Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 183
As soon as the Qionglin banquet was over, Zhu Youjian immediately asked Shen Lian, a thousand households of Jinyiwei who was in charge of passing the news of the victory and entered Beijing in advance, about the specific process of annihilating the Zuo army.

Zuo Liangyu's troops were wiped out, and they were all wiped out before the Qing army went south, which made Zhu Youjian very excited.

At least, in this era, because of his own intervention, history has quietly changed. The Zuo army failed to surrender to the Qing army in the end, and became a great help for the Qing army to occupy Kyushu, China.

This had to make Zhu Youjian feel relieved.

It was already late at night.

The bright moon was hanging in front of the Zhu window, Zhu Youjian looked up at the clouds moving with the moon outside, and when he turned around, he saw Chen Yuanyuan dozing off before he collapsed.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but smiled slightly, walked over and hugged Chen Yuanyuan, touching her soft skin, Chen Yuanyuan woke up from the sudden surprise, hurriedly stood up and pulled back his clothes: "Your Majesty, forgive me!"

"It's okay!" Zhu Youjian said, and saw that Ma Shiying, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Shen Lian, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, hadn't left yet, so he waved his hands and said, "You guys go down first, and we'll discuss the details tomorrow!"

"Wei Chen retire!"

As soon as Ma Shiying left, Zhu Youjian hugged Chen Yuanyuan directly, then went to the couch, and fell into a deep sleep.

Zhu Youjian, who stayed up for several nights in a row, had enough sleep this time, and when he woke up, he immediately ordered people to summon the Generalissimo's Mansion and the governors and generals of the major war zones to Beijing to discuss matters.

Of course, Du Yinxi, governor of Huguang, should be busy recruiting the Chuang army, and Lu Daqi, governor of Henan and chief military officer, was on the front line fighting against the Duoduo Department of the Qing army, so he was not included in the call.

Zhu Youjian summoned the real power figures of the entire military system, naturally because of the major event of dealing with the Qing army's southward movement after Zuo Liangyu's department was wiped out.

After all, as soon as Zuo Liangyu's troops were wiped out, and after the recruiting of the Chuangjun was over, Daming would face a decisive battle with the Qing army going south.

Coincidentally, Huang Degong and Yuan Jixian will go to Beijing to win the victory, and they can also participate in this meeting by the way. At that time, it is estimated that it will be the last time that Zhu Youjian will discuss with the governors and soldiers of various places before the decisive battle with the Qing army.

As for how to fight against the Qing army, Zhu Youjian did not have a specific countermeasure.

Although he already knew that the Qing army's southward march was still the same as the original history, let Azig and Duoduo lead the way southward.

But Zhu Youjian didn't know where the two Qing armies of Azig and Duoduo would fight in this era, and when they would launch the next wave of attacks.

On the two points of Huguang and Huaiyang, the line of the Yangtze River and the area of ​​Jiangnan, how should the imperial court deploy defenses.

At present, Huang Degong and Yuan Jixian have not yet entered Beijing. Although the Zuo army has been wiped out, the Qing army is waiting for food storage and transportation and has just experienced a rest period after the battle with the Chuang army. Therefore, the most worthy of Zhu Youjian's concern at present is blocking Yinxi recruited Chuangjun.

Although it is said that Du Yinxi is fully responsible for the recruitment, but Zhu Youjian will naturally make the big decisions.

Jin Yiwei commander Wu Mengming has acted as Zhu Youjian's eyes at this time, using Jin Yiwei to focus on recruiting, and try to make sure that the progress of the recruiting and Zhu Youjian's opinions can be reached between Wuchang Mansion and Nanjing. The transmission reaches the fastest.

Since Du Yinxi received the decree, he has been escorted by Wang Peng, the governor of Jinyiwei South Township, to come to Wuchang in person.

Naturally, Wuchang at this time was not the former Wuchang city. As a local central city and the most affluent area in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Wuchang was nothing but a piece of decaying grass and withered poplars.

Back then, Zuo Liangyu massacred Wuchang City in the name of not leaving anyone or anything for the intruders, which made Du Yinxi, the new Governor of Huguang, enter Wuchang Mansion as if he had entered no man's land.

"In the 16th year of Chongzhen, when I was preparing Taoist envoys for Wu and Huang soldiers, there were still several large counties with tens of thousands of households left here. You and I marched for a day and a night, but did not see one or two families, the disaster of leftists is not too deep!"

Du Yinxi couldn't help sighing as he spoke, and suddenly saw a group of wild dogs in front of him, so he couldn't help but stop.

"Be careful in making the platform!" the governor Wang Peng shouted, and he drew out his sword together with the other Jin Yiwei. Du Yinxi also knows some martial arts, so naturally he is not afraid of the wild dogs in front of him, but he has a deep feeling in his heart. After all, this was already considered a densely populated place in the past. How could there be so many wild dogs in the past.

Because Jin Yiwei had a lot of people, the wild dogs didn't come to attack, they just followed behind them.

Du Yinxi didn't pay attention to the wild dogs behind him at this time, but what he noticed at this moment were the corpses of the people who had fallen to the ground in front of him, some corpses were not completely decomposed and were being bitten by wild dogs.

As the governor of Huguang, Du Yinxi is naturally very uncomfortable in his heart, and at the same time, he also feels that the pressure on his body is very heavy, because Huguang, the world's granary, will not only start to restore peace in the future because of the departure of the Zuo army, but will also be because of the Qing army. The south of the country once again ushered in the next military disaster.

As the governor of Huguang, Du Yinxi had to find a way to restore the civil affairs of Huguang, and at the same time, he had to find a way to resist the Qing army going south, so as to protect the already devastated northern Huguang.

Zuo Liangyu was stabbed with holes by the young officers of the Guards, and in the end he had to leave a dead body without a head. their greatest consolation.

Before Du Yinxi arrived at Wuchang Mansion, he had to meet Liu Fangliang, the chief officer of the Third Army of the Guards Army, who was the deputy envoy of the Third Army at the request of Chuangjun and Zhu Youjian's order.

Liu Fangliang was a hero who broke into the army in the past. When Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he divided his troops into two groups. One was led by Li Zicheng and General Quan Liu Zongmin from Shanxi to Beijing, and the other was led by Liu Fangliang from Henan to Beijing.

Being able to lead an army alone in the Chuang army to undertake the main task of capturing the capital is also enough to prove that Liu Fangliang's position in the Chuang army is not inferior to Liu Zongmin and Li Yan, who is now temporarily in charge of the Chuang army leader.

Naturally, this is also the reason why Zhu Youjian used Liu Fangliang heavily. His ability to stand out in the army and lead the army alone cannot be underestimated.

Although Liu Fangliang is now a general who is highly valued by Zhu Youjian, he naturally still has feelings for his brother Chuangjun. Now that he has received the order to appease Chuangjun, he is even more delighted. He was an enemy of the former Chuangjun brothers, but he was able to serve the court together and punish the Tartars together.

"Maozhong (Chen Zilong's word), before you joined the army, you were a gifted scholar, eloquent and eloquent. This time, you will represent me and Governor Du to discuss the specific matters of enlistment. This commander-in-chief must take advantage of this opportunity. Have a good drink with your old brothers!"

As Liu Fangliang spoke, he saw Lan Guanwei, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, coming on horseback: "My lord, Duzatai is waiting for you in front, and I invite you to go!"

Although Lan Guanwei is already a member of the Jinyiwei system, his address to Liu Fangliang has not changed, it is still the same as when he was an adopted son by Liu Fangliang's side.

(End of this chapter)