Chapter 1735 Ren Zijuan swept across

Someone next to me had already brought over the map, and Niu Jizong's fingers slowly moved on the map, "Look, Dalang, if you go east from Zaoqiang, cross the river at the old city, and go north along the canal, you can capture Dezhou, and you can even advance." Come to Wuqiao and leave this task to you..."

Sun Shaozu nodded slowly: "Commander, don't worry, Dezhou has a small number of soldiers and generals, and the general will be sure to win it. I wonder what else the commander has to say?"

In theory, there are not many garrison troops in Shandong, because Denglai Town is in Shandong, but it is a pity that Denglai Town was brought to Huguang by Wang Ziteng. In order to form Denglai Town, Wang Ziteng also intended to recruit all the elite guards in Shandong , so that all the military preparation channels have no soldiers to use, so Sun Shaozu said that Dezhou has few major generals. According to common sense, a big city like Dezhou still has two or three thousand troops garrisoned, but now there are really none.

"Well, if you capture Dezhou, you can advance to Wuqiao, but you can decide whether to continue northward into Hejian Mansion. In a word, you can do it if the conditions are right, but remember, don't leave the canal. Supply is the biggest problem. Control it. In Dezhou, our food supply is basically not a problem. Here I will order the troops from Zaoqiang to go south from the old city, first capture Jiamaying and Wucheng, and then go south along the river to control Linqing,..."

Niu Jizong is confident and has a confident smile on his face.

"Commander, the Cao army in Dezhou and Linqing...?" Sun Shaozu also guessed that the Cao army should belong to his own side, otherwise Niu Jizong would not have mentioned it at all.

"Haha, you don't have to worry about the canal army. Zhu Guozhen, the governor of the canal transport, is the new cabinet minister appointed by the prince. I don't know if he can be the junior minister. As for the general officer of the canal transport, Jiang Zian, you should know Dalang, Marquis of Pingyuan. People from the Jiang family..." Niu Jizong stroked his beard and smiled, "The Pingyuan Marquis Jiang family has close ties with our Niu family and Wang family. Although Jiang Zian lacks talents, he still has no problem being a general water transport officer. Just do it. When he goes to Dezhou, I have already written a letter asking him to arrange for the Dezhou cavalry to serve as internal response..."

Sun Shaozu was overjoyed. If Dezhou had Cao soldiers as internal response, everything would be safe.

He was not worried about not being able to win Dezhou, but he was unwilling to entangle with Dezhou. He was even more worried about the loss of food in Dezhou's water warehouse. This was the key to the future of the army in Xuanfu and Datong towns, but he could not neglect it in the slightest.

Moreover, if there are cavalry troops to cooperate now, Sun Shaozu can still consider sending troops to Hejian Prefecture.

I dare not go to Tianjin Wei, but Cangzhou may still be able to try to win.

Sun Shaozu didn't like the combat effectiveness of the Cao soldiers, but the Cao soldiers were the local snakes along the canal.

From Jingtong Ercang to Tianjin Wei to Cangzhou, Dezhou, Linqing, Dongchangfu, Jiningzhou, Xuzhou and all the way to Huai'an, there are Cao troops stationed in varying degrees. With the cooperation of these people, it can be said that it is almost possible to open the door. Once you enter the gates of these cities, you can take whatever you want.

Not to mention the south of Xuzhou, it is originally the territory of Southern Zhili. Nanjing can control it, but it is difficult to control Shandong. However, Denglai Town has transferred all the elite troops of the Shandong Guards, which is an advantage for itself. Now it has the cooperation of the Cao Army, so it can Going down to Shandong has become a problem for Niu Jizong to consider.

“Commander, can you take action now?” Sun Shaozu couldn’t help but ask, “Do you need to ask the prince for instructions?”

"No, I guess the prince's messenger will find us soon. He should have arrived in Nanjing by now." Niu Jizong waved his hand, "We will be outside, and your life will be compromised. We can take Shandong." This is great news for Zi Teng’s Denglai Army. Most of his Denglai Army are soldiers from Xuzhou and Shandong, which can stabilize the morale of the army..."

"In addition, taking Shandong to the west can threaten Beizhi and the hinterland of Beijing. There is a severe drought in the North this year. The severity of the drought in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Beizhi, Henan, and Shandong is in descending order. Shaanxi and Shanxi are the most serious. The situation in Beizhi It’s also bad. Shandong is relatively good. If we win Shandong, it is equivalent to cutting off the other arm of the imperial court. Moreover, relying on Shandong’s defense will be more proactive and have more room for maneuver than the defense in Nanzhi.…”

Sun Shaozu took a deep breath and said, "The commander-in-chief means that as long as it is delayed until next spring, the court may not be able to support it? Are we going to win the defense battle in Shandong now?"

"Yes, I am very aware of the current situation of the imperial court. Without the support of Jiangnan and water transportation, I am afraid that the imperial court will not be able to survive in three months. If Texas is captured, water transportation will be cut off, and not a single grain of food will be transported to the north. I would like to take a look. How can the imperial court hold on with only the Jingtong Second Warehouse that has not yet been filled?" A sharp smile flashed across Niu Jizong's face, "If Zi Teng takes action in Huguang, Huguang's food will not be able to enter by land. In Henan, the imperial court may take the initiative to beg us, so we will just wait for that day."

On October 25th, Prince Yi Zhong officially announced the supervision of the country in Nanjing. A large article was published in the "Jiangnan Times". He declared Nanjing to be a state on the grounds that the current situation was critical due to the severe drought in the north and the threat of foreign invasion. In the temporary capital, a new cabinet was reorganized and candidates for the new cabinet were proposed.

Tang Binyin is the first assistant, Zhao Nanxing is the second assistant, Miao Changqi, Zhu Guozhen, and Huang Yanshi are the cabinet ministers. In addition, seven new candidates for the ministers of the Ministry of Commerce are also appointed. Gu Tianjun is the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Jia Jing is the minister of the Ministry of Hubu, and Zhen Yingjia is the minister of the Ministry of Rites. ,…

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It was already October 28th when Feng Ziying saw the news and the list.

He estimated that the princes of the imperial court had also seen it, and now the well-informed people in the capital city were probably roughly aware of this situation.

In fact, at this point, Feng Ziying believed that not only herself, but also all the princes in the court must have realized that there were only a few people left in Prince Yi Zhong's mansion in Anfu Hutong, and Prince Cheng also came back from Tiewan Mountain not long ago. When there is no trace, this result should be expected.

To supervise the country, Jinling, Nanjing, was the temporary capital. The reason was the critical situation caused by the drought in the north and the invasion of foreign enemies. This reason is sufficient or not, and different people have different opinions. However, "Jiangnan Times" is the largest newspaper in Jiangnan, and Jiangnan is Prince Yi Zhong. The foundation has been cultivated for many years, and Tang Binyin and other people are waving the flag and shouting, and the momentum is not bad.

In fact, Feng Ziying doesn't care much about this situation. Anyone can start a war of words. Jiangnan is originally under the control of Prince Yi Zhong, and the public opinion offensive is just to help him clear his name and consolidate his rule. The court can also use this trick, "Today" News" was obligated, and with the help of "Internal Reference" and "Yuedantan", the public opinion in Gyeonggi was definitely firmly controlled by the imperial court.

 What the court needs to do now is to immediately counterattack in all aspects. Of course, the first thing to do is to establish its own legitimacy from the perspective of the court's orthodoxy.

The imperial court had already announced the rebellion of the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army before, but it did not directly point the finger at Prince Yi Zhong. Now there is no need to cover up, and it is directly outspoken. This will also help to condense people's morale and avoid ideological confusion.

However, Feng Ziying was more concerned about Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu's siege of cities and territories in Shandong.

He also did not expect that Niu Jizong would be so bold and bold. Going south from Zhuozhou, he made a sudden turn and went straight into Shandong from Zhending Mansion, and headed directly along the canal.

Jizhenjun You Shigong's reaction was still too slow, or too cautious. He only wanted to ensure the safety of the capital city, but ignored Niu Jizong's swift and sensitive reaction. When he realized that the capital city was hopeless, he immediately targeted the city. Turned to both sides of the canal in Shandong.

This is the richest land in Shandong, with convenient water transportation and abundant grain reserves. Taking this line will basically block Shandong, and the deterrent to Chen Jixian is self-evident, forcing those who may still want to sit on the fence. Chen Jixian joined in.

The changes in the situation are worrying, especially the unexpected invasion of Shandong by the Xuanfu army. With Dezhou, Linqing, Dongchangfu, Jining and other places being captured one by one by the Xuanfu army and the champion, the whole of Shandong may be lost. Only the coastal areas and Denglai have not yet been completely surrendered.

　　What should the court do if Shandong is lost?

 Is Hejian still in our hands?

In such a short period of ten days, Niu Jizong fully demonstrated his intimidating power in running the army. Shandong along the canal became a street rat in panic all day long. The attitudes of officials and local gentry had not yet been unified. , just watching the Xuanfu army sweep past with lightning speed.

The fall of Linqing made Feng Ziying suddenly remember that Wang Xifeng's master and servant were still in Linqing, and the old house of Feng Mansion had now become a prey on the territory of Xuanfu Army.

Calculating the days, it seems that Wang Xifeng is not long before she is due to give birth. This is really an accident.

 “Sir, Ni Er is here.”

“Let him come in.” Feng Ziying nodded. At this time, the capital city needed to be more stable. Feng Ziying knew that the court would fully respond to the political offensive launched by Nanjing within the next two days at the latest, but he did not know the specific content yet.

"I've met you, sir." Ni Er came in with a smile on his face. His greasy and fat face could not tell that he was a character who controlled most of the underground society in the capital city. Black or gray was his true face, which one he should be. It's time for him to come into full play.

"Ni Er, I won't go around in circles with you. The situation in the capital city is not optimistic at the moment. All kinds of true and false news are circulating everywhere. The court will soon clean up to prevent it from being taken advantage of by foreign enemies. I'm afraid you will also have to help Shun Shun. Tianfu Yamen,..." Feng Ziying waved her hand to watch the tea.

"Don't worry, sir. Don't worry, little one." Ni Er agreed wholeheartedly, "I have never relaxed on the matters arranged by Master Wu before. There are also some signs of movement during this period. I estimate that there will probably be some changes during this period." Take action."

"Oh?" Feng Ziying was also shocked. There should be some movement. Her opponent was more patient than expected. "Is there something happening over at Cuihua Alley? Or at Hongqing Temple?"

 (End of this chapter)