Zhu Youjian: Taizu has an order! kill!

"Quick, stop them!"

"Oh no, the inner city is occupied!"

"Who opened the city gate? Damn it!"

"Quickly retreat, the city gate is open! We are finished!"

In Xiangyang City, Cao Wenzhao rushed in with reserve troops.

The rebels, who had little will to resist, finally collapsed.

I don’t know who opened the city gate in the chaos. It took less than an hour for the army to enter from the front, but Xiangyang City was already back under the control of the court.

But in the chaos, Liu Sida disappeared.

Even if Cao Bianjiao led his people to search the city, they still couldn't find it.

It was not until the final interrogation of the prisoners that we found out that someone had seen Liu Sidao leaving the city through a tunnel.

By now you should have boarded the speedboat and headed down the river.

"Tell me you are a loser!"

"Does this make people run away?"

"It's really outrageous!"

Xiangyang Prefecture Yazhong.

Cao Wenzhao stared at Cao Bianjiao and drooled.

Originally, he had already thought of tying up Liu Sidao and giving it to His Majesty as a gift.

As a result, now that people have run away, the idea has been completely shelved.

Cao Bianjiao, who was sprayed in the face, wiped his face without saying anything and turned to look at Zhu Youluo.

"What do you do for food!"

"The first one to climb up doesn't know how to take down Liu Sida first?"

"They only care about killing people. Are these rebels together worth as much as the general's head?"

Zhu Youli, who was also sprayed with saliva, twitched the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Depend on!"

"Why are you scolding me?"

"There were so many people blocking the front. Do you want me to fly over and kill Liu Sida?"

He was muttering loudly in his heart, but Zhu Youluo didn't dare to say it.

He could only stand there aggrievedly, bowing his head and saying nothing.

Zhang Huai, who had been silent until now, stood up and comforted him.

"Okay, okay, let me let go of a mediocre person."

"Sometimes this mediocrity is more effective on the opposite side."

"But now that Xiangyang has fallen into our hands, we can consider speeding up."

Zhang Huai's words relaxed the atmosphere a little.

Cao Wenzhao, who was sitting in the main seat, snorted coldly before taking up the topic.

"Forget it, don't talk about this."

"Mr. Zhang, look at how we will advance next."

"Should we directly attack De'an or Wuchang?"

Listening to Cao Wenzhao's inquiry.

Zhang Huai walked to the map and looked at it for a while.

Then he pointed at Dean.

"Wuchang is the home of the King of Chu, and there must be a large number of elite troops stationed there."

"If we attack by force, the losses will definitely be considerable."

"Our goal is to capture enough cities as quickly as possible."

"If that's the case, then let go of Wuchang first without attacking, and assign 10,000 people to besiege De'an with firearms."

"After the capture, the soldiers and horses of Runing Mansion will be mobilized to garrison."

"The remaining troops will concentrate their forces to attack Jingzhou!"

"In my opinion, Jingzhou is much more important than Wuchang."

"And the King of Jingzhou is in the city!"

"If it can be taken, it would be a more suitable gift than the head of the rebel leader."

After listening to Zhang Huai’s opinion.

Cao Wenzhao also looked at the map and made some deductions.

Then he nodded in agreement.

"Okay, just follow what Mr. Zhang said."

"De'an City is small, so I'll let you lead 10,000 people there."

"I will give you fifty artillery pieces and give you three days to take them down."

"Come and meet me when you capture De'an."

"The rest will follow me to attack Jingzhou!"

indeed.

King Jingzhou's head is worth more than Liu Sidao.

If he could be captured alive, it would be a great achievement for Zhu Jiajun!

"Here!"

"Absolutely no problem!"

"The wall of De'an City is incomparable to that of Xiangyang. It will probably be penetrated by him in one day!"

Cao Bianjiao patted his chest and said confidently.

This artillery can even destroy Xiangyang City, let alone a De'an.

Maybe he threw it before he could blast away the people inside.

"Then act quickly."

"According to what Your Majesty said, first cut off the connection between the King of Shu and the King of Chu!"

Cao Wenzhao looked at Cao Bianjiao and said nothing.

Directly order them to dispatch quickly!

Thanks to the artillery, Zhu's army suffered almost no losses after Xiangyang was captured.

You can continue to attack as quickly as possible!

As long as Jingzhou is captured again, there will basically be no strong city left in western Huguang!

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At this time, the King of Chu did not know that Xiangyang City had been destroyed.

After several days of preparation, it was only half a day away from Nanjing City.

But the deeper he went, the deeper the frown deepened.

He didn't even encounter any decent resistance along the way.

Everywhere they went, the city gates were opened and the people fled.

It took almost no effort to capture Anqing Mansion, Ningguo Mansion, and Taiping Mansion.

Further ahead is Nanjing City!

"Strong walls and clear fields..."

"Oh, you think I am a Tatar."

"This trick is useless."

Riding on a black shiny horse, Chu King Zhu Huakui chatted with the old man Wu with great disdain.

He finally understood.

This was someone who didn't want him to get supplies.

But the problem is that with the food and grass in Huguang and Jiangxi, he does not need to rob people to obtain supplies.

If we don't stop him like this, Nanjing will definitely be conquered when the army sieges the city!

"Congratulations to Your Majesty for taking over Nanjing soon."

"As long as we can capture the city of Nanjing, we can compete with Chongzhen Children!"

"Coupled with the abundant supplies in the southern part of the Ming Dynasty, we can take over the entire world in just a short time!"

When Old Man Wu heard this, he immediately flattered him.

Yes, yes, you are the best!

As long as you follow what Prime Minister Fan said, whatever you say will be whatever you say.

"That is required!"

"I just want Chongzhen's son to know that this prince of the Ming Dynasty cannot be insulted!"

"Do you really think that the princes of the south and I are weaklings from the north?"

"If you dare to bully others like this, don't blame me for teaching him how to be an emperor!"

Zhu Huakui is now extremely swollen.

They didn't take the Nanjing City defenders seriously at all.

In his opinion, with so many soldiers and horses in hand, even a pile of soldiers and horses can defeat the city of Nanjing!

But his elation didn't last long.

As a scout came back from the investigation, Zhu Huakui's face instantly darkened.

"What did you say?"

"Did they place Lord Hong Wu's memorial tablet on the city gate?"

"Grass!"

"What kind of trick does this wicked thing think of!"

"You don't even need to be embarrassed, right?"

The scout came to report that there was an extra altar at the city gate.

On it is enshrined the tablet of Emperor Hongwu, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

Obviously, if the city is attacked by force, this spiritual position will definitely be injured.

When the time comes, Zhu Huakui will not be able to escape the reputation of being unfilial no matter how hard he washes himself away.

"this..."

"Your Majesty must not hesitate!"

"That son of Chongzhen went against the grain and persecuted you and other clan members, which violated the rules set by Lord Hongwu."

"Even if you accidentally get hurt, you are acting on behalf of Heaven to prevent Ming Dynasty from falling into the hands of Chongzhen."

"I believe that if Lord Hongwu's spirit in heaven knew, he would definitely not blame you."

Next to him, Old Man Wu was a little numb when he heard the news.

How could anyone use Taizu's memorial tablet to block a gun during a war?

This is too ridiculous!

I'm not afraid that Lord Hong Wu will jump out and give you unfilial descendants a slap in the face!

(I checked too much information about the Battle of Beijing, and the next chapter needs major revision.)

(Updated at noon tomorrow.)

(Damn, it’s hard to write about this situation when it’s too big.)