Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 261 Recover Lost Ground
"I wonder why Your Majesty left me alone?" Huang Degong looked at Zhu Cihong with a confused expression.

As a general, although his IQ may not be low, his mind must be simple. Even if he is in the filthy officialdom of Ming Dynasty, he will not think wildly like a literati all day long and have to think of everything he can think of.

In addition, Zhu Cixiang had already told them a lot and given many instructions just now. Huang Degong didn't think Zhu Cixiang had anything else to explain to him.

So I was very confused about Zhu Cihong leaving him alone, and didn't know what Zhu Cihong was going to do.

"Hushan, you are now the Hussar General, and you are in command of Zuo Menggeng and Liu Liangzuo. You must be careful and think twice before you act."

Hushan is the nickname of Huang Degong. His family background is not good, so he has no name.

Zhu Cihong called him Hushan, which is a very affectionate name.

"I understand." Huang Degong bent down and clasped his fists and said to Zhu Cihong.

He is wearing armor, if he always kneels down and stands up, he will be exhausted to death.

"I think Liu Liangzuo is a villainous person, and he must have two minds. You should observe more on weekdays. If you have any evidence of his crime, you must send someone to report it to me."

Zhu Cilang wanted to get rid of Liu Liangzuo and get his military power, so this trouble would be solved once and for all.

But the teacher came from an unknown, even though he is the emperor, he can't behead a general, so Zhu Cihong wanted Huang Degong to pay more attention and collect more evidence of Liu Liangzuo's crimes, so that no one can say anything if Zhu Cihong kills him in the future.

"You must not touch the generals without my order, so as not to shake the morale of the army and give Li Chuang an opportunity."

As soon as Zhu Cihong finished speaking, Huang Degong asked first.

"What about Zuo Menggeng? That kid is Zuo Liangyu's son, and I don't think he's a good guy." Huang Degong had already disliked the second generation of officials.

Although Zuo Menggeng was much better than the other second-generation officials in Ming Dynasty, at least he was able to convince the crowd and dare to go to the battlefield.

But Huang Degong's background and power were exactly the opposite. The two were naturally irresistible enemies, one was from a rough background and the other was from a noble family.

"Him? He's just a child, and he has no skills. Besides, his father is far away in Wuchang, so you don't need to pay more attention."

Hearing Zuo Mengeng's name, Zhu Cixiang said disdainfully.

In fact, Zuo Menggeng was older than Zhu Cihong, but Zhu Cihong said he was a child.

Thinking of this, Huang Degong couldn't help feeling a little funny, but when he thought about it carefully, Zhu Cihong was so powerful and mature, compared to him, Zuo Menggeng was really a child.

"By the way, you don't need to attack Tongguan, just harass it more and try to contain Li Chuang's troops as much as possible." Zhu Cihong said again.

Although Tongguan is important, once it is owned, the Central Plains will be worry-free, but Zhu Cixiang does not want to pay a high price for it.

Besides, it probably won't be long before there will be a better chance of getting it.

That being the case, why not wait for a while, Huang Degong's three soldiers are also members of the Ming army, and they are also members of Zhu Cihong. It is better to die less or die less.

There are still many places that need them in the future, and it is too unworthy to die on the battlefield of the Han Chinese civil war.

"Yes." Huang Degong agreed.

Immediately afterwards, his curiosity was aroused again, so he asked Zhu Cihong, "Then where will Your Majesty go?"

Zhu Cihong put him, Liu Liangzuo, Zuo Menggeng, 8 people in Tongguan, so where will Zhu Cihong go with an army of 10,000+?Huang Degong was very curious.

Hearing Huang Degong's question, Zhu Cilang hesitated for a while. He felt that there was no need to reveal his battle plan to others.

But now Huang Degong has [-] to [-] troops, and more civilian husbands and auxiliary soldiers under his command. He can be regarded as a general in the Ming army and one of the most senior generals.

Zhu Cihong felt that he was qualified to know this, and anyone with a brain could guess where Zhu Cihong went to attack, and this was not top-secret information to hide.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cihong told Huang Degong generously, "I will march along the north bank of the Yellow River, arrive at the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and then go north along the canal to recover the capital."

The straight-line distance from the capital to Tongguan is about 2000 miles. The route Zhu Cihong mentioned is about twice the length of the straight-line distance, which is more than [-] miles.

The reason why he chose to go far away was that he was limited by the backward technology and transportation capabilities of this era. Zhu Cixiang had no choice but to do this if he didn't want to.

Since the Song Dynasty, the Yellow River has breached many times, and the regime that ruled the Central Plains has not carefully repaired it, which has caused the Yellow River's water transportation capacity to become weaker and weaker.

Now the hundreds of thousands of troops supporting Zhu Cihong have already exceeded the limit of the water transportation capacity of the Yellow River. If the army had not carried a large amount of food and grass before, and a large number of civilians had been mobilized to deliver supplies for the army, Zhu Cihong's army would have collapsed long ago. .

If we don't march along the river now, I'm afraid Zhu Cixiang's army will collapse without a fight when they reach halfway.

Li Chuang and Miao Qing could probably guess this, and this was the shortcoming of farming civilization.

Without a large number of livestock, the transportation of materials can only rely on manpower and water transportation. Marching and fighting are very restricted by geographical conditions.

"But before that, I have to go to Huaiqing Mansion first." Saying that, Zhu Cihong smiled charmingly.

Hauge had been besieged in Huaiqing Prefecture for some time, and Zhu Cihong felt that it was time to deal with him.

Hauge, who was hundreds of miles away, did not know that on Zhu Cihong's list, he was already mortal. The only thing that was uncertain was that he would die at that moment at that day.

"So that's how it is. I wish your Majesty a victorious battle, sweep the world as soon as possible, and unify China." Huang Degong sincerely blessed.

I don't know how many battles he has experienced and how many injuries he has suffered. He cherishes everything he has gained in Daming, and naturally hopes that the future of Daming will get better and better.

This is the difference between him and those who get power easily. No one will cherish the things that are easily obtained, so there are so many people surrendering and rebelling.

After dealing with the matter in Tongguan, the next day, Zhu Cihong led the imperial guards, standard-bearer guards, and cavalry guards to Huaiqing Mansion first.

There are tens of thousands of Jinwuwei and Jinyiwei left by me before, if not for the sake of safety, their strength alone is enough to attack Huaiqing Mansion.

After all, the Michou people are not a nation that is good at defending cities. Although they are very capable in cavalry and infantry combat, they have no skills in city defense.

At most, it will boil a golden juice and pour it under the city head, or throw some stones and logs.

In this respect, they are similar to those refugees like Li Chuang, the only strong point is their firearms. After all, with the help of a large number of Han surrendered soldiers and Han craftsmen, the quality of their firearms is even higher than that of the corrupt Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)