Zhu Cihong was very confident in the Shandong defense line, but some Ming generals did not necessarily think so.

But after the Son of Heaven drove his own expedition, Shandong became a must-defend place. After all, the Son of Heaven is in Jinan Mansion, so they can't sit back and watch the Dongyu wantonly burn, kill and loot in the land of Qilu, right?

This is what Zhu Cihong wants to achieve.

As long as he is the emperor, the soldiers will definitely serve the dead.

However, it is indeed a troublesome thing to deal with government affairs.

Zhu Cihong was just sixteen years old and did not have an imperial heir, so it was naturally impossible for the crown prince to be in charge of the country.

All important recitals had to be sent from Nanjing to Jinan and presented to the Emperor of Heaven.

Fortunately, Nanjing is not too far from Jinan, and it will not be delayed for too long.

In addition to the war that is about to break out in Shandong, Zhu Cihong is most concerned about two places, one is Huguang and the other is Sichuan.

To his relief, there was no tendency for a major war to break out in either of these places for the time being.

Zhang Xianzhong's words can also be explained by sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, Azig really can't understand it.

Could it be that there is some kind of conflict between this guy and Dolgon?

All in all, this was a good thing for the Ming army stationed in Shandong. They just need to deal with the big war at hand, and they don't need to be distracted by other things.

If you look at the geographical location of the whole Shandong, Qingzhou Mansion is the geographical center in the absolute sense, but Jinan Mansion is the political center.

Zhu Cihong chose to stay here because it was close to the cities on the northern line. If necessary, he can move to Linqing or even Texas at any time.

Zhu Cihong is not the kind of puss emperor who only hides in the rear and watches the soldiers fight desperately, but a saint who dares to come to the front line to boost morale.

After staying in Jinan Mansion for three days, Zhu Cihong decided to go to Linqing to inspect first.

This place is garrisoned by Gaojie, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers inside and outside.

As an important hub on the Grand Canal, the importance of Linqing is self-evident.

It was Zhu Cihong who ordered people to cut off the canal transportation north of Linqing, so that the rice grain in the south of the Yangtze River could not be transported to Beizhili.

The Manchus were in such a hurry to attack Shandong, probably in order to gain control of the Grand Canal and transport grain to the north.

Gao Jie learned that the holy car had moved to Linqing, and made careful arrangements in advance.

In addition to vacating the best mansion in Linqing City for the Son of Heaven to serve as a temporary palace, he also ordered people to strengthen the security of Linqing City.

After all, the Son of Heaven is here and cannot tolerate the slightest negligence. In case someone with ulterior motives wants to assassinate the emperor, he must respond as soon as possible.

Of course, the fifteenth battalion of the Shence Army led by Zhu Cihong also accompanied him.

Although Gao Jie has shown loyalty over the past year, as the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, the Shence Army must also fulfill its duties and consider all possibilities.

After resting in the palace for the night, Zhu Cihong went to Linqing City early the next morning to inspect.

Although he knew that there was a fortress and trench defense line on the periphery of Linqing City, Zhu Cihong still instinctively hoped that Linqing City would be indestructible.

Compared with a few years ago, Gao Jie ordered people to strengthen and repair the city wall of Linqing.

Although today's Linqing City is not impregnable, it is also a majestic city.

Zhu Cihong came to the city to overlook, and when he saw the vast wilderness, he suddenly sighed: "Gao Qing, this battle must be won." How confident do you have? ”

Gao Jie hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, now the morale of the army is high, and the soldiers are willing to serve Your Majesty to the death. If the captives dare to attack, they will be left with no return! ”

"Good!"

Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "At that time, I will personally cheer for Gao Qing and the soldiers at the head of the city. ”

Gao Jie was moved to tears and said: "Your Majesty, how can the minister be so valued by His Majesty......"

"It is said that the East is terrible, and I think it is a lie. If the monarch and the minister are single-minded, why can't they defeat the enemy? Gao Qing said yes and no. ”

Gao Jie hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty is wise." ”

But he muttered something in his heart. What did His Majesty mean by saying this to him, did he suspect that he had two hearts?

Thinking of Li Chengdong persuading him not long ago to leave a way back for himself, Gao Jie shuddered.

I heard that after the Son of Heaven reopened the inner factory, he set up a military intelligence department.

The fans of the Military Intelligence Department are even more terrifying than the Jinyi Guard, and they are all over the two capitals and thirteen provinces. I'm afraid that Gao Jie's army has a fan of the Military Intelligence Department.

Everything the Son of Heaven said was not said casually, but must have a deep meaning.

This must be a knock on him, right?

Since the great success of the Northern Expedition with his army, Gao Jie has indeed swelled.

The Son of Heaven was telling him that all his actions were seen by the Son of Heaven, telling him to abide by his duty as a courtier.

Gao Jie said in his heart that fortunately he didn't do anything out of the ordinary, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Your Majesty is really unfathomable, unfathomable!

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"Lord Belle, there is Qinghe ahead. He also asked Lord Belle to order the army to rest and recuperate in Qinghe and replenish the grain. ”

Shi Tingzhu held the reins of the horse with one hand, and pointed to a city in the distance with the other, and said loudly.

After the army crossed the Lushui, the last big city under its control was the Qinghe.

He suggested replenishing the grain here, after all, further forward was under the control of the Ming army.

The Ming army will definitely pursue the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness, and will not give the Qing army a chance to get food.

Then, the Qing army had to bring at least one month's worth of rations.

The army led by Luckedhun is actually a ragtag army.

Among them, there are not only the Mongolian Eight Banners, the Eight Banners of the Han Army, but also most of the Green Camp Army.

Such a mixed army often has different orders.

In particular, Luckedhun himself does not have much experience in leading troops and lacks prestige, so it would be good if the journey was smooth. Once something goes wrong, it's going to be tricky.

This is another reason why Shi Tingzhu suggested that Luck Dehun take a break in Qinghe.

Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and other two Han vassal kings led the Tianyou army to capture Leling and Haifeng, because the army with red-clothed cannons, the marching speed will be very slow.

However, the elite of the Manchurian Eight Banners under the command of Duoduo were all cavalry, and they did not have too many baggage to carry, and the marching speed would only be faster than that of the motley army of Luckdehun.

Shi Tingzhu meant to wait for the elite led by Duoduo to launch an offensive against Texas, and Luck Dehun no longer hurried to lead his troops to attack Linqing.

In this way, the garrison strength within the Ming army will definitely be tilted towards Texas, and it will be easier for Luck Dehun to fight Linqing.

In Shi Tingzhu's view, it was only a matter of time before the Qing army took Shandong. But the distribution of benefits is completely difficult to say.

If Luck Dehun wants to get a piece of the pie in the Shandong battlefield, he must be cautious and not too realistic.

How did Luck Dehun not understand what Shi Tingzhu meant, he bowed his head slightly and said: "Then I will send an order to go down to the army to rest in Qinghe for a while, and then march to Linqing after the grain and grass are replenished!" ”

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