The battle to attack Nanchang Prefecture began the next day. More than 100,000 imperial troops, including land and sea troops, launched the attack after Zhu Houzhao gave an order.
Hundreds of cannons and countless shells fired from armored warships on the Gan River exploded everywhere in the city, filling the city with smoke.
Wang Shouren's plan was to capture the city within one day and resolve the battle in order to reduce consumption and casualties of the people in the city. However, this plan was rejected by Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao said that the people in the city were all thieves and there was no need to care about them. In addition, the defenders in the city still had
There are tens of thousands, so we should not take it lightly to avoid making mistakes. There is no need to rush to end the battle, and it does not matter if it lasts for ten or eight days.
Wang Shouren remained silent and sighed secretly. Wang Shouren thought to himself: Zhang Yanling still understood the emperor. The emperor regarded this matter as a fun trick and refused to resolve the battle quickly. This of course also reflects the fierceness of the battle and makes him wiser and more powerful.
Wang Shouren had no choice but to obey Zhu Houzhao's order and fulfill his wish. Although he thought it was extremely ridiculous, it was hard to disobey the emperor's order, so what could he do? He couldn't just leave with a slap in the face like Zhang Yanling did. Zhang Yanling
Wang Shouren can do this, but he can't. If he does this, I'm afraid he will be dismissed from his post in the next second.
This was really a kind of torture for Zhu Chenhao and the people of Nanchang City. The imperial officers and soldiers bombarded with great force, artillery and siege vehicles destroyed everything in the city, causing more than 5,000 casualties among the people in the city on the first day.
The imperial soldiers and horses had no intention of a full-scale attack. They just bombarded the city, blasting the tattered city walls and streets within range over and over again.
In fact, after the first day, the rebels had given up the defense of the city. There was no one on the city wall. Zhu Chenhao initially asked about the city defense and battle news, but later, he simply hid in the palace and did not show up at all.
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On the third day of the war, the soldiers and horses in the city had completely given up fighting and fled. There were only a few hundred people left around him to command, and resistance was meaningless.
Wang Shouren couldn't stand it any longer. So he lied that the ammunition in the army had been exhausted and the artillery was too damaged, so he could no longer attack. Moreover, the soldiers and horses in the city had scattered out of the city and surrendered, so there was no need to continue. He asked the emperor to immediately order the entire army to attack.
Enter the city to end it all.
At this point, Zhu Houzhao reluctantly issued the order to attack.
Zhu Chenhao was actually ready to be captured. He originally wanted to commit suicide for his entire family, but he really did not have the courage to commit suicide. Furthermore, he also thought that voluntarily surrendering might be exchanged for Zhu Houzhao's leniency, and he might be able to save his life.
The idea of saving the lives of the family members. After all, there are not two Zhu characters in one stroke.
This might be delusional, but he had no choice but to try his luck.
After the siege order was issued, a group of imperial soldiers ambushing outside the East City easily entered the city. Even the leading general did not believe that he could attack Prince Ning's Mansion unimpeded, but Zhu Chenhao and his
Dozens of family members and entourage stood in the yard waiting to be arrested.
The general was overjoyed when he learned that the one he had captured was Zhu Chenhao. He thought he was lucky. The good thing about catching the traitor Zhu Chenhao actually happened to him. Isn't this a great achievement?
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When he happily escorted Zhu Chenhao to Zhu Houzhao to ask for merit, he was scolded by Jiang Bin who was holding his buttocks.
"Who asked you to capture Zhu Chenhao? Who asked you to show off? Wherever he was caught, he should be put back. Otherwise, he will be executed without mercy."
The general was completely confused as if he had fallen into the fog. He had to rush Zhu Chenhao and others back to Prince Ning's Mansion. How did he know that arresting Zhu Chenhao was Zhu Houzhao's job. Jiang Bin had already prepared the plan.
He told everyone that the soldiers and horses that were attacking the city were not allowed to approach Prince Ning's Mansion and were not allowed to get involved in this matter, because the emperor wanted to do it himself.
Zhu Houzhao, the wise and powerful Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty, put on his shining golden armor and picked up his gorgeous long sword studded with gems. He had a sun-shooting bow on his back, a double-barreled fire gun on his waist, and a night lion and a white horse on his crotch.
.Duan is majestic and murderous.
His martial virtue was as strong as that of Emperor Taizu Gao, and his power and domineering power was not inferior to that of the Overlord of Western Chu. Surrounded by a group of Han generals and cavalry who looked like wolves and tigers, they rushed into the deserted Nanchang City.
Then, Zhu Chenhao and others were captured again.
Jiang Bin led the generals to dismount and prostrate themselves, shouting long live. The voice of congratulating the emperor for fighting bloody battles, taking the lead, and personally capturing the traitor Zhu Chenhao resounded through the sky.
On February 26, the eighth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, the rebellion of Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao was quelled by Wang Shouren. Zhu Chenhao and his family members were all captured. The Ming Dynasty once again escaped a disaster.
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Just when the city of Nanchang was broken and Zhu Houzhao displayed his might and captured the traitor Zhu Chenhao, Zhang Yanling and his party had already left Nanjing in an armored warship, passed through Yangzhou, and headed north along the canal to the capital.
Zhu Qingyi and Catherine went north on the same boat. They also learned about the unpleasant quarrel between Zhang Yanling and the emperor in Jiujiang Mansion, and they were both a little worried. However, Zhang Yanling pointed out the scenery along the way and introduced the scenery along the canal to Catherine. She was in a good mood, as if she had no worries at all.
be affected.
Seeing this, the two girls felt relieved.
It was already March in spring, and both sides of the canal were full of spring. The spring water was rippling, the willow trees on the bank were like smoke, and patches of pear and peach blossoms were blooming. The scenery was very beautiful.
Zhang Yanling was not completely calmed down, but looking at such beautiful spring scenery and thinking that he would soon see his long-lost wives and concubines at home, his mood naturally improved and his worries were forgotten.
The water in the canal is shallow and the boats move slowly. This also gives everyone the opportunity to appreciate the scenery of the canal. Passing by the docks of small market towns along the canal, the scenes of people busy and bustling are also very moving.
Zhang Yanling even took Zhu Qingyi, Catherine and others to visit an unknown town in Chuzhou for several hours. They visited the market in the town and ate some street cooking cakes and spicy soup.
These are ordinary street foods, but Zhang Yanling tastes particularly sweet and comfortable. After all, this is Ming Dynasty food that he has not tasted for a long time.
When Catherine came to the Ming Dynasty for the first time, she was even more surprised. She was curious about everything in the shops on the street. She wanted to buy every hairpin, bracelet, head flower, and beautiful clothes of the Ming Dynasty women when she saw them.
Zhang Yanling tried his best to dissuade her from buying these cheap and ordinary things. Those bracelets and hairpins were made of wood and iron, and their shapes were very rough. Those clothes were ordinary women's commoner hairpins and skirts, which were not worth it at all.
But I couldn’t resist Catherine’s curiosity and liking, so I just bought a lot of cheap hairpin jewelry and a bunch of commoner hairdresses.
Moreover, the trouble is, Catherine's appearance caused a sensation in the small market town. Originally, Zhang Yanling asked Catherine to wear a headscarf to cover up, but Catherine took off the headscarf when she was walking on the road because she felt stuffy. This caused a stir, and the people were like
It was like looking at the monsters captured on the mountain, who were surrounding and following them, pointing, and talking with playful smiles.
Finally, Chen Shiyi felt that this was not possible. Originally, he followed with a dozen plainclothes guards and did not bother him. But now he had to show up to intervene and disperse these curious people. On the grounds of safety, he insisted on
He took Zhang Yanling and others back to the ship and continued on their way.
Seven days later, the boat entered the Yellow River. Further north, it entered Shandong and Hebei. Then it entered Tianjin and went directly to Tongzhou in Gyeonggi Province. That was the limit of the canal's reach northward.
After entering Shandong, the scenery on both sides of the Taiwan Strait was quite different from that in the south. The land was vast and the mountains were bleak, which was a completely different scenery. What made Catherine even more amazed was that the south was full of spring and sunshine. After crossing the Yellow River, she actually saw
There was still snow on the vast fields, and the weather was extremely cold. After entering Hebei, we actually encountered a light snowfall.
In March, it is actually the season of spring in the north. However, this year the north has been continuously hit by cold currents. The snow had just melted a little, and when another cold wave hit, Zhang Yanling and others caught up with them.
However, this does not delay the journey. The river has opened and the floating ice has melted. It is impossible for the spring cold to freeze the river surface again. The big ship went north in the bleak cold wind, but it did experience a different kind of scenery.
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Catherine admired the greatness of the Ming Dynasty. It spanned so much from south to north and took so many days to travel. Her homeland of Franji was simply incomparable. In that small land, there was not much difference between the north, south, and east.
She wrote in her notes that night: In addition to its long culture, the heritage of a country also includes its vast territory. Like the Ming Dynasty, the topography of the east, west, south, and north are vastly different, and the vastness of the territory can give rise to different styles and momentum.
The momentum of a great nation is self-evident. It cannot be boasted, nor can it be faked.
A few days later, in a cold early morning, the Star arrived at its destination, Tongzhou Pier.
The local magistrate heard about the arrival of the Protector and his entourage, and waited at the pier early to greet them. However, Zhang Yanling only greeted them and did not accept their invitation to enter the city. He was already eager to return home.
Tongzhou is the final point of the canal and is already within the scope of the capital. It is only a hundred miles away from the capital, and Zhang Yanling was unwilling to be delayed on the road any longer. So he got off the boat and changed to a car to take the official road leading to the capital. Because it is the canal waterway.
transportation,
Therefore, the official road was very smooth and open, making it easy to pass. The light snowfall of the previous few days did not affect the road conditions. The carriages and horses ran all the way. Finally, when the sun set, they saw the towering city walls of the capital city in the sunset.
On the distant horizon.
Zhang Yanling thought he wouldn't be too excited when he saw the capital, but he was wrong. After a year and a half away from the capital, Zhang Yanling's heart seemed to be tugged when he saw the outline of the capital and the familiar scenery.
I felt extremely vulnerable.
In that city, there is my own home, and there are many people I love. Wanyi’s mother and son, such as Qing, Axiu, Youtang, Xiaozhu, and the others. There is also my sister, the Queen Mother, who is so drunk that I drink every day.
He enjoys eating, drinking, and having fun, but he is extremely protective of his brother Zhang Heling. There are also close friends such as Zhang Lun, Zhu Lin, and Xu Yande. They are all people he cares about.
Of course, there are many people that I don't like, and many bad things that I don't want to face. There are even many people who are hostile to me.
But no matter what, this is my home.
What Zhang Yanling didn't expect was that the strongest sense of belonging he would experience since time travel would be today, when he saw that ancient city. It turned out that he already belonged here, and no matter what it brought to him, he belonged to it.
here.
Zhang Yanling had sand in his eyes and felt a little uncomfortable. He quickly wiped them clean.
"I'm finally home. Princess Yanling, Princess Wanyi and the others are probably all waiting for you. You're so excited to wait." Zhu Qingyi, who was sitting in the carriage, said with a smile.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Yes, I miss them."
Catherine, who was sitting next to Zhu Qingyi, suddenly became nervous and said, "What should I do? Will they dislike me? I am an uninvited guest."
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "I am also worried about this problem."