my days with tyrants

Just as Hua Rong's cronies guessed, their governor Hu was furious when he heard the news. After all, he was beaten in the face just after boasting about eating pots of rice.

stop.

Raise the cannon to attack.

In the end, they tossed in the Xiajiang River until the evening before completing the landing and gathering for the attack.

But that night, Yuzhi County in the city simply abandoned the city and fled, and took away nearly a thousand young and strong people before disappearing into the mountains west of the city.

They never thought of defending to the death, just delaying time for Nanchang to prepare.

But their efforts were in vain in the end. Although Governor Hu had already received news from Nanchang when he went down the river again the next day, what Governor Hu was in Nanchang was what he wanted.

As the core city of Jiangyou's family, Nanchang gentry raised troops before he arrived. Together with the rebellious generals of the guards, they quickly took control of Nanchang City. After the resistance, it was determined that the situation could not be restored, and immediately abandoned the city with thousands of soldiers who refused to rebel, and ran all the way to Nankang and then stuck to Nankang.

The Nanchang gentry welcomed Master Wang.

Knowing the situation, Master Wang didn't care to stay, and went straight forward together with the armed forces assembled by the Nanchang gentry.

Soon Governor Hu came to Nankang with an army that swelled to [-]. Although the people who had withdrawn to Nankang also made defensive arrangements, several aristocratic families in Nankang City secretly opened the city gate that night.

Nankang also fell.

In the end, those soldiers and civilians who refused to surrender, under the leadership of several officials who graduated from Wutai Mountain, a total of more than 5000 people escaped from Nankang and entered Lushan Mountain.

It can be said that the ecstatic Governor Hu, amidst the cheers of those equally ecstatic gentry, just moved forward like a broken bamboo all the way, and approached the mouth of the lake with almost no battles.

At this time, the court was still unresponsive.

Of course, this is not important anymore, Jianwen's master Wang finally entered the Yangtze River.

Moreover, on the same day that Governor Hu's troops sent out the auspicious water, Wang Bi's army also went north, and the Changsha gentry and the generals of the guards turned against each other. In fact, they went forward without any resistance. Fleeing, the few who could not escape went directly to the mountains to fight guerrillas.This 15-strong army, which claims to be 50, entered the Yangtze River almost without bloodshed like Governor Hu, but the King of Chu did not welcome his father-in-law in the end. , quickly suppressed the rebellion of Wuchang gentry, but mainly because of his guards in Wuchang city.

This guard is different from the previous ones. They used to be military guards, but if he wants to develop in the south, it is difficult for military guards to follow.

Even if there are not many people who are fooled by various means.

After all, he is not as charismatic as his fourth brother.

So King Chu gritted his teeth and recruited another [-] mercenaries. Because he could not return to Annan, he could only stay in Wuchang temporarily. Even his palace was used as a military camp. His old love quickly controlled the situation in Wuchang for him.

Then block his old man upstream.

But it's just blocking his father-in-law, and it doesn't help the downstream battle.

After entering the Yangtze River, Governor Hu went straight down the river, but what surprised him was that the response of the capital was still slow, or maybe he was too fast, after all, it didn't take long to go down the river...

From when he dispatched troops to entering the Yangtze River, it took only six days in total.

In short, when he came to Anqing, Anqingwei had no combat preparations, and even the commander of Anqingwei led troops to reinforce Hukou, but the reinforcements did not go to the Yangtze River, but crossed the river and took the land route on the south bank. Leading a group of infantry to block the fleet going down the river by land?In the end, it took only an hour for Governor Hu to easily conquer Anqing, or enter Anqing with the welcome of the gentry in Anqing, and then he was still invincible. Three days later, his army had already reached Wuhu, but it still did not Encountered real resistance, but when he arrived at Dangtu, he finally knew the real reason for this weird situation...

Nanjing.

Great victory.

"Retreat to the city and stick to it, did Zhao Sili drink too much again? What kind of messy orders did he give these days? Taking advantage of the princess's absence, he wanted to die of addiction, we have no interest in messing with him! If he didn't give orders indiscriminately Let the Anqing defenders go to the south bank to reinforce the lake mouth, and the enemy will not pass through Anqing. Ma's actually came up with a strategy of letting a group of infantry abandon the fortress and intercept the enemy fleet by land. Even I know that Xie Jin and the others are clearly Inner ghost, he still obeys these guys, can it be possible that the enemy army invaded the capital, can let him go and continue to make him rich and prosperous?"

Tang Sheng, commander of the First Army of the Beijing Camp, said angrily.

Well, the slow response of Jingcheng is because the princess is not in Jingcheng at all.

Five days before Governor Hu dispatched troops, she had already gone to Zhejiang to inspect. Zhejiang had just encountered a typhoon, and Zhoushan's canned food industry had suffered a lot. The princess went to inspect this important fishing base of Ming Dynasty.

If she is not in the capital, the queen mother presides over it herself, but if the queen mother presides over it herself, her father is in charge.

The current imperial court is very different from before, because the princesses made decisions at the meeting before, and the cabinet acted as their secretary, so all the ministries are just obedient.

The military system is also different.

All over the place now, the commander-in-chief has the final say, and the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion is gradually becoming a decoration, that is, Cao Guogong is just a decoration in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.

Including the titles of other governors, governors, and governors, these titles are also held by the commanders-in-chief of various places.

Any orders are decided by the princess meeting, the cabinet draws up the order, and the Ministry of War sends it directly to the commander-in-chief. In theory, it is sent to the governor's office of the five armies, but the commander-in-chief of each country is the governor, so it is enough to issue it directly to them. This system is nothing more than It is easy to form a feudal town, but who would dare to become a feudal town with Yang Feng's suppression?And this mode is undoubtedly the most efficient and the lowest cost, so it is the same now, but the problem is that when the princess is not around, something goes wrong, and the Queen Mother will replace her. The civil servants, especially Xie Jin and others.

So the strange reaction of the court so far is all caused by them.

At first, Zhang Xianzong asked the Beijing camp to immediately reinforce Anqing.

But was rejected by the head of state.

Because Xie Jin and others said that Nanchang is loyal and righteous, and there are two elite guards who are enough to hold on and then transfer troops from Jiangbei to the south.

Jingying should not move lightly.

But when he said this, the Nanchang gentry was already welcoming Master Wang.

Then he learned that Nanchang had fallen, Zhang Xianzong said that Nankang was also difficult to keep, and he needed to immediately deploy troops to reinforce Anqing to guard this last key point.

But was rejected again by the head of state.

Because Xie Jin told the father-in-law how to guard the mouth of the lake and let Anqing guards reinforce the mouth of the lake, and the speed of the upstream of the Yangtze River is too slow, so let them cross the river and go to the south bank to hurry up. Tang Sheng almost spit out his old blood when he heard the news Come out, it is said that they are going to let a group of soldiers rush on the riverside, how to intercept the fleet going down the river?Is it possible to bombard hundreds of warships with dozens of field cannons whose shells are not as big as a fist?

But what he said didn't count. In fact, when he heard the news, the order had already been issued.

Now let them withdraw to the city for defense?
"I have a fort here, a warship, and everything I need. Instead of defending here, I want to withdraw to the city and stick to it?

Tell the father-in-law that Emperor Taizu Gao defeated Chen Youliang here, and now that he has abandoned it, Xiaoling is uneasy. "

Tang Sheng said very simply.

The officer delivering the order immediately turned back.

The Beijing camp is actually not the four armies at present, because the third army patrols with the princess, and of course the princess must have an army to guard her.

So there are currently three armies in the capital, one guarding Dasheng Pass, and the other two armies guarding the north and south of the city, that is, the line from Yuhuatai to Zhongshan. However, this does not mean that the capital is short of troops. In fact, the entire capital is basically All the people are soldiers, and the reserve can be recruited at any time, and the rapid expansion is more than ten times. As for weapons and armor, they are piled up like a mountain. Even if there is no army in the capital camp, the capital city does not have to worry about being attacked by foreign enemies.

"There is something wrong with this matter. Xie Jin and the others are undoubtedly insiders. They obviously let the enemy army come to the capital on purpose, but the enemy army will definitely not be able to break through the capital city. They should be very clear about this. If we withdraw to the capital city and stick to it, it is inevitable that the city will suffer. After all, the shells must have landed in the city, but with Huarong's tens of thousands of people, it would take less than half a month for them to attack the capital by force, and they would all be stuck on the city wall. Xie Jin and others would not be unaware.

Why did they let Hua Rong go to the city?
Do you think they die slowly? "

His lieutenant, Geng Bingwen's son and son-in-law Geng Rui said.

He is Zhu Biao's son-in-law.

The generals of the Six Armies of the Beijing Camp are all nobles, and this is inevitable. After all, they were when Zhu Yunxi was in power. It can be said that the Beijing Camp has been commanded by the descendants of these nobles since its establishment.

After Yang Feng took power, he didn't bother to change it. After all, he had a good relationship with Xungui.

Tang Sheng was able to rule, but it was because of the special relationship between his aunt and Yang Feng.

"Leave him alone, let's guard the Dasheng Pass, they can't do anything they want to do."

Tang Sheng said.

He's an Army defense with a big win off.

Here is a complete defense system. Sanshanji has a small bastion fort, and heavy artillery blocks the Yangtze River. There are many military camps such as Niu Shou Mountain behind, and there are even counter-attacking cavalry, which is enough to block the entire upstream to attack the enemy and ensure the outer city wall of the capital behind. Security that encompasses scope.So no matter what conspiracy Xie Jin and others have, they must first let Governor Hu and Huarong's army pass their pass, otherwise they will not even be able to get close to the outer city wall. It's unrealistic. When they were pushing the heavy artillery and moving slowly, the cavalry had already stepped on them.

however……

Unpack the house.

"Tang Sheng refused to withdraw to the city."

Xie Jin said with a serious face.

"Then what to do, if they don't withdraw, Hu Zhongchang can't get out of the city at all. The thousands of people in our city are no different from committing suicide. They must be allowed to cross the outer wall before we can do anything inside the city and give them control of a city gate. Until they arrive, this gate can only be Yifeng Gate or Dinghuai Gate."

Jin Youzi in front of him said.

Of course, Jin Youzi is actually the Hanlin of the Jianwen Dynasty, but he came to the capital secretly. In addition to him, there are also three thousand elites who entered the capital secretly as business travelers. In order to ensure loyalty, they are all selected from Guangzhou and other places. Military households.Originally there were quite a few in Guangdong and Guangxi, and there were a few thousand households in Guangzhou, and there was no need to worry about the language problem. They were just military households stationed in Guangzhou. Many of them were originally from the north, and their language had not changed completely. At least there were still some who could speak the northern dialect. Quite a few, the rest is to enter Beijing as a business traveler.At present, industry and commerce are booming, and all places, especially road guides, are basically useless. Even if there is no road guide, all you need to do is register when you enter the capital.

After all, industry needs people.

There are so many factories in the capital that need refugees to fill them.

In fact, the population of the capital has already skyrocketed. Not only are the surrounding people slack, but also many young and strong people from other places come here for high salaries. They can basically be regarded as full-time workers. There are not even enough houses in the city, and a large amount of them have overflowed to the outer city.Especially those factories that needed hydraulic machinery, and factories that had to be driven outside due to serious pollution. Residential areas formed around each factory.

In this case, thousands of people are easy to hide and will not attract the attention of the government at all.

"You can't just follow them. Zhao Sili can't command the Beijing camp at all. The Beijing camp only listens to the princess. The queen mother depends on whether they are willing to listen. Since Tang Sheng refuses to withdraw to the city, it is impossible to withdraw. It's useless for them to order."

Xie Jin said.

"Where's Li Jinglong?"

Jin Youzi said.

"He's just a display, whoever listens to him.

Now that the big event is coming to an end, there can be no further delay. Since Tang Sheng does not withdraw, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Hu Zhongchang to attack the Dasheng Pass by force. The walls are just some earthen walls, which are easy to blast away with heavy artillery, and then forcefully charge with dead soldiers. As long as they can hit the inner city wall, we will be fine.Tell Hu Zhongchang, success or failure depends on one action, don't think that you can open it little by little with his few people, the capital can't be opened, you can only open it for them from the inside, and don't be afraid of death, we will die for the sake of righteousness. is worth it.

This is also our only chance, as the princess is not in the capital, as long as we break into the capital and arrest the queen mother, let her order to invite His Majesty to come to the capital.

The princess is in Zhejiang, and she cannot escape our grasp.

At that time, the army used to trap her, forcing her to accept the Queen Mother's edict, and then used her as a hostage to negotiate with Yang Feng.

After talking for a year and a half, as long as His Majesty bestows favors on the general soldiers and gentry from all over the world, including King Yan and others, Yang Feng can almost be forced to leave Daming. Since he likes to go to other places so much, then the world Give him wherever he wants outside of Ming Dynasty, give him America if he wants America, give him Nanyang if he wants the Western Region, give him the Western Region if he wants it, he doesn’t call himself the Great Xia Kingdom, he can build his Great Xia in these places country. "

Xie Jin said.

Jin Youzi nodded, that's all he can do now.

Immediately afterwards, he left Jie Zhai, and then, like an ordinary businessman, he led a buddy and walked towards the city gate.