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"You mean that Madman Hong doesn't care about the people in the entire capital for his own purposes?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"This is how I see it. We have completely blocked their retreat from Liaodong, Jinzhong, Shandong and the sea. Hong Chengchou will definitely kidnap the people in the entire capital to be buried with him." Li Yan looked very serious, not like joking. .

"The trapped beast is still fighting! There are millions of people, and he is also Han, how dare he?" Zhu Youjian was terribly nervous.

"Because he is a lunatic Hong, there is nothing he dares to do in the world. Wu Sangui even made excuses for his behavior, but Hong Chengchou would not, because he has no humanity and only wants purpose. He is more ruthless than Houjin."

Zhu Youjian remembered the life records of Hong Chengchou in the official history, and he was indeed a ruthless character.And now in the capital, Tong Yangjia is Hong Chengchou's right-hand man. Tong Yangjia's new club in Guangdong has survived by killing and eating human flesh, just as ruthless as Hong Chengchou.

This is not a foreign war, this is the same race.

Zhu Youjian could only groan and fall on the chair. Facing such an opponent, he was completely powerless.

"No wonder you opposed the Northern Expedition after the Jianghuai War." Zhu Youjian's face was pale, he couldn't imagine the tragedy of millions of people.Just like the Chinese cannot accept the Nanjing Massacre.

"If Hong Chengchou and Dorgon would have kidnapped the entire northern people during the Northern Expedition, even if we won, we would only have a North China with thousands of miles of wilderness." Li Yan continued: "The most tragic battle can only be fought in the enemy's territory. Best deal."

Zhu Youjian heard this and thought of Hiroshima in later generations. The Americans did this, but the Chinese used their own land and their own people to resist.

"What should I do?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"Contact people in the capital who don't want to burn jade and stones together, and let's block Hong's madness together, so that we can survive together." Li Yan said.

"Who doesn't want to die the most?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"Empress Dowager Jin, if she wants to die, she won't stay in the capital." Li Yan replied, this answer is reasonable but unexpected.

"Wang Chengen, call Chen Jinnan and Zuo Maodi." Zhu Youjian shouted when he saw Wang Chengen trembling behind the pillar.

Now that such a stubborn enemy has appeared, it is time for Zhu Youjian to resort to united front means.

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In the capital, food has been in short supply since last winter.

Although they are not hungry, they are filled with coarse grains. Rice in the south has been rare in the past two years, and rich families eat more noodles and steamed buns than poor people.

The shortage of food is certain, and the south faces frequent blockades from all sides. It would be no wonder if we could eat rice.

The same is true for Zu Dashou's house. The servants have been eating corn-bread noodles and sorghum rice for several months. The noodles are only eaten by old ladies.

I heard from the butler that the old man is going to sell some things today, and exchange some wheat with a businessman from Shanxi. This is a good thing, maybe everyone can get rich together.

It was approaching noon, and a very fat fat man walked into Zu Dashou's study with his fat legs. The servants saw the fat man's appearance, and no one would think it was wrong. Shanxi Laojiao, isn't it what it should look like.

"The villain has seen the Lord." Li Ming gave Zu Dashou a post-gold ceremony, but his movements were very neat.

"Visitors, please sit down and serve good tea." Zu Dashou raised his hand as a gesture of respect.

"Please." The butler brought a bowl of tea, and took a special look at the guest. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that this guy was an ordinary businessman, with a sycophant's appearance, and he didn't look like "that kind of" person.

"Go out and close the door." Zu Dashou squinted his eyes at Li Ming, and then ordered.

Li Ming was not polite either, he picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then shook his head and said, "My lord, this tea should be from the year before last, right?"

"Hate! The roots of this old man have been dug up by others, how can there be any good tea. The guests can just drink it!" Zu Dashou sulked.

"The so-called roots, my lord, are nothing but a bunch of trash snacks in front of my master." Li Ming disdainfully.

"You... you are so arrogant." Zu Dashou almost vomited blood, but others dared to be so crazy.

"We are arrogant, that's why we have the qualifications, sir, let's bear it. We don't care about your roots, and we won't kill them. My master is merciful and can't bear the loss of life. If you can't even bear this anger , then follow some people to die."

"What do you mean?" Zu Dashou asked with a dark face.

"Those disciples and grandchildren who have not touched the boss now, will not move in the future. I have brought the master's words, and the boss will weigh it himself." Li Ming fell silent after finishing speaking.

"Who is Your Excellency?" Zu Dashou finally recovered from his sulking after being bored for a long time.

"It's easy to say, Li Ming. I will be the head of the Shanxi branch of the Tiandihui." Li Ming glanced at Zu Dashou.

Zu Dashou stood up abruptly and stared at Li Ming with a bull's eye. The unattractive fat man in front of him was actually one of the top ten people in the Tiandihui—nicknamed "Bamboo Pole".

"How could you be a "bamboo pole"?" Zu Dashou didn't believe it.

"Because I usually go straight to the enemy's lair, my brothers gave us such a nickname." Li Ming looked proud.

Zu Dashou believed it now, the pride on the other party's face was enough to show that he was genuine.If according to this, his ancestor Dashou can live to this day, it is because people did not look down on his life at all.

"Lord Li is indeed a hero. I wonder what Zu can do for the emperor." Zu Dashou had to bow his head. He was Daming for the first half of his life and Hou Jin for the rest of his life. Now he will bow his head to Daming again.

"It's easy to say that Nanjing has set up an organization called the United Front, and the leader is Mr. Zuo Maodi. Presumably, Mr. Zuo has heard of his name."

"I heard that Mr. Zuo once came to the capital, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance to meet him." Zu Dashou said that he and Zuo Maodi were old friends.

"In the future, Mr. Zuo will directly send someone to contact you about this matter," Li Ming said.

"Us?" Zu Dashou asked in surprise.

"Of course. How can there be only the boss in this capital who loves Daming? You have a huge team." After speaking, Li Ming was secretly worried. In fact, Zu Dashou is the No. I can't guarantee whether he belongs to Wu Sangui's gang.

But the emperor said that Zu Dashou was the loneliest because of his close relationship with Wu Sangui.Hou Jin definitely wouldn't believe him, and Wu Sangui wouldn't use his bright son. Instead, he wanted to live the most.

Chapter 5 and Eight: The Reborn Main Force

From Yuncheng to Linfen, it only took two days for the army to conquer the whole front.

Daming has never been so rich, and sieging cities and lands is like cutting tofu.This is an entire army of cavalry, all real cavalry, definitely not cavalry on naive horses, their crotches are all horses.

Li Laiheng, the current commander of the First Cavalry Army of the Ming Dynasty, can be said to be the emperor's favorite general after Li Dingguo and Deng Zhirong.Since the two major battles were fought and the Ming cavalry was widened, the emperor had the capital to form two cavalry armies in the true sense and a guard cavalry division.

One is the No.15 Army equipped with Deng Zhirong, the other is the No.[-] Cavalry Army equipped with Li Laiheng. Ji Biao succeeded Mu Tianbo and is now the commander of the Imperial Guard Cavalry Division.

Although both the Fifteenth Army and the First Cavalry Army were cavalry, their equipment was different.The Fifteenth Army is a special force, similar to the airborne troops of later generations, who fight quickly and interspersed; the First Cavalry Army belongs to the heavy cavalry, and this heavy armor is not armor, but firepower.

The first cavalry army is equipped with heavy artillery and rocket launchers, which are fist-shaped siege troops.It can also be said that it is the quasi-"muscle-like" troops of this era, and the whole army travels with all luxurious equipment.

The [-]th Army and Li Nian's [-]th Army were also different in nature. The [-]th Army was a mountain special force, focusing on mountain warfare, battlefield investigation and shielding.

These three troops are the Ming army's thinking for building an army, and it is also an attempt.The other troops are also similar to these three armies, but they are divided into three types: half mule-horse field combat, mountain combat and support combat.

For example, the Eighth Army of Hao Yongzhong (Hao Yaoqi), and the Ninth Army of Liu Tichun, etc., are half mules and horses in the field army, but the horses are not as good as the first army.Cannons are mainly cannons and howitzers.

Zeng Ying's subordinates are purely battlefield combat troops, with much less heavy equipment, but there will be mountain artillery and mortars suitable for mountain warfare.

The troops of Gao Yigong and Yang Zhan are support troops, which belong to the troops with more people, more vehicles and less equipment.

Li Laiheng sat on the two-horse carriage and looked at the map leisurely. The carriage was driving on the Jinzhong Plain.Two miles to the left and right of the team, some cavalry are cruising around. The army is moving forward, and all kinds of scouting horses and nights will definitely be closely guarded around.