Under the city of Nanjing, the Shandong army surrounded on all sides, set up heavy artillery to attack the city, the soldiers were neatly lined up in several squares, and the cavalry wandered outside in groups, as if there was a slight breakthrough and would rush into the city.

At the same time, in Xi'an, Shaanxi, the banner of the Shun army fluttered under the city, and Li Zicheng personally led hundreds of thousands of troops.

Many civil and military ministers in Nanjing were divided into multiple parties to attack each other, and the relatives put on a good show, in order to avoid a commotion, neither said nor did much.

In the Shengjing City outside the Guan, on the top of the main hall, the princes and ministers of Zhubeile were in endless controversy over the establishment of a new monarch, and several factions were divided within the Eight Banners, among which those who supported Hauge and Dolgon were the people.

The soldiers and horses in Shengjing City were frequently mobilized, and the Qing army was self-inflicted, and the swords and soldiers rose suddenly.

In this case, everyone has their own calculations in their hearts, although Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, is the head of the Xun Qi, but he has already transferred troops to guard the outer city without authorization regardless of others, of course, he can hear that Liu Fu is saying the opposite.

The southern capital Jingying has always been a eunuch as a commander, even if Lu Jiude is not there, it will not be his turn to intervene in the issue of transfer, of course, if there is a letter from the military department, then the situation will be different.

However, according to Xu Hongji's understanding of Shi Kefa, he is not enthusiastic about this matter, and he also understands that Shi Kefa, who is the secretary of the military department, is not the king of the country as people say, and he is very contradictory in his heart.

On the one hand, Shi Kefa knew that at this time, he should order the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Nanjing, but on the other hand, he knew that once he gave the order, the soldiers and horses would be in the hands of Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, so he was unwilling to let go of power.

The main reason is that he doesn't want to have anything to do with the eunuchs and Xun Qi because of this matter, so as to tarnish his reputation in Donglin.

Shi Kefa was full of contradictions in his heart, so he did not respond directly to Xu Hongji.

"When this country is in trouble, my father should scatter all his family wealth and bring his own servants to the city to defend it!!"

Xu Hongji was very disappointed in these people, and he knew that he would not have any results with them if he inked here again, and in the end it would only be a waste of effort.

He handed over his seal letter to Shi Kefa, and after letting him do his own thing, he distributed the weapons to a group of domestic servants in the palace and led them to the outer city.

After Liu Fu, the eunuch of the town guard, saw it, he pondered a little, heard the continuous sound of artillery fire and shouts of killing outside the city, took out the seal letter he was carrying, and said:

"Our family also knows that Sheji is in danger, and since Duke Wei brought his servants to the city to help in the war, our family can't be empty! The rest of the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp were transferred out to accompany Wei Guogong, and what our family can do is here. ”

Halfway through, Xu Hongji was very excited when he heard this, turned around and glanced at Liu Fu deeply, and turned around without looking back except for the lobby.

Liu Fu looked at Shi Kefa and said in a negative manner:

"Shi Shangshu, there has been chaos in the city, and it needs to be blocked immediately, and the rest of the soldiers and horses need to be mobilized by you, as well as your sons and daughters, all of them must be restrained."

Speaking of this, he smiled coldly:

"Don't forget, if the thief army enters the city, we are all grasshoppers on a rope, and no one can escape!"

After speaking, Liu Fu waved his hand and left the hall with a few eunuchs.

Liu Fu and Xu Hongji each commanded the Beijing battalion and part of the Nanjing garrison, but the two together were only half of the total strength of Nanjing, and most of the rest was still in the hands of Shi Kefa, the secretary of the military department.

The purpose of Liu Fu's remarks was to make them understand the urgency of the situation, so that they could send people out to help in the war.

Liu Fu's meaning was to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the five cities and the patrol forces in the city to block the chaotic Nanjing City, and prevent those merchants and pedestrians from running around.

Although he had already agreed with some gentlemen before he came, the situation was different, Liu Fu was a eunuch, and the rights of eunuchs were given by the emperor, so he belonged to the same boat as the imperial court.

Whether private or public, Liu Fu had to do his best to defend Nanjing City, but he could not use much, and most of the troops in Nanjing City had to be ordered by Shi Kefa himself.

All of a sudden, the eyes of everyone in the audience were focused on this famous man of the time.

Shi Kefa still has doubts, after all, Liu Fu is a eunuch, and Xu Hongji is a relative, and the three of them jointly mobilized the soldiers and horses in Nanjing, and it is not good to say it, and it is inevitable that there will be some rumors, which is not good for their reputation.

It's a little ridiculous to say, even Liu Fu, the head of the eunuchs, has temporarily put aside those prejudices and mobilized the Beijing camp to assist Xu Hongji in defending the city.

Outside the city, in the Shandong military camp, military discussions are underway.

"Master Hou, Nanjing City is too strong, although the Shenwei General Cannon is huge, but compared with the Hongyi Cannon, it is a little less hot, and it will take at least two or three days to blast a hole open."

Hearing the old gunner's words, Wang Zheng nodded, motioned for him to step back, frowned and said:

"Two or three days, no, at the latest tomorrow night, we must conquer Nanjing City!"

The number of Hongyi cannons in the Shandong army is not large, and there are only three imitation finished products, and the reason why these three are semi-finished products is because all the firearms of the Shandong army are called semi-finished products without sufficient inspection.

The armor and weapons sent by the Shandong army were repeatedly carved in the craftsman's room, and they were taken out and tested on the school field before they were distributed.

These three Hongyi cannons, although the craftsmen have been made, but they have not been tested by the cannons, what kind of power can be achieved, whether they will explode and hurt their own people, this is still unknown.

The internal and external departments of the Shandong Army, as well as the regular soldiers and soldiers, all have corresponding firearms battalions and baggage battalions, and the combat troops are naturally equipped with the latest and most complete.

In this battle, the Shandong Army carried 15 Shenwei General Cannons, which are the second most powerful and range-bound heavy artillery in today's power and range, and the internal and external systems of the Shandong Army have been popularized.

In addition, it also carried six seven-pounder guns, fifty heavy Franc machines, and as for the Hudun cannon, there were also small and medium-sized copper and iron cannons, the number of which was sharply reduced from more than 200 at the beginning to about 80.

These are all preparations for a tough battle, but the Tiger Pier Cannon and small copper and iron cannons, such as the bowl mouth cannon, although they have been improved by craftsmen, but the technology has been backward, and the effective killing distance will not exceed 100 steps.

The effective firing range of the Shandong Army's bird guns is still 150 paces, so along the way, these small guns have basically not played any role, and they have been gradually eliminated and replaced in the Shandong Army.

Wang Zheng was already considering removing small cannons from his soldiers, and equipping them with heavy and medium guns.

In fact, this kind of heavy artillery is powerful, but the reason why the Ming army is only used to defend the city is that it is inconvenient to transport, but the craftsmen in the Shandong army solved this problem very well.

The good treatment in the Shandong army allows these craftsmen to make better finished products or new products without worrying about anything else, and the efficiency is very high.

This time, when the Shandong army went south, the firearms operation artillery used a new four-wheeled cart, which was made of solid wood, which could effectively solve the problem of difficult transportation of heavy artillery.

This kind of artillery carriage independently developed by the Shandong Army, because the shape looks like a grinding disc in the countryside, the soldiers push and pull it as if they are grinding, and the old craftsmen named it the grinding disc artillery carriage with a colorful voice.

The grinding disc artillery carriage has been popularized in the combat system, and it will be popularized in the near future to the descendants and foreign systems.

The grinding plate artillery carriage was not only used to transport heavy artillery, but also to transport some heavier ordnance and equipment, and it was also commonly used in baggage battalions.

Of course, the grinding disc gun carriage was originally designed to transport heavy artillery, which is what it does best, and when the gun carriage turns and the high ground is adjusted, it only needs at least three auxiliaries to rotate to solve some basic problems.

At the beginning of the design, the craftsmen brainstormed and naturally took into account the harsh environment.

For example, some rainy and snowy weather, muddy soil, inconvenient rotation of artillery carriages due to severe cold, and frostbite caused by soldiers pushing and pulling, these problems have been solved.

The people of the time said:

"Shandong Army grinding disc artillery car, can be rotated and turned, high and low, heavy artillery stands on it, heavy weight of 10,000 catties, but less than three people, more than five or seven people, can be pushed and pulled freely, the devil axe is also magical."