Qiu Yi thought of the scene when he was in Youyan Road, when he talked about everything with this father-in-law, and occasionally played a little trick, and compared with the scene of today's serious words and having to pick a time, he felt like a world away.

He really wanted to find someone to vent his depression in his heart, but among the people he knew - this thought was of course not something that the emperor could tell; Master Zhongli Kuang was busy assisting the counselor and could not be disturbed at will; The father and daughter of the Wei Chi family are responsible for protecting the emperor and cannot take half a step away; Li Shengjie is still a stunned young man who doesn't understand human feelings; Although Lin Shuhan had also crossed the river, he was arranged on another boat by himself; As for Wen Lingjiao and Yiran's two daughters, they don't know where they are at the ends of the world......

When Qiu Yizhi was muttering in vain, Zhao Chengxiao under the ship sent a "black-necked toad" to ask Qiu Yizhi about his next move.

Qiu Yizhi knew that this "black-necked toad" had a loud voice, lest he shout and scare the emperor, so he quickly regained his mind and whispered to him: "Don't speak, go and call Zhao Chengxiao to come up, I have something to say." ”

Although this "black-necked toad" is resolute, he is a person who has no idea, and after listening to Qiu Yizhi's order, he didn't say a word, so he hurriedly got off the boat and invited Zhao Chengxiao up.

Zhao Chengxiao saw Qiu Yizhi's face and immediately asked: "My lord, the morale of our army is high, and there is no damage to the soldiers and horses, why don't you order to take advantage of the victory to pursue?" ”

With Qiu Yizhi's current status, even Zhao Chengxiao has some things to say and some things to say, so he has to explain: "The emperor has an order for me to wait on the dock to escort him." You will command the brothers to be stationed on the Yanziji pier, and you must not leave without permission, you know? ”

Zhao Chengxiao was a little puzzled by such an order, but he knew that Qiu Yizhi's words and actions must have his reasons, so he had to agree, and then climbed off the boat.

Without the emperor's will, Qiu Yizhi didn't dare to talk nonsense, let alone leave the ship without permission, so he could only lie on the side of the boat and watch the movement under the boat. He was even more relieved to see that none of the soldiers in the formation had lost a single one, except for a few minor injuries, so he simply moved an empty box on the deck, and sat down, wondering what he was thinking.

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The offensive of the officers and troops under the ship was unusually smooth.

Zheng Rong sent several soldiers and horses to attack the Lingnan Army by taking advantage of the victory. The generals who led the army gave full play to the tradition of the old Youyan Dao army's combat flexibility, and attacked the defenders who blocked the road if they could, and found another fork in the road to bypass the general if they could not attack. The Lingnan Army did arrange some traps and ambushes in the city, but the actions of the officers and troops were not limited to the gains and losses of one room and one house, and when the battle was slightly unfavorable, they immediately retreated and detoured, preferring to maintain high-speed maneuvering and interspersing rather than engage in fierce battles with the enemy.

The reason why the official army moved so quickly was that the emperor personally deployed to take the lead in sealing Jinling City, so although there were about 20 men and horses dispatched, there were only three targets - that is, the three gates of Jinling City facing east, south and west respectively.

After about two or three hours, the officials and soldiers finally occupied all the three gates of Jinling, and quickly eliminated all the small number of troops deployed by the Lingnan Army on the city wall, and then controlled the Jinling city wall in their hands.

At this point, although the number of troops landed by the imperial court was still at a disadvantage compared to the defenders of the Lingnan Army in Jinling City, with these inferior forces, under the guidance of correct tactics, the Lingnan Army inside and outside the city was successfully separated, and a situation of closing the door and fighting the dog had been formed.

When the battle report came in the city, Zheng Rong was overjoyed, thinking that Zheng Yu had been blocked in Jinling City by himself, and as long as he searched carefully, he could be caught, and the rebellion of the Lingnan King would be pacified in one fell swoop.

Originally, Zheng Yu was indeed in Jinling City, but coincidentally, early yesterday morning, Zheng Yu heard information that in addition to the intention of landing in the direction of Jinling, the official army was also preparing to attack Zhenjiang and Jiangyin at the same time. Therefore, he thought that Jinling City had been prepared for a long time, and even if the imperial court attacked it in a big way, it might not be able to take it quickly, so he left Jinling and rushed to Jiangyin the day before the spring equinox, that is, the day of the southward attack agreed between the emperor and his two sons.

It was this unintentional act that saved Zheng Yu's life. And now the only one who commands the battle in the city is the old general Sun Hao.

Sun Haonai is a member of the Lingnan Palace, and he pays the most attention to stability and solidity in commanding operations, but lacks the ability to respond to emergencies. If according to Zheng Rong's original idea - after occupying the Yanziji Wharf, wait for the arrival of the main force in Jiangbei first, and then make further actions after observation - then Sun Hao is a little sluggish to deal with it, but with his combat experience, he can deploy calmly, even if he still fails in the end, he may not be able to hold out for a while.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Rong listened to Zhong Likuang and Qiu Yizhi's advice, and after a sudden attack, he actually relied on a small number of troops to take down the entire Jinling City.

If Zheng Gui, the king of Lingnan, was still in the army at this moment, he might be able to immediately judge the situation and implement corresponding countermeasures: either rely on the strength of the crowd and immediately organize a counteroffensive; Or simply leave Jinling, carry the looted gold, silver, money and grain, and break through.

But Sun Hao had neither such a reaction, nor such courage, he only knew that this Jinling City was the pillar of Jiangnan Province, and once it was lost in his own hands, it would be difficult for the Lingnan Army to occupy Jiangnan again. So out of this consideration, Sun Hao could only send an order to go down, asking the defenders everywhere in the city, strictly guarding the key points, and waiting for Zheng Yu to transfer troops from other places to come to the rescue.

However, this Jinling City occupies a huge area, and the terrain of the streets and alleys in the city is extremely complicated, and it is difficult to contact and cooperate with each other in the division of troops, which can only leave a good opportunity for the enemy to break through individually.

Emperor Zheng Rong, who personally served as the commander of the former army, knew the truth of "knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent and winning a hundred battles", and constantly sent soldiers who were familiar with the situation in Jinling City to inquire about the situation, and the intelligence news in the city continued to reach his ears.

After knowing that the Lingnan Army was adopting a conservative defensive posture, he strictly ordered his officers and men to continue to hold on to the city wall that had been occupied, and at the same time sent a light boat to urge the Jiangbei army to immediately set sail across the river to participate in the battle.

It is really heaven to help Zheng Rong, in the middle of spring, suddenly there is a cold wave in the north, the north wind is not big or small on the river, the large and small ships that cross the river from north to south, driving this slightly chilly wind, like an arrow from the string, quickly cross the Yangtze River moat, gather under the city of Jinling.

Zheng Rong saw that there were more and more generals and soldiers gathered under his command, and his confidence was getting stronger and stronger, so he gave orders overnight, ordering the soldiers to attack the key points in Jinling City that were still in the hands of the Lingnan Army.

At this time, the number of officers and soldiers was still less than that of the Lingnan Army. However, compared with the conservative and sluggish opponents who only know how to hold on, the officers and troops are extremely flexible in combat, and can often concentrate several times more men and horses than the Lingnan army in a small area. However, due to poor communication and lack of cooperation during the battle, the Lingnan Army could only be separated and surrounded by the officers and troops one by one, fighting on their own.

Such an army, no matter how strong its combat capability is, cannot compete with the forbidden army, which is not as weak as its combat effectiveness, and can only be eliminated one by one.

When most of the Lingnan Army in Jinling City was annihilated, it was less than a day after the emperor's imperial landing, and the Lingnan Army that originally occupied all parts of Jinling City was now only a Jiangnan Provincial Government Yamen still holding on, and it was the top commander of the Lingnan Army in Jinling City - the veteran Sun Hao who commanded it inside.

At this moment, the Daofu Yamen has been surrounded by the officers and regiments, as long as the emperor's holy decree is given, let alone storming in, even the officers and soldiers outside can be trampled on horses and horses, and they can also grind the land of the Daofu Yamen into powder.

However, Zheng Rong intended to buy people's hearts, and heard that Sun Hao was still holding on to the yamen of the provincial government, so he insisted on getting off the ship, wanting to persuade the old general to surrender - after all, Sun Hao has deep qualifications in the Lingnan army, if he can surrender to the imperial court, then the morale of the Lingnan army will inevitably be greatly damaged, and it will be much easier to fight in the future.

At this time, all parts of Jinling City had been swept clean, and Emperor Zheng Rong, under the escort of many soldiers, was able to rest assured and bold, calmly disembarking and rushing to the Taoist Mansion along the slightly cleaned streets.

Since last year, Jinling City has changed hands twice, and after several major battles, it has become quite dilapidated, with ruins and mottled bloodstains everywhere, and even the restaurants and green buildings on the banks of the Qinhuai River, which were originally very lively, are closed and no longer open.

Qiu Yizhi has seen the scene of Jinling City's flower world and burning oil, and when he saw today's cold and dead appearance, he was full of emotion. However, when Emperor Zheng Rong was winning the first battle, the so-called "spring breeze was proud", and he only felt that he had walked on the road for a while, and he had arrived in front of the yamen of Jiangnan Province.

The Daofu Yamen was indeed surrounded by the imperial court officials and soldiers with three layers inside and three layers outside, not to mention a big living person, even a fly and mouse may not be able to enter and exit from the heavy surrounding.

Seeing this, Zheng Rong asked the generals under the command of the former army, then asked someone to erect a flagpole, raise the golden dragon flag, and ordered: "Find someone with a loud voice, call the veteran Sun Hao to come out for me, and I want to talk to him." ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he immediately called the "black-necked toad" and gave a few orders, and then asked the "black-necked toad" to step forward and shout: "By order, pass General Sun Hao to come out and speak!" ”

"Black-necked toad" A broken gong voice was really very loud, and after shouting a few words, he heard an answer from the yamen: "Got it, please wait a while." ”

After about a cup of tea, I saw several Lingnan generals crawling out of the gable next to the main gate of the Yamen, and the first one had a white hair, which was the veteran Sun Hao.

When Zheng Rong was proud, he got up and said loudly: "General Sun, do you still remember me?" I don't know how many years, don't come unharmed? ”

It turned out that Sun Hao had followed the king of Lingnan since he beat Zheng Gui when he was still the prince, so he also met a few times and said a few words to Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, in his early years, so Sun Hao arched his hand and replied: "Your Majesty, please forgive the last general for not being able to give a salute with his armor on his body......

Although Sun Hao has a lot of qualifications, he is a martial artist after all, and after saying this "greeting", he didn't know how to deal with it, and he had nothing to say.

But I heard Emperor Zheng Rong say again: "General Sun is now calling me 'Emperor', and these two words are enough for me to use." What do you think? Nian had a few encounters with me before, so why don't you come down? After you surrender, you will still be your general, and I will not be embarrassed, how about it? I will do what I say, and please rest assured that the old general. ”

The emperor was talking to Sun Hao, but Qiu Yizhi beside him was nervous, and hurriedly ordered his crossbowmen to take position, closely observe whether there are enemy archers and crossbowmen on the gable and prepare to snipe the emperor, and shoot them immediately once they find them.

On the other side, he saw Sun Hao arching his hand and promised: "The emperor speaks, and when he is still the king of Youyan, he is famous all over the world...... There is nothing to worry about at the end of the general......"