Shang Yi had just set off and received five urging orders from Wu Yan to him. On the second day, three of them were received in a row, asking him to arrive in Nanjing as soon as possible.
It turned out that after Wu Yan arrived in Nanjing, he received all the bad news. The scope of the Zhejiang rebellion was expanding, not only Shaoxing Prefecture and Hangzhou Prefecture, but also Jiaxing Prefecture, Huzhou Prefecture, Yanzhou Prefecture, and Ningbo Prefecture were all lost due to the tradition.
The rebels captured all areas surrounding Hangzhou Bay with their meridians. At the same time, they were also dividing their troops to attack Guangdezhou one by one, opening up a channel for attacking Nanjing, and the other attacking Suzhou Prefecture, hoping to completely capture the area south of the Yangtze River.
Moreover, at this time, the Governor of Fengyang Ma Shiying also asked Nanjing to invade the rebellion of Liu Chao, the garrison in Yongcheng, Henan, and asked Wu Qian to immediately mobilize troops to quell the rebellion.
Yongcheng belongs to the boundary of Henan Province, at the southeast of Guide Prefecture and at the junction of Fengyang Prefecture, Liu Chao's rebellion will directly threaten the safety of Fengyang Prefecture. Fengyang Prefecture is not only the gateway to the north of Nanjing, but also to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhongdu, and it is the hometown of the old Zhu family, but the place of Longxing in the Ming Dynasty. This place not only has the imperial tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang's parents, but also the Longxing Temple when Zhu Yuanzhang was a monk when he was a young man, which has very special significance to the Ming Dynasty.
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In the eighth year of Chongzhen (1635), Fengyang was captured by the peasant army. At that time, the entire Fengyang city was burned, and the peasant army also destroyed the imperial tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang's parents. The result was not only Yang Yipeng, the governor of Fengyang.
A total of 17 officials of all sizes and other inspectors, including Wu Zhenying, the eunuch of the tomb guarding Yang Ze, were killed, and Chongzhen was exhausted and issued an edict to punish him.
This is all the lessons of the past, so Wu Qing did not dare to neglect it. He immediately ordered Huang Degong to take his troops and cross the river immediately, and return to the command of Ma Shiying to quell the rebellion of Yongcheng. At the same time, he ordered Liu Liangzuo to lead his army to Zhenyang, Henan to protect Huang Degong's flanks.
However, this arrangement also reduced the troops under Wu Yan by half, and he could only order Ma Ke to lead 10,000 troops to Guangde Mansion to resist the rebels' attack. The rest of the troops guarded Nanjing and were no longer able to rescue Suzhou.
Therefore, we can only urge Shang Yi to arrive in Nanjing soon.
Although Shi Kefa suggested whether to transfer Zuo Liangyu's army to defend Nanjing first, Wu Yan flatly refused. First, Zuo Liangyu was unreliable, and second, he also knew the holiday between Shang Yi and Zuo Liangyu, so the two of them would do it again.
What if there is a fight again? At the same time, Wu Yan also firmly believes that as soon as Shang Yi's troops arrive, it will be easy to quell the rebellion. Even if you lose Suzhou temporarily, you don't have to be afraid.
Shi Kefa did not supervise the battle of Huguang, and he was quite dissatisfied with Wu Yan's emphasis on Shang Yi so much. However, Wu Yan was the governor of Nanzhili, while Shi Kefa was only the Minister of War in Nanjing. Theoretically speaking, Shang Yi and Zuo Liangyu,
Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, and Ma Ke were all controlled by Wu Qi, and Shi Kefa could not control it. In terms of personal affairs, Wu Qi was greater than Shi Kefa and was still Shi Kefa's superior in the past, so Shi Kefa could only let it go.
Originally, Shang Yi planned to follow the ship slowly, but after receiving the urge to Wu Di, he had to speed up the progress because he wanted to gain a foothold in Zhejiang, and at the beginning he still needed to get Wu Di's support, and the situation in Zhejiang was indeed
It was very tight. So Shang Yi ordered Zhou Shaohuan and Luo Yuanbin to protect the fleet and continue to move slowly. He took the Third Regiment and the Cavalry Camp to give up the baggage and rushed to Nanjing first to give Wu Yan courage. He also ordered Duan Peng to lead him.
A reconnaissance company immediately changed its appearance as a civilian and sneaked into Zhejiang to inquire about the news.
After the distribution, Shang Yi led Cheng Jin, Cheng Gang, Yang Wucheng and others to set off, rushed all the way, and arrived in Nanjing on September 13th.
Nanjing was called Jinling in ancient times, with rivers and rivers along the mountains and rivers. The mountain is surrounded by dragons and stones and tigers. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and there are many historical sites. It is known as the "Ancient Capital of the Six Dynasties". It is a historical city. Moreover, the official language of the Ming Dynasty was not from later generations.
Beijing Mandarin, but Nanjing dialect.
Due to professional habits, when entering the city, Shang Yi paid attention to the city defense structure of Nanjing. The gate of Nanjing has always been called "thirteen inside" and "thirteen outside". "thirteen inside" refers to the thirteen originally opened on the city wall in turn.
The city gates are connected to the streets in the city, and the streets are intertwined, with clear main and orderly order.
However, because the Nanjing city wall was built according to the terrain, the imperial palace in the eastern suburbs of Forbidden City was too close to Zhongshan, which was very unfavorable for military defense. Because of the compensation and strengthening of Nanjing city defense, in the 23rd year of Hongwu (1390), Zhu Yuanzhang ordered another
Using the loess hills outside Yingtianfu City, an outer city of more than 60 kilometers was built. This outer city was diamond-shaped, and the outer city walls on the west were not encircled, leaving behind two gaps in the north and south to extend to the Yangtze River. A total of eighteen city gates were opened.
This is what is commonly known as Nanjing's "Eighteenth Outer City Gate". However, in the time and space before Shang Yi traveled through time, this outer city in Nanjing had long been destroyed, but people still use these city gate names as local place names
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Nanjing City is built on water, with only the two sides of the southeast being land, with Xuanwu Lake in the north and Qinhuai River in the west, which can be used as a barrier to Nanjing. In addition to the natural barrier of surrounding mountains and rivers, it has also been built.
Six acropolis. After several generations of cultivation, the defensive structure is designed very reasonably. The entire city is also divided into two parts: inner city and outer city. Once the outer city is lost, the defenders can retreat into the inner city and continue
Resist the enemy's attack.
The outer city is surrounded by long walls, and the city wall is generally more than four meters, which is very strong. The outer city wall is five meter wide, and can accommodate many riders side by side. Not only can they place large-scale crossbows, stone catapults, cannons, etc.
The city defense weapons are divided into two levels: the defenders are at the lower level and the crossbowmen are at the upper level. Even if the enemy attacks the city wall, the guards can also fight with the lower level. The archers can calmly use the cover on the city wall on the upper level, and the archers can use the cover on the city wall to
The enemy's troops were circulating. The city tower was even more magnificent, as high as six feet high, and could see the whole city without any slim view. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as solid.
However, Shang Yi also knew that in the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were not many examples of Nanjing defending with a strong city, and it could be said that there were almost no such examples, whether it was the Southern Ming, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, or the National Government.
No one defended Nanjing because when the enemy attacked the city of Nanjing, they basically took advantage of the situation. It can be seen that the strength of the city defense is not the decisive factor of the war.
Shang Yi's men entered the city from Tongjimen on the south side of Nanjing's inner city. Wu Yan and Shi Kefa waited for his arrival through the intersection of Tongjimen Street and Chonglou Street in the city.
Seeing them, Shang Yi wanted to salute first as usual. Wu Qi was very excited and hurriedly stepped forward a few steps, pulled Shang Yi and said, "Yiheng, you are finally here."
Shang Yi said: "Mr. I am late to come here. Please forgive me."
Wu Qing laughed and said, "It's not too late, it's not too late, it's good that you're here."
At this time, Shi Kefa also came over, and the two of them had a one-time relationship, so after a few words of politeness, Wu Qing smiled and said, "Okay, Yiheng, the welcome banquet prepared for you has been arranged, right on the banks of the Qinhuai River
Upstairs, you can first settle the people, wash them up, and then go to the table.”
Shang Yi couldn't help but be stunned, thinking to himself that Wu Yan urged him to come to Nanjing with letters, as if he was burning. Now he finally arrived in Nanjing, why is it not in a hurry?
, and he was still in the mood to prepare a reception banquet for himself. Of course, he didn't know that as soon as he led his army, Wu Qi felt at a loss, so he felt much more relaxed. At the same time, he also wanted to take this opportunity to show goodwill to Shang Yi
, pull Shang Yi to his own camp, so that if Shang Yi is in front of him, the matter of quelling the chaos will be much easier. In the future, he will return to the court himself, and there will be many places that rely on Shang Shu.
Although Shang Yi didn't know what Wu Qing thoughts, since Wu Qing was not in a hurry, why are he still anxious? Since he came, he would be at ease. Moreover, the four words "Border of Qinhuai River" are still quite attractive to him.
, because I had heard of the name of the Qinhuai River in the past, and today I can see what the heaven and earth look like in the Ming Dynasty.
Shi Kefa said goodbye first. Shang Yi followed Wu Yan and took his men to the military camp to place him. Then he took off his helmet and armor, and changed into a long gown and soft hat. However, Shang Yi was still wearing his bulletproof vest in his long gown and brought a belt.
Wearing arm guards, leg guards, sabers, nunstles, pistols and other self-defense items. This is not to say that there is any precaution, but the good habits he has always maintained. Then Shang Yi brought eight other members of Duan Peng and other
Wu Yan sat on the bridge, Shang Yi rode a horse and walked towards the Qinhuai River.
Relying on the wealthy Jiangnan, Nanjing shows a completely different prosperous scenery from Beijing. Although it was getting late at this time, the streets of Nanjing were brightly lit, crowds were crowded, brothels and restaurants were everywhere, and swallows were spoken in hiding.
The sound shows that there is beauty and spring is hidden. It looks very prosperous and lively. In fact, this is a rebellion in Zhejiang. Compared with normal times, it is only 60 to 70% of the style.
The most prosperous area of Qinzhun River is actually on the southeastern river outside Tongji Gate. The river surface here is wider than other areas. There are flower boats wandering along the river, all of which are brightly lit, and people on the boat swaying, red.
The green man, from time to time, the sound of silk and bamboo zither, the music of rock-scissors and wine, the sound of the woman shy and angry, the man swearing in the city. It may be a romance, or a whisper, or a whisper, or a whisper, or a whisper, or a thriller, or a thriller, or a thriller, or a thriller, or a thriller, or a thriller, or a thriller, or a thriller, or a thriller, or a thriller, or a thriller, or a thriller, all of them are all
Yes. I no longer care about the gaze of others on the shore or other boats.
Shang Yi couldn't help but sigh, who said that the ancients were conservative? Isn't this very open?
At this time, Wu's sedan chair stopped in front of a three-story restaurant by the river. After Wu's sedan chair got off the sedan chair, the waiters waiting at the door immediately came over and said respectfully: "Mr. Wu, you are here, dear masters,
We are all waiting for you!"
Wu Qi nodded and said to Shang Yi, who was also dismounted from his horse, "Yiheng, let's go upstairs."
However, Shang Yi was also a little strange. In later generations, government officials were very cautious when entering and leaving entertainment venues, for fear of being discovered. Wu Qing seemed to be jealous of it at all. It seems that the atmosphere in the Ming Dynasty was still good, and it was also a revolutionary.
Don’t forget to enjoy life.
In fact, in this era, it is not a big deal for officials to enter and exit places of love and love, because places of love and love generally take into account the role of social and cultural places. The main purpose of high-ranking officials and nobles and wealthy businessmen here is to socialize and meet cultural life needs.