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Along the Yangtze River, more than a dozen warships fired at Jinling City. Each time they fired a salvo of hundreds of artillery pieces, violently bombing the area several miles away from the river. After just a few rounds of salvos, the city wall in the north of Jinling City was destroyed. A large area fell. [High-quality update] The Ming army also set up artillery to the top of the city to fight back, but the range was really far behind. All the artillery stones fired back fell on the river, and there was no damage at all. A warship.
Accompanied by the rumbling sound of cannons, Emperor Jianwen summoned his ministers to the palace again to discuss how to retreat from the enemy. In fact, there was nothing to discuss. The Ming army's artillery could not hit others, and the navy was destroyed. Well, the Ming army could only be in this passive situation of being beaten.
Fortunately, the Peiping Army only bombarded the city wall with artillery for the time being and did not send anyone to land on the beach. Otherwise, the north of Jinling City might have been lost. However, Emperor Jianwen also knew that this was only temporary. If the Peiping Army was allowed to continue bombarding like this, the north of the city might be bombed. The ground will be completely white, and the morale of the defenders will also plummet. When the time comes, there will be no need for the Peking Army to attack, but the defenders will abandon the city and flee.
Therefore, the most important thing now is to get the Peking Army to stop shelling, and this is an almost impossible task. After many discussions, Emperor Jianwen had no choice but to follow Fang Xiaoru's suggestion and send envoys to the Peking Army to negotiate. Delay time.
In fact, the envoy has been sent once, but the envoy sent last time may have offended others because it was too low-level or because of improper use of words, and was sent back. This time, the Ming Dynasty sent the Minister of Rites, Ren Hengtai, as the plenipotentiary minister. , took Xie Jin, the Minister of War, and others to discuss the armistice.
The level of the envoys has been improved, and Navy Commander Liu Wenxiu also made an exception to meet them on the deck once. However, the negotiation was still a negotiation, and the bombardment continued. The booming sound of cannons continued to explode in his ears from time to time, and all the envoys were shocked. It's frightening.
"Everyone, the Ming Dynasty has betrayed its trust, destroyed the peace agreement, and sent troops into our northern province, occupying my city and killing my people. We are ordered by the Military Commission to defend ourselves and fight back. If you don't withdraw your troops immediately and give us a satisfactory explanation. , we kept bombarding Jinling, and even sent troops to occupy Jinling." As soon as they met, Liu Wenxiu spoke sternly, and his eyes as sharp as an eagle swept over him, so that none of the envoys dared to raise their heads.
And beside Liu Wenxiu, there were actually several old men sitting around. Seeing that they were dressed like elders invited from along the river, these elders were speechless when they saw the Ming envoy, so they decided that the Ming army had done something wrong first, and they attacked the Ming Dynasty. It is even more disappointing. After all, ordinary people want to live a stable life and will not have a favorable impression of the party that started the war.
The Ming envoys were silent for a while. Seeing that something was wrong in the atmosphere, Xie Jin whispered: "We have come to discuss peace under the orders of the imperial court. We should go into the main room to discuss it in detail."
"We can just talk here. Don't you have anything shameful to do that requires you to enter the main room?" Liu Wenxiu gave Jin a knowing look. He knew what Mingshi wanted to do. Didn't he just want to win over him? The one who came just now A group of people also brought an imperial edict, saying that they would make him Marquis of Jinghai and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. However, he immediately threw the so-called imperial edict into the river, and the people were blown away.
"General Liu, our Ming Dynasty is the orthodoxy of the world. Today's emperors are thirsty for talents. If the general is willing to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, he will surely be honored as a duke and enjoy wealth forever, and the world will also enjoy the blessings of peace..." Xie Jin looked intoxicated. As he spoke, Liu Wenxiu waved his hand before he finished speaking, "Stop, stop it."
"Haha, is the emperor really thirsty for talents? I don't think so. There are so many sages in the world, why don't you ask him for help?! I am just an ordinary man. Thanks to all my brothers, I am able to be here as commander. As long as you hold the position, you should advance and retreat together with your brothers and share the joys and sorrows. There is no reason to be a traitor."
Liu Wenxiu paused and then said: "Before I went to war, Mr. Wan also told me that if the emperor still has people in the world in his heart and is willing to give up his throne, our Peking Army will not treat him badly. This is what Mr. Wan has formulated Please take it back and discuss it with your emperor and master."
"Abandoning the throne on his own initiative? The Holy One is the orthodox leader of the world, how can he abandon his position to a traitor?!" Xie Jin was really angry. He was entrusted by Qi Tai to persuade Liu Wenxiu to surrender. Who would have thought that Liu Wenxiu actually persuaded him to surrender to the Ming Dynasty? To the emperor, this, how can one endure this.
"Haha, what a leader of the world's orthodoxy!" Before Liu Wenxiu could say anything, Zhao Quande beside him sneered, "The world is shared by everyone in the world, it is not the private property of one person or the family, the so-called orthodoxy The Lord is nothing but a traitor to the people. Now that the people of the world have awakened and the common people have seen clearly the ugly true face of the imperial court, if you do not wake up early, you will definitely be crushed under the wheels of history."
Zhao Quande paused, glanced at the circle of elders sitting around, and then said: "Human beings are born free and equal. All our Chinese people, regardless of rich or poor, noble or low, are all innocent. Let's go to Beijing. In the province, the citizens have rights and the government is capable, so the people are prosperous and the country is strong. Whether you want to live under harsh rule or live in a free country that is independent and self-reliant, you elders are all sensible people, and you must have the answer in your mind."
"We are willing to live in a free country, and would rather die than live under tyranny." The elders nodded repeatedly. The reason why they were sitting here was to accept the "brainwashing" of the Peiping Army. They listened to Zhao Quande describe the province of Peiping. Their life is like paradise, and their minds have long been wandering.
A group of elders excitedly expressed their unwillingness to become subjects of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming envoys present were embarrassed for a while, but they were still unable to refute. After all, the people in Beipingxing Province were good to the people, and they had land to farm and live. There is food to eat, there is no need to pay land tax and no labor service. As long as you are not a fool, you are willing to live there.
"Ahem..." Ren Hengtai coughed several times, breaking the awkward situation, and said to Liu Wenxiu: "We are here to discuss the armistice under the orders of the imperial court, so let's discuss business first."
"A ceasefire?" Liu Wenxiu shook his head, "To untie the bell, you must tie the bell. You started the war. Unless you take the initiative to withdraw your troops first and pay war compensation, the war will not end and we will not withdraw our troops."
"Mr. Liu, our court has ordered the troops to retreat, but the withdrawal will take some time. During this period, can you please refrain from bombarding Jinling?" Ren Hengtai said with a slightly begging tone. After all, his purpose of coming this time was just to "call out" "Stop" the bombardment, and he had no right to foresee other things.
"You want us to stop the bombardment?" Liu Wenxiu raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said, "It's not impossible, but..."
"If you have any requests, Mr. Liu, just tell me." Ren Hengtai was overjoyed that there was a chance, so he added: "Gold, silver, property, fine food, as long as we can satisfy it, I will do my best to satisfy it."
"Gold and silver property?" Liu Wenxiu sneered again and said: "What do I want with those useless things? Our army spends coal every day standing on the river. If you want us to suspend the attack, you can Transport coal here, at least ten tons per day."
"Coal?" Ren Hengtai asked back, and then he felt even more happy. He originally thought that Liu Wenxiu wanted to take the opportunity to ask for property, but unexpectedly he asked for some worthless coal, and ten tons per day. This condition was not too harsh. , so he readily agreed.
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