Everyone originally thought that Huguang was Zhu Di's main battlefield, but now they found out that Fujian was Zhu Di's main battlefield.

Zhu Di was not in a hurry to destroy Zhu Gaoxu, but wanted to cut off Zhu Gaoxu's wealth and food first.

Just as Yao Guangxiao said, as long as the war drags on, it is still a question whether Zhu Gaoxu can continue to pay double salaries.

As long as Fujian is conquered, and then Guangdong is cut off, and the supply of Jiaozhi grain and money to the outside world is cut off, Zhu Gaoxu will be finished immediately.

What should I do if you can't pay the double salary by then? All provinces will rebel and return to the arms of the officers and soldiers.

Chen Zhi looked at the map at this time, a little worried: "De'an Mansion is behind Wuchang, if I take the army away, there is no one behind Wuchang, what if there are rebels coming in?" ”

Zhu Neng immediately shouted: "The north of De'an is Henan, and it is all the territory of our official army, how can the rebels come in?" ”

"He Yunzhong is blocked in Xiangyang, and the rebels don't fight Xiangyang, how can they come over?"

Chen Zhi was stunned, and he didn't know what to say, but he still felt that it was not safe.

Wang Cong's face is not good-looking, Qiu Fu and Meng Shan almost represent the surroundings of Zhili, the last soldiers and horses outside the Beijing Division, all of them are in Fujian, and the surrounding areas of the Beijing Division are empty, Zhenjiang only relies on some batteries, which is also very dangerous, what if suddenly a rebel water division arrives?

"To fight a war is to take risks, and that's how we come to be at peace." Zhu Di sneered.

He was originally an adventurous person, and he also took many adventures in wars during the Jingjing.

In the end, it is also an adventure to drive directly to the capital division.

So this time, he repeated his old tricks, determined to set Fujian and Guangdong as the main battlefields, and helped the rebels in one fell swoop.

After Zhu Neng and the others left one after another, Zhu Di was still looking at the map, standing in front of the map, thinking hard about what else he had to do.

At this moment, the eunuch Hou Xian reported outside: "The commander of Shanxi, Tongzhi Li Sheng, begged to see His Majesty." ”

"Xuan." Zhu Di hurriedly said.

Li Sheng came from Shaanxi and had previously participated in the Sichuan War with the official army.

He was in the martyrdom and was Zhang Wu's man.

"Weichen Li Sheng, meet Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live."

"Get up." Zhu Di summoned him to him, because he knew that Zhang Wu should have brought some news.

Sure enough, Li Sheng brought exciting news.

Song Sheng, the commander of the Shaanxi official army, recently seized the military power of his nephew Song Changbao and grandson Song Jing and became pro-soldiers, as if the three of them had a conflict.

Li Sheng also said, there have been rumors in Shaanxi recently that during the defeat of Sichuan last year, I saw a person with a particularly big head who visited Song Sheng late at night, and it is said that it seems that the rebel general is safe.

After that, Song Sheng left Hanzhong, leaving only 2,000 soldiers and horses to defend, and Hanzhong was easily captured by the rebels.

Zhu Di's face suddenly became gloomy.

He walked back and forth around the room, two voices popping up in his head from time to time.

It must be a rebel to sow discord again, this thing was all last year, why is this kind of news released now?

But.

Zhu Di couldn't help asking: "Who is Song Jing's son?" Didn't Song Sheng have six sons? ”

"Song Jing is the son of Song Xuan, Song Sheng's second son, Song Xuan followed He Fu and died in the Battle of Lingbi."

Zhu Di patted his head and remembered this.

"Mother's." He took a few steps back and forth again, his mind racing a few times.

Song Xuan died in the Lingbi, Song Jing will have no opinion on the imperial court (Zhu Di)? Song Sheng has so many grandsons, so he takes Song Jing with him?

Zhu Di immediately felt that the previous defeat in Sichuan might not just be Qu Neng's fault for reversing the water.

He hesitated for a moment, then finally made up his mind.

"Tell me a word." Zhu Di's face was pale: "Promote Zhang Wu to the general of Zhenbei, serve as the chief military officer, control the capital of Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces, and take full charge of the war in Guanzhong." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhu Di paused.

He wanted to transfer Song Sheng back to Beijing, but he was not at ease with Zhang Wu, on the Shaanxi side, Zhu Di did not ask for it, as long as he held Guanzhong and did not let the rebels come in.

Zhang Wu was a little impulsive, but Song Sheng was still steady.

But I am afraid that Song Sheng will not be able to stand the confusion of the people around him, and there will be any changes.

"Song Sheng cooperated with Zhang Wu, transferred Song Changbao, and Song Jing returned to Beijing."

Zhu Di thought that if all Song Sheng's relatives were transferred back to Beijing, Song Sheng should serve him honestly.

"Commandment." Li Sheng was naturally overjoyed, and Zhang Wu finally got the command of Shaanxi.

After he got up, Zhu Di called him to his side, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, and he whispered: "You go back and tell Zhang Wu, if there is any change in the Song family-——" stretched out his hand and made a gesture.

"Commandment." Li Sheng was even more ecstatic.

"You must guard the pass, I don't want to make meritorious contributions, I can't fight with the rebels, just defend it, bring my words to Zhang Wu, and don't allow him to be impulsive."

The official army in Henan is already empty, Guanzhong is going to be lost, Henan is dangerous, and Zhu Di's retreat is dangerous.

"Commandment." Li Sheng kowtowed again.

The spring flowers are slowly blooming in April, and Zhu Di chose to send troops this season, which feels just right.

But for some reason, as soon as the imperial vanguard arrived in Hanyang, it suddenly rained in the sky, and after a while, boom, there was a thunder in the air, which shook Zhu Di's heart.

Zhu Di stood by the bridge, with a yellow Luo cover umbrella erected beside him, a huge canopy, which looked particularly conspicuous.

The light rain Xixi flew obliquely, the sky was misty, and the bridge in the distance seemed to be shrouded in fog and blurred.

He looked at the long line in the rain, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The ranks of officers and soldiers were crossing the bridge, and because of the rain, they were walking very slowly.

There were too many officers and soldiers, so many that their ships were not enough, so Zhu Di separated the soldiers and horses from the baggage, and the heavy goods were all on the boats, transported by water, and rode by land.

This road is not like the later generations, even if it rains lightly, after a long time, the road becomes muddy, and the march speed of hundreds of thousands of troops immediately slows down.

The imperial court cavalry is slowing down, but the speed of the boat in the water is slow, which means that according to the original arrangement, their boat and baggage will be near Yuezhou before the foot rider.

"It's damn weather." Zhu Di secretly scolded in his heart, I just came out of Jiangxia, and I gave me rain?

For a moment, he wanted to give an order for the whole army to go to Hanyang to rest and recuperate.

But the military order is like a mountain, Zhu Di has been on the battlefield for a long time, and of course he knows that the change of the day and night order will affect morale very much.

He suddenly understood a little why Zhu Gaoxu did not send troops, but held on in Baling, waiting for the official army to attack.

In this kind of weather at the moment, it will rain at any time, and Zhu Gaoxu has so many artillery loads and no waterways, so it is really difficult to walk.

The rebel is cunning, and he secretly scolded a few more words.

He couldn't help but turn back slowly, and there were a group of generals standing behind him, all of whom were commanders.

Seeing the emperor turn around, the generals bowed their heads one after another, not daring to look directly.

Zhu Di remained silent and looked at the faces of the generals.

Jiang Shan, the commander of the military guard, was the former Yanshan right guard general flag; The rear guard of the government army commanded the fifteenth well, and the original Yanshan guarded 100 households; Yulin avant-garde commander Wang Xu'er, the original Yanshan right household Wei Baihu; Jinwu left guard commanded Miao Cheng, the original Yanshan left guard small flag; Quan Xin, the commander of the Jinwu guard, the king returned to live, and the commander of the right guard of the government army——

There was a wave of commanders of the Beijing camp standing beside him, all of whom were soldiers of the original Yanshan Three Guards, and they were all his henchmen.

Zhu Neng, Chen Zhi, and Wang Cong were sent by Zhu Di to fight Fujian, and the pioneers Wu Da and Huo Zhen were not there, and there were no available generals around him, and these stalwarts in the army were his most lazy henchmen.

In addition to these backbone generals, there were also Xu Cheng, the governor of the left army, Tan Qing, the governor of the rear army, Tong Xin, the former military governor, Xu Shan, the governor of the Chinese army, and Ma Ying, the former military governor.

These five generals were all above 1,000 households before the Jingjing, like Tong Xin was the general of the Yan Army Domain, Emperor Jianwen transferred him back to Beijing before the Jingjing, Zhu Di sent someone to Beijing to contact, wanting him to rebel with him, but Tong Xin refused.

In the Jing Dynasty, he also followed the southern army to meet Zhu Di, but unfortunately he was arrested after the defeat, this Tong Xin was a Mongol, and immediately said that he surrendered with the feudal horse, Zhu Di also forgave him and gave him a heavy use, Tong Xin also tried his best to work hard, and made a lot of achievements.

The people he trusts most now, in addition to the old brothers Zhu Neng, Chen Zhi, and Wang Cong, are the old subordinates such as Jiang Shan, Jing Fifteen, and Wang Xu'er.

At that time, there were 800 soldiers in Yanwangfu, and all of these people were the backbone of it.

"Come on, call Xu Cheng, Tan Qing, Tong Xin, Xu Shan, and Ma Ying over."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Hou Xian still followed the emperor, and the emperor only took him with him on this expedition, which shows that he attaches great importance to him.

After a while, Xu Cheng and other five generals came to the scene and met the emperor.

"Who knows the terrain around Yuezhou?" Zhu Di asked.

Five generals and a bunch of commanders, more than a dozen people on the scene, you look at me, I look at you, and soon there will be a way: "The last will be from Yuezhou." ”

Zhu Di looked over, and it turned out to be Lu Xing, the commander of Jinwu's right guard.

"Lu Dazui, you say." Zhu Di laughed.

Lu Xing was the general banner of the eight hundred guards of the Yanwang Mansion back then, and he was famous for his big mouth.

When he saw that the emperor still remembered his nickname back then, his expression was moved.

"Bring up the map." Zhu Di waved his hand, and someone immediately handed over the map.

But it was raining at the scene, so everyone was very careful, fortunately there was an umbrella, and the rain was not heavy, so it was spread out smoothly.

"Yuezhou Prefecture governs Baling County." Lu Xing pointed to the map: "The west is Dongting Lake, and the east is full of mountains, there are Yantou Mountain, Dawei Mountain, and Fengshan Mountain, so the east of the city is not conducive to the siege army. ”

"The north of the city is the Guanshui Post Road, and it is also very close to Baling, if you want to spread out the army, you must drive the boat bridge, otherwise you can only attack the city from the south."

Zhu Di listened while looking at the expressions of the generals, all the generals looked thoughtful, and he didn't know if he was listening carefully.

If you listen carefully, you should hear that Baling is only suitable for siege in the north and south, and there is a river in the north, so it is necessary to build a boat bridge.

Of course, although the technology is backward, the boat bridge can still be built.

The bridge is relatively simple, connected by several boats, covered with boards, and can also pass the cavalry.

But with such a large number of officers and soldiers, if it is to be used to attack the city, the boat bridge must be built very wide.

"The north and the south are attacking at the same time, and the south is the main attack." Zhu Di said quietly.

The generals joined one after another, anyway, they listened to the emperor's words, the emperor drove the expedition in person, and the emperor said how to fight, they would fight.

(End of chapter)