Anti-Qing: Starting from the Jintian Uprising

Chapter 42: Second Attack on Xunzhou City

"stop!"

"Don't hurt my son!"

"I'll tell you where the silver is..."

Father Chen finally couldn't hold it anymore.

He could endure the torture himself, but he couldn't bear to see his son get hurt.

Upon seeing this, the Qing army commander stopped swinging his sword and grinned, revealing a mouthful of big yellow teeth.

The sharp steel knife was still hanging above Chen Shuyu's head, and his eyes turned to Chen's father, as if waiting for Chen's father to speak.

Upon seeing this, Father Chen took a deep breath and spoke with an expression that could not hide his dejection.

"In the backyard!"

"There is a secret compartment under the incense table in the backyard Buddhist hall. There are three hundred taels of silver and some gold and silver jewelry in it."

"In addition to this secret compartment, my family also has a silver cellar on the farm outside the city, which also contains some of the hidden silver."

"Let my son go first, and I'll take you to the manor outside the city to get the silver hidden there..."

Unexpectedly, the Qing army commander shook his head when he heard this.

"No, what if I stand up your son and you stand me up?"

"How about this, you tell me the location of the silver hidden outside the city, and I will not only release your son, but also you and your wife."

Upon hearing this, Father Chen pursed his lips and said nothing.

It was obvious that he did not trust the words of the Qing army in front of him.

……

"General, our frontline has reported back."

"The city of Xunzhou is still in chaos, and there is no city defense at all."

"If our army attacks Xunzhou now, we will surely be able to take it down in one fell swoop!"

Li Sheng rode his horse all the way to Li Yi and began to report.

As he said this, he was obviously pleased.

Perhaps because they had captured Xunzhou City once before, most of Li Yi's subordinates were more relaxed during the second attack on Xunzhou.

It can also be said that it is a familiar route!
The last time they came to attack Xunzhou, they were the only ones there.

But this time when they came to play Xunzhou, they only had one forward, and the main players in the club would arrive soon.

The situation is naturally completely different when you have a backer and when you fight alone.

Li Yi's expression changed when he heard this.

"Pass the order down, speed up the march and attack Xunzhou directly!"

As Li Yi's military order was issued, he led his men to attack Xunzhou again.

When they arrived outside Xunzhou City, what they saw was a tightly closed city gate.

Although the Qing troops in Xunzhou City were causing chaos, in order to rob as much wealth as possible, they tacitly opened the gates and locked the gates of Xunzhou City.

Seeing this, Li Yi did not hesitate and spoke immediately.

"Use gunpowder to blow up the city gate!"

"Then the army will enter the city, control the situation in the city as soon as possible, and stabilize the order in Xunzhou."

The reason why Li Yi was so decisive was also because he knew that the main force of the God Worshipping Society was about to arrive.

If he failed to capture Xunzhou before the main force of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom arrived, his contribution in this battle would be discounted.

This is not what Li Yi wants to see!
Feng Yunshan had hinted to him before, and his original words were "As soon as the order arrives, you will be ready to march out and serve as the vanguard of the army to capture Xunzhou!"

Simply translated, it means to steal the credit!
To put it bluntly, Li Yi needs this credit to make progress.

Feng Yunshan also needs this credit to continue to increase his voice in the church.

Because of this, Li Yi would naturally not be vague about such matters.

Soon, there was a loud rumbling sound.

The Xunzhou city gate, along with the gate machine behind it, was destroyed in an instant. The dark city gate tunnel was filled with smoke and dust.

Li Yi waved his hand and led his men into Xunzhou City.

"Soldiers, follow me!"

"Kill!"

Li Yi led his men into Xunzhou City.

Then, I saw that the originally prosperous Xunzhou City had become a mess without knowing when.

Burning buildings can be seen everywhere, and thick smoke rises into the sky.

The doors of the buildings and shops on both sides of the street were opened, the tables and chairs inside were overturned, and the goods were scattered all over the ground.

There were even a few corpses lying on the ground, blood flowing everywhere.

There were even many body parts scattered everywhere in the streets.

Fortunately, it is winter now and the temperature is low, otherwise it would probably stink.

Looking at everything in front of him, Li Yi couldn't help but frown.

What exactly did these Qing army rebels do?
When he led his troops to evacuate Xunzhou, Xunzhou was obviously still fine. How come Xunzhou has been ruined in just a few days?

But in the end, he still shouted.

"Kill the clear demon!"

Li Yi didn't know why things turned out like this, but he knew what he should do most now.

Whether it is to seize control of Xunzhou or to restore order in Xunzhou, the Qing soldiers who are now causing chaos in Xunzhou City must be eliminated.

……

Ever since Zhou Fengqi was killed in the explosion, the situation in Xunzhou City got out of control, and the prefect Cai Bingwen retreated into the government office, becoming a coward.

He was like a man who hid in a small building and was in harmony with it, not caring about spring, summer, autumn or winter.

Thanks to the remaining power of the Qing Dynasty, although those rebel soldiers burned, killed and looted in Xunzhou City, they finally did not dare to offend the government office.

After lying down, Cai Bingwen had a surprisingly good time these few days.

If it weren't for the screams coming from outside the government office from time to time, with news about whose house was robbed by the rebels, whose women were raped, and whose families were massacred by the rebels, Cai Bingwen would probably have gained several pounds.

One day, Cai Bingwen was hugging a young and beautiful maid and reading her bones when suddenly a loud explosion was heard outside.

This directly scared the excited Cai Bingwen.

"Fuck, which street kid got the gunpowder and it exploded?"

"Didn't the bandits steal all the gunpowder in the city? What a bunch of idiots! When the imperial army comes to reinforce Xunzhou, I will definitely punish these troublemakers!"

Cai Bingwen lost interest. While cursing and ignoring the resentful look of the maid, he straightened his messy clothes and walked out.

But before he could reach the lobby of the government office, he saw a close follower running towards him in a hurry.

"My lord, my lord, something terrible has happened!"

"The thieves... the thieves are entering the city again!"

When Cai Bingwen heard this, he was stunned.

No...no, these bandits are just endless, right?
Why are you attacking Xunzhou again?
However, although he was a little surprised, Cai Bingwen reacted quickly.

"Let's go! Let's go!"

"Go through the back door, be careful not to get blocked by bandits in the government office!"

Thanks to the last experience of guerrilla warfare with Li Yi in Xunzhou City, Cai Bingwen has quite a bit of experience in escaping.

……

However, Li Yi’s second attack on Xunzhou this time was different from the last time.

His first target was not the Xunzhou government office, and he didn't even bother with the government treasury and granary, because these places had been emptied by him last time.

After entering the city, Li Yi led his men directly to kill the Qing army soldiers who were causing chaos in Xunzhou City.

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