"Have you ever caught Zhu Yuanzhang, have you ever caught Zhu Yuanzhang?"

At dawn, when the resistance forces in Tucheng had been completely swept away by the Chu army, the generals went back happily to report to Zhang Shihua. Zhang Shihua, who couldn't hold back his inner emotions, couldn't help but ask every general who came back to report the victory.

"My lord, the last general will wait for us. couldn't stop Zhu Yuanzhang, but let him escape from the north of the city. ”

In the end, Fu Youde, who was specially sent by Zhang Shihua to the north of the city as an ambush, came back, but he couldn't help but completely break Zhang Shihua's idea of once and for all.

Zhu Yuanzhang's personal guards, such as Feng Guoyong, were desperately covering Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Yuanzhang followed Cao Cao's old plan and cut his beard and abandoned his robe. After the general found out about the scheme, his person had long since disappeared. Fu Youde knelt on the ground to report, which can be described as extremely ashamed.

When Zhang Shihua heard this, he shook his head and sighed, but he still suppressed the frustration in his heart.

"Nothing, nothing. When Tu has conquered, there is no longer any obstacle for our army to enter Jinling. And Zhu Yuanzhang had no soldiers and no soldiers, and he was defeated again and again, so it is expected that his people will not be able to turn up any storms. Sooner or later, he will surely be captured by our army. ”

After saying such a comforting word, Zhang Shihua, who had regained his spirits, couldn't help but immediately order the generals on the left and right: "Now you should immediately go back and reorganize their respective soldiers and horses, take care of the prisoners, and start to restore order in the city."

There is a saying that 'if you fight a snake, you will not die, but you will suffer from it'. The Wu army still had nearly 30,000 soldiers in Changzhou, Jiangyin, Changxing and other places. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is desperate, it is expected that he will definitely recall all the soldiers and horses in these three places to Jinling, so as to make the last game.

The king didn't want to give him this opportunity. Zhang Yang, then you will personally lead 8,000 soldiers and horses to guard the retreat of our army. And the rest of the generals, tomorrow morning, will lead the troops to attack Jinling with the king. Next, be sure to defeat the enemy in one battle! ”

"Yes, the ministers are commanded!" The awe-inspiring generals did not dare to delay next. bowed to Zhang Shihua again, and then withdrew from Zhang Shihua's Chinese army account.

And when the generals retreated, Zhang Shihua turned around and silently looked at the map hanging high on the wall, and his fists couldn't help but clench more and more.

……

Jinling City, Guogong Mansion.

This once lively and vibrant place can not help but seem noisy and panicked at this time.

The news of Grandpa Guo's fiasco in Dangtu was known to the whole Jinling. Naturally, the news that the 400,000 troops of the Chu army (the number of bluffs) were about to come to the city was naturally known to the whole city.

So in these days, Jinling City, which was once extremely prosperous, couldn't help but feel like it had entered a cold winter in an instant.

The streets, markets, temples, and other places that used to be overcrowded are all deserted at this time, and even they, these people from the Guogong Mansion who used to have infinite scenery, can't help but be afraid, for fear that they will become a tool for the owner to vent his anger if he is not careful.

So much so that the people did not dare to walk in the house as before, and they did not want to approach the hall where the master was at this time.

"Why, there is no news about the soldiers and horses in Changzhou and Jiangyin?"

In the conference hall, in just three or two days, Zhu Yuanzhang, whose originally black sideburns suddenly became a little gray, looked at his nephew Zhu Wenzheng, who had always been shining as if he was in control of everything, but at this time he couldn't help but show a trace of loneliness and despair.

"Uncle, now the Chu army has surrounded the city like an iron bucket, and even sent 20,000 troops to take Zhenjiang. Now, there is no news from the outside world at all. And those scouts sent out to ask for help also did not survive. ”

"Okay, okay. I know, Wenzheng, you stand down. ”

"Uncle ......"

"Alright, I'm fine, stand down, step down."

......Seeing this, Zhu Wenzheng hugged his fists wordlessly and slowly retreated.

And when Zhu Wenzheng retreated, the footsteps gradually faded away, Zhu Yuanzhang silently looked at the empty lobby, and a strong helplessness and despair did not have to completely swell into his heart.

"Chu thief, Chu thief!" He roared angrily, drawing his knife and slashing at the table in front of him, looking like a beast that had been cornered.

……

"Good news, good news, good news, great news, great news, good news, good news, good news, good

On the night of the second day of the eighth month, when more than 100,000 Chu troops had built a camp outside Jinling City and were preparing to attack the city early tomorrow morning, Gao Yang, his personal guard, couldn't help but bring a scout who came to deliver the news at this time, and came to Zhang Shihua happily.

"So that the king knows that just last night, civil strife broke out in Changzhou City. The big households in the city united with the generals of the Wu army, killed Tang He, the marshal of the Wu army who was guarding Changzhou, and surrendered the city to our Great Chu. ”

"What!" Suddenly, hearing this, Zhang Shihua, who was still sitting peacefully, couldn't help but stand up from his seat all of a sudden.

"This ......" Zhang Shihua's face couldn't help but subconsciously flash a touch of ecstasy, but then he was restrained by Fang Ying.

Although he had never expected this matter at all, although this matter was unexpected, after thinking about it carefully, it was reasonable.

There has never been such a thing as unwarranted loyalty at this time. Changzhou guard Tang He is Zhu Yuanzhang's small hair, and Zhu Yuanzhang is both prosperous and lossy, so he is naturally willing to come to save him. But the generals under his command are different.

In these years, the vast majority of leading generals and colonies did nothing more than to be promoted to make a fortune, and to seek fame and fame.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was strong, they belonged to the profit side, so they naturally obeyed their orders. But now, Zhu Yuanzhang is about to be defeated, if these generals don't want to go to Huangquan with him, they will naturally find a way out for themselves, which is not surprising.

In between breaths, Zhang Shihua calmed down his emotions.

"Very good, this king came this time to hang the people. Since the soldiers and civilians of Changzhou have woken up, everything in the past, this king is not to blame for the past. Not only is it not to blame, the military and people of Changzhou have made meritorious deeds, and this king should reward them heavily. ”

After that, Zhang Shihua asked the scouts who came to report the news to explain in detail that there were a few leaders who had defected in Changzhou, and even if they were promoted, they would be promoted one by one. Although in his heart he has a lot of disdain for these defectors, but this is a rare opportunity to buy horse bones, not to be missed.

So in the next, Zhang Shihua asked people to take the gold seal of the completed confession and the ready-made epaulettes. Let the scouts who came to report the news return with these things, so as to appease the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in Changzhou who were on the verge of war.

"My lord, it seems that there is no more surprise in this battle. The soldiers and civilians of Changzhou defected, and Jiangyin suddenly fell into a heavy siege and was too busy to take care of itself. As for Changxingzhou, they are far away from here, not to mention that the city is also surrounded by Zhang Shicheng's troops.

This Jinling City, except for the thousands of strong men who were forcibly pulled up, there is nothing that can resist the front of our army. Thinking about it like this, in a battle tomorrow, our army will definitely be able to overcome it with one blow! ”

The situation can be described as very good, and Gao Yang can't help but congratulate Zhang Shihua in advance.

However, for this, Zhang Shihua only nodded slightly. Then he patted his joyful shoulder and returned to the couch with his hands in his hands.

But in front of his subordinates, he hid the ecstasy in his heart and deliberately pretended to be light-hearted.

……

Early the next morning, Zhang Shihua asked his subordinates to inform the three armies of the defection of the military and civilians in Changzhou.

Therefore, for a while, the cheers outside Jinling City could not help but resound. The morale of the besieging Chu army can be said to have risen again and again, and the generals and colonels in the army are also enthusiastic at this time, and each of them is willing to fight as a vanguard.

But even in such a situation, Zhang Shihua, as the top decision-maker, still did not directly order the attack. Instead, before the army was ready to attack the city, he sent a prisoner and ordered him to go to Jinling to persuade him to surrender.

"That's right, Mr. Lee." On the city wall, Zhu Wenzheng saw the scribe who was sent by the Chu army, but he recognized the person at a glance.

Isn't that person Li Shanchang, the chief strategist of western Zhejiang, who didn't know whether he lived or died in the battle of Dangtu?

So after seeing that Li Shanchang was not dead, but just captured, Zhu Wenzheng's face couldn't help but show a smile on his face.

"Quick, hand the basket down and let Mr. Li come up."

There was no hesitation or doubt, because even Zhu Wenzheng didn't think that there would be any turning point in this battle. Therefore, he immediately asked people to put a large basket tied with ropes under the city, and let Li Shanchang go to the city in the basket.

"Mr. ......"

"General Zhu, where is the lord, take me to see the lord." Li Shanchang doesn't have any intention to pay attention to anything else now, he can be said to be the person who knows Zhu Yuanzhang's character in the world, so what he wants to do most now is to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang.

If you continue to resist stubbornly, you will only be burned. is the master, but let the lord end up like this, Li Shanchang's heart can be described as full of shame. Therefore, he now hopes that his lord can take back the idea of burning the jade.

In addition to not wanting his lord to suffer like this, he also wants to fulfill the responsibility of a courtier in the end.

"Okay, I'll take my husband to my uncle now." Zhu Wenzheng looked at Li Shanchang, perhaps he also understood Li Shanchang's thoughts, so he agreed even if he did.

So he went down to the city next, escorted Li Shanchang together, and went to the city of China's mansion.

……

"Lord, lord!" Not long after, in the Guogong Mansion, Li Shanchang saw Zhu Yuanzhang, who had gray temples and a very depressed expression. I couldn't help but recall the day when he assisted Zhu Yuanzhang to occupy Jinling. At that time, they pointed out the country and were heroic.

And now that the hero is indeed at the end, he can't help but feel sad from it, "The minister is incompetent, he can't assist the lord to prosper the hegemony and achieve great things, and let the lord end up in such a crisis, the minister is incompetent, the minister is incompetent!" ”

He wept and sobbed, and his forehead fell heavily on the ground, so that tears and blood flowed profusely.

"Hahahaha, good. If it weren't for you, I might have been in this troubled world. Now that you have ended up like this, destiny is it, how can I blame you. Saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but personally help Li Shanchang up from the ground, and then smiled and wiped the blood on his forehead with his sleeve.

"Good man, I know why you're here. But I'm going to let you down this time. I, Zhu Yuanzhang, have been poor and destitute in this life, but I can be defeated and killed, but I can't be a prisoner of others. I understand your mind, and I hope you can understand me too. ”

"Lord......" Li Shanchang knelt on the ground when he heard this, and couldn't help crying and being speechless.

……

"King, it's been an hour, and Li Shanchang hasn't come out yet. It seems that it is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to surrender, so it is better to order the siege of the city. ”

"Wait, wait." Outside the city, Zhang Shihua, who was surrounded by thousands of soldiers, looked at Jinling City, but hoped that there would be another ending.

It's been an hour and a half of "The Great King's ......", and there is still no ending that Zhang Shihua wants to see.

"Okay, pass on my military order, the whole army ...... Well, that's, Zhu Yuanzhang! ”

Looking at the city from afar, I saw a person suddenly appear at the head of the city surrounded by hundreds of people. Zhang Shihua couldn't help but recognize the identity of the person at a glance.

"Zhang Shihua!" The man stood at the top of the city and shouted, "Life or death, only look at the sword, if you are a hero, come and fight!" ”