Ming Empire

Chapter 182
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Hundreds of thousands of rogue soldiers pointed at Beijing. Of course, the Emperor Chongzhen and his ministers in Beijing were scared to death. The city was in chaos.Cao Yue in Nanjing also received several edicts in one day asking him to lead his army north to King Qin.

"Old man Sun, His Majesty finally thought of us and our Nanjing New Army. I thought he had forgotten about us!" Cao Yue took the imperial edict of Emperor Chongzhen and said to Sun Chuanting jokingly: "I I really don’t understand why Long Live God didn’t let our 10,000+ troops march westward before the situation deteriorated to prevent the bandits from capturing Shaanxi and Henan.”

"I think so." Sun Chuanting stroked his beard and said with a meaningful look: "The emperor just wanted the new Nanjing army to go to Beijing to serve the king when the rogues or slaves attacked Beijing. Go to Shaanxi and Henan, otherwise, if something happens in Beijing, the Nanjing New Army will not be able to go north in the fastest time!"

Sun Chuanting's words made Cao Yue suddenly realize: "So it turns out that Long Live God has such a plan. But, old man Sun, don't you think it's too late for Long Live God to use us now? It's so far from Nanjing to Beijing, we are Far water can't quench near thirst!"

"Perhaps, many people in the court, including Lord Long Live, don't want to see you make further military exploits, so they let him lead the army when they have to," Sun Chuanting said, showing a wry smile: "In the past In the past one or two years, you have made too many military exploits, surpassing any other Ming generals. You have made the Long Live Lord very difficult, and there is no reward. Hehe, you never thought that you have already reached the level of the Lord of Great Merit. , and even committed public anger. When you returned from victory, the ministers accused you in front of the court and asked the Lord Long Live to punish you. I believe you will not forget it? The Lord Long Live may have wanted to use you and your troops a long time ago, but North Korean and Chinese officials stopped him."

"Old man Sun, what you said is really reasonable. It may be true. There are so many treacherous ministers in the court, who have harmed the country and the country," Cao Yue patted his head with a wry smile.It seems that those strange things just mentioned can only be explained by such a reason.What kind of people are there in the court? When the country is in dire straits, they actually put playing with power in the first place.Monarchs and ministers are all like this, it is no wonder that the Ming Dynasty did not perish.

Sun Chuanting President Cao Yue smiled wryly twice, and then sighed: "Don't blame anyone, hurry up and gather troops, and go north to serve the king. I hope we can rush to the capital first before the rogues take down Beijing!"

"Old man Sun, let's discuss how to rescue Beijing first," Cao Yue pointed to the sand table in front of him, and said to Sun Chuanting: "The latest situation between the enemy and ourselves is on it, and the bandits are powerful. Nanjing is more than 1000 kilometers away from Beijing." Lilu, the canal is now in the dry season, how to move troops, how to use them, we two have to figure it out!"

The sand table was of course created by Cao Yue. After coming to Nanjing, Sun Chuanting has seen too many incredible things around Cao Yue, and he is no longer surprised.It was also because he had seen so many miracles around Cao Yue that he deeply admired the unusual talent of this young man, and he had other thoughts.He felt that he was very close to Cao Yue, and the two of them worked harmoniously together, and they could complement each other in many ways.Sun Chuanting thought that if he and Cao Yue presided over the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would definitely be able to regain a new life.

If one day the dream comes true, then even if the north is lost, with the financial power of the south and the military power in Cao Yue's hands, he and Cao Yue's wisdom and ability can repeat the great Ming Dynasty.

Because Sun Chuanting encountered too many setbacks, he was completely disappointed with Emperor Chongzhen and the ministers in the court, and he also noticed that Cao Yue had unusual thoughts, so he also had strange thoughts.Both of them noticed the other's change in a certain aspect, but they both had a tacit understanding and didn't point it out.Because of the tacit understanding, after receiving the imperial edict from Emperor Chongzhen, the two did not rush to order the army to set off and march to the north, but complained first before discussing how to arrange it.

"That's right. Now the north is in a dry season, and the water level in the canal has dropped drastically. Troop carriers may not be able to travel, so it is impossible for all the troops to go through the canal. Most of the troops have to travel by land!" Sun Chuanting approved Cao Yue's words, and said Immediately expressed his opinion: "Nanjing Navy has a certain scale, and the ships are big enough. It can be arranged in this way. One of them will go by sea, and the speed will be relatively faster. How about this? Let us divide the troops and I will take one The troops go by sea, and you lead the main force to go by land and canals, and we try to meet up at Tianjin Wei, how about it?"

Cao Yue looked at the sand table and pondered for a while, and finally nodded: "This idea is good, you can consider it. How about it, then you will lead 1 sailors, 2 warships, and transport [-] troops by sea. , how about I lead the rest of the troops to go by land and canal?"

"Okay!" Sun Chuanting immediately agreed readily.Next, the two discussed the specific arrangements, including the marching route, military supplies, and aftermath arrangements after the war situation was abnormal.

At the end, Cao Yue said to Sun Chuanting very seriously: "Old man Sun, I think that Beijing cannot be defended anymore. The north is already in a mess. Even if there is no war, it will take decades to recover. We must defend the country of Daming and move the capital to Nanjing. It is the only choice. I hope that Long Live Lord can understand this point, if he is unwilling to leave Beijing, then no matter what, we will take away a certain prince, or prince.”

Cao Yue's words shocked Sun Chuanting a little. He understood Cao Yue's meaning, and finally he nodded solemnly, "You are right, let's make it so. I hope Long Live Lord can agree to move the capital to Nanjing. At worst, we have to Take away the crown prince or king Ding!"

The King Ding that Sun Chuanting spoke of was Zhu Cijiong, and this little prince was named King Ding by Emperor Chongzhen at the beginning of the year.

After a tacit wry smile, the two left each other to do emergency mobilization.

In the evening, Cao Yue took the time to return to the princess mansion.

Aimee Zhu gave birth to a son for Cao Yue just a month ago. After hearing the news, Emperor Chongzhen sent a reward and personally named Cao Yue's son Cao Anguo.Cao Yue was a little reluctant to accept the name of this earthy dregs, but in the end he did not dare to disobey Emperor Chongzhen's wishes and accepted the name.

When Cao Yue returned to the mansion, Aunt Zhu was breastfeeding the baby.Aimee Zhu, who has become a mother, seems to have matured a lot, the greenness between her brows is gone, replaced by the maturity and kindness that only women have.

Cao Yue sat next to Aunt Zhu and watched his son fall asleep peacefully after being full of milk.When Yun'er came over and took the little things and put them on the bed, Cao Yue whispered to Aimi Zhu: "My son, I'll talk to you later."

"What's the matter?" The current Zhu Yu is almost completely ignorant of the outside situation, and all her thoughts are on her son. When Cao Yue said this, seeing her husband's serious expression, she couldn't help but feel a little bit in her heart: " Husband, what happened?"

"Your father is in trouble, I must lead the army as soon as possible to rescue your father!"

"what?"

(End of this chapter)