When the ice and snow begin to melt, spring in Jilin is not far away.
Zuo Mengeng and Wang Siyi are also on their way home.
This time I traveled from south to north, covering thousands of miles and traveling all over the country.
Although tired and exhausted, Zuo Mengeng gained a comprehensive understanding of the power in his hands.
"The population in China continues to skyrocket, and the pressure on food is getting bigger and bigger. From now on, we have to rely on you to work hard and focus on reclamation to avoid any mistakes. In addition, the pace of military expansion must also be accelerated. The people of the world will suffer.
We have suffered enough, and it is time for us to restore peace to the world."
His parting words made everyone in Jilin feel energetic.
Zuo Maodi had tears in his eyes.
"Your Highness, please rest assured that Jilin cannot provide one billion catties of grain this year. I personally apologize."
Xia Yunyi was also confident on the sidelines.
"Nowadays, the integration of all ethnic groups is smooth, and various industries are booming. Your Highness and the central government, please don't worry, Jilin will be a strong backing for the country."
Hong Qi also took matters seriously.
"The Northern Military Region is now on the right track and will surely be able to expand its troops to 200,000 within three years. With His Highness's decree, we will fight to the end of the world."
Zuo Mengeng believed in their guarantee.
Because everything here was witnessed by him with his own eyes.
The Chinese nation has jumped over the crossroads of history and embarked on a completely different road.
The next thing to do is to make your own voice in this fast-paced era.
"Everyone, when the world is unified and China prospers, I will drink a celebratory drink with you."
When it was time to say goodbye, Zuo Mengeng stood on the boat and solemnly raised his hands in salute.
These heroes who abandoned their families and children and went to the frontiers to work hard and develop deserve the greatest respect.
Everyone on the shore, whether they were officers or soldiers, all saluted in return.
We are in the same boat and will never regret it.
Just for China to be free from disasters and prosper forever!
Zuo Xuanyan snuggled next to her father, waving her hands goodbye to everyone, her eyes full of reluctance.
The parting atmosphere suddenly dissipated, and all the high-ranking officials and generals showed kind smiles.
"When the princess is older, uncle will accompany you to ride a tiger and hunt."
Zuo Xuanyan didn't understand, but she just smiled sweetly while holding the two much stronger tiger cubs.
The huge fleet sailed out of the port and embarked on the journey back south.
The fleet this time was extremely large.
In addition to Zuo Mengeng's escort, there were more than fifty transport ships.
The ships were loaded with tons of food, which was used to nourish China and North Korea, which were extremely short of food.
Moreover, each ship tows high-quality wood behind it, which can also contribute to the local economic construction.
In addition, there were fifteen battleships.
These newly launched warships will be evenly distributed between the East China Sea Fleet and the North Sea Fleet.
This also means that the Xia Kingdom's control over the oceans of the Far East will reach its peak.
From now on, there will be only one voice in this sea area.
And next, as more warships are put into service, Xia Guo is no longer content with offshore waters, but wants to conquer this blue planet.
The booming Xia Kingdom is about to begin to make great achievements.
The old Ming Dynasty was once again in turmoil.
In May last year, Zhang Xianzhong took advantage of the fact that the Ming Dynasty was seriously weakened by the Qing invasion and raised the flag of rebellion again.
If it doesn't move, it will be strong; if it moves, the sky will collapse and the earth will fall apart.
In a short period of time, Zhang Xianzhong went to Gucheng and Fangxian.
Ruan Zhidian, the magistrate of Gucheng County, committed suicide by taking poison.
The commander of the Xunyang Guards, Zhang Sanxi, opened the door and surrendered, and Hao Jingchun, the magistrate of Fangxian County, was caught and executed by the rebels.
Zhang Xianzhong rebelled again, causing the Central Plains to be shaken immediately.
Xiong Wencan, who was the first to bear the brunt, certainly knew that he was in for a disaster.
There is no other way but to try our best to remedy it.
If Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion can be quickly suppressed, the imperial court will not investigate him and he can keep his official position.
With this idea in mind, Xiong Wencan temporarily concealed the situation, but instead gave an order to the nearby officers and soldiers to carry out an immediate attack.
Who are the officers and soldiers of Sakon?
It is our Ningnan Bo Zuo Liangyu.
Xiong Wencan was sick and rushed to the hospital, but Zuo Liangyu saw and understood. With the troops he had at hand, he was no match for Zhang Xianzhong. If he marched alone, he would definitely die without a burial place.
"Now that the matter has come to this, once the imperial court learns of it, I will certainly not be able to escape the blame for my crime, but I am afraid that General Zuo will also be killed. How should General Zuo choose?"
Xiong Wencan completely lost his composure as a scholar, unsheathed his sword, and stared at Zuo Liangyu with eager eyes.
Obviously, as long as Zuo Liangyu dared to say even half a word "no", he would kill Zuo Liangyu first before speaking.
Under the authority of his boss, Zuo Liangyu's scalp became numb.
Of course he doesn't want to die.
Then we can only fool him first and then talk about it.
"Prime Minister, if we can have one or two helping hands, the general will definitely be able to suppress the rebellion."
When he said this, Xiong Wencan breathed a sigh of relief.
Afraid that Zuo Liangyu would regret it, he immediately recruited a general.
"General Luo, I order you to join forces with Uncle Ning Nan and march south to suppress the enemy. As for military affairs, it is entirely up to Uncle Ning Nan to handle them."
Luo Dai, the deputy general of Henan, was an honest man.
"The general will obey his orders."
Since Luo Dai is an honest person, with Zuo Liangyu's temperament, if he doesn't fall into a trap, he will be sorry for his reputation.
He asked Luo Dai to lead the troops in front, while he followed behind from a distance.
In this way, if Luo Dai is attacked, he can escape.
How miserable was the Ming army on this road?
Just two days after setting off, food supplies were no longer available.
The soldiers were hungry and had no choice but to pick wild peaches and wild dates from the mountains for food. In the end, they had no choice but to kill the horses.
On July 25, Zuo Liangyu and Luo Dai walked with great difficulty between the two mountains of Dustpan Village in Fang County.
Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai's ambush troops rushed out at once, catching the officers and soldiers by surprise.
Luo Dai, who was walking in front, was killed on the spot, and Zuo Liangyu, who was walking behind, did not get any benefits.
The whole army was in chaos and suffered heavy casualties. He was the only one who tried his best to break out of the encirclement. As a result, even his general troops and defenses were lost.
In this battle, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers suffered casualties, and the equipment lost was even more incalculable.
Zuo Liangyu fled all the way back to Fang County before he could gain a foothold. When he counted the number of soldiers, he found that there were less than a thousand remaining soldiers.
Now the news could no longer be concealed.
The news that Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai had revolted had just reached the capital, and the news of Zuo Liangyu and Luo Dai's defeat had also arrived at the same time.
Chongzhen almost suffered from cerebral congestion due to anger, so he ordered on the spot that Xiong Wencan and Henan Commander-in-Chief Zhang Renxue be dismissed from their posts, and Zuo Liangyu was demoted to the third level for meritorious service.
This series of changes allowed the forces in the DPRK and China that opposed Yang Sichang to seize the opportunity.
They began to write desperately, attacking Yang Sichang's strategy and requesting that Yang Sichang be punished.
The Qing army invaded the Ming Dynasty and made the Ming Dynasty disgraced, making Yang Sichang feel like he was sitting in the crater of a volcano. Now that the Central Plains has encountered such a change again, Yang Sichang feels extremely tired.
He was keenly aware that the situation was irreversible.
Yang Sichang got off the road, submitted his resignation to Chongzhen, and recommended Fu Zonglong, the governor of Sichuan, to take over, hoping to get out of the whirlpool.
But Chongzhen didn't agree and still let him take charge.
Just when Yang Sichang felt that Chongzhen still trusted him, Chongzhen finally showed his fangs.