In order to facilitate transportation, the new artillery was dismantled in several large pieces.

After all, now the Donglin Army has changed its guns for guns, and the unconscionable cannon used at the beginning, although it is easy to carry and powerful, it is not small, but it is ...... The disadvantages are also enormous.

That is, there are almost no accurate heads, and the range is limited, no matter how powerful it is...... There is also no such specialized artillery to be higher.

But this artillery is different.

This is a truly professional artillery, and after repeated transformations and improvements, it finally began to be assembled in large quantities into the Donglin Army.

As soon as the so-called cannon sounds, there are ten thousand taels of gold.

This is no joke.

Because this thing is expensive, the cost of a cannon is more than 1,700 taels of silver, because the process is complicated, the current craftsmen, build six, only one is qualified, what is luxury, this is called luxury.

Not only that, but the shells of this thing are more expensive because the shells are qualified...... It's not easy.

It's too expensive.

Of course...... It was the silver of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

This time the dispatch of troops can be described as rich and rich.

On this side, he was already holding a telescope at this time and began to observe the movement of the military town in front of him.

This is a military fortress specially used to station troops, covering a large area, and all the defense facilities are top-notch.

From the observation from the city tower, Zhang Jingyi can already see that there is a steady stream of troops increasing here.

In fact, this can also be understood, after all, reasonableness is the gateway to Nanjing City, which shows that these people are determined to have a decisive battle with the Donglin Army here after being caught off guard.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse came over with a knife on the other side and said, "Why, I don't plan to attack yet." ”

"They're adding troops."

"If you increase your troops, you will increase your troops, so what's the matter? Let's get into here. ”

Zhang Jingyi glanced at the Emperor of the Apocalypse deeply: "Your Majesty, we still have a day and a half of military rations......

The Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned, held his chin and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Zhang Jing said: "This is a military town, Your Majesty and his ministers have raised troops here, either in a decisive battle in Nanjing City, or here." Why don't you give them some time, increase their troops here, and fight a decisive battle here, after all, there are not too many people here, as long as they are here...... Gather these thieves, and then give them a hard blow, can completely break their delusions, otherwise, it will be a decisive battle in Nanjing City, there are too many civilians in Nanjing City, and the involvement is too great. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse couldn't help but say, "You mean, let them increase their troops for a day?" ”

"Exactly." Zhang Jingyi said calmly: "Although this is a bit risky, but with the same cannonball, the more thieves in it, the greater our lethality, why not?" The minister asked a team of people to search the neighborhood, raided a few gentry's homes, and searched for some food, but it was really not possible, and the military food could hold on for another day or two, and now the most important thing is to make the thief army think that we are trapped here, waiting for them to continuously deploy troops. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse couldn't help but sneer at this time: "It's ridiculous that these people are issuing notices everywhere, claiming that I am a rogue, and ordering 'me' to be attacked everywhere. ”

Zhang Jingyi didn't feel strange at all, and said flatly: "As long as their fundamental interests are involved, then it is common to refer to the deer as a horse and reverse black and white." This is just like what His Majesty said, Xu Jie is a generation of famous ministers, but what achievements does Xu Jie have in his life? In the eyes of these people, the greatest merit is nothing more than the defeat of traitors. But what about Xu Jie? The Xu family has hundreds of thousands of acres of land, and tens of thousands of households have become tenants of their family, cultivating land for them. ”

After a pause, he continued: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, the minister thinks that by now, reasoning is useless, anyway, we can't win, since there is no way to talk about the truth, and there is no chance of winning, then take what we are best at and use the cannon to speak!" ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse bowed: "You come to arrange, and I will go over there to observe." ”

Xiaoling Weijun Town is at the foot of the Purple Mountain, holding the throat, which is not only an important passage to Xiaoling, but also the gateway to Nanjing City.

At this time...... Facing the side of the Donglin Army, the city gate was closed, and countless people climbed the city tower and began to defend the city.

Facing the city gate of Nanjing, there was a steady stream of people carrying gold, silver and grain, as well as people from all walks of life began to gather.

Nanjing is the most important town in the world, and the Nanjing military department here has mastered all the military horses in the south of the Yangtze River.

On the Nanjing side, the so-called Liukou entered the south of the Yangtze River, so they began to defend Nanjing, and the military town of Xiaolingwei became the top priority.

Previously, Jiangnan Chengping, and the Donglin Army rushed all the way, and almost all important passes were lost, in the final analysis, it was because everyone couldn't react and fell into passivity everywhere.

Now, finally here, Nanjing City has begun to take precautions.

In order to stick to this, the Nanjing Military Department suddenly ordered the Xiaoling guards stationed here to immediately go to the Purple Mountain and order them to go to the mausoleum.

After all, Xiaolingwei is in the hands of the eunuchs of the Divine Palace in Nanjing, and it is not reliable for the Nanjing Military Department.

transferred Xiaolingwei, and immediately after, people from all walks of life gathered.

In just two or three days, there were more than 20,000 people.

And now...... There is still a steady stream of people rushing to help.

The military horses on the periphery of Nanjing City have come here one after another.

At this time, the city can be said to be impregnable, and the person in charge of garrisoning it is Tan Maoxun of the new Ningbo.

Tan Maoxun is also one of the lords of Nanjing, and at this time he was ordered by the Nanjing Military Department to deploy men and horses here.

Regarding the situation outside the city, Tan Maoxun also tried to send scouts, but all the scouts who went out were quickly driven back by the other party.

This made Tan Maoxun inevitably feel that things were a little strange.

Of course, Tan Maoxun also knew that the other party was an elite soldier, and the number was very small, more than thousands!

And their side is defending the city, and now that reinforcements are arriving one after another, it is possible that the number of people is close to ten times that of the other side.

In this case, there is no reason to lose.

It's just the true identity of the other party, but it is what worries Tan Maoxun the most, because he has already faintly felt something.

But on the contrary, the Tan family has been in Jiangnan for several generations, and the involvement and involvement with Jiangnan are too deep, and there is no other way than to bite the bullet and live and die with Jiangnan at the moment.

Fortunately, after all, he is a general, and he is still quite proficient in military affairs, and now all kinds of military horses are gathered here, first of all, to let everyone perform their duties and be orderly.

Therefore, he met with one commander after another and thousands of households, and went around the camp to learn about the distribution of grain, grass, and silver.

It's time to go, and some people still want to deduct military salaries, which in Tan Maoxun's opinion, is simply unknowing.

The empty salary of the imperial court can be eaten, and the silver that the princes of Nanjing City have rewarded them with, do you dare to eat it?

By the end of the day, he was exhausted.

It's just that I've been tired all day, and I just wanted to rest, but then I heard someone outside: "Uncle, some scholars ask to see." ”

After hearing this, Tan Maoxun suddenly felt a headache, at this time, a group of readers came to join in the fun?

It's just that...... He knew in his heart that in Jiangnan, the so-called scholars were not just people who were reading.

So he settled down and hurriedly said, "Invite them to the lobby, and I will come later." ”

Tan Maoxun didn't delay, and then set off, Xu Bu came to the lobby, and saw more than a dozen scholars in Confucian shirts, all of them waiting energetically.

Before Tan Maoxun sat down, one of the leaders said: "Just Wang Shimin, I've seen my uncle." ”

When Tan Maoxun heard this, he was busy turning sideways, and then returned the salute: "But is it the prince of Taicang?" ”

Wang Shimin smiled and said, "Exactly." ”

Tan Maoxun suddenly felt that he was a little shorter.

This Wang Shimin is by no means a simple scholar, this person is the grandson of Wang Xijue, a former cabinet scholar, and the son of Wang Heng, the editor of Hanlin...... It is also very well-known.

Previously, he had also been an official, but he got tired of it after a few years, anyway, there was land and money, and it was not an exaggeration for the Wang family to be called Wang Bancheng in Taicang, Suzhou.

In the face of such a person, Tan Maoxun is of course half a cut shorter.

Wang Shimin is like this, and other scholars are afraid that their status is not low.

So Tan Maoxun greeted them one by one.

Tan Maoxun said: "I don't know what you have to say when you come here." ”

Although Wang Shimin is over forty years old, he is quite noble and speaks unhurriedly: "I heard that the thief army is here, and I have come to help in the war. ”

I'm not afraid that people who read books can't do it, I'm afraid that they will understand everything.

As soon as Tan Maoxun heard this, his heart sank to the bottom, just those of you who recite poetry on weekdays? Also come to give advice?

Of course, these people are not ordinary, all of them are top gentry in Jiangnan, and their ancestors have all held high positions, which is by no means something that an earl like Tan Maoxun can afford to provoke.

Tan Maoxun smiled and said: "I am short of manpower here, I didn't expect you to recommend yourself, okay, great." ”

This Wang Shimin was overjoyed, and immediately said: "General Tan, the strength of our army is ten times that of the thief outside the city, why don't you attack immediately?" ”

Tan Maoxun: "......"

Tan Maoxun hurriedly said: "I was ordered to stick here, and the armies from all walks of life gathered, at this time, I haven't yet figured out the details of the troops and horses from all walks of life, and I can't know myself and the enemy, so it's not easy to send troops." ”

Wang Shimin said with a smile: "Zhuge Liang's six out of Qishan, just in response to the sentence that the Han thief does not stand together, and Wang Ye is not partial, although we have no Zhuge talent, how can we sit in the city of sorrow so far?" ”

Tan Maoxun: "......"

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