Huang Zongke and the others didn't expect the artillery of the imperial court to be so powerful, and at this moment, the city wall collapsed in several places.Seeing that the rushing border army had already erected the ladder on the collapsed city wall, like an ant attached, and quickly climbed up the city wall, Huang Zongke had to immediately shout: "Open the cannon!"
Fire!
Guard Yangzhou City, don't let the tyrant's eagle dog enter the city!
Kill a border soldier and reward ten taels of silver!
Not long after, a large group of salt Ding rushed towards the collapsed city wall with all kinds of weapons, trying to prevent the border army from rushing into the city.Yangzhou has always had many salt merchants.It can even be said that Yangzhou is controlled by these salt merchants.There are many large salt merchants who raise more domestic slaves and salters than the soldiers of Yangzhou officials.Moreover, because of the need to use these salt rods to compete for salt profits, the salt rods raised by the salt merchants are many brave and ruthless outlaws.At this time, the border army that had been ordered to rush up the city wall had already clashed with the salt merchants of these salt merchants, you slashed, I stabbed a spear, and around the collapsed city walls, on the ladders, blood and water were splashed, and stumps and flesh were flying.Artillery bombardment also began on the city walls, and the artillery in the hands of the artillery of the Guards Town exchanged fire, and the sound of thunder collapsed.However, the border army was noticeably more courageous and well-trained.As more and more border soldiers climbed the collapsed city by means of ladders, they immediately formed a tacit formation to attack, and the sword and shield men consciously gathered together to raise their shields to block, swinging their swords and slashing, while the spearmen pierced through the gaps in the shields.Later, the firearms also began to hold the three-eyed guns, and kept firing lead bullets at the salts.The salters were about to stab with their spears, but they were blocked by shields connected to the wall.Several fierce salters were quite brave, and they were about to knock off the shield with a loud roar, but they were suddenly stabbed out by the border army and several spears penetrated the abdomen, and when the border army drew the spears, these salty bodies shook directly, and the blood in the intestines fell to the ground.At the same time, the buckshot was dense like rain, and the salt behind it fell in batches and rolled down from the city like a snowball.As a result, the salt has greatly diminished.At this time, the brave soldiers of the border army holding the three-eyed gun directly held the three-eyed gun or took out the bones, rushed into these salt camps, and slammed them.It's like being in a no-man's land."
Rush forward!
Kill a border soldier, and the reward will be changed to twenty taels!
”Huang Zongke saw that the salt on his side was a little overwhelmed, so he hurriedly shouted and increased the reward.Many salters were much more excited by this, and they continued to rush with their weapons.The border troops who rushed up from behind had already lined up their formations, and as soon as these salts rushed in, the firecrackers were immediately fired, and batches of lead bullets swept these salts to the ground."
Kill!"
Then, the frontier troops who had retreated on both flanks and rushed up before them struck them from both flanks, slashing the rest of the unhit Yanding to the ground.The number of salts that rushed in at one moment was wiped out by the border army.Not long after, the entire collapsed city wall was already a mountain of corpses, and the follow-up border troops climbed the corpses, making more and more border troops in the city.The salters were completely discouraged, and began to flee with their armor thrown away, but they were no match for the regular frontier army."
Fifty taels!
Fifty taels of silver!
”Huang Zongke had to increase the reward and shouted loudly."
One hundred taels!"
But he didn't pay attention to him, and he fled desperately into the city.In the end, Huang Zongke and other unscrupulous salt merchants themselves had to flee.It didn't take long for the gates to be opened by the border troops who had stormed into the city.Xiong Tingbi hurriedly ordered the generals of the border army to personally lead their border army Ding Jingqi to rush into the city, slash the remnants of the enemy in the alley, and besiege the city gates.Zhu Youxiao also began to sit in the imperial car at this time, and slowly entered Yangzhou City under the escort of Guard Town.And he had seen the performance of these border armies attacking the city before this.He had to admit that the Nine-Sided Border Army was serious and was still really capable of fighting, worthy of being the elite of the empire."
Such an elite can't be used to open up territory, it's a pity!"
Zhu Youxiao sighed secretly.But he is more pleased that in this life, at least these border troops followed their emperor to the south of the Yangtze River, instead of going south with the Manchu Qing as in history, acting as the vanguard of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and even slaughtering the Han people with the Eight Banners.There are still salt soldiers in the city who insist on street fighting under the heavy rewards of some unscrupulous salt merchants, but they are all defeated by the brave border soldiers."
Spread the decree, the guard town is stationed in the new city, the border army is stationed in the old city, divide troops to guard the city gates everywhere, and do not disturb the people.The general officers and staff of each army led their respective families to form an inspection team, which is responsible for maintaining military discipline like the military justice department of the guard battalion. ”After Zhu Youxiao entered the city, he first strictly enforced military discipline, and then said: "Lu Xiangsheng, your department is left behind to guard the Chinese army, Ma Xianglin, you are responsible for the bullet pressure for mobility!"
”"Yes!"
Lu Xiangsheng and Ma Xianglin both replied.And Xiong Tingbi also conveyed Zhu Youxiao's will to Luo Zhijie and Ma Shilong and other border generals.Ma Shilong and other border generals because the emperor was here, and the current emperor had a team of cronies in Guard Town, so they had to act according to the order, and personally took their families to strictly enforce military discipline, as they did in other towns in the path before, and personally killed several subordinates who had forgotten military law, and warned their subordinates not to harass the people, and honestly waited for the court's reward.Therefore, next, the soldiers and horses brought by Zhu Youxiao were very strict in Yangzhou City, and there were no looting incidents."
Your Majesty!
The rebellious salt merchants who were captured have been interrogated, and their names are Huang Zongke, Xu Shaocheng, Zhan Zigong, Gong Dingbo, and Wang Tingping, all of whom are related to the gentry reported by Dongchang who have now rebelled. ”After Yangzhou City was taken, Huang Zongke and the others had no time to escape, but they were taken by the border army and the soldiers and horses of the Guards Town one after another, and Zhu Youxiao was also busy asking Dongchang to interrogate these people immediately.Therefore, Wei Zhongxian came to Zhu Youxiao to report at this time, and handed over a stack of confession books: "This is the crime they confessed!"
”After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao said: "All of them will be executed!"
With the medical staff of the logistics battalion of Hu Yu Lin Guard, it will be executed immediately!
And all the salt merchants in Yangzhou watched the punishment, and those who couldn't catch up were killed on the grounds of disobedience to the order!
”"Yes!"
Wei Zhongxian and Lu Jiude, who was in charge of the logistics battalion, immediately replied.Then, Zhu Youxiao instructed Xiong Tingbi: "The rest of the prisoners will be executed immediately!"
Disposal of the recruits in the town of the Guards!
”"Yes!"
Xiong Tingbi replied."
Your Majesty, the street where the Yandao Yamen is located in front of you is full of salt merchants and gentry in the city, as well as all the salt road officials!"
Han Yi suddenly walked up to Zhu Youxiao at this time and reported a word.Huang Zongke and other unscrupulous salt merchants were able to control the prefect Liu Wanchun, and even took their own salt to control the city defense, which was not unrelated to the connivance of other salt merchants in the city and the secret support of salt officials.After all, all the salt merchants in Yangzhou didn't want the emperor to loot them after entering Yangzhou City, so they wished that Huang Zongke and others could stop the holy car.The Yandao officials were also worried that the emperor would send someone to his Yandao Yamen to check the accounts and find out his corruption, so they were lucky, hoping that Huang Zongke and others could really block the holy car.But now that Zhu Youxiao has entered Yangzhou City, they naturally don't dare to hesitate any longer, and are busy gathering at the Yandao Yamen to welcome the holy driver.Zhu Youxiao just smiled coldly when he learned about this, and ordered: "Stop driving the Yandao Yamen!"
”So, Zhu Youxiao stopped in front of the Yandao Yamen next.And Li Qiao, the transfer envoy of the two Huai Salt Roads and the imperial history of the salt patrol, knelt at the front, and shouted a little nervously: "Li Qiao, the envoy of the two Huai salt transporters and the imperial history of the salt patrol, led all the salt merchants and gentry in Yangzhou to welcome the holy car!"
Long live my emperor, long live, long live!
”Then, the salt merchant Ye Qixian first held a book and shouted: "On behalf of the large and small businessmen of Yangzhou, Turner will offer 100,000 taels of silver!"
In order to show the loyalty of the people of Yangzhou, may my emperor live long live long live!
”100,000 taels want to send me away?
Zhu Youxiao didn't have to raise a fire in his heart, and looked at Li Qiao first, and asked: "Li Qiao, Liu Wanchun, the prefect of Yangzhou, was held hostage by illegal salt merchants, and these illegal salt merchants want to prevent me from entering Yangzhou City, what are you doing, have you already voted for these thieves, or do you also intend to prevent me from entering Yangzhou City, and sit back and watch the illegal salt merchants steal my Yangzhou City?!"
”Li Qiao broke out in a cold sweat for a while: "Your Majesty, the minister also thought that Governor Liu was recruiting salt Ding Shimin to defend the city, but I really don't know the inside story here, the minister is only responsible for salt transportation, and has never asked about the city defense, and the minister also knows that Your Majesty has entered Yangzhou, so he hurriedly came out to meet the holy driver, please Your Majesty Mingjian!"
”"Really?"
Zhu Youxiao asked coldly.Li Qiao trembled a little: "The ministers dare not deceive Your Majesty!"
”"And what are you shaking?"
Zhu Youxiao asked."
The minister is cold, the minister is in a hurry to meet the driver, and he forgets to add clothes."
Li Qiao's teeth also began to tremble."
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Wei Zhongxian!"
Zhu Youxiao suddenly shouted."
The slave is here!"
Wei Zhongxian immediately stood up."
Chacha, the confessions of Huang Zunyi and others can be related to Li Qiao's crimes!"
Zhu Youxiao replied.Wei Zhongxian had already been prepared, and hurriedly turned over a few times and said: "Emperor Qiqi, Huang Zunyi and others confessed that Li Qiao successively accepted a total of 300,000 taels of bribes from him and listened to his orders to set up a banquet to entertain the prefect Liu Wanchun, so that Liu Wanchun was controlled by Huang Zunyi and others, in addition, Li Qiao also asked him for a total of 500,000 taels of bribes to conceal their identity as relatives of anti-thieves!"
”"What a big greed!
I have repeatedly ordered that corruption is strictly prohibited, but you have turned a deaf ear to my edict, Jiangnan is in rebellion, and I have already strictly ordered the world to arrest his relatives, and you will not listen to it, and hide his identity, it is really bold!
”As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he suddenly pointed at Li Qiao and shouted: "Throw him to death in front of me, peel the skin and grass!"
Ordered to have a division and copy his family property!
”"Your Majesty spares your life!
The minister is also forced to be helpless, if the minister is not greedy, they will not let the minister live!
The minister is willing to hand over all the money for greedy ink, begging His Majesty to spare his life, but the minister doesn't dare to spend a cent!
”Li Qiao kowtowed directly and shouted, he didn't expect Huang Zongke to fall into the hands of the imperial court and be interrogated so quickly."
It's not something you want to do, you have to hand it all over if you don't want to!"
Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, and said, "Execute it immediately!"
”"Yes!"
Zhu Youxiao's direct subordinate Zhenfu soldiers immediately came over, pressed Li Qiao to the ground, and then threw him up with his hands and feet, causing Li Qiao to fall down and fall firmly to the ground.And so on several times.The smooth bluestone slabs have turned red.And Li Qiao was thrown to death not long after.