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The first day of the third month of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen.

An army of 40,000 surrounded the city of Jiaxing, the artillery was set up, and the attack was about to begin.

The army that came back from Huzhou and Hangzhou, the news that it was annihilated by the Jiangning battalion, Liu Zeqing knew the news early in the morning, and at that moment, he really felt the catastrophe, and the 40,000 army was wiped out while talking and laughing, this is not an ordinary spirit, I used to think that the Jiangning battalion was lucky, but now it seems that this is not the case at all, people are really capable, but it is ridiculous that he still wants to negotiate with Su Tiancheng, and also wants to rely on the 100,000 army to form a deterrent to Su Tiancheng, now it seems that it is too self-sufficient.

As Su Tiancheng expected, the first thing Liu Zeqing thought of was to surrender, relying on an army of 60,000 to resist, which was tantamount to looking for death, but unfortunately, Su Tiancheng did not accept surrender, the deep-seated reason for this, Liu Zeqing knew a little, Su Tiancheng and the Jiangning battalion wanted to rely on this battle to establish their authority, and let the rest of the Ming army see how vulnerable the so-called armies of the imperial court were in front of the Jiangning battalion. This is of great benefit to Su Tiancheng to rule the world in the future, and I am afraid that it is also for this reason that Liu Zeqing has become a scapegoat.

It's a pity that Liu Zeqing has never reflected on himself, what did he do badly, Su Tiancheng did not accept his surrender, was it his subordinates who did too much.

Fan Jingwen's attitude is slowly changing, Yan Zizhang and Wu Weiye, who followed him to Zhejiang before, have been completely split, Wu Weiye clearly followed Su Tiancheng to do things, which is tantamount to betraying the imperial court, Yan Zizhang still insists on his own understanding. thinks that Su Tiancheng is a rebellion and a great rebellion, and Yan Zizhang also feels inappropriate about the reality he sees, but he thinks that these can be changed by relying on the emperor and the court.

Fan Jingwen and Su Tiancheng also talked about Yan Zizhang in private. Su Tiancheng was very frank, saying that he had high hopes for Yan Zizhang in the past, but now he has changed his opinion, people like Yan Zizhang think of making a name for themselves in their bones, and the means they use are fierce opposition, and they may be able to do things well in the local area, but once they enter the court, it will be bad.

It's only a dozen days. Fan Jingwen is already thinking about his choice, he has always pursued the truth, he was not attached to Wei Zhongxian or the Donglin Party back then, and he had independent thinking, which is the best embodiment of Lu, what is the ending of returning to the capital, Fan Jingwen has also thought about it. From the moment he made his proposal to the emperor, he laid the foundation for the future. has been away from the imperial court for so long, who knows what Lu Dao Jinyiwei and Dongchang will do in the future, and during this time, following Su Tiancheng, the local officials in Zhejiang are all knowledgeable, but Su Tiancheng is strictly investigating and dealing with the corruption of officials, those officials who have fled. In order to cover up his own corruption, he will definitely try his best to belittle Su Tiancheng, and of course he will not forget him Fan Wencheng.

Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning camp and took Jiaxing Fucheng, Fan Jingwen was going to Shandong to have a look. Then it's time to make the last choice.

At three o'clock, the dragon reported that everything was prepared, and the battle of the siege of the city would officially begin at the time of the hour.

Su Tiancheng looked very relaxed, and invited Fan Jingwen to join him and walk out of the Chinese military tent to see the next attack. In this siege battle, the performance of the Jiangning battalion was very confident, and informed Liu Zeqing that when the attack would be launched, where the main direction of the attack was, etc., to such an extent, it showed that Su Tiancheng had a complete grasp and was able to take Jiaxing Mansion in one fell swoop.

As soon as he walked out of the Chinese military tent, Liu Tiehan came over with a black face.

"Report to His Royal Highness King De, there is something abnormal in Jiaxing City."

Su Tiancheng frowned, what's the big deal, the offensive is about to start, the artillery battalion is already preparing to bomb, of course, the target of the bombing is the city wall, and bombing is not allowed in the city, which is tantamount to slaughtering civilians.

Su Tiancheng picked up the telescope and looked in the direction of the city wall, and Fan Jingwen and the others also picked up the telescope.

Su Tiancheng's body trembled slightly.

On the city wall, there are not sergeants, but women, children, old and young, these people are forced by the sergeants with steel knives and spears, trembling and standing on the city wall, densely packed, I don't know how many people there are in the road.

In such a situation, Su Tiancheng encountered Lu for the first time, if the attack started, these women, children, old and young, would definitely not be spared, he never imagined that Liu Zeqing would use such hooligan methods.

Fan Jingwen's reaction was even more intense, as a cabinet scholar, he was supposed to pay attention to his identity, but after putting down the binoculars, Fan Jingwen gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Liu Zeqing is not a thing, bastard ......"

He Renlong and others quickly rushed to the Chinese military tent.

The controversy began, He Renlong believed that the war could not take care of these, the time of the attack could not be changed, if the old and weak women and children on the city wall were taken into account, the future battle could not be carried out, but Liu Tiehan believed that it was still possible to talk to Liu Zeqing, and if there was no effect, the attack could be started.

Su Tiancheng doesn't know what he did, what he did in Haiyan County and Pinghu County, Liu Zeqing knows the way, does not infringe on the interests of the people, and resolutely protects the interests of the people, this is the bottom line that Su Tiancheng insists on, and it is also the extremely strict military regulations of the Jiangning battalion, and it is precisely because of this that Liu Zeqing made this move when he knew that there was no end to the resistance of the Dao, don't you Su Tiancheng love the people, then I will let the people come to the city wall, since you want to attack the city, you are killing the people, In this way, everything you advertise is not empty words, and this kind of behavior will spread in the future, that is, when you Su Tiancheng attacked the city, he adopted the method of slaughtering the city, and the view that you insisted on safeguarding the interests of the people will be shattered.

This is a typical villain's heart to spend the belly of a gentleman.

But this is indeed a difficult question, testing Su Tiancheng's wisdom.

Everyone's discussion ended quickly, and the ultimate goal was to launch an attack, no matter what, the Jiangning battalion must completely wipe out the army led by Liu Zeqing, and Liu Zeqing's actions have made all the officers and soldiers of the Jiangning battalion angry.

Even Liu Tiehan, who insisted on talking first, finally gave up the point of view he insisted on, he knew very well that the big war was imminent, some small changes, it was impossible to completely control the situation of the war, if it was because there were a lot of old and weak women and children on the city wall, it would not attack, the army would retreat, and the future expedition would not be able to be carried out, such a way would be continuously adopted by the rest of the Ming army, and the Jiangning battalion would be struggling in the future.

In the process of this discussion, Fan Jingwen participated in all of them, and subconsciously, Fan Jingwen had already begun to carefully analyze Su Tiancheng, which was also a precursor to doing things for Su Tiancheng.

Fan Jingwen didn't speak, and after everyone finished discussing, Su Tiancheng looked at Fan Jingwen, thinking about seeing if Fan Jingwen had anything to say, but Fan Jingwen shook his head, it seemed that he still had a burden in his heart.

Su Tiancheng slowly stood up and watched everyone speak.

"Liu Zeqing's move is indeed heinous, thinking of using such means to save his own life, from the moment he made the decision, he lost his nature as a human being, my Jiangning battalion has always emphasized that the battlefield is desperate to fight and achieve the final victory, but no matter what the opponent is, no matter whether the opponent is strong or sloppy, we must respect the opponent, and at any time, we cannot mutilate the people in exchange for victory in the battle."

"You have all expressed your opinions, and the final opinion is to launch an attack, not because of Liu Zeqing's move, let his conspiracy succeed, I also know very well that Jiaxing Mansion must be attacked, otherwise, we may face more problems in the future, but how to attack, I still have to emphasize."

"We were scheduled to officially launch the attack at the end of the day, I decided, postpone the attack for an hour, I will write a letter immediately, Liu Tiehan, you send scouts, find a way to send this letter to the city wall, tell the sergeant on the city wall, let Liu Zeqing see this letter in person, no matter what method he Liu Zeqing takes, we are going to attack, doesn't he Liu Zeqing treat the lives of the people as child's play, then I won't treat his Liu Zeqing's family as a person, as well as his deputy commander-in-chief, deputy general and staff general, Don't think about life, if he Liu Zeqing insists on letting the innocent people in the city be buried together, then I will make an oath to destroy his Liu Zeqing's nine clans, and the families of his deputy commanders, deputy generals and generals, no matter where his family members and relatives flee to, the Jiangning battalion will pursue, even if it reaches the ends of the earth, it will not give up. ”

"If he, Liu Zeqing, can give up this move, I can guarantee the safety of their families, as for those officers, it depends on the situation, if he is obsessed, he will wait to cut off his children and grandchildren. Give him an hour to think about it, and start attacking on time. ”

The Chinese military tent is very quiet, no one speaks, exterminate the nine clans, this kind of killing, many people have heard of it, but I haven't seen it for a long time, generally speaking, even if it is a person who commits a crime of rebellion, it will not be connected with the nine clans, at most it is to wipe out the three clans, even if it is a very severe punishment, the practice of taking disaster to the family when it is clear is slowly beginning to be abandoned.

Su Tiancheng said such words, presumably Liu Zeqing must have considered it, of course, everyone also noticed one thing, that is, Su Tiancheng did not say anything about sparing Liu Zeqing's life, which can be clearly understood that Liu Zeqing has no way to live, I am afraid that he can only commit suicide. There are also the words of Liu Zeqing's first senior officer, which are fatal blows, and may make Liu Zeqing's army fall apart directly.

After everyone dispersed, Fan Jingwen did not leave, he personally helped Su Tiancheng revise the letter.

Soon, the letter was written, and Liu Tiehan sent scouts, holding flags, to the city wall, shooting the letter on the city wall, shouting loudly, asking Liu Zeqing to see the letter in person.

The delay in the attack had some impact on the soldiers, but the officers at all levels quickly conveyed the reasons for the delay, so that many of the sergeants understood and understood the decision made above. (To be continued......)