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Chapter 71 Jiangbei

In Huai'an, Jiangbei, this city that was once aligned with Yangsu, Hang and Yangzhou, was now shaking the sound of killing. Countless officers and soldiers wearing red military uniforms in the Ming Dynasty were climbing up the ladder. The front of the team had already reached the top of the city, and was struggling with an army wearing red military uniforms. From time to time, people fell from the top of the city with screams, and more people were adding to it.

This is the last nest of the remaining troops of Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing. Xu Yong, Fang Guoan, Zhang Tianlu, Zhang Tianfu, Shi Fengyi, Huang Guoqi, Li Hongji, Li Huajing, and Liu Zhigan were very powerful when they rebelled. Among them, the four generals of Liu Liangzuo's troops were 100,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry, 50,000 infantry, 20,000 cavalry and 20,000 naval troops were under the name of the four generals of Liu Liangzuo's troops, 50,000 infantry, 20,000 cavalry and 20,000 naval troops; a total of 220,000 troops, and a complete sea and land infantry and cavalry, siege all the way, and it was so happy.

However, as soon as Huang Degong led the army to attack, the rebels showed their true colors. Since no one obeyed each other, more than 200,000 troops were scattered in various places, and each place was not superior to Huang Degong's military strength, and his quality was much worse. Huang Degong fully utilized the advantages of the cavalry and often suddenly sent troops as soon as the rebels arrived. The rebels only focused on looting the place, and were unwilling to fight, collapsed at the touch, and fled in all directions.

Huang Degong was not only fighting against the rebels, but also testing his marching speed. In just over twenty days, Liu Liangzuo's general Xu Yong and Fang Guoan died in battle. Zhang Tianlu and Zhang Tianfu were not good at seeing each other and fled north. Huang Degong's army could not catch up with him, so they let the two of them slip away. Shi Fengyi and Huang Guoqi were originally a water thief, but shortly after Liu Zeqing recovered, but when he saw that Huang Degong's army was unstoppable, he simply left his subordinates and only led a small number of backbones into the lake and became a water bandit again.

Only Li Hongji and Li Huajing fled into Huai'an with Liu Zeqing's nephew Liu Zhigan. With the help of Huai'an city, Huai'an was also the only hard bone that Huang Degong's army had to chew. As long as Huai'an was captured, the rebellion started by the remaining troops of the two towns in Jiangbei could be declared over.

"Bang, bang, bang." Dozens of large and round soldiers pushed a huge car crash and hit the city gate. Every time the car crashed, the entire city wall was shaking. On both sides of the city gate, several damaged car crashes were lying quietly on the side. Their bodies were burning, and the traces of the huge rocks were clearly visible. The blood stains on them even told the tragic battle.

There was another loud noise, and the city gate finally couldn't stand it. It cracked in half with a thud and fell to the ground, completing its final mission. A straight street in the city was revealed in front of the siege army.

"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!" The army outside the city cheered.

A general-looking man pulled out his long sword and pointed at the city gate that had been opened: "Cabin, attack!"

The sound of horse hooves sounded, and countless cavalry rushed in from the city gate like lightning. When the rebels saw that the city gate was broken, they were panicked. Faced with the impact of the cavalry, they were even more scared and ran away.

"The city is broken, the city is broken." Panic sounds were heard everywhere in the city.

The rebels who were sacrificing their lives on the top of the city and desperately blocking the Ming army's siege were suddenly defeated and they retreated step by step. Several Ming troops easily came to the most tragic flag that had been torn to death, and chopped the flag pole with the word Dou Da Liu embroidered with the word Dou Da Liu several times. The flag fell to the ground, and another big flag with the word yellow fluttering rose slowly. The officers and soldiers climbing up the city wall along the ladder made a shocking cry: "Wansheng! Wansheng!"

In the most gorgeous mansion in Huai'an Prefecture, Liu Zhigan sat on a chair and was stunned. He never expected that the more than 200,000 troops would be over. He thought that he could not destroy Nanjing and at least occupy Jiangbei. When the Qing Dynasty went south, he would like to share the land of Jiangbei. Even if he could not be crowned as kings like Wu Sangui, Kong Youde and others, at least high officials and generous salaries would be indispensable. Unexpectedly, before the Qing people went south, he would be defeated.

An officer covered in blood broke in. Seeing that Liu Zhigan was still in a daze, he hurriedly said, "The official army has entered the city, the young marshal should escape quickly."

"Escape, where to escape?" Liu Zhigan asked coldly.

The officer's lips moved. Huai'an was surrounded by tens of thousands of Ming troops. Liu Zhigan's goal was so big that he could escape.

"Not good, no good, Li Hongji and Li Huajing have already surrendered. The official army is coming to the Grand Marshal's Mansion. Young Marshal, run away quickly." Another officer broke in and reported to Liu Zhigan.

"Haha, everyone flew away when the disaster was coming. I don't blame them. But do they think there is a way out if they surrender at this time? It's stupid, so stupid!" Liu Zhigan laughed.

When the two officers saw Liu Zhigan's crazy look, they shook their heads, looked at each other, turned around tacitly, took off their blood-stained military uniforms, and integrated them into the people of Huai'an. The reason they did this was because Huang Degong's military discipline was much better than them, and they would not be massacred after entering the city.

Shortly after the two official troops walked out of Liu's mansion, a fire rose in the mansion and a raging fire quickly swept across.

Outside the city, a personal soldier led a horse to the head coach Huang Degong: "Report, Marquis, Liu Zhigan died by fire in the mansion, and the rebels in Huai'an have surrendered. General Ma, General Hotan, invited the Marquis to enter the city."

Huang Degong frowned: "Arson, how are the fire?"

"Return to the Marquis, because our army entered in time, only part of the hall of the Liu Mansion was burned out, and the rest was not lost. More than ten bodies were found in the mansion, among which Liu Zhigan was confirmed to be among them."

"Okay! Go to the city." Huang Degong was very satisfied. After a month, the rebellion was finally quelled, but there was still a shadow in his heart. The emperor didn't know what happened.

When the soldiers entered the city, there were almost no people on the streets. However, the prosperity of Huai'an could be seen from the rows of buildings on both sides. Huang Degong glanced several times and then withdrew his eyes. He could not stay in this city for too long. At most, he would have to set off for a day. Zuo Liangyu's army had to wait for him to break. Prince, you must wait for the arrival of the empress.

"Marty, please spare me, please spare me." A sudden voice on the street interrupted Huang Degong's thoughts. Two generals wearing armor and in their thirties and with goatee beards walked past the side under the escort of several soldiers. When they saw Huang Degong, they immediately shouted desperately.
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