The 30,000 defenders in Yangzhou and 100,000 soldiers and horses of Shuizi Camp collided with each other. Most of the Qing soldiers were cavalry, and the army shouted and roared, and Li Shutai took the lead.

Hou Xuanyan and Zhu Dadian stood in the central army's observation car, looking high from a distance, and commanding as if they were calm. Under his command, the water-like camp flag changed, and they accurately and promptly introduced the general orders into the army, and the attack and defense were orderly, like a rock. No matter how brave Li Rutai's men and horses were, the Northern Expedition Army remained unmoved.

Muskets were welcomed by the enemy, and behind the sword and shield hall, the spearmen formed a formation to intercept the Qing soldiers who were rushing like a flood. The rumbling sound of cannons sounded, and Li Lutai had already arranged it to block the horses. However, there were still horses frightened. These cavalry and horses captured in Jiangnan had never experienced the battle formation at all. The greater function of the shells at this time was to blow open the city walls when siege. The field battle was not very lethal, but unexpectedly, the loud noise became a trick to deal with the cavalry, which was simply a coincidence.

Hou Xuanyan stared at the Qing soldiers in front of him and secretly praised him. He had such a clever riding skills and well-trained and uniform. He was really an elite force, but unfortunately he became an alien dog.

The two sides fought fiercely for half an hour, but the Qing soldiers still did not break through the unbreakable defense of the Shuizi Camp. Li Lutai was anxious. The offensive and defensive momentum had quietly changed, and cavalry fell off the horse. His people were already few, and he failed to succeed in one go. If he wanted to fight, he would be cooked by warm water.

Hou Xuanyan showed a smile on his face and said to Zhu Dadian, who was so sarcastic on the side: "The children of Jiangdong are so talented, Lao Zhu, after this battle, our Northern Expedition Army's Shuizi Camp will be famous all over the world!"

Zhu Dadian laughed and said, "Mr. Governor, don't leave any backup plan, the time is up."

Hou Xuanyan nodded slightly, stretched out his hand and waved it, and a signal flare soared into the sky. Hou Xuanyan looked at the sky and cursed: "These fancy things, I didn't expect them to come in handy."

There were countless warships on the river in the distance. Zhang Mingzhen saw the signal and trembled with excitement. With a command, the Songjiang Prefecture Navy landed in the capital and headed straight to Yangzhou. All the Yangzhou defenders came out, and the people were as deep as the sea. With the mobilization of spies in the city, they had already prepared to open the city.

Hou Xuanyan's army dragged Li Rutai at the west gate, and Zhang Mingzhen took advantage of the situation to attack Yangzhou City from the south gate and led his troops to cover it out. When Li Rutai saw that the situation was hopeless, he wanted to escape north under the desperate guard of his personal soldiers. Hou Xuanyan sighed regretfully, only regretting that Fengzi Camp was not there, and the enemy's cavalry came and went like the wind and was difficult to pursue.

Zhu Dadian stomped his feet and cursed: "I think he is really brave and goes out of the city to fight to the death. It turns out that the entire army is out and it is convenient to escape."

Hou Xuanyan saw that their defeated soldiers were less than 10,000 people and fled like the wind. His face turned pale and sighed, "Escape! I will chase you when I escape outside the pass, but I want to see if they give up Shenyang and are so straightforward."

The people of Yangzhou City slowly walked onto the streets and looked at the Ming army entering the city. In their eyes, there were fear and expectations, and more of them were dull. A few months ago, 800,000 people died in the city, and the number of relatives and friends was discussed, and no one in Yangzhou was healthy.

Then the Qing Dynasty began to enclose land, and countless people were forcibly captured to the north as slaves. This era was not as people thought later generations thought. You were a Han Chinese. When the Tartars came, you could save your life and become a Qing Dynasty obedient people? Dream!

As early as the 11th year of Chongzhen, the Tatars entered the pass and captured more than 462,300 Han people, and gave them to the bannermen as slaves. In the 15th year of Chongzhen, the Tatars took advantage of Li Zicheng's rebellion and entered the pass and captured more than 369,000 people in the Jifu area of ​​Shandong. When the Jiashen National Incident, after Wu Sangui opened the switch, it was difficult to count the number of people who were captured and plundered as slaves. There were too many people. These people were forced to serve as burdens, live a life like a cattle and horse, and return to slavery. What's even more miserable is that their descendants were also called family children or slaves. During the Kangxi period, thousands of people were unable to bear the humiliation and suicide every year.

The slavery that our ancestors abolished in the pre-Qin era appeared again on the land of China with Huma crossing south.

Hou Xuanyan rode into the city on horseback. Looking at the sparse people on both sides of the road, what he remembered was the tragedy in Jiading City when he first arrived. The trauma of the massacre of the city cannot be forgotten for a while or even for a generation. Perhaps it may still cause pain to mention it after hundreds of years.

Fortunately, Hou Xuanyan had a strong medicine!

Zhang Mingzhen and others welcomed him into the Yangzhou Prefecture. Everyone was excited, and everyone had an uplifting expression on their faces. Hou Xuanyan looked around and remembered the despair of the people in the city, and sighed and said, "Immediately send troops to clear the three prefectures and seven counties of Yangzhou Prefecture, relying on favorable terrain, and arrange defense forces. The greater the trouble we make here, the less pressure from Jingxiang will be, and that is the battlefield for the national destiny. Du Yinxi needs our support."

Zhang Mingzhen, Zhu Dadian and other major officials nodded frequently. After Hou Xuan finished speaking, he looked fierce and said, "Tao Duoduo to the city, and call the people tomorrow to celebrate the merits of the military and civilians in Caishikou!"

There was nothing to say all night, and the soldiers of the Shuizi camp posted official documents everywhere in the city. The next morning, the people pointed and talked.

Duoduo's name is in Yangzhou, like an evil ghost in hell. When he heard that he wanted to rectify his Dharma, even the people who hid at home and dared not show their heads took to the streets.

At the entrance of Caishi, Yangzhou, there are two pillars tied to a strange-shaped box. If anyone understands it, you will see at a glance that this thing is called the Youhuo Iron Box. It was used to melt the iron when defending the city and burn the siege chariots under the city. All the craftsmen in Yangzhou City were summoned here, and everyone had excitement on their faces.

When the people of Yangzhou learned that they wanted to kill Duoduo, one would relieve their hatred and the other would take revenge. Caishikou was already crowded with people, and there were so many people that they could not be poured into it.

After Hou Xuanyan took the stage, the people looked at him silently. Hou Xuanyan said loudly: "The sea of ​​blood is deep, we avenge you! The countryside is declining, we will defend you! You just need to remember that we are the Northern Expedition Army. My brother and I were thirsty and asked for drinks, injured and asked for blood to wipe blood, and if we died, we would like to wrap ourselves in a piece of linen. I only ask one question, Yangzhou, is it our home court, and if we fight outside, we can leave our backs to Yangzhou?"

The people who did not dare to go out to welcome the city even when the king entered the city finally overcame the fear of being slaughtered and roared loudly. The sound went higher and higher. Hou Xuanyan looked at their hideous faces and nodded secretly in his heart. A group of numb sheep could only be slaughtered forever. All he wanted was to arouse the martial blood in his bloodline.

Hou Xuanyan stepped down and several bare-shirted guards escorted Duoduo to the stage. Duoduo was naked, without any trace, but his eyes were still flashing with cruelty. Facing the people of the whole city who wanted to tear him apart, Duoduo showed the style of a generation of cruel people. Unfortunately, his butt was naked, which reduced his momentum a lot.

The guards tied him to the stage, and his arms were tied tightly to the two pillars. Duoduo suddenly felt a heat wave coming from his head, and a bad premonition made him struggle all over.

The craftsmen on the platform urged the bellows and finally slowly tilted the storm iron box, pouring the red copper juice on their heads. Duoduo was so painful that he could not help but glared out, and a stream of blue smoke rose up, scorched the skin and flesh. But the craftsmen fell so slowly that they could not die for a while. Only when the screams became smaller and smaller, the craftsmen accelerated appropriately.

Soon, a bronze man with fangs and claws stood on the high platform at Caishikou. A young hero announced in public that the bronze man would stay in Caishikou forever.
Chapter completed!