To be honest, Gali really wanted to run away. He even planned to cross the river in the name of urging the Qing army in Jiangbei to support Jinling as soon as possible, but after hesitating for a few days, he stayed.

It’s not that he is not afraid of death, but that he is even more afraid that he will not only not survive but also implicate his family after leaving. Besides, there are also Jiangning generals Ekxun and Cao Yinzai in Jinling City. One of them is the garrison general of the Eight Banners, and the other is Kangxi’s absolute confidant. Although Gali is the governor, as long as he makes any moves, they will definitely take action decisively.

However, it is not easy to defend Jinling. You must know that the entire Jinling City is 96 miles in radius, but now the defenders in Jinling are only more than 10,000, and they are all old, weak, sick and disabled. Most of the elite soldiers either lost their initial losses in the battle of Susong, or later transferred to Susong's front line to Susong one after another, or the entire army was wiped out with Asu troops.

"Report! Jiangyin fell yesterday! The navy of the bandit army has rushed up the river and rushed straight to Zhenjiang!"

Just as Gali was thinking about how to defend the city, another bad news came. Jiangyin, the key to the Yangtze River, was lost so quickly. Next was Zhenjiang. If Zhenjiang was also lost, then Jinling would become an isolated city. After hearing the news, Gali's face was pale and his hands were trembling involuntarily.

"Wang Dong is a good boy, and Old Pan is also good at it." Fang Shan and Zhu Yicheng received the news that the navy captured Jiangyin half a day earlier than Gali. Now the navy has quickly rushed north toward Zhenjiang. As long as he takes Zhenjiang, Jinling will be completely surrounded. The Jinling strategy for many days can be started.

"Is there any news in Wenzhou?" Zhu Yicheng turned around and asked Zhuang Yan. Zhuang Yan hurriedly replied: "Lan Li, Nian Gengyao's army is still attacking Wenzhou. The news just sent said that the two sides are still in a stalemate. Zhang Fei's Penghu Navy has also dragged Lan Yanzhen's joint navy tightly. However, this was a few days ago. According to the situation, Wenzhou may be under great pressure and needs to find a way to support it as soon as possible."

He nodded silently. Wenzhou is the southern gate of Zhu Yicheng's current control territory, and it is also a key place to curb Fujian's northward journey. As long as Wenzhou is not lost, Zhu Yicheng can easily deal with the Qing army in Jiangsu. But once Wenzhou is lost, the Qing army's troops will go all the way from Fujian, and the Ming army's rear and flanks will be in danger.

"Let Mr. Wu draw a unit from Ningbo to support Wenzhou as soon as possible. The specific arrangements will be decided by Mr. Wu and the General Staff. Wenzhou must be kept in any case!" Zhu Yicheng thought for a while and issued a decree order. Zhuang Yan quickly agreed and drafted an order to use a seal for Zhu Yicheng and immediately sent someone to send it out.

"As long as you keep Wenzhou, Ma Gongcheng, Yang Xu, Zhang Fei and others will be a great achievement!" Zhu Yicheng said this. There was no telephone or telegram in this era. Even if it was more than a thousand miles, it would take two or three days to rush the horse. However, the three of them had promised Zhu Yicheng that they would be able to defend Wenzhou and not let the Qing army go north. The so-called doubts are not used, and people are not used, Zhu Yicheng believes that they can do it.

After dealing with this matter, he turned his attention to the north again. Jinling was ahead. Now he doesn't want to consider anything else. As long as he captures Jinling as soon as possible and restores Nanjing, this is the most important strategy in front of him.

Wang Dong's navy was unstoppable. On the third day after taking Jiangyin, he took advantage of the situation to capture Zhenjiang. At this point, all the defense lines of the Qing army from the Yangtze River to Jinling were lost. When the overwhelming navy arrived on the river outside Jinling City, the entire Jinling City had been surrounded by Zhu Yi, and the battle of Jinling began.

On the day of the siege, the Ming army marched and land armies came out together, and the naval warships laid on the Yangtze River were fired at one hundred artillery pieces. On land, the Ming army also launched a fierce attack on the city gates under the cover of countless artillery fire.

At the same time, Zhu Yicheng sent people to dig the city wall and put a large amount of gunpowder on the coffin for blasting operations to break through the defense of the Jinling City Wall. Zhu Yicheng knew very well about the defense of the Jinling City. The defenders in the city were not afraid of it, and the temporary recruitment of strong men and soldiers were even more chaotic. As long as they broke through the city wall and entered Jinling, the Qing army would inevitably collapse. This was also the tactics that the General Staff had repeatedly discussed before the war.

"Supervisor E, how is the battle?" Not long after the war started, Gali came to Yifeng Gate, the most intense battle, and saw that General Ekson, who was supervising the battle, was charred.

"The bandit army's offensive was fierce, the artillery fire was fierce, and our army suffered a lot of casualties. By the way, what about the rest of the city gates now?" Okson asked anxiously.

Jinling is a giant city with thirteen inside and eighteen outside the city gate. If it is further divided, it can be divided into four cities: palace city, imperial city, capital city and outer city. It is not that simple to attack Jinling. If Gali has sufficient troops and the Yangtze River defense line is in his hands, Zhu Yicheng can only attack inward from the outer city gate. However, now the natural danger of the Yangtze River has been lost, and the entire Yangtze River is full of Ming army warships. In addition to the army outside the city, Jinling will be in a precarious position as soon as the war begins.

"The city gates from Qilin Gate to the fence gate were also attacked by thieves. It is extremely difficult for our army to defend inadequate strength." Gali said with a sad face.

"Since that's the case, the general should quickly shrink all his troops to the inner city gate." Okson thought for a while.

"Give up the outer city directly? This..." Gali was shocked.

"The outer city is too big. With our army's strength and strong men, there are only about 20,000 people. If the outer city defends everywhere, it will probably be broken soon. Moreover, the thieves have now controlled the Yangtze River, and the opponent's warships can directly arrive outside Yifeng Gate for artillery attacks. In addition, the thieves' army is constantly mobilizing troops from all over the place to attack here, so it is no longer important whether the outer city is defending or not." Okson explained in a low voice.

Although there are outer cities and inner cities in Jinling, only Yifeng Gate is located in a special geographical location. This gate is located in the north of Jinling City. Since it is directly adjacent to the river, there is no outer city wall protection. Now the Ming army has controlled the Yangtze River and can land directly outside Yifeng Gate to the inner city gate. Therefore, it is useless to defend the outer city now. Once the Ming army unfolds left and right sides of Yifeng Gate, the outer city will be broken without attacking.

After pointing out the situation, Gali immediately understood and quickly ordered the abandonment of the outer city and let the entire army enter the inner city to hold on.

On the day the Battle of Jinling started, the Qing army had no choice but to give up the outer city because of losing the natural danger of the Yangtze River. Zhu Yicheng's Ming army also entered the outer city of Jinling, and the entire army surrounded the entire inner city. The army continued to launch fierce attacks on the inner city, and its main targets were concentrated on Yifeng Gate, Jubao Gate, Zhengyang Gate, and Chaoyang Gate. Although there were battles for the other gates, they were used to restrain the Qing army and disperse the defenders in the city.
Chapter completed!