Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 238: Battle of Jiangning (End) (Additional Update 7)

When the Qing generals behind Zhang Guoliang saw this, they all raised their arms and shouted in unison.

"Submit to the Tang Dynasty and kill the Qing monsters!"

"Drive out the Tartars and restore China!"

When the Qing soldiers in the parade ground saw this scene, although they were still a little confused, they still followed their previous habits and subconsciously shouted along with their superiors.

"Submit to the Tang Dynasty and kill the Qing monsters!"

"Drive out the Tartars and restore China!"

But when these words were shouted, many people felt a little strange.

He was a Qing demon before, but now he turned around and wanted to kill the Qing demons and surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

Life is so unpredictable!
Zhang Guoliang continued.

"Pass on this admiral's order, all soldiers must cut off their braids!"

In order to coerce the entire army, Zhang Guoliang decisively issued an order to cut off the queues, preparing to cut off the retreat of the entire army.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Guoliang took the lead and was the first to cut off the braid on the back of his head with a knife.

As the braid fell to the ground, the small tuft of hair left on the back of his head spread out and hung down.

When the generals behind him saw this, they followed suit and cut off their braids.

Seeing this, the soldiers in the army had no choice but to cut their braids as well.

Soon, the ground in the training ground was covered with shiny braids.

Well, the reason why the braids look shiny is not because the hair quality of these Qing soldiers is so good.

It's just oily hair caused by not washing your hair for a long time.

There were nests of fleas in these shiny braids.

Zhang Guoliang ordered his men to pile the cut braids together and set them on fire.

The fire burned fiercely, burning all the braids, and the stench of burning protein filled the training ground.

However, smelling the burnt smell in the air, everyone felt inexplicably relieved.

It feels like a shackle has been removed from my body!
An invisible shackle!

After doing all this, Zhang Guoliang immediately ordered his troops to split into two groups and launch military operations.

He personally led the troops to attack Dashengguan and support the Tang army.

The other route is to seize Jubao Gate.

Zhang Guoliang attempted to cooperate with the Tang army on the front battlefield to capture Dashengguan, annihilate the Jiangbei camp stationed at Dashengguan, and seize control of the city gate of Jiangning.

Since Zhang Guoliang had already made up his mind to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, he naturally wanted to gain greater credit.

This is Zhang Guoliang's token of his surrender to the Tang Dynasty, so naturally the bigger the better.

"Brothers, kill, kill the demons!"

"Drive out the Tartars and restore China!"

"..."

It is worth mentioning that the morale of the soldiers in the Jiangnan Camp under Zhang Guoliang was extremely low when they were still the Qing army.

Facing the invading Tang army, the entire army looked as if their parents had all died, and not a single smile appeared on their faces.

However, as the braids were cut and the Tang flags were raised, these Qing troops, whose morale was originally low, seemed to be reborn.

Morale is at full blast.

Whether it was to seize Jubao Gate or to attack Dasheng Pass, the entire army was extremely excited.

With the sudden "rebellion" of the Jiangnan Camp in Yuhuatai, the Qing troops inside and outside Jiangning were caught off guard.

With Zhang Guoliang's betrayal, Dashengguan quickly changed hands and was captured by the Tang army.

The Tang army's siege troops and Zhang Guoliang's troops attacked from both sides.

The Jiangbei camp was quickly wiped out!
Qishan and other generals would either be killed or surrendered.

The Jubao Gate was also captured by the rebel army from the Jiangnan camp without warning.

The Qing troops in the city attempted to counterattack Jubao Gate several times, but were blocked by the rebel troops every time.

Even Taylor's counterattack led by the British army failed to be effective.

After the Qing troops in these Jiangnan camps changed their allegiance, their combat effectiveness increased by several levels.

Not only were they able to fight back and forth with the elite Gansu and Shaanxi Green Camp of the Qing army, they were not even afraid of foreigners.

It's so funny. When they were the Qing army, they were afraid of you foreign soldiers.

However, they are now the Tang army. If they are still afraid of your foreign soldiers, then wouldn’t their rebellion be in vain?

Once the Tang flag was raised, they felt confident even when facing foreigners. After crossing Dasheng Pass and annihilating the Jiangbei camp, the Tang army did not delay and joined forces with Zhang Guoliang's troops who had revolted in front of the battlefield and marched towards Jubao Gate.

Thanks to the support of the Jiangnan camp, the Tang army entered the city very smoothly from the Jubao Gate and killed their way into Jiangning City.

Faced with the aggressive Tang army, the Qing army in Jiangning City almost fled in panic.

The Jiangnan camp rebelled, the Jiangbei camp was completely wiped out, and now even the Jiangning city gate has been captured.

Jiangning City was about to be destroyed. How could they still have the courage to continue fighting the Tang army?
run!

Compared with the Manchu emperor's kingdom, one's own life is more important.

However, because it was already completely dark at this time, after the Tang army entered Jiangning, they only tried to pursue the Qing army briefly.

There was no plan to go deeper into the city and engage in street fighting with the Qing army at night.

Instead, they planned to set up camp near Jubao Gate to rest for a night, and then take over the entire Jiangning in one go at dawn tomorrow.

……

It was dark, but the entire Jiangning General's Mansion was brightly lit.

A mess of servants and soldiers could be seen everywhere.

Yiliang received the news that the Tang army had entered Jiangning. He angrily drew out the Ebilun sword given by the emperor and chopped around, roaring loudly.

"What a great Zhang Guoliang! He is truly a great traitor to the country!"

"You actually turned against us in the battlefield and betrayed our Qing Dynasty. I really want to eat your flesh and sleep on your skin!"

"If it weren't for Zhang Guoliang's betrayal, the situation in Jiangning would not have come to this point, how could it have come to this point!"

All around, the Qing army generals were silent.

After yesterday's defeat, Senggelinqin, who was completely distraught, just sat there without saying a word.

His eyes were dim and he had obviously decided to die.

The atmosphere in the lobby was extremely heavy, and everyone's face was filled with despair and solemnity.

After venting for a while, Yiliang finally calmed down.

Seeing this, the British Minister to the side, Alcock, spoke up.

"Your Excellency, the rebels have entered the city. Jiangning City cannot be defended."

"Please order the troops to withdraw!"

British commander Taylor also spoke.

"Governor, no matter what decision you make next, our troops will withdraw."

“I will not risk the precious lives of the young men of the British Empire to continue to take risks with you in Jiangning City.”

The British issued an ultimatum to Yiliang.

Jiang Ning can't fight anymore!
Upon hearing this, Yiliang opened his mouth and said in a distraught tone.

"Jiangning is lost. This Governor... This Governor, I have no face to face the Emperor, to face the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty..."

But in the end, Yiliang still spoke.

"Pass the order down and prepare to withdraw the troops!"

"But, this governor will never hand over Jiangning City to the Tang thieves just like that."

"Send a message to all my troops to prepare to withdraw overnight, but before they do, have them set fire to Jiangning City for me."

"This Governor will burn this Jiangning City to ashes!"

"Don't the Tang thieves want Jiang Ning? Then I will give it to him!"

"I want to see how this Tang thief is going to deal with Jiangning City, which is a wasteland!!!"

Yiliang knew that he had completely lost the military battle.

But he was unwilling to admit defeat.

He would rather turn Jiangning into a wasteland than give it to the Tang thieves!
Upon hearing this, the Qing army generals took orders and left.

Soon, fire broke out in the originally pitch-black Jiangning City.

The raging flames spread rapidly with the help of Jiang Feng.

In the dark night, thick smoke rose into the sky, seemingly covering up the crescent moon in the sky.

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(End of this chapter)