The mysterious world: Start working hard from the beggar camp!

Chapter 526: Jiangnan starts a melee

"what?"

"Li Dingguo personally led the six main armies of the Restoration Army, plus two main fleets of the navy, and defeated the remnants of the Tartars entrenched in the Goguryeo Peninsula. Has Huang Taiji been defeated?"

Jinling, Forbidden City, Imperial Garden.

After listening to the report from Cao Huachun, the governor of the East Depot, Emperor Chongzhen was shocked.

He could never have imagined that the Fusion Army, which had been recuperating for more than a year, would have done such a horrific thing.

Once upon a time, the Later Jin clan brought severe disasters to the Ming Dynasty, making the court overwhelmed and even helpless.

It was the rise of two generations of Tartar leaders, Nurhaci and Huang Taiji, that plunged the Ming Dynasty into internal and external troubles and dire straits.

This is also the main reason why Li Dingguo, a powerful bandit, was able to take advantage of the situation and become the most powerful force in the world today.

After all, the rise of a top power requires the right time, right place and right people.

If there is a lack of support in any aspect, it will be difficult to grow into a top force.

Moreover, for a wealthy family like Li Dingguo who is ruthless to the people in the world and a tycoon who adopts the strategy of killing all the people, it is extremely difficult for him to rise up and achieve success, which is at the level of the eighteenth level of hell.

Throughout history, no one has been able to do this, and Li Dingguo is the only exception.

The right time, right place and right people are the main factors in this.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Huachun said solemnly, "We have reorganized the East Factory and sent people to Liaodong and Goguryeo. Although there are not many people, only about a hundred, they are all elites at the peak of the physical training or the Qi training realm."

"Three teams have sent back the same intelligence, proving the authenticity of this incident."

Unknown to outsiders, Cao Huachun, Lu Jiude and Wang Chengen, three eunuchs who passed the test of Emperor Chongzhen, have all been vigorously cultivated by Chongzhen in recent times.

Not only did he give them enough top-level cultivation resources, but he also gave each of them three drops of the witch god's blood.

Emperor Taizu left not much blood of the witch god. Due to the limited innate constitution of Emperor Chongzhen, he could not absorb it all. He used the remaining blood of the witch god to cultivate these three eunuch confidants.

Cao Huachun, Wang Chengen and Lu Jiude, who were rewarded with the blood of the witch god, broke through the shackles of their own qualifications not long ago. Without being known to outsiders, they quietly broke through to the initial stage of level six and became the last trump card in the hand of Emperor Chongzhen.

It can be said that the people Chongzhen trusts the most now are not Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, nor Huang Degong and the royal family, but the three great eunuchs Lu Jiude, Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun.

Therefore, the intelligence information brought by Cao Huachun is credible.

"call……"

It was confirmed that the remnants of the Later Jin Dynasty, led by Huang Taiji, had been wiped out by Li Dingguo, and Emperor Chongzhen felt mixed emotions.

He looked up at the sky, took a long breath, and said, "The Tatars led by Huang Taiji were destroyed by Li Dingguo. This is a good thing and a bad thing."

"From the perspective of our Han dynasty, eliminating the great enemy Huang Taiji and the remnants of the Later Jin Dynasty is naturally a great thing."

"But Li Dingguo has eliminated his worries. In the future, the Fuxing Army will grow faster and become completely invincible."

"This matter is both happy and sad."

He thought for a moment, a gleam in his eyes, and looked at Cao Huachun in front of him, and ordered, "With Li Dingguo no longer having any worries, we don't have much time left."

"No matter what, we in the Ming Dynasty must do our best to speed up the development and expansion of the forces under our control."

"Fortunately, we have made great progress over the past year or so."

"The main battle corps led by the four great commanders Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, Huang Degong, and Lu Jiude have all achieved very good results."

"So far, we have completely opened up the connection between Jiangnan and Shu, and added Qin Liangyu's powerful army of one million white-pole soldiers."

"In terms of military strength alone, the gap between us and the Restoration Army is not that big. These reorganized soldiers are all elite, not comparable to those useless soldiers from the past."

"But the money and food that our court can use to finance five million-man main battle armies every year has reached its limit. We will not be able to continue to expand the army for at least a few years."

"Since it is impossible to expand the army and prepare for war, the only thing we can do is to use the strategy of elite troops. Just like the Renaissance Army, we must do our best to improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers. This is the top priority."

It has to be said that the news that Li Dingguo had eliminated Huang Taiji and completely eliminated all worries made Chongzhen feel a strong sense of urgency.

The Fuxing Army, which is confronting the Southern Ming Dynasty across the river, will cross the river and attack in large numbers in no more than three to five years.

The great war at that time will completely determine the new overlord of the nine provinces of China.

The winner gets everything, and the loser will naturally be eliminated by the tide of history.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was committed to the revival of the Ming Dynasty, certainly did not want to be the loser. He wanted to work hard and try his best.

"Pass the order down, have the two great commanders, Lu Xiangsheng and Qin Liangyu, lead their soldiers to form a coalition army and launch a major attack on Zuo Liangyu in the Huguang region today!"

"The two great commanders, Sun Chuanting and Huang Degong, have also formed a coalition army, and together with the brave guards led by Zhou Yuji and his wife, they have launched a full-scale general offensive against Zhejiang and Fujian!"

"Time waits for no one. We must race against time to recapture the entire Jiangnan region so that we can gather enough manpower and resources to fight against the Fuxing Army that will inevitably cross the river to the south in three to five years at most!"

He was filled with murderous intent and said coldly, "This will be the last chance for our Ming Dynasty, and it is also the last bit of time Li Dingguo leaves us to catch our breath!"

"By then, whether Li Dingguo will change the dynasty or our Ming Dynasty will be revived, the truth will be revealed!"

To be honest, Chongzhen became more and more in awe of Li Dingguo, this peerless genius.

I even admire his principles and ideas on governing the country.

After all, Li Dingguo set a historical precedent, blazed a unique path to success, and was within reach of final success.

Even Emperor Chongzhen had to admit that the various policies for governing the country and the concepts for development and growth that he adopted after his sudden awakening were all modeled after the Fuxing Army, which was why he was able to achieve such great success in such a short period of time.

The overwhelming strength of the Fuxing Army was the foundation for Li Dingguo's rapid development and growth, and also the basis for his suppression of the world.

Having experienced ups and downs, Emperor Chongzhen realized that only by controlling absolutely powerful military force in his hands could the Ming Dynasty have a stable development foundation.

Without sufficient military force to crush the enemy, everything will be out of the question, like a dream bubble that will shatter with a single poke.

Now that Li Dingguo has destroyed the Jin Dynasty, the biggest threat to the Ming Dynasty, the Chongzhen Emperor is most pleased that the nine provinces of China will not fall into the control of foreign races again like the previous dynasty. Whether Li Dingguo wins in the future or he revives the Ming Dynasty, the nine provinces of China will be ruled by the Han people.

Therefore, Chongzhen could not hate Li Dingguo now.

If anyone is to blame, it is the Zhu family's own incompetence that led to the continuous decline of imperial power. They did not have the absolutely powerful military force to suppress the world, which led to powerful officials in power and ordinary people falling into dire straits, making their lives miserable.

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, Cao Huachun bowed and accepted the order and left.

……

"Homeowner!"

"Something bad happened!"

In Huzhou, at Changxing Old House, a figure flashed into the meeting hall and hurriedly reported to Xu Nianzu, the head of the Xu family, "According to reliable information just received from Jinling City, Chongzhen has recently started a big move again!"

"He not only ordered Lu Xiangsheng's army to join forces with Qin Liangyu's army in Shu to launch a full-scale offensive against Zuo Liangyu, who occupied most of Huguang, but also ordered Sun Chuanting, Huang Degong, and Zhou Yuji and his wife, three million-strong armies, to join forces and prepare to launch a full-scale offensive against Jiangnan!"

"Master, what should we do?"

The person who came was Xu Maocai, the third elder of the family who was in charge of the situation.

His face was full of panic, and he was obviously very frightened.

It's not that he was making a fuss, but after the battle between the coalition forces of the Jiangnan aristocratic families and the army of the Southern Ming Dynasty in Changzhou City not long ago, these aristocratic families thoroughly experienced the powerful fighting power of Emperor Chongzhen and the million soldiers of the Brave Guard Battalion.

After that battle, the aristocratic families became panic-stricken and no longer dared to mention going north to Nanjing. They just wanted to protect their own land and maintain everyone's wealth and glory.

The Yongwei Battalion alone was enough to shock them so much, not to mention that this time Chongzhen issued an order to send two other million-strong armies, which were almost the same in strength as the Yongwei Battalion, to the south to jointly launch a full-scale war against all parts of Jiangnan!

"Humph……"

Xu Nianzu was startled, his face changed drastically, he stood up suddenly, snorted coldly, "This Chongzhen is obviously being forced into a corner!"

"We just received a secret report from the north a few days ago, confirming that Li Dingguo's Fuxing Army has wiped out the remnants of the Later Jin Tartars in Goguryeo, completely eliminating our worries."

"In this case, the next attack target of the Renaissance Army will undoubtedly be to cross the river to the south in a large force and launch a general offensive to unify the nine provinces of China."

"As long as Chongzhen is not stupid, he can guess that if he wants to have a chance to defeat the other side, he can only unify all parts of Jiangnan as soon as possible and gather the manpower and material resources of the entire Jiangnan to compete with the Fuxing Army!"

"Otherwise, a change of regime will be inevitable."

Xu Nianzu was a very shrewd man who had always been ambitious and naturally not stupid. After a little thought, he figured out why Chongzhen was so eager to launch a full-scale offensive against Jiangnan.

"Chongzhen underestimates us, the Jiangnan family alliance!"

Xu Nianzu said grimly, "He actually issued an order to go to war with Zuo Liangyu who was entrenched in the Huguang area and us at the same time, and dispersed his troops. Did he think he could defeat us?"

"If Chongzhen puts all his efforts into making his five armies fight against us, he will still be able to gain a lot of advantages and have a great chance of winning."

"But he was blinded by greed and arrogance. He separated the most powerful troops under his command, Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army and Qin Liangyu's Baigan Soldiers, to deal with Zuo Liangyu. He thought that with the remaining three million-strong armies, he could defeat us, the Jiangnan Test Drive Alliance. This is nothing short of wishful thinking!"

"Ha ha……"

He curled his lips and sneered, "If we, the deep-rooted aristocratic families, are so easy to deal with, the Yuan Dynasty, which was so powerful, did not dare to tear our families apart. This is proof!"

"Since ancient times, except for the ignorant Li Dingguo, no one, no dynasty dared to do this!"

"Does a mere kid like Chongzhen think he can replicate Li Dingguo's success?"

"The reason why Li Dingguo was able to succeed and take over the entire Jiangbei area is entirely because we did not pay enough attention to him in the early stages, allowing him to succeed by taking advantage of the situation and then become so powerful that he is difficult to control."

"We, the alliance of the aristocratic families, have learned our lesson. Will Chongzhen succeed again?"

"Absolutely impossible!"

He asserted categorically, "In terms of foundation and heritage, the Ming imperial family, which has already declined to the extreme, how can it be compared with our noble families?"

"This time, we must make sure that this dog emperor Chongzhen loses more than he gains, and overthrow the Southern Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop!"

Xu Nianzu knew very well that at this point, the alliance of aristocratic families headed by the Xu family and the Xie family no longer had any need to hide their respective strengths.

As long as everyone does not want to die and their clan be wiped out, they must use all their strength and unite to fight the government army to the death.

Among the aristocratic families that have been able to pass down their families to this day, none of the leaders are fools and will naturally understand that this is a critical moment.

If we don't unite to resist and overthrow the Southern Ming Dynasty, it will be too late.

“Three clan elders, immediately send someone to contact the Xie family and the other top families, and inform them that it’s time to start making efforts!”

"besides……"

He stopped Xu Maocai who was about to leave in a hurry after receiving the order. A cold light flashed in his eyes, as if he had thought of a clever plan. He said grimly, "Notify all the soldiers of our Xu family, including the White Guards, to withdraw to Guangde Prefecture and Huzhou as quickly as possible and abandon other territories."

“With Xianglan Mountain in the northwest of Taihu Lake as the axis, we built an impregnable defense line to the west.”

"The rest of Jiangnan will be guarded by other Jiangnan noble families!"

"If we don't force them, these guys won't fight against the Southern Ming court with all their might!"

"As long as our Xu family firmly holds Guangde Prefecture and Huzhou, we will force those big families who are willing to eat people without leaving any bones to fight with the imperial army with all their strength."

“When the time comes, when both sides are defeated, our Xu family will lead everyone to fight back, reap the benefits, take advantage of the situation, defeat the imperial army in one fell swoop, and win in the chaos, replace the Southern Ming Dynasty, and complete the great plan that our Xu family has been planning for thousands of years!”

As the head of a top family, Xu Nianzu knew too well the character of those greedy families.

It would be impossible for them to make up their minds to fight to the death with the court unless the Ming army forced them into a desperate situation one by one.

In this case, it would be better to let the Xu family hold on to their base, preserve their strength, and then reap the benefits.

(End of this chapter)