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When the war broke out on the front line in 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 is mainly made of wooden sail warships, after an artillery battle, the Daming Navy was basically wiped out, and then Zhu Hao's navy came out in full force, following the Yangtze River waterway. Lu Jinfa was ready to attack Nanjing City.

When the news of the attack on Nanjing reached the capital, Zhu Si was still in the inner garden of the imperial palace, and Zhang Zuo was guarding in front of the gate of Qianqing Palace. Feeling like ants on a hot pan, restless.

"Eunuch Zhang, Your Majesty... is very busy, and I'm afraid I won't be able to come out for a while. Or...you will come later?"

Zhu Si saw Zhang Zuo at a fixed time every day. Now that Zhang Zuo came to visit suddenly, Zhu Si was so "busy" all day long that he didn't care about it. The eunuch who was ordered to deliver the letter was trembling and didn't know what to do good.

Zhang Zuo was impatient: "Urgent military affairs, don't delay, go in and deliver the report! Well, let's go in person!"

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Zhang Zuo found that there was no essential difference between himself and a minister now. Although he was said to be the emperor's confidant, it was obvious that the emperor just regarded him as an ignorant errand, and even disregarded him as a human being.

Often Zhang Zuo would not see the emperor for several days, and could only delay any major events. This was also because Zhu Si wanted to control the entire court while not going to court.

Zhang Zuo found that he didn't have Zhu Hao's ability, nor did he have Zhu Hao's courage to do things, so he was played by the emperor in the end.

"His Majesty!"

Qianqing palace bedroom.

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

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

"completely annihilated?"

Zhu Si frowned and asked the last question.

Zhang Zuo said: "The invading enemy's ships are strong and powerful, and their strength is unfathomable. They don't even know what they are doing. The opponent's land and water troops marched together, and they headed for Nanjing. The land troops led by Lu Wan The horses have already driven north from Fujian, but I'm afraid it's..."

"Can't stop it, can you?"

Zhu Si's face was livid.

The big trouble at the foot of the capital has not been resolved, and now there is another accident in Nanjing, which made him, the emperor, confused for a while. Could it be that someone did not want him to be the emperor?
Seeing that Zhang Zuo was silent, Zhu Si probably knew the answer to the question, and immediately said: "The capital area is under martial law immediately, and troops will be recruited from the nine sides, and another 20... no, [-] troops will come back to defend the capital. For the first priority."

Although Zhu Si usually looks very mischievous, his sense of crisis is extremely strong.

This can be regarded as Zhu Hao played a certain role in his education. He told him countless times that "the wolf is coming" to cultivate his ability to respond to danger. Now that the wolf has finally come, what Zhu Si thinks is no longer about maintaining the Northwest. To ensure the stability of the city, he must first ensure that the capital of the Ming Dynasty will not be captured by this invading enemy.

Zhang Zuo said: "Your Majesty, if we send troops from the northwest, I'm afraid that within a dozen days... we won't be able to reach the capital at all, and the surrounding area of ​​the capital must be prepared..."

Zhu Si said coldly: "You mean, let me leave the capital? As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, don't I have any responsibility at all? Isn't it just a group of enemies who don't know where they come from? There are only 1 people in total. I don't think they will have any influence on Daming."

Zhang Zuo reminded: "The thieves who are currently marching towards Nanjing have already landed in the Suzhou area, advancing both by water and land. According to reports from spies, the number of thieves is at least [-]."

"hiss……"

Zhu Si read the battle report carefully again, and said with a sneer, "Falsely reporting the number of bandits is to cover up the local incompetence, and this kind of thing can only be done by local generals! Let all places in the south of the Yangtze River rely on Nanjing's defense , Gather 20 soldiers and horses, and eat up the bandits!"

Zhang Zuo thought to himself.

The emperor really opened his mouth, and the people below broke their legs. Where did the south get 20 soldiers?

Food and grass do not require money, or do you mean that preparations for troops and horses do not require time?
Why do you think you can take precautions in time?

Zhu Sidao: "Whether it is the capital or Nanjing, they are the most important places for Ming Dynasty to guard against. I don't believe it. What kind of troubles can be caused by mere thieves! Go and pass the decree!"

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

As a result, Zhu Si just opened his mouth, just like shouting slogans, and directly dispatched troops from various places in the northwest and Nanjing to prevent the invasion of unknown enemies, and then... there was no more.

Zhang Zuo was also considered responsible, and hurried to the Ministry of War. Originally, he planned to go to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, but he hit a wall in the Ministry of War.

Wang Shizhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, brought very bad news to Zhang Zuo: "...the number of soldiers and horses that can be mobilized near the capital is seriously insufficient. Almost [-]! In the future, there will be a steady stream of ships bringing people ashore."

Zhang Zuo was anxious when he heard this: "Can't we send ships to harass?"

"no way."

Wang Shizhong shook his head, "Except for the city where the shipyard is located, the three guards of Tianjin were successively occupied by thieves, and the walls of each guard city were blown up overnight, but the thieves did not embarrass the soldiers and civilians in the city and let them withdraw on their own."

"They... what are they going to do?"

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

The illusion that everything in the imperial court was dominated by Zhu Hao seemed to be back, 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 now? What is their purpose? Have you sent envoys to negotiate?" Zhang Zuo was also anxious.

The emperor was still blindly confident, and wanted to fight to the death with this group of enemies who landed, but found that the opponent was unreasonable, how many people died as many people went, and even when advancing, gods blocked and killed gods, Buddhas blocked and killed Buddhas, how can this be played?
Wang Shizhong said: "The Ministry of Rites has sent people to approach, but they can't get close at all. The other party doesn't look like a citizen of Ming Dynasty, his skin is darker, and the weapons he uses are like firecrackers, but they are not firecrackers. They can kill people from a distance of one or two miles. Intangible. If you use a cannon...it can be fired from four to five miles or even six or seven miles away..."

Hearing the words, Zhang Zuo couldn't help subconsciously sighing: "It would be great if Mr. Zhu was here."

Wang Shizhong was stunned when he heard the words, and it took him a while to understand who Zhang Zuo was referring to as "Mr. Zhu". Is he missing Zhu Hao?

But the problem is... For the courtiers of Ming Dynasty, especially people like Wang Shizhong, what Zhu Hao knew was only the early days of the new emperor's accession to the throne. Perhaps the government has worked secretly.

Even if Zhu Hao had built trains and large ships, what could he do in the face of such an unprecedentedly powerful enemy?
Zhang Zuo said: "All the soldiers and horses that the guards can mobilize will not be kept. The safety of the place is temporarily irrelevant. The only thing to do is to ensure the safety of the capital. The situation will not deteriorate to the point where His Majesty should leave the capital to hide, right?"

"It shouldn't be..."

Wang Shizhong was not too sure now, he hesitated to answer.

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People from all walks of life are still being drawn.

The situation around Tianjin Wei seemed to be very stable, Zhu Hao was not in a hurry to send troops to attack the capital, since he wanted to deter the Ming army and civilians, he had to fight steadily.

Disdainful of using all tricks, it can be said that Zhu Hao's move carried a little bit of provocation.

As for the current situation of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Hao couldn't care about it anymore. Before the capture of the capital, if Zhu Si escaped, Zhu Hao would probably run to Anlu in his thinking.

This kid Zhu Si seems to have a good posture and would rather be indomitable, but in fact he is very guilty in his heart. Once he finds that he is really unable to fight on the battlefield, he will probably flee to Anlu... because Zhu Si has always regarded Anlu as his own. Its true lair.

But once Zhu Si escapes from the capital, it means that his orthodox status will be greatly questioned.

The Great Ming capital is of great significance, and Zhu Hao just wants to win the northern and southern capitals in one fell swoop.

The soldiers and horses of the kings of the Ming Dynasty are gathering.

Zhu Hao was so bored waiting, he always felt that the speed at which the troops of the Ming Dynasty gathered was too slow, which seemed a bit unreasonable. After all these years, didn't they have any emergency strategies at all?

With a strong enemy under pressure, you can still take your time?
It's also because I never thought of a quick battle. If I really want to, I guess even the capital will be defeated by you at this moment, but you haven't even assembled your troops yet!
Bad review!

But fortunately, Daming managed to scrape together an army of [-] to [-] to [-], and slowly approached Tianjin. Even if it was in front of him, Zhu Hao still didn't rush to fight, and even asked the Ming army to rest for a while before exchanging fire.

The Ming army brought firearms over this time, as if they felt that if the invading enemy uses firearms, we also use firearms. Even if the range is shorter, but we have more soldiers and horses, the two sides still have the strength to fight...

But when the real war started, they realized what a real firearm was.

"Boom boom boom..."

Now that Zhu Hao gave the order to fire the cannons, it was no longer dozens or hundreds of cannons firing at once, but a salvo of thousands of cannons.

Far, middle, and near are all covered, because they are all flowering guns. After the shells hit the ground, they explode, shrapnel is scattered, and the smoke is filled. It is a hell on earth.

Just one round of salvo leaves no grass within a range of five or six miles centered on the target, and the artillery here does not only fire one round of salvo, but shoots continuously.

As the artillery fire extended forward, the infantry began to charge, and the overwhelming sound of shouting and killing sounded.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were stunned at the beginning of the battle. Facing the shells falling from the sky, and the shrapnel that killed people like death, the only way they could think of to deal with it was to quickly escape from the Shura field.

Then within an hour, Zhu Hao's troops advanced forty li, and the Ming army was killed, wounded, and escaped, and there was really no one left on the battlefield ahead.

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This battle can be regarded as a vivid lesson that Zhu Hao taught the Ming army.

After Zhu Hao led the army and horses to advance fifty miles towards the capital, they stopped.

He dispatched [-] soldiers and horses ashore from the sea.

The task of these five thousand soldiers and horses was to defend the two wings and ensure that the Ming cavalry would not attack suddenly.

Completely "turn-based" combat.

On the land of Huaxia, we just occupy a place, and the Ming army decides when to launch an attack. We will advance a little bit in a fight, until you feel that you are unable to fight again, then directly take the capital.

The news of the front line's defeat came back to the capital, and Zhu Si was still spending time and drinking in the inner garden of the deep palace.

The Chinese and military ministers of the DPRK all dropped their jaws in shock. Only then did they realize that the crisis of Ming Dynasty seemed to be really coming.