Paper Maker: This is the end of the Ming Dynasty in Liaozhai

Chapter 237 Seizing Jiangnan, the foundation of the dynasty!

Wen Tiren and the others frowned slightly when they heard Zhang Zhifa's words. Zhang Zhifa's method was very good, but they were afraid that some people would not want Zhu Youjian to go south.

In the past 200 years, because the imperial power is in the north, Jiangnan has already formed its own faction. Unlike the nobles in the capital who did not marry the big families in order to avoid suspicion, the nobles in Nanjing and the wealthy families married each other and monopolized land and business. .

An unbreakable net has already been formed in the south of the Yangtze River. Now that Zhu Youjian wants to go south, how could those people be willing? You must know that Zhu Youjian will definitely bring all the civil and military ministers and wealthy families with him when he goes south.

And when these people go to Jiangnan, they will definitely seize power and fight for land for the development of the family, and Zhu Youjian will reuse these people in order to stabilize his position. What will those people in Jiangnan do? Do they have to obediently give up their status and wealth? no?
So those people will definitely do everything possible to obstruct the southward migration. If Zhu Youjian insists on moving southward, once those people are pushed, no one can predict what will happen.

"Wen Aiqing, what do you think of this matter?"

After thinking for a long time, Zhu Youjian asked. He thought this proposal was quite good. As long as the capital was moved to Nanzhili, he would not have to spend a lot of taxes on the border, and he could train another elite army. Wouldn't it be easy to put down the rebellion?

"Your Majesty, moving the capital is a serious matter, and you should discuss it with all the officials in the court hall."

Hearing Zhu Youjian's question, Wen Tiren hurriedly cupped his hands and replied that he didn't want to take the blame. Once he made an agreement, those people in Jiangnan would definitely hate him to the bone, and even those noble and wealthy families in the capital would not be grateful to him .

After all, once the capital is moved, except for the gold, silver and jewelry that can be taken away, everything else will have to be discarded. It can be said that the family business accumulated by more than 200 people will be wiped out, so as long as they are not in desperate situation, let alone those people in Jiangnan Willing to move the capital, even people from the capital city are unwilling to move the capital to Jiangnan.

Hearing Wen Tiren's words, Zhu Youjian frowned immediately, and felt a little more dissatisfied with Wen Tiren in his heart. Although Wen Tiren was obedient, he was too slippery, and he would not show up when there was something big.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian had the idea of ​​replacing Wen Tiren in his heart, so his eyes began to wander around Zhang Zhifa, Kong Zhenyun, Huang Shijun and others, trying to find a suitable candidate, and finally his eyes fell on Zhang Zhifa .

"Then let's discuss it in court."

After thinking for a while, Zhu Youjian waved his hands.

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On the other side, in the city of Texas.

"Your Majesty, more than [-] people were beheaded in this battle, and more than [-] were captured. The rest of the defeated soldiers cannot be gathered for the time being."

Tang Xiangjin clasped his hands and said, the soldiers of Da Qi were treated very well, all the food and salary were distributed by the people of the food and salary department arranged by Su Hao, and there were very few cases of embezzlement, so most of the Ming soldiers who could not escape chose to surrender on the spot Da Qi.

"Order the five armies' governor's office to send people there to register all the soldiers who surrendered, and then distribute them to each army in disorder."

Su Hao opened his mouth and said, whether it's dealing with the surrender of troops or recruiting recruits, generals like Tang Xiangjin and the others can't intervene. He can only make the order himself, and then the five armies' governor's office will send people to carry it out.

This is to prevent the generals on the expedition from having too much power, and these powers are not necessary for the generals on the expedition. For the generals on the expedition, as long as they can mobilize the entire army to fight, nothing else is necessary.

"Has the ship from Dongchang Prefecture arrived yet?"

After a pause, Su Hao looked at Guo Hong at the side. His personal conquest this time is not only for the Ming army outside Dezhou city, but mainly for Jiangnan.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Dongchangfu City has already mobilized two thousand ships of all sizes, and Jining Prefecture has also mobilized more than 1000 ships."

Guo Hong cupped his hands and replied.

"That's good."

Su Hao nodded. The biggest advantage of occupying Shandong lies in the canal. Whether it is going north or south, the canal can play a huge role. The logistical supply alone can save a lot of manpower and consumption.

"Liao Qing, what is the deployment of troops in Nanzhili now?"

After a pause, Su Hao looked at Liao Qing who was at the side. He was already preparing to attack Nanzhili, so naturally he would send someone to find out the deployment of troops in Jiangnan.

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to reports from Heibingtai's spies, there are currently [-] soldiers stationed in Fengyang, the central capital of Nanzhili, [-] soldiers in Nanjing City, and the remaining [-] soldiers in Huai'an Mansion."

Liao Qing clapped his hands back.

"Is that so?"

Hearing Liao Qing's words, Su Hao tapped the handrail lightly with his fingers. To be honest, he didn't care much about the guards in Nanzhili. These guards didn't have any fighting spirit at all. It's okay to drive the refugees away. , Seriously, in the face of a bloody battlefield, these people are useless at all.

After thinking for a while, Su Hao said: "Tang Xiangjin, you lead Pan Ping and the other six to be in charge of staying in Dezhou City, and the others follow me to march to Nanzhili."

Jiangnan is the lifeline of Daming. Once the news of his attack on Jiangnan spreads, Daming may desperately send all the soldiers and horses from Northern Zhili to attack Shandong, so there must be someone on the side of Dezhou City.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Hearing this, Tang Xiangjin hurriedly clapped his hands in response.

...

Soon, a large number of soldiers and horses took boats down the river and gathered in Yi County.

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When Daqi's soldiers and horses approached Nanzhili, the entire south of the Yangtze River became jittery, and some wealthy families from Xuzhou, Huai'an, and Yangzhou fled to Nanjing City.

Nanjing City.

Guard the government office.

As the capital of Nanjing, there are naturally many soldiers and horses. However, when the Ming Dynasty moved its capital to the north, it was thousands of miles away from Zhili in the south. Naturally, it was impossible to control it by itself. Therefore, four official positions were established in Nanjing: garrison, coordinating garrison, garrison eunuch, and counselor. , Formed the Nanjing Garrison Office to control the military affairs of the entire Southern Zhili.

Among them, Nanjing's garrison and coordinated garrison were performed by nobles in the city of Nanjing, and the garrison eunuch was personally sent by the emperor to supervise the military affairs of Southern Zhili, and the counselor and aircraft were always in charge of the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing.

Because the guarding eunuchs were the emperor's confidants, the entire Nanjing Garrison Office was dominated by the guarding eunuchs, and the guarding government office was the mansion of the guarding eunuchs.

On the main seat, the guarding eunuch Wang Jia's face was full of sadness, and the Nanjing guarding Ningyang Marquis Chen Guangyu below was also looking worried.

"Eunuch Wang, now that the puppet Qi rebels have approached Xuzhou, what should I do?"

Chen Guangyu worried that although the Governor of Water Transport is in charge of the 10,000+ soldiers and horses along the river, the power of the Governor of Water Transport can only be used in matters related to water transport. In name, all the soldiers and horses of Nanzhili are in charge of the Nanjing Garrison Office .

Now that Daqi is going south, this kind of matter is not under the control of the Governor of Water Transport, and they can only be responsible for the Nanjing Garrison Office.

"Fan Shangshu, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Wang Jia looked at Fan Jingwen, Minister of the Ministry of War, although he was a garrison eunuch, but he really didn't understand military affairs. Youjian sent him to Nanjing to sit in town.

"My lord, my subordinates think that Huai'an prefecture city and central capital Fengyang should be guarded, and Huai'an prefecture city and central capital should be used as the left and right horns. In this way, the puppet Qi rebels will have to think twice before attacking Nanjing."

Hearing Wang Jia's question, Fan Jingwen thought for a moment before speaking.

"Isn't that going to divide the troops?"

Wang Jia frowned and said, "Why don't you defend Nanjing City?"

Although he doesn't understand military affairs, he also knows that the more soldiers the better for defending the city, it is best to guard in Nanjing City. As long as Nanjing City is not lost, it will be lost if it is lost in other places. The tall city wall will definitely not fall in a few years. At that time, it only needs the support from the capital to come, and then there will be no problem.

"Eunuch Wang, if this place falls into the hands of the puppet Qi rebels, I'm afraid my head will fall to the ground."

Hearing this, Fan Jingwen smiled wryly and said that he also didn't want to divide the troops, but Fengyang, the central capital, is where the ancestral grave of her husband Zhu's family is located. Last time Fengyang was breached, so many officials died, and most of the officials at that time were personally He didn't want to follow Yang Yipeng's way of arresting them with troops.

"Then keep these two places."

Hearing Fan Jingwen's words, Wang Jia could only nod his head, after all he didn't want to die, if he lost Fengyang again this time, he would be finished.

.........

At this time, the Qi army, which was resting in Yi County, had already finished its rest, and then the army marched into Xuzhou.

Facing the 10,000+ elite Qi army, how could the Xiangyong temporarily recruited by some counties in the district be able to stop it? In just a few days, the whole of Xuzhou fell into the hands of Da Qi.

After taking down Xuzhou, Su Hao did not continue to gather all the troops together, but divided his troops into three groups, one led by Guo Hong, leading [-] troops into Huai'an Mansion, and the other led by Gan Yang, leading [-] troops into Huai'an Mansion Fengyang Mansion, and in the end, he led [-] soldiers and horses down the river to push Huai'an Mansion.

At this time, the benefits of Su Hao's kindness to the wealthy families in Shandong began to appear. Most of the wealthy families in the county had no idea of ​​helping to defend the city, and even took the initiative to let the clansmen in the county government leave, which made the Qi army almost effortless. Then they took down the county towns easily.

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Capital.

In the cabinet, Zhang Zhifa, Kong Zhenyun, and Huang Shijun looked sad. The puppet Qi rebels had captured most of Huai'an and Fengyang mansions.

"Zhang Shoufu, Nanzhili is in danger now, what should we do?"

Huang Shijun said with a bitter face, Wen Tiren was kicked back to his hometown by Zhu Youjian because he didn’t want to take the blame for moving the capital for Zhu Youjian, and Zhang Zhifa was promoted to the chief assistant of the cabinet. up.

"When will Huguang's reinforcements arrive in Nanzhili?"

Zhang Zhi's voice was low. These days, Zhu Youjian has been urging him to move the capital, but he has no choice. It may have worked.

"It is estimated that it will take three or four months."

Huang Shijun smiled wryly, the guards at Huguang were originally used to guard against the chieftains in the Sichuan-Guizhou area, and there were not many soldiers near Nanzhili. Now they suddenly want to mobilize these troops to Nanzhili. How could it be such a simple matter.

"Go and see His Majesty."

After a moment of silence, Zhang Zhifa sighed. It is probably hopeless to move the capital, and I don't know how Zhu Youjian will get angry.

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On the other side, outside the city of Huai'an Mansion, a large army gathered and flags were unfurled.

On the city wall, Zhu Dadian, the Governor of Water Transport, looked dignified, and beside him were Yu Zhixian, the prefect of Huai'an, and many commanders of the guards.

"Governor, the puppet Qi rebels are attacking fiercely. If this continues, the city will not be able to defend for long."

Yu Zhixian had a bitter face, he had spent a lot of money to get through the relationship with the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and before he got his money back, the puppet Qi rebels would arrive, if the city was lost, his money would be wasted.

"If you can't keep it, you have to keep it!"

Zhu Dadian said coldly: "We bear the grace of the emperor, and we have the responsibility to guard the land."

"What the Governor teaches is that lower officials must be accompanied by life and death!"

Yu Zhixian was categorical, but he was extremely bored in his heart. If he could hold it, he would naturally be willing to hold it, but in the current situation, how could he hold it.

The puppet Qi rebels had more than a hundred red barbarian cannons, shelling the city wall day and night, and the guards in the city did not dare to go up the city wall. How can this city be defended?
Outside the city, the Qi army camp.

"What's the situation in Nanjing now?"

Looking at Huai'an Fucheng, Su Hao asked, although Huai'an Fucheng has not been taken yet, but he doesn't care much about Huai'an Fucheng, because if he wants to take Huai'an Fucheng, he can do it at any time.

This time he went south, he brought more than 160 Hongyi cannons, some of which were seized from the Ming army, and the rest he brought out from Jinan Fucheng.

The defenders in the city of Huai'an were all guard soldiers. After more than ten days of shelling, not many guard soldiers dared to go up the city wall. At this time, it would not be difficult at all to attack the city.

Now what he wants is to win the city of Nanjing. Only when he wins the city of Nanjing can he really win Jiangnan. Only after he wins Jiangnan can Daqi have the foundation to compete in the world. After all, Shandong is too small and he wants to fight for hegemony in the world. , or a little bit worse.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there are [-] Ming troops in Nanjing City, and the officials of Nanjing City are still recruiting Xiangyong."

Hearing Su Hao's words, Liao Qing clapped his hands and replied.

"I asked you to arrange detailed work in, how is the arrangement going?"

Hearing this, Su Hao continued to ask, the city wall of Nanjing City is not comparable to that of Huai'an Mansion. If you want to take Nanjing City forcibly, the casualties will definitely not be small, so if you can take down Nanjing City with careful work, you can save a lot of casualties up.

"I have already sent many spies posing as businessmen to sneak into Nanjing City, but the defense of Nanjing City is still very strict, and it is difficult for our people to get close to the city gate."

Liao Qing said in a deep voice, although he has already sent many spies to infiltrate the city of Nanjing, but it is not so easy to seize the city. Now, although Da Ming has been attacked by Da Qi and many Shaanxi rebels West Hill signs.

But the centipede is dead but not stiff, and the foundation of Ming Dynasty has not been completely shaken. The nobles in Nanjing City will not surrender so easily, and there will definitely be a bitter battle in Nanjing City.

(End of this chapter)