Jinyi champion

The enemies who had besieged the city and had already breached the city wall stayed still strangely, and the war in the south was temporarily at a standstill. This allowed the leader to disembark from Haiyan Port in Jiaxing Prefecture, and then hurried all the way, bypassing Guangde Prefecture and Taiping Prefecture, and finally entered Nanjing City from Sanshan Gate Lu Wan was very puzzled.

This group of people obviously has the strength to eat you up in one bite, but they are not in a hurry at all. They insist on hanging you and torturing you slowly, completely unclear about the purpose of this group of people.

At this time, the north also started preparations before the bloody battle.

The Ming army around the capital was led by Yang Yiqing. His task was to organize the army and civilians to rush to repair the fort and dig trenches to block the incoming enemies layer by layer, which meant to consume the enemy to death.

It's a pity that Zhu Hao's weapon configuration is almost incomprehensible...

This is different from the invincible cavalry tactics of the past. Zhu Hao's side does not seem to be very mobile, but the victory lies in the fact that the individual combat power is even more than a hundred of the opponent. With the Gatling and the improved Maxim machine gun, As long as there are enough bullets, even one person can destroy a small army of Ming Dynasty.

Admiral Yang Yiqing supervised the soldiers and horses in Jingji. When he left the capital, Zhang Cong went to see him off.

In fact, Zhang Cong is very envious of Yang Yiqing, although he is usually trusted by the emperor, but when it comes to the use of troops, the emperor would rather trust the veteran Yang Yiqing than him, which made Zhang Cong realize that he still cannot replace Zhu Hao in the emperor's mind position in.

"Bingyong, if the old man goes out to war and suffers a defeat and is loyal to the country, the burden of guarding the capital may fall on you." Yang Yiqing said to Zhang Cong in this way, but in fact he looked down on the lucky man in front of him at all in his heart minister.

Although they are both cabinet ministers, they have a lot of prejudices and a deep gap between them.

Zhang Cong asked: "The imperial court has mobilized 20 soldiers and horses, but they can't keep the enemy out of the capital?"

Yang Yiqing shook his head: "At first, this old man thought that this group of people was composed of western Frang machines, but the previous battle reports showed that these people are more difficult to deal with than Fulang machines. There are a large number of soldiers and horses, and their combat power is extremely terrifying. Although I don't know what their specific goals are, if they really take down the capital, I am afraid that China will be at risk of overthrowing."

"Old Yang is too worried."

Zhang Cong disagreed.

Even if the capital is taken down by foreign enemies, as long as the emperor is still there and the Huaxia army and people are united, they can at least be in a stalemate for a few years or even more than ten years. Why do you think that China is going to be overthrown?

You, Yang Yiqing, made alarmist remarks just to show your majesty as the Generalissimo of the World's Army and Horses temporarily appointed by His Majesty?
Let everyone obey your orders in the future?
Yang Yiqing said: "I think of one person, Zhu Jingdao, maybe only he can deal with such a dangerous situation, but it's a pity that he disappeared without a trace after going out to sea, and he doesn't know what happened to him.

"By the way, even if the capital cannot be defended in the end, you must cooperate with His Majesty to persist until the end, so as to have a chance of survival, and even facilitate the death of the king if necessary! This is the important task you shoulder as a cabinet minister."

"you!"

Zhang Cong was very annoyed.

I came to give you a farewell party in order to boost the morale of you and the soldiers in the army, but in the end you sang bad words in front of me, as if Ming Dynasty was about to perish.

What kind of king died in Sheji, you, Yang Yiqing, are not afraid that I will turn around and tell the emperor, so that you can't eat and walk around?
But thinking about it again, now that Yang Yiqing was ordered by the emperor to lead the army, it seems that he is really qualified to say that, if Zhang Cong went to the emperor to sow discord, then Daming would have to cause discord between the monarch and his ministers before he could start a war with the invading enemy , that is the real catastrophe.

"Don't think this is alarmist talk. In fact, this is the worst situation I have speculated based on years of military experience. I just hope that this old man is worrying unfoundedly. Bingyong, everything depends on you!"

After Yang Yiqing finished speaking, he ordered Qi soldiers and started on the road.

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The eunuch who supervised the army was Huang Jin, the eunuch who supervised the East Factory.

The emperor gave Yang Yiqing the power to command the soldiers and horses, but he could not be completely assured of it. He also restricted Yang Yiqing's use of troops when he allocated troops and horses, especially when it came to dispatching soldiers and horses in the northwest. Divide military power into different hands.

The first time Yang Yiqing convened the generals to discuss matters after he left the capital, he found that the emperor was messing around.

Fortunately, Yang Yiqing didn't expect to defeat the enemy on the frontal battlefield. His main task was to block the enemy's advance route, use delaying tactics to consume the opponent's supplies, or let the opponent feel the determination and courage of the Ming emperor and his ministers to fight to the death. Force him to retreat.

Yang Yiqing felt that it happened to be when the weather turned cold in October, if the enemy's supplies were insufficient and the delay continued, then Ming would not have no chance of winning.

But he still underestimated the opponent's strength.

After the reorganization of the army in Daming, there is no need for Zhu Hao to stop the soldiers and horses. The next step is to march from Tianjin Wei all the way to the capital.

In fact, it was not a good idea for Ming to build a fort, because Zhu Hao knew that bombs made of yellow powder could easily destroy the fort, but it was more troublesome for the Ming army to dig trenches along the way. After all, positional warfare is difficult to fight all over the world accepted fact.

Since Daming sent soldiers and horses to resist, then he has a way to fight a tough battle to deter the emperor and ministers of Ming Dynasty. Zhu Hao can let go of everything and just command the soldiers and horses to advance to the capital.

three days.

Zhu Hao's headquarters is less than fifty miles away from the capital.

Under Zhu Hao's command, the vanguard troops totaled less than 1 people, and they were facing the [-] troops temporarily raised by Yang Yiqing. The troops have not arrived yet, and if they are all transferred, there may be [-] to [-] troops.

But for the so-called [-] army, there are only about [-] who are really capable of fighting.

Zhu Hao's troops advanced very fast, and no matter what obstacles they encountered on the road, they all greeted them with firearms with extremely long ranges. The final result was... the former army sent by Yang Yiqing, with more than 1 cavalry, was defeated soon after the battle , Then the people from all walks of life had no intention of fighting, turned around and ran away.

The loss of one hundred thousand soldiers and horses may be around ten thousand, but none of the generals dared to face the enemy head-on. In the end, Yang Yiqing had no choice but to shrink the battle line outside the capital.

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"What? Let Yang Ge go to meet the enemy, but he actually retreated all the way to the foot of the capital? Is he trying to rebel?"

Zhu Si learned from Zhang Zuo that Yang Yiqing withdrew back in embarrassment within three days after leaving the capital, stationed his troops around the capital, and immediately felt betrayed.

In Zhu Si's view, this is simply the typical behavior of ministers committing crimes.

Zhang Zuo said: "Mr. Yang Ge said that he was fighting the enemy in the wilderness. There is no chance of winning. Please use the capital as a barrier and let the soldiers fight to the death for the court and the wives and children at home."

Zhu Si was frightened at this time, with cold sweat on his forehead, and asked, "Where did the enemy come from?"

"No... I don't know. I only know that they came from the sea. It is said that they look like people from Java in the South Seas, and their accent is also from there... and Your Majesty, now that the city defense of Nanjing has lost its barrier, many nobles and their families have moved to The upper reaches of the great river, and now the south of the Yangtze River...will no longer be able to hold on."

Zhang Zuo wasn't too scared now, but felt sad in his heart.

After finally following the emperor's prosperity, the power he obtained is about to fall aside?
Not even knowing who the enemy is, this is the most powerless place.

Zhu Si said angrily: "Isn't there 30 soldiers and horses stationed in Nanjing City? How could this be?"

Zhang Zuo said: "Your Majesty, the so-called 30 is just a way of fooling the common people. In fact...the number of soldiers and horses that can be gathered is less than [-], and most of them are temporarily recruited by the guards in various places. The weapons are not complete. In the past For several years, Jiangnan's military preparations have been lax, and even Lu Wan and Lu Zhongcheng, who are in charge of Jinghai, have suffered a tragic defeat... and it is said that a hundred warships were sunk by one enemy ship."

"This this……"

Zhu Si was really scared now.

There was even a little despair in the fear.

Daming's fleet is also considered awesome, and it was built by Zhu Hao at the time, and now it's one in a hundred, and it can be wiped out by the opponent until the whole army is wiped out?

How terrifying is this strength?

"Your Majesty, why don't you leave the capital first... move the capital."

Zhang Zuo didn't care about anything else at this time, and directly made a suggestion.

In his opinion, there is nothing he dares to say, and if he can advise the emperor and avoid the risk of being robbed by bandits in time, it will be worthwhile even if he will be stigmatized for thousands of years.

He, Zhang Zuo, is willing to bear the infamy of a national traitor.

Zhu Sidao: "If I want to leave the capital, will those ministers agree? Will they immediately elect a new emperor? Anyway, in their eyes, I am not orthodox...unless they go with me...you say move Where should I go?"

Needless to say, Zhang Zuo.

In fact, Zhu Si had already considered the matter of fleeing for refuge, and where to go seemed to him a thorny issue.

There are two paths to choose from.

One is to retreat westward to the Guanzhong area, relying on Guanzhong, and fight against the invading enemy for consumption. As long as the time is longer, the enemy's supply line will be lengthened, and the troops of the Ming Dynasty will gather to continuously harass the enemy's rear. If the supply of combat materials is not available, Daming has a chance of winning.

But Zhu Si was more inclined to go to Anlu because it was the place where he grew up, and he felt that it was considered an inland area, and the invading enemies should not be able to kill them.

Zhang Zuo said: "The enemy is already outside the city. Your Majesty will make a decision at this time. If you don't leave now... I'm afraid you won't be able to leave in a day or two. Your Majesty may urgently summon the Minister of Chinese and Military Affairs to discuss it."

Zhu Si sighed: "If I leave, it means that the capital will not be preserved. Is this what you mean? All soldiers and horses from all walks of life in the Ming Dynasty have already arrived, and soon the capital will gather more than 20 troops, or even 50 million. Soldiers and horses are also possible, is it true that even about [-] enemy bandits cannot be retreated?"

Zhu Si didn't want to win anymore.

Just ask the other party to retreat.

Zhang Zuo could not answer this question.

At this time, the eunuch Huang Jin came back in a hurry. As the supervising army, Huang Jin returned with Yang Yiqing after three days out of the city. At the same time, he brought a "letter" to Zhu Si.

"Your Majesty... is the letter of credence."

Huang Jin said disheartened.

"What credential?"

Zhu Si seems to have found hope.

There is no need to fight each other, or it can be delayed for a while, so that all kinds of troops from Daming will come, and his throne seems to be preserved again.

Huang Jindao: "It's the letter of credence sent by people sent by Di Yi, saying that... Your Majesty is required to abdicate, and admit that he will always be a vassal of the so-called 'Huaxia Empire', and disband the army, otherwise he will be captured within five days." Great Ming capital."

"fart!"

Zhu Si's anger rose from his heart, the veins on his forehead were bursting, and his eyes were about to burst.He suddenly stood up, waved his hands, and roared loudly, "Let them have a dream of Spring and Autumn! Even if I die, I will not do what they want!"