Zhu Cixiang said to the messenger in front of him.
Soon, an attendant next to him helped the orderly soldier down to rest.
"Liu Zongmin's 10,000 light cavalry were disabled by us, but now our main problem has not changed!"
Zhu Cixiang said with a serious face to General Huang Degong on the side.
General Huang Degong nodded.
"If I'm not wrong, the army of intruders has already arrived at the city. They want to directly capture Shunde Mansion and cut off our retreat!"
General Huang Degong looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and said.
Zhu Cixiang nodded.
He pondered for a moment and then asked Magistrate Li of Huaiqing Mansion on the side: "Master Li, how much food is left in Huaiqing Mansion?"
"Your Highness, Huaiqing Mansion still has 230,000 shi of food in reserve."
Magistrate Li said respectfully to Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
"Well! You're doing well! It's good to have food!"
Zhu Cixiang nodded.
"We don't need to worry about the food."
Zhu Cixi said calmly.
"But! This is an opportunity for us!"
A strange light flashed in Zhu Cixiang's eyes.
"General Huang, send someone to find the food channel for the intruders! Once you find it, ask the First Guards Army and your Brave Guards to cut off the food channels for the intruders!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly, looked at General Huang Degong in front of him and said.
"It's best to feign an attack! Let them spread the word, and we'll set up an ambush halfway! The army will go straight to the central army!"
"What a plan!"
Upon hearing Zhu Cihong's words, General Huang Degong's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Report!!!!"
At this moment, the voice of the messenger came from the side again.
Soon, a panting messenger rushed to the front of Zhu Cihong and General Huang Degong.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince! Shunde Mansion is besieged by a large number of intruders! The situation is critical!"
really!
After hearing the words of the messenger, Zhu Cihong and General Huang Degong looked at each other, with a serious expression flashing in their eyes.
"Do you know how many troops there are??"
At this time, Zhu Cixiang was clamoring for the messenger in front of him to ask quickly.
"The incident happened suddenly. We didn't make careful calculations, but we probably estimated that there would be at least 60,000 troops!"
At least sixty thousand!
"Your Highness, it seems that he is really the main force among the intruders!"
Huang Degong said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him with a slightly serious expression.
"Isn't this exactly what we want?"
Zhu Cixiang's face was very calm, and he looked at General Huang Degong in front of him and said.
"That's true!"
Huang Degong nodded.
Their strategic purpose was originally to attract the attention of the main force of thieves so that they would not have the chance to harass the capital.
Give the capital time to move south.
Of course, they also had another task that they considered very important. In other words, Zhu Cixiang's idea was to kill and injure the intruders as much as possible.
In this case, his plan to station troops in Shandong can be guaranteed.
"Okay, you're lucky, go down and rest!"
Zhu Cixiang said to the messenger in front of him with a smile on his face.
"Yes! Your Highness!"
Several people nearby took the messengers down to rest.
Looking at the messenger who was going to rest, Zhu Cixiang slowly turned his head, looked at Li Xuanmin and King Zheng in front of him and asked: "Now that bandits are raging in the north, what are your plans?"
Hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, Prince Zheng and Magistrate Li in front of him were stunned for a moment. They looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of them, with a hint of hesitation in their eyes, and they looked at each other.
They didn't quite understand what His Highness the Prince meant.
After pondering for a moment, Magistrate Li looked at Zhu Cixiang in front of him and asked cautiously: "Your Highness, I want to know, what do you mean? Aren't you and General Huang Degong here to kill the intruders this time? We
…”
"Destroy the intruders?"
Zhu Cixiang looked at Magistrate Li in front of him expressionlessly.
"What are we going to use to annihilate them? Our combined strength is only 40,000 to 50,000 troops, of which no more than 30,000 are elites! The number of elites in the old camp alone among the intruders already exceeds 80,000.
Together with other ordinary soldiers, the number is said to be three hundred thousand! How can we destroy them?"
After hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, Prince Zheng and Magistrate Li on the side showed panic expressions on their faces. Looking at Zhu Cixiang in front of them, they didn't know what to say for a moment.
"What's more, the Qing army in Liaodong has always been eyeing it. If there is a slight chance, they will definitely bypass Shanhaiguan and carry out burning, killing and plundering in the Gyeonggi area.
So! The imperial court has decided to move south!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly, looked at the two people in front of him and said.
Hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, King Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up. He quickly said to Zhu Cixiang in front of him: "Your Highness, I would like to ask you to speak kindly to His Majesty and allow me to go to the Jiangnan area to become a vassal! Of course.
Xiao Wang’s savings will definitely satisfy you!”
Prince Zheng spoke impatiently to Zhu Cihong in front of him.
"Jiangnan? That place has a lot of competition! But in this place, Gu is somewhat confident!"
"You say!"
King Zheng quickly asked Zhu Cihong in front of him.
"Shandong."
"Shandong?"
King Zheng was stunned for a moment, looking at Zhu Cihong in front of him with confusion in his eyes.
"Yes! I am going to be stationed in Shandong after the imperial court moves the capital to Nanjing! Then I will need Prince Zheng's help! Of course, I will also need Mr. Li's help!"
Zhu Cixiang said with a smile on his face, looking at Prince Zheng and Li Xuanmin in front of him.
After hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, King Zheng and Li Xuanmin looked at each other, and their expressions became a little strange. What does this mean?
This is……
Seeing the strange expressions on the two people's faces, Zhu Cixiang calmly said to the two people in front of him: "I will give you time to think, but try to do it as quickly as possible. I need you to tell me about the people and property of the entire Huaiqing Mansion, and the best food.
Move them all to Shandong! The more you move, the greater the credit will be! I don’t care what methods you use!"
Zhu Cixiang looked at the two people in front of him calmly and said.
General Huang Degong on the side listened to Zhu Cixiang's words. This was the second time he heard these words from His Highness the Crown Prince.
He had completely believed the seriousness of His Royal Highness's words.
In fact, he has been thinking about it for a long time these days and found that His Highness the Prince's plan is completely feasible in military terms.
There is no way, the military power of the imperial court is too weak now. If it does not shrink its strength, sooner or later they will be defeated one by one, and then the capital will be besieged, and in the end they will be destroyed!
"Okay! Let's rest early!"
After saying this, Zhu Cixiang was not in the mood to talk about anything else. Under the service of the eunuchs and maids nearby, he stood up, turned around and left the lobby.