During Zhao Ming's northern expedition, he learned of the news of a possible coup d'état in Nanjing.However, the black-bellied regent did not nip the coup in the bud, but deliberately lured Zhu Yihai to make a wrong judgment, lured the snake out of the hole, and lured out all the forces that opposed him, and then wiped it out.In Zhao Ming's view, after Longwu was defeated in Nanjing three years ago and Zhu Yihai was forced to abdicate, the power of Zhu Ming's royal family had been weakened and could not challenge him.At this time, the development of the situation seemed to be a bit out of Zhao Ming's control.Zhao Ming originally thought that when his army returned to the division, the rebels in Nanjing City would shrink in Nanjing City and tremble, and he didn't want to have the courage to take the initiative to attack.This made Zhao Ming a little surprised, but it didn't hinder the overall situation, Zhao Ming had already made arrangements, and he was still full of confidence.After all, a lonely city, what waves can it stir?
On the fifth day of August, Zhao Ming's army entered Nanjing one after another, and all departments completed the encirclement of Nanjing.Because Zhu Yihai took the initiative to abandon the Outer Guo City, which was difficult to hold, the Ming army was able to calmly enter the Inner Guo garrison.From the beginning, Zhao Ming did not think that Zhu Yihai was his main threat.In contrast, Wu Sangui, who has more than 300,000 troops, is Zhao Ming's henchman.Therefore, Zhao Ming left a large number of troops in Hebei, Shandong, and Xuzhou, threatened the remnants of the Qing army in Shanxi and Henan from the east, and ordered Tang Tong to go north to Huguang to prevent Wu Sangui from confluencing with the remnants of the Qing forces, and then enter Huguang from Henan.After a large number of troops were used to monitor Wu Sangui, Zhao Ming's troops to attack Nanjing were not many, only 200,000.However, in the city of Nanjing, there is nothing more than a rabble, and the 200,000 Ming army is enough to solve the Nanjing rebels.Among them, Guo Zhong led 10,000 water troops, stationed on the Bagua Continent outside the Shangyuan Gate of Waiguo City, Gao Yigong, Yuan Zongdi, Hao Shaoqi and others led 20,000 soldiers, stationed at Guanyin Gate on the east side of Lime Mountain, Wang Dana led 50,000 troops, stationed in Zhongshan between Lime Mountain, Jin Shenghuan led 10,000 people, stationed in Taofang Gate in the east of Zhongshan, Zhao Mingqin led 70,000 troops to garrison Chaoyang Gate, Wang Chaoxian, Li Dingguo led 20,000 people to garrison the south of the city, and finally Dang Shousu, Li Qisheng and other generals led 20,000 people to garrison the west bank of the Qinhuai River in the west of the city.On the sixth day of the first month, all units of the Ming army completed their garrison and surrounded the Nanjing rebels in Neiguo City.At this time, the army was stationed in the camp, Zhao Ming was wearing gold lacquer armor, hanging a war knife on his waist, wearing a six-god golden helmet on his head, and a hard bow was hung on the saddle, leading many generals to gallop out of the camp and go to peep at the city defense of Nanjing.Zhao Ming galloped the camp, and the generals behind him flocked to him.At this time, Zhao Ming grabbed the reins of the horse and asked with a smile: "Let's start from Dongcheng and check it!"
”Zhang Jiayu, who joined the army, said: "Your Highness, the scouts have reported that there are rebel garrisons on the lime mountain in the east of the city, Zhongshan Mountain, and the big red mountain outside the Shence Gate.The minister thought that there must be rebel artillery on the mountain, and it was not appropriate for His Highness to take a closer look. ”When Zhao Ming heard this, he frowned, and waved his hand: "Bring the map!"
”Zhang Jiayu hurriedly took the map from the guards, hit the horse and leaned up, and unfolded it for Zhao Ming to see.Zhao Ming squinted and saw that if there were rebel artillery on Lime Mountain, Zhong Mountain, and Dahong Mountain, then he really couldn't get close to Dongcheng to check it.The artillery was mounted on the hill and could cover the surrounding area for several miles, and if he had approached the eastern city without ignoring the mountain artillery, he might have been hit by a single shot like Nurhachi.Zhao Ming saw that he was dressed more coquettishly and conspicuously today, so he immediately dispelled the idea of going to Dongcheng to peep."
The rebels are stationed in Lime Mountain, Zhongshan Mountain, and Dahong Mountain outside the city, so it is not easy to attack from Dongcheng."
Zhao Ming pondered for a while, then immediately pulled the reins of the horse, and said loudly: "Then go to the south and east of the city to have a look." ”When the group of people galloped for more than ten miles, they had no choice, Nanjing City was too big.At noon, Zhao Ming and his entourage came to the east of the city and restrained the war horse three miles away from the city.Zhao Ming, the regent of the Ming Dynasty, couldn't help but exhale a mouthful of turbidity, and the war horse under his crotch was also a little anxious.In front of everyone's eyes, there is the tall Nanjing city wall, and what is even more terrible is that there is a jade belt around the city under the city wall.At this time, although the Qinhuai River is not as wide as before, the width of the river is still more than 100 meters, and the narrowness of the river channel is also more than 30 meters.With such a wide river, the bow and arrow under the city will definitely not be able to shoot at the head of the city, although the muskets and artillery will work, but the soldiers want to cross the Qinhuai River to attack the city wall, and the casualties will be heavy, so it is better to attack from the east.Zhao Ming looked at it for a moment, and with his vision, he naturally knew that the west was not easy to attack.Everyone looked at Xicheng for a while, and Zhao Ming immediately pulled the reins of his horse, and led everyone to Nancheng, where the river is relatively narrow, but it is still difficult to attack.In the end, Zhao Ming and the others galloped all the way and only reined in the horse's reins outside the Zhengyang Gate of the city.In fact, Zhao Ming has a good understanding of the situation in Nanjing, and he already knows that the west and south cities are not easy to attack, and if he wants to attack Nanjing, he still needs to attack several gates in the east and southeast of the city.This can be seen from the fact that Zhao Ming stationed the main force near the main altar in the east and southeast of the city."
Your Highness, it seems that now there are only Zhengyang Gate, and there is also Chaoyang Gate, two city gates, which are relatively easy to attack!"
Zhang Jiayu saw that the generals were not in a high mood and spoke.The circumference of Nanjing is more than 30 miles, and such a long city wall needs to be defended, and it is difficult to say that the defenders in the city are foolproof.However, now there are more than 30 miles of city walls, and there are thirteen city gates in Neiguo, and only two city gates are suitable for attacking, which undoubtedly reduces the difficulty of the defenders to defend the city and increases the difficulty of Zhao Ming's siege.Wang Dana was silent for a while, "In this way, this city is not easy to attack!"
”"Only attacking Chaoyang Gate and Zhengyang Gate, the rebels can concentrate their forces to defend it, and it is indeed difficult to break through."
Jin Shenghuan nodded.Seeing this, Zhao Ming laughed heartily: "In the city of Nanjing, there is nothing but a rabble.Although the rebels are victorious, they must see through it alone!
”After Zhao Ming finished speaking, he immediately pulled the reins of the horse and said to the generals: "Go back to the camp to eat first, and then discuss a strategy with you after eating!"
”At that moment, the group rushed back to the camp, and the guards had already prepared the meal.When marching and fighting, the food is a marching meal, which is relatively simple, a large bucket of rice, a tank of fish soup, and a few side dishes.Everyone brought a bowl of food and drink, and Zhao Ming also held a bowl and stood in front of the sand table, watching while eating.At this time, Hu Weizong suddenly lifted the curtain, walked to Zhao Ming's side, and handed a secret letter to Zhao Ming.Zhao Ming handed over the dishes and chopsticks to Hu Weizong, took the letter from his hand, wiped his hands, took it out to watch, and immediately showed a smile on his face."
Isn't this a win!"
Zhao Ming closed the letter, put it in his arms, and then said loudly to the generals who were still eating: "Lonely decision, don't fight Nanjing, lock the city!"
Trap them!
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