July 13, the tenth year of Orthodoxy, was the second day Zhu Jinghong came to power.
At this moment, in the capital, everyone in the court is discussing strategies on how to clean up the mess in Jinling.
At this moment, on the Liyang front line, a group of officers were gathering in a small town, and everyone looked sad.
There is no way, the recent wars have all been bad, who can be happy? If the Japanese pirates are not wiped out as soon as possible, everyone may be held accountable.
After finally struggling to reach a high position, who wants to lose everything they have? It is normal for everyone to feel bitter.
The more they think about it, the more they complain, especially those who are incompetent and command experts.
Of course, the slightly better situation now is that Zhu Jinghong has authorized each guard station to launch attacks on the Japanese pirates at any time, without having to wait for orders from the capital.
Before the second siege began, Zhu Jinghong would hold a military meeting in order to boost the morale of the army and wipe out the remaining Japanese pirates in one go.
Those who can come to the meeting today are officers from various guards and above, and there are about twenty of them.
The venue was located in a house. The owner of the house fled, so it was temporarily requisitioned by Zhu Jinghong.
When everyone arrived, they discovered that Wang Yang, the commander of the Chuzhou Guard who had been questioned two days ago, and Lu Changxin, the commander of the Zhenjiang Guard, also appeared in the meeting hall.
"You two, has the prince pardoned your innocence?"
Although the crime was stipulated by Gao Shu, it was in the name of the prince, so everyone naturally thought that the prince had forgiven them.
"Master Thirteen was considerate and let us go!" said Zhenjiang Guards Commander Lu Changxin, whose son was Lu Yuxin.
Someone immediately said: "I see... Master Thirteen is a sensible person and knows that it is not easy for us!"
These words resonated with everyone and gave everyone a clearer direction for their resentment.
"Alas... If we are beaten like this this time, even if the Thirteenth Master is considerate, I am afraid that the Holy One will not be able to spare us!"
The Japanese pirates had disturbed the mausoleum before and killed a group of people. If they were beaten to a pulp, the emperor would most likely chop off a few more heads.
Speaking of this, everyone became even more saddened and sighed indescribably.
"Master Thirteen is here!"
The shouts outside made the courtyard quiet, and everyone stood in their respective positions according to rank, waiting for Zhu Jinghong's arrival.
The sound of footsteps gradually came, and Zhu Jinghong, wearing armor, appeared at the gate of the courtyard, followed by four generals.
These four people are Jinling Dusi Wang Quanyi and Kong Jinshan, as well as Beijing Camp Commander Qiu Hong and Yang Renzhong.
Entering the courtyard, Zhu Jinghong walked very slowly, observing a group of military attachés from left to right, but these people all lowered their heads.
There was a grand master's chair set up on the platform in the main room of the courtyard, and Zhu Jinghong went directly around to the back.
Logically speaking, everyone should pay homage at this time, but Zhu Jinghong did not take his seat at this moment, so everyone could only continue to wait.
Turning around and looking at everyone present, Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice: "Everyone..."
Everyone listened attentively, their expressions becoming more and more respectful.
"You have all worked hard these days... traveling and fighting. Sit down!"
There were stools or chairs placed behind all the generals, so Zhu Jinghong let them sit.
In the expectation of all the generals, when Zhu Jinghong came, he would either scold them or directly arrange combat missions...
Who would have thought that the first thing Zhu Jinghong said was that he understood everyone's hard work and asked everyone to sit down.
Although it was an act to win people's hearts, everyone present was still a little moved. At least this one was much better than the prince's gang.
After everyone sat down, Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice: "Since the establishment of the Jinling Dusi by Grand Ancestor Taizu, it has gone through dozens of battles and made countless outstanding achievements..."
"In the past three hundred years, your ancestors have been ordered by the emperor to suppress banditry and eliminate rebels. Countless capable people and lofty ideals have emerged among them, and they have been granted titles and generals to honor their ancestors..."
The purpose of this meeting was not to announce the battle plan, but to boost military morale, so Zhu Jinghong spoke out to praise him.
"More than sixty years ago, barbarians invaded our borders in large numbers. The founder of the Patriarch raised the three-foot sword to bring peace to the world. He led the soldiers of the capital's guard to fight the enemy in bloody battles. The Mongol Khan was defeated like a mountain and retreated thousands of miles, and finally fell apart..."
The ancestors of the generals present had basically fought hard battles with Zhu Shenzhuo, and these words really touched them.
Everyone couldn't help but imagine the scene in their minds of their father and ancestors fighting on the battlefield with Emperor Shizu, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.
Seeing that everyone was thinking, Zhu Jinghong walked down the steps, glanced at everyone like a torch, and said in a deep voice: "Under the conquests of your ancestors, the false emperor abdicated and committed suicide, and the land of China was unified..."
"Wherever Master Wang goes, the people welcome him wholeheartedly. The state of full vitality and all things competing is still before our eyes..."
Walking to the center of the courtyard, Zhu Jinghong said in a slow tone: "The achievements of our ancestors are ahead of us. You should have followed suit and killed the enemy to repay the emperor's favor... Now just because of a few small defeats, the morale of the soldiers is low. It seems that This Jinling battlefield is destined to be a disaster for us!"
"Did the tiger and wolf warriors who once dominated the world become a lamb to be slaughtered?"
"You guys... are you ashamed?"
The last sentence made everyone feel ashamed.
No matter in terms of military honor, national strength, weapons and equipment, or the comparison of military strength, the imperial officers and soldiers completely defeated the Japanese pirates, and in some aspects they were far ahead.
But the majestic master of the Celestial Dynasty was shattered by a group of thieves. It would be a joke to tell him.
Thinking of this, all the generals wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. This was really embarrassing.
They are people in their decades, but they are not as broad-minded and broad-minded as teenagers. Isn’t it true that they have lived in vain for so many years?
Compared with the generals of Dusi who were sighing with emotion, the guards and the two generals of the Beijing camp who were present refreshed their understanding of Zhu Jinghong again.
This also led to them becoming increasingly unable to see through Zhu Jinghong, who seemed so close yet so far away.
He is the one who acts recklessly, he is the one who has a strategy, he is the one who is arrogant and domineering, he is the one who loves the soldiers and civilians, he is the one who is ignorant, and he is the one who talks eloquently...
While everyone was having different thoughts, Zhu Jinghong had already walked to his chair and was looking at everyone with his hands behind his back.
"I often listen to the teachings of the Holy Spirit. Failure and shame are not terrible, but you must know your shame and then be brave..."
"The only thing you have to do now is to twist off the heads of the Japanese pirates and wash away your shame with their blood!"
"Instead of mourning everywhere, looking downcast like a girl!"
After saying this, Zhu Jinghong walked behind the chair, glanced at the hanging map, and then turned back.
Zhu Jing's eyes were firm and he said resolutely: "No matter how you put it, the battle strength is 30,000 to 4,000...the advantage is mine!"
In the last four words, Zhu Jinghong emphasized his tone, showing his confidence that he would win the decisive battle.
After returning to the chair and sitting down, Zhu Jinghong took the tea cup from Lu Yuxin and said in a low voice: "Envoy of the Royal Capital, read out the military order!"
Wang Quanyi, who was named, stood up, walked to the middle with a document in his hand, and read aloud to everyone: "Governor Jinling's order to suppress Japanese invaders..."
All the generals stood up and stood in silence according to their orders to show respect for the military orders.
"Use the Gaoyou Guard to defend the northeast, the Yangzhou Guard to defend the southeast, and the Zhenjiang Guard..."
Each guard post has been assigned combat tasks, and a new encirclement has been brewed.
This time's battle plan was formulated by Wang Quanyi and several generals, and its feasibility and thoroughness were impeccable.
Under the general trend, it can be said that it is only a matter of time before the Japanese pirates are surrounded again.
Standing up, Zhu Jinghong walked down the steps again, looking at everyone present.
These people no longer bowed their heads, but dared to look at Zhu Jinghong, which showed that what they just said was still useful.
Stopping in the middle of the courtyard, surrounded by a group of generals, Zhu Jingyuan said with a serious expression: "Everyone, destroy the Japanese pirates, wash away the shame, and comfort the Holy Heart..."
"Our army will win!"
(End of chapter)
