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Chapter 235
Then Zhu Yousong began to mobilize troops and condemn generals, and immediately sent an order to mobilize [-] soldiers from the Beijing camp, [-] soldiers from nearby Fengyang, Sizhou, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Chuzhou, Hezhou, Wuhu and other places, and [-] soldiers from Caojiang River. The division mobilized [-] soldiers to form a navy battalion, plus [-] imperial battalion soldiers, together with the horse infantry, a total of [-] troops were sent to conquer Zuo Liangyu.

Let Zheng Hongkui command 6 troops as the vanguard battalion, and the remaining [-] troops form the Mabu battalion, plus the [-] imperial battalion led by Zhu Yousong himself, Liu Zhaoji as the deputy commander of the Mabu battalion and the commander of the imperial battalion, and [-] water The division battalion was commanded by He Zhaoxiong, the iron-armed dragon, and moved up the river. Zhu Yousong's plan was to advance by land and water.

The current Caojiang navy is not what it used to be. It has grown from more than 2000 soldiers to more than 2000. This is mainly because after the Green Willow Villa accepted the imperial court's recruitment, all the more than 2000 soldiers on the mountain were incorporated into the Caojiang water. For the sake of the division, the old hero He Zhaoxiong also served as the commander of the navy. Now Zhu Yousong has issued an order to withdraw all the more than 5000 Zhuang soldiers, and more than [-] elites from the Caojiang Navy. The iron-armed Canglong He Zhaoxiong was in command, and Zheng Cai, who was born as a pirate, was appointed as the deputy commander of the navy.

This time the imperial conquest is different from the previous ones. Zhu Yousong didn't know how long it would take for the war to end. He made careful arrangements for the capital by referring to the timetable of major events in history. The admiral still has [-] sailors to cooperate, responsible for the security of the capital area. The commander of Jinyiwei, Zu Hai, commanded [-] Jinyiwei to maintain the order of the officials in the capital. Tuhe University scholar Wang Duo is in charge, and of course Liu Kongzhao is in charge of the military preparations of the capital, so that the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Imperial Horse Supervisor will cooperate closely. The [-] army must be assembled within ten days, and the required food, grass and military pay must also be complete. You Song decided to raise troops in ten days.

This year, among the nine winners of the martial arts examination, only Zheng Damu is in the capital, so Zhu Yousong decided to take him to conquer Zuo Liangyu this time, so that this historical national hero can come out of the school first. Practice on the battlefield.

After the imperial meeting dissipated, the eleven civil and military officials who participated followed Zhu Yousong's draft decree to prepare food and salaries, prepare troops and horses for deployment, and issue a call for action.

Because even if the imperial court employs soldiers, they have to be well-known. They are not innocent soldiers, but also ministers punished by the imperial court. Names.

Otherwise, the imperial court would know what was going on, but the common people would not, and the world would talk about it.Years of wars, the common people have suffered from wars, displaced, and left their homes. They hate war, and they want to make the people call Zuo Liangyu a traitor and traitor, but they must not let the people call him an emperor who has launched an indiscriminate army. .

Just like the former Zhu Yousong used troops against the generals of the four towns, the common people knew that Gao Jie sent troops to Yangzhou to fight against the imperial court, and they all knew that Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing did not listen to the imperial court's dispatch and refused to ask the thieves to expel captives, so the imperial court must exterminate them.

Therefore, Zhu Yousong ordered the academician Wang Duo to write an appeal against the thieves, and at the same time asked the chief assistant of the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies to draw up an order. In one day, twelve gold medals were issued in a row, and Zuo Liangyu was urgently ordered to go to Beijing to face the saint. Discuss the exorcism of thieves.

Nanjing is thousands of miles away from Wuhan, and there are no modern communication tools. However, in ancient times, there was a unique way of transmitting beacon fires, not only using wolf smoke, but also setting up a special post station, which can reach hundreds of miles in a day. Therefore, Zuo Liangyu received It is more than enough to rush to the capital for the gold medal.

However, ten days later, there was no news from Zuo Liang, and all the twelve gold medals were lost. This was also expected by Zhu Yousong. Zhu Yousong was very satisfied after seeing it. At this time, the [-] army outside Nanjing was ready to go.

Zhu Yousong was dressed in military uniform, followed by Liu Zhaoji, Li Quan, and Zheng Damu. Gao Hongtu led civil and military officials to see him off in a procession. The common people rushed to the streets to see that the emperor was going to conscript himself again. There were many discussions. After taking stock, Zhu Yousong has been on the throne for half a year since he ascended the throne in May. This is already the fifth personal conquest by the royal family. The first four times were against the illegal generals in the four towns. Who is he going against this time?

Zhu Yousong ordered people to read the call to action against thieves in public. Only then did the common people know the truth. After the thieves called out, they sacrificed their flags and set up troops.

At this time, the Golden Empress, accompanied by her maid, Chan'er, and Xiao Liu also appeared in the procession of sending them off. Their flowery faces glowed rosy in the cold wind. Jewelry bloomed in front of Zhu Yousong like flowers.

Zhu Yousong greeted them with a smile. Last night, Zhu Yousong slept on the same bed with the Queen and Chan'er. They played Yan Shuangfei again, and now they will be separated for a while.

Three cannon shots sounded, and Zheng Hongkui's vanguard battalion set off.

An hour later, Zhu Yousong's horse battalion and imperial battalion also formed a team, and the navy battalion went up the river to break the ice.

With the cold wind blowing, the horses neighing, and the battle flags fluttering, the [-] troops left the capital and headed west towards Jiujiang.

At this time, the vegetation in Wuchang is full of soldiers.Zuo Liangyu had received Zhu Yousong's twelve gold medals a long time ago, and knew that the emperor was going to be a prelude to his opponent.

Zuo Liangyu was far away in Wuchang, but he knew all about what the emperor had done in the past few months. The emperor worked hard, used both kindness and power, cleaned the factory guards, sent troops to the four towns one after another, launched two divisions to fight against the thieves, and regained Henan. A large area of ​​Shandong was lost, and all the people praised him. Originally, he had a little more awe of this kung fu emperor.

However, his relationship with the Donglin Party made this Marquis Rumang of Wuchang worry. First, Hou Fangyu came to lobby him to let him establish a new monarch. Although he was unmoved, he was guilty of not going to the court.Now that the Donglin Party has collapsed, Qian Qianyi and his wife have become monks, and the Royal Academy has replaced Donglin Academy. His correspondence with the Donglin Party would at least go to prison. If he was accused of running around and looting, covering up the remnants of Donglin, etc., he would definitely lose his head.

In the past few days, Hou Fangyu took Zuo Menggeng and others and kept blowing in his ears, saying that today's world is so innocent. After thinking about it, he finally made up his mind to do a big job, so he began to expand his strength. All of them were collected, and some soldiers were recruited. Now his total force has exceeded 53, and he is known as 60.

At this time, Zhu Yousong's twelve gold medals arrived.

(End of this chapter)