Wei Zheng's idea was good, and he took advantage of the greed for life and fear of death of many ministers in the imperial court to force Chongzhen to open the gate of Nanjing.

However, what Wei Zheng didn't expect was that in Nanjing City, all the powerful ministers who were greedy for life and afraid of death had secretly left Nanjing City with Chongzhen a day ago.

At this moment, the ministers who remained in Nanjing City were either important ministers who were loyal to the imperial court and were not afraid of death, or ordinary ministers who were greedy for life and afraid of death but did not have much power.

After the threat of Wei Zheng spread in the city of Nanjing, two days passed, and there was no movement.

Faced with this situation, not only Wang Feng felt incomprehensible, but Wei Zheng, who was across the river from Nanjing City, was also very incomprehensible.

And at this moment, a piece of information that was hand-copied from the imperial court was directly sent to Wei Zheng.

It turned out that the first assistant of the imperial cabinet, who received the threat of Wei Zheng, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, not only did not hide this matter, but announced this matter to more than 100,000 soldiers on the Yangtze River defense line in the form of a holy decree. And in the holy decree, in the name of Chongzhen, everyone was assured that the court swore to live and die with the front-line soldiers.

In this way, the threat of Wei Zheng not only did not play its due role, but also helped the imperial court and severely boosted the low morale of more than 100,000 soldiers on the Yangtze River defense line......"

Looking at the information in his hand, Wei Zheng's first reaction was shock, and then, a suspicious expression appeared on his face.

After handing the information to Zhao Yun, he asked with an incredulous face: "When did those people in the imperial court become so backbone, and they are not even afraid of death!" It's so unexpected and hard to believe......"

After speaking. Wei Zheng shifted his gaze to Sun Chengzong. He asked with a look of suspicion: "Chief of Staff." So far, has there been any movement in the city of Nanjing...... I don't believe that so many people in the imperial court, overnight, all of them have become not afraid of death......"

For this result, Sun Chengzong was also full of doubts. However, when he thought of the news that the internal guards came out of Nanjing City, he still had to admit this fact.

Under Wei Zheng's questioning. Hurriedly replied: "Lord Wang, our threat still has a certain effect. Since yesterday, the city of Nanjing has been in chaos, and even the garrison of Nanjing City has been drawn thousands of people to maintain the stability of the city of Nanjing......"

"So far, more than a dozen ministers of the imperial court have been directly exterminated by Chongzhen because of the turmoil...... Under the suppression of such iron-fisted methods, no matter how bold other ministers are, they can only hide their ......"

"I see, that's ......," Wei Zheng's face finally showed a look of sudden realization.

Then, he continued: "Now look away, Chongzhen, this rabbit. At the critical juncture of life and death, we were really forced to hurry. And it's starting to bite......"

However, what Wei Zheng didn't expect was that the initiator of what happened in front of him was not Emperor Chongzhen in his mouth, but the cabinet chief assistant who swore allegiance to the Ming Dynasty to the death, and killed decisively.

Of course, Wei Zheng doesn't need to be clear about the facts.

Looking at Wei Zheng and forcing Chongzhen to surrender is the most ideal outcome of this decisive battle.

Since there is no way to achieve this ideal ending, Wei Zheng can only end this decisive battle through battle.

Immediately, an unprecedented expression of firmness appeared on Wei Zheng's face.

Then, he decided to Sun Chengzong: "Since Chongzhen does not open the city gate and surrenders...... Then we will lay down the city of Nanjing. As long as we take the city of Nanjing, the more than 100,000 new imperial troops on the Yangtze River defense line will lose their spiritual support, and thus lose the courage to continue fighting......"

"When the time comes, without us attacking, more than 100,000 new imperial army will collapse on its own......"

"It's just that when the time comes, my Tiger and Leopard Army will have to spend a lot of energy to eliminate these new imperial army that collapsed on the battlefield and completely take the Jiangnan ......."

"Summoned Wang Feng to immediately launch an attack on the city of Nanjing...... This king really wants to see how Chongzhen, the rabbit, bites people after being forced to be anxious...... Tell Wang Feng that by this time tomorrow, regardless of whether Nanjing City is taken or not, this king will see a detailed battle report......"

It's still Wei Zheng's sentence that a rabbit will bite when it's urgent, not to mention that Nanjing City, which has a garrison of 20,000 troops, is not a rabbit.

Originally, I thought that with the powerful artillery fire of the First Army, even if I couldn't take Nanjing City, I could always take the outer city wall.

However, what Wei Zheng didn't expect was that the First Army not only did not take the outer city wall, but even the outer city wall did not touch.

As the capital of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, the sturdiness of the city wall of Nanjing is not much to say.

20,000 defenders, although not much...... However, the Nanjing City Weapons Division and the Armory have stored a large number of red-coated cannons......

Together with the red-coated cannons that the defenders had already set up on the city walls, there were still five hundred.

Therefore, the whole day of the First Army's attack on the city of Nanjing was an artillery battle with the defenders.

Although the heavy artillery of the First Army had the advantage of range, the defenders had a numerical advantage in the redcoat cannons.

After an unprecedented artillery battle, the First Army successfully destroyed more than 200 redcoat cannons of the defenders, although it lost more than half of its heavy artillery. However, it was still unable to suppress the artillery fire of the defenders on the attacking troops, covering the attacking troops to rush to the foot of the city wall of Nanjing and blow up the city wall.

Looking at Wei Zheng, who was silent in front of him because he underestimated the combat effectiveness of the defenders of Nanjing City, Sun Chengzong, the chief of staff, could only speak: "Lord Wang, look at it now, Nanjing City can't be defeated......

"I suggest that the tactics be changed immediately...... besiege the city of Nanjing without attacking it, as long as it is guaranteed that the imperial court does not leave the city of Nanjing...... As for the remaining main force of the First Army, they immediately went to the Yangtze River defense line, and from behind the new army of the imperial court, they tore a hole in the Yangtze River defense line......"

"As long as we are fast enough, we can kill the strength of an army from the breakthrough before the new army of the imperial court reacts."

"At that time, we will have almost 40,000 troops on the south bank of the Yangtze River to mobilize......

"40,000 soldiers, one man and one war horse, as long as the speed is fast enough...... Even if you can't block all the more than 100,000 new imperial troops on the Yangtze River defense line, you can still block most of the ......"

Judging from the current battle situation, Chief of Staff Sun Chengzong's proposal is undoubtedly the best choice for the Haw Par Army at present.

Therefore, after only a short period of contemplation, the silent Wei Zheng gave Sun Chengzong an affirmative answer......

"Yes, just do as the chief of staff said...... Chief of Staff, you immediately choose a landing site, this time, we can only win, not lose ......"

When the Haw Par Army carefully laid out the upper and lower levels, preparing to launch a final attack on the Yangtze River defense line.

Chongzhen and a group of ministers have left Nanjing City for two or three hundred miles. According to the original reminder of the cabinet chief, Emperor Chongzhen had to bypass the county seat whenever he encountered it along the way, as long as he was escorted by hundreds of personal guards, it was a victory to successfully reach the southwest.

However, as they got farther and farther away from Nanjing City, those ministers who left with Chongzhen, in order to have more living capital, directly forgot the repeated explanations of the first assistant of the cabinet. (To be continued......)