Chapter 32: The Destruction of Nanjing (Second Update)
Outside the city of Nanjing.
The autumn wind was bleak, and the yellow leaves were swept up by the wind, swirling in mid-air, falling into the turbid moat, and finally swallowed by the waves.
At this time, the back road of Nanjing City was cut off and had become an isolated island.
An army of 200,000 surrounded the city like an iron barrel.
The dark banner hunting sounded, bringing a burst of slaughter.
Ye Jun was holding a clairvoyant mirror in his hand, and he could clearly see that on the city wall, dozens of red-clothed cannons were standing.
The muzzle of the black hole is like the eyes of a beast, reflecting a fierce light.
These dozens of cannons were originally left by the Ming Dynasty, after all, as the second capital of the Ming Dynasty, the city defense of Nanjing City is still extremely perfect. It's a pity that when the Qing army entered the customs, a group of officials surrendered and surrendered the city of Nanjing.
The cannons on the city of Nanjing did not kill the Manchus, but now aimed their guns at the Han Chinese. It's not a kind of sadness.
It was precisely because of the existence of these dozens of cannons that Ye Jun did not attack for a long time.
After all, these dozens of heavy cannons are the top cannons of this era, and they can blast out more than ten miles. The range of the cannon in Ye Jun's hand is far from this distance, and it is a live target to rush up.
It's not that Ye Jun doesn't have this kind of red-clothed cannon. It's just that this heavy cannon weighs 10,000 catties. They were all used to defend the city. The field simply could not transport such a heavy artillery.
Slowly putting down the clairtelescope in his hand, Ye Jun opened his mouth and asked the entourage beside him: "What?" Geng Jingzhong's gratifying person hasn't come yet? β
"Tell the Holy King that the King of Pingnan and the King of Jingnan have sent people to deliver a letter, saying that their army is already on the way with all its might, but the weather is bad and the speed is really not fast. But they said they would come as fast as they could. β
Bad weather? Could this excuse be a little more fake?
It is now the golden autumn of October, although the weather is getting colder, but the south is still a good season for autumn and cool, and there is no rain, it is a good time to march and fight. It only took half a month for the Shenlong Army to fight from Wuhan to Nanjing, and Geng Jingzhong didn't come from Jiangxi for almost a month? What's not a joke?
You don't have to think about it to know that Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi don't want to participate in this vicious battle. Either they want to see the results of the big war, and whoever wins will take refuge in whomever they want, or they just want to take advantage of the defeat of the Shenlong Army and the Qing Army to come out and make a profit.
If it was someone else, he naturally didn't dare to act rashly at this time, and he had to wait for Geng Jingzhong and them to come and attack the city together, so as to avoid exposing his back to Geng Jingzhong and being made dumplings.
However, Ye Jun had already made arrangements. 50,000 elite soldiers are waiting, if Geng Jingzhong monk dares to play yin,
"Don't wait. Tell the order to get ready for the siege tonight! β
"Yes!"
Soon, the order was passed down.
The commanders of the various departments were impatient to wait, and after receiving the order, they immediately began to arrange the siege plan.
At this time, Ye Jun also found the one-armed Shenni.
"What, you want to infiltrate Nanjing City?" The one-armed god was taken aback.
"Not bad! On the city wall, dozens of red-coated cannons will not be destroyed, and the city of Nanjing will never be breached. I can't and won't fill it with the lives of my men, so I can only sneak into the city and destroy the cannons! β
Subsequently, Ye Jun said his plan.
He planned to sneak into the city through the sewers.
Sewers have existed since ancient times, and even, the sewers in the Warring States Period have been very mature, and in a city as big as Nanjing, the sewers are naturally not small, and it is definitely not a problem to dive into one or two. Moreover, because the sewers could not pass people on a large scale, the defenders of the city would never think of this.
This plan is not bold, nor is it not risky.
Now, there is a lot of rumors in the city of Nanjing, and tens of thousands of Qing troops have guarded the city of Nanjing impenetrable, once they are under siege, it is difficult for even a peerless master to escape.
The one-armed Shenni felt that Ye Jun's plan was like a madman.
However, we also have to admit that there is a real chance of success.
Of course, ordinary people can't do this, even if they destroy one or two cannons, they may be killed by the guards.
However, it is not the same if there are several masters.
Long Er was already pregnant, so it was naturally impossible for Ye Jun to let her take this risk.
Now, there are only a handful of masters in the Shenlong Army, so Ye Jun will come to invite the one-armed Shenni.
The one-armed Shenni had long put life and death aside, otherwise it would not have been possible to assassinate Kangxi several times, seeing that Ye Jun dared to take risks as the Holy King of the Divine Dragon Army, he naturally agreed very happily.
That night, Ye Jun and the one-armed Shenni led more than a dozen experts of the Divine Dragon Sect to sneak into the city of Nanjing.
Ye Jun instructed: "Wait a minute, our soldiers will be divided into three routes, I will go to the south gate, the princess will go to the west gate, and you will go to the north gate." I have already instructed the Shenlong Army to make a feint at the east gate to attract the attention of the Qing soldiers, and we will take advantage of the chaos to destroy the cannons on the other three sides. β
The night was getting thicker and thicker, and except for Ye Jun and Shenni, everyone else changed into the clothes and armor of the Qing army. Although these people have practiced some kung fu, they are not first-class masters like Ye Jun and Shenni, they can come and go freely, and they can only use this as a cover to confuse the public.
When the hour came, a thunderclap exploded outside the city, shattering the silence of the night.
"The traitors are attacking the city, be on alert!"
The terrible screams spread throughout the city, and in an instant, the entire city of Nanjing fell into panic and chaos.
"It's time to do it! Brothers, after you destroy the cannon, flee back to the city with all your might, find a place to hide, and when the city is broken tomorrow, I will reward you for your meritorious deeds! Ye Jun said.
"Don't worry, the Holy King swears to complete the task, as long as he can defeat Qinggou, what is his life?" Since the group dared to come, they were not afraid of death, and they were all heroes.
Looking at the back of this group of people leaving, Ye Jun was very worried, he knew that this group of people had limited kung fu, and it would be difficult to escape once they fell into a siege.
"It's time for us to do it too!"
The one-armed god bowed slightly, his figure flashed, and he dived into the darkness.
Ye Jun also took advantage of the cover of darkness and hurried towards the south gate.
It didn't take long for Ye Jun to come to the north gate.
On the city wall more than ten meters high, people were full of voices at this time, snoring and drinking. Although it was the east gate that was attacked, the south gate also needed to prepare for battle, after all, who knows if the enemy feinted to attack the east gate and sneak attack the other gates?
However, it can be seen that the defenders of the south gate are indeed much less than during the day, and they should be going to support the east gate.
Call......
The night wind blew, the clothes were hunting, and Ye Jun walked out of the darkness.
"Who?"
Soon, a sharp-eyed soldier asked.
"Poof......
An iron nail shot into his brow.
Ye Jun rushed over as fast as lightning, and at the same time, fished out the long knife in his hand before the other party fell to the ground.
"Enemy Attack ......"
Someone exclaimed.
However, in the next second, the voice came abruptly, and the whole person fell to the ground with a bang.
Ye Jun's speed was extremely fast, like a gust of wind, and wherever he passed, the sword light flickered, and the heads flew up.
In the blink of an eye, there were dozens more corpses on the ground.
At this time, Ye Jun also rushed to the cannon on the city wall.
It can be seen that next to the cannon, each wooden box contains gunpowder packs of the same specification.
At this time, it was also convenient for Ye Jun.
Usually, when firing cannons, only one gunpowder bag is needed, and Ye Jun directly stuffed more than a dozen at once.
Rumble!
There was a loud bang in the sky, and Ye Jun felt the city wall under his feet shake fiercely.
Look at that cannon again, it has become a pile of scrap metal.
"Quick, stop him, he's going to destroy the cannon!"
The other Qing soldiers exclaimed in surprise and surrounded them.
Ye Jun didn't fight with them, he jumped overhead more than a dozen people, and rushed to the next cannon.
At this time, there were more and more Qing soldiers on the city wall, which also led to the fact that these people did not dare to release arrows, but made Ye Jun even more unscrupulous.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble......
Clusters of fire exploded on the city wall, and in an instant, the ten red-clothed cannons at the south gate were all scrap metal.
At the same time, there was also a sky-high fire and a loud noise from the west gate, which should have been done by the one-armed god and nun.
Only the north gate has not moved.
Ye Jun frowned, and the defenders who rushed up smiled coldly and said, "I won't play with you anymore!" β
Immediately, he jumped off the city wall.
But instead of going out of the city, he returned to the city, and in a few leaps, he melted into the night.
In order to rush to the north gate as quickly as possible, Ye Jun jumped directly on the roof of the city, and along the way, many defenders also discovered him, but how could he catch up with his speed?
At Ye Jun's current speed, he ran with all his might, faster than a horse. There were horses in the city, but the streets were winding and winding, and they couldn't run.
So, soon, Ye Jun rushed to the north gate.
At this time, on the wall of the north gate, there was already a bloody battle.
Although a dozen brothers of the Divine Dragon Sect destroyed a cannon, they also fell into a siege, and at this time more than a dozen people were already half dead.
However, there is still no retreat.
"Poof......
A spear pierced the back of a Dragon Cult brother. As a result, before he died, the man gritted his teeth and stuffed the torch into the barrel of the cannon.
Rumble!
The chamber of the cannon exploded, tearing this man and the surrounding Qing troops to pieces.
Ye Jun's eyes were split, and he rushed over with a roar.
"Deathβ"
The sound of killing sounded, and a spear flew sideways, and after piercing a Qing soldier, it was castrated, and directly strung five or six people into a blood gourd.
"Holy Lord!"
The remaining five or six Divine Dragon Cultists were overjoyed, and their hearts were extremely moved. They knew that Ye Jun must have blown up the cannon at the south gate, but he still rushed over to save them at the risk of danger.
"Brothers, kill me out!"
Ye Jun had a steel knife in his left hand and a spear in his right hand, and every time he made a move, several corpses fell.
In the blink of an eye, a large area of the surrounding Qing army was emptied.
The rest of the people, where do they dare to come? Trembling, he looked at the bloodied figure in the field, as if he saw death.
I could only watch Ye Jun and the others destroy the cannon, and then fled back to the city.
Ye Jun and the others rushed back according to the agreed route.
The fact that this trip was able to blow up the cannons defending the city so smoothly was because the feint attack at the east gate diverted the attention of the Qing soldiers, but in fact, it was also because the Qing soldiers were not well prepared.
After returning to the camp, Ye Jun did not delay any longer and directly ordered the siege of the city.
Nanjing City lost its red-coated cannon, just like a girl who lost her wolf-proof electric baton, she could only sit and wait for it to be ravaged.
The cannon of the Divine Dragon Army no longer had any worries at this time, and directly pushed it to a distance less than a mile away from the city wall, and began to bombard.
Cannons, bombarded all night.
Wait until dawn the next day, and the smoke will clear.
The city wall of Nanjing, which appeared in front of everyone's eyes, was already in tatters like rags, and collapsed gaps could be seen everywhere.
The Qing army defending the city has already suffered heavy casualties, and if they don't enter the city at this time, when will they stay?
Ye Jun immediately ordered: "Pass my military order, and the whole army will enter the city." Anyone with a sword will be killed! β
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