On the third day after Li Ziyuan led his troops out of Beijing, the loyal and righteous army, which had been stationed in various customs cities in Shanhaiguan, finally moved. Although it was freezing at this time, the troops left Guancheng, assembled under Guancheng, and then marched in the direction of Jingshi.

Unlike Li Ziyuan's self-proclaimed Tang King, even if he claims to be the king of Ding, Zhu Cijiong, the most orthodox heir to the throne of the Ming Dynasty, and has a jade seal as evidence, Zhu Mingzhong still calls himself a "prison country", and at this time, the banner of the army is only "Ming Prison Country" But despite this, everyone knows that the king succeeds to the throne as the emperor, but it is only a matter of time.

Sitting in the saddle and leading the army along the frozen road towards the direction of the Jingshi, Zhu Mingzhong would occasionally turn his attention to the soldiers around him, compared to most Ming troops, the quilts of the loyal and righteous army were more warm, and the woolen coats and military uniforms were thicker, which also allowed them to fight in the winter without fear of the cold.

However, despite this, Zhu Mingzhong, as the commander-in-chief, was still a little worried about whether the freezing weather would affect the combat effectiveness of the troops. But on the other hand, he knew that if the officers and soldiers of the Loyal Army could not resist such a cold snap, it would only be more difficult for Li Ziyuan's side.

After the Shanhaiguan is the North Zhili Plain, there are no mountains in this area, at most it is only the hills and wilderness at the end of the Yanshan Mountain Range, the official road is extremely wide, the street trees on the side of the road mark the official road, although Zhu Mingzhong who is riding a horse on a horse is said to be a prisoner, but he did not change to take a carriage, and there is only a simple guard of honor around.

When the army is marching, there will always be fast horses from time to time to get the latest military information. Since Li Ziyuan dispatched troops, Zhu Mingzhong has constantly received reports on the current military situation and military aircraft, and the telegrams sent from Jiangbei have made him very familiar with the situation in the world, and the information sent from all sides of the Beijing division has also made him clearly aware of his various movements. Although the army has just left Shanhaiguan, Li Ziyuan's army will cross the Luan River today. And the 70,000-strong army he led is head-on with it, and tomorrow afternoon the forwards of the two sides will make contact.

Although he did not fight at Shanhaiguan Pass, but went out of the city to meet the battle, Zhu Mingzhong did not order the troops to attack immediately, and tonight, the army would set up camp and then attack tentatively.

"Li Ziyuan should also be cautious!"

When talking to himself like this, Zhu Mingzhong knew that what he needed was this "caution", what he needed was for Li Ziyuan to slow down, at most five days, the loyal army sent from Shandong would land from the mouth of the Luanhe River, and then enter the battlefield in the rear of Li Ziyuan, so that Li Ziyuan would be encircled, and a few days later, he would be able to enter the Beijing division as a victor.

Enter the Kyoshi!

Enthrone as emperor!

For Zhu Mingzhong, who came to this time and space four years ago, he never thought that there would be such a day, when he first came to this time and space, all he thought about was just leaving a glimmer of life for Chinese civilization.

And colonizing Taiwan is the first step, the reason why he chose to send troops to Taipei to colonize at that time was to retreat, and even at that time, he had already made up his mind, once the army was defeated, all the people in Changzhou Mansion would be moved to Taiwan, as well as the people in Songjiang and other places, in short, how much could be moved. They did not want to go, so they forced them to go up with a knife.

Of course, Taiwan was only the first step in his plan, and the second step of the plan was to use the abundant timber to build merchant ships, on the one hand, to develop trade, and on the other hand, if Taiwan really did not have enough money, it could also move to Australia.

In Zhu Mingzhong's plan, he didn't even choose Nanyang at that time, not only because Nanyang already had the power of Western countries, but also because local malaria would cause a large number of people to die, which would eventually affect the development of the population.

In contrast, there was no more suitable colony than Australia and New Zealand, which was closer, less risky to sail to, and a more suitable climate than North America. In a hundred or two hundred years, the hundreds of thousands of immigrants will grow into millions or even tens of millions, and at that time, maybe they can counterattack again......

Of course, now, Zhu Mingzhong no longer needs to think about this problem, in the past four years, the situation has changed dramatically, and at the same time, his power and prestige have also reached its peak, now, although the pseudonym Zhu Cijiong, but he knows that as long as he wants, he can ascend the throne as Zhu Mingzhong at any time, but he finally chose a simpler shortcut.

Zhu Cijiong's identity may need to be impersonated, but the biggest advantage of using this identity is that it can attract people's hearts, so that many people who hesitate in the troubled times stand on his side without hesitation, and can shake the enemy's military heart. The same is true in places like the Southwest.

A suitable identity is enough to shake the world!

Now there is only one king left!

After Li Dingguo learned the news, would he choose to be loyal, or?

There are not too many doubts, after Li Ziyuan was defeated, Li Dingguo will not resist the court no matter what, as a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, when the time comes, there are only two choices, one is to continue to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the same as the Zheng family, become a king with a different surname, and there is another choice, that is, to be ruined and discredited, defeated and killed!

For all this, Zhu Mingzhong has already been in his chest, and there is no doubt at all, even if it is a little worse, there is nothing to worry about, since he can help Li Dingguo conquer Guangzhou by sea, then he can take Guangzhou again!

The world will soon enjoy peace again!

Thinking of this, Zhu Mingzhong was unconsciously energetic, and his legs gently clamped the horse's belly, and the Arabian horse purchased from the foreign merchant under his crotch immediately sped up a lot.

Although the weather is cold, it is also a rare sunny day, the weather is clear, and the sun is in the sky. The footsteps of tens of thousands of troops marching in the wilderness, the sound of horses' hooves when pulling cannons echoed in the wilderness, the occasional chirping of horses echoed with the sound of leather whips, and occasionally, in the marching ranks, there would be the laughter of the soldiers, and for everyone, there was no doubt about this battle.

Experienced in a hundred battles, not a single defeat!

For the loyal and righteous army, which has not tasted a single defeat since its formation, they have never felt that there is anything terrible about the enemy, even if it is the "Tang Army" that claims to be from the loyal army, it is not worth mentioning in their opinion.

"It's better for them to line up, when the time comes, hundreds of cannons will bombard, even if they are iron men, they won't be able to withstand a few rounds of rapid fire......"

Wang Yushu, who was carrying the spontaneous gun, listened to the words of the brothers, and just grinned.

"It's not as simple as you think, the rate of fire of the mortar is fast, but the firing range is short, but it is only more than 100 zhang, and no matter how far it goes, it will not be accurate, we still have to line up to fight a few rounds of salvos, and when the whole team attacks, the mortar will fire rapidly......"

Wang Yushu, who has become a veteran, naturally knows that the mortar is the magic weapon of the loyal and righteous army, its rate of fire is fast, powerful, the use of a fuse shell, the ground will explode, touch the ordinary military formation, a round of shells over, can bomb the opponent to a thousand pieces. However, the mortar is not perfect, and its biggest weakness is that it has a limited range, and the effective range is only 150 zhang. But even so, it is also the most trusted weapon of the loyal officers and soldiers, in the combat sequence of the loyal army, the 10-pound mortar has even replaced the role of the grenade, not so much other mortars, or even more than a grenadier, but its range is longer, more powerful.

As the soldiers marched, every once in a while, a herald issued a new order, which quickly spread to the front and rear of the army from near and far.

When the queue of the troops was adjusted, Zhu Mingzhong had been standing on the snow hill on the side of the road on horseback, his eyes staring at his troops, and his expression was a little solemn.

Soon, the big war will begin.

At this moment, Shi Lei suddenly came to the king's side quietly, and then reported Li Ziyuan's information.

"The soldiers are divided into two routes, all the way to the north, and the main force of the other is led by his own ......"

Thinking about Li Ziyuan's troop configuration, Zhu Mingzhong couldn't help frowning.

"This Li Ziyuan, although he has not been with Gu for a long time, but he has penetrated Gu's mind!"

Staring in the other direction, Zhu Mingzhong said with a sigh.

"The Art of War: All those who fight, win with the right and the odd. It means to fight in a regular form, and to win in a form different from the norm. At the beginning of the war, the situation was not very clear, and when the two sides were evenly matched, it was the stage of "right cooperation", and later the situation began to be clear, and when it came to the decisive moment, it was the time of "winning by surprise". ”

While saying this, Zhu Mingzhong sighed.

"Lone Ben wants to move his main force, and Li Ziyuan also wants to fight here, annihilate the Li thief here, and Lone wants to copy his back road, and the Li thief also wants to be alone in the encirclement...... This Li Ziyuan, after all, has been alone for a while! ”

Shaking his head and sighing, Zhu Mingzhong's hand holding the horsewhip was held tighter, from the day Li Ziyuan betrayed him, he knew that one day, he would definitely be on the battlefield against him, and he was very likely to be his biggest enemy, after all, the loyal army can have today, relying on training beyond the times, and in this regard, Li Ziyuan, who was born in the loyal army, is no stranger, and can even be said to be extremely familiar, after all, when he was training in the army, he was Zhu Mingzhong's deputy. Now the original speculation has been fulfilled......

"The king, the minister thinks it is ......"

After a slight pause, Shi Lei's eyes drooped slightly and then said.

"There's another way!"