Genius remembers in a second [Aishang Novel Network biquge.info] to provide you with wonderful novels to read.

In late August, the Ming army of 140,000 troops met under the city of Xiangyang. After the meeting, the Ming army was like a rainbow, and one day broke through the camps set up by the Qing soldiers on the mountains on both sides outside Xiangyang City, and drove the Qing soldiers into the city.

At this time, the city gathered Qing soldiers in Huguang, and all the remaining soldiers and horses of 45,000 people, Xiangyang City was like a nail inserted at the entrance of Huguang to the Central Plains.

Zhai Zhe ordered the sailors to cut off the Yangtze River route, and ordered Zhang Tianlu to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses into the Nanyang boundary opposite Xiangyang to harass and turn Xiangyang City into an isolated island. Even so, Zhai Zhe didn't relax much in his heart. Since ancient times, siege has been the most annoying thing for soldiers.

The Battle of Huguang began at the beginning of the year, and has spanned more than half a year, and both the Qing and Ming troops have shown fatigue. At the beginning, Li Zicheng gathered hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Kaifeng, but it still took more than half a year, and finally dug the Yellow River to flood the city, and finally captured Kaifeng.

Xiangyang is a well-known fortified city in Huguang, although it is not as solid as Datong City, but it is comparable to Kaifeng City.

Fortunately, the Ming army under Xiangyang City is all elite, whether it is the surrender of Zhang Tianlu and Jin Shenghuan, or the 20,000 people selected by the loyal battalion, they are not rookies who have just entered the battlefield. Zhai Zhe ordered warships to transport artillery to the city, and on the other hand, he asked the craftsmen in the army to build various siege equipment.

After arriving in Jingzhou, he recruited 30,000 people in Changsha and Jingzhou to go north. Yao Qisheng also recruited 50,000 people in Wuchang Mansion, Chengtian Mansion and Suizhou Mansion.

A concerted Huguang is the strong backing of the Ming Dynasty.

Shanxi and Huguang each became the heart disease of the Qing court and the Ming Dynasty.

Zhai Zhe, who had been fully rested in Jingzhou, was full of energy and discussed various siege techniques with the generals in the army. He was ready to face all kinds of difficulties, and built an earthen city outside Xiangyang City, preparing for a long-term siege.

"It's time to end this battle" There is a sentence that Zhai Zhe only silently recited in his heart, never said, "I should thank Jiang Jiao"

The war under the city of Xiangyang will not end in the short term, and all parts of Huguang have ushered in the autumn harvest season, and the army has no worries about food and grass. The General's Mansion posted conscription notices in various parts of Huguang, and Zhai Zhe planned to recruit 50,000 soldiers here, under the command of Yao Qisheng, and guard the boundary between Suizhou Mansion and Chengtian Mansion.

Huguang's newspaper would arrive in Nanjing about every half a month, and Zhai Zhe would report to the cabinet on the progress of the war

There are many people in Jiangnan who care about him, some like him and some hate him.

Nanjing City.

The furnace-like midsummer has passed, and Zhu Yujian has not appeared for a long time. He stayed in Lingxiu Zhongshan almost all summer.

Until He Tengjiao was sent to Nanjing, Emperor Longwu appeared and returned to everyone's field of vision. At present, the Ming Dynasty has been divided between Zhai Zhe and Zheng Zhilong, and civil officials from all over the country have become vassals of military generals. He Tengjiao pinned the emperor's last hope on him, and now this illusion has also been punctured.

The guards of the General's Mansion handed He Tengjiao over to the Criminal Department, and Emperor Longwu got the opportunity to get along with He Tengjiao in private.

Only Nanjing City in the south of the Yangtze River is not under the control of the General's Mansion, but there are countless secret agents here. The beggars on the street, the guys in the pawnshop, and even the middle cell head in the prison, Zhu Yujian looks at everyone like Zhai Zhe's dark line.

With the assistance of Zheng Zhilong and Ma Shiying, Junchen chose to meet on a windy and dark night. Ma Shiying didn't dare to let He Tengjiao out of prison, so he could only let the emperor deign to meet He Tengjiao in the rancid cell.

Zhu Yujian changed his dress, put on the clothes of the flat-headed people, and the four henchmen Jinyi Wei held torches to guide the way

He Tengjiao had not yet been convicted, and he was the governor of Huguang, so Ma Shiying arranged a separate cell for him, and the ground was newly laid with dry straw.

Night.

Sleeping in the cell, he woke up until he heard footsteps not far away, He Tengjiao got up from the straw pile and saw a bright light flashing around the corner.

In the cell, day and night, he looked left and right with the help of light, and only then could he see clearly the environment in which he had lived for two days, which was much better than the cell in the Huguang Governor's Mansion. The firelight was getting closer and closer, and the images of the people behind the firelight were faint and bright, and he felt a little dazzling, blocking his vision with his hand.

"He Qing" Zhu Yujian pounced over, holding the wooden bars of the prison with both hands.

"Your Majesty" He Tengjiao came to his senses instantly, knelt on the ground, knelt three times and knocked nine times, and two lines of tears flowed from the corners of his eyes

If there is no Zhai Zhe, Zhu Yujian was betrayed by He Tengjiao, captured by the Qing soldiers, and died tragically for a year. History has gone on a fork in the road, and countless people's original faces have been hidden in the shadows, revealing completely different selves

He Tengjiao's voice was choked, and he cried: "The minister lived up to His Majesty's expectations, failed to give His Majesty a good look at Huguang, and the minister was guilty of death."

"I don't blame you" Zhu Yujian's voice was majestic, "Raise your head"

He Tengjiao looked up, he hadn't seen him for ten years, Zhu Yujian could still recognize him at a glance, it was indeed that familiar face.

"Zhai Zhe deceived the upper and lower, blocked Yinxi and his wolf bèi for collusion, Weichen was framed by these two people, so he was charged with this crime, and he hoped that His Majesty would be the master of Weichen." At this time, He Tengjiao still wants to clear his name.

Zhu Yujian sighed and said: "Zhai thief is powerful, and I have nothing to do" He finally dared to reveal his thoughts in front of outsiders, He Tengjiao was his own person in his eyes.

"Your Majesty," He Tengjiao said, "If you don't curb the momentum of the Zhai thief, I'm afraid that a catastrophe is coming."

"Don't I know?"

"There is only one strategy available at the moment," He Tengjiao suddenly came to the spirit again.

"What's the solution?"

He Tengjiao peeked at the brocade guard behind Zhu Yujian.

Zhu Yujian understood, reached out and took the torch from the guard's hand, waved his hand and said, "Wait for me over there."

Jin Yiwei retreated. There is no one else in this cell, and there are soldiers from Ying Tianfu guarding the door, so the emperor will not encounter any danger here. There was only one torch left, and the light in the cell was much darker, He He Tengjiao could clearly see Zhu Yujian holding the torch, and the emperor looked down at him like a black shadow curled up on the ground.

"Assassination"

Two faint syllables echoed through the cell.

"There is only one core of the Great General's Mansion, and that is Zhai Zhe. If Zhai Zhe dies, his son is too young to restrain the strong soldiers and generals from all walks of life, and at that time His Majesty can divide and win over, so that all the soldiers and horses can return to the court. ”

He Tengjiao has been thinking about it for a long time, and the only way to solve the current crisis is to eliminate Zhai Zhe from the top.

Zhu Yujian's arm holding the torch did not move at all, he was not surprised.

"Zheng's can be foreign aid," He Tengjiao continued to describe the plan in his heart. These days, he is locked up in a cell in the Jiangnan Army camp, and he has plenty of time to sort out the relationship between the various generals in the General's Mansion. He hated Zhai Zhe to the core.

"When to do it?" Zhu Yujian's voice was very steady.

"When the Zhai thief triumphs, as long as he kills the Zhai thief, and then controls the city of Nanjing, the soldiers and horses under the command of the Zhai thief have no dragons, even if they surround the city of Nanjing, there is nothing they can do.

"Who's there?"

"There are dead soldiers in Huguang, just waiting for the call"

Zhu Yujian did not continue to ask.

He Tengjiao was a little unreliable in things, and he didn't dare to plan with him in depth, but the idea he came up with was in line with his thoughts. Since Zheng Sen and Ma Shiying secretly helped to let themselves meet with He Tengjiao, it means that they are at least not on Zhai Zhe's side.

After Zhu Yujian left, the cell fell into darkness again, and He Tengjiao was so excited that he couldn't sleep. According to what Zhai Zhe said, what he committed was not a capital crime, but only a dismissal. Maybe he'll have to stay in this cell and wait for that uplifting news.

Zhu Yujian, who returned to the palace, also couldn't sleep, before that, this thought was just a small bubble that was silent in his mind, occasionally rising from the depths, but it would soon burst. After seeing He Tengjiao tonight, his mind was occupied by two words.

"Assassination"

This is his only chance to regain the Ming Zhu family. After Zhai Zhe conquered Huguang, no one in the world could stop him, not even Qingyu. Since the dynasties, there have been countless examples of such powerful ministers abolishing the emperor and replacing them, and he has only one fight.

Until dawn, Zhu Yujian urgently summoned Zheng Sen.

Zheng Sen didn't know what was in a hurry, and after entering the palace, he saw that Zhu Yujian was wearing armor, coupled with a thick beard, he looked very powerful.

"Zheng Qing, I want to take a walk around your barracks, what do you think?"

What a strange request, Zheng Sen knelt down and arched his hand: "The soldiers of the Xiying are waiting for His Majesty to review at any time"

After the recovery of Nanjing, the emperor walked into the barracks for the first time, and the emperor showed his face in the barracks, there must be unusual information, and the spies of the dark camp were dispatched.

For a whole day, Zhu Yujian accompanied Zheng Sen to observe the sergeants and soldiers of the army to show various firearms and tactics, and even wanted to operate them himself. Since firearms such as bird guns have a certain probability of exploding, Zheng Sen did not dare to let the emperor really get his hands on it.

In the evening, when the sun was about to set, Zhu Yujian was covered in stinky sweat, and praised Zheng Sen, who had been following him closely: "Zheng's soldiers and horses are really elite, and their firearms are sharp" He changed his words, and then said: "Just listen to what you said, firearms such as birds and guns are not as accurate as bows and arrows, and they can't hit accurately at a distance of thirty or forty steps." ”

"Exactly"

"It's a pity that if I want to kill someone, it's not that easy."

The emperor's sigh fell on Zheng Sen's ears, as if there was endless melancholy.

Zheng Sen trembled, he understood what His Majesty meant. But if Zheng wants to intervene in this matter, he must get his father's consent, but as far as he knows, his father is absolutely unwilling to be an enemy of the general.

Zhai Zhe reached an agreement with Zheng Zhilong a year ago that neither side would occupy the city of Nanjing. The previous Zhang Mingzhen mutiny had actually violated this agreement. But in the court dispute, no one really took the covenant and agreement seriously, and then Zheng Zhilong was busy attacking Guangdong and getting the Guangdong Province he dreamed of, and he didn't have time to find Zhai Zheli again

Now that the war in Guangdong Province has come to an end, Zheng Zhilong sent a letter ordering Zheng Sen to prepare Zheng's 20,000 naval troops remaining in Zhenjiang to withdraw to Fujian, but because of Zheng Sen's opposition, it has been delayed.