After Sun Long led thousands of Qing troops and was killed by the Ming army, and the bodies were piled up into mountains, Shang Kexi's army retreated to Macheng. The reinforcements from the two Huaihe River stopped in Yingshan east of Wuchang and did not dare to move forward.

In the city, Kong Youde was also in despair and no longer sent troops to break through and ask for help.

In Wuchang City, the morale of the Qing army was sluggish, and Green Camp soldiers kept falling out of the city and surrendering to the Ming army.

Within just a few days, more than a thousand defenders were missing in the city, and hundreds of soldiers still fled before they were too late.

By the end of November, people had already been killed and eaten in Wuchang City, and Zhu Youjian outside the city immediately ordered the army to launch a general attack.

In the early morning, the Ming army's artillery roared, and the cannons kept smashing the city walls, while the Qing army artillery at the top of Wuchang was completely lost because of gunpowder.

The Qing army, who was on the whistle on the city wall, could only squat behind the walls, covered their ears, and endured the shelling.

Outside the city, in the Ming army camp, the soldiers involved in the siege had a full meal and went out of the camp one after another, and each of them was in charge of their duties and formed a formation in the wilderness.

At this time, Zhu Youjian climbed the tall tower, and Du Yinxi and other civil and military ministers stood behind him.

At the foot of Wanglou, there were countless Ming soldiers lined up in blocks, and then a cannon line filled with white smoke. Opposite Wanglou, there was Wuchang City full of holes and smoke.

At this time, a series of deafening sounds of cannons were making on the Ming army's artillery formation, and the smoke of fire covered the long line. As each artillery mount retreated, fifty or sixty iron bullets of more than ten kilograms rushed out of the gun mouth and smashed towards the city wall.

After months of bombardment, Wuchang collapsed and repaired, and the city was dusty, countless gravels rose into the air, and then fell like hail, hitting the defenders on the city, making a puff sound.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhu Youjian's heart was beating wildly. He felt the earth shaking of the Wuchang city wall in the distance, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"I have received the news that if the Zhejiang Army wants to visit Nanjing, the army must seize Wuchang as soon as possible, and then lead the army to the east to recover Nanjing first!" Zhu Youjian was full of energy and said loudly to everyone behind him.

Du Yinxi nodded, "If the Zhejiang regime restores Nanjing first, it will help increase the aura of the vassal states, which will be unfavorable to reduce the vassal states in the future. In addition, the number of reinforcements of the Qing army outside gradually increases, and take Wuchang as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams!"

After Du Yinxi entered the cabinet, he wrote a letter to Zhu Youjian, declaring the national policy to fight against the Qing Dynasty, restore prestige, and strive to restore Nanjing.

Nanjing was the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, with great political significance. The Longwu court was restored, Emperor Longwu was the same as the general ruler of the world, and the Ming emperor was unshakable. The central authority could be restored, and the emperor's centralization was regained, and the separatist states were avoided.

If the Zhejiang regime is allowed to restore Nanjing first, it will create a situation where the leader is weak and the ministers are strong, and the prestige of local vassal states will even cover the imperial court, so it will be difficult for the Longwu court to restore the authority of the central government.

Zhu Youjian turned his head over, looked at the many generals, and smiled and said, "My dear friends, are you sure to take Wuchang?"

Li Guo clasped his fists and left, "Your Majesty, today's ministers will go to Wuchang!"

As he was talking, a loud noise came from Wuchang City in the distance, and a huge cloud of smoke and dust rose.

Under the bombardment of Ming army artillery, the Wuchang city wall collapsed again.

At this time, at the top of the city, Kong Youde waved his hand to dispel the smoke and dust. The soldiers around him dragged the injured Qing soldiers and moved slowly on the city wall. The city wall was in a mess, with smoke and dust rolling, and the vision was blurred. There were screams of tragic cry for help everywhere. There were some Qing troops who had mental breakdown and dull eyes walking around the city wall.

In the wilderness outside the city wall, the sound of the Ming army's attack sounded, and countless Ming army infantry pushed the siege hammers, carried the city ladders and cloud ladders, and launched a wild charge.

During the months of siege, the Ming soldiers had already filled the moat and cleared the obstacles under the city. The Ming soldiers who were sieging the city were able to advance directly to the city.

Jin Shenghuan's ten thousand troops rushed to the front, and the army advanced to the city amid the sporadic arrows and muskets.

The soldiers in front of him crossed the filled moat and crashed into the dim smoke and dust. Kong Youde from the front of the city quickly shouted, "Hurry up, shoot the arrow!"

During months of offense and defense, the Qing army consumed hundreds of thousands of arrows and countless gunpowder. Now there is a shortage of arrows. In addition, the army's morale is shaken, and on the walls on both sides of the collapsed place, several scattered arrows shot without any accuracy and were blocked by the Ming army's shield hands.

Jin Shenghuan waved his sword and slashed the arrow, roaring loudly, "Brothers, rush for me, those who are the first to climb the city will be rewarded!"

The officers of various soldiers of the Ming army waved their swords and roared, rushing into the smoke and dust in the collapsed place.

The soldiers on both sides of the left and right wings raised ladders, hooked the head of the city, climbed up the city, attacking the city walls on both sides of the collapsed place. Jin Shenghuan took his main force to climb up the city wall along the collapsed messy rocks and mounds.

The Ming soldiers groped all the way and climbed the top of the slope. The soldiers in front were about to climb over the top of the slope when they came towards the sharp spear of the Qing army. The soldiers could not hide in time and were stabbed by the spear. They immediately screamed and rolled down the slope.

The Ming soldiers behind immediately raised their weapons to fight back, stabbing several Qing troops on the top of the slope to death. The Qing troops screamed and fell, but the Qing troops behind immediately filled in. Both sides fought to the death in the collapse, constantly exchanging deaths.

The Qing army occupied the territory, and the Ming army attacked from above continued to fall down the slope.

Jin Shenghuan waved his sword and pointed angrily, "Brother Yi Si, keep going!"

The first department to invest more than 300 people, and after the death and injury were almost gone, another department's troops were put into the gap attack.

Looking up the tower, Zhu Youjian was watching the attacking Ming army. On each section of the city wall, the Ming soldiers fought fiercely with the Qing army, and soldiers kept jumping onto the city wall. The Qing army guarding the city was already difficult to deal with.

At the collapse, after the Qing army continued to die, there were few Qing troops resisting.

Although the Qing army had the advantage of local conditions, it could not withstand the continuous attacks of the Ming army. Jin Shenghuan waved his sword and finally stepped onto the top of the slope. He cut a piece of space with one knife. The soldiers behind him took the opportunity to rush up and occupy a piece of slope. Then he stabbed down the spear, stabbing the Qing soldiers who wanted to come up down the slope.

For a moment, the Qing army lost its advantage in territoriality, and the Qing soldiers kept rolling down, while the Ming soldiers continued to reach the top, and then rushed down from a high place with their spears. The Qing soldiers could not resist and finally turned around and fled to the street behind.

"Your Majesty, you've attacked!" Du Yinxi suddenly shouted excitedly.

When Zhu Youjian saw this scene, he was excited to punch the guardrail, and praised him repeatedly, "Okay! OK! OK!"

Wuchang City was broken, and the monarchs and ministers of Longwu were all red and excited. The more emotional civil officials were even more excited and burst into tears.

At this time, on the top of the city, the Qing army's Huanglong Banner was left by the Ming army. A Ming army soldier climbed up to the top of the city tower and waved the sun and moon flag excitedly, and cheers resounded throughout the city.

Kong Youde saw the dancing Ming army flags, and saw the city gates being opened. Countless Ming soldiers wearing disc helmets and mandarin duck battle jackets entered the city, with a look of despair on their faces.

He stumbled, walked down the city wall in a daze, and retreated back to the Wuchang Governor's Office.

Not long after, a raging fire lit up in the yamen and thick smoke rose into the sky.

On a hill north of Wuchang City, Shang Kexi took the thousand-mile mirror, sighed a long time, then pulled out the reins of the horse, and said to the silent subordinates around him: "Get away!"
Chapter completed!