"Brothers from the old camp, come out and kill the Tatars!"
In the southeast, northwest, several people were shouting the same slogan. Inspired by this slogan, Wu Jun's old troops came out of the house one after another, picked up the weapons around them that could be used to kill and rushed out of the house.【】
Before Hai hour, Shangyang Fort became a sea of fire, with old troops of the Wu army holding torches and setting fire everywhere. These formerly obedient slaves now seemed to have taken crazy medicine and killed everyone they saw.
After long-term oppression and endurance, the flames of revenge finally burst out in this sky full of fire. At first, the leader could suppress everyone and let them act according to the plan, either responsible for setting fires or intercepting the Qing soldiers rushing to reinforce the Dutong Yamen, but at any time
As the chaos spread, more and more Wu Jun's former troops and Yunnanese people spontaneously took up arms and participated in the late-night fighting. Even some Han criminals serving sentences in the border forts also rushed to the streets with shouts. There was no regulation for their participation.
, was completely destructive in nature, rushing into banner people's homes in small groups, robbing, killing, setting fires, and even raping.
The screams of death, the screams of the door being kicked open, the screams of women being dragged out, the begging for mercy of rummaging through cabinets, and the cries of babies.
Shangyang Fort has become a purgatory on earth.
There were too many people and it was too chaotic. The situation was far beyond Wu Da's control. But he couldn't care about it at this moment. He could only lead his people to attack Dutong Yamen desperately. Now Wu Jun was in chaos.
This is not the case for the Qing troops in the fort. The key to whether they can control the fort lies in whether they can capture Dutong Changshou.
"Quick, brothers, rush in!"
"You must not run away from that old thief Chang Shou!"
Wu Da's hand had been replaced by a long sword of the Qing army, and he kept shouting loudly. Under his leadership, more than 300 Wu troops from the old Zhongyong Battalion and hundreds of Wu troops from other battalions desperately attacked Dutong Yamen.
With the combined efforts of everyone, the closed door of Dutong Yamen was finally opened. The moment the door was opened, the crowd burst into cheers, and then roared and rushed in.
"Fuck me, you dare to block my way!"
With an axe, Guitou Dao slashed a Qing soldier who was holding a spear to stab him until his brains were all overflowing. He let out a roar and rushed towards the yamen guards behind the door. Although he was not using a broadsword that he was good at, and he was short of it.
One arm, but it did not affect the killing with the Ghost Head Sword at all. Like a beast, he rushed into the Tutong Yamen first, waving his ax to push back the Qing soldiers who tried to get closer. His face, body, and the braid on the back of his head were not spattered.
Drenched in blood, his whole body seemed to be crawling out of bloody water, making him stand out in the crowd.
"I can't stand it any longer. Hurry, go and protect Mr. Du Tong and leave!"
Chang Shou's personal soldier captain Duokeda saw that the gate was broken and the enemy was swarming in. There were only twenty or thirty soldiers under his command. In desperation, he grabbed one of his subordinates and asked him to rush to lead the capital.
Master Tong fled.
"Go quickly, I'm here to support you, I can't let them capture Lord Tutong!"
After shouting in great anxiety, Dokeda pulled his uniform, held the tail of his braid and stuffed it into his mouth. He roared and raised his knife to kill Wu Jun who rushed in.
The Zhongyong Battalion is worthy of being the most elite troops of the old camp of the Wu Army. After the initial unfamiliarity and unaccustomedness, when they took up arms to fight against the Qing soldiers again, their bravery and skill in fighting immediately showed. They quickly killed the Yamen guards who blocked their way in.
Kill them all.
Docda fulfilled his duty and tried his best to protect the safety of the Governor, but his personal bravery was of no use in this sea of people. After struggling in vain for a moment, he fell to the ground with multiple swords in his body. His head was still facing after he fell.
Then he yelled: "Go away, everyone, go away!" The shrill screams reached the backyard, frightening the female family members in the mansion to scream.
You're stuck in a nest, can you still get out?
After getting rid of these guards, Wu Da breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and kicked Dokeda who was still alive, and ordered Wu Wu and Wu Liu: "Search Chang Shou for me quickly!"
"yes, Sir!"
Wu Wu and Wu Liu hurriedly led a group of people straight to the back of the house. They didn't waste any time, and divided half of their people to search Chang Shou's house. The other half caught Chang Shou's family members who were eager to escape, and forced them to question Chang Shou.
If Shou is down, if he answers the question "I don't know", he immediately cuts his head with a knife. If he pulls another person, if he answers "I don't know" again, he raises the knife and drops it without any ambiguity.
"Wu Qi, take people to meet up with the Xiao Zhenghua brothers and ask them to recruit people to block the Qing army barracks in the east of the city. We must stop them in the east of the city no matter what!"
"Brothers Zhao and Sun, you two each bring fifty brothers from the Zhongyong Camp. Call the brothers from the old camp along the road and control the four gates. Don't let a Tatar escape!"
"Guitou Qi, go find Master Pan immediately and ask him to come to Dutong Yamen to take charge!"
After giving the orders one by one, Wu Da took a breath, but he still didn't see the fifth and sixth brothers coming to report, and his heart couldn't help but twitch. After waiting for a while uneasily, Chang Shou was not escorted, and he realized that he was not there yet.
Well, just as I was about to take people to the backyard, I saw Wu Wu running over in a hurry, shouting as he ran: "Brother, it's bad, Chang Shou has run away!"
"What? Chang Shou ran away!"
Wu Dayi was startled, rushed to Wu Wu, grabbed him by the collar, and shouted: "Why did he run away! What do you do for food!"
"Brother!" Wu Da looked helpless: "Chang Shou climbed up the wall from the backyard and ran away before we even got in!"
"Alas!" Wu was so proud that he fired Wu Wu, raised his long sword and shouted to the old Wu army soldiers who were still in the courtyard: "If you want to survive, follow me to attack the Qing army barracks!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard that Chang Shou had escaped. Then they realized that things were going to be bad. After listening to Wu Da's words, they rushed out of the Dutong Yamen and followed him to the east city to kill.
Chang Shou had 18 Qing army commanders and 2,100 soldiers. Seven of them were stationed in Alchuka, Weiyuan Fort and other places. There were only 11 commanders in the fort with more than 1,000 soldiers.
The soldiers are all stationed in the military camp in the east city. The remaining bannermen and armored men are scattered throughout the city. It is probably difficult to organize them, so there is no need to worry. The only threat is the Eight Banners soldiers led by these eleven commanders.
Without even thinking about it, Wu Da knew that Chang Shou must have fled to the Dongcheng military camp, because only there could he be protected and organize troops to suppress him. Therefore, no matter what, he had to block the Qing troops in the camp and prevent them from coming out.
, otherwise with the current chaotic situation in the city and too few brothers who directly obey his orders, once the Qing army counterattacks under the command of Chang Shou, the consequences will be disastrous.
Although Wu Da had confidence in the old Zhongyong Battalion, he really had no hope for the rest of the old battalion soldiers and the attached Green Battalion and the Yunnanese people. After all, things were done in a hurry, there was no unified order, and there were no weapons in hand, so they all relied on one word.
It was bloody bravery and chaos that stirred things up. Once the Qing army reacted, it would be difficult for these temporarily assembled mobs to reach them. The fire all over the sky had already told the people in the distance that something had happened to Shangyang Fort.
When the nearby Qing soldiers arrived, there was no hope at all.
"Quick, quick!"
Wu Da's heart was in his throat, and he led the Zhongyong Battalion to rush towards Dongcheng. When they saw the Wu army's old troops who were setting fires and looting on the way, they spontaneously joined in. Before they reached the Dongcheng barracks, they heard a message coming from the front.
Hearing the sound of fighting, he rushed over, but it was Xiao Zhenghua leading hundreds of people who were struggling to resist the Qing army's attack.
In the light of the fire, Wu Da clearly saw that Chang Shou was sitting on a war horse in disheveled clothes, pointing at Xiao Zhenghua and the others, and constantly giving orders to the subordinates around them.