Jiangbei was defeated all the way, and now only Nanjing is left as a lonely city.Facing the 300,000 troops outside the city, the defenders in the city were panicked and had no hope for the Jianwu court.Li Yuanyin knew that the army's morale was unstable, and suggested that before the enemy attacked the city, he took the initiative to attack and fight a small victory.In this way, the enemy army outside the city can not only dare not underestimate the Jiangbei soldiers and have a fear of the siege, but also play a role in stabilizing the defenders in the city.However, Zhu Yujian was worried that after the opening of the city, more people would surrender to Longwu, so he rejected Li Yuanyin's suggestion.After the siege of the city, the arrangement was appropriate, and the history bombarded the city wall with red-coated cannons, so that Hao Shaoqi tentatively attacked the Tongji Gate and reconnoitred the defense of Nanjing.No, Yang Geng, who guarded Tongji Gate, had unfavorable command, coupled with low morale among the soldiers, and was completely attacked by Hao Shaoqi to the city, but fortunately Zhang Mingzhen led the troops to arrive and drove Hao Shaoqi off the city, otherwise Nanjing Neiguo might be broken in one day.Although the defenders finally held the Tongji Gate, the morale of the defenders was even more sluggish.Outside the city, in the big tent of blocking Yinxi, Hao Shaoqi held a helmet in one hand, entered the tent, and said loudly: "Supervisor, the end of today will be underprepared, and tomorrow will definitely knock down Tongjimen!"
”Du Yinxi put down the brush, folded the letter paper, put it in the envelope, and then smiled: "Suspend the siege tomorrow!"
”Hao Shaoqi's eyes widened, and he said in surprise: "Supervisor, today's humble position is just a temptation, just attack the city, and prepare properly in the coming day, it is time to take the city gate in one go, why stop the siege, don't you give the defenders a chance to improve the city defense?"
”Du Yinxi said in a deep voice: "Yongzhong!
The Jiangbei Army has been in battle for a long time, and the city defense should have been well arranged.The reason why the city can be attacked today is not because the defenders are not well prepared, but because the people's hearts are scattered.Today's assault on the city is another blow to the defenders in the city, whose morale is already extremely low.Zhang Mingzhen is a veteran, how could he not know that even if he will not be in charge in person tomorrow, he will send elite reinforcements.At that time, if you can't attack, you will ruin today's work, and strengthen the determination of the defenders!
At this time, the hearts of the soldiers in the city have been dispersed, and they are pressing, but they will be twisted into a rope, it is better to use today's power to appease, there will be a harvest!
”Hao Shaoqi didn't seem to understand it, and he didn't fully understand it, but he respected him very much, and he obeyed his words.Du Yinxi sighed, "This battle could have been avoided, why not hurt your life!"
”As he spoke, Du Yinxi handed the letter to Hao Shaoqi, and instructed: "Order the scribe to copy a hundred copies and shoot them into the city overnight!"
”Hao Shaoqi hurriedly took it and saluted: "Let's do it!"
”He waved his hand and ordered him to come out of the tent, then stood up, walked to the map, and fell into deep thought.For Plug Yinxi, this war can actually be completely avoided, and now that it has happened, we can only hope that it will end sooner and there will be fewer deaths.After all, they are all elites of the Ming Dynasty, and they died of internal friction, which is really not worth it and meaningless.Nanjing City, Tongji Gate City.The guard Yang Geng, leading a team of soldiers, was preparing to inspect the city wall.Today, the enemy soldiers attacked the city, so that he was reprimanded by Zhu Yihai, although it was the third watch, he still cheered up and prepared to go to the city to inspect.At this time, he was just about to come out of the city gate building, when he saw several generals hurrying in, Yang Geng saw it, and asked from afar: "Are you waiting to patrol the city, what are you doing here?"
”Several generals came forward, and one of them said, "General, the enemy has a book to the city." ”After speaking, the general quietly took out the letter in his arms and handed it to Yang Geng.Yang Geng stretched out his hand, hesitated for a moment, but still took it and took out the letter to read.Previously, several letters had been shot outside the city, but they were all for Jianwu Emperor Zhu Yihai to surrender, but this time it was to recruit the defenders and soldiers in the city.In the letter, Du Yinxi said earnestly, saying that he could not bear to see his former comrades and the people of Nanjing suffer from this military disaster, and that he really could not bear the destruction of the former anti-Qing army.Plugging Yinxi persuaded the defenders in the city to open the city as soon as possible to surrender, and the court was definitely not to blame for the past.And explained that the army could have gone down with one blow, because it estimated the lives of the soldiers and the people in the city, so it gave the defenders another chance, but if they didn't cherish it, they would storm the city after three days.Yang Geng was silent for a while, glanced at the generals, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is kind to us, you just have to defend the city, don't have two hearts!"
”Several generals showed disappointment on their faces, but no one dared to say it clearly.It's just that yesterday the enemy army rushed to the head of the city with an attack, and the hearts of the troops in the city were floating, how to defend this city!
Yang Geng is actually quite entangled in his heart, he is not a descendant of Jiangbei, he was originally a general of the Zheng family, and after the Battle of Fujian, he was absorbed by Zhu Yihai.Zhu Yihai did not treat him differently, and now he has been made a marquis, which makes him hesitate."
Let's go!
Patrol the city!
”Yang Geng put the letter in his arms and waved his hand.At this time, Yang Geng absentmindedly inspected the city wall, but there was a commotion in front of him, surrounded by a large number of soldiers."
The general spares his life!"
A cry for mercy came, and Yang Geng and his party discovered the situation ahead."
What's going on?"
Yang Geng walked over and asked loudly.The surrounding soldiers hurriedly made way of a way, but they all bowed their heads and remained silent.Yang Geng walked in and saw several subordinates, who were pressed to their knees by a team of pacifying soldiers, and were about to be beheaded."
Wait, why kill them!"
Yang Geng immediately stopped."
General save me!"
Several subordinates saw Yang Geng and hurriedly shouted.The chief magistrate said coldly: "On the instructions of His Majesty, inspect the city defenses, those who slack off, those who secretly hide the letters of the enemy army, those who spread rumors, and those who disturb the morale of the army will be beheaded!"
These three people not only secretly hid the letters of the enemy army, but also circulated them to each other, disturbing the morale of the army, and according to the wartime regulations, they were immediately killed!
”Yang Geng's face changed, and he hurriedly said: "Several, read on the merits they once had, and go around them once!"
”was the head of the town, but he scolded coldly: "Yang Geng, as a guard, you surrendered a letter outside the city, but you didn't immediately collect it, and you haven't treated you for your crimes, but you plead for them, are you ill-intentioned?"
”Yang Geng's face was pale, and when the magistrate saw that he didn't speak, he snorted coldly, "Kill, the head is hanging at the head of the city!"
”Several pacification soldiers drew their knives and were about to behead them, but the chief Jinyi guard pacification officer was the first to scream, was stabbed in the back, and fell in a pool of blood.Yang Geng slashed the magistrate with a knife, and the surrounding subordinates were slightly stunned, so they immediately drew their knives one after another, and divided all the Jinyi guards into corpses."
General, what now?"
The general asked, carrying a blood-dripping sword.Yang Geng wiped the blood on his face and said in a deep voice: "What else can I do, set fire to the Tongji Gate City Tower and lead the army into the city!"
”A moment later, the Tongji Gate Tower was on fire, and Nanjing's Inner Guo and the Imperial City were in an uproar instantly!
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