Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 415 The importance of defending Nanjing and the Ming Dynasty Armory

Wang Cheng'en's affection for Gao Hongtu has doubled now, he knew that if Gao Hongtu hadn't set the tone first, he would suppress the officials.

I'm afraid Nanjing City won't settle down so easily.

Therefore, when Wang Chengen came to see Gao Hongtu again, he rarely showed a smile, and he didn't care about Gao Hongtu's previous reprimand.

"Shoufu, the Empress has an order to summon you and announce that you will enter the palace immediately."

Gao Hongtu got up: "The old minister has already made preparations, let's go."

"Does the chief assistant think that the empress will agree to go on tour with a certain prince?"

Wang Chengen asked Gao Hongtu curiously on the road.

"No," Gao Hongtu replied.

"Why?" Wang Chengen was very happy to hear Gao Hongtu's answer.

"Because the old minister believes in the queen, just like the queen believes in your majesty, there is some affection, the prince and father-in-law have a special status, so they may not understand, and the old minister can't explain clearly, please forgive me!"

Gao Hongtu replied.

Wang Chengen knew that Gao Hongtu meant that he was an eunuch and might not understand the relationship between husband and wife, but he couldn't help laughing:
"Shoufu's words, Wang understands that although Wang can't experience it in this life, he also knows a saying that a husband and wife are like birds in the same forest, and they fly separately in the face of disaster. Could it be that Shoufu really judged that the empress would not leave based on affection? ?”

"Of course it doesn't stop. In fact, the empress also understands that if she leaves, the prince will not agree, and Ruan Dayue will be even more unlikely to agree. If His Majesty returns in the future, he will naturally refuse to agree even more. The empress and Your Majesty are a couple in need. , Since the release of Jiannu Guanguan, this kind of thing has gone through countless times, how can she not understand the reason behind it."

When Gao Hongtu said this, Wang Chengen suddenly felt that he had been by His Majesty and Queen's side for so many years in vain.

"The prince is an honest person, and it is precisely because of this that His Majesty can rest assured of you."

Gao Hongtu smiled slightly.

……

"My minister has seen the empress."

Gao Hongtu saluted through the bead curtain.

"Get up and give the chief assistant a seat. It stands to reason that the harem is not allowed to engage in government affairs. It is not a matter of military affairs that my palace summoned the chief assistant today. It is just that at this critical moment, I want to tell the first assistant that since your majesty let Ruan Da Sima is in charge of defense, and I hope the old man will not have any grudges, and he will fully cooperate with old man Ruan, and the merits of the chief assistant will be remembered by my palace and His Majesty."

When Queen Zhou said this, Gao Hongtu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Please don't worry, Madam!"

"I have made up my mind to wait for His Majesty's triumphant return with the people of Nanjing City. My Palace and His Majesty have already moved south once, so there is no reason to move again;

Here are [-] silver dollars and some jewelry, which are the savings of the palace over the years, and I am troubled by the chief minister to use them to recruit strong men. Although it is just a drop in the bucket, but the gentry in the city must be moved by it after knowing it, and do more for the court. Let's have a heart. "

Queen Zhou said so.

Gao Hongtu fell to the ground and cried:
"Weichen thanked the empress on behalf of the subjects of Nanjing!"

……

The news that the queen took out the jewelry to recruit strong men to defend the city spread like wildfire in Nanjing.

At the same time, the officials and gentry in the entire Nanjing city also knew the news that the queen would not leave.

Some people with ulterior motives are naturally disappointed, thinking:

"There is no other way now. We can only stick to Nanjing City and fight the rebels to the end."

Because he wanted to surrender to the rebels, but the military power in Nanjing City was still in the hands of His Majesty's loyalists, and he wanted to support the prince to gain political benefits in another way, but because the Queen refused to leave Nanjing City, he was shattered.

Therefore, no matter who is in the entire Nanjing city at this time, they can only obediently obey Ruan Dayue's arrangement and work together to defend Nanjing city.

What's more, even Gao Hongtu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, didn't say anything, and no one else could have any opinions.

Even the king of Hui Zhu Cihong and the king of Ding Zhu Cihuan didn't know which minister they were instructed by, they rushed to the head of Nanjing to boost morale, saying that they must stick to Nanjing and live and die with the people of Nanjing.

……

In any case, the situation in Nanjing City has stabilized.

There is Gao Hongtu's understanding of the overall situation, Queen Zhou's persistence, and Wang Chengen's loyalty.

Of course, Ruan Dayue had no choice.

At this time, Lu Wang Zhu Changhao, who was outside the city of Nanjing, became a little anxious after waiting for several days before a Nanjing official sent him the news that he was willing to surrender.

"Zhang Shoufu, why do you think these civil and military officials in Nanjing have not moved? Could it be that Zhu Youjian really defeated the Qing army and is really going back to the south of the Yangtze River? Why are these civil and military officials afraid to come out and surrender?"

Lu Wang Zhu Changhao couldn't help asking Zhang Bingzhen.

Zhang Bingzhen, like King Lu and Zhu Changhao, only recently learned that the Shandong guards had defeated the Qing army and that the guards had surrounded the main force of the Qing army.

But Zhang Bingzhen knew that he was already riding a tiger, and he also knew that since he chose this path, he could only accompany Lu Wang Zhu Changhao to the dark, and he was indeed lucky, so he comforted Lu Wang Zhu Changhao:

"Your Highness, don't worry too much. Let's not say that the Qing army has millions. It's hard to say whether the guards can be wiped out. Even if the guards win, it will be a loss for both sides. It will take some time for Zhu Youjian to return to Jiangnan;
And during this period of time, we have already taken Nanjing. As long as we take Nanjing and then go north to control the Zhenjiang waterway and the grain road of the Guards, he, Zhu Youjian, will naturally not be able to come back!

And at that time, Your Highness, you have ascended the throne and proclaimed yourself emperor, and you are supported by civil and military officials. You can completely rule the river with Zhu Youjian, just like the example of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, why not. "

"As Shoufu said, as long as we take down the Daming Armory Institute, we can have artillery. Breaking Nanjing City is just a matter of time, and it will take some time for Zhu Youjian to return to Jiangnan. This is the right time;

We have the natural moat of the Yangtze River, as long as the mouth of the river is blocked, Zhu Youjian, even with an army of hundreds of thousands, will have difficulty crossing the river. This is a favorable location;
Your Highness, you have the support of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, and the aspirations of the people, this is harmony;

No matter how you look at it, Your Highness, you will definitely be able to become a great treasure! "

Guo Yong, who was named Minister of the Ministry of War by Lu Wang Zhu Changxiao and Guo Yong, also made a reasonable analysis.

Lu Wang Zhu Changhao was very satisfied after hearing this:
"So, the key now is whether or not the Daming Armory Institute can be taken down."

"That's true. The Daming Ordnance Institute is also very easy. It is said that the garrison of the Ordnance Institute is only 6000 people, and most of them are craftsmen who only know how to make iron and guns. What skills can we have? We sent [-] Huzhou elites. With two thousand cavalry, occupying the Daming Armory is not easy."

Zhang Bingzhen said.

"Zhang Shoufu is right, but from my point of view, we can send another 2 people to the Austrian aid to ensure nothing goes wrong."

Guo Yong didn't want all the words to be said by Zhang Bingzhen, so he actively spoke up.

Lu Wang Zhu Changhao nodded:
"Just follow Guo Aiqing's instructions and send another [-] people there. Now we'll see when the Ordnance Institute can be taken down."

Not only the rebels knew the importance of the Ming Dynasty's weapons, but Ruan Dayue and others in Nanjing also knew the importance of the Ming's weapons.

Because everyone knows that most of the rebels are guards and gentry. The township warriors do not have heavy artillery, and the heavy artillery of Ming Dynasty is only used by the four main forces of the Guards and the navy. This is not only because of insufficient productivity, but also because Zhu Youjian Keep an eye on it deliberately.

But now the whole Nanjing city still has heavy artillery, apart from Nanjing city, the only place is the Daming Ordnance Institute.

Therefore, if the rebels want to break through Nanjing City, they can only grab heavy artillery from the Daming Ordnance.

But what the rebels didn't know was that there was not just one infantry battalion in the Daming Ordnance Institute, but two infantry battalions.

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