Jiangling Mansion of the Yongle Dynasty was the outpost of the Yongle Dynasty. The entire Yongle Dynasty occupied the territory from Ninghang Mansion to Jiangling Mansion, because Ninghang Mansion had the best geographical location and was convenient for Fang La to continue his conquest of Zhejiang, Ningbo and Fan towns. Only then did the Yongle Dynasty establish its capital in Ninghang Mansion.
Nowadays, Ninghang Prefecture has no chance to capture Zhejiang, Yongfan and Zhejiang. Fang La once intended to change the capital to Jiangling Mansion, but after Wang Yin rebelled and seized his throne, Wang Yin had no idea of going to Jiangling to make the capital for the time being.
After all, he is now secretly controlled by Yunze. Although he wants to become independent, he also knows that Yuncheng cannot afford to offend him. If Yunze wants to destroy him, he will definitely wipe him out with the power of thunder.
Moreover, because he found his wife and daughter. Not so enthusiastic about rights either. He even thought that if he could merge with Yunze's Yuncheng earlier, he wouldn't need to worry about it anymore.
However, although he did not transfer the capital to Jiangling Mansion, the Yongle Dynasty still had 50,000 troops in Jiangling Mansion. Together with the scattered troops in several surrounding cities, there were still 100,000 troops.
Originally, the Yongle Dynasty was for defense against the northern king Li Zheng, and the area around Liang Shanshuibo on Shandong Road was controlled by Hu, Zhuerzhuang and Liangshan. However, the remaining Shandong Road was almost all under the control of the northern king Li Zheng, with a military strength of 60,000 to 70,000.
However, the Northern King had no military talent and his generals were not very useful. Therefore, even though he knew that the Yongle Dynasty was on the side of his territory, he never thought of conquering it.
This also allowed the Yongle Dynasty to enjoy a rare period of peace, but this peace was broken not long ago by the arrival of the Jin Army.
The strength of the Jin army in this expedition was 150,000, led by Wanyan Zongbi. He had countless warriors, among whom there were ten of the most powerful warriors.
In addition, the 60,000 troops under the command of Northern King Li Zheng were also recruited, and a total of 210,000 troops were approaching Jiangling Mansion. The guard here is named Yu Zhenhai, who is Wang Yin's most capable general.
Seeing the 210,000 troops approaching the city, he was filled with shock and despair. Although he has never fought against the Jin Army, he also knows the reputation of the Jin Army. In this battle, Jiangling City may not be saved, and even the entire Yongle Dynasty will be destroyed.
In front of the army outside the city, Wanyan Zongbi and his group of warriors looked at Jiangling City. Wanyan Zongbi looked a little ugly. Even if he fought all the way here, he was not happy.
It is true that he suffered losses from Hu, Zhuerzhuang and Liangshan on Shandong Road, which makes him still feel unwilling to accept it. He didn't know the specific battle situation, but he vaguely knew that Liangshan was probably a tough nut to crack.
He had lost almost 70,000 to 80,000 people. Thinking about it, he was shocked. He did not want to waste all his energy on Liangshan. After all, he took action to destroy Liangshan just because he was afraid that Liangshan would mess with him behind his back.
But I'm not really worried that Liangshan can get him. After all, Liangshan is still far away from Yongle Chao. What he fears most is that Liangshan will cut off his supply route.
However, because of the existence of Northern King Li Zheng, this problem can be relieved a little. Therefore, he gave up the attack on Liangshan, not wanting to lose his 150,000 troops on Liangshan anymore.
Even if he is confident of taking down Liangshan, it doesn't make much sense to take down Liangshan at any cost. It is better to let Liangshan be isolated in his land of Dajin first, and when he is free, he will have enough time to slowly take care of Liangshan.
"Commander...should you persuade him to surrender first? Or attack the city directly?" At this time, Aliku next to Wanyan Zongbi looked at the opposite city wall and said.
The Jin army always attacks any city, almost always first persuading them to surrender and then attacking the city. Those who do not surrender will kill all the people in the city if they enter the city. There are many cities because of this move of the Jin Army.
Either the people in the city will fight to the death to resist, or they will surrender without a fight. Aliku felt Wanyan Zongbi's depression. He didn't know if Wanyan Zongbi wanted to use the city in front of him to establish his authority.
After all, along the way, they fought with great force in the Jin region, but when they arrived at Shandong Road, they fought so hard that they almost lost a third of the army.
Because of this, Wanyan Zongbi's son Wanyan Lu has been assigned to the baggage army in the rear. If it weren't for the fact that he was Wanyan Zongbi's son, Wanyan Lu would have been killed by Wanyan Zongbi.
"Persuading surrender... Those who don't surrender will enter the city and kill all the people! No one will be left alive!" Wanyan Zongbi heard this and suppressed the frustration in his heart, and said coldly.
Following his voice, the soldiers specifically responsible for persuading surrender rode towards the gate of Jiangling City ahead. On the tower, Yu Zhenhai looked at the Jin Army soldiers coming below, his eyes flashing and he didn't know what he was thinking.
The generals under him looked a little nervous. Some of them swallowed their saliva and said, "General, I'm afraid they are here to persuade you to surrender. What should we do now? Surrender or not?"
When Yu Zhenhai heard this, he turned to look at this person, then looked at the other generals, and said calmly: "What do you think? Should we surrender or should we defend? The general has sent out a message asking for help, Your Majesty." Reinforcements should be sent within three days, at least not more than seven days!"
When the generals heard this, they looked at each other with hesitation in their eyes. The Jin army was so powerful that they were really afraid. But as Chinese people, they were unwilling to surrender without a fight when faced with the invasion of foreigners.
The officers and soldiers of the Yongle Dynasty came from the common people. They were all miserable people in the past. They were no better than the generals of the Jing Dynasty who did not know the sufferings of the world.
They also knew that if their side surrendered, even if the Jin army did not massacre the city, most of the people in the city, or even more, would be captured. These people would become slaves of the Jin people and live a life worse than death.
In the eyes of the Jin people, the people of the Jing Dynasty were like two-legged sheep. When there was no military rations, the Jin people even killed the people of the Jing Dynasty to use them as military rations.
"General. Why don't you... surrender? We will not be their opponents. If we continue to fight, our brothers will lose their lives in vain. If we surrender, we can still take advantage of it!"
The general who spoke first hesitated for a moment, but still said what he was thinking. His words made others frown, and another person echoed:
"General, I also think it's better to surrender. We don't care about the life and death of the people. Moreover, if we continue to resist, the Jin army will massacre the city if it breaks it! In this way, we can give the people a way to survive, don't you think? !”
As soon as the man's words came out, a general said angrily: "What do you mean, aren't you from the common people! Don't think that you have forgotten your roots now that you are a general."
"You put it lightly. We surrendered to give the people a way out, but do you think the people want such a way out! It would be better to die than to live. We are not without hope if we defend this city."
"That's right, we are defending this city. Even if we can't defeat it, we will never let the Jin army harm our compatriots. We came from the miserable people. How can we forget our duty."
"Yes... I also agree to defend to the death. General, please say something. If you agree to defend to the death, we will follow you to the death. If you want to surrender, then we... will surrender with you!"
Most of the generals chose to defend, but in the end, they still gave the choice to Yu Zhenhai.
Yu Zhenhai looked at the Jin army in front, and then looked back at Jiangling City. Seeing that the people in the city were still living in peace despite the Jin army approaching the city, he felt inexplicably certain.
If the people were kidnapped by the Jin army, the final result would be life worse than death. Or, if he gave it a try, the people in the city could continue to live in peace. The worst result would be that the whole city would be buried with him. He would never let Jin Jun get his wish. Even if he died, he would have to make Jin Jun pay a sufficient price.
"Shou...Brothers, we have been through hardships. We have been slaves and have endured the worst hardships. We also hope to live in peace in the world. Now, the Jin people have bullied us. He wants to enslave us. How can we Do you agree? Even if we die, we must live with dignity. Let’s guard Jiangling with me and wait for the king to save us!”
Yu Zhenhai's voice was a little agitated. His words made everyone echo. The two generals who had previously agreed to surrender showed a sense of shame on their faces. When they looked at each other, their eyes became firm. Joined in the support.
At the same time, Yu Zhenhai took the bow and arrow on the side, pointed it at the Jin Army soldier who had just arrived at the city wall and reined in his horse. The other person just opened his mouth to shout. Yu Zhenhai's long arrow shot over.
instigate! The arrow hit the golden soldier at an astonishing speed, entered his mouth, and passed through his skull. The golden soldier looked at the people on the city wall in shock, his eyes full of shock and disbelief.
He never expected that Jingren would be so strong-willed. He would not even give him a chance to persuade him to surrender. He would shoot him directly in front of his army. This was a fight to the death.
Not far away, when Wanyan Zongbi saw this scene, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and a strong anger made his whole body tremble. The terrifying aura emanating from his body made the surrounding Jin Army soldiers feel chilled.
"Hmph... Since you are seeking death, I will help you. I will attack the city for you and enter the city. No one will be left behind!"
At this time, Wanyan Zongbi felt extremely aggrieved. He originally wanted to suppress his anger, hoping that the people on the opposite side could surrender without a fight under the intimidation of his Jin army.
He also had this self-confidence and felt that with the reputation of his Jin Army and his reputation of Wanyan Zongbi, he would definitely frighten the generals of this dynasty founded by the people's uprising.
But who would have thought that the response to him was a hard slap, and his messenger was crushed like this, still in front of his eyes. This was more painful than a slap on his face.
At this moment, he just wanted to destroy the city in front of him to vent his hatred. Following his voice, the general behind him quickly issued an order to attack the city.
The assembled trebuchets were already ready to be launched, and tens of thousands of people from the front army were already charging towards the city wall. These people were all soldiers under Li Zheng, the king of the north. Wanyan Zongbi would certainly not let his soldiers attack the city.
At the same time, Wanyan Zongbi looked at Aliku beside him and said: "Jiangling City is the gateway to the Yongle Dynasty. When the Yongle Dynasty learns that we are attacking the city, they will definitely send reinforcements. You bring 50,000 people to stop the enemy, and you must stop them." , wait until we capture Jiangling City, and then turn around to deal with them. Of course, if you can eliminate them, that would be the best!"
Hearing this, Aliku quickly took the order and left. The 100,000-strong army of the Jin Army continued to stay outside Jiangling City, while the main force of the siege was the 60,000-strong army of the King of the North.
Soon, the trebuchet threw the explosive package made of gunpowder at the city wall. Bang... the explosive package exploded on the city wall, but it also caused heavy casualties to the soldiers on the city wall.
The siege soldiers had also set up the ladders and began to rush up the city wall. The soldiers on the city wall quickly began to place rolling stones and wood, and poured kerosene down. At the same time, someone was pushing the ladder.
However, the ladder was too heavy and could not be pushed over by just a few people. Moreover, the siege soldiers under the city wall also shot arrows at the city wall, causing numerous casualties to the Yongle army pushing the ladder.
The siege had just begun, and the Yongle Dynasty was at a disadvantage. However, none of the soldiers of the Yongle Dynasty retreated. They rose up to resist, and the enemies who rushed up the city wall were beaten down by them.
In the city, when they heard the explosion on the city wall, the people who were originally peaceful all looked at the city wall with worry, fear and despair flashing in their eyes.
They knew that the Jin army was approaching the city. The attack was so fast and fierce that the people in the city were caught off guard and had no time to escape from the city. Most of the people had no place to escape.
One of the little girls with pigtails innocently looked up at her mother and asked doubtfully: "Mom, is the Jin Army coming? Is the Jin Army coming? Are we all going to die... Coke My son has not lived enough yet. Leer wants to eat candied haws and cakes made by mom. Mom, can I not die!"
After hearing the little girl's words, the people around him fell silent for a moment, and there was a deep sadness on everyone's face.
If the Jin army breaks through the city, all men, women, old and weak in the city will end up dead. Especially children like this little girl, as well as the old and the weak, will be killed by the Jin army first. Those who are strong, young and weak will be killed first. , or possibly survive.
But this child is only five or six years old, a time when he is innocent and enjoying life. They still have a long way to go, but if they meet a golden person, their fate will be over.
There was fear on her face, but more of it was nostalgia, nostalgia for this world, and confusion. There are many children like the little girl, and even the people in the entire city have fallen into fear and despair.
They only hope that the defenders can stop the Jin Army, or that someone will come to rescue them. However, facing the Jin Army with a notorious reputation, do any of them have the ability to fight against it? The only person in the world who can stand up to the Jin people is probably the rumored Lord of Cloud City.
It's a pity that the other party is in the distant Cloud City and there is no way he will appear here or come to save them. Among the crowd, some young men stood up, and one of them shouted: "To defend our homeland, let's go to the city wall to help. Even if we die, it is better than being enslaved by the Jin people! If we die, we will be buried with the Larkin people!"
As this man's voice sounded, many young and strong people gathered towards the city wall.
