Chapter 195: The Desire of the People

Before Jinling City was besieged, Li Shanchang had already predicted that Zhu Yuanzhang would die without a place to be buried.

But this time he did not persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to surrender again, or negotiate peace with Ming Zun again.

The reason is very simple, because Zhu Yuanzhang no longer has this qualification. The premise of the alliance under the city is to have enough strength, and it is obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang no longer has this strength.

Everyone knew very well in their hearts that Mingzun's patience had reached the limit, and he would not be merciful enough to forgive Zhu Yuanzhang again.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang surrenders this time, he must die.

And Tang He and the others are still loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang, just because they are brothers with their heads on the ground, and they also have a share in Guo Tianxu's death back then. Mingzun called, and they, as Zhu Yuanzhang's henchmen, couldn't escape their involvement.

But Li Shanchang is different, Li Shanchang is not Zhu Yuanzhang's descendant, although he is in a high position, it is only because of his strong ability.

Therefore, Li Shanchang didn't want to be a funeral for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Li Shanchang also knows Zhu Yuanzhang's temper, and if he is the master now, he may be cut directly. Rather than this, it is better to continue the main battle.

If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't been watching closely during this time, he would have to contact the Mingjiao disciples who had infiltrated the city to discuss surrender.

Although he couldn't discuss it in advance, Li Shanchang was still confident. Because he has a gift for Zhang Wuji.

That is the information of the money and grain taxpayers in the provinces south of the Yangtze River. Before Zhu Yuanzhang's ministry leveled Chen Youding and Fang Guozhen. Integrate their information into Jinling Castle as well.

If Zhang Wuji wants to stabilize Jiangnan in a short period of time, he will definitely be used. Coupled with the strict discipline of Zhang Wuji's army, Li Shanchang is still as stable as Mount Tai and has no fear.

Because of the resistance of the people in the city, Zhu Yuanzhang's troops could not deceive people too much and forcibly demolish private houses.

This gave Sapphire time to break through the city.

"Boom!" With a loud bang. The city wall of Jinling South City was directly blown down by gunpowder.

With the neighing of the war horse, Lan Yu took the lead and rushed out of the smoke first. Then a large banner of the Ming army also broke into the city.

The soldiers of the Wu army, seeing that the Ming army had broken through the city and had already entered the city, had no will to resist.

Anyway, they are all their own brothers, and the Ming army does not kill and surrender. They simply threw their weapons on the ground and stood aside to "watch the excitement".

And the soldiers of the Ming army who came in did not embarrass them. Some of the soldiers of the Wu army even took off their armor while greeting the marching Ming soldiers. And the soldiers of the Ming army also responded with a smile.

At this time, the commander of a firehead army of the Wu army pushed a cart of freshly baked baked cakes to be sent to the soldiers defending the city, but when he saw that the streets were full of marching Ming soldiers, he simply didn't send them, and directly lifted the tarpaulin of the cart, and then threw these freshly baked baked cakes to the Ming soldiers who had just entered the city with a smile.

As Lan Yu's vanguard entered the city, the rear army led by Zhang Dingbian also rushed in.

But as the large army entered the city, a lot of ironic things also happened.

Because the soldiers on both sides belonged to the Ming Zun before, they did not regard each other as enemies, so after the Ming army entered the city, there was no tragic street fighting in the phenomenon.

On the contrary, it is as if it were its own troops entering the city.

Some of the soldiers under Zhu Yuanzhang's command were left to dry before they were even disarmed. There are even poor-mouthed people who asked who the other party was.

There were also soldiers who had just thrown away their weapons and armor, and stood on the side of the street, waiting for the Ming army to come and collect and capture them. But groups of Ming troops walked in front of them, but no one paid attention to them.

Then these people did not wait for the order to capture them and place them.

Rather, it was a harsh reprimand of the Centurion.

When a centurion led his team into the city with his follow-up troops, he saw the soldiers standing lazily in the streets, and he immediately stepped forward and reprimanded them. Let them put on their armor and take up their weapons.

But when the soldiers explained that they were captives, the centurion shouted: "You are not now! Listen to the soldiers! Everyone is Mingzun's people, and we are just here to arrest the traitor Zhu Yuanzhang. No one likes this stupid war of fratricide! Now listen up, I now order you to get dressed and grab your weapons at once, and then return to the team at once! Join us in arresting the traitor Zhu Yuanzhang! ”

These soldiers had no choice but to put on their armor again, and then picked up their weapons. Despite the different costumes, they joined the centurion's ranks in an orderly manner, following the large army of the Ming army.

And after the city was broken, it seemed that the war was over in an instant, and there were not a few "incorporations" like this.

In addition to a few diehards, there is also Zhang Shicheng's old department who does not know the truth. There was no decent resistance in the city at all, both the soldiers defending the city and the common people were welcoming the Ming army into the city.

And the soldiers defending the city also cheered happily when they saw the Ming army entering the city.

Because the Ming army has already entered the city, it means that this stupid civil war is over.

They were glad they hadn't been killed by the last feathered arrow, and everyone was glad they had survived.

Even some soldiers cheered and spontaneously threw Zhu Yuanzhang's banner from the city.

It's as if everyone is denouncing this stupid war with their actions. Denounce this fratricidal battle. They all felt sorry for their fallen comrades. They did not die on the battlefield fighting against the Mongol invaders, but for Zhu Yuanzhang's selfish desires, they died under the arrows of their own people.

Once two fellow villagers who vowed to "starve for Hulu meat, laugh and drink the blood of the Huns", and work together to drive away the Mongolian Tatars, now there is only one left.

Tang He, who was in charge of guarding the city, saw this scene, and his mentality completely collapsed.

He also threw away the war knife in his hand, and then sat down on the ground and shouted: "Don't fight!" What a! Tie me up and give it to Mingzun to receive the reward! ”

At this time, two officers of the Wu army set up Tang He, brought a chair for Tang He, and invited him to sit down.

After that, one of them said, "General Tang, why are you doing this? Back then, we all followed you to participate in the Red Turban Uprising under Guo Dashuai's command. When you and General Xu were the presidents, the superior was just a begging monk. You followed Guo Dashuai in the south and the north to fight against the Yuan Dynasty. I don't think Your Majesty will embarrass you. Moreover, General Xu also had the grace of His Majesty Mingzun, which His Majesty personally recognized. Why do we have to make it difficult for ourselves? ”

Although Tang He couldn't give up Zhu Yuanzhang's brotherhood in his heart, he was defeated like a mountain. He did his best. He simply sat where he was, neither resisting nor running away, let alone committing suicide. is waiting for Zhang Wuji's troops to go to the city and arrest him.

(End of chapter)