"Good!"
Zhao Ming saw that the two had no opinion, so he immediately stood up and ordered: "Carry the sand table in!"
”Join the army in the tent, immediately let the soldiers, and arrange the sand table in the middle of the big tent.At this time, Zhao Ming continued: "I thought about two things, first, let the imperial court release the prince, and second, remove He Tengjiao and other traitors and enable the main battle faction.What else do you two have to add?
”Zhu Yujian is the emperor, this is the consensus of the world, the Zhejiang system recognizes Zhu Yihai as the prince of the Longwu Dynasty, that is, the identity of the emperor Zhu Yujian is recognized, so even in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions controlled by the Zhejiang system, the gentry and the army also recognize Zhu Yujian as the emperor.To directly oppose the emperor was not an easy task for the gentry, the common people, or even the army.Therefore, Zhao Ming only played the banner of the Qing monarch's side, which was to inform the world that Zhao was not against the Longwu Imperial Court, but against the traitor He Tengjiao.For this reason, it is necessary to put forward some demands, saying that as long as the court agrees to release Zhu Yihai and remove He Tengjiao, then Zhao Ming will stop.Zhang Mingzhen thought about it, shook his head, and said that there was nothing to add.Li Chengdong said: "If Your Highness is released, Your Highness can no longer stay in Nanjing, in addition, the official establishment of a feudal town, within the defense area, we have to pay taxes for ourselves, and the officials themselves appoint." ”Anyway, the negotiation is a sky-high asking price, Zhao Ming said: "These can be added." ”At this time, Gu Yanwu said: "Your Highness, the sand table is ready." ”Zhao Ming immediately walked over, "Everyone come and see!"
”At that moment, Li Chengdong, Zhang Mingzhen and others all surrounded them, and they saw that the sand table basically presented the situation in the south of the Yangtze River.At this time, Gu Yanwu said: "Your Highness, two marshals, now the imperial court is in Jiangnan, there are 300,000 troops, and the men and horses we can use are only 160,000.In terms of troops, we are at a disadvantage, but the equipment is better than that of the imperial court, and the combat power of the army is also stronger than that of the forbidden army. ”Li Chengdong said: "This is natural, how many years have we worked with the Tartars, they just picked up cheap, if it weren't for our Zhejiang army, the court would have been finished." ”Li Chengdong has always looked down on the Longwu Imperial Court and is very dissatisfied.Gu Yanwu continued: "The 300,000 troops of the imperial court, including 150,000 soldiers in Jiangbei, were led by Jin Shenghuan, the former military governor, and Li Guo, the governor of the left army, and were mainly stationed in the areas of Yizhen, Liuhe, and Jiujiangkou, and confronted the 100,000 troops of Li Dudu and Zhang Duzhen.The other 150,000 were stationed in Jiangnan, of which 50,000 were led by Liu Chengyin and stationed in Zhenjiang to block our westward advance, and the other 100,000 were stationed in Nanjing!
”Before Zhao Ming returned to the division, the Longwu Dynasty was almost the general trend, in addition to the 300,000 troops, there were nearly 100,000 horses in Zhejiang Fang Guoan, which was regarded as the garrison on the Huaijiang River, adding up to at least 500,000, and Li Chengdong and Zhang Mingzhen needed to garrison in Huai'an to prevent the Qing army from going south, and 100,000 people could be mobilized.Now Zhao Ming has come out and regained control of Zhejiang, but the strength of the Zhejiang army is still inferior to the army controlled by the Longwu court.Although Li Chengdong looked down on the army of the imperial court, in the face of the numerical gap on the surface, he still made him sink his face.Now, he and Zhang Mingzhen are in Yangzhou, and they are seen by Jin Shenghuan and Li Guo to death, and it is difficult to do anything, and according to the news he learned, the imperial court seems to be continuing to increase troops to Jiangnan, so he asked: "As far as I know, the imperial court has the intention of borrowing troops like Sun Kewang, and Zheng Chenggong of Fujian may also send troops to the north, I don't know how His Royal Highness is going to deal with it?"
”Zhao Ming's inner line also provided him with information, and after the Longwu court learned that he had captured Hangzhou and controlled Zhejiang, it did order Zheng Chenggong to go north from Fujian to Zhejiang, and ordered Liu Xiangke, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, to move troops to Chengdu.Whether Sun Kewang will wade into this troubled water, Zhao Ming doesn't know, but Zheng Chenggong will most likely obey Zhu Yujian's order and send troops to Zhejiang.Although Zhao Ming and Zheng Chenggong have a very close personal relationship, Zheng Chenggong is more loyal to Zhu Yujian, the emperor, than a personal relationship.The expansion of Donghai Town on the sea, to a certain extent, was to seize the original interests of the Zheng family.Now that Zheng Chenggong is the head of the Zheng family, and there is also huge competition between his Nanyang Company and Huaxing Company, there are many contradictions between the two sides, and the Zheng family will definitely support the Longwu Dynasty and destroy Zhao Ming, so as to restore the Zheng family's power on the sea.With these two points, Zhao Ming estimated that Zheng Chenggong was anxious to obey the emperor's orders and attack Zhejiang.In this way, Zhao Ming was attacked from many sides.However, Zhao Ming dared to raise troops, so he naturally expected this, and at the same time, he also had his own reliance in his heart.Zhao Ming smiled calmly: "Gu has already known about these news.That's why I was in a hurry to gather the two of them to discuss the big thing!
”Zhang Mingzhen clenched his fists and asked, "What does Your Highness need us to do, I will obey our fate!"
”"Good!"
Zhao Ming immediately said confidently: "Since the reinforcements from the imperial court may come to support, we must be fast!"
”Li Chengdong said: "How can you be fast?
”The gap in strength is there, and it is not easy for the Zhejiang army to even get close to Nanjing, Li Chengdong thought about it, and didn't know how Zhao Ming was going to be fast.Zhao Ming said confidently: "The two governors only need to take the initiative to attack, contain Jin Shenghuan and Li Guo, and return to the division without going to Jiangbei, and the lone king will break through Zhenjiang and approach Nanjing." ”Li Chengdong admitted that Zhao Ming could fight, but this was too big.There are 150,000 officers and troops in Jiangnan, as well as the defeated army of Fang Guoan and others, and you Zhao Boan only have 60,000 people, of which 40,000 are still the grass on the wall that Zhejiang just thrown, how can the soldiers be fast?
How to capture Zhenjiang and Nanjing, which were heavily defended?"
Your Highness, the strategy of bombing the city has been used a long time ago, and the imperial court must be on guard!"
Li Chengdong couldn't help but say with a calm face.Zhao Ming smiled slightly, he once worked with Li Chengdong to use the method of bombing the city through tunnels to break through Guocheng outside Nanjing, Li Chengdong was afraid that he would use tunnels to bomb the city again.Zhao Ming laughed and said, "Li Duzhen is too worried, now the Lone King has a better way!"
”Flowering shells and mortar cannons, showing their might in the South Seas, and even the fortress with amazing defensive power can be captured, Zhao Ming has enough confidence to capture Zhenjiang City.This is because Zhao Ming has mortars and flowering shells, and secondly, as far as Zhao Ming knows, Liu Chengyin, the guard general in Zhenjiang City, is just a straw bag, relying on his in-law relationship with He Tengjiao, and it is not difficult to lose.Speaking of which, Zhao Ming is called Zhao Tieba, and this Liu Chengyin also has a number, called Liu Tieba.However, the iron rod cannot be compared with the iron rod, Liu Chengyin, a drunken scoundrel, has a rigid personality, but it is too far behind Zhao Ming, and it is not a level at all.When Li Chengdong heard Zhao Ming's words, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then he was puzzled, could it be that Zhao Ming had some new means.Li Chengdong and Zhao Ming are also old acquaintances, they know Zhao Ming well, and they know that Zhao Ming has a lot of means, so they can't help but be curious.Since Zhao Ming said this, Li Chengdong no longer doubted this, but was itching, "I don't know, what is the means, can Your Highness tell me?"
”Zhao Ming shook his head when he heard this, but said: "When you take Zhenjiang, you know for yourself!"
”When he said this, Li Chengdong was even more curious.The next day, Zhang Mingzhen crossed the river and returned to Yangzhou, preparing to command the Yangzhou Zhejiang army to launch an attack on Jin Shenghuan and Li Guo, and Li Chengdong learned that Zhao Ming was about to attack Zhenjiang, so he only sent his troops back to Yangzhou.The naval division of Donghai Town is strong, and the river has been controlled by the warships of Donghai Town, Li Chengdong can cross the river at any time, and the news of Jiangbei can also be sent, so Zhao Ming did not force Li Chengdong to catch up.()