Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 405 Choice
"Your Majesty, we managed to encircle Hong Chengchou, the main force of the Qing army, in the area of ​​Lijiazhuang, and you also said, Your Majesty, that as long as this Qing army is completely wiped out, Jiangnan will be safe for 50 years. We can't just let them go if we cut off their supply, after all, we killed many brothers to trap the hundreds of thousands of Qing troops!"

Liu Fangliang didn't want to just give up the opportunity to wipe out Hong Chengchou, the main force of the Qing army.

After all, his third army paid the greatest price in besieging the main force of the Qing army.

Not to mention the 7 troops of the First Corps to stop the [-]-strong Qing army, even the Second Corps paid a high price for occupying Xiangfu and annihilating Li Guohan's [-] elite Qing troops after marching for several days.

The third army of the Guards insisted on the belief that they could sacrifice a small part of their own people to wipe out the Qing army to achieve decades of peace south of the Yellow River and lay the foundation for the future Northern Expedition.

But now, if he gave up the annihilation of Hong Chengchou's troops and returned to the south of the Yangtze River, Liu Fangliang didn't know how to explain to the officers and soldiers of the Third Guards Army.

At this time, Qin Liangyu pressed his hand:

"Don't worry, everyone. We may be able to transfer part of the army back to the south of the Yangtze River immediately, but in this case, my total offensive force will be reduced. Although the Qing army has no combat power, but in order to survive, only a part of the force is afraid. It is difficult to guarantee complete annihilation;
Maybe we should all return to Jiangnan. After all, we don't know how many troops will respond to King Lu and King Fu. To ensure that Jiangnan is safe, it is more appropriate for all the troops to return to help; as for whether to fight or not, it is up to His Majesty at this time. Decide. "

"Your Majesty, please make a decision!"

Qin Liangyu knelt down on one knee first.

"Your Majesty, please make a decision!"

He Xin also knelt down on one knee.

"Your Majesty, please make a decision!"

Seeing this, Liu Fangliang had no choice but to kneel down on one knee.

The same was true of the other officials present.

Zhu Youjian raised his eyes to look at the crowd, suddenly slapped the table and roared angrily:

"Hit, why don't you hit it, there's no reason to spit out the meat in your mouth!"

Although Zhu Youjian didn't know why Lu Wang and Fu Wang rebelled at this time, he could guess without asking, that it must be because these vassal kings and gentry groups thought that when the Qing army went south, it would be the best time to overthrow their regime.

Even these people may not want to compete with Manqing snipe and clam, and they mean to be a fisherman.

What's more, there is Zhang Xianzhong making trouble in the Southwest. These reactionary groups who do not want to lose their political and economic interests will naturally become bolder.

To put it bluntly, the current strategic offensive posture of the Manchu Qing army is the source of these reactionaries who dared to take risks.

If the main force of the Qing army of Hong Chengchou's department is not destroyed at this time, the Manchus will not be able to fight back.

Who can guarantee whether there will be a rebellion by King Gui or King Tang next time?

Therefore, Zhu Youjian felt that he could not give up this opportunity to wipe out the Qing army anyway.

Not only can the Qing army of Hong Chengchou's tribe not be let go, but He Luohui's and Tan Tai's tribes can't even be let go. He wants the Manchus to no longer have the power to go south or even resist their own northern expedition!
As for Nanjing and Songjiang, Shanghai's reform and modernization are indeed the result of Zhu Youjian's painstaking efforts.

He is also unwilling to let these places be destroyed, but now he can only choose one.

As long as the Qing army has no power to go south, even if Nanjing is gone and Songjiang is gone, Zhu Youjian feels that he can still lead the guards to rise in Henan and Jiangbei.

Moreover, with the current strength of the Guards, it would be a breeze to fight back to Jiangnan.

"The plan to wipe out Hong Chengchou, the main force of the Qing army, is proceeding as usual. Liu Fangliang, He Xin, Li Banghua, and Wu Mengming, you continue to fully cooperate with Qin Liangyu's deployment. You must wipe out the main force of the Qing army within the scheduled plan, and you must not let go. The officers and soldiers of the Qing army! In addition, try to advance as much as possible.”

When Zhu Youjian said this, Qin Liangyu and other generals naturally understood that Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian still chose to continue to wipe out Hong Chengchou, the main force of the Qing army.

Qin Liangyu and other generals didn't say anything anymore, they only accepted orders and said yes.

"Ma Jixiang, that official from the Ministry of War, and Lu Jiude, follow me!"

After entrusting Qin Liangyu with the task of annihilating Hong Chengchou, the main force of the Qing army, Zhu Youjian called Ma Jixiang, the commander of the Central Command of the East Factory, to his bedroom, and asked about Lu Wang Zhu Changxiao and Fu Wang Zhu Yousong's rebellion.

After Ma Jixiang and the Ministry of War officials told Zhu Youjian how Lu Wang Zhu Changhao and Fu Wang Zhu Yousong rebelled against the war, how the Ministry of War, the cabinet, and Dongchang responded to Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian asked Lu Jiude again: "Now How many troops are left behind in Nanjing?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is an infantry battalion of the guard Zhang Tongchang who guards the Forbidden City, an infantry battalion of Xia Yunyi who guards the Daming Ordnance Institute, and a teaching battalion stationed at the Daming Army Military Academy. The commander of the battalion is Chen Zilong, and then It's Li Ruolian's Jinyiwei and Dongchang people, as well as the officers and soldiers of the Wucheng Bingma Division of the Ministry of War."

Lu Jiude, who is the General Armament Department of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, is also in charge of connecting with the Ministry of War, so he is also very clear about Nanjing City Defense.

After Zhu Youjian asked Lu Jiude, he didn't speak at first, and after thinking for a while, he ordered:
"Pass the decree to Ruan Dayue that he is fully responsible for the command of Nanjing city defense. The cabinet and the six ministries must fully cooperate, but if you want to tell Ruan Dayue, just say it is my words. No matter what, you must give me the defense of the Daming Armory. He would rather lose it to me. Once we get to the palace, we must also guard the Daming Ordnance Station, or I will want his head! The infantry battalion of the Guards guarding the Ordnance Station cannot be transferred, and the teaching battalion must also be transferred to support!"

Regarding the altars and pots in Nanjing, Zhu Youjian’s most important thing now is the Daming Ordnance Institute, because this is his military base, it is his hard work, and it is also the world’s leading wealth of Daming and even the entire China. The people and experimental materials in it are all from today’s The most precious in the world.

Because of this, Zhu Youjian would rather lose the palace than damage the Daming Armory.

"The victory of the guards' complete annihilation of the main force of the Qing army will come soon, within ten days at the latest. Tell Ruan Dayue that we must persist until February [-]. As long as we persist until February [-], I will personally lead the army." Go back to the south of the Yangtze River, sweep the caves in Liting, and wipe out all these ghosts and monsters!"

Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth and said.

At this time, he was in a very unhappy mood, unhappy that these vassal kings, as descendants of the Zhu family, had no sense of the overall situation. He was so dedicated to worrying about the ruling power of the Zhu family dynasty, but these descendants of the Zhu family only Thinking of fighting for power and profit and taking advantage of the fire!
Ma Jixiang and the military official left Xinghua Camp overnight with Zhu Youjian's instructions.

And Zhu Youjian will continue to go north with the main force of the Second Guards Corps in the early morning of the next day, participating in the final battle against Hong Chengchou, the main force of the Qing Army.

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