In August of the eleventh year of the Chinese calendar, osmanthus flowers are fragrant in the Central Plains, but winter is passing and spring is coming in Nanzhou. Ordinarily, in this season of revival of all things, Nanzhou should have a vibrant scene of spring plowing, but the entire Nanzhou has fallen into a state of chaos.
It was bleak, because the official troops sent by the imperial court were wiped out by the "rebels" in the central wasteland.
As early as the end of July, nearly 10,000 troops led by Ma Pu were defeated by the rebel army led by Fang Zhongzhe using guerrilla tactics. In the end, they were "eaten" bit by bit. Nearly 3,000 of the 10,000 troops were annihilated, and more
Five thousand surrendered and were reorganized, but only a few thousand fled back to Nanjing in embarrassment.
The rebel army won the anti-encirclement and suppression campaign. Fang Zhongzhe used the "magic skill" to recruit people and reorganized more than 2,000 people from the prisoners. The rebel army suddenly expanded to 4,000 people. It was so powerful that it could cross the grassland at any time and approach Nanming.
The capital of the empire. Nanjing City.
The rebel army grew stronger, which made Zhu Yunwen anxious. He was so angry that he immediately ordered the Jin Yiwei general Ma Pu, who had lost his army, to ransack his home and ask for execution.
Although beheading generals can vent their anger, the problem still cannot be solved. The imperial army originally only had 20,000 troops, but 10,000 were lost. In addition, deserters appeared one after another, and now the total strength is only about 80, which is no longer enough in terms of number of soldiers.
It has too many advantages.
The rebels could come at any time, and Zhu Yunwen knew that he was unable to resist. The only thing he could do now was to clear the country, call all the people scattered in various settlements near Nanjing into Nanjing, and then defend the city and recruit strong men to train into an army.
, and then try to eliminate the rebels in one fell swoop.
The imperial court wanted to clear the country, and those ordinary people who had finally settled down had to leave their homes at the urging of the Jinyiwei. They watched helplessly as the Jinyiwei set fire to the homes they had worked so hard to build and burned them down. Some people were not angry.
I wanted to argue with Jin Yiwei, but ended up getting punched and kicked. It was really depressing.
Zhu Yunwen moved people into the city and also sent people to the embassy area, trying to persuade the diplomatic mission to Nanming headed by Xu Qin to enter Nanjing, but Xu Qin refused. Xu Qin was not stupid. Zhu Yunwen was so enthusiastic.
The second reason why the Republic of China went into trouble was to target the people hiding in the embassy area, especially the Fang family. Zhu Yunwen had long wanted to control the Fang family, young and old, so that Fang Zhongzhe could use the enemy as a weapon.
Xu Qin refused to accept the so-called "protection" from the Nanming Empire. Zhu Yunwen could not succeed in his treacherous plan. He was itching with hatred, but it was not easy to get angry. After all, the rebels were almost in the city now. If he offended the Republic of China again, it would be really bad.
You are seeking your own death.
The reason why Xu Qin dared not accept the protection of the Nanming Empire was because it was not needed at all. Not to mention that Fang Zhongzhe would not use troops against the embassy area. Even if the embassy area was really attacked, the hundreds of peacekeepers stationed inside were not vegetarians.
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Moreover, there is a fleet patrolling off the coast of Nanzhou. If the embassy area is really affected by the war, a warship carrying hundreds of marines can arrive within two days, and there will be no words at that time: Dahua
The Republic of China will no longer interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
The situation in Nanzhou is tense. The Peiping Army Naval Command has also been prepared for this. It has transferred the Fourth Fleet that was originally patrolling the South China Sea to the Spice Island area. It has also transferred nearly 4,000 additional marines to the south, ready for orders at any time.
A large amount of military supplies were also transported to the Malacca area. Because the Military Commission decided that even if they did not attack Nanzhou this time, they would use troops against the Indian Peninsula in the near future.
In fact, since taking over the post of president, Zhou Tianshou still implemented policies according to Wan Lei's planned plan, and also inherited Wan Lei's ideas in terms of military expansion.
No, for more than half a year, he has been strengthening the army construction of the Zhennan Military Region, and mobilized nearly 100,000 troops from the two major military regions of South China and Southwest China, and gathered together with the 120,000 troops of the Zhennan Military Region in northwest Myanmar and India.
At the junction, India is ready to send troops at any time.
In addition to the major mobilization of the army, the navy is also mobilizing. The East China Sea Fleet has moved to the Indian Ocean to join forces with the Indian Ocean Fleet, which is already stationed in the Indian Ocean. The two fleets have more than 60 warships and a large number of marines.
, be prepared to coordinate operations with the Army.
There are a total of 270,000 troops on land and water, all of which are elite troops armed to the teeth. As Zhou Tianshou's first battle since he took office as president, the battle to conquer the seal cannot be done without fighting. The tripod must be determined in one battle. And because of this,
The Peiping Army's main focus is on the Indian battlefield, and Nanzhou really doesn't want to get involved.
Of course, if you don’t want to go back, if the Nanming Emperor or the rebels really dare to touch the embassy area, it will be a serious provocation. Even if it is a two-front battle, the Peking Army will resolutely send troops. This is a matter of principle: the dignity of the Republic of China cannot be provoked.
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On August 11, at the top of Nanjing City, the defenders saw a cloud of smoke billowing from north to south. In the smoke, hundreds of cavalry were galloping towards them. All of these cavalrymen were wearing bright helmets and looked very bright under the sunlight.
It was so dazzling that the defenders knew that the rebels were coming without asking.
Hundreds of cavalry did not rush directly to the city gate, but stopped four hundred meters away from the city, and then shouted loudly to persuade the city to surrender. Of course, the target of the capitulation was not the emperor, but the people in the city.
And he placed a pile of golden gold bars in the most conspicuous place, shouting that if anyone captured the emperor alive, he would be rewarded with gold bars of the same weight as the emperor.
A gold bar as heavy as the emperor! The defenders at the top of the city couldn't help but swallow their saliva, especially the defender at the top of the city. He was lucky enough to go to the palace to see the emperor, and the slightly fat figure of Zhu Yunwen kept popping up in his mind.
The body is about one hundred and fifty kilograms anyway.
One hundred and fifty kilograms of gold may be nothing to Zhu Yunqi, who owns a large number of gold mines, but for those hard-working Nanming officers and soldiers, this is a huge sum of money. You know, now one or two
Gold can buy ten shi of rice. One hundred and fifty kilograms is 1,500 taels, which can be exchanged for more than 10,000 shi of rice. This is the official salary of a first-class official for ten years.
If they are tempted, the defenders on the city will not dare to rebel, because behind them are the guards in uniform who supervise the army. If they dare to move, the guards in uniform will definitely kill them with their swords.
Seeing that the persuasion to surrender was fruitless, the hundreds of people were not discouraged at all. They rode around to the city gate on the other side and continued to persuade them to surrender. What was very strange was that after these people laid out the gold bars, they kept placing them there, and
The pile of gold was not taken away. The pile of gold exuded a brilliant golden light in the sun, which made the defenders on the city tremble.
As the saying goes, people die for wealth and birds die for food. No one would be tempted to see a pile of gold in front of them. Some of the defenders on the city could not help but secretly wonder whether they should rush out of the city and take the pile of gold for themselves.
Yes. On a hilltop not far from Nanjing City, a man with short hair was looking at the dusk with a smile.