If it weren't for the Red Box's report, Yao Tao would have almost thought that Lu Suyao was jealous of her and deliberately interrupted her conversation with the crown prince.

However, the red box report means that there is a major event that can affect the safety of the country. It can be directly at your high school at any time, and no one has the right to dismantle it.

Zhu Cilang remained silent and ordered: "Prepare some food for those who work overtime." He then left the Finance Department - now the Ministry of Revenue - the small courtyard with a group of people.

In the ear room of Zhu Cixuan's study, a Jinyiwei Qianhu, wearing a flying fish suit, spread his legs apart and stood like an iron tower. Seeing the crown prince come in, the Qianhu stepped forward and bowed and presented a red sandalwood box with his hands. It was called the red box just because he used vermilion seal mud.

Zhu Cixuan personally took the red box, checked the sealing mud, and walked towards the desk, and opened the paper box. A piece of off-white rice paper lies quietly in the paper box, with no trace of ink on it.

"You go out first." Zhu Cixuan said: "Retrieve receipt from the attendant's room."

The Jinyiwei Qianhu bowed and retreated.

Zhu Ciyang asked Lu Suyao to take it and let the stove sit on it. After the steam came out, he placed the white paper on the steam for a while. Two lines of handwriting gradually appeared on the beige rice paper, which was indeed the top intelligence sent by Song Hongye in the Beijing:

"The nine chiefs plan to send Gushan Ezhen Yechen to Datong to take Shanxi, and from Jueluo Bahana and Shi Tingzhu to go south to take Shandong."

Zhu Cilang held the information and read it twice, and finally put his target on the words "pseudo" and "by". It seems that Bahana and Shi Tingzhu went south to a certain extent, and Ye Chen's decision to take Shanxi was not finalized. Recalling the previous disputes within the Qing Dynasty, it seems that the focus of the Qing Dynasty was still on the northwest, so it was more cautious to send troops and generals.

However, such strategic decisions also meet the current needs of the Qing Dynasty: the Yulin line in the northwest of Datong is connected with Mongolia. If this area can be occupied, the inner and outer areas of the pass will be integrated, and even if the entire Ming Dynasty cannot be defeated, it will still cause a situation for the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Shandong only has one canal for the Manchus, and it is obviously not as important as the Qin and Jin - they would not have known for their advancement that Jiangnan surrendered without fighting.

Moreover, the military force was like water, and he always had an advantage from high to low. In addition to the Taizu of this dynasty, the founding emperors who made achievements all took the Qin and Jin land first. If they had troops that could defend the two provinces, Zhu Cilang would not be willing to start from Shandong.

Another point is: I'm afraid the Manchus are even more afraid of Li Zicheng, and Can Ming can still use them to win over the people's hearts. With the difference between the advantages and disadvantages of this one, it is not difficult to understand why they chose the Northwest as the main attack direction.

"Min Ziruo!" Zhu Cixuan called his adjutant and said, "Record, military order."

Min Ziruo did not dare to hesitate, and immediately took out a hard copy and charcoal pen to prepare for recording.

"First, the Tank Division was sent to Linjiao, and then returned to the establishment of the Guards' First Battalion; Second, the Tanning Division was sent to the Guards' First Battalion to recover the nine counties of Guangping as soon as possible and block the Fukou Pass; Third, the Xiao Mo, and I will set off tomorrow to return to Jinan, and I will go with him. Fourth, the Xiao Tugeng and the Fire Equipment Division moved to Jinan. The newly cast 17 artillery was given priority to the distribution of Guards' First Battalion; Fifth, the Chen De was given priority to the arrangement of road projects from Jiaozhou to Weixian and Weixian to Jinan."

Min Ziruo wrote like a flying pen, and in some places he only recorded with symbols he could recognize, for fear of missing any point.

Zhu Cixuan waited for Min Ziruo to stop writing and said, "Sixth, I ordered Xiao Donglou to assemble troops and move to Yanzhou. I guard Qingshi Pass and ready to come out of the pass to respond at any time. Seventh, I ordered Luo Yukun to recover Huaian. I want to see Liu Zeqing or his head. Then I defend Xuzhou. Have you recorded it?"

"Go back to Your Highness! Remember it!" Min Ziruo's forehead was covered with sweat.

"Pass it now, don't delay."

Min Ziruo did not dare to delay, so he ran out like flying, muttering to himself and repeating the military order he had just received, so as not to forget the symbols he had recorded later.

Lu Suyao was quickly called in and was ordered to prepare the military uniform and change clothes for the crown prince.

Zhu Cixuan sat alone in the study, unfolded the national map, drew a circle around Shandong with his fingers, and finally calmed down: After the seven military orders, the entire Shandong was a little thin at the junction of Henan to the west, and there was no threat in other directions. Of course, Henan was not even threatened. Since Li Zicheng withdrew from Beijing, the entire Henan was moved and hundreds of "rebel troops" emerged.

However, this time, the rebels were under the banner of "destroying the thief and restoring the Ming Dynasty".

Moreover, the prefect of Guide Prefecture Sang Kaidi and the general Ding Qiguang, restored Guide Prefecture, arrested the pseudo-Shun County Magistrates and officials of the various counties under their jurisdiction, and sent them to Nanjing. For this reason, Zhu Cixuan was also stingy to reward official titles and appointed Sang Kaidi to governor Henan. Ding Qiguang was the general of Henan, recovering lost territory as soon as possible and restoring the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

Although from the data, the Yu soldiers seem to be a force that cannot be underestimated. However, in terms of actual combat capabilities, they are negative, even more terrifying than none. Because once they encounter a slightly powerful attack, they will turn around and escape and rush to their own side.

If the Eastern Palace Army could withstand three-tenths of war damage without being defeated, then these teams of local thieves and refugees would probably not be able to withstand three percent of war damage.

Although I don’t know how many soldiers Bahana and Shi Tingzhu led to the south, according to previous intelligence analysis, there should be not many people. However, there are not a large number of defending generals surrendering to Manchuria at present, so this group of soldiers and horses must be the real Yi of the East Gate and have strong combat effectiveness.

To be precise, it is strong field combat capabilities.

Although the Eastern Palace Army system is not afraid of field battles, it is better at defending the city based on fortifications, which is mainly because artillery is inconvenient to transport. At the same time, the battle to defend the city is to try to consume. The defending party consumes materials, while the attacking party consumes human lives. This is precisely Zhu Cilang's advantage and Dorgon's disadvantage.

If Dorgon's claws stretched out to the south were knocked out, would it attract the 100,000 Eastern Captains to come out in full bloom?

Zhu Cixuan leaned back, leaned on the back of the chair, closed his eyes slightly, making it difficult to grasp the strategic issues in the future.

No rational marshal will mobilize all the troops and make his own formation empty. If 100,000 Manchu soldiers go south and cannot decide the winner within ten months, will Li Zicheng sit and watch in Shanxi? However, Dorgon has done this time. This time, Manchu enters the pass through a large-scale battle with the emptiness of Shenyang - of course, there is no armed force in Liaodong that can threaten Shenyang.

If there was a division in Lushun at this time, Dorgon would definitely be frightened and tossed and turned.

——I wish Mao Wenlong’s Dongjiang Town was still there.

Zhu Cilan suddenly raised his head and pinched his palm hard. This was a habit he developed in two lives. Once he found out that he was in negative emotions, he used this stimulus to break free. It has to be said that this small stimulus is still very useful.

...

The emperor and the inner palace ladies left Laizhou, which attracted the people to travel dozens of miles outside the city just to take a look at the holy appearance. Of course, they could not see anything, and at most they could only see the pomp.

"On this road..." Emperor Chongzhen's means of transportation was a four-wheeled carriage that was larger and widened, driven by eight solid-colored horses. It was already the greatest extent to which the current court could maintain the emperor's decency.

Zhou Hou sat in the carriage just like that, and raised his head when he heard this: "What?"

"Don't you think it's not bumpy?" Chongzhen wanted to lift the curtain to see how thick soil was covered on the ground. He finally sat back and just sighed: "The country's fortune is so good, it shouldn't be so wasteful and financially."

Zhou Hou put down the book in his hand and said disapprovingly: "Didn't you hear it just now? The people outside shouted long live, but it can be seen that Brother Chun is still responsible for his work."

Chongzhen didn't say anything. He had just heard the sound of mountains calling from both sides of the road. There was no reluctance or sadness at all, but was mixed with joy in words. This rare support made him extremely enjoyable, and he wanted to stop the car and meet these people who were still loyal to the Ming Dynasty in difficult times.

However, when thinking of this road, Chongzhen hesitated. In his opinion, any major project is accompanied by the side effects of exhausting the people and causing money, especially projects such as bridges and road repairs that have no profit.

——When I see Ci Yang, I still have to say something.

Chongzhen thought to himself.

ps:
Chapter completed!