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Chapter 32 Nanjing City Breakdown (Second Update)

outside Nanjing.

The autumn wind was bleak, and the withered and yellow leaves were rolled up by the wind, swirling in mid-air, falling into the turbid moat, and finally being swallowed by the waves.

At this time, the back road of Nanjing City was cut off and it had become an isolated island.

An army of 20 surrounded the entire city like an iron barrel.

The pitch-black banners fluttered, bringing bursts of chill.

Ye Jun held the binoculars in his hand, and he could clearly see dozens of cannons in red clothes standing on the city wall.

The black muzzle is like the eyes of a beast, reflecting fierce light.

These dozens of cannons were originally left by the Ming Dynasty. After all, as the second capital of the Ming Dynasty, the city defense of Nanjing City is still extremely complete.It's a pity that when the Qing army entered the pass, a group of officials surrendered and handed over the city of Nanjing.

The cannons on Nanjing City did not kill the Manchus, but now they aimed their cannons at the Han people.It can't be said that it is not a kind of sadness.

It is precisely because of these dozens of cannons that Ye Jun has not attacked for a long time.

After all, these dozens of heavy cannons are the top cannons of this era, capable of blasting for more than ten miles.The range of the cannon in Ye Jun's hand is far from reaching this distance, and rushing up is a living target.

It's not that Ye Jun doesn't have this kind of red cannon.However, this heavy cannon weighs ten thousand catties.They are all used by city guards.Such a heavy cannon could not be transported in the field.

Slowly put down the binoculars in his hand, Jun Ye asked the entourage beside him, "What's the matter? The monk Geng Jingzhong hasn't come yet?"

"To the Holy King, King Pingnan and King Jingnan both sent people to deliver letters, saying that their troops are already on their way with all their strength, but the weather is bad and the speed is really not fast. But they said they will come as fast as possible."

Bad weather?Could this excuse be any more false?

Now is the golden autumn of October. Although the weather is getting colder, the south is still a good time for autumn, and there is no rain. It is a good time for marching and fighting.It took only half a month for the Shenlong army to fight from Wuhan to Nanjing, but it took almost a month for Geng Jingzhong to come from Jiangxi?What is not a joke?
No need to think about it, Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi didn't want to participate in this fierce battle.Either they want to see the outcome of the war and rely on whoever wins, or they want to take advantage of the loss of both the Shenlong Army and the Qing Army to make a profit.

If it was someone else, they wouldn't dare to act rashly at this time, they had to wait for Geng Jingzhong and the others to come and attack the city together, to avoid showing their backs to Geng Jingzhong and being made dumplings.

However, Ye Jun had already made arrangements.Fifty thousand elite soldiers are waiting. If Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi dare to play tricks,
"Wait no more. Send the order down, prepare to attack the city tonight!"

"Yes!"

Soon, the order was passed on.

The leaders of the various ministries were impatient for a long time. After receiving the order, they immediately began to arrange the siege plan.

At this time, Jun Ye also found the one-armed nun.

"What, you want to sneak into Nanjing City?" The one-armed nun was taken aback.

"That's right! If the dozens of red cannons on the city wall are not destroyed, the city of Nanjing will never be broken. I can't and won't use my men's lives to fill it up, so I can only sneak into the city and destroy the cannons!"

Afterwards, Jun Ye revealed his plan.

He planned to sneak into the city through the sewers.

Sewers have existed since ancient times, and even in the Warring States Period, the sewers were already very mature. In a city as big as Nanjing, the sewers are naturally not small, and it is absolutely not a problem to sneak into one or two.Moreover, because the sewers cannot surpass people on a large scale, the defenders in the city would never think of this.

This plan is neither bold nor risky.

Now, there is a lot of noise in the city of Nanjing. Tens of thousands of Qing troops guard the city tightly. Once trapped in a tight siege, it is difficult for even a peerless master to escape.

The one-armed nun felt that Ye Jun's plan was like a madman.

However, I have to admit that there is indeed a chance of success.

Ordinary people certainly cannot do this, even if they destroy one or two cannons, they may be killed by the guards.

However, it will be different if there are several masters.

Long'er was already pregnant, so Ye Jun naturally couldn't let her take this risk.

Now, there are only a handful of masters in the Dragon Army, so Ye Jun came to invite the one-armed nun.

The one-armed nun has long put life and death aside, otherwise it would not be possible to assassinate Kangxi several times. Seeing that Ye Jun dared to take risks as the holy king of the Dragon Army, he readily agreed.

That night, Ye Jun and the one-armed nun led a dozen or so experts from the Dragon Sect to sneak into Nanjing City.

Ye Jun ordered: "Wait a minute, we will divide into three groups. I will go to the south gate, the princess will go to the west gate, and you will go to the north gate. I have ordered the Dragon Army to feign an attack at the east gate to attract the attention of the Qing soldiers. Destroy the cannons on the other three sides."

The night was getting darker and darker. Except for Ye Jun and Shenni, everyone else put on the armor of the Qing army.Although these people have practiced some kung fu, they are not first-class masters like Ye Jun and Shenni. They can come and go freely, so they can only use this as a cover to confuse the public.

As soon as Haishi arrived, a thunderstorm exploded outside the city, breaking the tranquility of the night.

"The traitors are attacking the city, be alert!"

The shrill screams spread throughout the city, and immediately, the entire city of Nanjing fell into panic and chaos.

"It's time to do it! Brothers, after you destroy the cannon, flee back to the city with all your strength and find a place to hide. When the city is broken tomorrow, I will reward you for your merits!" Ye Jun said.

"Don't worry, the Holy King, I swear to die to complete the task, as long as I can defeat the Qing dog, what does my life matter?" Since the group dared to come, they are not afraid of death, and they are all heroes.

Looking at the back of this group of people leaving, Ye Jun felt sorry for him. He knew that this group of people had limited skills, and it would be difficult to escape once they were under siege.

"We should do it too!"

The one-armed nun nodded slightly, and with a flash, he sneaked into the darkness.

Ye Jun also used the cover of darkness to rush towards the south gate.

Not long after, Ye Jun came to the north gate.

On the city wall more than ten meters high, there was a lot of voices at this time, shouting and drinking.Although the east gate was under attack, the south gate also needed to be prepared to fight. After all, who knew if the enemy would feign attack on the east gate and attack the other gates?
However, it can be seen that there are indeed a lot fewer defenders at the south gate than in the daytime, and they should have gone to support the east gate.

call……

The night wind blew, and Ye Jun came out from the darkness with his clothes fluttering.

"Who?"

Soon, a sharp-eyed Qing soldier asked.

"Pfft..."

A nail pierced his forehead.

Ye Jun rushed over like lightning, and at the same time, took the long knife from the opponent's hand before he fell to the ground.

"Enemy attack..."

someone exclaimed.

However, in the next second, the sound came suddenly, and the whole person fell to the ground.

Ye Jun's speed was extremely fast, and he passed by like a gust of wind. Wherever he passed, the light of the knife flickered, and heads flew up one by one.

In the blink of an eye, there were already dozens of corpses on the ground.

Ye Jun also rushed to the cannon on the city wall at this time.

It can be seen that next to the cannon, each wooden box contains gunpowder packs of the same specification.

At this time, it was convenient for Ye Jun.

Normally, you only need one gunpowder bag to fire a cannon, and Ye Jun stuffed a dozen of them at once.

boom!
With a loud bang, Ye Jun felt the city wall under his feet shake violently.

Looking at the cannon again, it has become a pile of scrap iron.

"Quick, stop him, he wants to destroy the cannon!"

The other Qing soldiers exclaimed one after another and surrounded them.

Ye Jun didn't go head-to-head with them, he jumped over the heads of a dozen people and rushed to the next cannon.

At this time, there were more and more Qing soldiers on the city wall, which also caused these people not to dare to shoot arrows, but made Ye Jun even more unscrupulous.

boom!boom!boom……

Groups of flames exploded on the city wall, and in an instant, the ten red cannons at the south gate were all scrap metal.

At the same time, there was a soaring flame and loud noise from Ximen, and it should be the one-armed god nun who made the move.

Only the north gate remained silent.

Ye Jun frowned, and the guard who rushed up gave a cold smile and said, "I won't play with you anymore!"

Immediately, he leaped and jumped off the city wall.

But instead of going out of the city, he returned to the city, and after a few leaps, he merged into the night.

In order to rush to the north gate as quickly as possible, Ye Jun jumped directly on the roof of the city. Along the way, many defenders spotted him, but how could he catch up with his speed?

With Ye Jun's current speed, running with all his strength, he is faster than a horse.Although there are horses in this city, the streets are winding and winding, and they cannot run.

So, soon, Jun Ye rushed to the north gate.

At this time, the city wall of the North Gate had already fallen into a bloody battle.

Although a dozen brothers from the Dragon Sect destroyed a cannon, they were also caught in a siege. At this time, half of the dozen or so were dead.

However, there is still a fight to the death.

"Pfft..."

A long spear pierced the back of a Dragon Cult brother.As a result, before dying, the man still gritted his teeth and stuffed the torch into the barrel of the gun.

boom!
The barrel of the cannon exploded, tearing the man and the surrounding Qing troops to pieces.

Ye Jun's eyes were about to burst, and he rushed over with a roar.

"die--"

There was a sound of killing, and a long spear flew across. After piercing through a Qing soldier, the castration remained unabated, and five or six people were strung together into blood gourds.

"Holy Lord!"

The remaining five or six members of the Dragon Cult were overjoyed, and their hearts were extremely moved.They knew that Ye Jun must have blown up the cannon at the south gate, but he still rushed to rescue them at the risk of danger.

"Brothers, follow me to kill!"

Ye Jun has a steel knife in his left hand and a spear in his right hand. Every time he makes a move, several corpses fall down.

In the blink of an eye, a large area of ​​the Qing army around was emptied.

How dare the rest of you come here?Looking at the blood-soaked figure in the field tremblingly, he seemed to see the god of death.

He could only watch helplessly as Ye Jun and the others destroyed the cannon and fled back to the city.

Ye Jun and the others rushed back according to the agreed route.

This trip was able to blow up the cannons defending the city so smoothly. It was because the feint attack at the East Gate diverted the attention of the Qing soldiers. In fact, it was also because the Qing soldiers were not prepared enough.

After returning to the camp, Ye Jun gave the order to attack the city without further delay.

The city of Nanjing lost the cannon in red, just like a girl who lost her electric baton, and could only sit and wait to be ravaged.

At this moment, the cannons of the Shenlong Army no longer had any worries, they directly pushed to the distance of less than one mile from the city wall, and began to bombard wildly.

The cannon blasted all night.

When the next day dawned, the smoke cleared.

The city wall of Nanjing that appeared in front of everyone was already in tatters like a rag, and collapsed gaps could be seen everywhere.

The Qing army defending the city had already suffered heavy casualties. If they did not enter the city at this time, when would they wait?

Ye Jun immediately ordered: "Pass my military order, and the whole army enters the city. Anyone with a sword will be killed without mercy!"

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