Li Zhen led the army on the road. The nine thousand army was mighty and powerful.
Entering Nanjing, the news spread quickly.
Halfway through, the news about Chen Yucheng had been sent back. Long Ao stood respectfully beside Li Zhen and said: "Commander, after Chen Yucheng escaped, he quickly gathered more than 3,000 soldiers. He led the army and was heading towards Jiangbei.
The battalion is rushing to attack the Jiangbei camp. There are not many defensive soldiers in the camp. Should we divide our troops for rescue?"
"Divide the troops."
Li Zhen shook his head slightly and said: "Our army is already in Nanjing, and Chen Yucheng is already on the way to Yangzhou. Even if some soldiers are separated and rush on the road without sleep, it will be difficult to catch up with Chen Yucheng, so the strategy of dividing the troops for rescue cannot be
Okay, Brother Long, pick three people from the Thirteen Guards of the Dragon Group and rush back overnight to report the news."
"A single person riding a horse can easily catch up with Chen Yucheng's army because of his high speed. As long as they arrive at the Jiangbei camp first and tell Huang Shihai the news, they can save the camp. There are more than a thousand soldiers guarding the camp, plus Huang Shihai
The leader, Huang Qiang’s Sharp Sword Camp, and the weapons in the camp are enough to stop Chen Yucheng’s three thousand soldiers.”
Li Zhen said with confidence: "In my opinion, even five thousand people, not to mention three thousand, can't break the camp."
"That's what the commander said."
Long Ao nodded in agreement and agreed with Li Zhen's statement.
Li Zhen continued: "In fact, we sent our troops to attack Nanjing, and Chen Yucheng sent his troops to attack the Jiangbei camp. Both sides had a strategy of surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao. They are the same place. The difference is that Hong Xiuquan is afraid of us.
We are afraid that Nanjing will be breached, so we will inevitably order Chen Yucheng to rush back for rescue. However, there are enough forces in the Jiangbei camp, but we can completely ignore Chen Yucheng's attack on the Jiangbei camp, and we will win without a doubt."
Lu Shaochuan laughed and praised: "Commander Yingming, Chen Yucheng is a little brat. His hair is not even long yet, he wants to fight with you. He is really far from it. He is too young, you old thief."
A thief and a master, he can be called..."
"Stop it, stop it."
Li Zhen heard that what this guy said was unreliable, and quickly reached out to stop him.
Long Ao chuckled and shook his head, then called Long Er, Long San, and Long Si, and asked the three of them to ride with two horses and rush to the Jiangbei camp overnight. Long Er, Long San, and Long Si rode on horseback at extremely fast speeds, while Chen
Yucheng led the army on foot, stopping to look for food along the way, so Long Er and others were obviously confident enough to rush back to the Jiangbei camp first.
Li Zhen solved the problem of the Jiangbei camp and led the army to continue on the road.
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Nanjing, Tianwang Mansion.
In the main hall, waves of roars were heard. Every time a roar came from the hall, the soldiers standing guard outside the hall could not help but tremble, fearing that they would be called into the hall and then harm themselves.
The hysterical roars are still echoing.
When Hong Xiuquan received the news that the 30,000-strong army was defeated, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. These 30,000 soldiers were trained by him with great difficulty. They were elite elites. Now that they were completely defeated, Hong Xiuquan was very angry. After the army failed, Li Zhen waved his troops to court
Hong Xiuquan was frightened when he came to Nanjing.
On the basis of fear, Hong Xiuquan naturally hoped that someone would rescue Nanjing.
However, Chen Yucheng rushed towards the Jiangbei camp with the gathered soldiers, clearly without regard for his safety. For this reason, Hong Xiuquan was very unhappy. He sent scouts one after another to convey the order to recall Chen Yucheng.
, in one day, Hong Xiuquan issued thirteen orders in succession, all of which asked the scouts to convey the order to recall Chen Yucheng.
The news quickly spread to Chen Yucheng's army and the big tent.
Chen Yucheng was sitting there, looking at the thirteen orders in his hand, feeling sad in his heart.
Although the thirteen orders were not received at the same time, the signing time on the orders was the same day, which meant that these orders were issued by Hong Xiuquan on the same day. Chen Yucheng was not a fool. On the contrary, he was very smart and could see the thirteen orders. The mystery behind the order can also be guessed that Hong Xiuquan was furious.
If the king wants his minister to die, he must die.
Chen Yucheng sighed and looked at the thirteen orders in his hand, feeling cold in his heart. However, the scout below who conveyed the order did not understand Chen Yucheng's thoughts, and even thought that Chen Yucheng did not go back on purpose. The scout was stationed in Nanjing. The soldier thought that after Nanjing was defeated, he would definitely be killed, so he eagerly looked forward to Chen Yucheng's return.
Chen Yucheng did not obey the order, and the scout also had a tense expression and a bad look on his face. The scout said solemnly: "General Chen, the situation in Nanjing is critical. The King of Heaven orders you to return immediately. This time, will you return?"
"Return."
A hoarse voice came from Chen Yucheng's throat, and his back suddenly became rickets.
His pride and revenge were shattered by this order.
A young man of about twenty years old, who should be full of vitality, showed a tired and old look. One can imagine the pressure Chen Yucheng was under, but the scout ignored it and left happily after receiving the answer. In the military camp, the generals in the army rushed to the tent after hearing the news that they were about to withdraw.
"General, we are on our way quickly and have almost reached Jiangbei Camp. Victory is in sight and we cannot retreat."
"General, Yue Wumu's attack on the Jin people failed because he withdrew. Now that you are retreating with your brothers, it also means that all your efforts have been in vain. General, you can't withdraw. I dare to say this, There are tens of thousands of soldiers stationed in Nanjing City, as well as foreign soldiers stationed, and the strong city walls are enough to stop it."
"General, I also agree not to withdraw our troops."
…
The generals in the army all believed that they were about to arrive at the Jiangbei camp. This was their opportunity and an opportunity to inflict serious damage on Li Zhen, so they cherished it very much and did not want to go back.
Chen Yucheng shook his head and ordered in a deep voice: "The king has an order, and I must obey it. The King of Heaven has issued thirteen orders in succession to urge me to go back. You don't need to persuade me anymore. Follow me and return to Tianjing to help Tianjing. Once Li is defeated, Zhen, I will gather soldiers to attack the Jiangbei camp." After a pause, Chen Yucheng said again: "Whoever is trying to persuade me, I will kill him immediately."
When the generals heard this, they did not dare to persuade him any more and had no choice but to obey the order.
Chen Yucheng returned with his soldiers. With Chen Yucheng's current position and marching speed, he knew that he would not be able to arrive before Li Zhen. He only hoped that the defenders in the city could support him for a while longer, and it would be best if they could even repel Li Zhen.
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News of Chen Yucheng's return soon reached Li Zhen's barracks. Li Zhen got the news and summoned Long Ao, Smith and others, and said in a deep voice: "Chen Yucheng came back with his soldiers. We must capture Nanjing as soon as possible." , Otherwise, the addition of Chen Yucheng will create other variables. The strategy for attacking Nanjing is how I considered it..."
Li Zhen told the whole plan and gave instructions one by one.