The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 405 Zhu Yihai's Choice
All the generals immediately looked towards this side when they heard the words.

Zhu Linmei immediately said: "In the current situation, the biggest advantage of our army is the speed of marching." He pointed to the map, "The main force of the Polu Battalion entered from Tonglu on the west side, and at the same time, the Dragon Guards left Xianxia Pass and went north to Chuzhou Prefecture. After that, the troops were divided into two groups.

"One way goes east through Taizhou to Shaoxing, and the other way continues north, passing Dongyang and Jinhua, and stops at Zhuji for garrison.

"In addition, the new barracks of the Polu Camp, which was deployed to defend Quzhou, marched northeastward from Lanxi to the Pujiang River. If they did not meet the barbarians, they would go to Shaoxing to join the main force of the Polu Camp."

While he was speaking, staff officers had simultaneously marked the marching route and arrows on the map.I saw that starting from Tonglu, Lanxi, Jinhua, Dongyang, Zhuji, and Shaoxing are several important towns from west to east, enclosing the Qingshanling area in the middle, and only the Taotao Qiantang River can go to the north.

Zhu Linmei looked at the generals, "In this way, as long as we move fast enough, we can block all the ways of Ma Degong.

"At the same time, I believe that although we have divided our troops into four groups, any one of them has the strength to deal with the [-] captives alone.

"Even if the [-] new recruits from the Polu Camp in Quzhou cannot defeat the Qing army, it is not difficult to maintain a balance of power. Once the enemy is engaged in battle, the other groups should be able to rush to reinforce within half a day, and finally succeed in Tsushima. All formed an encirclement!"

It was Jiao Lian's first time to participate in the military meeting of the Dragon Guards, but he quickly integrated into it, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness... oh, my lord, if the Quzhou garrison is transferred, in case there is any change in the Zhe Fan..."

Zhu Linming understood what he meant, Quzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province, King Lu has sent two to 3000 people to guard the east side of Quzhou, if the recruits from the Polu camp come to attack the city as soon as they leave, it will be very dangerous.

He smiled and shook his head and said, "It's okay, according to what Qian Sule said, the king of Lu has sent all the people in Zhejiang to go north, so don't care about Quzhou.

"Taking a step back, if he really dares to disregard the overall situation, when he takes Quzhou, my army will already be gathered around Shaoxing. I will go to Shaoxing to capture this feudal lord who disregards the Ming Dynasty, and the Quzhou Zhejiang army will retreat."

Zhang Jiayu offered advice from the side: "My lord, in addition, the West Route Army led by Chen Bangyan has arrived in Kaihua recently, and it is also possible to order his troops to delay the attack on Huizhou and station in Kaihua temporarily. If there is any change, go east from Kaihua, and the two You can return to Quzhou in one day."

"It's feasible, let Ling Bin go west two days later." Zhu Linmei nodded, seeing that everyone had no objections, and then ordered, "This time I will attack the horse from all directions, and the key to winning or losing is the victory." Speed! If the barbarian army goes deep into Zhejiang before our army reaches several important towns, we will have to passively chase after him.

"So this time, the artillery battalion only carried six-pound guns, and the artillery carts doubled up with horses. The luggage and heavy artillery were handed over to the heavy cavalry battalion to escort them northward, and they will not participate in the battle for the time being."

Contrary to what people are used to thinking, after the infantry has been transformed into mules and horses, the heavy cavalry is the slowest marching unit in the entire army, even slower than the cavalry artillery.Therefore, in a hurry, the heavy cavalry can only walk slowly with the luggage.

He continued: "Other units of the Dragon Guard Army only carry three days' rations, and the Polu camp carries five days' rations, and the grain carts are also different."

Yu Xin subconsciously said: "My lord, I'm afraid this little food..."

Zhu Linming interrupted him by raising her hand, "Chuang Zhi probably forgot the twenty ships of grain and grass seized by the navy. Shaoxing has dense waterways, and Zhuji and other places are also directly connected by the Puyang River. The navy can transport grain supplies by separate ships.

"Yes, the ministries only need to bring enough rations to the destination."

After the generals agreed on some details, a quick horse sent the order to send troops to Quzhou, and the Longwei Army moved even faster. In less than an hour, Zhu Linmi led nearly ten thousand people in light clothes. Leaving Xianxia Pass, he headed straight for Chuzhou Prefecture, the southernmost part of Zhejiang Province.

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"Your Highness, don't hesitate any longer!" Qian Sule held a two-foot-long brocade and said eagerly, "My main force has been defeated in the Qingshan Mountains. I recruited all the government servants and village braves near Shaoxing yesterday. With more than a thousand people, it will be difficult to resist [-] Eastern captives..."

Seeing that Zhu Yihai bowed his head and remained silent, he knelt and took a few steps forward, raised the brocade over his head, and said loudly: "This is the minister who has the courage to sign with 87 courtiers. I hope that Your Highness will ask for help in Fujian. This is the only way to protect it." Millions of people in Zhejiang, Your Highness!"

Zhu Yihai's eunuch Bingbi immediately pointed at him and said sharply: "Department Qian Ge, are you trying to force the palace?!"

"I dare not..." Qian Sule hastily bent down, "I also think about His Highness's safety, if Shaoxing is lost..."

Among the officials kneeling around, someone immediately echoed, "Fang Guoan has harmed the country, and this is the only way to do it now!"

"Your Highness, the one from Fujian is also a relative of the Ming Dynasty, so... always better than falling into the hands of a slave..."

"Ma Degong is in Qingshanling, only a few days away, please make a quick decision, Your Highness..."

Zhu Yihai raised his head and glanced at the ministers, his eyes were bloodshot, "I wanted to return to the feudal clan last year, but you insisted on forcing me to continue supervising the country, and now you are forcing me to abdicate..."

He patted the armrest of the chair vigorously, and said word by word: "Do you think it's easy to sit up, and it's also easy to get off?!"

There was no sound below, everyone bowed their heads and knelt, but there was no intention of compromise.

After a long time, Zhu Yihai finally stood up slumped, and was about to hide back in the harem, when a eunuch rushed over and shouted: "His Royal Highness, Zhu Jizuo from Fujian Ministry of Rites, Bai Daqi, Supervisor of Rites and others came with the imperial edict. "

Asking the Minister of Rites to announce the edict in person shows that Zhu Linmi attaches great importance to this matter.

Zhu Yihai was stunned for a moment, so he had no choice but to change into the official dragon robe again, and headed for Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Jizuo didn't kneel when he saw the King of Lu came up, but he didn't think he was disobedient. He just briefly stated his intention, and then he unfolded the yellow silk and read: "The edict said. I will inherit the great order, and I am thinking about it every day, thinking that my society has not been restored...

"As well as King Lu's township in Zhejiang, he repeatedly rejected the Eastern captives and guarded our Jiangnan gate for more than a year, which is really a great contribution to the country...

"In the beginning, Brother Wang temporarily supervised the state affairs during the time of the bandit chaos, and he was my arm to help the country and save the country. Now Jiangnan will be established, and after this, there will be two political schools, which is not the trend of the world...

"Brother Wang has achieved success, so he can retire from here, and it will surely show the righteousness of the world..."

After Zhu Jizuo finished reading eloquently, Zhu Yihai felt a little relieved.According to the meaning of this edict, there are many examples of his achievements in guarding Zhejiang and retiring to build captives, but he did not mention his crime of self-reliance. He was only allowed to abdicate "from righteousness" and still enjoy the rest of his life as a prince.

While he was hesitating repeatedly, Qian Sule brought several courtiers and knelt in front of Zhu Yihai, "Your Highness, this imperial edict shows the heart of the imperial court, what else do you have to worry about?"

Zhu Yihai looked at Zhu Jizuo and the others, put his hands together and said, "How do you know if Fujian is sincere? If you only use clever words to get me to give up the land of Zhejiang, you only need to write a letter of impeachment to the officials in the future, and immediately reopen the old account! I don't want to bring you The title of prison country will go to sea again..."

When he said this, he was taken aback for a moment, the Zhejiang Navy was already dead, how could he escape to the sea?

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