Chapter five hundred and ninety fourth offensive and defensive battle
"Now you have the most important thing to do." Lin Chong cheered up and continued to assign tasks.
"What's the matter?" Mu Xi looked up at him.
"This thing is not only done by the two of you, it is also very difficult for you to complete it. So you have to find Zheng Chenggong to do it together. Listen, I need you to collect all the surplus food from the people in the city now.
Then gather them into a unified place to avoid unnecessary casualties as much as possible. Zheng Chenggong has a high prestige in the hearts of the people, so let him call the big thief from the past few days together. It will be easier to do things with more people." Lin Chong ordered.
Mu Xi nodded: "I understand, I will do this, but Mu Mu must stay to protect the young master. I know what to do." His tone was firm, and although he was respectful, he rarely showed a hint of willfulness.
Mu Mu quickly nodded vigorously: "Even if you leave this matter to me, I can't handle it well. So let Mu Xi take care of it with them. I won't go anywhere. I must stay with the young master!"
Lin Chong knew that the two children were also worried about him. If Mu Mu was not allowed to stay, even if he drove them out to do things, they would be distracted and prone to making mistakes: "Okay, Mu Mu will stay to coordinate the Shadow Cavalry Guards and Jinyi Guards.
The communication between us is better.”
He turned to look at Wei Changqing again: "As for those merchants and grain stores, they are still bothering you a lot. You are at least influential among them."
Wei Changqing nodded: "Don't worry, I will handle this matter properly and will never let these black-hearted businessmen take advantage of it." He knew that Lin Chong was confiscating the grain of the people and grain merchants at this time to avoid
The sudden increase in food prices was aimed at cutting off the Manchus' escape route.
Lin Chong nodded happily: "It's a good thing you're here at this time, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to find a more suitable person than you for a while." Wei Changqing has been in Nanjing for a long time, and he is probably familiar with the merchants here.
More than one or two levels higher than him.
Wei Changqing smiled evilly: "There is another suitable person. Your Majesty must not forget him."
Lin Chong's heart was full of happiness: "You mean Zheng Ying?" This is indeed a good candidate, and now that Zheng Chenggong is here, he probably doesn't dare to bear the pain and give up.
"Zheng Ying runs the largest grain store in Nanjing. If he can be the first to stand up and support you, it will be easier for others to talk." Wei Changqing explained with a smile.
Lin Chong nodded: "Then I'll leave this matter to you." After saying that, he turned to look at Li Feng: "General Li, now collect all the large dianthus strips that can be used in the city. We must do our best."
Be as prepared as possible!”
At this time, news came from the Jin Yiwei: "Jirharang has led his troops outside the city and camped thirty miles away."
Lin Chong nodded. Fortunately, they discovered it early, otherwise this guy would probably have called in directly, right? This Jierharang is different from Dorgon. He is an extremely cautious person, but it is precisely because of this that he was given
A chance for them to rest.
"Right now, they don't fully understand the situation in the city. According to Jierharang's character, he will definitely send a vanguard to find out the news. Zhang Wei, if you take people to ambush nearby, you can't let go of these military exploits."
Lin Chong turned to Zhang Wei.
Finally, he turned his attention to Jonathan and Dong Fang: "You two are probably the only ones in these three battalions who can command the entire army. You have always been responsible for cooperating with Wu Sangui."
Jonathan nodded: "Leave it to us. We will keep a close eye on that boy Wu Sangui and we will never give him a chance to do those little tricks."
Lin Chong nodded: "Of course I can rest assured when you do things. You don't need to be under so much psychological pressure. Just perform according to your usual level."
Soon everyone got ready according to his instructions. When Mu Xi collected the food, she encountered a lot of obstruction. Many people cried so hard that they ran out and hugged their arms: "It can't be like this, what are you doing like this?"
It’s possible, but how can we survive like this?”
The guards looked at Mu Xi with some embarrassment. They couldn't really take action against these unarmed people, but if they didn't take action against them, the assigned tasks would not be completed at all.
Mu Xi shook his fan without raising his head, and several silver needles flew out from the fan. The chickens and ducks held in the hands of the village women suddenly became silent, and the women were so frightened that their hands shook.
Song, stared blankly at Mu Xi speechless.
"What are you doing standing still? Move out." Mu Xi ordered slowly.
The onlookers looked at the corpses of chickens and ducks whose feathers were trembling in the cold wind. They couldn't help but swallow their saliva and obediently moved out of the way.
Mu Xi nodded with satisfaction: "Let's go to the next house." The guards behind him looked at each other, but they didn't expect that Master Mu Xi really had the potential to be a village bully.
The reason why the grain was collected was because Lin Chong guessed that the reason why the Manchus had been able to hold on for so long was because of grabbing grain along the way. The purpose of collecting the grain was to give them nothing to rob.
As for placing them all in the same place, it was naturally to ensure that they could be the first to ensure their safety in any situation. So no matter what others thought, Lin Chong never wavered in his plan.
After all, Nanjing is now the capital. Although they have not moved here for a long time, Lin Chong is confident that he can outlast the Manchus who came from afar.
Sure enough, the forward troops were intercepted by Zhao Wei and his men on the way, and they were given a head-on blow. Although it had a certain deterrent effect, it more aroused the Manchus' aggressive ambitions.
Wu Sangui and Dong Fang were guarding outside, preparing to catch them off guard when Jierharang arrived. But Jierharang was such a cautious person, how could he be ambushed by them so easily.
Both sides came well prepared and the situation quickly became stalemate. Jierharang was unable to capture Nanjing City for a while, but Lin Chong was also unable to drive him out completely.
"I have something very important to discuss with you." Lin Chong's tone was rare and serious. If possible, he actually didn't want this to happen.
"What happened? Why did you become so serious all of a sudden?" Emperor Chongzhen felt a little uncomfortable when he heard him talking to him in such a tone.
"As I said before, the timing of their arrival was just too coincidental. If they say there is no internal response in the city, I would never believe it."
Zheng Chenggong's tone was a little unhappy: "Are you still doubting me?"
"If I had doubted you, I wouldn't have stood here to discuss it with you like this. If I had doubted you, I wouldn't have helped you out just now." Lin Chong sighed.
"Although I want to believe that it is absolutely impossible for you to do such a thing, you can't guarantee that everyone under you has the same idea as you, right? If there are too many people in charge, one or two things will inevitably happen.
What a scum." Lin Chong looked at Zheng Chenggong with burning eyes.