Chapter 53: The Three-Day Period, Not Falling
The news of the invasion of Nanjing spread, and the world was shocked.
The most nervous, of course, are still squatting in Shaanxi and Shanxi, although they are also very innocent, natural disasters broke out, the two provinces are full of displaced people, can not be suppressed at all, but after all, people broke out of their encirclement, if Nanjing falls because of this, they absolutely have an unshirkable responsibility.
Immediately, the two excerpts of the plea were sent to Beijing by Pegasus, and both of them said that as long as the emperor gave an order, they would immediately lead the army south to rescue and cut the height of Yingxiang under the horse.
And when Emperor Wuxing knew about it, he was really furious.
"I implore Your Majesty to send reinforcements as soon as possible, Nanjing is in danger!"
In the study, Wang Tiqian finished reading the recital for help, and Zhu Changxun on the opposite side was already pale.
"Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, and the general soldiers of Huguang...... It's a bunch of incompetents! ”
He yelled.
Liukou entered Nanzhi and approached the city of Nanjing, undoubtedly tearing the last fig leaf of his martial arts in the world to shreds, and he had to consider the possibility of the fall of the capital and the fall of Jiangnan.
Although it is said that it is Yan Yinghui, the Nanjing garrison, who is directly responsible for fighting these giants, to be honest, they all know that he cannot be blamed for the crisis in Nanzhili now.
500,000 people were caught off guard and attacked, and it was already very good that Nanjing could fight like this.
After a period of venting and the anger subsided, the emperor suddenly realized that this might be an opportunity.
A chance to leave all the thieves, sacrifice thieves and other giants behind.
"Intended!"
Wang Tiqian hurriedly prepared his pen and ink and paid full attention.
"Order Hong Chengchou to be reappointed as the governor of Shaanxi and Jin, the governor of the military affairs of the two provinces, and be fully responsible for suppressing thieves, Lu Xiangsheng led his troops south, and the Beijing Division, Zhili, and Shandong soldiers supported Nanjing."
"and ......"
He paused, and finally gave the most important order:
"Let the soldiers and horses of Huguang, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and other provinces immediately gallop to help Nanjing! The Nanjing garrison and the Yue Guogong Yan Yinghui coordinated all parties to fight the thieves together! ”
In a critical situation, even if he didn't really want to put this power in the hands of Yue Guogong, he had to do it.
And this command is the most crucial.
There was no order from the emperor, and there was no such person as the governor of the province who was in charge of several provinces to issue an order, which led to the fact that although the reinforcements from the provinces had already been assembled, the general army of Huguang and the general of Nanjiang (there were only generals in Jiangxi) were already encircling and suppressing the liukou, and at this time all the troops had been driven to the provincial border, but they did not dare to cross the red line.
Once you violate the order and enter Nanzhi to support without authorization, even if you win the battle in the end, you are likely to be punished, and you may even be charged with intending to rebel.
The supreme man never hesitates to speculate with the greatest malice about everything that exceeds the norm.
Fortunately, now that this edict has finally opened up this authority.
The forces of all sides immediately took action, and several large armies marched into Nanzhi.
The general army of Zhejiang is as cowardly as ever, he himself is just a guy who relied on his ancestors Yu Yin and money to get this official position, and he has no military talent.
He didn't want to get involved in it, after all, he didn't want to fight at all.
He also has an excuse: the reason why Huguang and Jiangxi can gather troops is because they themselves have received orders to encircle and suppress the Liukou, and they have been chasing and fighting the Liukou before, but we don't have the Liukou here, how can I gather the army without authorization?
However, when the emperor ordered him, he had to go, otherwise if the war was unfavorable, he would be regarded as a dumper.
So Zhejiang's army also began to assemble and prepare to go north.
……
Nanjing, at this time, was already crumbling.
Twenty-four days have passed since the first attack on Nanjing.
Nanjing's towering walls were in tatters, and the corpses of the Ming army and the rogues were piled on top of each other, almost piling them up.
Countless corpses and many broken siege equipment were scattered under the city, and many vultures hovered over it, looking for an opportunity to feed.
Both sides suffered heavy casualties, but the victorious side was still the Ming army.
They once again repelled the attack of the Liukou, even though the cannons and rolling logs had been exhausted, but the Liukou who climbed the city wall were driven down by the Ming army.
In the rear, the thieves were also irritable.
"The old battalion soldiers didn't succeed in the attack...... How to fight! ”
"I said that I would let the city take care of it, but there was no movement...... If it goes on like this, Lao Tzu will stop fighting, and Lao Tzu's team will be almost finished! ”
"Calm down......"
"Calm down, it's not your old camp that is dying!"
The King of Chaos roared loudly, venting his frustration.
Nanjing was already in ruins, and he thought that the other side would not be able to support the next attack, so he was full of confidence and sent his old battalion, intending to lead the city first.
Unexpectedly, all of his more than 1,000 old battalion soldiers died on it, you must know that he only has more than 3,000 elite old battalion soldiers in total!
On the side, Zhang Xianzhong's face was cloudy, and the old battalion soldiers under him did not suffer any damage, but the losses of the displaced people and ordinary soldiers who were brought in were very great.
"King Chuang, you have to make a decision. It can't go on like this. ”
He turned his head to Gao Yingxiang and said.
Among these rogues, Gao Yingxiang is the strongest, and he was the first to initiate this battle, so he is naturally led by him.
Of course, Gao Yingxiang also knew that dragging on for so long would not be beneficial to the Liukou, and the Ming army must have surrounded it.
But Nanjing was already crumbling, as if it would be conquered the next day, and he really couldn't abandon the temptation of the Supreme!
As long as he can capture Nanjing, it can prove that he is destined for heaven! And this, for the Ming Dynasty, will also be an unprecedented blow!
"Three more days...... After three days, if we fail to capture the city, we will go! ”
He clenched his teeth suddenly, and the words came out between his teeth.
The Rogues began the siege again.
It is true that Nanjing can barely support it.
Of the 130,000 defenders, more than 50,000 have been killed in battle, and almost all of the rest are wounded, and the defenders are already on the verge of collapse.
Gao Yingxiang guessed correctly, Nanjing at this time was really only the last blow, and Yan Yinghui was already lacking in skills.
When the next attack came, the Ming army's counterattack was obviously weak, and the leaders of the Liukou were overjoyed and immediately ordered a general attack! Many sections of Nanjing's city wall were lost and in danger, Yan Yinghui personally put on his armor and went into battle, ready for the final hand-to-hand combat!
However, at this time, the reinforcements of the Ming army finally arrived, a total of more than 45,000 people, taking advantage of the fatigue of the Liukou, raided from the rear, defeated the Liukou, and killed directly under the city and entered the city.
The two generals of Huguang and Jiangxi didn't care about anything else, they knew that once Nanjing fell, the emperor would inevitably be furious, and neither of them could fall well!
Fortunately, they finally caught up, and when they saw that the broken banner of the word "Ming" was still flying at the head of Nanjing, they were really relieved, and then immediately began to rush and kill, successfully disrupting the rogue.
This is the last living force.
The three-day period had arrived, and the rogues had not been able to capture the city in the end.
(End of chapter)