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Chapter 419: Taking Control of Jinling
In a normal offensive and defensive battle, if you want to capture a large city with a large number of soldiers and generals and sufficient supplies, it is common to delay for several years.

But some conditions must be met. The first is that defending the city must be meaningful, it must be an important city for national border defense, or it must be able to wait for support from the central government.

Only when the generals, soldiers and people in the city can see hope and their hearts are united can the city be as solid as a rock.

Otherwise, a strong fortress is often breached from within.

For the Pseudo-Dynasty, the current war situation is extremely unfavorable.

Now the capital of the Pseudo Dynasty, Jinling, is under siege. Although the surrounding cities of Su, Yang, etc. are still under the sphere of influence of the Pseudo Dynasty, who dares to send troops to help? It is like an isolated island facing the vast ocean alone.

Moreover, the imperial army came to suppress the rebellion. Even though the rebel king raised the banner of "clearing the imperial court and pacifying the national crisis" in the ancestral precepts, the righteousness was still on the side of the imperial court.

Besides, there have been many vassal kings who have rebelled throughout history, but there has never been a single successful example...

When Prince Zhongshun raised the flag of rebellion, the gentry in the southern provinces who were persecuted by Emperor Xuanwu also rushed to respond. After defeating the anti-rebellion army led by Wang Ziteng, the rebellion reached its climax.

But he never expected that Emperor Xuanwu would lead his troops to fight in person, but was defeated at Xiaoyaojin. Then, under the leadership of Jia Wei, they crossed the Yangtze River in one day and surrounded Nanjing...

As the tide receded, those gentry who supported Prince Zhongshun had come to their senses. They could not sit still and wait for death. With the failure of Prince Zhongshun, their families were confiscated and their clans were exterminated...

Jia Wei was also very clear about this.

The upper troops attacked the plot, the second attacked the Jiaotong, the second attacked the soldiers, and the lower attacked the city.

Directly sending 400,000 troops to attack Jinling City would definitely be the stupidest decision.

During the day, Jia Wei had people prepare more than 10,000 documents of surrender, which were all shot into the city of Jinling.

The core idea is just one sentence:
"Only the main culprit will be punished, and those who accomplice will not be questioned."

Now that the army is at the gates of the city, it is possible to completely purge those fence-sitters, gentry and bureaucrats.

But now the situation in the Nine Borders is turbulent, the national treasury is seriously empty, and the military salaries in the Nine Borders cannot be paid. As the pillar of Chen Han's tax revenue, Southern Province must of course prioritize stability.

These old accounts can be settled slowly, but if a one-size-fits-all approach is adopted, it will inevitably shake the foundation of the country and have a huge impact.

That night, Jia Wei personally sneaked into Jinling City and, based on the intelligence provided by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, persuaded the wavering officials of the pseudo-dynasty ruling class and the city gate guards to surrender.

At the hour of Yin the next day, in complete darkness, the Jinchuan Gate opened wide, and the anti-rebel army marched straight into the outer city of Jinling, taking over various important locations.

Because Jia Wei had already made a round of inspection beforehand, the slight resistance the anti-rebel army encountered when taking over could be completely ignored.

The first thing Jia Wei did was to lead his men directly into the imperial city of Nanjing and control Prince Zhongshun.

"Generals, have you seen the rebel king? Take a good look at him, make sure it's not another substitute."

Everyone looked at him. Prince Zhongshun was stripped of his robe, his gray hair was disheveled, and his eyes were filled with despair. His mouth was also blocked, and Jia Wei was afraid that Prince Zhongshun would say something unfavorable to him in public.

Niu Jizong and the others looked carefully and bowed, saying, "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is undoubtedly the traitor king."

"Okay! The identity of the rebel king has been identified and he must be executed immediately." Jia Wei gave the order anxiously.

Several imperial guards took out white silk and wrapped it around Prince Zhongshun's neck, then strangled him to death without any delay.

"Clap!"

Seeing the corpse hit the floor tiles, Jia Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, this unstable factor was resolved...

Afterwards, Jia Wei ordered Niu Jizong to take charge of the defense of various places in the city. When he arrived at the back hall, the Jinyiwei had secretly brought a man in. It was the Ningjing County Prince who had escaped before. He knelt on the ground, his mouth also blocked. He could only stare with fear and kept making a humming sound.

Jia Wei looked at him carefully, thinking that the person in front of him was "Jia Wei", and he also found that his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Jia Rong...

Jia Wei waved his hand, and the man next to him drew out his embroidered spring knife and stabbed it into his heart with a "whoosh".

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The next morning, outside Fengtai Gate, a team of cavalry lined up to lead the way, followed by several parallel columns of infantry.

Jia Wei was riding a tall horse, wearing a thin armor. The flag with the word "Jia" on it behind him had been replaced with a large flag that read "Prince Rong'an".

Walking through the city gate corridor which was more than ten steps thick, the surrendered defenders knelt on both sides of the road. At this moment, both the elite troops of the Beijing camp and the rebels who originally belonged to the Yangzhou camp had completely submitted to Jia Wei.

The young marquis was known throughout the world for winning the military examination and rescuing the emperor from rebellion.

In this great war to punish the evildoers and rebels, he led the troops in person, defeated the enemy cavalry, broke through the enemy's formation and cut off their flags. He directly shocked the Xiaoyaojin and led his troops to force a crossing of Ruxukou. The children in Jinling stopped crying when they heard his name.

In the face of absolute force, everyone's knees will bend.

What was even more dramatic was that this military hero was actually the surviving son of the old Prince Yi Zhong, a member of the royal family, and the legitimate great-grandson of the founding emperor of the Chen Han Dynasty...

Pavilions and towers can be seen everywhere on both sides of the Qinhuai River. The willow branches on the river bank are lush and swaying in the wind. However, they seem to be crumbling amid the roaring battles of the infantry and cavalry.

Few people dared to watch along the way. Although the righteous army of the imperial court entering the city would not burn, kill, or loot their own city, everyone was terrified by the sight of their troops.

Entering the Zhengyang Gate, the people kneeling on both sides of the Thousand-Step Corridor of the Imperial Street were no longer soldiers and civilians, but civil and military officials in colorful official robes, numbering more than a thousand.

Countless horseshoes stepped on the brick and stone streets of the Thousand-Step Corridor, making a loud noise that immediately broke the quiet and solemn atmosphere here.

"Greetings, Your Majesty..."

The untidy sounds of worship echoed within the palace walls, and Jia Wei scanned the entire scene on horseback.

Only now did the imperial army accept the surrender and officially enter Nanjing.

He did not dismount, but walked straight into the imperial city.

This was the busiest day. Although the pseudo-dynasty had been completely destroyed with the death of Prince Zhongshun, the suppression of the rebellion had not yet been completely completed.

Jia Wei arranged for the rotation of troops and handled other affairs. His only purpose was to maintain stability. Those who were forced by the rebel king to serve in the pseudo-dynasty would be convicted according to the circumstances, and most of them were minor crimes.

Of course, whether these officials were coerced is up to Jia Wei.

This day was extremely busy. Jia Zheng asked someone to bring a message to Jia Wei, but he ignored it and had to wait until the next day.

Of course, Jia Wei couldn't stay overnight in the imperial city, so he personally chose a place - Jiangning Weaving House, Zhen's family.

It is said that when the late emperor was on a tour to the south, the Zhen family received him four times, and each time they stayed at the Jiangning Weaving House...

The Zhen family had been confiscated and was preparing to move out of the weaving house, but the rebel king overturned the case and restored Zhen Yingjia to his original position.

Now, with the fall of the rebel king, Zhen Yingjia was feeling uneasy. Suddenly, he received the news that Jia Wei was coming, and he saw a glimmer of hope.

Although Jia Wei's surname is Chen now and he is the Prince of Rong'an, he grew up in the Jia family...

Unlike Zhen Yingjia's hopeful eyes, his widowed daughter-in-law Su's face looked a little pale...

(End of this chapter)