Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 316 The Great Mobilization of the Shogunate

"Liu Zeqing's soldiers and horses are not so easy to annex."

Zhang Shenyan's expression changed, and he said casually: "I heard that he also used the people of the search department to sneak attack when he was not prepared, and it is even more difficult to convince the public."

"Your Highness, we can ask the Search Section to win over those people and use them for our own use. It is also a kind of restraint for Gao Jie."

"good."

King Yu narrowed his eyes and said with a light smile, "Leave this matter to the investigation department!"

"Honestly obey orders."

"Director Zhao, we have to make proper arrangements for the supply of food, grass, and navy. I want to go down the river in half a month, that is, on the ninth day of May, and go straight down to Nanjing City."

Zhu Yixi said solemnly.

"This subject will not disappoint Your Highness's trust."

Zhao Shu straightened his face, waved his robe, and bowed down.

"This matter is related to the great plan of the world. I hope everyone will work together to restore Nanjing."

"I will obey your orders." Several people bowed down one after another, their voices loud and clear.

Due to the Northern Expedition to Shaanxi, Zhu Yixi brought [-] soldiers, [-] guards, and [-] civilians.

Among them, Shaanxi left [-] soldiers and [-] defenders; Henan left [-] soldiers, [-] defenders, and [-] prisoners.

Back in Xiangyang, Zhu Yixi had only [-] soldiers left, almost all of whom were from the personal battalion, the firearms battalion, and Sichuan generals such as Wang Xiang.

The civilian husbands were sent back after occupying Xi'an, and used captives to transport food along the way.

Thirty thousand soldiers are not enough to take Nanjing City.

Therefore, this war requires the shogunate to do their best.

Three large areas, three defensive areas, more than [-] people.

Zeng Ying and Xin Wencheng in the Hanzhong theater are dealing with the intruders, and Li Jizu and Yang Zhan, who are guarding the Hunan area, are in Guizhou.

In addition to the 50,000 left behind in Shaanxi and Henan, nearly [-] people were immobilized and unable to move.

Therefore, a big mobilization is naturally inevitable.

In Huguang and Sichuan, another [-]% of the defenders were mobilized, and more than [-] soldiers and horses were collected.

In this way, the strength of local troops is only the last [-]%, barely maintaining stability.

This is more than 20,000 people, Zhu Yixi took an integer, and the remaining [-] people were stationed in Xiangyang.

And Sichuan is the bulk of the conscription.

Zhao Guangyuan and Qin Yiming had to dispatch 30,000 people each, and [-] people from various prefectures in Sichuan Province, totaling [-].

Under the leadership of Sichuan governor Wang Yingxiong, he came to Xiangyang.

As for the important task of guarding Sichuan, it was handed over to Qin Liangyu, the old general of Qin.

Zhu Yixi appointed and dismissed him as the General Soldier of Sichuan in his capacity as supervisor of the country.

That's right, since ascending to the position of supervising the country, his words and deeds are equivalent to the imperial court, and the appointment and dismissal of officials is a matter of course.

"One hundred thousand soldiers and horses should be enough."

A sealed imperial decree departs from Xiangyang and quickly leads to Huguang and Sichuan through a post station like a blood vessel.

The machine of the shogunate roared and began to evolve towards the imperial court. From top to bottom, everyone couldn't wait.

"Your Highness, you forgot that there are more than 10,000 people in Minghui Camp and Mingwang Camp in Anqing Mansion."

Zhao Shu was drafting the decree, and he could not help adding when he heard King Yu whispering to himself.

"Yes, around 110,000."

Zhu Yixi came back to his senses, sighed with emotion, and said: "A certain man raises soldiers and horses, exercises every three to five days, eats enough food, never owes money, and is nothing more than a hundred thousand soldiers."

"Now it seems that when the soldiers are in use, there will be less hatred!"

Too much excellence, so that his soldiers and horses were short for a while.

However, these 100,000 people cost nearly 500,000 silver dollars per month, which has already made the shogunate miserable. After all, Huguang has been in chaos for several years, and it all depends on Sichuan for relief.

A fertile land like Jiangnan must be captured, so that more soldiers and horses can be raised to compete for the world.

And the big move of the shogunate shocked Mu Tianbo. Although he knew that the chance of sending troops to Yunnan was slim, he still wanted to give it a try and asked to see King Yu again.

Considering Mu Tianbo's identity, Zhu Yixi hesitated again and again, but still met him.

The Duke of Qian has a fair complexion, the wheat color from when he fled has faded, and his round face has become angular, making him look a bit handsome.

However, his slightly impetuous expression still betrayed him.

"Your Highness—"

"Kingdom!"

When the two met, Zhu Yixi saw Mu Tianbo in yellow and white robes, and he had a definition in his heart:
The young son who was frightened out of his wits.

After chatting a few words about the deeds of the Mu Mansion, Mu Tianbo couldn't bear the anxiety in his heart, and said impatiently:
"Your Highness, Yunnan has been occupied by western thieves, and the country that the great grandfather took has already fallen."

"I understand!" Zhu Yixi said lightly, "No matter how important Yunnan is, it's not as important as Nanjing, right?"

"As for the recovery of Yunnan, I have already sent people to do it. The Duke only needs to wait for a while, and it will definitely be effective."

"However, Li Jizu is in Guizhou, and he refuses to send a single soldier."

"You can wait at ease!"

Mu Tianbo hesitated to speak, but left anyway.

King Yu's words were very direct and made him very sad.

Sure enough, he was a lowly person from his hometown, and the mighty Lord Qianguo had become a bug in people's eyes.

……

At this moment, Hanzhong Mansion was engaged in a tug-of-war.

Hao Yaoqi, Li Nai, Li Laiheng and others continuously attacked Hutou Pass. Zeng Yingzheng mobilized civilians to resist to the death and never give in.

On the other side, after Xin Wencheng received the distress letter, more than a thousand people stayed behind, including 4000 people, and rescued from Xianrenguan.

Under his quick horse and whip, he finally rescued Zeng Ying when Hutou Pass was in danger.

In this way, with a total of tens of thousands of people on both sides, Hutouguan has become a hard nut to crack.

Zeng Ying's beard, which Zeng Ying had always cherished, was covered with blood and exuded an unpleasant stench.

He hugged Xin Wencheng desperately, and laughed loudly: "Brother Xin, you are finally here."

After holding on for so long, he finally saw the reinforcements. He was so overjoyed for a moment that he was so moved that he was about to cry.

"You've worked hard."

Xin Wencheng reassured: "It is quite remarkable to defend [-] intruders with thousands of people."

As he said that, he couldn't help laughing and said, "I'm here to tell you some good news. His Highness has taken Xi'an Mansion, and Shaanxi Province has changed its banner."

"Then, what about Li Zicheng?"

Zeng Ying was astonished, and then said happily.

"Li Zicheng was defeated in the northwest, left his army, and went to the northwest to eat yellow sand."

"That's good."

Zeng Ying laughed: "When I found out that Li Zicheng was starving, I knew that His Highness had gone to the Northern Expedition. I never thought that hundreds of thousands of intruders would collapse so quickly."

"It's too fast, it's destiny!"

Thinking of this, he sighed again and again, it's time and fate.

Li Zicheng, who was once mighty and swept the whole world, is now a wild dog fleeing, and he can't protect himself.

"Thus, these people are just lingering on their last days, and they are self-satisfied. They are just grasshoppers after autumn, and they will not live long."

Xin Wencheng said disdainfully.

"Your Highness took Shaanxi, we have to hurry up."

Zeng Ying frowned, and said: "Let them spoil Hanzhong, it will be difficult to do business in the future."

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