To say that the position of Governor of Su Song, promised by King Fu and Ma Shiying, is not a little impressed, it is false, what is the name of the hard work, isn't it just to be a high-ranking official, Cheng Xun and Lu Mingrong are naturally no exception.

However, in the hearts of many scholars who believe in Confucianism, the etiquette of loyalty and filial piety still exists, and occupies a very important position.

Therefore, when some people brazenly bow down at the feet of foreign races, there are also many scholars who rise up to resist bloodshed and sacrifice.

In the eyes of Cheng Xun, Lu Mingrong and others, Chongzhen represents the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty, and if he obeys the orders of King Fu and Ma Shiying to attack the fleet crossing the river, it is tantamount to rebellion, and he is a rebellious minister and thief.

Of course, in the hearts of the two, since the Pingnan Army was able to annihilate the combined forces of Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo neatly, and forced Huang Degong's troops to surrender, such strength was not something that the Zhenjiang defenders could resist. So where to go, you don't need to think much about it to make a choice.

After taking down the envoy sent by King Fu, the two immediately went out of the city to the riverside to personally welcome Chongzhen's arrival.

Although Chongzhen took it for granted that these two people openly took their stance and won the envoy of King Fu, he still expressed his appreciation and praised a few words casually.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the defenders of Zhenjiang to be the pioneer of our emperor and contribute to the annihilation of rebellion." Cheng Xun said.

"The city of Nanjing is high and deep, and there are tens of thousands of rebels, it is easy to break through, and I also ask Your Majesty to stay in Zhenjiang for a few days, and issue an order to recruit the defenders of Su Songchang's various mansions to jointly conquer the rebels."

Seeing that the Pingnan Army had less than 10,000 troops, Lu Mingrong, the prefect of Zhenjiang, was very worried and proposed.

"This ......" Hearing the two say this, Chongzhen was also a little worried. Although he didn't know how to fight, he also knew that with less than 10,000 troops to attack a fortified city guarded by tens of thousands of defenders, it would be difficult to capture it.

When the army first entered, Chen Yue and Lu Zhenfei all advocated that the troops should be fast and attack Nanjing, and did not levy the local army of Huai'an Yangzhou, and now the army attacking Nanjing is in addition to the Pingnan army, that is, Huang Degong's army attacking Pukou. Can so many people really take Nanjing? Chongzhen himself was a little skeptical.

However, since going south, Chongzhen's personality has changed a lot, and he is no longer as impatient as before. He also knew that although he was the emperor, he should follow the opinions of professionals in many things, and now Chen Yue was the most proficient in fighting in the army.

"Let's wait for Pingnanhou to arrive and then discuss." Chongzhen Road.

Cheng Xun and Lu Mingrong nodded, Chen Yue, Marquis of Pingnan, is now the actual commander of the army, so naturally he should listen to his opinion, fortunately, Chen Yue is now in Guazhou, Jiangbei, and will soon be able to follow the army to Zhenjiang.

"What the two adults said is that of course, the more soldiers in the war, the better. However, it has been a long time to recruit local armies in various places, and I am afraid that we will not have so much time. ”

Chen Yue came from Jiangbei with the rear army and sighed to everyone.

"What is not time, Pingnanhou should not be alarmist, Su Song is often so close to Zhenjiang, and the conscription army can arrive in more than ten days, where does it take too much time."

Cheng Xun said dissatisfiedly, in his opinion, he should not hand over the power of army command to the young man in front of him, although he is very brave, although he has made great contributions in protecting the return from Zhennan, but it is a tradition for the Ming Dynasty to use literature and imperial martial arts, and such an important matter as attacking Nanjing should naturally be taken care of by a civil minister, such as Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Huaiyang, is a better candidate.

"Who is this?" Chen Yue blinked and looked at Cheng Xun.

"This is Lord Cheng Cheng of Zhenjiang Soldier Preparation Road." Lu Zhenfei introduced to Chen Yue.

Chen Yue nodded, and didn't pay attention to him anymore, he was just a soldier, and he didn't have this official position.

"Your Majesty, just before the minister crossed the river, he suddenly received news from the north that the Manchu Tartars had defeated the army of thieves and had captured Beijing, and the leader of the thieves, Li Zicheng, had retreated to Shanxi." Chen Yue's words caused everyone to be surprised.

"Aiqing, is this true?" Chongzhen sat up straight all of a sudden and asked in shock.

"The minister doesn't dare to lie." Chen Yue said that he would bring someone over.

When Chen Yue was about to cross the river with the last army led by Guazhou, Xu Yong, the prefect of Huai'an, suddenly sent someone to send a man named Chen Hongfan and a letter from Xu Yong. When talking to this Chen Hongfan, Chen Yue finally learned the accurate news of the Mantar entering the customs.

"Your Majesty, Minister Chen Hongfan knocked on Your Majesty, Your Majesty is really alive!" The person who came suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Chongzhen and crying.

"Chen Hongfan, but the governor is the same as Chen Hongfan, the chief soldier of Shunde?" Chongzhen asked in surprise. There are too many Wenchen generals in the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen naturally can't know them all, this Chen Hongfan once broke Zhang Xianzhong's thief army with Zuo Liangyu, Chongzhen only remembered it in his heart and knew that there was such a number one person.

"It's Weichen, Your Majesty still remembers the name of the minister." Chen Hongfan kowtowed again and again, and his excitement was indescribable.

"Tell me, what the hell is going on?" Chongzhen asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Chen Hongfan's face suddenly turned red, and he hurriedly lowered his head, "The minister originally led troops to be stationed in the Guide generation, and in March this year, the thieves crossed the Yellow River from Guanzhong to attack Shanxi, and the ministers were ordered to lead the headquarters to Zhending to resist the thieves, and the thieves Liu Fangliang attacked Hebei along the Yellow River, and the ministers fought bravely with him, and finally they were outnumbered and forced to retreat to Guide to rest. ”

"Later, Beijing was captured by thieves, and the minister thought that His Majesty had been martyred, and vowed to avenge His Majesty, even if he was broken." Chen Hongfan rubbed his eyes as he spoke, and squeezed out a few more tears.

Just when the minister regrouped his troops and horses and decided to go to the north to fight a decisive battle with the thieves, at the end of April, a news suddenly came from the north, in the name of revenge of His Majesty, Wu Sangui borrowed the army of the Manchus.

Later, the thieves retreated to Beijing, and heard that Li Zicheng hurriedly ascended the throne in the Wuying Palace, but he did not dare to stay, and after burning the palace and major city gates, he led the troops to withdraw from Beijing and retreated to Shanxi.

Weichen was very excited at first, and even prepared to lead his troops to Beijing to meet with Pingxibo, but after thinking about it, Mantar also followed Pingxibo into Beijing. Full of Tartar wolf ambitions, since he has entered the pass, how can he easily retreat? They will definitely send troops south in the future to attack the south.

The number of ministers' troops is too small, let alone fighting with the Manchurians, even some of the army of thieves can't be defeated, so the minister must report to Nanjing, so that I can prepare for the south of the Ming Dynasty. So the minister rode south, stayed overnight, traveled thousands of miles, and finally came to the south and saw long live my emperor. ”

Chen Hongfan said, knelt on the ground again and cried loudly.