nanming man

Chapter 994 Final Preparations
Seeing that the world is about to be unified, the generals are a little anxious after hearing Gao Yihuan's words.

Gao Yihuan smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, everyone, I know it well."

After finishing speaking, Gao Yihuan waved his hand, "You all step back!" Then he asked Li Laiheng, "Who is the envoy?"

Li Laiheng clasped his fists together, "It's He Tengjiao, a scholar of the Nanjing cabinet!"

"Old He!" Gao Yihuan raised his brows, he didn't expect it to be an old acquaintance, and stood up, "Bring him here, no, I will go to meet him personally later."

Speaking of He Tengjiao, he helped Gao Yihuan a lot at the beginning. If it weren't for him, the Wei army would have been under the attack of the two major forces of the Qing and Ming Dynasties in the early days, and it would have been difficult to last for a long time.

It was because of He Tengjiao that Gao Yihuan was able to live in peace with Nanming after seizing Jingzhou, Xiangyang, Changde and Yuezhou in northern Hunan, and obtained a large amount of resources from Jiangnan through transactions for the war against the Qing.

It's just that as Gao Yihuan grew stronger and threatened Nanjing seriously, He Tengjiao was disgusted by Zhu Cihong and lost political power. Nanjing didn't reuse him, and Wei didn't need him anymore, so he became a sideline figure.

This time Zhu Cihong sent He Tengjiao here, most likely because of the relationship between He Tengjiao and him.

At this moment, Gao Yihuan suddenly called out to the people who were exiting the big tent, "Zhao Daxian, come here, I have something important to order."

Zhao Daxian hurriedly turned around and walked back, "Please speak, Your Majesty."

Gao Yihuan said a few words to him in a low voice, Zhao Daxian nodded frequently, and then walked away.

In the past few years, He Tengjiao has aged a lot, and his body can no longer support that crimson official robe.

At this time, He Tengjiao, accompanied by several soldiers of the Ming army, was watching the Wei army camp in the wild.

At the beginning, the brazen local bandit that he thought he could use to gain political points for himself had now become the emperor of the Northern Kingdom. He really did not expect that the change would be so fast.

Behind him, the eyes of several Ming soldiers looked around, observing the Wei army camp and the situation on the river bank.

At this time, the horse-rejection posts in front of the camp were moved away by the soldiers of the Wei army, and the camp gate was creaked open.

Gao Yihuan, who was dressed in a black dragon robe, wearing a crown of golden silk wings, and a bead the size of an egg flickered on his head, held the jade belt around his waist, and walked out laughing, "Hahaha~ He Gebu, why are you here?" !"

After many years, He Tengjiao saw this round face again. He didn't want Gao Yihuan to be the emperor. If he knew today, he would not be coerced by Gao Yihuan to help Gao Yihuan.

In the history of Nanming, there were many officials, like Ma Shiying, He Tengjiao, etc., who were experts in internal fighting and outsiders in external fighting. They were responsible for the demise of Nanming. After failure, they will never betray the Ming Dynasty.

"He Tengjiao, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty, see the Emperor of Wei." He Tengjiao bowed his hands.

The situation is stronger than others. Since you came to seek peace, you must first recognize Gao Yihuan's status, otherwise there is no need to talk about it.

"Hahaha~" Gao Yihuan blushed, "He Gebu and I are old acquaintances, there is no need to be polite, please come inside!"

Then He Tengjiao and Gao Yihuan went to the big tent together. Along the way, several followers behind him glanced randomly from time to time, and saw Wei soldiers in the camp busy making rafts and boats.

At this time, a group of people came to the big tent. Gao Yihuan sat behind the case, Chen Mingxia accompanied him, and He Tengjiao sat on the right chair.

Gao Yihuan waved his hand, turned back the soldiers pouring tea, and asked: "He Gebu crossed the river, what's the matter?"

With a gloomy face, He Tengjiao cupped his hands and said, "In order to save the people in the south of the Yangtze River from the disaster of war, I came here to discuss peace with Wei Guo."

Gao Yihuan smiled slightly and said: "The land in the south of the Yangtze River is at your fingertips. Why do I want to negotiate a peace? I and He Gebu are old friends. Why not stay in Jiangbei and serve me?"

"In my opinion, it may not be so easy to win Jiangnan. Although the Wei army won the two Huaihe Rivers, they were blocked by the Yangtze River's natural moat, and it was difficult to cross the river for a while. In the land of Jingchu, there were many wars. Wei Jun can't cross the river here, if Jingchu loses, I'm afraid it will fail." He Tengjiao said in a deep voice.

Gao Yihuan showed displeasure on his face, "The defense of the Nanming River is weak, and I have already ordered people to prepare ships. When the army crosses south, it will be easy to take Nanjing. Why can't we say that we can't cross the river?"

"Hmph~ Are the ships prepared by the State of Wei those rafts? Although the Daming River defense is affected now, with the presence of the navy, it is not possible to cross the raft." He Tengjiao continued: "If this battle continues, neither side will be able to cross." Absolute chance of winning, if both losers, Wei Bing is unable to go south, Ming can still recuperate, and Wei will face the attack of the Western Army and Jianyi outside the pass. I hope Wei will think about it!"

Gao Yihuan's face was gloomy and he remained silent.

He Tengjiao glanced at Gao Yihuan, but did not speak, waiting for Gao Yihuan's reply.

Gao Yihuan was gloomy for a while, then suddenly smiled and said, "Nanming wants to negotiate a peace, what conditions should he offer?"

He Tengjiao was overjoyed, "The two sides took the area under their control as the boundary, called a truce, and signed a contract. Princess Daming is the Queen of Wei, and the two families are relatives. Why do they meet each other? It's better for the north and the south to stand together."

Gao Yihuan shook his head, "I'm afraid it won't work under such conditions."

He Tengjiao was delighted to hear what Gao Yihuan said, "Then what is Wei's condition?"

Gao Yihuan stood up, walked to the sand table, pointed to Hu Guang and said, "I still want Hunan! If Nanming wants to return Changde, I also need to cede all the state capitals such as Changsha to Wei."

He Tengjiao frowned and said, "I can't make the decision under such conditions, I need to go back and report to His Majesty!"

"No problem!" Gao Yihuan nodded slightly: "He Gebu can go back and tell Zhu Cihuang that my conditions will not change. If he doesn't agree, he will go to war immediately. In addition, if He Gebu has figured it out, he can come to Wei at any time, and I will definitely Treat him generously."

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In the city of Nanjing, Zhu Cihong sat in the imperial study, and after listening to He Tengjiao's report, he waved his hand, "The Qing family has worked hard all the way, let's go back and rest first!"

He Tengjiao originally wanted to analyze the situation for Zhu Cihong, but when he heard that he was going to summon Jin Yiwei, he could only salute and leave.

At this moment, Zhu Cihong called the guards in Jin Yi who had followed him across the river, and asked, "How is the situation on the north bank?"

The leader knelt down on one knee, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the army of the Wei army has gathered in the north of the river, and the soldiers of the Chenguan battalion are rushing to make rafts for crossing the river."

Zhu Cihong turned around and asked, "What do the Qing family think?"

Ruan Dacheng said: "Your Majesty, Gao Yihuan agreed to negotiate a peace, which shows that he has no confidence in his heart, and rushing to make rafts shows that the Wei army has insufficient ships. In this case, I think that the Jiangbei Wei thieves have nothing to fear."

Chen Zilong said: "Wei's army is approaching the Yangtze River, and the soldiers are heading straight to Beijing, just like a general in chess. We must deal with it. Besides, Wei's army must have ships in his hands, but there are not many."

Zhu Cihong stood up, paced back and forth, and finally stood still and said: "Let He Tengjiao continue to discuss with the high-ranking thief, delay the time, and then transfer 2 people from Wuchang back to defend Nanjing."

Zhu Cihong had to consider his own safety when the Wei army was drinking horses on the Yangtze River, but he couldn't mobilize a large number of troops from Huguang, so he only mobilized 2 people and went down by boat to Nanjing for reinforcements.

With the [-] Ming army and the navy, Zhu Cihong believed that it would be difficult for the Wei army to cross the river, and as long as Nanjing was safe, Huguang could still fight.

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As the Ming army's navy withdrew from the Huaijiang River and retreated to the Yangtze River for defense, the Huaijiang waterway was completely in the hands of the Wei army.

At that time and night, on the surface of the Huaijiang River, a long string of dark objects moved westward against the river, like a big snake.

This is the navy of the Wei army coming from Haizhou. In the cabin, the soldiers rowed hard, and the civilians on the shore pulled the long rope and dragged it in the direction of Huai'an.

They went south from Haizhou to the entrance of the Huaijiang River, then traveled against the river to Huai'an, and finally entered the Yangtze River along the Grand Canal to participate in the battle of crossing the river.

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