Because of the war, the Jin State had blockaded the river from Jiankang to the mouth of the Yangtze River, and did not allow private ships to pass.

The people also felt the atmosphere of war and began to hoard food to prepare for the upcoming war, causing the already high food prices in the capital to break through the sky.

In the face of this situation, the government is helpless, because this situation itself is caused by the scholars - things like grain shops are basically opened by big families, and ordinary rich families dare not set foot in them.

People who really have no choice but to go to the surrounding towns to buy grain, and as a result, the price of food in the surrounding areas has also risen wildly.

On this day, many people went out of the city as usual, preparing to go to distant places to buy food.

As soon as I walked out of the city gate, I saw many warships fleeing into the dock in confusion, and some even rushed directly into the moat.

The people in the war years quickly reacted, the enemy came over, and the Jin State Navy Division was defeated.

They did not dare to stay for the slightest, nor did they dare to go outside to buy food, so they turned around and rushed into the city, and spread the news.

When the Jin Chamber received the news of the annihilation of the entire Sailor Division, the people of the whole city knew about it.

Looking at the battle report, Sima Yu was dumbfounded: "This is 20,000 sailors, 20,000, and the whole army was wiped out without even holding on for a day?" ”

It was actually less than an hour from the engagement, but there was no answer to his question.

Shang Shuling and Loose Cavalry Chang Wang Biao's way: "What about Huan Wen? Could it be that the army of 200,000 was wiped out so quickly? ”

Only then did everyone react, yes, how did the Tang army cross Huan Wen's 200,000 army?

Huan Wen defeated? Dropped? Or did the Tang State draw more troops from the country?

No one answered, but most people agreed that it was the latter. Because no one believed that the invincible Huan Wen would surrender, nor did they believe that he would lose so quickly.

But no matter what the case is, the Tang army has already killed the city, and they must face it.

One order after another was given, and the defenders of the city urgently launched a defense.

When he was busy, a huge fleet appeared on the river in the distance, stretching for seven or eight miles, and it was the Tang State Naval Division led by He Fang.

Seeing the crowded city head in the telescope, he smiled contemptuously and said, "Enter the moat and surround the Jiankang City." ”

In the west of Jiankang City, there is a small city called Stone City for the garrison, which is used to respond to Jiankang City, and Wang Dun commanded the army to attack Jiankang City here.

This time, the Jin State also placed 5,000 troops in Stone Town, but the Tang army ignored them at all and entered the moat directly from the Yangtze River.

If the defenders of Stone Town dare to come out and cause trouble, let them taste the taste of firearms. Of course, after they saw the power of firearms, there was a high probability that they would not dare to send troops to the rescue.

There is a west fence gate between the Yangtze River and Jiankang City, which was built during the period of Emperor Jin and Yuan Dynasty and used as a waiguo.

However, the West Fence Gate itself had to cooperate with the sailor to play the greatest role, and the loss of the sailor was basically an ornament, and it failed to cause any obstacles to the Tang army at all.

There are also sixty-seven such fences around Jiankang City, which are guarded in all directions.

However, when Emperor Jin Yuan designed the fence, he never thought that he would lose all his sailors.

The Tang army easily took the west fence gate and entered the moat, and those fence gates became ornaments.

And the moat itself was used to protect the city from the enemy, but at this time it was convenient for the Tang army.

The Jin army, which had already lost all its water divisions, could only watch the enemy complete the encirclement.

But they weren't too scared, the moat behind the moat was the real meat grinder. The Tang army is 50,000 people, and it is not so easy to fight.

They naturally heard the news that Tang Guo had powerful firearms, but many people didn't believe it, and some would subconsciously underestimate the power if they did.

After all, this kind of cross-era weapon is really a bit beyond their imagination.

So when the Don army finished encircling and rows of small black windows appeared on the battleship, they did not realize the seriousness of the matter.

Until......

"Boom, boom!" More than 100 warships and thousands of artillery guns opened fire at the same time, and the earth-shattering roar frightened many people, and some even sat on the ground.

This was the first time that firearms had been applied on such a large scale since their birth, and even many Tang troops were taken aback.

The next moment, black flowers bloomed at the head of the city, each of which could bring up a cluster of flesh and blood.

The shelling was a shock in nature, with a total of 10 rounds, and when the shelling was over, thousands of people were killed in the city.

The morale of the Jin army dropped directly to the bottom, and if it weren't for the fact that this was the capital, they would have been defeated and fled.

In the city, Sima Yu, who was about to go to the city to encourage morale, was startled by the loud noise: "Where is such a loud thunder, is it going to rain?" ”

After speaking, he reacted, this sun is high overhead, how can it rain.

He suddenly remembered the previous rumor that there was a magical weapon in the Tang Kingdom, which killed people miles away like thunder.

Is this the sound of that weapon? It's scary.

But he still didn't realize the seriousness of the situation, and ordered his men to speed up and head to the city.

When he came to the city, he saw a purgatory, full of stumps and flesh, and people wailing.

At this time, that sentence came to mind again: Tang Jun has an artifact, and the sound is like thunder and kills people miles away, and he can't be a person.

On the other side, He Fang was not idle, and took advantage of the fact that the Jin army was intimidated by the artillery and ordered the landing.

His main attack was in the direction of the West Fence Gate, because it was closer to the Yangtze River Sailor Division, which was more convenient for his activities.

The ships docked, the musketeers provided firearms to suppress them, and the landing troops, dressed in full armor and shields, opened the way in front, followed by musketeers behind.

With absolute superiority in firepower, the landing part easily gained a foothold.

The reason why the trenches were not bombarded with artillery was not because they didn't want to, but because of the angle of fire of the naval guns, they couldn't be covered by too close a distance.

When he got a firm foothold, he dragged the small number of army tiger squat guns he was carrying off the boat, adjusted the angle and began to bombard the trenches.

Under the attack of muskets and artillery, the Jin army, which was already demoralized, collapsed at the first touch, and could not cause any trouble to the Tang army at all.

The frightened Sima Yu issued the most stupid order, and the gate was completely sealed, which also meant that the Jin army in the moat was cut off by his own people.

When the defenders in the trenches found out about this, they cursed and dropped their weapons in surrender.

More than 2,000 people surrendered in this wave, and He Fang gathered them aside and took them into custody, and led his army to the bottom of the city wall.

He was about to send someone over to shout at him to persuade him to surrender, but he found that before the people who persuaded him to surrender approached, the head of the city began to fire arrows.

He Fang was furious.

Originally, everyone was Han Chinese, and he was not ready to launch a large-scale artillery bombardment, and since the other party chose to resist, he would not say much.

"Order, shelling for half an hour."

"Yes."

So Jiankang City also enjoyed the treatment of Dragon City, and the baptism of fire.

It's just that He Fang still showed mercy and did not bomb the houses, and the artillery fire was mainly bombarded back and forth at a distance of several hundred meters from the city wall and the rear.

This area is basically a place for military camps and materials to defend the city.

But it also means that this area is subject to a greater density of artillery, and it is really washed over and over again.

Half an hour later, there were no more people alive in the city, and Sima Yu, who came to the city to boost morale, was not spared from dying.

After making sure that there was no enemy at the head of the city, He Fang asked people to drag the Huzun cannon to the city gate, and smashed the city gate with a few solid shells.

However, they did not take it lightly, because behind the city gate was a stronger urn city.

First sent people to check the situation, and found that there were no defenders on the urn city, and the army entered.

Continue to use Huzun artillery to smash the gate of the urn city, and only then did it enter the interior of Jiankang City, which also meant that the city was breached.

He Fang did not rush into the city, but let people climb to the top of the city to build a defensive line to prevent the Jin army from counterattacking.

On the other hand, the sound of artillery naturally could not hide the people in the city, and the people closed their doors and windows to hide at home, and the nobles and heroes also began to restrain their families from going out at will.

In the palace, even Chu Garlic heard the sound of rolling cannons even more than ten miles away, like muffled thunder. She panicked in her heart but didn't dare to show it, so she could only hold the Haotian jade on her chest and pray.

However, Haotian did not bless her this time, and a series of bad news came.

The moat was lost, the Tang army attacked from Ximing Gate, the defenders of the moat surrendered, and the moat was lost...... The Don army launched an artillery bombardment, and the defenders suffered heavy losses.

Until a piece of news came, she couldn't hold back any longer.

"The Queen Mother is not good...... King Langya...... King Langya, he ......"

Chu Lianzi was shocked and said, "What's wrong with King Langya?" ”

The messenger said: "King Langya died in the battle of Ximing Gate. ”

Chu Garlic only felt that the world was spinning for a while, and if it wasn't for the attendant to hold her in time, she would have made a fool of herself.

Although Sima Yu has such and such shortcomings, he is already relatively outstanding in the Sima clan, and he is not very keen on power.

In terms of his status, it was too simple to want to be an emperor. When Emperor Jin Mu died, he could directly ascend to the throne, and there would be no things about the strange emperors behind him.

It was he himself who turned down these opportunities and gave up the throne to someone else.

Over the years, he and Chu Garlic have cooperated with each other to barely stabilize the situation of the Sima family. Now that he's dead, she's really on her own.

But after all, she was a woman who had been in power for a long time, so she quickly stabilized her mood and asked, "How did King Langya die?" ”

The messenger said: "The Tang army launched an attack on the moat, and the head of the city and the hundred zhang radius under the city are within the attack range. At that time, the king of Langya happened to be supervising the army at the head of the city, and was killed by that weapon. ”

Chu Garlic said: "What about the defenders? Why not protect him? ”

The messenger bowed his head and said, "The defenders have suffered heavy casualties...... When I came back to report the news, there was not one in ten. ”

Chu Garlic took a deep breath and said, "Explore again." ”

"Yes."

When the messenger had departed, she said, "Go and call your ministers to me...... No, go directly to Your Majesty. ”

"Yes."

At this time, the reigning Emperor Sima Yi of the Jin Dynasty, of course, he has not yet obtained the title of the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty.

It stands to reason that he has become an adult and should be able to pro-government.

However, he was frail and sickly, his limbs were weak, and he could not even walk for two years.

And he is smarter than his brother Sima Pi, who took medicine to kill himself, and has not asked about political affairs since the day he ascended the throne.

Instead, he handed over the government affairs to Chu Garlic on the grounds of frailty and illness, and let her continue to weigh the system.

But even so, in the original history, he was still abolished by Huan Wen casually finding an excuse, so he was nicknamed the Emperor of Jin after his death.

Now that history has changed, there is no need for Huan Wen to abolish him, but for him, this may be a worse outcome.

Sima Yu died in the Jin Kingdom, and when it was a matter of life and death, he couldn't hide in the corner and be a little transparent.

As emperor, he had to stand up.

But what can an emperor who is willing to be a little transparent expect him to do?

When he heard the news of Sima Yu's death in battle from Chu Garlic, the whole person lay down on the chair and trembled.

"Queen Mother, what should we do, what should we do?"

Chu Lianzi showed a disappointed expression, if Sima Yu was willing to inherit the throne back then, she would definitely not choose this kind of nest to be the emperor.

The key is that these two brothers did not show any special problems before they became emperors, on the contrary, their reputation was quite good in the Sima family.

But as soon as he became emperor, the situation changed.

A pet Taoist priest poisoned himself, and a little transparent all day long can only tremble and can't do anything.

At this time, she missed Sima Yu even more, and regretted why she agreed with him to boost morale, but now that something happened, there was no one to consult.

Could it be that she is a woman to decide the life and death of the Jin Kingdom?

Soon several prime ministers rushed to the palace, obviously they had also learned the news of Sima Yu's death in battle, and they were all terrified.

Chu Lianzi put away his anxious emotions, pretended to be calm, and said, "Zhuqing should already know what happened, right?" Is there a solution? ”

Shang Shuling, the free cavalry often served Wang Biao's way: "Queen Mother, the top priority is to strengthen the city defense, and King Langya can first collect the funeral and hold a funeral after the war." ”

Wang Tanzhi also said: "In order to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people, the news of King Langya's death in battle must be blocked and not spread." ”

At such a critical moment, everyone quickly discussed countermeasures, and surprisingly no one competed for the position vacated after Sima Yu's death.

It's not that they don't want to rob, it's that it's not the time yet.

Besides, before Sima Yu's bones were collected, they were busy scrambling, and if they were too ugly, they would be unanimously targeted.

However, before they could translate their thoughts into orders, an even more shocking news came.

The Ximing Gate was breached, and the Tang army had entered the city.

"Bang." Chu Garlic couldn't hold back anymore and collapsed on the chair.

The ministers wanted to help but didn't dare to approach, after all, men and women couldn't kiss, so they could only call the servants to check the situation.

After a busy time, Chu Garlic woke up quietly.

glanced around, but didn't see a person who could support her, and the only emperor who was close to him, Sima Yi, was too frightened to speak.

I couldn't help but feel sad, and I could barely control my emotions and wanted to cry loudly.

But she is not an ordinary woman after all, she put back the tears that had been rolling in her eyes, and cheered up:

"Zhuqing, it has come to the moment of life and death in the Great Jin Dynasty, I hope you can remember the kindness of the first emperor and His Majesty, put aside your prejudices, and work together to help the dynasty tide over this difficulty. The surviving are here, please everyone. ”

After speaking, he got up and saluted the people.

How dare everyone accept her courtesy, and hurriedly said: "The queen mother must not be like this, the ministers must swear to repay the favor." ”

This is not all false, as the biggest vested interests of the Jin Kingdom, they do not want this ship to sink.

What's more, the Jin State has shouldered the unification of the world for more than 100 years, and it is not without loyal ministers.

Soon everyone reached an agreement, and while transferring troops to defend the palace, they sent people to try to drive the Tang army out.

No matter how big the chance, at least give it a try.