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Wartime has a fast pace, and in order to cope with the imminent arrival of reinforcements from the Qing army, the post-war reward and punishment evaluation work of the Nanjing court was hurriedly completed in just ten days.

Even counting those few days of execution, it didn't last until the Lantern Festival, so as to avoid the bad luck of being stained with blood during the festive season.

And the vanguard of the Qing army's reinforcements in Jiangbei had indeed approached Yangzhou City on the eleventh day of the first lunar month.

It's just that the cavalry were the first to arrive, and they couldn't attack the city, so they didn't rush forward, they just harassed the countryside, trying to slaughter and loot.

Since the Ming army was well prepared, and the vicinity of Yangzhou has been seen several times, the Ming army lost once last year, and then counterattacked, and now it is the third time it has been baptized by the flames of war. Where can you see living people wandering around in the entire countryside of Yangzhou Prefecture?
The living people were either transferred to the south of the Yangtze River, or they were gathered in the cities, where they helped defend the city as strong men and civilians, and accepted militarized management.

The vanguard cavalry sent by Azig took a little turn around the boundary of Yangzhou Prefecture, and found that Huaiyang fertile soil, which was originally known as extremely rich, was now completely "bone in the wild, and no rooster crowed for thousands of miles".

Except for the militarization of several counties along the estuary of the river, there is not even a hair in the countryside - and all of this is obviously caused by dog ​​tartars!The account must be settled on the Qing army itself!

The cavalry did nothing, couldn't find anything to grab, and waited for two or three days before the follow-up infantry arrived one after another, and the artillery needed more time.

During the waiting time, the infantry of the Qing army had no choice but to try to cut wood to build siege equipment and do other preparatory work. It is impossible to have any substantial offensive before the Lantern Festival.

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At the same time, in Nanjing city, Zhu Shuren seldom used public affairs to help his private interests, and delayed for several days to spend time with his family.
After the Lantern Festival, he was ready to cross the river by boat, wandered around the north of the river for a while, urged the various ministries to force the Qing army back, and raised the defense of various places.

The little princess Zhu Yuchan, who had just reunited with her husband-in-law on New Year's Eve, was naturally extremely reluctant.Last year, Zhu Shuren spent too much time fighting outside and running around, and the time he was with her was only three or four months.

So much so that on New Year's Day, Father Huang suspected that there was something wrong with her body, why her stomach didn't move at all.

This time Zhu Yuchan naturally spent his capital, tenderly trying to persuade her husband and son-in-law not to personally supervise the battle.

"Duo Duo was killed. Dorgon and Azig knew they couldn't be saved, so they would retreat in a few days, right? Why are you going to Yangzhou?

The son of a daughter can't sit still, you are already a prince, and you don't have to do it yourself.A few days ago, my father sent an imperial physician and maids here, and later said that they would stay in our residence permanently.

Now that the Ming Dynasty is going to be stable, you might as well work hard at home...it is more important than winning a few small victories on the battlefield. "

Zhu Yuchan's words were rough and unreasonable, even though she had selfish intentions, she hit it right.

In history, one of the most important reasons why Nanming was finished was because of the political affairs!Everyone has ambitions, and there are many mountains.

As long as it can be like Zhao Gou in the Southern Song Dynasty, all brothers and cousins ​​died or were arrested, ambitious military generals can't support other puppets, and everyone is unified under one banner, Nanming will never end so easily.

Why does the prince who raises pigs live so much?Wouldn't it be nice to die clean?One is enough!

Now that Nanjing City and the Yangtze River defense line have been completely defended, the next step is to push back. The biggest advantage is not to win again on the battlefield, but Zhu Shuren hastened to get a son out, so as to completely dispel people's concerns about the monarch and his ministers.

Otherwise, there will always be a thorn in the hearts of all the loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty: If the members of the Luwang family are really not very good, and it is not easy to reproduce, and we have to find a successor from other vassal kings in the future, shouldn't we advance? Burn a cold stove and hug your thighs?
Or at that point, if some vassal king really jumped out, would King E use force to subdue him?How many people will support each other then?How bad will the civil war be?

Once a civil war breaks out, no matter how well farming and reorganizing the army is done, it will be completely consumed by the disadvantages of internal fighting.

Therefore, in the next year, Zhu Shuren should really work harder on his lower body, so that his mind can be free instead, and nothing is as important as the following problems. This is the foundation of the country.

Fortunately, of course Zhu Shuren also knew this truth. Hearing what his wife said, he just said softly: "The imperial doctor has checked the pulse through the curtain, and didn't say there is any problem? Since there is nothing wrong, just follow the steps.

Gu only went to Guazhou Ferry this trip, and did not enter Yangzhou City, and would not enter the encirclement of the Qing army, not even for a day.There are also our own sailors and Zheng Xiandi's sailors escorting them, so nothing will go wrong.My Ming navy is still invincible after all.

This can be regarded as a good beginning and a good end. It will not exceed a month at most, and I will come back. When March starts, I guarantee that I will not go out for a day, and I will sit in Nanzhili. Even if I want to move around, it will not be a military matter. Until there is movement in the lady's stomach, okay? "

Zhu Yuchan pursed her lips: "Why don't you go out until March?"

Zhu Shuren explained earnestly: "Emperor doctors don't know everything. It seems that they haven't advised people to drink less. But he has read a lot of books and read a lot of science from a book by a contemporary red-haired barbarian named Descartes. reason,
It is said that men and women should abstain from alcohol before they are ready to conceive a child, ranging from three months to half a year.In addition, a thing called tampas popular among the ramaoyi people must be banned, which is similar to our snuff.Greasiness should also be reduced, a diet with a reasonable combination of meat and vegetables, moderate exercise every day, neither overwork nor too lazy... In short, it is good for children.

You too, in the past few months, eat spinach first, we can't count on luck, we need someone who is smart and healthy at first. "

The quotes in Zhu Shuren's remarks were, of course, random nonsense, and Descartes took the blame.

The reason why I think of Descartes is just because the other party happens to be a person of this era,

When the Zheng family did business with the Dutch Hongyi before, they all heard that this Hongyi scientist was quite well-known among the Dutch high-level. Even Zheng Chenggong had heard of it before he met Zhu Shuren.

If such an example is cited, it is very credible, and others have not been able to verify it.

Zhu Yuchan really likes this. After all, the ancients didn't have much research on this aspect. Even an imperial physician, considering the extravagance and lust of the emperor's relatives, who would dare to persuade the emperor to drink less.

Besides, the emperor never thought about when to have a son, he came here on a whim, and he could be in heat at any time, just if he was recruited, if he was really prepared like modern people, the emperor would have to stop drinking for the rest of his life.

This also made it impossible to accurately and scientifically control the quality of the eldest son in ancient times.

When Zhu Yuchan heard that drinking alcohol would have bad effects, she worriedly said, "How long do I have to stop first?"

Zhu Shuren: "Don't worry, those who are hurt by alcohol and sex may have to quit for more than half a year. But I have never been an alcoholic, but before Chinese New Year, and frequent celebrations and entertainments, I drank a little more. Starting from today Alcohol, it will take a month or two at most to see results."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuchan could accept the time, and after thinking about it for a while, she added unwillingly:
"There are some things that a concubine and a daughter-in-law don't understand at first, and I don't want to understand. But in such a time of national calamity, everything in the world is the most important thing, that is, the love between children, my father persuaded me to look away.

In fact, the concubine knows that my husband has always had a deep friendship with... Sister Ziling. My father also said in private a few days ago that we will be stationed in the capital this year, and in places upstream, we need capable and loyal ministers to sit in charge.It is inevitable that the governor of Sichuan and the brother of Mi in Wuchang will be reused.

If the concubine is able to give birth to a son for her husband when she is healthy and strong, and completes the adoption, the father will grant the husband the status of a prince and accept another side concubine.But before that, it is absolutely impossible to mess up the concubines. "

Of course, Zhu Yuchan didn't want to tell these words. What woman would share her husband with others.

But this is a political need. It can only be said that the Tian family is ruthless. In order to win over people's hearts and stabilize the situation, even a cowardly monarch like Zhu Changhao had to sell a little bit of his daughter's personal happiness in exchange for a stable country and others who worked harder for him.

Now Zhu Shuren has prestige and military power, and everything is in full swing. Compared with him needing the emperor's endorsement, the emperor actually needs his loyalty more.

Moreover, in Zhu Changhao's view, being able to bring the daughters and younger sisters of important ministers from Sichuan and Huguang to Nanzhili and let Zhu Shuren control them can be regarded as strengthening a layer of insurance.Compared with this level of income, it is really not a problem for the son-in-law to play with a few more women.

Zhu Shuren's heart moved when he heard the words. Of course he still remembered Fang Ziling, but he always felt that the timing was not good. Before that, he was repeatedly suppressed by the Qing army and intruders and followed the trend. .

Now it seems that I have to work harder on my wife's belly. This is a three-fold thing.

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After appeasing the back house, Zhu Shuren finally embarked on a journey across the river to Yangzhou to be the supervisor of Huangyou.

This battle will not be too fierce, it can be regarded as the beginning and the end, plating the last layer of gold in this round of Jianghuai offensive and defensive battle.

Zhu Shuren set off on the [-]th day of the first lunar month and arrived at Guazhou Dushui Village on the [-]th.There are also Huang Degong, Cao Bianjiao and Li Fuming in Jiangbei, who guard Liuhe County, Yizheng County, Yangzhou City and Haimen respectively.

Other unimportant counties have become no-man's land anyway, so they can give up for the time being, and consider resuming production after this wave of Qing troops are forced to retreat——

It is only the middle of the first lunar month now, and spring plowing generally starts in February of the lunar calendar in the south of the Yangtze River, and the farming time can be delayed by about half a month at most.As long as the enemy retreats and the people can return before the end of February, farming can resume.

Of course, this year, the Nanming court only dared to arrange for easy-to-manage land around major traffic routes to resume production, and supply military rations nearby.As for other relatively remote areas where there is no danger to defend, and it is not convenient for military management, they can only be abandoned for one year, and the right is to fallow.

If the Huaihe defense line can be completely restored this year, next year it will be possible to consider resuming production throughout Huainan.

Because the Ming army always controlled the water transportation nodes of the Yangtze River and the Hangou Canal, as soon as Zhu Shuren arrived, the generals of Huang Degong in Yangzhou City, and the generals of Cao Bianjiao from Taixing, all came to Guazhoudu by boat to report the latest situation.

The Qing army on the opposite side had nothing to do with the Ming army entering and leaving the city by water. They could only watch the Ming army sailors come and go freely, which was quite aggrieved.

Huang Degong himself wanted to stay in Hefei, and he had no other skills, so the defense of Yangzhou City was handed over to a new deputy assigned to him by the imperial court, named Huang Fei.

This Huang Fei's original surname was Tu, but he changed his surname to Huang after his mother's uncle, but he was not related to Huang Degong. bit.

Huanglong was killed in a fierce battle with Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and other newly surrendered traitor naval forces in Lushun in the year following the Wuqiao Mutiny.After Huang Long's death, because he had no son, his nephew changed his surname back to his maiden's surname, which was regarded as adoptive to his uncle so that he would not have a descendant.

Huang Fei didn't have much contact with Zhu Shuren's power before. In the last years of Chongzhen, he was stationed near Denglai. The imperial court sent him to "assist and suppress the general army of the Northeast Navy". behind enemy lines,
But in fact, because of his lack of strength, Huang Fei didn't make much achievements in those years.Because of Zhu Shuren's butterfly effect, before Chongzhen's death, Zhu Shuren was mainly responsible for transporting food and supporting supplies to Wu Sangui, and the two battles of Tashan and Xingshan's breakout and rescue were also operated by Zhu Shuren's forces.

After Chongzhen's death, Huang Fei also took some of Denglai's "Aid Liao Navy" to the south, with a total of 4 soldiers and civilians.At that time, Shi Kefa needed someone to assist Jiang Fang, so he was transferred to Huang Degong's command.

After all, Huang Degong had already been awarded the title of general at that time, and was promoted by Zhu Shuren's butterfly effect to a relatively high position and weight, and he could command other generals.After that, Huang Fei didn't have any outstanding performances, and he always acted according to military orders.It wasn't until now that Huang Degong needed to divide his troops, that he got a chance to be on his own.

On Cao Bianjiao's side, because they had to divide their troops to guard several places along the river and rely on the Yangtze River waterway to support each other, of course there could only be one general in Taixing, so Cao Bianjiao chose an old subordinate named Liu Zhaoji.

This Liu Zhaoji's qualifications are actually not shallow. As early as four years ago, when Cao Bianjiao and Hong Chengchou participated in the bloody battle of Songshan, Liu Zhaoji already had the rank of general soldier, but he was not good in the battle of Songshan. Hong Chengchou rewarded and punished him before he was besieged Quan, demoted Liu Zhaoji.

Historically, because Cao Bianjiao died in Liaodong, Liu Zhaoji was dispatched by the court after going south, and finally defended Yangzhou with Shi Kefa, and died in battle.Therefore, regardless of its combat effectiveness, its fighting will and loyalty are still guaranteed.

Now because of Zhu Shuren's butterfly effect, Cao Bianjiao was rescued from Liaodong alive. When Cao Bianjiao's tribe came to King Qin of Nanjing, the deputy and trilogy he had partnered with in Liaodong would naturally be reassigned to him.

Zhu Shuren, Huang Fei, Liu Zhaoji and other general soldiers did not have close friendships at first, and it was impossible for him to recruit every general under his command. It was only after the Queen of Work that they transferred their subordinate relations over.

Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji also didn't know much about this newly crowned king, and they were a little nervous when taking orders directly from him for the first time. It was Zhu Shuren who took the lead in asking questions with a pleasant face, trying to dispel their concerns:
"Huang Junmen and Liu Junmen are veteran generals who have worked hard for many years, and the court will remember them. You are still young, so you don't have to be cautious.

Let's talk about the recent aggressive actions of the slave-building reinforcements?Have you spread the news that Dodo is dead?How did Jianu react? "

Seeing that the prince is approachable, Huang Fei also reported the truth: "At present, the Qing army's reinforcements are divided into two routes: land and water, and each arrives at the city of Yangzhou. It will take five or six days and one or two days respectively, and the attack has not yet begun.

The city was besieged by land from the north and west of the city, and the south was temporarily missing. The cavalry sent by Azig, the commander of the army, was all over Dahai.I heard that it is also possible to use Fengyang Nikan as the commander to command various land reinforcements.

The Qing army went down from Gaoyou Lake through the Hangou Canal and blocked it along the east of the city, but they couldn't get close to the Yangtze River estuary, nor could they prevent our warships from going out of the East Water Gate. The commander of the army was still Kong Youde in Huai'an.This guy is like a dog's skin plaster, he came very early, at the beginning he felt that his troops were weak and lost to our army, so he took back Gaoyou Lake, this time there were more land reinforcements, so he was emboldened to go south again.

As for the news of Duduo's death, the last general also followed the general's order and disseminated it by shouting to the enemy who besieged the city. The enemy army seemed to be shaken for a while, but they still refused to believe it. military spirit.

It may also be that Dorgon's military order was too strict, so that they did not dare to give up-the last general thought, could it be considered to display Duoduo's body to deter the enemy and break their morale? "

Zhu Shuren was quite surprised by this result. He always felt that the death of Duoduo should be well understood.
After all, they had been dead for half a month. After the Qing army collapsed in the Battle of Jiangyin, they fled for several days, and then someone must have tried to wait for the limelight to pass and cross the river in pieces.Counting the days, the first batch of those who sneaked across the river should have arrived in Jiangbei on the third and fourth day of the new year. Now that ten days have passed, can they still bring back the news of Duoduo's death?

Or, because of fear of military punishment, some people want to keep their names anonymized, or hide and not report?

Thinking of this, Zhu Shuren couldn't help but said to himself: "Is it possible... that those defeated generals who escaped by chance, covered up their mistakes and kept secret about their deeds,
Taking advantage of the fact that there is no proof of death, he said that he was "before Duduo died, he was ordered by Duduo to break out of the siege and send a letter to Jiangbei to ask for help."
After all, if they were not there when Duduo died, and they were still ordered to risk their lives to deliver the letter, they would not be guilty of being a commander. The military law of the Tartars is very strict.

However, if there are too many people escaping, this kind of rhetoric will definitely be misunderstood. It is only possible if they escape with a few scattered people, and once there are more and more scattered people who escaped in other ways, they will bring different opinions. , In the end, the truth will still be revealed... This is for the sake of avoiding crimes and surviving, so I have to take one step at a time. "

After hearing Zhu Shuren's analysis, Huang Fei and Liu Zhaoji also thought it was true, and only thought of this possibility.

Zhu Shuren stroked his beard and nodded slightly: "Since that's the case, there's no need to be obsessed with humiliating Duoduo's corpse anymore. Although it hasn't been well preserved these days and it's a little rotten, but fortunately the climate is cold and rots slowly in winter, so it's still okay." Sending captives as envoys to return to Jiannu is just to shake the mind of the Jiannu army, so we can play it by ear.”

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PS: I'm very sorry for the lateness... These two days have been completely disrupted...