nanming man

Chapter 993 Summation
Nanjing, inside the imperial palace.

After Zhu Cihong got the news that Ma Shiying had been captured and that Jiangbei had fallen into the hands of Wei Jun, he did not call a group of ministers to discuss, but blocked the news and summoned his confidant ministers to discuss.

Although the news would be leaked once Wei Jun reached the river, but now he can hide it for as long as he can, so as to gain time to deal with it.

At this time, Zhu Cihong hurried back and forth on the hall anxiously, as if he wanted to walk the ground out of a deep groove.

The ministers in the main hall, after hearing the news, there was an uproar in the hall, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, everyone showed a look of extreme shock, Wei Jun captured Jiangbei, so Nanjing is facing Wei's bandits.

To defend the river, we must defend the Huai River. Now that the two Huai Rivers have been lost, Jiangnan is in immediate danger. What's more serious is that most of the Ming army in the north of the river has been wiped out, leaving the Jiangnan defense empty.

This made everyone start to panic and feel that a catastrophe was imminent.

"How should I deal with the current situation?" Zhu Cihong stopped and scanned the crowd.

Everyone in the hall was talking about it, but no one said the specific strategy, some were just flustered, everyone held their own words, some said they wanted to hunt south, some said they wanted to run west, Zhu Cihong's face became more and more gloomy.

"Enough! Nanshou, Xiben, where do you want me to go?" Zhu Cihong was very upset. He couldn't go to the south of the Yangtze River. If he went south, he could only jump into the sea, and if he went west, he would die. There is no one in history who lost Bashu and Jiangnan. A regime that can gain a foothold in Huguang.

"Your Majesty, I think there are three things that I need to do now. First, order the navy to stabilize the defense of the river. Second, send troops from Huguang to the east for reinforcements. Third, send people across the river to negotiate peace with the high-ranking bandits." At that moment, Chen Zilong stepped out.

Ruan Dacheng hurriedly stood up after hearing the words, "Your Majesty, I agree with the first and third items, but I firmly oppose the second item. It is not easy to cross the natural moat of the Yangtze River, not to mention there are sailors in the river. I thought that the Wei thieves would not be able to cross the river so easily, and now the Wei army does not have any signs of crossing the river, so there should be no rush to deploy troops from Huguang. Furthermore, if the imperial court wants peace, it needs to make achievements in Huguang, so how can they withdraw their troops?"

Chen Zilong said: "Your Majesty, in the current situation, it is impossible to seek peace. What I said to discuss peace is just a tactic to delay the troops and buy time for Jiang Fang."

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In Jiangbei, nearly [-] Ming troops disappeared with the destruction of Ma Shiying's tribe. Only Fang Guoan led more than [-] people and fled from Hezhou to Wuhu. The remaining soldiers and horses were either captured or surrendered to the Wei army. surrender.

At this time, on the banks of the Yangtze River, there were tens of miles of Wei army camps, and the wilderness was full of white bag-like camps, with nearly 15 Wei troops stationed.

Gao Yihuan, dressed in uniform, galloped on his horse, followed by hundreds of soldiers, and the team seemed to compete with the rolling river for speed along the Yangtze River.

A group of people galloped for a while, Gao Yihuan reined in the horse, and parked the horse on the vast riverside. Behind him was the endless tent of the Wei army.

This made Gao Yihuan feel heroic and bold, "Haha~ Is that Nanjing?"

Gao Yihuan looked at the other side, and the outline of a city was looming, which was Nanjing City.

"Your Majesty, most of the Ming army in Jiangbei has been wiped out. The main force of the Ming army is in Huguang, and the troops in the south of the Yangtze River are empty. If the Great Wei kills them across the river, they will definitely be able to conquer Jiangnan in one fell swoop!" Chen Mingxia smiled slightly.

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, "At this time, Zhu Cihong is afraid that he is in a dilemma, Huguang is anxious, he will not retreat, Jiangnan is in danger, if he retreats, I will order Huguang to take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill him, so that he can't look after each other, defeat is not difficult!"

All the generals burst into laughter, Gao Yihuan turned his head and asked, "Has the Ming navy on the Huai River retreated?"

Zhao Daxian clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the navy of the Ming army on the Huaijiang River has already withdrawn from the Huaijiang River and has come to the Yangtze River to deploy defense."

Now that the south of the Yangtze River is in crisis, the Ming army's Jiang defense forces are empty. The only hope that can stop the Wei army is the navy and the Yangtze River natural moat.

After the Ming army learned that Jiangbei had fallen and the army could not withdraw to the south bank for defense, they quickly mobilized naval forces to enrich the river defense.

As if to confirm Zhao Daxian's words, a warship of the Ming army came in the distance by riding the wind and waves.

The stringed cannon window of the ship opened, revealing the dark muzzle. The warship found Gao Yihuan and his party, and fired directly. A shell hit not far away, splashing a cloud of mud.

Chen Mingxia was startled, "It seems that the biggest problem in the attack on Nanming this time is how to deal with the navy of the Ming army."

"Your Majesty, let's avoid it first!" Zhao Daxian said hastily.

Gao Yihuan stared at the warships on the river, but thought in his heart, "Although the navy of the Ming army is strong, it is not the biggest problem. The biggest problem is what should Zhu Cihong do after he crosses the Yangtze River? Kill, Zhu Cihong There is no serious crime, it is unreasonable to kill him, if you don't kill him, it will definitely not work."

This question has troubled Gao Yihuan for a long time. He has been thinking about this question since he decided to save Ming.

For a moment, Gao Yihuan couldn't help thinking that it would be fine if Zhu Cihong committed suicide in shame and anger.

"Boom!" Another shell landed not far away.

"Please stay away, Your Majesty!" Zhao Daxian and others urgently reminded again when they saw that the artillery shells of the Ming army were getting closer.

Gao Yihuan withdrew his thoughts, and immediately pulled the rein, "Back to camp!"

Everyone rushed back to the camp, and Gao Yihuan entered the big tent, where several soldiers were playing with the sand table.

"Is it ready?" Gao Yihuan took off the helmet, handed it to the guard, and walked over.

Several soldiers who joined the army hurriedly bowed and saluted, and the leader said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the sand table of the situation in Jiangnan and Huguang has been completed."

Gao Yihuan nodded, and glanced at the small red flags representing the Ming army. They were mainly concentrated in Huguang, and the rest was along the Yangtze River. The entire Nanzhili and Zhejiang basically lost their troops, and only a few small flags remained in Fujian.

"Are these accurate?" Gao Yihuan asked.

Joining the army clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, this was made based on the information collected by Xuan Yiwei."

Gao Yihuan looked at it, turned his head and said to the following generals: "It is indeed an excellent opportunity!"

Chen Mingxia said: "Your Majesty, don't miss this opportunity and never come again. In this case, I think you should support Jiangnan's emptiness and launch an attack as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to be the vanguard!" Zhao Daxian immediately went out and clasped his fists.

Gao Yihuan waved his hand, "We want to attack as soon as possible, but we need to wait for the navy to arrive."

As he said that, Gao Yihuan pointed to the Huaijiang River and said, "Since the navy of the Ming army has withdrawn from the Huaijiang River, let the fleet assembled in Haizhou go south, enter the Grand Canal from the Huaijiang River, and then initiate a forced crossing."

While talking, Li Laiheng walked in, "Your Majesty, Nanming sent an envoy to see him, saying that he wanted to negotiate peace with Great Wei."

Gao Yihuan frowned, and Zhao Daxian next to him said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Nanjing is already in the palm of your hand, what else is there to talk about?"

Gao Yihuan smiled slightly, "It's okay to meet you."

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