Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 78 Battle of Chuzhou, blasting the city gate!
Tang He was silent for a long time before he said, "Second boy, where did you get this?"

He was knowledgeable, but he had never seen or even heard of a telescope before.

Being able to see things clearly from dozens of meters away is too abnormal.

As a veteran who had fought on the battlefield, he was also well aware of the value of the telescope, which was definitely a priceless treasure!
He admitted that he was moved.

"Hehe, how about it? Marshal Tang, I was right, wasn't I? Did you learn something new today?" Zhu Gaoxu said proudly with a smile on his face.

Tang He's mouth twitched, and he wanted to punch Zhu Gaoxu twice.

However, he eventually suppressed the urge in his heart and said depressedly, "Yes, I did open my eyes today. Don't keep me in suspense, kid. Tell me, what is this thing called? Where did you get it?"

He was just behind and did not see Zhu Yunhuan give the telescope to Zhu Gaoxu.

"Haha, this thing is called a telescope. Brother Hu gave it to me." Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile.

"Grandson of the Emperor Yunhuan?" Tang He was stunned and turned to look at Zhu Yunhuan who was resting comfortably not far away.

He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that Zhu Yunhuan was shrouded in a layer of mystery at this moment.

The origins of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry have not been figured out yet, and now a telescope has appeared.

"How many secrets are there in the emperor's grandson Yunhuan?" Tang He suddenly felt a strong curiosity in his heart. His intuition told him that these things in front of him were just the tip of the iceberg of Zhu Yunhuan's secrets.

"Tang Shuai, why don't you just follow Hun Ge'er?"

"I'm not saying this, but Zhu Yunwen's days are numbered. It won't be long before Huan Ge'er ousts him from the throne."

"If you join Hun Ge'er now, you might even be able to gain the merit of following the dragon."

Zhu Gaoxu put his arm around Tang He's shoulders and said with a smile.

"To take refuge with the grandson of the Emperor Yunhu?" Tang He was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and smiled bitterly.

If he was really Zhu Yunwen's man, then there would be nothing to say. He would definitely go directly to Zhu Yunhuan, but the problem was that he was Zhu Yuanzhang's man.

He couldn't do such a thing as stabbing Zhu Yuanzhang in the back.

"You old man, you really don't know how to appreciate my kindness. Just wait and see. Soon Hun Ge'er will invade Yingtian Prefecture and drive Zhu Yunwen off the throne. You'll regret it then." Zhu Gaoxu's face changed instantly when he saw Tang He shaking his head, and he said coldly.

"Alas," Tang He sighed in his heart, feeling bitter and speechless.

He also knew that Zhu Gaoxu had good intentions, but he had no choice.

Chuzhou City!
The atmosphere in the city at this moment is extremely solemn.

The news of the Battle of Fengyang had already reached Chuzhou.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

The Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, defeated the imperial court's 500,000 soldiers and horses. Now, they have to face the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Although they have the advantage of the city, they also feel tremendous pressure.

"Don't be too stressed. I admit that the soldiers under the command of Emperor Yunhu are powerful, but most of them are cavalry. As long as we defend the city, they can't break in." The defending general Sun Qing said in a deep voice.

Although he was very nervous, the war was imminent and he had to stand up to boost morale.

If he, the commander-in-chief, has no confidence, the people under him will be even more panicked. How can they defend the city then?

The deputy general took over Sun Qing's words and said, "Your Excellency is right. Emperor Yunhuan's grandson is strong in open-field combat, but now we are defending the city. As long as we don't go out, Emperor Yunhuan's troops will not be able to fully exert their combat effectiveness. As long as we can hold Emperor Yunhuan back and wait for the imperial court's reinforcements to arrive, Emperor Yunhuan will naturally retreat."

"Can they really stop the grandson of the Emperor Yunhuan? It is said that the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and Tiger and Leopard Cavalry under his command are extremely powerful."

"Fortunately, the grandson of the emperor Yun Hu was in a hurry to travel and did not bring any infantry with him, otherwise this city would have been impossible to defend."

"I hope the imperial court's reinforcements will arrive soon."

"It's all Duke Cao's fault. A whole army of 500,000 was defeated so easily. If Duke Cao hadn't been defeated, none of this would have happened now."

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All kinds of thoughts popped up in everyone's mind, and they were definitely panicking, but the current situation did not allow them to have too many thoughts.

There is only one way out, and that is to defend the city to the death.

Fortunately, Chuzhou City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which gave them some confidence. Otherwise, they would probably be discussing how to surrender the city.

Five hundred thousand soldiers and horses were wiped out in two battles.

In this situation, who wouldn't feel timid when encountering enemies like the Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry?

"Everyone cheer up. If you can hold on, I will personally write to His Majesty after the battle to ask for your credit. Then, I believe His Majesty will be generous with your rewards." Sun Qing said again.

Zhu Yunhuan is coming with great force. In this situation, the morale of the army in the city must be stabilized. No matter what method is used, in short, the morale of the army must be stabilized, otherwise, the city will be difficult to defend.

"Shhhhh!"

When everyone heard Sun Qing's words, their eyes lit up.

As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward.

Although everyone present has made it big and is no longer a soldier fighting in head-on battles, who can complain that their rank is too high?
"Defend the city to the death!" someone shouted.

"Defend the city to the death!"

Everyone shouted together, their blood boiling and full of fighting spirit.

Sun Qing pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled bitterly in his heart: "As expected, fame and fortune still move people. However, if we can defend the city, I ask the court for some rewards. I think His Majesty will not refuse."

The importance of Chuzhou is obvious. As long as Chuzhou can be defended, it will be equivalent to blocking Zhu Yunhuan's hope of entering Yingtian Prefecture. In this case, it should be very easy to ask for some rewards from the court.

It would be too much if we don’t give a reward.

Outside the city!

After a rest, Zhu Yunhuan stood up.

He wasn't going to spend the night outside the city.

It’s not as comfortable outside the city as it is in the city.

"Your Highness, Zhu Gaoxu said that you were the one who gave him the telescope?" Tang He came to Zhu Yunhuan with an embarrassed look on his face.

After some hesitation, he finally came to find Zhu Yunhuan.

There was no way, the temptation of the telescope was too great and he couldn't resist it.

Of course, he also knew that Zhu Yunhuan would most likely not give him a telescope, but even so, he still wanted to give it a try.

What if?
"That's right, Grandpa Tang, do you want it too? Let's wait for the opportunity in the future." Zhu Yunxun said.

It’s not that he is stingy, but Tang He’s attitude is unclear now. What if he gives the telescope to Tang He and Tang He just runs away?
By then, wouldn't his kindness be aiding the enemy?
"Oh!" Tang He nodded, feeling a little disappointed.

"Grandpa Tang, if there is nothing else, you can go down and rest for a while. We will go into the city later." Zhu Yunheng waved to Tang He.

"Let's go into the city later?" Tang He was stunned, his eyes widened, and he was a little doubtful whether he had heard it wrong.

Chuzhou City is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is not so easy to take it down.

Especially now that Zhu Yunhuan had just arrived and his troops were tired, it was definitely not a good time to attack the city.

"Your Highness, Chuzhou City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. We have just arrived. Why don't we have a good rest for a night before attacking?" Tang He hesitated.

"It's okay!" Zhu Yunhuan waved his hand with a calm expression.

Tang He looked at Zhu Yunhuan and smiled bitterly. He shook his head and walked away. "Grandson Yunhuan is really too arrogant. However, Chuzhou City will defeat anyone who is stubborn. I'm afraid we will have to spend the night outside the city. This is a good thing. It can temper Grandson Yunhuan's temper and make him mature."

"Brother Hun, are you ready to take action?" Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng walked over, and when they heard Zhu Yunhu's words, they looked extremely excited.

"Your Highness!" Zhu Neng bowed to Zhu Yunhuan with a respectful attitude.

Zhu Yunxun nodded and said, "Second Brother, Zhu Neng, you two get ready. When I open the city gate, you seize the opportunity and quickly lead your men into the city. Do you understand?"

"Yes!" Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng looked at each other and nodded heavily.

Zhu Yunhuan reached out and patted Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng on the shoulders, and said with a smile: "Don't be too stressed, relax a little."

"Brother Hu, you have a really good attitude." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Zhu Neng nodded, fully agreeing with Zhu Gaoxu's words.

The war was imminent, and it was a very crucial battle. At this moment, Zhu Yunhuan looked extremely relaxed. Such a big heart was not something that ordinary people could have.

"Haha, that's because I know I can win." Zhu Yunhuan shrugged.

"Can you definitely win?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng looked at each other. They didn't know where Zhu Yunhuan got his confidence from, but they had a strange feeling that Zhu Yunhuan was not lying.

"Okay, let's go and attack the city!" Zhu Yunhuan waved his hand without giving any further explanation.

"Yes!"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng nodded.

"Gee!" Zhu Yunhuan jumped on his horse and headed towards Chuzhou City.

"Boom!"

One hundred and fifty thousand soldiers and horses followed Zhu Yunhuan.

Chuzhou City!
"Here it comes!" After feeling the vibration of the ground, Sun Qing's face solemnly turned red.

He originally thought that Zhu Yunhuan would rest outside the city for one night. After all, the soldiers would be very tired after a long march.

Attacking a city with a tired army is never a good idea.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yunhuan actually did this. After only resting for more than an hour, he started to attack the city.

"Grandson of the Emperor Yunhu, you will pay the price for your arrogance!" Sun Qing thought to himself. He was so eager to attack the city, he didn't take him seriously!
Zhu Yunhuan's army was still mainly composed of cavalry. As we all know, cavalry's effectiveness in attacking cities is very average.

"Brothers, cheer up. The people under the command of Emperor Yunhu are all cavalry. They will not fight to the death. The final victory will definitely be ours." Sun Qing shouted loudly to boost morale.

He now has only one thought: delay!
As long as we can drag it out, we can achieve the final victory. Moreover, if we are lucky enough, we may even become famous throughout the Ming Dynasty.

"That's right, brothers. Although the troops under the command of Emperor Yunhuan are fierce in combat, they are not good at attacking the city. They can't break in."

"That's right. We have the advantage of the city, and in the end, the grandson of the emperor Yun Hu had no choice but to retreat."

"Everyone, brace yourself. As long as we can hold off the first wave of attacks, Emperor Yun Hun might see how powerful we are and retreat on his own initiative. After all, he can't afford to waste time with us."

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A group of generals spoke up to cheer up the soldiers defending the city.

They do have fear, but they won't show it at all. Not only that, they also have to create an attitude of being sure to win. Only in this way can the soldiers go all out when defending the city.

The army's morale is cohesive, and apart from anything else, its combat effectiveness will definitely be brought into play and will not be weakened by fear.

Do your best, listen to destiny.

They did what they were supposed to do. If the city was still breached under such circumstances, there would be nothing to say.

"Boom!"

Zhu Yunhuan brought his army to the front of the city.

"Second Young Master, didn't His Highness just say that there is a way to open the city gate?" Zhu Neng hesitated.

At this moment, the gate of Chuzhou City was tightly closed, with no sign of opening.

Zhu Neng was very curious about how Zhu Yunhuan opened the city gate.

"Yes, don't worry. Since Hu Ge'er said so, I believe he will definitely have a way. We just need to wait patiently." Zhu Gaoxu nodded, but he was also extremely confused.

"Sanbao, bring the things to me!" Zhu Yunhuan said to Ma Sanbao.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Ma Sanbao nodded and turned to leave.

"Get what?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng were stunned and very curious.

After a while.

Ma Sanbao took out a longbow and handed it to Zhu Yunhuan.

"What's going on? Is Hu Ge'er going to shoot open the city gate with a bow and arrow?" Zhu Gaoxu looked confused.

After the idea came up, he quickly abandoned it.

Shooting open the city gate with a bow and arrow is simply unrealistic and too magical.

"buzz"

Zhu Yunhuan gently plucked the bowstring, making a slight sound.

Then, he tried to pull it.

The longbow was pulled open very easily.

"Brother Hun'er's strength is really good!" Zhu Gaoxu praised in his heart when he saw Zhu Yunhu's actions.

Although he still didn't know what Zhu Yunhuan was going to do, this did not prevent him from being surprised by Zhu Yunhuan's power.

Although the longbow is a very common bow in the army, it is not easy for ordinary people to pull it, especially since Zhu Yunhuan is a grandson of the emperor who has been spoiled since childhood.

Although he was also the grandson of the emperor, his growing environment was completely different from that of Zhu Yunhuan.

"Second brother, Zhu Neng, are you ready?" Zhu Yunhuan turned his head and looked at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng.

"what?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng were stunned and a little surprised.

After a moment of distraction, they quickly reacted and said in a deep voice, "We're ready!"

"Okay, since you are ready, I will start!" Zhu Yunhuan nodded, and then he took out a palm-sized package from the pocket on the neck of his warhorse. It was round and bulging.

"Swoosh!" Zhu Yunhuan took out a bow and arrow, passed through the package, and shot towards the city gate.

"Bah!"

The package landed precisely in front of the city gate.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yunhuan shot more than ten arrows in succession.

In the blink of an eye, a pile of packages appeared in front of the city gate.

"What are you doing, brother?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng looked at each other in bewilderment.

Not only them, but also the soldiers of Chuzhou City on the city gate all had confused looks on their faces, not understanding what Zhu Yunhuan was doing.

"Hmph, playing tricks!" Sun Qing snorted lightly, feeling disdainful in his heart.

Before, he still had a little fear of Zhu Yunhuan, but now this fear disappeared without a trace.

If you want to attack the city, then just deploy your troops and fight. Doing all this nonsense will only make people laugh.

"Ahem, Hun'er's archery skills are quite impressive." Zhu Gaoxu coughed twice and said embarrassedly.

"Indeed!" Zhu Neng nodded.

Being able to deliver all things to the same place at the same time, this archery skill can be said to be amazing.

"Uh..." Zhu Gaoxu was stunned when he saw that Zhu Neng had misunderstood his meaning, but he did not explain too much.

"Second brother, Zhu Neng, are you ready?" Zhu Yunheng shouted.

The preparations are complete, and next, we need to complete the final detonation.

"what?"

"Are we just going to attack the city like this?"

"What about opening the city gate?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng were confused and looked strange.

"Click!" Zhu Yunheng took out a lighter without explanation and lit the prepared rocket.

"Whoosh!"

The flaming arrows landed precisely on the pile of packages.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion sounded, followed by a violent shaking of the ground and thick smoke.

"What's going on? What happened?"

"What did the Emperor's grandson Yun Hun do? Was he the one who caused the explosion just now?"

"Oh no! Look, where is our city gate?"

"What the hell? The city gate is gone?"

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The soldiers in Chuzhou City were confused at first, and then someone discovered that a huge hole had appeared where the city gate was originally, and the city gate had disappeared.

Outside the city!

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng were also stunned when they saw the huge hole.

"Brother Hun really opened the gate of Chuzhou City!"

"Yes, and the method was very violent. It was very scary."

Zhu Yunhuan frowned, turned his head to look at Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng, and said, "Second Brother, Zhu Neng, what are you two doing standing there like idiots? Attack!"

The city gate has been opened. While the soldiers in Chuzhou City are confused, rush in and kill them!
Every second wasted now is a crime!

"Ah? Oh, okay!" Zhu Gaoxu came to his senses, drew the long sword from his waist, raised it high, and said, "Brothers, kill!"

"Boom!"

One hundred and fifty thousand soldiers and horses charged towards Chuzhou City.

"Sir, the troops of Emperor Yunhu's grandson are coming to attack us? What should we do now?" The deputy general asked Sun Qing with a terrified face.

"How could this happen?" Sun Qing's eyes were blank, unable to accept it.

He promised benefits and boosted morale, and was busy to the point of being exhausted. He finally made full preparations to defend the city, but in the end, he was ruthlessly crushed by Zhu Yunhuan in an unreasonable way.

"Sir!" the deputy general shouted again.

Sun Qing came back to his senses and looked at the Snow Dragon Cavalry, Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and other troops rushing towards Chuzhou City. His face was full of bitterness and he said, "What's the situation now? You ask me what to do? How would I know?"

We tried to defend the city, but now the city gate is gone. What the hell is the point of defending it?
(End of this chapter)