Don't say a word. Chapter 139 Ningbo City II

"Boom, boom, boom." The sound of artillery fire rang out.

After nearly 10 days of preparation, the battle to attack Ningbo City finally began.

The defenders of Ningbo, under the command of Qian Sule, held out for a whole day, but they were still too tender compared to Zhang Xuan's troops who had experienced a hundred battles in the Central Plains. On the battlefield, it is not possible to live without morale, but it is not possible to rely on morale alone.

On this day, Ningbo City suffered heavy casualties, and most of the deaths were Ningbo City's children, who were still able to hold out when they insisted on fighting in the city. But that night, during the siege, the soldiers heard the death of someone they knew, and for a time there was a wail in the city.

It is true that some people are full of grief and anger because of the death of someone they know, and they want to fight to kill the enemy to take revenge. But more people are related to each other and have other thoughts.

As a result, on the second day, when the city was attacked again, Qian Sule found that many of the gentry's soldiers had not arrived. Seeing this situation, Qian Sule didn't understand the choice of these people. He immediately summoned Wang Zhiren and Zhang Mingzhen and asked them to go first along the waterway.

The next situation is no suspense.

Under the command of Shen Wandeng, the Xiping camp first broke the city from the north, and Qian Sule took the children of the Qian family and turned to street fighting. In the end, 14 children of the Qian family were martyred. It can be said that the family is full of loyalty. And the city of Ningbo was also not lightly damaged.

After all, when it is not wartime, Zhang Xuan can still be restrained by military discipline, but when he is fighting, he cannot be so restrained. The army itself is a beast of prey. In the city of Ningbo, two or three streets were burned, thousands of people were homeless, and as for the battle on the city and under the city, there were probably more than 10,000 people.

In fact, the battle is not too fierce, at least compared to the repeated battles on Kaifeng City, the intensity is not known how many times lower, but Ningbo City, as an important port through the sea, the population density in the city is not less than that of many large cities.

In such a densely populated place, it is not the soldiers of both sides who die the most, but the local people.

Zhang Xuan had no choice but to send Zhang Su into the city to block the people and help the victims.

"My lord, the scouts came to report that there were about 10,000 people in the army who went to sea along the Yao River. We can't stop it. Qin Meng said.

Zhang Xuan looked at the map, focused on Zhoushan, and said, "It must be going to Zhoushan." ”

Even if he knew, Zhang Xuan couldn't do anything. Cao Ying's all-round rout in terms of sailors, whether it is the Yangtze River facing Shen Tingyang's fleet, or now facing Zhoushan Island in the distance, this kind of rout may not be changed within a year or two.

"I can only put it first." Zhang Xuan said secretly in his heart. He said: "Pass the order, recruit water masters from all over the country, and if anyone recommends himself as a proficient water master, he will be rewarded heavily." ”

"Yes." Zheng Lian agreed

As soon as he spoke, he immediately wrote a proclamation according to Zhang Xuan's intentions and prepared to post it everywhere.

"My lord, Nanjing has sent someone to urge me again." He Hutou said: "Please also ask my sister to send someone to ask, when will my brother-in-law return to Nanjing?" ”

Zhang Xuan let out a long breath, his breath was like a rainbow, dissipated in the air, and said, "It's the New Year again." ”

He counted on his fingers, and the first month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen crossed over, and now it is the end of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, and soon it will be the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, and it will be three years.

It's just that Zhang Xuan feels that he has lived more fulfilling in the past three years than the previous twenty years.

Ningbo, the southern part of Zhejiang is also located in the state capital, and the area is still under the control of the official army, but Zhang Xuan is not worried about these places at all, because these places are in the ravines and are very poor.

In these poor places, the rebels may be able to survive, but the officers and soldiers will not be able to stay. I can't get many people even if it's full.

However, if Zhang Xuan wanted to leave the army and go to Nanjing, he had to settle down in various places first.

Zhang Xuan said: "Convene the generals to discuss the matter. ”

"Yes." He Hutou said.

After everyone arrived, Zhang Xuan said: "King Wu summoned the generals to return to Beijing, and I will also go back, but it will not be long, and I will come back before coming to Yen Xiao." During this period, all the affairs of the army were handled by General Cao. General Cao's order is my order. ”

"Yes." The generals said in unison.

Cao Zongyu said: "Please also ask the adults to arrange the strategy." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and said: "There is no strategy to speak of, the army was dispatched in May this year, and a year has passed in a trance, everyone is tired, this period of time, it is like resting, as long as you don't be kicked in the camp, even if you lose a few counties, you don't have to care, you can fight back next year." ”

Zhang Xuan already felt a kind of fatigue in the army.

Zhang Xuan's old foundation, Runing's army, fought almost from the first half of the year to the second half of the year, without much stopping, from Runing to Xuzhou, then from Xuzhou to Fengyang, then from Fengyang to Yangzhou, from Nanjing to Changzhou, and then from Changzhou to Jinhua, from Jinhua to Ningbo. There are two feet that measure thousands of miles.

And Zhang Xuan also knows that next year's army will not be idle. He could do as much as he could to give the people below a little more rest.

"Thank you, sir." The generals also breathed a sigh of relief.

After a year of fighting, who is not tired?

Zhang Xuan sent everyone away, leaving only Cao Zongyu to talk secretly, and said, "Brother Cao, this tens of thousands of troops will be handed over to you."

Cao Zongyu said: "Please rest assured, my subordinates will definitely live up to my trust." ”

"Why does Brother Cao have to be like this?" Zhang Xuan said: "You and I have always been brothers, but now as long as you and me, what are you doing with these politeness?" ”

Among the generals, Zhang Xuan's most trusted is Cao

Zong Yu, Cao Zongyu and Zhang Xuan came out of the micro end together, it can be said that it is a friend of life and death, the army is handed over to others, Zhang Xuan may be worried, but he is not worried at all when he hands it over to Cao Zongyu.

It was impossible for Cao Zongyu to betray him.

Cao Zongyu agreed and said, "Yes." ”

The estrangement between people has arisen little by little, Zhang Xuan is afraid that he will never hear Cao Zongyu call him Zhang Xiandi again, Zhang Xuan said: "I gave Brother Cao three things, the first thing is to recruit sailor talents." There is no sailor in the south of the river, as if you can't ride a horse in the northwest. It is especially important that a sailor will be formed in the coming year. ”

"My subordinates understand." Cao Zongyu said.

"Second, the counties, especially Wenzhou and Taizhou. These two places are extremely empty now, beware of any mess. Zhang Xuan said.

"Yes." Cao Zongyu said.

"Third, it is to withdraw Yang Shenzu, send suitable people to guard the water distribution pass, and be careful of the movements in Fujian and Zhoushan." Zhang Xuan said.

"Yes." Cao Zongyu said.

"There is nothing else, what do you want to give to your sisters-in-law, I will bring it back?" Zhang Xuan said.

Now the families of Cao Ying's generals at all levels are settled in Nanjing, and Cao Zongyu is no exception.

Cao Zongyu smiled and said: "It's all old husbands and wives, where to use these things." It's just that the general is careful on the way here, and the thieves ambush him. ”

The ground in the south of the Yangtze River is not peaceful now, especially the water thieves in the Taihu Lake, the expansion is particularly powerful, although there are some real loyal ministers loyal to the Ming Dynasty in various places, but there are also some people who fish in troubled waters and want to take benefits.

Zhang Xuan estimated that it would not be three or four months, and the situation would not be calm.

"I'm not going to go by water." Zhang Xuan said: "I took Qin Meng and more than a thousand guards back, on the ground in Jiangnan, no one can eat more than 1,000 of my people in one bite, don't worry, I am sorry for my life." ”

Without further ado, it is already the twentieth day of the lunar month, and the road to Nanjing City within ten days is a little far, Zhang Xuan has to hurry up, and he, as Luo Yulong's general, should also meet Luo Yulong first, and then return to Beijing together, and Luo Yulong is now in Songjiang, so he must go to Songjiang first, and then transfer to Nanjing.

So along the way, there is a lot of road to catch.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan arranged these things, and went all the way to Songjiang.

Zhang Xuan passed through Hangzhou and did not enter, and took out the speed of the day's march, but in three or two days, he went to Songjiang Mansion, and when he went to Songjiang Mansion to inquire, he heard that Luo Yulong was not there, but in Shanghai County. Zhang Xuan transferred to Shanghai County. Coming to outside Shanghai County, Zhang Xuan had an illusion of being in a trance.

Shanghai, which was famous all over the world in later generations, is still a small county town. It's just that as soon as he entered the city, Zhang Xuan smelled blood.

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