Initially, Ma Wensheng and others were reluctant to let Zhu Houzhao send the first division of the Guards out of the city, but Zhu Houzhao said that the Guards were now conducting field training at the beginning, and it was more appropriate to go out of the city for field battles, and the army defending the city of Nanjing was enough.

When Tian Zheng, the chief soldier of Zhenjiang, arrived at Nanjing City with his more than 8,000 officers and soldiers, Zhu Houzhao and a cadre of civil and military officials also happened to be on the city wall of Nanjing's main gate.

However, Tian Zheng, the chief soldier of Zhenjiang, was also dumbfounded when he arrived in Nanjing City, because he didn't expect that there would be so many officers and soldiers outside Nanjing, especially when he saw Qiu Yue with 10,000 guards Chen soldiers outside the moat, he could guess at once that this army was extraordinary, so he couldn't help but ask Gu Xinlei:

"Gu Gongzi, didn't you say that Nanjing City was not strictly guarded and the number of troops was less than 5,000, this is not only 5,000, this is not more than 10,000! And they're all well-trained soldiers! ”

Gu Xinlei didn't know how to answer for a while, he just thought that he could mobilize a team of officers and soldiers to rebel and avenge his father, where did he think so much, he only said: "That's nonsense, how many officers and soldiers are in this Nanjing City, I don't know, it's just speculation, these are really 10,000?" ”

Gu Xinlei may not be very good at math and don't know how to calculate, but he has to admit that there are indeed a lot of officers and soldiers in front of him now, but he still has to say:

"Mr. Tian, the matter has come to this, no matter how many enemies are outnumbered, let your people rush in, you don't have to be afraid, there will definitely be gentry in the city to meet us, I'm afraid that there will be gentry with troops to help!"

Tian Zheng was also a little relieved when he heard this, and he also knew that he was now ready to send an arrow, so he hurriedly began to give the order to rush into Nanjing City, but at this time, the soldiers with good eyesight shouted:

"That's the emperor! That's the emperor! The emperor is in the city, my lord, why should we kill the emperor! ”

When the other officers and soldiers heard this, they were also surprised, and asked: "Didn't you say that you came to kill corrupt officials, how did you come to kill the emperor, we are not going to rebel!" ”

All of a sudden, before Tian Zheng's officers and soldiers could rush, half of the army's morale collapsed, and when they saw a well-trained elite soldier in front of them, the remaining half of the army's morale also collapsed.

Tian Zheng was anxious and angry, and ordered his subordinate officers: "Why are you stunned, rush!" ”

"My lord, the emperor is on top, do you really want to rush?" The officer asked timidly.

"Useless things, death to those who violate orders! Listen to them all, rush in and give permission to slaughter the city for three days! Whoever kills one person will be rewarded with ten taels of silver! Kill! ”

As soon as Tian Zheng roared like this, hundreds of officers and soldiers under his command rushed over, and more than 1,000 of the remaining officers and soldiers rushed over, but what was hilarious was that there were hundreds of officers and soldiers running back.

At this time, the 1st Guards Division also began to attack, and the rhythm of the attack was very steady and orderly, with sword and shield soldiers in front, pikemen in the front, musketeers and archers in the middle, short guns and crossbowmen in the end, and the cavalry on both wings also clinging to the main flanks, and gradually approaching this group of rebellious officers and soldiers with an encirclement momentum.

Many officers and soldiers in the First Division of the Guards Army are veterans, who have experienced the actual combat of the border army, even if they have not experienced actual combat, they are also enthusiastic under the shouts of the members of the Zhongjun Society, and they shout one by one: "Fight for Your Majesty!" Fight for the Ming Dynasty! Cleanse the world! Break new ground! ”

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

A salvo of artillery first dispersed the rushing rebel officers and soldiers, and then there were bursts of muskets and bullets and arrows breaking through the air, and hundreds of rushing rebel officers and soldiers were wiped out without a single face, and the remaining about 1,000 rebel officers ran back directly, even if Tian Zheng slashed at the back, it was useless.

At this time, there were countless shouts everywhere, Tian Zheng looked back, but it was countless gentry with the militia group, he began to have some confidence, and said with a smile: "Gu Gongzi, it seems that your expectations are good, the gentry have finally come to help the official, no wonder you want the official to put forward the slogan of the gentry to be exempt from paying food, and it really won the hearts of the people!" ”

"Now the court has no way and tramples on the dignity of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River! The people of the world hate it! As long as someone raises troops, they will respond, rise up, the world is in chaos, and Tian Zongbing will also become a hero in troubled times, until the troubled times can be leveled, and the emperor ascends the throne! Gu Xinlei said with a smile, fooling this Tian Zheng.

But after a while, Tian Zheng heard these gentry shouting, "King Qin, save the driver!" I couldn't help but be surprised, "What's the matter, they're here to deal with us?" ”

At this time, Cheng Jian also rushed to Zhu Houzhao's place, and scolded on the city wall: "Tian thief! You disloyal and unfilial man! Eat the court! By the King's Grace! But dare to rebel, it is simply heinous! also slandered Ma Gong as a traitor, which is really ill-intentioned! Make black white! Er framed Ma Gong like this, plotting to rebel, the old man hated to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin! ”

Cheng Jian scolded very hard, so ruthless that Ma Wensheng felt a little too much, thinking that he was actually not so angry, after all, there were many people who scolded him for being a traitor, why was Cheng Jian angrier than himself?

Zhu Houzhao was also surprised, looked at Cheng Jian, and thought to himself whether it was Ma Wensheng or Cheng Jian who was scolded for being a traitor, why was Cheng Jian angry, shouldn't he be excited now with Ma Wensheng and others, why was it Cheng Jian and others who were excited from Jiangnan gentry?

Not only Cheng Jian was scolding Tian Zheng and other rebellious officers and soldiers, but other Jiangnan gentry who rushed to King Qin were also scolding.

"Field thief! You, a man who has no king and no father in his eyes, should be cut with a thousand knives! ”

"Death to the thieves! Daring to rebel is tantamount to betraying the world! ”

"Er's evil is comparable to Yu Wenhua, and Er's crime should be punished by the Nine Clans!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't understand why these Jiangnan gentry suddenly hated the rebellious Tian Zheng and others more than himself, and seemed to be very loyal, and as far as he knew, there was a slogan in the slogan of this group of anti-thieves to let the gentry free of food, and it was obvious that there was support from the gentry behind this group of rebellious officers and soldiers.

Zhu Houzhao had to admit that these gentry were too shameless, since he knew that the rebellion was unlikely to succeed and chose not to rebel, then there was no need to treat your own allies like this, after all, people are against you, at least you should sympathize.

Tian Zheng didn't expect things to turn out like this, he looked at Gu Xinlei who encouraged him at the beginning, and Gu Xinlei actually pointed at Tian Zheng at this time and scolded: "Anti-thief!" You were the one who instigated me! You forced me to be your military advisor, and you forced me to rebel with you! ”

Click!

Tian Zheng's backhand was to hack Gu Xinlei to death with one knife!

At the same time, Tian Zheng looked at the gentry behind him who scolded him, the gentry who scolded him on the city wall, and the guards and the army of King Qin, who were crowded with people, he felt extremely resentful and desperate, and resolutely drew a knife and wiped his neck, and scolded before wiping his neck and hanging himself: "Sure enough, the literati in the world are the most shameless!" ”

Tian Zheng is dead!

The rebel officers and soldiers, whose morale has long since collapsed, are even more leaderless!

Therefore, at this time, the Jiangnan gentry of King Qin also seized the opportunity to rush over with the militia group, slashing and killing, and the rebel officers and soldiers who were so defeated that they were all killed on the spot, and even Tian Zheng himself was chopped into meat puree with a knife!

Then, these Jiangnan gentry cheered.

"The anti-thief has been pacified!"

"The anti-thief has been pacified!"

"The anti-thief has been pacified!"

Then, these Jiangnan gentry also shouted long live to Zhu Houzhaoshan, and they were extremely excited.

But for some reason, Zhu Houzhao couldn't get excited.