Chapter 360 Decision
Great victory outside the Pass
"Commander..."
Yang Qi's soldiers walked into the tent where Yang Qi was, holding a baggage in their hands.
Yang Qi stood up: "Has anyone discovered it?"
The soldier shook his head: "Don't worry, Commander, our people are all along the river. Besides, they are going to Chuzhou and are within our defense line."
call...
Yang Qi breathed a long sigh of relief, then sat slumped on his handsome seat: "Take it and take a look."
After the bright yellow silk cloth was exposed, Yang Qi seemed to have aged ten years. Looking at the content again, he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Why bother? Why bother?"
"Is there any follow-up explanation?"
The soldier nodded: "Master Zhang is handling the follow-up and will return to the camp soon."
Yang Qi's lieutenant Zhang Mao was his childhood playmate. If it weren't for the war, this confidant would not be able to turn to Zhang Mao, who was once white.
Zhang Mao suddenly opened the tent and walked in: "Commander, it's settled. Even if the court investigates it in the future, it will be a local issue in Chuzhou and has nothing to do with us."
"Does the person coming have an explanation?"
Zhang Mao nodded: "After the Donglin Party learned that the governor was conniving with the prince of the Tang dynasty, they wrote eight memorials, talking about the disasters caused by the vassal kings and vassal towns in the Tang Dynasty. The emperor was very angry after reading it. It is said that he even ordered a warning to the Tang king in the Qianqing Palace. In addition, Jin Yiwei was sent to arrest the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, and the eunuch told him that the Donglin Party had written a letter to remove the Superintendent, and also wanted to hold the Superintendent accountable for his crimes, and sent another person, I believe he is on his way here."
"That's right..." Yang Qi shook the imperial edict in his hand: "It's fine if the emperor doesn't inspect the city. How could Donglin's party be so stupid? Then Zhu Yujian came here on his own, what's the matter with Mr. Superintendent? "
Zhang Mao said seriously: "Commander, what if someone from the imperial court arrives to take over?"
"Bandits are rampant in Chuzhou. I don't know anything about the robbery of the imperial envoys, and neither does the Superintendent. No matter who comes, if you are unlucky and die in the attack of the Southern Army, what do you think? About this?"
Zhang Mao nodded: "The commander-in-chief is right. If we can delay it for a moment, the morale of the Confederate army will be ruined."
While the two were planning, a messenger came in: "Commander, the Commander-in-Chief ordered that the head coach of the Confederate Army, Zhang Gaoping, died in Yangzhou. The momentum of the Confederate Army will inevitably suffer a blow. The Commander-in-Chief is ordering his troops to prepare for an offensive against Nanjing tomorrow. .”
Yang Qi nodded in understanding, then looked at Zhang Mao: "This matter must be kept secret, and the boss must not be informed."
"I will finally understand..."
The bright yellow silk cloth slowly turned into a pile of ashes under the flames. Yang Qi stared blankly at the flames and couldn't calm down for a long time. Then he murmured: "Such a huge achievement was destroyed in an instant..."
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"The Qin army will definitely launch a general offensive in the next few days."
Shi Kefa looked into the distance on the gate tower of Ande Gate, and what he said was to Li Wanchang who was sitting in the gate tower: "The momentum of the defenders is low, and it is no longer advisable to trap Nanjing. I still prefer to go to Liang Fan." Asking for help.”
Li Wanchang recalled the scene after Zhang Gaoping's body entered Nanjing, and then thought about the letter he burned.
'...Chen Cao is so ambitious that he will definitely become a thief of our Ming Dynasty in the future. We must not bow to him no matter what...'
'...If things go wrong, surrendering to the Northern Army is also an option...'
'...The kindness of the late king's knowledge... However, it can no longer be realized. Your Majesty's safety cannot be left in the hands of Shi Kefa. The disasters of civil servants are lessons learned over the past hundreds of years. The bloodshed of the previous Song Dynasty is still here...'
'...If Yangzhou is defeated, I will defend the city with my life. Although Mingyuan is stupid, he is capable of big tasks and can be your arm...Your Majesty and the Northern Dynasty are brothers of the same clan, and they will not fight against each other. Ming Dynasty is the top priority...'
'...How to choose, Dan'er's hand...'
rub...
Li Wanchang stood up, glanced at Li Mingyuan beside him, and then took a deep breath: "This place is temporarily under the command of Shibutang. I want to meet with His Majesty..."
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"When Emperor Taizu Gao was the King of Wu, he defended Yingtian, but his strength was not evident at that time. When Chen Youliang's army attacked Yingtian, the first target he chose was Jiangdong Bridge."
Zhu Yujian was listening carefully to the words of the young scholar in white in front of him.
"It has been more than two hundred years, and the Jiangdong Bridge has become more and more stable. It was a fluke to break into the Jiangdong Gate a few days ago. Now that our Tang Dynasty has a large number of troops and a strong momentum, we can definitely make further plans."
Zhu Yujian raised his hand and said, "I wonder if Mr. Li has any clever ideas?"
The scholar in white, surnamed Li, heard this and replied: "The student had a plan. When Zhang Gaoping attacked Nanjing, he took the opportunity to attack along the city from Lime Mountain, and finally invaded Nanjing from Yuejiang Tower. The terrain there is not high. It is also the connection between Lion Rock and Lime Mountain, and the city walls are weakly defended;
The students ordered the rangers to go out and report that Yuejiang Tower had been renovated after the fire, but the defense force there was not weak. "
All the generals in the tent frowned, feeling that this military advisor was talking too much nonsense.
"So, the students thought that they should start from the river and go straight to Dinghuaimen along the waterway..."
Make plans for Huaimen...
The reason why Zhu Yujian asked this young scholar to be the military advisor of the 50,000-strong army was because he had invaded Jiangdong Gate a few days ago. Moreover, after getting in touch with him in the past few days, he found that this young man was very capable of marching and organized. Scheduling is also quite disciplined.
"Li Yan, just tell me how to control Huaimen. Where did you come from all this nonsense?"
Li Han, the commander-in-chief of the Tang Dynasty, was a rough man and the commander of the Nanyang Guard. After following Zhu Yujian, Queen Qin was appointed as the commander-in-chief by Zhu Yujian.
The scholar in white was named Li Yan. Although he was scolded by Li Han, he was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and said: "The defense strength of Dinghuai Gate is not as good as Jiangdong Gate, and my army can go by river boat from Longjiang." Directly enter the Qinhuai River waterway and catch the defenders at Dinghuaimen by surprise when they are not paying attention."
Zhu Yujian smiled and nodded. He thought this plan was very feasible: "In this case, we will follow the military advisor's arrangements. General Li, you are responsible for assisting."
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Pu Xiang suddenly discovered that there were many suspicious people around his Jinshan Marquis Mansion, but since it was a war, he didn't take it too seriously.
He was studying the flintlock gun in his hand, when suddenly a black shadow rushed into the water pavilion in the back courtyard, frightening him to quickly raise the muzzle of the gun.
"Who, come out..."
The person's upper body was covered in blood and he was shaking when he walked...
"Jinshan...Hou..."
"Who are you?"
Pu Xiang immediately saw the person coming, the Liang Fan Jin Yiwei who swam from the frozen water to find him.
"The official escaped the pursuit, but he will not survive. This is a secret message, dictated to the Marquis of Jinshan. Li Wanchang wants to be detrimental to Commander Song. They have a conspiracy..."
breathless...
Pu Xiang put his hand between his nose to test, and after repeatedly confirming that there was no heartbeat, he asked the servants in the mansion to temporarily bury him among the flowers in the front yard.
Li Wanchang wants to take action?
Pu Xiang thought about it, and then thought about the many strange faces he saw when he went out this morning, and suddenly a cold air rose from the soles of his feet...
"Looks like I'm being watched..."
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If he underestimated Song Che, it was Li Wanchang's mistake. How could this person who had survived in Liaoyang City be an ordinary person?
Besides, with the firearms troops of the Dingwu Army, Song Che was confident enough to rush out of Nanjing City.
"Military seat..."
Li Xiukuan, commander of the Ninth Division, walked into the big tent: "The surrounding defenders have been mobilized quite frequently. Just before, someone from the palace came to mobilize our troops to guard the Jubao Gate."
Song Che looked at the Nanjing city defense map, and then said: "Li Wanchang wants to abandon the outer city?
That's impossible, right? Could it be? "
Li Xiukuan asked: "Could it be that the man in the palace doesn't trust Li Wanchang?"
"It's impossible," Song Che immediately denied Li Xiukuan's words: "If that's the case, we won't stay here at Fengtai Gate forever."
"Military seat, Shi Kefa is here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Kefa arrived outside the tent. Song Che smiled and said, "I didn't know that Shi Butang was here in person, but do you have something important?"
Shi Kefa looked serious: "The spies reported that the Qin army was preparing to launch a general attack on Nanjing tomorrow after learning about the death of Marshal Zhang. I have just come out of the palace. Your Majesty is worried about the safety of the inner city and is determined to let General Song's troops guard it." The Jubao Gate and Fengtai Gate were first taken over by Chang Guogong."
Li Xiukuan said coldly: "Do you have confidence?"
Shi Kefa was not angry and shook his head: "Securing Nanjing is a big deal. As long as Liang Fan gives full support, I believe it will be a matter of time to defeat the Qin army's plan."
Song Che glanced at Shi Kefa and handed over his hand: "Please report back to Your Majesty. I will leave here later."
"Well, General Song, the soldiers will arrive soon. General Song, please hurry up."
Shi Kefa left calmly, but Song Che still felt that something was wrong. After confirming again that there were only 170,000 defenders in Nanjing, he nodded and ordered: "Get ready to break camp, the artillery goes first..."
The 25th Brigade had just passed Jubao Mountain, and a horse quickly passed through the troops and entered Song Che's guard company. The visitor was brought to Song Che, and he handed over his hand: "But in front of Commander Song?"
"It's me..."
The visitor suddenly said anxiously: "I am a servant of the Jinshan Marquis Mansion. My Lord Marquis ordered me to deliver this letter to Commander Song. In addition, the Jin Yiwei who delivered the letter has died tragically."
Song Che was shocked and immediately opened the secret message. After reading it quickly, he immediately shouted in a hoarse voice: "Stop moving forward..."
He turned to look at the guard beside him and said: "Immediately pursue the 25th Brigade and ask Li Xiukuan to withdraw..."
'Dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...'
'Dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...'
'Dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...dong-dong-dong...'
The violent sound of artillery sounded from far to near, and then exploded on the marching route of the 26th Brigade.
"Enemy attack..."
"Spread out... spread out quickly..."
The sound of the cannon startled many horses, but although Song Che was surprised, his panic immediately passed away. He raised his telescope to observe and found that the cannon was fired from the Treasure Mountain.
"The whole army marched into the mountains and captured Yuhuatai..."
