On the Yangtze River, warships shuttled through, and troops from Huguang, Jiangxi and Guizhou arrived one after another near Yangzhou.

After Zhao Ming ordered all towns to go to the northern expedition and ordered all towns to draw elite troops to accompany them, all the vassals responded positively.

If it is not active, Zhou Guo must be the subject of the regent, and the prestige of the regent is at its peak, and he used the excuse of the Northern Expedition to mobilize the army.

Who dares not to obey this?

If he dared to refuse to send troops, Zhao Ming would immediately be able to take his big hat and take the opportunity to seize his vassal territory and abolish his title.

For a time, outside Yangzhou City, military camps were everywhere, and the sound of the whole world was heard from the camp.

At this time, Zhao Ming was wearing a dragon robe, a winged crown, and a black cloak. He stood at the head of Yangzhou city, overlooking the army outside the city.

Gu Yanwu said in college: "Your Highness, after receiving the order, all parties have sent troops to come. Now King E, King Tang, King Yue, King Jin Shenghuan, and Gao Yigong's men have already arrived outside Yangzhou City."

Zhao Ming couldn't help but say unexpectedly: "Zhu Yuyou actually came so early?"

Gu Yanwu said: "I guess he was worried that the court would use the excuse of abolishing the vassals and did not want to make a fuss, so he came actively. Judging from his journey, Jin Shenghuan from Ganzhou was much closer than him, but he was the army of the King of Tang, so he came to Yangzhou first."

Zhao Ming smiled satisfied, "He knows what he knows!"

Gu Yanwu continued: "However, the Tang King sent not many soldiers, only three thousand people, and they were not elite."

"Where is the King of Yue and King of E?" Zhao Ming asked.

Gu Yanwu said: "They came very early, but they didn't send many soldiers. The three feudal families combined, and only 10,000 soldiers were not as good as the Jin Shenghuan family."

Zhao Ming was in a good mood and waved his hand, "Forget it! The Lone King had no hope, rely on them to fight."

Zhao Ming looked at the endless military camps outside the city and the crowded crowds, and then asked: "How many soldiers and horses have come from each vassal? Has the Ministry of War counted it?"

Gu Yanwu said: "A preliminary statistics from the Ministry of War are three thousand Tang Fans, three thousand E Fans, three thousand Guangdong Fans, ten thousand Jin Shenghuan, ten thousand Gao Yigong, six thousand Yuan Zong, six thousand Hao Yaoqi, ten thousand Han Navy, and ten thousand Yanping Fan Navy. In addition, the King of Dingxi also led 10,000 troops and horses to board the boat in Huguang. In less than half a month, he would arrive in Yangzhou. The total number of soldiers of each vassal was more than 70,000."

"Li Dingguo has also sent troops!" Zhao Mingxi said, "That's a good relationship! It's just right to come to Yangzhou for the New Year!"

The Dongqing army was about 300,000, while Zhao Ming mobilized 70,000 vassal soldiers and another 300,000 imperial guards. There must be no problem in destroying the Dongqing army.

For a moment, Zhao Ming couldn't help but feel very happy. He just waited for all the troops to arrive and sent troops immediately.

1659, the third year of Yongli, the new year of the first lunar month.

As the regent of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Ming accepted the worship of envoys from Ryukyu, Annan, Japan and other countries, as well as civil and military officials from the Ming Dynasty.

After the worship, Zhao Ming immediately held a banquet and reviewed the imperial guards and the soldiers in various vassal states on the outskirts of Yangzhou.

The Ming Dynasty's military power shocked the envoys of various countries and made them obeyed the ministers, and the regent's reputation was as powerful as the sun.

In the third year of Yongli, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Shangyuan Festival just passed.

Zhao Ming then sacrificed his sacrifice to the sky outside Yangzhou and issued the "Edict on the Anti-Jiannu's Restoration of the Divine Capital", which issued an edict to Shandong, Henan and Hebei, saying: "Yizong is alive, and the Han Dynasty is gradually declining. I took advantage of my slightestness to seize the magical artifact. Now it has been sixteen years!"

"In the past, slave soldiers went south, and the lives of the people and cultural uniforms were almost destroyed. The lonely ones rose in the southeast, and they were determined to save the country and fell, and recreated the Xia area, and only half of the country would be preserved."

"Now the southern country has been settled, but the northern country is still a slave. I heard that the people in Shandong and Hebei suffered from the suffering of enslavement. The scholars and people hung upside down and often cried in the night."

"I was entrusted by the emperor and acted on behalf of the heavens, swearing to restore the Han border and save the people."

"Yan, Zhao, Qi, Lu, Han and Wei, the hometown of Han. Gu Yanguanyu was all the Ming ministers, but Jiannu was not a minister."

"They personally led the six divisions and advanced several times together, and Gong Xingtian punished them to fight against Jiannu!"

"The king's army advances north to restore the Han border, and the heroes of Yan, Zhao, Qi and Lu should observe the direction of heaven and man, follow the general trend of the world, gather together to strengthen disciples, respond to the king's army, and jointly fight against Jiannu!"

"Today, the soldiers are advancing north, and any people who climb up the city and surrender to the front will not investigate the mistakes before. Anyone who dares to hold troops to resist the royal army and shave their hair and lapel the left side will be killed immediately."

"Each one has its own announcement, and all of them will be known."

As soon as the proclamation was issued, the world was shaken. The Ming army, which had already gathered in Jiangbei, immediately marched to the front line.

Three hundred thousand imperial guards and fifty thousand vassal soldiers, with high morale, heading towards Xuzhou. At the same time, 20,000 naval troops set sail from Chongming and rushed towards Beijing in a mighty manner.

The army of 370,000 was falsely claimed to be 800,000, and rolled northward, shaking Qilu.

For a time, on the Grand Canal from Yangzhou to Huai'an, soldiers and ships blocked the river channel. The army on both sides and civilians continued to advance for hundreds of miles, with great momentum.

The Ming army launched a large-scale northern expedition, and the eastern Qing Dynasty immediately fell into panic. The two kings of Luoyang, the two kings, were trembling. The Xuzhou garrison Yue Le, closed the city gates and made a move to hold on.

Ajige, who was in Beijing, was furious when he saw the Ming Dynasty manifesto.

At this time, in the Beijing Palace, Ajige sat in front of the desk, with a pot of pork head in front of him.

Fan Wencheng and others knelt in front of him and kowtowed to the final persuasion: "Your Majesty, the Ming army is now in great power, so please show your weakness to Zhao Zamao!"

Ajige chewed with a ferocious face, and used a dagger to send the fat meat into his mouth, and said ferociously: "Since Taizu raised his army, my Qing Dynasty has never been timid in the face of the barbarians."

When the crown prince Bolehe saw this, he said angrily: "Father. Since that's the case, then please allow my son-in-law to lead the Manchu Iron Cavalry to the south, so that Zhao Zamao can know the power of my Manchu warriors!"

Ajige actually under tremendous pressure, but as the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he could not panic and could not let his ministers see timidity.

The huge pressure sometimes makes Ajig breathless, and only by constantly eating can he be relieved.

At this time, Ajige stuffed another piece of fat into his mouth, and Jie smiled and said, "No! Put all the troops into the city and set up defenses. The Zhao Zamao army is the army of princes who are pieced together in the east and west. These people may not be truly surrendered to him. As long as I defend Beijing, Zhao Zamao's army cannot capture it for a long time, changes will occur within them. Also, Wu Sangui will definitely bring his army to rescue me."

Ajige also knew in his heart that with the strength of the Qing army, he could not confront Zhao Ming head-on.

Now, his only chance to win is to drag on it and wait for Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming to attack.

At this time, Wu Sangui, who was highly anticipated by Ajige, had already left Chang'an and led 50,000 cavalry to the west to Jiayuguan.

Ajige's opponent Zhao Ming went out of Yangzhou to arrive at the Xuzhou front line, and nearly 400,000 Ming troops had gathered under Xuzhou city.

The Ming army camp spread for fifty or sixty miles, endlessly, with flags flying, covering the sky and the sun. The camp was crowded with people, and the sounds and horses were neighing, and the momentum was scary enough.

On Xuzhou City, the Qing soldiers had never seen such a large formation since they fought against the Ming Dynasty, and they were all frightened.
Chapter completed!