The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 461
Although Zhenjiang was the gateway to Nanjing, Jianlu believed that the Ming army was still near Jiangyin from top to bottom.Even when Lu Shiyang led his army to Jiangyin via Zhenjiang a few days ago, he took away nearly a thousand defenders here, so there were only more than a thousand soldiers in the city at this time.

Guo Xiangliang, the guard of Zhenjiang, didn't have time to button his clothes, so he hurriedly climbed to the top of the city to check the situation, and saw the flames jumping on the river on the north side, and the sound of shells breaking through the air from far to near, and finally turned into a muffled sound of hitting the city wall .

"Why did the Ming army come here?!" As he was talking, a piece of rubble from a shell fell on his calf. Fortunately, he was still far away from the northern city wall, and only a piece of flesh was thrown away. , but did not hurt the bones.

"My lord, are you alright?" Seeing him staggering, his subordinates quickly reached out to support him, and said anxiously, "I heard that the Ming army used boats to land near Qiantang and carried cannons on board. Many places have been attacked by this method of attack."

"Yes, yes!" Guo Xiangliang nodded repeatedly while covering his wound, and shouted loudly, "Then don't stand still! Quickly, gather people to gather in the north of the city. The southerners will rush up to attack the city as soon as the sound of cannons stops. Do it early Prepare!"

"Yes, this subordinate will go now!"

Not long after, except for the captive soldiers guarding a few city gates, the remaining [-] soldiers in Zhenjiang City all gathered near the Wengcheng in the north of the city.Dozens of people were left on the top of the city to stare at the beach of Linjiang, waiting for the Ming army to come ashore and immediately warn them.

At the same time, Yu Xin personally led the main force of the Dragon Guards to the south of Zhenjiang in the dark.

He listened to the loud noises coming from the river, and glanced at his pocket watch from time to time.After a while, he glanced at the few lone torches at the top of the city, stood up and said to the herald, "It's almost done, send the order, attack the city according to the plan in letter A!"

"Yes!"

Several heralds quickly spread the order to the whole army.Soon, a large number of torches were ignited in the south of Zhenjiang City, and four thousand Dragon Guard infantry rushed to the bottom of the city at the fastest speed.

In fact, because of the long-term queue training, even if the skirmishers charged, these soldiers still vaguely formed an untidy infantry line.But there were less than a hundred captive soldiers on the top of the city, and when they heard the roar of firecrackers below the city and the sound of lead bullets hitting the wall bricks, they were so scared that they dared not even look at them.

And more than a thousand Ming soldiers rushed to the base of the city. With the cover of the firepower of their teammates, the sky ladder was erected, and the hook claws were thrown on the top of the city.Immediately, more than a thousand people stepped forward quickly, stepped on the shoulders of the soldiers at the root of the city, climbed up the ladder or grabbed the rope, and climbed up to the top of the city in two or three strokes.

When the sound of gunfire under the city stopped and the guards raised their heads to look again, several firecrackers were already pointed at them.

There was no suspense in the battle in the city. The Qing army defending the city were all green battalion soldiers with the worst combat effectiveness. As soon as they heard that the south gate was lost, they immediately lost their weapons and fled around.Seeing that the situation was not good, Guo Xiangliang changed his clothes and was about to slip away from the west gate, but was also caught by the Long Weijun.

When Yu Xin saw the hundreds of guards captured, he couldn't help shouting that it was a waste. In the short time just now, he knocked out tens of thousands of miniature bullets.

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Two days later.

Looking at the city of Nanjing from a distance, Zhu Linmei couldn't help feeling extremely excited.

This is not the first time he has seen the city wall of Nanjing. In his previous life, he had also seen the ruins of Zhonghua Gate when he was traveling. At that time, the city wall had long been buried in the surrounding high-rise buildings.

Today, the Qinhuai River below the city is turbulent and bottomless, with dense pines and cypresses on the bank, stretching green. The Nanjing city wall stands like a brown giant in the sky, above the long river and green trees, watching the vicissitudes of the world with cold eyes.

Yingtianfu, the original capital of the Ming Dynasty and the political and cultural center of the south, fell into the hands of Jianlu in the smoke of gunpowder a year ago.Zhu Linmei's eyes were reddish, and the words "things are different and people are different" welled up in her heart.

It has been more than a year since he came to this world, and under his dedicated, Zhougong-like efforts, Daming has finally stood firm despite the wind and rain.

Now, the old capital is right in front of our eyes, as long as we take down this ancient city, the whole Daming will have a soul and hope again!The people of Huaxia all over the world will definitely gather together because of this, so as to prove to everyone that the Ming Dynasty will last forever!
This was his biggest dream a year ago, and now that it could be realized, his whole heart was beating hard.He kept telling himself to be calm and patient!Ninety to ninety percent of those who traveled hundreds of miles, the main force of Jianlu was still there, and it was far from the time to relax.

He turned his head and looked back at Zhenjiang. In the 13th year of the Yongli calendar in history, Zheng Chenggong also led an army of 17 around Jiangyin to seize Zhenjiang, and then surrounded Nanjing, which shocked the Qing court. Shunzhi was so scared that he almost ran back to his hometown in Liaodong.

At present, I have successfully copied Zheng Chenggong's experience in the Northern Expedition, and hit the city of Nanjing with almost the same route.But in history, Zheng Chenggong has made a series of mistakes since then, which led to a sudden turn for the worse, and finally failed.

In other words, all the "successful examples" that can be used for reference have been exhausted so far. If you want to change the fate of Zheng Chenggong's failure in the Northern Expedition, you have to deal with it all by yourself.

He took a deep breath and felt a weight on his shoulders.He knows very well that the significance of this battle is extraordinary, and the fate of Ming Dynasty is all tied to this battle!
He clenched his fists tightly, as if he was talking to himself, more like swearing, "This battle can only be won, not defeated!"

"My lord, the front team has reported that they have arrived fifteen miles outside Nanjing City and are camping."

A hussar's voice interrupted Zhu Linming's thoughts, and Zhang Jiayu cupped his hands beside him and said, "My lord, according to the confessions of the soldiers captured in Zhenjiang yesterday, there were nearly [-] soldiers brought by Luck Dehun and Lu Shiyang to the road. After crossing Zhenjiang, head towards Jiangyin in a hurry.

"According to my subordinates' speculation, Hong Chengchou didn't know that the main force of our army had already attacked near Nanjing. However, Lu Shiyang's troops should be the defenders of Nanjing, and there should only be more than [-] people in the city."

"You mean..."

"My lord, take advantage of Hong Chengchou's unpreparedness and the fact that there are few soldiers in the city, and gather all our troops to break through Nanjing in one fell swoop, so as to achieve a great cause for all ages!"

Zhu Linmi frowned and shook her head slightly, this Nanjing city is the most fortified city in Ming Dynasty, even in East Asia.He remembered that he had seen a brief introduction to the construction of Nanjing City when he traveled to Nanjing before. The Nanjing City Wall was built by Zhu Yuanzhang with nearly 30 strong labor force and it took 27 years to complete.

The foundations of the entire city were dug more than 20 meters deep and laid with huge stone slabs.All the stones used to build the city are huge, weighing a thousand catties. Even the most common wall bricks weigh more than 20 catties. The walls are eight feet thick and six to eight feet high!
During the Anti-Japanese War, in order to attack Nanjing City, the Japanese army mobilized [-]mm artillery and bombarded it for two consecutive days before finally blasting a gap.You know, that is a high-explosive bomb made in the twentieth century!
It is almost impossible to blast away such a strong city defense with a smoothbore cannon.

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