At this time, the entire Nanjing city was already alarmed by the sound of fighting. The timid people were huddled at home, while those who were interested began to connect! There were Ming soldiers resisting everywhere! Countless gangsters appeared on the streets and began to rob the house! This chaotic scene simply made Nanjing city a pot of hot porridge!

But when the imperial city caught fire, the form suddenly changed a lot! The Ming soldiers, who had no fighting will, immediately opened the city gate and began to flee! Those who wanted to serve the king and rescue the emperor also retreated back to their homes! Those who were still resisting knelt down and surrendered! The resistance in the entire Nanjing city suddenly subsided!

At this time, Song Liye, who had returned to the command post, discovered this keenly and immediately ordered the troops to be dispersed, with the army as the main force, attacking every resistance location! With the sailors as the main force, we began to sort out the whole city!

To be honest, these sailors are not good at land combat. They don’t even know the tactical movements of the army. But it is really easy to use them to deal with the gangsters on the street!

Especially after the Ming army was defeated, all the personnel of the intelligence bureaus hidden everywhere showed up, leading them to clean up the city like a net, which was even more effective! Anyone who commits crimes in these places will be beheaded!

Someone who can't linger on the streets will be executed immediately! Anyway, at this time, those who are still running around on the streets in this situation must be no good people! The best one is also the servants who send letters between various wealthy families!

So the whole city was killed for a while! But this kind of killing effectively controlled the situation! The soldiers who fled home just took off their armor and hid at home.

If the family is not a local, they beg for the people to take in. If they cannot get the intake, they will simply kneel on the street and wait for people to arrest them. So the city of Nanjing gradually became quiet.

By the time Song Liye truly controlled Nanjing, it was already long after dawn. The soldiers were orderly clearing the roads, counting and seizing them, and maintaining order. Nanjing City finally became like a city again! But the whole city is still deserted, and no one dared to go out easily! After all, the time is too sensitive now, and no one is willing to cause trouble.

Upper body!

Song Liye stood on the city tower, stretched his waist tightly and said, "Has the fire in the palace been extinguished?"

An officer said, "It has been extinguished! And several bodies have been found, and people are now being arranged to identify them."

Song Liye said: "Okay, tell me immediately after the result."

Then he turned to another officer and asked, "The city defense has taken over it completely, right?"

The officer said: "All the gates of Nanjing City are already in our hands, and we have arranged some soldiers to be on duty on the city wall. There is no problem at all!"

Before Song Liye could ask questions, another officer said: "All streets in the city are also in our control. There is only one problem. Now many dignitaries are constantly asking us who is leading the army and want to meet you!"

Song Liye said: "This is trying to surrender, so he is panicked and looking for a way out."

The officer smiled and said, "I think it should be the case, but the soldiers did not let them out."

Song Liye said: "Retract the blockade and send a notice to the people! After all, many ordinary people have to go out to find food every day, so don't delay them. But the doorsteps of the dignitaries must be kept in a close position! It's not time to see them yet. It's true that our staff is still a bit short of people!"

Then Song Liye said to an officer who had just entered the door: "You are back just right, how are you counting in the Ku Mansion?"

The officer waved the note in his hand and said with a bad look: "Don't mention it, the Ku Mansion is basically empty! There are some gold and silver, but the quantity is very small. There is not much food! As for the arsenal, it's just a mess! Sir, do you know how bad it is? I saw with my own eyes a nest of rats living in a bronze cannon!"

The officer's words caused a burst of laughter from the people present! The officer did not seem to intend to end the conversation. He continued: "There are a lot of traditional powder gunpowder in the warehouse, but guess what? I put the torch in and pressed it on the gunpowder without igniting it!"

Many of the officers here understand the one thing they know is how long has the powdered gunpowder been stored inside.

The various materials will gradually separate. Those with large specific gravity will sink, while those with small specific gravity will rise, resulting in the fire being completely inoperable.

So an officer immediately said, "Is the gunpowder stored for too long and finally layered, right?"

The officer who had just entered the door said, "Yes, the layer floating on the top of the wooden barrel is full of toner. It is estimated that saltpeter and sulfur have all sunk to the lower layer! You didn't see what the face of the Marine next to me when I put the torch into the powder barrel!"

The officers burst into laughter again after hearing this, and Song Liye laughed too much! After laughing, he said: "That's fine, we can't use those things. But now we can take the next step, that is, organize the people to work, we pay the money to make them clean up the entire city. I forgot to ask, have the sailors put them back on the boat?"

An officer said, "They have gone back long ago. And they have hidden themselves downstream. Maybe they will go somewhere at this time!"

Song Liye said: "That's good. When they go back, we will soon have a steady stream of reinforcements! Fortunately, we only need to delay time now and wait until the subsequent troops arrive!"

At this time, an officer said, "Sir, I think we can be more proactive,"

Song Liye said: "Why do you say that?"

The officer said: "This is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and all the soldiers stationed should be elite soldiers! But from the battle last night, their fighting will be very weak and their weapons are very backward! Until now, they are still using big sword cherry rifle guns, and even fewer bird guns! Since the capital is like this, the surrounding situation will definitely be worse! So instead of sticking to Nanjing and letting them find that we have the intention to delay time, it is better for us to divide our troops to guide the surrounding prefectures and counties and use this method to show our strength! And I guarantee that there will be no problems. The biggest possibility of them is to open the city directly and surrender!"
Chapter completed!