Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 427 Throwing away illusions and preparing for battle

"Now I don't know how many people are clamoring for peace talks, wanting to settle down in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River. If I stop the Northern Expedition now and give up the personal conquest, I'm afraid the voice will become louder, and it will be even more difficult to think about the Northern Expedition at that time."

"I also know that people's minds are at ease, people's minds are stable, everyone hates war, and fears war, but in the current situation, if you bury your head, can you really be at ease? This is nothing but self-deception!

The situation is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat! "

In front of Wang Zhiren, Wang Xiang, Liu Chao, Song Zhipu, Chen Hanhui, Ke Xiaqing, Zhang Guowei and other confidant Yuan Cong, Zhu Yihai did not hide any more. His current physical condition is indeed not good. At that time, the emperor suddenly refused to conscript himself, and those peacemakers would make a big fuss, and even the common people would follow suit.

The vast majority of people are actually just blindly following.

Someone needs to lead.

Zhu Yihai was always sober, this sobriety was the same when he started his army, and it was still the same when he was victorious, and he never got lost.

It seems that the situation is very good today, and even he, the emperor, is in full control of authority, but it is actually just an illusion. All of this is based on Zhu Yihai's victory, and on the success of the imperial camp. Therefore, from the east of Zhejiang to the west of Zhejiang, the common people can follow suit, and the gentry They can fight bravely, and even those military leaders can do it anyway.

Rebel armies surged in Lingnan, Fujian, and even in the southwest and northwest, all because the banner in the southeast was held high and firmly, so when everyone saw hope, they naturally gathered again and supported the 300-year-old Zhu family.

It was under the light of this military victory that Zhu Yihai was able to temporarily suppress these local warlords, big and small, and was able to implement the New Deal, and his reforms were even stronger than when Chongzhen was in power.

But these are all preconditions, that is, Zhu Yihai can always win, at least on the surface it looks very fierce.

Once the war machine stops, they even think that they can stay in a corner, and after the north and the south stand side by side, the internal conflicts that were temporarily suppressed or even put on hold will all burst out.

War is actually a very good way to divert internal conflicts. When powerful external threats are squeezed, internal conflicts can be put aside for the time being, and we can work together to survive.

Why in troubled times, any military leader can set up another set of rules, but when the dynasty is more prosperous, it is more difficult for the court to reform?

To put it bluntly, it is a breakdown of the balance of power.

Only when the old balance of power is broken can there be a chance to establish a new pattern.

Facing these confidantes Yuan Cong, Zhu Yihai also told them directly what he had never said before, "What the imperial court can really rely on now is the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. This is our foundation. The stability of Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi depends on the stability of Jiangsu and Zhejiang." As for Jiangxi, Huguang, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, to be honest, there is no hope at all now.”

Huguang now only has Hunan in the hands of the Ming army, and it has just experienced the Sanzhong Rebellion. It was already poor, but now it is worse.

Zhang Xianzhong massacred in Yunnan, intending to destroy Sichuan and enter the customs, and the Yellow Bandit was even more rampant and poisonous, extremely vicious.

From the perspective of the Ming army in Sichuan and Shaanxi, it will be difficult for a while to be included in the imperial court system, and there may be a lot of repetitions, especially now that the Qing army is moving southward on the western front, and Zhang Xianzhong also wants to go north. Bringing down the Qing Dynasty, etc., will make the situation in Sichuan and Shaanxi more complicated.

"I don't have any hope for the situation in Sichuan and Shaanxi now. I just want to keep one or two bases. Sichuan can keep Chongqing and Kuizhou, and Hubei can keep Yunyang. Don't expect too much from other places. , otherwise the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment,"

Counting those local military leaders will seriously affect the overall decision-making of the imperial court. They must be excluded from the overall decision-making. But if these military leaders are not counted, then the soldiers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are now very weak.

Zhu Yihai had to fight to unite those big and small military leaders, but now he couldn't really trust and rely on them.

"The Northern Expedition can't stop," Zhu Yihai sighed, "Masters, let's work together."

The emperor's attitude was firm, and he said such heartfelt words. Several Yuan Cong could only nod in agreement, and could not refute anything. Now there are indeed such and such trends of thought, especially the voice of peace talks is getting louder, and the people who can get in touch with the most They also know that the top secret is that Nanjing is still suppressing the surrender of Hanzhong Marko and the news of Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion. How much pressure these put on Southeast.

"Three-way Northern Expedition, the original plan remains unchanged, and the original date of the expedition remains unchanged. Huang Daozhou supervises the left army, Zhang Mingzhen is the capital commander, and Zheng Zunqian is the deputy capital commander. They are responsible for attacking Huaixi and uniting with Qihuang and Huoying mountain villages. , focus on Hefei, and aim at Henan."

"Zhang Guowei is in charge of the Central Route Army, Wang Zhiren is the capital commander, and Wang Xiang is the deputy capital commander. They are responsible for attacking Huai'an and Xuzhou, targeting Fengyang and Xuzhou, and attacking Shandong."

"My relatives took the right road, followed by Yan Wogong, Zheng Zhilong, Liu Mu, Lu Xiangguan, Jin Gongyu, etc., and went straight to Denglai along the coast."

Nanjing was left behind by Song Zhipu, Chen Hanhui, Wu Kai and others.

The three Northern Expeditionary armies all took the Imperial Battalion as their main force, and the Jingying Battalion stayed behind.

It is probably the third headquarters of the imperial camp, the left wing is the left army, the right wing is changed to the middle, and the middle army of the imperial camp follows the right.

Huang Daozhou and Zhang Guowei both received the rank of superintendent, and Yan Wogong also added the title of superintendent.

On the left side, there are [-] warriors in the six towns of water and land, in the middle road, there are also six towns in water and land, with [-] soldiers, and on the right side of the emperor, there are nine towns in water and land, with [-] soldiers.

Zhu Yihai took out all his family assets, except for the two camps in Fujian and Huguang, all the imperial camps went out for the expedition, his hometown in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was left for the Beijing camp, and Jiangxi and other places were left for defense by provincial camps and regiments.

"Then about the peace negotiation?" Chief Assistant Song Zhipu asked.

"The Tartars don't really want to talk, they just want to delay the time, so let's continue talking, but in the end, we still have to fight on the battlefield, and nothing can be discussed directly at the negotiating table. We fought well in the Northern Expedition. Negotiations Only when there are chips on the table can the conditions be opened.”

Zhu Yihai has no illusions about Yihe, but he knows that many people have illusions about Yihe at this time.

Although this can only be a fantasy.

"Be tough when negotiating with the Tartars. If the Tartars want to talk sincerely, they must first send back all the Daming clans that have fallen to the North, and maintain the mausoleum of my Daming Ancestral Temple.

In addition, first agree to use the Yellow River to demarcate the border, and withdraw all Qing troops south of the Yellow River to the north bank. "

Zhu Yihai's condition actually meant that the Tartars had to be sent back from Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Huainan, and even a small part of Shandong.

This is simply playing hooligans, without discussion and sincerity.

Song Zhipu has always fully supported the emperor, but he couldn't help frowning after hearing this. He reminded the emperor very seriously that although he had won many victories before, as the emperor has always said, the power of the Han and Tartars is still strong today. There is a big difference, Daming needs time to clean up people's hearts and reorganize the army.

Now if we can talk to the Tartars, even if it takes a year or two, that's always good.

It is not the best policy to rush to fight the Tartars now.

"I just want to let the world know that I have no real intention of negotiating peace. I also want to let the world know that the Tartars will never really cease their troops. I haven't said that I want the Tartars to retreat outside the customs. Even if the Yellow River is used to demarcate the border, the Tartars would not agree.

I want everyone in the world to recognize the facts. It is too early to talk about peace. Only when we have enough bargaining chips can we talk about those.

Zhu Yihai said bluntly, "Now that the Northern Expedition is imminent, I want you to continue the talks, not really to buy time, but to make this peace talk impossible to go on at all, so that everyone can pack their minds, stop holding illusions, and let everyone If you can concentrate on fighting the Tartars, don't be half-hearted, this is when troops are sent to the battlefield, where there is still fantasy of a meeting of the Tartars!"

Song Zhipu bowed his head, "I feel guilty."

"Shoufu doesn't need to be like this. I personally mentioned the Sixth Division's Northern Expedition, and this Nanjing will be left to you to stay behind."

"The minister was slow to comprehend the holy will and neglected his duty."

"Okay, there's no need for us to talk about this. It's good for everyone to understand my thoughts. Give up illusions, recognize reality, prepare to fight, and fight to the end until the Central Plains are recovered, the prisoner's nest in Jianzhou is captured, and the plow court is swept away. !"

There are many people who fantasize about peace talks, and the emperor cannot punish everyone, but they must understand that peace talks are impossible.

The Tatars must be made to voluntarily abandon the peace talks, so that everyone in the world understands that this road will not work at all.

"Today, I'm going to tell some of my most confidant lovers again. There is absolutely no possibility of co-existence and coexistence between Daming and Jianlu. There is only one ending, that is, the Tartars are completely wiped out, and Liting sweeps the hole. No. To regain the Central Plains is not to drive the Tartars out of the pass, let alone return them to their hometown in Liaodong, but to beat them until they are completely destroyed!"

"Or, Daming will be destroyed by them!"

"Even if I perish the world and the country, I will never divide and govern the Southern and Northern Dynasties with the Tartars."

Wang Zhiren, governor of the Beijing camp, was the first to bow down, "Your servant takes orders!"

Wang Xiang, the admiral of Zhezhi and the right wing of the imperial camp, also fell to his knees and shouted, "I respectfully obey the order!"

Chief Assistant Song Zhipu and several ministers knelt down one after another, accepting the holy will solemnly.

"I'm waiting for orders!"

At this moment, the supreme leader of the Ming Dynasty and the most important members of the central government unified their thinking and reached an agreement, and in this life, it is their duty to destroy Jianlu.

The ultimate goal is to sweep the caves in Liting and completely destroy Jianlu.

This is the emperor's will.

Now, it is also the collective will of the cabinet, the imperial camp, and the court!

Daming, a giant, had a stiff mind and paralyzed limbs for too long. Now that the Lingtai has awakened, he has regained his sanity, and his limbs are recovering little by little, regaining control.

This giant is waking up from a coma.

One bang, then exhausted, three and then decline.

Zhu Yihai, who was lying on the bed drinking ginseng soup to refresh himself, knew that he must not let it out.

"Fight!"

Wang Zhiren was very passionate, "A man was born between heaven and earth. As a soldier, he eats the king's salary, so he dies in battle and returns his body shrouded in horse leather. My Wang Zhiren is willing to fight to the end for your Majesty and kill all the Tartars!"

Wang Chuangzi patted his chest, "Me too!"

(End of this chapter)