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Chapter 290 Nanjing Rebellion ([-])

Lu Guangzu and Xu Ensheng were not prepared to defend Dasheng Pass, but they did not expect Zuo Liangyu to escape so quickly, so they were confused by Zuo Liangyu's order. They did not react until Zuo Liangyu led more than 3000 people out of the city from the south gate. come over.

After the two learned the news, they fled in panic with their servants for fear of being dragged down by the rebels.

It was difficult to conceal the news that Zuo Liangyu and others were escaping with their servants. Mou Wenshou and other Ming army generals in the camps around Guancheng also fled after seeing this.

The result was that nearly [-] Ming troops were defeated at the Great Victory Pass. Before they actually engaged the Yi army, they fled due to several rounds of shelling and the news that the navy had fled!
Liu Sheng was in the west of Dashengguan. Although he had a telescope, he could not see the east, north and south sides of Guancheng.

It wasn't until Zhang Guying sent Xinqi to send news that the Ming army was scrambling to escape.

This left Liu Sheng quite speechless.

"This Zuo Liangyu was preparing a big battle at Dasheng Pass. I thought he was really going to fight us down-to-earth. Unexpectedly, he ran away without fighting again."

When Zhang Kuang heard the news, he couldn't help but smile and shake his head, "This generation is used to running away from powerful enemies. Even if we want to fight a tough battle, we can't do it anymore."

When Liu Sheng heard this, he glanced at Zhang Kuang with a strange expression.

He suspected Zhang Kuang was driving.

But Zhang Kuang only smiled with a sigh, apparently not paying attention to the ambiguity in his words.

Liu Sheng then said in a solemn voice: "Pass this king's military order to send troops to seize Dasheng Pass! Chase the fleeing Ming army!

Then he ordered the third regiment of Victory Guards at Moling Pass and Jin Shenghuan's tribe to march straight to Nanjing along the Qinhuai River! "

As Liu Sheng's military order was conveyed, the guards and six guard regiments west of Dasheng Pass also moved and rushed towards Dasheng Pass...
Zuo Liangyu led more than 3000 people on horseback along the official road toward Nanjing. On the way, he was blown by a cold wind and his mind became clearer, and he suddenly thought of something.

So he reined in his horse and slowed down.

"Uncle, what's wrong?" Hao Xiaozhong asked in confusion.

Zuo Liangyu pointed to the river and said: "We can't go back to Nanjing like this - look at those pirate warships on the river, they may arrive in Nanjing before us.

In addition, if the rebels at Moling Pass and the traitor Jin Shenghuan were to take Nanjing directly along the Qinhuai River, they would probably be faster than us.

Moreover, the city of Nanjing is probably in chaos. With so many of our cavalry gone, we are likely to be trapped there. "

Hao Xiaozhong was stunned after hearing this, and then said: "Uncle, the young master, the young lady, and the families of many soldiers are still in the city."

Zuo Liangyu said: "Send a team of fast horses to Nanjing as quickly as possible and inform Meng Geng to lead the remaining servants and the elite infantry of our headquarters to break out towards Chunhua Town and join us."

"Yes."

Hao Xiaozhong responded and immediately went to make arrangements.

Zuo Liangyu couldn't help coughing violently again.

He was afraid of cold and dust, so running with 3000 servants was filled with cold wind and dust. When he stopped, he coughed non-stop, and almost every mouthful of sputum was stained with blood.

But when he saw the smoke and dust from the tens of thousands of defeated troops behind him, he had no choice but to take his family and flee towards Chunhua Town...

Nanjing.

Since Jiangning Town was lost, Zuo Liangyu went to Dasheng Pass, saying that he would stop the bandits there, so the defense of Nanjing City was handed over to Zuo Menggeng.

Although Zuo Menggeng had the military position of chief military officer, everyone knew that he was a young man and was not good at military affairs.

Coupled with worries about the war at Dasheng Pass, Zhang Shenyan, Wang Duo, Hou Xun, Ma Shiying and others have been staying at the Nanjing Ministry of War Yamen in the past few days, always paying attention to the military situation.

Speaking of which, many positions in the Six Ministries of Nanjing are currently vacant, such as the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, the Left Minister of the Ministry of War, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, etc.

Yangzhou city fell, Shi Kefa committed suicide, and the position of Minister of War was also vacant.

Before Beijing's decree arrives, it stands to reason that the right minister of the Ministry of War should take his place and take charge of the military affairs of South Zhili.

However, the right minister of the Ministry of War is a 70-year-old veteran who has been bedridden for several months.I had previously submitted a formal invitation to the Beijing court, but had never received a reply, and this has only been delayed until now.

It was impossible to leave the major military affairs in Nanjing Zhili to those Lang Zhong and Yuan Wai Lang, so the new Nanjing Minister of Rites, Wang Duo, was consulted by everyone and temporarily assumed the post of Grand Sima.

In fact, Zhang Shenyan is more suitable, but he is already the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. If he is also the Minister of the Ministry of War, even temporarily, it will be against the rules. The two chief officials of the Nanjing Yamen will not agree to this matter, and Yan Guan will not agree to it. I will definitely give him a copy.Wang Duo was forced to serve as Grand Sima concurrently and felt very uneasy.

Because he doesn't understand military matters at all.

He was a Jinshi in the Tianqi year, and subsequently served as Shujishi, Prince Zuo Yude, Prince Youshuzi, and Prince Zhanshi. He had neither experience in governing the place nor leading an army, so he was a real clear stream.

He is most famous for his calligraphy, and he is known as the "King of South, Dong and North" together with Dong Qichang.

Yesterday, it was reported that Jin Shenghuan, the guard of Moling Pass, had rebelled, attacked and killed Wang Zhilun, and teamed up with the Wei thieves to capture Moling Pass, which made him feel even more pressure.

At this time, he was restless in the Yamen of the Ministry of War.

"Otsuka Zai, Ning Nanbo should be able to defend Dasheng Pass, right?" Wang Duo asked again.

Zhang Shenyan frowned, but still said comfortingly: "Don't worry, Uncle Ning Nan actually went to Dasheng Pass, he must be sure to hold it."

"Then what if Uncle Ning Nan loses?"

Hearing this, Zhang Shenyan immediately glared at him rudely and scolded: "Wang Shangshu! You are now the Grand Sima of the Southern Capital. Don't ever say such things about cholera's military morale!"

Wang Duo's face turned pale when he was scolded, and he nodded quickly and said, "I made a mistake. I won't do it next time."

Seeing Wang Duo's cowardly look, Zhang Shenyan became even more angry, feeling that he was really inferior to words.

At this moment, there suddenly came a rapid sound of horse hooves outside, followed immediately by a shout -

"Report——! The thief is calling!"

"what?!"

Zhang Shenyan and others were shocked when they heard this. They couldn't wait for the messenger to come in, so they ran into the courtyard.

However, they saw that the messenger had taken nothing and was sweating profusely. When he saw them, he said anxiously: "The navy has been defeated, and the thieves' navy is chasing the defeated army and is occupying the dock!"

"It's over now." When Wang Duo heard this, his face turned pale and he seemed to have lost his soul.

Zhang Shenyan asked hurriedly: "Why did the Navy lose again? Where is Uncle Ning Nan?"

The messenger shook his head blankly, "I don't know."

Hou Xun asked: "Where are Chang Deng and Xu Yuxian? Can the dock be defended?"

The messenger was just a team officer. When he heard this, he said with a mournful face: "I came to report on the order of Zhang Guard. At that time, the thieves were shelling the dock. I don't know what the situation is now."

Zhang Shenyan and Hou Xun wanted to ask more, but Ma Shiying said urgently: "Otsuka Zai, the most important thing right now is to defend the city. We can't worry about the docks - let's hurry to the city head!"

"That's right, it's important to defend the city!" Zhang Shenyan also came to his senses, hurried out, and shouted again: "Quickly send someone to inform Uncle Xincheng - I'm afraid Zuo Menggeng is unreliable!"

As they spoke, they sent their followers to deliver the message and left the Ministry of War Yamen.

The streets were full of panicked cars, horses and people, but the people in the city were already in chaos when they heard that the Yi army was coming!

The four of them were stunned when they saw this, and then they discussed a few words and asked Wang Duo and Hou Xun to stay in the Yamen of the Ministry of War, while Zhang Shenyan and Ma Shiying rushed to the Jiangdong Gate of the outer city.

As the founding capital of the Ming Dynasty and today's southern capital, Nanjing is divided into three levels: the imperial city, the inner city, and the outer city. Outside the city are several miles of Fuguo neighborhoods, and many villages are dotted around it.

As for various city gates, there are dozens of them!

But the largest pier is outside Jiangdong Gate, and the two major water gates are not far from Jiangdong Gate.If the Yi army captured the dock, they would most likely attack Jiangdong Gate.

So both of them thought about going to Jiangdong Gate to supervise the battle first.

It was a good idea, but the further west the two of them walked (Jiangdong Gate refers to Jiangdong, which is actually in the west of the city), the more cars, horses and people they encountered.

The two men did not bring many followers, and they were unable to drive away the people. Although they were riding horses, they could not get out of the inner city for more than a quarter of an hour.

　First more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)