Lu Yu's face turned red instantly and his eyes were excited. He has been holding on these days, and he is sure that he can win and defeat Washington.
However, the process of persistence is suffering.
Every day, Lu Yu was worried about the city being destroyed and accidents happening, but things were different now.
Lu Yu was in a high mood and said quickly: "Grand Governor, our opportunity has come. Our father has returned victoriously, and we are no longer afraid of Washington. If he wants to fight, we will accompany him to the end. Not only must we fight, but we must also completely destroy him."
Originally, Lu Yu felt that it was frustrating to be on the defensive all the time. He had to wait for all the troops to gather before he could launch a counterattack. He was a little unhappy. Why did Washington keep attacking?
The Ming army can also attack.
Lu Yu didn't wait for Zhou Yu to answer and continued: "Grand Governor, Washington does not know the news about our father. At this stage, we can definitely go to war. Please consider it."
Zhou Yu thought carefully, but there were also surging emotions in his heart.
His Majesty is back.
This time His Majesty returned and completely defeated Washington's army. There was no need for him to stay in the country and he could leave with Lu Xuan.
This was Zhou Yu's first thought.
Counterattacking Washington is an easy and trivial matter. That is to say, Washington's army of hundreds of thousands was large, and he did not have enough troops in his hands. In addition, he did not have strong enough generals, so he temporarily chose to defend.
If peerless generals like Xu Chu, Guan Yu, and Huang Zhong were present and had a large number of soldiers, Zhou Yu would have counterattacked long ago.
Now that the soldiers and horses are gathered together, the counterattack is easy.
Zhou Yu was not impatient, without the slightest panic, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, although your Majesty's return will be of great help to us, it is also a big event. For specific policies and strategies, please take advantage of the short gap between Washington's withdrawal. The prince summoned Prime Minister Zhang, Taifu Jia, Kuai Liang and Gu Yong to discuss countermeasures."
Lu Yu suddenly understood.
Father's return is indeed a big event, and everyone must be informed immediately.
Especially people in the cabinet must know.
Yan Xiang, the deputy cabinet minister, has been recovering at home during this period and is unable to handle government affairs normally, so there is no need to notify him. Lu Yu made arrangements, and not long after, Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong, Kuai Liang and Jia Xu came together.
Zhang Zhao looked solemn and asked: "Prince, what's the matter?"
In order to resist Washington with all his strength, Zhang Zhao was very busy these days. He not only had to allocate grain and grass, but also mobilized the nobles of Nanjing City and called on the people to participate in the war to ensure the defense of Nanjing City.
He has many things going on.
In addition, the people in the court were a little confused, and government affairs could not be delayed. Zhang Zhao was responsible for all arrangements.
Gu Yong, Kuai Liang and Jia Xu also looked over.
Discussing matters on the top of the city and calling them all here must mean something big has happened.
Lu Yu was very excited and said quickly: "I just received the news that my father destroyed Rome and captured Constantinople, the Roman imperial capital. Not only that, my father entered the Yangtze River Basin and came along the Yangtze River towards Nanjing."
brush!
Zhang Zhao, Jia Xu, Gu Yong and Kuai Liang all looked shocked.
The emperor actually came back.
This is big news.
The emperor's influence in the Ming Dynasty was extremely huge. When the news of the emperor's return spreads, the restless hearts in Nanjing will immediately calm down. All chaos will disappear completely and everything will return to stability.
Zhang Zhao was happy in his heart, and he breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Your Majesty's return is a great good thing. I will inform you immediately and inform the soldiers and civilians in Nanjing City so that everyone can know the news."
Lu Yu nodded and said: "It's hard work, Prime Minister, but my father's return will definitely help our attack and defense of Nanjing City. What do you think, how should we fight this battle next?"
Zhang Zhao smiled and said: "The military arrangements are made by the Grand Governor. I don't have any objections."
Kuai Liang smiled and said: "In a word, this time the coalition forces came to attack, they also attacked our imperial capital of the Ming Dynasty. Such hatred is irreconcilable. We must annihilate all the coalition forces, capture Washington, and do not allow him to escape."
Gu Yong nodded and said: "Tooth for tooth, blood for blood, this is the best arrangement."
Lu Yu was actually a little dissatisfied after listening to what the three of them said. Because what the three people said was nothing, no specific strategy, no specific implementation plan, just empty words and clichés.
Lu Yu looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Master, what do you think?"
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Your Highness, the strategy to deal with Washington is not complicated. The old minister suggested that we continue to guard Nanjing City and delay Washington's army. At the same time, send a small group of cavalry to harass Washington's camp to attract his attention."
"Finally, arrange for people to quickly notify His Majesty's army, and ask Your Majesty to lead the army all the way east, directly to the mouth of the Yangtze River, and capture all the warships of the coalition forces. For the coalition forces under Washington, they can only go to sea if they have ships. Go back, there is no way out without a boat.”
"After destroying their warships, Washington will be like a piece of meat on the chopping block. Let us slaughter them and slowly encircle and suppress them."
Jia Xu's expression was calm and his words were cold.
As soon as you take action, you will draw out the fire under the cauldron.
Zhou Yu looked in admiration and said with a smile: "I agree with Taifu Jia's strategy. If Your Majesty takes the army directly back to Nanjing, joins us and defeats Washington, he may lead the coalition forces to escape far away, and it will be difficult to defeat Washington. If destroyed, If we destroy the coalition warships, we can completely annihilate the coalition forces."
Lu Yu looked at Zhang Zhao and others and said, "Prime Minister Zhang, what do you think?"
"I second the proposal!"
Zhang Zhao answered without hesitation.
In terms of military arrangements, Jia Xu was a leader in this area and his strategies were very powerful, so Zhang Zhao had no objections.
Gu Yong and Kuai Liang also agreed.
Everyone agreed, so Lu Yu made a decision and quickly made arrangements. Shortly after Zhang Zhao left with his people, news of Lu Xuan's triumphant return had spread in the closed and repressed city of Nanjing.
For a time, the city of Nanjing was boiling.
The emperor is back.
These coalition forces who come to Nanjing to show off their power will inevitably be struck by thunder. The originally loose and chaotic people's hearts disappeared with the news that Lu Xuan was about to return.
People's hearts are stable, and no one is clamoring to evacuate Nanjing.
After noon, Washington's army had eaten and repaired, and began to attack Nanjing again. It's just that this attack put less pressure on Nanjing City, which was united. Zhou Yu commanded the army to defend very steadily.
Washington and Zhou Yu were in a temporary stalemate, attacking and defending. Zhou Yu also arranged for a small group of cavalry to harass, but Washington had too many coalition forces and had an absolute advantage in numbers, so the harassment was only scratching the surface.
When the situation in Nanjing was at a stalemate, the sentinels sent out by Lu Yu went west along the Yangtze River and met Lu Xuan and his party returning by boat in the Yangtze River Basin in Lujiang County.
The person who came to deliver the message was Jiang Ji!
He is currently serving as the prince's horse washer and has been by Lu Yu's side. When Lu Xuan met Jiang Ji in Liangzhou, he asked Jiang Ji to follow Lu Yu to assist him.
Jiang Ji is quite capable and cautious in doing things. With Jia Xu's advice, Jiang Ji has established a firm foothold in the East Palace over the years. Moreover, Jiang Ji and Lu Yu welcomed him, got to know all the courtiers, and established good relations with all parties.
Jiang Ji encountered Lu Xuan's dragon boat and went directly to pay homage. After boarding the ship, he saw Lu Xuan and saluted: "Your Majesty, Jiang Jiong, pays homage to your Majesty."
Lu Xuan nodded and said: "What is the current situation in Nanjing?"
