Chapter 421: Zhu Yihai's Choice
When the generals heard this, they immediately looked over to this side.
Zhu Linmiao immediately said: "In the current situation, the biggest advantage of our army is the speed of the march. He pointed to the map, "The main force of the Broken Battalion marched from Tonglu on the west side, and at the same time, the Dragon Guard Army went north out of Xianxia Pass, and after reaching the state capital, the troops were divided into two routes.
"One way to the east through Taizhou to Shaoxing, the other road continues to the north, through Dongyang, Jinhua, stop at Zhuji garrison.
"In addition, the new battalion of the Broken Battalion to defend Quzhou marched to the northeast, from Lanxi to Pujiang, and if there was no captive army, it would go to Shaoxing to join the main force of the Broken Battalion."
As he spoke, the staff officers had simultaneously marked the route of the march and arrows on the map. I saw that from Tonglu, Lanxi, Jinhua, Dongyang, Zhuji, Shaoxing several important towns from west to east, are surrounding the Qingshan Ridge area in the middle, and the north side is only Taotao Qiantang River to go.
Zhu Linmiao looked at the generals, "In this way, as long as we move fast enough, we can block all the ways of Ma Degong."
"At the same time, I believe that although we divide the men and horses into four routes, each of them has the strength to deal with the 30,000 captives alone.
"Even if the 7,000 recruits of the Broken Battalion in Quzhou can't defeat the Qing army, it is not difficult to maintain the balance of power. Once engaged with the enemy, the other roads should be able to rush to reinforcements within half a day, and finally form an encirclement of the Ma Degong Division! ”
Jiao Lian was the first time to participate in the military meeting of the Dragon Guard, but he quickly integrated in and said, "Your Highness...... Oh, my lord, if the Quzhou garrison is emptied, in case something happens to the Zhejiang Domain......"
Zhu Linmiao understood what he meant, Quzhou is the capital of Zhejiang, and King Lu has always sent two or three thousand people to guard on the east side of Quzhou.
He smiled and shook his head and said: "It's okay, according to what Qian Sule said, King Lu has transferred all the horses in Zhejiang to the north, so he should not take care of Quzhou."
"Take a step back and say, if he really dares to ignore the overall situation, when he takes Quzhou, our army will already gather around Shaoxing. I entered Shaoxing and captured this vassal king who ignored the Ming Dynasty, and the Zhejiang army in Quzhou retreated. ”
Zhang Jiayu offered advice again: "My lord, in addition, the Western Route Army led by Chen Bangyan has arrived in Kaihua recently, and he can also make his troops slow down the attack on Huizhou, and they will be temporarily stationed in Kaihua." In case of change, go east from Kaihua, and return to Quzhou in two days. ”
"If it is feasible, let Ling Bin go west two days later." Zhu Linmiao nodded, seeing that everyone had no objections, and ordered, "This time, I will go on to besiege Ma in four ways, and the key to victory or defeat is speed!" If the captives penetrate deep into Zhejiang before our army reaches a few important towns, we will have to passively follow him.
"With this advance, the artillery battalion only carried six-pounder guns, and the artillery carriages doubled their horses. The baggage and heavy artillery were handed over to the heavy cavalry battalion to escort the north, and they did not participate in the battle for the time being. ”
Contrary to the usual belief, after the infantry was transformed into mules and horses, the heavy cavalry was the slowest type of army in the whole army, even slower than the cavalry artillery. Therefore, in a hurry, the heavy cavalry could only move slowly with the baggage.
He continued: "The men and horses of the other divisions of the Dragon Guard Army only brought three days' rations, and the broken camp carried five days' rations, and the grain carts did not travel in the same way. ”
Yu Xin subconsciously said: "My lord, I'm afraid this bit of grain and grass ......."
Zhu Linmiao raised his hand to interrupt him, "I'm afraid I forgot the twenty boats of grain and grass captured by the sailor." Shaoxing is a little densely waterway, and Zhuji and other places also have direct access to the Puyang River, all of which can be transported by the sailor to transport grain and supplies.
"Yes, all the ministries need to bring enough rations to rush to their destinations."
As the generals agreed on some details, there were fast horses to send the order to send troops to Quzhou, and the Long Wei army moved faster, only less than an hour later, Zhu Linmiao had personally led nearly 10,000 horses and horses to gallop away from Xianxia Pass lightly, and rushed straight to the southernmost state capital in Zhejiang.
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"Your Highness, you can't hesitate any longer!" Qian Sule held a brocade more than two feet long, and said eagerly, "My main force has been defeated in Qingshanling, and the minister requisitioned all the government officials and township warriors near Shaoxing yesterday, and only got more than 1,000 people, so it is difficult to resist 30,000 Dongyu......"
Seeing Zhu Yihai bowing his head and being silent, he knelt down and took a few steps forward, lifted the brocade above his head, and said in a loud voice: "This is the minister's courage to sign with eighty-seven courtiers, hoping that His Royal Highness will help Fujian, and only in this way can he protect millions of Li people in Zhejiang, Your Highness!" ”
On the side, Zhu Yihai's Bingbi eunuch pointed at him and screamed: "Qian Gebu, are you trying to force the palace?!" ”
"The minister doesn't dare to ......" Qian Sule hurriedly leaned down, "The minister is also thinking about the safety of His Royal Highness, if Shaoxing loses ......"
Among the officials kneeling around, someone immediately echoed, "Fang Guoan has misled the country, only this method is feasible at the moment!" ”
"Your Highness, the one in Fujian is also a member of the Ming Dynasty, and he is ...... It's better than falling into the hands of slaves......"
"Ma Degong is in Qingshanling, it is only a few days away, please ask His Highness to make a quick decision......"
Zhu Yihai raised his head and glanced at the ministers, his eyes were bloodshot, "I wanted to return to the vassal last year, but you had to force me to continue to supervise the country, and now you want to force me to abdicate......"
He patted the arm of the chair vigorously and said word by word: "Do you think it's easy to sit up, and it's just as easy to get down?!" ”
There was silence below, and everyone knelt with their heads bowed, but there was no intention of compromise.
After a long time, Zhu Yihai finally stood up in despair, and was about to hide back in the harem, when a eunuch hurriedly ran over and shouted: "Your Highness, Zhu Jizuo of the Fujian Ministry of Rites, Bai Daqi, the master of ceremonies, and others came with an edict. ”
Let the Ministry of Rites Shangshu personally come to announce the edict, which shows that Zhu Linmiao attaches great importance to this matter.
Zhu Yihai was stunned, so he had to change into a formal dragon robe and head towards the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Jizuo didn't kneel when he saw King Lu coming up, but he didn't think it was angry, he just said what he meant, and then unfolded the yellow silk and said: "The edict said." I inherited the unification, worked hard every day, and thought that our society had not recovered......
"And Luwang Town, Zhejiang, repeatedly refused to capture the east, guarded the gateway to the south of the Yangtze River for more than a year, and it was a great contribution to the country......
"At the beginning, Brother Wang temporarily supervised state affairs during the thief rebellion, helping the country and helping the country, and being my arm. To the south of the Yangtze River is determined, and then the government is out of two doors, which is not the trend of the world......
"Brother Wang has succeeded, and he can retire from this body, and the righteousness of the world will be ......"
Zhu Jizuo's reading was finished, and Zhu Yihai was slightly relieved in his heart. Listening to the meaning of this edict, he counted the exploits of guarding Zhejiang and retiring from Jianyu, but did not mention his crime of self-reliance, only let him abdicate "from righteousness", and still enjoy the rest of his life as a prince.
He was hesitating repeatedly, and Qian Sule had already taken several courtiers to kneel in front of Zhu Yihai, "Your Highness, this edict shows the heart of the court, what else does Your Highness have to worry about?" ”
Zhu Yihai glanced at Zhu Jizuo and the others, rubbed his hands and said: "You know whether Fujian is sincere, if you only use clever words to make me dedicate Zhejiang, I will only need a few officials to write a letter of impeachment in the future, and immediately reopen the old accounts!" But I might as well go to sea again with the title of a prisoner......"
When he said this, he was suddenly stunned, the Zhejiang sailor has died, how can he escape to the sea?