into the city in the east of the city got the news too late. Although they rushed back at full speed, most of their relatives of the previous and next generations had already been arrested and taken to Wenchang Pavilion. What Yang Feng did in Wuchang was of course known to everyone. Although Zheng Yuanxun and others had not thought about surrendering, this behavior was too bad and completely cut off their retreat...

Yang Fengcai only catches the old ones!
This villain even arrested the little ones.

"I'm going to make it clear today that I am loyal to the Regent. Since I've been ordered to guard Yangzhou, then Yangzhou is my grave.

Life and death depend on this.

If Yangzhou falls, I will sacrifice my life for my country. Anyway, I and my brothers have all crawled out of the dead. We have saved our lives. Compared with those brothers who died of starvation or war, we have saved more than ten years of life. Now it is worth dying for our country. However, I and my brothers don't like to go alone. We have to take a few people with us. You Yangzhou salt merchants earn tens of millions of silver in Ming Dynasty every year, and you can eat hundreds of sheep for a banquet.

This day is like a fairy tale.

It can be considered as the emperor's great grace.

If you receive this imperial grace, you must be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. It is your duty to defend Yangzhou to the death for His Majesty, the Regent, and the Ming Dynasty. If Yangzhou falls, it is also your duty to sacrifice your life for the country.

At that time, I will help you. As long as the Jianlu invade Yangzhou, I will add fuel to the fire here."

Gao Jie shouted with a ferocious look on his face.

"You evil villain, I will fight you!"

A scholar angrily pulled out his pistol and pulled the trigger at Gao Jie.

The bullet hit Gao Jie's chest instantly.

It was then bounced off by his new breastplate, leaving a noticeable dent.

Gao Jie was also startled.

At the same time, a javelin from one of his servants flew out and hit the scholar, pinning him to his horse. Then the scholars, servants, and militiamen all got into a mess, and a cannon next to them was even pointed at the scholar. But at this moment, there was a burst of dense gunfire behind the scholars, and they turned their heads in fear, and then looked at Zhang Guowei and Xu Du, behind whom thousands of militiamen quickly formed a battle array, with their banjiu guns pointed forward.

Zheng Yuanxun immediately pushed his companions aside and hurried to Zhang Guowei's side. Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Guowei raised his hand to stop him.

Zheng Yuanxun and those scholars looked at him in confusion.

Zhang Guowei continued forward and walked in front of Gao Jie, who immediately dismounted and saluted.

"General Gao, with such a powerful enemy at hand, how can we allow internal strife?"

Zhang Guowei said.

"Minister Zhang, we are facing a powerful enemy, so we must take precautions before it happens."

Gao Jie said.

"These people are all loyal and righteous, why is the general suspicious?"

Zhang Guowei said.

"Since you are loyal and righteous, what are you afraid of? If you defeat the Jianlu, Gao will naturally apologize to them. But if someone really colludes with the Jianlu in order to save his life, and follows the example of the officials and gentry in the capital, causing the city to fall, even if the cabinet minister dies, can he really be worthy of Your Majesty?"

Gao Jie said.

After saying that, he took the torch handed over by his men, and then kicked over a gasoline barrel...

At this moment, artillery shells whizzed through the sky.

Immediately afterwards, the second floor of a residential building not far away was pierced by a shell, causing chaos for Zheng Yuanxun and others.

"Hurry up and fight! If you don't, I'll light the fire!"

Gao Jie said.

Then he waved the torch.

Zhang Guowei looked at him silently...

In fact, Zhang Guowei knew that this was the best way. The previous battle against Liu had made the Yangzhou gentry regret their decision. Although they did stop Liu Liangzuo and avoid being robbed, the money they lost was comparable to being robbed. Liu Liangzuo did not necessarily massacre the city to capture Yangzhou. He could also bribe them with two million. However, the resistance not only resulted in countless casualties, but also destroyed a large number of buildings in the city. The military expenditure alone cost nearly three million, and with various losses, it was no less than five million.

After the war, the Shanxi merchants took the lead in reflecting on the attack. During this time, salt merchants had secretly colluded and tried to send people to negotiate with Ajige.

Collect money to bribe him not to massacre the city.

However, in exchange, the gentry in the city opened the city gates and cooperated with the Qing army to expel the defenders.

It is even possible that Ajige has already given his guarantee...

"Everyone, we are facing a powerful enemy. Let's defend the city first. As long as we hold on to Yangzhou, I can ensure that your loved ones are safe."

Zhang Guowei sighed and said.

Zheng Yuanxun and others looked at Gao Jie angrily.

Gao Jie held the torch proudly and waved it there.

"Let's go and defeat the Jianlu first!"

Zheng Yuanxun said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)