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Since his defeat in Yangzhou, Duoduo has been remembered in his heart and is determined to wash the city bloodily to relieve the hatred in his heart.

With the surrender of Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing, and the dispatch of troops from Henan and Shandong, Duoduo's troops quickly approached 400,000.

But fearing the powerful power of the armored chariot, Duoduo adopted a two-pronged strategy. On the surface, he attacked Fengyang fiercely, but secretly dispatched tens of thousands of elite troops to attack Yangzhou.

In order to capture Yangzhou in one fell swoop, Duoduo transferred Oboi, who was known as the "No. 1 Warrior in Manchuria" from Beijing, and cooperated with the 30,000 infantry commanded by Ludehun to approach Yangzhou from Xuyi and Huaian. He hid in the daytime and walked at night, and approached Yangzhou City without knowing it.

Gao Jie's former general Li Chengdong once stationed troops in Yangzhou and knew the situation in the city well. He volunteered to lead his elite troops to disguise themselves as vendors and sneak into the city. He controlled the city gate with lightning speed and successfully picked up the Qing army into the city.

Ten thousand Qing army cavalry rushed into the city like a tide, killing everyone when they met. Whether it was officers, soldiers or the people, they would be a knife.

The entire Yangzhou City was full of crying and howling. People who had no time to escape were closed and every household was closed. I wonder what fate would be ushered in?

The defenders in Yangzhou City could not resist the assault of the Qing cavalry. Liu Zhaoji led the main force to fight and retreat, and loudly ordered Ma Yingkui, "Go and protect the supervisor and retreat from the south gate. I will be responsible for cutting off the rear!"

"Brother Liu, be careful, I will take one step first!"

Ma Yingkui whistled and led 500 people to evacuate the battlefield in advance and headed straight to the governor's mansion along the main road.

Along the way, there were sporadic Qing cavalry who had walked in from alleys, who were killed and dispersed by Ma Yingkui and rushed to the governor's mansion as quickly as possible.

At this moment, Li Chengdong had led his troops and small groups of Qing soldiers to rush to the governor's office, intending to capture Shi Kefa and seize the first merit.

Unexpectedly, the Qing army suddenly broke the city. Shi Kefa gathered hundreds of servants and private soldiers from the mansion to guard the mansion with sticks and swords, shouting: "I, Shi Kefa, would rather die than surrender. Please join me in my life!"

The guard leader He Gang was guarding the gate of the governor's mansion with a big sword in his hand and fighting with the Qing army. He was covered in blood. Although he was hit by several bullets, he still refused to retreat. He swung his sword and slashed seven or eight Qing army's heads, and roared in rage.

"Come on, bastard, I have killed seventeen or eighteen, and I won't lose if I die!"

Li Chengdong hid in the crowd and bent his bow and arrow, quietly aimed at He Gang's throat and trembled his hand, and said, "Hmph... I want to stop my Qing army?"

The arrow of Lisheng wrapped the sound of the wind and hit He Gang's throat. It immediately shot through his neck. He fell to the ground in pain, still widening his eyes and refused to close his eyes.

Li Chengdong collected the bow and arrow, drew his sword and rushed forward: "Shi Kefa, those who know the current affairs quickly ordered the whole city to surrender, which may prevent you from dying, otherwise the whole city will be slaughtered without leaving any chickens and dogs!"

Shi Kefa cursed through the wall: "Li Chengdong, you are a descendant of Yan and Huang at least, and you have received favor from the court. Now you are accomplices of the tiger and say such vicious words. Are you right in the ancestors who live in the nine springs?"

Li Chengdong waved his sword and stabbed two servants of the Shi Mansion, and let out a harsh grin: "Can the ancestors give me food or drink? When this chaotic world, good birds choose trees to live in. Whoever can give me a high official and a generous salary will work for whom I will work hard!"

"Don't be rampant!"

Shi Dewei, who was standing beside Shi Kefa, waved his red tassel gun and fought forward, trying to keep the Qing army out, "Why are the unfaithful and unfaithful people here dare to speak shamelessly?"

Shi Dewei was skillful in shooting skills and was more powerful. He led more than a dozen strong soldiers to hold the gate tightly, and the Qing army was unable to enter for a while.

Li Chengdong was so angry that he took a few steps back and ordered the musket team to come over. Shi Kefa was right in front of him and he must not let him escape!

At the critical moment, Ma Yingkui led a Ming army to come and shouted to join the battle group, "Don't panic, the general will come to save you!"

Li Chengdong could not resist the attacks from the Ming army and could only lead his followers to escape, searching for Obai to report the news along an alley.

Ma Yingkui held a musket in one hand and a big knife in the other, urging Shi Kefa to leave the city: "Jiannu is powerful, at least tens of thousands of cavalry rushed in, followed by infantrymen. Yangzhou... I'm afraid I can't defend it anymore, please ask the supervisor to follow me out of the city quickly."

Shi Kefa waved his hand with a sad face and said, "You take my family out of the city. I am waiting for the Tartars here. I will die for my country!"

"Supervisor!"

Ma Yingkui was in a hurry and went around, "How do I explain to the court if you don't leave? How do I explain to Your Majesty? How do I explain to General Liu? Victory and defeat are common in military affairs, so don't be stubborn anymore."

Shi Kefa threw his sword on the ground: "I am the lord of Yangzhou. If I leave, the Tartars will definitely slaughter the whole city. So I stayed to bury this city and tried my best to persuade the Qing army not to kill innocent people."

While he was talking, Shi Dewei escorted Shi Kefa's family to the door. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Shen, there were two concubines in the side room and three unmarried daughters.

"General Ma, please escort my family out of the city. I swear to live and die with Yangzhou." Shi Kefa carried his hands on his back and looked at death as if he was home.

"Master?" Mrs. Shen understood Shi Kefa's temper and wanted to speak but stopped. Tears fell down.

"Dad, let's go out of the city together? The Tartars will not let you go when they come." The three daughters knelt on the ground and begged together, which moved people.

Shi Kefa was a little anxious and pushed Mrs. Shen and two concubines, "If you don't want them to follow me to bury them with Yangzhou, you can take them away quickly."

"Xiang'er, Qi'er, let's go, don't force your father."

Mrs. Shen pulled up her three daughters with tears in her eyes, pushed them into the carriage, and then Shi Dewei led a hundred soldiers to the south gate.

As the family gradually drifted away, Shi Kefa sighed to the sky: "Is the strategy of uniting the enemy to suppress the enemy wrong? Do you have to join forces with the traitor who forced the king and father to die?"

"Supervisor, the Tartars are coming soon. Let's get out of the city quickly? It will be too late!"

He heard the rumbling sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer. Ma Yingkui was anxious and directly used brute force to push and shovel, trying to push Shi Kefa onto the saddle.

"Let go!"

Shi Kefa roared, and in desperation, he pulled out Ma Yingkui's sword and crossed it in front of his neck: "If you force me to escape with brute force, I will die in front of you!"

Ma Yingkui was helpless and could only let Shi Kefa go and knelt on one knee: "Supervisor, why are you doing this?"

Shi Kefa looked sad and staggered: "Are ants greedy for life, let alone people? I don't want to die, but what if I run away from the people of Yangzhou? So I can't leave!

If the people of Yangzhou cannot be protected and even united with the traitor who killed the king and father, I, Shi Kefa, would rather die for the country, so as not to have no face to meet the late emperor in the nine fountains!"

Seeing Shi Kefa speaking with a decisive look on his face, Ma Yingkui could only stand up helplessly and shake his head and said, "Since that's the case, then... will take one step first!"

Just as Ma Yingkui took a few steps, the Qing cavalry swept over like a tide, and a wave of locust-like arrows shot towards him, immediately shooting Ma Yingkui and more than a dozen personal soldiers to the ground.

Ma Yingkui looked tragic and supported the ground with a sword, trying hard not to fall down. Blood kept pouring out of his mouth: "I am determined to kill the thief and cannot turn the world back. My Ma Yingkui will die with my eyes open!"

The headed Qing army general saw a civil servant wearing a crimson robe standing in front of him. He guessed that this person was probably Shi Kefa, and immediately rushed up and surrounded him, "Is the old thief Shi Kefa?"

Shi Kefa faced the Manchu Iron Cavalry like a wolf and a tiger without any fear: "I am the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, the Grand Secretary of Jianji Palace, and the Yangzhou Governor Shi Kefa, asks you to speak?"

The Qing army general was furious and whipped Shi Kefa's face hard, and immediately pulled out a blood mark: "The defeated general is so arrogant? Even if you have a lot of official titles, a small soldier in our Manchuria can take your life!"

As he spoke, he looked back and forth: "Come on, take this old man down for me and wait for Prince Yu to leave."

With Shi Kefa being captured and Ma Yingkui was killed in battle, Liu Zhaoji, who was alone, led his troops to break through from Ximen and rushed west to Fengyang and turned to Lin Yu. In just half a day, Yangzhou fell into the hands of the Qing army.
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