Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 378 Target: Yangzhou

Therefore, on the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, the emperor personally came to the riverside to preside over the water testing ceremony for the two-masted western-style sailboat made by Daming.

And, he named the sailboat Yangfan.

Since then, this type of ship is no longer called a Western ship, but is all called a sailing type.

If there is one, there are two, Zhu Yixi's blood is boiling.

Accompanying him was the commander of the Yangtze River Navy, Prime Minister Hui Deng.

He licked his face and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, such a sailboat is not suitable for use on the river. Our Daming boat is the best."

"This is a sea ship!"

The emperor rolled his eyes and said casually: "Not only are there navy divisions in the Yangtze River, but there must also be navy divisions on the surface of the sea. The more the better."

It's a matter of self-interest, Prime Minister Hui Deng couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the Yangtze River Navy may protect Nanjing, and the Navy at sea is incomparable!"

"I know!"

The emperor was perfunctory, walking step by step.

On the side, Prime Minister Hui Deng snatched Shisan's job and walked aside holding a paper umbrella to shield the emperor from the scorching sun.

"correct!"

Suddenly, the emperor stopped walking, turned his head and asked, "How is Yangzhou? Will Guazhou be taken down?"

When Hui Deng heard the words, he was overjoyed and said: "I just want to announce the good news to you. The rebels in Guazhou have finally wiped out all of them. There is no navy to cover outside Yangzhou City."

"Wu Sangui wants to run next time, but there is no sailor to cross the river."

As he said that, he was actually a little complacent.

Zhu Yixi was speechless, and immediately quickened her pace.

Prime Minister Huideng couldn't help following, trying to help the emperor into the carriage, but was thrown away.

He was a little confused and didn't know what he said wrong.

Thirteen on the side couldn't help but snickered and said, "Uncle Hui, Yangzhou is in Jiangbei!"

"Whoa!"

Prime Minister Whedon suddenly realized, his face flushed: "I'm confused."

Just as he was standing there with a face full of shame, Thirteen, who had suddenly left and returned, walked over and said with a serious face:
"Commander Hui, His Majesty ordered the Yangtze River Navy to use all means to besiege Yangzhou and closely monitor Wu Sangui."

"Follow the order!" Xiang Hui Deng hurriedly shouted loudly, his voice was extremely high, as if the emperor was beside him.

Thirteen couldn't help laughing and left.

Although the strength of the Yangtze River Navy continued to grow, the siege of Yangzhou City did not go smoothly.

The reason is that the siege on the water cannot stop walking on land.

Wu Sangui looked at the Yangtze River, and those Ming army sailors who wished to put their bows on Yangzhou City were inexplicable for a while.

"The siege of the Ming army is getting tighter and tighter."

The exclamation of Pingxi County King suddenly changed the expressions of all civil and military officials in Yangzhou City.

The civil servants moved their lips but said nothing.

Only the warriors yelled, unable to swallow the breath in their hearts, and kept cursing.

Wu Sangui was unmoved, just staring at the Yangtze River in a daze, without saying a word.

Silence, deathly silence.

After a long time, he opened his mouth and said, "Has the summer grain from Huai'an Mansion arrived yet?"

These words broke the stiff atmosphere.

The magistrate of Yangzhou hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Report to King Pingxi, but he hasn't arrived yet."

Wu Sangui had a total of [-] troops in Yangzhou City, including [-] Guanning cavalry and [-] Liu Zeqing's troops.

This army was originally owned by Zheng Longfang and Yao Wenchang, but they had to take the blame and went to Beijing.

And these [-] soldiers and horses are just one Yangzhou Prefecture, and it is extremely difficult to supply them, including all Huai'an Prefectures.

In a sense, Wu Sangui is the real king in Huai'an and Yangzhou.

However, Wu Sangui didn't enjoy much.

"Is there an accident?"

With a mutter, Wu Sangui ignored everyone's astonished gazes and returned to the study impatiently.

Here, there is a crude map of Nanzhili.

His fingers first fell to Yangzhou, then to Xuzhou, and finally to Huai'an.

In this way, a triangle appeared.

"If you were taken from the back? Wouldn't it be stuck in the quagmire, waiting for perishing?"

The more he thought about it, the more flustered Wu Sangui became.

"Shandong actually ignores Xuzhou, what is it going to do?"

In desperation, Wu Sangui wished to surrender directly to the Ming Dynasty, but the reality forced him to obey.

"Come here, get rid of the scouts, and scout along the north, and don't let them go within two hundred miles of Yangzhou City."

"Hope, that was a wrong guess."

Tang Fu roamed the streets with his head held high, in line with the status of a noble slave.

As the servant of Pingxi County King, almost no one dared to offend him, even those yamen servants licked their faces and apologized.

As the war approached, prices in Yangzhou City became increasingly high.

But for Tang Fu, the price is lower, and Teta makes more money.

When he turned around, the group of greedy eyes immediately started talking, all of them were jealous of his bad luck and became the servant of King Pingxi.

It is not an exaggeration to reach the sky in one step.

"Hmph, I'm abolished a hundred taels of silver, you guys know what the hell!"

Tang Fu shook his head and sneered.

After ordering vegetables and letting them deliver them to the door, he didn't bother to take another look, and staggered to the brothel.

As soon as he arrived at the box, he immediately calmed down.

After a while, a big man came over and said with a smile:

"You've been so prestige recently, why did you think of me?"

"If there is nothing serious, will I come to you?"

Tang Fu rolled his eyes and said, "Recently, Wu Sangui is very abnormal. He is often in a hurry to hold meetings with the generals. He doesn't know what they are discussing. Even I can't get in."

"Since when did he become abnormal?"

The man was taken aback, then sat down immediately, and said seriously.

"I heard that two days ago, on the city wall, together with Yangzhou Wenwu, suddenly lost his temper."

Tang Fu recalled.

"Why?"

"It seems to be annoyed that the summer grain in Huai'an Mansion has not arrived!"

"Huai'an Mansion?"

The man was taken aback.

He closed his eyes and began to think.

"This matter must be reported, perhaps unexpected circumstances."

Tang Fu nodded.

The news of Jin Yiwei spread to Nanjing.

"What did Wu Sangui discover?"

The emperor was amazed, and immediately realized: "As expected of a veteran, you really have sharp eyes."

"Your Majesty, can Wu Sangui escape?"

Looking at the map of Yangzhou, Zhang Shenyan couldn't help but hear it.

Thirty thousand cavalry, this is enough to change a big battle, and even the power of the country, which makes people salivate.

"Or, let's fight for it. He did something wrong in order to avenge the late emperor."

"I don't care about right or wrong, but if Wu Sangui wanted to surrender, he would have done so long ago. How could he have stayed until today?"

Zhu Yixi sneered and said, "Even the majestic dukes and princes don't look down on me. Do you want me to crack the earth and become the king?"

"If you can't win it, then slowly destroy this army built with the hard-earned money of the people across the country."

"If I can't get it, Man Qing can't even imagine it."

(End of this chapter)