Chapter 161: Let's Go to Yangzhou
The four towns are ready to move, and the fifth town, which has never appeared in the history of Nanming, is also trying to rush to Jiangnan.
This kind of group transfer has everyone helping each other, and it seems that it is far less difficult than people imagine, and this time, there is even some meaning of traveling to see the scenery. Surprisingly, there were no enemies along the way, and people kept coming to reward the army, which was nominally Li Zicheng's jurisdiction, which made everyone feel incredible.
Even when passing through the important place of Ruzhou Mansion in Henan, in addition to the fact that there was no reaction from Ruzhou Mansion, there were people in Zuo Jin who continued to come to reward the army.
Passing through the southern end of Kaifeng Mansion, a huge flow of people finally entered the territory of Fengyang Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River.
The weather is already a little hot, all the efforts have been worth it, and Jiangnan is in sight. The whole team began to laugh and laugh, whether it was soldiers or officials, as well as those craftsmen and their families were very excited, the long journey was coming to an end, and everyone's eyes were full of hope, Jiangnan was so attractive to them.
This is a completely different scene from Shanxi and Henan, where there are peasants working in the fields, and the war seems to be a certain distance away from here. Fengyang is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the southern capital and the northern capital are called the three capitals of the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the three major political centers of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the treasure land of feng shui in the Ming Dynasty. Fengyang Mansion is "the lip and tooth of the south of the Yangtze River, the right throat of the Huai", known as the "head of the south of the Yangtze River, the throat of the Central Plains", and has always been the administrative and military capital of the Jianghuai region.
The army entered Yingzhou first, and the huge flow of people and the cavalry that kept galloping made the place where it passed a great chaos, and the people who didn't know why began to shut up in fear.
When the officials and soldiers of Yingzhou Wei got the news, they were also shocked, Zhou Huchen, these scouts and ordinary Ming army costumes, making it impossible to judge whether it was the official army or Li Zicheng's thieves, plus the reputation of the official army, when the army passed by, it was reasonable for the people along the way to close their homes.
The huge flow of people was still advancing, and there was no offense against the nearby villages and towns, and this discipline finally made the officers and soldiers of Yingzhou Wei bold to come and make contact.
Eliminating these fierce scouts, the officers and soldiers of Yingzhou Wei saw those neatly advancing foot soldiers and saw the banners, and they finally knew that this was a friendly army, and it was very strong, with more than 100,000 people.
The officers and troops of Yingzhou Wei did not pay attention to it at all, and under the command of Zhou Huchen, the army continued to advance without stopping.
Approaching dusk, the army finally began to stop near Taihe County. It was already a habit to sleep in the wilderness, and the auxiliaries and their families began to get busy, beginning to unload mules and horses in an orderly manner, cook meals, and arrange camps.
Now that he is completely safe, Cai Maode is very relaxed, and after eating, he leisurely ran to Zhou Yuji's tent.
Zhou Huchen happened to come over just now, Cai Maode seemed to be looking for him, and as soon as they met, he began to ask: "Xiaohu, this new dynasty has been built, do we want to go to Nanjing?" ”
Before entering Fengyang Mansion, the army had already received the news of the establishment of the Hongguang Dynasty, and this militaristic event made Cai Maode eager to fly to Nanjing, he was going to worship the new monarch. Hope is just around the corner, this new dynasty that has just been established has made him recover his spirit well, and there is some incomparably vigorous meaning.
What's the use of going to Nanjing, there is less than a year to go, and the land south of the Yangtze River will be full of bloody storms. Of course, Zhou Huchen will not go to Nanjing, even if the emperor comes to invite him, he will not go, not to mention that no one will invite him to go, what he needs is a battle that determines the trend of the world.
As for this new dynasty of the Southern Ming Dynasty, it should be about to start infighting, those Donglin gentlemen, those so-called eunuchs will fight fiercely. And the self-proclaimed Donglin Party, which thinks about the world and speaks amazingly, will soon be disgraced. As for Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng and the like, they will make this court a miasma, and they will also make this new dynasty lose its cohesion.
To put it bluntly, Zhou Huchen can't be looked down on by anyone, what he needs is to fight, as long as this battle is won, the court is not sure who has the final say.
"Boss, where is the most important defense in Jiangnan?" Zhou Huchen began to ask rhetorically:
"There are so many places here!" Cai Maode is a native of Suzhou, and he has worked in Jiangnan, so he is naturally familiar with it.
"So what's the most important thing? Boss? Zhou Huchen continued to ask:
"The most important on the periphery of the south of the Yangtze River are Fengyang, Chuzhou, Xuzhou, and Huai'an, and the most important thing is to promote Yangzhou first, in addition, Anqing is also very important." Cai Maode is very familiar with Jiang Fang, and he is like a treasure.
"The first to recommend Yangzhou! Then we will go to Yangzhou, the husband should stand up to the sky, Yangzhou is our goal! ”
Cai Maode fell into thought, this Yangzhou is really good, abundant materials, waterways and rivers, backed by the Yangtze River, very conducive to the transportation of materials. The most important thing is that although the city wall of Yangzhou City is not too tall, with the existence of this army, it is almost impossible for Li Zicheng to capture it.
Zhou Huchen and Cai Maode chose different enemies, he knew that it must be Jiannu who came to attack Yangzhou, as well as the Ming army who defected to Jiannu, and he knew that except for Huang Degong, the other three towns would surrender. And the glamorous clown Li Zicheng is not far from his death.
"But Xiaohu, there is no imperial decree, how can we enter Yangzhou, we can't force in, right? Why don't you go and meet Emperor Bixia first? Cai Maode suddenly thought of an important question, how to enter Yangzhou without the instructions of the imperial court?
"When you arrive in Yangzhou, wait for the instructions of the imperial court, and don't know when? Saving soldiers is like fighting fires, when we arrive in Yangzhou, the officials and people of Yangzhou will definitely clap their hands and celebrate, who is not happy about such an army? ”
Zhou Huchen began to sensationalize, of course, he had a reason to sensationalize. Yangzhou just lacks troops, although Yangzhou will not open the city gate for Liu Liangzuo and Gao Jie and others, but he has Zhou Yuji, Cai Maode and other civilian officials by his side. Zhou Yuji's military discipline has an excellent reputation in the entire Ming Dynasty, it can be said that it is famous all over the world, once the army arrives at the city of Yangzhou, the officials of Yangzhou are estimated to open the city gate, as for the food, there is no need to worry at all, Yangzhou is too rich, this is not a problem at all. Of course, if Yangzhou officials don't open the city gates, Zhou Huchen will also let them open them.
Cai Maode shook his head lightly: "This is not appropriate, right?" It's better to wait for the instructions of the imperial court, and we can't let Bixia and the princes of the court have prejudices against us! ”
Zhou Huchen smiled, this court is estimated to be about to decide, do you want to count on Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng? These people will only think about their own rights, and once they obey orders, their army will inevitably be ostracized, and they do not know where they will be arranged.
"Boss, we must go to Yangzhou, as for the instructions of the imperial court, it is not too late to follow the orders in Yangzhou!" Zhou Huchen is not optimistic about being arranged by others, he must insist.
"Otherwise, we will wait and send an envoy to meet Bixia." Still hesitating, Cai Maode seemed to not want the emperor of the new dynasty to have any bad opinions about him.
"It's okay, while sending an envoy to Nanjing, we will continue to rush to Yangzhou, my lord, your decision is very wise!" Zhou Huchen followed, he was smiling, and his smile was a little sinister.
This was obviously put on the table, and Cai Maode hurriedly explained: "Xiaohu, the old man is not"
"The boss's decision is very right, send an envoy to Nanjing, we will continue to Yangzhou, and then follow the orders of the imperial court in Yangzhou, so many troops and families must have a place to stay." Zhou Yuji, who has never spoken, is very powerful this time, obviously this Yangzhou has a very good appetite for him, and he didn't allow Cai Maode to finish speaking, he immediately helped his son.
"So be it, Wise Boss!" Zhou Huchen was so excited, he hurriedly continued to keep up, this cheap dad was extremely powerful today, and he actually knew that he would do it.
"When am I okay, so be it! I'll send an envoy to Nanjing, and we'll go to Yangzhou first. ”
The father and son are like this at the same time, and Cai Maode, who has been shaded, has no choice. He understood that this week, Yuji's father and son recognized Yangzhou, and they vowed not to give up if they did not enter Yangzhou, he couldn't stop it, so it was better to agree, so as not to have an estrangement. [bookid=3025324,bookname="The Emperor's Mobilization"]
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