Chaoyang Gate Tower, looking at the rout soldiers swarming under the city, all the officials in the city turned pale.

"This, this is defeated......" Zhao Zhilong, the Duke of Xinguo of the Nanjing garrison, muttered.

Ruan Dacheng's strategy to lure the enemy was approved by Ma Shiying, and it was Liu Zeqing and Ruan Dacheng and him who were responsible for the specific implementation. Liu Zeqing's troops were strong and were responsible for setting up an ambush to attack the Pingnan army that entered the city, while Zhao Zhilong was responsible for defending the capital and backing Liu Zeqing.

The strategy is a good strategy, I didn't expect it to be like this, what a waste Liu Zeqing should be!

At this moment, Zhao Zhilong regretted it very much, regretting that he should not have listened to Ma Shiying's demagoguery and got on King Fu's thief ship for the title of a duke, which led to the loss of ground now.

As an important minister who supports King Fu, once Chongzhen enters Nanjing, he will definitely not be able to spare himself!

What should I do? Fighting, although he is the garrison of Nanjing, nominally in control of tens of thousands of troops of the Nanjing Guards, but Zhao Zhilong himself knows that how long has the Nanjing Guards not practiced, and how long has the salary and silver been owed? With such a soldier, he fought against the battle-hardened Pingnan Army, and he didn't dare to borrow his courage.

We have to find a way out! Zhao Zhilong sighed secretly.

"Open the gates of the city and let these troops into the city!" Seeing the defeated soldiers under the city, Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of the supervising army, hurriedly shouted. More troops will have more strength, so that it is possible to hold the capital.

"Can't open the city, the morale of these defeated soldiers is all gone, and the rebels are behind them, and if you open the city gate, the capital can't be defended." Qian Qianyi immediately stopped him.

Qian Qianyi asked King Fu to go to the city to supervise the war, and was responsible for persuading the gentry and officials in the city to recruit village soldiers. King Fu was very happy when he heard this, and appointed him as the overseer, and was fully responsible for the defense of the city.

Considering that Qian Qianyi was already tied to a chariot with him, and he had to use Qian Qianyi's prestige to mobilize the entire city gentry to defend the city, Ma Shiying did not object, but privately told Liu Zeqing to be careful.

Therefore, Ma Shiying and Liu Zeqing, who set up a trap to trap and trap the Pingnan army, did not tell Qian Qianyi at all, and Qian Qianyi didn't know much about the specific situation that happened outside, and thought that Hou Fangyu and others opened the city gate according to their orders, and the Pingnan army entered the city and defeated Liu Zeqing.

For Qian Qianyi, who wants to surrender anyway, Liu Zeqing's department is the biggest obstacle, if Liu Zeqing enters the city, Hou Fangyu and others will inevitably open the city and surrender. Of course, he didn't want Liu Zeqing to enter the city again, so let him and his army let the Pingnan army kill them in the outer city!

"However, the garrison of this capital is insufficient, and more people can enter the city, and they can have more strength." Han Zanzhou said anxiously.

"What, Gonggong Han, are you planning to follow King Fu wholeheartedly?" Qian Qianyi looked at him with a smile and said.

"Old Qiange, what do you mean by this?" Han Zanzhou had a gloomy face and stared at Qian Qianyi deadly, "Do you want to betray the emperor and surrender?" ”

"Hehe, don't say it so ugly, what betrayal is not betrayal, we are all courtiers of Emperor Chongzhen, when the news of His Majesty's martyrdom came, we had to set up another Fu King, and now His Majesty has returned to the south, and he should be the Son of Heaven again, I just want to follow the trend and set things right, and words like betrayal and surrender can't be used on me."

Qian Qianyi was confident, half of the defenders in the city were township soldiers recruited by him, and their strength was no worse than the guards guarding the city, and how could Zhao Zhilong and others be willing to accompany King Fu to the funeral?

"You, you, you ......" Han Zanzhou pointed at Qian Qianyi and was speechless, he had never seen such a brazen person! At the beginning, it was Qian Qianyi who was the first to stand up in support of King Fu in the court, and then he became the second assistant of the cabinet.

But if you can speak well, the sum of eight Han Zanzhou can't match one Qian Qianyi!

"Gonggong Han, your position as a eunuch in Nanjing is also sealed by His Majesty, what's the matter? Are you willing to turn your back on your old lord and take refuge in the blessed king, and be the unfaithful and unrighteous? Qian Qianyi looked at Han Zanzhou and asked sadly.

"I ....." was asked by him, Han Zanzhou was speechless, where was he willing to betray Chongzhen, didn't he accidentally get on the thief ship of Ma Shiying and Lu Jiude and never get off again. If he had known that Chongzhen was still alive from the beginning, he would not have chosen to defect to King Fu if he was killed.

"As long as you are willing to repent, Your Majesty will definitely be guilty of the past, after all, Your Majesty came south in a hurry, and there is an urgent need for manpower around you." As if knowing what Han Zanzhou thought, Qian Qianyi said softly.

Han Zanzhou suddenly realized that Chongzhen's return to the south was actually the inevitable loss of everything in Beijing, it was reported that there was not even a eunuch waiting around him, and he would become the emperor in Nanjing in the future, and he would inevitably re-establish the inner court, but where did he go to find so many eunuchs in a hurry? And an old man in the palace who understands the rules like himself is just using it. As long as he can ask for Chongzhen's forgiveness and return to his side, the position of the big file in this palace is at his fingertips, even if he is the first boss and the first supervisor, after all, who else in this Nanjing City will be older than himself?

Seeing that Han Zanzhou was already moved, Qian Qianyi smiled slightly, and looked at Zhao Zhilong, "Uncle Xin Cheng, what do you think?" "Xin Chengbo's three words are particularly heavy.

Seeing Qian Qianyi calling himself Uncle Xin Cheng instead of Duke Xinguo, Zhao Zhilong knew that Qian Qianyi was reminding himself that once he chose to surrender, the title of Duke of Xin Guo would come to an end. After all, Xin Guogong was sealed by King Fu, and Chongzhen could not admit it.

Looking at the smile on Qian Qianyi's face, Zhao Zhilong was in an extremely complicated mood, he didn't care about losing the title of Duke of Guo, but the question was whether Chongzhen would really bypass him? Han Zanzhou is just a eunuch who has no heels, he is the hereditary earl of Nanjing City, and his family is big!

"The Pingnan army has already arrived in the city, and there are not many opportunities left for us, uncle, you should think about it quickly!"

Qian Qianyi said lightly, he didn't persuade this Zhao Zhilong too much, because he knew that anyone with a big family and a big business would think a lot, and he would not generally do anything risky.

Sure enough, within a while, Zhao Zhilong had already made a decision.

"Just listen to the orders of Qian Ge Lao, this uncle is the hereditary earl of the Ming Dynasty, and it is natural to put things in order." Zhao Zhilong said angrily.

"Elder Qian Ge, what should we do, you can talk about it." Han Zanzhou anxiously urged.

Since he chose to rejoin Chongzhen, he can't wait, he must make some merits as a vote, so that Chongzhen can forgive his past sins and be reused.

After listening to Han Zanzhou's words, Zhao Zhilong also looked at Qian Qianyi with an earnest face.