In the first half of the night, outside Nanjing, guns and cannons were endless, so it was not lively.The rebels attacked Zhongshan, and the Ming army on the mountain had already prepared, and after a moment of fierce fighting, the rebels withdrew to the city.Zhu Yihai and Yan Yingyuan saw that the people were returning to the city, so they immediately returned to the palace to discuss secretly.On the side of the Ming army, the various departments were preparing for the siege overnight.In fact, there is no need to make any preparations, the siege of the city for several months, the preparations that should be made have already been done.In the next few days, the offensive and defensive sides were safe, and the rebels in the city still urged the people to get out of the city every day, while outside the eastern city, the Ming army occupying the top of the hill kept bombarding the city wall of Nanjing.Three days later, on the third day of October, the huge artillery transported from Zhenjiang arrived at the city of Nanjing, and the Ming army began its first strong attack.This cannon was not the one that was shipped to Beijing, and the cannon used in the Northern Expedition was left in Beijing due to the transportation costs.At present, the transportation to the city of Nanjing is the Jiangnan Casting Artillery Bureau, a new cast of a giant cannon, it is said that because it is the second casting, the performance is more beneficial than the first cannon.Early in the morning, in the camp of the Ming army, the soldiers of all departments were still eating breakfast, and the artillery on the hill began to roar.The huge siege cannon was also erected outside the city, bombarding the city wall of Nanjing.Although the city wall of Nanjing is tall and strong, it is still not enough to see in front of the siege cannon.Every time the cannon hit, the whole section of the city wall trembled, and the bricks and stones fell tremblingly, which made the soldiers at the head of the city frightened.At this time, Yan Yingyuan was commanding under the Taiping Gate, and the city gate building, in the continuous shelling, was hit by several shells, and most of it had been cut off.At this time, the cannon shook, and the wood, masonry, and tiles fell one by one, and the defenders scattered.With a loud bang, a section of the city wall next to the city of Taipingmen Weng suddenly rose up with thick smoke, and the city collapsed.At this time, there was a faint sound of drums outside the city, and the shouts of countless people sounded, and the sound went straight to the sky.Yan Yingyuan suddenly roared, "The thief army is about to attack the city, all armies will divide the land and defend it, and those who lose the land will be beheaded!"
”Outside the city, from the Loujiang Gate on the Yangtze River in the north, to the Zhengyang Gate on the Qinhuai River in the south, the city wall that is more than ten miles long is full of attacking Ming troops.Zhao Ming mobilized 100,000 soldiers and horses in one breath and attacked seven city gates in the east and southeast at the same time.Nanjing City is large, and there are many places to defend, and only by attacking in many places can we disperse the defenders' forces and find a breakthrough.At this time, Zhao Ming pulled out his sword and shouted loudly, "Today's siege, regardless of the main and secondary, all departments are the main attackers, those who enter Nanjing first will be given overseas to turn over the land and be crowned king!"
”Zhao Ming offered an unprecedented reward.If it was more than ten years ago, everyone might not be very interested in overseas kings.However, now there is the example of the Han Kingdom, coupled with the influence of overseas trade, so that everyone has gradually changed their understanding.If you can build a domain overseas and be the head of a country, it is much better than being a general in the Ming Dynasty.After all, the general is not hereditary, but the vassal king can pass on the throne to his descendants, and the whole country is up to him, isn't it beautiful."
Roar!"
The generals let out a roar of rage.Zhao Minglang said: "Attack!"
”On the wilderness, the war drums of the various units of the Ming army were beating, and outside the Taiping Gate, Li Chengdong led thousands of foot troops, carrying flying bridges and long ladders, pushing shield carts, and began to charge.Now, Li Chengdong is not as good as his righteous son, and he has become an ordinary general, but Zhao Ming's words have rekindled his hope.The Ming soldiers rushed to the moat with the artillery and sporadic muskets at the head of the city.The shield carts immediately joined together, and the musketeers hid behind the shield carts and fired at the city, and the mortars were also pushed under the city, and the cannons bombarded the city walls.At this time, the collapse was still shrouded in thick dust, but Li Chengdong led the infantry and boarded the flying bridge, and the soldiers stepped on the flying bridge to cross the river and crashed into the smoke of the collapse.On both sides of the city, muskets were fired immediately, grenades were dropped, and the Ming army suffered heavy casualties in the explosion."
Kill!"
Li Chengdong roared loudly.The Ming soldiers did not avoid the bullets, climbed down the slope, and the soldiers threw grenades on both sides, blowing up the rebels who were hiding behind sandbags and shooting.At this time, along the collapse, the Ming army climbed up the messy stones and mounds of soil, groped all the way, and finally climbed to the top of the slope, but the rebel soldiers who had already blocked the gap immediately stabbed with long spears, stabbed the front soldiers to death, and the corpses rolled down the hillside.The Ming soldiers in the back immediately stabbed with bayonets and stabbed the rebel soldiers, and the two sides were in the collapse, fighting frantically, exchanging death.At the other city gates, the battle was equally fierce, the Ming soldiers erected the ladder to climb the city, the ants climbed it, the stones and wood at the head of the city fell like hailstones, the ladder was overturned, the soldiers screamed and fell, and the battle was extremely fierce.The city of Nanjing is too long, everywhere has to be defended, and the defenders in the city are not many, for a time everywhere is full of dangers, each section of the city wall, there are Ming troops on the city wall one after another.Zhu Yihai, Zhu Yuyi, and Zhu Yulu were the royal family, so they could only put on their armor in person and go to the city to supervise the battle."
Kill!
Dare these thieves go down!
”Zhu Yihai roared loudly."
Emperor Taishang, Taipingmen is in an emergency!"
A member of the clan hurriedly came to report.Zhu Yihai's expression changed greatly, he didn't expect that the offensive of the Dominic Army would be so fierce.At this time, at the collapse of the Taiping Gate, Li Chengdong risked his life for his dream of becoming a king and commanded his subordinates to fight.Yan Yingyuan also commanded the men and horses, desperately resisted, the two sides were in the collapse, exchanging death, the corpses were constantly piled up, and finally since they were level with the city, there were constantly Ming soldiers rolling down the slope.However, Li Chengdong did not hesitate to invest his troops, and the rebels in the city held out for nearly an hour, and finally could not support it, and were driven down the slope by the Ming army and fled to the city.Li Chengdong was overjoyed when he saw this, and hurriedly roared loudly, "Brothers, kill with me!"
”A large number of Ming troops climbed over the slope and rushed into the city, only to find that the rebels had built mounds of earth on the streets of the city, blocking the way of the Ming army.At this time, there was a shout from the north, and a group of rebels killed along the base of the wall, and a shout from the south, a group of rebels rushed out along the street, and the two sides immediately began to fight to the death.Outside the Shence Gate, Dawang Mountain, the only remaining stronghold of the rebels outside the city.At this time, surrounded by the Ming army, Li Laiheng saw that the Ming army was about to break through the city defense, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Soldiers, kill with me!"
”After finishing speaking, urging the horse to rush down the hillside, thousands of elite soldiers behind him, like a tiger descending the mountain, broke up the Ming army around the mountain, killed the rear of the Ming army besieging the city, and rushed left and right in the Ming army array, as if entering the realm of no one.In the distance, under the banner of the Ming Army, Gao Yigong, Yuan Zongdi and others saw Li Laiheng so brave, and they were not shocked and praised, "Laiheng is really the first general of my line!"
”On the third day of the first month, the siege battle was extremely fierce, and the Ming army once broke into the city, but in the end it failed because the Nanjing urn city system was strong in defense and failed to open the city gate.That night, in Zhao Ming's big tent, many generals gathered, and they were all indignant."
If Li Laiheng hadn't rushed down the mountain today, Shence Gate would have been captured.""
The general has led the army into the city, if you didn't contain the rebels and let Zhu Yihai lead the troops to come over for reinforcements, the general would have broken through Nanjing today!"
Li Chengdong was indignant."
Lao Li, what do you mean by this!
If it weren't for the huge artillery bombardment of Taipingmen, your troops would have been able to storm Nanjing?
”Jin Shenghuan immediately said angrily.There was an uproar in the tent, Zhao Ming coughed, and said in a deep voice: "A big city like Nanjing, being able to fight like this today has already scared the rebels."
Maybe the morale of the army will be shaken, and someone will surrender again. ”As he was talking, Wang Shuang walked into the handsome tent and reported to Zhao Mingyu: "Your Highness, a letter in the city!"
”Zhao Ming raised his eyebrows when he heard this, Yue Qijie has been sending letters a little frequently recently.
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