Chapter 153 Forces Nanjing
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The next day, there was a vague discussion about China Daily in Nanjing, and China Daily was also placed on Sun Chuanting's desk.
Sun Chuanting looked carefully, his face getting heavier and he sighed for a long time: "I didn't expect that Li Xin had such a trick to kill his heart. Sun passed by Yangzhou that day and did not dare to underestimate this person, but he still looked down upon it."
Ma Shiying said from the side: "It is urgent to build an army. The thief's residence should be confiscated immediately. Anyone who reads the news will be arrested and those who are sent will be killed immediately!"
"Yeah~~"
Sun Chuanting nodded: "You can do this!"
Although Sun Chuanting relies on the members of the reunion society such as Fang Yu and Chen Zhenhui, the ones who can really do things are Liu Yuanbin and Ma Shiying.
Also on the morning of that day, Li Xin summoned nearly a hundred warships, hundreds of civilian ships, 20,000 soldiers, and hundreds of artillery types to cross the Yangtze River and march towards Nanjing under Zhenjiang City.
The soldiers of Zhenjiang did not dare to leave the city and flew to Nanjing quickly. Sun Chuanting was shocked and hurriedly led his troops to Qilin Gate to arrange defenses. The city of Nanjing was also in chaos. The originally prosperous streets suddenly became deserted. At noon on the third day, the revolutionary army advanced together on land and land, and the fleet was docked in the area of Yuanbao Shipyard in Longjiang. The army continued to move forward and arrived outside Qilin Gate in the afternoon.
Qilin Gate is the easternmost city gate of the eighteen outer gates. The main body of the city wall is hills and earth. It only adds bricks to weak defense areas such as the city gate. The city is three zhang high and two zhang wide. The Ming army has already been ready for battle.
Li Xin stopped the army through Silile and looked at the city wall. Compared with the Huai'an soldiers and Yangzhou soldiers, the Beijing camp was indeed much stronger, and within a moment, he waved his hand.
A cavalry rushed out, rushed to the city, and called out loud: "Can Sun Zhijun be there? My commander-in-chief invites you to meet two miles from the middle line, and both sides will lead five people!"
Hou Fangyu, Mao Xiang, and Chen Zhenhui were also taken to the top of the city by Sun Chuanting. At this time, Hou Fangyu said, "Don't believe his lies, what's the point of talking about with the thieves?"
“Hey~~”
Sun Chuanting waved his hand: "How can the headquarters ask him to see the joke? You can follow me!"
"system……"
When Hou Fangyu heard this, his legs became weak. How dare he see Li Xin!
However, Sun Chuanting's majestic gaze swept over and couldn't say anything to refuse, so he could only wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
Sun Chuanting took Hou Fangyu and Ma Shiying and called out two more good players to go out of the city to meet Li Xin. Li Xin took Gao Guiying, Huang Hai, Erju and Xing Wu, and the two sides met at the center line five meters apart.
"I've seen the army commander!"
Li Xin bowed his hand from afar.
"snort!"
Sun Chuanting snorted: "General Li led his troops into Nanjing, is it necessary to rebel?"
Li Xin was about to speak, but he noticed that a young man in his twenties was sweating profusely beside Sun Chuanting, his eyes were dodging and he didn't dare to look at him. He couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"
"Well?"
Hou Fangyu was stunned. He didn't recognize himself anymore. For a moment, he was at a loss. He thought about how to make a vague statement and get away with it, and he thought that he didn't even dare to report his name. He might be despised by Sun Chuanting and Ma Shiying would be widely spread.
Sun Chuanting's majestic gaze swept over again, implicitly unhappy.
Hou Fangyu complained secretly and gritted his teeth and bowed: "Hou Fangyu in Shangqiu, I have seen General Li."
"oh?"
Li Xin was so excited that it was Hou Fangyu?
The original Li Xin had only met Hou Fangyu and had a vague impression. He never thought that Hou Fangyu would meet him. Could it be that Sun Chuanting intended to make arrangements?
Li Xin glanced at Sun Chuanting and laughed: "It turned out to be Mr. Hou. When Qi County left, Li was waiting day and night, hoping to meet Mr. Hou again. Now, today the Bodhisattva appeared and taught me that my wish was fulfilled, hahahaha~~"
"What are you...what are you going to do?"
Hou Fangyu is so beautiful that he is introverted.
Li Xin's face darkened: "Young Master Hou, we are not secretly talking. You kneel down now and kowtow to me to admit your mistakes. I will not investigate you in the past. Otherwise, I will peel your skin and make you unable to survive or die!"
Hou Fangyu's legs became weak and he was spinning, full of regret. He knew that he had been forced into a dead corner by Li Xin and knelt down. How could he have the face to stay in Nanjing? But he insisted on not kneeling, and he was worried that Li Xin would really be exposed in the future.
In fact, there are more women who are more beautiful and charming than Hong Niang, such as Li Xiangjun, Gu Hengbo, Chen Yuanyuan, etc., but Hong Niang has a spirit of martial arts, acts decisively, is heroic, and is not polite to others, which made Hou Fangyu very moved at that time.
"snort!"
Sun Chuanting snorted again: "Mr. Hou is a member of the headquarters. Does General Li not think it is too much?"
"good!"
Li Xin nodded and said, "Today I will give the army a face, but Hou Fangyu, if I meet me again in the future, I will never let you go. Okay, let me talk about the important matters below. This time, I will invite the army to come, and there are two requirements."
'Require?'
Listening to these unceremonious words, Sun Chuanting was secretly annoyed and said coldly: "Say!"
Li Xindao: "First, I ask the army to allow the revolutionary army to issue the China Daily in Nanjing, and do not use any excuse to obstruct and make things difficult!"
Sun Chuanting frowned. He suddenly understood Li Xin's purpose, which was to force himself to use a large army to overwhelm the city, so that the China Daily could be published smoothly. On the surface, this was just a mansion newspaper, but Sun Chuanting's official career was rising and falling, so how could he not understand the importance of public opinion guidance? He knew that if the China Daily was released unscrupulously in Nanjing, the people's hearts in Nanjing would gradually lean towards Li Xin.
"This report of the evil words confuses the public, and the people of Nanjing are filled with anger. There has been a joint petition by gentry to seal it up. How can the department work against the people's will? Don't mention this again!"
Sun Chuanting refused.
"oh?"
Li Xin smiled and said, "Don't act irritatingly in the army. I don't care about the situation in Nanjing. I will only look for you. Your supervisor and Yingtian Prefecture are not in vain. It may be your own problem. What I want to say is that today I came with sincerity. If the army does not give me face, don't blame me for being rude!"
'Pooh!'
Sun Chuanting spat inwardly, you have a shitty face, but you can't say that, just said calmly: "Are you threatening the headquarters? Haha, the headquarters is not Shi Kefa!"
Li Xin turned around and said, "Send the order, half an hour later, attack Nanjing!"
Sun Chuanting's heart trembled violently and said sternly: "Nanjing City is high and thick. You think you can capture it with just 20,000 troops. It's a joke!"
Li Xin said lightly: "There are eighteen gates in the outer capital of Nanjing, and the army commands the heavy troops at the Qilin Gate. Do I have to attack the Qilin Gate? If I mobilize my troops back and forth, the defenders are exhausted and running, and with the elite of the Beijing camp, I can't hold on for a few times. I'm afraid that I will defeat myself without fighting without waiting for me to attack. The army commands think that I can break through the outer capital of Nanjing?"
Cold sweat oozed from Sun Chuanting's forehead. Obviously, Li Xin hit his weakness. The outer circumference of Nanjing's outer capital was 120 miles long, and eighteen city gates were distributed around. With the local forces in Nanjing and the Beijing camp, there were only about 20,000 yuan. The defense of this long front was stretched. If Li Xin took the initiative to mobilize troops, the defenders in the city would also run along. It is really hard to say after a long time.
What's more, at night, the movements of the revolutionary army will be elusive, and no one knows which city gate it will attack. He can only divide his troops to garrison, while Li Xin can concentrate his troops to divide the enemy's strength, and the result is obvious.
"At worst, the headquarters will not have the outer capital. Stick to the inner city, which is enough to defend the friendly forces to help. What can you do to me? I think you, General Li, is also a famous person, so you should not be able to kill me!"
Sun Chuanting stared at Li Xin disdainfully.
Hou Fangyu also said intimately that he said, "Often the rich and officials live in the inner city, and the poor people live in the outer city. As long as you guard the inner city, even Chongzhen cannot blame him."
Li Xin smiled and said, "You can hide in the inner city by building an army, but don't forget that Xiaoling is in the outer city!"
"You...you dare?"
Sun Chuanting was shocked.
Li Xin smiled contemptuously: What's not that I dare? I thought I could leave calmly from Li Chuang's more than 100,000 people, and what else in the world I dare not do? Besides, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were able to dig the ancestral tomb of his Zhu family. Could it be that I, Li Xin, could not dig the filial tomb?"
Sun Chuanting said viciously: "Are you not afraid of becoming a public enemy in the world?"
"joke!"
Li Xinha smiled: "So what if Zhang Xianzhong digs the ancestral tomb? Isn't it also being recruited by the court? Chongzhen didn't mention the ancestral tomb being excavated? Even Li Zicheng, Jianjun, tried to recruit him in Shaanxi. So, if I dig the Xiaoling Mausoleum, it is not difficult to guess what happened next. Chongzhen must be furious and killed a group of people. I guess the brain of Jianjun must be offered. After he has enough killing, he will go to Fengxian Temple to claim his crimes to his ancestors. If he is angry, the matter will be left alone. Is this commander wrong? "
Chapter completed!