Chapter 359: Get the first step

"This battle is also a fluke, even if Zhang Gaoping does not die, we can also complete the battle..."

Zhu Chunchen set the tone first, thinking that if it weren't for Du Wenhuan's army suddenly killing, he might have drawn his sword and cut himself at that time.

Moreover, with the addition of Du Wenhuan, a new force, Yangzhou City is already in the bag.

Gong Liang walked into the camp: "Marshal, the southern army is retreating from the west, according to the scouts, the sergeants are sad, and there is a carriage with them." ”

Someone told Zhang Gaoping about vomiting blood later, but anyone who received such a major blow in that kind of victory situation would completely collapse, not to mention the life-and-death battle between hundreds of thousands of people.

"General Qin, what do you think?"

Zhu Chunchen's favor for Qin Liangyu doubled, and this old woman's methods were really not simple.

"The old man thinks that Zhang Gaoping is dead..."

It was just pure speculation, and even so, it made the people in the camp gasp.

"Newspaper..."

The herald ran into the camp: "Marshal Qi, the forward scout has come to report, and a large number of Liang clan soldiers have been found twenty miles away from Yangzhou." ”

Rub...

Zhu Chunchen walked out quickly: "Go and pass the order to Baoguo Gong, let him take Yangzhou within an hour." ”

Qin Liangyu also stood up and shook his head slightly: "In the first battle of Yangzhou, the official army did not take any advantage..."

"Impossible... No way..."

Zhu Chunchen retreated and shook his head, according to Qin Liangyu's statement, the purpose of the Liang Domain's soldiers coming to Yangzhou now is obvious, if Yangzhou fails to fight, then the hard work of hundreds of thousands of people in the northern army can be said to be in vain, and the imperial court...

Zhu Chunchen didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he didn't wait for his subordinates to dissuade him, and personally took the men and horses he had just assembled to support Zhu Yanrong, who was the forward.

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Xu Xilian didn't want to sit in Wanshou Town, but the news brought by the scout made him have no idea.

Is it a war?

Or is it down?

"How is Xue Lian?"

The soldiers under his command bowed: "The Marquis of Yangwu woke up yesterday, and Lang Zhong in the town said that it would be okay to rest for a while. ”

"Grandpa..."

The head of the family ding team clanged in armor: "The soldiers of the Liang Clan outside have begun to call for battle again." ”

Because Wanshou Town is close to Jiangdu County, it is the largest market town in Yangzhou, and Xu Xilian was trapped here after his defeat and retreat, but what he never expected was to withdraw the southern soldiers, and before they could act, the musketeers of the Liang Domain arrived.

Outside the town, after Pang Zhihuan and Weng Linzhi parted ways, he came to surround Xu Xilian, who persuaded Wanshou Town to surrender, and Weng Linzhi rushed to Yangzhou City with soldiers and horses.

"Shiza, Xu Xilian's soldiers in the town did not respond."

"Master, why don't you set off the cannon..."

"yes, let's shoot the gun."

The soldiers under his command all wanted to make meritorious contributions, Pang Zhihuan put down the clairvoyant mirror, and then said: "There are many people in the town, and the prince has told him not to harm the lives of the people, since Xu Xilian is already trapped in Wanshou Town, then he doesn't want to run." ”

Pang Zhihuan has been guarding Yangzhou Wei for many years, and there is still his Yangzhou Wei barracks in Wanshou Town, so the surrounding terrain is all familiar with it: "In the critical exit placement tunnels and horse pits, as long as Xu Xilian does not run, we can force land on him after the follow-up reinforcements arrive, I don't care about this time." ”

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'Bang bang bang... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang...'

'Bang bang bang... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang...'

'Bang bang bang... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang ... Bang bang bang...'

The sound of gunfire swayed under the head of Yangzhou City like a raging storm, and Zhu Chunchen, who came in a hurry, could only look at Yangzhou City and sigh, and in the end, he fainted after spurting blood, just like Zhang Gaoping did at that time.

Above the city of Yangzhou, Weng Linzhi, who arrived in Yangzhou first, looked at the foot soldiers of the Northern Army who fled like a tide, and a proud smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"General Weng..."

Ding Wenqing bowed his hand very respectfully: "The lower official also asked General Weng to introduce His Royal Highness King Liang at that time." ”

Weng Linzhi retracted his mind and nodded solemnly: "Mr. Ding has a general understanding of the general situation, taking into account the overall situation, I will definitely report it carefully to my lord, and I believe that Mr. Ding can also make a difference in my Liang Domain." ”

"I've thanked General Weng here..."

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In the camp of the Northern Army, the atmosphere was like a mourning ceremony, and they were silent one by one.

Zhu Chunchen vomited blood and fainted in front of the battle, and it was Zhu Yanrong who was in charge at this moment, the first battle of Yangzhou, first Baoding Hou Mengsi was captured alive, and then it was the battalion battle, Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Huan died, the general army was killed in three years, and the remaining deputy general soldiers and guerrillas were killed no less than 30 people, which was a huge blow to the northern army.

And now seeing that Yangzhou, which is about to arrive, has been taken by others, even Zhu Yanrong shook his head again and again, thinking that his opponent was Chen Cao who was once in the same boat, and sighed again and again in his heart.

"Baoguo Gong, you should take a charter out, now Dingguo Gong is trapped in Wanshou Town, and there are more than 30,000 people, if you want to retreat, do you want to go to the rescue?"

"Our army did not take advantage of this battle, on the contrary, it also lost two marquises, and I am very worried about the reaction of the imperial court."

Several of the lords were talking, and their words were full of worries about the ensuing battle.

Zhu Yanrong is not a fool, he can completely hear that several lords in the account have retreated...

"Yes..."Zhu Yanrong sighed: "You and others are all gentlemen in the capital, and the ancestors of some of you and others are not military heroes..."

Although the knighthood of the relatives is not ashamed, they are not ranked at all in front of the family of heroes who are either the founding of the country or the martyrdom of the ancestors, and in terms of their words, it is stained with royal nepotism.

As soon as Zhu Yanrong spoke, two or three of the several lords who spoke immediately blushed, but because of Zhu Yanrong's identity and qualifications, no one dared to refute it.

"Is there a way for General Qin?"

Qin Liangyu sat aside, and after a long time, she spoke: "According to Gaoyou, wait for the instructions of the imperial court." ”

"Just... Just give up? Gong Liang said in surprise.

He is a secret agent placed here by Emperor Chongzhen, his identity is not simple, and Cao Huachun does not open his mouth, he often has to find out the roots.

didn't answer, Gong Liang said dejectedly: "Speaking of which, the firearms of the Liang Domain are not simple, even if we use the firearms from their side, it seems that there is no way to fight this battle." ”

"Now that Chengguo Gong is in a coma, the army is temporarily commanded by this duke, and this duke is determined to retreat to Gaoyou, do you have any objections?"

"Obey the command..."

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On the night when Chen Cao rushed back to Zhenjiang from Suzhou, he received news from Nanjing, so he immediately held a meeting.

"According to internal sources in Nanjing, after they received the news of Zhang Gaoping's death, the emperor fainted at that time, and heard that he had not been to the court for two days."

"Zhang Gaoping is the pillar of the Nanjing Imperial Court, and when he dies, Li Wanchang's ability is not as powerful as Zhang Gaoping."

"So Nanjing is just around the corner?"

Everyone was discussing, and Chen Cao coughed after reading the official document: "What's going on in Yangzhou?" ”

"Back to the prince, Weng Linzhi's department took the lead in occupying Yangzhou City, and repelled Zhu Chunchen, who was personally reinforced, and it was reported that Zhu Chunchen immediately vomited blood and fainted, and Zhang Gaoping was as angry as he attacked, and then the northern army retreated to Gaoyou to garrison."

"In addition, Ding Wenqing, who stayed in Yangzhou, took the initiative to surrender, Weng Linzhi sent a letter from there, please see you, Lord Wang..."

"There is one more thing, more than 30,000 people under the command of Xu Xilian, the Duke of Dingguo, and Xue Lian, the Marquis of Yangwu, were trapped in Wanshou Town by Pang Zhihuan, and Pang Zhihuan sent someone to ask, whether to launch an attack on Wanshou Town?"

Tick...

There was silence in the lobby, and the ticking of the water clock was extremely harsh.

"Dingguo Gong Xu Xilian..."

Chen Cao silently recited: "Send someone to Nanjing, let someone come out of the Wei State Mansion, and let him go to Wanshou Town to persuade Xu Xilian to surrender." ”

The ancestors of the Northern and Southern Wei Guogong and the Dingguo Gongzu are cousins, and in their generation, they should also be cousins, but they have not seen each other for many years.

"The last general invites the prince to ascend to the pole..."

It's out of place, but it's clearly a good word.

Chen Cao smiled and waved his hand: "It's not the time, you all want to be the founding hero, but now the time has not come...

The order was sent to Hong Chengchou, so that he would not enjoy it in Hangzhou, with him as the commander, in addition to guarding Hangzhou, all the Shence military headquarters went south to Huguang, occupied Huguang and Jiangxi provinces in advance, and told him that the main target was the local town army and the guard, which would be well organized and strong, and the rest would be eliminated. ”

"Yes..."

It's finally time to do it...

Many people are a little envious, the south is rich, especially Huguang and Jiangxi, after Fujian and Guangdong Suning, the southern provinces are mainly left with the two big places of Huguang and Jiangxi.

"The whole army of the Longwu Army is stationed in Zhenjiang to stand by, in addition, in addition to staying in Suzhou, the Dingwu Army has also been fully mobilized into Zhenjiang, and the new 51st and 54th divisions will cross the Yangtze River and go to Yangzhou to stand by tomorrow after they are ready..."

Chen Cao said and looked at Huang Chunyao: "Yunsheng, you will sit in Suzhou, and mobilize ordnance and materials with Xia Yunyi to assemble in Yangzhou." ”

"Yes..."

"Lord Wang, is our army going to enter Nanjing?"

Chen Cao was silent, he was thinking about things.

Seeing this, Huang Chunyao said: "Your thoughts are known to the prince, but there is no news from the north now, if you rashly enter Nanjing, it will also be a disaster for the prince, and besides, Nanjing is still impregnable under the command of Li Wanchang, and there is no good excuse if there is no sign of breaking the city." ”

Tang Kainian was thoughtful, and nodded after listening: "Mr. Huang's words are very reasonable, even if we go to Nanjing with wishful thinking, Li Wanchang will not open the door for us." ”

Huang Chunyao said with a smile: "Commander Tang is far-sighted, but what he said is what I think, that is, now that Commander Song is also surrounded and monitored by a large army in Nanjing, it is a little troublesome to get out, but no matter what, he still has to cooperate with us outside the city." ”

Chen Cao then spoke: "There is also a way, as the so-called does not break, it does not stand..."

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