Chapter 221: Entering Nanjing for the First Time (Part 2)
The layout of the city wall in Nanjing is an irregular shape, but it utilizes all the surrounding mountains, lakes and rivers, so it is not an exaggeration to describe it as impure. But all the city walls are more than ten kilometers long. , without a hundred thousand troops, it is impossible to defend it. The current defenders in Nanjing city are less than 20,000, so it is impossible to defend the entire Nanjing to achieve the goal of resisting the enemy outside the city.
After seeing Zhu Yousong, Shang Yi immediately began to arrange the situation. First of all, Huang Degong's defeated army had more than 30,000, which was also a considerable force. Huang Degong's men were a relatively combat-capable army among the four towns in Jiangbei. Although Huang Degong is very arrogant on weekdays, he is still very loyal to the Ming Dynasty. In another time and space, he is the only one among the four towns in Jiangbei who insists on fighting with the Qing army. Therefore, his remaining troops must also be kept as much as possible. .
However, although Shang Yi did not intend to use the tactics of defending the enemy outside the country, when the main force of the Qing army was still there, he took the initiative to attack and first won one or two battles to dampen the spirit of the Qing army. It is still very necessary to stabilize the morale of Nanjing and to stabilize the morale of the military and the people now, as the entire Nanjing capital is in panic.
According to the envoy sent back by Huang Degong, Huang Degong's troops are now stationed in the southwest of Nanjing City, Zhangjiawan and Zhujiaying, less than ten miles away. Therefore, Shang Yi also ordered the envoy to reply to Huang Degong and asked him to lead his troops in Zhangjiawan and Zhujiaying. He garrisoned on the spot to resist the Qing army's attack. At the same time, he ordered Li Dingguo to lead the 9th Division to attack and temporarily ambush Huang Degong's back. If the Qing army attacked Huang Degong's troops, then attack immediately and give the Qing army a head-on attack. Take the Qing army off guard first.
After Li Dingguo received the order to lead the army to attack, Shang Yi ordered the entire army to camp at Jubaomen. After Shang Yi had arranged the arrangement, the leader of the Xuanhuang Sect and his wife also came to see Shang Yi. At this time, Shang Yi was waiting for them, so Immediately ordered someone to invite them in.
After everyone met, Shang Yi was not polite and said, "The current situation, I don't need to say that the leader should know. I don't care about the grudges and ambitions of the leader in the past, but now if we want to defend Nanjing, we must cooperate sincerely. , work together. If the leader can do this, we will continue to talk about it. If it cannot be done, then everyone will leave and everyone will fulfill their destiny. The leader continues to regard himself as the descendant of Emperor Jianwen, and I believe that I won’t hope that all the Ming Dynasty will fall into the hands of the Qing emperor.”
The previous words were nothing, but the last sentence was astonished as the stones. The Master Xuanhuang Sect and Akishi Ji were shocked. The Master Xuanhuang Sect said, "How do you know about this secret?"
Shang Yi said lightly: "Now is not the time to talk about this. The leader only said whether this cooperation can work together."
The Master Xuanhuang took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "Okay, I can promise you that this time, we will work together to fight against the Qing army. What do you think we should do?"
Shang Yi nodded, then took out the Nanjing City map brought from the Ministry of Works, spread it on the table, and said, "Very good, so first of all, how many people do you have to call now?"
Because the leader of the Xuanhuang Cult had heard Akishi Ji talk about Shang Yi's plan to guard Nanjing, he was not surprised and said, "Most of the disciples in our sect are now concentrated in Nanjing, with about 500 people. There are about 5,000 people in the army, which are basically under our control. This is our full strength in Nanjing." After a pause, he said again: "But there is one thing I want to tell you first, just in case, I will transfer some people to leave Nanjing first and reserve the retreat, but the number will not be large, about fifty people, mainly disciples in the sect."
Shang Yi was quite satisfied with hearing this. He said such a secret matter. He said that the Xuanhuang Sect is indeed planning to cooperate with him sincerely, so he also said: "I can understand this. I am preparing a way out for myself. It is natural for human nature. In this way, your church members are still in Nanjing, acting secretly and not having to show up. But the army is left to me to command, and of course it is still controlled by your people. Prepare more bows, crossbows, and fly in the past few days Weapons like standard can be used in street fighting.”
The leader of the Xuanhuang Sect also nodded and agreed. Then both sides began to plan the arrangement of street fighting.
There are many rivers in Nanjing, with dense water networks, and most of them are connected to the Qinhuai River. In fact, the Qinhuai River is divided into two parts: inland river and outer river. The outer river is wider, becoming a moat on the south and west sides of Nanjing, and it flows into the Yangtze River near Dinghuai Gate. .The inner river divides from the outer river near Tongjimen and flows into the city. The inner Qinhuai River is located at the Huaiqing Bridge in Nanjing City and is divided into two rivers, north and south, one to the south, which is the famous Ten Miles Qinhuai. , from Sanshan Gate, it flows out of the inner city and into the outer river. The one to the north is called Gu Yundu, which flows out of the inner city and into the outer river from the middle of Sanshan Gate and the Shicheng Gate.
In addition, there are several rivers such as the Yu River, Yudai River, Pearl River, and Jinchuan River in Nanjing, and they are all connected to form the water channel of Nanjing.
Although Nanjing Palace is located on the east side of the city, it is the core of the entire city and the spiritual pillar of the whole city. Even if the Qing army attacks the city, as long as the palace is not lost, it means that Nanjing has not yet been lost. Therefore, the city war is also based on the imperial palace. To develop it as the core, of course, we must also protect Emperor Zhu Yousong. With him, we can issue orders in the name of the emperor.
Now the Xuanhuang Sect has already placed Xiyan next to Zhu Yousong, and has arranged a lot of people in the palace. It can be said that he has basically controlled Zhu Yousong, and Shang Yi does not intend to compete with them for control of the palace, so he also put it in the palace. The entire palace and the outer defense tasks are entrusted to Xuanhuang Cult. The entire garrison area includes Zhengyang Gate and Tongji Gate in the south, and all places outside Chengtian Gate, Chaoyang Gate in the east and the west side of the palace. Xihuangchenggen Street and Tongjimen Street ensure that there are enough exits and can safely withdraw from Nanjing City in times of crisis.
The defense area that Shang Yi was responsible for was from Taiping Gate, the small school ground in the north of the palace, the right yamen of the government army, and the Imperial College, all the way to the bell and drum tower. They would rely on the river to defend.
The Bell and Drum Tower is the tallest building in Nanjing City and the dividing point in the northwest. The northwest area is in Nanjing City and is a relatively avoidable place. However, at the Jinchuan Gate in the northwest corner of Nanjing City, it is the place where the merchant army's naval forces are stationed, which is necessary. It is also very convenient to evacuate from the city. Moreover, standing in the bell and drum tower, you can basically look down at the overall situation of Nanjing City and also help to command the battles within the city. Therefore, Shang Yi also decided to use this place as the core of the garrison of the merchant army in Nanjing City , and it echoes each other with the Imperial City area. At the same time, it also sets its command center in Nanjing at the Bell and Drum Tower.
In this way, the battlefield in the entire city will be the central area of Nanjing, west of the Palace and south of the Bell and Drum Tower, accounting for about 40% of the city of Nanjing, and the city wall includes a long section from Tongji Gate to Shicheng Gate on the south.
The leader of the Xuanhuang Sect and Akishi Ji were also very satisfied with Shang Yi's arrangement, because Shang Yi did not involve the control of the imperial city, and the responsibility of the Xuanhuang Sect was to protect the imperial city. After all, the imperial city had a wall to guard. Moreover, when fighting in the city, the Qing army could not use large-scale siege weapons, and most of the tasks in the city were undertaken by the merchant army. Therefore, they agreed to Shang Yi's arrangements.
Then Shang Yi asked again: "Ju I guess, Qingting has installed a lot of detailed works in Nanjing City now. Didn't you ask you to investigate once? Don't tell me that you haven't found anything for so long?"
Akishi Ji said: "You underestimate our Xuanhuang Cult too much. Our business in Nanjing started after the Jingnan period and was deeply rooted. It was not comparable to the Qing court in just a few years.
We have found that eleven restaurants, teahouses and brothels have all doubts. Three of them have been basically determined, and they must be settlements set up by the Qing court in Nanjing."
As she said that, she took out a piece of paper from her cuff and spread it on the table. Shang Yi looked at it and found that the names of eleven restaurants, teahouses and brothels were written, and the first one was Ziming Building. At the same time, she was also in front of her.
A small hook was made.
Shang Yi also nodded, saying that restaurants, teahouses, and brothels are indeed suitable places for hidden information systems, and said, "Since you know, why don't you touch them?"
Akishiji smiled bitterly and said, "There is no evidence? The current popularity of this Ziming Tower is no less than our Zuixing Tower. The top girl Zi Linglong is now the number one prostitute in Qinhuai River. She is indeed very versatile.
, has been associated with many officials, such as the fourth young master of Fushe, who have a good relationship with her. It is said that Qian Qianyi plans to redeem her, but it is because his family has already had Liu Rushi. Moreover, there has been no such thing in Nanjing during this period.
After calm, how dare we attack it easily?"
Shang Yi said: "It seems that Zi Linglong is also a detailed work by the Qing court."
Akishiji nodded and said, "It's confirmed that she is. I think she intends to make friends with so many officials so that she can bring a relationship protection network for Ziminglou." After a pause, she said again
: "But we have now closely monitored Ziming Building."
Shang Yi also nodded. Using prostitutes and clergy officials to build relationships is another benefit of opening a brothel. Therefore, he said: "The situation is critical now, and I can't wait much anymore. I'm in a hurry to follow the power. Even if there is no evidence now, I still have to
First, copy the Ziming Tower, otherwise when the Qing army invades Nanjing, they will become the powerful helpers of the Qing army. Even if they catch the wrong one, they will do whatever they want. I will do this evil person until tomorrow
The team behind the team arrived in Nanjing and immediately took action. But before that, you still kept staring at them."
The Master Xuanhuang Sect said: "Okay, this is for us. As long as you search Ziming Tower, you will definitely be able to find evidence from it."
Shang Yi said: "Okay, that's it."
The leader of the Xuan Emperor stared at Shang Yi and said, "Now you can tell me, how did you know our secret?"
Shang Yi said: "It's very simple, because I've seen the Dragon Riding Sword you used, and the late emperor gave another Phoenix Sword to Princess Kunxing. After I knew the origin of these two swords, I would naturally be able to do so.
Guess your secret."
The leader of the Xuan Emperor said, "Since you know, I won't hide it from you. I am the ninth descendant of Emperor Jianwen, named Zhu Chengshi. You should understand now that I am the only one in the Ming Dynasty today..."
Before he could finish speaking, Shang Yi waved his hand and said, "You don't have to continue talking. I know what you mean, it's just to take back the throne. But there is one thing you should also understand, wanting to be an emperor is not dependant on
It’s okay with bloodline, otherwise there will be no replacement for twenty dynasties. If you want to regain the throne of your ancestors, you must rely on your own strength.”
Zhu Chengshi was stunned for a while, and after a while, he finally nodded and said, "You are right, I will prove that I have this strength."