readx(); After Xia Guinong defeated Songchun at Gaoyou Lake, the 5th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Wuwei Army marched from the mouth of the Yangtze River, successively attacked Jiangyin and Zhenjiang, and approached Jiangning Fu. The troops of the Tang Army's Shanghai Special Administrative Region also attacked from Shanghai in two ways, one to the west to break through Suzhou, and the other to the south to capture Hangzhou. The governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Sanbao, and the general of Hangzhou, Fu Chun, did not even organize effective resistance at all, and even abandoned the city and fled directly after hearing that the Tang army was preparing to attack Hangzhou. (There was a place before that mistakenly regarded Sanbao as the governor of the two lakes, and the author sorted out this timeline, or regarded Sanbao as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang)

In addition, the Tang army had invaded Fujian before to fight against the Tiandihui anti-army, and after Hangzhou was taken and Sanbao and others fled, it meant that the southeastern coastal provinces were now all in the Tang Dynasty's sphere of influence, and of course nominally belonged to the imperial court of Jiaqing.

There are more than 5,000 Tang troops, plus 10,000 Wuwei troops, and if you count the green battalions that wave their flags and shout but will not actually participate in the battle, the total size of the Tang and Qing coalition forces will reach 30,000 people. The coalition forces surrounded Jiangning City on several sides, and Sazai already knew that the general trend was gone. In fact, after Songchun Gaoyouhu was defeated and committed suicide in the First World War, Sazai got drunk in his governor's palace.

On the contrary, some rotten people with rusty brains have a resolute attitude and intend to resist to the end. Some people say that in order to defend the Taoist system, they are willing to die for the Tao, and the court is often mourned, and it will not last long.

Of course, those who really think so are the absolute minority of the minority. There were a large number of deserters in the Jiangnan army, and everyone from scholars and officers to the people knew that this was an unwinnable battle, and they were unwilling to die in it. Many people do it just to find a way out, or to eat food and food, not to commit suicide.

After the Wu Wei army arrived outside the city of Jiangning. Instead of attacking the city immediately, he demanded that Sazai surrender to them. The city defense of Jiangning City is still relatively strong and the artillery carried by the armed guards is basically 60 mm mortars and 70 mm Datang foreign trade rifled guns. The power of the field battle is acceptable, but the siege is not enough.

The regular army of the Don Army, on the other hand, was armed with a range of more powerful artillery. The 105 mm howitzer copied by the Tang Army from the US Army in World War II has become a microcosm of the Tang Army's artillery, and Bai Nan came to Shanghai from the mainland this time, and also brought the army's new heavy artillery, Type 80 155 mm plus howitzer. This artillery is the largest caliber artillery of the Tang Army, and it is also the most high-tech work of the North Industries Group in the field of artillery, of course, the cost is much more expensive than the 75-type 105 mm howitzer, but the Tang Army has no plans to fully replace this artillery.

The Type 75 howitzer is light in weight and has good performance. It can be competent for most battlefields, and the military factory has built a lot and the cost is very low, so it is something that the Tang Army cannot give up. The Type 80 howitzer can be used as a cannon when the large charge has a small firing angle, and it can also be used as a howitzer when the small charge has a large firing angle, and the power is huge, and it can play a big role in attacking fortifications and large-scale field battles, the disadvantage is that this thing is extremely bulky, it needs to be towed by trucks, and the cost is relatively high.

Bai Nan led the army stationed in the Qing and Tang Dynasty. An artillery battalion of Type 80 and howitzers was set up directly under the command of the theater of operations, equipped with 18 artillery pieces of this type, and this artillery battalion was not taken out to deal with Sazai Bainan. Instead, six artillery pieces were allocated to follow the actions of the Don army.

Of course, in actual operation, Chen Guozhi, the brigade commander of the Fifth Brigade of the Wuwei Army, directly seized the Purple Mountain, that is, Zhongshan, outside Jiangning City. And built a fort on it, Zhongshan overlooked the entire Jiangning City, and the artillery from this can cover the interior of Jiangning City, so in the other side of the Nanjing Battle, the battle between the Guofu Army and the Japanese army around Zhongshan, Yuhuatai and other places was also extremely fierce.

However, Sazai was already in a state of semi-abandonment of the preparation for the war, and the defense of Zhongshan was very thin. So Chen Guozhi easily took control of Zhongshan and waited for the arrival of friendly forces.

Liangjiang Governor's Palace. Sazai lay on the bed without any figurative figure, holding a silver flask in his hand.

"Is this coming to an end?" Sazai muttered to himself. A little crazy, his robe was open, revealing half of his chest and sparse chest hair, he raised his head and poured a few sips of wine syrup, and the bottom of the silver wine jug showed four words "Made in the Tang Dynasty".

He looked at the empty hall, a mocking smile on his lips. Just ten days ago, it was still full of friends, and the dignitaries and celebrities from the entire Jiangnan were all his guests, welcoming and flattering him in all kinds. Some people even touted him as the marshal of the country and the pillar of the country. But after the defeat of Gaoyou Lake, those Jiangnan scholars who squeezed their heads and wanted to come to his door disappeared at this moment.

In the past two days, the servants in the palace have repeatedly reported that the officials appointed by him have been found missing in the early morning, and many of them are still missing. There are also minions who report where and where the Jiangnan Army troops are stationed, how many people have fled, and even the main general has disappeared.

"It's all Han dogs, how can they be reliable!" Sazai snorted and scolded.

When he had drunk all the wine, someone came to report that the city was full of old people who were begging to see him. The Manchu Qing Dynasty stationed the Eight Banners Army in some major cities, and the homes of the Eight Banners were also settled in the local area, so there was a Manchu city. Some of the more prestigious elders assisted the garrison generals in managing the entire Eight Banners City.

"Lord Sa is auspicious." The old man with a yellow flag, who was in his sixties, saluted Sazai, and when he saw him drunk, he looked down on him very much.

"What are you doing here?" Sa Zai was drunk, and he didn't see any etiquette and virtues, so he asked casually.

The old man said unhappily: "Lord Sa, now that the imperial army is outside the city, there are almost no soldiers in the city who can defend the city, and this battle can't be fought!" The old man has long persuaded you not to go against the court, and now that it has reached this point, how can you let us in the city, young and old, end? ”

Although Sa Zai was drunk, he was not stupid, and said angrily: "Bastard old horseman, you said that you can't compromise with the court, you must not admit that you lost the hardcore crops, and now you are the one who says that you can't go against the court, is the old horseman playing Laozi?" ”

The old man was thick-skinned and said: "The imperial court abolished the Eight Banners, which is naturally a big mistake, we can make a case with the emperor, but you openly raised troops to confront the imperial court, how is this move different from a thief?" Now tens of thousands of people and men of the Eight Banners in the city, the court thinks that they are rebellious, and even if the emperor is gracious and does not kill everyone, I am afraid that they will be exiled, who can afford such a toss. Listen to the old man, Lord Sa, it's already okay to get here, let's open the city, and earn a way to live for everyone. ”

Sazai pushed all the wine and food on the table to the ground with one hand, and said angrily: "Living? I'm not here for your life, why are I here today! It's all for you people, I don't think you have anything to do, so you all die with me! ”

With that, Sazai pulled out the sword hanging on the wall and stabbed the old man to death with one sword. (To be continued)