Chapter 302 Nandu Attack and Defense II
After hearing that the idea of surprising soldiers was shattered, another person said: "Sir, why don't you attack from Yuejiang Gate? Yuejiang Gate is connected to Lime Mountain, and the city wall gate connecting to the gap is only less than three feet. The height is suitable, and it is suitable for attack, and once By attacking Yuejiang Gate and entering the Lime Mountain, we can advance, attack, retreat or defend, and we can also buy time for the large troops to enter the city."
Zhang Gaoping also thought of this, but it was absolutely impossible to do so at the beginning: "What we can think of, the Northern Army cannot not think of, Nanjing is their life and death line of defense, and every city gate in Nanjing is theirs." The most important thing is that they will never randomly deploy troops without discovering the key attack direction;
The scouting horses I sent earlier reported that the Northern Army had deployed heavy troops at the three gates of Yuejiang, Fengyi and Dinghuai. Each city gate had at least 10,000 troops. Nearby were the Zhongfu Gate and Jinchuan Gate in the inner city. Once the troops were reviewed, If the Jiangmen attack is unfavorable, the troops from the above gates will definitely quickly reinforce. They can bring reinforcements from the city wall much faster than us;
Therefore, our army will launch a general attack on Shangyuan Gate from the beginning, and attack it at all costs. In addition, it will also conduct feint attacks on Funing Gate and Guanyin Gate, and send rangers to Yuejiang Gate Fengyi Gate to conduct a tentative attack. , disrupting the Northern Army's defense plan and making them think that the key target of our army's attack is Shangyuan Gate;
If we cannot capture Shangyuan Gate tomorrow, we will focus our attack on Guanyin Gate. Our purpose is to exhaust the defensive energy of the defenders and make them exhausted. "
"Sir, won't we have to spend a lot of money like this?"
Zhang Gaoping sneered a few times: "The main attack is supported by the supporting troops, and the fighting troops are supporting the attack. The intensity has increased. The reinforcements sent by the prince from all over the country should arrive tomorrow. Everyone, work together to attack the city. We will be rich and powerful without you." "
"I respectfully obey the orders of the Commander-in-Chief..."
Sun Chengzong put down the telescope. Nowadays, most of the Nanjing guards have a telescope. This kind of thing is produced in Songjiang and sold to foreign business groups. The foreign business groups sell it exclusively to Nanjing. It has to be said that the telescope is The far-sighted weapon is really a good observer on the battlefield.
"Supervisor, the rebels don't seem to have any plans to attack the city."
General Liu Guozhu stood by the side. Although there were 100,000 rebels outside Shangyuan Gate, in the past few days, only the cavalry had been probing around, and there was no sign of a large-scale attack on the city.
Although General Ma Shilong of Yongping was unsuccessful in suppressing bandits in Shanxi and was eventually transferred back to his original post, considering the safety of Nanjing this time, Sun Chengzong specially asked this General Soldier of Yongping who had a lot of combat experience when he went south, and mobilized himself Many of the original subordinates.
For example, the general Liu Guozhu around him now, and the general You Dai guarding Guanyin Gate.
"I heard that fighting has begun over Andemen. Our side can't be so stable. I heard that Zhang Gaoping was the commander of King Fu's guards. Now he has been promoted to some kind of left governor. Fengyang was conquered by this person. Don’t underestimate him.”
Sun Chengzong stroked his beard, turned around and asked, "Can the defense line in Beikou City be carefully allocated?"
Liu Guozhu bowed: "Every gate has been fortified from Guanyin Gate to Dinghuai Gate, with 10,000 troops at each gate."
"Tell the guards at each gate to be on guard and be careful of the rebels attacking the city at night."
"No way?" Liu Guozhu was a little unbelievable: "The city of Nanjing has high walls. Wouldn't a night attack on the city be a recipe for death?"
"The more impossible the thing, the more likely it is to happen in the end." Sun Chengzong looked into the distance with a cold eyebrow: "I heard that Fengyang fell before I came here. Although Gao Qiqian opened the city gate, it was Zhang Gaoping He has already led his army to break into the city through the prison gate."
Zhang Guozhu suddenly woke up when he heard this: "The line of Yuejiangmen is only two feet high and low, which is the lowest point of Beikuo City. In addition, it is the connection between Lime Mountain and Lion Mountain. Although the terrain is dangerous, the defense is the weakest."
Sun Chengzong turned to look at Zhang Guozhu: "You personally lead another five thousand people to garrison Jiangmen. Don't be careless. I dare to conclude that Zhang Gaoping will definitely have the idea of parading Jiangmen."
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"Tonight, if the city is broken, I will personally go to the prince to ask you for a reward. Even if the city cannot be broken, tonight's achievements will be recorded after the city is broken tomorrow."
Zhang Gaoping was dressed in military uniform. According to the plan during the day, tonight will be the time for them to launch an attack on Shangyuanmen: "Everyone, listen up, we have been fighting all the way from Luoyang. Even Zhongdu has been defeated by us. As long as Once Nanjing is defeated, there will no longer be a city in the world that can contain us;
Keep it all in mind, obey God and keep calm, and obey God's will..."
"Follow Heaven to provide peace of mind and comply with Heaven's will..."
Ma Shilong, who was stationed at the top of the city, had already received the news about the movement of the rebel camp. He immediately went to the top of the city. After seeing clearly that the torches in the rebel camp were starting to light, he immediately sent someone to notify Sun Chengzong at the Lime Mountain camp.
By the time Sun Chengzong rushed to Shangyuan Gate, the sound of various firearms and the sound of bow and crossbow strings were heard one after another, and the wounded were being carried off the city top one after another.
"Supervisor..."
When Ma Shilong saw Sun Chengzong ascending to the top of the city, he quickly ordered his own soldiers to protect him with shields: "This place is dangerous, please ask the supervisor to take command from the city."
"How's it going?"
“The rebels launched an offensive at Youshi. The offensive was fierce and they filled up the ditch in front of the city regardless of the cost. Then they fired a salvo of artillery, which really caught our army by surprise;
It wasn't until Xiaguan arrived that he drove off the rebels who had just climbed to the top of the city. "
call out...
collapse...
The tail of a crossbow arrow trembled up and down on the shield of a guard in front. Ma Shilong was so frightened that he quickly turned around and pushed Sun Chengzong: "Commander, come down to the city and take command. I'll leave this place to the lower official."
Sun Chengzong's identity and qualifications are second to none in the entire Nanjing. Besides, he is also the main commander of Beicheng this time. Naturally, he cannot make any mistakes. Therefore, no matter how Sun Chengzong refused, Ma Shilong still asked his soldiers to send Sun Chengzong off the city wall.
"Kill..."
Outside the Shangyuan Gate, Zhang Gaoping rode his horse and stood less than two miles away from the city to personally supervise the battle. Even if he could not capture the Shangyuan Gate, he would attack with all his strength under the first blow to make the defenders believe that they would Be the main attacker at Shangyuanmen.
While Shangyuan Gate was attacking, the battle at Guanyin Gate also started at the same time. Thousands of people held torches and pretended to move in all directions from the south to Dinghuai Gate, causing miscalculations among the defenders at the gates in the northwest.
For a time, the shouts of killing in the entire Nanjing Beikuo City were deafening.
Countless messengers were sent to and from the outer city and the inner city. Many people in Nanjing City, which had long announced a curfew, poked their heads out to know what was going on.
The people of Jinling have not been disturbed by war since the Jingnan Emperor. It has been more than two hundred years. Even the Qinlou Chu Pavilion by the Qinhuai River is doing a prosperous business. Until the curfew began, various wealthy and wealthy princes With the naked beauty in his arms, they listened to the vague sound of cannons.
"If Jinling cannot be defended anymore, do you think we will follow it and go north?"
"Hey, haven't you heard that this time King Fu raised an army under the banner of Grandpa Cheng? This is Jingnan..."
"When you say that, it sounds like you know how the Battle of Jingnan was fought."
"Nonsense, it's been more than two hundred years since the Emperor Cheng was imprisoned. Who still knows about it? The only ones who know about it are the princes of the imperial court. These are all dust-sealed files..."
"Prince Fu wants to be the emperor?"
"It doesn't matter who becomes the emperor, we are still ordinary people. This is a royal matter."
"Shh... keep your voice down, do you want to die? It's not a big deal if the gentlemen from the five cities patrolling the city hear you. They won't be able to hold you back even if you file a lawsuit."
"Hey, Prince Fu is the uncle of the current emperor..."
"You said it was a coincidence, but it was uncle Jingnan who wanted to take the throne from his nephew. What happened to our Ming Dynasty..."
Private discussions were held in various places in Nanjing. The private discussions were joyful, and the fighting outside the city was also fierce.
"Captain, the defenders' defenses are weak and their artillery has stopped."
Zhang Gaoping had long been away from the artillery strike range. After the two sides stopped attacking and defending, they launched a fierce artillery battle in the dark. Stone bullets and bombs hit the positions of both sides like a shower, causing heavy casualties.
You Dai, who was guarding Guanyin Gate, had already sent someone to send a letter for help to Sun Chengzong. Not only Shangyuan Gate, but also Guanyin Gate's offensive was not inferior to Shangyuan Gate. The casualties on both sides had reached 10,000, with thousands on each side. Loss.
You Dai has been fighting for a long time, but his current task is to guard the Guanyin Gate in Nanjing. There are less than 5,000 soldiers left under his command of 10,000, so calling for urgent help is a top priority.
In the dark night, he couldn't see clearly how many people the rebels sent to Guanyinmen. Guerrilla Chen Hua didn't know whether the blood on his face was his own or the blood of the rebels. At this moment, he touched his face and shouted: "Sir , if reinforcements don’t come, we won’t be able to hold on.”
Guanyinmen City is eleven meters high. It is absolutely impossible to break through without tens of thousands of people attacking it.
However, since the time of Youshi, the rebels have been attacking with fire, without any fear of their own casualties. The opponents have become more and more courageous, and they have boarded the Guanyin Gate several times. If Chen Hua and others had not led the people to fight to the death, they would have driven away the rebels who came up. , maybe the Guanyin Gate was lost.
You Dai looked at this temporary subordinate and consoled him: "The person who asked for help is back, and reinforcements will be here soon."
Lime Mountain Camp is fifteen miles away from Guanyin Gate, and it would take nearly an hour for infantry to quickly reinforce them.
Chen Hua sighed, got a new Yan Ling knife from the ground, then turned around and took someone to hit it again.
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Intelligence from all parties quickly gathered outside Qilin Gate, where Chen Cao was waiting for military reports.
"It has been six hours since the attack started at Youshi."
Chen Cao recited silently, feeling sleepy. He listened to the news all night without squinting at all. It was already broad daylight.
"Zhang Gaoping's actions were exactly the same as when he captured Fengyang."
"Uncle..."
Xin Zhao quickly walked into the tent: "The latest news is that before dawn, Guanyin Gate was breached, and guerrilla Chen Hua and others died in the battle. You Dai arrived with reinforcements and desperately drove out the rebels who invaded Guanyin Gate;
I heard that Zhang Gaoping sent 30,000 soldiers and 20,000 slaves to Guanyinmen, and asked the auxiliary troops to coordinate the attack. Guanyinmen suffered high casualties from the beginning, and the reinforcements did not arrive and suffered heavy casualties. "
Chen Cao opened his eyes: "Maybe Beicheng is the first place to fall. I don't know how Commander Sun will defend it."
