The Ming royal family in this era is a very embarrassing existence in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Since the family consortium took the power of the country out of the hands of the royal family, the royal family that was originally powerful in the world quickly declined.

The feudal kings who had once spread all over the world were taken back from all their rights, just like the imperial family in the imperial capital. Their wealth and land were all divided, and many of the vassal kings, who were raised as pigs, were driven out of their palaces and lived on the streets like beggars. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants ended up very bleak.

However, at that time, the Ming Dynasty had just ended the brutal Second Global War. Disputes arose among various forces over the distribution of war dividends, which directly led to fierce internal contradictions.

The appearance of the family consortium is too ugly, while the common people who have paid a heavy price have received little real benefit, which instantly leads to confrontation between the two sides. Violent social unrest ensued.

The turmoil and violent resistance in the Ming Dynasty and overseas colonies directly weakened the power and influence of the Ming Dynasty at that time. In particular, the army, which was extremely inflated because of the war, posed a great threat to the interests of all. The perennial war has raised a huge monster, and even after the war is over, the army is unwilling to give up the huge military spending.

Adhering to the idea that the outside must be settled first, the family consortium soon joined forces with the royal family to deal with the army and disobedient civilians. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was too chaotic, and it was in this context that the entire Americas successfully broke away from the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

Under the combined attack of power and money, the army was soon divided and disintegrated. After all, the vast majority of the army is still loyal to the country. And after the army was pacified, the rebellions everywhere were well resolved. With the exception of the Americas, the rebellions were quickly resolved.

When the dust settled, the family consortium reached a tacit understanding with the royal family. The royal family was able to receive a financial allocation each year to support themselves and also owned many royal estates.

However, they have no actual power, only symbolic existence. Although the appropriation is quite large, and the income of the royal family is also very high. But looking at the hundreds of years, the total number of Zhu Yuanzhang's descendants has reached an astonishing number!

The royal family, who was forced to be helpless, could only do their best to maintain the livelihood of the royal family. It's not enough to support your family, but you don't want to live a luxurious life with the support of the people like before. After the quality of life decreased, the growth of the number of royal families was also controlled.

Although it has lost its former majesty, the royal family is still royal. The children of each generation of the direct line are doing well, can receive elite education, and basically the male members will enter the army gilded. The speed of promotion is comparable to that of a rocket. Of course, they basically don't get any real power, it's just a good thing to listen to.

The young lieutenant colonel who appeared in front of Zhang Cheng was a member of the royal family, the youngest son of the contemporary King of Anqiu, named Zhu Yihao, and a regimental commander of the 91st Infantry Division. Previously, he defended against Japanese attacks in the area of Apgujeong on the south bank of the Han River.

However, he has lived a good life since he was a child, and Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao, who was born in the royal family, was frightened by the cruel and bloody battle. Mentally crushed, he took the lead in fleeing. The entire infantry regiment also collapsed, and a small number of officers and soldiers fled with him, while the rest continued to hold their positions under the leadership of the commander of the first battalion.

After escaping across the Han River Bridge, Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao and his rout soldiers accidentally crashed into Zhang Cheng's convoy.

"General, General?!" With the help of the headlights and the light of the fire burning on the side of the road, Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao finally saw the golden stars on Zhang Cheng's military uniform. Looking at the elite mechanized infantry around him, Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao's heart suddenly lifted.

"Tell me, who are you?" Zhang Cheng took out a windproof lighter and stood next to the armored car to light a cigarette for himself. Tilting his head slightly to look at the dark night, feeling the cool feeling of the hazy drizzle lapping on his face. retracted his gaze, looked at Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao, who was trembling slightly, and asked aloud with an indifferent expression.

'Giggle~~~' Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao, who knocked out his upper teeth and lower teeth, was speechless. There is only one person in the whole of North Korea who can hang two gold stars, and that is Zhang Cheng. The supreme commander of all armies in the DPRK. Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao was crying in his heart, how could he bump into him?!

It wasn't until this moment that Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao, who had been frightened by the cruel battlefield, came back to his senses, and he finally remembered that he had actually become a deserter!

"General!" Thinking of military law, Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao immediately knelt down with a 'poof': "I was wrong!" The general will spare me! My father is the king of Anqiu, and I am a royal family! I'm royalty! ”

Zhang Cheng shook his head helplessly, looked at the hundreds of frightened soldiers behind Zhu Yihao, and turned his head to look at Xiao Hongbao, "For deserters, what does the military law say." ”

"Those who retreat without an order shall be punished as deserters and executed. Those who retreated with the military commander were shot by all officers, and the soldiers were not guilty. Xiao Hongbao shouted out the military law. The officers in the rout were all pale, but the soldiers were relieved. They all fled with the chief.

"Do you need to notify the gendarmes?" Xiao Hongbao asked out loud.

"Call the gendarmerie." Zhang Cheng said with a calm face, "But you don't need to go to the military court, you can be executed on the spot." ”

After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he turned around and walked into his armored car. And Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao, who was shocked, looked at Xiao Hongbao who took out his pistol with an expression of disbelief.

As the beloved youngest son of the family, since he was a child, he has listened to his parents and relatives constantly tell the glorious history of their old Zhu family, and has always thought that the whole world belongs to the old Zhu family. Zhu Yihao, who has never taken the army trip seriously, feels like he is going crazy.

"I'm a member of the royal family~~~~~~" Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao's mournful howl made the soldiers around him frown.

"The emperor has to guard the country, and he will die. What reason do you have to run away? Is your identity more important than the emperor? Zhang Cheng's voice came from inside the armored car, completely cutting off Zhu Yihao's way of life. The more special the status, the less hope there is for life at such a time. Zhang Cheng will not destroy the morale of the army for the sake of a royal family, in fact, this matter can be reversed to boost morale.

"I am~~~" Before Zhu Yihao's shouting was finished, a crisp gunshot made him completely shut his mouth.

Xiao Hongbao put away his pistol and waved his hand, and the soldiers on the side immediately rushed into the rout group and dragged out all the trembling officers. After a burst of gunfire, more than a dozen officers all collapsed in pools of blood.

"Tell the gendarmes to send all these deserters to the country and strip them of their military status." Zhang Cheng's faint command completely ruined the future of these soldiers.

Although they escaped death, their lives are over. He was expelled from the army after being a deserter, unless the Ming Dynasty lost the war. Otherwise, these soldiers will not want to find a good job in this life, and they will be looked down upon wherever they go. A lifetime of remorse and chagrin.

In fact, the road taken by Zhang Cheng's convoy led directly to the Han River Bridge, which was an important passage for the Ming army to go to the Jiangnan region. There were a lot of convoys and soldiers coming and going on this road. The fact that Zhang Cheng executed the officers who had escaped from the battle, and that Zhang Cheng had personally gone to the front as a commander quickly spread through the mouths of these bystanders. And this is what Zhang Cheng wants.

Crossing the Han River Bridge, where barricades had been erated, Zhang Cheng and his guard battalion soon arrived in the Jiangnan area, where fierce fighting was taking place. He first walked into the command of the 91 Infantry Division.

"Sir!" The sweaty division commander hurriedly greeted him. He had just been informed that Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao, the commander of the Third Regiment under his command, escaped from the Han River with his subordinates, but was bumped into by Zhang Cheng. He was directly punished for desertion and executed on the spot. According to the military law of the Ming Army, he is jointly and severally liable as a direct superior. Although he kept scolding Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Yihao for making trouble for him in his heart, he didn't dare to explain anything in front of Zhang Cheng.

"I won't say anything else." Zhang Cheng glanced at the division commander who wanted to stop talking, and said, "Hold the position, I'll treat it as if nothing happened." Lose your position, and you officers will not cross the Han River. ”

"Yes! Sir! His hair was gray, and the division commander, who was even older than Zhang Cheng's father, straightened his body, slammed his heel hard, and gave Zhang Cheng a military salute.

"I'll go to the front and see." Zhang Cheng simply replied with a military salute and then ordered: "Do your own thing." ”

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"What is the fire support platoon doing!?" Captain Yao Mingxu, the company commander of the 3rd Company of the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion of the 91st Infantry Division, shouted angrily in the barricades: "Mortar! up the two-story building with a yard opposite! There are grenadiers of the Japanese army in it! ”

Trained veterans of the Japanese army were skilled in the use of grenadiers, and they could accurately fire grenades into bunkers, barricades, and especially machine gun emplacements. Yao Mingxu's three companies have been destroyed several MG42s one after another, and the defense strength has been greatly reduced. The Japanese troops, who were approaching under the cover of ruined houses everywhere, got much closer.

'Whoosh~~~' Three waves of mortar fire soon buried the Japanese grenadiers hidden behind the building in the rubble. The heavy fire of the MG42 also brought the Japanese offensive to a halt.

Yao Mingxu, who was relieved, grabbed the phone and began to 'hey, hey, hey' and asked his boss for reinforcements, everything. From air support, which was simply impossible at this time, to the fire coverage of heavy artillery units, to ammunition supply, personnel support, everything was needed. Yao Mingxu is very clear, crying children have milk to drink.

After temporarily containing the Japanese offensive in this position with heavy fire, a roar of engines sounded behind the positions of the three companies. The soldiers turned their heads in confusion, and dozens of armored vehicles with hundreds of elite mechanized infantry arrived at the position. The originally somewhat empty positions were filled in an instant. (To be continued.) )