Ming Zuo

Chapter 1359 Armed Parade
If Xia Jun doesn't move, it will be thunderous.

Taicang.

Zhang Pu dragged his sick body out of the house and came to the street.

At this time, the whole city of Taicang was dispatched, standing on both sides of the road, singing and dancing to see off Xia Jun who set off.

The officers and soldiers of the First Division were in a row of four, wearing brand-new military uniforms, and shiny and sturdy leather boots under their feet.

Tens of thousands of people walked in unison, and the sound of loud footsteps was breathtaking.

The cannons, one after the other, were pulled by the horses, stretching endlessly.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Pu couldn't help sighing.

This Ming Dynasty is dead after all.

Regarding Xia Guo's dispatch of troops, he couldn't say anything.

After all, Xia Guo was benevolent and righteous, Chongzhen was not dead, and he never mobilized troops.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has been cut off, and the Xia Kingdom has taken over the territory, no one can say anything.

Such a heroic army, how can Jiangnan, which has been peaceful for a long time, be able to stop it?
Looking back and thinking about the debates I had with Liu Zongzhou over the years, they ended in failure in the face of the devastating military power.

Zhang Pu lost his mood and turned back to his small courtyard.

Once the gate of the courtyard is closed, no matter the ups and downs outside, it is self-contained.

Local officials knew who he was and what he had done, but did not harass him.

It's just that since then, Zhang Pu no longer expressed any political opinions, and slowly disappeared from people's sight.

He began to concentrate on collation of academics and writings, which can be regarded as an account of his future affairs.

Although the land in the south of the Yangtze River has always been under the rule of Daming, but because it borders Songjiang Mansion, and has not cut off contact for a long time, it is deeply influenced by Xia State.

Even to put it bluntly, many places in the south of the Yangtze River rely on Xia Guo's business and trade to live.

Therefore, the people here did not have much resistance to the arrival of Xia Guo.

Wherever Xia Jun went, the common people flocked out, decorated with lanterns and festoons, and ate pots of pulp to really welcome the king's teacher.

Before the Xia army took action, the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs specially emphasized military discipline.Therefore, wherever he went, Xia Jun never disturbed the people.

No occupation of private houses, no demand for civilian property, fair trading, and maintenance of order, so that the places that belonged to the Xia Kingdom hardly felt any changes, and the transfer of power was completed.

The actions of the southern strategic cluster were divided into three routes.

Zuo Rong personally led the first and second regiments of the first division and the 32nd and 33rd divisions of public security to march all the way along the Yangtze River, and went to Nanjing along the Changshu, Jiangyin and Zhenjiang lines.

Qiao Shuangcheng and Li Junxiang led the third and fourth regiments of the first division and the 29th and 45th divisions of the Public Security Division to go straight to Suzhou, then crossed Taihu Lake, walked to Guangde Mansion and Ningguo Mansion, and went straight to Jiangxi.

According to the plan, the First Division is responsible for military operations in South Zhili, and the Tenth Division is responsible for Zhejiang.

After the settlement of Nanzhili and Zhejiang, the two groups of soldiers and horses will enter Jiangxi from the northern and eastern routes.

After prediction, the big battle can only happen in Jiangxi.

The military operations in South Zhili were personally directed by Zuo Rong, while those in Zhejiang were handed over to Ji Conghua and Geng Wanrong.

Just when Zuo Rong captured Changshu, Ji Conghua and Geng Wanrong had already accompanied Zhang Guizhang and more than 370 officials into Hangzhou City.

Zhang Guizhang is also Zhang Huangyan's father, so he is a native of Zhejiang, so he was sent by the central government to handle Zhejiang's government affairs.

Xia Jun's actions immediately caused an uproar in Jiangnan.

Especially in Nanjing, people are panicked and have different thoughts.

"Although the capital has fallen, Your Majesty has died for the country, but our Ming Dynasty needs to continue. Today, King Fu is here, so he can ascend the throne."

The civil and military forces in Nanjing got together to discuss countermeasures. Ma Shiying thought it was a good opportunity to usurp power, and advocated Lifu Wang Zhu Yousong as emperor.

In this way, he can control the government with his support and power.

As an eunuch, he had long since had enough of being squeezed out by Donglin Party members and Qingliu.He swears that as long as he is in power, he will retaliate against grievances and revenge.

In the end, I didn't expect that so many civil and military people sat together, but very few agreed.

It can be clearly seen that everyone has different calculations.

Ma Shiying was in a hurry, holding on to the name of righteousness.

"Do you want to be second ministers?"

Wei Guogong Xu Hongji was also present, but his health is not good, obviously time is running out.

But it doesn't matter if he died, but he has to plan for future generations.

He looked at Liu Kongzhao.

"Sincerely, what are the troops and horses in Nanjing now? Could it stop Xia Jun?"

Liu Kongzhao's face immediately collapsed.

"Have you forgotten the past, my lord?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was ashamed.

Back then, Fang Yuegong acted perversely in Songjiang Mansion, causing Songjiang merchants to rise up.

Nanjing also dispatched soldiers and horses to advance along the waterways with the intention of suppressing the rebellion.

Fortunately, Xia Jun came in time, and the Jiangnan Ming Army was defeated. Even Liu Kongzhao became a prisoner of Xia Jun.

It was Xu Hongji's face that redeemed him.

It can be said that when it comes to who is most afraid of Xia Jun, Liu Kongzhao is the second, and no one dares to say the first.

As for the virtues of the Jiangnan Ming Army, the big guy couldn't be more clear.

Even if he wanted to fight Xia Jun, he couldn't win.

Seeing that Nanjing's civil and military soldiers have no fighting spirit, Ma Shiying is extremely anxious.

If this continues, his ambition will be ruined.

However, just when he was about to continue to do something, the orderly ran in in panic.

"Report, Lin Zhiji, magistrate of Jiangyin County, opened the door to offer the city. The Xia army has already approached Zhenjiang Mansion."

boom……

Everyone was in a panic, and they didn't expect Xia Jun to come so quickly.

Lin Zhiji is from Putian, Fujian, and his family's business with Xia Guo has been booming, and his heart has long been devoted to him.

Therefore, when Xia Jun's soldiers approached the city, Lin Zhiji discussed with other officials, and no one wanted to die, so he opened the door and surrendered.

Jiangyin is the gateway to Nanjing. If it is lost here, there will be no dangerous place under the city of Nanjing.

Ma Shiying only felt passionate, and just wanted to quickly settle the matter of King Fu's ascension to the throne.But when he wanted to speak again, he was interrupted by the intruder again.

"My lords, Jiang Shang... Jiang Shang..."

Knowing that the civil and military sentiments of Nanjing had changed, they ran out of the yamen one after another and climbed the city wall of Linjiang.

With just one glance, everyone felt two wars and despair.

But on the broad river, Xia Guo's warships had already formed a horizontal line, and countless cannons were aimed at Nanjing City.

That's what Xia Jun did back then, forcing the officials in Nanjing to shrink their heads and acquiesce in the change of ownership of Songjiang Mansion.

Now, the old things are repeating themselves, and everyone suddenly finds that they still have no good way to deal with it.

"My General Zuo has something to say. If you know the current affairs, your life, property and family members can be preserved. No matter what you have done, you will not be held accountable. If you resist to the end, when the city is broken, you will follow the military law."

On behalf of Hong Jingcai, Xia Jun entered the city alone and conveyed Xia Jun's attitude to the officials.

The conditions are not very good, and these officials are not given too much power.But Xia Jun didn't care, because the city in front of him couldn't stop Xia Jun's footsteps at all.

If it wasn't for gaining time, Xia Jun's generals would prefer to attack the city.

Because only in combat can there be military exploits.Otherwise, what's the point of just having an armed parade?
(End of this chapter)