"Report!" The scout came to Jirgalang, "A large number of Zhenglan Banner soldiers have gathered in the north of the city. They are neither maintaining order in the city nor guarding the city. They seem to be waiting for something."
"Bolo, go and see what's going on." Jirgalang said helplessly.
Bolo was forced to rebel together with him.
It stands to reason that he shouldn't be allowed to act alone.
But now we are besieging the imperial city and we have no manpower to spare, so we have to let him go.
To be on the safe side, Jirgalang threatened: "The city is in chaos. In order to prevent your family from being harassed, I have moved them to a safe place. After the matter is done, I will personally escort them back."
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Bolo's face was full of gratitude, but he felt like crying but had no tears in his heart.
Treason is a capital crime, and he was unlucky enough to be involved in it.
As a result, the family was also involved.
After the salute, Bolo left with four hundred men.
"What's going on? Why are you gathering here?" After arriving at the North City, Bolo asked loudly while riding on his horse.
Hauge in the crowd smiled when he saw Bolo.
He urged his horse forward and stopped ten feet away from Bolo.
"Your Highness, you didn't leave the city?" Bolo asked in surprise.
"Of course we didn't leave the city. If we had left the city, how could we have suppressed the rebellion?" Hauge said with a smile.
"Minion..." Bolo tried to explain something.
"No need to say anything! The emperor has issued an order to restore my position as the leader of the Zhenglan Banner. In addition, anyone who abandons evil and joins the light will be innocent, and those who refuse to repent will be executed immediately. You can choose!"
"My family is in the hands of Prince Zheng. I have no choice!"
"Asshole!" Hauge shouted angrily, "This is a major national event, how can you mess it up?"
Bolo hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth, turned over and dismounted, and knelt in front of Haoge: "I deserve death, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Not guilty!" Hauge promised, patting his chest.
Looking at the high-spirited Hauge, Dorgon asked Fan Wencheng worriedly: "Mr. Fan, if this trend continues, I'm afraid that the people of Zhenglan Banner will be loyal to Hauge again. If he stabs us in the back at this time, wouldn't it be..."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. He has already broken off with Jirgalang. Moreover, the troops he can command are only the Zhenglan Banner, which is powerless to compete with the two yellow flags in the city, and the two white flags and two red flags outside the city." Fan Wencheng said confidently.
After waiting for a while, Dorgon ordered Hauge to attack the north gate.
Although the defenders on the city wall had already seen the situation below, they were unable to stop it due to insufficient manpower.
The Zhenglan Banner quickly occupied the north gate.
They opened the city gates, lowered the drawbridge, and then attacked the west gate.
Before attacking.
Dorgon ordered his men to leave the city from the north gate and deliver a handwritten note to Luo Luohun outside the west gate.
Luo Luohun's troops were divided into two groups. One group launched a feint attack outside the city and joined forces with the Zhenglan Banner in the city to attack the defenders.
Another route goes around the north gate and enters the city.
The West Gate soon changed hands.
Dorgon continued to attack the south gate.
Outside the city was a camp with two white flags.
I thought I could easily take the city gate by attacking from both inside and outside, but I ended up encountering stubborn resistance.
He found out later.
The camp of the two white flags was attacked by Jirgalang and was blown up.
The two White Flag generals who had left the city earlier were gathering deserters on the battlefield and had no time to organize an attack.
"Your Highness," Fan Wencheng suddenly said to Dorgon, "You should leave the city immediately and join the two white flags."
"Hmm?" Dorgon asked in confusion, "After we take over the South Gate, we can join forces to capture Jirgalang near the Imperial City. If we leave the city now, won't we be handing over the credit to someone else?"
"Prince Zheng will not surrender. He will run away."
"Run? Where to?"
"Although the South Gate has not been breached yet, it will change hands sooner or later. The North, West, and South gates are all lost, so the East Gate is his only way out."
"Mr. Fan, do you want me to go to the East City Gate to block it in advance?"
"No! They were full of energy when they just left the city. Although a hasty interception may succeed, the price to pay will also be huge. The two white flags are the prince's assets. Do not cause casualties unless necessary."
"Then how to block it?"
"Go east a hundred miles and set up an ambush in Fushun!"
“Could it be…?”
"Yes, I thought that Prince Zheng would go to Hetuala via Fushun after leaving the city! It is the birthplace of the Eight Banners and is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
"Liaodong is so big. If you guess wrong, I will be in vain..."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. As long as Prince Zheng still has a bit of reason, he will go to Fushun!"
......
When Dorgon attacked the South Gate, the news of the fall of the North Gate and the West Gate reached Jirgalang.
Before this, Jirgalang had already received the news that Bolo had gone and would never return.
Before he could even curse, he received even worse news.
"Your Highness, all the people of the Zhenglan Banner have turned against us!" Tunqi said quickly, "The North Gate and West Gate have been lost, and the South Gate won't hold out for much longer."
"Where is the East Gate?" asked Jirgalang.
"It's still in our hands."
At this time, the soldiers attacking the imperial city were again repelled by the defenders.
Looking at the sturdy city walls, the tragic scene and the heavy casualties among his subordinates.
Jirgalang knew that the situation was hopeless.
He had never expected that Hauge would be released, and he had never expected that the Zhenglan Banner would turn against him.
If they didn't turn back.
Under the attack of the two blue flags, plus the support of the two yellow flags, he could definitely enter the imperial city and hold Fulin hostage.
Now, it's all gone.
"Let's go!" Jirgalang gritted his teeth, jumped up and sat on the horse with a look of resentment on his face.
He raised his sword and shouted loudly: "As long as we have the green mountains, we will never worry about lack of firewood! Although we are defeated today, as long as we get out alive, there will be a day when we can make a comeback!"
"Follow me and fight our way out of this encirclement. Charge!"
"We swear to follow the prince until death!" The generals of the Bordered Blue Banner responded loudly and rushed towards the east gate on horseback.
The team soon arrived at the East Gate.
The defenders opened the city gates and lowered the drawbridge, then joined the group and fled together.
After leaving the city, Jirgalang took the right direction and rushed towards the east.
Luo Luohun and Haoge wanted to give chase, but gave up after considering that there were still remaining rebels in the city.
After learning that there were no pursuers, Jirgalang did not slow down, but accelerated towards Fushun.
The defenders of Fushun had no idea what was happening in Shengjing City.
He had to go through Fushun and return to Hetuala before the message was delivered.
As long as the people are there and the soldiers are there, he has a chance to make a comeback.
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