A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 388 Go around?
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A huge crash sounded outside the secret room. Along with the noise and shouts, the scholar-bureaucrats who were gathering in the secret room couldn't help but look at each other with a bad feeling in their hearts.

"bump!"

A gunshot rang out, and the people in the secret room couldn't help but shrink their necks, with a bit of panic in their eyes.

The footsteps got closer, and then they heard another gunshot, and a big hole was blown out of the door lock. The door to the secret room slowly opened, and policemen dressed in Hua Chao's iconic black clothing and leather armor quickly rushed in, and pointed their muskets at them.

"Everyone, I have received a report that someone here is plotting to surrender to the enemy." The leading police officer smiled half-heartedly:

"Come with me."

The eyes of the landowners and gentry were full of fear. Why they were here was very clear to them.

Some people tried to resist, but were soon pressed against the head by a black gun.

They were all put in jail, awaiting sentencing at the end of the war.

He boasted in front of Wang Chongzu that he would lead a large army to pacify the south of the Yangtze River for him. However, after fighting for so long and losing so many troops, he failed to capture even a single city and was pushed back.

Liu Zongmin felt very embarrassed.

Even after receiving the edict with Wang Chongzu's doubts and inquiries, he remained unwavering and kept going like this for a month.

"No, you still have to do something for me."

He was holding a token in his hand, which was the talisman given to the landlords and gentry by Dashun in order to win over them. After Dashun occupied the southeast, they could get official positions.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir." The gentry who finally chose to side with Hua Chao said respectfully with a bit of joy:
"Then I'll take my leave..."

"As a reward, thirty thousand taels of silver will be delivered to your house soon."

So said the man dressed as a simple common man. He claimed to be the steward of a certain landowner's house.

Tian Jianxiu also failed to capture Nanjing. The Second Army firmly blocked their way forward and drove back the Shun Army several times. Tian Jianxiu could only lead the defeated generals to withdraw with more than 20,000 remaining soldiers.

But not everyone was like this. Someone walked out of the dirty prison soon after and shook hands with a skinny middle-aged man in the office. It was Le Juhui, the leader of the Intelligence Department.

However, he was also an excellent general. He realized that the Chinese army was definitely not that easy to deal with, and he acted much more cautiously.

……

"General, it's absolutely true. Now there is an incomparable emptiness in Southern Zhili. Except for more than 30,000 people stationed near the western border, there are no defenders in other places. If the general marches straight in, Southern Zhili will be easily accessible."

He touched his beard majestically, a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

Shun's army suffered increasingly heavy losses.

"Thank you for your cooperation." Le Juhui's eyes were full of smiles: "Your Excellency took the initiative to expose their surrender to the enemy, which has made a great contribution!"

Seeing this, Liu Zongmin believed it a little, so he asked him about his purpose, and that's what he said.

He began to shrink his defense line, retracting his neck like a poisonous snake, staring at the prey with cold eyes, waiting for a fatal blow at the critical moment.

This undoubtedly made the commander feel embarrassed.

But he finally got his chance.

This steward's statement has a certain degree of reliability. As far as he knew, the Hua Dynasty had few troops, only 300,000 in total, distributed throughout the southeastern region, which was obviously a little too small. Maybe because the capital is here, there will be more garrison troops, but one hundred thousand is already the limit.

There were only 70,000 people confronting him on the front line, and there really weren't many left. If there are more, unless the garrisons from the other provinces of Hua Dynasty are transferred.

But that's obviously impossible. In other words, apart from the indestructible and powerful outermost circle, the current Hua Dynasty is actually extremely fragile internally.

This is the only chance to win. Shun's army was retreating steadily, and if this continued, it would be a matter of time before his 300,000-strong army would be exhausted.

He was a little moved.

However, Liu Zongmin couldn't just believe what the landlords and gentry said, so he immediately sent spies to investigate.

Soon after, the spies reported that the interior of the Hua Dynasty was indeed extremely empty. A little further into the defense line, the number of defenders in the county dropped to less than a thousand.

It can be seen that the main force is now fighting with him.

When Liu Zongmin heard this, a hint of joy flashed across his face. If the landowners had told him this news, he might not necessarily believe it, but it was discovered by his own spies and confirmed by two parties, which really made him trust it.

He was finally relieved.

"Send the order, let the army move out." Liu Zongmin gave the order, and he sent his deputy general to lead 60,000 troops to quietly leave the garrisoned position.

Bypassing the fierce fighting area between the two sides, he chose to penetrate directly into the rear of Nanzhili.

……

On the land of Nanzhili, the soldiers of the brigade were marching.

It was the 60,000 Shun troops led by the deputy general who marched in a hurry. At this time, they had entered the territory of Nanzhili, preparing to launch an attack on Bozhou, which had only a thousand defenders, and from there they invaded Nanzhili.

Among the team, there were two people marching close to each other. They were the young soldiers and the old soldiers at the top of the city that day. They wanted to defect to the Hua Dynasty in the south, but they happened to run into the Shun army who was launching an attack.

Fortunately, they were also obedient. Even if they threw down their weapons and knelt down by the roadside, the army did not kill them. After they entered the city, they were placed at the front, ready to be used as cannon fodder.

However, the Ming army collapsed too quickly and there was no organized resistance at all, so the two men managed to survive. Soon after, they were officially incorporated into the Shun Army and followed Liu Zongmin southward.

At this time, looking at the surrounding scenery, the old pawn had a wry smile on his face.

"I didn't expect to end up here..."

In the 18th year of Wuxing, the pawn who followed the Duke of Yue in the battle with Gao Yingxiang at the top of Nanjing City, after nearly ten years of fighting, managed to survive the Battle of Fangshan and Fengyang, and became an old pawn. Came back here again in this way.

He was about to shatter the tranquility of his hometown with his own hands.

I couldn't help but lament in my heart.

The young soldiers didn't have as many achievements as he thought. Now he only thinks about making more military exploits.

Shunjun's salary was sufficient. After he had enough food, he had already begun to think about climbing up.

With different plans in mind, the two followed the team and moved forward.

The sound of the marching army echoed in the wilderness.

Getting bigger, getting... bigger?

wrong!

The old soldier turned his face violently. He saw a black line rushing towards them at the end of the wilderness.

It's the cavalry!
Their expressions were frozen on their faces.

(End of this chapter)