On the first day of March 14th year of Yongli, the Ming army held a oath-taking meeting in Wuchang and immediately set off for Changsha.

The entire army included more than 30,000 troops under Li Dingguo's troops, 10,000 elite troops drawn by the Kuidong families, and 10,000 troops of the Hu Ben Army.

The entire army had a total of 50,000 people, claiming to be 100,000, and its momentum was tremendous.

The remaining tens of thousands of soldiers were responsible for guarding Wuchang.

Wuchang is an important city and must be guarded against.

Although the Qing army is showing weakness now, it is like a poisonous snake hiding in a corner, which may suddenly start to hurt people at any time.

Therefore, Zhu Youlang would rather leave heavy troops to defend than take risks to bet.

It is worth mentioning that when the Ming army left the city, the people spontaneously went to the outside of the city to see him off.

After all, they all see the performance of Ming Jun over the past few days.

This is in sharp contrast with the Qing army.

On the day when the Ming army broke the city, the people hid at home and closed the doors for fear of disaster. After all, as usual, the soldiers would rob the city for three days as the army broke the city.

They felt that the Ming army would be no exception.

Who would have thought that the Ming army would not be invaded?

It is said that this is related to the strict orders of Emperor Yongli today.

Such a good emperor is hard to find even with lanterns.

Therefore, today they came to see him off spontaneously to show their attitude.

Zhu Youlang naturally saw all this. He felt warm and relieved.

Who says the people are all indifferent?

If you treat them sincerely, they will treat you sincerely.

Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and these people are the best propaganda points.

With the support of these people, the soldiers will be more motivated.

Because they know that their efforts are worth it.

The people they guard are worthy of protection.

There is no harm without comparison. In the comparison of the cruel shaving order of the Qing Dynasty, the Ming army is simply the existence of Bodhisattvas and Buddhas!

With the joy of the people, the Ming army left Wuchang City.

For some reason, Zhu Youlang actually felt a little pleasure when he embarked on the journey again.

Maybe it is because of the unknown and uncertainty of military life.

I have been trapped in the same place for a long time and my lifestyle is rigid, and every day is the same. Over time, people will become irritable.

From this perspective, Zhu Youlang admired the emperors who unified the dynasty.

His personality may not be used to this kind of life.

So he needs to fight in the army all the time.

Others may not know about this, but Zhu Youlang himself knows it.

The route to attack Changsha has been formulated. First, we will arrive at Baling along the Yangtze River and then go south to cross the Miluo River.

The former requires a boat ride, and then a land march.

The boat Zhu Youlang was riding had special decorations at a glance.

The other naval warships guarded the emperor's ship in the middle, and the whole was in the shape of an awl.

Zhu Youlang stood at the bow of the boat, allowing the river breeze to blow across his cheeks.

The refreshing and refreshing in early spring makes people feel very comfortable.

"Your Majesty, it's very windy on the deck, why don't you go back to the warehouse?"

Li Dingguo, who was accompanying him, said respectfully.

"No need. I want to see this beautiful country on the deck."

I have to say that the Yangtze River is really beautiful.

Before attacking Wuchang, the entire army had a string on its upper and lower sides, and Zhu Youlang was no exception.

At that time, his mind was full of how to win Wuchang, and he was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River.

But now his mood is very different.

The Qing army was just like this. As long as the Ming army is doing its best, there will be a chance to win.

Looking at the scenery on the river again, it was so amazing.

There is a feeling that I see the green mountains so charming, but the green mountains should see me.

"King of Jin, what if our army crosses from Dongting Lake after arriving in Baling?"

Zhu Youlang did not make a decision in a slap in his head.

After all, the Ming army brought a lot of artillery this time.

Although it is not as heavy as the Red Cannon, it is still a bit troublesome to rely on horses to pull it.

If you take a boat, these problems are not problems.

"It may be inappropriate for Your Majesty to change the marching route rashly. Besides, even if Dongting Lake crosses, you cannot directly attack Changsha, so you will be far away."

Before, Zhu Youlang drew a picture in front of the map, and felt that this was a solution, but after Li Dingguo said this, the flaws were very obvious.

"And the surface of Dongting Lake is too wide. It is easy to be ambushed by enemy navy. It is difficult for us to play the advantage in surface warfare."

This cannot be blamed on Li Dingguo. Everyone has their own field of expertise.

Li Dingguo is good at land warfare, while Zheng Chenggong is good at water warfare, especially naval warfare.

In the same battle, Li Dingguo may not have the confidence, and Zheng Chenggong will be full of confidence.

But you can't say that Li Dingguo is inferior to Zheng Chenggong, right?

Overall, both of them are war gods of the Ming Dynasty, but they are good at different fields.

Therefore, Li Dingguo would instinctively avoid water wars, which Zhu Youlang could understand.

In fact, Zhu Youlang just mentioned it that way, after all, he also felt that temporarily changing the marching route was not a wise choice.

Although the enemy will be confused, the soldiers will be confused.

Just act as planned.

But I have always been obsessed with Zhu Youlang in Dongting Lake.

It's a pity to waste such a good navy station.

After the Ming army captured the entire southern part of Huguang and controlled the entire Dongting Lake, they must train the navy here.

Although it may not be comparable to Zheng Chenggong's navy, it must beat Donglu!

"Your Majesty, there are corpses on the river!"

Li Dingguo's eyes were very sharp and he immediately noticed something strange.

Zhu Youlang looked along and saw the floating corpse on the river. And it was not one, but many!

They floated and sank along with the river. If they didn’t look carefully, they might not be able to see clearly!

"What's going on!"

Zhu Youlang was very confused.

"I ordered someone to salvage the body and take a look."

"Abide by the order!"

Li Dingguo immediately ordered people to salvage the corpses, and soon he salvaged more than a dozen corpses.

It can be clearly seen that the corpses are covered with armor, and from the point of their hair tied, it can be judged that these dead soldiers are all Ming soldiers!

Something happened in Baling!

This is Zhu Youlang's first reaction.

And it should have happened just now.

Otherwise, Wang Henian would not be so smooth when he went to Changsha!

Seeing that the emperor's face was gloomy, Li Dingguo advised: "Your Majesty, maybe it's just an individual situation, don't worry."

"I have no choice but to decide whether it is an individual situation. Seeing is true, everything will be clear when you go to Baling."

Li Dingguo nodded and said, "Your Majesty is saying that I will order the entire army to speed up."

"I really don't want to believe that someone is going against me. I hope I'm thinking too much."

Zhu Youlang sighed.

Although he was prepared for a long time, the war was still more cruel than Zhu Youlang imagined.

If it is the worst case, it will also remind Zhu Youlang.

War is not a success, and it is normal to go back and forth. Zhu Youlang must adapt to this situation!
Chapter completed!