December 23, the second year of Zhaowu.
It is suitable for funerals and earthbreaking.
Weather, heavy snow.
In the snow all over the sky, this capital city was also trapped in a rare solemn state.
Every household is hung with white veils, and on both sides of the street are soldiers standing in front of the imperial camp and the people in the capital who are kneeling down.
When the palace gate opened, the sixty-four banner-guiding men were in front of them, holding up the soul-guiding banner.
Then, one hundred and twenty-eight people carried the coffin of the former Ming Emperor, carrying the large pillar of the dragon.
Then, there were fully armed soldiers of the Imperial Front Battalion and more than a thousand emperors, holding weapons, flags and paper, burning them, etc.
In the funeral procession, there were a large number of monks, Taoists, etc., who were wearing robes and holding law enforcement tools, and constantly chanting scriptures.
As well as civil and military officials, former royal relatives, and former Ming royal family, the entire funeral procession lasted for dozens of miles, from the palace to the tomb, there were also reed temples along the way for the funeral procession to rest.
The emperor stood on the city tower and watched indifferently.
Burial was ritually the emperor.
Chongzhen, Tianqi, and the coffins of the two emperors formed a funeral procession that stretched for dozens of miles and left for the two emperors who had been built in Wanshou Mountain.
The wind and snow were still flying all over the sky, and this huge team slowly disappeared from the wind and snow, and also disappeared from the emperor's vision.
"Your Majesty, it's cold and cold, so let's go to the palace to rest!"
Wang Wu stepped forward, put the fox fur on the emperor, and whispered.
"Let's go!"
The emperor let out a long sigh, but his eyes looked at the distant southern land.
Nanming...
The emperor shook his head and stepped onto the imperial chasing. Then, he walked towards the palace surrounded by soldiers from the imperial camp.
And at this moment, in Jiangnan.
After the emperor issued an order and ordered the Ministry of Rites to draft the burial ceremony of the two emperors of the previous Ming Dynasty, the news had long been spread to the world. Naturally, the Southern Ming court in Quanzhou would not have known it.
It was also on this day that Quanzhou, the nominal capital of the Southern Ming Dynasty, was like the capital in the north. Every household was wearing mourning clothes, and civil and military officials were also wearing filial clothes. The whole city was also solemn!
"bye!"
Outside Quanzhou City, an altar has been set up long ago.
Just like the burial ceremony ongoing at the Wanshou Mountain Mausoleum in the northern capital, the young emperor led all civil and military officials in the Southern Ming Dynasty, and was also performing a worship ceremony!
However, compared with the solemn etiquette of Wanshou Mountain, it seems extremely desolate outside Quanzhou City.
The coffin of the late emperor was buried by the traitors who were usurped by the traitors who were worshipped by the traitors who were usurped by the traitors. However, they, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty and the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, could only worship thousands of miles apart!
Even, perhaps in this life, there will never be another day to return to the Central Plains!
Although the Southern Ming Dynasty was large and several provinces were in control, none of them were in the hands of the Southern Ming Dynasty.
The strong army in the north can be swallowed by whale and go south at any time!
There is no danger in Nanming!
Desolate, this worship venue is also indescribable desolate at this moment!
On the day when the king's army settled in the Central Plains, he did not forget to tell his husband about his family sacrifice!
They seem to have no qualifications to say this sentence!
I can only... passively wait for the arrival of the doomsday!
Or, day after day, attacking the natural dangers of rivers, trying to recover lost land, but under the defending of the strong northern troops, the natural dangers of rivers are even more solid as rocks.
It took half a year of vain and no gains were achieved, but instead it was a loss of troops and generals!
"To settle Jiangnan, you must first occupy Penghu and Taiwan and cut off the retreat path of the false Ming Dynasty!"
"The pseudo-Ming on land is vulnerable, and the only thing that needs to be taken care of is the pseudo-Ming retreat overseas."
"Zheng Zhilong, Nanjuyi, has been operating in Penghu, Taiwan for a long time. Now the pseudo-Ming court has also devoted financial and material resources overseas, and obviously has the idea of ​​using Penghu and Taiwan as a backroad!"
In Ningbo Port Navy, Li Dingguo was wearing a military armor and pointed at the island of Penghu and Taiwan along the coast, making a sound.
"Your Majesty has an order. Ningbo Maritime Manufacturing Department's tariff revenue in December can be used as the silver for the shipyard. Now it is the end of the month, and the tariff revenue has reached more than 300,000 taels, which is enough to support the construction of the shipyard."
"At the Denglai Shipyard, a batch of warships will be sent here in the spring next year."
"I plan to attack Penghu next summer solstice and attract the pseudo-Ming Navy. Even if we cannot do our best in one battle, we will cut off the pseudo-Ming Navy again!"
"Do you have any objections?"
Li Dingguo looked around the generals and asked.
"I will obey the order!"
The generals also took orders one after another when they looked at each other.
"Okay, wait and prepare. I will present the battle plan and wait for His Majesty's will."
The generals retreated one after another. Li Dingguo stood for a moment before slowly turning around, staring at the map of the sea, and his expression couldn't help but feel a little dazed.
He still remembered that when he first arrived in Jiangnan, he also had this map of sea territories, but at that time, it was not like the current situation, Daheng and Pseudo-Ming, the two sides confronted the sea territories, but various large and large forces, even the Western barbarian countries, entrenched in complex sea territories. Whether it is Daheng or Pseudo-Ming, it was just a slightly larger existence.
And now, on the vast sea border, those complex forces are either annexed or wiped out under the battle between Hengming.
What followed was naturally the increasingly powerful Daheng Jiangnan Navy. Of course, the pseudo-Ming navy was also becoming more and more powerful.
Even far more powerful than the Jiangnan Navy.
However, the only thing that is thankful is that just like the open and secret struggles between the army on the pseudo-Ming land, the navy also followed the pseudo-Ming court and tilted its financial resources to the navy, and it seemed to have an idea of ​​being involved in Taiwan as a way out.
Taiwan was originally a private place for the Western Yi and Zheng Zhilong. In this way, the conflict between the investment faction led by Zheng Zhilong and the pseudo-Ming court faction led by Nan Juyi was becoming more and more obvious and more intense.
It is precisely because of this that the Jiangnan Navy had to use weak brigades to fight against the strong army and gain the upper hand in the battles of all sizes and large.
It is precisely because of this that he has the confidence to attack Penghu. After all, Penghu was occupied by the pseudo-Ming court, and Zheng Zhilong's confidant land lies in Taiwan!
Zheng Zhilong was afraid that Penghu would be threatened, and this would also cut off the pseudo-Ming court's involvement in Taiwan.
"There is a lot to do in this battle!"
Looking at this map of the sea border, Li Dingguo's eyes flashed, and his plans for this battle were spreading more and more.
What he thought was no longer entirely above this battle.
The most important purpose of this battle is not to eliminate many naval troops from the pseudo-Ming Dynasty.
Instead, we should use this to make the conflict between the Pseudo-Ming and Zheng Zhilong more intense and more public!
And before his Jiangnan Navy could not completely wipe out the strength of the pseudo-Ming Navy, any war on the sea must be for this purpose.
"Defending friendly forces is like guarding against tigers..."
Thinking of this, Li Dingguo couldn't help but murmur.
As long as the pseudo-Ming navy is like its land army, defending against friendly forces like guarding against tigers...
Chapter completed!