"There are six ministries in Nanjing, and there are many honorable ministers gathered here, but it is really unreasonable to ask someone like you, Mr. Mu Zhai, to come forward?"
"hehe……"
Faced with Zuo Hua's teasing, Qian Qianyi had no choice but to smile bitterly.
"Second General from the left, Nanjing is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the seat of the old Ming Dynasty, and the essence of Jiangnan. Once a war breaks out, life will be devastated. Blood will flow into rivers, and the sins will be too numerous to record, so we must not ignore it!"
Zuo Hua invited him to sit down, crossing his legs, and his tone became more playful.
"Is it really going to be a river of blood? Are there people in Nanjing who dare to fight?"
Qian Qianyi was so excited that a mouthful of old blood spurted out.
There is no other way but to be depressed.
In this huge city of Nanjing, everything is really exposed.
"Second General from the left, your army is very aggressive and aggressive. Please tell me what you want."
Zuo Hua knew that Qian Qianyi came to inquire about the news on behalf of people in Nanjing.
He revealed a little bit.
"Junior is just a vanguard, just fighting the war. As for the follow-up, I still need the order from my commander-in-chief. Mu Zhaigong came to find this junior, but he found nothing but a human being."
Qian Qianyi heard this and hurriedly asked: "Zuo Zhongheng...Commander Zuo is here too? I don't know where he is?"
Zuo Hua told the truth.
"My commander-in-chief is currently in Songjiang Prefecture. If Mu Zhaigong wants to discuss important matters, he can go by himself. Ah... By the way, it's okay if Mu Zhaigong doesn't go. I estimate that it won't be long before my commander-in-chief will come to Nanjing in person.
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Qian Qianyi immediately trembled on the spot after saying this.
The vanguard led by Zuo Hua has already turned Nanjing upside down. If Zuo Menggeng comes in person, can the city of Nanjing still be defended?
"Thank you for telling me. I will go to see Commander-in-Chief Zuo to discuss with me. I also ask General Zuo to think that the common people in the world are the most important thing and never use weapons lightly."
Zuo Hua responded with a chuckle.
"Easy to say, as long as my commander-in-chief gives the order, I will retreat immediately."
Qian Qianyi did not dare to delay and returned to the city directly.
In the city, Nanjing's civil and military ministers had long been looking forward to it.
After learning about the situation, everyone was even more ashamed and could not hold their heads up.
The invincible army on the river had already frightened them, but it turned out that this was just the vanguard of the Shandong New Army.
How terrifying should the main force of the Shandong New Army be?
"Then will Zuo Mengeng really come to Nanjing?"
Zheng Sanjun was sitting uneasy, as if he had seen the scene where the Shandong New Army surrounded Nanjing from all sides and broke into the city.
Xu Hongji sneered.
"If we can't attack Songjiang with all our troops, shouldn't Zuo Menggeng be able to come and go without being disrespectful?"
Everyone in Nanjing was in despair.
Lu Weiqi was still holding on to luck.
"If an order is issued at this time to mobilize troops from Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Huguang and Jiangbei, can they fight against Zuo Ni?"
Chen Guangbi pointed to the river and said dejectedly: "Shandong Zuoni has already blocked the Yangtze River. No matter how many soldiers there are in the north of the Yangtze River, how can we come here?"
Before he finished speaking, some soldiers rushed in in panic.
"I would like to inform you all, the Shandong rebels broke through Yizhen three days ago and marched to Yangzhou Prefecture. Another group of troops appeared in Dangtu and shelled the city wall. The Dangtu defenders fled without a fight."
Everyone in Nanjing's eyes went dark and they gave up their illusions completely.
Xie Sheng looked at Qian Qianyi again.
"The current situation is like this, life and death are all on a thin line. I also ask Mu Zhaigong to spare no effort and run again. No matter what, Zuo Mengeng must be ordered to withdraw his troops to ensure the safety of Jiangnan."
Qian Qianyi had long known that these people would let him show up again.
There was no way he could refuse.
But he understood better that the hope of success in this matter was actually not great.
"This matter originated from our army's attack on Songjiang. If you want to make Shandong retreat, you must be sincere. Please negotiate carefully and don't miss this opportunity."
Qian Qianyi said it very clearly.
Everything was fine originally, but it was because you made your own decisions and sent troops to attack Songjiang that you attracted the Shandong New Army.
Now that you see that you can't defeat it and maybe even Nanjing can't be defended, you want to end it. How can it be that easy?
What kind of conditions should be given to make the Shandong New Army retreat? It must be determined quickly.
Without conditions, how can I talk to Zuo Mengeng?
The Wenxun ministers in Nanjing looked at each other in shock, and no one dared to speak.
Everyone knows that this must be a loss of power and humiliation to the country.
No matter whose mouth it comes from, I'm afraid they will be blamed.
For officials of the Ming Dynasty, when they have merit, everyone will definitely strive to be first; but if they have to take the blame, then I'm sorry...
This person is nowhere to be found.
The scene was frozen, but the enemy's sword was already on their necks, and these people were still trying to blame each other. Xie Sheng closed his eyes and simply said: "Why don't you spread the word to the capital immediately and ask your Majesty to make a decision."
Tang Dazhang immediately agreed.
"That's exactly what it means."
Others also got excited.
"His Majesty is arbitrary, all we have to do is follow orders."
"Respectfully request the Holy Judgment, so that no mistakes will occur."
It's obvious that death is imminent, but these guys still want to pass the blame.
After discussion, Nanjing quickly dispatched a messenger to report the situation in Jiangnan to the imperial court at the speed of eight hundred miles.
The capital is not yet aware of the crisis in Jiangnan, but everyone near South Zhili is already in panic.
The new Shandong army came across the sea and decided the outcome in one battle, defeating the tens of thousands of imperial troops in the south of the Yangtze River.
The shock it brought was nothing less than earth-shattering.
Everything around Songjiang Prefecture was in commotion.
The landowners and gentry packed up their belongings and began to flee.
As for the merchants, handicraftsmen, farmers, tenants, and craftsmen, everyone was excited and looked forward to the Shandong New Army.
Nowadays, who doesn’t know that Shandong is very kind to the lower class people.
With the arrival of the Shandong New Army, good times will come for everyone.
Among them, the merchants of Taicang were even more inspired to launch a riot and seize control of Taicang.
When Zhu Guobi and Fang Yuegong led the defeated army to retreat, the gates of Taicang City were closed, and all the people went to the city to guard and prevent the officers and soldiers from entering the city.
Zhu Guobi and Fang Yuegong were as frightened as a bereaved dog and did not dare to attack the city, so they had to take a detour.
Seeing that the official army had fled, Taicang's merchants immediately sent people to Songjiang Prefecture to get in touch with the new army.
On the Songjiang Mansion side, the war has already calmed down.
This prosperous place has regained its former vitality.
But there is a hint of solemnity in this prosperity.
Just because when Fang Yuegong took action brazenly, many conservative forces in the city followed suit and became Fang Yuegong's accomplices.
Now that the war is over and Songjiang Prefecture is as stable as Mount Tai, the Songjiang people who have recovered from the disaster must of course begin to liquidate these conservative forces.
Almost every day there were parades through the streets and trials involving broken doors.
Many conservative forces were uprooted and wiped out.
Regarding this, Zuo Mengeng did not interfere, let alone stop it.
The process of new forces replacing the old forces cannot be gentle and gentle. The real situation is bloody and brutal.
If the old forces are not eliminated, how will the new forces occupy the means of production and develop and grow?
The question before Zuo Mengeng was how to better control this newly occupied land.