The veteran's screams scared the rest of the people, and they quickly stood up and looked forward. When they saw the Tartar soldiers chasing behind them, everyone jumped up as if someone was whipping behind them and ran into the city gate. Regardless of whether the Ming army who was being chased in front had time to rush back, they pushed the city gate with all their might, and the city gate began to slowly close with a creaking.

"Lulu!" The war horse rushed in at the city gate for more than half. The man stood up and threw the knight on his horse heavily. The knight snorted, and a long arrow was inserted on his back. Everyone just glanced at it, and there was no time to care about the companion who fell to the ground, everyone pushed the door with all their strength.

Dulong "urged" to stop the horse and stopped dozens of steps away from the city gate. Although the city gate had not been completely closed, he was not so angry that he had captured the city gate with only ten people. In fact, when the Ming army in front entered the Huai'an general's sight, his mission failed. However, he was unwilling to give up and almost killed the last Ming army, and then he chased him to the front.

"Retreat!" The ten Qing soldiers turned their horses and left cleanly in a short while.

"Hu." Ming Jun, who closed the city gate, patted his chest, gasped for a few seconds before remembering the Ming Jun who had fallen into the passage and escaped. A veteran reached out and touched him and shook his head. The companion who had finally escaped had stopped breathing.

"Hey, isn't this Xiang Bawang's subordinate?" A gatekeeper recognized his dead companion, and a feeling of regret appeared on his face. Xiang Bawang had not come back, and most of the time he had died at the hands of the Tartars.

"Haha..." Xiang Xun laughed loudly, but immediately frowned. The laughter just now moved the wound. He covered his body with his hands, and there were thin bloodshots oozing out.

There were nine corpses distributed around Xiang Xun, four of which were his subordinates and the other five were Qing troops. Including the Qing army, who had already broken his palm, the two Qing troops closest to Xiang Xun, with their eyes wide open, and a look of death.

Recalling the war just now, Xiang Xun couldn't help but say a little bit of danger. Although one of the five Qing soldiers left behind had broken hands, there were only two of them on his side. Xiang Xunbo killed two Qing soldiers, while the other Qing soldiers with his broken hands died together with his subordinates. The pain under his armpit made Xiang Xun almost unable to lift his sword. If he continued to fight, Xiang Xun was definitely not the remaining two Qing soldiers. With a sudden inspiration, Xiang Xun pretended to be dead and fell off his horse.

In fact, this move was really risky. If the two Qing soldiers had a little doubt, they would have no chance to fight back as long as they bent their bows and arrows on the horse. Fortunately, the two Qing soldiers were confused by the death of their companions. They jumped down from the horse and wanted to behead Xiang Xun, but they were suddenly killed by Xiang Xun. The two Qing soldiers realized that it was too late to go up and watched a big knife pass between the necks of the two.

There was another sound of horse hooves coming from behind. Xiang Xun thought it was not good. Either the Qing army had scouts or the main force of the Qing army arrived. Ten Qing soldiers in front went to chase his subordinates, and I don’t know if anyone fled back. Xiang Xun shook his head. It was not the time to consider this, and he had to do everything he should do. Saving his life was important. He didn’t care about cutting the heads of five Qing soldiers to receive rewards, so he had to endure the pain, stepped on the horse and fled from the side.

Dozens of cavalry drove out from the south gate of Huai'an City. The sound of horse hooves rumbling across the north gate. Thousands of Qing troops had arrived at the city of Huai'an City. Looking at the closed gate of Huai'an City and the Ming troops on the top of the city, Tan Tai raised his hand and was advancing. The Qing troops stopped. From moving to stillness, they changed naturally. The Qing troops stood still on the horse, just like a statue. A large area was black. Only horses snored from time to time and the white gas from the Qing army's mouths proved that they were living people.

The Ming army saw that they didn't even dare to breathe. A look of horror appeared in their eyes. The Qing army's cavalry and shooting Wushuang was not completely boasting. The movement and stillness were so natural. At least no Ming army could do it. Everyone was secretly grateful. Fortunately, the city got information first. Otherwise, the Qing army would suddenly come to the city. No one knew whether Huai'an would be lost in a short time.

Whether the raid can be successful is originally a 55-5. Seeing the loss of the opportunity, Tan Tai was not in a hurry. He arranged one person to start building a tent. The other part of the people were divided into several parts to sweep the Huai'an City. Because the Qing army suddenly came to the ground, all the people were unprepared. They had no time to move. They could only let the Qing army plunder. Fortunately, the Qing army did not plunder as they used to. In the end, it was a posture to fight for the world. As long as they did not resist, they would most likely have no worries about their lives. They were just food, pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks... Hehe. I'm sorry. I'm requisitioned.

As for those who dare to resist or hide food and refuse to give it to you, don’t blame the old man for being rude. Confronting the Qing Dynasty is a way to die.

Thousands of Qing army dared to divide the troops. The city was seen very clearly. Although the Ming officers and soldiers seemed very angry, they just wanted to go out of the city to fight against the Tartars. No one had the courage to do so. These people must be just the vanguard of the Qing army. If they suffered heavy losses in the battle outside the city, how could they defend the city?

Sure enough, in the next few days, more and more Qing troops drove over. There were tens of thousands of blacks. Although the Qing army had not yet begun to attack the city, the Ming troops in Huai'an were frightened. The entire Huai'an army was only 5,000 soldiers and horses. How could they resist tens of thousands of elite Tartars? This year, Huai'an was in a hurry. The officers and soldiers on the city looked to the south from time to time, hoping that the reinforcements from the court would arrive quickly.

Yangzhou, the Governor's Office, Shi Kefa was resting at home. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Seeing that the 17th year of Chongzhen is about to pass, tomorrow will enter the first year of Hongguang. Looking at the snowflakes floating outside the window, Shi Kefa silently said: "I hope that next year, the Ming Dynasty will suffer less."

This year is undoubtedly the most tragic year since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. First, the capital was captured by bandits, and the king and father died. Then the Qing Dynasty entered the pass and occupied the capital. When the news of the Qing Dynasty defeating bandits came, Shi Kefa was as excited as many people. After contacting the Donglin Party members in the middle of the capital, he agreed without hesitation to the plan to pledge the bandits. However, he did not expect that the emperor who originally thought was mediocre suddenly became angry. Not only did he completely overthrow the ministers and various military towns agreed to the plan to pledge the bandits, but he also killed two prisoners in the four towns in Jiangbei. Only one Huang Degong won the trust of the emperor.

Shi Kefa has a deep understanding of the domineering nature of the four towns in Jiangbei. He went to Yangzhou as the Minister of War. His original intention was to supervise the four towns in Jiangbei. However, the military generals in the late Ming Dynasty were in great trouble, and the four towns had the merits of supporting them. No one took Shi Hefa seriously. When he was in a private manner, he happened to meet Liu Zeqing to build a large-scale construction project and was arrested for three days of labor until he met Liu Zeqing himself.

But he never expected the emperor to respond with such fierce means. When the news reached Yangzhou, Shi Kefa was so scared that he was speechless for a while and muttered to himself: "Is it because the Ming Dynasty has no help?"

Facts proved that Shi Kefa was completely worried about the fact that the two Lius were killed. Although their remaining troops were rebelled, they were quickly pacified by the court. Gao Jie was released. His subordinates obediently listened to the court's order. After Zuo Liangyu was destroyed, the prestige of the court was re-established. Even if Huang Degong was granted the title of Duke of Jingguo, he did not dare to ignore the court's will as before.

Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo were executed, Gao Jie was transferred, Huang Degong was promoted, and the four towns in Jiangbei suddenly disappeared. Supervisor Shi Kefa was completely empty-handed. He should have been transferred to the court with his status as Shi Kefa, but Ma Shiying was afraid that Shi Kefa would compete for power with him after he came back and tried his best to stop him. Wang Fu didn't know how to arrange this Shige Division, who was full of loyalty and fierceness, was actually extremely naive in politics, had no intention of transferring him back, and Shi Kefa still had to stay in Yangzhou.

Without the control of the four towns in Jiangbei, Shi Kefa was able to let go and stop resting his predicament. With his efforts, he has collected tens of thousands of troops in the past few months and quickly filled the gap left by the four towns in Jiangbei. For this reason, Shi Kefa almost worked hard and could not rest for a day. Today is because the New Year is about to be celebrated, and all the yamen are sealing off holidays. Shi Kefa finally has time to rest.

"Weier, the Chinese New Year is coming tomorrow. You don't have to be in the governor's office, go home too." Shi Kefa raised his head and said to Shi Dewei who had been by his side.

Shi Kefa has no son and only accepted Shi Dewei as his adopted son three years ago. Since then, Shi Dewei has been with Shi Dewei, and the two are like their biological father and son.

"Entertainment Father, it's still early, so let the child accompany you again, so that someone can talk."

Shi Kefa nodded and was busy all the time. Once he stopped, Shi Kefa really felt a little uncomfortable: "Weier, do you think you are qualified for your father as the supervisor?"

Shi Dewei was shocked: "Why did the adoptive father say this? In the past, if the four towns in Jiangbei had not mediated, they had already started fighting each other. Now, the adoptive father has worked hard to achieve a peaceful situation in Jiangbei. In fact, with the adoptive father's talent, if it were not for Ma Shiying's stopping him, he should have become the chief assistant."

Shi Kefa shook his head: "Father, he first misreaded King Fu, believed that what others said was that the seven things that cannot be established, and made a big mistake, which made the four towns in Jiangbei have the merit of supporting him. The situation was difficult to control. He also misreaded the ambitions of the Qing people, thinking that they could live in peace with the Qing people, and advised the emperor to use the enemy to pacify the enemy. After the emperor killed the two Lius, he even thought that the heaven was going to step down, but he didn't expect that the emperor would clean up so cleanly and made so many mistakes for his father. Not to mention the chief minister, how could he be qualified even if he was the supervisor?"

At present, the Qing army has been slow to call the Ming court as the pseudo-Ming Dynasty, and has not recognized the Hongguang regime at all, and has sent troops to Shandong. Shi Kefa has long realized his mistake of using the enemy to suppress the enemy, and it is not difficult to understand that he feels guilty.

"This..." Shi Kefa was talking about the facts, and Shi Dewei was not easy to refute, so he could only comfort him: "No one can do anything wrong, but his adoptive father was honest and never seeking selfish interests for himself. He was strong and unyielding, and did not bend over power. Just these are the role models of ministers. If everyone could do this, why couldn't the Ming Dynasty revival?"

This is exactly what Shi Kefa has always been proud of. After hearing Shi Dewei mention it, he suddenly felt excited: "Yes, as long as civil officials are not greedy for money and military officials are not afraid of death, the Ming Dynasty will have a long-term revival."
Chapter completed!