Chapter 3114 A Completely Passive Tactics
She turned to look at Zhu Chengjin, only to see him pondering for a moment before saying in a deep voice, "Send out the troops!"
"What?!"
When everyone heard this, they were all shocked.
You know, although they seem to be very powerful now, before they occupied Jinling Prefecture, they could only hide in Xingluo Lake, secretly causing trouble for the court and Zhu Feng, and had no ability to compete head-on with them.
Now, the reason they dare to do this is because they have taken over Jinling City.
As the capital of the south, they captured the city of Jinling and defeated several reinforcements in succession. They almost controlled the entire Jiangnan region. It was because of this confidence that Zhu Chengjin dared to choose the middle strategy among the three strategies given by Xu Shizong. If successful, they would naturally be able to move further north of the Yangtze River; even if they failed, Jinling would be their retreat.
All this is based on the premise that they own Jinling City.
But now, the imperial court's troops suddenly rushed out from the Purple Palace like a divine army, took control of the Jinling Imperial Palace, and were preparing to control the entire Jinling City. If they did not rush to rescue, what if Jinling City was recaptured by the imperial court's troops?
I can’t even imagine it!
Thinking of this, Guo Mi and the others said anxiously: "Master, are we really not going back?"
"Sir, Jinling is in danger."
"It's only a short distance. We can return immediately. We must not let Jinling City be occupied by the imperial army."
Zhu Chengjin's face turned cold as he listened to everyone's suggestions, as if a block of ice had frozen over. He said, "These people rushed out of the palace only because they had the upper hand, and there weren't many people left in the palace, so they were caught off guard."
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"But what's the point of occupying the palace?"
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"We've already left enough troops in Jinling City. As long as they hold on, Jinling City won't be afraid of that small force. Furthermore, if we go back now, the battle might already be over, which would delay our attack on Yangzhou."
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"You know, attacking Yangzhou is not an easy task. If we don't take advantage of the fact that Xu Shifeng is still injured and the two previous battles have severely damaged their vitality, it will be difficult to take Yangzhou once they recover."
Everyone looked at each other. Although what he said made sense, they were all very nervous.
No matter what, Jinling is their stronghold.
They were so close to each other, but they didn't go back to take a look even though they knew that a war had broken out in Nanjing. What if Nanjing was really occupied by the imperial army? Even if they crossed the river and occupied Yangzhou... what could they do?
Lu Guangwei hesitated again and again, and said softly: "But sir, what if?"
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"Jinling City was—we took it with great difficulty." Everyone knew that Xu Shizong had engineered the capture of Jinling City, but even then, they were still unwilling to acknowledge Xu Shizong's achievements, simply referring to it as "they." Zhu Chengjin glanced at him, and Lu Guangwei continued, "With Jinling City, we can gain a foothold in Jiangnan. If Jinling City is truly lost, it will be difficult to retake it."
After hearing this, Zhu Chengjin also hesitated a little.
At this moment, a sneer was heard from the side.
He immediately turned around and saw Nan Yan, who had been standing silently to the side, sneer and look at them with a sarcastic expression. Zhu Chengjin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "What are you laughing at?"
Nan Yan just glanced at him and said nothing.
The people around them suddenly became nervous.
At this time, everyone hoped to quickly return to Jinling City to provide assistance, but they didn't know what this "concubine of the current dynasty" would say. Although she was reluctant to admit it, her words always had some negative effects on Zhu Chengjin.
Guo Mi immediately said, "Sir, don't worry about her. Let's go quickly."
Zhu Chengjin raised his hand to stop him, still staring at Nan Yan: "What are you laughing at?"
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"Do you think that Jinling City will definitely be taken away by the imperial court?"
Nan Yan looked at him for a long moment before slowly saying, "I just find it amusing. Where do you get the confidence to think you can capture Yangzhou just by crossing the river? You should know that it was thanks to Xu Shizong that you were able to capture Nanjing. Now that he's dead, it's your good fortune to be able to hold Nanjing. If you continue to covet Yangzhou, I'm afraid you'll end up with nothing."
Upon hearing this, everyone around frowned.
Although they all knew in their hearts that what Nan Yan said was true, no one dared to agree with her at this time, and her words made Zhu Chengjin even more angry.
Zhu Chengjin sneered, "How impregnable do you think Yangzhou City is?"
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"Before, Xu Shifeng led his troops and still lost two battles in a row. Now that I am personally taking action, do you really think that Yangzhou City can still be defended?"
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"I will take Yangzhou tonight and show you who is truly blessed by Heaven!"
Nan Yan didn't respond to his words, but just sneered.
Seeing that Zhu Chengjin had been angered by her, the people around him stepped forward and advised, "Master, let's go back."
"Yes, sir, Jinling City is important."
"We can capture Yangzhou at any time, but if we lose Jinling City, we will have no way out."
Listening to everyone's advice, Zhu Chengjin suddenly flew into a rage and whispered, "Shut up! Are you afraid of fighting?"
Everyone immediately said, "We dare not!"
Zhu Chengjin said, "I have made up my mind. Anyone who dares to retreat before the battle will be killed without mercy!"
When they heard him say this, everyone was afraid to speak.
Zhu Chengjin turned around and saw that on the large ship opposite, Li Chen and Fang Zhen were still constantly asking the boatmen to wave torches towards them, obviously urging them to send troops. He immediately said, "Send troops!"
After he gave the order, no one dared to say anything more.
The boatman on the boat immediately gave orders to the surrounding ships. After a flash of fire, all the large ships left the shore and began to sail towards Jiangbei.
Although the ship was huge, the wind had started to blow at this time, and the river water was constantly surging, causing the ship to shake a little. Just like everyone's heart at this moment, Nan Yan stood on the deck, reached out and grabbed the railing to steady her body, watching the fog at the bow of the ship, and soon it arrived at the center of the river.
Faintly, through the mist, one could see a large area of fire on the north bank of the river. It was the navy of Yangzhou City, which had already deployed on the shore, ready to fight.
However, this situation shocked all of Zhu Chengjin's men.
The Yangzhou side did not send ships to the river to fight, but waited for them to land and attack.
This is a completely passive tactic.
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