"Master Chitose, the city of Dengzhou is now under the firm control of my Zuo Shi soldiers. It is really a fortified city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack! It is nine miles in circumference, three feet and five feet high, and two feet thick. The city walls are made of blue bricks. It is made of rammed earth and is very strong! There are seven city gates in Dengzhou, including four dry gates and four water gates. There is also a water city outside Fucheng. The water city is stronger than Fucheng. There is a harbor in the city where dozens of boats can be docked. Shipyard, blacksmithing yard and barracks. There are Danya Mountain and Penglai Pavilion on the side of Shuicheng. Danya Mountain faces the sea on three sides and is close to Shuicheng on one side. The mountain is not high, but it is extremely steep. With a little modification, it is like Wan Fu Mo Risk of opening
Qian Suiye, Governor Su and his ministers all felt that Dagukou was not very reliable, so it would be better for Qian Suiye to protect Sheng Shang to Dengzhou as soon as possible. "
Li Ruolian pointed to a topographic map of Dengzhou City and explained it to Zhu Cihong. At the end of his speech, he made a suggestion to ask Zhu Cihong and Chongzhen to go south to Dengzhou as soon as possible.
Going south to Dengzhou is the established policy and has been implemented. However, there are a lot of materials and people piled at Dagukou, so they must go in batches.
The first group to board the ship in early April were Li Ruolian and Su Guansheng. More than 7,000 people took Shen Tingyang's sand boat and floated to Dengzhou. Afterwards, the sand boat returned to Dagokou, bringing back a batch of red cloth and various daily necessities, as well as the original governor of Denglai, Zeng Hualong.
On April 15, Shen Tingyang led the sand fleet to leave Dagukou for the second time. This time they took away Queen Zhang, two princesses, a group of palace eunuchs, and some officials and nobles who were on errands in Dagukou. In addition, they also took away 200,000 shi of grain.
On April 22, the sand fleet left Dagukou for the third time. This time, they took away a group of officials and nobles, as well as many "volunteers" who were accompanying them. Zhu Chunjie, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and Lin Zengzhi, Zhu Cihong's teacher, also took away half of the Jinyiwei. , 1.2 million taels of silver and 100,000 shi of grain.
Tomorrow, the third day of May, the sand fleet will leave Dagukou for the fourth time. Empress Zhou, Ning Xuanshi and Fei Xuanshi, as well as the officials and noble family members stranded in Dagukou, as well as most of the right division of the new army to overcome the difficulties, as well as more than one million taels of silver and 100,000 shi of grain. It will also be shipped to Dengzhou together.
However, Zhu Cihong and Emperor Chongzhen, the two assistants of the middle division and the right division of the new army, the Generalissimo's Mansion, and a rather streamlined court will continue to stay in Dagukou.
Of course, by then, the people staying here in Dagukou will no longer live in Dagukou City, they will all live on the sand island.
Zhu Cixiang planned to meet the Manchurian elite soldiers on Haisha Island to break the myth that the Eight Banners' powerful troops were invincible.
After defeating the powerful Eight Banners force, Zhu Cixiang would leave Emperor Chongzhen in a swaggering manner. But I won’t give up the stronghold of Haisha Island!
This is a good place to beat Dorgon's big bearded face, how could you give up? Moreover, Haisha Island is an iconic location that proves that Zhu Cihong was a mainstay in the anti-Qing struggle.
As long as the flag of the Ming Dynasty was flying on the fortress on the sea sand island for a day, no one in the world would dare to say that Zhu Cixi did not resist the Qing Dynasty. In addition, such a good place to slap the face is in the hands of Ming Dynasty. Dorgon cannot go south with all his strength unless he takes it away.
Don't forget that the south side cannot cross the Yangtze River. People from the north attack from the sea sand islands to the city of Beijing. This is not a matter of shame! Dorgon, the regent, was not a good person. He held the emperor hostage, slept with the queen mother, was domineering, and committed all kinds of evil. Even among the Tatars, there were many people who opposed him. If your prestige is really compromised, maybe someone will do it for you!
"There is no rush to go south. I will go south as soon as I defeat the Eight Banners' invincible power." Zhu Cixiang smiled, "But we can't lose General Li on Haisha Island. You can take care of this place. Are you sure?"
"Guarding the sandy island?" Li Ruolian frowned, "Spring, summer and autumn are easy to say. As long as the Wei River doesn't freeze, it's always easy to defend the island. But in winter."
"It's enough to be able to defend it in summer and autumn. The Sea Sand Castle is a Western-style fortress. With enough muskets and cannons, three to two thousand people can hold back several times the enemy." Zhu Cixiang smiled, "We have to let the North The people from all over the world have come to see, the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers are nothing more than this, they can’t even defeat a small fort by the sea!”
Li Ruolian shook his head: "Master Qiansui, this is a fortress hanging at the enemy's doorstep. It's not only whether we can defend it, but also whether we dare to defend it."
Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded, "I know, I know, you don't need people from your left division to guard the city. I will arrange for good men who are not afraid of the Tartars to guard the city."
While they were discussing, they heard a knock on the door outside, and then Chen Yidao, Zhu Cixi's head guard and also the commander-in-chief of the Zuo Association of the New Army, came in with a smile on his face.
"Master Chitose, the auspicious time has come."
Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded, "I understand." He turned to Li Ruolian and said, "I am the groom's official today!"
Li Ruolian stood up and cupped his hands towards Zhu Cixiang: "I wish you the best of luck to the thousand-year-old master."
Zhu Cixiang laughed and said, "Okay, let's go have a drink."
After saying that, he got up and followed Chen Yidao out of the capital hall and walked towards the back house where he lived, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Marriage, he was married in his previous life. But my concubine has never taken any, let alone three at a time, and they are all fresh and delicious little girls, they must be yellow flowers.
Being the prince is really getting more and more enjoyable!
With the support of the older palace maids, the three little girls put on bright red wedding clothes. With their heads lowered, they shyly approached Zhu Cixiang step by step. In fact, these three girls have known Zhu Cixi for a long time, and Wu Sanmei and Fei Laner are also quite familiar with Prince Zhu. However, Zhu Cixiang observed all the etiquette that should be observed and did not use their bodies.
Oh, Zhu Cihong was just being polite to Wu Sanmei - he couldn't give Wu Sanmei the title of concubine now, but he still wanted to treat her as his wife, but he couldn't treat her as a concubine, so he couldn't treat her without courtesy. As for Fei Zhen'e, she can't go there. What if she gets pregnant? When will there be another country-based dispute? Isn't this asking for trouble?
Of course, Zhu Cixiang's arrangement was not purely to win over Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu. But I really like Wu Sanmei, although Wu Sanmei's appearance is not as good as Fei Zhen'e and Ning Xiangyu, and she is a bit thicker. But Zhu Cixi just likes her and can talk and play with her. Maybe this is fate?
At this time, Zhu Cixiang's eyes had been attracted by Wu Sanmei's tall figure. He didn't know if beauty was in the eye of the beholder. Anyway, Zhu Cixiang now only thought that this tall girl was beautiful - this girl was fair, tall, and had facial features. The face plate is a bit too big, but the shortcomings were completely covered up by the careful makeup of a few old palace maids who were good at makeup. What was shown to Zhu Cixiang was clearly a beautiful woman as beautiful as a flower.
Moreover, this beauty has a cheerful personality. It is fashionable these days to cry bitterly when getting married, as if it is a funeral! Look at Ning Xuan, his eyes are red from crying (a good concubine has become a servant, it would be strange if she doesn't cry). Fei Xuan was just right, his eyes were filled with tears, and he looked at Zhu Cixi mistily. I really felt pity for him. He must have practiced in front of the bronze mirror countless times.
Wu Sanmei, on the other hand, smiled with her mouth wide open and was not shy at all! What a silly and sweet girl!
The three girls all knelt down in front of Zhu Cixiang and kowtowed according to etiquette. Then they heard Wu Sanmei say: "Prince Chitose, it's getting late, please undress and rest. I wonder which sister I want to serve you tonight? My sister Pu Liu I hope the thousand-year-old master will take pity on you."
What she said were all clichés in the palace, and she should have memorized the words in advance. Before she could finish speaking, she heard Zhu Cixi burst out laughing: "Third sister, you can stay. Ning Xuan is a waiter, Fei Xuan is a waiter, you go and rest first."
At this moment, a muffled sound of rolling thunder came from the window. Zhu Cixi turned his head and glanced outside the window. The sky was very dark at dusk, and it seemed like it was going to rain again. Zhu Cixiang thought: This rain should cause some obstacles to the Tatars' actions, right?
He looked away, then stood up, strode towards Wu Sanmei, took her hand, and walked towards his dormitory.
