Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 269 Construction Plan of Chongming Island

Slowly exhaling a breath, Fukangan took his eyes away from the Datong River, turned around and said.

"Go down with the order and send troops to attack Pyongyang City!"

"After capturing Pyongyang, the army did not seal its sword for ten days. After ten days, it sent troops southward and drove directly to Seoul..."

After Fukang'an handed down the military order, he never looked at Sanzizhabu who was standing aside, but turned around and walked towards Pyongyang City.

Sanzizhabu opened his mouth to explain something, but in the end he couldn't say a word.

In the wilderness outside Pyongyang, the Qing army was like a flat carpet, covering the entire ground.

It's so dark, it puts a lot of pressure on people!

After the war drums sounded, the dark Qing army launched a general attack on Pyongyang.

That night, Pyongyang city was destroyed!

The Qing army entered the city and began to massacre the city to vent their grievances caused by the long siege.

Even those Korean prisoners of war who surrendered to the Manchus were involved.

……

Jin Guangzu's reinforcements to Pyongyang were defeated, and the news that Pyongyang was captured and massacred spread rapidly to Seoul as if it had wings.

Soon, the North Korean King Li Zou received bad news from Pyongyang.

In panic, Li Zhen ordered the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to be summoned to discuss countermeasures.

Throughout Seoul, panicked North Korean soldiers and civilians could be seen everywhere.

"Jin Guangzu defeated Taedong River and Pyongyang was defeated. What should our army do?"

"What should I do?"

Li Zuo, wearing a python robe, stood in front of his throne and kept pacing.

The whole person is visibly anxious.

In front of him, North Korea's left and right officials were discussing politics. The two groups of ministers, Liucao Banshu and other officials were separated on both sides. They all lowered their eyebrows and said nothing.

"Don't pretend to be dead, just talk!"

"Pyongyang has been defeated, and Hu soldiers may head south to Seoul at any time. What should the lonely king do?!"

Li Zuo's face was gloomy and he spoke very rudely.

He is really angry now!

Aren't these ministers usually very talkative? You were right when you were criticizing him, but why did you start pretending to be dead when the critical moment came?

Li Zuo's face was gloomy and scary.

Finally, Zuo Yizheng Zhao Siguang spoke.

"Pyongyang was defeated, and the main force of the army led by Jin Guangzu was completely destroyed."

"For the current plan, we can only ask the king to take his concubines, princes, and important officials in the court to retreat to Nanhan Mountain City and wait for reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty!"

After Zhao Siguang finished speaking, Cui Yingzheng also stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, I have my second opinion!"

Seeing this, Li Zuo's expression improved slightly, and he immediately asked.

"Isn't there any accurate news from Wang Yanshu yet?"

After the Qing army invaded, North Korea immediately made the decision to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Minhao, the judge of Li Cao, was ordered to send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to appeal for help from the Ming Dynasty.

But until now, there is still no accurate news from the mission, which makes everyone in North Korea worried.

Everyone was silent when they heard this.

From North Korea to the area currently controlled by the Ming Dynasty, you need to take the sea route.

The sea routes in this era are not considered safe, whether it is the wind and waves along the way or the pirates that may be encountered.

They will all kill people!

Even if the mission led by Wang Minhao failed halfway, it was not impossible.

Besides, it takes at least more than a month to go from North Korea to Daming by sea.

Wang Minhao and others only left North Korea in early April and embarked on the road to Ming Dynasty.

Including the round trip time, it is normal that there is no news yet.

If accurate news comes now, North Korea will have to wonder whether the mission led by Wang Minhao did not go to Ming Dynasty at all, but was using false news to deceive the king.

……

It was the third day of June in the second year of Xuanwu in the Ming Dynasty.

Songjiang Prefecture, Shanghai County, the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Zhu Jing'an stood on the pier in Shanghai, looking at the endless sea in the distance and Chongming Island, which was still quite desolate in this era.

The expression on his face was obviously thoughtful.

Beside him, Cai Xueqin, the prefect of Songjiang, was reporting to him the switch construction plan of Shanghai County.

"Your Highness, according to the construction plan of Shanghai County, we will build shopping malls, warehouses, restaurants, schools near the dock..."

Zhu Jing'an listened to Cai Xueqin's introduction and nodded slightly.

For now, he is quite satisfied with the switch construction plan in Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture.

Zhu Jing'an inspected the dock and returned to Shanghai County.

The main purpose of his inspection in Shanghai this time was not just to inspect the details of the switch construction of the Ming Dynasty in Shanghai.

Instead, they are preparing to welcome here the Ming Navy, which will head north from Guangzhou and arrive at the mouth of the Yangtze River after receiving the order.

Then prepare to personally lead the main force of the Ming army southward and start the Fuzhou War!

That night, after dinner with Cai Xueqin and other Songjiang Prefecture officials, Zhu Jing'an felt a little insomnia when he returned to his residence.

Perhaps it was because he was always accompanied by a woman during this period. Zhu Jing'an would have some insomnia if he was not holding a woman in his arms.

Zhu Jing'an put on his clothes and stood up, sitting at the desk.

He lit an oil lamp on the desk and began to write rapidly.

I recalled in my mind the Chongming Island I saw from the Shanghai pier today, and thoughts arose in my heart.

Judging from the geographical location of Chongming Island, it can be said to be the key to the estuary of the Yangtze River and a barrier guarding the entire south of the Yangtze River by waterways.

As long as Chongming is maintained, the coastal defense of the Yangtze River Estuary will be safe!

You may be able to arrange coastal defense on Chongming Island, build navy barracks, build forts, and operate Chongming Island as a coastal defense fortress...

Zhu Jing'an was constantly drawing drawings and planning the construction of Chongming Island with his own hands.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.

Zhu Jing'an raised his head and said.

"Come in!"

The door of the study room was pushed open, Zhang Jin strode in, came to Zhu Jing'an, and spoke.

"Your Highness, urgent report from the direction of the pier!"

"A fleet from North Korea docked at the Shanghai pier. The man leading the team claimed to be Wang Minho, the court judge of North Korea. He brought a letter of credence written by the monarch of North Korea and wanted to see His Highness the Crown Prince!"

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he subconsciously raised his head.

He asked with a frown.

"North Korea sent an envoy to ask for a meeting with Yu Gu? Is this serious?"

Zhu Jing'an was a little puzzled. He knew about the Manchu invasion of North Korea.

North Korea was also mentally prepared to send envoys to the Ming Dynasty to ask for help.

But when it really comes down to it, I still have some doubts.

Logically speaking, the mission should go to Guangzhou!

Zhang Jin nodded and said after hearing this.

"If you return to Your Highness, this matter should be true!"

"Your Majesty has already sent someone to check the documents and identity certificates carried by the North Korean fleet. There should be nothing wrong."

After Zhu Jing'an heard this, he thought for a while and then spoke.

"I know it!"

"If that's the case, let's arrange for the North Korean delegation to stay first." "We will receive you when I find time!"

"By the way, go call Cheng Yuan!"

Zhu Jing'an actually has a dark eye on the war in North Korea now.

Before receiving the North Korean envoy, he needed to have a rough understanding of the current war situation in North Korea.

It might as well be based on this to decide his attitude towards the North Korean mission!

If he wants to know the news, the first person he should consult must be Jin Yiwei.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jin clasped his fists and resigned.

Zhu Jing'an continued to lower his head and write down the plan for Chongming Island.

He didn't have to wait long, only to hear another knock on the door.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, Cheng Yuan, commander of the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty, is asking for an audience!"

Zhu Jing'an put down the brush in his hand, picked up the tea cup, took a sip of strong tea, and said.

"come in!"

After Zhu Jing'an finished speaking, the door was pushed open.

Cheng Yuan, dressed in Feiyu uniform, walked in and knelt down on one knee in front of Zhu Jing'an.

"The last general, Jin Yiweidu Commander Cheng Yuan, is here to see His Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Jing'an nodded slightly.

"Flat body, give me a seat."

After Cheng Yuan sat down, Zhu Jing'an spoke directly without going around in circles.

"Gu has just received news that a mission from North Korea has arrived in Shanghai and is preparing to ask to see Yu Gu."

"They probably want me, the Ming Dynasty, to send troops to help North Korea resist the Qing army's attack."

"Gu needs specific information on the Qing army's war situation in Korea. Jin Yiwei will inquire about it as soon as possible."

Because of the habits he developed on the battlefield, Zhu Jing'an was very straightforward in his work.

He didn't want to play political tricks and let Cheng Yuan guess in his roundabout way. If things were done well, it was His Highness who was wise. If things were done badly, it was Cheng Yuan's idea to guess the Holy Will and let him take the blame.

Because what war pursues is efficiency!

The most taboo thing on the battlefield is unclear communication of orders.

Therefore, Zhu Jing'an is now used to doing things straightforwardly.

Of course, this is also related to Zhu Jing'an's prestige in the military, and he does not need to blame his subordinates to maintain his prestige.

Cheng Yuan heard this, clasped his fists and said.

"Returning to Your Highness, there has indeed been information about the Korean War situation coming from Beijing recently, but the information is relatively messy and it will take some time to sort it out."

The Ming Dynasty deployed many Jin Yiwei spies in Beijing.

If there is any trouble in Beijing, the news will soon spread to Jiangnan.

Major events like the Korean War are actually no secret in Beijing.

Because every time the Qing army won a victory on the front line, it would announce the victory in Beijing to boost people's morale.

The spies of the Ming army can easily obtain more detailed information!

However, before this, because the Ming army did not pay attention to this news, the information about the Korean War situation was relatively messy and even duplicated.

Cheng Yuan needed to sort it out before submitting it to Zhu Jing'an for review.

Hearing this, Zhu Jing'an nodded and said.

"ASAP!"

"The North Korean envoy has arrived in Shanghai, so we can't wait for them for too long!"

As the first vassal mission to send an envoy to North Korea since the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty must give the North Korean mission a certain amount of attention, even if it is to maintain the face of the Celestial Kingdom.

Zhu Jing'an can hang out the North Korean mission for a while, but not for too long!

Cheng Yuan nodded.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the general will understand!"

After saying this, Cheng Yuan also resigned and left.

Zhu Jing'an rubbed his eyebrows and saw that the Chongming Island coastal defense fortress construction plan in his hand had been roughly laid out, so he stopped thinking about it.

Instead, he put down the pencil in his hand and went to sleep.

Pencils are not difficult to produce, the cost is not high, and they are convenient for writing.

Therefore, except for some important formal documents that Zhu Jing'an would annotate with a brush, he usually used pencils when he wrote privately and recorded unimportant things.

Actually, if writing with a pencil is not easily tampered with, Zhu Jing'an would also like to use a pencil when reviewing official documents...

As a time traveler who has been accustomed to writing with a hard pen since childhood, for Zhu Jing'an, writing with a brush is really a kind of torture.

……

The next day, Zhu Jing'an got up early.

He was just about to go out to Shanghai County School for inspection when Zhang Jin came to report again.

"Your Highness, the North Korean envoy requests to see you again!"

"The envoy of the mission, Han Li Cao Fanshu, led the team to kneel outside the county government office and cry, saying that if you don't receive them, they will kneel and die in front of the Shanghai county government office."

Zhu Jing'an was temporarily stationed in Shanghai, so it was naturally impossible to build a specially built house, so he temporarily lived in the Shanghai County Government Office to make ends meet.

Unexpectedly, now the door is blocked.

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he couldn't help frowning and said with a sneer.

"Haha, it's interesting. This North Korean envoy is trying to force the emperor into the palace!!"

Zhang Jin saw that Zhu Jing'an's face was not good-looking, so he did not dare to say anything and just stood aside honestly.

Looking forward to Zhu Jing’an’s next chapter!

After thinking for a while, Zhu Jing'an spoke.

"Since they want to kneel, let them kneel!"

"Ask the driver to wait at the back gate of the county government office. Today's itinerary remains unchanged."

"Urge Cheng Yuan to sort out the information about the Korean war situation as soon as possible and then send it to Gu!"

In fact, Zhu Jing'an didn't really want to care about North Korea's affairs.

Because the military strength on all fronts of the Ming Dynasty is now relatively tight.

Now that Zhu Jing'an can't even mobilize reinforcements to support the war in Guizhou, where will he find the spare energy to help North Korea?

Therefore, Zhu Jing'an did not want to receive the North Korean envoy before Cheng Yuan sent the specific situation of the Korean war for reference.

Now that Zhu Jing'an has not received the North Korean envoy, the North Korean envoy dares to force the palace outside the Shanghai County Government Office.

If Zhu Jing'an really receives them, there's no telling what the North Korean mission will do!

If the envoy of the North Korean mission committed suicide in front of Zhu Jing'an and forced him to send troops to aid North Korea, then Zhu Jing'an would really be roasted on the fire.

Zhu Jing'an was not happy to send troops. If he did not send troops, Ming Dynasty would be criticized by the people of the world.

This is so damn uncomfortable!

……

Zhu Jing'an went out through the back door of the county government office.

But Wang Minhao and others did not know.

They were still kneeling outside the Shanghai County Government Office, waiting for Zhu Jing'an to be received.

Their foreheads touched the ground and their buttocks were raised high, showing their pious attitude.

Time passed and it was soon noon.

The temperature in Shanghai is very high in summer. The scorching sun shines directly down, and those who can afford it will shed a layer of skin.

The sun above our heads became scorching, and the air was filled with heat.

The official robes worn by Wang Minhao and others were soon soaked with sweat.

Wang Minhao was a civil servant, but he was already weak.

First, he had been running around on the sea for several months, and then he was kneeling in the sun outside the Shanghai County Government Office. In addition, he was worried about the situation in North Korea at this time, and he was very worried. Suddenly, his vision went dark, and his body fell limply to the ground...

(End of this chapter)