From the Chaoyang Gate Tower, all the officials on the city turned pale when they saw the defeated troops swarming under the city.
"This, this is a defeat," Nanjing garrison Xin Guogong Zhao Zhilong muttered.
Ruan Dacheng's strategy of luring the enemy was approved by Ma Shiying, and it was Liu Zeqing, Ruan Dacheng and him who were responsible for the specific implementation.
Liu Zeqing's troops had stronger combat capabilities and were responsible for setting up an ambush to attack the Pingnan Army that entered the city.
Zhao Zhilong was responsible for defending the capital and providing Liu Zeqing's backing.
The strategy was a good one, but I didn’t expect it to turn out like this.
What a waste Liu Zeqing must be.
At this moment, Zhao Zhilong regretted very much.
He regretted that he should not have listened to Ma Shiying's bewitchment and boarded King Fu's pirate ship for the title of a Duke, which led to the current situation where he was unable to advance or retreat.
As an important minister who supported King Fu, once Chongzhen entered Nanjing, he would definitely not be able to spare himself.
What should I do?
Although he is the garrison of Nanjing and nominally controls tens of thousands of Nanjing Guards troops, Zhao Zhilong himself knows how long it has been since the Nanjing Guards have not practiced and how long they have been owed wages.
He didn't even dare to take advantage of the Pingnan Army, which had strong combat capabilities on the battlefield.
We must find a way out, Zhao Zhilong sighed secretly.
"Open the city gate quickly and let these troops enter the city!"
Han Zanzhou, the eunuch overseeing the army, shouted quickly as he saw the defeated soldiers seizing the city.
The more troops there are, the more strength there will be, and only then will it be possible to defend the capital.
"We can't open the city.
These defeated soldiers have lost all morale and can no longer be used.
The rebels are behind them.
If we open the city gate, the capital cannot be defended."
Qian Qianyi stopped him immediately.
Qian Qianyi asked King Fu to go to the city to supervise the war, and was responsible for persuading the gentry officials in the city to recruit rural soldiers.
King Fu was very happy when he heard this and appointed him as the supervisor to be fully responsible for the defense of the city.
Considering that Qian Qianyi had tied himself to a chariot, and had to rely on Qian Qianyi's prestige to mobilize the entire city's officials and gentry to defend the city, Ma Shiying had no objection, but privately told Liu Zeqing to be more careful.
Therefore, Ma Shiying and Liu Zeqing did not tell Qian Qianyi about the plan to trap the Pingnan Army.
Qian Qianyi did not know much about what happened outside.
He thought that Hou Fangyu and others opened the city according to their orders.
Gate, Pingnan's army entered the city and defeated Liu Zeqing.
For Qian Qianyi who wanted to surrender anyway, Liu Zeqing's troops were the biggest obstacle.
If Liu Zeqing entered the city, the fact that Hou Fangyu and others opened the city to surrender would inevitably be leaked.
Of course he doesn't want Liu Zeqing to enter the city again, so let him and his army be killed by the Pingnan Army in the outer city.
"But, the garrison force in the capital is insufficient.
More people can enter the city to gain more strength."
Han Zanzhou said anxiously.
"Why, Eunuch Han, are you planning to follow Prince Fu wholeheartedly?"
Qian Qianyi looked at him with a smile.
"Mr.
Qian Ge, what do you mean?"
Han Zanzhou looked at Qian Qianyi with a sullen face, "Are you going to betray the emperor and surrender?"
"Haha, don't say it so harshly.
There's no such thing as betrayal or betrayal.
We are all ministers of Emperor Chongzhen.
We had to establish another King Fu when news came that His Majesty was martyred.
Now that His Majesty has returned south, he should be the Emperor again.
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I just I just want to follow the trend and bring order to things.
Words like betrayal and surrender cannot be used for me."
Qian Qianyi was confident that half of the defenders on the city were rural soldiers he sent to recruit, and their strength was no worse than that of the guards who defended the city.
Moreover, how could Zhao Zhilong and others be willing to be buried with King Fu?
"You, you, you" Han Zanzhou was speechless as he pointed at Qian Qianyi.
He had never seen such a shameless person.
It was Qian Qianyi who was the first to stand up in the court to support King Fu, and then he became the cabinet.
Cisuke, are you talking about bringing things back to order now?
Damn, you are so shameless.
But when it comes to being eloquent, the eight Han Zanzhou combined are no match for one Qian Qianyi "Eunuch Han, your position as the eunuch guarding Nanjing was also granted by His Majesty.
Why are you willing to abandon your old master and join Prince Fu, becoming the unfaithful and unjust person?"
Qian Qianyi looked at Han Zanzhou and asked with pity.
"I" was asked by him, and Han Zanzhou was speechless.
How could he be willing to betray Chongzhen?
Didn't he accidentally get on Ma Shiying and Lu Jiude's pirate ship and never get off?
If he had known that Chongzhen was still alive from the beginning, he would not have chosen to defect to King Fu even if he was beaten to death.
"As long as you are willing to repent, His Majesty will definitely forget the blame.
After all, His Majesty came south in a hurry and is in urgent need of manpower."
As if he knew what Han Zanzhou was thinking, Qian Qianyi said softly.
Han Zanzhou suddenly realized that when Chongzhen returned to the south, he actually lost everything in Beijing.
It was said that he did not even have a eunuch to serve him.
When he became emperor in Nanjing, he would inevitably have to re-establish the inner court, but where could he find it in a hurry?
With so many eunuchs gone, an old man in the palace like himself who knows the rules is just using them.
As long as he can ask for Chongzhen's forgiveness and return to his side, he can easily get a high-ranking position in the palace, even becoming the chief ceremonial supervisor.
After all, who else in Nanjing is more qualified than himself?
Seeing that Han Zanzhou was already moved, Qian Qianyi smiled slightly and looked at Zhao Zhilong, "Uncle Xincheng, what do you think?"
The word "Uncle Xincheng" was particularly important.
Seeing Qian Qianyi calling himself Uncle Xincheng instead of Duke Xin, Zhao Zhilong knew that Qian Qianyi was reminding himself that once he chose to surrender, the title of Duke Xin would be over.
After all, Duke Xin was granted the title by King Fu, and Chongzhen could not recognize it.
Looking at the smile on Qian Qianyi's face, Zhao Zhilong's mood was extremely complicated.
He didn't care about losing the title of Duke, but the question was, would Chongzhen really bypass him?
Han Zanzhou was just a eunuch without a foothold, and he was from Nanjing.
The hereditary earl of the city has a great family and a great business.
"The Pingnan Army has already arrived at the city.
There are not many opportunities left for us.
Uncle, please think about it quickly."
Qian Qianyi said calmly that he did not persuade Zhao Zhilong too much, because he knew that people with big families and big businesses would think more and generally would not do anything desperate.
Sure enough, within a short while, Zhao Zhilong had already made up his mind.
"Just listen to Mr.
Qian Ge's instructions.
I am the hereditary earl of the Ming Dynasty.
It is my duty to bring order to the chaos."
Zhao Zhilong said with emotion.
"Mr.
Qian Ge, please tell me what we should do."
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Han Zanzhou urged anxiously.
Since you have chosen to surrender to Chongzhen again, you can't just wait.
You must make some achievements as a certificate of surrender, so that Chongzhen can forgive his past sins and be reused.
After listening to Han Zanzhou's words, Zhao Zhilong also looked at Qian Qianyi with an earnest look
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