Chapter 176 Nanjing Reaction
It’s hard to say how much land south of the Yellow River will belong to Beijing. But there will definitely be a lot of them.
Many of these places transferred from Nanjing are filled with uneasy people. It would be very troublesome for He Xi to find a way to appease people's hearts. But after taking the emperor out for a spin, everyone below him was convinced.
This is certainly the legacy left by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang has been dead for several years, people all over the world still think of Zhu Yuanzhang. Furthermore, the people are accustomed to having an emperor above their head. I am also willing to believe the emperor's golden words. But in fact, the emperor's words were just like that.
But when I explain it to the people below, I can’t explain it clearly.
It is better to move out the emperor and reduce communication costs.
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When Beijing was preparing for its southern tour.
Nanjing fell into great panic.
Queen Fu couldn't help crying in the palace, especially when she knew that Fu Youde's body was gone.
But Zhu Yunwen didn't see him at all.
He was like a trapped beast at the moment.
No matter how much grievances he had with Fu Youde, he knew one thing very well. Fu Youde was the pillar of Nanjing's military, and now this pillar was broken. The front line collapsed completely, and Zhu Yunwen didn't know what to do.
He suddenly panicked.
After all, Zhu Yunwen was only around twenty years old, and would still be a child in later generations.
He imitated Zhu Yuanzhang in many things. Faced with such pressure, it is normal for him to be unable to bear it.
It's just that Queen Fu can cry, but Zhu Yunwen can't. He can't even let others see his fear and uneasiness. In his understanding, once others see his uneasiness and timidity, many things will not be decided by him.
But he can't hide from people either.
Because everyone is waiting for them to make up their minds.
Zhu Yunwen finally regained his composure and went out to see the minister. When he saw Ding Xian, he asked directly without saying a word: "How should we deal with the current situation?"
Ding Xian was speechless at all. Facing the current situation, Ding Xian doesn't know what to do? He felt that something might be wrong militarily. But he never imagined that he would collapse to such an extent that there was still no time to do anything. That's it.
Fu Youde's defeat was also a defeat. What to do if you die in battle?
The death of Fu Youde not only affected the military on the front line, but also affected the politics in the rear. Zhu Yunwen's biggest military support no longer exists. Although Zhu Yunwen used various means to control the Nanjing Jingying.
But this control is not secure.
Zhu Yunwen could only replace all the key official positions with Zhu Yunwen's own people through personnel appointments.
But today is an era where the founding fathers are still there. It can be compared with the Lu family's rebellion. When Zhou Bo defended the Liu family, the army turned against him.
The influence of some senators on the army was astonishing.
Some mere personnel appointments may not be effective. Fu Youde was endorsing Zhu Yunwen before, so Zhu Yunwen didn't have to worry about this. It's different now.
When Zhu Yunwen saw that no one was speaking, he was very anxious. He tried to control the situation and said, "Where is the Duke of Song? Didn't I send someone to invite him?"
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Song is not in Nanjing. I heard from people in his house that the Duke of Song was afraid of the heat and went to Longhu Mountain to escape the heat." A eunuch said immediately.
"What a great place to escape the summer heat at Longhu Mountain." Zhu Yunwen sneered, "Why doesn't he go to the West to escape the summer heat?"
Why didn't Zhu Yunwen know that Feng Sheng just didn't want to get involved in this matter? Anyway, he is neutral. No matter who becomes the emperor, it is impossible for him to do anything to him? Before Fu Youde went into the battle, Feng Sheng had already felt something was wrong.
That’s why I left early.
At this moment, Zhu Yunwen could not find Feng Sheng when he went to Longhu Mountain.
With Feng Sheng’s connections and connections, wouldn’t it be easy to hide away for a few months?
After a few months and a half, the dust settled and it was not too late to return to Nanjing. Not to mention that Feng Sheng was old and he had two
Daughter, there is no son, and the daughter is not around. There is no need to worry about any relatives in Nanjing being implicated. Although he had some relatives, Feng Sheng didn't think Zhu Yunwen would be able to reach this point.
"Your Majesty, I invite the generals of Yangzhou." Qi De said: "Now the matter is urgent. Guanzhong, Shanxi, and Henan have been defeated, and the north is no longer ours. The latest information is that the Northern Horse has crossed the Huaihe River and penetrated deep into Fengyang. And the north There are not many troops left. All we can do now is to cross the river and set up defenses in Yangzhou to guard against the Northern Army crossing the river."
Ding Xian said: "What about the navy at the mouth of the Yangtze River?"
Ding Xian's feeling of powerlessness lies in this. There are enemy soldiers and horses in several directions. He didn't feel it before, but now the Yangtze River is about to become a battlefield. The navy, which was originally in the open sea, suddenly became a weapon.
It became a poisonous thorn in the heart of Nanjing.
"Your Majesty, whatever we do now is a problem, but we can never do it well. Now there is an emptiness between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River. I have investigated it. There are only one or two thousand defenders in Huai'an, Yangzhou and other places. If we don't add more troops and horses. Once If the northern horse peeks into the river, the situation will be irreversible."
"With Yangzhou in hand, we can at least maintain a foothold on the north bank of the Yangtze River for the army, allowing the thieves to set foot north of the Yangtze River."
Zied said loudly.
Qi De will not understand the principle of guarding the river first.
The Yangtze River and the Huaihe River serve as a line of defense. The Yangtze River has many tributaries in the north, so the northern regime can build ships in these tributaries and attack the Yangtze River directly to compete for the natural dangers of the Yangtze River. At that time, the Yangtze River as a natural barrier will become a common property of both parties.
The Huaihe River is different.
The Jianghuai River was not connected in ancient times. Even if it is connected now, it is only a few waterways, which are easy to block.
Just guard these waterways. It would be impossible for the enemy to enter the Yangtze River, not to mention that the Huaihe River water battle was originally insurmountable for northerners. And even if the north crosses the Huaihe River, there is still the bottom of the Yangtze River.
Moreover, as an important transportation thoroughfare, the Yangtze River can also serve as an important channel support for logistics.
Therefore, if you guard the Jiang River, you must guard the Huai River first.
If possible, Qide would also like to guard the Huaihe River. But now the situation is no longer possible.
The reason is simple, there are not enough troops.
Today Nanjing still has troops stationed in Shandong. But the Shandong Campaign has already begun.
It is difficult to save these troops. There are no extra people between Jianghuai and Jianghuai. As long as Beijing maintains military discipline, it will face little censure. You can go all the way south.
Time is running out for Nanjing.
The only mobile force in Nanjing is the Nanjing Jingying Camp.
This force cannot be used easily, and even if it is used, it cannot go too far away from Nanjing. After all, it's too far. Needless to say, Zhu Yunwen was not at ease, and Qi De was not at ease either. It was hard to say how many people in Nanjing city were of the same mind as the Nanjing court.
Especially at this time, the undercurrent is surging, and almost everything has been revealed.
The army could no longer leave Nanjing.
Qi De's idea was to mobilize some people from the Nanjing camp to gather people from Jiangbei to organize a line of defense. Resist the Northern Army moving south.
As for success or failure, Qi De is not easy to say.
But it has to be done anyway.
Doing it is better than not doing it. If you don't do it, there will be nothing.
Ding Xian said: "Your Majesty, there may be other ways."
Zhu Yunwen said: "Other methods, what methods?"
Ding Xian was hesitant about this suggestion, but he still said it. "For example, let's communicate with Beijing," he said.
He couldn't say it clearly, he could only hint.
This was also a big risk he took. With Ding Xian's character, he couldn't help but know that Zhu Yunwen actually didn't like to hear this. But he still dared to say it, because the Zhu Yunwen of today is no longer the Zhu Yunwen of the past.
Zhu Yunwen's power has been shaken.
Ding Xian's fear of Zhu Yunwen is much less,
In addition, Ding Xian also felt that Zhu Yunwen had no other reason to leave today.
Now begging Beijing for mercy, making some compromises, or simply surrendering is the only way out.
Of course, you don’t have to surrender, but you can also talk about other things. After all, is everything negotiable?
This matter may not be beneficial to Zhu Yunwen. But it is absolutely beneficial to Ding Xian. Of course, Ding Xian also knew that Zhu Yunwen would not agree, but he still couldn't help but want to talk about it and blow some wind, because he knew that this matter was not just his own.
