Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 318 Taking a big step towards Nanjing
Xiangyang, on the ninth day of May, the weather changed from sunny to cloudy.

Although the sun in the sky was hidden, it was hard to hide the scorching heat.

On the Han River, ships came one after another, covering the entire river, with flags unfurled, and a steady stream of soldiers boarding the ships, looking from a height, they looked like ants.

"Your Highness, the navy now has a thousand ships, about half of which are from [-] to [-], and about [-]% from [-] to [-]."

Waving his feather fan, Prime Minister Hui Deng pretended to be gentle and said: "In the past two years, more than a dozen ships have been built with thousands of materials. In the entire Yangtze River, there is almost no one invincible."

Speaking of this, he puffed out his chest on purpose, full of pride.

"Navy and infantry, can you understand?"

Zhu Yixi couldn't help asking with a smile when he saw Zhang Fei holding the embroidery needle.

"Your Highness, this laborious sailor looks different from infantry, but in fact they are the same."

Prime Minister Hui Deng was scratched to the itch, and couldn't wait to say: "It's nothing more than a big ship and a lot of people. If we meet head-on, we will win."

"Now we need to add more guns. Our ship is equipped with Franco cannons and firecrackers. These are good things. No one on the Yangtze River is our opponent."

"The Manchus also have cannons!"

Zhu Yixi said coldly, pouring a basin of cold water on him:
"If they have more ships and people than us, and more guns, so what, can they just wait to die?"

"Don't you still want to borrow the wind like Zhuge Kongming?"

Xiang Huiden's forehead was sweating instantly, his back was soaked, and the feather fan in his hand stopped.

Seeing the shame on his face, Zhu Yixi shook his head.

After all, it is still a matter of step and turn, and the thinking has been fixed, and it is difficult to change.

However, today's naval generals are no different from infantry, and Prime Minister Huideng is considered qualified.

"lets go!"

King Yu didn't speak anymore, and led everyone to board the boat.

In Sichuan dialect, Shaanxi dialect, and Huguang dialect, generals of various colors led the army and filled all the ships.

All arrangements, such as food, drinking water, supplies, doctors, etc., must be planned in detail, and there must be no mistakes.

The young staff officers of the staff department had been writing plans day and night, and finally selected the best ones, allowing the entire fleet to sail smoothly.

In Wuchang, there are still [-] local defenders waiting to take a boat to the south.

The water flow of the Han River is narrow and swift, while the Yangtze River is turbulent. The soldiers came to the Yangtze River before they got used to the Han River, and countless soldiers vomited.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the supply of army logistics determined the victory or defeat of the army.

In this regard, the Chief of Staff came up with a plan:
Using the water and land post stations along the river, the captives were requisitioned, and grain and grass were continuously transported to Jiujiang, then to Anqing, and then to Nanjing.

In the Ming Dynasty, the "Huguang Water Transport General" was set up in Wuchang, under the jurisdiction of 4 water transport guards and [-] exchange offices in Hankou, Changsha, Qizhou, and Chenglingji.

The post station along the river, which has been repaired in the past year, has shown great advantages by using the original water transportation system.

"From Xiangyang to Anqing, the distance is no more than [-] li at most. The river is surging and flows down the river. It takes at most six or seven days to arrive."

"It only takes ten days to reach Nanjing City."

Wang Yingxiong had a hulking back, but bent his body, and followed Yu Wang step by step, with an extremely respectful attitude.

Obviously, after Emperor Hongguang was captured, Daming lost the best heir to the patriarchal clan, and King Yu ascended the throne, just around the corner.

Hearing this, Zhu Yixi smiled faintly, looked at the frightened finless porpoise, and couldn't help saying: "What Governor Wang said is true, we have such an advantage, how can we be invincible?"

You Shiwei and Liu Tingjie are in Shaanxi, Li Jingwu is in Xi'an, Chen Yongfu is in Luoyang, and Li Jizu is in Guizhou.

The ones beside him now are Hui Dengxiang, Wang Guangen, Zhao Guangyuan, Qin Yiming and others.

Most of them are fierce generals, and their strategic vision is not strong. Hearing these words, they all rejoiced and their momentum was high.

In the blink of an eye, within five days, everyone arrived at Jiujiang City.

Here, King Yu didn't stop, and went straight to Anqing Mansion.

Compared with Jiujiang, Anqing, which is the throat of the Yangtze River, is more suitable as a granary.

This strong city, sandwiched by two mountains and pierced by the Yangtze River, is the most stable.

Historically, during the period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Hunan Army competed with the Taiping Army for several times here, and the city was blood-stained. After several years of back-and-forth, even hundreds of thousands of people were killed or injured to take Anqing.

Finally, Anqing, Nanjing sits and waits to be besieged, and the countdown to death enters.

Later, Zeng Guofan even advocated moving the provincial capital of Anhui back to Anqing.

And at this moment, Hong Chengchou finally received the news from Jiujiang that King Yu mobilized 300,000 troops to cover the sky and cover the sun.

"absurd!"

Hong Chengchou couldn't hide the panic in his heart anymore, and kept cursing: "How could he have 300,000? The people who are coerced?"

Even so, he was beating a drum in his heart.

Regardless of the impact of Anqing's fall on Nanjing, let's talk about the navy, how can the more than [-] people who only rely on the surrender of Nanming defend?
"Anqing, Sailor!"

Hong Chengchou tugged at his beard, his face full of worry.

In the face of absolute strength, all strategies are nothing more than a mantis' arms.

After being anxious for a long time, Hong Chengchou had no choice but to send someone to appease Gao Jie, and bluntly said that as long as he went south to hold Zhu Yixi back, he would be named the king.

Although it was empty teeth, it had to be like this.

At this moment, good news came from Hangzhou.

After the negotiations broke down, the Qing army came to Hangzhou Baili, and King Lu surrendered after less than a month in charge of the country.

A large number of courtiers went south to Fujian, seeming to want to re-establish the Ming court in Fuzhou.

"From Nanjing to Hangzhou, and then to Fuzhou, lingering..."

Hong Chengchou showed a smug smile, if it weren't for Zhu Yixi, Jiangnan would have been stable long ago.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

The next day, news came from the west that Chizhou Mansion had fallen.

Hong Chengchou hurriedly asked the court for help.

On May 21, Taiping Mansion fell.

On the 23rd, Hezhou (Ma'anshan) fell.

As a result, the Ming army was less than two hundred miles away from Nanjing City.

In terms of later facts, the subways in the two places are already connected.

This time, Hong Chengchou panicked completely.

With all his efforts, Azig left him 50,000 Ming troops and [-] Manchus and Eight Banners, but only [-] people.

Moreover, most of these people are landlubbers, and the water surface is weak. For Nanjing City, defending the city will not help.

Nanjing City is not satisfied at all.

"It seems that King Lu and the clan are too important. I have to personally escort them to Beijing."

……

In Hezhou, after the pioneer arrived here, he made some repairs and waited for the arrival of the rear army.

The city of Nanjing must be recovered by His Royal Highness King Yu himself, and no one can take the lead.

"Your Highness, I finally saw Master Wang."

A group of gentry, with tears in their eyes, called out affectionately.

Zhu Yixi's face was serious: "As long as I, Zhu Yixi, are here, Daming will be impossible and will not be subjugated again."

"Da Ming, you're really back!!!"

For a moment, he was full of tears.

After four years of cheating, is he finally about to become emperor?
(End of this chapter)