In the end, Zhang Haogu did not move into the Forbidden City. He just returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, an ordinary three-story building where he once worked, and once again assumed the responsibility of the center.

As for home, naturally it is still the small villa where I used to live. The bigger the house, the more beautiful the courtyard is, which is called home. A place with family members is a home that Zhang Haogu recognizes. Anyway, Zhang Haogu doesn’t have many people in his family. He,

Zhu Qiqi plus Zhang Chengze, the small villa where the three of them lived seemed a bit empty.

Returning to a familiar environment, Zhang Haogu fumbled with the furnishings in Wenyuan Pavilion, and finally looked at the plaque placed in the main hall: "Replace this." Soon, the plaque in the main hall of Wenyuan Pavilion with the name "Gongzhongtiguo"

The plaque was replaced with the words "The World is Public", and the cubicle where Zhang Haogu worked was replaced with the words "The World is Great Harmony" written by Zhang Haogu himself.

Sitting in a familiar position, Zhang Haogu did not deal with government affairs at the beginning. He first invited the generals from the central ministries and the military, and Qian Qianyi was also invited by Zhang Haogu.

A group of people entered the cabinet and looked at the plaque saying that the emperor was the public. Lu Xiangsheng smiled and stroked his beard: "This is still the habit of looking at it."

"Yes, the world is for the public. No matter when, those of us in high positions must not forget these words." Zhang Haogu said and came out of the cubicle.

Inviting everyone to sit down, Zhang Haogu picked up the tea cup and said softly: "Invite the big guys here. Everyone should know the reason. Speaking of which, what happened today shocked me. There are so many people, long live the mountain."

, want me to be the emperor."

"Why did we establish the Datong Society in the first place, and why do we have the Datong Party today? Some people say that the emperor is indispensable. The Central Plains lacks an emperor, and it won't work."

"The emperor is just a leader, and he is a leader who focuses on his family and the world. There have been so many emperors throughout the ages, but few of them are worthy of praise."

"As I said before, Datong does not need an emperor, and there will never be another emperor in the Central Plains in the future."

"We Datong Party members lead the people to progress, and I lead the cadres of Datong. Why is this? It's not because of Lao Shizi's destiny, but because I have the ability, so I sit here."

"One day when I get old and my ability is no longer enough, then I can give this position to the next capable person and let him continue to lead the Datong Party and the people of the world. This person may be serving as a certain person in the Datong Party right now.

The position may not be within the Datong Party at the moment, but it may be added in the future.”

"Will such a thing happen in the family world? No, it will never happen. What we want to ensure is not the rights of a certain person or a family, but to ensure that the Datong Party always leads everyone forward with a vibrant and healthy attitude.

The center of the Datong Party must always maintain vitality, and new people must continuously come forward."

"This is the truth. When we get old, there will be enough talented and enlightened newcomers in the party to take our places, so that we can rest assured

Get back."

"Feudal ideology is unacceptable. Regarding ideological construction in this area, the party still needs to strengthen it." After a small meeting, everyone dispersed and went about their business. At the same time, they also began to hold separate meetings to convey the spirit of the meeting.

Because he had just arrived in the capital, there were still many aspects to consider. It was not until three days later that Zhang Haogu held another central meeting of the Datong Party after all aspects had been completely sorted out.

The heads of departments of the Datong Party Central Committee attended the meeting, and Qian Qianyi, as the temporary head of Shuntian Prefecture, also attended the meeting.

At the meeting, Zhang Haogu pointed out that the first task of the Datong Party in the coming period is to reorganize the industry in the northern region, gradually restore the damaged industries in Shanxi, Zhili, Shandong and other places, and at the same time repair the damaged Chidao.

, to restore transportation connecting the entire north.

At the same time, Zhang Haogu gave instructions on the drought problem in the northwest, requiring the cadres of the Datong Party in the northwest to reverse the disaster situation in the northwest as quickly as possible, make proper arrangements for the people, and give full play to the cadres of the Datong Party who are not afraid of hardship in any difficult environment.

The spirit of hard work that is not afraid of fatigue has rebuilt the northwest region into the fertile soil of Guanzhong.

At the end of the meeting, Zhang Haogu placed high hopes on all Datong Party cadres. He hoped that the cadres would give full play to their leading role, carry forward the tradition of Datong Party members, actually go among the people, and lead people everywhere to achieve economic recovery and people's livelihood development. In the next five years,

As a basis, we strive to complete the restoration of the northern provinces within ten years.

After convening the central meeting and setting the tone for the next development of the northern provinces, Zhang Haogu went on to hold military meetings with the military generals without stopping.

At the regular military meeting of the Central Military Commission of Datong, Zhang Haogu clearly pointed out that the next strategic goal of Datong is to completely eliminate the enemies north of the Yangtze River, bring the vast Central Plains area under the rule of the Datong Party, and liberate those people who are trapped in dire straits.

This will pave the way for Datong’s next phase of strategy.

This means that next, Datong will capture Henan, half of Huguang and half of Southern Zhili. This is the essence of the Central Plains and is an important area that must be captured.

To capture these places, the focus is on Southern Zhili and Henan, or more accurately, the Xuzhou area, which is the hub of the Central Plains and the intersection of the three provinces.

At this time, the Ming court still had Zhu Chunchen in Henan, Zhu Guobi's 150,000 troops in the Jiangbei area, Hong Chengchou's 50,000 troops who had retreated to Henan, and tens of thousands of Ming troops in Jiangsu, plus the Ming army of the Huguang generation.

, the Ming army still maintains more than 300,000 troops in the area north of the Yangtze River.

With so many Ming troops, the highest commander at the moment was Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo. Chongzhen went to Yingtianhou, fearing that Zhang Haogu would come again, so he directly appointed Zhu Chunchen as the governor of Jiangbei, and ordered him to be responsible for the war in Jiangbei and directly command the guards.

Commanders and generals.

Although Hong Chengchou said he ran to Henan, his action of leading the army to Zhili to rescue Chongzhen at the last moment moved Chongzhen very much. In addition, there were indeed too few people in Jiangbei who could fight, so Hong Chengchou was appointed as the commander of Jiangbei.

In addition to the 50,000 soldiers and horses he recruited himself, the governor also allocated tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Jiangsu to him.

At present, the two largest troops of the Ming Dynasty in Jiangbei are Zhu Chunchen's 150,000 troops, and the other is Hong Chengchou's 100,000 troops. In addition, Zhu Guobi was transferred to Huguang by Zhu Chunchen to take over the tens of thousands of troops there.

As a backup.

Obviously Zhu Chunchen and Hong Chengchou were gearing up and planning to have a good fight with the Datong Party north of the Yangtze River.

In the area north of the Yangtze River, Datong has obviously gathered a lot of elite soldiers and generals, including Zhao Yuqi who has returned from Japan and three towns under his command, four towns from Zhou Yuji in Shandong, four towns transferred by Shi Kefa from the northwest, and four towns from the northeast.

Cao Wenzhao and Fang Yunchu brought three towns and Han Yaowei brought two towns.

In this area, Datong has gathered sixteen towns, with a total of more than 265,000 people. Datong has a total of twenty-eight towns, more than half of which are concentrated in this area, while the remaining troops are either in the northwest or southwest

, the Northeast and grassland areas obviously cannot be easily mobilized.

It is obviously a waste to have so many generals concentrated in the Central Plains. The situation in the northwest region cannot be separated from Shi Kefa. He also has to sit in the northwest to deal with the enemies who are eyeing him, and even the next war in the southwest region, such as going deep into Sichuan and Shu from the Hanzhong line,

He needs to be responsible for everything.

The Northeastern region and Monan and Mobei are also inseparable from people, and Cao Wenzhao and Han Yaowei still have to go back. As a result, only Zhao Yuqi, Zhou Yuji, and Fang Yunchu are left in the Central Plains region.

In fact, the current battle between Datong and the Ming Dynasty is not only in the Jiangbei area, but also in the southwest. Huang Degong is in Yunnan. The Guangxi front line is restraining the Ming army's strength in the southwest, and has even achieved very good results in the Yunnan front line. At the moment, Chongzhen seems to be

He controlled a large territory of the Southern Kingdom, but these places were not so stable, so on the one hand, Chongzhen asked Zhu Chunchen and Hong Chengchou to defend the north of the Yangtze River to block the Ming army, and on the other hand, he wanted to transfer these war-experienced armies to Yingtian to give him his position

Sit more securely.

To put it bluntly, he was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty to hunt south. There were so many emperors in the Ming Dynasty, and there were so many weirdos, but none of them were defeated and the capital was lost. However, he abandoned the capital and the entire northern country and ran to the south of the Yangtze River. This

It was a huge blow to his political reputation.

What's more, Chongzhen's foundation was inherently unstable when he came to power. If it weren't for Zhu Youxiao's edict and the fact that Zhu Youxiao did not leave any heirs, Zhu Youjian would not have been the emperor at all. And if Zhang Haogu hadn't taken the initiative to retreat, Zhu Youjian would not have been able to become emperor.

The throne was not stable for the first year.

Although Zhu Youjian has supported and promoted many people, especially the first-line gentry, landlords and official families in the southeast of Jiangnan, they are still hesitant in the face of the obvious disadvantages. After all, Zhang Haogu and Datong

The Party is not easy to mess with.

This also resulted in Chongzhen's strange attitude towards the 300,000 troops staying in the Jiangbei area. He wanted to fight but didn't want to fight. This put Zhu Chunchen and Hong Chengchou in a very uncomfortable situation. They didn't understand what His Majesty the Emperor was doing.

What to do.

As the Nanjing of the Ming Dynasty, Yingtian Mansion moved a large number of northern dignitaries and gentry, which certainly brought short-term prosperity to Jiangnan. However, with so many dignitaries arriving in Yingtian Mansion, the dignitaries who were locals of Yingtian Mansion were naturally not happy for these northerners to come and join forces.

They fight for power and profit.

After all, there are only so many official positions. If you take more, you will lose one here. Therefore, in the court of Yingtian Mansion, the North-South conflict is very serious at the moment. The northern elders and dignitaries who accompanied Emperor Chongzhen to Yingtian are in conflict with a group of officials.

The southern dignitaries were fighting fiercely, which gave Chongzhen a headache. At the same time, the turbulent political environment in the capital also affected Zhu Chunchen.

The emperor's hesitant attitude and the chaotic situation in Yingtian Mansion made Zhu Chunchen even more hesitant. He was not sure whether he should fight fiercely with the Datong Party in Jiangbei or go to Yingtian to maintain the situation.

Compared to Zhu Chunchen's hesitation, Hong Chengchou thought more purely. If Jiangbei could not be defended and Datong captured the entire hinterland of the Central Plains, how long could Jiangnan exist?

One year or two years? Therefore, Hong Chengchou really wanted to block Datong in Jiangbei, at least for a period of time, to buy time for Jiangnan to develop.

In this way, under active or passive preparations by both sides, a war is about to break out in the vast area from Huai'an in Jiangsu to Xuzhou to Yanzhou in Shandong, Kaifeng in Henan, Runing and the Huaihe River.

Shandong, Yanzhou Prefecture. Zhou Yuji's four towns are moving here. Since Datong gathered sixteen towns and moved to the Central Plains area, Zhu Chunchen immediately led his army to withdraw to Kaifeng and Runing, which is very close to Xuzhou, and Hong Chengchou

The Ming Dynasty's army is preparing defenses along the Guide line in Xuzhou. Together with Zhu Guobi's army along the Huaihe River, the Ming court's troops and horses in the north of the Yangtze River are all known.

In Daming Prefecture, the six towns commanded by Fang Yunchu were in preliminary collision with Zhu Chunchen's army. Zhou Yuji of Yanzhou Prefecture had already launched a tentative offensive with Hong Chengchou. Finally, the six towns commanded by Zhao Yuqi had rested and assembled.

Soon we will enter the war zone.

In July of the seventh year of Chongzhen, around this area stretching from Huai'an to the east, Runing to the west, Huaihe River to the south, and Yanzhou to the north, the Ming Army and the Datong Army launched more than fifteen small-scale collisions. The main forces of both sides

None of them were mobilized. It was just a battle between several hundred households and one thousand households of the Ming army and several battalions or schools in Datong.

This is undoubtedly a mutual test before the war, and such a fierce test also means how tragic the upcoming war will be.

"Mr. Zhao is here. I think my life in Japan has been much more comfortable these years than here."

"Hahaha, although Japan is good, it is still a land of aliens. Surrounded by tens of millions of Japanese people, I am always on tenterhooks every day."

"That's nonsense. Why did I hear the businessman say that Mr. Zhao is very powerful in Japan?"

"No matter how hard it is, you are not as enviable as you commanding the army to gallop on the battlefield. Speaking of which, I squeezed out Lao Cao and Lao Han in this war, and they were very annoyed." Zhao Yuqi, Zhou Yuji, Fang

Yunchu and the other three smiled and entered the temporary command room. Sixteen towns were arranged on the battlefield. The three parties always needed to work together, so there was a temporary command post for the three parties to coordinate and cooperate.

"Come on, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Fang, look." Zhou Yuji said, pointing on the map: "Hong Chengchou's 100,000 troops are in Xuzhou, Zhu Chunchen's 150,000 troops have retreated to Runing, plus Zhu Guobi along the Huaihe River

With an army of 60,000, the three legions of the Ming court launched a defense in the shape of a pin, and the most critical point was in Xuzhou."

"By smashing through Xuzhou, we can go straight to the south of the Yangtze River. Fengyang and Yangzhou along the way can't stop us at all!" Zhao Yuqi nodded: "Yes, with this plate of paint, nearly 600,000 troops from both the enemy and ours have gathered in this area. It looks like they are all different

Every place is a key point, but the real key point is Xuzhou, which is located in the middle, and its geographical location is a battleground for military strategists."

"Now that we have captured Xuzhou, we have basically completed the task assigned by the chief." Fang Yunchu said: "Yes, the key point in Jiangbei is in Xuzhou. Under Xuzhou, Jiangbei can be determined day or night."

"The three enemy armies can support each other. Hong Chengchou and Zhu Chunchen rely on each other. Zhu Guobi can support any one of them at any time along the Huaihe River. It will not be easy for us to deal with them." Zhao Yuqi can clearly see what Zhu Guobi's abilities are.

Not to mention, but Hong Chengchou is definitely a talent, and Zhu Chunchen is actually not bad either.

If these two people can really cooperate with each other, then the war in Jiangbei will not be easy to solve. Zhou Yuji thought about it and said: "These days, our troops have competed with Hong Chengchou's men many times. Hong Chengchou's troops are divided into two parts. One part is

He recruited and trained about 50,000 soldiers by himself, and it was this army that blocked the offensive in the two northwest towns."

"As for the 50,000 people transferred to him after Chongzhen, according to intelligence, these may be soldiers and horses transferred from the Yingtianfu camp, and they were also elites."

"And the 150,000 soldiers commanded by Zhu Chunchen are all veterans who have experienced war."

"These two armies are in front of us. It is not easy to cross them. The best option is to deal with one first and hold the other down." Zhao Yuqi mused: "Delay one and deal with the other. It is indeed the best at the moment.

If we can encircle the point and call for reinforcements, just like the battle in Jinzhou, then the situation will be better." Fang Yunchu took out his charcoal and drew while saying: "Hong Chengchou's position is very critical. These 100,000 people are blocking Xuzhou. We

It will be difficult to get over. In this case, we might as well put our current target on Zhu Chunchen. He deployed a large number of troops on the Runing front line and used him as an introduction to attract Hong Chengchou and Zhu Guobi to encircle and reinforce." Zhou Yuji

Then he began to think: "Several Zhu Chunchen's troops are stationed in Runing, Kaifeng, and Guide. Our army can take a detour to launch an attack. It is best to deal with Zhu Guobi in the Huaihe River area first, or to contain him. Then we can attack again.

Launch an offensive against Kaifeng and Guide, forcing these two places to ask for help from Zhu Chunchen. Now in Henan, we will give Zhu Chunchen a painful beating." Zhao Yuqi smiled and placed a chess piece on the map: "In this way, Hong Chengchou must rescue Zhu Chunchen. We

There is no need to eat Zhu Chunchen's army in one go and let it become a drag on Hong Chengchou, which is more in line with our strategic purpose."

"Once Hong Chengchou and Zhu Chunchen come into contact, we can use more things, including Ying Tianfu's attitude, which can become our magic weapon to win." Several people communicated and quickly made up their minds.

On the third day of August in the seventh year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Datong sent troops from Daming Prefecture, a total of six towns, to march south to Guide Prefecture.

The Ming army in Guide Prefecture only numbered more than 30,000, and it was difficult to resist the attack of the Datong soldiers in the six towns. Therefore, the Ming army in Kaifeng Prefecture had to launch a rescue. However, the Ming army in Kaifeng Prefecture encountered two Datong troops in the middle of the road.

Therefore, the Ming army in Guide Prefecture immediately asked for help from Zhu Chunchen's camp in Runing and Hong Chengchou in Xuzhou.

Naturally, Zhu Chunchen could not let tens of thousands of his soldiers be dealt with by Datong like this. The Ming army in Kaifeng and Runing quickly mobilized to fight the Datong army in the Guide area.

The Datong Army of the Six Towns fought a battle with Zhu Chunchen's main force in Guide Mansion. Both sides fired countless artillery shells. Inside Guide Mansion, the sound of cannons rumbled like thunder, and large groups of soldiers clashed with each other. The cries of killing were extremely fierce.

Subsequently, the Datong Army launched support for the Guide area, mobilized two towns and mobilized troops from eight towns. Zhu Chunchen found it extremely difficult to resist in Guide, so he had to ask Hong Chengchou for help.
Chapter completed!