Be the emperor from the postman

Rumble.

Because Shi Kefa gave up the outer city walls of Nanjing, the hammer bandits went straight to the capital and attacked the third line of defense of Nanjing.

The Sanshan Gate is the main road to the west, and anyone who enters Nanjing from the west of the city will go ashore through the Shuicheng Gate to enter the city.

Moreover, the Sunchu Restaurant by the Qinhuai River can also see the situation on the battlefield clearly.

These days, they run as much as they can, but some are forcibly left behind to watch the house.

Before the hammer bandit came, he was terrified.

But the hammer bandits really came, and they didn't even come to rob them.

In fact, it is many times stronger than the behavior of the officers and soldiers.

Now these people look at the war outside, and they are all relieved.

As long as they don't loot them, then do business when it's time to do business.

From their point of view, don't these Hammer Bandits like to drink and play with prostitutes?
The artillery salvo of the Hammer Bandits knocked down the enemy building at the Sanshan Gate in one fell swoop.

These people were terrified.

Never thought that the Hammer Bandit's artillery was so sharp.

And the artillery of the city guards didn't even hit a fart of the hammer bandits.

Compared to the people who hid in restaurants and brothels to watch the battle, the people hired by the Hammer Bandits applauded loudly.

Not only do we not have to bring our own dry food to "serve corvee" for Marshal He.

He also wants enough rice porridge, pickled vegetables and stewed fish.

Those who carry grain and grass on the shore can still eat dry food, and there will be wages afterwards.

What a kind person!

The key is that rice porridge is not only thick, but also only the landlord can eat it!

The point is that salt isn't cheap either.

In order to get a meal from Marshal He, some people have to beg on their knees and volunteer to join the Hammer Bandits.

Because in Marshal He's place, the treatment of corvee is the lowest.

They are really envious of the camp and the diet of the soldiers.

Fortunately, Marshal He is here to rebel!
Otherwise, in order for these people to live such a good life for a long time, we have to cut out the scriptures from the belly of the fish and find someone to learn how to bark like a fox.

Or just bury a stone in the river and engrave the name of Marshal He on it.

Otherwise, our meal of porridge and pickles would not be solid at all.

This is the dragon tail of the ten-mile Qinhuai River. From the Three Kingdoms to the present, it has gradually become a prosperous place.

Outside the Sanshan Gate is Shuiximen Street, which crosses the Qinhuai River through the Sanshan Bridge and leads to the East Gate of the Waiguo City River. There are Mochou Lake and Nanhu Lake on both sides.

Shi Kefa judged the attack direction of the hammer bandits in advance, and threw [-] catties of "broken grass" into a well on a street and two lakes in advance.

So don't look at the enemy soldiers on the city that are currently being attacked by the hammer bandits and artillery, and the soldiers are scattered and fled, but Shi Kefa still has extremely strong self-confidence.

The anti-thieves outside the city are designated to be recruited.

"Don't run, don't run."

Shi Kefa shouted loudly, with hot sweat on his face.

He didn't expect that the Hammer Bandit's artillery was so sharp that it directly knocked down the enemy building.

The city wall of Nanjing is extremely high, and it cannot be easily blasted away by the thirty cannons of the hammer bandits.

Shi Kefa still relied on Huang De's power department to chop off the heads of several Xiangyongs to curb the momentum of defeat.

He Jinzhao watched the rout of the officers and soldiers on the city wall, and waved for someone to push the city cart.

In the days when the vanguard arrived, in addition to setting up camps, they also had to make siege equipment.

The city of Nanjing is too majestic and magnificent to be climbed by a ladder.

"Fire, fire."

Shi Kefa yelled loudly that the Hammer Bandit's siege vehicle must not be allowed to ride on the city wall. As long as it is broken through the city wall, what's the use of it?

Huang Degong has also been yelling, no matter what kind of artillery, in short, the hammer bandits should not be allowed to approach.

I don't know if the siege equipment made by the Hammer Bandits was mediocre, or if they were hit by artillery randomly, they were lucky and broke the five siege vehicles of the Hammer Bandits.

The Hammer Bandit's first attack was over.

Moreover, the moat is wide, and it is definitely not something that can be stepped over with a long plank.

This concludes the first day of tentative attacks.

He Jinzhao was not surprised at all, even with a hundred Hongyi cannons, it would be difficult to shake the city walls of Nanjing.

"I have to dig a tunnel and blow up a gap with dynamite."

Standing on the watchtower, He Jinzhao watched the peasants salvage the "heartbroken grass" dropped by Shi Kefa, and only use the explosives sent by Shi Kefa.

"In addition to firing cannons here every day, we also need to confuse the defenders in the city, saying that our soldiers are poisoned a lot."

"Yes."

The messenger passed the military order to find the soldiers who were miners and told them to go to Yifengmen and Zhongfumen, which had been selected long ago.

During the Chenghua period, due to insufficient garrison forces in Nanjing, these two gates were blocked.

Now is a good time to dig into both.

Seeing that the hammer bandits retreated, Shi Kefa relaxed a lot. He didn't know how long he could hold on, but he didn't expect that he would really hold on.

Huang Degong, who is good at war, is full of unhappiness.

Because he found that the hammer bandit didn't use much force at all, but it was a tentative attack on the first day, and it turned out like this.

The officers and soldiers simply did not have the heart to fight.

This made Huang Degong very annoyed, and couldn't think of any way to deal with it for a while.

On the other hand, Shi Kefa couldn't help laughing when he saw the retreating hammer bandit soldiers.

"Shi Shangshu, why did you suddenly laugh?"

Shi Kefa stroked his beard and pointed to the lake outside the city:

"I have sent people to throw [-] catties of heartbroken grass into the wells and lakes. The hammer bandits will surely get caught drinking it, and the city of Nanjing will have no worries."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhilong could only hold on to the walls of the city without saying a word.

Regardless of whether the Broken Heart Grass thing works or not, he feels that the fact that Shi Kefa can get [-] catties is not normal.

But at this moment, he just kept his mouth shut and didn't say much.

In today's battle, the hammer bandits seemed to be making a tentative attack, and they didn't seem to go all out, which is really strange.

"Shi Shangshu, He Jinchao has always been cunning. Since he has already claimed the title of king and changed his name, he must want to seize Nanjing and make it the imperial capital."

As a supervisor, Lu Jiude is also a veteran supervisor, and has been following Huang Degong.

As an eunuch, he was extremely loyal to the Ming Emperor, and he could see what He Jinchao was thinking.

It is of great significance for the rebels to conquer Nanjing, and if they are not sure, they will become emperor!

The leaders guarding Nanjing around them had different thoughts when they heard Lu Jiude's words.

But most of them are not in a good mood!
Because only when Daming continued to exist, they could benefit.

Once Daming is gone, there will be no hereditary succession.

Shi Kefa stood up immediately and said: "I am determined to stand against the thieves and defend Nanjing City to the death."

According to the news that the hammer bandits were coming, [-] households had already fled out of Nanjing City.

But the city still has a huge population.

Shi Kefa sent people to block all the city gates, which not only prevented the hammer bandits from breaking through the city gates, but also blocked the hope of the honorable gentry in the city from escaping.

He Jinzhao's capture of Nanjing has great significance and influence on all forces in the world.

Zhao Zhilong felt dizzy, and asked his personal guard to help him go home to rest.

Shi Kefa couldn't come up with any solution except that he would live and die with Nanjing City.

What's the use?

How can you inspire confidence in others?

As for the poisoning that Shi Kefa said, Zhao Zhilong really felt that it was wrong.

Fortunately, the water well can affect some blind soldiers.

But there are many living things in ordinary wells.

Especially the size of the lake, as long as the hammer bandits saw dead fish floating on the water, who would be so determined to drink the water in it?
Has Shi Kefa never thought of such a problem?

Zhao Zhilong went back with a sigh.

These teammates are really fantastic.

Both Ma Degong and Tian Xiong were Huang Degong's subordinates, and they were left to continue defending on the city wall, while the rest of the generals went down the city wall to rest and eat.

Today can be regarded as saving a life.

The two gathered together and looked at the collapsed enemy building.

"The Hammer bandits are too powerful, and Nanjing City cannot be defended." Ma Degong looked at the hammer bandits camp outside the city, and felt guilty.

"Actually, the hammer bandits don't have many soldiers." Tian Xiong pointed outside and said:
"They travel thousands of miles from Xiangyang to Nanjing. If Gao Jie and Zuo Liangyu can kill him with his carbine, the Hammer bandits will surely fall apart."

"That's right." Ma Degong patted his battle armor:

"We have fewer soldiers. In this kind of weather, we sweat at every turn. How many days can the soldiers last if we defend the city for a long time?"

Tian Xiong also deeply agrees, don't think that there are not many hammer bandits, but the official army is obviously at a disadvantage.

"How to do?"

"What should I do?" Ma Degong pointed to the hammer bandits outside the city and said:
"If nothing can be done, you and my brothers should kidnap the biggest official in Nanjing City and surrender to Marshal He. This is your fame and mine."

"It's easy to say." Tian Xiong nodded lightly: "Brothers will do it together then."

Who wants to be buried for Daming?

Brothers, finding a way out early is the most realistic and the most important thing to consider.

"I'm afraid Mr. Huang won't agree."

Ma Degong is also extremely afraid of Huang Degong. Not only is this person extremely skilled, but he also has three hundred elite servants under him, and he really exists as one against three.

Tian Xiong immediately moved his lips silently, and wiped his neck with his hand: "If you can't hit him head-on, then attack sneakily."

When Zhao Zhilong went back, he also summoned a few nobles who had a good relationship with him.

"Everyone, the moment of life and death is approaching. I won't say too many extra words. The city of Nanjing cannot be defended. If the hammer bandits break through Nanjing, if we are lucky, we can delay it for a month. If we are not lucky, it will only take half a month."

Zhao Zhilong looked around at several people and said: "My opinion is that it is better to surrender as soon as possible instead of passively waiting for death, then He Jinzhao will definitely not slaughter us because of face.

Otherwise, it will block the way for the great Ming Xungui to surrender to him in the future, and kill us. When others surrender to him, can they not be drummed in their hearts? "

The eyes of Duke Bao Zhu Guobi and Marquis Longping Zhang Gongri showed surprise and suspicion.

Wuchengxi Zhao Zhilong had experienced the recent battle, and he would make such a judgment.

"You and I don't want our wealth?" Zhu Guobi took the lead and said, "Can the Hammer Bandits give you and my hereditary duke title?

If the Ming rebels were brought down, wouldn't that be ruining the jobs of future generations? "

"If you don't surrender, future generations will not even have someone to eat." Zhao Zhilong retorted neither softly nor hard.

None of the nine city gates of Wuchang City were filled with the heads of gentry and officials who dared to organize people to rebel.

But Nanjing City is different. Not only are there many gates here, but it is also spacious.

The most important thing is that there are more officials, more gentry, and more nobles.

The city gates and towers hang the heads of gentry and nobles casually.

Zhu Guobi took out his handkerchief and wiped the hot sweat on his face: "It's easy to sweat when talking, it's too hot, how can this be good for defense?"

"Shang Bingjian." Zhao Zhilong ordered, then turned his head and said:

"Mr. Baoguo, the old events in Wuchang City are just around the corner. Don't misunderstand that I'm making you bleed."

Zhu Guobi suddenly fell into the situation of the delivery of heaven and man.

"Surrender, it's better to live than to die." Zhang Gongri looked at the Duke and the Earl and said:

"We just open the city gate and let the hammer bandits in. I'm afraid no one will be able to make He Jinzhao remember."

"Catch Shi Kefa, use it as a certificate of honor, and dedicate it to the Hammer Bandits."

"it is good."

Zhu Guobi agreed at a glance, if it wasn't for the critical moment, he really wanted to ask Wei Guogong to take the lead in surrendering.

But this limelight, as the person in charge of the whole thing, Zhao Zhilong is the one who should show up the most.

"Do you want to get out of the city now and contact He Jinzhao in advance?"

Tian Xiong sat aside and fanned the wind.

Ma Degong took a sip of wine from the gourd. According to Huang Degong's temperament, he will definitely defend with all his strength.

Enough people died now, as long as half of Huang Degong's servants were consumed, he would be sure to kill Huang Chuangzi, who was not afraid of death.

Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, gathered several civil servants and people who were not officials.

The main idea is that through the observation of his servants, Nanjing City will not last long before being breached by the Hammer Bandits.

If you don't want to die, you have to be able to think together.

"Wang Shilang, what do you think we should do?"

Wang Duo is from Hongdong County, Shanxi Province. Since his family suffered from banditry, he took his family with him when he was an official abroad. After he became the Minister of the Ministry of War, his family naturally settled in Nanjing with him.

"Listen to Shi Shangshu's arrangement, don't mess yourself up." Wang Duo really had no idea at all.

He just heard that the Hammer Bandit grew bigger and bigger in Shanxi, and even became the King of Qin.

If Nanjing is captured by him, this thief will definitely call himself a false emperor.

"How can Shi Shangshu have the ability to march and deploy an army? He has been in Nanjing for the past few years to rectify Jiangfang. He just impeached a few people who robbed money from the water transport, and the military deployment to defend the hammer bandits around Nanzhili also directly failed."

Qian Qianyi understood this very well: "In these years, what achievements have you seen?"

Wang Duo and others shook their heads again and again, Shi Kefa was by no means He Jinchao's opponent in terms of marching formation.

Several people fanned their fans, but none of them broke the calm first.

Who is willing to give up the good life in Daming, and then hang their heads on the flagpole to die?
"Wang Shilang, what's your opinion?"

He is the highest-ranking Minister of the Ministry of War here, and he is the easiest to find out the news.

"Shi Kefa has no way to deal with it. He himself is ready to die for the country."

Wang Duo looked around and said, "We'd better not surrender, my hometown is controlled by hammer bandits,

Listening to the descriptions in letters written by relatives from far away, I feel that they have been completely deceived by the hammer bandits and have become real fools. "

Speculation about the hammer bandits has been mixed.

Qian Qianyi originally wanted to get someone to talk about it, so he would talk about the surrender.

But after Wang Duo finished speaking, Qian Qianyi was embarrassed to bring it up again, and could only hope that the officers and soldiers in the city would delay it for another day.

He was so good at connecting with others, he used his own will to lead the surrender to the Hammer bandits.

After all, Qian Qianyi wanted to go to Beijing to be the chief assistant, but he was kicked back.

What about now?
Opportunities are right in front of us, let's see who can seize them.