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

Chapter 531 Chongzhen readily accepts advice, the Southern Aristocratic Family Alliance is anxious

"Well, after killing these Yangzhou salt merchants, almost all the enemy Qi Refining Realm masters in the city have died."

After using his innate divine weapon to strike with all his might, he blasted the group of Qi Refining Realm enemies into ashes. Then Chongzhen's powerful divine sense spread out, scanning the area within a hundred miles, and he nodded with satisfaction and said.

Without the obstruction of the formation, with his cultivation at the peak of level six, his spiritual sense was enough to easily cover an area of ​​100 miles, and he had a clear understanding of the general situation of Changzhou City.

"Your Majesty, after we have taken over Changzhou City, the rest of Changzhou will be within our grasp."

Wang Chengen asked Chongzhen, "After our two million troops have taken Changzhou, should we attack Suzhou to the east? Or should we attack Guangdezhou and Huzhou to the south?"

This is not Wang Chengen looking for trouble, there is a reason for it.

After the battle of attack and defense of Changzhou City, he realized the true strength of the Jiangnan Aristocratic Family Alliance.

The city of Changzhou alone, where the enemy was heavily armed, was enough to stop the million-strong army of the Yongwei Camp.

If Sun Chuanting's army had not been mobilized in time to capture the city with absolutely superior forces, it is estimated that the Yongwei Camp would be unable to do anything to the city for a long time.

Next, whether it is Suzhou, where many aristocratic families gather, or Huzhou, the base of the Xu family, both are tough nuts to crack. The pressure the court has to face is far greater than that of Changzhou Prefecture.

If the aristocratic families entrenched in Suzhou or Huzhou put up a desperate resistance, any million-strong army of the Southern Ming court would basically be unable to take them down.

"This……"

Chongzhen, who has outstanding mental power, is naturally not stupid now.

He has undergone tremendous changes, his horizons have been broadened, and he is no longer the same as before.

He understood the meaning behind what Wang Chengen said after just a moment's thought.

"His Majesty."

Cao Huachun saw Chongzhen's dilemma and quickly suggested, "For the sake of safety, we have already gathered the two armies of Zhou Yuji and Sun Chuanting. It is not advisable to separate them again before we completely capture Suzhou, Hangzhou, Songjiang Prefecture, Huzhou Prefecture, and Hangzhou Prefecture."

"No matter how the enemy responds, their allied forces are too scattered to unite as one."

"Our army just needs to keep going. With our absolute superiority in manpower and combat power, we can capture any state in the south and defeat any army of aristocratic families!"

"As for whether the enemy will divide its forces and attack various places in our jurisdiction? I don't think they have the courage or the ability to do so."

As the commander-in-chief of the East Factory, he can be said to be the person who knows the aristocratic families, wealthy businessmen and tycoons best in the current Southern Ming court.

These aristocratic families seem to have unfathomable backgrounds, but they have always been concerned with their own affairs, and it is difficult for them to truly unite against a common enemy and work closely together.

This can be illustrated by the rise of Li Dingguo, the current northern overlord.

Although Li Dingguo was amazing, his rise to power did not happen overnight. Instead, he went through five or six years of development and growth, winning battles over and over again, and eventually became a powerful and difficult to control bandit.

In the first few years when Li Dingguo's Restoration Army was being formed, if the aristocratic families and wealthy merchants in the three northwestern provinces could unite and launch an all-out counterattack, they could definitely and easily nip it in the bud.

Between the third and fifth years of Chongzhen, even the Fan family, a Shanxi merchant family, had the ability to do this.

However, it was precisely because of the common problem of the aristocratic families, wealthy merchants and tycoons in the world who were careful about their own reputation and constantly used the tactic of adding fuel to the fire that they one by one became the resources for the rapid rise of the Fuxing Army, so that the current Li Dingguo even has the ability to rule the nine provinces of China.

The Ming Dynasty court also made the same mistake in the past, and it was too late to regret after suffering the consequences.

"it is good!"

After Cao Huachun finished speaking, Chongzhen pondered for a moment, then decisively accepted the suggestion and nodded in agreement, "The weaknesses of those aristocratic families are innate, and it is impossible for them to change before they are completely desperate."

"You two are right. I forgive them for not being bold enough to come and take the initiative to fight back against the imperial court under the current circumstances."

"And this is our chance to eliminate the other side one by one."

"Alright, the battle in Changzhou City is not over yet. Let's go help Sun Chuanting, Zhou Yuji and the others to kill all the enemy warriors in the city first!"

After saying this, he waved his hand and led Wang Chengen and Cao Huachun, who quickly moved and flew towards a group of enemy remnants not far away.

The battle in the city was originally a one-sided one. With the help of hundreds of Qi-refining masters from the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard led by Chongzhen, Wang Chengen, Cao Huachun, and Lu Jiude, areas of the city were quickly cleared one after another.

About an hour later, except for the 200,000 clan soldiers led by the Xie brothers to escape from Changzhou City, the remaining 1.3 million combat soldiers and hundreds of thousands of idle warriors from various forces in the city were all wiped out by the two million troops of the imperial court!
The battle had just ended, and the millions of soldiers of the Yongwei Battalion under training and the millions of soldiers of Sun Chuanting's army were cleaning up the battlefield in an orderly manner and restoring stable and democratic order.

Similar to the routine post-war handling work of the Fuxing Army, the gangs, gambling houses and other evil forces in the city are also within the scope of the soldiers' cleanup.

Emperor Chongzhen, who had completely broken off relations with the aristocratic families and wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, no longer had any scruples about these operations that he had previously been very taboo about.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to eliminate hidden dangers within the court's jurisdiction, which would be very detrimental to future urban management.

Since Chongzhen has been learning from the Fuxing Army in all aspects, he might as well learn to be more similar and make the pace of the Ming Dynasty's revival more steady.

Early the next morning, Emperor Chongzhen summoned his trusted generals, including Sun Chuanting, Zhou Yuji and his wife, who had been busy all day and night, to the meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion to discuss the next marching plan.

Not surprisingly, Sun Chuanting and Zhou Yuji also agreed with the suggestions put forward by Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen. They decided to occupy and cleanse all the remaining towns in Changzhou Prefecture first, and then temporarily join forces to launch a general attack on Suzhou in the east.

One of the main reasons for choosing Suzhou in the east instead of Huzhou in the south was that Suzhou in the east and Songjiang Prefecture and Hangzhou Prefecture in the southeast were too prosperous.

As long as we capture these three most prosperous provinces in the Ming Dynasty one by one, we will obtain a huge amount of money and materials.

This would completely resolve the court's current predicament of insufficient financial resources and supplies, making it the world's largest upstart and laying an extremely solid foundation for the subsequent unification of Jiangnan!

To put it bluntly, the core of war is the competition between manpower, material resources and elite soldiers and generals.

When the combat effectiveness of the enemy and ours is not much different, the most important thing is to have enough manpower and material resources to consume on the battlefield for a long time.

After a day of rest in Changzhou, the two million imperial troops were divided into 20 teams, with 100,000 men in each team, and they swept towards the remaining towns in Changzhou that had not been recovered...

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"well!"

"God bless our Xu family!"

In the old house of the Xu family in Changxing, Huzhou, Xu Nianzu, who had just received a report from the family's secret guards, couldn't help laughing. "As expected, under the Xu family's usual low-key hiding, the Jiangnan Xie family, which is as rich as a country, and the aristocratic families in Suzhou, Songjiang Prefecture, and Hangzhou Prefecture are the fat sheep in the eyes of the court!"

"As long as Chongzhen is not stupid, he won't target our Huzhou and Guangdezhou first!"

"This is a rare opportunity for our Xu family to recuperate and develop rapidly. We must seize it!"

Xu Nianzu, who had ordered the family forces spread all over the country to be gathered back to Guangde Prefecture and Huzhou, was worried before. But when he heard this great news, he was very happy.

"Congratulations dad!"

Xu Nianzu congratulated Xu Bengao, the real head of the Xu family, who was sitting in the upper seat, and said, "As expected by father, our Xu family is retreating to advance. We can sit back and watch the tigers fight, and let some of the aristocratic families headed by the Jiangnan Xie family and the imperial army consume each other."

"Both of them are strong rivals of our Xu family in the future. No matter which side wins in the end, it will suffer huge losses."

"At that time, our Xu family would just go and beat the fallen dog and take advantage of it."

Xu Nianzu had just taken over the position of head of the family, so he naturally understood that his father was accelerating his training.

Even the artifact Haotian Tower that he had used before was temporarily given to him by his father and has now been returned.

In the huge Xu family, Xu Bengao is the family's mainstay, and his words are as important as gold.

However, after the rapid rise of the three brothers of the Xie family, Xu Bengao realized that the next generation of the family was somewhat lacking in succession, so he had to find ways to vigorously train his two sons.

It was under such circumstances that Xu Nianzu took over the position of head of the family more than half a year ago.

Fortunately, his recent performance has been outstanding in all aspects and has met Xu Bengao's requirements.

In this way, his position as the successor of the Xu family will be as stable as a rock as long as the family's series of plans succeed.

"Zhu Er, don't get carried away!"

Xu Bengao scolded, "Haven't you heard that the lips and teeth are cold when they are gone?"

"If most of the aristocratic families and wealthy merchants were not unreliable and had their own selfish motives, how could our Xu family adopt such a self-defeating strategy now?"

"Under Chongzhen's diligent governance, the Southern Ming court has begun to rapidly recover its strength. We, the aristocratic families, should unite to crush the court's conspiracy."

"Unfortunately, being scattered is a common problem among us, and it is impossible to eradicate it. Now our Xu family has adopted the strategy of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, which is really a last resort."

"As the saying goes, it is better to die than to die for a friend, and this is exactly the truth."

As an ambitious man and a scoundrel, Xu Bengao is naturally very clear about the strengths and weaknesses of both sides.

Although the current situation is proceeding in the most ideal way, if the family does not seize this last rare opportunity to grow and develop, whether it is the imperial court or the majority of the Jiangnan family alliance headed by the Xie family, they will show their fangs to the Xu family, and then the two sides will start a war.

To put it bluntly, the next few days will be a moment of life and death for the Xu family.

If we fail to win, our entire clan will be exterminated. There is no third way.

"Father, nowadays, not only are there many aristocratic families and wealthy merchants who are attached to the Xie family, but there are also many who are attached to our Xu family."

Xu Nianzu said unconvincedly, "When the Southern Ming court and the Xie family alliance decide the final victory, we will attack in time and reap the final fruits of victory. The success rate is very high."

"Isn't it the same way that Sima Yi, who returned to the Jin Dynasty after the Three Kingdoms, took over the world?"

With Sima Yi's example in mind, all the Xu family had to do was copy it.

"Zhu Er!"

Xu Bengao frowned and said, "Don't forget that the biggest enemy of us aristocratic families and even the Southern Ming court is Li Dingguo!"

"Only those who can survive Li Dingguo can have the last laugh."

"The current situation in the world is different from the period when the Three Kingdoms returned to the Jin Dynasty. It is similar to the struggle for hegemony among the heroes at the end of the Yuan Dynasty!"

Xu Bengao originally thought that his eldest son had grown up completely after a year of experience as the head of the family.

Now it seems that I am still a little immature and my horizons have not been fully broadened.

"This……"

Xu Nianzu was speechless after being lectured by his father. Then he realized what he had overlooked. He admitted with a stern face, "Father, you are right. In today's world, whether it is the Xie Family Alliance, the Southern Ming Dynasty, or our Xu Family, the most important enemy is still Li Dingguo."

"If this thief is not eliminated, all the noble families in the world will never have peace and will have no future."

However, Li Dingguo, who dominated the northern land, had already become a powerful force and could even be called the number one force in the world.

This is not to boost the enemy's prestige or destroy our own morale, but it is the fact.

Li Dingguo's fame was not gained by bragging, but by winning one battle after another and destroying countless hostile forces.

Whether people admit it or not, Li Dingguo is the most powerful force in the nine provinces of China today, and the combat effectiveness of his Fuxing Army is clearly there.

As for the Xu family, can they get past Li Dingguo in the future?
To be honest, neither Xu Nianzu nor Xu Bengao felt very confident.

The father and son chatted so much that the whole place fell into silence for a moment.

……

"Damn it!"

"This Chongzhen is still around. After capturing Changzhou Prefecture, he didn't even take the time to rest. He led Zhou Yuji's army and Sun Chuanting's army and marched directly eastward towards our Suzhou!"

"According to reliable information obtained by our secret guards, their vanguard army has already passed Wangting along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and entered Suzhou!"

In the meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion in Suzhou City, Xie Youming cursed in rage after receiving a report from the leader of his family's secret guards.

No wonder he was so anxious and angry.

The city of Suzhou is not far from the southeastern border of Changzhou Prefecture, and is connected to it by the huge Grand Canal.

The Grand Canal of this world is not an ordinary river. It was opened up by a dozen powerful spirit-refining masters during the Sui Dynasty using their magical powers and spells.

The section of the river from Changzhou to Suzhou City alone is a thousand miles wide.

It is impossible to defend such a huge canal by relying on fortresses on the river bank as long as the enemy has a strong navy.

According to intelligence, the reorganized Southern Ming court had a very good navy.

Although the scale of this navy was not too large, it had hundreds of treasure ships of various sizes.

In this way, the imperial court's two million troops could directly attack Suzhou City through the Grand Canal!
How do you expect Xie Youming to remain calm after hearing this sad news?
(End of this chapter)