"Mr. Lu, you have been in contact with Zuo Liangyu for a long time. How is he?"
On the boat, He Tengjiao held up a wine glass, slightly drunk, hesitantly, and asked casually.
On the side, Lu Daqi had a slender beard and looked bitter and resentful. He looked at He Tengjiao, feeling particularly unhappy.
His governor of Jiangxi was actually the governor of Jiangxi, Huguang, Yingtian (Nanjing), Anqing and other places, but Southern Zhili could not control it. If Huguang fell, he could only be the governor of Jiangxi.
When Emperor Hongguang succeeded to the throne, he moved to the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. A few days ago, he impeached Ma Shiying and was deposed.
Now, I am returning to my hometown in Sichuan to retire.
"Zuo Liangyu is domineering and rude."
Lu Daqi had been fighting in the north and south for many years, but he was dedicated to serving the public good. Although he couldn't stand He Tengjiao, he still said:
"Although in the eyes of outsiders, he is lustful and greedy, apart from being domineering, the rest are just rumors."
"However, as a military commander, you can be lustful and greedy, but you can't be domineering."
Hearing these powerful words, He Tengjiao couldn't help but nodded and agreed:
"If Zuo Liangyu cooperates with Governor Sun, will Beijing be in trouble?"
When Lu Daqi heard this, he sighed.
He is a person who hates evil, and naturally he can't stand Zuo Liangyu, but the situation is like this, and he has to rely on him just to suppress the Western thieves.
Now that I think about it, I feel extremely sick.
"King Hanyang is difficult to deal with."
For a long time, Lu Daqi looked at the rolling river water, glanced at He Tengjiao, and sighed: "Why do you have to wade in this muddy water?"
At this time, He Tengjiao was serving as the right minister of the Ministry of War and a bachelor of Wuying Palace. Ma Shiying and he were fellow countrymen, both from Guizhou. It can be said that his official career was prosperous.
Hearing Lu Daqi's words, He Tengjiao smiled bitterly and said: "I visited Huguang last year, and there is no one in the court who is more suitable than me."
"Besides, serving the country is also our wish."
"The King of Hanyang is different."
Lu Daqi saw the look on his face that he was dedicated to serving the country, and he didn't know whether it was true or not, so he simply said:
"My hometown is in Tongchuan, Sichuan. Although we have never seen the majesty of King Hanyang's army there, we can tell that nearly 200,000 Western bandits are nowhere to be seen in Sichuan now."
"Although King Hanyang only has 100,000 people, he is heavier than 200,000 people!"
"Are you saying that the King of Hanyang will ignore the court's appointment?"
He Tengjiao frowned.
He expected King Hanyang to be unruly, but he never thought that this would be tantamount to rebellion.
"Just because he dares to attack Jiujiang is tantamount to rebellion." Lu Daqi said solemnly.
"No matter how bad Zuo Liangyu is, he is still an official of the imperial court."
He Tengjiao's mood suddenly dropped.
He also thought that when he came to Jiujiang, he would stop the fighting between the two armies, thereby transferring power between the two sides.
Seeing He Tengjiao lost in thought, Lu Daqi also fell silent.
It was really difficult for the Nanjing court, with Ma Shiying holding all the power inside, Jiangbei vassal town outside, and Hanyang vassalage supporting its own troops.
It is far inferior to the Southern Song Dynasty.
"Report, Governor, we are almost arriving in Jiujiang."
Suddenly, the soldiers outside the cabin reported.
He Tengjiao woke up instantly and asked hurriedly: "Is Jiujiang City still there? Has Zuo Liangyu ever been alive?"
"It should be fine!" The soldier scratched his head and said, "The soldiers and horses surrounding the city are not attacking. Jiujiang City is very safe."
"Why is this?"
He Tengjiao was stunned.
Lu Daqi couldn't help but walk out of the cabin and came to the deck.
Sure enough, the Qin army, who was wearing the military robes of the Ming Dynasty but uniquely tied with a red triangle scarf, was particularly conspicuous.
And on Jiujiang City, the huge military flag with the word "left" was also fluttering in the wind.
"That's good, that's good!"
"Governor He, it's not time to be happy yet."
He Tengjiao breathed a sigh of relief and was about to sigh when he was suddenly stopped by Lu Daqi.
Lu Daqi stared blankly ahead and answered his doubts: "In the Qin army, there are ten red cannons -"
"What?" He Tengjiao yelled.
He looked around, and sure enough, ten huge red cannons, driven by hundreds of people, slowly appeared outside Jiujiang City.
"How could he have it? How could he have it?"
Zuo Liangyu naturally looked around and couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
The joy brought by the reinforcements just now disappeared in an instant.
The great joy and great sorrow made him exhausted mentally and physically, and his body fell backwards uncontrollably.
Fortunately, the generals on the side helped him and prevented him from being embarrassed.
The French cannon was introduced as early as the Jiajing period. It is a mature and familiar artillery, and has been imitated in various places. Therefore, it is not unusual for the Qin army to have a French cannon.
But the red cannon entered the country in the year of Tianqi and has been under the control of the imperial court.
If it weren't for the rebellion of Kong Youde under Sun Yuanhua, there would be no slave establishment.
"Evacuate, everyone, evacuate the city!"
Zuo Liangyu gritted his teeth, looked at the black cannon in red, and said fiercely:
"Jiujiang City cannot be defended."
"Master Marquis, the reinforcements from the imperial court are here!"
Huang Shu couldn't help but said.
"Everyone is firing red cannons in front of your face, so why should you be afraid of reinforcements?"
Zuo Liangyu shook his head and said: "I, the chicken, and the monkey are all here, and Qin Jun is just in time to perform."
"Under the red cannon, we are all about to die. At this time, we break out of the city and the court can't say anything."
In fact, Zuo Liangyu didn't even need to say anything, the Zuo Army under his command was already panicked.
The red cannon weighing thousands of kilograms is quite powerful even when viewed from the top of the city. Thinking of the rumors about him, who wouldn't panic?
After the military order was issued for an orderly retreat, everyone in the center of Zuo Town breathed a sigh of relief.
But You Shiwei below the city couldn't know that much, and he couldn't control that much. He looked at the huge cannons and said proudly:
"In just a few rounds, the seemingly solid Jiujiang City will be riddled with holes, and tens of thousands of leftist troops will become prisoners."
"Order to go down and keep a close eye on Jiujiang. This time I will swallow it in one gulp."
Relying on the huge red-coated artillery, You Shiwei's arrogant words also seemed particularly powerful.
"Test the cannon——"
Suddenly, ten cannons spit out huge iron balls, drew a slender parabola, and headed towards Jiujiang City.
Basically there were no hits, some flew by, and some missed by dozens of steps.
"Correction each -"
The artillery commander gave the order again.
Hundreds of people were busy again, adjusting the angle, which took a full quarter of an hour.
"emission--"
Following an order, ten red-coated artillery pieces once again ejected huge iron balls, as red as a pop of color, towards the Jiujiang City Wall.
This time the effect was remarkable, with three out of ten shots hitting.
"Adjust again!"
"emission--"
In this way, constantly adjust the angle and launch.
In almost a quarter of an hour, one round will be fired.
Within half an hour, four rounds were fired.
With the constant roaring, Jiujiang City Wall continued to withstand attacks, and the wall surface was already uneven.
"Continue!" You Shiwei said with a smile: "I'm afraid if the bombardment continues for another half hour, the city wall will not be able to hold up."
Rumble——
Sure enough, after two rounds of shooting, the Jiujiang city wall could no longer hold up, and a foot-long wall had collapsed.
"Boys, rush in-"
You Shiwei was overjoyed and cheered.
The Qin army, which had been prepared for a long time, swarmed forward.