For a long time, Zhang Guanghang came out to play a round.

The minister thought that although these 1,000 people were far away, they had to guard against it. The 3,000 Xuanfu cavalry could be adjusted to the north to contain it, so as to prevent it from going south to confuse the battle situation in Tianjin. ”

When Zhu Youzhen heard Zhang Guanghang's words, the anxious expression on his face eased slightly. However, he still seemed to be a little worried, and looked at the map silently.

The generals below couldn't help but whisper.

Obviously, the performance of the Son of Heaven is a little abnormal, and in the hearts of the generals, the Son of Heaven's performance is not like thinking about the battle situation, but thinking about some impossible things because of the lack of basic confidence in the battle situation. The anxiety of the Son of Heaven, who has lost his normal heart, is obviously extremely unfavorable to the battle situation.

Zhu Youzhen also noticed his gaffe and no longer struggled with the issue of a thousand people.

Taking a breath, he sat back on his throne.

"Now that Li Zhi has been beaten as a traitor, and the Tiger Ben Army has been listed as a rebel, what is the popular sentiment of the people in Tianjin and Shandong? What is the morale of the Tiger Ben rebels? ”

Hearing this question from the Son of Heaven, Wang Dehua, the eunuch of Dongchang, was stunned, and some did not dare to answer.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Wang Dehua.

Wang Dehua had no choice but to bow his head and say: "Back to the saint, the folk atmosphere in various places under the rule of the traitor Li Zhi these days is very strange. Because over the years, Li Thief has given small favors to the people everywhere, so the people of Tianjin, Shandong, and Henan have not accepted the imperial court's crusade against Li Thief..."

When Zhu Youzhen heard Wang Dehua's report, he couldn't help but close his eyes.

Wang Dehua looked at the face of the Son of Heaven and said in a low voice: "In fact, in Tianjin, Shandong, Henan and Northeast China, there have been mass demonstrations in solidarity and support for Li Thief. These processions marched back and forth through the streets with banners, calling on the people to support the Li thief and fight the court to the end. ”

Hearing Wang Dehua's words, the generals below couldn't help but discuss again.

The reason why Zhu Youzhen made a big show of branding Li Zhi as a traitor and arresting Cui Changwu was to win the hearts of the people in one town and nine provinces. In fact, if Zhu Youzhen did not beat Li Zhi as a thief, there would still be a possibility of easing the situation between the imperial court and Li Zhi. But Zhu Youzhen made a desperate bet this time, and finally chose to play all the land cards and break with Li Zhi.

In Zhu Youzhen's heart, the Ming Dynasty has been deeply rooted for more than 200 years, and it must be very appealing among the people. Although there is a centripetal force on Li Zhi's forces in some places, in Zhu Youzhen's view, it is only a superficial phenomenon for short-term interests. Zhu Youzhen believes that as long as he clearly puts on a posture of breaking with Li Zhidi, the people's hearts in one town and nine provinces will fall into a state of chaos.

However, unexpectedly, the people of one town and nine provinces were already willing to follow Li Zhi because of the food, clothing and civilization given by Li Zhi. Zhu Youzhen beat Li Zhi as a traitor, which only accelerated the speed of the local people abandoning the Ming court.

Wang Dehua continued: "Holy Lord, judging from the information that the slave maid has, if the war between us and the Li thief falls into a protracted war, maybe the people in the area controlled by the Li thief will smash the pot and sell iron to support the Li thief. ”

Hearing Wang Dehua's words, Zhu Youzhen coughed violently.

Wang Chengen, who was standing on the side of the throne, seemed to finally couldn't help it, he knelt on the ground suddenly, and shouted loudly: "Emperor! Emperor! This battle can't be fought! God knows what new weapon Li Zhi invented, and we can't win even 400,000 people! ”

Wang Chengen was already crying as he spoke.

"Emperor, it's too late to withdraw the holy decree! Emperor, stop now! ”

"The emperor can't ignore his own safety for the sake of the country. Li Zhi wants to encroach on the world of the Ming Dynasty, and in the end he will give the emperor a good home. The emperor fought to the death for Jiangshan Sheji and Li Zhi, if he lost, his life could not be saved! Emperor, you can't risk your life for the sake of the country and the family..."

Wang Chengen was already crying silently, kneeling in front of the Imperial Palace and sobbing silently.

Zhu Youzhen didn't expect Wang Chengen to suddenly break out at this time, and he was a little stunned all of a sudden.

However, it is difficult to ride a tiger, so how can there be any reason to stop now? Zhu Youzhen closed his eyes and sighed, waved his hand, and asked the little eunuchs to drag Wang Chengen, who was out of control, to the harem.

"Emperor! The emperor should stop it! ”

Wang Chengen let the little eunuchs carry him, crying and shouting loudly, as if Zhu Youzhen had done something extremely wrong.

Wang Chengen's words hit the morale of the generals hard.

Originally, Zhu Youzhen's trembling made the hearts of the generals who were about to go to the front line dust, and Wang Chengen's shouting at this time made it even worse. The generals glanced at each other, only to feel that the central layer of the imperial court seemed to be under great pressure and chaos. In this case, the generals present couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

The originally depressing atmosphere in the Imperial Palace was invisibly a little more solemn.

Zhang Guanghang's eyes were closed, and he seemed to be a little hesitant. But he was a man full of energy after all, and he quickly opened his eyes.

He said loudly: "Holy Lord, there is no turning back when you open your bow, at this time, my 400,000 Wang Shi is surrounding Tianjin like an iron bucket, and everywhere is surround the Tiger Ben rebels with ten times the strength of the army. Regardless of the way we look at it, we are in a win-safe situation. This is not how many hearts Li Zhi has bewitched, nor is it something that can be changed by how many victories Li Zhi's Tiger Army has fought before! ”

Zhang Guanghang looked around the audience and said loudly: "According to my estimate, within a month, Wang Shi will be able to break through Tianjin." ”

Zhang Guanghang's words restored some vitality to the originally extremely low Imperial Palace.

Qu Dingsheng, the chief soldier of Shanxi, is the head of the soldiers stationed in Shanxi for generations. He had never cooperated with Li Zhi in the era of Li Zhi's southern and northern wars, and he had no feelings for Li Zhi. However, Li Zhi's new law movement to organize the fields deprived him of the fundamental interests of hiding the fields, so he and the officer group under his command hated Li Zhi from the bottom of their hearts.

He bowed his hand and said loudly: "The Son of Heaven is Shengming, the wind knows the strength of the grass and the grass board knows the Chengchen." When the Li thief was in danger of causing chaos and the country, it was the day when our martial artists died to serve the imperial court. Rest assured, although our generals have no strategy, they have broken bones. My 400,000 troops will go out to fight, and I will definitely level Tianjin for the saint, capture Li Zhi and return to Wumen to ask for beheading! ”

Hearing Qu Dingsheng's words, Zhang Guanghang raised his eyebrows and cheered loudly.

Yang Guozhu looked at Qu Dingsheng in surprise, wondering how this martial artist who ate soldiers' salaries and drank soldiers' blood suddenly became so impassioned.

When Zhu Youzhen heard Qu Dingsheng's words, he also had some more confidence.

He asked, "Food, grass and military supplies, but they are all ready." ”

"The thief general" Yang Guozhu replied: "Everything is ready, just wait for the order of the saint, and the 400,000 army can attack the tiger army head-on." ”

Zhu Youzhen took a breath and was silent for a while.

As if the final decision had finally been made, he said word by word: "Command the armies!" The day after tomorrow at noon, the general attack on Tianjin will begin! ”

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