"Your Majesty, Ning Nanbo wrote in tears that he has led his troops to stand ready and can march eastward at any time. He will share your worries and kill relatives for justice. I want you to tell me, there is no one as loyal as Ning Nanbo in the civil and military affairs of this dynasty. ”
In the inner hall, Wang Chengen presented a memorial to Chongzhen. As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes, and he was obviously deeply moved.
But the cabinet ministers sitting below tried their best to suppress their laughter, for fear of losing their etiquette before the king.
Uncle Ning Nan has now become a big joke in the eyes of everyone in the world.
As an old man, I was beaten to pieces by my son, yet I was still shameless. Really shameless people, invincible in the world.
Chongzhen was also very moved when he received such a memorial.
However, given the situation, he did not dare to make a random decision.
"Yang Aiqing, are you really going to fail?"
When he was in trouble, the person he trusted most was Yang Sichang.
Compared with him, Yang Sichang was even more depressed.
After all, Yang Sichang was responsible for the strategy of uniting the Zheng family to deal with the Xia State, and he also had troubles with important ministers from various places.
If it ends hastily, it will be a heavy blow to his prestige.
Even to maintain his authority, Yang Sichang was unwilling to give up.
But he was still calm and knew not to act rashly.
"In my opinion, we should quickly send capable spies deep into the Xia Kingdom. Let's see how much Xia Kingdom has lost after the battle with the Zheng family. If the losses are heavy, I think we should send troops immediately."
Yang Sichang made it very clear.
Whether to fight or not depends on the outcome of the war between Xia and Zheng.
This point was fully recognized by all cabinet ministers present.
"Call Han Chuan."
If the person Chongzhen trusted most in the court was Yang Sichang, then among the factory guards, the person he trusted most was Han Chuan.
"This is how the Ming Dynasty deployed its troops. Among them, Zuo... was the most active and even submitted a petition for war to Chongzhen."
At the military meeting of the headquarters, Liu Yiyuan informed everyone of Ming Dynasty's trends. When talking about Zuo Liangyu, he paused for a moment because of Zuo Mengeng's face.
But Zuo Mengeng didn't care.
"Humph, he is really stubborn and will destroy himself."
Zuo Mengeng's disgust for that cheap father became more and more intense.
There was no way, just what he knew from history books in his previous life was already unacceptable to him. Now that he knows more, he can hold back his murderous intention only because of the reality, etiquette and ethics.
How could there be such a demon in this world!
Wherever he went, no chickens or dogs were left behind.
Even the most ferocious bandits are inferior to him.
Since Zuo Liangyu didn't care about family ties and wanted to be the executioner of the old feudal forces, the anger in Zuo Mengeng's heart gradually accumulated to the extreme.
But before the time comes, you can't mess around, let alone tarnish your reputation.
"Commander Mao, how are you doing? Are you sure?"
In order to deal with Xia State, Ming Dynasty deployed heavy troops around Shandong.
Zuo Liangyu was stationed in Daming Mansion, and behind him were He Renlong and Zu Dabi who had just been transferred.
Cao Bianjiao has also arrived in Kaifeng and can catch up at any time.
This can be said to be the most powerful force in the Ming army.
Once a war breaks out, it can only be faced by the Central Military Region independently.
But Mao Yuanyi looked relaxed.
"If we don't take the overall situation into consideration and rely solely on the strength of our Central Military Region, we can destroy these chickens and dogs without any effort."
No one thought he was bragging.
Today's Central Military Region has two regular divisions, the Second Division and the Ninth Division, with more than 80,000 troops. There are also more than 50,000 local troops and militia troops, totaling a total of 130,000 troops.
Not to mention wiping out the main force of the Ming army, even pushing the capital and capturing the capital was no problem.
It's just that Xia State's strategic focus is not in this direction now, so Mao Yuanyi forced himself to be patient and gave the Ming army some illusions.
"The news from Liaodong is that there has been a severe drought this summer. There has been no rain for three months, and there is no harvest in the farmland. It is estimated that this winter will not be easy for the Manchus."
Zuo Fu did his duty and sorted out the intelligence of all hostile forces. And he believes that the situation in Liaodong is the most important.
"Huang Taiji is likely to use troops against the Ming Dynasty."
Zuo Yong made a judgment on the spot.
Many people's minds did not change for a while, and it took them a long time to understand why.
Last year in Korea, the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Xia Kingdom had a big fight.
Although it caused North Korea to be split into two and sucked a lot of blood from North Korea, its own losses were equally heavy.
Now due to natural disasters, agricultural production has been reduced, and our vitality will definitely be severely damaged.
And with the virtue of the northern peoples, in this case they can only send troops to plunder.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty suffered a disaster, North Korea has been completely exploited, and the situation in Mongolia is similar. Then the only target for robbery is Daming, who has a rich but weak family.
Zuo Mengeng knew this period of history.
In this year, the Manchu Qing launched another war against the Ming Dynasty.
The peasant army, which was originally beaten and dying, not only breathed a sigh of relief and flourished again with the help of the Manchu invaders, but the losses suffered by the Ming Dynasty were even more horrific.
In the original history, this time the Manchu Qing Dynasty even attacked Shandong, broke into Jinan City, and plundered the entire Dewang family.
But now Shandong is the territory of the Xia State, and with the strength of the Xia State, it is not afraid of the Manchu attack.
But preparations still need to be made.
"Your Central Military Region must be on careful alert, and all units must be on combat readiness. No matter what, be careful to guard against Manchu sneak attacks."
Mao Yuanyi nodded and regarded this matter as the key point.
In recent years, various units have achieved brilliant results in different directions. Only their Central Military Region did not win any battles because they guarded the center.
If we really attack Shandong at the end of the term, all the generals will probably smile.
In addition to the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there is another place that involves the energy of the Xia Kingdom.
"Matsudaira Nobutsuna is at the end of his rope. It won't be long before he can be completely eliminated."
Because of Natsu's participation, Matsudaira Nozuna was blocked on the Shimabara Peninsula. Now trapped in the mountains, there is no way out.
The Tokugawa shogunate mobilized nearly 300,000 troops to come to rescue. However, being blocked by Xia's navy, they could only look at the ocean and sigh.
The Tokugawa shogunate tried their best to search and build many ships, hoping to rush to Kyushu Island from all directions to meet Matsudaira Nobutsuna. As a result, they were all discovered by the Xia Navy and suffered heavy losses.
Even Tokugawa Iemitsu was a little desperate.
They just deployed their troops in key places such as Edo and Osaka, and no longer expected to land on Kyushu Island, and completely drove away the Xia army.
Without the support of the shogunate, it is only a matter of time before the shogunate army on Kyushu Island is wiped out.
"The Tokugawa shogunate thought that everything would be fine if they stood firm, but they were totally wrong. Do they really think that our Xia army cannot land on Japan's mainland?"
With a smile on his face, Zuo Mengeng began to plan a big surprise for the Japanese people.
