Chapter 370: Enemies on All Sides
The People's Army crossed the Yangtze River, all the way to the north, and will arrive at the south bank of the Yellow River in less than a month, the Ming court is in danger, Zhu Yaojiang washes her face with tears every day, she is not sad for the imminent demise of the Ming Dynasty, but for the fate of the Zhu family after the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
After the end of many dynasties, the royal family was slaughtered, and the Zhu family of the Ming royal family also had to end up in this fate.
Zhu Yaojiang couldn't sit still, she came to Fang Nan crying, put down all the pride in her heart and knelt down, begging Fang Nan to spare the lives of the other Zhu family members.
This does not include Zhu Yijun, Zhu Yijun is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and other Zhu family members may save their lives, but Zhu Yijun must die.
Fang Nan hugged Zhu Yaojiang and gently wiped the tears on Zhu Yaojiang's face.
"You don't need this, the People's Army will never kill innocents indiscriminately, the People's Army will not exterminate the people, as long as they are innocent, they can continue to live, and the People's Army will leave them a little wealth, so that they can continue to live a relatively prosperous life."
Fang Nan's words made Zhu Yaojiang feel a lot better, if the Zhu family died, what face would she have to continue to live, this may be one of the reasons why the People's Army was able to defeat Da Ming, if the two positions are reversed, I am afraid that Da Ming will not let anyone who has anything to do with Fang Nan live.
In Fang Nan's arms, Zhu Yaojiang kept crying, tired of crying, and fell asleep, this night Zhu Yaojiang slept very peacefully.
The capital, knowing that the People's Army is getting closer and closer here, no one can resist the People's Army going north, the important ministers of the Ming Dynasty panicked one by one, and did not know what to do, the People's Army was coming, they were destroyed with the Ming Dynasty, or they voted for the People's Army.
There were important ministers in the Ming court who wanted to surrender to the People's Army, but there were relatively few of them, they had lived for so many years, and they did not want to bear the name of disloyalty in the few days left.
Some ministers asked Zhu Yijun to move the capital to Liaodong, but Zhu Yijun did not respond, what is the use of moving the capital to Liaodong at this point today, it is just the difference between early death and late death, and the People's Army drove Liaodong like a lost dog, and when the People's Army hits Liaodong, it will die after all.
What's more, the current situation in Liaodong is also very bad, the Japanese state has occupied almost all of Goryeo, the king of Goryeo fled to Liaodong with thousands of people, and the Jurchens and Tatars are eyeing each other.
If the capital is moved to Liaodong, it will really be attacked from all sides.
Zhu Yijun would rather the Ming Dynasty be destroyed by the People's Army than be destroyed by aliens.
Let's fight, Zhu Yijun has given an order to all the forces in the north, let them gather in the capital, Zhu Yijun wants to gather all the people loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and fight the last battle with the People's Army here, if he wins, the Ming Dynasty will be able to continue to struggle to survive, defeated, and the Ming will disappear from now on.
Zhu Yijun doesn't know how many soldiers and horses will gather over, it doesn't matter anymore, after being the emperor for twenty years, he is tired, physically and mentally exhausted, just like this, the war is over, there is no immortal dynasty in the world, and it is difficult for the Ming Dynasty to survive forever, if it is destroyed, it will perish, he can finally have a good rest.
In Shandong, the vanguard army of ten divisions led by Wang Shengrong is constantly advancing northward, and Wang Shengrong's goal is to cross the Yellow River and attack the capital, and behind Wang Shengrong's vanguard army, there are more people's troops who cross the Yellow River and spread out to the north, east and west, and occupy all the land that can be seen.
The People's Army has crossed the Yangtze River and is about to come to the south bank of the Yellow River, and the People's Army will have to face two major problems, crossing the Yellow River and cold weather.
The Yangtze River is a natural risk, the Yellow River is also a natural risk, the People's Army needs a large number of ships to cross the Yellow River, the boats can probably be found, the key is that the Yellow River will freeze in November, and then want to pass through the Yellow River can probably only walk on the ice, and the initial Yellow River ice is not thick, it is difficult to bear the weight of people, not to mention the passage of the army, you have to wait until the weather is colder in December.
Cold weather is also a big problem for the People's Army, the soldiers of the People's Army are mainly southerners, even if they prepare cold materials in advance and carry out some cold training, but they have not really been exposed to the cold of the north, I am afraid that many soldiers will fall ill in the cold weather.
With the help of the landlord armed forces of the Toucheng People's Army and the Ming army (water division), at the end of October, the vanguard army led by Wang Shengrong successfully crossed the Yellow River, and before the Yellow River froze, more than 20 divisions crossed the Yellow River, at this time the vanguard army led by Wang Shengrong was getting closer and closer to Shuntianfu, where the capital was located.
Agents of the Military Intelligence Department have contacted the vanguard army and reported to Wang Shengrong that the Ming army has gathered in the capital, and it is estimated that the total strength of the Ming army will exceed 300,000, of which the strength of the escort team formed by the landlord is about 100,000, and among the other 200,000 horses, at least 150,000 are elite.
300,000 enemies are ahead, the vanguard army of ten divisions led by Wang Shengrong has slowed down, waiting for the follow-up men and horses to follow, and the ten divisions of 80,000 people can defeat the 300,000 Ming army, but if you want to better control the situation, it is better to gather more troops.
While the vanguard army led by Wang Shengrong waited, the People's Army of other routes was progressing smoothly, the People's Navy had successfully cleared all the Ming Army naval divisions in the Yangtze River, and the area south of the Yellow River and north of the Yangtze River was also occupied by the People's Army.
What really makes the people feel at ease is that the People's Army gives them four acres of land, adults and children two acres, I don't know how many people have not owned their own land for half their lives, the People's Army came, gave them free land, they used to think that the People's Army was a demon that devoured people under the influence of the government and landlords, but they did not expect that the People's Army is the biggest good man in the world.
Although the people who had just acquired the land did not quickly support the People's Army, they had already recognized the rule of the People's Army, and as time went by, there was no need for the People's Army to do anything else, as long as the land remained in the hands of the People's Republic of China for a longer period of time, the people would be able to support the People's Army wholeheartedly.
It snowed, and this was the first snow encountered by the People's Army in its northward march, and the snow was not heavy, and the temperature plummeted after the snow, which directly made some KPA soldiers fall ill, and the sick KPA soldiers were resettled on the spot, and then returned to the army when they were sick.
The disease is not terrible, the soldiers of the People's Army are relatively healthy and will recover soon, but they cannot participate in the next war, this is the final battle between the People's Army and the Ming Court, they have already crossed the Yellow River, and their comrades-in-arms can continue to participate in the battle, but they were defeated by the cold, they are really unwilling, they really want to rush into the capital with their comrades as soon as possible.
Fortunately, it is not the coldest time of the year, and fortunately, the capital is not located further north, and the People's Army can still withstand it.
In the cold weather, the final battle has arrived!