Of course, the emperor's personal expedition could not be concealed. Deng Ming, who was outside Zhenjiang City a few days ago, received the news. After confirming the reliability of the news, Deng Ming believed that consolidating the defense of Chongming Island became more urgent.

Like the officials of Liangjiang, the Ming army was also unable to understand the attitude of Shunzhi's personal expedition. This time the threat of the Ming army was far inferior to the last time. Even Zhenjiang, a nearly empty city, was surrounded and not attacked. To be precise, there was no siege, which was in fact encircled, which would not stimulate Shunzhi's personal expedition. Therefore, the Ming army believed that the purpose of Shunzhi's personal expedition was not to ensure the safety of Jiangnan-it seems to be no danger now, so the purpose of the personal expedition was to eliminate the Ming army in the south.

"If I retreat now, Zhoushan will be in crisis." Thinking about it, if Shunzhi really goes to war, it will take one or two battles to return to Beijing for the sake of face. The first thing that must be Chongming and Zhoushan must be Chongming and Zhoushan. Therefore, Deng Ming gave up his plan to withdraw his troops immediately. The agreement between him and Zhou Peigong was to withdraw troops as soon as possible and not stay in Liangjiang for excuses, but it has not been clearly stipulated as soon as possible.

Although Zhang Huangyan and Ma Fengzhi's troops were large in number, their combat effectiveness would definitely not be compared with Deng Ming's direct troops. In addition, Deng Ming also owned a large number of ships, and it was owned by Zhoushan Army, which had an overwhelming advantage over the Qing army in Jiangnan.

Therefore, Deng Ming's plan was to concentrate the Ming army to defend Chongming Island. Fifty thousand Ming troops defended on this island, and there was also the advantage of warships over the canal ships. Deng Ming felt that even Shunzhi personally fought against Shunzhi. As long as he continued to confront Chongming and Shunzhi, Deng Ming believed that the other party could not hold on first. As the lord of a country, the emperor could not leave the power center for many years and stay at the estuary of the Yangtze River to stalemate with the enemy. According to traditional political concepts, such behavior would lead to the loss of power. Deng Ming believed that Shunzhi would not be assured to let the Empress Dowager or ministers control his imperial power for a long time.

Chongming resisted Shunzhi not only had military benefits and reduced the pressure on Zhoushan, but also had great political significance. If the world saw that even the emperor had no choice but to take Deng Ming to personally expedition with the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia, it would have a major blow to the authority of the Qing court. The Qing Dynasty used this military authority to maintain its rule. Deng Ming believed that Shunzhi's military talents might not be compared with those of Dasu and other generals, nor could they be compared with Wu Sangui and Li Guoying, but the attempt to defeat the emperor's offensive would be greater encouragement to those who were in love with the Ming Dynasty. In short, this would be a battle with less risks and pressure but greater political benefits.

After determining the strategy of confrontation, the Ming army began to actively collect food and grass and transport it to Chongming for stockpiles, and at the same time began to build fortifications in Chongming. Although it was only a few days later, Deng Ming also felt the change in the attitude of the officials in Jiangnan. When he learned that Shunzhi had plans to fight in person, the local officials who traded with the Ming army disappeared all of a sudden, which strengthened Deng Ming's determination to confront Shunzhi. If he retreated without a fight, Jiangnan officials would probably think that Deng Ming was forced by Shunzhi's power and fled with guilt.

This kind of military deterrence is a relationship of one's rise and fall. Before the Shunzhi people left the capital, Deng Ming left his allies and fled in panic. That impression was enough to shake the allies' confidence in him and would greatly encourage the arrogance of the Qing court.

"If the Qing Emperor came with tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers and wanted to fight me on the plains, I might really consider withdrawing the troops, but now with Chongming in hand, how could he be scared away by him?"

While Deng Ming was in full swing, Zhou Peigong suddenly appeared again for many days. As soon as he saw Deng Ming, he asked him to withdraw his troops immediately. Zhou Peigong also brought two imperial edicts from Shunzhi. In any case, Deng Ming was still not as fast as the high-ranking officials of the Qing Dynasty. What he knew now was the theme of the first imperial edict: Shunzhi planned to fight in person. However, Deng Ming was not clear about the specific content of the imperial edict, so he could only guess Beijing's intention.

As soon as he saw Deng Ming, Zhou Peigong begged Deng Ming to withdraw his troops quickly, and carefully analyzed the words and meanings of the imperial edict for Deng Ming, pointing out that Shunzhi's trip was largely because he didn't like Deng Ming.

"You have to say that your emperor was bored in Beijing or had something unhappy, so he came to Jiangnan for a walk?" Although he admitted that Zhou Peigong's analysis was reasonable and he had read copies of the two imperial edicts of Shunzhi, Deng Ming was still a little unbelievable.

"Yes, I also find it strange," Zhou Peigong was also very puzzled by Shunzhi's whim, but the emperor was not subject to any rules. Since Shunzhi was going to make a fuss, then the minister had to accompany him. Thinking of this, Zhou Peigong raised a doubt in his heart: "Does Admiral Deng have any personal grudges with the emperor?"

Deng Ming flatly denied that he, a time traveler, was not a human being in this universe. From a physics perspective, at least when he first traveled, his relationship with Shunzhi was farther than the relationship between aliens (if any) and Shunzhi, so where did he get personal grudges? Perhaps from the perspective of metabolism, the matter of another universe in Deng Ming's body has been completely replaced by the elements of this earth in the past two years, so he can be considered as a Ming Dynasty earthling in this universe, but no matter what, there is no grudge: "I have never known you and the emperor, so where did you get personal grudges."

"Admiral Deng said, I'm just strange." Zhou Peigong also knew that his idea was quite absurd, but how could he think of Shunzhi's imperial edict seem to have a personal spirit inside, which made him unable to help but feel this strange feeling: "The emperor's mind is unpredictable. He has grown up in the deep palace since he was young, surrounded by women, and he has to be a sedan chair from the gate to the second gate. He has never heard a word of furivolous words, which is very different from those of us who are reasonable. Admiral Deng should not be as knowledgeable as our emperor, hurry up and go back to Sichuan, let us emperor's ministers this time, we emperor's ministers will be very grateful to you."

Deng Ming did not care about the lives and deaths of these officials in Jiangnan. After Shunzhi personally fought them all out, it had nothing to do with Deng Ming. Anyway, as long as the Ming army was in strength, the Qing court's law of extermination that would be executed if it lost its territory. If Deng was not clear, Deng would die quickly. If Deng was still a few days later, as long as the emperor was not exposed in front of him, the chances of a group of officials would still be there. Besides, the rabbit would bite people if he was anxious. If Shunzhi took ruthless action, it would be hard to say what actions would Zhang Changgeng, Zhang Chao, and Jiang Guozhu would do; even if they were all waiting to die, they would be confiscated by the Qing court without any resistance, and the family would be exterminated by the Qing court without any resistance. This would also shock the world and seriously weaken the prestige of the Qing court.

However, since Shunzhi may not be able to fight in person, Deng Ming still has to consider their wishes. After all, these local powerful factions can give him huge benefits.

Soon the Governor of Jiangning and the Governor of Cao Transport expressed their gratitude with facts.

The day after Zhou Peigong arrived, a large number of shipbuilders were sent to the Ming army. The envoy of the Jiangning Governor Jiangning who sent the people kept apologizing to Deng Ming. The matter was suddenly heard, so he only arrested people from the shipyard near Jiangning. The envoy asked the Yangtze River Admiral to be calm. Governor Jiang was arresting all the shipbuilding masters in Jiangnan to ensure that they could not escape.

Lin Qilong's envoy arrived later and brought 200,000 taels of military expenditure. Although this was equivalent to the four years of governor of the grain transport industry in vain, Deng Ming would just nod and withdraw his troops, and completely cut off all hidden dangers. Moreover, Lin Qilong felt pain now, as if he was not as painful as giving Deng Ming a silver. Jiangnan Admiral Liang Huafeng was considered to be a shame, and he wanted nothing less than Deng Ming. He also had to risk defeating the war. Where could he send the plague god away? After Deng Ming left, he would not have to worry about the fact that the matter was exposed. Wouldn't you be happy?

When Jiang Guozhu and Lin Qilong were transporting things to the Ming army camp, Liang Huafeng had already sent people to chase the gift-giving envoy to Beijing. After seeing the second imperial edict, Liang Huafeng felt so angry. He originally believed that Shunzhi had great dissatisfaction with the soldiers of Jiangnan, Fujian and Huguang, and had to personally supervise the southeast. If Zhoushan is not tied, Xiamen will most likely not return to Beijing. They may even be in charge of Huguang for a while. When they meet Deng Ming in Sichuan, Li Dingguo in Yunnan is resigned, and the court will be in Haiyu before returning to the army. This result is worthy of the emperor's personal expedition. Even if Shunzhi cannot do what he wants, staying in the southeast for so long, Tong Deng's affairs will almost be exposed, so Liang Huafeng plans to inform and protect himself.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it." Liang Huafeng murmured in his tent. He never expected that the emperor's determination to target Deng Ming next time was largely targeting him. If he had known that he could have so easily dispelled the emperor's idea of ​​personally expedition, why would he spend 100,000 taels of silver to bribe the boss in the court? Isn't it good to use this money to buy some land and add a few beautiful concubines?

"This hairy child." No one around. Thinking that he almost sent out a large sum of money in a mess, Liang Huafeng cursed, completely losing the respect he deserved to the emperor: "This is a battle for the world in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, not your personal grudge with Deng Ming. It's really a mess!"

What made Liang Huafeng a little strange was that even if the emperor was young and ignorant and regarded the dynasty change as a personal grudge, why did so many senior officials in the court not know how to come out to persuade him: "Does the emperor really have any personal grudges with Admiral Deng? The important officials in the court knew it, so they dared not persuade him or could not persuade him?"

However, Liang Huafeng put aside this idea in a blink of an eye. Shunzhi ascended the throne when he was young and spent his whole life in the palace: "The emperor is not a wild child on the roadside, and Deng Ming even wants to steal the chicken legs in his hand, but he has no chance."

These days, Liang Huafeng was determined to make contributions and redeem himself. The money was spent like water. He recruited a group of Ding Yong at any cost, serving them with good wine and meat, so that they could train every day to prepare to fight the Ming army. In order to arm these new recruits as soon as possible, Liang Huafeng also paid for some pig iron, birch, cowhide, and raw rubber. He could have expected to be reimbursed to the Governor of the Canal Transportation, but now it seems that it has been ruined.

"Stop the fuck!" Liang Huafeng thought about it more and more and more, and he hurriedly sent an order to stop the fucking. Ding Yong recruited all disbanded: "I don't have to fuck this month, and I don't have to fuck next month."

Some of the heroes who had just had a full meal for two days refused to leave, yelling to contribute to the country. After hearing the noise in the camp, Liang Huafeng was even more furious: "This is a military camp, not a porridge factory for idle men. Whoever refuses to leave will beat me up with sticks!"
Chapter completed!