In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 313 Go straight to Nanjing
"This is the Yangtze River? Is this a lake?"

Looking at the endless river surface, Na Muzhong was also shocked. It was hard to believe that there was such a wide river.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the Yangtze River, not a big lake. It's just that the river here is wide and the water is gentle."

Hezhou Zhizhou quickly explained.

Although Li Yan, Song Xiance, Liu Zongmin and others were also shocked by the width of the Yangtze River, they all looked at each other in shock when they saw that Na Muzhong mistakenly thought it was a big lake.

But thinking that their queen was a Mongolian on the grassland, everyone was relieved by her reaction.

It wasn't until Namuzhong, surrounded by people, came to a higher mountain, climbed up and looked into the distance, and then he took a breath of cool air and became convinced that the lake-like water surface in front of him was indeed a large flowing river. .

Then he said with some worry: "With such a big river and more than [-] troops, if you want to cross it all, I'm afraid you will need bigger and more ships, right?"

"My Lady, people in Nanjing City are already panicking. In my opinion, there is no need to mobilize troops and wait for the army to cross the river. I am willing to go to Nanjing City alone. With my sharp tongue, I will definitely be able to avoid fighting. And subjugate the enemy's army."

"Your Majesty, I would like to be an envoy..."

Na Muzhong was still thinking about how to collect ships to cross the river to attack Nanjing, but Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing and a group of civil servants who had just surrendered were scrambling to capture Nanjing with just one mouth.

As a result, until the end of the fight, everyone was so angry that they almost stopped fighting.

"Mr. Li, in your opinion, who should be sent as envoy to Nanjing?"

Seeing that they all spoke eloquently, Namuzhong couldn't decide who to send. In the end, she could only look at Li Yan, who had never spoken.

Li Yan really wanted to recommend himself, but after all he still wanted to save face, so he raised his hand and replied: "Returning to your Majesty, I don't think there is any need to send an envoy there, so I personally led five thousand soldiers and horses across the river and asked the Nanjing Navy to come and escort me. We will surely capture Nanjing in one fell swoop.”

"With only five thousand soldiers and horses, is this... wouldn't it be too risky? What if we are ambushed? Also, although the Navy sent people to surrender, but directly asked them to escort me across the river, what if What should I do if there is a scam?"

Namuzhong frowned and said with some surprise.

If Li Yan hadn't always tried his best and was relatively reliable, she would have to wonder if he wanted to trick her, and that's why he came up with such an unreliable idea.

"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. As long as the naval commander does not want his family to be confiscated and exterminated, he will never dare to have any evil intentions. Besides, he can let the elite soldiers control the warships first, and it will not be too late for the Majesty to board the ship.

Now that the pseudo-Nan Ming is over, with Dahua's current military strength, as soon as the empress crosses the river, Nanjing will surrender without a fight, and the entire south of the Yangtze River can be determined at a snap. "

Li Yan was extremely helpless and could only explain patiently.

At this time, there were not many soldiers and horses in the city of Nanjing. It was a waste of time to send envoys. It was unnecessary and it would be better to let the Queen go directly.

"Your Majesty, what Brother Li said makes sense, and the students also agree that your Majesty will cross the river immediately without any further delay in Hezhou."

"good.

Seeing Na Mu Zhong look over, although Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing and all the civil servants were scolding Li Yan in their hearts for causing them to lose a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make great achievements, they could only nod in agreement.

After all, everyone knew in their hearts that at this time, there was no need to search for ships everywhere and just waited for the army to cross the river step by step before going to attack Nanjing.There is no need to send people to negotiate. With the status of Queen Namu Zhonghua, it is enough for all the civil and military officials, gentlemen and scholars in Nanjing to kneel down in the city to welcome her.

"OK then!"

Although Na Muzhong was in awe of the vast Yangtze River from the bottom of her heart, seeing that everyone agreed with her to cross the river first to attack Nanjing, and also wanted to pacify Jiangnan before the end of the year, she finally nodded and decided to take the risk. .

Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if it was delayed for a long time, things would change.

Sure enough, when the Jiangnan Navy received the news, not only did they not refuse, but all the generals were overjoyed.

He immediately drove his boat to kill Hezhou, not bothering to care about the emperor and all the civil and military officials in Nanjing.

Three days later, hundreds of large and small warships arrived at the dock outside Hezhou City. Seeing that a group of navy generals were more attentive than the civilian officials, Namuzhong did not hesitate and boarded with five thousand elite soldiers. The warships, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and other civil servants also followed suit, while Li Yan stayed behind to assist Wang Gouwa in commanding the army to cross the river.

In just half a day and a night, hundreds of warships arrived at the Nanjing Pier. They just fired a cannon into the sky and hung General Pingnan's flag. The entire city of Nanjing exploded.

Upon learning that the Mongolian Queen of China had arrived in person, countless gentry and literati rushed to the dock, and civil and military officials in the city also rushed over.

In the end, even Wei Guogong and other nobles had to rush over and kill him after hesitating again and again.

The first assistant Zhou Yanru wanted to show some dignity, but hid at home and chose to thank the guests behind closed doors. However, the second assistant Qian Qianyi ignored the concubine's dissuasion and insisted on going to the pier to kneel down to greet her.

And the little Fu Wang in the palace finally experienced the treatment that Chongzhen was treated when his country was overthrown in history. He originally wanted to summon civil and military officials to discuss how to negotiate with China, but the bell was about to be struck, and no civil and military officials came forward. Come to court.

When he learned that Qian Qianyi, the second assistant, Wei Guogong and other nobles had gone to the pier to greet the queen of China, King Xiaofu also shouted with a sad face: "Traitors, they are all traitors, they are all a bunch of sanctimonious and shameless people." Disciple…”

"Your Majesty, you'd better move quickly. My servants will protect you from the south gate."

"Yes, Your Majesty, if we delay any longer, it will be too late after the bandit army enters the city."

Several old eunuchs each hung a baggage, and they gathered around Xiaofu Wang and urged him anxiously.

"Where else can I run?"

"Let's go to the palace gate."

King Fu shook his head in despair. Even all the civil and military officials in Nanjing had abandoned him as the emperor and the Ming Dynasty. Even if he fled south to Zhejiang, he would probably end up being caught by those rebellious officials and traitors and sacrificed to China. Rather than In this case, it is better to surrender directly than to continue to be homeless and fearful.

At this time, on the pier, seeing countless people kneeling on the ground to welcome the marquis, there were officials, military generals, literati and ordinary people. It was so crowded that Namuzhong was dumbfounded. It was obviously the first time he had encountered such a situation. , I didn’t know what to do for a moment.

Fortunately, Niu Jinxing, who was on the side, observed the words and quickly reminded: "Your Majesty, you should first read out the proclamation of peace and security for the people, and then send troops into the city to take over the streets from the pier to the palace. Then your Majesty enters the city and goes straight to the palace, summoning civil and military officials to enter the palace to pay homage..."

"Well, then I'll leave these matters to Mr. Niu."

Seeing that what he said was clear and logical, Namuzhong dumped it to him directly.

(End of this chapter)