Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 378 Zhu Cijiong Arrives in Shandong (Fourth Change)

"Nanjing Luo Bi sent news that the Second Army and the Third Army of the Guards were transferred to Shandong and Huguang respectively. It seems that the Ming army really believed that we put the main force in Shandong and Huguang, but they didn't know that we had been stationed in Henan. .”

Hong Chengchou laughed and began to write calligraphy on the desk with confidence.

"Not only that, these days Lu Zhenfei has begun to take the initiative to reply to us, and it seems that there is great hope of successfully recruiting Lu Zhenfei, and Zhongtang is known as a seer."

Pingxi Wang Wu Sangui echoed from the sidelines.

"The Third Army of the Guards went to Huguang instead of Henan. If Lu Zhenfei was replaced as the official, there would be some resentment."

Hong Chengchou seemed to know Lu Zhenfei very well, picked up his pen and sighed: "Speaking of which, Lu Zhenfei is quite talented as an official. If he really can belong to the Qing Dynasty, he will be a good minister of the country."

"Zhongtang, do you think Lu Zhenfei will tell Zhu Ming's court about our main force in Henan and our recruiting him, so that Zhu Ming's court will know that our main force is in Henan?" Sometimes I couldn't help asking.

Hong Chengchou still had a pleasant smile and said: "Commander Ao doesn't know. If it was a few days ago, Hong would have been worried about this, but now that there are accurate movements of the Third Army and the Second Army of the Guards, It seems that Lu Zhenfei didn't tell the imperial court about our recruiting him, and he didn't even know that our main force is in Henan."

With that said, Hong Chengchou looked at Le Ke Dehun: "Master Belle, the main force of the army can go to Fengqiu City ahead of time, and it is necessary to let Lu Zhenfei know that our 80 main force is about to attack his Henan. Any Third Army of the Guards can rely on him, so he can't help but accept appeasement!"

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When Hong Chengchou thought that everything was as expected, the governors and general officers of the guards had already gathered in Fengyang for an impromptu meeting.

It was also the first time for Qin Liangyu to show himself in front of the governor generals of the main forces of the Guards. Just as Zhu Youjian and Hong Chengchou expected, at this time Zhou Yuji, Liu Fangliang, Li Banghua, Li Mingrui, etc. did not have any dissatisfaction with Qin Liangyu as their own coach, and They also knew that standing behind Qin Liangyu was Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian.

The impromptu meeting was very short, and they only briefly issued the strategic deployment of the Generalissimo's Mansion and listened to the plans and suggestions of the chief figures of the Guards on defending against the enemy.

Immediately afterwards, the governors and commander-in-chief of the guards rushed back to their theaters to prepare for battle.

And Qin Liangyu also rushed to Kaifeng, Henan Province with the Second Corps of the Second Army of the Guards, and on the sixth day of December, Qin Liangyu arrived in Kaifeng to meet Lu Zhenfei, Governor and General Officer of Henan.

The First Corps of the Second Army of the Guards had to leave Kaifeng for Qi County, Henan.

At this time, the two main forces of the Second Army and the Third Army of the Ming Dynasty Guards, a total of 30 troops, had all entered the territory of Henan, and began to initially form a situation of encircling Hong Chengchou's main force, only waiting for Hong Chengchou's 50 Qing army The main force drills in.

However, the first battle of the second decisive battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty was not fought in Henan but in Shandong.

According to Qin Liangyu's instructions, Lu Zhenfei continued to communicate with Hong Chengchou's willingness to join the Qing Dynasty, which paralyzed Hong Chengchou's nerves, and Hong Chengchou was not in a hurry to attack, and continued to slowly transfer the army to Fengqiu.

The Tan Tai tribe in Shandong did not have the patience of Hong Chengchou, and after the Yellow River seized the Huaihe River and entered the sea, there was no defensive barrier in the north of Shandong. The army started to work.

Zhu Cijiong, the king of Yong under the pseudonym Zhu Keqing, has also arrived in Jinan, Shandong.

"What on earth does this Ruan Dayue want to do? Why did he put King Yong here with me!"

Li Mingrui slapped the table on the spot after knowing that Zhu Keqing, the fifth student of the Ming Army Military Academy, was actually the third prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cijiong.

"I'm afraid that Ruan Dayue wants you to side with King Yong, maybe it's His Majesty's intention."

Wang Yanxun, the commander of the battalion directly under the Governor of the First Army of the Guards, said with a smile, and then asked: "Look at the platform, do you want to welcome His Highness Yongwang? Also, do you need to find a separate house for His Royal Highness Yongwang?" .”

"No, although His Majesty has deposed the crown prince, it is still uncertain who will inherit the throne in the future. This official is a civil servant in charge of the army, which is different from the civil servants in the capital. His Majesty will suspect him of any carelessness. We can't do it so easily. Put him under the command of His Royal Highness King Yong, let him hang out for a few days, and there is no need to arrange a residence for him, since he is here to join the army, let him live in the barracks and sleep with other soldiers in the Datong bunk."

Li Mingrui asked Wang Yanxun after speaking, "Where is Zhou Zongbing?"

"The Chief Soldier has already led the main force to Dezhou. He said that it is enough to have you in Jinan. As for His Royal Highness, the Chief Soldier said that since the Ministry arranged for you, the Governor, to join the army, it is naturally up to you." Wang Yan Xun Hui said.

"This old fox runs very fast," Li Mingrui said.

Li Mingrui did not see Zhu Cijiong immediately these few days, and Zhu Cijiong, who was King Yong, gradually became a little annoyed. He did not expect that his dignified prince would join the army for the governor, and the governor would not even see him.

At this time, as the prince, Zhu Cijiong finally understood that even if he was a prince, it was not easy to be respected by officials.

He had no choice but to endure it, obediently obeying the dispatch of the entire Governor's Mansion, and was only responsible for participating in the statistics of the war situation in various places in the Shandong theater every day.

"Dezhou Frontline Battle Report, Jiannu Dingnan General Tan Tai has led an army of 20 to Wuqiao, his advance cavalry has arrived in Dezhou, and our First Corps has all crossed the Tuhe River under the leadership of the general!"

As soon as a soldier in charge of communication sends news from the front line, the army members of the Governor's Mansion must immediately deduce the possible outcome of the war based on the map and the sand table, as well as estimate and suggest the situation of the war, and then submit it to Governor Li Mingrui for reference, and then Li Mingrui Pass it back to Chief Soldier Zhou Yuji.

Yong Wang Zhu Cijiong is only responsible for this kind of work now, but he is not familiar with these things just now, and when he heard the messenger say that 20 Qing troops had arrived at Wuqiao, he instinctively panicked:
"Ah, there are 20 people. It seems that Dezhou is not far from Jinan. What should I do? What's your plan?"

The communications soldier ran out without answering, and the other soldiers looked at him and smiled, and then they each started to discuss by pointing at some icons on the map:
"According to the meaning of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, we are going to fight against the enemy steadily. Tan Tai brought 20 people to attack Dezhou. He is afraid that he wants to fight along the canal to Zhangtai Ferry, and from Zhangtai Ferry, he will go directly to the official road and pass through the plains." and Yucheng, and then soldiers besieged Jinan."

Yongwang Zhu Cijiong looked at these soldiers who didn't want to talk to him in embarrassment. He was a little annoyed, but he also remembered that his father asked him not to reveal his identity and not to bully others. He could only endure it and stood up unconsciously. , I want to see how these soldiers work.

(End of this chapter)