On the first day of the first month of May, tens of thousands of Tianwu troops gathered outside the central capital, and under the watchful eyes of all people, Zhu Cihong led a large army and a cadre of civil and military officials to Nanjing.

The 10,000 Tianwu troops left behind in Fengyang Mansion, as well as Yang Yufan's 20,000 Anwu troops, and Huang Degong's troops, who had returned from Shaanxi, had already taken a boat down the river from Wuchang Mansion.

On the eighth day of the fifth month, the army and Huang Degong's division met on the Yangtze River, and the two Tianwu armies totaled 100,000 people to cross the river together.

At the beginning of May, Ying Tianfu faintly has the feeling of early summer, the sun is scorching the earth, since the beginning of spring, the rain in Ying Tianfu has not fallen, and the seedlings are planted for a period of time, and the water storage in the field is about to bottom.

"Suzhou Mansion and Songjiang Mansion have been raining and flooding for many years, but we have been in Tianfu for many years, what kind of trick is this trick played by the thief, and let people live?"

Faced with the danger of a bad harvest, outside Nanjing, the people in the fields chattered endlessly and scolded the sky.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and then a large group of cavalry and horses was seen rolling in, and the people who were working watched curiously.

Some farmers underestimated: "Where did this army come from?" It doesn't look like a member of the Governor's Mansion of the Houjun Governor's Mansion......"

The people all know that the army of Yingtianfu is controlled by the Nanjing garrison, and it is under the banner of the Governor's Mansion of the Later Army, but this army is completely different, and you can feel the murderous aura from a distance, and it is by no means comparable to the Nanjing defenders who have been in the Taiping and abandoned battle formations for a long time.

"Look! There are many ships coming from the riverside, and it seems that there is an army preparing to go south! ”

"Let's go, let's see where they are!"

Under the command of the officers of each team, the Tianwu army disembarked and landed in an orderly manner, stepping on the solid land of Yingtianfu, and everyone seemed very excited.

When a group of people in Ying Tianfu saw a large number of troops landing on the shore, many villagers rushed to the riverside to watch the excitement and pointed at the soldiers of the Tianwu Army wearing fine red helmets.

Some bold people also stepped forward and asked, "Where did the military master come from?" ”

Seeing that the people of Ying Tianfu were not afraid of the official army, several sergeants of the Tianwu Army were obviously stunned, and they replied: "We are the Tianwu Army of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" ”

When the people in the north of the Ming Dynasty saw the officers and soldiers as if they were thieves, they were robbed of their property at the least, and they were borrowed to kill the good and risky merit, just like the people in the south of the Yangtze River not only went up, but also laughed and pointed.

After Zhu Cihong saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the last pure land of the entire Ming Dynasty was only one place in the south of the Yangtze River, the people of Jiangnan had not experienced a war for many years, and there was no fear in the face of such a large group of soldiers who had survived a hundred battles, but the people in the rich land of Jiangnan were immersed in a peaceful world at this time, and they did not know that the Central Plains was suffering from the war in the north.

As the ships transporting troops have docked, the wooden sails on the Yangtze River cover the sky and the sun, where have the people of Yingtianfu seen this kind of grand occasion, more and more people have gathered by the riverside, and they all stretched out their heads to watch the excitement, and they almost took pictures with their mobile phones and sent them to the circle of friends.

Xu Sheng said worriedly: "Your Highness, there are more and more of these people, and it is really not good to be blocked there, and it will also affect the ceremony of my army entering the city." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "Raise the dragon flag honor guard, send a few teams of men and horses to disperse the people, and send a team of heralds to Nanjing City to inform, so that all the officials in the city can meet you!" ”

Zhu Cihong said again: "Order the whole army, show momentum, and prepare to enter the city!" ”

Under the shouting of several teams of Tianwu army cavalry, the onlookers left with a scolding and scolding, which made these driven knights depressed.

Nanjing was called Jinling in ancient times, also known as Jianye, Jiankang, the Xiangjiang River with the river, by the mountains and rivers, Zhuge Liang had been here during the Three Kingdoms, because he saw the Moling Mountain, praised and said: "Zhongshan Longpan, stone tiger, this emperor's house!" Since then, it has become a proper noun to describe the majesty of Nanjing's topography.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty in 1356, Zhu Yuanzhang captured Jiqing Road, changed Jiqing Road to Yingtianfu, and in 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming Dynasty, taking Nanjing as the Beijing Division, and Nanjing became the political, economic and cultural center of China.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing had a total population of about 700,000 people, which was the largest and most populous city in China at that time, and also the largest city in the world.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the prosperity of Nanjing City witnessed the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and there were nearly 10,000 Guozijian students located at the foot of Jilong Mountain, as well as students from Japan, Korea, Annam, Ryukyu and other countries studying here.

After Ming Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, Beijing became the political and military center of the Ming Dynasty, and Nanjing was the economic and cultural center of the Ming Dynasty.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the city of Nanjing had a population of 1.2 million, making it the largest capital in the world at that time.

At this time, outside the Zhengyang Gate of Nanjing City, there was a lot of traffic, because there were too many cars and horses, resulting in a congestion in front of the city gate, and several coachmen who did not give in to each other quarreled and scolded and beeped non-stop.

"You fool! Do you know who is sitting in the uncle's car? ”

"Uncle doesn't care who is sitting in your car, but you can't afford to provoke the people sitting in your car, saying it can scare you to pee your pants, hurry up!"

The two coachmen pointed and scolded each other, looking very arrogant, which provoked a group of idlers around the city gate to watch with great interest, and from time to time pointed and coaxed.

When it was lively, I heard a cheer: "The crown prince has arrived in Nanjing City and led the army into the city!" Get out of the way! ”

Immediately afterwards, a team of old-fashioned Ying Tianfu officers and soldiers came to drive everyone away and clean up the city gate road, and the two coachmen with deep backgrounds didn't care about pretending to force each other, and hurriedly drove their respective carriages to the side.

The onlookers were in an uproar, secretly saying that the crown prince came so suddenly, didn't the notice say that it would only arrive in a few days?

Everyone looked to the south of the city gate in confusion, and after a while, they all felt a neat and vibrating movement from the earth.

In the distance, a banner was displayed, and on the main road in front of Zhengyang Gate, there were groups of heavily armed men and horses, all of them wearing hats and iron-pointed helmets, and the red tassels on the helmets danced in the wind, like a red ocean.

Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Tianwu Army straddled the muskets diagonally, their steps were neat and sensational, and they raised their feet and fell almost at the same time, and a neat roar was heard during the march.

The merchants and pedestrians who came to the city gate dodged in a panic, and several people gathered together in a low voice, this is an extremely powerful army, with a compelling sharpness, and the shock brought by the uniform movements is terrifying.

A huge red dragon flag hunted and hunted, embroidered with a golden dragon pattern with teeth and claws, and where the army passed, there was silence, and everyone did not dare to open their mouths to speak, and there was a look of fear on their faces.

A group of civil and military officials from Nanjing City in the city hurriedly came, panting and lined up in front of Zhengyang Gate, straightened their crown clothes, and prepared to take over.