The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 624 Do your part
As soon as the Qing army was hit by the city, they turned around and ran not far away, when they were run over by murderous heavy cavalry.

Immediately behind the cavalry was a long and narrow line of infantry.Jianlu's formation has been shattered at this time, where is there any room left to fight back?After only two rounds of firecracker salvos, the Qing troops caught between Danyang City and the infantry line knelt down and begged for surrender.

Gan Hui made arrangements for collecting the prisoners and counting the trophies, then turned to Li Ying and sighed, "We just discovered this group of thieves after crossing the river for five days. According to the confessions of the prisoners, four villages and towns were robbed from the riverside to Dantu. loot."

Li Ying also sighed, "From Nanjing to Taicang, the river is nearly 130 miles along the way, and there are more than a dozen places that are narrow and easy to cross. The captives have been harassing everywhere recently. We have to patrol the range of more than [-] miles. It is impossible to guard against it."

"However, the rebels can't last long." Gan Hui looked to the southwest, "When the battle in Huguang is over and the Yangtze River Navy returns to defense, the rebels will not dare to cross the river wantonly."

Li Ying nodded and said: "Who would have thought that the Empress Dowager would suddenly announce that the Holy Majesty would abdicate, He Tengjiao would lose a chapter, and the situation in this world would change immediately.

"When our assistant king returns to Beijing and stabilizes the situation, the troops from Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, and Guangdong will gather in the south of the Yangtze River, and we will be able to fight to Shandong in one go!"

Gan Hui leaned forward and said in a low voice: "You said, now that the position is vacant, who can claim the crown?" He was born in a rebel army, and he only knew how to fight, but he knew that the situation in the court was ominous.

"Except for His Royal Highness, our assistant king, who else has this qualification?" Li Ying gripped the handle of the knife again, "Who dares to fight with His Highness, and ask the brothers of the Dragon Guards if they agree!"

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Zhu Linmi led the barracks and traveled day and night, and it took less than a day to reach Jurong.

Don't let him be in a hurry, he was still arranging the siege and suppression of Ai Songgu at noon yesterday, when he was surprised to hear that the Empress Dowager Zeng announced to the world that the little emperor had abdicated!

Under the social and political structure of the Ming Dynasty, once the country lost its monarch, it would almost immediately stop.

During the Wanli Dynasty, it is true that the emperor did not go to court for decades and the country was not in chaos, but it was also because the world knew that the emperor was still there, people's hearts were stable, and there were several capable ministers ruling the country.

But now it is a chaotic world, and there are many corrupt scholars and mediocre officials in the court, how can they be expected to hold down the court?

When Zhu Linming's troops passed through a pass in the east of Jurong, they suddenly heard the sound of gongs all around, and a group of troops rushed out from all around.These people were well-trained and moved extremely fast. In a short while, they formed a straight line of infantry, with densely packed muzzles pointing out of the pass.

Immediately, Shi Lin ordered his own barracks to assemble and prepare for battle, while he himself protected Zhu Linmi and retreated to the rear.

After a while, several riders rushed out in the direction of Jurong, shouting loudly: "Stop whoever comes! Report your name!"

Shi Lin unhappily rode his horse to the front of the formation, and pointed at those people with a whip, "Presumptuous! How dare you stop His Royal Highness the Assistant King from driving?!"

Hearing the words, the several officers looked at each other, hurriedly got off their horses and saluted, "Li Sufu and Zhang Mo of the Polu camp have seen the general!"

"People who broke the barracks?" Shi Lin frowned and asked in doubt, "Why did you set up a card here?"

"Return to General, General Zhen ordered to block all the main roads leading to Nanjing, and the last general will be in charge of the east of Jurong."

Zhu Linmei also came up at this time, looked at Li Sufu and asked, "Why does she want to block the Nanjing road?"

Li Sufu and the others bowed Shi Lin to the visitor, and hurriedly followed suit, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Assistant Prince. Back to Your Highness, General Zhen has issued an order that no family members other than Your Highness are allowed to enter Beijing recently!"

Zhu Linmei couldn't help laughing when she heard the words, my daughter-in-law was afraid that someone from the old Zhu family would come to grab the throne.No, Zhen Zhen is a girl who knows how to charge and fight. If she has such a delicate mind, it is probably taught by her sister Mu.

He then waved his hand and said, "Let's all withdraw, don't affect the lives of the people."

Li Sufu and others looked at each other, and could only answer loudly: "Yes!"

In fact, Zhu Lin hadn't even arrived in Nanjing yet, so there were already hundreds of petitions sent in in the past half a day.

To be honest, who in this world can not be tempted by the throne?Previously, all his energy was focused on saving Daming. For the sake of Daming's internal stability, he supported the emperor [-]% and devoted all his energy to the outside world without any second thoughts.

But now the situation has changed suddenly, and the tide of history has pushed him to the forefront.Now that he had this opportunity, he naturally did his part.In terms of knowledge reserves, understanding of the situation in the world, and the heights he can lead Daming to, he believes that no one can match him in this era. If this is the case, how can the throne be entrusted to others?

At the same time, he is also very clear that right now he has absolute control over the most powerful army of the Ming Dynasty, and more than [-]% of the Ming army in the world is led by his own people.After a series of events such as the relocation of the capital and the land reform, nearly half of the officials in the DPRK and China are their confidants.It can be said that as long as he wants to ascend to the throne, absolutely no one can compete with him.

What he was even thinking about at this moment was that with the blessing of the imperial power, many reforms that were difficult to carry out before could finally be launched, and the rise of Ming Dynasty would definitely be even stronger!

In all fairness, the abdication of the little emperor is actually a great thing for the entire Ming Dynasty.Zhu Linmei originally planned to train this little cousin well, let him accept the ideas of later generations and advanced natural science knowledge from an early age, so as to achieve a prosperous Ming Dynasty.In the current situation, the realization of this goal will be more direct and efficient.

When Zhu Linmi traveled to twenty miles east of Nanjing City, she could already see the courtiers who came to greet her and the common people watching the excitement.

On the side, Shi Lin took the military report he had just received, hesitated for a while, and handed it to Zhu Linmei.

The latter opened the letterbox and saw that it was Gao Yigong's report on Huguang military affairs.The first paragraph is that He Tengjiao is still mobilizing a large number of troops and raising food and grass, and he has no intention of stopping the army. However, many generals in Huguang have secretly contacted Gao Yigong and others, intending to do whatever.

Then it said that the Zhongzhen Camp had entered Yuezhou Prefecture two days ago, and that Li Dingguo led his [-] cavalry to the front of the Zhongzhen Camp, and was now confronting the [-] Chu troops heading north from Changsha to the south of Tongcheng.

(End of this chapter)