Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

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Back in the imperial study, Zhao Wen did not rush to sleep, but took out the map of Daming and spread it on the floor of the imperial study.

Zhao Wen took off his shoes and walked on the map of Daming.

Today, only the capital city, Nanzhili, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and the southwestern regions of the Ming Dynasty have not been captured by Zhao Wen.

Although Zhao Wen did not send troops to attack Fujian, because of the existence of the Maritime Merchants Association, Fujian has secretly become Zhao Wen's territory, and the remaining officials have not been replaced.

"In the past few months of fighting the epidemic, the soldiers and horses in Sichuan have basically returned. These soldiers and horses in Sichuan, Huguang and Shandong have rested for a long time, and it is time to move."

Zhao Wen stepped on the map, holding a brush in his hand, and drew a circle on the area of ​​Nanzhili.

"The army is divided into two groups, one departs from Shandong to attack Nanzhili, and the other departs from Huguang to attack Nanzhili.

After taking Nanzhili, they will march into Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong and other places.At present, let's take down Nanzhili first. "

Zhao Wen drew a triangle on Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Guangdong.

Zhao Wen studied for a while, then put on his shoes and sat at the table.

Zhao Wen took out a few sheets of rice paper and began to write on the rice paper.

After a while, Zhao Wen folded the rice paper.

"After going to the Yamen tomorrow, send what I wrote to the Military Academy, and let the Military Academy formulate a detailed plan. I want to march into Nanzhili!" Zhao Wen looked at Chen Donglai.

Chen Donglai said: "Follow Your Majesty's will!"

The next day, Chen Donglai sent what Zhao Wen had written last night to the Military Academy.

Under the leadership of Qi Qingtian, the Military Academy held a meeting.

After three days of discussion, the Military Academy finally specified a plan to attack Nanzhili.

In the plan, the soldiers and horses returning from Sichuan were divided into two parts and sent to Shandong and Huguang.

Zhao Daniu set out from Shandong, marched into Nanzhili, first went down to Xuzhou, and then divided his troops into two groups, all the way east, took Huai'an, and then turned down sharply to attack the southeast of Nanzhili.

The other way goes south from Xuzhou, first taking Fengyang, the central capital, then Chuzhou, and finally approaching the city of Jinling.

Starting from Huguang, Song Hu also divided his troops into two groups, heading east all the way, approaching Jinling City, and joining forces with Zhao Daniu's troops from the south route to attack Jinling City.The other way goes south, attacking the southern part of Nanzhili.

After the plan was sent to Zhao Wen, Zhao Wen wrote a big "Yes" on the plan, and then sent it to the military academy.

The Military Academy became busy all of a sudden, orderers came out everywhere, and one order after another was passed on.

The House of Representatives is also busy, but it chooses to receive officials from these places and matters related to the military.

With the existence of the Senate and the Military Academy, Zhao Wen's workload has been reduced by more than a little bit.

Zhao Wen only needs to be in charge of the general manager, and all the details are handed over to the two courts.

The soldiers and horses returning from Sichuan boarded the train and headed to the south of Shanxi. After arriving in the south of Shanxi, according to the previous plan, the troops were divided into two groups, going to Huguang and Shandong respectively.

On July [-]th, Zhao Daniu transferred all the regular troops in Shandong to the south of Shandong and hoarded them.

Song Hu also transferred all the regular troops in Huguang to the Guangdong Department of Huguang and hoarded them.

In the north and west of Nanzhili, a large number of cavalry can often be seen.

These cavalry were sent by Zhao Daniu and Song Hu to Ye Bu Shou.

The spies in various prefectures and counties in Nanzhili were also active. Almost every day, spies left the city to go to Zhao Daniu and Song Hu.

The atmosphere in Nanzhili suddenly became tense, but at this time, most of the gentry in Nanzhili were still dreaming and dreaming, and never thought that the war was coming.

On July [-]th, Zhao Daniu took the lead in marching.

The army set out from Shandong and went straight to Xuzhou.

In just a day and a half, Zhao Daniu's soldiers and horses came to the city of Xuzhou.

When the defenders in Xuzhou City saw the densely packed soldiers and horses outside the city, their scalps became numb.

Zhao Daniu didn't bother, and directly pulled out the heavy artillery in the general, and fired two shots at the gate of Xuzhou City.

After two shots, the defenders on the city wall surrendered neatly.

Zhao Daniu led the troops into Xuzhou City without any effort.

After resting in Xuzhou City for two days, Zhao Daniu divided the soldiers and horses in his hands into two groups, and dispatched troops according to the plan of the Military Academy.

Zhao Daniu led the soldiers from the South Route towards Fengyang, the central capital.

Song Hu's soldiers and horses were also divided into two groups by him, attacking from east to south.

Song Hu rode on a horse and led the soldiers from the east to march towards Jinling.

The first stop of the soldiers and horses on the East Road was Luzhou Mansion. Song Hu's soldiers and horses entered and exited the uninhabited territory of Luzhou Mansion, and within a few days they came to the city of Luzhou Mansion.

No accident, Song Hu took down the Luzhou Mansion with almost no effort.

At this time, news of the fall of Xuzhou and Luzhou was also sent to Jinling City.

Although the local officials wanted to send the news to the capital, conditions did not allow them to send it to the capital.

All the roads to the capital had been cut off, so even if they wanted to send them off, it would be useless.

In the hall of Duke Wei's mansion, the officials, guards, soldiers and generals of Jinling City and the prefectures and counties near Jinling City sat or stood together.

Wei Guogong sat on the main seat, his brows were tightly locked together.

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Chapter 699

"My lord, what should we do now? All the roads to the capital have been cut off, and now we don't know if the capital still exists. Bandits Zhao attacked Nanzhili again, what should we do now?" Jinling's military department Shang Shu looked at Wei Guogong Xu Hongji with a serious face.

Xu Hongji sat on the main seat, his face was so gloomy that water could drip.

The current situation is extremely bad for Nanzhili.Not to mention losing contact with the capital, these soldiers and horses in Nanzhili alone can't stop Zhao Wen's offensive at all.

The current Nanzhili is like an old man who is about to die, lying on the bed quietly waiting for the arrival of the god of death.

"Ah!" Xu Hongji sighed, and said, "How many soldiers and horses are there in the various ministries of Nanzhili now? How many can there be in total?"

Minister of the Ministry of War said worriedly: "There are more than [-] soldiers in Nanzhili, but the Duke of the State should understand the situation in Nanzhili now. Among the [-], there may not even be a ten thousand capable army."

As soon as the Minister of the Ministry of War said this, the entire hall fell silent.

All the officials lowered their heads, their faces full of sorrow.

Although Zhao Wen did not press hard when he took Shandong, but for Xu Hongji, Zhao Wen was too hasty.

"Shrink the soldiers and horses, transfer all the soldiers and horses in Nanzhili to Jinling City, and stick to Jinling City. At the same time, open the government treasuries in various places in Nanzhili, take out the silver deposits, and recruit young men." Xu Hongji said.

"My lord is going to give up the north of the Yangtze River? My lord, if I give up the north of the Yangtze River, then our army will really have no danger to defend." The Secretary of the Ministry of War looked at Xu Hongji anxiously.

As the saying goes, if you guard the river, you must guard the Huai River, and if you guard the Huai River, you must guard the Xu River.

If you want to defend the Yangtze River, you must defend Huai'an. If Huai'an falls, there will be no danger north of the Yangtze River. The fall of Jinling is a matter of time.

Similarly, if you want to keep Huai'an, you must keep Xuzhou.

But now Xuzhou has been completely lost, Xuzhou is lost, and Huai'an cannot be kept.

The fall of Huai'an has also become a matter of time. If Huai'an falls, Jinling City will definitely not be guaranteed.

In Xu Hongji's view, since Huai'an cannot be defended anyway, it is better to bring back all the troops north of the Yangtze River to consolidate Jinling City.

"Oh, there is no way. I don't want to do this either, but do we have any other way now? We can't get in touch with the capital, and the land in the south of the Yangtze River has been peaceful for a long time, the soldiers and horses are lax, and the soldiers are mixed. The knives are not bad, how can we expect them to fight?

Zhao bandits divided into two groups, marching from Shandong and Huguang to south Zhili.How can we defend against these two groups of troops?If they stick to the north of the Yangtze River, what should the bandit soldiers in Huguang do?

What should we do to the north of the Yangtze River if we deal with Huguang's soldiers and horses?With so many soldiers and horses in our hands, how can we have the best of both worlds? "Xu Hongji said with a sigh.

Everyone in the hall was silent, and now, they have no better way.

"Do as I tell you!" Xu Hongji waved at the Minister of War.

The Minister of the Ministry of War sighed and walked out.

These people in the hall retreated in twos and threes.

During the period of losing contact with the capital, the officials in Jinling City were mainly Wei Guogong Xu Hongji.

Wei Guogong's mansion is full of worries here, but on both sides of the Qinhuai River, there is no worry at all.

The singers on both sides of the Qinhuai River sang various ditties, trying their best to please the guests.

The water towns in the south of the Yangtze River are so tender, and the life of luxury and money can easily soften people's bones.In Wu Nong's soft words, many people can't distinguish between reality and illusion.

Painted boats floated in the Qinhuai River, and the painted boats slid slowly in the Qinhuai River, and the face of the Qinhuai River was filled with makeup and powder.

Xu Yunjue, the son of the Duke of Wei, was sitting in the number one guest room of a painting boat.

The guest room is very large, and there are seven or eight dancing girls twisting their waists in a graceful manner.

Xu Yunjue squinted his eyes, sat on the head seat in the guest room, looked at the dancer with a fascinated expression, and shouted hello from time to time.

It seemed that Zhao Wen's actions had nothing to do with Xu Yunjue, he didn't seem to care.

A few dog legs sat under Xu Yunjue, their inverted triangle eyes frantically scanning the dancer's body.

Xu Yunjue picked up a glass of wine, took a sip, and hummed along with the music played by the musician.

"Master, now Nanzhili has lost contact with the capital, and now the whole of Nanzhili has to listen to the Duke of the country." A dog leg leaned over to Xu Yunjue's side, flattering with a playful smile.

Xu Yunjue said with a smile: "Where is this story? If this word spreads to the capital, it will be a serious crime of beheading, and I can't bear it!"

Although that's what he said, but Xu Yunjue said it calmly.

"My lord, Nanzhili has lost contact with the capital now, and almost no vassal kings have escaped. I don't know what's going on in the capital now, maybe the Duke of the Kingdom can take a step forward!" The dog leg patted recklessly Flattery, say what should be said or not, without any scruples.

Xu Yunjue sat up straight, looked at this dog leg, and said seriously: "What do you mean by this? Let me tell you, this world belongs to His Majesty, so don't say these words in the future."

Xu Yunjue seemed to be speaking righteous words, but these words were like farting, they were useless, and there was no punishment for this bastard, just a fluffy word, don't say it again.

The bastard looked at Xu Yunjue, and his heart was filled with joy.From the point of view of this dogleg, there might be something to this matter.

Two or three days later, soldiers appeared in Jinling City.

These soldiers were originally soldiers and horses from various guards in Jinling outside the city, and these soldiers and horses were transferred into Jinling City by Xu Hongji.

These soldiers and horses walked on the streets of Jinling City, as if they hadn't eaten, and their breath was exhausted.

There are old and young among these soldiers, and the mandarin duck battle jackets on their bodies have not been washed for an unknown period of time, and they are full of dirt.

Some of the clothes were torn and out of shape, and they were wrapped around their bodies indiscriminately by the soldiers.

The weapons in his hands are also various, there are wild goose feather knives, rusty waist knives, and even kitchen knives and poles.

As soon as these soldiers appeared on the streets of Jinling City, they attracted the disgust of the people in the city.

People on both sides of the street covered their noses and looked at these "beggars" with disgust.

At the same time, Zhao Daniu led the soldiers from the South Road, not far from Fengyang, the central capital.

From Xuzhou to the south, Zhao Daniu has never encountered any decent resistance, and almost all the cities he encountered have been waiting for the wind to surrender.

Zhao Daniu took these places into his pocket without spending any effort.

Zhao Daniu sat in a wood-burning car. He leaned on the backrest and said with a comfortable face: "This thing is more comfortable than riding a horse, and it is also faster than riding a horse!"

With the transportation of materials in Dengzhou completed, these wood-burning vehicles will be emptied.

Zhao Wen distributed these firewood cars to Zhao Daniu and Song Hu.

Because the distance from Zhao Daniu is relatively short, Zhao Daniu got the firewood car in his hand early.

These firewood vehicles were used by Zhao Daniu to transport various artillery pieces.

Because the quantity is not enough, it can only be used to transport artillery first. As for food, it has to be transported by manpower.

"Proceed with the order and advance at full speed. Before noon tomorrow, you must reach Fengyang, the central capital." Zhao Daniu poked his head out, and shouted at the orderly who was riding a horse and following the firewood car.

The speed of the team increased a little, and they headed towards Fengyang.

Fengyang is the place where Emperor Hongwu was born and grew up. Emperor Hongwu came from a humble background and had a special affection for his hometown.

Before he ascended the throne, Emperor Hongwu even wanted to make Fengyang the capital of the country.

If it weren't for the obstruction of the officials, Emperor Hongwu might really make Fengyang the capital of the country.

Although it was not established as the capital of the country, Emperor Hongwu's construction of Fengyang was completely built according to the capital of the country.