The army set out from Dengzhou, and it took only one day to go south, and they came to the boundary of Nanzhili.

They had planned to go further south, but they ran into the Republic's navy cruising around here. They realized that this was the territory of the Republican Navy, and if he dared to continue to go down, then what awaited them was a strong blow from the Republican Navy.

Just seeing the other party's ironclad ship cruising on the sea from a distance, Zheng Chenggong didn't have the heart to fight with the other party. Especially at this moment, his responsibility is not to engage the Republican Navy, but to act as a transport captain to transport thousands of troops into the enemy's hinterland.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong had to turn around, and then transported the troops that should have been placed near Nanjing to the area of Huai'an Haizhou, which is the closest to the border of the Ming Dynasty.

At the beginning, Daming's strategy was to land in the hinterland and bloom everywhere.

Taking into account the problem of the blockade of the sea route by the republic, it had to be modified to a rear landing and a long drive.

This strategy mainly consists of a partial division landing behind the enemy's border, and then engaging in front and rear flanking attacks with the front-line troops, and then completely opening the border pass. At that time, the other party will be completely undefended, and can only allow the Ming army to invade.

After careful consideration, Zheng Chenggong led the assault force of 3,000 people and landed in Haizhou Shunlì.

Dashun obviously has not yet received the navy of Dawu, and may also feel that it is not necessary, because the sea route to the south and east is almost blocked by the Republic. The Nanzhili family and the big businessmen, who originally relied on sea trade to get rich, have not made any progress for a long time. Not to mention, the Japanese State has been beaten down by the Ming Dynasty recently, and the Korean Peninsula has been included in the border of the Ming Dynasty.

In this case, Dawu's sailors were completely dispensable, so Dashun was busy absorbing the territory, but he didn't send anyone to take over.

As for the sailors of Dawu, when the country was ruined, he led his army south and took refuge in the republic. Originally, you could have made greater profits by taking refuge in the Ming Dynasty, but the Republic controlled the maritime trade in Southeast Asia, so even if it was not absorbed by the time, even if the warship was changed to a merchant ship, it would be a good way out!

Dashun is now distressed that he has no navy, because he can't stop Zheng Chenggong's landing at all.

Shore defense artillery? The territory of the Ming Dynasty is so large, does it mean that shore defense artillery must be set up in every place?!

So, the Ming Dynasty landed, and the 3,000 army quickly came out in the cabin, and after a brief repair, they began to attack north.

For a while, Dashun's emergency battle report came like snowflakes, making the people in the court panic. In fact, what everyone is most depressed at the moment is that it is not easy for them to expand such a piece of territory, so did they make a wedding dress for Daming?

It's just that, as the emperor of the Dashun Empire, didn't Li Zicheng expect such a situation to happen?

No, everything is calculated, and everything is expected!

If you can't even see this, Dashun will not send troops to attack Dawu at this time. There may be this and that problem at other times, but at this moment, it is the best time to use troops against Dawu.

Why? First, although Dawei is still quite independent, everyone can see that it has almost not changed its flag. The Republic always needs to digest the Great Wei for a period of time, so the Great Wei and the Republic will not take it lightly;

Second, the Ming Dynasty has just conquered the Wa Kingdom and the Korean Peninsula, these two places are completely rubble, and at this moment, it needs to be restored and rebuilt more than production. The profits that these two places can bring to Daming are very limited, but they will drag down Daming's finances. The Ming Dynasty is financially tight, so even if they attack them in the south, the number will not exceed 10,000, and the duration will not exceed three months. In other words, it still needs to be defended for three months, and the Ming Dynasty will be completely self-defeating.

If you don't seize such a good time, it will be too brain-dead.

Daming's reaction at this moment was already expected by Li Zicheng and Song Xiance, and even the means of dealing with it had already been thought out.

"Gao Yigong obeys the order!" Just when many people were anxious, Li Zicheng slowly shouted on the throne.

"The last general!" Gao Yigong walked out and knelt down on one knee.

"You and Liu Zongmin are the two of you, and you go north directly. A family that is willing to sacrifice private soldiers and Sancheng family property, and keep it. As for those who were unwilling, all the men in the direct line were killed, and the women and the men in the side line were reduced to slavery. Li Zicheng said calmly.

"Your Majesty, at this moment, it should be to appease them, not ......" Gao Yigong was anxious when he heard it.

"Your Majesty, the families in the Jianghuai region have dozens or even hundreds of private troops, and they are all equipped with firearms bought from the Republic, and even a few even artillery. If we go all the way north, we are afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses. Liu Zongmin had more brains and quickly brought the topic over.

"Aren't there still 200,000 captives in the captive camp? Let them take the lead, and in addition, put their families on the front line, right behind them! Li Zicheng said indifferently.

Well, then they can't retreat if they want to, after all, if they retreat, their families will die in front of them.

"Isn't that a bit ...... Is it against the way of heaven? Liu Zongmin was a little worried.

"Is the way of heaven important, or is our territory important? Those captives are also rare combat power, but it is too troublesome to digest, and now it is just right to use war to eliminate some of them, and by the time you go to the northern border, they should already be quite powerful. As for those families, they have occupied seventy percent of Jianghuai's wealth, and they are obviously not used by me, since they insist on being the roadblock, then don't blame me for kicking it away. Remember, what we came from! Li Zicheng said indifferently.

Well, what is Li Zicheng's background, it is naturally a rogue, and a giant! Coerced or something, I didn't do much before, but now that the country has been established and I have become a general, I can deny what I did before? If you really want to count it, none of you present can not go to hell, in that case, it's still hypocritical?!

"The subordinates understood...... Then the northern frontier, will it be temporarily abandoned? Liu Zongmin asked.

"And let Daming be happy!" Li Zicheng said that the fate of the northern border can be imagined.

It took two days to prepare, and it would have been impossible to do without three or five days before, but now that it is wartime, the action is very fast. And most of the two days were spent trying to get the captives' families together.

When the 200,000 captives saw their families, they were not calm.

"Peace of mind, I don't plan to do anything to your family. It's just that I tell you very seriously, since you were soldiers before, you can only be soldiers in the future, and you are soldiers of my Dashun Dynasty! But ah, you have just surrendered, and my Dashun is not able to guarantee your loyalty, so I use some small means, and I hope you will not be surprised.

Okay, without further ado, now that the Ming Dynasty is heading south, I need you to prove your loyalty to us. If you die, you will be paid as a regular sergeant, and it will definitely not be short. But if you run away without a fight, or if you have bad thoughts, it will be directly regarded as a rebellion! Rebellion is often punished by the clan, you must be clear about this.

Of course, it's not all bad, and you have another task all the way north, which is to settle the loyalty of each family. If the other party is loyal, then you will have an extra layer of protection in front of you. If they are not loyal, of course all their property belongs to our Dashun, but my Dashun will not treat the heroes badly, and the troops who led the team to kill can enjoy the capture of one percent. Think about it, along the way, how many families are waiting for you to fight?

And if you are outstanding, we will promote you to officials after the war, and maybe you can enter the imperial court in the future, which is really glorifying your ancestors. Think about it, why did you become soldiers? Just for a full meal? Haven't you ever thought about getting promoted and getting rich, and sealing your wife and children? Right now, there's an opportunity to see if you want to seize it! Not to mention, if you don't arrest you, then your family, including yourself, will be killed by your actions!

Without further ado, I'll ask you now, do you want to fight with us!? Liu Zongmin took the stage and yelled at the 200,000 captives below.

"Fight!" Are they still a choice?

You must know that when Liu Zongmin spoke, there were already soldiers who used crossbow arrows to aim at their relatives!

The army of 200,000 captives began the journey with firearms. Behind them were 50,000 prison troops, and they took the families of these 200,000 captives.

Starting from the area of Hangzhou, go all the way north, and then enter the Jianghuai area. Then, they met the first family and were questioned by a special person.

Give all the private army, give 30% of the property...... Under the fierce eyes of 200,000 soldiers, this small family was ......

In one day, they swept through more than 20 large and small families, all of whom were smart people, and basically none of them disobeyed. At this time, their ranks were not only 250,000, but more than 3,000 private soldiers armed with firearms. They are all members of the family, and they are the slaves of these families. Liu Zongmin said that as long as they are willing to fight and can live, then they can be relieved of their slavery and even make them generals!

For the sake of this promise, these private armies have no choice. The most important thing is that if they dare to run, not to mention whether they will be dealt with by military law, where can they run? Get back? I'm afraid that if Dashun doesn't need to destroy them, their former masters will also kill them so as not to get into trouble.

The army continued to move north, and by the time it reached Nanzhili, the army had expanded to 300,000. At the same time, more than 20 old families were exterminated...... Among them, there is Qian Qianyi's family, the head of the Donglin Party who is still in the Ministry of Rites and Rites of the Great Wu Dynasty, but now his family is ruined. However, this guy is also strong-willed, ran away from the grief of his family's ruin, and fled north to the territory of Daming, intending to take the next civil service examination held by Daming......

At the same time, the Ming Dynasty had already driven straight into the Ming Dynasty and occupied almost the entire Huai'an Mansion.

But Liu Zongmin was not in a hurry, and everyone was not in a hurry, and continued to go north, while plundering and training troops.

Finally, the two sides met in the territory of Sizhou.

In other words, the scouts on both sides finally heard each other's traces at this time.

At this moment, Da Ming invested 10,000 people on the frontal battlefield, which was exactly the same as the result that Li Zicheng knew. Even in order to maintain combat effectiveness, there is almost no defense in the rear, in other words, even if the Ming Dynasty defeats Huai'an Mansion, in fact, if Li Zicheng needs it at this moment, he can directly occupy it.

At this time, Liu Zongmin's army has exceeded 700,000 people! From afar, it looks like a locust, like a torrent...... Every step is a trembling of mountains and rivers.

This is Li Zicheng's unique style of playing!