A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 339 Nanjing siege, go home and see

It's time to leave.

Gao Yingxiang knows this deeply.

Several years have passed since he participated in the uprising. During this time of fighting in the south and the north, he has already possessed considerable military capabilities. He knew that once the Ming Dynasty army surrounded him, his large army would most likely be wiped out.

He originally had hundreds of thousands of troops, but he was blinded by this false strength. He once thought that he was invincible and that the Ming Dynasty was nothing more than that. But after these days of fighting, he finally saw it clearly.

At this stage, they are not Daming's opponents yet.

The Ming army may not seem to have as many troops as them, but in fact its combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the rogue bandits. This can be understood from the previous review. The reinforcements from Huguang and Jiangxi were only tens of thousands, and they abruptly tore apart their camp of hundreds of thousands of people. This directly exposed a series of fatal problems such as the rogue bandits being unorganized and easily disordered. shortcoming.

Now that morale is low due to the inability to attack the city, and the losses are huge, it is really not a good time to engage in a decisive battle with the main force of the Ming army. It is best to avoid its edge.

Emperor Wuxing wanted to kill these rogues, but Gao Yingxiang was not a fool. If he could capture Nanjing and defend the city, that would be fine. Since he had not captured it, if he still refused to leave, he would have to prepare to face the most ferocious Ming army. counterattack.

"Tomorrow we will break camp, enter Luzhou Prefecture from Yingtian Mansion, and then go to Henan to join Leader Wang."

He said to a group of bandit leaders, Wang Er, the leader of the alliance, was currently defending one side in Henan and facing the imperial army. It would be a good choice to defect to him. Maybe he could do it again. Thirty-six The great prestige of the camp.

But obviously, many bandits don't think so.

"It's rare to find such a prosperous place, why bother staying away?"

The leader of the rogue bandits said. Obviously, he was not as sober as Gao Yingxiang and others. At this time, he was dazzled by the wealth of Jiangnan.

"When we were in Huguang, we were often surrounded and suppressed by large armies. We attacked the city and captured the territory, and the Ming army could not catch up. What should we fear? If there is real disharmony, wouldn't it be better to flow into other provinces? It is so prosperous It would be a pity to leave this place like this.”

This statement was agreed by many bandit leaders. They suffered too much losses during the siege and could not wait to recover their losses.

Gao Yingxiang glanced sideways at these guys and cursed idiots in his heart.

South Zhili is the heart of the Ming Dynasty. The bandits here will definitely be eliminated and then be killed. Staying here is simply courting death.

However, he just kindly reminded them that since these guys didn't appreciate it, he didn't bother to continue. Looking at the other party's behavior, it seemed that Gao Yingxiang was trying to block their way of making money.

He turned to look at Zhang Xianzhong. In his impression, this man was also quite quick-witted. Sure enough, the Eighth King looked at the bandit leaders with disdain and contempt in his eyes.

"Huang Hu, together?" he asked, which was another nickname for Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong was stunned when he heard this, then smiled and shook his head:

"I won't be with you anymore."

But he didn't say where he planned to go, and he obviously had his own thoughts.

Seeing this, Gao Yingxiang couldn't help but sigh. He didn't expect that the alliance would fall apart again after only a month. The bandits from all walks of life were at odds, and this was also the case with the Thirty-sixth Battalion back then. They all wanted to preserve their strength. This was also an important reason why they were chased and beaten by the Ming army.

"Everyone has his or her own ambitions, and I won't stop you."

He took a deep breath and said:

"Everyone, take care!"

Several bandit leaders said goodbye together. No matter what they thought in their hearts, at least on the surface, they were still brothers at this time.

So the rogue army broke camp and retreated overnight.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Gao Yingxiang took one last look at the city of Nanjing, the place that harbored his endless ambitions and dreams, and then regretfully turned his horse's head and headed west. Every troubled world has its protagonist, but unfortunately, King Chuang is not one of them.

……

In the early morning, when the soldiers guarding the city finished dressing up again and boarded the tower with exhaustion, preparing to face the next bloody battle, they did not see the rogue flag in the distance.

Someone immediately reported it to the generals guarding the city. Not long after, Yan Yinghui came to the city wall in person. While looking into the distance with a telescope, he sent sentries to investigate.

Half a day later, the sentry rider came back with excitement on his face:

"Sir, there is no one in the rogue camp. There are a large number of people crossing the river in the north. The rogues have retreated!"

When Yan Yinghui heard this, he felt relieved. A long-lost smile appeared on his face, and the news continued to spread until excited cheers came from behind:

"The rogues have retreated, the rogues have retreated!"

Eventually, the whole city turned into a sea of ​​joy.

The residents in the city knew the behavior of the bandits. Changle Bookstore has repeatedly mentioned some of the things that the bandits did in other provinces in its current commentary, and there are also many refugees who have fled from other places in the city to speak out for them, so they know very well what will happen to them once the city is broken. Such an ending.

Although it is true that some bandits are benevolent people who only rob wealthy merchants, most of them are not good people. It is not empty talk that there is no grass growing in the places they pass.

Now that the rogue bandits have been repelled, how can they not be happy?

And the creator of all this is naturally the coach who defended the city, Yan Yinghui.

His figure is still standing at the top of the city, looking into the distance.

Countless voices of praise for him came from behind.

At this time, the reputation is extremely high.

……

It was not until the ninth day after the rogue bandits retreated that Zhejiang's general army was able to lead his troops to the gates of Nanjing.

The mobilization took him a lot of time, and he really did not have the ability to organize an army of tens of thousands to move forward. The army often went astray, so that it dragged its feet and even went the wrong way at one point.

But it can be regarded as fulfilling his wish and not participating in the battle head-on.

As long as we don't have to fight, everything will be easy.

He held his head high, led his army into the city, and then received a notice that the Nanjing garrison wanted to see him.

He didn't think much and immediately went to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.

As soon as he entered this place, he immediately felt the solemn atmosphere. There were busy people everywhere, and soldiers kept rushing past with military orders, riding on their horses and galloping away.

It was as if the war wasn't over yet.

Even the three top bosses in Nanjing, the Minister of War in Nanjing, the garrison in Nanjing and the garrison eunuch in Nanjing, all had serious faces, standing next to the map and pointing. The two generals in command from Huguang and Jiangxi stood aside. He nodded while listening, seeming to be discussing something.

What's wrong? Didn’t you win the battle?

While he was wondering, the Duke of Yue across from him raised his head and saw him. The next words that came out of his mouth made the chief military officer feel dizzy:

"General Zhang, the traitors are coming to Zhejiang. You'd better lead your troops back quickly."

(End of this chapter)