Not only Li Jia and Zhao Kuangyin were paying close attention to the Battle of Jinling, Meng Chang, who was far away in Bashu, was also paying close attention.

"May the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas bless me so that Jinling City can be captured smoothly!" Meng Chang knelt down in front of the Buddha statue, lowered his head, and kept murmuring and praying, his face constantly trembling.

There was no reason why he was so scared. It was because the soldiers in the Central Plains were too powerful. In other words, the Shu army was too weak. They lost their troops and generals, which made people feel distressed and frightened.

In less than a month, starting from the four states of Qin and Feng, Wang Quanbin led his army to capture Qianqudu and Wanrenyanzi Village, and then captured Xingzhou. Lan Siwan, the governor of Xingzhou, retreated to Baoxi County.

Afterwards, Wang Quanbin defeated 7,000 Shu troops and captured more than 400,000 hu of military supplies. He then captured more than 20 military camps in Shiqi, Yuguan and Baishui.

Its pioneer, Shi Yande, marched into Sanquan, defeated tens of thousands of Shu troops, captured Han Baozheng, the envoy, and Li Jin, the deputy envoy, and seized more than 300,000 hu of dendrobium in grain.

Soon, Cui Yanjin, Kang Yanze and other troops drove the Shu army past Sanquan, then reached Jialing, killing and capturing many Shu troops.

Forced into desperation, the Shu people blocked the pavilion road and prevented the Song army from advancing, thus temporarily easing the overwhelming situation.

In the past few days, the Song army has been building the pavilion road again. It seems that it is almost completed, and it will definitely have to go south again. Meng Chang is afraid. The Central Plains Forbidden Army is so fast and frightening.

Therefore, while he strictly ordered all armies to fight seriously, he also hoped that the Tang army would win quickly and thus support Shu.

In order to show his sincerity and support his battle, Meng Chang gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and sent another 100,000 stones of food and grass over.

Wu Yue Kingdom, like Zhao Kuangyin, did not believe that a mere tens of thousands of troops could conquer Jinling City. Even a surprise attack was difficult, let alone such a well-prepared battle.

Therefore, they remained unmoved by Li Yu's request for help and just sat back and watched how things developed.

With 200,000 troops in Jiangnan, will they be defeated by tens of thousands of people here?

If Li Yu and the officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty knew their thoughts, they would definitely spit on their faces: Who placed 200,000 troops in the capital?

When the land of Huainan was not lost, there were a hundred thousand troops there as a gate to resist. Now not only is there no army, but the place has also been lost. In the past few years, the Southern Tang Dynasty has been in a period of drought.

It would have been hard to tell if it had been a few years later. Jiangnan and Jiangxi were rich and capable of recovering blood. By the time of the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty, there were 300,000 soldiers in the country and about 3 million in Dingkou, a ratio of almost ten to one.

Today, there are only 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses in Jinling City. It can be said that this is the weakest military strength ever, second only to the scene when Guo Rong went south.

On July 20, this day, Li Xin personally took command and mobilized almost all the troops to cross the Qinhuai River in a mighty manner.

As for the navy in the south of the Yangtze River, they had long been frightened and ran away. The few remaining ships were not qualified to die.

The empty water fortress had clearly expressed the navy master's intention, and he did not dare to stop him at all.

Since the Qinhuai River has several shallow waters, the Tang army's warships could not enter. The troop transporters were all small boats and various temporarily requisitioned civilian ships. They crossed this important place safely and did not dare to attack halfway across the river. have.

Seeing that there was no one to stop him, Li Xin was disappointed. He had never thought that the puppet army did not even have such courage. It was really disappointing.

"Charge!" "Kill——"...

After crossing the river, the soldiers of the Tang Army were quite excited and furious. Their shouts resounded through the sky. A large group of soldiers spread forward. There were so many people there that the scene was extremely spectacular. They were about to touch the city wall.

During the river crossing in the south of the city, Li Yu and his officials were almost powerless. They watched helplessly as the army crossed the river safely and hoped that the remaining naval forces would stop it, but it was all empty talk.

On the contrary, the weak navy camp was burned down by him, which made Jinling City even more desperate.

At this time, Jinling City finally became an empty city.

People were panicked and morale was low. The military camp originally stationed outside the city and prepared to be used as a horn was now empty. The army was afraid of fighting and could only withdraw to the city to increase the defense force.

Of course, the imperial court did not want this power to be lost in vain. After all, it was rumored that this army was also very powerful in battle.

At this time, Jinling City truly became a lonely city. All the land outside the city wall was lost and was completely controlled by the enemy.

The only hope may be the reinforcements from Jiangxi and the tens of thousands of troops from Zhenjiang.

Then Li Yu and a group of senior officials boarded the city tower again and looked at the artillery pieces being moved across the river. They were instantly surprised. Could this be the object that breached the Yuhuatai military camp yesterday? It made the sound of thunder.

One ship after another was shuttled back and forth, and seeing this scene, they shuddered all over.

With so many clarinets, doesn't it mean that the pressure in Jinling City is at least several times that of Yuhuatai?

Although Li Yu has never fought in a war, he also knows that the current Jinling City is in danger of being breached at any time.

The danger lies not in its soldiers, but in this dark hole, its heavy black barrel.

It was put on four-wheeled vehicles and pushed slowly, which shows its terrible weight.

Only when Li Yu truly faced such dangerous artifacts did he feel the bone-chilling cold, his hair stood on end, and the scene of a city destroyed and a family destroyed was instantly in his mind.

How could he be willing to do this?

It is really disgusting to become the capital of a country just by relying on the power of utensils.

"Your Majesty, please retreat quickly. It's really dangerous for these kinds of objects to stand on the city tower!" the city guarding general immediately admonished.

Li Yu was also afraid of death, and the courtiers were even more so. After looking at it for a long time, the sun felt uncomfortable, so it was time to come down.

The group of people slowly came down the tower, and as soon as their feet hit the ground, they heard a loud "bang".

"Bang! Bang..." Immediately, a huge iron ball flew from the air and hit the city wall, creating a hollow.

Although it is not big, Li Yu and his party are right under the city. The feeling is even stronger at this moment. Bricks and stones are splashing on the female wall, and the whole city seems to be shaken.

"Bang bang——" Immediately, a round of huge balls came, some made of pottery, some iron balls, and some round stones. Dozens of them came at once, making the entire Jinling City tremble.

There were only a few potholes on the surface of the city wall, but most of the balls came to the top of the city, destroying dozens of houses, and the cries could not be heard.

Li Yu couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body when he looked at the tragic scenes in front of him and couldn't move.

Then he looked up at the ramp leading up to the city. Some law enforcement soldiers with weapons in their hands were shouting and cursing to force the soldiers to go up to the city. The defenders were in confusion and had no fighting spirit.
Chapter completed!