After a month-long journey, the Ming army finally arrived in Fengjie.

The crown prince Zhu Cixuan led the civil and military officials such as the superintendent Wen Anzhi out of the city to greet him.

This meeting was roughly the same as Zhu Youlang imagined, he cordially greeted the civil and military officials on the front line, and then led the guards into the city.

According to the previous plan, only a small part of the army would be stationed in the city, while most of the army would be stationed outside the city.

There is no way to do this, Fengjie is too small to accommodate tens of thousands of people entering the city at the same time.

Wen Anzhi had already prepared the palace, and the original palace room was lived by the crown prince Zhu Cixuan, and now it was given to Zhu Youlang. The crown prince moved to the side hall.

From beginning to end, the capital of Wen'an accompanied the car.

Zhu Youlang was able to take a closer look at this old minister with white hair but high spirits.

The face of the national character, the starry eyebrows and sword eyes make his elegant temperament show a touch of heroism.

Although he was already in his prime, he didn't feel a trace of malaise in Wen Anzhi.

This old guy is so well maintained!

It is said that the ancients had a skill in health preservation, and now Zhu Youlang believes it.

Queen Wang was already impatient to see the prince, and now there were only two people in the palace, Zhu Youlang and Wen Anzhi.

"Ahem..."

Zhu Youlang cleared his throat and smiled at Wen Anzhi: "Inspector sit down." You don't have to be rigid in front of me. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wen Anzhi arched his hand very kindly, and then sat down in his robe.

I have to say that Wen Anzhi has no pretentiousness, and he feels very comfortable.

He didn't treat Zhu Youlang too humbly, but like an old gentleman to a student.

"How could Your Majesty have thought of coming to Fengjie?"

What surprised Zhu Youlang slightly was that it was Wen Anzhi who asked first.

"This... I felt that Chongqing was a must-take, and after consulting with the King of Jin, the Duke of Qianguo and others, I set out to march. ”

In front of Wen Anzhi, Zhu Youlang naturally had nothing to hide, what to say.

"Now although Kunming has been preserved, and Dongyu has also returned to Guizhou, the situation in Daming is still very dangerous. If Chongqing cannot be taken, the thirteen families in Kuidong will always be isolated from Sichuan. At that time, the eastern captives can completely dispatch troops to break through each one. ”

Wen Anzhi nodded.

"Your Majesty's words are right, Chongqing must be defeated. It's a pity that the old minister failed the grace of God and fell short. ”

Zhu Youlang knew that he was talking about the Chongqing fiasco not long ago, so he comforted: "I don't blame the supervisors or the soldiers for this matter, it's all caused by the rebellion of the Tan thieves." It's just that now Chongqing's troops are only 20,000 or 30,000 even if they add Ertan, and I have brought 30,000 elites this time, plus the 13 families in eastern Sichuan and Kuidong, they can also have 100,000 horses. ”

"Won't the flood thieves come to help?"

"Although this supervisor can rest assured, I have already devised a clever plan, and the flood thief will not know the movements of our army at all in a short time, and it will be too late for him to react."

Zhu Youlang told him how to subdue Di Sanxi, and wrote a letter to Hong Chengchou in the name of Di Sanxi to "ventilate the message" to Wen Anzhi.

Wen Anzhi nodded frequently when he heard this, and called the Son of Heaven Shengming.

The two of them chatted happily, and chatted and talked about Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Chenggong in the southeast.

"The king of Yanping sent someone to deliver a letter some time ago."

Wen Anzhi paused, carefully observing Zhu Youlang's expression.

He took out a folded letter full of creases from his sleeve and respectfully handed it to Zhu Youlang.

"Your Majesty, please."

Zhu Youlang took the letter and unfolded it, and put it down after only reading a few lines.

"The king of Yanping wants to start the battle of the Yangtze River."

In the original history, in 1659, that is, in April of the thirteenth year of Yongli, Zheng Chenggong, Zhang Huangyan and others led the army north into the Yangtze River.

This force is very strong, with more than 3,000 large and small ships and 100,000 soldiers.

In the face of such a sharp army's sudden attack, the Qing defenders were defeated one after another, and by the end of June, the Ming army had occupied Guazhou and Zhenjiang.

At this time, Nanjing was already within reach, and Zheng Chenggong should have led his troops to storm Nanjing.

It's a pity that he didn't do this, but did something to commemorate Emperor Taizu.

This is already the 12th of July. In other words, for half a month, Zheng Chenggong's subordinates did nothing after taking Zhenjiang.

As a result, the fighters were delayed, and in mid-July, Qing reinforcements arrived one after another, and finally the siege of Nanjing was resolved.

The whole process was actually not complicated, Zheng Chenggong had enough time to take Nanjing, but he fell for the delaying tactics of Lang Tingzuo, Guan Xiaozhong and others, and had the benevolence of Song Xianggong, and finally missed the good game.

If Nanjing could be taken, the situation in Nanming would be completely different. If you plan properly, you can even do it with the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

It is a pity that history has no ifs, and failure is failure.

"How did the King of Yanping County deliver the letter?"

Faced with Zhu Youlang's doubts, Wen Anzhi explained with a smile: "Your Majesty doesn't know, the person who delivered the letter shaved his head and pretended to be a monk all the way through the area controlled by the Dongyu to arrive at Fengjie with difficulty. The minister has already checked the seal on the letter, and it is the small seal of the king of Yanping County. ”

Zhu Youlang nodded.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, a very strict shaving order was implemented, but there were several types of people who did not need to shave their hair, and monks and Taoist priests were among them.

"The messenger hasn't gone yet, has he?"

"He's still in the feast."

"I have something to say to him."

After careful calculation, it should not be long before Zheng Chenggong will wave his army north to launch the battle of the Yangtze River. Zhu Youlang didn't know if he could catch up or not, but he had to try everything.

Zheng Chenggong made two serious mistakes in the battle of the Yangtze River, one of which was that he delayed the fighters and did not make a quick decision. The second is to carry the relatives of the soldiers.

As a result, the soldiers are worried about their relatives in their hearts, and they are bound to be afraid of their hands and feet in battle, and they will not be able to exert their full combat effectiveness.

It is not mentioned in many historical sources, or it is mentioned in the past. But Zhu Youlang believed that this was the most important reason for the defeat of Zheng Chenggong's army.

If possible, Zhu Youlang hoped that Zheng Chenggong would be able to take Nanjing as quickly as possible without the soldiers' families.

As for whether it can hold on to Nanjing after taking it, it is another question.

"The minister will arrange it."

Wen Anzhi saw that the Son of Heaven cared so much about military affairs, and he was naturally in a good mood.

In the past few days, he has eaten a lot of food, his face is radiant, and he feels that he is several years younger.

Although he has some prejudices against the king of Yanping County, everyone is for the good of Daming.

Whether it's the king of Yanping or the king of Jin.

As long as he can help the Son of Heaven to help the Ming Dynasty, he is a meritorious man.

As for Zhang Huangyan, Wen Anzhi has always admired it.

Maybe in the future, you can recommend him to the cabinet?

Although Zhang Huangyan once supported Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, as the prisoner, there was no God after all.

In this regard, it is fundamentally different from Emperor Shaowu.

So Your Majesty shouldn't hold a grudge against Zhang Huangyan's past, right?

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