Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 227 Chapter 227, Emperor Chongzhen lacked confidence, Zhu Cihong made an appointment with Dingguo
Li Yan said: "Junshi Niu, why do you think I will surrender to the Ming court?"

Niu Jinxing smiled and said: "Because you are a smart person, do you really want to destroy Dashun together?"

Li Yan emphasized his tone: "Who said Dashun will be destroyed?"

Niu Jinxing looked confident: "Didn't I tell you just now? There is a Crown Prince in our court!"

This sentence seemed to hit some part of Li Yan's heart, causing him to fall into silence again.

After a long time, Li Yan spoke again: "Perhaps one day, I will seriously consider your proposal, but not now. Niu Junshi, Your Majesty treats me well, I shouldn't betray him at this time, you go Bar."

Niu Jinxing was obviously a little surprised, but still showed a gentle enough smile: "Then, I hope we can meet again in the future."

Beijing City, Daming Palace.

"Is there any news from Li Zicheng?" Emperor Chongzhen asked.

After a brief silence, Wang Chengen said: "The news just came back from the Jin Yiwei that the attempt to persuade the enemy general Li Yan to surrender has failed."

This news obviously made Chongzhen a little dissatisfied: "Li Zicheng is already at the end of his life, does anyone want to bury Li Zicheng with him? It is simply unreasonable."

The British Duke stood aside and said, "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, neither Li Zicheng nor Zhang Xianzhong will sit still. Li Zicheng should try to launch a new offensive in the Central Plains soon."

Chongzhen snorted and said: "What is Li Zicheng, he is just a defeated general under my subordinates!"

To this day, when Chongzhen said these words, he was indeed quite righteous.

Britain is fair: "The old minister is not talented, and he is willing to lead the army to sit in the Central Plains. He will never give Li Zicheng a chance to counterattack."

Chongzhen glanced at the Duke of England, feeling more at ease in his heart, but he was also worried about the Liaodong side, so he said: "If the Duke of England does not sit in the capital, what should we do if Jiannu comes?"

The British are fair: "The minister recommends Li Guozhen, Uncle Xiangcheng, to guard the front line of Shanhaiguan. Uncle Xiangcheng is also a man who can recruit and fight well. As long as he is there, he will definitely be able to protect the capital."

Chongzhen hummed, and said with satisfaction: "Then let's do it this way."

At this time, Fan Jingwen spoke: "Your Majesty, what about His Highness the Crown Prince? Does the court need to send some troops to support His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Chongzhen was obviously hesitant, and set his sights on the Duke of England.

The British Duke said without hesitation: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, since His Highness the Crown Prince took the initiative to go out, it means that His Highness must be fully confident this time, leading the new army to destroy Zhang Xianzhong's troops.

Right now, the imperial court needs to face two enemies, Li Zicheng and Jiannu, and the demand for troops is still very strong. The veteran thinks that it is better not to mobilize troops to go south for the time being. "

Chongzhen could see that the reason why the British Duke said this was mostly because he had great confidence in Zhu Cixiang.

This kind of confidence made Chongzhen feel a little dazed. Is my fifteen-year-old son, who is already 16 years old, really so powerful?
Chongzhen calmed down and said, "Okay, that's it."

Jiujiang City.

Zhu Cihong stared at the city in front of him, frowning unavoidably.

"There are no cannons..."

Although the system issued [-] muskets to Zhu Cixiang, it must be clear that there is no way to break through the city wall with muskets alone.

Large-caliber artillery is the real reminder of the city wall!
The Jiujiang City in front of us suffered almost no damage in the hands of Zhang Xianzhong's Western Army because Zuo Liangyu was attacked by surprise at that time.

This gave Zhu Cixiang a headache now.

Standing beside Zhu Cihuang, Gao Dejie came up with an idea: "Your Highness, why don't we surround it for a long time?"

Zhu Cihong shook his head slowly: "This is not a good idea, General Gao."

For Zhu Cihong, of course he prefers a quick battle.

Gao Dejie said: "I am indeed dull, Your Highness naturally has a better plan."

Including Gao Dejie, many Ming soldiers have begun to feel a bit like a personality cult towards Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong said seriously: "Actually, I want to meet Li Dingguo."

Gao Dejie was a little surprised: "Meeting with Li Dingguo? Your Highness, this is too dangerous."

Zhu Cixiang smiled and waved his hand and said: "Danger? Our soldiers have surrounded Jiujiang City now. Li Dingguo only has ten or twenty thousand troops in his hands. He is also the most dangerous. What does it have to do with this palace? Okay, send someone to deliver a message. Go into the city and give it to Li Dingguo."

Half a day later, in the command office of Jiujiang City, Li Dingguo stared at the letter in front of him with obvious doubts on his face.

"This Mentaiko, what does he want to do?"

In front of Li Dingguo, many generals had already quarreled into a ball.

"This must be a trick of the court, Your Highness, you must not be fooled!"

"That is, the court people have always been despicable and shameless. We just need to guard Jiujiang well and wait for the reinforcements to arrive."

"Your Highness, you can't go."

Li Dingguo snorted, raised his hand and pressed it, motioning everyone present to shut up, and then stated his decision.

"Send someone to reply to the letter, which means that I will meet with the Crown Prince tomorrow."

This decision caused an uproar among his subordinates, but Li Dingguo ignored them and his attitude was very determined.

After all, subordinates are subordinates, so in the end, everyone did not continue to argue.

Li Dingguo's reply returned to the Ming army's camp and appeared in front of Zhu Cihong, making Zhu Cihong smile a little bit.

"I already know that this Li Dingguo should agree."

Gao Dejie obviously didn't understand this.

"Why did he agree?"

Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "Because Li Dingguo considers himself the crown prince of Daxi, and I am the crown prince of Ming Dynasty. If he refuses my invitation, wouldn't it be very shameful? From this point of view, it would be a big deal for him to agree. It’s a normal thing.”

Gao Dejie: ​​"..."

Face is an illusory thing, but for many men, it is more important than life.

The next day, on a river outside Jiujiang City, Li Dingguo's ship gradually moved closer to the middle of the river.

There, there is already a big ship waiting for Li Dingguo.

The moment he saw Zhu Cixiang, although Li Dingguo was well prepared, there was still some surprise on his face.

Because in front of him was indeed a 16-year-old boy.

Zhu Cihong smiled at Li Dingguo and asked, "Will you drink tea or drink?"

(End of this chapter)