Looking at the fully armed soldiers, Zhou Shixian felt very confident and immediately began to reorganize his small army.

Although this unit only has more than 300 people, the Jin Yiwei and the three major battalions of the Beijing Camp are equipped with swords, guns, swords, axes, armor and firearms, and all kinds of equipment. With just a slight adjustment of the troops, each unit can form a powerful fighting force.

At this time, Zhou Shixian could use his salary and the roster in his hands to play its role.

Such an army with soldiers from various departments without a clear organizational structure and affiliation would be impossible to command once a battle breaks out.

First of all, there are the responsibilities of each army. The Jinyi Guards are divided into two parts. One part is led by Wang Chaodong and is the escort's personal army. Zhou Shixian is the middle army of this small force. The other part is led by Xue Lao'er and is the supervising team. The other part is from Beijing.

The other soldiers and horses of the third battalion are the core combat troops of the escort.

With the level of equipment of this small force of more than 300 people, it is no problem to deal with the Shun army outside the city with the same strength. Even the Shun army of about a thousand people, with more than 80 muskets, can also

One battle.

Of course, there are many desperadoes among these veterans, but most of them are actually loyal children of the Ming Dynasty. Now that Zhou Shixian provides money and food, they will risk their lives for the sake of the Ming Dynasty.

You must know that in the original history, the Nanming court was a hopeless thing. In order not to become a slave of the Manchus, the sons of the Han family did not cut off their braids, and countless people came forward and shed the last drop of blood for it.

However, now that Zhou Shixian has come to this time and space, he will never allow such a thing to happen again. He will not let go of any of those traitor lackeys and mediocre civil servants who have harmed the country and the people.

Among the thirty awning carts in the courtyard, twenty were for transporting gold and silver, and ten were for carrying ammunition, armor, food and water. The cart drivers were carefully selected by Zhou Shixian from horse farms across the capital.

Carefully selected, he still has some connections with the Zhou family.

Today's Tenth Prince's Mansion has become a small military camp. After the army completed its organizational reorganization, Zhou Shixian immediately sent eight routes of cavalry to the west, north, and south city gates in order to convey the latest military information at any time.

As for himself, he took advantage of this rare free time to meet with Li Banghua, Ni Yuanlu, Tang Ruowang, and Wu Linzheng. After being tied up for so long, it was time to comfort them.

In the original history, Li Banghua, Ni Yuanlu, and Wu Zhenglin were all ministers who committed suicide on the day the city was destroyed. Their loyalty has been witnessed by history.

Moreover, these three people can be regarded as knowledgeable soldiers, and Li Banghua and Ni Yuanlu are highly respected important ministers and capable ministers. Zhou Shixian's great cause of going south to rebuild the Ming Dynasty cannot be accomplished by himself.

Li Banghua is from Jiangxi and has a rich resume: among the six ministries, he has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of War. He even served as the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing for a period of time, as well as the Metropolitan Procuratorate in Beijing and Nanjing.

job.

Not only that, Mr. Li also subdued Zuo Liangyu, who had become a warlord two years ago and was entrenched in the Wuchang-Jiujiang area. This was very crucial for Zhou Shixian to conquer this important armed force in the future.

You must know that there are many talented generals under Zuo Liangyu. These people have made no achievements under the corrupt system of the Ming Dynasty and are unknown, but as long as the stage is suitable, they can display their talents.

Zhou Shixian naturally had to find ways to win over these talents. If they were given to the Manchus, they would be a difficult nut to crack in the future.

Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was barbaric and cruel, in terms of military discipline, whether it was military discipline or logistics and military pay, it far exceeded that of the Ming Dynasty at this time. Zhou Shixian clearly realized this.

As for the so-called massacre of the city, we can only say that this was originally an army of bandits. The massacre of the city had nothing to do with military discipline, but was just the essence of this brutal army.

And Ni Yuanlu was from Zhejiang. If he could arrive in Nanjing smoothly, this court official who was born in the south of the Yangtze River could make the Nanjing Ministry of Household's money and food work quickly, so that he would not fall into the same predicament of money and food shortages as in the original history.

This is the key to the future defense of Jiangbei, and it is also the key to Zhou Shixian's training of a strong army. Just relying on the little money in his hands is far from enough.

Wu Zhenglin is also a capable minister. Although he is not up to the level of the two above, he is definitely not an ordinary person.

As for Tang Ruowang, this red-haired man who was familiar with astronomical calendars, firearms manufacturing, and had the means to bring back more missionaries, muskets, artillery, and even mercenaries from Macau, how could Zhou Shixian let him go?

Zhou Shixian quickly entered the backyard and came to the door of the wing where Li Banghua lived. However, he did not go in directly. Instead, he knocked lightly three times and then pushed the door open.

This is his respect for a loyal and honest minister. He has always admired such people with backbone and ability.

Let us say that two months ago, when Li Zicheng's army first entered Shanxi, Li Banghua, who had been in charge of the capital camp, had already guessed that the city was about to be destroyed. He went up and down several times and urged Chongzhen to move south.

However, a group of ministers led by Chen Yan strongly opposed it and even took the opportunity to attack on the charge of "abandoning the ancestral mausoleum and temple". At this time, Chongzhen did not know whether to advance or retreat.

After Zhou Shixian entered the room, he explained the whole story to Li Banghua. Of course, the name was true and false, and the false was true. Naturally, the name had to be borrowed from Emperor Chongzhen, so that he could appease this old minister, otherwise he would be overstepping his bounds.

Li Banghua, on the other hand, was surprised by Zhou Shixian's identity. The other party was the consort. He, the dignified censor of Zuodu, naturally knew about this. But now, this consort actually gathered private soldiers and even kidnapped himself. What on earth is this?

What does it mean?

Li Banghua was an old minister in the court, so naturally he would not fully believe Zhou Shixian's words. If he were not wary, he would not be able to survive in the Chongzhen Dynasty for more than ten years.

But he would not expose it to his face. It is normal for courtiers like them to tell the truth and lie.

However, following Zhou Shixian's inquiry, Li Banghua's ups and downs and decades of ups and downs in cultivating his energy were shattered by this young prince-in-law - this prince-in-law was so bold!

Zhou Shixian naturally asked about the "three strategies to go south" mentioned in the memorial by Li Banghua, an old minister. Although he came from a later generation, he also needed to verify whether there were any flaws in his arrangements.

Zhou Shixian must be cautious about matters like this that determine the life and death of a country and a nation.

However, when Li Banghua heard this, he smiled bitterly, and there were even tears in his eyes. He seemed to say something, but in the end he just shook his head. After Zhou Shixian pressed him again and again, he reluctantly answered.

"At this point, it's meaningless to talk about going south." Li Banghua looked desperate, sighed and shook his head:

"Now that water transportation has been cut off, there are hundreds of thousands of thieves outside the city. From the capital to Nanjing, the road is thousands of miles long. There are countless bandits along the way. How can we arrive safely without tens of thousands of elite soldiers?

Going south...going south is absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Chapter completed!