Volume 2: Storms and clouds surging, thousands of miles south of the Yangtze River Chapter 337: New and old grudges
Fang Maang held Fang Tian's painted halberd and led the last fifty thousand troops to charge towards Gao Qiu's camp...
Tan Zhen and Zhao Yin took the lead and faced the enemy head-on. One against two, Wang Zhongze was placed next to him by Gao Qiu. His face was like paper wax, feeling the sound of fighting rising from the sky.
Looking at the bloody battlefield, arms, hands, feet, and heads kept flying up in the battle formation, and then fell heavily to the ground. The next moment, they were crushed by horse hooves, trampled by soldiers, and even picked up as weapons.
The smell of blood came from the sky. How could Wang Zhongze, who had never seen a battle, withstand such a visual and physical impact? He felt nauseated and almost fell off his horse.
"Master Wang, I didn't see you just now. As a military governor, how could you escape before the battle?" Gao Qiu shouted: "If you run away from the battle, I have the right to kill first and then report later."
Wang Zhongze turned over and dismounted, but his feet were in the air and he stumbled off the horse. He was helped up by the people around him, and he said tremblingly: "Master Gao, please be merciful. I know this, I know what to do."
"What are you afraid of, Mr. Wang? You're just a normal military governor." Gao Qiu didn't even look at Wang Zhongze: "Come here, help Mr. Wang onto the carriage and take my seat."
They helped Wang Zhongze onto a carriage behind him. Wang Zhongze got on the carriage tremblingly three times. When he got in, he was in a "soft sleeper". There was a memorial on the coffee table, which was presented to Gao Qiu by his subordinates.
The memorial was half-opened, but I saw his name Wang Zhongze. What good could happen under such circumstances? When I opened it, I found out that it was related to his corruption. The sudden sound of killing outside the carriage was so loud that it made his hands tremble in fright.
The memorial fell under the table. In a hurry, he crawled under the table and picked it up again. He put it in his arms and huddled in a corner.
The decisive battle finally started in the south of the city.
After five hours of siege, everyone was at the end of their rope and holding in their last breath.
There was only the light of swords and blood shadows, the sky was dark, and the smell of blood mixed in the air spread with a sticky meaning on everyone's face. After wiping their eyes, their hands were all red, like Shura Hell.
After the last swing of the battering ram, the bolts of the city gate were shattered with the last crack. The gate of the burned and devastated Jinling City was finally opened, and the army poured into Jinling City like a tide, and then
It was a devastating massacre.
It is said to be a massacre because the methods of revenge of these people are indeed a bit outrageous. After killing these people, some gouged out their eyes, some lit sky lanterns, and hung the injured one by one at the top of the city.
, some let them escape and then shot them to death with random arrows, which is almost imaginary.
The first one to bear the brunt was the Twelve Bands of Jinling. This was something that no one expected. After experiencing a short period of no serious problems during the Yongle Dynasty, it would be looted when the Great Xia Dynasty regained Jinling.
There were countless young girls running away, drownings, and adulterers. The fires in the Twelve Bands were not nearly over until the early morning of the next day. It had already been a day since the officers and soldiers of Ningshan Prefecture broke through Jinling.
for a long time.
Fang Jie died in battle, Fang Mao was captured, Deng Yuanjue was missing, and Si Xingfang was beheaded from his horse. Only Lu Qinghou, Li Tianding, Ning Buhui and others escorted Fang La and Fang Jinzhi towards the northwest. What happened to Gao Qiu?
He would miss such a good opportunity and count his troops. He still had 60,000 troops in hand, and Ningshan Mansion only had 50,000 troops. If he joined forces with them, Ning Que would seek help from Gao Qiu, so he would not object.
Thirty thousand horsemen divided into two groups to pursue the northwest, and the remaining 80,000 horses continued to advance southward to regain the three prefectures and eighteen states. They must wipe out the remaining Mani in the south within a month. At the same time, a sea capture document was issued, and the northwest
All the prefectures work together to fight, and anyone who can capture them will be rewarded for their merits, including promotion to a higher position.
For a time, Fang La and more than 20,000 people were as anxious as a bereaved dog, and as busy as a fish that slipped through the net, they headed northwest.
The reason why Fang La chose to go northwest is because the terrain in the northwest is complicated, mostly mountainous, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is easy to hide tens of thousands of people in a hundred thousand mountains. As long as Fang La is there, there is no way to make a comeback.
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But how could the northwest be so easy to get to? In half a month, Gao Qiu was like a tarsal maggot, chasing Fang La and others for thousands of miles, and finally besieged Fang La on the tenth day of the sixth lunar month.
At the hilly ferry, Fang La died in battle, Lu Qinghou and Fang Jinzhi were also dispersed, Fang Jinzhi was captured, and Ning Buhui led three thousand people from Zhujian Villa into the mountain. These are things for later.
When he walked out of the cellar, he saw methods that were even more cruel than Fang La's. They burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil, just like bandits. At this moment, Jiang Ning felt mixed emotions in his heart.
"You just know? It seems that the officials in Hangzhou are better than those here." Cheng Jinyun smiled: "But they are not much better."
"Little lady..."
Cheng Jinyun is already cold-looking and has the look of a royal sister, which makes people's hearts flutter when they look at her. The man's desire to conquer also increases, and officers and soldiers come forward to tease her.
Cheng Jinyun did not have a good temper, and was about to take action when he saw Song Wan step forward, kick the man away, and take out a token from his arms, which was the waist badge of Jing'an Division, from the fifth rank official position.
Although those officers and soldiers also had some rights, they still kept a distance from the imperial officials and kept retreating, not daring to make any mistakes again.
"But compared with the northwest, this place is simply paradise." Cheng Jinyun chuckled and lowered his right hand from the hilt of his sword.
"Perhaps if I have a chance, I will also go to Qilian Mountain to have a look. The direct experience is much better than working behind closed doors." Jiang Ning smiled slightly.
"Let's go, I'll take you to Suzhou. After you meet up, it's time for me to leave. This trip will take a long time. I'm afraid there will be some trouble in the village." Cheng Jinyun said: "What you said these days,
I still don’t understand something about decentralization of power, so you can explain it to me in the next few days.”
"Whatever the master says, that's what it is." Jiang Ning smiled and glanced at Zhou Yong and others. They were also very scared. How could they talk to him?
Three days later, peace was gradually restored in the city, and Jiang Ning was about to leave and walk on the street. The door of the Nangong family was still wide open, with people coming and going in an endless stream. The man who let Manichaeism in
The instigator now appears in front of everyone intact.
Jiang Ning couldn't help but feel a little ironic, and Nangong Yaowen suddenly walked out of the house and saw Jiang Ning, and Jiang Ning also saw him at this moment.
Their eyes met, and they were even more jealous when they saw each other.
"Fuck him, catch him..." Nangong Yaowen shouted: "He is Jiang Ning, Fang Jinzhi's consort, Fang La's son-in-law..."
After experiencing two rebellions, the Nangong family has now become the only big family in Jinling. The prefects and deputy generals who came to the city to take over important military and political affairs are all from the left prime minister, and all their soldiers and horses are also transferred from Gao Qiu.
, and the general was none other than Zheng Liaomin, who led the scouts to contact Nangong Jing. After this battle, he was quickly promoted and took over the defense of Jinling on the spot.
Before Zheng Liaomin entered the General's Mansion, the Nangong family had already vacated the General and Government offices and decorated them overnight, making them magnificent. The two were very satisfied with the Nangong family and had a tacit understanding of their future cooperation.
Nangong Yaowen hates Jiang Ning deeply because of Fang Jinzhi's incident. Now that he sees it, and it is already known to everyone that Jiang Ning has become the consort, if he doesn't take revenge now, then when will he wait?
Chapter completed!