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Chapter 260 Let the Tartars Go Ashore (Part [-])

Under the cover of night, dozens of warships of the Qing army were spotted by Zhu Yousong's navy battalion and imperial battalion when they quickly sailed to the other side of the river.

The navy commander He Zhaoxiong and deputy commander Zheng Caide ordered the navy to attack immediately after the report, and Liu Zhaoji ordered the imperial artillery battalion on the shore to open fire. At the same time, the three commanders immediately ordered a flying horse to report to Zhu Yousong in the city.

Zuo Menggeng led the crowd to change banners and join the Tartars as traitors, and the two princes of the Qing court led a Tartar Eight Banners to enter Jiujiang Mansion. Zhu Yousong had to report it long ago, and he was not surprised at all. There has been no war for two months. Now that the ice and snow have melted and the earth has returned to spring, it is a good time to raise troops and fight. This time, even traitors and tartars will be dealt with together!
Now that Zhu Yousong has been resting and replenishing for two months, he has been supplied with food, grass, and military supplies. Even more than 3 captives after reorganization and soldiers who have recovered from injuries have returned to the army. With an army of nearly 11, it can be described as strong and strong.

The next step is to forcibly cross the river and capture Jiujiang and Wuchang. Last night, Zhu Yousong sent an edict to Wenwu to discuss matters in his imperial tent. Yuan Jixian, He Tengjiao, Du Yinxi, He Zhaoxiong, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Cai, Zheng Damu, He Xuanjiao, Li Quan , Liu Chunhong, Zu Keyong, Luo Dai, Daoxing and other civil and military officials were all present.

With the Tianzhu River blocking the way, the most important question at hand is how to get an army of [-] to cross the river to fight. Fortunately, Zhu Yousong has already planned. He has recruited skilled craftsmen in the local area in the past two months, and hastened to build a batch of new warships. It is a large ship, mainly used as a troop transport, because Zhu Yousong knows that there will be no shortage of water battles in the future, and the first batch of [-] new warships has been launched and delivered to the navy.

None of the twenty big ships were equipped with any mighty cannons or other firearms, only some archers and musketeers, and mainly sailors. Each ship was full of people and horses and could carry five hundred soldiers. Twenty large ships can transport [-] soldiers at a time. In addition to the original warships of the navy battalion and the warships obtained from the judges as spoils of war, the navy now has more than [-] large and small warships, which can be cast at one time. Sending [-] troops, escorted by [-] sailors, has the conditions to fight across the Yangtze River.

Now their monarchs and ministers are discussing how to forcefully cross the river and how to capture Jiujiang Mansion.Zhu Yousong has now figured out that Zuo Menggeng has not been idle for the past two months. Apart from wanting to be a traitor to find a new master, he dispatched troops from Wuchang and other places to condemn generals, plus the 35 Tartars and Eight Banners who came here. , A total of [-] horses were assembled in Jiujiang Prefecture, mainly distributed in Jiujiang Prefecture and the riverside fortresses from Jiujiang Prefecture to De'an Poyang Lake.

Although Zhu Yousong has an army of [-], he is still at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength. If these Qing troops rely on the natural moat of the Yangtze River and the strong city to guard against it, it will be really difficult for his [-] army to forcefully cross the Yangtze River.

Zhu Yousong still fully promoted democracy, allowing civil and military officials to express their opinions and speak freely. Some advocated forcibly crossing the river from the narrowest part of the lake mouth to take Jiujiang, but some disagreed. It must be the strongest, and they advocated entering the army from Poyang Lake. The lake is open and the water surface is relatively flat, and they can compete with the Qing army in the lake.

Zhu Yousong nodded, and agreed to the second plan after weighing it.At the second watch, their monarchs and ministers dispersed.

In the evening, of course, He Xuanjiao will serve the bed. The Golden Empress and Xuan'er are both in the capital. The royal conquest is so poor, how can the emperor lack women, especially for a romantic emperor like Zhu Yousong, these days He Xuanjiao is in Zhu He Xuanjiao worked tirelessly by Song's side to perform the duties of a woman, and never tired of it.

Twenty is the time when a man is at his most powerful, but a chivalrous woman of seventeen or eighteen can handle Zhu Yousong's needs on the bed with ease, and now she is even more at ease. The two of them had climaxes and then fell asleep. .

I don't know how long they slept, but the sound of rumbling guns in the middle of the night woke them up. The two hurriedly packed their clothes and got off the dragon bed. Just as Xuanren came in to ask what was going on, a young eunuch on duty Then he ran in, "Your Majesty Qizuo, the thieves attacked at night, and they are almost on the shore. The navy battalion and the imperial battalion have already attacked, but the thieves are fierce, and they are fighting fiercely in the river."

"Damn it, I didn't beat them, they came first instead, it's really devastating!" Zhu Yousong cursed in his heart, and said to the little eunuch, "Immediately pass on my order, the imperial camp will stop shelling, and the navy will retreat , let them ashore!"

The little eunuch had a problem, and then passed on his oral instructions obediently.

Zhu Yousong and He Xuanjiao put on their helmets and armor, their gowns were belted, and their armor and skirts were tied. After finishing everything, they each rushed out of the tent with a sword.

The lights, balls and torches outside the tent were as bright as daylight. Li Quan and Zheng Damu, who were fully armed, had gathered thousands of armored warriors to wait outside the tent. Li Quan and Zheng Damu were in charge of the selection of Jing Zhuang, which was not the same as the imperial camp led by Liu Zhaoji.

A thousand soldiers are neatly armored, full of energy, and majestic, and the big Zhu character imperial flag rolls up in the night wind and makes a sound of hunting.

Li Quan pulled Zhu Yousong's horse Qianli Yideng over, a few steps away, Zhu Yousong jumped lightly, without even the stirrups, and did not take the reins, and stood six or seven feet high on the ground, steadily Landed on the saddle, the horse saw its owner sit up and barked, shook its head and tail, and hadn't set off for two months. This animal might also be very excited.

Over there, He Xuanjiao, who was dressed as a chivalrous woman, also got on a pink horse with a sword hanging from her waist and a long knife in her hand. Her heroine demeanor was even more dazzling under the lights.

"Leave the city, follow me to kill the Tartars and traitors!" Zhu Yousong ordered the city gate to be opened, and led the troops out of the city. Just two miles away from the city, Liu Zhaoji, the commander of the imperial battalion, took the imperial battalion with the exception of the artillery battalion. Come to capture the king, in the middle of the night, the emperor wants to personally go to battle to supervise the teacher, how many emperors are there in the world!

Liu Zhaoji was very moved, and when they met, he saluted and said: "Your Majesty, there are ministers waiting, why bother His Majesty to go out in person?"

Zhu Yousong said with a smile: "Anyway, I can't sleep. Now it's time for me to practice my sword. Wouldn't it be better to practice with a thief!"

"Your Majesty Shengming, according to your will, the shelling stopped, the navy also withdrew, and the thieves abandoned their boats and landed on the shore. Mr. Zheng and General Zu are commanding troops to fight with the thieves on the shore. I see that there are not many thieves but they are extremely fierce. We Although there are many troops, but the casualties are heavy, Zuo Menggeng's troops are not so powerful, it should be the real Tartars, and I am rushing to support, please give instructions from Your Majesty."

As soon as Zhu Yousong gritted his teeth, the Tatars came to his door, and he could finally have a good time. He immediately passed down the oracle: "The imperial battalion will attack. I and Qing will go to kill the Tartars together. The artillery battalion will cover. Cut off the Tartars' way back by water, this time we must wipe out all of them, and not let a single one go!"

"Wei minister leads the order!"

(End of this chapter)