Han Zanzhou frowned and said, "Alas, such a thing...... The cannon of Jinwu's guard, falling into Zhang Zhun's hands, is indeed extremely bad. In case the emperor asks questions...... This Jinwu defender is indeed going to be rectified. Huaining Hou is in the prime of life, why don't you hand it over to Huaining Hou to rectify? ”

Although the latter words were not spoken, the meaning was very clear, Zhao Zhufeng must be killed, and the command of Jinwu's guard must also be handed over. Huaining Hou Sun Weicheng has the best relationship with Han Zanzhou, and of course he has to put the benefits on Huaining Hou. If you don't take advantage of it, it's definitely stupid! Now is not the time for you to push me! The Jingo guard is already vacant, whoever catches it will be whoever!

At the same time, in the hands of Sun Weicheng, the Marquis of Huaining, there was only one guard's soldiers and horses. After the addition of one guard, it will not threaten the status of the two grandfathers. In the hands of the two grandfathers, there are soldiers and horses of the three guards. For this suggestion, I believe that the two grandfathers agree with it. Otherwise, the Jinwu guard will fall into the hands of others, and the original balance will be broken.

Sure enough, Xu Yunjue said briefly: "I agree with Huaining Hou in charge of Jinwu Guard." ”

Zhu Guobi also said concisely: "I also agree!" ”

Ma Shiying nodded and said: "Kill chickens and monkeys, set an example, don't take it as an example!" This soldier is also in favor of having Huaining Hou take charge of the Jinwu guard! As for the Jin Wu avant-garde, please ask Xin Chengbo to rectify it himself, and don't repeat the mistakes of the past! ”

Most people agreed with Han Zanzhou's suggestion, and Zhang Yixian was not easy to refute. Although his relationship with Huaininghou is not very good, it is not too bad, and the soldiers and horses that give him a guard are not a big deal. It's just a favor. He then nodded and said, "In that case, Lao Sun, Jinwu Guard, you will be in charge!" Have a good time! As for Jinwu avant-garde, Lao Zhao, you have to rectify it yourself! Otherwise, Yanjing is really hard to explain! ”

In order to keep the command of Jinwu's avant-garde and Jinwu's guard, Zhao Zhilong even used his own son to open the knife, and they really didn't go too far. Kill Zhao Zhufeng and take out the command of Jinwu's guard, it's almost over. If Zhao Lanfeng is also killed, and the command of Jinwu's avant-garde is also taken away, I believe that Zhao Zhilong will jump violently. Although the other lords and magnates were interested in the command of the avant-garde, they had to rest for the time being. Zhao Zhilong is ruthless enough, a Jin Wu avant-garde, more important than his own son.

Speaking of which, Zhao Zhufeng's fate is doomed. Keeping his eldest son, keeping the Jinwu guard, sending away a son, and sending away a Jinwu guard were also expected by Zhao Zhilong. Therefore, Zhao Zhilong has no objection. Of course, he couldn't watch his son being beheaded, so he left early. Subsequently, Zhao Zhufeng was identified as the body, escorted out by the soldiers guarding the eunuch yamen, and beheaded on the spot for public display.

Watch as the bloody head is sent up. Everyone present couldn't help but feel stunned. Zhang Yixian and Ma Shiying were even more in a heavy mood. Now, they are beheading Zhao Zhufeng. I don't know when, their own heads, will also be cut off by others? They all shuddered at the thought that Jinyiwei's Tiqi might appear in Nanjing City.

"What now?" Zhang Yixian asked Ma Shiying.

"Hold on and wait for help." Ma Shiying replied briefly.

"What do you think?" Zhang Yixian asked other lords and magnates.

"Hold on and wait for help." Xu Yunjue, the Duke of Wei, also agreed.

The other lords and magnates, with no better advice, were in favor of holding on to help.

In fact, at the moment, the only way to defend the city is the safest. Zhang Zhun's troops, no matter how powerful they are, if they want to attack the city, they may not be able to do it. According to intelligence, Zhang Zhun did not carry large siege weapons. The city wall of Nanjing City is nearly ten zhang high, and the thinnest place is also three zhang wide. All the city gates are fully reinforced, and they are by no means comparable to the small Waijinchuan Gate. Without large-scale siege weapons, it is impossible to conquer the city of Nanjing.

What's more, the garrison in Nanjing City, in addition to the two guards that were disabled, also had twenty-four guards. Although there were only more than 1,000 people in each guard, all of them added up, there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Zhang Zhun's troops cannot be many. How could the defenders of tens of thousands of people rely on the tactics of crowds to drown Zhang Zhun's people in the crowd. What's more, everyone had just killed Zhao Zhufeng, and the head was still dripping blood, and everyone present was awe-inspiring, so they naturally didn't dare to slack off. As long as everyone seriously supervises the battle and strictly guards against it, Zhang Zhun will not be given a chance to break the city.

Of course, in order for soldiers to actively fight wars and to ask soldiers to sacrifice their lives, it is necessary to take practical actions. Everyone here is very clear about this. Therefore, it is necessary to open the treasury, take out part of the silver, and distribute it to the soldiers below to stimulate everyone's morale. Fortunately, the city of Nanjing has always been rich and has a lot of income. Tens of thousands of defenders, each defender issued three or four taels of silver, that is, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, but it can also be done. Of course, for Zhang Yixian, the eunuch guarding the town, it was also heart-wrenching to send these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. However, for the sake of his own life, there is no way.

In addition to the distribution of silver, all the soldiers had to distribute more equipment. All the equipment in the ten warehouses must be distributed. In the past, for the sake of safety, there were a lot of weapons and equipment, which were locked in the ten warehouses. Now, it must be distributed as soon as possible. Otherwise, Zhang Zhun really broke into the city, and all these weapons and equipment would have been snatched away by him. The cannons of each guard must all be carried to the city wall and ready to be fired at any time.

In addition, in addition to the guards, it is necessary to actively mobilize the people and adopt the method of wartime organization to control them. This is done on the one hand to strengthen its own protective force, and on the other hand, it is to monitor these young people. lest they be instigated by those who have a heart and throw themselves into the chaos. If Zhang Zhun attacked the city outside, and chaos broke out inside the city at the same time, Nanjing City would really have no way to defend it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the life and death of Nanjing City is at stake here."

Ma Shiying said with a cold face, and then quickly distributed the defense of each guard.

According to the rules formulated before, each guard has a protective area for each guard, and the gourd is painted in the same way. The lords and magnates present were originally going to see Zhao Zhilong's jokes, but now they don't dare to slack off. If Zhang Zhun invaded the city, all of them would not be able to please him. Therefore, this is the most obedient they have ever been to Ma Shiying in decades. Ma Shiying's orders, they all said that they would do it. Ma Shiying finally felt the power and majesty of the military department Shangshu. And all of this is thanks to Zhang Zhun, which really makes Ma Shiying cry and laugh.

After the meeting, the various lords and magnates went back one after another, actively mobilized their guards, and hurriedly deployed defense. He who distributes silver distributes silver, he who distributes weapons distributes weapons, he who organizes the young and strong organizes the young and strong, and he who carries the cannons carries the cannons. Even, many lords and magnates have pulled out all their private families. Indeed, they did not dare to be careless. If there is a problem in their own protective area, where is Zhao Zhufeng at the head, Zhang Yixian and Ma Shiying will definitely kill people.

Zhang Zhun came from the north, and the key point of Nanjing's defense was, of course, in the north. And the key point of defense in the north of the city is, of course, Lion Rock. As long as the cannon erected by Lion Rock can still play a role, Zhang Zhun will not be able to directly attack Nanjing City, so Ma Shiying mobilized the troops of two guards in the direction of Lion Rock. At the same time, he ordered more than 60 cannons to be erected on Lion Rock to bombard Zhang Zhun's troops who might arrive at any time.

As the defense procedures unfolded, the streets and alleys of Nanjing City were full of mobilized troops. The guards, who had not fought for decades, were driven out by their respective commanders, took up arms, went up to the city wall, and defended them to the death. For a time, almost every military camp was full of chickens and dogs. Many soldiers did not know what was going on. Some even thought that the rebel army from Shaanxi had come to kill them, and they were horrified.

In fact, those officers themselves were also worried. They didn't know the exact situation, only that if there was a big battle in Nanjing. They have never participated in actual combat, and it is strange that they are not afraid in the face of such a situation. But there was no way, there was a strict order from above, so they could only go up hard. Even Xin Chengbo's son, the dignified commander of the Jinwu guard, was beheaded, who dares to snub it?

For a time, the entire city of Nanjing was full of rumors and rumors.

Rumors are like they have wings, and they spread everything. Most of the rumors are saying that the rebel army in Shaanxi has been killed under the city of Nanjing. The rumors spread clearly, where the rebel army came from, and where the Yangtze River was spent, all depicted the head of the road. It makes people have to believe it. It is no wonder that the ordinary citizens of Nanjing City do not know about Zhang Zhun's existence at all. The battle took place again in the north of the city of Nanjing, on the bank of the river, and of course they thought that the rebel army from the north had gone south.

With the rebel army as the background, the speed of the spread of rumors is naturally extremely fast. The civil unrest in Shaanxi has lasted for five or six years, and the people in Jiangnan know that there are wars going on in many places in the north, and the war has recently spread to Henan. From Henan to Jiangnan, the distance is actually very close. Therefore, it is entirely possible that the rebel army will come to the city of Nanjing.

Zhang Zhun actually only brought more than 300 people, but in the rumors, there are thousands, or even tens of thousands. Obviously, there are only two ships, but in the rumors, there are dozens of large ships. There are also rumors that Zhang Zhun's fleet has completely blocked the Yangtze River waterway. From Anqing Mansion in the upper reaches to Zhenjiang Mansion in the lower reaches, all of them were Zhang Zhun's troops.

"Martial law in the whole city!"

"Martial law in the whole city!"

"Martial law in the whole city!"

Hearing these rumors, Zhang Yixian hurriedly shouted.

Ma Shiying wanted to speak again and again, and finally acquiesced.

Everyone knows that the imposition of martial law in the whole city is tantamount to declaring a state of full-scale war. The martial law of the whole city is even more serious than the previous closed city gates. The city's martial law means that all unrelated people must stay at home and not go out on the streets. It means that all business activities, as well as other activities, have to be stopped. Even lights are not allowed at night. Any two people who talk to each other may be arrested as fine work.

Since the time of the Japanese invasion a few decades ago, the city of Nanjing has been under martial law for several days. Since then, the city of Nanjing has been at ease for decades. Ordinary citizens have basically forgotten what martial law is all about. Unexpectedly, after decades of time, Nanjing City will be under martial law again. With your ass, you can think of the serious consequences that martial law may trigger in the whole city.

The more suppressed the rumors, the more they spread. Once martial law is imposed in the whole city, even some people who do not believe that the rebel army killed the city of Nanjing will have to believe it. In this year, in addition to the vigorous rebel army, who else can force the whole city of Nanjing to be under martial law? However, if the whole city is not under martial law, the spread of rumors will be even more powerful. In the city of Nanjing, people's hearts are panicked, people's hearts are fluctuating, and what kind of changes are possible. The lesser of two evils can only be martial law in the whole city.

Zhang Yixian believes that this time, he is very likely to be finished. He, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, actually encountered such an unlucky thing, and he must have lost a lot of points in Emperor Chongzhen. Perhaps, in a fit of anger, it is entirely possible to send Jinyi Wei to behead him on the spot.

"This Zhang Zhun!"

"It's lawless!"

"Gotta skin him and cramp!"

Zhang Yixian hated it so much.

Ma Shiying also hated it.

Zhao Zhilong hated it even more.

"Order all the guards of Nanzhili to send troops to protect Nanjing City!"

"Ask Zheng Zhilong to send a fleet to protect Nanjing City!"

"Ask the salt merchants in Yangzhou to send Yan Ding to join the war!"

The more Zhang Yixian thought about it, the more wrong it became, and he gave a series of orders.

Anyway, something is going to happen, so he simply goes out and has a good fight with Zhang Zhun!

…… The gunfire outside Nanjing gradually subsided.

The Tiger Warriors were busy cleaning up the battlefield and clearing the remaining enemies.

The ten cannons that were captured continued to fire in the direction of Nanjing City. The rumbling cannon sound is actually pure background music, the most majestic background music. It doesn't matter whether the shelling is effective or not. It's just this form that matters. It is important to let more people know that the city of Nanjing is being shelled.

"My lord, the enemy has retreated!"

"The battlefield has been cleared."

Zhou Yanyu came up to report.

After statistics, from the beginning of the battle by the river, the Tiger Ben army killed a total of more than 700 enemies, and the rest of the Ming army were all scattered. Four of the warriors of the Tiger Ben Army were unfortunately killed, and all of them were hit by the big spray. More than a dozen others were wounded. After taking Yunnan Baiyao, the wounded were temporarily fine. The bodies of the four martyrs, after processing, were temporarily placed on the ship, and they were to be sent back to the Laoshan Martyrs Cemetery for burial.

Now, all the big guns, as well as the arquebus, have been collected and ready for later use. In addition, all the gunpowder left by the Ming army has also been confiscated, totaling more than 400 catties. The quality of these gunpowders is not bad. In fact, the quality of gunpowder in the Ming army has always been good. In Qi Jiguang's military book, the specific composition of gunpowder has been clearly mentioned. As long as there are no problems with the composition of gunpowder, the quality will not be very far apart.

"My lord, this time it's our team's turn to be the main attacker, right?"

Zhou Yanyu said eagerly.

"What's the main attack?"

Zhang Zhun said casually.

"Attack the city of Nanjing!"

Zhou Yanyu said excitedly.

"You want to attack the city of Nanjing?"

Zhang Zhun looked at Zhou Yanyu with a smile.

"Ah...... We're not going to fight the city of Nanjing? ”

Zhou Yanyu was stunned.

"Xiao Zhou, do you think we have the ability to fight Nanjing City now?"

Zhang Zhun said gently.

"This ......"

Zhou Zhengyu touched the back of his head, not knowing how to answer.

Zhang Zhun smiled.

Attack the city of Nanjing?

To be honest, Zhang Zhun wanted to do it.

It's a pity that I don't have that ability for the time being!

Thanks to this Zhou Yanyu, he actually asked for the main attack mission, he only has less than 300 troops, and he has no heavy weapons, what can he use to attack Nanjing City? Counting on these ten cannons captured? There are at least a hundred cannons in the city of Nanjing. There are only such a few people, and there is no mass base in the city, even if they are lucky enough to enter the city, they will not be able to control the situation in the whole city. Zhang Zhun is still very self-aware of this.

Zhang Youcai said regretfully: "My lord, let's not fight Nanjing City?" ”

Zhang Zhun said angrily: "Do you think you can beat it down?" ”

Zhang Youcai looked at the towering city wall of Nanjing City behind him, tilted his head and thought about it, and said very innocently: "Maybe we can give it a try." ”

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said, "It's too risky, you don't want to take the lives of your brothers!" ”

Zhang Youcai had no choice but to laugh helplessly.

Their thoughts are relatively simple, and they feel that since they have brought the Ming army into the city, it is logical to launch an attack on the city! As for whether they can take Nanjing City, it is not for them to consider, it is something for Zhang Zhun to consider. Zhang Zhun said to fight, and they beat to death. Zhang Zhun said that if he didn't fight, they wouldn't fight.

However, it seems that it is indeed a bit difficult to attack Nanjing City at this time. The number of people is too small. If less than 300 people can attack Nanjing City, the capital of the Ming Empire is too fragile. However, wouldn't it be a pity to look at Nanjing City right here with white eyes and not try it? What if God favors them, do they really have a chance to take Nanjing City?

Zhang Zhun said calmly: "Nanjing City, we will take it sooner or later." Not now, though. ”

Zhou Yanyu reacted immediately, and said eagerly: "My lord, next time I will attack the main one!" ”

Zhang Youcai also reacted, and hurriedly said: "We are the main attack!" ”

Zhang Zhun waved his hand and said with a smile: "You two don't fight." Nanjing City is so big, there are more than a dozen city gates, and there can be several directions of the main attack. After that, you will all focus on the attack. However, the premise is that our siege force is at least ten times as large as it is now! ”

Zhang Youcai and Zhou Yanyu shut up with satisfaction.

(To be continued)