Chapter Ninety-Five: Becoming a Father Again
Frankly, I do care about whether or not that seed is my flesh and blood.
If he is his true flesh and blood, then in the future, when he grows up and takes charge of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he is very likely to meet me in battle.
When I asked, the slut of Xiaozhuang paused for a few seconds and said to me: "If you think it is, if you think it is, if you think it is not, it is not!" ”
"What are you talking about!"
As soon as I finished speaking, the slut dodged and ran out of the window.
After she left, I kept trying to figure out what she meant, and she seemed to admit it, but also deliberately said it in order to deceive the antidote.
I'm the second monk, I can't figure it out, so I can only let her go.
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Although the slut of Xiaozhuang said that Dolgon would send troops to Shanhaiguan, I still don't feel at ease, after all, history records that Dolgon is a cunning person.
On the other side, Wu Sangui was still across the Yangtze River, confronting the Ming army in Nanjing.
Although the two sides attacked and defended each other, they were all petty fights, and no one could eat anyone.
Almost a month after Xiaozhuang left, Wu Sangui suddenly withdrew his troops to the north, leaving only Liu Zongmin alone to guard Chuzhou City.
Seeing that Wu Sangui had withdrawn his troops, I was full of joy, thinking that Dolgon should not break his promise.
As soon as he withdrew his troops, I convened a military conference and set out on the Northern Expedition again.
This time in the Northern Expedition, I don't want to give up halfway like last time, but to attack Beijing in one fell swoop, sword Li Zicheng, and recapture the country.
Under such a grand strategic policy, I divided the Ming army into four armies, from the southwest to the coast, and at the same time advanced to the north.
The first road, commanded by Liu Wenxiu, was responsible for leading troops out of Sichuan to attack the Guanzhong area occupied by Li Zicheng, which is now Shaanxi Province.
The second route, led by Mu Tianbo and Zhang Zhao, combined with the soldiers and horses of Yunnan and Shuixi, went north from Hunan to attack the two provinces of Hubei and Henan occupied by Li Zicheng.
The third road, led by Li Dingguo and Zuo Liangyu, combined with the 30,000 troops of the imperial court and 20,000 horses from Jiangxi, went north from Jiujiang, intending to recover the whole of Anhui.
The fourth road, led by me, Zheng Chenggong, and Sun Kewang, went north from Nanjing, and prepared to go south to Jiangsu in one fell swoop, and then recover the whole of Shandong, and finally pointed to Beijing.
When my generals heard about my grand strategic policy, they all expressed their approval.
Because under such a strategic policy, with Li Zicheng's existing troops, he would not be able to cope with it at all. Moreover, the Ming army won the hearts of the people, and once the Northern Expedition was carried out at the same time, the common people would definitely support it.
After formulating the grand strategic policy, my generals led the troops to start the Northern Expedition, and I cooperated with Sun Kewang to personally lead an army of 100,000 and quickly crossed the Yangtze River.
After crossing the Yangtze River, the army effortlessly approached the city of Chuzhou.
This time, Liu Zongmin's lewd thief did not set off and fled, but stuck to the city, and continued to use the "fireball array" left to him by Wu Sangui.
Although the "fireball array" could contain the advance of the Ming army, there were too few soldiers and horses in Chuzhou City to implement it on a large scale.
Under the strong attack of the Ming army, Liu Zongmin soon could not hold on.
Seeing that he was at the end of his crossbow, in order to reduce the casualties of the Ming army, I personally came to the city tower to persuade Liu Zongmin to surrender, hoping that he would abandon the city and return to the imperial court.
What I didn't expect was that Liu Zongmin, who was already at the end of the crossbow, would not surrender even if he was killed.
After hearing that Liu Zongmin would not surrender, Zheng Chenggong and Sun Kewang became angry, and they took the case and said: "Your Majesty, since Liu Zongmin is obsessed, then let's attack the city directly!" ”
"Good! According to your plan, the city must be broken tomorrow morning! ”
Early the next morning, I personally came to the battlefield and commanded the soldiers of the siege camp, and prepared to take Chuzhou in one fell swoop with a two-pronged attack of ladders and trebuchets.
Unexpectedly, just when the army was about to build a ladder, Liu Zongmin suddenly stood on the city tower and shouted to me: "Chongzhen, if you really want to take Chuzhou, then I will kill her first!" ”
As he spoke, he pulled out a one-armed woman dressed in white from behind him.
This woman looks fifteen or sixteen years old, white and pure, although her body is not yet fully developed, but I have to say that she is a beauty, and she looks exactly like Zheng Shuang when she was young.
I looked at the woman, confused, I didn't know who it was.
At this moment, the woman immaturely shouted, "Father, save me!" ”
Forehead......
What is the rhythm of this? I was blindsided.
Xiaozhuang has already made me happy to be a father once, is it possible that this Nima will like to be a father again?
At this moment, Liu Zongmin said wildly: "Chongzhen, as the so-called tiger poison does not eat children, if you want to take Chuzhou City and make me kill Princess Changping, I think even if you recapture the country, the world will condemn you!" ”
I grass! Hearing Liu Zongmin say this, I reacted.
The woman who was held hostage on the city tower was actually the legendary Princess Changping, no wonder one arm was broken, it was really the same as recorded in history.
If I guessed correctly, this Princess Changping was specially left to Liu Zongmin by Wu Sangui's old fox, hoping that Liu Zongmin would use Princess Changping to blackmail me and delay the progress of my Northern Expedition.
To be honest, although I knew that Princess Changping was in Wu Sangui's collection last year, I didn't take it to heart, because Lao Tzu was not Chongzhen at all, and he had no feelings for Princess Changping.
It's just that now Liu Zongmin has put Princess Changping out in front of tens of thousands of Ming troops, and it's very difficult for me to do it.
If it is not put out, Lao Tzu can still pretend not to know, and directly attack the city.
But he put it out, if I forcibly break the city again, so that Princess Changping will be killed by Liu Zongmin, I will inevitably lose people's hearts.
In such a situation, I suddenly fell into a tangle.
Just when I was entangled, Liu Zongmin's lewd thief hugged Princess Changping and said evilly: "Chongzhen, if you don't listen to my advice, I will rape this little beauty now." Hahaha! ”
Saying that, the lewd thief hugged Princess Changping is a fierce meal, and Princess Changping screamed like a little sheep: "Father, save me, save me!" ”
Nima! It's okay if she doesn't shout, I will be embarrassed by her shouting.
Before I could speak, Sun Kewang complained: "Liu Zongmin, you despicable villain, don't let go of the princess quickly!" ”
"Hopefully, you say uncle, I'm despicable? When you betrayed your father-in-law Zhang Xianzhong, why did you forget the word 'loyalty and filial piety'? After speaking, he smiled lewdly and gnawed at Princess Changping again.
Listening to Princess Changping's heart-rending shout, the soldiers of the Ming army were eager to skin Liu Zongmin, but they didn't dare to act rashly, after all, she was Chongzhen's most beloved daughter.
"Chongzhen, aren't you still collecting troops? Then I will sleep with your daughter in front of tens of thousands of Ming soldiers! Hahaha! ”
As he spoke, Liu Zongmin tore off Princess Changping's coat at once, and Princess Changping stood on the city tower, only wrapped in her belly pocket, and screamed in fright.
Just when I was in a desperate situation, suddenly a man rushed under the city gate.
When the horse was about to arrive at the city gate, he jerked the reins, and then opened his bow and arrow, only to listen to the swish, and the arrow was shot on Liu Zongmin's arm.
Before I could see who that person was, I heard Liu Zongmin scream, and Princess Changping fell from the city tower.
Just as she was about to land, Sun Kewang rushed forward with an arrow step, ready to catch her.
Unexpectedly, Sun Kewang hadn't caught it yet, and the person who had just shot the arrow jumped from his horse and hugged Princess Changping directly in the air.
And he is none other than the young hero Zheng Chenggong.
Zheng Chenggong hugged Princess Changping, and Princess Changping looked at him directly, with affection in her eyes; And Sun Kewang downstairs in the city looked embarrassed.
Seeing that Princess Changping was saved, I hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Xiao Zheng, thanks to you this time!" ”
Before the words fell, Princess Changping fell into my arms and cried with a wow.
To be honest, I was already embarrassed to hear her call me father, and her hug made me even more embarrassed.
I trembled my hands, patted her on the back and said, "With my father here, don't be afraid!" ”
With that, I pushed her away, and shouted to the army, "Siege!" ”
Hearing this, Liu Zongmin on the city tower jumped up and down in fright, not knowing what to do at all.
Sun Kewang took the soldiers of the siege camp, quickly set up the ladder, and began to climb up the city tower.
Liu Zongmin saw that the general trend had gone, so he knelt on the city tower and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to surrender, I am willing to surrender!" ”
When I heard this, I snapped, "It's too late to surrender!" ”
As soon as I finished speaking, I only heard a bang, and the city gate was smashed open by the 10,000-pound iron pillar of the Ming army.
In an instant, the Ming army poured into the city of Chuzhou like a flood, and then there was a sound of killing, and the frightened Princess Changping drilled into my arms.