Zhang Zhun raised the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the southwest. The Waijinchuan Gate was broken, and the Ming army that went out of the city to meet it was also defeated, but if you want to really attack Nanjing City, you can't do it. Because, in front of him, in the southwestern position, there is also a huge roadblock: Lion Rock.

The Lion Rock in the north of Nanjing City is the support point of the defense of the northern part of Nanjing City, and a large number of artillery pieces are erected on it. The current city of Nanjing should be fully mobilized and armed, right? The artillery on the Lion Rock should all be in place. I don't know how fierce the artillery fire of Lion Rock is? It seems that it is necessary to try it for yourself.

"Let's go, let's take a look ahead!"

Zhang Zhun waved his hand and shouted.

Zhang Youcai and Zhou Yanyu hurriedly followed.

Soon, Lion Rock appeared in front of them. Lion Rock is actually not tall, the relative height may be less than 30 zhang (the actual elevation of Lion Rock is 78.4 meters), but in the case of plains on all sides, its location is the absolute commanding height.

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

Before Zhang Zhun could raise the clairing mirror, a fierce cannon sound came from the direction of Lion Rock.

Sure enough, on top of Lion Rock, a large number of cannons were erected. Finding Zhang Zhun and them in sight, the cannon on the Lion Rock opened fire without hesitation. Strings of solid shells fell in front of Zhang Zhun and others, smashing the grass in front of them into pits. Some of the solid bouncs even rolled along the slope as if they were bowling balls. Fortunately, Zhang Zhun and them are still out of range. If they had kept closer, more shells would have fallen.

Zhang Zhun held a clairvoyant mirror and carefully observed the shelling. Soon, he deduced that there were more than fifty artillery pieces on the Lion Rock alone. Moreover, this is just the exposed artillery that fired, and the artillery that did not fire and did not expose it, no one knows how many there are. Nanjing City was once the capital of the Ming Empire, and when the defense was first deployed, it must have been very tight. Ma Yi's Maoyan Division seems to be necessary to set up a stronghold in Nanjing City to find out the details of Nanjing City's defense.

Zhang Youcai and Zhou Yanyu both frowned quietly. They also saw it. Even if the Tiger Ben Army became more powerful in the future, and wanted to attack Nanjing City from here, Lion Rock was still a huge obstacle. If the Tiger Army did not have enough artillery to suppress the Ming artillery in the direction of Lion Rock, the attacking troops would definitely have to pay huge casualties.

"Let's go!"

Zhang Zhun said silently.

The group quietly retreated.

The sound of artillery in the direction of Lion Rock gradually stopped.

Zhang Zhun didn't know that when he was observing Lion Rock, there were also many people gathered on top of Lion Rock, waiting for him to appear. Their faces were a little stiff, and their cheeks were red from the cold wind, and some of them were so cold that they even stomped their feet. They are usually pampered big people, when was they blown in the face by such a fierce cold wind? However, no matter how cold it was, they did not dare to leave without permission.

These people include Zhang Yixian, the eunuch of Nanjing, Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of the celebrant Bingbi, Lu Jiude, the chief eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison, Ma Shiying, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, Xu Yunjue, the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Baoguo, Zhang Gongyue, the Marquis of Longping, Li Zushu, the Marquis of Linhuai, Sun Weicheng, the Marquis of Huaining, Tang Guozuo, the Marquis of Lingbi, Liu Zuochang, the Marquis of Anyuan, Xu Hongjue, the Marquis of Yongchang, Deng Wenyu, the Marquis of Dingyuan, Chang Yingjun, the Bo of Xiangcheng, Zou Cunyi, the Bo of Daxing, Liu Yunji, the Bo of Ningjin, the Yiyuan of Nanhe, the Bo of Dongning, Jiao Mengxiong, the Bo of Ancheng, Zhang Guocai, the Bo of Luozhong, Huang Jiuding, and the Bo of Chengan, Guo Zuoyong, etc.

It can be said that all the powerful figures in the entire Nanjing City are waiting for his arrival here. Such a shrouded welcoming ceremony, I am afraid that only when the emperor himself arrives, there are such specifications. Even if the first assistant of the cabinet arrives, there is no such specification. Because, the head of the cabinet can only govern the civil official group, and there is no binding force on the eunuch system and the lord and magnate system.

"Will Zhang Zhun attack now?"

"When will Jang Jon attack?"

"Where will Zhang Zhun's main direction of attack be?"

This is the main question that haunts the minds of the various elites.

It's a pity that they never saw Zhang Zhun's shadow. Zhang Zhun's cannon is still bombarding Nanjing City. The bursts of cannon fire seemed to mock their cowardice, cowardice, and incompetence. However, Zhang Zhun, who they were waiting for, never appeared. It seems that Zhang Zhun has quietly disappeared.

Zhang Zhun, where the hell is he?

Zhang Yixian, Ma Shiying, and Zhao Zhilong, you look at me, I look at you, but there is no answer. However, they can be sure that Zhang Zhun did not leave the surroundings of Nanjing City. Yes, they could feel the heavy pressure that Jang Zhun had put on them. Zhang Zhun is still nearby.

The question is, where is Zhang Zhun exactly?

…… After evacuating the cannon range of Lion Rock, Zhang Zhun and the others returned to the river.

In addition to the soldiers who were responsible for continuing to fire artillery, the other units of the Tiger Ben Army were all withdrawn. The last to return was the sniper team led by Liu Jixiang. When Zhang Zhun asked, he learned that they actually ran to Xuanwu Lake. It turned out that Feng Wei's sniper team accidentally caught Shi Kefa, and Liu Jixiang also wanted to follow suit and also capture a member of the Ming army. However, unfortunately, when they came to Xuanwu Lake, they found that the surrounding area was empty, and there was no one left.

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said with a smile: "Isn't this nonsense? There is a war going on outside, who dares to come out to play in Xuanwu Lake? Don't you want to die? ”

Of course, Liu Jixiang and they are not completely without gains. In the process of retreating from Xuanwu Lake, they caught a Ming cavalry who ran out of the city near the Shence Gate. Liu Jixiang shot over and knocked the other party off the horse. Behind this cavalryman, they found a bamboo tube containing letters. Unfortunately, none of them knew how to read, and they felt that the letter might be important, so they rushed back.

"This is a distress document sent by Nanjing City to Yangzhou Mansion."

After reading the letter, Zhang Zhun said slowly.

The content of the document is mainly to request the salt merchants in Yangzhou Mansion to quickly send Yanding to Nanjing City to help fight and disperse Zhang Zhun. The salt merchants in Yangzhou City are rich enough to rival the country, for their own safety, but also to protect the needs of official salt, they have a lot of salt under their hands, and their equipment is quite good. Because these salt soldiers usually have higher salaries and more benefits, their fighting surnames are higher than those of the ordinary Ming army. Therefore, when Ma Shiying and others mobilized reinforcements, they took these salts into account.

There must be more than one distress document sent out in Nanjing. In other words, although Liu Jixiang intercepted a messenger from the Ming army, the other messengers could safely deliver the letter to Yangzhou. Therefore, if there is no accident, the salt merchants in Yangzhou should send Yanding to participate in the war. As for when these salts will depart, and how many people there are, it is impossible to speculate for the time being.

In fact, in addition to the salt merchants in Yangzhou, Nanjing City should have also sent documents asking for help to other regions. In the area around Nanjing, there are still many garrisons. For example, not far to the west of the Taiping Mansion (i.e., Dangtu), there is a relatively strong Jianyang Guard. After receiving the distress document, Jianyangwei should also send troops. It is believed that in a few days, all kinds of troops will gather around the city of Nanjing. However, by the time they arrived, Zhang Zhun had already taken the troops and flew away.

"Your Excellency...... We...... Just withdraw like that? ”

Zhang Youcai obviously asked a little unwillingly.

Zhou Yanyu, Fang He, Liu Dong and others were all listening attentively on the side, waiting for Zhang Zhun's decision. To be honest, they are indeed unwilling to go back like this. The reason is very simple, it doesn't seem to have been very enjoyable! After all, the Ming army is not a Tartar, and it is not strong enough to fight!

"Are you willing to leave now?"

Zhang Zhun asked rhetorically with a smile.

Zhang Youcai and the others all licked their lips vigorously. Of course, they were reluctant to retreat like this, but their numbers were indeed too small to attack the city of Nanjing. Since it was impossible to attack the city of Nanjing, it had to withdraw. Otherwise, what are you doing here? Waiting for the Ming army to come from all directions, surround themselves?

Zhang Zhun smiled incomprehensibly and said deeply: "Although we can't enter Nanjing City, we can still surround Nanjing City!" ”

Fang He asked curiously, "My lord, how can we surround Nanjing City?" ”

Zhang Zhun said confidently: "The whole city of Nanjing has been under martial law, and all the city gates have been closed!" I now ask you, go to each city gate, and let off guns from time to time, to scare and scare them! If you have good marksmanship and can take down one or two enemies on the walls, that's even better! ”

Zhang Youcai's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "They must have thought that we have reinforcements coming." I think they're going to be so nervous that they can't even sleep. ”

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "That's right, it is to create an illusion for the enemy." No matter what they think, anyway, just don't let them out of town. As for whether they can sleep or not, that's their problem, we don't care. ”

The officers were intrigued.

With less than 300 people, besiege Nanjing City, such an idea was only thought of by Zhang Zhun. Attacking Nanjing City, the Tiger Ben Army was indeed overwhelmed, but it was completely possible to block a few city gates. Each gate is equipped with a dozen people, and with snipers, it can be easily done. As long as the defenders in the city can't get out of the city, and even the spies don't dare to go out of the city, they will definitely make a lot of wrong judgments. Anyway, true and false, false and real, so that the defenders in the city cannot judge the real situation, and the Tiger Ben army has more opportunities.

Zhang Zhun continued: "Time! 3 days only! Three days later, all the troops must return to the Waijinchuan Gate! No matter what changes occur in the city of Nanjing during these three days, we must retreat! ”

Zhang Youcai and others all said in unison: "Okay! ”

Zhang Zhun said: "When fighting outside, we must pay more attention to discipline and not tarnish the image of our Tiger Army." I won't emphasize this, you must strictly enforce it. Otherwise, the punishment will be severe! ”

Zhang Youcai and others said that there was no problem.

Zhang Zhun immediately assigned the tasks of each unit. Among them, Zhou Yanyu's team is responsible for Chaoyang Gate, Zhengyang Gate, and Taiping Gate in the east of the city. Zhang Youcai's team is responsible for Tongji Gate, Jubao Gate, and Sanshan Gate in the south of the city. Fang He's team is responsible for the Dinghuai Gate, Shicheng Gate, and Qingliang Gate in the west of the city. Liu Dong's team is responsible for the Tiefeng Gate, Zhongfu Gate, Jinchuan Gate, and Shence Gate in the north of the city. As for the ten sniper groups, they are mobile and where there is a situation, they go to reinforcements.

"Do you get it?"

Zhang Zhun said slowly.

"Got it!"

The officers replied aloud.

"Okay, let's go and get ready!"

Zhang Zhun waved his hand and said.

The officers dispersed and went to the battlefield separately.

Blockading the entire city of Nanjing with 300 people was a big challenge, and everyone felt very excited. In the history of ancient China, I am afraid there is no such precedent for warfare! The suspicious tactics are suspected to the point that there are only less than 300 people, which is unprecedented. However, isn't it because there has never been such a precedent before that everyone feels novel?

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Soon, the various squads, as well as the various sniper teams, arrived at the designated positions. The sporadic gunshots rang out continuously. The soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army, close to the city gate, kept firing at a distance of about thirty or forty zhang. The Ming army at the head of the city, if you are not careful, will be hit by a sudden Mini bullet.

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

"Tom tom!"

The defenders at the head of the city did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly fired back with artillery.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

At the same time, they continue to fire arquebuses outside, regardless of whether they can hit the enemy or not. All the officers of the defending army, demanding that their soldiers shoot constantly. On the one hand, it is to prevent the enemy from approaching, and on the other hand, it is purely to embolden yourself.

The people in Nanjing, hiding at home, heard the sound of gunfire coming from all directions, and became even more panicked. In fact, these gunshots were all issued by the defenders themselves, and there were very few gunshots from the Tiger Army. However, for ordinary people, how can they tell whether it is the enemy or the defenders' own gunfire? When they heard such heavy gunfire, they had only one judgment, and that was that there were many enemies outside the city!

The same is true of the Qinhuai River next to the city of Nanjing. Whether it is Ji Yuqing or Gu Hengbo, the news received is that Zhang Zhun's troops are launching a fierce attack on Nanjing City from all directions. Ji Yuqing was naturally more and more surprised and unbelievable, but Gu Hengbo was more and more mixed feelings, and more and more annoyed Zhang Zhun.

"There are enemies in Chaoyangmen!"

"There are enemies in Zhengyangmen!"

"There are enemies in Taipingmen!"

"There are enemies in the Treasure Gate!"

…… Countless pieces of information have been gathered here to Ma Shiying.

Ma Shiying's head was as big as a fight, and his face was gray.

In order to show their bravery, the defenders of the various gates used words such as 3,000 and 5,000 to measure the number of enemies in the information they sent. There were even gates that reported that there were tens of thousands of enemies in front of them. The combined number of enemies reported by more than a dozen city gates is more than 80,000! Although Ma Shiying knew that there was a lot of moisture in it, she couldn't help but be frightened. God, even if there is 90% water in it, it is a terrible thing!

It's over!

This time it's really over!

Nanjing City is completely finished this time!

Ma Shiying suddenly felt dizzy and fell unconscious on the spot.

…… After all the manpower was dispatched, there were only ten snipers left on Zhang Zhun's side for the time being. However, Zhang Zhun was not worried about any accidents at all. In three days, it was absolutely impossible for the city of Nanjing to mobilize reinforcements. Fuhai and Ninghai are anchored on the river, and he can go at any time. Unless Zheng Zhilong's fleet arrives, it is possible to pose a real threat to Zhang Zhun.

However, Zheng Zhilong, who was far away in Fujian, received the message for help for at least three days. Mobilize the fleet and prepare for the north, at least three days. It will take at least two days for the fleet to arrive at the mouth of the Yangtze River from Fujian, when the north wind is howling now. In other words, under the best circumstances, Zheng Zhilong's fleet would not be able to reach the mouth of the Yangtze River until eight days later.

Zhang Zhun stayed in Nanjing City for three days, and then left quickly, and Zheng Zhilong couldn't even catch his hair. Unless Zheng Zhilong goes to attack Fushan City. Otherwise, Zhang Zhun didn't need to meet Zheng Zhilong at all. However, even if he met Zheng Zhilong, Zhang Zhun didn't care about it, he had two or three thousand tiger guns under his command, even if Zheng Zhilong came out of the nest and wanted to go ashore, it would be impossible.

Haha, besieging Nanjing City with 300 people, when it comes to future history books, it should also be a big book, right? I believe that all the adults in Nanjing City, after learning the real situation, will not dare to say that they only have a few hundred people. Because then, it is not his face that is accurate, but their own face.

Back on Fuhai, Zhang Zhun had a smile on his face, his expression was happy and relaxed.

Yang Guohua and Zhou Zhengyu said with some regret: "My lord, what should we do with the navy?" ”

The other units of the Tiger Ben Army have their own affairs, and the navy can only watch the excitement, and they are also a little unwilling. We've got to do something, right? Otherwise, it's not a matter to wait on the shore with a blank eye! It's a shame to waste your time!

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly, and said with longing: "Next to Nanjing City, isn't there the most famous Qinhuai River?" We will drive the battleship into the Qinhuai River! There are beautiful paintings on the Qinhuai River, and we have heroic warships! We want to cruise the Qinhuai River in full gear! ”

(To be continued)