Jiaxing City, the government.

The march of the Forces nouvelles was very fast, but much slower than the post posts, which specialized in delivering letters.

After all, the latter has a special post station, and the change of horses does not change people.

Not to mention emergency military information, it is an ordinary emergency report, which can be transmitted for 300 miles in a day.

Two days ago, Xu Dongjiang, the prefect of Jiaxing, received a secret letter from Huang Zicheng.

However, Xu Dongjiang always felt that the robbers and thieves would not attack Jiaxing Mansion.

If the imperial grandson wants to come to Jiaxing Mansion to sit in the town, he may just get a reputation as a front-line commander, and he doesn't have to face the Japanese invaders, and he has the best of both worlds.

The matter of exterminating the Japanese invaders was presided over by Lan Yu, the Duke of Liangguo, who went to Suzhou Mansion.

The emperor's grandson came to make a little merit, show it in front of His Majesty, and spread it, and he could also get the reputation of leading the troops and pacifying the Japanese invaders.

Therefore, he did not pay much attention to Huang Zicheng's suggestion.

The imperial grandson came, if he did not come, he, the prefect of Jiaxing Prefecture, would never be unfavorable to the imperial grandson.

Even if he wanted to, he couldn't do it at all.

Not to mention that he didn't dare to do it.

However, at sunset today, the military situation suddenly rose, and the Japanese invaded the city in a big way.

When Xu Dongjiang received the news, he was stupid.

In the past few days, the imperial court has sent urgent reports one after another, telling him to prepare for the attack of the Japanese invaders.

However, Xu Dongjiang believes that if a large-scale mobilization is carried out, the people of Jiaxing City will be panicked.

In case the Japanese did not come, they would have worked in vain, and this loss would not be small.

I heard that the imperial court judged that the person who would come to Jiaxing City was the emperor's grandson.

How can he, a seven-year-old child, dare to make such an assertion?

Liangguo Gong Lan Yu went to Suzhou to sit in the town, not to Jiaxing.

The news found was also that the Japanese and the thieves were preparing to attack Suzhou.

Therefore, Xu Dongjiang did not make any preparations except to inform the garrison troops stationed in Jiaxing to deal with it.

At this time, when he heard that the Japanese had arrived in the city, he became anxious.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, close the surrounding city gates immediately, notify a few thousand households, and immediately lead the troops to the city wall!"

He panicked, left the palace, and climbed the city wall with the support of a group of subordinate officials.

As far as the eye could see, countless people and horses were approaching not far ahead.

Bandits and thieves were also infantry.

But in the past few days, they have prepared a lot of siege equipment.

At the forefront, dozens of ladders are being pushed slowly.

Xu Dongjiang's face turned pale for a while.

He is a civil official, he has never experienced a battle array, just to see the thousands of people and horses below, in a depression, rushing towards Jiaxing City, he has been frightened to the point that his legs and feet are weak, and his soul is not willing to give up.

"Can Jiaxing City be defended?"

Xu Dongjiang asked a thousand households next to him.

That Qianhu's performance was much calmer than him.

"Lord Xu rest assured, although there are many people and thieves, they are arrogant. However, the high walls of Jiaxing City are thick, and there is still no problem in guarding it for three or five days. ”

"What about in three or five days?" Xu Dongjiang asked.

"Well...... this"

Qianhu was stunned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The imperial court will not let it go, and the subordinates have received the news that His Royal Highness Taisun led the troops to recruit in person and is on the way to Jiaxing City." Within three or five days, they will be there. ”

"Soldiers and horses from all walks of life will also come one after another, and it will not be too long for the Japanese to show off their might."

As a thousand households, the military report of the imperial court will also be sent to him.

It is not a secret that His Royal Highness Taisun commanded the army and personally conscripted, and the imperial court had already sent a post post to send the news first.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a fast horse coming down from the city.

The man on horseback, dressed in fine clothes, has a lofty spirit.

He took out a token from his hand, shook it in his hand, and said: "I am Jiang Xuan, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and I rushed to Jiaxing with His Royal Highness the Taisun to lead the troops, quickly open the city gate, and welcome His Royal Highness the Taisun into the city." ”

Although Zhu Yunxi ordered to camp outside the city, Jiang Xuan was ordered by His Majesty to come to defend His Royal Highness.

Everyone else can not enter the city, but His Royal Highness Taisun has to enter the city.

The soldiers are fierce and the war is chaotic, in case His Royal Highness Taisun has a mistake, even if he Jiang Zhen has a hundred heads, it is not enough for His Majesty the Emperor to cut off.

Therefore, when he saw the appearance of the Japanese robbers, Jiang Zhen immediately came to open the city gate.

His Royal Highness has arrived?

Xu Dongjiang was taken aback.

Qianhu hurriedly said: "A military horse has just arrived, there are about six hundred people, and most of them are dressed strangely. However, they did not come to the city and ask to enter it, but camped outside the city. Xia Guan was about to send someone to find out the situation, when a large group of people from the Japanese and the anti-thieves came. ”

"Unexpectedly, it was His Royal Highness Taisun who led the army to come in person, quickly open the city gate, and welcome His Royal Highness Taisun into the city."

He could see clearly the token in Jiang Xuan's hand, and there was no doubt that it was Jinyiwei.

Xu Dongjiang stood there and didn't say anything.

He had a secret letter sent by Huang Zicheng in his hand, talking about the matter of the grandson, and the meaning of the letter was to let His Royal Highness the grandson suffer a defeat in Jiaxing.

He even received news that when His Royal Highness the Emperor led the troops to the expedition, Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, blocked the road and asked for a drill with the new army, but the Emperor Taisun refused and beheaded him for public display.

This incident has caused an uproar in the DPRK and China.

If Zhu Yunxi goes out this time, does not make military exploits and quell the rebellion of the Japanese invaders, but suffers a defeat, then even if he is the prince, I am afraid he will not be able to return to the court.

On the other hand, if you open the city gate now and let His Royal Highness the Taisun in, if the Japanese invade and the city gate is too late to close, then everything will be over.

If you don't open the city gate, if anything happens to His Royal Highness Taisun......

Huang Zicheng just said that he wanted to make him lose the battle, but he didn't say that he would be killed!

Wrong!

It's not that I'm going to kill him, it's the Wokou!

What's the matter with me?

There are many people in the DPRK and China who want him to fall.

They just didn't dare to assassinate themselves, but if Zhu Yunxi was killed by the Japanese Kou, it would be in the hands of many people.

Although Your Majesty will inevitably be angry, if you really want to hold me accountable, it may not be chased after me.

I'm just doing my duty to defend the city.

Xu Dongjiang's mind was full of thoughts, and he gradually made up his mind.

"Nonsense!"

He reprimanded loudly: "This official has just received an urgent report from the imperial court, and His Royal Highness Taisun set off from Jinling City four days ago, and he ordered to travel a hundred miles a day, and it will take another two days to reach Jiaxing City." ”

"What's more, His Royal Highness Taisun is leading an infantry army, and the journey is only thirty or fifty miles a day, how can there be a reason to arrive in Jiaxing so quickly."

"Who are you? Dare to pretend to be the commander of the Jinyi Guard? Want to trick the official into opening the city gate? Do you think this official will be fooled by you? ”

Qianhu next to him was shocked and hurriedly said: "Lord Xu, what he is holding in his hand is indeed the token of Jinyiwei!" ”

Xu Dongjiang glanced at him and said, "It's so far away, I can't check it in detail." How do you know that it's not a forgery? ”

"The Japanese are not far away, open the city gate at this time, what if it is too late to close?"

"Most of these 600 people are dressed strangely, and they have never been seen before, how do you know that they are not disguised as robbers and anti-thieves?"

"If there is confusion and deception, causing Jiaxing City to fall into the hands of the enemy, and the living beings are slaughtered, then even if we are crushed to pieces, it will be difficult to wash away the sins on our bodies."

"As the prefect of Jiaxing, this official is the official of the imperial court, and he has the responsibility to guard the land, and at this time, he must not open the city gate."

Qianhu heard him speak confidently, and was immediately speechless.

"This ......"

Below, Jiang Zhen vaguely heard Xu Dongjiang's words, and saw that the city gate had not been opened, and the army of would-be robbers and anti-thieves in the rear was getting closer and closer, so he couldn't help but get anxious.

He wasn't worried about his life or death.

With his skill and riding horses, most of the pirates and thieves were infantry, and there were few horses, so they could never catch up with him.

But His Royal Highness Taisun is here, where does Jiang Zhen dare to escape?

"You are so bold that you dare to make clever excuses, and refuse to open the city gates. It can be known that if His Royal Highness Taisun makes a mistake, it will be a great sin to destroy the nine clans. ”

Qianhu was frightened when he heard this, and hurriedly pleaded with Xu Dongjiang again, saying: "Lord Xu, I can't hide it, when this official went to Beijing on official business, he had the honor to witness Jiang Xuan, the envoy of Jinyi Weihui, and remembered it very clearly, that is, the people under the city were right. ”

"And the token in his hand, the official dares to guarantee it, and it is definitely not a forgery."

"The Japanese are coming, in case His Royal Highness Taisun really has an accident, even if Lord Xu guards Jiaxing City, he will not escape the crime of stealing his family and exterminating the clan!"

"Let's open the gates quickly."

Qianhu looked at the approaching widows, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Don't talk about His Royal Highness Taisun, that is, Jiang Xuan, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, if he is killed by the Japanese under this Jiaxing City, he will not be able to save the head of a thousand households.

What kind of existence does Jinyiwei have?

If the commander dies because of this, he doesn't need His Majesty to condemn him, but the new commander who will take over later, in order to maintain the majesty of the Jinyi Guard, will definitely try to kill him.

And with the power of Jinyiwei, as long as the other party wants to, he can really do it.

Although many officials in the imperial court were not accustomed to the Jinyi Guard, they were eager to put the Yinyi Guard to death.

But on the other hand, they are afraid of Jinyiwei and do everything possible to get closer to Jinyiwei.

But if the commander of the Jinyi Guard begged them to help with the errands, so they could make friends with the commander of the Jinyi Guard, there would definitely be countless officials who couldn't ask for it.

These officials worked together, how could he, a small thousand households, withstand it.

As for His Royal Highness......

There was a chill in Qianhu's heart.

I'd rather lose Jiaxing City than let His Royal Highness Taisun lose a single hair!

Losing Jiaxing City may be a capital crime.

But maybe I can defend myself, the thieves are powerful, I have done my best, not dereliction of duty, let the court be light.

If it is because the city gate is not opened, His Royal Highness the Taisun will die.

Then there is no need to say anything, with the temperament of His Majesty the Emperor today, not only his entire family, but also the nine clans have all washed their necks and waited for death.

"No way!" Xu Dongjiang flatly refused.

"This official is the prefect of Jiaxing Mansion, and he knows the affairs of a mansion. When this military situation is urgent, this official has the responsibility to defend the city, and he can't allow you to come nonsense. If you dare to speak out again and shake the morale of the army, this officer can behead you now. ”

The thousand households were stunned for a moment.

In the Ming system, Qianhu is a five-grade military attaché.

However, the rank of the military attache of the Ming Dynasty is inflated, and the rank and authority are not equal.

Compared with the prefect of the fourth rank who is in charge of the first house, don't look at the status of only one product, the status is actually very far apart.

Of course, theoretically, Senhe belonged to the military attache system and was not subordinate to the prefect.

His immediate boss is the Zhejiang Dusi, not the prefect of Jiaxing.

But the civil and military forces of the Ming Dynasty were not completely divided.

As Xu Dongjiang said, it is wartime, and the prefect, as the highest local governor, has the responsibility of defending the city.

Although Chiho is a military attaché, he must also obey his orders.

The prefect temporarily acts as the agent for military affairs, and also has the power to act urgently and deal with the situation on the spot.

You can really behead him, a thousand households.

"Lord Xu, don't make a big mistake with one thought!"

He tried his best to advise.

Xu Dongjiang turned his head and stared at him.

This person knows Jiang Xuan, and with such an attitude, it seems that he can't keep him.

Otherwise, it will be a catastrophe.

"Someone!"

Xu Dongjiang shouted the order: "Pull him down and behead him for public display." Orders are issued to the whole city, and those who deceive the people with any more evil words and speak of opening the city gates will be beheaded regardless of the reason. ”

Hearing the order, several soldiers pounced, grabbed the Qianhu, and pulled him down.

Then the executioner stepped forward, raised his knife and cut off his head.

Jiang Zhen was under the city wall, and when he heard the last shout of the thousand households, he knew that the gate of Jiaxing would not be opened.

His heart sank a little.

I never imagined that when I arrived at the city of Jiaxing, I would not be able to enter the city.

"Xu Dongjiang, the prefect of Jiaxing, you refuse to open the city gate, put His Royal Highness Taisun in a desperate situation, just wait to destroy the nine clans."

Jiang Xuan dropped a cruel word, and could only turn around.

At the moment, there is no way to enter the city, and the only way is to flee with His Royal Highness Taisun on horseback.

The new army can be killed, and the Jinyi Guards can all be killed, but His Royal Highness Taisun must not miss a point.

When he hurried back to the camp, he saw that the new army was in full formation, and it looked as if it was ready for battle.

This army is truly extraordinary.

There are ten times as many robbers and thieves on the other side!

At such a critical moment, when the rear city could not enter and hide, there was no sign of unstable morale.

Everything was in order.

The elite of the world, nothing more than that.

The performance of the Jinyi guards next to him is much worse than them.

Although none of them fled, just by looking at their expressions, you could see the nervousness and fear in their hearts.

Jiang Xuan stepped forward and said: "His Royal Highness Taisun, Xu Dongjiang, the prefect of Jiaxing, disobeyed the king's order and refused to open the city gate. ”

After he finished speaking, he shouted loudly to the soldiers around him: "You must fight to the death, delay the Japanese Kou, and buy time for His Royal Highness Taisun to leave." The court will not forget you. ”

There was silence all around.

Zhu Yunxi was furious.

"Jiang Xuan, when did Lone say that he wanted to escape? At the moment of the great enemy, you dare to confuse the army's mind with false words, and even if you are isolated in front of the battle. ”

Jiang Zhen was stunned.

Don't you run away?

Tens of thousands of robbers and thieves are about to be killed!

Before he set off, His Majesty also specially explained that he could lose the battle and lose the city and land, but he must not let the imperial grandson have any mistakes.

At this time, we can't take any more risks.

Zhu Yunxi didn't care about him.

The weak body climbed into the carriage and stood in the front room.

"The new army was founded by solitary efforts, and the court did not know how many opposing voices there were, and they were all turned back."

"You are both a lonely soldier and a lonely student, and you are fighting with you today, living and dying together."

"Today is the first battle after the formation of the new army, and you must show the majesty of the new army and impress everyone."

"From now on, anyone who dares to retreat will be put to death immediately."

"The gate of Jiaxing City has been closed, and you have no way to retreat, so you can only fight to the death."

"Lone is here, fighting to the death with you, never taking half a step back."

Call!

The wind blows.

The three armies were silent.

The next moment.

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

The officers and men of the three armies shouted like an earth-shattering voice, and their fighting spirit rushed straight to the clouds.

"Listen to my orders and prepare to meet the enemy!"

(End of chapter)