Chapter 362 All are descendants of the Zhu family
"Zhu Yousong must get rid of his imperial title and reign title. This is a prerequisite;
Secondly, the imperial court will not recognize the invalidity of the officials, generals and titles conferred by the puppet emperor. However, Li Wanchang and other Nanjing garrison generals and important officials will be temporarily recommended to the post of general of the army and will still command the Nanjing garrison. Army, the specific disposition will have to wait for the Holy One to decide;
Furthermore, it turned out that Prince Fu was the leader of the clan rebellion. Zhu Yousong was concerned about the safety of the Ming Dynasty and chose to surrender and take the imperial title. I believe that the Holy Spirit knew what he was doing. Before the court's decision was issued, Zhu Yousong could only be called Prince Fu. In addition, I have reason to believe that even if the Holy One had not killed him, he would have died of old age in Fengyang out of consideration for the clan friendship;
General Mao, could you make the decision for Zhu Yousong? "
The reason was acceptable a few days ago, except that Fengyang died of old age, but now Nanjing is indeed in danger. Once Chen Cao's army arrives, Nanjing will definitely not be able to hold it.
I saw Mao Shi clasping his fists: "The conditions are acceptable. Please tell Mr. Yang the original words of the Holy Prince Fu Wang: 'We are all descendants of the Zhu family. Dealing with national traitors is a necessary condition. This is also the original intention of Emperor Taizu to divide the heirs.'... "
Yang He was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Go quickly. When I receive the news of Zhu Yousong's abdication, you will open the Ande Gate and let Li Wanchang meet him outside the city."
Mao Shi saluted: "General, I know, please leave..."
Obviously, Zhu Yousong was also tired. It was common for the emperor to be difficult to do, but compared with Liu He, he had been the emperor for at least much longer than Liu He.
In June of the third year of Chongde, Zhu Yousong announced his abdication, returned power to Beijing, and called himself King Fu. He also announced Liang's rebellion against Chen Cao, causing the vassal kings of the world to launch a crusade.
Early the next morning, Yang He ordered He Huchen's troops to enter Nanjing from Ande Gate first and assist in guarding the inner city. He also ordered Yang Qi's troops to enter Nanjing from Fengtai Gate and drive directly to Qilin Gate to assist in the defense; Wang Ziyong's troops After entering Nanjing, they went to Jubao Mountain to encircle and suppress the Liangni army trapped on the mountain; Zhu Yujian's Tang vassal soldiers entered Nanjing through Jiangdong Gate.
In front of Fengtian Gate, Yang He met Zhu Yousong, who had been emperor for nearly three years.
"Master Yang..."
Zhu Yousong was not afraid of Yang He at all. The clan that chose to surrender seemed to have been forced to a desperate end before choosing to surrender.
"Prince Fu...the Crown Prince..."
Li Wanchang was next to Yang He and did not say anything when he saw this. However, Sun Dewen, the eunuch next to Zhu Yousong, scolded: "What the hell, Prince Fu? This is His Royal Highness Prince Fu. Yang He, you are a minister of the Zhu family. Why don't you be polite when you see His Highness? "
The generals around Yang He were a little annoyed. Seeing this, Yang He also realized what was going on and handed over his hands: "Your Highness, I'm sorry for my disrespect..."
This is the first time Yang He has seen someone so awesome after surrendering.
"His Highness has a special status. I thought that His Highness was temporarily living somewhere, waiting for His Majesty's announcement."
Zhu Yousong's face turned cold, and then turned red: "If my brother wants to attack me, it will chill the hearts of the Zhu family in the world. Chen Cao has not been eliminated, and I think he will not do such a grudge against his relatives." It’s a stupid thing to do...”
"Your Highness, be careful..."
After Yang He finished speaking, without waiting for Zhu Yousong to speak, he said: "Come, please come and stay..."
After saying this, Yang He bowed his hands to the original officials from the Six Ministries of Nanjing who had gathered in front of Fengtian Gate and were unwilling to 'subordinate' to the Chongde Dynasty: "Dear colleagues in Nanjing, I am deeply relieved that you have not served as officials of the Puppet Dynasty, and I want to There are still loyal people in the south of the country, and now King Fu... Ahem, Prince Fu's son has returned to Beijing. As the governor of the five provinces, I have accomplished the task of recovering Nanjing. As for your official positions, I will wait for His Majesty's decree."
"Where's Shi Kefa?"
"I heard that he was taken away by Prince Fu."
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Xiao Yongguang, commander of the 21st Division of Longwu Army, had just dismounted and was met by a group of knights, headed by Jinshan Hou Puxiang.
Xiao Yongguang performed a military salute with his hands raised to the level of his eyebrows. Pu Xiang had seen Liang Fan's military salute and clasped his fists: "Which general are you honoring?"
"Xiao Yongguang, commander of the 21st Division of the Longwu Army, who is your Excellency?"
"A certain person is Puxiang, the Marquis of Jinshan."
When Xiao Yongguang heard this, he immediately stood in awe and saluted again: "It turns out that it was the Marquis of Jinshan who was in front of me. Before I set off, the prince had already mentioned that he would protect several important nobles after entering Nanjing. Now that the Marquis of Jinshan has left Nanjing, my mission is also It’s just easier.”
Pu Xiang looked serious: "Thank you for your hard work, Master Xiao. When I left Nanjing, Yang He's army had already entered Nanjing and Zhu Yousong abdicated."
Xiao Yongguang took a deep breath, then glanced at the deputy division commander and political commissar behind him: "So, Nanjing has fallen into Yang He's hands. I wonder what happened to the people in the Duke of Guizhou's mansion?"
As he spoke, Xiao Yongguang glanced at the people behind Pu Xiang. The long knives in each hand were stained with blood. It was obvious that they had experienced a lot of fighting when they left the city.
Pu Xiang frowned: "I was surrounded and went through a fight. When I rushed out of Qilin Gate, I didn't receive any news from Mu Qilin."
Xiao Yongguang frowned, and then immediately arranged: "The whole army will set off for Qilin Gate immediately, and immediately launch an attack on Qilin Gate after arriving." After saying that, he saluted Pu Xiang: "Marquis Jinshan, my mission is to capture Qilin Gate. Follow up There are reinforcements arriving, and the prince himself is leading the army behind. It is up to the Marquis of Jinshan to decide whether to stay or leave."
Pu Xiang looked at the rows of muskets and the soldiers marching silently, and his confidence suddenly rose: "Commander Xiao, I know the geography of Nanjing, and I will accompany you."
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When Yang Qi led his army to Qilin Gate, a fierce battle had already broken out at the city gate. The original defenders were already weak, otherwise Pu Xiang would not have been able to take advantage of it and rush out of Qilin Gate.
When Xiao Yongguang arrived at Qilin Gate under the leadership of Pu Xiang, the loose defenders were still confused. Xiao Yongguang, who was greatly relieved, immediately ordered an offensive.
Yang Qi was shocked and immediately called his cavalry to rush to the city gate to intercept them.
"Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
The volley of guns crackled, and the defeated defenders were already frightened when the engineers blew open the city gate, just like the guardsmen saw the Jurchen Tatars and fled in all directions.
It can't be blocked at all...
Yang Qi's men are still coming. At this moment, there are less than 10,000 people following him, and there are only more than 1,000 cavalry: "Rush over and ask the Zuo Xie guerrillas to block the door immediately and bring in the muskets."
"He rushed in... Liang Jun rushed in..."
Pu Xiang took the lead and returned to Nanjing City. The moment he rushed into the Qilin Gate, he had the illusion that his ancestors followed Xu Da and rushed into the capital of the Yuan Dynasty.
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
The musketeers who came for reinforcements fired fiercely at the soldiers of Longwu who had entered the city. If Puxiang's servants had not been diligent, he would have been shot and killed.
Xiao Yongguang flicked his horsewhip, no matter how fierce the battle ahead was, he laughed twice and then looked at his deputy and said: "Old Zhang, you lead people to occupy the city gate. With Qilin Gate, hehe...
I want to see if Chen Jiming dares to compete with me for credit. "
Chen Jiming, commander of the 22nd Division, was still ten miles away from Qilin Gate, but there were signal soldiers of the 21st Division along the way. He already knew about Xiao Yongguang's attempt to seize Qilin Gate.
"Send the order, speed up the horse and rush to Qilin Gate for reinforcements."
An hour after the battle started, Yang Qi's men retreated one after another. Although they held flintlock rifles in their hands, they still couldn't withstand the blows of most of the Kangxing rifles of the 21st Division, not to mention that during the charge, the 21st The division also had a brigade equipped with flintlock muskets. They used honest volley tactics and marched forward without fear of death, defeating all the Zuo Xie troops under Yang Qi.
"What's next?"
Yang Qi was riding on a war horse. At this moment, he was getting further and further away from Qilin Gate, a full two miles away.
"Come back to the Commander-in-Chief, we have informed the Commander-in-Chief that our follow-up troops have arrived. The Commander-in-Chief has ordered the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to come for reinforcements."
Fifty thousand people fighting against 18,000 people is still a blocking battle. It would be reasonable if they could not defeat them. After all, the equipment of Liang Fan soldiers was not comparable to theirs.
But Yang Qi was also someone who had experienced a great war. When he heard that Tang Fan’s soldiers had arrived for reinforcements, he nodded and said, “Go and tell the Governor again that Liangni’s reinforcements are likely to arrive quickly. Tang Fan soldiers It’s not enough, we need more reinforcements, please mobilize the vehicle battalion for support.”
"Commander..."
Zuo Xie's guerrilla's face was covered with gray and gray, and his right arm was bleeding: "Our troops were defeated, there was not much left, and the city gate was lost."
"Commander..."
A messenger came on horseback: "Many people from the Liangni army are on horseback and are breaking through to our right wing."
Yang Qi frowned and forced himself to calm down: "No, it is said that Liangni's army never trains in cavalry combat. They want to move."
Yang Qi raised his head: "Their purpose should be to rescue the Liang Ni army trapped on Jubao Mountain."
A general came up and said, "Commander, should we follow him immediately?"
Yang Qi turned around and looked at the soldiers who were coming behind him, and said: "Order the cavalry battalion to rush to Shangfang Bridge immediately. Also, it is feasible to let the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who are coming to go to Shangfang Bridge to set up defenses. It is also feasible to destroy Shangfang Bridge if necessary. of."
"Commander, where are we?"
Yang Qi let out a long breath: "Let's hold on here and delay their march."
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A fast horse came from Juechen and stopped in front of Chen Cao: "Your Majesty, Master Xiao and Master Chen have entered Qilin Gate."
Chen Cao turned around and looked at Tang Kainian: "Xiao Yongguang did a pretty good job."
"That man is a ruthless man and often competes with Chen Jiming for credit. However, the casualties of the 21st Division have always been relatively high."
"Mark him first," Chen Cao said, waving his whip: "Speed up, Song Che is still waiting for us..."
