Today, when I received a reply from Huo Wu, the two Jia Yuan brothers left Xue Biao and discussed with Shi Jin again.

There are 15,000 defenders inside and outside Jinling City, and 4,000 people outside the four cities, with a total of 19,000 people.

On September 18, 5,000 defenders were transferred, and now only 10,000 defenders were left, and 4,000 people were 1,000 households outside the city, totaling 15,000.

The Jinling officialdom has been corrupt in recent years, and civil and military officials have been rushing to make money, which has led to more than 20% of the gap in the army. In this way, there are actually more than 11,000 defenders inside and outside the city.

"Old Zhao, who is in the north of the city, was so scared that he had not had a good sleep a few days ago when he heard the news from Hangzhou. The day before yesterday, the defenders went to Taiping Mansion and were so scared that they handed out a resignation letter... He was so convinced that the west of the city and the south of the city were all newcomers this year. One was from a merchant and donated officials just to find a background, the other was from the Zhen family, and the cousin of the eldest sister-in-law... These three places are not scared, but Brother Shi was afraid that he would think of a solution..."

Shi Jin was the deputy envoy of the Jinling Guard Commander and the fourth rank, and was in charge of three thousand defenders.

However, this time, he was transferred to aid Caishiji because he was the least experienced among the four deputy envoys, and he was transferred out 2,000 troops, and now there are only more than 800 people left.

Shi Jin thought for a while and said, "Miao Deputy Envoy and the Commander have a feud."

The four deputy commanders of Jinling Guard, one is the commander's confidant, one is a relative of the governor, the remaining two are Shi Jin, and the other is the oldest deputy envoy Miao.

Deputy Envoy Miao was an old man from Jinling Wei. At that time, the commander of the Wei was short of his command, so he should have been promoted to Miao. As a result, the commander has now left the relationship and has gone directly to the position of Deputy Envoy Miao.

The robes of the past immediately turned against each other.

According to the principle, there were 5,000 reinforcements, and Shi Jin transferred two thousand to one thousand, and there was one deputy envoy left. However, the commander was not right. The subordinates of the governor who had relatives did not move. The confidant deputy envoy was the chief general of the reinforcements and led 1,000 troops from the headquarters, 2,000 troops from the Shi Jin and 2,000 troops from the deputy envoy Miao and 2,000 troops from the Taiping Prefecture.

If there are no problems with the thousand households outside the four cities, Jinling can start from Deputy Envoy Miao.

Even if Jia Yuan only brought one thousand household office, he could confront the other two thousand household offices for a few days, waiting for the main force of the Chuzhou Army to come.

However, even if Shi Jin persuaded Deputy Envoy Miao, the two men had less than 2,000 troops, and it was still a little difficult to face more than 6,000 defenders.

"Call for help from Master Huo Wu!"

Jia Yan, the oldest and most stable-minded, made his decision.

Even if you want to make contributions, there is no need to really make a bet, it is not that far.

Jinling City is destined to be difficult to defend, and what they do is nothing more than a matter of great merit.

The credit for seizing the city is icing on the cake and increasing qualifications, so there is no need to bet on your life.

Jia Yuan and Shi Jin thought about the pros and cons for a long time and agreed to Jia Yan's proposal.

...

On the evening of September 23, Huo Wu, who was already in Dasheng Pass, received a letter of help from Jinling.

Huo Wu immediately asked Dutong Yu to come over and speak.

"Tomorrow, General Feng and I will go to Jinling by land. We will also ask General Yu to lead a warship to capture Jinling Water Pass. We will advance along the water and land to take down Jinling!"

Yu Dutong had no objection.

The main force of the Jinling Navy was destroyed. Now there are less than a thousand people in the Jinling Water Pass, but they take advantage of the convenience of geographical advantages.

With the war in Caishiji in front, Yu Dutong had the confidence to take down Jinling Water Pass.

Needless to say, the most powerful cannon on the Jinling Water Pass must be just like Caishiji, and it is useless.

If the Jinling Navy had gunpowder reserves, it would not have been shot in Caishiji.

"Don't worry, Master Fifth, I will do my best to win the water gate!"

"Save some more ships in Jiangpu. After winning the pass, take Xiaobao's men to Jinling!"
Chapter completed!