Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 419 His Majesty is Back

Of course this is only in theory.

This is Zhang Bingzhen's strategy for Lu Wang Zhu Changhao.

But Zhang Bingzhen is a civil servant after all, and the most common mistake that civil servants make is talking on paper, and the biggest shortcoming is conceit.

Zhang Bingzhen ignored one of the most basic truths. Since he could think of the best direction to attack the city, the officials in Nanjing would naturally be able to guess it.

After all, officials in Nanjing City are not fools, and people's intelligence is always stronger than usual in times of crisis, which is called unleashing their potential.

Therefore, Zhang Tongchang's infantry battalion, the most elite defender of Nanjing City, was at Gaoqiaomen.

And the navy of Zhijiang Shipyard and Daming Shipping Bureau also took small warships directly from Lion Mountain to the upper gate along the Qinhuai River, just waiting for the rebels to attack.

The rebels attacked Gaoqiao Gate first, and one by one the rebels rushed towards the city gate desperately, but before they could reach the gate, they were shot dead on the spot by Zhang Tongchang's infantry battalion with [-] flintlock guns There were more than [-] people, and some rebels were so frightened that they lost the ladder on the spot and ran back in a hurry.

Originally, the courage to attack the city that was built up at the beginning because of the silver dollars in hand and the thought of going to the city to rob for three days was directly discouraged in front of the guards' bullets.

The rebels who hadn't started attacking the city at the rear saw the attacking troops running back desperately, thinking that the officers and soldiers in the city had come out, and rushed to follow.

In the end, Mou Wenshou, who had already been named the Zuo Dudu and the commander-in-chief of Yingtian by Lu Wang Zhu Changhao, couldn't stand it anymore and personally brought his family Ding Jingqi to kill a few defeated soldiers, forcing these rebels to settle down:
"Why are you panicking? No one can survive in a war! If you don't take Nanjing City today, you will be executed by the court tomorrow. Pick up weapons for me and charge forward, and those who retreat will be killed without mercy!"

The officers and soldiers under Mou Wenshou's command were more formal. When he shouted, [-] infantrymen under his command rushed over first, but gritted their teeth and braved the guards' bullets to lift the ladder to the city wall.

But not long after, the ladder was directly pushed down by the army defending the city.

Not long after, some rebels also started attacking the upper gate. These rebels were not completely ignorant of war, and some clever people came up with a more feasible idea, using a boat full of stones to attack the upper gate. The water gates rammed, and many rebels were used as trackers to give these rams.

However, the guards guarding the water gate also had their own methods, shooting one after another at the rebels who were pulling the fiber, so that the rebels did not dare to pull the fiber anymore, and hurriedly dropped the rope and ran back. Shitou's boat was blocked on the Qinhuai River like this, and then it became more and more blocked, and the upper door was directly blocked.

Anyway, the entire outer city of Nanjing was full of killing noises, but the people of Nanjing who had been nervous for several days did not see a single rebel coming in. Yong, Jinyiwei and Dongchang Fanyumen gradually became a little bored.

Seeing that his army could not take down Nanjing City for several days, Lu Wang Zhu Changhao was a little anxious and had to ask Zhang Bingzhen and Guo Yong what to do.

And Zhang Bingzhen also had cold sweat on his face. He didn't know what to do now. He thought that Nanjing City could be taken easily with an empty force, but he didn't expect that it would be so difficult to take down an outer city.

On the contrary, the two military officers, Mou Wenshou and Sha Xing, knew that it was useless to rely on a few civil servants and gentry, so they simply attacked desperately regardless of day or night.

After all, there are few troops in the city of Nanjing, and the infantry battalion of the Guards has to defend the imperial city, so they can't use up all the ammunition. Entering the outer city, most of the outer city is where civilians and merchants live, although most of the civilian merchants have moved into the inner city.

However, these rebels who managed to break into the outer city still began to confiscate them wantonly in the outer city.

Lu Wang Zhu Changhao is naturally too lazy to care about it, he is finally relieved now, and his confidence has been ignited again, looking at the Zhengyang Gate far in front of him, he can't help but threaten:
"When Gu captures Zhengyangmen, occupies the inner city and the imperial city, he will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, and become the wisest monarch of Ming Dynasty!"

But at this moment, there were bursts of gunfire from the west of Nanjing City, and then the sound of killing resounded all over the sky!

Zhu Youjian came back with the Second Corps of the Guards and the Navy. Sixty large warships were straddling the Yangtze River, their muzzles firing continuously in the direction of Tongji Gate, and the First Corps of the Guards also directly launched from Yizhou. Fumen and Zhongfumen rushed in from two directions.

At the same time, the Second Corps of the Guards also entered the outer city from the Yanziji Guanyin Gate and Foning Gate, all the way around the root of the city wall and went south, and directly seized the Gaoqiao Gate.

And Zhu Youjian, accompanied by the First Cavalry Battalion of the First Corps of the Guards, came to Zhu Changhao who was surrounded by tens of thousands of rebels in the center: "Who will be the most wise monarch of Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Changhao couldn't help but turned around in astonishment, only to see officers and soldiers of the guards standing hundreds of steps away, and dragon flags were planted all around, even the Jinyiwei in flying fish suits seemed to be unable to count the number at once, but Who is the man in the middle who is dressed in the imperial military uniform if he is not Emperor Zhu Youjian of the Ming Dynasty?
"What's going on here, you, him, your majesty, when did your majesty come back?"

Zhu Changhao was scared and surprised at this time, his whole body trembled, and he couldn't speak clearly, and then his legs and feet went weak, and he fell to the ground directly.

"Your Highness!"

Zhang Bingzhen hurriedly supported Lu Wang Zhu Changhao, and shouted loudly.

At this time, the rest of the rebels also looked at Zhu Youjian and the guards behind him.

"Enter the city!"

With a wave of Zhu Youjian's hand, the Cavalry Battalion of the First Guards Corps cleared the way ahead, but these rebels did not dare to obstruct them, and consciously moved out of the way.

Zhu Youjian really didn't know what to say at this time. He thought that Lu Wang Zhu Changhao would resist again desperately, and he also thought that Zhu Changhao would directly kneel and kowtow to beg for mercy, but he didn't expect that Zhu Changhao was just so frightened that he softened Feet and then speechless.

However, now Zhu Youjian is not worried about Zhu Changhao, but about the situation in Nanjing. He doesn't know if there has been any change in the entire court situation during the siege of Nanjing.

At this time, Zhang Tongchang's Guards infantry battalion also found Zhu Youjian's figure, and immediately shouted: "It is His Majesty who is back, His Majesty is back!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

……

All of a sudden, the entire city of Nanjing was full of shouts, and the same was true outside the city, but the rebels under the city gate seemed rather embarrassed. From this moment on, each and every one of them felt as if they were isolated from the world.

(End of this chapter)