In the Qing army camp commander's tent, a bloody head was placed on Ajige's desk.

Li Guo did not agree to Ajige's pleading, but instead killed the envoy he sent, saying that he would never surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

"A tiger really said that?" Ajig's face was as deep as water.

The Qing soldiers who came back with the head of the envoy said in panic: "Report to the prince, Li Guo did say that he would not surrender. Even if he wanted to surrender, he would not surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but would surrender to Zhao Zamao!"

This reply was unexpected by Ajige, but after careful consideration, Li Guo is now trapped in the mouth of the old river, with Zhao Ming's navy to the south and Qing army camps to the north. Li Guo wants to seek a way out. In addition to surrendering to the Qing army, he can indeed surrender to Zhao Ming in the south.

Compared with the surrender of the Qing Dynasty, it was a man of curse and the Zhejiang Army, which was the same literary and ethnic group, Li Guo would make the first choice in a desperate situation.

Thinking of this, Ajige couldn't help but glance at Hong Chengchou, and it really made this old dog say it. Judging from Li Guo's attitude, the Zhejiang Army and the Longwu court really had the possibility of reconciliation to the outside world.

Ajige naturally would not admit that there were mistakes in his decision-making, but he had to be careful that Li Guo really defected to Zhao Ming.

"Have the cannon arrived?" Azig's face turned gloomy.

Tong Yangjia went out to pay tribute, "Reported to the prince, it has arrived in the sky and will be transported to the old river mouth early tomorrow morning."

Ajige stood up and immediately called an order, "Send the order, follow the thief and prepare to attack and annihilate the defeated barbarians at the Jiujiangkou."

"Zhe!" Many Qing generals saluted.

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On the south bank of the Yangtze River, the Zhejiang Army camp.

Zhao Ming stood in front of the sand table with his hands behind his back, listening to his subordinates' statements.

"Your Highness, the Qing army has been planning to move south this time. The Qing army gathered 200,000 troops in Xuzhou. Ajige threatened Huai'an with a 50,000 army. He personally led 150,000 troops to cross the river from Sizhou, swept across Fengyang, Chuzhou, Hezhou, Luzhou, and the border troops and imperial guards in Jiangbei collapsed all the way." Tang Tong pointed to the sand pan and said, "The imperial court had 200,000 troops in Jiangbei. The Qing army was unstoppable, annihilated and captured tens of thousands of official troops, and left more than 100,000 official troops, surrounding the Jiujiangkou and other places."

Zhao Ming's face was gloomy, "Gu had expected that Ajige would go south and reminded Li Chengdong and Zhang Mingzhen to defend the Qing army, but he did not expect that the court would be so vulnerable. Then Li Guo was also considered a general, but he was defeated so quickly."

Staff member Gu Yanwu said: "He Tengjiao is determined to deal with us and ordered Li Guo to pull all the elite soldiers on the Huaijiang line to Yangzhou, resulting in the empty defense line of the Huaijiang River. In addition, the Huaihe River is frozen, so he was defeated."

Tang Tong continued: "According to the information of the Tiandihui, the Qing army's large-scale invasion of the south was not decided by Ajige, but led by Fulin, the young emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Ajige's 150,000 people were just vanguards. Mandahai, one of the five major political kings of the Qing Dynasty, had already led two red flags, as well as the green camp troops of Jiang Xiang, Shanxi and other troops, from north to south, and it won't take long to arrive in Jiangbei."

Zhao Ming heard the words and said in a deep voice: "If this is the case, Jiangbei may all fall into the hands of the Qing army, and even Jiangnan will face the threat."

The Qing army moved south, which made the situation extremely complicated.

Now Zhao Ming is in a dilemma. It is definitely not possible to continue attacking Nanjing. He wants to cross the river and fight against the Qing army, but is also restrained by the troops of the Longwu court.

At this time, Zhao Ming was still entangled with Li Laiheng, Yuan Zongdi and others in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing. Zheng Chenggong, who obeyed the orders, had already led his troops into southern Zhejiang. The army forced him to Hangzhou and threatened Zhao Ming's rear, making Zhao Ming unable to fight against the Qing army. Continuing to attack Nanjing would only make the Qing Dynasty profit.

If the current situation cannot be resolved, Jiangbei will inevitably be occupied by the Qing army. After the Qing army eliminated Jiangbei Ming army, coupled with the split between the Zhejiang clan and the court, the strength of the world will change immediately. It will become a luxury to expel the Tartars and recover the north.

Zhao Ming suddenly asked, "What is Nanjing's reaction now?"

Gu Yanwu said: "It is said that He Tengjiao strongly advocated moving the capital to Wuchang!"

Zhao Ming frowned and suddenly said to Gu Yanwu: "Sir, please come to Nanjing once!"

Nanjing City, in the imperial palace.

The Zhejiang army was approaching Nanjing, and the Qing army broke through the Huaijiang defense line and defeated the Ming army in Jiangbei, surrounding more than 100,000 imperial guards in a narrow area of ​​the old river mouth, causing the Longwu court to fall into a huge crisis.

At this time, as the Qing army approached the Yangtze River, the people in Nanjing were panicked, and those who advocated fleeing Nanjing gained the upper hand again.

In the early morning, nearly a hundred officials from the Lord and the Sect were kneeling outside Zhu Youjian's bedroom.

He Tengjiao knelt down and kowtowed, shouting, "Your Majesty, the rebels are at the city, and the Qing army broke the promise and went south again. Nanjing can no longer stand firm. I am willing to ask Your Majesty to move the capital to Wuchang for the sake of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youjian was wearing a dragon robe of Minghuang and a winged crown on his head. He stood in the bedroom and heard the sound coming from outside, his face was gloomy and gloomy.

He Tengjiao continued: "Your Majesty, moving the capital to Wuchang is a temporary measure. Your Majesty is in Nanjing. Once Nanjing is captured, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed. I beg Your Majesty to withdraw from Nanjing and move west to Wuchang. At that time, the Qing army will fight with the rebels for Jiangnan. When the rebels and the Tartars are both injured, the court can recover Nanjing again~~~~~~"

Now, Zhao Ming raised an army and raised the banner of clearing the ruling side of the emperor, and wanted to eliminate He Tengjiao's party and to make He Tengjiao's faction face a huge crisis.

The Qing army tore up the peace talks and launched a large-scale invasion of the south, giving He Tengjiao a heavy hammer.

This indicates that the peace-making party implemented by the peace-making faction and the strategy of reducing the vassals to all fail.

Now that the Longwu court faces such a crisis, someone will inevitably bear it. The peacemakers are worried that Zhu Youjian faces pressure from both inside and outside, and in order to resist the Qing army and reach a reconciliation with the rebels, he agreed to the rebels' request to remove the peacemakers. Therefore, He Tengjiao and others led all officials into the palace, intending to force Zhu Youjian to move west to Wuchang to resolve the crisis faced by the peacemakers.

Huguang is He Tengjiao's base camp. His disciples have been everywhere for a long time. He holds the military and political power of Huguang. When he moved the capital to Wuchang, He Tengjiao could control Zhu Youjian, so that Zhu Youjian could not easily abandon him.

In addition, after the imperial court moved its capital to Wuchang, the threats of the rebels and the Qing army to the Longwu court were greatly reduced, and the rebels would have to fight with the Qing army and could not continue to advance westward, so the Qing dynasty could not be realized.

Furthermore, once the Longwu court moved westward, it would be equivalent to throwing the burden of fighting against the Qing army to Zhao Ming and Zhejiang Army. When the Zhejiang army and the Qing army fought, the troops were restrained. He Tengjiao could order the Ming army in Fujian and Jiangxi to attack Zhao Ming from behind, and use the Qing Dynasty to eliminate political enemies.

In this way, He Tengjiao can continue to control the government affairs, and the lords and factions will not be liquidated.

Outside the bedroom, hundreds of ministers from the Lords and Sects bowed their heads and kowtowed, supporting He Tengjiao, saying that only by moving westward can the Longwu court survive the current crisis, otherwise they will be defeated under the attack of the rebels and the Qing army.

In the bedroom, Zhu Youjian saw so many officials outside the hall and strongly advocated moving westward, and his heart was shaken.

Zhu Youjian understood that the consequence of the court's westward migration was that the Ming Dynasty was again divided, and the world would be dispersed, and the Qing Dynasty would gain the initiative again, but if it did not leave, Nanjing might fall sooner or later.
Chapter completed!