The crossbowmen on both sides fired arrows regardless of cost, some shots, some shots.

Dense arrows intersected in the air, mixed with raindrops in the air, and reaped lives at a speed that could not be distinguished by the naked eye.

At this time, life is the least valuable, and everyone may die, no matter whether the target is a general or an ordinary soldier.

For four full hours, the battle between the five city gates did not stop for a moment.

Both the Qing army and the Ming army were sent to death on the city wall in a mechanical way.

Flesh and blood mill!

The intensity of this battle was so intense that Zhu Cilang specially arrived at the front line to inspire the morale of the defenders.

Zhu Cixuan carried 1.8 million taels of silver, and the transportation fleet lined up two miles away.

It's been a huge investment.

Where did this money come from? It was not that Zhu Cixuan or that the court suddenly made a fortune.

Its source is self-evident.

Zhu Cilang ultimately failed to keep the promise of "the last time, no one will be the example."

This money was misappropriated from a money house directly under the Ministry of Revenue.

However, Qian Qianyi, who has been pushing and hindering this time, agreed very happily.

Zhu Cixuan praised Qian Qianyi as a hero of the revival and promised that he would be given a duke after this battle to demonstrate his merits.

This reward for money made the five city gate guards, which had already been very strong, have a stronger morale.

If there is silver, the emperor watching, and the city behind him is his parents, brothers, and sisters. Whoever dares to fight passively and lazyly will be really pointed out by thousands of men.

It is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that everyone is fighting for the hardships and not afraid of life and death.

It is precisely because of this that the Qing army, which was attacking frantically, was blocked under the city walls and the city walls, and could not go beyond the line.

Until it got dark and both sides were exhausted, the Qing army called out to withdraw their troops.

There is no winning or losing, only the roar of the dead and the wounded.

But this battle strengthened the defenders' confidence.

This is the capital of the Yixing Dynasty. The military and civilians are united. Since they can hold on for one day, they can hold on for ten days.

With the firm support of the emperor and important officials, and the strong support of the people.

As long as the prince of Kuaiji in the south sends troops to reinforce, he will definitely be able to expel the enemy.

Although there were heavy casualties, the morale of the military and civilians increased because they had hope and expectations in their hearts.

On the other hand, the Qing army outside the city was said to be a 120,000 army, but the real Eight Banners Army was less than 10,000.

Of course, these Qing soldiers were selected by Dorgon and basically came from the north.

No matter how stupid Dorgon was, he would not have transferred the surrendered troops along the river to attack Yingtian Prefecture.

But even so, the morale of these Qing troops became very sluggish after a day of fierce battle.

Nikan has killed one Zuo Ling and four teams.

But the shock caused by killing is actually like an atomic bomb. It only has the shock when it is ready to be fired on the launcher. When it is really launched, it is actually just that.

I really killed someone, and I was numbed.

So Nikan began to doubt the correctness of Dorgon's decision.

Even fools understand, what price will it cost to directly attack a strong city?

But no matter how suspicious it is, Nikan is not qualified and dares not disobey Dorgon's orders.

Then let's continue to attack tomorrow morning! Nikan looked at the dark sky and sighed silently, and the rain had stopped at this time.

....

Zhu Cilang returned to the palace with satisfaction on a carriage.

Today is the most exciting and proud day in his life.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, as the crown prince, he did not enjoy the glory of today.

Today, as the emperor of a country, he led more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians to block the fierce enemy troops from the city walls.

This feeling made Zhu Cilang intoxicated.

He felt that after today, he could truly intimidate the powerful ministers inside and resist strong enemies outside, and the emperor's authority would be consolidated and even stronger as a result of the victory of the war.

Therefore, when his chariot turned to Hongwu Gate, when countless people rushed forward with slogans, and when the imperial guards built a wall of people to block the people.

Zhu Cilang believed that the people were here to welcome him to return triumphantly and to express his respect.

So Zhu Cilang pushed away the waiter who stopped the person from appearing, lifted the bead curtain, drilled out his head, and then his body.

When he showed his kindness and grandeur to countless people with a smile pointed at the spring breeze.

Countless rotten eggs.

Countless bad vegetables.

There are also stones and wood in the middle.

When flying towards him.

Of course, these things cannot reach him at all.

The imperial guards of the escort began to rush up to arrest people, but unfortunately the people were large and powerful, and they were forced to retreat step by step.

Zhu Cilang then realized that things were far from what he imagined.

Because he heard it clearly, the people's scolding.

This is a chaos in the public.

It could even be said to be a riot.

The riots in the late Ming Dynasty are no longer surprising.

But why did this happen? Zhu Cilang's face turned pale, so pale that he almost fell softly on the carriage.

Why did such a large-scale civil unrest occur when everyone was united and united in fighting the enemy?

Zhu Cilang's head blew up, and his mind was blank because he understood what consequences this civil unrest would bring.

The vast majority of the troops were sent to guard the five city gates, even his imperial guards.

Before this time, he believed in his people and his ministers, and he would like him to guard the world of this Ming family.

But now, he found that this was his wishful thinking.

....

In fact.

Starting yesterday, rumors have appeared in the eight counties of Yingtian Prefecture, southeast, northwest, Shangyuan, Jiangning, Jurong, Liyang, Lishui, Gaochun, Jiangpu and Liuhe.

There is a rumor that the money warehouse under the Ministry of Revenue has been empty, and the money deposited by the people in the money warehouse has been misappropriated by the government and is even used as military pay.

At the beginning, the people were half-believing and half-doubted, but from the time when Zhu Cilang left the palace before noon, he pulled nearly a hundred silver carts and went to the five gates to reward the defenders, the people began to believe it.

Countless people flocked to various Ministry of Revenue Money Houses, wanting to get their own money back because it was their lifelong savings or the guarantee for the family to survive.

Unfortunately, the Ministry of Revenue Money House was indeed unable to repay the money, which made the people extremely frightened.

Rumors have become true at this point. Countless people are involved, intentionally or unintentionally, or are not interested in watching the fun.

A run broke out unstoppable at this critical moment.

The Ministry of Revenue Money House has a principal of only 1.8 million taels of cash.

At the beginning, the cash bank of the monthly salary of officials of Yixing Dynasty was completely used as a turnover, and the reputation of the court attracted depositors.

Obviously, this cannot defeat the Mo Family Money House and the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce.

However, the military expenditure of the imperial court was too high. Zhu Cilang, under Qian Qianyi's instigation, tasted the convenience of embezzling money from the bank, and was unstoppable.
Chapter completed!