"Quick! Pull back!"

At this time, it was already too late for Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. Thick smoke and fire began to rage in the alleys abandoned by the Ming army. A large number of Qing troops were enveloped in a sea of ​​​​fire, mixed in the air, and Gao Jinku could even

There seems to be a lot of burning tung oil smell.

Fooled! This was the first thought that came to Gao Jinku's mind, but he quickly saw the situation clearly. After thinking about it, he became more convinced that this was Chen Kai's backup method, just in case.

One. But now, due to the brave resistance of Li Jianjie's troops, the Qing army had to invest more troops, but it became the best means of killing.

The fire was still spreading, but there was no wind in Guangzhou today, and most of it was still confined to the ignited lanes. However, a large number of Qing troops were still trapped in it, so he had to send troops and horses to try to rescue them.

On the contrary, he was even more reluctant to attack the city gate directly from the street under the double gate.

The fire spread, and the rescue effect of the Qing army was very poor. After a moment, a Qing army covered in fire rushed out from a door along the street, running wildly on the street under the double doors, screaming, wailing, and...

It was like a spirit of fire dancing wildly on the stage, until it completely exhausted its strength before falling to the ground, making the sound of burning grease from time to time.

There are not many scenes like this on Shuangmenxiaxia Street, but Gao Jinku knows very well that such fires are probably happening all the time in those alleys.

These Qing troops are all old soldiers he brought from southern Gansu!

The rescue was still continuing, and the Qing troops tried their best to push against the wall of the square to create an escape passage for the Qing troops inside. At the same time, Gao Jinku's sight passed through the double-door street, and those who were crowded forward at the south gate

There were fewer and fewer people, and in the end even the Ming army retreated into the new city under the cover of the fire.

Next, the south gate was closed with a clang, and Chen Kai began to organize the people to throw everything they could see at the door, vowing to completely block the city gate.

Li Jianjie's troops had already begun to advance towards the dock. Chen Kai said that he had prepared a camp in Xin'an County, where there were a large number of doctors and medicinal materials that could treat the wounded under Li Jianjie's troops, but Li Jianjie politely refused.

Having no other choice, Chen Kai simply sent people to raid several empty drug stores along the street. Regardless of whether they were useful or not, he directly gave all the medicinal materials to Li Jianjie.

"Prefect Chen is a friend worth making. We brothers have made a note of it. After this time, if there is a chance, we will fight the Tatars again."

"It's settled. I hope that at that time, I can fight side by side with my uncle to take back our Han family's old land from the Tatars."

Regarding Zhang Yue, Li Yuantai, and Li Jianjie, Chen Kai had always carried out a united front under the banner of doing business. For this reason, he would rather give up the plan of inviting Du Yonghe to eat wonton noodles, and just kill him once and let go in time.

Now it seems that the results have reached the expected level.

The three of them fought hard for more than an hour, and the people gathered at the city gate completed their evacuation. The losses were reduced to a minimum, and a certain degree of damage was done to the Qing army. This was the biggest gain.

Li Jianjie's troops have retreated, and Chen Kai has also received news that Zhang Yue and Li Yuantai's troops have also retreated into Xincheng, Guide Gate, Wenming Gate, and even Xiaonan Gate, which has not been attacked by the Qing army.

There, all the tung oil that had been prepared long ago has been ignited, and the raging fire will serve as a new batch of guardians to continue to protect the people who retreated into the new city.

Chen Kai has already prepared the ships. Hundreds of merchant ships that can carry about a hundred people are waiting for their new owners at special docks.

The people retreated into the new city, and with the protection of the city wall, they could delay more time. In this case, Chen Kai did not need to keep an eye here, but his presence was needed more on the other side of the dock.

"Shuai Yu, I leave this place to you."

"Prefect Chen, please rest assured."

Yu Fengqi bowed his hand, Chen Kai nodded, turned around to leave, then turned around and said to him: "The people have retreated from the wall of the new city, I will send a signal, such a big wall, just rely on the left guard

We can't hold on for long with less than a thousand soldiers. If we retreat there and hold on with the right guard, we can hold on for a little longer."

"Yes." Yu Fengqi nodded heavily, and then replied: "Prefect Chen, please rest assured, we will hold on to the last soldier!"

Chen Kai had no way of predicting how long the fire would last, but if the fire could last long enough, he still hoped that Zuo Wei could retreat and have a chance to escape.

Thinking about it, Yu Fengqi could also understand Chen Kai's intention. In this case, he also sent Cai Qiao to talk to Zhang Qixian, who was in charge of Guide Gate. And he also rushed to the dock as quickly as possible, leaving behind

Lin Dezhong took the guards brought from the Ordnance Bureau and the barrels of gunpowder and tung oil brought with the ship to prepare for the worst in the new city.

In Guangzhou New Town, in addition to the East and West Small East Gate and Taiping Gate, there are six gates including Yongxing Gate, Yongqing Gate, Wuxian Gate, Jinghe Gate, Gas Gate and Bamboo Gate. The speed of evacuation of people

It is naturally much faster than the four gates on the south wall of the old city.

Even so, all the gates were already overcrowded. Chen Kai sat on the city wall in a hanging basket and gave a few instructions to Ma Chengzu, the hereditary commander of the right guard of Guangzhou who was in charge here, and hurriedly went down to the city and ran towards the city.

Go to the pier.

By the time Chen Kai arrived at the dock, Li Jianjie's troops had completed boarding the ship and were watching the fleet sail away. Chen Kai turned to look at Zhang Yue and Li Yuantai's troops and was also seizing the time to board the ship. Maybe it wouldn't be long before they

I will also leave this land of death.

"Prefect Chen, why did you let Mr. Zhang and others go? With their help, the two guards on the left and right can hold on for a little longer."

Ding Youyi's family had already boarded the ship and left, but he stayed here and continued to help maintain order as a pian. When asked about this, Chen Kai shook his head, indicating that they had no fight.

Satisfied, he wanted to escape with great satisfaction. Instead of staying and destroying the morale of the two guards on the left and right, it was better to let them leave as soon as possible. There was no need to consider that they would occupy the river, and it was also a way to repay them for holding on to the one in the old city lane.

The sentiment of coming time.

They are both Guangzhou defenders, but their treatment is completely different. Maybe it is unfair, but is there really a moment of fairness in this world? At least as far as Chen Kai is concerned, everything he has done to save Guangzhou is being slaughtered

It is the greatest fairness for the people to give them a chance to live. However, they don’t care about the many others.

People continued to flock to the pier, where small boats transported the people to Henan Island, and then were transferred by large ships to the Mazu Temple in Nansha. Try to get the people out of the surrounding area of ​​Guangzhou City as soon as possible, so that their chance of survival would be reduced.

It will be one point bigger.

Chen Kai estimated the time and found that the Qing army's massacre in the city had probably lasted for two or three hours. Perhaps the Guangzhou vanguard, Guangzhou defender, Guo Yao, Yu Shuzhi and other generals had already died for their country, and even the Guangzhou prefect and Nanhai

, the magistrates of the two counties in Panyu have also committed suicide in their respective government offices.

Chen Kai respected their duties and integrity as local officials, but he repeatedly gave orders to their families that they were never allowed to die. They should always save their lives to avenge their sons, brothers, husbands, and fathers.

Time is still passing by, and the fire outside the south city wall is still getting more intense. Time seems to be on Chen Kai's side and on the side of the people of Guangzhou, but this thought did not last long.

Near noon, nearly half of the people had landed on Henan Island. A ship came from downstream, but it brought Chen Kai such bad news as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Reported to join the army, the Tatar Navy was dispatched. Xu Long, Xu Guolong, and Sheng Dengke each sent no less than two hundred large and small warships from the Dongjiang River to the Pearl River. Wu Wenwen and Yin Zhirong's navy fled in a hurry. Now only Zhou is left.
Chapter completed!