Looking at the fully armed soldiers, Zhou Shixian was full of confidence and immediately began the reorganization of his small army.

Although this unit has only more than 300 people, the Jinyiwei plus the three major camps of the Jingying Camp are well equipped with swords, guns, swords, axes, armors, firearms, and all kinds of equipment. As long as the troops are slightly adjusted, they will be enough to form a powerful combat power.

At this time, Zhou Shixian could play its role by paying the paycheck.

Such a soldier comes from the army of various units, without distinguishing a clear organization and affiliation, and once a battle breaks out, it will be impossible to command it at all.

First of all, the responsibilities of each army. The Jinyiwei was divided into two parts. One was led by Wang Chaodong and was the personal army to protect the lord. Zhou Shixian's central army, and the other part was led by Xue Laoer, which was the supervising team. The other troops from the three major battalions of the Beijing camp were the core combat troops to protect the lord.

With the equipment level of this small army of more than 300 people, it is naturally no problem to deal with the Shun Army outside the city with the same force. Even the Shun Army with about 1,000 people can fight with the more than 80 muskets.

Among these veterans and veterans, there are naturally many outlaws, but most of them are actually loyal children of the Ming Dynasty. Now Zhou Shixian gives money and food, and they have fought for this life for the Ming Dynasty and are willing to do so.

You should know that in the original history, it was the hopeless thing of the Southern Ming Dynasty. In order not to become slaves to Manchus, countless people continued to shed their last drop of blood.

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 any of the traitors and lackeys who harm the country and the people.

In addition to twenty of the thirty black-topped carts in the courtyard, there are ten of them carrying ammunition, armor, and food and water. The coachman was carefully selected by Zhou Shixian from the horse farms in various parts of the capital. His Zhou family still has this connection.

Today, the Ten Princes Mansion has become a small military camp. After the army has completed the reorganization of the organization, Zhou Shixian immediately sent Eighth Route Cavalry to the west, north, and south city gates to convey the latest military information at any time.

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

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

Moreover, these three people can be regarded as military experts. Li Banghua and Ni Yuanlu are highly respected officials and capable ministers. Zhou Shixian went south to rebuild the great cause of the Ming court, but he could not do it alone.

Li Banghua is from Jiangxi and has a rich resume: he has been in charge of the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of War among the six ministries. He has even served as the Minister of War in Nanjing for a period of time, as well as the Censorate of the Beijing City and Nanjing. He has also served as the post of the Censorate of the People's Republic of China.

Not only that, Mr. Li was overwhelmed by Zuo Liangyu, who has now become a warlord and is entrenched in the Wuchang-Jiujiang area. This is very critical for Zhou Shixian to conquer this important armed force in the future.

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

Zhou Shixian naturally had to find a way to win over these talents. If they were given to the Qing Dynasty, they would be a difficult bone to crack in the future.

Although the Qing Dynasty was barbaric and brutal, its military discipline and logistics pay were far higher than those of the Ming Dynasty at this time. Zhou Shixian clearly realized this.

As for the so-called massacre of the city, it can only be said that this is originally a robber army. The massacre has nothing to do with military discipline, but it is just an essential manifestation of this brutal army.

Ni Yuanlu is from Zhejiang. If she could arrive in Nanjing smoothly, this court official from Jiangnan could make the money and grain of Nanjing's Ministry of Revenue quickly run, and she would not be in the dilemma of vacancies like in history.

This is the key to Jiangbei's defense in the future, and it is also the key to Zhou Shixian's training to strengthen the army. It is far from enough to rely solely on the little money in his hands.

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

As for Johnson Chan, how could Zhou Shixian let go of this red-haired man who is familiar with the astronomical calendar, firearm manufacturing, and other ways to bring back more missionaries, muskets, cannons, and even mercenaries from Macau?

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, but knocked lightly three times before pushing open the door.

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

Let me say that two months ago, when Li Zicheng's army had just entered Shanxi, Li Banghua, who had been in charge of the Beijing camp, had already guessed that the city was about to break out, and he submitted several memorials to urge Chongzhen to move south.

However, the ministers led by Chen Yan strongly opposed it on the charge of "abandoning the ancestors' tombs and temples" and even took the opportunity to attack. When Chongzhen reached this time, he still didn't know whether to advance or retreat.

After Zhou Shixian entered the house, he explained the whole story to Li Banghua. Of course, true and false, false, and true, the reputation naturally had to be borrowed from Emperor Chongzhen. Only in this way can this old minister be comforted, otherwise it would be a usurpation.

Li Banghua was surprised by Zhou Shixian's identity. The other party was the prince-consort. He naturally knew about this as the left censor, but the prince-consort has gathered private soldiers and tied himself up. What does it mean?

Li Banghua is an old minister in the court, so he naturally would not believe in Zhou Shixian's words. If he had not been wary of this, he would not have been able to stand in the Chongzhen Dynasty for more than ten years.

But he would not expose it in person. It is normal for the courtiers like these.

However, with Zhou Shixian's inquiry, Li Banghua's ups and downs, and decades of qi cultivation skills were destroyed by this young prince-consort - this prince-consort was so bold!

What Zhou Shixian asked was naturally the "Three Strategies for Going South" mentioned in the memorial by Li Banghua. Although he came from later generations, he also needed to verify whether there were any mistakes in his arrangements.

This kind of matter that determines the life and death of the country and the nation must be cautious.

However, when Li Banghua heard this, he smiled bitterly, and even tears appeared in his eyes, as if he was about to say something, but in the end he just shook his head. It was only after Zhou Shixian's repeated questions that he reluctantly answered.

"At this point, it's meaningless to say anything else to go south." Li Banghua sighed while shook his head:

"Now the canal transportation has been cut off. There are more than 100,000 thieves outside the city. From the capital to Nanjing, there are more than a thousand miles of land. There are countless bandits along the way, and without tens of thousands of elite soldiers, how can we arrive safely?

Going south...it's impossible, it's impossible!"

When Li Banghua said the last sentence, his originally bright eyes completely dimmed, as if it was too late and he was powerless to turn things around.
Chapter completed!