When Emperor Longwu died, bringing turmoil to the Ming Dynasty, the entire Jiangning City also returned because of the defeat of Bolo, and the victory pass was broken by the Ming army, and the undercurrent was surging.

For several months, the two armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties fought day after day, and the killing was inextricably inseparable, and Hong Chengchou's strategy of first west and then east, resisting step by step, luring the enemy deep, and then using the city to consume the enemy's sharp energy, and outflanking the two wings, has been a great success, but at the critical moment, the main force of more than 60,000 Qing troops who undertook an important mission was defeated by Wang Yan from Huguang, which completely disrupted his original plan.

Jiangning is a big city, the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, not an ordinary city, to say that Hong Chengchou should have the confidence to hold on, but because Jiangning is big enough, it has also become his Achilles' heel.

During the Ming Dynasty, the palace city, the imperial city, the capital and the outer Guo city were repaired in Jiangning, of which the circumference of the capital was more than 70 li, and the outer city was known as one hundred and eighty li, such a majestic capital city, which was rare in the world, and was definitely the largest city in the same period.

It's because it's big, so there are many people who need to defend it, otherwise the city wall is not satisfied, how to defend.

Now in the entire Jiangning, Hong Chengchou only has more than 10,000 people, plus more than 4,000 sailors, when the Dasheng Pass was attacked, he has decided to give up the 180-mile outer Guo City, and even has the intention of giving up the inner Guo and only defending the imperial city.

After Bolo led more than 4,000 defeated troops into the city, Jiangning's troops reached nearly 20,000, which made Hong Chengchou feel a little relieved, but it was still not enough to defend Jiangning.

At this time, the battlefield on the eastern front has also been fierce for several months, as a partial division of Zheng Chenggong broke Su Song, the army advanced to the Zhenjiang line, and the army of King Lu in the north of the river, taking the main force of Duoduo to the western front, sent a partial division to attack Huai'an, King Lu personally drove the main force to harass Yangzhou, and the battle was also very fierce.

Bolo on the western front was defeated, and the eastern front contained a lot of troops, and Hong Chengchou had no troops near Jiangning.

August of the fourth year of Longwu, Jiangning City, Jiangnan Governor's Mansion.

Manchu officials in Jiangning gathered to discuss defense plans.

In the wide hall, the hall was full of well-dressed beasts, and Boluo, the king of Duanzhong County, who was still injured on his body, was still sitting in the middle hall, Hong Chengchou was sitting on the left, and other governors, admirals and many Qing generals were sitting on both sides, and Wang Yan also made a big sand table in the middle.

At this time, there was a gloomy cloud in the hall, and many officials had worries written on their faces.

What are they worried about?

First, they were worried that Wang Yan would pounce on them, and Jiangning's troops were estimated to be unable to hold it, and they had the responsibility to defend the territory, and they would not be able to win favor if they fell into the hands of Wang Yan, and if they lost Nanjing, the Qing court would be held accountable, so they were naturally anxious.

Second, they are worried about the future, they defected to the Qing court, also for glory and wealth, in order to find a way out for future generations, but if Jiangning was defeated by the Ming army, they had to wonder if they were on the wrong side.

Once this is on the wrong team, I am afraid that in the future, I will not get the glory and wealth, not to mention the infamy, and the heir's family will also suffer, how can they not worry?

"Lord Wang, now there are 20,000 people in Jiangning City, Wang Yan saved Jin Shenghuan, and the number of troops has reached at least eighty or ninety thousand, how can this Jiangning be defended?" In the lobby, Governor Lang Tingzuo thought about it, but he finally took the lead and broke the silence.

Bolo had a headache when he heard this, he lost all his soldiers and horses, what could he do, for a while, his face was flushed, and he didn't know whether he was ashamed or angry.

Everyone in the hall waited for him to speak, but Bolo didn't say a word, and the atmosphere was a little solemn and a little embarrassed.

At this moment, Hong Chengchou coughed lightly, and when everyone turned their eyes to him, he spoke: "You don't have to worry so much, in the eyes of the Governor, the situation is not so bad, we still have a chance to win." ”

Odds of winning? What's the odds? The people present are all human spirits, but they will not be settled down by Hong Chengchou's empty words.

"Lord Governor, although the prince of Jiangbei Yu still has male soldiers, after all, there is a river away from Jiangning, and in Jiangnan, in addition to more than 20,000 people in Zhenjiang and more than 30,000 soldiers in Zhejiang, there are no soldiers to adjust, where is the chance of victory that the governor said?" Lang Tingzo asked.

If you want to defend Jiangning, the internal hearts must be stable, and Hong Chengchou knows this very well.

At that moment he stood up, walked to the sand table in the middle, picked up the pole, and said, "Come and see." ”

Bolo's will was a little depressed, and he didn't have much hope for sticking to Jiangning, but he saw that Hong Chengchou was very calm, and he seemed to have a way, and he barely cheered up for a while.

Hong Chengchou waited for everyone to surround him, poked a few times with a pole, and said: "If the big victory is lost, Wang Yan can directly approach the city of Jiangning, and once Jiangning is lost, it will be meaningless to defend other cities." ”

He glanced at everyone and said, "This governor plans to withdraw more than 20,000 people from Zhenjiang to Jiangning. In this way, the number of troops defending the city has reached more than 40,000 people, and if you abandon the outer city and do not defend it, the troops defending the inner city will be quite sufficient, and you can hold it for a while! ”

Bolo listened to him, but questioned: "Isn't that equivalent to putting Zheng Chenggong under the city?" In this way, Jiang Ning Ke has become a lonely city! ”

Hong Chengchou smiled slightly, he didn't know the bottom in his heart, but he had to give others a confident impression.

"Lord Wang, you just want to defend the lonely city of Jiangning!" Hong Chengchou looked at Bolo, then pointed to Jiangning City, and said firmly: "Jiangning was originally a strong city, and this governor has been operating for several years, and there is plenty of food and materials, which is enough for us to hold on!" ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, the lonely city cannot be defended for a long time, sooner or later it will be broken by the Ming army, and it is not a strategy to break the enemy!" Tong Tulai was a little worried.

Hong Chengchou nodded, agreeing with Tong Tulai's words, but he obviously had something to say.

At this time, he put the pole away and put it behind his back, "The governor heard the news from the army, the Longwu Emperor of the Southern Dynasty seems to be no longer good, if Longwu dies violently, the Southern Dynasty will inevitably start a battle for the throne, I will send the general Gao Jinku to Jiangbei, let him go to Zhu Yihai, and stir up trouble in the Southern Dynasty." ”

This is to divide and disintegrate the Zhulu Ming army, and Bolo and the others suddenly became interested.

Hong Chengchou paused, and then said: "Moreover, Jiangning is not an isolated city, the governor has built several forts in Guazhou and other places, plus the water division, can control the river surface of the Jiangning section, the prince of Yu can continue to send troops to reinforce Jiangning from the north bank, and we will consume the Ming army with the strong city, after a long time, the Ming army's sharp spirit will be discharged, and the Jiangnan war is several months, and the regent's preparation must be about the same." As long as the Mongolian troops from the north are dispatched to the south, and Governor Xiao raises the Zhejiang troops to the north, the Ming army will be defeated. ”

When everyone heard him say this, their eyes lit up, and Bolo glanced at each other with a few solid mountains, and nodded one after another.

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