Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 65 Chapter 65, Emperor Chongzhen was worried, Zhu Cihong offered a plan to break the thief
Just when Dorgon was furious, a court meeting was going on in the inner hall of Fengtian Temple in Beijing.

Chongzhen stroked his beard under his chin, and said very happily: "Now that Bandit Li has retreated, my city of Beijing is finally back to freedom. It's really great!"

The faces of the other people present were also full of smiles.

From January to March, Li Zicheng swept across the whole of North China. It can be said that the imperial army was defeated. Fortunately, the imperial court finally withstood it and did not let Li Zicheng succeed in the last step!
Chongzhen's expression became serious, and he said: "It's just that although Thief Li has temporarily retreated, he is still stationed in Gu'an. It is only a few days away from the capital, so I really can't sleep or eat. Do you have any good ideas? Get rid of this Li thief as soon as possible?"

Chongzhen was indeed very worried. Now the territory of Ming Dynasty north of the Yellow River is actually only a little bit from Beijing City to Shanhaiguan.

From the map, the area under the control of the Ming court is bordered by Khalkha Mongolia in the north, which is also called "Tatar Mongolia" by the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty established by Jianzhou Jurchen in the northeast, and Shanxi, Henan, and Henan controlled by Li Zicheng in the south and west. In Shandong, there are enemies on all three sides, and the only place due east without enemies is the endless Bohai Sea...

If Da Ming, who was surrounded by Li Zicheng before, was a patient who could die at any time with his last breath left, then the current Da Ming can barely breathe after doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but he is still a patient in the intensive care unit of the ICU. .

If one operation is not good, Daming will be finished in a matter of minutes.

Facing Chongzhen's question, other courtiers naturally offered their advice enthusiastically.

"Your Majesty, Governor Wu Sangui of Jiliao should be ordered to lead his army south to defend against the enemy!" Wang Chengen said this.

"Your Majesty, Li Zicheng is already the general of the defeated army. I am willing to lead the army in pursuit and break the enemy before the battle!" Li Guozhen volunteered.

"Your Majesty, although the capital is defended, it will also cause heavy losses after a major battle. We should rest for a while before making a decision." This is the opinion of the British Duke Zhang Shize and the University scholar Fan Jingwen.

At this moment, Chongzhen suffered from the difficulty of choosing again, rubbing his temples, and he didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, Chongzhen's eyes fell on Zhu Cihong, his heart moved, and he said, "Hong'er, why don't you speak?"

Not long ago, Zhu Cihong obtained the right to participate in court discussions. This was his first time participating, but he was surprisingly silent.

Zhu Cihong chuckled, and said to Chongzhen, "I will tell you the truth, my father is actually thinking about the whole battle strategy."

Chongzhen's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Then you have thought about it?"

Zhu Cixiang said: "I have indeed almost thought about it."

Chongzhen hurriedly said: "Then hurry up and tell me!"

After going through the entire battle to defend Beijing, at least in terms of dealing with Li Zicheng, Chongzhen trusted Zhu Cihong very much.

Zhu Cihong smiled, without talking nonsense, and directly confided the whole strategy: "Father, my son feels that if you want to counterattack Li Zicheng, you must do the following three things well. As long as you can do all of them, then eliminate Li Zicheng and even Establishing a slave is a piece of cake."

When Zhu Cixi finished speaking, the others couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Everyone is still worrying about the safety of the city of Beijing. His Royal Highness has even thought up a plan on how to eliminate Li Zicheng and even build slaves?

This is a grand strategy that affects the situation of the entire world. Can the prince really do it?Everyone is dubious.

Zhu Cilang said: "First, we need to recruit a sufficiently elite army, and we must fight Li Zicheng in a short period of time."

Chongzhen asked: "It is indeed necessary to recruit elite soldiers and horses, but why do we have to fight in a short time?"

Zhu Cihong spread his hands, and said, "Because we don't have enough supplies! Has the emperor forgotten that the water transport from the south of the Yangtze River has always supported our money and food from the south of the Yangtze River? Now Li Zicheng occupies Shandong and Henan, and the water transport route It has been completely cut off, our supplies are already very urgent, we must defeat Li Zicheng in a short time, and get through the connection with Jiangnan!"

This is also the long-standing policy of the Ming Dynasty, which is to use the south to support the north. The water transport from the south of the Yangtze River to Beijing is the life and death artery of the Ming Dynasty. Because he didn't get enough blood, he became weak and died.

Chongzhen slapped his thigh, and said: "This is indeed the truth, what about the second one?"

Zhu Cihong said slowly: "Second, naturally we must pay attention to building slaves!"

The so-called Jiannu is an insulting name, referring to the Qing Dynasty established by the Jurchen in Jianzhou, just like the Han Dynasty called the Huns tribe in the northern grassland as "Xiongnu".

Having said that, even if you don't call Jiannu, the title "Jianren" doesn't seem to be a bad name.

Zhu Cixiang said: "Jiannu and our Ming Dynasty have been entangled for decades. Now is the time when our Ming Dynasty is weak as never before. We must be careful whether Jiannu will take the opportunity to go south and attack us with Li Zicheng's troops. In that case, the Ming Dynasty will really It’s dangerous.”

At this point in history, Li Zicheng had already threatened Wu Sangui, Dorgon had taken the opportunity to lead his army south, and the city of Beijing was about to be owned by the Manchus after the decisive battle between the two sides, so Zhu Cixiang's worries were not groundless.

Chongzhen listened, and nodded again and again: "That's right, this Jiannu is indeed a serious problem for us, and we must get rid of it in the future. Is there any more?"

Zhu Cihong continued: "The third is to mobilize the people in the south of the Yangtze River, including Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places!"

If you look at the history of the late Ming Dynasty, you will find that the main battlegrounds in the late Ming Dynasty were actually the Central Plains and Liaodong. Areas such as Bashu and Lianghu were also affected, but Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Jiangxi and Fujian basically had no major wars. fighting.

This is not to say that the people of the Ming Dynasty here are not good, on the contrary, these places are still loyal to the Nanming after the fall of Beijing, and stubbornly resisted the Manchu Qing for decades.

Even Nanming's mess of fighting each other could withstand the Qing Dynasty for decades. If these forces can be effectively mobilized, it will definitely be a big help to the imperial court in Beijing.

Chongzhen nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right!"

After hearing Zhu Cihong's three-point policy, Chongzhen suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment, and said repeatedly: "So it is, so it is!"

Originally, Chongzhen was like a headless chicken, but after Zhu Cihong's words, Chongzhen immediately found hope.

Daming, he still can't die!

Chongzhen hurriedly continued to ask: "So, if these strategies are to be implemented, what should be the first step?"

Zhu Cihong smiled slightly, and said: "The first step, of course, is to choose the Guan Ning Army in Wu Sangui's hands as the target for the operation!"

Coincidentally, at this moment, a servant hurried in and reported a piece of news.

"Your Majesty, Wu Sangui, governor of Jiliao, camped outside the city, and wrote a memorial requesting to come to Beijing to give advice!"

Chongzhen was stunned for a while, waved his hand to signal the servants to step back, and then said to Zhu Cihong, "Oh, Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army now has more than 4 soldiers and horses, you have to be cautious."

Several other ministers also persuaded: "Your Highness, the Guan Ning Army is our most capable force at the moment. We cannot attack them easily."

"If Wu Sangui is pushed into a hurry, wouldn't the consequences be disastrous?"

"Think twice, Your Highness."

Facing everyone's persuasion, Zhu Cihong smiled slightly.

"Where did you think you were? What I mean is actually very simple. I just want to go out of the city and meet Wu Sangui for a while!"

At this moment, the voice of the system suddenly sounded in Zhu Cihuang's mind: "The new sign-in address is triggered, please arrive at Wu Sangui's army tent within 48 hours to receive sign-in rewards and tasks!"

(End of this chapter)