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Chapter 1607: Encircling the capital

"Sir, I want to see you, but it's really not easy!" Yang Zhi looked at Deng Chong, the old man with white beard standing in front of him with his hair and hair tied. If Yang Zhi was still a little suspicious when he said that the angry hair was so angry that he felt that he had seen it today.

Deng Chong was trembling all over. He never expected that the imperial concubine and Prince Jie had already fallen into the hands of the Ming army after just one day left Dengjiazhuang. Seeing the small seal of Concubine Ma whom Yang Zhi sent to him, he had to leave Dengjiazhuang and come to Yang Zhi's camp.

"Is Prince Jie still safe?" Deng Chong asked tremblingly.

Yang Zhi smiled and said, "It's of course good now, but whether it's good in the future depends on the boss."

Deng Chong looked at Yang Zhi angrily: "Do you dare to be rude to Prince Jie?"

"Why don't you dare?" Yang Zhi's smile was curled away, "Not only did I dare to be rude to him, I also dare to chop off his head with my own hands. Mr. Deng will not forget how many people died in my Yang clan, right? My greatest wish has always been to chop off Min Ruoying's head with my own hands. Before that, it is OK to cut off his son's head and repay a little debt he owed to me the Yang clan."

"How could Yang Yihe have a grandson like you, not being a son or a son!" Deng Chong roared.

"My grandfather has no bones left now." Yang Zhi said coldly: "I am the only one who has survived the Yang family. Mr. Deng, my patience is limited. If you cannot agree to my request, then I will kill these people and then declare to the world that Mr. Deng, you have killed the imperial concubine and Prince Jie in order to show your loyalty to the Ming Dynasty."

"Shameless!" Deng Chong was furious.

"Badong is so remote, Dengjiazhuang is even more in the deep mountains. The imperial concubine and Prince Jie fled here all the way, but they are still in different places. Think about it, if it weren't for your Deng's betrayal, how could this end be like this?" Yang Zhi smiled and said, "The world is so stupid, everyone talks about money. Mr. Deng, do you dare to gamble?"

Deng Chong stared at Yang Zhi, saying that he wanted to destroy his reputation for Deng Chong for his lifetime!

"What do you want me to do?" Deng Chong finally surrendered helplessly. He saw murderous aura in Yang Zhi's eyes. It was not a pretending attitude, but a real murderous intent. This made him believe that Yang Zhi really dared to kill the imperial concubine and Prince Jie. He also really dared to blame himself for these things.

Yang Zhi deeply hated Min Ruoying, this lawless guy who assassinated Min Ruoying back then.

Yang Zhi was very happy that Deng Chong's hard turtle shell was pierced by himself. Yang Zhi was not just a general who led troops. He came from a wealthy family and has heard of him since childhood. If a person like Deng Chong subdues one, sometimes the effect of defeating an army head-on is better than defeating an army head-on.

"I need you to serve in front of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I think this is also the best way for you to protect the son of Min." Yang Zhi said confidently: "I want to kill the son of Min. Our emperor's intention to kill them is not necessarily younger than me. In the Anyang tragedy, I think you wouldn't know the inside story. His Majesty the Emperor died in an unknown way, and he is still carrying a stigma! You might as well tell you that the reason why the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty first launched a military campaign was because he wanted to avenge these brothers. I think you don't have any doubts about the Ming army's attack on Shangjing City? You are there, and you are there, or you can still have hope of protecting the son of Min. If you don't go, someone will bleed."

"I'll go!" Deng Chong sat down dejectedly.

When Qin Feng received Yang Zhi's handwritten letter, the army led by Yang Zhi had already advanced from Ezhou, swept Wenzhou, and entered the capital of Shangjing. At this time, Qin Feng was still preparing for the last battle against Sun Chenglong. At this time, Chen Zhihua had already thundered and shattered the last resistance of the Chu army in Junzhou, and approached Shangjing from another direction.

With Sun Chenglong's failure, the central army led by Qin Feng arrived in Shuangyi County, fifty miles away from Shangjing City in mid-May. At this point, the Ming army completed the final encirclement of Shangjing City, cut off all connections between Shangjing City and the outside world, making it a truly lonely city.

Of course, as a super metropolis with more than one million people and a length of more than tens of kilometers, it may not necessarily be able to occupy him if he surrounds him. There is still a long process in between. Although Shangjing was surrounded, he was not without resistance. After the Ming army began to launch a real attack, the Chu court has been preparing for a decisive battle in the capital. The number of Chu troops with more than 200,000 troops is no less than that of the Ming army. The 70,000 Huofeng Army, the core of these 200,000 troops, is also quite powerful in combat. During the decisive battle in Xiangzhou, they have fully demonstrated their abilities in front of the Ming army.

"This is the last battle and the most difficult battle. Going to the capital is the essence of the century-long national destiny of Chu. So, don't think that victory can be obtained. The last battle is not easy at all." Qin Feng looked at Yang Zhi, Zhou Jiyun, Chen Zhihua and Lu Dayuan who were sitting in his head.

These four are the four leaders of the Ming Dynasty's Western and Southern Army. Yang Zhi and Chen Zhihua are from the Ming Dynasty. Zhou Jiyun is a surrendered general of Qi, while Lu Dayuan is a surrendered general of Qin.

This arrangement is of course a balanced meaning. If Zhou Jiyun is still a bit in the position of Yang Zhi's deputy, then Lu Dayuan's becoming Chen Zhihua's deputy was completely a political factor, because the Ming Dynasty needed such a general to make all the original Qin team feel at ease. In fact, the former Qin generals in the Ming army, Wei Ping and Zhong Zhen, are much deeper than Lu Dayuan in terms of qualifications, but these people were excluded from this battle of Chu due to various factors.

The Western Route Army was under Chen Zhihua's command of Zou Zheng's Baoqing Camp, Chen Weihua personally led the Jumu Camp, Yu Chao's Fengzhao Camp, Mahou's command of 5,000 people, Lu Dayuan's command of 10,000 people, Bian Wenhao's command of 10,000 people, and Guan Hongyu's command of 20,000 people, totaling 60,000 people.

The Southern Army, a personal guard camp under Yang Zhi, a Mingwei camp in Guanning, a 5,000 troops under Han Huafeng, a 5,000 troops under Huang Gang and Huang Qiang's brothers, and a total of 30,000 troops under Zhou Jiyun's command, after reorganization, there were 30,000 troops in six battle camps, totaling 50,000.

The middle army was led by Qin Feng, the monk's Ruijin Camp, Lufeng's miners' camp, the 10,000 cavalry in Jiangshangyan, and the 20,000 troops in Suqian, as well as the Fiery Death Camp of Qin Feng's personal guard camp, which were also 50,000 troops. However, these 50,000 people fought along the way, which was much harder than the Western and Southern Army. The Chu army also focused on the Ming army's central army, and they basically gave up the resistance of the other two Ming army. Therefore, when Qin Feng's central army reached Shangjing, the reduction of personnel was already serious, but the Pili camp in Xinning, led by Zou Ming, was rushing to Shangjing day and night to make up for the shortage of the central army.

If we only calculate the force of the troops, the Chu army has nearly 300,000 people. If we count the young and strong people who can be summoned in the capital, the number of people is actually more. However, if we compare it based on actual combat effectiveness, the Ming army, which only has 160,000 people, is obviously not on the same level as the Chu army. Except for the 70,000 Fire Phoenix Army, which can still be stalemate with the Ming army, the other troops are just some fish in the eyes of the Ming army. This does not include the huge gap between the two sides in military equipment.

"This battle is a battle to destroy the country, and the Chu army did not easily submit. Shangjing City was the capital of Chu State, and it has been nurtured for a hundred years. This city has a strong sense of belonging to the Chu State court. More importantly, for more than a hundred years, the Chu State court has never given up on the construction of Shangjing City's defense." Qin Feng looked at the four generals and said, "Next, please tell us about the military deployment of the Chu people in Shangjing City!"

Zhou Jiyun stood up with a smile and bowed slightly to the other three. Although he was Yang Zhi's deputy, even Emperor Qin Feng could not compare with him in terms of his experience in commanding the army's operations and his qualifications to command troops. If he did not judge the hero by success or failure, he was indeed the most vocal person in this room.

"Your Majesty, Dear Generals!" Zhou Jiyun walked to the huge defense map of Shangjing City posted on the wall, looked at the map clearly marked with the distribution of troops in Shangjing City and smiled: "I have to say that our Ming Dynasty's Eagle Nest is really powerful. We can actually get such a detailed defense map. With this picture, the Chu people are almost transparent in front of us. Of course, knowing the deployment of the Chu army, whether they can win the battle is another question."

Several people in the room laughed.

"I'm really curious. Your Majesty, how can we make the deployment map of the inner city of the Emperor of Chu so clearly? This is really incredible." Zhou Jiyun was a little puzzled.

Qin Feng smiled and said, "No, it's just because Lei Wei, the commander of the Chu domestic guard, has long been instigated by us. These things come from this inner guard commander."

Except for Yang Zhi, the others in the house were shocked. This was the first time that the three of them had heard of such top-secret news. The inner guard of Chu controlled all the confidential information of Chu. However, the head of such an institution that should have been the most trusted by the Emperor of Chu was actually a spy detective of the Ming Dynasty. It was simply incredible.

"In order to instigate the inner guard commander, our elder Mr. Guo also calculated his life." Qin Feng's voice was a little sad.

Several people in the house stood up and bowed silently to Shangjing City. To this day, Guo Jiuling's body is still secretly buried somewhere in Shangjing City.
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