Chapter 902 Soldiers approaching Nanjing
Zhao Ming issued a military order in Yangzhou, and the troops from all over the south of the Yangtze River approached Nanjing.
At Dasheng Pass, the Nanjing army hurriedly seized the food and goods, and then carried the supplies back.
Fang Guoan rode on the war horse, looking at the long-distance army, there was a mess of Dasheng Pass, and the warehouses lined up beside the pier in front of Dasheng Pass, and said with hatred: "Set a fire, burn all those who can't be taken away!"
In the first year of the Lu Jian Kingdom, Fang Guoan became the Duke of Yue and the leader of the Zhejiang military general. At that time, Zhao Ming was only the leader of Zhang Mingzhen's tent. In the past fifteen years, the leader of the army became the regent, but he, the Duke of Yue, became more and more backward. Not only did he lose his title, but he was also expelled from the army.
All of this is thanks to Zhao Ming.
If it weren't for Zhao Ming, he wouldn't have turned to Zhu Youjian because of his unbalanced mentality, resulting in losing Zhejiang, and neither side would like it.
If it weren't for Zhao Ming, his son Fang Shiyan would not have died tragically in Hangzhou.
Fang Guoan participated in the Nanjing Incident in part to gain wealth and honor, and partly to seek revenge on Zhao Ming.
The Ming army in Nanjing immediately lit a torch and set fires everywhere in the city of Guan, burning all the shops and warehouses in Dashengguan.
At this time, Fang Guoan pulled out his horse's reins and led his army back to the city, with thick smoke behind him.
Li Qisheng, the defender of Dasheng Pass, was attacked by Fang Guoan. In panic, he retreated to Dangtu. After rectifying his troops, he immediately led his troops to regain Dasheng Pass.
At this time, thousands of soldiers and horses walked to Dasheng Pass, less than twenty miles away, and saw thick smoke rolling in the city of Guancheng.
"No, the rebels burn the city and the whole army will speed up!" Li Qisheng's face changed and he roared loudly.
After speaking, he grabbed the horse's belly and rushed out. The Ming soldiers wearing disc helmets behind him all raised their speed and trotted to chase Nanjing.
In the city of Nanjing, Zhu Yihai's hearty laughter came from the palace.
"Haha~ Mr. Yan is really predictable and defeated the defenders of Guan. He was indeed lazy. Duke Yue attacked and easily succeeded, and seized more than 50 grain ships. The battle results were quite good!"
Since the Nanjing coup, Zhu Yihai has not won a single battle, which is quite sad.
This sneak attack on the Great Victory Pass was either a big battle or a small victory, but for Zhu Yihai, it was a long drought and rain.
Zhu Yuyou was also quite excited and said, "Do you want to take the opportunity to capture Moling Pass and Zhenjiang?"
Yan Yingyuan shook his head, "Now, the thief Zhao must have been prepared and will react soon. At present, the most important thing is to withdraw troops and return to the city, arrange city defenses, and wait for the thief Zhao to attack."
When Zhu Yihai heard the words, his heart trembled, "Where is Zhao Thief coming?"
The Nanjing incident has been in the past six months, and Zhao Ming has not come. Now that he heard that Zhao Ming is coming, everyone's hearts are immediately heavy.
Seeing this, Yan Yingyuan hurriedly comforted: "The Zhao bandits captured Beijing and wiped out the Qing Dynasty. Their power was strong. However, their soldiers and generals were soldiers who fought for a long time. The minister ordered a surprise attack on Dasheng Pass. In addition to obtaining the food from Dasheng Pass, they also had the intention of angering the Zhao bandits. At this time, the Zhao bandits were victorious and returned, and their spirits were high. They would inevitably attack Nanjing with anger. The army worked hard for the expedition, traveling thousands of miles, and before they were rested, they were thrown into the attack. At first, they might also carry the spirit of sweeping out the Qing Dynasty, but as long as Nanjing and others blocked their attacks, the Zhao bandits were tired and their continuous battles would be exhausted. If they continued for a long time, there would be threats from Zhou army outside and Nanjing inside and never set off, and people's hearts would change. At that time, the chance of victory would appear!"
When Zhu Yihai and others heard the words, they nodded and excitedly said, "I will now order the whole city to mobilize and arrange city defenses, and give Zhao thieves a head-on attack!"
In early August and autumn, the weather is not as hot as July. Soldiers and civilians set up city defenses at the top of the city, and they don’t feel so uncomfortable.
The city walls of Nanjing are tall. On the wall about three meters wide, the defenders and recruited civilians are busy carrying arrows, wood, stones, turtle oil and other objects.
On the enemy stages of each section of the city wall, red cannons and Folang machine cannons were covered with cloth, and soldiers were carrying shells and gunpowder.
Within the city wall, stone throwers lined up. The adjacent city wall was transformed into a city wall. The streets among the courtyards were piled with earth bags and iron gates were installed, which turned into another city wall.
At this time, the defenders on the city were busy. Zhu Yihai, accompanied by Yan Yingyuan, stood at the top of the city and patrolled the city defense.
After Yan Yingyuan took over the city defense, he immediately improved the original city defense and spent a lot of effort to transform the original defense.
"Your Highness, according to the scouts, the bandit army has set out from Yangzhou. At this time, it is too late to continue to strengthen the city defense. I can only reform it!" Yan Yingyuan pointed to the city wall and said, "The bandit army's artillery is sharp, and the battlements on the city are easily cut off by shells. The sputtered gravel is easy to hurt soldiers. Therefore, I ask that I prepare more earth bags on the city, which can reduce the gravel splashing, and also allow the soldiers to cover when the flowering bullets explode."
Zhu Yihai nodded, "Zhao Zhe's fire weapon is indeed sharp, giant cannons and flowering bullets are all powerful weapons for siege!"
Yan Yingyuan then pointed to the outside of the city again: "Nanjing is the Yangtze River to the north, and the Qinhuai River to the west and south, which is not easy to attack. If the Zhao bandits want to attack Nanjing, they will mostly attack from the east. From the north to the south, there are Lime Mountain, Xuanwu Lake and Zhongshan. I have selected elite troops to guard Lime Mountain and Zhongshan, and prepared artillery, so that the Zhao bandits cannot directly attack Nanjing's inner capital! If the Zhao bandits want to attack Shili Mountain and Zhongshan, they need to attack on their backs, and the artillery advantages will be difficult to exert. Moreover, I can also send troops from the city to go out of the city to reinforce at any time."
Zhu Yihai and others stood on the Taiping Gate between Xuanwu Lake and Zhongshan. They could see Lime Mountain in the northeast and Xuanwu Lake, and Zhongshan in the southeast. Nanjing was full of shape and could see it.
Now Zhu Yihai has no way out, so he simply makes up his mind.
This time, either Zhao Ming retreated or the city was broken, and he would never compromise again.
While talking, a team of cavalry came from the east and hurried into the city. The cavalry ran and shouted anxiously: "The vanguard's vanguard and even the outer land!"
Zhu Yihai was shocked when he heard the words. Everyone hurried to the city wall and took out a thousand-mile mirror to watch.
The outer land of Nanjing was more than 100 miles away, and people were not satisfied and could not stand firm. Yan Yingyuan only placed a few people in each sect. When Zhao Ming's army arrived, he took the initiative to abandon the outer land and retreated to the inner city.
At this time, Zhu Yihai saw from the thousand-mile mirror that the vanguard of the Zhao army had already climbed to the Guanyin Gate, put on the flag, and a large number of troops rushed in from the city gate and entered the inner capital in a mighty manner.
Seeing this, Zhu Yihai looked solemn. After a while, he put down the Qianli Mile Mile Mile for a while. He was quite nervous, but things were about to come, and it was of no point.
At the moment, Zhao Ming's army is approaching, everything depends on Yan Yingyuan and the defenders in the city.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Yihai turned his head and looked at Yan Yingyuan, and said solemnly: "Donald Yan, Nanjing City, and the Ming Dynasty, it depends on you."
Chapter completed!