After receiving the reply from Xiangyang, Zhu Yixi made up his mind.
So, in early February of the second year of Hongguang's reign, he built a high platform outside Xi'an City to mourn Emperor Hongguang.
Immediately, he bluntly stated that he wanted to avenge the emperor and eliminate the national humiliation.
Under such circumstances, he personally led 50,000 troops, known as one hundred thousand, and prepared to leave Tongguan, march to Luoyang, and wipe out Hong Chengchou in one fell swoop.
At this time, the whole of Shaanxi was shaken, and people's hearts surged. They donated money and food, and countless people joined the army. Many people even brought their own weapons to join the army. It could be said that this was the first time for the imperial court to come.
It can be seen from this that ordinary people are not ignorant of shame, or in other words, they are indifferent to it.
However, their information channels are very narrow, and the information on the market is often false and only half of it is true. In addition, the environment is closed, which makes them numb.
“People’s support is available!”
When he learned that nearly ten thousand people had taken the initiative to join the army and wanted to avenge the emperor, Zhu Yixi couldn't help but be filled with emotion.
In this way, with the support of the people, the morale of the army was like a rainbow, and it headed directly towards Tongguan.
Now, after learning the news, Hong Chengchou was instantly furious:
"Shame on you little thief, I never provoked you!"
Pulling his beard, Hong Chengchou's face wrinkled into a puddle of chrysanthemums.
It's not that he belittles himself. With Luoyang's 20,000 soldiers and horses, it is absolutely difficult to resist a hundred thousand army.
Moreover, there are not many people near Luoyang, so all food and grass come from the three prefectures north of the Yellow River, which can be said to be extremely scarce.
Normally, we have exhausted all our strength to maintain it. If there is a war, we must surrender.
"You can't beat me!"
Hong Chengchou thought helplessly that a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice.
However, at this time, news came from Beijing:
Dorgon appointed him as the governor of Jiangnan to replace the British Prince Azig and suppress the newly acquired Southern Zhili.
That is the renamed Jiangnan Province.
"Jiangnan Province?" Hong Chengchou was overjoyed: "I finally escaped from this place. The sea is so vast that the fish can jump!"
So he hurriedly packed up. Before Zhu Yixi arrived at Tongguan, he had already left Luoyang.
"The old boy runs very fast."
Zhu Yixi was dumbfounded, looking at the detective report and couldn't help but think about it.
This military parade had a rather anticlimactic feel.
In his expectation, he wanted to use a victory to allow him to take advantage of the situation to supervise the country and take a big step forward.
However, Hong Chengchou's fortune was gone, which made him lose interest.
However, if you have moved, how can you not move?
The purpose of sending troops to Henan was also to provide food.
In this cold winter, Shaanxi really couldn't feed that many people, so it had no choice but to send troops to relieve the pressure.
In addition to the 50,000-strong army, there were also 50,000 prisoners accompanying him. It would not be wrong to say that it was a 100,000-strong army.
Along the official road, it was like a wandering army, with overwhelming momentum along the way.
"Report, the surrender of Nuxiang County——"
"Hongguan returns -"
"Lingbao County surrenders——"
"Shaanzhou surrenders——"
The endless stream of good news is dizzying.
But Zhu Yixi easily understood that these cities were almost abandoned and there were more wild dogs than people, so it was of little significance.
However, when he walked the journey again and came to Mianchi and Hangu Pass in Xin'an County, he immediately felt the difference.
More than a hundred miles away is Luoyang.
This is his second time coming to Luoyang.
Last year, Duduo was killed here, and now he is doing it again. After a year and a half of governance, Henan has regained some of its popularity.
At least you can see smoke from cooking in some villages and sparse wheat straw in the wheat fields.
"Hong Chengchou still has some abilities."
Zhu Yixi admired from the bottom of his heart,
Only such capable people allowed Huang Taiji to persuade him to surrender again and again.
In this way, at the end of February and the beginning of March, Zhu Yixi came to the familiar yet unfamiliar city of Luoyang.
The people's faces were full of vigilance, the officials fled, the market was depressed, and the city was full of unwelcome.
However, Zhu Yixi didn't care about this. He entered the city grandly and moved into the so-called Governor's Yamen.
At this moment, he seemed to see Hong Chengchou's figure.
The next day, the news of Luoyang's new restoration spread instantly throughout Henan. As the acting capital of Henan, every move here attracted attention.
They were still the same gentry and landowners. They did not welcome King Yu with joy and laughter. They were full of vigilance deep in their hearts.
Very different from the previous attitude.
Obviously, this was the turmoil in the hearts of the entire north and even the world after the city of Nanjing was destroyed.
In objective terms, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was consolidating its rule step by step, and the Ming Dynasty's appeal and influence were constantly decreasing.
This situation made Zhu Yixi extremely vigilant.
This continued corruption is extremely detrimental to the great cause of revival.
Simply, Zhu Yixi still had the power to kill Duduo. Using this power, he almost recruited the sages and gentry who lived in seclusion in Henan, and announced one thing:
He wants to supervise the country.
Of course, this is not to say this directly, but to use one's own connections to mobilize them to jointly submit a letter asking King Yu to supervise the country.
The momentum is huge and no one knows about it.
In this case, how could any fool not understand?
…
But just when Zhu Yixi took command in Xi'an City and faced auspicious troubles, the situation in the south changed again.
Emperor Hongguang and Huang Degong went together to Luzhou, built high walls, stocked up on grains, and called on all the diligent kings in the world.
This time, like a torch in the dark night, it attracted Azig in Nanjing.
He thought to himself: "If we capture the city of Nanjing, I will not be able to become the uncle. If Hongguang is captured, who will dare to become the uncle?"
With his heart agitated, he led an army of nearly 200,000 people towards Luzhou. It could be said that there was a lot of chaos along the way, and no one was left alive.
What Hongguang was sad about was that Gao Jie, whom he had high hopes for, actually chose to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, and chose to watch.
Now, Luzhou City is in danger.
"Gao Jie has failed the emperor's favor in vain. It is really hateful."
Huang Degong looked at the dense army outside the city and couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said.
Facing encirclement and suppression again, he really felt that the pressure had doubled. Nanjing could not hold it, and Luzhou was even more impossible.
"General Huang, are you really unable to hold on this time?"
Zhu Yousong looked at the roaring Qing army, couldn't help but shuddered, and asked tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, this is difficult."
Huang Degong gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, before they completely besiege the city, break out quickly!"
"Where to go?" Zhu Yousong said confused.
"Go to Anqing, go to Jiujiang!" Huang Degong said helplessly: "Currently, only King Yu's place is the safest."
"King Yu?"
Zhu Yousong's face was full of hesitation: "Can he resist it?"
"Instead of being captured when the time comes, it would be better to surrender now."
Hearing these words, Huang Degong was surprised: "Your Majesty, King Yu has made great achievements in battle. His place should be the safest place."
"There are too many slanderers around you."
Zhu Yousong spread his hands, holding the female wall, looking at the densely packed Qing army, his fat body trembling from time to time, for a long time, he said:
"Nanjing cannot be defended, but Luzhou cannot be defended!"
Zhu Yousong sighed deeply and turned pale.
Outside the city, Azige was in a very happy mood, and many people raised their glasses to celebrate. It was a very joyful celebration.
Luzhou City has become a turtle in a urn.
"Snapped--"
Suddenly, a messenger came and reported the news.
When Azig heard this, he became furious.
It turned out that the city of Beijing ignored his request for a title, but first made Dorgon the emperor's uncle and regent.
This is a provocation to him!
No one knew what he was thinking, so he timidly ended the celebration time,