Just when the battle broke out on the front line of Tianjin, at the mouth of the Yangtze River, a duel between fleets was also going on.

Even though Zhu Hao's fleet in the south was mainly composed of wooden sail warships, after an artillery battle, the Daming Naval Division was basically wiped out, and then Zhu Hao's naval army poured out of the nest and marched inland along the Yangtze River waterway, preparing to attack Nanjing City.

When the news of the attack on Nanjing reached Beijing, Zhu Si was still in the inner courtyard of the palace, and Zhang Zuo was guarding in front of the Qianqing Palace, sending people in to inform him for a long time, but he did not see the emperor appear, Zhang Zuo was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and it was difficult to sit still.

"Grandpa Zhang, Your Majesty...... I'm very busy, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out for a while. Or...... You're coming later? ”

Zhu Si's time to see Zhang Zuo every day is basically fixed, and now Zhang Zuo suddenly came to visit, Zhu Si was so "busy" all day long, he didn't bother to pay attention to it at all, and the eunuch who was ordered to deliver the message trembled, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Zhang Zuo was impatient: "Urgent military affairs, can't be delayed, and then go in and report it!" Let's go in person! ”

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Zhang Zuo found that there was no essential difference between himself and a minister, although he said that he was a close confidant of the emperor, but obviously the emperor just treated him as an ignorant errand, and even didn't treat him as a human being.

Often Zhang Zuo will not see the emperor for several days, and he can only delay when he encounters any major events, which is also because Zhu Si does not go to the court, and on the other hand, he still wants to control the entire court in his hands.

Zhang Zuo found that he didn't have Zhu Hao's ability or Zhu Hao's courage to do things, and the result was that he was teased by the emperor.

"Your Majesty!"

The dormitory of the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Si looked aggressive, and he was going to ask someone to drag Zhang Zuo out and beat him violently, because Zhang Zuo didn't understand the rules.

But when he saw the Jiangnan emergency war report presented by Zhang Zuo, he realized that Zhang Zuo was indeed here for the throne under his ass and the safety of the Ming Dynasty.

"Annihilation?"

Zhu Si frowned and asked.

Zhang Zuodao: "The enemy ships that come to attack are strong and powerful, and their strength is unfathomable, and they don't even know what they are doing. The other party's land and water soldiers and horses came out together, all the way to Nanjing, and the land soldiers and horses led by Lu Wan had rushed north from Fujian, but they were only afraid that it was ......"

"Can't stop it, right?"

Zhu Si's face was pale.

The big trouble at the foot of the capital has not been solved, and now there is an accident in Nanjing, so that he, the emperor, can't figure it out for a while, could it be that someone didn't want him to be the emperor?

Zhu Si saw that Zhang Zuo was silent, and probably knew what the answer to the question was, so he immediately said: "The Gyeonggi region is immediately under martial law, and troops and horses will be requisitioned from the nine sides, and another 100,000 will be transferred...... No, the 200,000 army came back, and the first priority was to hold the Beijing division. ”

Although Zhu Si usually looks like a fool, his sense of crisis is extremely strong.

This can be regarded as Zhu Hao's education played a certain role in his education, he had told him countless times that "the wolf is coming" to cultivate his ability to respond to danger, and now that the wolf is finally here, Zhu Si no longer thinks about maintaining the stability of the northwest, he must first ensure that the Ming Jingshi is not captured by this invading enemy.

Zhang Zuo said: "Your Majesty, if you transfer troops and horses from the northwest, I am afraid that it will only be within ten days...... I can't get to the Beijing division at all, and the surrounding areas of the Beijing division are ......"

Zhu Si said coldly: "Do you mean to say that I will leave the Jingshi?" As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, don't I have any responsibility at all? Isn't it just a bunch of enemies from nowhere? There are only 10,000 horses in total, and I don't think they will have any impact on the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhang Zuo reminded: "At present, the thieves who are heading for Nanjing have landed in the Suzhou area, advancing by land and water, and according to the report of the spies, the number of thieves is at least 40,000. ”

"Hiss......"

Zhu Si carefully read the battle report again, and sneered, "Falsely reporting the number of thieves is to cover up local incompetence, and this kind of thing can be done by local generals!" Let all parts of the south of the Yangtze River, relying on the Nanjing garrison, gather 200,000 soldiers and horses, and eat this road of thieves! ”

Zhang Zuo thought to himself.

It's really the emperor's mouth, the people below run and break their legs, where did the south get 200,000 soldiers and horses from?

Grain and grass don't cost money, or does it take time to prepare soldiers and horses?

Why do you think you can be prepared in time?

Zhu Sidao: "Whether it is Jingshi or Nanjing, they are all important places for Ming defense, I don't believe it, what kind of storm can a few thieves raise!" Go and preach the message! ”

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Zhang Zuo was nervous for a long time, expecting the emperor to summon the ministers, convene an emergency meeting, and make proper arrangements.

As a result, Zhu Si just opened his mouth, just like shouting slogans, and directly transferred troops from the northwest and Nanjing to guard against the invasion of enemies of unknown origin, and then ...... There is no then.

Zhang Zuo is also responsible, and hurriedly went to the Ministry of War, originally he planned to go to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but he ran into a wall in the Ministry of War.

Wang Shizhong, the secretary of the military department, brought very bad news to Zhang Zuo: "...... At present, the number of troops and horses that can be mobilized in the left vicinity of the Beijing division is seriously insufficient, and I am afraid that it will ...... It is impossible to recruit 60,000 troops, and the number of men and horses that the enemy has landed on the shore is almost 20,000! There will be a steady stream of ships bringing people ashore. ”

Zhang Zuo was anxious when he heard this: "Can't you send a ship to attack and harass?" ”

"No way."

Wang Shizhong shook his head, "In addition to the city where the shipyard is located, the three guards of Tianjin have been occupied by thieves one after another, and the walls of each acropolis have been blown up overnight, but the thieves have not embarrassed the soldiers and civilians in the city and let them withdraw by themselves." ”

"They...... What are they going to do? ”

When Zhang Zuo heard that even the three acropolis had been blown up directly, an inexplicable sense of fear suddenly arose in his heart.

The illusion that everything in the court was once dominated by Zhu Hao seems to have returned, but now this kind of power that can control everything is on the opposite side, making Zhang Zuo feel a crisis falling from the sky.

"Do you know where they came from? What is their purpose? Can there be a negotiation envoy? Zhang Zuo was also anxious.

The emperor is still blindly confident, and wants to fight to the death with this group of enemies who have landed, but it turns out that the other party is unreasonable, how many people die, and even when advancing, God blocks and kills God, and Buddha blocks and kills Buddha, how can this be played?

Wang Shizhong said: "The Ministry of Rites has sent someone to contact, but it can't be approached at all. The other party doesn't seem to be a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, his skin is dark, and the weapons he uses, such as firebolts but not firebolts, can kill people invisibly from a distance of one or two miles. If it's a cannon...... It can be launched four or five miles or even six or seven miles away......"

Zhang Zuo couldn't help but subconsciously sigh when he heard this: "It would be nice if Mr. Zhu was here." ”

Wang Shizhong was stunned when he heard this, and it took a while to understand who Zhang Zuo was talking about "Mr. Zhu", is this missing Zhu Hao?

But the question is...... Zhu Hao's understanding of the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, especially people like Wang Shizhong, is that in the early days of the new emperor's accession to the throne, a seemingly insignificant little person was regarded as a close friend of the emperor, and he may have secretly contributed to the matter of the Great Rites.

Even if Zhu Hao had built a train and a big ship, what could he do in the face of such an unprecedentedly powerful enemy?

Zhang Zuodao: "None of the soldiers and horses that can be drawn by the guards will be left, and the stability of the place cannot be taken care of for the time being, that is, to ensure the stability of the Beijing Division." The situation will not deteriorate to the point where His Majesty will leave the capital to hide, right? ”

"It should ...... Not to ......"

Wang Shizhong is not sure now, and his answer is hesitant.

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People from all walks of life are still being drawn.

The situation around Tianjin Wei seems to be very stable, Zhu Hao is not in a hurry to send troops to attack the Beijing Division, since he wants to deter the Ming army and people, he must fight steadily.

disdains to use all the flowers, it can be said that Zhu Hao's move is a little provocative.

As for the situation in front of Daming, Zhu Hao couldn't take care of it, before capturing the Jingshi, if Zhu Si escaped, Zhu Hao would probably run to Anlu in the future.

Zhu Si, this kid seems to have a very strong posture and would rather be indomitable, but in fact, his heart is very empty, once he finds that he really can't fight on the battlefield, he is likely to flee to Anlu...... Because Zhu Si has always regarded An Lu as his real lair.

But once Zhu Si fled the capital, it meant that his orthodox status would be greatly questioned.

The Ming Jingshi is of great significance, and Zhu Hao wants to win the north and south in one fell swoop.

The soldiers and horses of the King of Qin from all walks of life in the Ming Dynasty are gathering.

Zhu Hao was bored waiting, he always felt that the speed of the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses was too slow, a bit of a non-morality, after so many years, is there no emergency strategy at all?

A strong enemy is pressing the realm, but you can still do it without being in a hurry?

It's also that I've never thought of a quick victory, if you really have the heart, it is estimated that even the Beijing division will be defeated for you at this time, and as a result, you haven't even assembled your troops and horses!

Bad review!

But fortunately, the Ming Dynasty still reluctantly scraped together an army of thirty or forty thousand, and slowly pressed towards Tianjin, even in front of him, Zhu Hao was still not in a hurry to fight, and even let the Ming army rest first before exchanging fire.

The Ming army brought firearms over this time, and it seemed that they felt that the enemy who came to attack used firearms, and we also used firearms, even if the range was closer, but we had more soldiers and horses, and the two sides still had the strength to fight......

But when the war actually started, they realized what real firearms were.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Zhu Hao now ordered the artillery to be fired, and it was no longer dozens or hundreds of guns fired together, but thousands of artillery salvos.

Far, middle and near are fully covered, because they are all flowering cannons, and the shells explode after they hit the ground, shrapnel is everywhere, and the smoke of gunpowder is filled, which is simply a hell on earth.

A single salvo left no grass in the five or six miles centered on the target, and the artillery on this side did not fire only one salvo, but fired continuously.

As the artillery fire extended forward, the infantry began to charge, and the overwhelming shouts of killing rang out.

The Ming soldiers were stunned at the beginning of the war, and in the face of the cannonballs falling from the sky, the shrapnel that frantically took people's lives like a god of death, the only way they could think of was to quickly escape from this Shura field.

Then within an hour, Zhu Hao's soldiers and horses advanced forty miles, and the Ming army died, wounded, and fled, and there was really no one left on the battlefield ahead.

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This battle can be regarded as a vivid lesson for Zhu Hao to the Ming army.

After Zhu Hao led his troops and horses to advance fifty miles in the direction of the capital, he stopped.

He sent 5,000 men from the sea ashore.

The task of these 5,000 soldiers and horses is to defend the two wings to ensure that the Ming cavalry will not attack suddenly, and the army is stationed, ready to wait for the next round of Ming moves.

It's completely "turn-based" combat.

In the land of China, we just occupy a place, and the Ming army decides when to attack, and we will advance a little bit until you feel that you are unable to fight again, then directly take the Beijing Division.

The news of the defeat on the front line was transmitted back to the Beijing Division, and Zhu Si was still spending time drinking in the inner garden of the deep palace.

And the ministers of the Chinese military department of the DPRK were shocked, and only then did they realize that the danger of Daming seemed to be really coming.