I will be the prince at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 60 Jiangning Situation
On the evening of July 4th, outside the Yifeng Gate of Jiangning City, hundreds of warships were moored on the bank of the Yangtze River. In the cabin of a three-masted gunship with 20 people, 5 red cannons and 300 Francois cannons.

A middle-aged man about 35 years old with a thin face, thin eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a short beard, and a blue robe embroidered with a five-clawed dragon pattern is leaning over a map with a copper oil lamp in his hand. Finger up to draw.

At this moment, there was a sound of "deng, deng, deng" footsteps, and a big man in armor hurried in, clasped his fists in salute, and said, "Your Majesty, the general has found out about this group of people who suddenly appeared outside Jiagang Gate."

"Oh! Where are they?" The middle-aged man put the oil lamp on the desk.

"My lord, they are from the south."

"He came from the south? Could it be that Li Dingguo came? No! He Li Dingguo has always been dissatisfied with me. He won't bring troops to Jiangning at this time. Who is it?" The middle-aged man frowned slightly.

"My lord, it's not Li Dingguo's men, nor is it Bai Wenxuan's men, but the guards of Prince Zhu Cixuan." The big man said.

"Who are you talking about? Prince Zhu Cixuan's team? How is that possible? Isn't he in Guangdong with Li Dingguo?" The middle-aged man raised his eyebrows and asked suspiciously.

"My lord, that's right, they are the prince Zhu Cixuan's men, and the last general has already met this prince."

"You've met him, how do you feel? How many soldiers and horses did he bring?" asked the middle-aged man.

"My lord, I saw that His Royal Highness is quite powerful, and besides him are Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, and Cai Jiuyi, all of whom are quite extraordinary, and the camp is well organized. The morale of the soldiers is high, and the strength is about [-]. , and most of them are cavalry, and there is not much food and supplies, my lord, will you go to see the prince in person tomorrow?"

The corner of the middle-aged man's mouth twitched: "See him? Gan Hui, our prince is not very old! You don't need to see him. Didn't you see that they don't have much food? In this way, you will send them a bag tomorrow. Wanshi's food is also a little bit of our heart."

"This...isn't it right, my lord, after all, he is the crown prince, I think it's better for you to meet him."

"Hmph, what can a brat see, just do as I say, you can send some food to our Crown Prince tomorrow." The middle-aged man (Zheng Chenggong) snorted softly.

"Yes, my lord." After Gan Hui cupped his fists and saluted, he still stood upright.

Zheng Chenggong looked at the motionless Gan Hui, frowned and said, "Uncle Chongming, what else do you need?"

Gan Hui looked up at Zheng Chenggong and said: "My lord, Gua (zhou) and Zhen (jiang) are the throats of the north and the south. We send an army to guard Guazhou, which can prevent the Tartars from Shandong from going south, and send an army to guard Zhenjiang. Then we can cut off the way of the Tatars from Zhejiang and Zhejiang to go north, and Jiangning will become an isolated city in this way, so we can settle without trouble.”

Zheng Chenggong chuckled: "Uncle Chongming, you are too worried. The day before yesterday I wrote to Lang Tingzuo, the governor of the Tartars in the city, asking him to lead his troops to surrender. Lang Tingzuo has replied that he promised to surrender to our army. Now he is negotiating with the Tartars in the city. For the dedication of the city, we only need to wait for a few days before Jiangning falls without a fight."

"My lord, I'm afraid this is a tartar's plan to slow down the army. We'd better attack the city as soon as possible." Gan Hui said worriedly,

"Uncle Chongming, don't worry too much. We have more than [-] troops besieging the city. The Tartars in the city are already terrified. As long as we wait a few more days, the Tartars in the city will definitely open the city and surrender." Zheng Chenggong stroked his beard.

Gan Hui looked frustrated, walked out of the cabin with heavy steps, looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, sighed, shook his head and left.

Jiangning City Governor's Mansion, Liangjiang Governor Lang Tingzuo, and Eight Banners Commander Kakamu gathered together.

Kakamu, the commander of the Eight Banners, said viciously: "The Ming army outside the Jiagang Gate has been found out, and it is the 2 horses led by the false Ming prince Zhu Cixuan. Now our reinforcements from all walks of life have not yet arrived, but the reinforcements of the Ming army have arrived. We I am worried that the people in the city will act as internal support for the Ming army, so I suggest sending a large army tomorrow to kill the Ming people in the city to prevent future troubles."

"Lord Kakamu, this matter must never be done. If we kill the Ming people in the city, they will definitely arouse their resistance. There will be chaos in the city. If the Ming army outside the city takes the opportunity to attack the city, Jiangning If not, we will also become the eternal sinners who lost Jiangning, so we will see you again, His Majesty the Emperor." Lang Tingzuo said hastily.

"The governor, what do you think we should do now?" Kakamu stared.

"Lord Kakamu, the governor thinks that we should send troops to burn down the houses near the city wall outside the city when the Ming army wants us to surrender the city and their besieging army is still far away from the city wall, so as to clear the field of vision and shooting range. At the same time, all the residents of the nearby city were moved into the city to prevent them from providing help to the Ming army.

In addition, notices were sent out to calm the hearts of the people, and at the same time, businesses in the city were forced to sell food to stabilize the mood of the people.The people were allowed to enter and exit the two city gates of Shuiximen and Hanximen to buy grain and firewood and transport them into the city.

And sent troops to closely investigate and visit, put an end to internal responses, and severely punished those who took the opportunity to steal and rob and make trouble.Step up the storage of grain and grass, buy weapons, collect and repair ships.In addition, add oars, ropes and other items, recruit helmsmen and sailors, and prepare for future land and water counterattacks.

On the other hand, continue to contact the false Ming Yanping Wang Zheng Chenggong, saying that we will surrender the city in a few days, so as to stabilize the mood of the Ming army, so that they will not attack us immediately and delay time.

When our reinforcements arrive, as soon as our reinforcements arrive, we will immediately launch a counterattack. Besides, although Zheng Chenggong's army has [-] troops, they are all navy troops, and their combat capabilities on the shore are low. Retire Zheng Chenggong's army. "

"Okay! Since the governor said so, let's do it according to the governor's wishes. I'm only worried about the false Ming prince Zhu Cixuan who came today. I heard that their army is equipped with powerful firearms and is very good at siege warfare.

In just a few months, five provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangdong and Guangxi have been captured one after another, and nearly a hundred cities have been captured. Even Master Sukesaha was killed in Zhaoqing, Guangdong. This is not comparable to the troops of Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan. .

They are very powerful on land. I am afraid that they will not wait for us to open the city and surrender like Zheng Chenggong, but will launch an attack on our Jiangning city in a short time. At that time, Zheng Chenggong will have to follow them to attack our Jiangning city. , if so, troublesome. Kakamu stared at Lang Tingzuo and said.

Lang Tingzuo let out a foul breath and said, "It's really a trouble. Now I will immediately send [-] guards and allegiance leaders to reinforce the Jiagang Gate and strengthen the defense there. I hope this fake Ming prince will not launch a siege so soon."

(End of this chapter)