Zhao Chengxiao was fighting while he saw that the formation of his own square had been formed, and he gave an order to the seventeen companions beside him, and slowly retreated to the middle of the formation.

Seeing that the enemy army did not show its defeat and began to retreat, the Lingnan army couldn't help but be a little suspicious, but they didn't have time to think about it, and immediately pasted it, but what was waiting for them was a cold steel shield and a sharp iron anchor - a few Lingnan soldiers who rushed in front were pierced through the abdomen and chest by the iron anchor in the blink of an eye.

This kind of tactic, the Lingnan Army had seen it on the previous voyage, and it had also suffered the loss of this tactic, and today when it saw the old tricks of the officers and soldiers repeating themselves, they were a little panicked in their hearts, and instinctively immediately stopped the attack and retreated slightly. While the infantry of the Lingnan Army was retreating, the archers did not stop, and took advantage of the opportunity of their own infantry to disengage with the enemy and began to shoot arrows at Zhao Chengxiao and them.

However, the three words "when the arrow battalion" is not called in vain, it is born to resist the enemy's arrows, even though the Lingnan Army's soft arrows are dense, but they can't hurt half a hair of the "Dangya battalion", not to mention the infantry and crossbowmen hiding behind them.

Zhao Chengxiao, who was in the queue, saw that after this back and forth, the front had stabilized, and he was immediately full of confidence, and beckoned his brothers to move forward slowly.

At this point in the progress of the war, the debris that was originally set up on the dock by the Lingnan Army to block the enemy's landing force actually became Zhao Chengxiao's best cover.

I saw that they relied on the terrain to disperse a large array of 200 people, and gathered in small formations in groups of three or five, still interspersed among the broken walls and rocks according to the method of the big shield in front, the spear in the back, and the crossbowman beside them, and attacked the Lingnan Army reactionarily.

Emperor Zheng Rong, who was watching the battle from the side of the ship, was stunned by this scene - he didn't expect these people under Qiu Yi to be so good at fighting, with only two hundred men and horses, they would fight the enemy army that had been prepared early, waited for battle, and had superior troops so passively, such a battle result, even the royal forest guards under their own hands might not be able to achieve it - and their own men and horses, seeing that now, have not lost a single person!

The battle situation on the wharf of Yanziji was also seen by Qiu Yizhi - at this time, he had forgotten to pretend to be deaf and dumb, for fear that the reinforcements of the Lingnan Army would come from Jinling City, and with ten or a hundred times the advantage of troops, he would drive these pro-soldiers under his command down the Yangtze River.

So he hurriedly said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the enemy's defense is flawed, and now the space above the Yanziji pier is enough to arrange reinforcements, and I also ask the emperor to order the victory to attack, and not to lose the fighter!" Somehow, Qiu Yi's words suddenly took on a pleading tone.

When Emperor Zheng Rong heard this, he pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind and shouted: "Spread my will, the whole army will disembark and attack, and drive the rebels out of Jinling!" ”

As soon as Zheng Rong's words fell, an officer in charge of transmitting his will had already spread his will throughout the fleet.

When the troops received the holy decree, they immediately took action, and several large ships that were slightly smaller than Li Shengjie's flagship "squeaked and squeaked" slowly moved, and successively leaned next to the Yanziji wharf, and countless officers and soldiers on board swarmed down from the ships through soft ladders, gangplanks, and other objects.

The morale of these court officers and soldiers was high, and as soon as they stepped on the ground and had just stabilized their minds, they became a group with the Lingnan army, and gradually gained the upper hand, while the reinforcements behind them were still landing from the ship.

On the side of the Lingnan Army, Yanziji Wharf, which was originally thought to be able to hold on for a long time, was defeated by only one wave of attacks by the official army, and its morale had fallen to the bottom. And Zheng Gui, the most warlike king of Lingnan in the Lingnan army, was being detained in the hands of the imperial court at this time, and no one could come forward to clean up the war situation.

In this way, the disadvantages of the Lingnan army became more and more obvious, and the advantages of the officers and troops became more and more obvious, and the morale of the Lingnan army finally collapsed after less than an hour of bloody fighting-I don't know who in the army was the first to leave the team, and then the other soldiers also left the team. In the blink of an eye, the defense line of the Lingnan Army, which had been fully prepared and had a great superiority in troops, suddenly collapsed like a river embankment that had been soaked in floods for several days and nights and seemed to be foolproof on the surface, trampling each other and retreating towards Jinling City.

Seeing such a situation, Qiu Yizhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and returned to Zheng Rong and said: "Your Majesty, Yanziji Wharf has been taken by our army!" ”

The so-called victory can cover up many contradictions.

In today's situation of such a complete victory, Zheng Rong also forgot the unhappiness caused by Qiu Yizhi's use of artillery, and said with praise: "These sergeants under Yizhi are really experienced in a hundred battles and are extraordinary. Today's victory will be rewarded. With today's great victory, our army will be able to attack calmly in accordance with the established strategy and quickly take Jinling City. ”

Qiu Yizhi was happy to see that the emperor was happy, only when he had just sent out the ignorant karmic fire, which came and went quickly, so he didn't take it to heart, and after thanking Zhao Chengxiao, he proposed: "Your Majesty, our army is like a broken bamboo, and the Lingnan rebels are bound to be in chaos, and the emperor should quickly order the whole army to land and advance quickly, so that the entire city can be captured as soon as possible." ”

Zheng Rong was still thinking while listening, but Zhong Likuang walked up to him and said, "Your Majesty, what Yi Zhi said is very in line with the art of war, please give an order." ”

Zheng Rong listened, but said: "I am worried about the defeat of the enemy army, but it is a plan to lure the enemy deeper, in case there is another ambush in the city, our army is not prepared, wouldn't it be caught off guard by the enemy?" It's better to wait and see, and then be safe. What's more, our army's strength is not yet fully in place, except for the more than 10,000 elite soldiers who have arrived here with me, the main force is still in Jiangbei and has not been ferried......"

Qiu Yizhi knew that what the emperor said was not necessarily wrong, but he thought in his heart: his father-in-law, Emperor Zheng Rong, is also a person who is proficient in military strategy, and the enemy army has retreated in a disorderly manner, and it does not look like there is a backup move, and now that our army is in a new victory, as long as we invest enough and enough troops, even if the enemy army does some small means and tricks, it can be easily solved - therefore, instead of patrolling in the small land of Yanziji Wharf, it is really better to immediately wave the army to attack the city, and would rather pay a certain price, It is also necessary to attack Jinling City.

Although Qiu Yizhi's mind was clear, he didn't know why the emperor hesitated at this critical juncture, and he seemed to be a little afraid that the emperor had started the nameless fire again, and he didn't know how to advise for a while.

However, Zhong Li Kuang opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is a scholar who does not understand military affairs, but he also went north with the emperor to attack the Turks. I remember that in the battle of Mantou Mountain, the emperor's men were only thousands of men and horses, and in the face of the siege of tens of thousands of elite horsemen that Piximi had prepared, he was still able to annihilate his main force and retreat with his whole body...... Today, our army is in good time, place, and people, the leader of the Lingnan rebels was captured, and the rest are clowns, even if there are really any tricks, as soon as the emperor's heavenly soldiers arrive, they will inevitably fall apart. I also asked the emperor to issue an order to attack the city, so that Wei Chen could see with his own eyes the heroic scene of our army winning more with less and being like a bamboo. ”

In Zhong Likuang's words, there was both persuasion and encouragement, and by the way, he recalled the past events of the battle of Mantou Mountain, and Qiu Yizhi couldn't help nodding his head, and admired his master very much-it is really ginger mustard's nature, old and spicy!

Emperor Zheng Rong was persuaded by Zhong Li Kuang, as if recalling the scene when he personally led the army across the territory, and the passion that was almost exhausted by the complicated government affairs finally burned, and said: "Mr. Zhong Li said it well! Tell all the commanders of the army to come to this ship, the strategy of using troops in Jiangbei is too slow, and I will redeploy. ”

However, after the move, more than a dozen generals received the holy decree and gathered on Li Shengjie's ship.

Due to the urgency of the military situation, Zheng Rong ordered his subordinates to spread out the map of Jinling City on the deck, took an empty scabbard himself, pointed at the map, and casually told which general led how many men and horses, from where to kill, where to kill, where to stop, and so on.

Zheng Rong is worthy of being the general prince who also crisscrossed the northern frontier back then, and temporarily changed - and if the speed of the offensive was accelerated - the established plan suddenly became clear under his guidance, although the generals who obeyed the order were still a little vague about the overall battle plan, but their tasks were already very clear.

I only heard Zheng Rong throw the empty scabbard in his hand onto the deck, and shouted: "Do you understand?" ”

The generals replied in unison: "The last general understands!" ”

Seeing that Zheng Rong nodded with satisfaction, he said: "This battle is very smooth, and what is important is the word 'fast'. Now that you have a clear plan, you must act quickly, and you must act according to my orders, and if you delay the fighters, you will not be spared! ”

All the generals agreed in unison: "The last general understands!" ”

"Good!" Zheng Rong said, "Also, Jinling is the land of smoke and powder of the Six Dynasties, although the army will inevitably disturb the people, it cannot harm the people, otherwise it will not be forgiven by military law!" With that, he waved his hand and ordered the generals to immediately lead the army according to the strategy that had just been set.

Most of these generals were born in the old Youyan Dao, and after following the emperor into Beijing, they rarely had the opportunity to go into battle. When they heard the order, they immediately made peace with their soldiers, landed from the ship in order to the Yanziji wharf, which had been pinched in the hands of the imperial officials, and after a few words, they followed the instructions of Emperor Zheng Rong, or broke through along the main road opposite the wharf, or drilled into the path next to the main road, or followed the direction of the Jinling city wall—a group of men and horses, like a stream, disappeared from sight with unusual speed and agility.

Qiu Yizhi looked energetic on the boat, and hurriedly said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, all the troops have moved, and Weichen is quite familiar with the terrain of this city, and I also ask the emperor to order me to lead a group of men and horses into the city to fight." ”

Emperor Zheng Rong was in a good mood, and he smiled and quipped: "The first batch of soldiers who came with me have all been dispatched, so I must always have some men and horses around me, right?" If you leave, won't you make me a bare-bones emperor? ”

Qiu Yizhi heard this, but he couldn't understand: now that the Lingnan army has been beaten without temper, it is too late to defend it, where will the troops come to recapture the dock and attack the dragon boat; Moreover, Zheng Rong is now on the ship, in addition to Li Shengjie and his sailors, there are more than 300 Royal Forest troops on the ship, and when they encounter a small force, these horses are enough to deal with; Taking a few steps back, even if a large number of enemy troops are attacked, as long as Li Shengjie sails the dragon boat away from the dock, it can still ensure the safety of the emperor - this so-called "bare-pole emperor" does not exist, and it is not a big deal.

Just as he was about to argue, he saw that Zheng Rong had asked someone to put a dragon chair on the deck, paced slowly to the side of the chair, sat down comfortably, and began to close his eyes and recuperate.

If you go forward at this time and interrupt the emperor's rest, then you will be guilty of driving in shock, and your reason will become unreasonable......