Ming Empire

Chapter 185 New Decision
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Xuzhou, Grand Canal Wharf.

There is a busy scene on the pier, and a busy scene on the canal.

The vanguard of King Qin's division led by Cao Yue has arrived here.

It was already the end of September, and this season was the dry season in the north. The water in the canal was shallow, and it was very difficult to navigate. Large troop carriers could not pass because of their deep draft. Most of the ships on the canal were carrying military supplies. It's a small to medium vessel.Most of the tens of thousands of generals marched on horseback or on foot, and many military supplies could only travel with the army because of the limited carrying capacity of the canal.

This has led to a slow march of the army, at least much slower than the current hoped speed, and can only travel 56 miles a day at most.In the feeling of other generals, this speed is already very fast, but Cao Yue knew that if they traveled northward at this speed, by the time they arrived in Beijing, the war in Beijing would have already ended.

Cao Yue also knew that the further north he went, the slower his speed would be, especially after the boundary of Shandong.

Shandong is Liu Zeqing's territory. This is a warlord who is obedient to whoever is named, not to mention that Cao Yue has no jurisdiction over him, and the Six Ministries of Nanjing have no binding force on him.It is possible that King Qin's army in the north was stopped by Liu Zeqing in Shandong, or encountered other troubles.

But Cao Yue knew that he had to rush to Beijing as soon as possible to rescue the royal family members.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to save him. This incompetent king is gone. Maybe it's the blessing of the Ming Dynasty now. After everything is overthrown and restarted, he can occupy a very important position in the new small court with the army in his hand. Even affect the general trend of the world.But Emperor Chongzhen is now the king of a country after all, and he has to do something to save the king with emotion and reason, so as to win the recognition and support of the people of the world.

Furthermore, the sons of Emperor Chongzhen, he must be rescued, at least one must be rescued, if Emperor Chongzhen really encounters an accident, or find a tree on Jingshan as before, wrap a cloth around his neck It is hung on a swing to express the tragedy of "the king died in the country". The son of a certain Emperor Chongzhen is the one who inherits the Datong, and at least one must be rescued no matter what.

But if according to the current speed of travel, after he arrives in Beijing, he can only collect the corpses for them. off.

Cao Yue knew that because of himself as a time-traveler, many historical events had changed, like Chen Yuanyuan, who was snatched by Wu Sangui, is still in Nanjing now, and even developed affection for him.However, neither Songshan nor Jinzhou was lost, and it was impossible for Jiannu to come and go outside the pass as freely as before.Whether the subsequent history will develop as before, he does not know.

But Cao Yue also knew that if he led the army northward at such a speed, he would not be able to predict and control many things. At least the members of the royal family in Beijing might suffer.He promised Aimee Zhu that he would definitely save her relatives.If I promised my wife, I would try my best to do it. Even if some people couldn't be rescued because of God's will, at least there must be some achievements, so that Aimee Zhu can be comforted.If no one can be rescued, Auntie Zhu will definitely be extremely sad and disappointed, and the general situation in the world will become more turbulent and chaotic.

The navy warship commanded by Sun Chuanting was faster than the army marching by land.

During this time, something like a tropical cyclone blew across the southeast coast and then went north. Taking advantage of the northward wind, Sun Chuanting's army marched very fast. Two days ago, Cao Yue received Sun Chuanting's flying pigeons. When the report of the battle situation was sent by Chuanshu, they had already reached the sea outside Shandong and were heading towards Tianjin Wei.In the past few days, the wind direction has not changed, and the speed of the navy warship is still not slow.

According to Cao Yue's estimate, the naval fleet must be at least six or seven days faster than the army marching by land to reach Tianjin Wei.

In Xuzhou, Cao Yue also convened an emergency meeting with his most trusted generals. He made a new decision, that is, he, the coach, would personally lead the accompanying special guard battalion to break away from the army and exchange a few horses Take the speed and rush to Beijing first.The army was led by Cao Jie, whom he appointed as his deputy, and then caught up.

Cao Yue ordered Cao Jie to slow down the marching speed of the army, especially after entering Shandong, and be more careful. If they are intercepted or otherwise blocked, they will be resolved by force.

Cao Yue no longer wanted his army to go further north. He knew that it was basically impossible for the army to reach Beijing before the bandits this time.Since the time was almost half a month or more late, it was inevitable for the rogues to break through Beijing. He didn't need to fight with them when the rogues were at their most powerful. You must know that Jiannu was watching from behind.

Instead of letting Jianu grab a cheap one and get the fisherman's profit, it is better to let Jianu fight the rogues fiercely, and he will go to get the fisherman's profit.

Cao Yue knew that Jiannu would not let go of such a good opportunity to take advantage of the fire, and would definitely take action.Although a lot of history has changed because of the butterfly effect he brought about, some major events may still happen, such as the day Wu Sangui voted for, and the entry of Jiannu and so on.As long as Dorgon does not become stupid, he will not let go of this excellent opportunity to enter the customs.

If this is the case, then there is no need for the Nanjing New Army to go through this wave of muddy water now, and let Jiannu and the rogues fight for both sides.

When the Jiannu and the rogues are fighting to the death, he can take advantage of the opportunity to support the new monarch and stabilize the new dynasty, so as to collect more power and rebuild the country.

The news Cao Yue received also proved that Jiannu had already started to move, but was blocked by the defenders of Songshan and Jinzhou.But now we know that this situation will change soon. The people in Songshan and Jinzhou may give up outside the customs and lead their troops to help Beijing.

The situation is extremely critical, and Cao Yue cannot tolerate too much hesitation.After making up his mind, Cao Yue took his family troops, as well as the special guard battalion with a total of 2000 people and [-] horses. After breaking away from the army, he quickly headed north.

Cao Yue's elite squad went northward quickly in secret. Except for the most trusted generals, no one else knew about it, and they strictly guarded this secret.The orders issued by Cao Jie are still issued in the name of Cao Yue.

After passing Xuzhou, the marching speed of the army also slowed down. Cao Yue told Cao Jie in the secret order that the army could only reach Liaocheng at the farthest, and it was best to stop in Jining, so as not to have time to retreat.Although Cao Jie did not have the real reason for Cao Yue's order, the leader of the original family Ding, who respected Cao Yue like a god, still carried out Cao Yue's order without any ambiguity.

But at the time of the Lord, the situation in the north was getting worse and worse. When Cao Yue led his elite detachment to break away from the army and rush northward, the army of rogue bandits had already approached the capital of Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Beijing was full of crises. Before the war broke out, a large number of people flocked out of the city and fled to the south.

(End of this chapter)