In other words, it is unrealistic for him to surrender to Wu Sangui!
After much deliberation, the only choice before him seemed to be to vote for the Ming Dynasty in the south!
After thinking about this, Cai Yaozu realized that he seemed to have many choices.
But there is actually only one real choice!
He has to plan ahead and make plans for the future.
After all, Cai Yaozu is not alone. There is an entire big family behind him, but they all rely on him for food.
Even if he doesn't think about himself, he still has to make plans for his family.
…
The next day, Geng Jingzhong still couldn't wake up!
Cai Yaozu had no choice but to come forward again and comfort the generals in the Jingnan Army.
However, on the third day, Geng Jingzhong still failed to wake up, but his physical condition became even worse.
The originally low body temperature began to rise continuously. After examination, the military doctor said that it was a disease that occurred after the wounds on the chest and abdomen were stopped with a soldering iron to stop the bleeding.
Cai Yaozu was worried. He had just connected with Daming, and most of the preparations that needed to be made had not yet been made.
As a result, Geng Jingzhong will die...
That’s such a complete piece of shit!
While speeding up preparations, he ordered the military doctors to try their best to maintain Geng Jingzhong's life.
However, just as Cai Yaozu gave the order, Geng Jingzhong died the next night.
Cai Yaozu wanted to stand up and maintain the overall situation, but without Geng Jingzhong, his prestige was simply not enough to convince the public.
Although no civil strife broke out in the Jingnan Army on the spot, the generals leading the army quarreled in public.
It cast a shadow on Cai Yaozu's heart.
This quarrel has almost made the conflict semi-public!
Everyone was quarreling, and even Geng Jingzhong, whose body was still cold, was casually thrown aside without anyone paying attention.
Only Cai Yaozu still cared about his old friendship and ordered people to collect Geng Jingzhong's bones and prepare for the funeral.
Moreover, they used the excuse of discussing who would take over after the funeral to appease the generals in the Jingnan Army and asked them not to make the conflict public for the time being.
Buy time for Cai Yaozu to contact Daming!
…
Zhu Hongyu looked through the report of Geng Jingzhong's assassination sent by Jin Yiwei, and the expression on his face changed slightly.
The memorial recorded in detail everything that happened after Geng Jingzhong was assassinated.
Including Geng Jingzhong became a little loyal son, the wounds on his chest and abdomen could not heal, he fell into a coma after using a soldering iron to stop the bleeding, and died on the hospital bed three days later...
As well as Cai Yaozu’s contact with the Ming Dynasty after Geng Jingzhong’s death.
Zhou Tianxu, Xu Bin and others stood in front of Zhu Hongyu, waiting for Zhu Hongyu's instructions.
And Zhu Hongyu is still considering the pros and cons of this matter!
Geng Jingzhong is dead, and the huge Jingnan Army Group may split at any time.
The Jingnan Army occupied most of Fujian and the smaller half of Zhejiang, turning the city into a strategic vacuum zone.
This is a big piece of fat!
The population, wealth, and tax revenue this territory possesses are not necessarily less than those of Guangdong Province.
If he left it alone without eating it, Zhu Hongyu felt that he would be sorry for himself.
But the question is, what impact will it have if he eats this big piece of fat?
For example, the Qing Dynasty conveniently placed the blame for Geng Jingzhong’s assassination on Zhu Hongyu’s head.
This is not impossible!
If Zhu Hongyu takes over the territory of the Jingnan Army, he will become the party that profited the most from the assassination of Geng Jingzhong.
The suspicion cannot be washed away!
However, after thinking for a moment, Zhu Hongyu finally spoke.
"The General Staff is preparing to come up with a corresponding plan for Ming Dynasty to take over all the territory of the Jingnan Army!"
“Take all the variables into account!”
"If nothing can be done, the Jingnan Army's territory in Zhejiang can be abandoned first, but the Jingnan Army's territory in Fujian must be taken over by Ming Dynasty."
"There must be no accidents!"
"If you need to wage war to achieve your goals, then be prepared to wage war."
Taking over the territory of the Jingnan Army will indeed be criticized to a certain extent!
But so what?
Compared with the actual benefits that can be brought by taking over half of Fujian and half of Zhejiang, it is just a false name, and Zhu Hongyu doesn't care.
Besides, the winner is not condemned!
Xu Bin stood up and said.
"According to the news from Cai Yaozu, he will try to delay it to avoid large-scale civil strife in the Jingnan Army. For this reason, he will advocate bringing Geng Jingzhong's body back to Fuzhou for a funeral."
"By then, the senior officials of the Jingnan Army will probably gather in Fuzhou."
"If Ming Dynasty wants to completely take over the Jingnan Army's territory, we may be able to seize this opportunity."
"..."
Hearing this, everyone nodded in approval.
Even Zhu Hongyu showed an expression of approval on his face.
…
Two days later, the Fifth Infantry Division of the Liberation Army, which urgently received the order, was ready for the expedition and boarded the ship at the dock outside Guangzhou.
A large amount of military supplies have also been loaded overnight, and the anchors have been pulled up and the sails have been set.
Immediately afterwards, the troop transport ship carrying a large number of soldiers also pulled anchor and set sail.
The huge fleet set off from the dock outside Guangzhou, entered the sea along the Pearl River, and then headed north to Fuzhou.
The Fifth Infantry Division is an integrated division with a strength of 10,000 soldiers.
Although most of the army is composed of new recruits, the number of veterans in the Fifth Division is also among the best among the main infantry divisions of the Liberation Army.
And, more importantly, in terms of weapons and equipment, the department has completely eliminated smoothbore guns.
All members have changed into rifled guns, rifled cannons and other rifled weapons!
The reorganized main division of the Liberation Army with a strength of 10,000 people is completely sufficient to deal with the Jingnan Army.
Besides, there’s no guarantee that there will be a fight!
With Cai Yaozu, a second- and middle-aged man who works both inside and outside, it is more likely that the situation will evolve peacefully.
Ming Dynasty, the orthodox brand in the world, still has influence.
Zhu Hongyu personally stood at the pier to see off the troops for the expedition. The bright yellow umbrella and his support as a supervisor were extremely conspicuous on the Guangzhou pier.
A gust of moist river wind blew from the Pearl River, making the cloak behind Zhu Hongyu rustle.
Surrounding him were all the soldiers of the Guards Division who were wearing hard-wearing armor.
Surround Zhu Hongyu in the center!
Outside the human wall formed by the Imperial Guard sergeants, the people of Guangzhou knelt on the ground, kowtowed in the direction of the prison guard of honor, and shouted long live the mountain.
Zhu Hongyu withdrew his gaze and said to Xu Bin beside him.
"Li Guangyuan is leading his troops north this time. I hope he can achieve his goal!"
Xu Bin said.
"Your Majesty, you have the destiny, and you will definitely be able to make all your wishes come true!"
When Xu Bin said that Zhu Hongyu had his destiny, he was not complimenting him, but sincerely speaking.
The letter written in the memorial sent back by Jin Yiwei two days ago was very clear.
After Geng Jingzhong was assassinated, the assassin poisoned the dagger, so the wound could not stop bleeding.
Then in order to stop the bleeding, I could only use a soldering iron to burn the wound to stop the bleeding.
As a result, Geng Jingzhong died of fever caused by wound infection.
Xu Bin didn't believe it. The assassin sent by the Qing court put poison on the dagger when he assassinated Geng Jingzhong.
When assassinating Zhu Hongyu, would he use a dagger without poison?
Isn’t that nonsense?
But what’s the result?
After Zhu Hongyu was assassinated, nothing happened at all.
Not only that, the wound heals much faster than ordinary people!
Compared with ordinary people, his body is obviously special!