Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 232 Chapter 232, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't wait, Zhu Cihong became impatient
Li Dingguo returned to his own residence very depressed.

In the next few days, Li Dingguo did not leave this place. His confidants began to sense something was wrong, and came to his home at the same time one day.

This made Li Dingguo a little confused.

"Don't you all need soldiers? Why are you all running here all of a sudden?"

After Li Dingguo asked the question, his subordinates looked at each other with wry smiles.

"Your Highness doesn't know something, now our subordinates have no soldiers."

It turned out that after Zhang Xianzhong put Li Dingguo under house arrest, he successively released Li Dingguo's confidants from military power in the past few days.

Of course, there are various reasons on the surface, but in fact, everyone knows that this is actually Zhang Xianzhong targeting Li Dingguo.

After hearing the news, Li Dingguo was also stunned for a long time, and then sighed.

"It seems that the father has indeed doubted me."

Faced with this result, Li Dingguo's confidants present certainly could not accept it.

"Your Highness can't go down like this, we have to find a way to explain it to the king."

"That's right. Otherwise, after this battle is over, we won't get the credit for the victory. Wouldn't it be impossible to take back the military power in the future?"

Faced with the strong instigation of his subordinates, Li Dingguo's expression was unexpectedly calm.

"Let me tell you this, at least until this war is over, we don't have any chance."

After hearing Li Dingguo's words, everyone fell silent.

Li Dingguo looked at these confidantes in front of him, and he couldn't bear it to some extent, so he said: "I can go to see the father and king later, and try to say something nice to you, but whether it will be effective or not, now I can't guarantee it either."

Li Dingguo's words have already reached this point, these subordinates naturally couldn't say anything more, and left one after another.

Before the last confidant left, he suddenly made a suggestion to Li Dingguo.

"Is Your Highness really willing to see things turn out like this?"

Li Dingguo looked at the other party with some doubts, obviously not quite understanding what the other party wanted to express.

So this confidant went a step further and said something earth-shattering.

"His Highness has never been sorry to His Majesty, His Highness has always fought for His Majesty, and every time he is on the front line, His Highness is at least half of the credit for His Majesty's current state.

But how did the king treat His Highness?Just because of a meeting without any practical significance, the king became suspicious of His Highness, and directly lifted His Highness and us from military power.

If my expectations are correct, once the king wins this battle, he will definitely abandon me and others, and even your highness will face the disaster of killing you. "

After hearing these words, Li Dingguo's face suddenly changed, and it took a while before he categorically denied it.

"It's absolutely impossible. My father and I have been in love for so many years. How could he do this?"

"Your Highness, haven't you heard a saying? It's the so-called 'flying birds do their best to hide their bows, but cunning rabbits are dead and running dogs'. The king has always been a very decisive person, as long as he feels that someone is not on the same front as him , I will definitely deal with this person as quickly as possible. Could it be that His Highness has followed the king for so many years without realizing it? So I think it may be time for His Highness to make some other plans."

"Enough! You don't want to talk about this anymore, and I don't want to listen to it anymore. You can go back."

Seeing the back of his confidant leaving, Li Dingguo was in a state of confusion for a moment.

In all fairness, he felt that the future his confidant spoke of was not impossible.

Zhang Xianzhong was never a benevolent person, on the contrary, Zhang Xianzhong even killed more people than Li Zicheng.

But for the former Li Dingguo, Zhang Xianzhong was his adoptive father, and he had the kindness of nurturing and teaching him. No matter how many people Zhang Xianzhong killed, Li Dingguo was of course unmoved.

But what if one day, Zhang Xianzhong raised the butcher knife to Li Dingguo?
After a long silence, Li Dingguo stood up and walked towards the gate.

Before he reached the gate, two guards appeared in front of Li Dingguo, blocking him with a smile on his face.

"His Royal Highness Dingguo, the king has orders, you must not leave this mansion."

With calm eyes, Li Dingguo spoke to the two guards.

"I want to see my father immediately, and I have something important to tell him."

The two guards looked at each other, and then one of them answered.

"His Highness Dingguo, please wait here. We need to report to the King before we can reply to His Highness Dingguo."

So Li Dingguo returned to the lobby, quietly waiting for the reply.

Until the sun went down, Zhang Xianzhong's reply finally came.

"His Royal Highness Dingguo, the King said that he is very busy with official duties and has no time to see you. If Your Highness wants to talk to the King, please be patient and wait for the King to summon you."

Li Dingguo couldn't bear it anymore, stood up, and grabbed the collar of the guard in front of him.

"Didn't I already tell you? I have something very urgent to tell my father."

The guard looked at Li Dingguo without fear, and Li Dingguo even sensed a trace of sarcasm in the other's eyes.

"This is the king's will. If His Highness disagrees, there is nothing we can do, because we are only acting according to the will."

At this moment, something seemed to be shattered in Li Dingguo's heart.

He pushed the guard hard, pushed him to the ground, and then returned to his bedroom angrily.

Sitting in the bedroom, looking at the gorgeous home decoration around him, Li Dingguo suddenly felt a little dazed.

How did things get to this point?
That's obviously just a rudimentary divorce plan, can't Zhang Xianzhong really see it?

At this moment, Li Dingguo felt very helpless.

Suddenly, the words of that confidant before he left not long ago sounded in Li Dingguo's mind again.

"...So I think it's time for Your Highness to make some other plans."

Li Dingguo's eyes gradually became a little loose.

The so-called other plans are nothing more than surrendering to the Ming court.

Do you really want to do this?
Zhu Cihong's voice also sounded in Li Dingguo's mind.

"...You remember Ben Gong's words, if you are desperate in the future, you can choose to surrender to Daming, and Daming will give you a stage."

Li Dingguo was upset, and fell straight on the bed with a bang, and pulled the quilt hard to cover his head.

For Li Dingguo tonight, he is doomed to have no sleep.

In the temporary palace in Jiujiang City, Zhang Xianzhong was actually very busy.

What are you busy with?Busy to reorganize the various Great Western armies that have arrived one after another these days.

As a force with an unstable foundation, Zhang Xianzhong's so-called conscription is actually almost the same as catching strong men. He "invites" others to join the army with a knife rest on his neck. This is not a joke, but a real person who actually happened in the territory controlled by Zhang Xianzhong true story.

This makes Zhang Xianzhong's army often good in quantity, but very watery in quality.

This is also the fault of Li Zicheng, or the fault of all the rogues.

It's not that Zhang Xianzhong didn't think of a way to solve this problem. He wandered around in Henan, Hubei, and Sichuan in order to find a base area that he could control for a long time.

After having a base area, you can slowly train an elite army and horses, so as to realize your desire to conquer the world.

In order to achieve this goal, Zhang Xianzhong even chose to withdraw his troops voluntarily when Li Dingguo's troops had already surrounded Nanjing City, hoping to divert the attention of the Ming court through such a show of favor and delay the time to start a war with the Ming court.

Zhu Cihong's dispatch of troops slapped Zhang Xianzhong hard in the face.

So now, Zhang Xianzhong also intends to slap Zhu Cihong in the face.

"In three days, the king will see all the troops assembled, and then go out of the city to fight, and drive that ridiculous little prince out of the king's territory, understand?"

After the decision was made, some people raised doubts.

"My lord, that little prince has never been defeated since he emerged last year. Even Dorgon and Jierhalang can't please him. Should we be more careful?"

"What do you know! If this king says he can win, then he will definitely win!"

Zhang Xianzhong's self-confidence is not blind, but the result of his careful analysis.

In terms of elite combat power, Zhang Xianzhong has at least [-] veterans who fought with him all the way to the north and south, while Zhu Cihong only brought [-] princes' troops with him when he went south.

In terms of the overall number, Zhang Xianzhong has assembled more than [-] soldiers in Jiujiang, while Zhu Cihong's troops have not exceeded [-], not even half of Zhang Xianzhong's.

If all of this can be lost, Zhang Xianzhong feels that the battle of this life is for nothing.

Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong is full of confidence!
A note that was not too harmonious reached Zhang Xianzhong's ears.

"My lord, His Highness Dingguo wrote this letter and asked his subordinates to send it to you."

Zhang Xianzhong frowned slightly, took the letter after pondering for a moment, and started reading.

As he read it, Zhang Xianzhong clearly showed a disappointed expression on his face. He balled up the letter and threw it directly into the trash can next to him.

"Fool!"

In the letter, Li Dingguo repeatedly emphasized the power of the Ming army's musketeers, and believed that the most important thing for the Daxi Army to do now was to stick to Jiujiang City and wait until the Ming army retreated on its own.

For Zhang Xianzhong, who had already decided to play, this was undoubtedly a very harsh noise.

Zhang Xianzhong said coldly: "Starting today, I don't want to hear any news about him, do you understand?"

Zhang Xianzhong felt that after this war was over, it was necessary to educate Li Dingguo well.

If Li Dingguo can come to his senses, Zhang Xianzhong can certainly let the past go.

If Li Dingguo is obsessed with obsession... hmph, he is just an adopted son, so Zhang Xianzhong can't find another successor?
Zhang Xianzhong let out a long breath, talking to himself.

"Three days... In three more days, this king will make the attention of the whole world focus on me!"

"Three days? No, I can't wait even one day now. It's too torture." This is what Zhu Cixiang said to Fang Gongqian.

Fang Gonggan was a little dumbfounded: "Your Highness, didn't you say that before? We have to wait for Zhang Xianzhong to take the initiative."

Zhu Cihong pinched his chin and said: "I did say this, but the problem is that Zhang Xianzhong is now a tortoise in Jiujiang City every day."

Since the check-in task given by the system can only be triggered outside Wuchang City, based on previous experience, this should be the first time Zhu Cihong has independently commanded a war without the help of the system.

Frankly speaking, Zhu Cihong was under a lot of pressure.

If one is not good, the lives of [-] soldiers, as well as the fate of the entire Jiangnan Daming people will be completely changed.

Under the pressure, Zhu Cihong inevitably became a little irritable.

Gao Dejie said from the side: "Your Highness, according to the reports from our scouts, Zhang Xianzhong has been rectifying the army and fleet these days, and he should attack soon."

Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "But General Gao, can you give me a letter of approval?"

Of course Gao Dejie couldn't give it away, because he was not a roundworm in Zhang Xianzhong's stomach.

Zhu Cihong sighed, and said: "So, we still have to be more active, and we can't just wait passively for everything. Could it be that if Zhang Xianzhong doesn't leave the city for a day, we have to stay here with Zhang Xianzhong?"

There is a sense of urgency in Zhu Cihong's heart, especially after coming to Jiangnan, this sense of urgency is even stronger.

In the north and the Central Plains, countless people were displaced and their families were destroyed because of the war.

In the south of the Yangtze River, there is still a prosperous scene of singing and dancing. Even Nanjing, which had just been besieged, recovered after a short winter.

Why is it that people from the same country have such a life of ice and fire because of different regions?
He wants to correct all this as soon as possible.

It doesn't matter whether he is Zhang Xianzhong or Li Zicheng, as long as he endangers the lives of ordinary people in Ming Dynasty, he must die!

After listening to Zhu Cihong's thoughts, the important figures in front of him fell silent.

Fang Gong got up in a hurry, and said: "Your Highness, please don't worry, this servant will let the people of Dongchang send the letter, and guarantee that the territory controlled by Zhang Xianzhong will be disrupted within ten days!"

Gao Dejie also got up, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, please rest assured, I will go to train the soldiers now, and let the Musketeers use their best condition to face Zhang Xianzhong's bandit army!"

After Fang and Gao left, Zhu Cihuang also showed a smile on his face, and looked at Shi Kefa who hadn't left yet: "Master Shi, you should also be prepared, and you should be able to take over Jiujiang soon."

After Shi Kefa nodded, he asked Zhu Cihong, "Are those words from His Highness's heart just now? Or, are they just a kind of rhetoric that His Highness wants to speed up the progress of the war?"

Zhu Cihong smiled slightly, leaving Shi Kefa with an unfathomable back view.

Shi Kefa was dumb for a moment, then suddenly shrugged his shoulders.

"Your Highness, after all, you are still a young Highness!"

Shi Kefa left with a smile, looking in a good mood.

(End of this chapter)