When Princess Kunxing and her entourage arrived at Gaoyouwei, Zhou Yuji's 80,000 Jin army, Gao Jie's 50,000 Ming army, and the capital sailors had already divided their troops into Yangzhou Mansion.

Due to the military report from the front, Gao Youwei has stationed thousands of sergeants, intending to defend it. Zhou Yuji planned to fight steadily along the way, first capture Gaoyouwei, and then march south to Yangzhou City.

Gao Jie originally came to loot Yangzhou City, so naturally he would not gnaw on the hard bone that did not have any benefits - Gao Youwei, but bypassed Gao Youwei and directly attacked Yangzhou City.

The Beijing Navy Division had 150 warships and 200 troop carriers, led by Zhang Guowei, the first assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the military department, and Fei Chengcheng, the commander of the Tianjin Guard, who was the main general, and attacked Guazhoudu along the Grand Canal to the south, cutting off all connections with Yangzhou City.

Ma Shiying and Huang Degong of Fengyang Mansion, after the left army withdrew from Fengyang Mansion, also received an edict from the imperial court, making peace for the two sides, and ordered Ma Shiying and Huang Degong to lead the Ming army and sailors of Fengyang Mansion to attack the Longjiang Wharf in Nanjing City and the Jingkou Wharf in Zhenjiang Mansion to respond to the offensive of the imperial army.

After the imperial court really sent troops, Zuo Liangyu and Zuo Mengeng also ordered the 100,000 left troops gathered in Hezhou and Chuzhou to cross the Yangtze River and attack Chizhou Mansion according to their previous calculations; Then he ordered the general Jin Shenghuan to lead 100,000 left troops, as well as 300 Yangtze River warships owned by the left army, to attack Quarry Rock. As long as you can break through the quarry rock, you can attack the city of Nanjing and plunder.

Zhu Cizhi in Nanjing City, as well as Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang and other ministers originally wanted to respond to the offensive of the imperial court, hang up the flag in Nanjing City, and cut off the supply of military food for the Xuanjia Army in Quarry Rock, but they were stopped by Wang Chengen, the eunuch of Nanjing.

Today's Nanjing City and Quarry Rock are both prosperous and loss-making. If the Xuanjia army retreats and the left army enters Nanjing City, Nanjing City will inevitably face the greatest catastrophe. Whether it is Zhu Cijiong, Gao Hongtu, or those official gentry, the rich businessmen of the Jinling merchant gang, all of them will not escape.

The ruling prince Zhu Cizhi hesitated, and Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang and others were not only loyal, but also had little ability to deal with the chaos in front of them, and they were at a loss.

Since the Nanjing government could not protect the city of Nanjing, it could only save itself. Wang Chengen, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, Liu Jing, the representative of the official gentry, and Zhao Mingyi of the Jinling merchant gang stood up, not only did not cut off the military rations of Quarry Rock, but even organized 5,000 strong family members to go to Quarry Rock to participate in the guard with the Xuanjia army.

At this point, the Nanzhili Prefectures were already in flames everywhere, dealing with the siege coming from all directions.

Gaoyou Prefecture is separated from Fengyang, the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, so Zhu Yuanzhang also attaches great importance to the construction of Gaoyouwei. Not only expanded Gaoyou City, but also built a guard military city outside Gaoyou City, which is Gaoyou Guard.

Gaoyou Prefecture is five miles from north to south and east to west, and there are four city gates, as well as water gates. The Haisha gang is crowded, and there are only 3,000 Xuanjia sergeants, and it is obviously unfavorable to defend the huge Gaoyou City.

After the princess and Liang Min's field trip, they decided to abandon Gaoyou City and defend Gaoyouwei.

This Gaoyou Guard military city is not small, there are only two gates, and the military camp can garrison 10,000 soldiers. At that time, Zhou Yuji's Ming army was going south at any time, and Gao Youwei's guards had already fled back to Yangzhou City, and the military camp was empty.

Zhou Yuji sent someone to send a letter of persuasion to surrender, ordering Gao Youwei to surrender immediately.

On the one hand, Princess Kunxing asked people to reply to the letter to delay time, and on the other hand, she ordered Liang Min to move the grain from the official warehouse of Gaoyou City, as well as the weapons of the guards such as knives, guns, guns, bows and crossbows in the armory in the city, to Gaoyouwei. There are about 5,000 stone of grain, which is enough to support 3,000 soldiers for half a year.

Princess Kunxing, Liang Min and others arranged all the defenses, and three days later, Zhou Yuji, who did not get a positive response, immediately led the Ming army to finally arrive at Gaoyouwei.

The 80,000 Ming army surrounded Gaoyouwei ten times, standing at the head of the Gaoyouwei wall and looking at it, the destination was a dense military camp. Where have the Haisha Gang seen such a big battle, only to know that the marching battle is not a battle between the rivers and lakes, and they are so frightened that they are frightened.

In the early morning of the second day, Zhou Yuji ordered a thousand Ming troops to set up ten artillery pieces in front of Gaoyouwei, and as long as he gave an order, he would bombard Gaoyouwei. Just a Gaoyou Acropolis defense, how many cannons can it withstand? According to Zhou Yuji's estimate, he will be able to break through the small Gao Youwei in two days at the latest.

Liang Min and the others stood at the head of the wall, looking at the artillery of the Ming army in silence. They searched all over Gaoyou City, but the Gaoyou guards didn't find a single artillery, and the disparity between the enemy and our weapons was so huge, how could this battle be fought?

The princess immediately ordered Mama Liang and other palace maids to carry out the phoenix that she had ridden when she married to Jiangnan, and stood high on the wall of Gaoyouwei, and sent a palace maid to the Ming army camp to spread the word to have an interview with Zhou Yuji, the commander of the Ming army.

Zhou Yuji, as the commander-in-chief, would not have personally gone to interview the enemy army, but when he saw the phoenix on the wall, and the palace maid came to report that Princess Kunxing was in Gaoyouwei, he had to pay attention.

Princess Kunxing is the only daughter of Empress Zhou and the only sister of the prince of Jianguo. Before this expedition, both Empress Zhou and the prince of the prison country repeatedly instructed him that he must bring Princess Kunxing back to the court safely.

Right now, Princess Kunxing saw it, but she was standing on the wall of Gao Youwei. According to Zhou Yuji's estimate, Princess Kunxing was forcibly escorted to the battlefield by the Xuanjia Army as a hostage. Gao Youwei's Xuanjia Army wants to talk, so let's talk! If Princess Kunxing can be rescued safely, it can be regarded as completing the task privately explained by Queen Zhou and the prince in advance.

The two sides agreed to take ten horsemen each to the middle of the military camp to the city gate for an interview.

Liang Min and ten Haisha Gangs helped protect the princess's phoenix outside the city, and Zhou Yuji had been waiting for a long time.

Zhou Yuji recognized at a glance that it was really Princess Kunxing in the Feng Bowl, and hurriedly gave a military salute, "The minister greets the princess." ”

After he saluted, his eyes moved to Liang Min on the side of Feng Xuan, thinking that this person was the protagonist of this negotiation, "Let go of the princess, hand over Gao Youwei, and this governor will spare you from death!" ”

Unexpectedly, before Liang Min could speak, Princess Kunxing had already said aloud, "Governor Zhou, the person who negotiates with you this time is this palace. ”

Zhou Yuji was really taken aback, it turned out that the princess was not taken hostage, but came to Gaoyou to guard the city, "Princess, this, the queen and the prince miss the princess very tightly, the princess should go back to the capital with the ministers!" ”

Princess Kunxing said lightly, "Governor Zhou, marry a chicken and a dog and a dog, now that you have invaded the Yangzhou Mansion of the horse, where else can the palace go except to stick to Gaoyouwei?" ”

Zhou Yuji saw that she was determined not to reply, what else was there to say, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "Then what is the princess looking for a minister to talk about?" ”

Princess Kunxing said, "Governor Zhou, there must be a misunderstanding between the imperial court and Fang Yuan, so the two sides should stop for the time being!" Once the war is in trouble, there is no turning back. ”

Zhou Yuji was silent for a while, and then said, "The minister is only responsible for marching and fighting, and now the military order that the minister has received is to attack Nanzhili, and the military order is like a mountain, princess, please go back!" ”

Princess Kunxing said again, "Governor Zhou, this palace can't understand with you, you send someone back to the capital to report to the queen mother and the imperial brother, and let them come in person." ”

Zhou Yuji wouldn't give her a chance to delay time, but still shook his head, "The minister is just a soldier, he doesn't dare to trespass and meddle in the affairs of the royal family, and I ask the princess to forgive me." ”

Princess Kunxing smiled bitterly, threw out a piece of paper, and landed on the ground, "Governor Zhou, this is written by the palace himself, written to the queen mother and the imperial brother." If you have a heart, send someone to the court. If you insist on going to war, the main palace is on the city wall, and you can order the bombardment! ”

Princess Kunxing left this sentence behind, and ordered Liang Min and the others to return to Gaoyouwei.

She threw down this letter because she gave Zhou Yuji a problem. It is about the Ming royal family, and it is in full view, where does Zhou Yuji dare to hide the existence of this letter?

Zhou Yuji reluctantly ordered the sergeant to pick up the princess's letter and return to the artillery position.

He stared at the head of Gao Youwei's city, Princess Kunxing did what she said, and really stood on the city wall to confront the Ming army.

Zhou Yuji is also an old bird on the battlefield, of course, he will not be frightened by the princess's words. He didn't believe that a princess in the deep palace dared to stand on the city wall in the sound of artillery.

Cui Yun asked, "Governor, when will the cannon be fired?!" ”

Zhou Yuji said in a deep voice, "The three artillery pieces on the left are shelled once. ”

The three cannons on the left are the farthest away from the city gate, and he actually wants to scare Princess Kunxing, so that this delicate princess knows that the battlefield is not the boudoir of her palace, and it is far more cruel than she thinks, so that she will retreat.