The moment the Wu Chao Army's vanguard battalion rushed out.
When the soldiers of the Southern Dynasty saw this, they all panicked and put down their weapons if they didn't want to die.
The biggest reason is that their military morale has been lost.
Without military spirit, no matter how many people there are, they are still in disarray.
Shi Gan was the vanguard of this group of only 2,000 people, and he went crazy.
After a while, the Southern Dynasty army was defeated.
Shi Gandang shouted: "Capture Nanhuang, don't let him escape!"
"Yes, General!"
Many people were moving wildly among the crowd.
But Nan Huang was nowhere to be seen.
"General... General, he is missing!"
Shi Gandang said in a deep voice: "Keep looking, there must be something hidden in a corner!"
"yes!"
At the same time, Shi Gandang was holding a big bow with a loud arrow on it.
Whoosh!
The ethereal sound spread across the night sky.
The Wu Chao army at the north end, led by Lei Yi, had long been ready for battle. When the sound of arrows sounded, they immediately issued orders.
"Build the bridge!"
"Yes, General!"
Close to twenty three-bow crossbows were fired together.
A rope as thick as an arm was tied to the tail of the big arrow. As the big arrow flew out, the rope quickly straightened.
The huge arrows stabbed into the ground on the other side of the river and were buried seven times, showing the terrifying power.
After the rope was straightened, the wooden boards began to be laid... In this way, a simple but accessible wooden bridge was formed.
The Wu Chao army also began to cross the bridge, and one by one, they moved very fast.
Shi Gandang sent some people to guard the bridge in order to prevent unexpected events.
Just like that, within a short time, thousands of people rushed across the wooden bridge...
Start killing!
Soon, the Southern Dynasty army was killed. The Southern Dynasty army persisted for a while, then stopped resisting and chose to surrender.
lay down your weapon.
Holding their heads in their hands, some even knelt directly on the ground.
"I...we surrender!"
"We are no longer fighting, we have laid down our weapons!"
"Please, don't kill us!"
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Shi Gandang and others ignored these Southern Dynasty soldiers and shouted: "Where is the Southern Emperor?"
"Go back... back to the general. He's missing. He must have slipped away!"
A deputy general reported.
Shi Gandang cursed, "Let him run away again!"
As Jiang Ning often says, don't chase after a poor enemy.
So, we stopped to reorganize...because as long as we occupy Mingguan Bridge, the journey south will be smooth.
No more difficulties.
Therefore, Shi Gandang is not worried about wars like Dengtian Pass and Mingguan Bridge happening again.
After arranging the troops and horses, three days passed, leaving some people to guard the bridge, and then led an army of 70,000 people all the way south.
Follow the map directions and go straight to Kyoto in the Southern Dynasties.
Along the way, the momentum was overwhelming and no one dared to stop it.
The cities along the line were captured almost in minutes... because there were no guards in the city at all. Seeing such a large army from the Wu Dynasty, the officials did not dare to compete.
At the same time, Xu Mingdong fled all the way. After learning that there was an army of the Wu Dynasty behind him, he did not dare to return to the capital...
"You must not go back to the capital. I will be arrested if I go back!" Xu Mingdong looked panicked.
Gongsun Hong said in a daze: "Then...then what should we do now?"
Xu Mingdong hesitated for a while and made a decision that he had been unwilling to make. "You come with me to Dachu to borrow troops!"
"This..." Gongsun Hong was stunned, "Your Majesty, this is inviting a wolf into the house!"
Da Chu has a vast territory, strong national power, and even more powerful generals.
Chu Taizong's civil and martial arts also reached its peak. This shows how strong Chu is?
Xu Mingdong shouted: "If we don't borrow troops, will we just watch the country perish?"
When Gongsun Hong heard this, he felt as if a thorn had been stabbed in his heart. As Xu Mingdong said, they had no choice at all.
We can only borrow troops from Da Chu.
So, the group of people turned back to a small road and galloped towards Da Chu.
Along the way, I didn't dare to stop for even a moment.
Shi Gan took this side and advanced all the way. He thought it was too easy and ordered the army to stop.
Lei Yi was a little confused, "General, why did you stop suddenly!"
Shi Gandang said in a deep voice: "We have conquered more than forty cities in three states, but we haven't seen a single Southern Dynasty defender. Don't you think it's strange?"
Lei Yi thought for a while, "A bit indeed!"
Shi Gandang thought for a while, "I think we should slow down the march now!"
Lei Yi and others did not raise any opinions and did as Shi Gandang said.
In this way, the original journey of more than ten days took Shi Gandang about thirty days, which can be said to be a steady and step-by-step journey.
Even if he slowed down, he could still reach Jingzhou in Nanchao.
At this point, Shi Gandang no longer remained conservative and directly ordered the army to advance towards Jingzhou.
Only sixty miles away from the capital, these officials of the Southern Dynasty received the news that the Wu Dynasty army was approaching.
In response to this, many officials were so frightened that they began to run away.
Some elderly officials also came to the palace of the Supreme Emperor and asked him to take charge of the overall situation.
The current old Nanhuang has lost the spirit of dragon and tiger he had when he was in power, and is just indescribably tired.
"Haha..." Old Nanhuang suddenly laughed, "You people are all sanctimonious, and you only thought of me when you reached an irreversible situation?"
"Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
The officials kneeling in front of them did not feel ashamed either.
"The...the Emperor, if you don't come forward to take charge of the overall situation now, the Southern Dynasty may really be doomed!"
"You...you don't want all your hard work over the years to be wasted!"
Old Nanhuang had no expression on his face and said calmly: "During these days of being under house arrest, I have figured out that all my dreams are in vain, and fame and fortune will turn into dust in the end. Forget it! Resist boldly and let the people avoid some problems.
War! They are all innocent!"
"Innocent……"
"This... Your Majesty, you must not do this!" The elderly officials knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy. Because they knew in their hearts that if the Southern Dynasty was gone, then they would be gone too.
"never mind!"
Old Nanhuang is still unwilling to step forward to take charge of the overall situation.
Because the current situation in the Southern Dynasties has reached an irreversible point. How can a terminally ill person be saved?
The same is true for the country.
"Open the gates of the capital and welcome the army of the Wu Dynasty!"
"This... is absolutely impossible!"
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At the same time, the Wu Dynasty army had arrived at the gate of the southern capital.
The heavy city gate was tightly closed, but there were only a sparse No. 100 Imperial Guard Army on the city tower. After they saw the powerful Wu Dynasty Army, they instantly lost their thoughts of resisting.
They all put down their weapons.
The leader was a centurion, who hesitated for a while and finally chose to open the city gate.
Because the opponent in front of him is too powerful and there is no chance to resist. It is better to surrender than to die.
There is still a chance of survival if you surrender.
In this way, after a while, the city gate slowly opened, and the imperial guards of the Southern Dynasty lined the road to welcome the Wu Dynasty army.
Shi Gan should act cautiously and first order some people to go into the city to investigate...