Without a ship available, the soldiers and horses brought by Zhenguo Gong would not be able to intercept the rebels on the river, which meant that the rebels would enter the city of Nanjing through the Qinhuai River unimpeded, and a melee of more than 100,000 troops in the city would be inevitable. Everyone knows the terrible thing about this incident, the city of Nanjing is prosperous and has a large population, and if the war unfolds in the city, the devastation and destruction caused will be unimaginable.

Realizing this, the Nanjing officials soon put forward a request for the immediate evacuation of the people of Nanjing, and their opinions were divided into two factions, some insisted on issuing a notice to evacuate the people immediately, while others thought that it was not feasible at all.

Song Nan frowned and sat behind the case, his face was quite unkind, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore, so he hurriedly got up and slapped the table and shouted: "Don't quarrel, what kind of system is noisy and shouting?" ”

The officials were silent, and they retreated to their original positions.

"Evacuate the people? It's up to you to come up with it. How to evacuate the millions of people in Nanjing? How can so many people be placed? The spring is cold, the night is bitingly cold, and you let them sleep in the wilderness and freeze to death? ”

"But...... Grandpa Guo ......"

"No, however, it is absolutely impossible to evacuate the people, not only because it is not feasible enough, and the time does not allow it, but also because once we evacuate the people, we will lose the people's hearts and morale, and this battle will be lost without fighting."

"Grandpa Guo, you can't gamble with the lives of millions of people, once the city is broken...... The consequences ......," Wu Songyuan, the secretary of the Nanjing Criminal Department, muttered in a low voice.

Song Nan turned his head and shouted: "Who sued you that the city must be broken?" Besides, Zhu Chenhao's rebellion was an attempt to defeat the Ming Dynasty, and he didn't bring Tartar soldiers and horses, even if he captured Nanjing, the first thing to do was to comfort people's hearts, do you think he would slaughter the city and kill all the people? Stupid. ”

Everyone nodded one after another, and their hearts were too sensitive to Zhu Chenhao's rebellion, forgetting that Zhu Chenhao was also surnamed Zhu, and he was also a descendant of Taizu's bloodline.

"Let's discuss how to defeat the rebels here, but you have been talking about the destruction of Nanjing, which is unique in the battle led by my Song, Song has really seen the thoughts of the adults in Nanjing. You should understand the importance of Nanjing, this is the capital of my Ming Dynasty, it is the core of Jiangnan, no matter from the strategic significance or the level of people's hearts, this place must not be lost. Once Nanjing falls, the shape will take a sharp turn, and the counterinsurgency will be far away. If you can't put down the rebellion in a short time, but let Zhu Chenhao stabilize his foothold in Nanjing, then two Ming dynasties, one south and one north, will be formed, have you ever thought about this situation? ”

The officials were silent, even the incompetent and mediocre officials knew that what Song Nan said was not alarmist, the Yangtze River was like a god using a knife to split the land of China in half of the upper and lower halves, since ancient times, how many dynasties have formed a situation of division between the north and the south with this boundary. This great river is a natural national border, and as long as the regime at either end of the river can sit back and relax, as long as it holds on to this moat. To cross this moat, it will be incalculable.

Even at the time of the Zhao and Song dynasties, the Meng Yuan was strong, and after destroying the Northern Song Dynasty, there was still no way to cross the Yangtze River for decades, so that the Southern Song Dynasty still lasted for more than 150 years, which is proof.

"Grandpa Guo is angry, your lordships are just thinking about the worst-case scenario, the problem now is that we are in short supply of warships, and we really can't resist the enemy on the river, so we have no choice but to think about it." Huang Jue leaned in and said in a low voice.

Song Nan slowly got up and paced, and suddenly pointed at Mao Eighteen and said, "General Mao, although there are only thirty-three of your naval warships that can be used, are those damaged warships possible to be repaired?" ”

Mao 18 frowned and said: "Those ships need to be repaired, either the bottom of the ship is leaking, or the deck boat gang is rotten, and there is something wrong with the mast rudder oar." How can my sailor have the money to repair them......"

Song Nan interrupted him and said, "If I allocate money to you, can you repair the usable ship in two days?" ”

Mao Eighteen's eyes lit up and said: "If the money is sufficient, the craftsmen in the city will be immediately recruited to repair day and night, in addition to those ships with big problems, it is possible to get fifty or sixty usable ships." However, these ships are only usable, and there is no comparison with the new ones. ”

Song Nan was overjoyed and said: "As long as it doesn't sink on the river, can fifty or sixty ships come out in two days?" ”

Mao Eighteen said: "I dare not say more, this number is definitely okay." ”

Song Nan waved his fist and said: "Very good, I will immediately send someone to allocate 100,000 taels of silver to you, and you don't have to waste time here, from now on, your duty is to supervise the repair of ships day and night, and be sure to get these fifty or sixty usable ships out." ”

Mao 18 arched his hand and said loudly: "I can't finish the explanation of the town Guogong, I, Mao 18, came to see me with my head." ”

Song Nan smiled: "I don't want your head, I just want a boat." There you go. ”

Mao 18 raised his feet and left, Song Nan suddenly remembered something and shouted, "Wait." ”

Mao 18 stopped and turned back in confusion, Song Nan said: "There is something I still need your General Mao to help me with, the soldiers and horses I lead are all elite in the Beijing camp, although there is no problem for them to fight on the 6, but they are laymen in water combat." General Mao has led the water division for more than ten years, and your subordinates must also be familiar with water warfare, so I need you to send capable people to the Jiangpu camp immediately to teach the generals and soldiers of our battalion the key points of water warfare. I don't expect them to become proficient in water warfare, as long as they understand the essentials of simple water warfare, General Mao may be able to do it? ”

Mao 18 arched his hand and said: "Zhenguo Gong is thoughtful, it should be like this, and the last general will go back to arrange the repair of the ship and personally take people to the Jiangpu camp." ”

Song Nan arched his hand and smiled: "There is General Lao Mao." ”

Mao Eighteen was excited, and his eyes were red, not because Song Nan was so polite to him, but because he Mao Eighteen had served in the Nanjing Navy Division for more than ten years, and the Navy Master had always been despised by other soldiers and horses, calling them water rats, doing nothing, and wasting the court's food and salary in vain. He Mao 18 was also incompatible with the officials in Nanjing, and he never got their attention.

And today, Mao Eighteen is proud of his eyebrows, this rebellion, his sailor will undoubtedly play an important role, this is the time when Mao Eighteen has been looking forward to showing his skills for many years, Mao Eighteen is a little grateful to Zhu Chenhao for this rebellion.

Song Nan watched Mao 18 go out of the yamen, turned around and said, "If General Mao can get another fifty or sixty ships, we will have hundreds of warships available." But this is not enough. In order to stop the rebels on the river, more ships were needed, and for a while there were no more warships, but civilian ships were available. Ladies and gentlemen, the matter at hand needs to be put aside by the officials here, and I must immediately recruit civilian ships for my use, and this is what I ask you to complete. No matter how big or small, no matter the style, all the ships are assembled at the mouth of the Qinhuai River, and there must be no mistake. ”

The officials understood Song Nan's determination to end this rebellion here, the number of military ships in Nanjing City was not much, but there were many civilian boats, fishermen on the river, fishing boats and pleasure boats on Mochou Lake, and small boats on the Qinhuai River. It may take some effort to assemble these ships, but it will be very rewarding. It's just that whether these ships can be put into combat is another matter.

Many people have a thought, but just carry out the orders of the grandfather of the country, and the others don't have to worry too much, nosy and eat farts, if they accidentally touch the scales of the town of the country, it is not beautiful, now in Nanjing City, everyone is a foil, this grandfather is the one who controls the overall situation, annoys him, and he has nowhere to avenge himself with a knife.

For a time, the nine cities of Nanjing widely issued notices to solicit ships used by the army; The people of Nanjing knew that this was a battle of life and death, and at a critical time, their consciousness was not low, and many people took the initiative to drive their own boats to the Qinhuai River estuary to assemble when they saw the notice.

The news spread in the city, and the topics of slaughtering dogs and the inner houses of high-ranking officials and nobles were all about this counterinsurgency battle, and the name of Song Nan, the leading Zhenguo Gong, also spread all over the streets and alleys of Nanjing. A piece of the past about this grandfather was also dug up as a talking point, and some people even knew that this grandfather once came to Nanjing City and had a secret affair with Shen Yunyan girl of Yunxiao Pavilion.

"Hey, you know what? Song Nan, the Duke of Zhenguo, once had a good time with the girl Shen Yunyan of Yunxiao Pavilion, and the year before last, the Oiran competition was that the Duke of Zhenguo hid in her flower boat to make suggestions, so that Shen Yunyan could make a clever move to overwhelm the crowd. If it weren't for the fact that everyone was killed later, and the final was canceled, it is estimated that Shen Yunyan would have won the championship. ”

"Really? This is the first time I've heard of it, so why didn't Shen Yunyan go to the capital with Zhenguogong? It's weird. ”

"Phew...... Pig brain, who is the Zhenguo Mansion, his wife is the county lord of the British Mansion, and his concubines are all official ladies, how easy is it to enter the Zhenguo Mansion? Although Shen Yunyan has both good looks and appearance, after all, she is the identity of a Qinglou, and the county lord's wife will let her enter the mansion? ”

"That's right, tsk, it's a pity. I said that this Shen Yunyan has always refused to be good, although Yunxiao Pavilion has him in charge, but he has not appeared for more than a year, how many people want to spend a lot of money to kiss Fang Ze have not been able to do so, I think it is because of the old love of Zhenguo Gong, but she is a woman with affection. ”

"Yes, this time Zhen Guogong came to quell the rebellion, I want to see if Shen Yunyan will go to Zhen Guogong after hearing the news, and whether the two will renew the front edge, tsk, it must be very exciting."

"Damn, the big guys are worried about this big war, but you kid cares about this, it's really hopeless."

"Isn't it okay to care about it? Who knows if there will be any life after this big war, it's really tasteless, Lao Tzu took the first step. ”

“……”

These words were quietly circulated in private, but they became a little seasoning in the tense atmosphere, casting a pink ambiguity over the impending cruel war

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