Chapter 157: The Fall of the Shaowu Regime

The rain is still falling.

It's endless, as if there's no end.

The water of the Wujiang River is roaring more and more, and the disadvantages to the shipping on the Wujiang River are greater than the benefits. Although there are many places in the upper reaches of the Wujiang River, there are more shoals. But it's not that there aren't navigable waterways, it's just that it's more difficult.

At this moment, the Wujiang River is like an angry dragon that cannot be restrained, struggling everywhere, trying to jump out of the river, and whether to make up for it is to go down the river or upstream, it will bring a great burden.

However, Zhang Xuan didn't take these thoughts to heart at all at the moment, he only had Shaozhou, Shaozhou, Shaozhou in his eyes.

In the heavy rain, everyone hurried lightly and heavily, and the mud had already submerged the straw sandals, and poured up from the cracks in the straw sandals, and it seemed that every soldier, as soon as he lifted his feet, brought up a cloud of mud.

Generally speaking, after the war, the amusement of the soldiers was a bunch of people around the campfire, chatting and weaving straw sandals.

But in this mud, no amount of straw sandals is enough. Many of the soldiers began to march barefoot.

Zhang Xuan can only turn a blind eye to such a situation.

The last time Zhang Xuan replenished cloth shoes for the army was in Jiangnan, and now the imperial court is not rich. Zhang Xuan went south to Guangdong this time. Most of the materials needed were raised by Zhang Xuan himself from Changsha.

A lot of things that are not essential can only be equipped behind the lag.

Yes, boots are not a necessity for many people, especially in the South. It's better to wear boots than straw sandals.

Lechang is not far from Shaozhou. It's about dozens of miles. If it's a normal time, it can be reached in one day. But now it's raining heavily.

The heavy rain slowed down Zhang Xuan's march greatly.

So much so that when Zhang Xuan came to Qujiang County, it was already midnight.

All sounds seemed to be drowned out by the rain. The majestic walls of Shaozhou lurk in the darkness. Only above the city, there are a few dead wind lanterns, swaying from side to side.

In heavy rain, visibility is not very high.

can only see the trajectory of these angry wind lanterns, and it can be seen that the Ming army above the city can be divided into two teams. One team was stationed on top of the tower, inspecting the walls along the way.

It looks tight, but it's nothing to Xu Du.

Xu Du said to Ding Ruzhang: "Ruzhang, today's matter depends on yours." ”

"Please rest assured." Ding Ruzhang said: "I will definitely not disappoint adults. ”

Immediately, Ding Ruzhang waved his hand, and countless soldiers disappeared into the rainy night.

Xu Du waited quietly in the rain. And behind Xu Du, the soldiers of the Jinhua army were lined up horizontally and vertically, like knives and axes.

has the demeanor of Qi Jiajun in Xuanda.

In a moment, a scream was heard in the distance. Then a terrible voice shouted: "Enemy attack, enemy attack------- and the second "enemy attack" came to an abrupt end.

Apparently the warning is no longer there.

Such a Xia army has already climbed the city wall.

After all, the city wall is a wall, even if it is a little higher, it can't stop people from climbing over it, and what can really stop the army is never the city wall, but the people on the wall.

With no one in the situation, Ding Ruzhang climbed the vine to the top of the Shaozhou city wall with only a few ropes.

What followed was a hand-to-hand encounter on a rainy night.

It is not right to say that Shaozhou is a little precautionary, but they really didn't expect that in the heavy rain, there was still a large army advancing in the rain, and the soldiers guarding the city were all hiding from the rain in the city tower.

The soldiers who were climbed up with ropes were blocked in the towers and killed in short combat.

Fighting on such a narrow city wall, conniving Zhang Xuan's own soldiers may not be willing to contact the Jinhua army. In this kind of terrain, the Mandarin Duck Array can be said to be invincible in the world. The defenders of Shaozhou are not elite, and at the touch of a button, they naturally retreat one after another.

Ding Ruzhang kept his mission in mind, he did not come here to compete for a while, but to open the gate of Shaozhou.

Shaozhou City is also a historical ancient city.

Qujiang County, as the seat of Shaozhou Prefecture, is located in the east of the Wujiang River and the west of Zhenshui, and is sandwiched by the two rivers. Qujiang County in the Han Dynasty was in the east of Zhenshui, while Qujiang County in the Sui Dynasty was in the west of the Wujiang River. In the Southern Han Dynasty, it moved to the two rivers, and the two rivers converged in the south of Qujiang County.

Song Ming because of it. Hongwu years also reinforced, there are five city gates, the north gate is called Ying'en gate.

Because the emperor's edicts generally came from the north, from here into Guangdong.

At this moment, the Ying'en Gate went up and down, killing a mess.

Ding Ruzhang rushed to the front, and killed step by step along the steps of the lower city wall.

A corpse almost flattened the steps. The rain mixed with blood flowed down. It's just that in the dark night, I can't see the color clearly for a while, and I think that the water flowing down this step should be like a river of blood.

Suddenly, Ding Ruzhang felt that the sky above his head suddenly stopped raining, not because the rain had stopped, but because he rushed into the city gate hole.

Immediately, with a creaking sound, the iron-clad city gate slowly opened, driven by more than a dozen soldiers.

Xu Du had been waiting for a long time, he didn't say much at all, just waved his hand. Although there are soldiers who rush in.

This is not the end, but the beginning.

Shaozhou is much more important than Lechang City, Shaozhou is the gateway to the north of Guangdong, if the Ming army did not have troops stationed here, it is impossible.

It turned out that Li Mingzhong's department in Changsha City was stationed here.

It's just that the soldier is not a leek, and he has cut one round and another round. Li Mingzhong's ministry mourned Changsha, and this gap was so easy to fill.

And the dispute between Shaowu and Yongli is urgent. Both sides are gathering troops from all sides, and even a little rich force will not be used here.

Therefore, in Shaozhou Mansion, it is just the prefect Bu Wanqi who temporarily recruits some group exercises.

Xu Du was not worried about capturing Shaozhou Mansion at all, but what he was most worried about was the news of the city, after all, Zhang Xuan spent so much effort this time, but he didn't come for a mere Shaozhou Mansion.

Xu Du immediately ordered the soldiers not to enter the city, but to advance along the city wall, first occupy the city wall, and then take care of the affairs in the city.

The heavy rain brought great convenience to Xia Jun's movements.

Even though the battle at the north gate has spread throughout Shaozhou City, the actions in Shaozhou City have also slowed down because of the rain, and after the more than 1,000 regiments gathered by the prefect Bu Wanqi have been in place, they have become turtles in the urn.

When Zhang Xuan's team arrived, it was just in time for the final finish.

Zhang Xuan was surrounded by left and right, and walked into the county government with a hat, leaving a large area of water traces wherever he passed. Within a moment, the clean lobby was a mess.

Xu Du brought a few personal soldiers and pressed a person in, first saluted, and then said; "This is Bu Wanqi, the prefect of Shaozhou."

Xu Du's personal soldiers saw that Bu Wanqi didn't kneel, and they were immediately furious and reprimanded angrily: "Kneel." ”

Zhang Xuan waved his hand and said, "So far, Master Bu has something to say." ”

Bu Wanqi knew that he shouldn't say it, but he couldn't help but say: "If General Li Mingzhong is here, today's events will definitely not be like this." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "It's a pity, I also admire the old general Li Mingzhong. It's just that he has already died in Changsha City, does Lord Bu want to go with him? ”

Hearing Zhang Xuan's threat that he was neither soft nor hard, Bu Wanqi's whole person seemed to have been torn apart, and said: "Don't dare, the will of heaven is like this, how can I fight against the will of heaven." ”

He knelt on the ground with a "plop" and said, "The criminal minister has seen the general, and I ask the general for forgiveness." ”

"Good, good, good." Zhang Xuan hurriedly stepped forward to support Bu Wanqi and said, "With the help of Master Bu, we will wait for the big thing to be done." ”

There is a good saying, people's hearts are scattered, and the team is gone. When Chongzhen did not die, even if the rebels conquered the city, there were still officials who held on. Even if the officials died in battle, there were squires who insisted on fighting the thieves.

This is the sign that the hearts of the people of the Ming Dynasty are not scattered.

And with Chongzhen, Hongguang, Longwu, after the three emperors, there was an internal war between Shaowu and Yongli. Those in the ascendant may not feel it yet.

The real middle and lower classes have been really disappointed in Daming. is the current situation, few people continue to stick to the Ming Dynasty, let alone die for the Ming Dynasty. Completely different from the previous ones.