Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 193 Nanjing ([-])

When Qiu Tianxing led an army of [-] to approach Jiangning City step by step, the people in the city were panicked and unrested.Some people are afraid of the killings brought about by the flames of war, while others look forward to the army entering the city to expel the Tartars and recover Shenjing.

Ma Guozhu implemented the ban because he was worried that mobs in the city would cooperate with the bandits inside and outside to open the city gate.Except that you can go to the streets to buy daily necessities within the specified time, you must stay at home for the rest of the time, and those who wander outside will be punished.

At this moment, Ma Guozhu was very worried. One river defense and two shore defenses he deployed had failed.The regiment bandits have already approached the city, but at this moment there are only [-] defensive troops in the city, and more than half of them are the so-called rebel army composed of servants and servants from rich families. Its combat effectiveness can be imagined.

Jiangning City occupies a large area, and the city wall is nearly a hundred miles long. There are [-] soldiers plus [-] rebels, which is really not a lot of troops.As a result, Ma Guozhu called the capital's rescue messenger three times a day.

When Qiu Tianxing led the army to Jiangning city, he was deeply shocked by the magnificent city wall.Although Qiu Tianxing had also been to Nanjing in his previous life, he had seen the city walls of Nanjing.But at that time, the city wall of Nanjing has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain, plus many wars such as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Revolution of [-], the Second Revolution, the Northern Expedition, the War of Resistance Against Japan, the War of Liberation, and the subsequent urban construction planning. It is no longer as beautiful as before.

Today, without going through the several wars in the future, and without the surrounding tall buildings to distract it from its light, the charm of the Nanjing City Wall at this moment is unparalleled in the world.

Before the troops approached Jiangning City, Qiu Tianxing sent a large number of scouts to scout the terrain in order to determine the main attack direction.

At this time, the circumference of the city wall outside Jiangning City was nearly a hundred miles, and there were thirteen gates in the whole city. Clockwise from southeast to northwest, they were Taiping Gate, Chaoyang Gate, Shuixi Gate, Jubao Gate, Tongji Gate, Zhengyang Gate, Hanxi Gate, Qingliang Gate, Dinghuai Gate, Yifeng Gate, Zhongfu Gate, Jinchuan Gate and Shence Gate.

It is not realistic to attack with so many city gates surrounded, so we can only focus on the attack.So Qiu Tianxing led an army to station on Yuhuatai outside Jubao Gate, waiting to attack Jiangning City.

Almost none of the [-] troops led by Qiu Tianxing had ever seen the city wall of Huangming's former imperial capital.When they saw such a majestic and towering city wall standing on the ground in the distance, they were all stunned.The entire Jiangning City is like a giant beast. It is lying quietly on the ground at the moment, but once it encounters an enemy, it will wake up and show its powerful strength.In an instant, some people were even shaken. Can such a fortified city really be captured by oneself?

Standing on the Yuhua Terrace, Qiu Tianxing quietly looked at the city wall not far away.I saw dense crenels on the city wall, and behind each crenel stood several soldiers, and some artillery were also mixed in.The city wall is five or six feet high, and the difficulty of attacking the city can be seen from the height.Fortunately, this time Qiu Tianxing is not planning to attack the city with ants, but is planning to attack the city with blasting.For this reason, Qiu Tianxing has prepared hundreds of thousands of catties of gunpowder.

"Although the city is strong, I will break it." Qiu Tianxing dragged his words, then turned his head and entered the tent.

Although he turned his head away, Qiu Tianxing's heart was still full of fire, such a strong city would soon be his own.Every time he thinks of this, he is very excited.As long as Jiangning City can be captured, he and the security team he founded will be able to write a lot in history.With this famous city, the prestige of the security group will be greatly improved, and perhaps the Tartars will also change the group bandit to the group rebellion.

The regiment members who besieged the city had different thoughts, some were excited, some were afraid, and some were worried.The people surrounded by the city were terrified.The so-called 20 army of the regiment bandits approached the city, and they were stationed under the Jubao Gate in the south.The news spread in the city in an instant. Although the Tatars strictly forbade going to the streets during non-purchasing hours, within this short period of purchasing time, the news spread rapidly.Even some men with lofty ambitions are eager to try, wanting to welcome the regiment army into the city and find a good future for themselves.

When the army of the security regiment came under the Jubao Gate, the entire Jiangning City was in turmoil.In this way, Ma Guozhu, the governor of Liangjiang, became increasingly haggard and his hair became grey.

"There are hundreds of thousands of people in the city, what should we do if we cooperate with the bandits inside and outside?" Ma Guozhu was worried.

Bashan, the Minister of Garrison Manchukuo, suggested killing all the people in the city, just like in Yangzhou a few years ago.This can deter the defenders of the city, avoid the attacks of the rioters, and finally leave an empty city for the bandits after the defeat.It's just that such a thing as killing hundreds of thousands of people in the city is something that people can't decide. Ma Guozhu doesn't have such a burden yet.So, he fooled around with the excuse that he needed the support of the whole city to resist the gangsters.

In fact, sitting on a strong city, Ma Guozhu is still somewhat sure that he can defend the city.It's just that he was a little worried that if Jiangning City was besieged for a long time, Jiangnan would change.Moreover, if the people in the city were really provoked by the gangsters, and the bandits outside the city took advantage of the situation to attack the city, if the city of Jiangning was lost, then there would be no redemption for themselves.

Thinking of this, Ma Guozhu turned his eyes to the north again, looking forward to the imperial court's reinforcements in his heart.

It's just that he also knows that the imperial court's army is now distributed in Shanshan and Shandong, and I'm afraid there is no spare power to go south.And it was the regiment's bandits that held back the imperial army in Shanshan, Shanxi and Shandong.Thinking of this, Ma Guozhu spat again.

"Damn bandits, how did they develop so fast?"

Then Ma Guozhu muttered to himself again: "Far waters can't quench your thirst. Even if the imperial court dispatches troops to the south, it will be difficult to support them for a while. I still hope that the imperial court can order Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, to send troops to help quickly! There are also more south. King Dingnan and King Pingnan."

After thinking about the reinforcements, Ma Guozhu began to focus on the present again.

Now that the bandits have gathered their troops at the Treasure Gate, the main forces in the city will also be concentrated at the Treasure Gate.At this time, there were [-] soldiers and [-] rebels in the city, but in order to prevent the bandits from attacking Jubao Gate on the surface, they would actually attack the other city gates.The remaining twelve city gates also need to be defended by some troops, plus maintaining law and order in the city, suppressing those who are unstable, and serving as a reserve team to support the rest of the city gates, so the defense of Jubao Gate can only be [-] soldiers and Thirty thousand rebels.

Although in the siege battle, the casualties of the attacking side were about three to four times that of the defending side, the [-] troops in the city could carry more than [-] regiments of bandits.But Ma Guozhu was always inexplicably worried, as if there would be an accident in the defense of the city this time.

(End of this chapter)