On the official road leading to Nanjing City in the provinces south of the Yangtze River, the carriages and horses stopped, and the people avoided it.

All kinds of flags fluttered on the road, dense hats and helmets swayed, and layers of shields and firearms rushed like a torrent in the direction of Nanjing.

A steady stream of soldiers and horses came to Nanjing, all the armor soldiers were young and strong, wearing fine iron helmets, wearing fine iron armor, carrying firearms on their backs, and the continuous ranks did not know how many thousands, and the bursts of military boots stepped on the ground and stirred up a large amount of dust, like a giant dragon churning.

In this military parade, Zhu Cihong mobilized all the horses of the seven armies in the south of the Yangtze River, totaling 300,000, leaving only the Tuntian soldiers and the city defense army stationed in various places.

Looking at the torrent surging on the official road, the officials and people along the way were shocked, and an indescribable sense of oppression and impact emerged in their hearts.

On the 28th of the lunar month, only three days before the enthronement ceremony, Zhu Cihong summoned Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, Yang Yufan, Lu Xiangkun, Shen Shouchong, Yang Qili, Gao Bang, Li Shaoyou, Zhao Jinglin, Qi Guangyang, Xu Qingshan, and more than 100 military generals of the navy and land armies in the Wuying Palace, including Li Dingguo and Zhu Chenggong, who came to observe.

Headed by Jingwu Bosun Yingyuan, a group of generals dressed in fine armor, all bowed to Zhu Cihong, and there was a sound of armor leaves, and the generals knelt down on one knee, clasped their fists with both hands, and shouted in unison: "The last general will meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

They shouted loudly, their tones were full of vitality, and everyone was also excited in their hearts, this may be the last time they will bow to the crown prince like this, and the next time they will meet him, he will have to be called Your Majesty.

Zhu Cihong smiled and held his hands, and said, "All the generals, please get up!" ”

Most of these people are veterans who have followed them to fight in the south and the north, and there are also people from the Ministry of Intelligence and the Ministry of Praise and Painting, which can be said to be a gathering of elites.

Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "We haven't gotten together like this for a long time, and today the palace summoned you, not to invite a banquet!" ”

"The ministers understand, the Northern Expedition thieves, sweep the Central Plains!"

Huang Degong said: "Your Highness, you must bring your ministers!" ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said: "The palace has decided that after the military parade on the day of the enthronement ceremony, all the 300,000 troops will go north, and the throne will be a decisive battle, and the battle will be decided!" ”

The generals in the palace were all shocked, and all the 300,000 troops were dispatched, and the crown prince's courage was too strong!

Subsequently, Zhu Cihong led everyone to the war room in the side hall of the Wuying Hall to discuss the Northern Expedition.

The spacious hall is equipped with a huge sand table, and on the walls hangs a large battle map, marking the mountains and rivers and cities of the provinces north of the Yangtze River.

The generals basically went to the Huangming Military Academy to study, and they were not surprised by the sand table and the map, and their greatest interest was the schematic diagram of the arrows on the map.

Zhu Cihong first asked Li Tingbiao to explain the current situation in the north, and then asked the Zanhua Department to deduce the battle strategy, and finally the generals spoke freely and supplemented or put forward their own opinions.

In the later armies, wargame deduction was the basis that the staff organs of the army headquarters needed to master, which included not only tactical theoretical speeches, but also logistical responses, the transmission of command orders, and the simulation of reactions to the enemy.

Of course, water is impermanent, and there are no rules for changes on the battlefield, and on the sand table, we only rely on theory to make the greatest deduction, so as to achieve the greatest degree of accuracy and complete judgment, and win the greatest victory at the least cost.

Originally, Zhu Cihong planned to land directly from Tianjin, but during the exercise, Shen Shouchong, the chief of the Royal Navy, raised objections, believing that the naval landing operation relied heavily on logistics support and flank escort.

There were too many troops landing, which had a great test of the number of seaborne ships and the throughput of Tianjin Wei Port, which was not a large port at this time, and many large ships could not reach the shore at all.

If the number of soldiers who land is too small, the flanks of the army cannot go too deep and deep, and it is easy to be cut off from logistics supplies by the Shun army, after all, the firearms troops are too dependent on logistics support.

Landing from Tianjin is a good move, but the risk is too great, and at present, Zhu Cihong has great confidence in destroying Li Zicheng, and there is really no need to take risks.

The wargames went on for three full hours, and in the evening, the final battle plan was determined.

In the Wuying Palace, Zhu Cihong had a serious face and issued a combat order: "Tianwu Army, Longwu Army, and Shenwu Army, a total of 100,000 horses, will go north directly along the canal and recover the entire territory of Shandong and North Zhili!" ”

"The Tianxiong Army and the Anwu Army, a total of 100,000 horses, went north from Fengyang Mansion, recovered the entire territory of Henan and Shanxi, and intercepted the defeated thieves!"

"Jingnan Bohuang won the merit and led 50,000 Jingwu troops to cross the sea to Dengzhou, Shandong, recover the Denglai Peninsula, and ensure maritime logistics!"

"Dingxi Bo Zhou Yuji, led 50,000 Dingwu troops to Xi'an by land and water, recovered the entire territory of Shaanxi, and cut off Li Chuang's back road!"

"Logistics Department ......"

Li Dingguo's heart shook violently, and before the fight started, the crown prince wanted to intercept the defeated enemy and wipe out Li Zicheng and everyone else?

He used to be one of the Liukou, and he knew that the reason why the Liukou was difficult to completely eliminate was that he could not be encircled and annihilated, as long as a few leaders ran away with the old battalion, it would not take long for a team to be pulled up again, and now the crown prince wants to serve the Shun army in a pot, what a big spirit!

Zhu Chenggong in the corner was wearing a gorgeous armor, with a few bright feathers inserted on the top of the helmet, dressed very coquettishly, he sighed in his heart, until now he knew the true strength of the crown prince, and sent 300,000 troops in one breath.....

After the military meeting, each will return to their respective battalions, and the military aircraft department will make overall arrangements for the military rehearsal at the enthronement ceremony.

The military parade of 300,000 horses is rare in history, and the "Yongle Grand Parade" in the 19th year of Yongle, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di mobilized 100,000 horses, which is the largest military parade in history, and the courage of the new emperor this time ......

The day before the enthronement ceremony, the Shangyi Supervisor and the Shang Bao Supervisor sent the crown crown, crown, dragon robe, jade seal and other things into the palace, and Zhu Cihong tried them on one by one.

Shangyi Jian made a total of five sets of dragon robes, each of which was made of the finest silk and the most complex jacquard process, and the styles were different, which corresponded to different occasions such as receiving ministers, worshipping the heavens, worshipping ancestors, reviewing the army, and returning to the palace to welcome the courtiers.

The crown and crown are made of pure gold, supplemented by a small amount of pearls, jade, jade, etc., with the dragon pattern dragon shape as the basic shape, the production is lifelike, quite delicate and delicate, and even a piece of scale armor and a feather are depicted extremely finely.

The eight jade seals are carved from the finest white jade whole material, with the shape of the dragon as the link, and the size is different.

Whether it is a dragon robe, a crown, a crown, or a jade seal, the workmanship materials are the best choice, representing the highest level of textile technology, jade carving technology, and metal processing technology in China in this era.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhu Cixi held a banquet at the Qianqing Palace, and the family gathered at a table to talk and laugh.

After the banquet, Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong, father and son, talked alone again and talked about what had happened over the years.

Zhu Cihong knew that his self-esteem was extremely strong, but he just praised him vigorously, and the emperor was in a good mood......