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Chapter 45: The Changing Times of Yangzhou Dream 3: The Prefect of Yangzhou

 The Jiajiang exit from Yangzhou Pier is only more than ten miles away. The Truqin fleet arrived soon. When they arrived, the tens of thousands of young and strong men were still on the pier because of the crowd!

At this time, Zhang Wenyong's cavalry barely arrived at the barracks.

He was preparing to follow Qingzheng back to the city, but the Linhe city gate was crowded and had to take people around the North City, preparing to enter the city from there, and then he met the Yangzhou prefect Chen Hongmou there.

The north gate had been closed long ago. Chen Hongmou had just visited here, and the Green Camp soldiers and Yangzhou Camp were following him.

Speaking of this Gangfeng, he was originally a bannerman and was also a descendant of Li Yongfang, the Han army flag that was most valued by Manchu.

His father was Gang'Atai, Li Yongfang's third son. He was originally a general. Later, he was dismissed from his official position and title due to his affairs, so his descendants became ordinary people.

However, the Li family was still quite connected in the Qing court. When Gangfeng's generation was easily won the martial arts ceremony, and then became the chief officer of the Yangzhou camp at the age of 30. You know, this place is a fat nest, and even if you cannot be promoted, it is very likely to make a fortune.

Like Salt Transportation Commander Swift, Gangfeng has only been here for a year. He originally wanted to make another three to five years before leaving, but he didn't expect that such a thing happened the next year.

However, the Yangzhou magistrate Chen Hongmou looked calm and did not seem to take the Truqin people to heart. Not long ago, he asked someone to inform the dock to trick the young man in. What about ten taels and five taels are naturally fake. At most, one thousand people have silver to get, and it was impossible to get it later.

Although I was dissatisfied with so many young and strong people entering the city, I felt relieved when I thought that if the thief really attacked the city, I would be helping me and let them come in.

However, facing Zhang Wenyong, Chen Hongmou was a little hesitant.

"This person and his soldiers are used to corruption and tyranny in their daily lives, and they often go against me. It is better to use the hand of a barbarian thief to get rid of him."

Then he said, "Mr. Zhang, your responsibility is to be outside the city, and the wharf barracks are quite solid. Why should you give it up? Are you not afraid of the salt transporter blame?"

Zhang Wenyong cursed in his heart, but now the people are killing him, so he has to bow his head and say, "Mr. Chen, the generals are only considering the emptiness of defense in the city, so they can do their best to help him."

Chen Hongmou was about to say something, and he was rushing up the corridor near the city gate. It was obvious that there was something urgent.

Chen Hongmou felt nervous, "Can the barbarian thieves have already started to attack the city?"

The man was the leader of the third yamen runners. He was already panting when he ran to Chen Hongmou.

"Sir, sir, it's not good. Since there is no defense on the pier, the barbarian thieves have already arrived ashore. The Linhe City Gate has blocked the city gate because there are too many young and strong people pouring in!"

Chen Hongmou was shocked.

Although the walls of Yangzhou City are tall and strong and there is a moat, if the city gates are wide open and the bandits come in from there, it would be bad!

He frowned and looked at Zhang Wenyong outside the city and shouted: "President Zhang, now you have the opportunity to make contributions. If you can defeat the bandits who have landed, I will ask for you immediately!"

He knew that this would not be able to say anything about Zhang Wenyong and others, and said, "President Zhang, even if it is not for Yangzhou City, he should also think about the women and children outside the city. Your battalion and military family are all outside the city. Wouldn't it be bad if you fall into the hands of barbarian thieves?"

Zhang Wenyong's family was naturally in the city, but his subordinates were not like this. After hearing this, they all echoed each other. Seeing this, Chen Hongmou drew a big cake.

"Dear Warriors, there are definitely not many barbarian thieves who have landed on the shore now. If you kill them, you can enter the city from there. I swear that once you enter the city, each person will receive 100 taels of silver!"

With Baiyin and his family is still outside the city, some soldiers ignored Zhang Wenyong and ran towards Linhe. In the end, only half of them followed Zhang Wenyong, and they were still people who had no family here.

Zhang Wenyong couldn't help but sigh, stared at Chen Hongmou with resentful eyes, and then rushed towards Linhe with the rest.

However, when he arrived near the Linhe people, Truqin's army had already arrived, and the ones blocking the city gate were obviously the Tiandihui led by Zhou Yunfeng. The White Lotus Sect was young and strong, with about a few hundred people. In fact, most of the young and strong had entered the city at this time, but they were still crowded there, so that the green camp soldiers in the city could not get close.

After seeing Zhang Wenyong's camp who arrived, the camp that first went ashore was immediately divided into two, half of them rushing towards them on horseback, and half of them rushed towards the city gate.

When Zhang Wenyong saw that there were only more than one hundred riders, he also mustered up the courage.

"My sons, they are not many. I swear that killing one person can get two hundred taels of silver, and capturing one person can get five hundred taels of silver!"

His subordinates also echoed and shouted, and they all picked up single swords and rushed towards more than 100 cavalrymen on the opposite side!

The first to get ashore was obviously Truqin's elite, that is, soldiers equipped with special cavalry shotguns. When they saw the 50 Qing soldiers coming in a fierce manner, they quickly raised the shotgun.

"Bang..."

After a burst of gunfire, the Green Camp soldiers who were rushing to the front fell to the ground, saying that at that time, dozens of cavalry suddenly hit the gap, while dozens of cavalry continued to shoot from the side.

Not long after, hundreds of infantry under Zhang Wenyong were almost massacred. Zhang Wenyong and more than 30 cavalrymen at the end did not dare to persevere. They turned their horses and ran backwards. The Truchen cavalry did not pursue them, but turned back to the city gate.

At this time, another battalion had already set up positions on the dock - once it could not take down the city gate, it could only attack the position with artillery, and the other half of the battalion had rushed into the city gate!

The half of the battalion was carrying a machine gun. Zhou Yunfeng's men had already rushed up the city wall and fought with the green camp soldiers in the city gate tower. They had to seize the city gate tower in order to control the suspension bridge and the city gate.

They did not have muskets in their hands, only one single sword, but at this time Zhou Yunfeng had a continuous pistol. It was under the attack of this pistol that more than 30 studded men from the crane dance studded studs barely guarded the corridor that climbed the city wall!

At this time, the suspension bridge is slowly pulling up!

Seeing this, the artillery battalion under the city had to fire a shot at the city gate tower. A three hundred pound mortar shell just fell into the city gate tower, and instantly blew the city gate tower into pieces. Many bricks and stones also fell on the heads of Zhou Yunfeng and others who were guarding the corridor, and blood was flowing.

However, he knew that it was already a critical moment, so he took out a small red flag from his arms, and as he flew the small flag, he rushed up one by one.

When he arrived on the city wall, he threw the little red flag into the air, and then rushed into the city gate tower with a pistol.

The city gate tower has long been dead, but the suspension bridge is opened and closed, and the city gate device is also locked. At this time, the suspension bridge is pulled, and the city gate is no longer a rope, but an iron cable!

Unless you use a shell to completely explode it at this time, it will be impossible to open it!

At this time, the green camp soldiers on both sides of the city gate tower were rushing towards us!

Zhou Yunfeng was worried and was about to take out his pistol to fight the enemy, but there was a rush of sound, and the green camp soldiers coming from both sides fell one after another.

He felt relieved.

"The Truchen soldiers finally arrived"

Yes, the Truchen soldiers in the lower half of the city used their firearms to completely block the counterattack of the green camp soldiers in the city, and then sent a platoon to climb the city wall.
Chapter completed!
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