The Liang army chased the defeated troops of the Left Army and went directly to the city of Nanjing in one breath.

At this time, under the light, everyone could see the majestic Nanjing city walls.

For a moment, the Liang soldiers stopped and stared at Nanjing City shrouded in the night.

Seeing this, Xu Heihu couldn't help laughing, and then immediately ordered: "Go! Tell the king that I have already arrived at the city of Nanjing!"

A cavalry immediately clasped his fists and galloped away.

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At this time, Zuo Liangyu, who had been resting for a while, recovered a little and barely supported her body to look around. He saw that the Zuo Army who was entering the city had no fighting spirit and his morale was extremely depressed.

The left army, who had just entered the city, sat silently on the ground, and the wailings of the injured soldiers filled the city of Nanjing, making people feel desolate.

The Liang army chased the cavalry too hard, and the left army could not escape the cavalry at all. They suffered heavy casualties during the retreat, so countless people who fled back were injured.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu was still in fear when he thought of the pursuit of Liang's cavalry.

For the southern army, the cavalry was really terrifying.

Zuo Liangyu sat for a while, barely stood up and looked around for a while. Seeing the miserable appearance of the Zuo Army soldiers, he couldn't help but remember the conversation he had with He Tengjiao half a year ago.

"Mr. Ming Gong's uprising will soon cause trouble. If you can stay in Wuchang, your life will be unpredictable!"

Thinking of this, Zuo Liangyu felt dizzy, but at the critical moment, he showed his strong side, pinched his thighs, making himself sober.

Now that I have entered Nanjing, I am not afraid of the Liang army's pursuit for the time being.

Zuo Liangyu strongly cheered up and called out, "Are all the generals entering the city? Xu Yong?"

"King! This will be here again!" Xu Yong stood up from the crowd, and saw his armor broken, his hair dispersed, and his appearance miserable.

Zuo Liangyu called out again: "Jin Shenghuan?"

No one answered in the crowd, so Zuo Liangyu had to say again: "Where is Jin Shenghuan? Does anyone know?"

At this time, a general stood up and said, "Master, General Mo saw Jin Shenghuan leading his troops south!"

When Zuo Liangyu heard the words, the corners of his mouth twitched and couldn't help but curse: "Damn, the bandits just can't rely on it, he will run away!"

A preliminary counting showed that less than 20,000 left troops returned to the city, plus the 10,000 left troops left behind in Nanjing, only 30,000 left troops remained in the city.

In this battle, Zuo Liangyu lost desperately. The key is that he was still very nervous. It was like holding a good hand in his hand. Before he could even make one, Gao Huan directly finished the card with a straight card, which made Zuo Liangyu feel mixed.

After learning that less than 20,000 people were back in the city, Zuo Liangyu felt dizzy and sat back on the chair again, sighing and instructing the generals to clean up the remaining soldiers.

At this time, just as the generals of the Left Army appeased the soldiers, treated the wounded, and tried every means to encourage the soldiers of the Left Army, Hou Xun led a group of officials and hurried over.

Everyone saw the left soldiers sitting or lying on both sides of the street, all lowered their heads, silently and dull. When they heard the wounded soldiers' wailing, their eyes were so shocked that they raised their eyes.

"A 170,000 army!" Hou Xun felt heartbroken: "Why is this, the king?"

Zuo Liangyu sat on a small bench and looked up and saw Hou Xun and others. Her face suddenly turned dark. She found a way for herself. "I led 170,000 soldiers and wanted to fight Gao Huan in a dignified battle, but Gao Huan suddenly attacked, causing me to be defeated!"

Now it is not the early Spring and Autumn Period. There are no wars between the nobles, and there are no rules in the war. The bottom line is to win.

After hearing Zuo Liangyu's words, everyone knew that Zuo Liangyu was no match for Gao Huan at all, and they were still making excuses if they lost.

Xie Sanbin's face was pale, "So did Liang Jun successfully cross the river?"

Zuo Liangyu is a little autistic. Did Gao Huan successfully cross the river? You can't see it yourself? Isn't this obvious that I'm so frustrated?

Zuo Liangyu was a little annoyed and suspected that Xie Sanbin deliberately insulted him. He didn't want to speak, but just nodded, which was considered as accusation that Liang Jun had crossed the river.

Seeing this, many Nanjing officials and gentry were immediately in an uproar. Many of them stood at the end, seeing that the situation seemed to be bad, sneaked back home quietly, preparing to embroider the Liang flag overnight to welcome the Liang King back.

"I just said Gao Huan was cunning and liked to use surprise weapons. How did he cross the river last time? Why didn't he learn from his lesson?"

"Taiping Prefecture has set off wolf smoke. Knowing that Gao Huan crosses the river, he should retreat to Nanjing. Now, how can he guard it if the troops are gone!"

At this time, Zuo Liangyu heard everyone's screams for a while and couldn't help but say annoyed: "In the current situation, what's the use of these? The key now is to think about what other countermeasures there are!"

The Liang army had already crossed the river and defeated Zuo Liangyu's army of 170,000. The attitudes of many gentry immediately swayed, all bowing their heads and silently.

Seeing this, Hou Xun knew that people's hearts had scattered. If he didn't help Zuo Liangyu, Nanjing would definitely not be able to defend it.

Hou Xun had a grudge against Gao Huan, so he naturally could not watch Zuo Liangyu's defeat, so he quickly calmed down and said anxiously: "King, the most urgent task is to stabilize Nanjing's city defense first, and send a confidant to control all doors to prevent anyone from opening the door and throwing over the beam."

When Zuo Liangyu heard this, he felt it reasonable, and at the same time he was scared and sweated coldly, and quickly called out: "Xu Yong, you go and do it!"

"The last general will take the order!" Xu Yong clasped his fists and hurried to make arrangements.

At this time, Hou Xun continued: "Secondly, let the Zheng family navy block the Yangtze River and cut off Gao Huan's connection with the north bank, so that Gao Huan's army could penetrate deeper and trapped in the south of the Yangtze River. At that time, Gao Huan will not attack Nanjing, and troops from all over the country will come to reinforce again, and there may be a turning point."

Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but nod: "Hurry, hurry up and urge General Zheng!"

A left general hurriedly took the order and left.

Hou Xun continued: "In the end, you can send someone to Gao Huan's camp to discuss peace and delay the time. Lao I will go to Shandong again and ask the court to send reinforcements to attack Liang quickly! If the king can adopt these Lao I'm sorry to force Gao Huan to retreat."

Zuo Liangyu had no choice but to follow Hou Xun's opinion, "Okay, let's do it according to Hou Ge's wishes!"

After saying that, Zuo Liangyu stood up with difficulty, but suddenly his eyes turned black and he fell down.

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In the Battle of Dasheng Pass, Gao Huan defeated 170,000 left troops. There were 30,000 to 40,000 people who were killed alone, and there were even more 30,000 to 40,000 people who were captured alive were even more uncountable.

Zuo Liangyu and other left army generals led their troops to break through and flee. The Liang army and the horse army chased and killed them all the way. From Dasheng Pass to the city of Nanjing, the bodies of the Left Army, as well as discarded weapons and armor were all over the way.

The Liang army cavalry advanced wildly and chased to the city of Nanjing, but stopped chasing because of the city walls.

On September 25, Gao Huan led the main force to the city of Nanjing.

This was Gao Huan's second time to come to Nanjing. The first time the defenders in the city surrendered without fighting, and the Liang army easily captured Nanjing.

This time, in addition to the early planning and preparation, which was time-consuming and laborious, the army crossed the river and was like a destruction.

At this time, Gao Huan's cavalry came to the city of Nanjing. Looking at the towering city of Nanjing, he couldn't help but sigh, "I am back!"

Li Pingyuan looked at Nanjing City and looked at the defenders on the city from afar. He couldn't help but ask: "King! Or not to fight?"

Gao Huan smiled and waved: "Zuo Liangyu suffered heavy losses, and the people of Nanjing were shaken. The army first set up the camp and see the reaction in the city before talking about it."

At that moment, the Liang army soldiers set up camp outside the city and began to rush to make siege equipment in case of emergency.

That night, in the tent of Liang Jun, Gao Huan summoned the generals to discuss the matter in Nanjing. Yang Yan suddenly raised the curtain and reported: "Report to the king, Ma Ge's troops come out of the city to see you!"
Chapter completed!