Under the gaze of everyone, the fortune boat sailed smoothly from the mouth of the river into the Longjiang River.

Zhu Cihong nodded with satisfaction.

Although the Fu boat built by Longjiang Shipyard this time is the smallest, it is a good start.

With this successful experience, it will be much easier to build more and bigger sea vessels.

Some people say that the sailor can best reflect a country's comprehensive national strength, and Zhu Cihong deeply agrees with this.

Throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty, the rise and fall of the imperial court sailors seems to be the epitome of the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty.

From the invincible armada when Zheng He went to the West, to the closure of the sea during the Jiajing period, and then to the full opening of the sea during the Wanli period, the Denglai Naval Division was built during the Apocalypse......

Zhu Cihong should not only build a strong sailor, but also enhance the people's self-confidence and sense of identity with the country through this move.

Just like Zhu Cihong said, one day, the Daming Sailor can escort the people to every corner of the world. As long as the flag of the emperor is displayed on the ship, any pirate and Hongyi will tremble.

Of course, the first thing Zhu Cihong has to do now is to put up the shelf of the sailor. Having a powerful sailor is very useful whether it is to contain Dongyu or deter Zheng Zhilong.

The lucky ship was successfully launched, and the Son of Heaven was happy, and ordered to reward the craftsmen of Longjiang Shipyard in accordance with the regulations.

As soon as the decree was issued, all the craftsmen knelt down and kowtowed in thanksgiving.

The Son of Heaven has clear rewards and punishments, and he is really a wise monarch through the ages. In this way, the Holy Ming Monarch will definitely be able to lead the people of the world to complete the great cause of Zhongxing.

For these craftsmen, as long as they can eat well with the imperial court, then who would be willing to do private work alone?

Their skills have been passed down from generation to generation, and only by working together can they bring out the best results. And the Longjiang Shipyard set up by the imperial court has built an excellent platform for them.

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Back in the dormitory, Zhu Cihong was not idle, but immediately began to read the secret recital submitted by the Military Intelligence Department of the Inner Factory.

Under Zhu Cihong's layout, the fans of the Military Intelligence Department have now infiltrated the Qing Occupation Area, the Shun Occupation Area, and the Western Occupation Area.

Every day, the Nanjing Military Intelligence Department will summarize the information sent from all over the country and submit it to the palace ** Son of Heaven in order of priority.

Zhu Cihong was most concerned about the situation in Shanxi and the movements of the Qing defenders in Gyeonggi and Henan.

As for the situation in Sichuan and Huguang, although they are also very important, their intelligence has to be slightly lower at the moment.

Zhu Cihong opened a secret book summarizing Shanxi's intelligence, and learned that Azig, Wu Sangui, and Shang Kexibu had left Datong and were very heavy when they attacked northern Shaanxi through Mongolia.

Now the situation is very clear, the Qing army just wants to encircle the two wings and take Shaanxi.

Azig is already one step ahead. Next, the Qing army of the Duoduo Department will definitely storm Taiyuan and blast the walls of Taiyuan at all costs.

Since there are Kong Youde and other ministries, it is not too difficult to do this.

If the Ming army could not take advantage of this gap and do something, history would have developed as it had been. Once Tongguan is lost, Li Zicheng is likely to give up Shaanxi.

I don't know where Gao Jie's troops have marched.

The plan for the Northern Expedition was formulated by Zhu Cihong, taking into account all possible scenarios.

But the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the fighters are fleeting. The specific timing of the battle has to be grasped by Gao Jie himself, and Zhu Cihong can't help him.

The ideal situation is to wait until the Qing army of the Duoduo Department crosses the Yellow River and travels outside the Tong Pass, and Gao Jie recovers Henan and approaches Gyeonggi.

If Gao Jie had attacked early, the Qing army in Shanxi could have turned around to deal with the Ming army. If Gao Jie fights late, I am afraid that Li Zicheng's Shaanxi nest has been wiped out by the Qing army.

Zhu Cihong opened another secret record summarizing the information of Gyeonggi, and after seeing the news that Emperor Shunzhi had moved the capital to Beijing, his mood was very complicated.

The relocation of the capital in Shunzhi means that the Manchus are really determined to chase the Central Plains.

In the original history, Shunzhi moved in October, but now it has been advanced by nearly two months.

If Shunzhi is still in Shenyang, then the Manchu Eight Banners still have a way out. But Shunzhi moved the capital to Beijing, and Beijing became a must-defend place.

This has advantages and disadvantages for Daming, and it depends on the specific choice.

Zhu Cihong thought about it again and again and prepared to give Qin Gongming and Zhao Xin a decree each, instructing them to act at the right time and prepare to take over Gao Jie's department.

The relocation of the capital in Shunzhi will definitely bring a part of the Eight Banners Army, although the number is not large, but they are all the elite of the elite.

With these people here, Gyeonggi will be able to survive for a short time.

Zhu Cihong was really afraid that Gao Jie's brain would be hot, and he wanted to conquer Beijing and make immortal achievements.

At present, for the Ming Dynasty, the most important thing is to recover the lost territory as much as possible and force the Qing army to come back to help.

If Gao Jie is really frustrated, and there are friendly forces to respond, at least the main force can be preserved.

There are very few fighting armies in Nanming, and Gao Jiebu is the most important one. Zhu Cihong didn't want Gao Jie to have any accidents, causing his soldiers to fall apart and turn to Qingqing.

As for the Shence Army, Zhu Cihong just wanted them to participate in the battle, so that the recruits could see blood and grow up quickly.

At present, it is obviously not yet the time for the Shence Army to carry the banner.

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After Zhending Mansion, through Guguan, Pingdingzhou, and Shouyang, the Qing army went all the way west to the city of Taiyuan.

This Qing army was led by Duoduo, the prince of Yu. Among them, there are not only the inlaid white flags led by Duoduo, but also the Han army led by Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others.

As for the banner soldiers led by Jueluo Bahana, Shi Tingzhu and others, because of the serious losses in the Battle of Dezhou, this attack on Taiyuan will not be used as the main force for the siege, but mostly plays the role of waving the flag and shouting.

Duoduo ordered the siege of the city after joining up with the Yechen tribe.

Although there are still many Shun troops in Taiyuan City today, its connection with the surrounding major prefectures and counties has been cut off by the Qing army, and it is completely an isolated city.

Chen Yongfu, the Taiyuan garrison, was also a ruthless character, and when he learned that the Qing army was coming to attack in a big way, he ordered the wall to be cleared, and burned the wheat that was about to be harvested. Even if you can't eat it yourself, you won't leave it for the Qing army to eat.

The big war was imminent, and both sides were cautious.

Shanxi is a piece of fat sandwiched between Shaanxi and Beizhili, and whoever can eat this piece of fat can take the initiative. Now the Qing army has occupied the northern part of Shanxi, and the southern part of Shanxi is under the control of the Shun army. Taiyuan has become the key to the contention between the two sides.

Judging from the comparison of troops, the Qing army is obviously superior. However, the Shun army stationed in Taiyuan City had a strong city to rely on, and they were not too afraid of the siege of the Qing army.

It wasn't until Kong Youde's Han army pushed dozens of red-clothed cannons in front of Taiyuan City that the Shun army in the city showed a frightened look.

Many of them had seen this heavy artillery during the storming of Kaifeng, and remembered its power vividly.

If the Qing army bombarded the Taiyuan city wall with red-coated cannons, would this seemingly strong city wall really be able to resist?

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