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Volume 1 Yuzhou Snow Chapter 841 The Final Battle

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    In the vast darkness, more than 20,000 soldiers and horses boarded more than 100 warships and began to sail up the river to Anqing Mansion. At the same time, more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in the Jiangpu camp also broke camp and headed to Anqing from the land.  ¡ÑOn Jiangpu Pier, people came to see him off densely, with dark figures everywhere, watching the Zhen Guogong army leave Nanjing.  Before leaving, Song Nan secretly ordered the two commanders of the Jinwu Guards to control the situation in Nanjing, strictly eliminate the generals who may have been bribed by Zhu Chenhao in the army, and ordered the commander of the Nanjing Jinyi Guards General Office, Wang Zitong, to participate in it.  thing.  Moreover, Song Nan gave a secret explanation to the two commanders in charge of Nanjing's troops and horses: During extraordinary times, the army will not be deployed by the Nanjing Ministry of War, nor will it be deployed by the Nanjing Remaining Admiral. After all, Song Nan is still full of feelings for Huang Jue and other Nanjing officials.  Out of distrust, Song Nan did not allow Nanjing City to make any mistakes at this last critical moment.  "These people may not have any major faults. After the rebellion, Song Nan, an official who has no major faults, will naturally be spared, but now is not the time."  Early the next morning, the slowly upstream fleet arrived at Dangtu territory. A small number of rebels were originally stationed here, but upon hearing that the imperial army was attacking, the city had long been deserted; only the ruins of the burned and looted county town remained.  Under the ruins, women and children were sitting on the rubble in pain. The bodies of the murdered people could be seen everywhere. There were no traces of the young and middle-aged men. It was obvious that they were all taken away and sent to the army.  Song Nan gritted his teeth. Zhu Chenhao's behavior was almost the same as that of a gangster. Of course, from a practical point of view, Zhu Chenhao's supplies were tight now. He would definitely destroy all the towns and cities along the way from Nanjing to Anqing Prefecture.  Looting everything, otherwise it would be difficult to ensure his military supplies, but this is no longer the behavior of a prince who raised an army to fight for imperial power, but is similar to the actions of Liu Liu and Liu Qi back then.  It was not until evening that the westbound army encountered its first resistance. It was on the river in Wuhu County. More than twenty rebel warships suddenly appeared to attack, and took advantage of the current to let dozens of burning boats float downstream.  down, intending to rush into the fleet of officers and soldiers and burn the ship.  But this attempt would not succeed. Before the boat could get close, Mrs. Song's rocket launcher fired randomly and sank the boat hundreds of feet away. Mao Shiba personally led 30 warships to fight against the 20 rebels.  After several battles, the warships sank the rebel flagship. The remaining ships retreated hastily. Since there was no opponent's warships ahead and their speed could not keep up, Mao Shiba could only watch the enemy ships fleeing farther and farther from the deck and curse.  .  That night, the fleet anchored in Wuhu for a night's rest, because Song Nan did not want to rush to attack too quickly. He knew that Zhu Chenhao was actually frightened at this moment. Now that the army was surrounded on all sides, he had no way to escape, so he arrived later.  It's not a bad thing, at least it would make Zhu Chenhao suffer a little more mental torture.  Song Nan hoped that Zhu Chenhao could use this last moment to think clearly, and it would be best to surrender. Song Nan did not want the situation of Meizizhou to be filled with corpses again, which was also Song Nan's nightmare.   Anqing Mansion has become a dead city. Zhu Chenhao's defeated army finally escaped here day and night, but bad news came one after another. The tens of thousands of troops led by Xu Tai in the north of Anqing Mansion had already passed Hefei.  The county is coming with great momentum, and the previously planned intention of going north to occupy Fengyang Mansion and even relying on the Dabie Mountains will not work. With the current strength of the army, fighting Xu Tai is tantamount to self-destruction.  In the south, there are reinforcements from the state capitals of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Jiujiang Prefecture in the west has been captured by Jiang Bin, and there is news that Li Gui, the magistrate of Pengze County who surrendered to him, has betrayed him and handed over Pengze County to him.  With Jiang Bin in his hands, and Wang Shouren sitting behind Jiang Bin, he couldn't go to the west.  The east side is even more terrifying, and Song Nan's soldiers and horses are even more untouchable. The nightmare of that night is still in front of me, and I don't dare to make plans in the east again.  For a moment, Zhu Chenhao felt like a flying insect in a spider web, with spider silk in all directions, binding his hands and feet, making him unable to move at all and unable to escape.  There seemed to be a large invisible net covering the entire sky, and the disaster was right in front of them.  Faced with such a predicament, the military advisers on the left and right and the officials and generals who followed Zhu Chenhao also collectively lost their voices. They also realized that there was nothing they could do to save their fate of defeat. Faced with Zhu Chenhao's questions, they could only remain silent, because any one  All methods are in vain, and the fate that awaits them is foreseeable.  However, Li Shishi somewhat untimely proposed that negotiation was not a solution, saying that he could use the existing troops and horses as bargaining chips to reach a peace agreement with the court, otherwise he would have to fight to the death and forcefully break through. Even if he lost, he would still disrupt the Anhui border.  It's such a mess. In the final analysis, it's just to persuade Zhu Chenhao to surrender.  Zhu Chenhao was furious. This stupid plan was something Li Shishi could not come up with. If it could be done, how could he let his beloved concubine and loving mother throw themselves into the river and die on the Yangtze River that day?  To surrender now is simply ridiculous.  Faced with Li Shishi's endless chatter, Zhu ChenhaoUnable to bear it, he jumped up from his seat, drew his sword and swung the head that made the annoying words off, and kicked him out of the door.  All the officials were silent. They understood one thing. Anyone who came up with such a stupid idea of ??surrender for their own protection would risk their lives in advance.  At this time, he either didn't say anything, or he had to work up his energy and vow to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers to prevent Zhu Chenhao from swinging the sword to his neck.  Faced with Zhu Chenhao's exposure, Liu Yangzheng finally spoke up. He suggested that the troops, horses, manpower and materials from Huaining, Yuexi, Tongcheng and other counties under the jurisdiction of Anqing Prefecture should be gathered to comprehensively defend Anqing Prefecture, expand the number of young people to join the army, and increase the height of the army.  The city wall was built, forts were built, iron cables and hidden piles were placed on the river, and the imperial soldiers and horses fought to the death.  This suggestion sounds beautiful, but everyone knows that it is a dream. A major problem is time. The imperial army will arrive in just a few days, but it will take a lot of time to complete these matters; but Zhu Chenhao has no idea at all.  Realizing this, he immediately agreed to Liu Yangzheng's suggestion and asked Wang Lun to make arrangements immediately.  For a time, the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Anqing Prefecture suddenly suffered from hell. Rebel soldiers drove people from various counties overnight to move to Anqing City, and loaded all the materials and finances they could get into Anqing City.  The small Anqing Mansion originally had only 50,000 soldiers and civilians, but the number doubled overnight. It was suddenly overcrowded and had nowhere to stay.  Although spring has arrived, the cold at night is still hard to withstand. People with no shelter are lying in the streets and alleys. At night, the cold is so cold that the whole city is filled with the cry of children and women, making it look like a city of ghosts.  The young and middle-aged people were forcibly driven to participate in the expansion of the city wall and the construction of forts. They were like walking zombies, mechanically climbing up and down to carry earth and rocks under the threat of whips and swords. They were only given a ball of cold rice as food every day, and they were starving and cold.  Living in hell.  What's even worse is the women, children and children. Where can the rebels have so much food to feed them? They wander the streets like ghosts. If they do anything wrong, they will be killed by swords.  In one day, hundreds of people died in the city. Most of them were killed by the rebels in the street because they thought they were hungry, stole, and robbed.  Since Anqing Mansion was founded in the Southern Song Dynasty, the people have been rich and kind, and the folk customs are simple and kind. It is really unimaginable that the ancient city that has been hundreds of years old has become like this in just a few days.  In the early morning of the fifth day, Liu Yangzheng accompanied Zhu Chenhao to inspect the Anqing city defenses, pointing to the newly built forts and reinforced city walls. Liu Yangzheng told him that the number of soldiers and horses in the city had now expanded to 40,000, and there were still 53 cannons on hand.  , there were more than ninety warships, and the materials and grains shipped from Nanchang in the city could at least last for several years. Zhu Chenhao let out a long sigh, and the fire of hope in his heart heated up as if kerosene had been added.  Things are not too bad yet.  However, this good mood soon disappeared. Standing on the tall tower, he saw the dense shadows of sails on the Dongfang River. Song Nan is coming, the wolf is coming!  The entire city of Anqing suddenly fell into panic and tension. All the soldiers immediately went to the city to prepare to meet the enemy. The warships on the dock also quickly moved to the wide river in the south of the city to prepare for the battle. The rebellion that had experienced the battle of Jiangxinzhou that night  The soldiers' hearts tightened, and they couldn't help but think of what happened that night.  That scheming and murderous Song Nan is here. What kind of vicious strategy will he use this time?  Song Nan's fleet stopped on the water five or six miles away from Anqing. The water on the wide river was gentle, and the white sails were reflected on the river. It was as magnificent and quiet as the scene often sung by the poets who came here.  .  A small boat slowly rowed out from the fleet. There was only one man on the boat, rocking it with difficulty. There was something covered with white cloth on the boat. It was tall, big, and square.  Soldiers on both sides looked at the small boat with wide eyes. The sound of the boat could be clearly heard on the river. Before entering the rebel fire range, the boatman stopped his oar and shouted loudly: "Song Nan Youxin, the Duke of Daming Town."  Please send someone to pick up the boat if you have something belonging to Prince Ning." After shouting three times, the boatman turned over into the water and swam back quickly like a fish in the river.
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