If you ask Zhu Cihong what he wants to see most now, it must be the good news of Gao Jie's Northern Expedition.

Gao Jie did not live up to the trust of his father, and presented the good news he had written to the emperor before the Chinese New Year.

In addition, Gao Jie also gave Zhu Cihong a big gift, that is, the capture of Zu Kefa.

This guy himself did not have a high status among the ministers of the Qing Dynasty, but because he was the righteous son of Zu Dashou, he was still named a pseudo-chief soldier of the green battalion by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

It is a bit exaggerated to hold a special ceremony for Zu Kefa to sacrifice prisoners, and Zhu Cihong does not think that there is such a need to mobilize the people.

He directly issued an order to the Criminal Department, ordering him to escort the prisoner to Xishi for execution as soon as the inquest was completed.

The way is naturally Ling Chi.

For a big traitor like Zu Kefa, it is too cheap for him to be slashed with a knife, even if it is a thousand cuts, it is difficult to solve the hatred in Zhu Cihong's heart.

The weather in Nanjing is warmer than in the north, but because it is in the Xiaoice period, the streets of Nanjing in winter are still chilly.

The entrance of the West Market was already crowded with people, and the people who came from various markets were looking forward to it, looking forward to this big show.

Beheading was the official way for the emperor to execute prisoners, and they were all surprised. But Ling Chi can't always see it. The most impressive thing for the people of Nanjing was that Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party who wanted to rebel, was sentenced to Ling Chi and cut more than 3,000 knives before he died.

Almost half a year has passed, and they have finally waited for another Ling Chi execution, and it is normal to be excited.

Soon, the prisoner cart escorting Zu Kefa slowly walked towards the execution ground, and the people threw rotten vegetable leaves at Zu Kefa's body, and Zu Kefa, who was gagged, could only make a whining sound.

When the prisoner cart stopped, two soldiers stepped forward and roughly dragged Zu Kefa down, pushed and shoved him to the execution table and tied him.

The next step is to hand it over to the executioner.

At this moment, Zukofa had given up resistance and was at the mercy of the executioners.

The executioner first ripped off the thin red coat from Zukofa's body, and then removed the wooden piece that was tied to Zukofa's mouth.

It is too cheap for him to be gagged for such a big traitor. should let him scream miserably, and he will be ugly at the last moment of his life.

The cold wind blew on Zu Kefa's naked body, causing him to tremble.

He knew that it was useless to beg for mercy, so he simply closed his eyes.

With all the preparations ready, the executioner placed a fishnet over Zukofa's body, so that his muscles naturally protruded.

Before the execution of Ling Chi, a knife is usually made on the prisoner's forehead, so that the hanging flesh can cover the eyes and prevent the prisoner from seeing the tragic situation at the time of the execution.

But today's executioner won't cut it. Because Zukofa is not worthy.

The ancestral family was tired of the emperor's favor, and he was the general existence of the emperor in Liaodong, and he did not hesitate to surrender to the captives, and he had no backbone at all.

This kind of shameless villain who acts for the tiger is punished by everyone.

Another executioner forced Zukofa to open his eyes, and the executioner of the main knife began to carry out the execution.

This time, he had to challenge his limits to see if he could cut more than 5,000 cuts.

Zu Kefa was determined not to shout, but when the executioner slashed his chest for the first time, he couldn't help but shout.

It hurts, it hurts!

The thought of how many more times he would endure this pain over the next few thousand times made Zukoffa feel palpitating.

"Rip him, rip him, rip this dog traitor!"

"What is a slave to the Tartar must not let him die happily!"

"I'm going to buy him a piece of meat!"

"Dig out his heart and see if it's black!"

Under the torture platform, the crowd was surging. The smell of blood completely stimulated these ordinary people, who were usually busy with their livelihoods, and at this moment they were united in their thoughts, that is, to make Zukoffa feel the greatest pain before he died.

For Zukoffa, death was not terrible, but it was the level of pain and the tremendous pressure he endured before he died.

At first, he could still distract this pressure by screaming in pain, but after shouting dozens of times, his voice was already hoarse, and even if he shouted, he couldn't shout.

Ling Chi lasted for more than two hours, and when the executioner had cut off the last knife and the head of Zu Kefa was taken down, the excited people rushed to the execution platform to buy the meat cut from Zu Kefa's body.

For most of them, although they can't go into battle to kill the two tartars themselves, it is good to be able to eat their flesh raw.

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Compared with the Nanjing people who watched the execution at the Xishi Execution Ground, Zhu Cihong in the Forbidden City obviously had more important things to do.

Duoduo led the army back to Northern Zhili. Azig also retreated to Shaanxi after strangling Li Zicheng in Jiugong Mountain. There are all kinds of signs that the Manchus did not want to start a decisive battle with the Ming in this cold winter.

The reason is very simple, the cost of fighting a war in winter is too high.

He said that the army under the command of Azig had more than 100,000 people eating horses and chewing a day, and it would be extremely terrible if the supply was cut off. It is unrealistic to transport grain from Shaanxi to Huguang, not to mention that the whole of Shaanxi cannot make up so much grain under the current situation, even if it can barely make up it, and the long distance from Shaanxi to Huguang will also cause serious food loss. It is important to know that the loss of grain transportation by land is much more serious than that of grain transportation by water, but grain transportation from Shaanxi to Huguang can only be transported by land.

As for grabbing grain, it is even more unrealistic. In winter, there are not many places to loot grain, and as long as the Ming Dynasty adheres to the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, hundreds of thousands of Qing troops may starve to death.

As for the Qing army of the Duoduo Department who returned to the division, it was more to drive away Gao Jie.

Gao Jie's reign in Henan and Northern Zhili turned upside down, and the Manchu rule in these two provinces was greatly threatened.

Dorgon was a very conservative man, and he certainly wouldn't risk his lair being ruined and let Dorgor go out and raid it.

After comprehensive consideration, Zhu Cihong believes that the Manchu Qing must want to wait for the end of this year, and it is best to make further plans after the beginning of spring.

Now Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, and Northern Zhili are all connected, and with the increase in the number of areas under his rule, a serious problem is placed in front of Dolgon.

That's how to feed so many troops. You must know that the Qing army is now not only the Eight Banners Army, but also the feudal soldiers of Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and other departments, as well as the Green Battalion Army that surrendered in various places.

The entire army together has hundreds of thousands of people, and it will definitely not last long just to rely on grain storage, even if you tighten your belts and rely on the connections of Jin merchants to raise food for half a year.

This meant that Dolgon had to conquer either Huguang or Shandong to solve the problem of feeding hundreds of thousands of troops.

From this point of view, there must be a battle between the Manchus and the Ming Dynasty, and it is likely that it will be after the beginning of spring in the following year. By the time the Kaichun Canal thawed, at least the Manchus could rely on the canal to transport military rations to reduce losses when they attacked Shandong.

What Zhu Cihong has to do is to take precautions and arrange thousands of miles of defense in advance.

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