Zhu Cixuan was very confident in the Shandong defense line, but some Ming army generals might not think so.

But after the emperor personally led the expedition, Shandong became a must-be defended place. After all, the emperor was in Jinan Prefecture, so they could not sit idly by and watch the Eastern Captains burn, kill, and robbery in the land of Qilu, right?

This is what Zhu Cilang wants to achieve.

As long as he is the emperor, the soldiers will definitely be in vain.

However, handling government affairs is indeed a troublesome thing.

Zhu Cilang was just sixteen years old and had no royal heir, so naturally it was impossible for the prince to be in charge of the country.

All important memorials must be sent from Nanjing to Jinan and presented to the emperor for the imperial examination.

Fortunately, Nanjing is not too far from Jinan, so it will not delay too long after one round or another.

In addition to the upcoming war in Shandong, Zhu Cixuan paid two most attention to, one was Huguang and the other was Sichuan.

What made him a little relieved was that there was no trend of a war in these two places for the time being.

Zhang Xianzhong's words can be explained by sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, but Ajige really can't understand them.

Could it be that there was any conflict and friction between this guy and Dorgon?

In short, this is a good thing for the Ming army stationed in Shandong. They only need to deal with the current war and not be distracted by other things.

From the geographical location of the entire Shandong, Qingzhou Prefecture is the geographical center in the absolute sense, but Jinan Prefecture is the political center.

Zhu Cixuan chose to stay here because he was closer to Zhucheng on the north line. If necessary, he could move to Linqing or even Dezhou at any time.

Zhu Cilang is not the kind of pustule emperor who only hides behind and watches the soldiers fight to the death, but a Shengming emperor who dares to come to the front line to boost morale.

After three days in Jinan Prefecture, Zhu Cilang decided to go to Linqing for inspection first.

This place is guarded by Gao Jie, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers inside and outside.

As an important hub on the Grand Canal, the importance of Linqing is self-evident.

It was Zhu Cilang who ordered people to cut off the canal transportation north of Linqing, so that the rice and grain from the south of the Yangtze River could not be transported to Northern Zhili.

The Qing Dynasty was so anxious to attack Shandong, probably to gain control of the Grand Canal and transport grain to the north.

Gao Jie learned that the Holy Lord had moved to Linqing and made careful arrangements in advance.

In addition to freeing up the best house in Linqing City for the emperor to serve as a temporary palace, he also ordered people to strengthen the security of Linqing City.

After all, the emperor's reign cannot tolerate any negligence here. If someone with ulterior motives wants to assassinate the emperor, he must respond immediately.

Of course, the 15th Battalion of the Shence Army, led by Zhu Cixuan, also accompanied him.

Although Gao Jie has shown loyalty this year, as the personal army of the emperor, the Shence Army must also perform its duties and take all possibilities into consideration.

After resting in the palace for a night, Zhu Cilang went to Linqing City to inspect the next morning.

Although he knew that there was a bastion and trench defense line outside Linqing City, Zhu Cilang still instinctively hoped that Linqing City would be indestructible.

Compared with a few years ago, Gao Jie ordered people to strengthen and repair the city walls in Linqing.

Although Linqing City is not as solid as a god, it is also a powerful city.

Zhu Cixuan came to the top of the city to look down, and saw the vast wilderness and sighed: "Gao Qing, you must win this battle. How confident do you have?"

Gao Jie hurriedly bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the army is now highly morale, and the soldiers are willing to die for Your Majesty. If the Eastern Captains dare to invade, they will definitely not return!"

"good!"

Zhu Cilang nodded and said, "At that time, I will personally beat drums and cheer for the soldiers at the top of the city."

Gao Jie was moved and burst into tears, saying, "Your Majesty, how can you be so respected by Your Majesty..."

"It is said that the Eastern Captains are terrifying. I think it is a rumor. If the king and his subjects are united, why worry about not being able to defeat the enemy? Gao Qing said yes, not."

Gao Jie quickly clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

But he was a little confused. What did His Majesty say to him mean? Did he suspect that he had two hearts?

When Gao Jie felt chill when he recalled that Li Chengdong advised him to leave a way out for himself not long ago.

I heard that the emperor set up a military intelligence department after re-establishing the inner factory.

The military intelligence department's version is more terrifying than the Jinyiwei, and it is spread all over the two capitals and thirteen provinces. I'm afraid there are military intelligence departments in Gao Jie's army.

Everything the emperor said was not casually said, it must have deep meaning.

Is this a hit on him?

Since leading the army to succeed in the Northern Expedition, Gao Jie has indeed expanded.

The emperor was telling him that all his actions were seen by the emperor and asked him to uphold his duty as a minister.

Gao Jie thought to himself that it was a good thing that he did not do anything out of order, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Your Majesty is really unfathomable and unfathomable!

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"Master Beile, Qinghe is ahead. Please order the army to rest in Qinghe and replenish the food and fodder."

Shi Tingzhu controlled the reins of the horse with one hand and pointed at a city in the distance with the other hand and said loudly.

After the army crossed the Lu River, the last big city within its control area was Qinghe.

He suggested replenishing food and fodder here, after all, moving forward is within the control of the Ming army.

The Ming army will definitely follow the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields, and will not give the Qing army the opportunity to harvest food.

Then, the Qing army must bring enough food for at least one month.

The army led by Luke Dehun is actually a miscellaneous army.

Among them are the Eight Banners of Mongolia, the Eight Banners of Han Army, and most of the Green Camp Army.

This kind of army that is mixed with multiple parties often has different orders.

In particular, Luke Dehun himself does not have much experience in leading troops and lacks prestige. If the journey goes smoothly, it will be very difficult. Once problems arise, it will be very difficult.

This is another reason why Shi Tingzhu suggested that Luke Dehun take a break in Qinghe.

The Tianyou army led by two Han vassal kings including Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were Leling and Haifeng. Because the army was carrying red cannons, the marching speed would be very slow.

However, all the elite men of the Eight Banners of Manchuria led by Duoduo were cavalry and did not carry too much baggage. The marching speed was only faster than that of Luke Dehun's miscellaneous army.

Shi Tingzhu means that when the elite troops led by Duoduo launched an offensive against Texas, Luke Dehun led his troops to attack Linqing without hesitation.

In this way, the garrison forces within the Ming army would definitely tilt towards Dezhou, and it would be easier for Luke to fight Linqing.

In Shi Tingzhu's opinion, it was only a matter of time before the Qing army took Shandong. However, the distribution of interests was completely difficult to say.

If Luke Dehun wants to get a piece of the Shandong battlefield, he must be cautious and not be too real.

How could Luke Dehun not understand Shi Tingzhu's meaning? He nodded slightly and said, "Well, I'll send orders to go down and take a break in the Qinghe River, and then march towards Linqing after replenishing the food and grass!"

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Chapter completed!