Kong Youde in Jiangnan, Geng Zhongming besieged Wujin and ordered the cavalry to monitor Su Songming's army. Zhao Ming was unable to break the siege of Wujin for a while, and there was no possibility of defeating the Qing army in a short period of time.

This makes the situation in Donghai Town completely depend on the Wujin defenders. If the defenders can hold on for a long time and still have a turning point, if Wujin is quickly captured by the Qing army, Zhao Ming would have to give up Su Song and go into the sea again.

At present, the situation in Su Songchang is generally not good for Zhao Ming. At this unfavorable moment, news came from Xie Qian, Shandong that the Qing army launched a large-scale encirclement and suppression of the army in Donghai Town in Shandong, with heavy casualties and heavy casualties, and Zhao Ming urgently needed to send troops to rescue him.

This made Zhao Ming in a dilemma. The threat from the Qing army in Jiangnan was not lifted, and another problem occurred in Shandong, which made Zhao Ming unable to solve it for a while. He could only send a fleet north, hoping to pick Xie Qian up.

As time goes by May, the fighter planes that Zhao Ming is waiting for still did not appear, and the situation facing Donghai Town is in a bad direction, further deteriorating.

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Upstream, Huguang.

Last year, the Qing army's troops were heading straight to the city of Changsha, almost forcing the Longwu court into a dead end.

At that time, the Jiangnan crisis was in crisis. Haoge was afraid of the Ming army in Huguang, so he sent Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming to lead the elite troops of Huguang, and then went downstream to attack Zhu Yihai and Zhao Ming in the east.

At this time, the elite Qing army in Huguang went east, and Haoge led more than 100,000 troops to command Wuchang, Xiangyang and Yuezhou to occupy the Ming army in Hunan.

In April, the Longwu court received the reward from Fu Shangrui and knew that the war in Jiangnan had started again.

There were two factions within the court immediately, one was led by Du Yinxi, Yan Yingyuan and others. They said that the court had been in danger several times before, and they all relied on the Zhejiang army to fight to the death to save the enemy. Now that the Zhejiang army is in trouble, the court should promote the Chu-Gan army to rescue Zhejiang.

Another faction, led by He Tengjiao, opposed sending troops immediately on the grounds that Zhao Ming did not accept the imperial edict and Huguang had just experienced a war.

In early May, Chen Mingyu rushed to Changsha under the order of Zhao Ming. Zhu Yihai also sent Zhang Huangyan to the journey.

The two secretly met with ministers such as Yan Yingyuan, Yang Wencong, Du Yinxi and others, and lobbed everywhere. They made great contributions. Du Yinxi then led more than ten ministers to the palace to pay homage. The main force of the Qing army gathered in Jiangnan, and Huguang was empty. It was a great opportunity for the court to make contributions and revitalize the prestige of the emperor and the court.

If a large army can seize Yuezhou and Wuchang, the world will surely be shocked, and the emperor's military achievements will be enough to order the rebellion.

At present, the Ming Dynasty evolved into separatist rule of the vassal states. A major problem was that the vassal states made many military achievements, but the court suffered a long defeat. If this continues, the imperial court will naturally lose its majesty, and the vassal states will inevitably despise the court.

Now that the main force of the Qing army is in Jiangnan, it is indeed an opportunity for Zhu Youjian.

If the Longwu court could take this opportunity to conquer Wuchang and recover all Chu, the Longwu court and his personal prestige would greatly improve. It would not only reverse the situation of the Anti-Qing war, but also reshape the authority of the central government. This was a sharp temptation power for Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian was an enterprising person. He immediately agreed to the request of the pro-war faction. He Tengjiao understood the emperor's wishes and felt that restoration of Wuchang was a great achievement.

Previously, Zhu Youjian was forced to promise to restore the country and those who have made great achievements can be granted the title of King of the other surname.

Although He Tengjiao is already the chief minister of the cabinet and the young tutor of the prince, he naturally will not be satisfied with this, and hopes to go further and become the king of the Ming Dynasty.

He Tengjiao was Longwu's confidant and was very good at speculating on the emperor's thoughts. Seeing that the emperor was interested in sending troops, he knew that he could not stop him, so he immediately turned to the main battle. He personally asked to supervise the army, leading the main force of the Ming army in Huguang to attack Yuezhou, and advance to Wuchang, which shocked the world.

When Emperor Longwu saw this, he immediately appointed He Tengjiao as the commander, Du Yinxi's deputy, and ordered Zhang Xianbi, Huang Chaoxuan, Ma Jinzhong, Wang Jincai, Wang Yuncheng, Li Guo, Hao Yaoqi, Liu Fangliang and other sixteen soldiers, totaling 200,000, to swear to the Northern Expedition.

In mid-May, Zhu Lujian sacrificed the sky on Yuelu Mountain, built a high platform, and personally gave He Tengjiao's general seal and tiger talisman, and recited the Qing Dynasty manifesto, "I am now thinking about the ancestral tomb and cherish the people. The crazy enemy defiled my ancestral temple, harmed my people, and plundered my head, as if it was water and fire. I am now launching troops, and the Grand Secretary He Tengjiao supervised his troops, commanded 200,000 troops, and attacked the crazy enemy~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

At the foot of Yuelu Mountain, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians shouted in unison. He Tengjiao took the seal amidst the shocking cheers and led a large army to march northward.

The movements of the Ming army in Hunan immediately attracted the attention of the Qing army in Huguang. After Haoge found out the news, he immediately led his troops to Yuezhou to fight against the enemy. However, the Qing army rushed from Wuchang to Yuezhou and waited for several days, but there was no trace of the Ming army.

South of Yuezhou, Miluo County, Ming army camp.

After He Tengjiao led his troops from Changsha, he arrived at Miluo and stationed his troops without advancing. There was no movement for several days.

In early June, summer was already in the land of Huguang, and the weather became hotter and the soldiers became more and more irritable.

Chen Ming was looking for the Ming army in Huguang to share the pressure for the Ming army in Jiangnan. Seeing that He Tengjiao was still in control of his troops, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious. So he passed Yan Yingyuan and asked Du Yinxi to see him, and asked why the army was still in control of his troops.

Du Yinxi lost the trust of Emperor Longwu because he allowed the fallen grandson to be named king without authorization. However, Longwu also knew his ability, so he asked him to be a deputy to He Tengjiao.

In the military tent, Du Yinxi was at his desk to check the map. At this time, the curtain was lifted up. Yan Yingyuan led Chen Mingyu to salute and said, "Du Fujun!"

When Du Yinxi heard the words, he raised his head, saw the two of them, and smiled and said, "It's Liheng and Gongchen!"

Chen Mingyu bowed and said, "Fu Jun atones for his sins. Today I ask Mr. Yan to bring his subordinates to see Fu Jun. I have something to ask!"

Du Yinxi combined the map and sighed, "I'm asking why the army is not moving, right!"

Yan Yingyuan said in a deep voice: "The elite Qing army hit Jiangnan, and the Qing army in Huguang was empty. Our army should have the power to be quick. We quickly led our troops north and caught the Qing army off guard. How could we waste time in Miluo County?"

Du Yinxi stood up and said, "I know your purpose, so I will go and see Mr. He and persuade him to advance quickly."

At that moment, Du Yinxi left the tent, and the Central Army came. Outside the tent, a large flag floated down. The flag contained a long list of titles from He Tengjiao, which looked very frightening.

After receiving the notice from the guards, Du Yinxi picked up the tent and entered the tent of the commander. He Tengjiao sat upright in the throne. His son He Wenrui stood aside, as if he was just discussing something big.

"Governor-General Army, what's the matter with me?" He Tengjiao said coldly with an airs on his face.

Du Yinxi bowed slightly to He Tengjiao and said, "Yuezhou is close to you, and the soldiers in the army have quite objections to the large army's troops not advancing. Now the Qing army is urgently attacking Zhejiang army, so He Ge Lao should lead the troops to advance quickly and seize Yuezhou. He first claimed to seize people, and then take advantage of the unpreparedness to bring victory to restore Chu, and it is bound to defeat Qing."

He Tengjiao shook his head, obviously having his own plans. He said quite arrogantly: "Otherwise, today Jiannu attacks Zhejiang, if the victory will lead his troops to exhaust them, I will bear the loss. If I cannot win, the Jiannu army will be shaken, so I will lead my troops north and will defeat Jiannu. Therefore, it is better to let the slave fight with Zhejiang first!"

As he said that, He Tengjiao looked at Du Yinxi proudly and smiled and said, "Don't Du Fujun know that the captive army and Zhejiang are both troubles to Your Majesty?"

Du Yinxi's face turned red with anger and said angrily: "At this moment, Mr. He Ge still made such a plan. If the Zhejiang army was defeated quickly, the morale of Jiannu will be greatly boosted, and it will be too late to regret it. Mr. He Ge will become a sinner in the world and will be infamous for thousands of years!"

He Tengjiao's smile suddenly stopped and he sneered: "Hmph, the Zhejiang Army has always been good at fighting, and Duke Zhao has never lost. Our cabinet believes that the Zhejiang Army will not be easily defeated by Jiannu, and will definitely be both defeated."

"This is not as good as the governor's army in this last battle. However, we will be ambitious, plan and win a thousand miles, and formulate a grand strategy for thousands of years. However, the governor's army is not as good as the governor's army!" He Tengjiao said, waving his hand a little annoyedly, "Do the governor's army and retreat! In the command, anyone in the army who does not obey the orders and goes to war without authorization will be executed immediately!"
Chapter completed!