Everything in the world is born and dies, and "long live" never exists, just a title to express respect and compliment.

Time came to the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, and the once extremely glorious Ming Dynasty inevitably stepped into the dust, and it was already a storm, and the building would fall.

In the final analysis, no matter how thoughtful Wang Zheng is and how perfect his preparation is, it is impossible to be leaky, among which the generals in various places are afraid of death, as well as the hypocritical prosperity of Jiangnan, and he thinks that the world is peaceful, and he is inseparable from the relationship.

More than 100,000 troops, among which there are many former Ming generals, but starting from the Xuzhou oath, all the way to the foot of Nanjing, Nanjing City occasionally has rumors, but the Shandong army is convinced of the western attack on Xiangyang.

It wasn't until the recent victory broke that a cavalryman fled to the mansion of Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, that the relatives and officials in Nanjing City got the news.

With the passage of time, this glorious empire, which once conquered Mongolia five times and traveled to the West seven times, was like an old man who had been plagued by many years, with stiff movements and slow reactions.

There has never been a shortage of capable people on the land of China, and every change of dynasty and chaos will eventually end under the leadership of an emperor with both civil and military skills.

The Manchu Qing took advantage of the power of people in history to seize the land of China and defeat the seriously ill Ming Dynasty, which does not necessarily mean how strong they are.

History quietly turned a corner many years ago, and a small Dengzhou came out of an ordinary person who would decide the direction of the world, and a powerful army with a great reputation would be born in the impoverished Shandong region.

Dead trees bloom in spring, old trees bloom, flowers and plants blow and grow, this seems to be an irreversible ending.

Every turmoil in the land of China is an opportunity given by God, and the descendants of Yan and Huang, who combine wisdom, diligence and bravery, will learn more from disasters again and again, and become stronger and stronger.

On July 13, the 16th year of Chongzhen, Anton Hou Wang Zheng personally led an army of 150,000 troops to the city of Nanjing, and put out fifteen Shenwei general cannons aimed at the city wall and the city gate.

As the saying goes, after breaking down, Wang Zheng obviously understands this simple and easy-to-understand truth.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty's attack outside, the containment of the thieves, was an excellent opportunity for Wang Zheng, how the Shandong army got to today, is nothing more than one step at a time, silently moving forward, and constantly improving.

Xu Hongji, the commander of the Nanjing garrison, was the one who reacted the fastest among all of them, and when he heard the news, he would rather believe it than believe it, so he took a great risk and immediately blocked the outer city of Nanjing.

This made Wang Zheng unexpected, and the Shandong army's plan to take Nanjing City in one fell swoop came to naught, and in the face of the city wall as strong as the Beijing Division, it seemed that there was only one way to go.

Under the city of Nanjing, the Shandong army immediately convened a military meeting, and in addition to those who could not leave the front line, the generals and commanders of the relevant armies, as well as the staff officers and clerks of the military council department, were almost all present.

Coincidentally, at the same time, the soldiers and horses in Nanjing began to move around, and the tension was abnormal, and there were constantly ministers going in and out of the Wei Mansion, looking hurried.

A large army of more than 100,000 people has been approaching the city, although the banner of the official army is played, but Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, feels that it is extraordinary, and sending troops to blockade the outer city is the best answer to the Shandong army.

This meeting was put together temporarily, but the specifications were very high, and Xu Hongji, a little façade and Ding Wu in Nanjing, was notified.

It's a bit embarrassing to say, the other party has already approached the city, and Xu Hongji has begun to deploy troops to prepare for war.

But the lords and generals in the city still acted as usual after hearing this news of 100,000 urgency, without the slightest nervousness, and some even did not come at all, and most of them waited for an hour to arrive.

The most famous of the Wenchen is Shi Kefa, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, who holds more than half of the military power in the city, in addition, Wang Duo, a university scholar, and Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, are also here.

It is said that this old immortal Qian Qianyi just married Liu Ruyi, a famous prostitute of Qinhuai, not long ago, and built the most luxurious garden in Nanjing for her, which was extremely favored.

Qian Qianyi, as the leader of the Donglin Party, was known as a famous minister and a famous man, and liked to criticize the government and the eunuchs, but the luxury of the forest in his private home was the first in the suburbs of Nanjing, and it was even better than the Ming imperial garden built by Zhu Yuanzhang in the Hongwu year.

Since taking Liu Ruyi, Qian Qianyi has become older and stronger, and his face is full of red light.

If you want to say that people are the least anxious, it is obviously these literati, who are in a very prosperous place, and they are full of songs every day, and many people are immersed in the illusion of peace in the world and cannot extricate themselves.

Huang Degong, the most representative of the generals, has followed the Shandong army to attack the city, and Liu Liangzuo was killed by Wang Zheng a few months ago, and now the ashes may be cold.

Of the six towns in the south of the Yangtze River, the two strongest have collapsed, and most of the remaining so-called four towns are distributed in Changzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou and other places.

The system in Nanjing is different, the power of the lord's relatives is overwhelming, the soldiers and horses are almost all divided between the lords and the ministers, and the generals in the city have always been monkeys.

A large group of guerrilla generals and staff generals, but there are only a few generals at the level of the general army, and the total number of soldiers and horses under his command is only 2,000, and no one can afford to provoke them at all, and they shrink to the side like children.

At this level of meeting, these people obviously only play the role of vases, indicating that the generals are also here, but it is impossible to say anything, just watch them discuss.

When it comes to the relatives of the lords, there are many of them.

Including Xu Yunjue, the son of Xu Hongji, Duke of Wei, there are Zhang Guobi, Duke of Baoguo, Zhang Gongri, Marquis of Longping, Li Zushu, Marquis of Linhuai, Marquis Sun Weicheng of Huaining, Marquis of Lingbi Tang Guozuo, Marquis of Anyuan Liu Zuochang, Marquis of Yongchang Xu Hongjue, Marquis of Dingyuan Deng Wenyu, Bo Chang Yingjun of Xiangcheng, Zou Cunyi of Daxingbo, Liu Yunji of Ningjinbo, Yiyuan of Nanhe Bo, Jiao Mengxiong of Dongning Bo, Zhang Guocai of Anchengbo, Huang Jiuding of Luozhongbo, Guo Zuoyong of Cheng Anbo, Qi Zanyuan of Horses, and so on.

It's a bit ironic to say, as mentioned above, these arrogant Ming lords, except for the current Duke of Wei, Xu Hongji, almost all followed Qian Qianyi to greet him when the Qing army attacked Nanjing, and even Xu Wenjue was no exception.

The most important thing to discuss is naturally the literati.

Those who were able to participate in this emergency meeting were all civil officials who had the right to speak at the local level, such as magistrates above the prefect level, Shi Kefa, who held military power, and officials who guarded the road, supervised the army, and supervised the grain road.

Due to the large number of people attending this emergency meeting, Xu Hongji had already instructed his subordinates to arrange a temporary hall in the side hall in advance.

At this time, more than an hour has passed since Xu Hongji sent the news, and the officials have not yet arrived, and it is in this situation of burning eyebrows that the civil officials are still smiling and greeting, and they are arranged in order according to their grades.

According to the rules, whether it is an official or a military general, the lower the official position, the sooner it comes, and the longer the wait, and the lords and relatives are according to the level of the title and the rank of the lord, and the rules are the same.

As for the dignified Shi Shangshu, Qian Qianyi, Wang Duo and others, they naturally waited until everyone came for a long time before they came together.