Three hundred guns fired simultaneously.
The moment the shell was fired, the sky also changed color.
Amid the piercing roar, the earth shook violently.
The shell drew a perfect parabola and hit Zhu Guobi's army.
The large solid bullet smashed a bloody path from front to back like a string of candied haws.
The hundreds of bullets turned into a rain of bullets that enveloped the soldiers.
Wailing and screaming came one after another.
The soldiers under Zhu Guobi's command were all "elite" from the Nanjing Camp.
The reason why the word "elite" is put in quotation marks is mainly because they are elites through training, not elites who have fought their way out on the battlefield.
The former can fight tough battles, and the latter can not only fight tough battles, but also fight the former.
This was their first battle against the main force of the Ping Liao Army.
Before that.
They were just ambushed by Zhu Cijiong's 9,000 cavalry.
There was no direct battle.
Now that we are facing off, the situation is completely different from what we imagined.
Seeing their companions die tragically, the soldiers were stunned at first, and then began to feel fear.
They are not afraid of close combat.
Even if it's two for one, they can fight to the death.
But now it is a one-sided massacre, and we have to be afraid.
The fear spread very quickly.
The army formation began to loosen.
Zhu Guobi raised his arms and shouted: "Hold steady, hold steady..."
Before he could finish his words, a large solid bullet flew past him.
He didn't react until the shell had passed.
He subconsciously dodged to the side, but fell off his horse due to lack of strength in his lower limbs.
The soldiers next to him thought Zhu Guobi was shot and cried out in surprise.
This move instantly exacerbated the instability of the army formation.
When Zhu Guobi got on his horse again, the soldiers had already begun to flee.
The supervisors behind tried their best to stop them: "Stop! Anyone who deserts will be executed immediately!"
"Don't run, go back and defend the formation."
The soldiers ignored the threats of the supervision team and fled in all directions.
The army formation of tens of thousands of people outside the city suddenly fell into chaos.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Zhu Guobi turned around and joined the fleeing team.
Just as Li Dingguo was about to chase after him, Zhu Cijiong sent someone with a message: To prevent a trap, pursuit is prohibited.
Li Dingguo was very surprised: "The enemy's defeat is so obvious, how could it be a trick?"
The messenger replied: "This is a military order issued by His Royal Highness Prince Ding himself."
Li Dingguo nodded helplessly: "Yes, sir."
Li Xianzhong also received the same military order.
Although he did not understand, he carried out the order just like Li Dingguo.
The battle is not over yet.
They scanned the battlefield and found that there were still many rebels who had not run far away.
In order to accumulate merit, they led their troops into the battlefield and launched a siege on the remaining rebels.
By the time the battle was over, it was already dark.
Except for a small number of rebels who were killed, the rest of the rebels all chose to surrender.
The Nanjing court was short of money.
Their monthly salary was less than two taels.
The pension for those who died in battle was promised to be fifty taels, but in reality, they were dead and not a penny was given.
They don't have to risk their lives!
At this time, there were still more than a thousand defenders in Xuzhou City.
They had no intention of resisting and opened the city gates early and went out of the city to welcome Zhu Cijiong into the city.
Zhu Cixiong went into the city to rest for a night and set out again at dawn the next day.
He couldn't force Zhu Guobi into a desperate situation.
Zhu Guobi was the main force of the rebellion.
If he were forced to death, all parts of the South would surrender and give up resistance.
In this way.
Zhu Cijiong was unable to dispatch troops to complete the redistribution of the means of production.
In addition, Zhu Guobi cannot be given too much breathing time.
Be like a cat catching a mouse.
Don’t eat it directly, but play with it for a while first.
As soon as Zhu Cijiong left, Zhang Rong arrived.
After entering the city, he asked people to post notices everywhere.
An illiterate citizen asked, "Sir, what is written on it?"
"The court has a rule that, starting from the first day of the first lunar month of the 26th year of my reign, it is strictly forbidden for the people to privately store or use silver. Once discovered, all of it will be confiscated. According to the Jinyiwei, there are many people in the city who privately store silver. If they voluntarily hand over the silver within the deadline, they will only be fined and the silver will not be punished."
"If anyone continues to hide the treasure, their property will be confiscated and they will be punished!"
"In addition, anyone who has donated money to the rebels must give ten times the amount back to the imperial army. Otherwise, you will be charged with aiding the enemy!"
As soon as the news spread, the gentry, landlords, and wealthy businessmen in the entire Xuzhou city were instantly in an uproar.
Xuzhou belonged to Nanzhili.
This is the world of literati.
Although the imperial court had issued an edict to enforce the currency reform long ago, local officials in Xuzhou did not strictly enforce it.
The gentry and landlords in the city did not take it seriously.
Therefore, there is still a large amount of silver in their mansion that has not been exchanged for Ming Yuanbao.
Handing over this money would be like asking for their lives.
to this end.
They united and stated that they had already exchanged the money deposited in the mansion into silver.
A tenfold fine would be too much for them to bear.
So they destroyed the real account book in advance and forged a fake account book with a very low amount.
Zhang Rong sneered when he got the news.
He laughed at the gentry's lack of wisdom and the landlords' lack of strategy.
He was not afraid of these people uniting, but rather afraid of them not uniting.
To deal with a large number of individuals, he has to conquer them one by one.
To deal with a coalition, he only needs to break through one of them.
Waited for a day.
The gentry and landlords in the city only paid a symbolic fine and did not hand over the silver deposits in their mansions.
Zhang Rong posted another notice, telling everyone in the city: Anyone who exposes the hidden silver can get half of it.
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