Mingshi

Chapter 1315 Out of Control
"Of course they wouldn't consider a sudden battle!" Luo Xin curled his lips and thought to himself: "In a short time, everything should be in Xu Pengju's hands. Without his order, those rebels would not dare to attack the city. That is to surround the inner city and put pressure on those Nanjing civil officials. As far as Luo Xin is concerned, since the rebel army did not attack the city, it is within the controllable range, and Luo Xin should not launch an attack on the rebel army. Now those What else is there to worry about?"

Luo Xin, who was riding on a horse, looked forward. The Confucius Temple and the Qinhuai River were shrouded in the night. The colorful light emitted by the lamp reflects in the water waves, and the reflection is as beautiful as a rainbow.

Everything seemed so still!

There is no sound of silk and bamboo, no beautiful singing, no scholar's singing and unbridled laughter.

However, what floated over with the wind still had the smell of powdery fragrance.

On both sides of the winding Qinhuai River, there are exquisite river buildings next to each other. At night, this is the most lively place, but now it is silent.

"The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties!"

Luo Xin sighed inwardly, and gradually left the Confucius Temple and the Qinhuai River behind.

The sudden noise from the front made Luo, who was feeling emotional, tremble in confidence, but instead of speeding up, he waved his hands, and the cavalry behind him were ready to fight at any time. Move forward at a steady speed.

A figure galloped from the opposite side of Luo Xin, there was almost no sound under his feet, it seemed that he was good at lightness.Luo Xin held back the horse, and the man came to Luo Xin's horse and saluted:
"My lord, the rebels have begun to attack the city."

"Siege? Attack the inner city?"

Luo's heart skipped a beat, why?
Didn't Xu Pengju have been secretly controlling the army through those generals?
Didn't the rebel army never harass the people in the outer city?

Why did they suddenly start attacking the city?

"Yes!" the scout quickly said, "Just tonight, while those rebels were drinking, someone suddenly suggested that such a siege is not an option. If we can attack the inner city, arrest those officials and lords." , the imperial court will agree to their conditions.

Then, in a short period of time, this kind of talk spread among the rebellious army, and it was unknown who took the lead, and the rebellious army went to attack the city. "

"All the rebels are attacking the city?" Luo Xin asked with a frown.

"No!" The scout said: "Some generals are leading some people to scold the rebellious army, telling the rebellious army to retreat and not to attack the city, but those soldiers are drinking too much, and their emotions are out of control. They couldn’t persuade them at all. And they didn’t dare to go too far, as that would anger the soldiers, and a general had already been beaten to death by the rebels for beating the soldiers and ordering them to retreat.”

"No weapon..." Luo Zhi's eyes were a little panicked.

"I understand!" Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "There are only two outcomes. One outcome is that the rebellious army broke through the inner city. This outcome is very bad. When they lost control of their emotions, the civil servants and generals in the inner city might be massacred by them." Empty. This will become the biggest scandal in the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention the black gauze hat on my head, even my head will not be guaranteed.

The second result is that if they fail to capture the inner city, they will become even crazier. At that time, no one can control them, and they will loot the outer city. This result is equally bad. "

"Then what do we do?"

"According to the original plan!" Luo Xin thought for a while and said, "I believe that Xu Pengju will also be frightened by this sudden incident, and he will never allow the inner city to be breached, otherwise, even if he is not destroyed by the rebel army If you kill him, His Majesty will also take his head."

"But...Xu Pengju only has 4000 people..."

"With 4000 people working hard, it's no problem to hold on for a few hours. Because Xu Pengju knows that if he doesn't work hard, he will die. What's more, we don't need him to hold on for a few hours, as long as one by one is enough."

After the words fell, he called a team of scouts to the front and said: "You immediately move in the direction of the other three gates, inform General Yu and them, and follow the second plan. Wait for my signal, and then launch an attack."

The scout left quickly, and Luo Xin urged the horse to speed up.He believed that at this time, the chaotic army that was fighting fiercely would not be able to hear their hooves.

inner city.

Xu Pengju wore three layers of inner armor and stood on the city wall to direct the battle.His face was full of fear, he had no idea that he had lost control of the Nanjing Nine Guards, and these soldiers who used to scold at will would have the guts to attack the city.

Are they trying to rebel?
At this time, not only his [-] direct line troops were on the city wall, but also various officials and generals, servants of wealthy families. When Xu Pengju asked them to send someone out, these people did not hesitate at all, because they knew that the inner city was being suppressed. What is the result of the breach.

but……

Even so, it was very difficult for them to defend.

At this time, the civil officials in Nanjing, such as the Shangshu, were also standing in the city tower, looking palely at the attack and defense on the top of the city, watching the soldiers fall in a pool of blood with their own eyes.

Ma Kun was trembling all over, and stammered:

"It's over, it's over, the rebel army is about to break in."

"I can hold on!"

Xu Pengju gritted his teeth and said, but his heart was full of fear, because these civil officials didn't know, but he knew very well that there were only more than 3 people besieging the city now, and there were more than 6 people in the Nine Guards Camp.Once the more than 6 people also participated in the siege, the inner city might not be able to hold on for an hour.

"What's the point of defending it?" Ma Kun suddenly lost his composure and shouted hoarsely: "If you can defend the inner city, you will definitely anger those rebellious troops. Those rebellious troops will slaughter the city in the outer city, do you know? Slaughter the city! What do you think? Will Your Majesty keep our heads?"

"Why didn't Luo Xin send troops here?" Civil officials kept saying this anxiously.

Xu Peng's face was as heavy as water. In fact, he could see at this time that the siege of these soldiers of the nine guards did not pose much threat to the inner city. A few, just yelled fiercely, making a big noise.

However, this effect is very bad.

He just wanted to put pressure on Luo Xin and let him know that everything in Nanjing was in the hands of him, Xu Pengju. If he didn't agree to his conditions, compromise with himself, and please him, he would make Luo Xin burn out.But now the situation is getting out of control.

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