Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 762 Choice
"how can that be?"

The tea bowls on the table were all knocked off, Song Qingshu suddenly stood up, looking at the letter in front of him in disbelief, while at the side, Sun Chuanting turned his head and asked Song Yongzhong in astonishment.

"Mr. Song, are you sure this news is reliable?"

With a face as black as iron and an expressionless face, Song Yongzhong replied bluntly: "Although Muritz is a Jurchen in Jianzhou, he has already belonged to our dynasty and passed the loyalty test of the front army. He will not spread false news!"

"As for whether the information is reliable or not, you need to consider it yourself, the ministers!"

What Song Yongzhong said made Sun Chuanting and others fall silent.

The news itself is earth-shattering. The 430 main battleships of the Dutch, British, French, Swiss and Mughal empires have gone to the east. Now they have been posted from the sea off Luzon. It is not known where they will go. Songjiang and even Yingtian, the Ming Empire The most elite areas are now in danger of being wiped out at any time.

And what's even more unbelievable is that this news was sent by Fan Wencheng, the number one traitor on the Ming Empire's list of unpardonables!
"Grandma, I think this Fan surname is a trick of suspicious soldiers. He wants us to disturb the morale of the army. At that time, he and those Jian slaves can escape. Commander, let me say that there is no need to pay attention to him. Our army can just attack." !"

Liu Zongmin, who had a rough voice, yelled again, but before he finished speaking, Zhang Huangyan, who had grown a mustache, pinched his chin and shook his head sullenly.

"What if it's true?"

"Sifan can cross thousands of miles of waters, launch the fleet to the New World, and complete the global travel. Now it is not impossible to launch the fleet to the East."

"Then Spain..."

"The Spaniards have reason to hide us. The Protestant countries have beaten their Habsburg family out of breath. If such a force is diverted to the east, they will be happy to see it. Now the Mughal Empire regards me as an enemy. Coupled with the silence of the Spaniards, it is not impossible to bypass the Cape of Good Hope, complete supplies in India, take the old Batavia route, and enter the South China Sea around the open sea!"

"enough!"

The officials were still arguing, but they were suddenly interrupted by Song Qingshu, who stood up with a gloomy face. Song Qingshu turned his head and asked Sun Chuanting, Minister of the Ministry of War.

"How is the coastal defense around Songjiang?"

"Except for the Songjiang Fort that the Marshal arranged at the beginning, and..."

Sun Chuanting stopped talking halfway through.

This is also because the Ming army's navy is too powerful. Only Daming sea is the place to attack others, and no one has ever attacked the Ming army's coastline. There is no need to invest too much defensive measures, but who would have thought that there would be such a crucial point.

Now Song Qingshu is really facing a choice, and he can't retreat!Right now, Dorgon has at least 20 cavalry. Once he leaves the solid position of Sizhou and is hunted down by his tail, the Ming army will also be severely injured, and even the two Huaihe Rivers will be lost. Decades behind.

However, seeing Songjiang Yingtian and other industrial bases being destroyed by Westerners?
"Pass down the order, martial law in the south of the Yangtze River! Weapons are issued to the workers and reserves to prepare to resist the invasion from the sea. The six divisions of the Zhejiang Front Army go north. In addition..."

With a gloomy face, Song Qingshu slammed his fist on the table.

"Immediately order the mobilization of all armies! Starting from today, we will start preparing for the battle. Three days later, our army will attack across the board and defeat the Jiannu in front of us!"

Except for Li Dingguo, the faces of all the generals present changed. Relying on the convenience of firearms and fortifications for a long time, the Ming army has developed the habit of defending and counterattacking. Tactically, they are accustomed to large-scale outflanking, or digging fortifications to wait. The enemy army was frustrated, and then counterattacked, but now, the morale of the Qing army on the opposite side is booming, and it is not in the state of being blown away in the past. The opponent also has a considerable number of muskets and cannons. People will die in battle and never return to Jiangdong.

Including all of you here.

But this is also the best choice, if you pay a huge price, even if you lose both, in less than ten years, Daming can rebuild a 50 iron-blooded army, but Jiannu can't wait for the children to grow into soldiers. After a moment of silence, Liu Zongmin grabbed his military cap and put it on his head, and immediately strode out of the meeting room, followed by Li Dingguo, Scarface, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong, and a murderous aura emanated from the generals.

This is a soldier's unique, endless fighting spirit!

Even Sun Chuanting saluted and turned his head to go out. Mobilizing the whole army is not something that can be solved with a few sentences. In the huge office, only Song Qingshu himself was left.

Pulling open the drawer suddenly, he took out a mottled and outdated revolver with a slightly rusty handle, put it in front of his nose, and took a deep sniff, a smell of metal filled Song Qingshu's entire nasal cavity .

Now his gun has been updated for several generations, but this gun that he brought out from Xi'an, he used to fight side by side with Hongniang Xing, he has always been reluctant to throw away, wherever he goes, he always brings it with him , it seemed that the fiery shadow always followed him every step of the way.

In this era, the most important battle to realize his dream is imminent!After this battle, the world will be completely peaceful. For hundreds of years in China, there will be no more troubles from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Suddenly, he inserted the rusty revolver into his waist heavily, and lifted his military weapon on the shelf. Hat, Song Qingshu also strode out of the office.

Soldiers serve the country, just now!
In the face of national crisis, if the soldiers do not stand up, who will stand up?

In just one day, the 39 troops deployed in the Sizhou position had already begun to burn like a volcano, erupting with rumbling roars. The veterans in the front trenches were wiping their bayonets and preparing silently, while the recruits were like lunatics. , Line up to assassinate, the concept of having a country and a family has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

But the situation did not change according to people's will. On the first night when the mobilization order was issued for the whole army, Songjiang sent an urgent report that the ominous shadow of the Western Fleet had already appeared in the open sea.

The embarrassment of the first Opium War began to loom.

"Marshal, the Songjiang reserve force has been mobilized, and the workers have also distributed weapons. The big guys are willing to fight the Xifan people to defend their homeland, but there are still too few cannons in Songjiang, and the supply front has emptied the warehouses in Songjiang. Quay hard top..."

"Then abandon the port, order the citizens to retreat, and organize a defense line around Changzhou!"

This time it was really ugly like never before. The sea warning was almost zero, and it took more than a day to knock on the table. Song Qingshu ordered in a dark manner, and immediately, he roared viciously again.

"Sign the cabinet arrest warrant, every British person in the Ming Empire is an enemy of the empire!"

"That little William..."

"No exception!"

In the Protestant Alliance, Great Britain and Ming have always been partners. Originally, more than half of the trade between Ming and the West was handed over to them. Even after they intervened in the 30-year war, the British were still welcomed as distinguished guests in Daming. But now, these Brits He also joined the army that invaded Ming Dynasty, and with their supplies in Mumbai, Calcutta, and places in Southeast Asia, it would be much easier for this western fleet to escape Daming's eyeliner. Thinking of this, Song Qingshu had already gritted his teeth countless times that day.

He also knew how powerful it was, so he didn't say much, took the document signed and signed by Song Qingshu, Sun Chuanting turned around and went out again, the lights of the entire headquarters were on day and night, and every place was running at high speed.

But just as Song Qingshu's eyes were scarlet again, he pulled out the battle map and looked at it carefully, there was another knock on the office door.

"Come in!"

"It's you!"

The two voices were almost interlaced. Song Yongzhong still had that gloomy face, but behind him was this gringo wearing a high-brimmed hat and a tuxedo, with a little blond hair exposed under the brim.

Little William!
These days, he is obviously not having a good time, his face has become thinner, his cheekbones are high, and his eyes are bloodshot, but tonight, an unprecedented excitement seems to be burning in his eyes. Seeing him come in, Song Qingshu let go of it in shock. map in hand.

"You and your country have betrayed Daming!"

Angrily knocking on the table, Song Qingshu roared again, glaring at him viciously, Song Qingshu suddenly pointed at the office door.

"Twelve more hours! The empire's expulsion order will come into effect. Get lost now! Go to the sea off Songjiang and stay with your treacherous Royal Navy. Never let me see you again!"

Taking a deep breath, little William didn't leave with Song Qingshu's roar, but went further to Song Qingshu's desk.

"Your Excellency, I understand your anger, and I even want to apologize. The East India Company did play a very important role in this Protestant fleet invasion!"

Once again his face twitched with anger, but Song Qingshu's eyes turned to Song Yongzhong, but before the iron-blooded inner guard could speak, Little William hurriedly spoke again.

"However, Your Excellency, my current proposal is also in favor of Daming! This time Britain joined the expedition, which was completely instigated by the national traitor Cromwell. Great opposition! The royal party and the parliament are willing to establish a new king to replace his brutal rule! And I, the descendants of the Oranye family, the son of Princess Mary of England, have the right to inherit the throne!"

"As long as I succeed! Sir Drake of the Expeditionary Army will lead 68 battleships to rebel and declare their allegiance to me. With this fleet firing at the coalition forces from behind, the war against Ming Dynasty will be cancelled, and I, We need your support!"

"Marshal, this is also good for Daming, so the last general..."

Song Yongzhong added on the side, but Song Qingshu is a typical materialist. Before he could finish his explanation, Song Qingshu waved his hand impatiently, and immediately stared into Little William's with red eyes.

"How do you want Daming to support you!"

Looking straight into Song Qingshu's aggressive eyes without any timidity, little William lowered his head slightly.

"Please, Marshal, marry Miss Yu'er to me!"

"As long as I marry the Marshal, the imperialists and parliamentary remnants in our country will firmly support me!"

Unable to maintain his original dull expression any longer, Song Yongzhong's face showed an unprecedented shock. This man in the tens of thousands of soldiers who never blinked his eyelids actually staggered a step back, almost sitting on the ground.

In an instant, Song Qingshu's face also turned livid...

(End of this chapter)