Chapter 351 Everyone has their own agenda in the defense of Nanjing
"I won't help...unless Zhu Yousong personally calls me to Nanjing..."
In the second hall's study, there were only three people in the room, Chen Cao, Xu Fuyuan, and Huang Chunyao who hurried over.
"Yunsheng, you should have received the news. Du Wenhuan burned Yizhen's food and grass. Zhang Gaoping can't last long in Yangzhou. Whether he can hold on to Yangzhou depends on us."
Huang Chunyao came from Hangzhou and supervised the delivered artillery: "Your Majesty, we must at least control Qilin Gate."
Chen Cao said 'hmm', and then said: "Wei Guogong and Jinshan Hou are ready-made internal agents. With their help, it will be very easy for Song Che to transfer from Fengtai Gate to Qilin Gate, but I'm worried that Shi Kefa won't be so Let Song Che evacuate calmly."
Song Che was like a proton after entering Nanjing, but Chen Cao believed that even hundreds of thousands of people in Nanjing could not retain Song Che's rifle division. The only thing he worried about was being surrounded by them.
"There are many smart officials in the former Six Ministries in Nanjing. Now I hear that Zhu Yousong's state affairs only rely on a few people to run them."
Under the attack of hundreds of thousands of people from two directions, and they had already reached the gates of Nanjing City all the way, the officials of the Six Ministries of Nanjing of the Chongzhen Dynasty were now looking around.
"Shi Kefa is an example..." Chen Cao recalled the evaluation of him by later generations: "This man has a stubborn temper. Although he has some talents, he is easily affected by his own stubborn thoughts."
Seeing that Chen Cao knew Shi Kefa well, Huang Chunyao said: "Your Majesty, students think that the old story of Li Yuan in the former Tang Dynasty can be staged."
"not enough..."
Chen Cao shook his head: "I have to wait for the news. As soon as the news from the north comes back, we will enter Nanjing immediately..."
"But Chen Yan?"
Huang Chunyao only found out about Chen Yan and Zou Weilian later, and Chen Cao didn't intend to hide it from him.
"Exactly, as long as Chen Yan's affairs are handled properly, then..."
Chen Cao did not finish his sentence. He felt that it was not necessary unless he was 100% sure: "If Chen Yan and Zou Weilian do not succeed, it may not be a bad thing to prompt Zhang Gaoping's defeat."
Huang Chunyao nodded thoughtfully: "We can order Zheng Zhilong to lead the navy troops into Longjiang."
"No need for the time being," Chen Cao interrupted Huang Chunyao's idea: "Before we completely fall out with Zhang Gaoping, the navy will not move for the time being. By the way, I remember what happened to Du Wenhuan in the past, Yunsheng, you said we should give Du Wenhuan something Help, can he come to Yangzhou City?"
"It depends on his courage..."
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"I certainly have the courage, otherwise I would have ruined the reputation of my Du family."
Jun Song was really a fierce general. Even if he died in the battle of Salhu, he died fighting hard and was not the master who was killed while escaping.
"Commander, according to yesterday's reconnaissance report, Cheng Guogong and others have led an army of 200,000 people down the canal. They were only blocked by Zhang Gaoping's sunken sand ship in Shaobo Town. I believe it will be dredged in less than two days."
Du Wenhuan called his deputy general Li Tong: "We are approaching Yangzhou. What do you think?"
Li Tong said with some worry: "Zhenjiang is separated from Yizhen by a river. If the Liang Fan army crosses the river, our army will be attacked from both sides. In this case, unless Cheng Guogong's army can break through Yangzhou."
That is a dead word.
Dilemma...
Du Wenhuan felt that he shouldn't be ignored by everyone like this. He came from a noble family, how could he let Wang Jiayin and others who were refugees come forward?
However, his information was blocked at this moment, and he did not know the news of Wang Jiayin's death, otherwise Du Wenhuan would definitely be stationed in Yizhen.
"If the soldiers of Liang Fan wanted to attack us, they took action a few days ago. There are no warships of theirs on the river. In addition, Chen Cao recruited me when the late emperor was here. At that time..." There are words of course. Can't say much.
"Therefore, Chen Cao has a self-reliance. No matter whether it is the imperial court or the puppet emperor of the Southern Dynasty, even if he is given the title of prince, it cannot cover up this person's Sima Zhao's heart."
Li Tong asked again: "If the situation on the Governor's side is unfavorable, according to the previous arrangement, our army should cross the river from Liuhe and go straight into the Yangtze River to land in Nanjing. It would be okay if the Governor's side wins." , if you lose..."
Before Li Tong finished speaking, Du Wenhuan naturally knew what he meant. Once Yang He defeated Nanjing, he would be the scapegoat, the scapegoat for disobeying military orders.
"Father..." Du Hongyu, who is also a deputy general and has been awarded the title of deputy commander-in-chief, came on horseback: "Father, there is a large army dispatched from Yangzhou, coming to Yizhen."
Du Wenhuan sneered: "It seems that our surprise troops have played a role in... passing orders and preparing to meet the enemy."
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Naturally, a victory cannot be regarded as a big victory. After all, Yang He had several commanders under his command, and the death of Wang Jiayin, a refugee, was not a big deal to Yang He anyway.
Seeing Wang Jiayin's messy head still dripping blood, Shi Kefa shook his head and said, "Instruct the three armies to spread the word."
Li Wanchang had just finished praising Mao Shi, and then went to see Shi Kefa: "Master Shi..."
"Mr. Chang Guo..."
"After this battle, I believe Yang He will not dare to act rashly."
"Xiaoguan heard that the Crown Prince of Tang Dynasty led his army to Yang He's army?"
Li Wanchang looked at the civilians who were still cleaning the battlefield outside the city, and then nodded: "Among the descendants of the Zhu family, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty is the number one."
This was meant to be said to Shi Kefa. Zhang Gaoping was not here, so Li Wanchang felt that Shi Kefa was quite satisfactory.
"The lower official disagrees."
Li Wanchang was surprised, and Shi Kefa continued: "The Northern Emperor's policies towards the vassal kings are particularly better than those of the ancestral temples. This move of the Tang Dynasty just poked the heart of the Northern Emperor. I believe that Yang He will definitely not dare to use the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. On the contrary, he will still Be prepared...
Duke Chang, if you were the Northern Emperor, would you be worried that the prince of Tang Dynasty would suddenly defect in battle? "
Li Wanchang took a cold breath: "But... we are all brothers?"
Shi Kefa chuckled: "Aren't the Northern Emperor and His Majesty both cousins?"
"That's true...in that case, I would like to go out of the city to meet them for a while."
Shi Kefa stopped him and said: "Duke Chang Guo must not be rash. Although Yang He was defeated, it was only the rebel troops who were injured. The main force under his command was not damaged. They must be prepared when they leave the city like this."
Li Wanchang thought for a while and nodded: "As Master Shi said, I will go see your Majesty right away."
In Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yousong let out a long breath after learning about the victory at Xiao Ande Gate. However, after hearing that Yang He's army was not seriously injured, he asked Li Wanchang for countermeasures.
Obviously, in today's Chongde court, only Zhang Gaoping and Li Wanchang seem to be the most trustworthy. After all, they are the people from Qiandi, promoted by the old King Fu.
"The troops of the Liang clan guarding the Fengtai gate have not moved, and I am worried that they will suddenly mutiny."
This kind of thing can only be said in a place with few people. After all, the city of Nanjing has too many ears and eyes.
"Chen Cao will not be fooled..."
Zhu Yousong suddenly spoke, startling Li Wanchang.
Just listen to what he said: "This is the plan that Duke An Guo made before he left for Yangzhou."
Li Wanchang didn't know at all because he was guarding Fengyang at that time.
The great eunuch Sun Dewen nodded: "Mr. Chang Guo, this old slave also knows about this plan."
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Zhu Yousong was a little resentful: "My father was suddenly killed when he entered the city. How could Feng Kelie's people break through Chen Cao's army guard? You can know this if you think carefully."
"His Majesty..."
"After An Guogong gave me an analysis, I suddenly realized that although I was domineering in the past, I was not an ignorant person. According to the Jinyi Guards' reports, Jinshan Marquis Puxiang and Wei Guogong's government have not interrupted private contact with Chen Cao to this day;
Chen Cao, he is the scourge of our Ming Dynasty..."
If Chen Cao knew that Zhu Yousong commented on him at this moment, he would probably not be able to help but lead his army to march directly to Nanjing.
It is impossible for Zhu Yousong and Zhu Youjian to join forces to deal with Chen Cao, because the Zhu family must not have two emperors occupying the north and south. From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, this situation is just a simple brotherly feud and another peace.
"Every time I wake up from my dreams in the middle of the night, I feel a little guilty and even think about..."
Zhu Yousong looked extremely excited. Sun Dewen hurriedly stepped forward and patted him on the back: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
"Your Majesty," Li Wanchang said with a serious face, "Beidi will not tolerate this."
It was obvious that Li Wanchang knew what Zhu Yousong was going to say.
"It is precisely because of this that I feel particularly regretful..."
It was really too hasty to give Chen Cao the title of prince.
The emperor admitted his mistake. How could his subordinates dare to be so upright? Immediately, several people in the hall knelt down.
"Tell me, am I causing trouble now by raising tigers?"
Sun Dewen did not dare to answer. As the leader of the Nanjing generals, Li Wanchang said seriously: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, Chen Cao does not dare to act recklessly;"
If it was Chen Cao himself who entered the city, I would be determined to keep him in the city. "
"What about Song Che?"
"If things are not harmonious, I should act according to the plan."
Sun Dewen whispered: "Dong Changguo, Duke Anguo said that the gates in the east city of Nanjing, especially the Qilin Gate, must not fall into the hands of Liang Fan."
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"Hahaha..."
Zhang Gaoping stood on the top of Yangzhou North City and laughed loudly. The smoke dissipated and corpses were everywhere: "Zhu Chunchen, where has your courage gone? Is the Northern Army so vulnerable? Hahaha..."
"The Duke..."
A general walked up to the top of the city with a serious face. He whispered: "My lord, Yizhen is here to report that General Ding's army was defeated by Du Wenhuan in Yizhen."
Zhang Gaoping's eyes widened, and he suddenly became furious in his joy. His energy and blood surged up, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"The Duke...the Duke..."
Zhang Gaoping grabbed the general's collar and said in a trembling voice: "Don't show off..."
In Shaobo Town outside Yangzhou City, Zhu Chunchen's face was a little dark. Everyone in the big tent was a lord, and the last ones were all uncles.
"Everyone, Zhang Gaoping has run out of food, and then today's offensive was blocked. Your Majesty is extremely annoyed that we are not moving in Gaoyou. There have been several waves of imperial edicts. I am here to say that Yangzhou cannot be taken within seven days...
call...
I will never show mercy. "
The prince-in-law Gong Liang entered the account, and after seeing the gift, his face turned red and he said: "Dong Cheng, I am ashamed..."
Zhu Chunchen didn't want to lose his temper. Although he was the commander-in-chief, his deputies were all Dukes and Marquises, and there were several princes and princes leading the troops. How could he curse?
"Captain Gong, if you don't do this next time..."
