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    Jiangyin guards the throat of the Yangtze River and is a battleground for military strategists of all ages. The Ming Dynasty was no exception. Strong cities were built here and heavy troops were garrisoned.  Of course, all the defensive preparations came at a disadvantage to Zhang Yan.  After gaining the support of Su Song's gentry and wealthy merchants, Zhang Yan also fulfilled his promise. He led 7,000 troops to Jiangyin to protect Su Song's important territory.  Qiao Anwen, wearing bright armor, followed Zhang Yan closely. The other brothers led their troops and guarded tightly, waiting for the Ming army to attack.  As he walked, Qiao Anwen¡¯s brows furrowed into the character ¡°Sichuan¡±, not to mention how ugly it was.  "Your Highness, I think the situation is not optimistic. Although the soldiers sent to the south of the Yangtze River were all elite, after all these years, the vigor in their bones has been reduced. Look, all of them are fat and strong, and they have turned into pig heads.  I don¡¯t know how much fighting power they still have? If they fail, they will have to count on those workers.¡± Although Qiao Anwen didn¡¯t say anything next, he also knew very well that apart from those who came from the arsenal, the rest of them had experience with weapons.  People may not have even killed a chicken.  ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: 2014-12-11: 11:19 PM  Zhang Yan grabbed the handle of the knife with a stern look on his face. Looking at the soldiers in front of him who were not much stronger than the mob, he smiled bitterly.  "Brother Qiao, my father said that as long as you are 30% sure, it is worth a try." "Is it 60%?" Qiao Anwen said silently.  Zhang Yan's face turned red and he said angrily: "In any case, we and the Ming Dynasty are fighting against wolves, but I believe these people can't bear the fall of their homeland, and they will fight tooth and nail!" "It's not good.  Your Highness, something bad has happened!" The scout came to Zhang Yan, knelt on the ground and said, "The Ming Dynasty's men are coming, only fifteen miles away from Jiangyin." "I've been waiting for them.  Get ready to fight!¡± Boom boom boom!  The roar of the cannon kicked off the war, and the Ming army shouted.  Like a tide, it surged towards Jiangyin.  Huang Degong and Gao Jie personally supervised the battle on the front line. They were very proud of themselves sitting on their tall horses.  As long as Jiangyin is captured, the key to heaven will be captured.  There is heaven above.  There are Suzhou and Hangzhou below. After the sea was opened, wealth gathered and they had whatever they wanted. But the only thing they lacked was courage!  "Kill, take Jiangyin. The gold and silver are yours, the house is yours, and the women are yours, brothers. Charge for me!" From the beginning, the battle entered a bloody offensive and defensive battle. The Ming army was like a tide, like raindrops.  The sound of gunfire entered a crazy war of attrition.  The dense rain of bullets devastated the Ming army, and there were more and more corpses. Despite this, the following Ming army seemed to be crazy, rushing up desperately.  When they got to the bottom of the city wall, a ladder was erected and they climbed hard.  In his eyes, there was a light that only a beast could have.  Within a stone¡¯s throw, everything they wanted was in Jiangyin City, so close.  Very close! ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? A stone was thrown, and the head shattered into pieces, like a rotten watermelon, falling at the foot of the city.  Tang Heng¡¯s face turned pale. This was his first time on the battlefield and his first time killing anyone.  The moment the stone was thrown.  If the fear disappears, isn't it just killing people? What's so great about it?  This is how a man should be.  He held the waist knife tightly, and another Ming army happened to climb up. The knife in his hand crossed his throat, and blood spurted out. The red color covered his eyes, and the world turned into a terrible red Imagination  Huang Degong commanded his men and launched the attack for the third time. Under Jiangyin City, corpses piled up like a mountain, one layer after another, almost forming a hill.  The blood dyed the moat into a terrible color. The thick smell of blood and the deafening shouts of killing made people shudder.  Zhang Yan's hand holding the handle of the knife kept shaking. He wanted to slap himself. His father would definitely laugh at him here. He was even afraid of such a battle. He was not Zhang Ke's son. He was simply an embarrassment to the Zhang family!  However, in the eyes of many soldiers, His Royal Highness is the pillar of their hearts. As long as they see the banner of His Highness, they will have confidence in their hearts.  Some people even saw Zhang Yan, as if Zhang Ke was behind them. That magical man led everyone to win one victory after another. It is the same now, the victory is still theirs!  Confidence is a very mysterious thing. Everyone gradually forgot their fear and even found the feeling they had before. The shooting speed became faster and faster, and everyone's expressions became more and more focused. There was no reason for the people who climbed out of the mountain of corpses and sea of ??blood to be killed.  People look down upon you.  Suddenly, several Ming troops climbed up from the corner of the city, and theyAfter hacking several soldiers to death, a fat man rushed up to the general manager and stabbed him in the waist. The other man dodged lightly, waved his hand and slashed his shoulder, causing the general manager to feel pain and fall to the ground.  The Ming army stabbed him in the stomach with another knife.  The tip of the knife penetrates the thick fat layer and gives a slight pause.  Mr. Ba did not die immediately, but his strength was rapidly declining.  In the past, I had defeated Jiannu with my own hands, so cool and agile, how could I look like this stupid person now.  But I was once a hero, and now I am no longer a waste. He suddenly used all his strength, his features were ferocious, and ran forward. The sharp blade penetrated his abdomen. His arms grabbed the necks of two Ming soldiers, and he jumped from the crenellations at the top of the city.  He fell down hard "Kill!" At some point, Zhang Yan and Qiao Anwen had led their guards to rush up. They kept slashing and throwing grenades. Later, Zhang Yan didn't even dare to stop.  Worried that if you relax even a little bit, you will collapse on the ground and never want to get up again.  It turns out that fighting is not that easy. Maybe my father also suffered from the same pressure. If he can survive it, so can I!  Zhang Yan opened his mouth wide, but there was no sound. Zhang Yan could only swing his knife suddenly. A Ming soldier was hit and the knife in his hand broke.  Several Ming soldiers rushed over crazily. At this moment, a row of spears suddenly stabbed out, and these Ming soldiers fell to the ground and twitched.  A small official in his thirties held a long spear in his hand, stabbed the opponent, and shouted loudly: "Inspector Yan Yingyuan of the Jiangyin Inspection Department pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Zhang Yan took a breath and showed a happy smile.  "Okay, very good. How many of you are here?" "Your Highness, the people of Jiangyin are ready. Even if we fight to the last person, we will not let the Ming court's army come in!" Yan Yingyuan said  To put it bluntly, in the battle just now, Gao Jie's men actually drove away ordinary people and acted as cannon fodder for the siege.  When the news reached the city, the people of Jiangyin were completely outraged.  ¡°For so many years, the Ming court has been imposing excessive taxes and extortionate taxes, treating the people as though they were nothing.  If you trample on it wantonly, let me show you the power of Cao Jie!  Living by the river, the temperament of Jiangyin people is like that of the Yangtze River. Normally, they are patient in every possible way.  But once you get angry, you can turn everything upside down and destroy everything.  In the past, the people of Jiangyin shouted the slogan "The head may be cut off, but the hair must not be shaved" and fought fiercely with the Manchu Qing Dynasty for 81 days, killing more than 70,000 people. How heroic and strong.  Yan Yingyuan, Chen Mingyu.  Feng Houdun and three others took the lead, summoned thousands of Taicang men, and rushed to the city with the crudest weapons to help the army defend.  The joining of the people greatly encouraged the soldiers in the city. At the same time, a large number of ships came from the river, transporting thousands of armed workers and went into the battle. In three days, 30,000 workers.  The unimaginable mobilization ability surprised even those wealthy businessmen. It was the first time they realized that they had such huge power.  Thirty thousand people were sent to the front line, and another 50,000 were to follow.  One hundred thousand troops are waiting.  The arsenal produces non-stop production day and night. As long as the recruited soldiers learn to shoot, they will be taken to the battlefield and engaged in the battle to protect their homes and country.  Jiangyin is no longer a battlefield, but a stage for emerging industrial groups to show their strength.  The armed workers fought to the death with the Ming army.  First they surrounded the city, and then they used the cover of night to launch short sneak attacks, beating the Ming army back steadily.  On the fifth day of the war, the workers' army inside and outside the city had gathered 100,000 people. The military advantage that Huang Degong and others were proud of was gone.  What makes them even more frightened is that more than a day ago, only 600 soldiers entered Jinling City. Emperor Longwu Zhu Yujian committed suicide and martyred his country, and the queen died in the palace.  Chief Assistant Ma Shiying led the civil and military forces to surrender.  When the news came, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, and Liu Zeqing, who were preparing for a big battle, were like punctured balls. They completely lost their spirits. "It's over, everything is over!" Huang Degong muttered silently, and he replied  After arriving in the tent, half an hour later, his subordinates saw his body. Huang Degong also committed suicide.  Liu Liangzuo and others were unwilling to die for the Ming Dynasty. After a short struggle, they chose to surrender.  Three days later, Prince Zhang Yan led the army into Jinling. At the same time, the army sent by Zhang Ke had crossed the Yangtze River, and the two sides successfully joined forces.  With the demise of the Longwu court, there was no longer a rival force in the southeast, and the army quickly entered Fujian, Jiangxi, and Huguang.  The local forces either surrendered or disintegrated. Three months later, the forward led by Qiao Anwen entered Sichuan.  Qin Minping, the commander of the white pole soldiers, led his troops to surrender, and as a vanguard, he attacked the city and conquered the stronghold, and successfully captured Chengdu In less than a year,From north to south, except for Yunnan, Guizhou and the distant Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhang Ke has successfully conquered the world, and he has also set a record for the fastest unification of the world.  "Yan'er, you've done a good job in the southeast. I'm very happy as a father!" Zhang Ke smiled and asked his son to sit next to him and looked at it carefully. It seemed like just yesterday, the little boy was still wearing crotchless pants and was babbling. Now he has grown up.  When he becomes an adult and can decisively lead troops in battle, every parent likes his son to be promising, and Zhang Ke is no exception.  "Yan'er, what do you think of the great victory?" Zhang Yan scratched his head, his face turned red, and he took a peek, and saw an encouraging smile on his father's face.  "Dad, I don't think it's difficult to fight." Zhang Ke's eyes lit up and he smiled: "Tell me, why is it not difficult?" "As long as the strength in your hands is strong enough, follow the steps and push flat. Although the southeast looks like  It is very dangerous, but Su Song has tens of millions of people and more than two million workers. They are not willing to be ruled by the Ming court. As long as these people are mobilized, even if they fight with their lives, money, or gunpowder, they will be able to fight.  We will definitely win!" Zhang Yan waved his fist in excitement to increase his momentum.  Instead of being angry at his simple and crude crushing tactics, Zhang Ke laughed heartily.  "Yan'er, what do you think a leader should do?" "Organize the people, and then be firm in their beliefs until victory!" "Hahaha!" Zhang Ke finally looked up to the sky and laughed, touching Zhang Yan's head with joy.  "Good boy, as long as you understand, future battles will increasingly depend on the contest of national strength. The nonsense that the Jurchen soldiers are invincible is just a fart. It's unfortunate. We, China, have the absolute power to win!" ¡­ Zhang Kedeng  In the second year of the Shanghu Kingdom, Zhu Youlang, the king of Guangxi, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor with the support of his party members, hoping to rely on Southwest to deal with Zhang Ke.  General Wu Boyan led his troops south, broke through Guilin, and chased Zhu Youlang all the way. Zhu Youlang abandoned his helmet and armor and fled to Annan, where he survived.  Wu Boyan was determined to continue the pursuit, but was stopped by Zhang Ke because a bigger battle had begun.  After long-term preparations, Zhang Ke mobilized 270,000 soldiers in Jiubian, plus 150,000 livestock, to form a huge expeditionary army, divided into three groups, and swooped down on the grassland.  The Chinese army was led by Zhang Ke, together with the Khalkha tribe, the Uliangha tribe, and the Dongtumute tribe, with a total of more than 300,000 troops. They crushed them all the way. Aohan and Naiman led tens of thousands of troops and surrendered to Zhang.  Ke.  The surrender of these two tribes is unusual. They are staunch supporters of the Khan Court. With their surrender, the foundation of Lin Dan Khan's rule has collapsed.  Lin Danhan did not dare to fight Zhang Ke head-on, so he could only lead the main force of the Han tribe and retreat west of the desert with his family.  This was a great migration destined to be tragic. Hundreds of thousands of people could not move fast at all.  Winter has come earlier than usual, and the flying snow has turned the grassland into a white world. Every day you leave the camp, you will leave many corpses behind, attracting a large number of prairie wolves.  Wild wolves devoured dead bodies and learned to follow crowds to obtain food easily.  For Zhang Ke, war has become a journey to receive prisoners and trophies.  During the process, Lin Dan Khan sent an envoy to deliver the imperial seal and 108 volumes of the Kangyur Sutra. These two things were regarded by Lin Dan Khan as magic weapons to bless him and could summon the heroic spirits of his ancestors to help him escape.  Dilemma.  After consecutive failures, Lin Danhan lost confidence in his ancestors and instead prayed for Zhang Ke's forgiveness.  Zhang Ke generously accepted the two treasures, but his army did not stop at all. After a winter, Lin Danhan had only a few thousand people left around him, and he retreated to Mobei in embarrassment.  The troubles in the north that had not been solved by the Ming Dynasty were basically eradicated.  Zhang Ke, who returned to the capital with great military achievements, received a warm welcome. More than 100,000 people lined the streets and cheered. They stared at the captured trophies with shining eyes and clapped their hands.  In just three years, from southwest to northwest, the territory of the empire exceeded that of the Ming Dynasty at its peak. Representatives from the northern and southern provinces gathered in the capital, and the enthronement ceremony was imminent.  (To be continued.)?¡­
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