Chapter 52 Chuzhou
Gao Jie and the others had a general impression of Ma Shiying's army at most. Now after listening to the words of Shigemen, they all felt that it was not a trivial matter, and it was almost the same as the four towns in Jiangbei.
What Zhu Cilang is thinking about is another problem.
The total of all the troops exceeded 300,000. If they could work hard to manage and resist the Qing Dynasty for a while, it would be absolutely fine. How could they lose this great country within a year?
For Gao Jie and Huang Degong and others, they were frowning at this moment.
Because they heard about the army of more than 100,000, they felt very stressed.
But for Hu Qiang and Li Guodong, they did not take the army of more than 100,000 at all.
It turned out that when there were only a few thousand people, we were not afraid of Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Now that we have expanded by nearly seven or eight times, can we be afraid of Ma Shiying's men?
The new army of four regiments and the miscellaneous guards have reached more than 30,000. What's there to be afraid of?
Besides, the city walls of Nanjing City, everyone knows that Nanjing is the largest city in the south, and it is not inferior to the city walls of Beijing City.
But Li Guodong and the others didn't take it seriously. They pulled our cannons out in at most half an hour, and any kind of city wall could be blown up.
"Is Your Highness the Crown Prince worried about Nanjing City? If Your Highness gives you an hour to the last general, you can enter Nanjing City within one hour."
Seeing that Zhu Cilang was a little worried, Li Guodong stood up quickly. This guy was definitely not bragging. He also calculated in his heart that an hour should be fine.
"You are challenging me. The combat power of your second regiment cannot keep up with my first regiment. You dare to say such big words. If you leave it to me, I will definitely kill you before your second regiment."
Zhu Cixuan hadn't spoken yet, and Hu Qiang next to him was not satisfied. In Hu Qiang's opinion, in terms of combat effectiveness, we were ranked first, so we hadn't spoken yet, so you stood up first.
"you…"
Li Guodong, you have been saying the following words for a long time. If you want to change someone else's words, this guy is really unwilling to accept it.
However, the gap in combat effectiveness between the first and second regiments is obvious on the battlefield.
Who made the group of people train for a long time, and some of them were trained on the city walls, and the prince personally trained them. We really can't compare with them.
In fact, the most embarrassing thing at this moment is Ye Yun. At least Li Guodong still dares to speak, but Ye Yun dares not say a word.
Speaking of the time of formation, our third regiment is the shortest. When it comes to combat effectiveness, we are not as good as the second regiment. How can we be your opponent? We can only stand there in awkwardly and watch the two people arguing.
The conversation between these two aroused the surprise of Shi Kefa and the four towns in Jiangbei!
Although you follow His Highness the Crown Prince out of the siege, you can't brag like this.
The walls of Nanjing are tall and majestic, and Ma Shiying's army is not for dry food. Why does it turn into soft persimmons in your mouth? It seems that anyone can step on it.
"Dear generals, I know that you are eager to win, but I have to remind you that since Zhu Yousong ascended the throne, the walls of Nanjing have undergone large-scale renovations, conquered nearly 30,000 workers and worked for nearly a month, so it is not so easy to break into it."
Shi Kefa thought about it and said that although he had just arrived here, he had to say what he should say, which was much better than failure on the battlefield.
After Shi Kefa finished speaking, Gao Jie and the others nodded.
These people have seen the city walls of Nanjing. Even if you have new weapons and even if your military appearance is stronger than ours, you can't say you can enter Nanjing in just one hour. You don't take Nanjing City seriously.
What's more, they knew that Hu Qiang was the chief guard of His Highness the Crown Prince. How strong can a guard be able to lead troops if he became a general?
It’s nothing more than relying on the favor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he just wants to make a name for himself here.
Zhu Ciyang saw everyone's reaction. Zhu Ciyang naturally knew the combat effectiveness of his troops, but the people in the south seemed to be unbelievable.
If this is the case, you have to show your skills to them, which can not only make your subordinates happy, but also test the results of Shandong's military training.
Moreover, after this battle, Zhu Cixuan will definitely reorganize the four towns in Jiangbei.
There must be no warlord separatist situation, and all troops must be under the jurisdiction of the court.
If they don’t let them know how powerful we are now, this kind of rectification will definitely be subject to resistance in the future, so it’s a kill of three birds with one stone.
Zhu Cilang cleared his throat, and everyone went back to their original position to stand honestly. He had made a lot of effort just now, but at the end, he had to listen to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"This time I came to the south, the most important thing is to unite all forces that can be united and fight against Li Zicheng and the Qing Dynasty, rather than to come here to fight. So if there are other ways, try not to fight."
As soon as Zhu Cixuan finished his words, Hu Qiang and Li Guodong were stunned. What do you mean by the Crown Prince? When he was in Shandong, he also said that he would regain Nanjing by force, but now it has become united?
In Gao Jie and the others' view, perhaps His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believes that he can recover the four towns in Jiangbei and Ma Shiying.
But this is not a matter of the same thing at all. Ma Shiying will never give up the power in his hands.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is kind, but the situation in Jiangnan is different from that in the north. Ma Shiying arranged for his nephew to enter Chuzhou. Now the ward of Chuzhou is his nephew Ma Kun. According to the news received by Weichen, Ma Kun has received the imperial edict and wants..."
Shi Kefa did not finish speaking, but his meaning was also very clear, that is, we could not persuade Ma Kun to surrender. He was Ma Shiying's nephew, how could he surrender to us?
Although Gao Jie and the others didn't say anything, they all nodded.
Ma Kun is like the shadow of Ma Shiying. Ma Kun will do whatever Ma Shiying says. The most elite troops under his command are in Ma Kun's hands. He ran to Chuzhou, and it was obvious that he didn't want His Royal Highness to go south.
After hearing this, Zhu Cilang was quite satisfied. If heavy troops attacked Nanjing City, Zhu Cilang would be reluctant to let it go. After all, Nanjing City will be our nest in the future, and if the city wall is broken, it will have to be repaired by itself.
Now there is a Chuzhou city, so I will take it down cleanly and let the people in Nanjing see what strength our army is?
Maybe after arriving in Nanjing, I can defeat the enemy without fighting and take down Nanjing without a single shot and bullet...
Chapter completed!