Three months, three months is only a hundred days. However, the situation in the Ming Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes. Mangui is simply racing to enclose territory in the south of the Yangtze River. The battle schedule is no different from the march schedule, wherever he goes

There were people surrendering to the city everywhere, so that Man Ye was very dissatisfied because he had no battle. He wanted to go to Jinling so much, but there were already enough soldiers in Jinling, and Man Ye couldn't get in at all.

Cao Wenzhao followed Sun Chuanting to Guanzhong. When the battle report came, Liting swept away all the opposition forces in Guanzhong. Hong Chengchou couldn't survive in Guanzhong, so he had to go to Sichuan with his Hong soldiers. Zhang Xianzhong is still there.

He seems to know that he won't be able to dance for long, so he wants to have an emperor's addiction while he can still make noise.

Two months ago, Zhang Xianzhong proclaimed himself emperor in Sichuan. The country was named Daxi and he called himself Emperor Daxi.

Li Xiao didn't even want to deal with this kind of grasshopper after autumn. Now his target is Jinling, a large city with a population of one million.

The Liao army's barracks spread from the edge of the Yangtze River to the Purple Mountain. Unconsciously, nearly 100,000 Liao troops were surrounded by Jinling City. Li Xiao never dreamed that one day he would be able to command so many armies.

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Most of these armies are composed of immigrants from Liaodong, and demobilized veterans temporarily serve as officers at all levels. The so-called garrison divisions are completely in the nature of local garrison troops. The equipment used are all obsolete fire guns, and many soldiers only have one in their hands.

Knife. After all, there aren’t that many muskets that have been eliminated.

One division is only equipped with sixteen mortars, and it will definitely not be able to defeat an elite force like the Nanjing Forbidden Army. However, it will definitely be no problem against the Nanming Guard Army. The Nanming Guard Army cannot even take advantage of the oldest muskets.

weapons, let alone mortars. If you can have two iron-cast Franco cannons, you are considered wealthy.

As for the power vacuum period, let alone the group training organized by various local officials. Many of these rabble-rousers don't even have knives. They have big sticks in their hands, and they claim to be to deal with bandits anyway.

The Liao soldiers' mortars were all mounted on the city walls, and artillery observers walked around with binoculars all day long. They looked down at the entire Jinling City. As long as they found a mortar in the city, they would immediately be covered by artillery fire.

If it were daytime, there would still be hot air balloons in the sky. The Nanjing Forbidden Army on the ground was under three-dimensional surveillance and couldn't do any tricks at all.

"Cavalry Department, our Marshal Li gave you enough conditions at the beginning. It's just that you failed to kill Wen Tiren, which led to the situation today. Our Marshal is a man who pays attention to the spirit of contract, and his words always come true. Of course, you

You also need to complete your part of the agreement."

Ma Shiying looked at the fat man with a smile in front of him. He didn't quite believe this guy. After all, Li Yongfang said the same thing last time. It's hard for people who have been fooled once to trust others again.

"Who are you and do you hold any official position in the Liao Army?" Ruan Dacheng asked with a stern face.

"Your Excellency, Yin Jishan, was formerly the magistrate of Yanzhou, Shandong Province. He was recruited by the commander-in-chief and now serves as a scholar in the Liao army. He is responsible for handling official documents between the commander-in-chief and various places!" Yin Jishan smiled and bowed deeply to Ruan Dacheng.

"That's what Li Yongfang said last time, but when you arrived in Jinling City, why did you still use guns and cannons against us?" Ma Shiying looked at Yin Jishan fiercely. If he had any disagreement, he would throw a cup to the ground, and the swordsman would rush out to chop him.

people.

"Master of the Ministry of War, what is the difference between the clothes worn by your men and the clothes worn by Mr. Wen Tiren Wenge's men? Our Liao army has just landed. Of course, whoever threatens their safety will be fired at. But again,

When we came back, you didn't send an envoy to our military camp. How do we know where your army is from the Horse and Soldiers Department and where it is Wen Ge Lao's army?

Since the day of the siege, our Liao army has been under constant attack. From soldiers of the Nanjing Forbidden Army to ordinary people. This directly caused our Liao army to suffer heavy losses. Many brothers died in Jinling City. In this case

, of course we will attack indiscriminately."

"We sent someone out of the city to contact you, but you didn't see it?" Ma Shiying sent one of his confidants. This guy has not been alive or dead for many days. Ma Shiying had long thought that this person was dead.

"How is that possible? We haven't seen your envoy at all, Lord Ministry of War. Is there any misunderstanding?" Yin Jishan looked shocked.

"Well... there seems to be a hidden secret here. Since the envoy is here, I would like to ask, if we defeated Wen Tiren, you will...!"

"My commander-in-chief will definitely fulfill his promise. Although you two cannot be generals or generals, wealth and status are still no problem. This is guaranteed by my family's letter." Yin Jishan restrained his smile and became very serious.

Thinking of that fatal letter, Ma Shiying's heart trembled. It was all because of this damn letter that he got into such trouble with Wen Tiren. "But that old man Wen Tiren has the 13th Division of the Nanjing Forbidden Army as his confidant. Plus

The original garrison troops around Nanjing totaled 30,000.

The number of our troops is not as large as theirs, and after more than two months of sealing the city, most of the various supplies have been consumed. Now it is not easy to capture or kill Wen Tiren. Now, we are really weak but weak...!"

"Oh, that's it. If my commander provides you with artillery support, is the military commander confident of defeating Wen Tiren?"

"Artillery support...!" Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng's eyes lit up.

Anyone who knows something about military affairs will know how ferocious the Liao soldiers' artillery fire is. If the Liao soldiers' artillery fire is added, then why fight Wen Tiren? This battle is simply ready-made.

"Yes, my commander-in-chief can consider providing artillery support to your army."

"Okay, your Majesty, your Majesty has traveled a long way. Come and prepare food and wine for Master Yin. Send someone to wait on you!" Seeing that Ma Shiying was still hesitating, Ruan Dacheng stood up immediately.

"Oh! That's right! Please invite Mr. Yin to have some wine and dinner first, and we will discuss it after dinner." Ma Shiying saw the look in Ruan Dacheng's eyes, and his old partner for many years naturally understood immediately.

His subordinates took Yin Jishan down to have dinner and wine. Ruan Dacheng watched Yin Jishan go away and then turned around: "Master of the Ministry of War, this is a good thing. Li Xiao's credibility is still reliable. If the Liao army provides artillery support, we will have 80% chance."

Wen Tiren can be eliminated with certainty. Just think about it, by then all our belongings will become reasonable and legal money. No matter how we spend it from now on, no one will say no."

"Do you really trust Li Xiao that much?" After being deceived once, Ma Shiying's trust in Li Xiao was obviously greatly reduced.

"It doesn't matter whether you can trust it or not. In this battle, the soldiers are fighting. Li Xiao provided the artillery fire, and the consumption of the shells is naturally his. We didn't pay anything, and we still got something good in the end. Even in the worst case

We can also escape through the secret passage under Jinling City. Didn’t Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen escape through the secret passage back then?

Anyway, we can’t take these soldiers with us then, so why don’t we take advantage of the moment and fight Wen Tiren fiercely. If we succeed, we will get the wealth in this life.”

"Are you saying that a soldier's death is in vain?"
Chapter completed!