Along the way, the mighty fleet was very spectacular, attracting countless pairs of eyes.

In just one day and one night, the fleet passed Suqian.

The gentry and common people of Southern Zhili who had been frightened out of their wits by the murderous threat of the Donglu were all delighted when they heard that it was the "God of Fire" Prince De who was marching south to fight against the invaders.

God bless!

No need to be afraid now!

There were even righteous soldiers who led the righteous soldiers to come to help, and Ren Guogan was one of them. He was a civil servant during the Tianqi period. After learning that the Donglu invaded the country, he gathered his soldiers to form a stronghold to protect himself. He heard that Prince De

After leading the army through Suqian, Ren Guogan hurriedly came with food and grass to comfort the army.

When he arrived at the Yellow River, he saw that the fleet was indeed in good shape!

More than a hundred thousand-stone cannon boats were lined up in a row. There were baffles on the waists of the boats, and there were arrow holes between the baffles. More than ten boats were connected into one, and one was biting one after another. The ones behind were not far apart.

A huge fleet of boats just went down the middle of the Yellow River. Standing on the shore, you can vaguely see the names of the ships branded with hot iron on the eyes of each ship.

Ren Guogan didn't know that the chariots and horses he led were already being targeted when they were still more than ten miles away from the fleet. If it hadn't been discovered through the camera that they were all Han Chinese, they wouldn't have been able to get close to the river at all. More

They will not be allowed to approach the fleet in small boats.

"Who is coming!"

Listening to the shouts coming from the boat, Ren Minyu, who was standing on the bow of the boat, shouted loudly.

"Ren Guogan, the governor of Suqian, heard that Crown Prince De led the troops south to fight against the captives. He came here to reward the army and report urgent military information to Crown Prince!"

Reporting military information again!

Zhu Guoqiang naturally welcomed the martyrs who reported military intelligence. Their presence along the way saved him a lot of effort, and at least he was able to grasp the movements of the Qing army.

"Your Majesty, after Dorgon arrived at the north bank of the Yellow River, he first captured Qinghe County. Although Huai'an Prefecture evacuated all ships from Hebei to the south bank, and even Hongze Island in Hongze Lake, there were several shipyards in Qinghe County

, there are more than 10,000 shipwrights and a large amount of ship materials. Currently, Dorgon is sending his army to kill and capture the people in Hebei while building ships in Qinghe River. He has the momentum to cross the river and head south..."

The reason why Ren Guogan led Ding Zhuang here was to report this military information. After all, Suqian is in Hebei and may be captured by the Donglu at any time. Although most of the people in Suqian have now evacuated to the south bank, it is still their home.

Now that the prince has arrived, it makes him feel more at ease.

"shipbuilding……"

The information provided by Ren Guogan made Zhu Guoqiang raise his eyebrows. This was really not like the Qing army.

He actually learned how to build a boat.

Is shipbuilding fast?

"Your Majesty, Dorgon not only built ships in Qinghe, but also deployed red cannons on the Yellow River embankment in Qinghe. According to the news that the villain heard, he only deployed the red cannons on the river after learning that the prince had led his troops.

The villain heard that whenever a ship passed by the river, Donglu would bombard the river boat. Donglu's artillery team was so powerful that it even hit the Ma Tou Town at the mouth of Hongze Lake on the other side.

.”

Hearing this, Zhu Guoqiang was stunned for a while.

Build ships and forts!

This Qing army is a bit strange!

In fact, what Zhu Guoqiang didn't know was that the Qing army's move was more out of helplessness, especially the installation of artillery units on the river embankment. It was him who forced him to do so - Abatai was captured by a gunboat under Xuzhou City.

After the news that the shelling killed thousands of people reached Dorgon, he immediately deployed an artillery team on the river embankment to prevent the Ming army's gunboats from sneak attacks.

"Dorgon's reaction was very quick. He set up forts not only to prevent me from shelling from the river, but also to prevent me from attacking from the river when the Yellow River was at its strongest. It also blocked our way into Hongze Lake. This is

It’s like helping Abatai. We can’t enter Hongze Lake, and naturally we can’t enter the Huaihe River. Abatai is really like being in an uninhabited land.”

After thinking for a moment and understanding the other party's intention, Zhu Guoqiang continued to ask.

"Is there any movement of Abate?"

"Your Majesty, yesterday someone said that Abatai had arrived at Suzhou City two days ago. Suzhou must have been captured by them by now. They are probably at this location now..."

Looking at the location marked on the map, Zhu Guoqiang frowned.

On one side is Dorgon in Qinghe, and on the other is Abatai who is pointing directly at Zhongdu!

We have to defend both sides, but we have so many troops!

"Where is Hong Chengchou?"

In order to intercept the Qing army, Chongzhen not only ordered Nanzhili to recruit Xiangyong to defend the city, but also ordered Hong Chengchou to lead a hundred thousand troops southward, but their speed was really impressive! This is not to blame Hong Chengchou, in the first place it was his

The army has just been assembled, and secondly, because they are a mixture of infantry and cavalry, they can only march a few dozen miles every day.

"Just after Linqing..."

Obviously, Hong Chengchou meant that he could not move forward.

Moreover, even if he led the troops, it was still unknown whether Hong Chengchou could defeat Dorgon.

"Your Majesty, the Donglu troops are now divided into two groups, one heading directly at Zhongdu, and the other heading straight at Huai'an. If Hsiao Shi's prediction is correct, they must be eyeing Huai'an. Huai'an, especially Qingjiangpu, is a water transport area.

Every year at this time of year, the backlog of warehouses is no less than two to three million stones. Ever since the wall was broken, Donglu has been galloping all the way. He can even let go of a city with a population of one million like Linqing. He must be eager to get it.

quick!"

As soon as Chen Wudi finished speaking, Qian Degong also spoke hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter how much rice you have in Cangcao. Besides, there is a natural barrier on the Yellow River here. I think the most irritating thing is Abatai's army. But after they have passed Suzhou, no matter how they go south, they are approaching Zhongdu.

, or cross the Huaihe River, or even threaten Nanjing, it is not impossible!"

"That's right, Sir, although there is a lot of rice in the warehouse, how can he transport it back to Liaodong even if he robs it? Besides, if they just rob grain, they can also rob a lot of it on the north bank.

If we keep an eye on Dorgon, if he doesn't move, will we keep staring at him here? By then, Abatai's side will really be in a deserted place!"

"Your Majesty, what General Qian said is true. I think that after Abatai captures Suzhou, he will definitely go south and take the opportunity to corrupt Zhongdu and Nanzhi. As for Dorgon, although he will wait for an opportunity to cross the river, he will not be able to threaten Nanzhi for the time being.

Directly to the hinterland, so currently the biggest threat is the Donglu led by Abatai."

"But now the artillery of the Qing army is locked at the mouth of the lake. If you want to enter the Huaihe River, you have to pass through the mouth of the river! But the artillery of the Donglu is blocking the mouth of the river!"

Listening to everyone's analysis, Zhu Guoqiang stared at Suzhou and Huai'an on the map.
Chapter completed!