If you ask Zhu Cixuan what he wants to see most now, it must be a good news for Gao Jie's Northern Expedition.

Gao Jie did not disappoint the trust of his king and father, and submitted the written good news to the emperor before the New Year.

In addition, Gao Jie also gave Zhu Cilang a big gift, which was to capture Zu Kefa.

This guy himself has not a high status among the ministers of the Qing Dynasty, but because he was Zu Dashou's adopted son, he was still named a pseudo-general of the Green Camp by the Qing Dynasty.

It was a bit exaggerated to hold a special prisoner offering ceremony for Zu Kefa, and Zhu Cilang did not think it was necessary to mobilize the troops so much.

He directly issued an order to the Ministry of Justice, ordering him to escort the criminal to the West City after the investigation and execution.

The way is naturally Lingchi.

For a traitor like Zu Kefa, it would be too cheap to cut him with one knife. Even if he cut him into pieces, it would be difficult to relieve Zhu Cilang's hatred.

The weather in Nanjing is warmer than in the north, but because it is in the Little Ice Age, the streets of Nanjing are still chilly in winter.

The entrance of Xishi is already crowded with people, and the people who came from various markets are looking forward to this big show.

Beheading was the official way for the Emperor Ming to execute prisoners, and they were not surprised. But Lingchi was not always seen. What impressed the people of Nanjing was that Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, who wanted to rebel, was sentenced to Lingchi. He cut more than 3,000 knives before he died.

Almost half a year passed, and they finally waited for another execution of Lingchi. It was normal for them to be more excited.

Soon, the prison cart escorted Zu Kefa slowly came to the execution ground, and the people threw rotten vegetable leaves at Zu Kefa. Zu Kefa, who was blocked, could only make a whine sound.

After the prison car stopped, the two soldiers stepped forward and pulled Zu Kefa down roughly, pushed him and took him to the punishment platform to tie him up.

Next, it will be handed over to the executioner.

At this moment, Zu Kefa had given up his resistance and allowed him to mercy.

The executioner first pulled away the thin red cloak on Zu Kefa's body, and then took off the wooden piece tied to Zu Kefa's mouth.

It was too cheap to block his mouth by punishing such a traitor. He should have screamed out loud, and he would behave in a bad manner at the last moment of his life.

The cold wind blew on Zu Kefa's naked body, causing him to tremble.

He knew that begging for mercy was useless, so he closed his eyes.

All preparations were done, and the executioner covered Zu Kefa's body with a fishing net, so that his muscles naturally popped out.

Before the execution of Lingchi, a knife will usually be cut on the prisoner's forehead. This way the hanging skin can cover the eyes and prevent the prisoner from seeing the tragic situation during the execution.

But today the executioner will not cut this knife because Zu Kefa is not worthy of it.

The Zu family was burdened with the emperor's kindness and was like a local emperor in Liaodong. They even surrendered to the Qing Dynasty without hesitation, without any backbone.

This shameless villain who is accomplices of a tiger will be punished by everyone.

Another executioner forced Zu Kefa to open his eyes, and the executioner who was the chief of the sword began to execute the execution.

This time he has to challenge his limits to see if he can cut more than 5,000 swords.

Zu Kefa made up his mind not to shout, but when the executioner cut his chest with the first knife, he still couldn't help but shout.

It hurts so much, it hurts so much!

When Zu Kefa thought of him having to endure this pain thousands of times next time, he felt a palpitations.

"Steel him, cut him, cut this dog traitor!"

"Things that are slaves for the Tartars must not let him die happily!"

"I want to buy him a piece of meat!"

"Dig out his heart and see if it's black!"

Under the execution platform, the crowd was in full swing. The smell of blood completely stimulated these people who were busy making a living. At this moment, their thoughts were consistent, that was, to let Zu Kefa feel the greatest pain before his death.

For Zu Kefa, death is not terrible. What is terrible is the pain of such a degree and the tremendous pressure he suffered before his death.

At the beginning, he could still disperse this pressure by crying painfully, but after shouting for dozens of times, his throat became hoarse, and even if he shouted, he couldn't shout out.

Lingchi lasted for more than two hours. When the executioner cut the last knife, the excited people flocked to the execution platform to buy the meat cut from Zu Kefa.

For most of them, although they cannot kill the two Tartars in person, it is also very good if they can eat their meat raw.

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Compared with the people of Nanjing who are observing punishment in the Western Market Execution Field, Zhu Cilang in the Forbidden City obviously has more important things to do.

Duoduo led a large army back to Northern Zhili. Ajige also retreated to Shaanxi after strangling Li Zicheng on Jiugong Mountain. All signs indicate that the Qing Dynasty did not want to fight the Ming Dynasty in this cold winter.

The reason is very simple, the cost of fighting in winter is too high.

It is said that the army led by Ajige consumes a lot of food and horses a day, and if the supply is cut off, it is extremely terrible. It is unrealistic to transport grain from Shaanxi to Huguang. Not to mention that in the current situation, the whole of Shaanxi cannot make up so much food, even if it can be barely collected. The long distance from Shaanxi to Huguang will also cause serious food loss. You must know that land grain transport is much more severe than water grain transport, but it can only take land to transport grain from Shaanxi to Huguang.

As for robbing grain, it is even more unrealistic. In winter, there are not many places to rob grain. As long as the Ming Dynasty adheres to the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields, more than 100,000 Qing troops may starve to death.

As for the Qing army of Duoduo's troops who returned to the army, it was more to drive away Gao Jie.

Gao Jie was in Henan, and the northern Zhili was inverted. The Qing Dynasty's rule in these two provinces was greatly threatened.

Dorgon is an extremely conservative person. He will definitely not let Dodo rob outside at the risk of being exposed.

After comprehensive consideration, Zhu Cixuan believed that the Qing Dynasty must have wanted to wait for the New Year to make further plans after the beginning of spring.

Now Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, and northern Zhili are connected together. With the increase of ruling areas, a serious problem is placed before Dorgon.

That is how to support so many armies. You should know that the Qing army is not only the Eight Banners Army, but also the vassal soldiers of Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and other troops, as well as the Green Camp Army that surrendered to the entire organization in various places.

The total army has hundreds of thousands of people together, and it will definitely not last long by storing grain alone. Even if you tighten your belt and rely on the relationship between Shanxi merchants to buy food, you can last at most half a year.

This means that Dorgon must conquer Huguang or Shandong to solve the problem of hundreds of thousands of troops having dinner.

From this perspective, there will be a war between the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, and it is likely that it will be after the beginning of spring next year. When the Spring Festival canal is thawed, at least when the Qing Dynasty attacks Shandong, it can rely on the canal to transport military rations to reduce losses.

What Zhu Cilang needs to do is to prepare for the future and arrange a thousand-mile defense in advance.

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Chapter completed!