Twenty field cannons fired three rounds, and the north gate of Xiangyang City was beaten to pieces and fell to the ground.??
The soldiers of the Selective Regiment brought boats and wooden planks, carried pontoons on the moat, and attacked the city gate.
The guards on the city wall wanted to throw rolling stones down at first, but the thousands of riflemen of the Selected Front Regiment on the bank of the moat kept pointing their guns at the top of the city wall, and opened fire as soon as they encountered the outcropping of the guards. The guards on the city wall
I didn't even throw a few rocks down, but a dozen people were killed. I didn't dare to throw down the wood anymore.
Soon, the pontoon bridge was built. Two thousand soldiers from the Selected Frontier Regiment stepped on the pontoon bridge and invaded Xiangyang City. The guards on the city wall were local defenders. They had been owed military pay for a long time and had little combat effectiveness. At this time, they saw the world
The powerful Fanjiazhuang Tiger Division broke through the city gate, but they still dared to guard the city wall? They suddenly dispersed in a panic.
The soldiers of the Selective Front Regiment successfully took over the city wall and took control of Xiangyang City.
The people of Xiangyang City still don’t know what’s going on. Yesterday, they heard that the city gate was sealed by strong men. Why did someone attack the city today? And then, the city was captured so quickly? Where did this strong army come from?
?The people hurriedly fled into their homes and closed their doors tightly, fearing that they would suffer a military disaster.
The soldiers of the Frontier Selection Regiment entered the streets of Xiangyang with neat steps. The leading troops walked on the main street and shouted loudly:
"The Bohu of Xingguo will march forward to attack far away places, and he will only arrest the criminals, so the people should not be alarmed!"
"Kill the gentry who smashed the Li family's goods!"
"Kill the yamen and archers who bully the miners of the alkaline mine!"
"The magistrate of Xiangyang Prefecture is particularly valuable, kill him!"
"The rest of the people, please stay safe at home, and the army will not disturb you!"
The soldiers controlled the main street intersections in the city and began to search for shops selling Fanjiazhuang goods. Soon, several shopkeepers who sold Fanjiazhuang goods and had been smashed some time ago were found. Li Xing rode on his horse and attacked these shopkeepers.
He said: "You are all friends of Fanjiazhuang. You have been affected by this incident. I apologize to you on behalf of Uncle Xingguo. Dear merchants, please tell me who has damaged your goods. I will do it for you."
Call the shots!”
The shopkeepers were so frightened by Master Huben's behavior that their faces turned pale. They looked at each other several times and looked at each other in confusion. The last brave shopkeeper knelt on the ground with a bang and shouted: "Sir! My family operates ten glass mirrors and eighteen sets.
The glass wine set was smashed by a servant of the Huang family, and the loss was heavy! The Huang family had a dispute with my family, and this time I took the opportunity to retaliate against my family. Please make the decision for me!"
Li Xing waved his hand, pointed at a platoon leader next to him and said: "The servant who led the troops to arrest the Huang family who started to smash up, kill! The head of the Huang family who organized the smashing, kill! After interrogation, he will be taken to Caishikou and executed together at noon!"
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The platoon leader immediately organized his troops and took the shopkeeper on the ground to arrest him.
Seeing Li Xing's domineering command, several other shop owners became emboldened and knelt down one after another and said: "My shop has been smashed by soap. The Yuan family and the Zhou family have smashed it twice. Please make the decision for us."
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"My Li family's fine cloth was burned. More than a hundred pieces of cloth were burned in the street. It was the Liu family. Please make the decision for me!"
Li Xing said loudly: "Don't worry, everyone, the scum who smashed your shop will be found out, and no one can escape."
Li Xing waved his hand, and the two platoon leaders led the troops out and followed the shop owners to arrest the gentry who smashed the shops.
Seeing that the arrangements for arresting the gentry were almost complete, Li Xing said loudly on his horse: "Let's go to the prefect's Yamen to arrest You Minggui!"
When all the soldiers heard the order, they shouted "Tiger" in unison and attacked the prefect's Yamen.
At the entrance of the magistrate's Yamen, hundreds of soldiers from the Selection Regiment have blocked the main entrance of the Yamen. The wooden blocks to break the door have also been prepared.
The gate of the magistrate's yamen is a gatehouse three rooms wide. There are two large stone lions in front of the gatehouse, and a huge plaque with "Xiangyang Prefecture" hanging in the middle. The gate of the yamen looks very strong, and it will probably take some time to open it.
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As soon as Li Xing arrived, a company commander in front of the Yamen said: "Second General, we have confirmed that You Minggui is in the Yamen, and the side and back doors of the Yamen have been sealed!"
Li Xing nodded and said, "Shout!"
A platoon leader shouted loudly into the yamen: "People in the yamen, listen, Xingguo Bohu Ben is marching far away, only to arrest criminals, not to kill innocent people. Open the gate of the yamen, kneel down and surrender, lest the guns and cannons have no eyes during the attack."
, hurt innocent people!”
"You surrender, so as not to hurt innocent people."
Seeing that the platoon leader's shouts had no effect, Li Xing waved his hand and said: "Attack!"
Li Xing gave an order, and the soldiers lit twenty grenades and threw them into the Yamen. Then they heard dozens of loud "boom" and "boom" sounds, and screams came from the Yamen courtyard.
The soldiers of the Selection Corps were about to hit the yamen gate with a wooden stick, but the yamen gate was opened by the people inside.
An archer was covered in blood. As soon as the gate was opened, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed vigorously. He shouted loudly: "General, soldiers, we have not participated in bullying the miners. Please let us live!"
Li Xing looked at the archer and said, "Whether he was involved or not, we will examine it carefully afterwards and never let a guilty one go."
Li Xing waved his hand and said, "Go in and arrest You Minggui."
But as soon as the soldiers from the Selective Group rushed to the main hall, they saw the soldiers guarding the side door running over and reporting: "Second General, You Minggui and his two sons, dressed in civilian clothes, climbed the wall and jumped out of the Yamen! Our people are chasing him to the east!
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Li Xing spat and said: "Xiangyang City is already under our control, where can he run? Send two companies of cavalry to hunt him down!"
Li Xing's men shouted the order and went to arrest him.
Li Xing walked into the prefect's office room to release the arrested owners of the alkali mines.
These mine owners were tortured after being arrested, and five of the thirty-four mine owners died in the squad room. Li Xing opened the door of the squad room and saw blood on the floor of the squad room, and he didn't know whose blood it was.
Li Xing held up his hands and said to these suffering mine owners: "You are all friends and businessmen of Fanjiazhuang. I apologize to you on behalf of Uncle Xing Guo. We are late!"
The mine owners never dreamed that Uncle Xing Guo of Tianjin would lead his troops into Xiangyang City. When they saw Li Xing releasing them, they were all stunned.
After a while, when they came to their senses, they stood up happily, and many of them shed tears with excitement.
Not long after, the soldiers caught You Minggui, the prefect of Xiangyang, and his two sons who were trying to escape, and took them to Li Xing.
Na You Minggui was a middle-aged man in his forties with a long beard. At this time, he was kidnapped by the soldiers and knelt down in front of Li Xing with a bang. He cried with tears and said in a trembling voice: "
You Minggui was confused for a moment, confused for a moment! General, please spare your life!" 8
