After the three-way drum, everyone gathered.

Zhu Cixuan drew out his sword and pointed straight to the south.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince will order to set off with a cannon and target Nanjing."

After Hu Qiang issued the order, the deafening sound of ten cannons came.

We are no longer a strait team, and the total number of people has reached tens of thousands.

And from the queue, this is completely different from the previous Ming army, and you have to have a sense of ritual in everything you do.

The sound of cannons seemed to have awakened all the soldiers. Many soldiers proudly raised their chests. We are now also the personal army of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

It’s not the messy armies in the past. Just look at our expedition ceremony. How can other armies have such rituals?

According to what His Highness the Crown Prince said, we will be the role model of the entire army in the future, the Ace Army.

The troops we created in the future will be based on our standards. Thinking of this, most of the soldiers straightened their waists a little straighter.

The people who saw him off were also beginning to cry. In their eyes, Shandong is also a good place with rich resources and a large population. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince chose to settle down here. Isn't that okay? Why did he have to go south?

Not only these ordinary people think this way, but also the same idea, including some internal soldiers. Although the products here are not as rich as those in Jiangnan, they can also be ranked in the country.

Zhu Cixuan also had his own considerations. Now that the small court in the Southern Ming Dynasty has just been established, there are many internal conflicts. It is only a matter of one word to eliminate them.

But if we delay in Shandong for too long, they will likely eliminate internal conflicts. If we want to take over Nanjing, it will not be an easy task.

Of course, there is another most important reason. The Ming Dynasty implemented the two capital system. After losing the capital, if Nanjing was not ours, would we still be the orthodox of the Ming Dynasty?

Besides, Shandong is too close to the capital. By the time the Qing Dynasty invades, it will definitely become the first place for the Qing Dynasty to invade.

Our current strength is not strong enough to be too conflicted with the Qing Dynasty. We have to let Li Zicheng hold them back.

Besides, Shandong is indeed good, but there is still a big gap compared to Jiangnan.

Especially after this disaster, Shandong Province was affected by the disaster, but Jiangnan was preserved intact.

What Zhu Cilang has to do now is to quickly destroy the Zhu Yousong regime with a destruction and destruction, and then stabilize his foothold in Nanjing.

At that time, Nanjing will be used as the base camp and attack everywhere.

Advance can recover the north and restore the Ming Dynasty.

You can retreat to the south of the Yangtze River, and the future will be long...

The team, with Zhu Cixuan's hope, began to move south in order.

Hu Qiang's regiment has the strongest combat power and was formed on the basis of the imperial guards, so they are responsible for cutting off the rear.

Li Guodong's second regiment ranks second in combat power, just like their serial number, they are at the forefront.

Ye Yun's third regiment is the weakest, located in the middle of the team, and Li Yan's cavalry regiment has also been formed, arranged on both sides of the entire team, patrolling back and forth.

He encountered no trouble along the way, and within a few days Zhu Cilang arrived in Xuzhou.

Xuzhou is located in northern Jiangsu and is regarded as a major military town and transportation route since ancient times. After the establishment of the Southern Ming Dynasty, their tentacles extended to Xuzhou.

Gao Jie, the governor of Xuzhou, turned out to be Li Zicheng's subordinate.

Later, he stole Li Zicheng's little wife, but was not tolerated by Li Zicheng and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Now he has been entrusted with important tasks by the Southern Ming court, and has been named an earl and guarded Xuzhou.

The Southern Ming court was not strong enough, so they could only extend their tentacles near Xuzhou.

If they had other ideas, they might have entered Shandong now, and it would be impossible for Zhu Cixuan to develop.

At this moment, Zhu Cixuan was standing in front of the North City Gate of Xuzhou, and was also a little shocked in his heart.

I passed several cities along the way, but they were basically destroyed by war. Xuzhou City was considered to be relatively complete.

In today's absence of machinery, we have to admire the wisdom of our ancestors to be able to build such a strong city wall.

"Your Highness, the former Xuzhou garrison Gao Jie, has already expressed his thoughts to our people."

Takata said with a smile beside him that the first city he encountered was Xuzhou, but this city was taken down by Takata.

After hearing Takata's words, Zhu Cilang nodded, Xuzhou garrison Gao Jie was ready to surrender.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhu Cilang was eager to go south. Now the lingering sound of the Ming Dynasty is still there, and many people are still confidants of Emperor Chongzhen, so they have to read some old feelings.

If the time is delayed, the old love will be gone.

Although the Southern Ming Dynasty had been established, many officials from all over the country were waiting and watching. The name of King Fu ascended the throne was not justified, and Emperor Chongzhen did not have a son.

People in the 21st century knew that Emperor Chongzhen's son did not come out, but this era did not spread so quickly.

What if someone ran out, the court of Fu Wang was rebelling and usurping the throne. Not to mention getting a good position at that time, maybe it would be light to confiscate the house and behead him after the Ming Dynasty was restored.

So some people heard that His Royal Highness was still alive, and their hearts began to lively.

Although Gao Jie was one of the four towns in Jiangbei and the court also named him an earl, this guy didn't catch a cold and didn't look down on Zhu Yousong and Ma Shiying's group.

They think that these people are just a group of mobs, and if they were in a peaceful era, they might be able to persist.

But in this war-torn era, their court was a joke, so Gao Jie was not going to hang out with them.

On the other hand, Zhu Cixuan was not only the orthodox of the Ming Dynasty, but also heard from the people from the capital that His Royal Highness gathered thousands of troops to guard the imperial city, which not only severely damaged Li Zicheng's old camp, but also captured Li Zicheng. Is this something that ordinary people can do?

So when Takata's people came to contact him, Gao Jie didn't even think about it and immediately expressed that he had surrendered to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

At that time, he was preparing to announce the change of flags, but according to the Crown Prince's wishes, he still honestly became his governor of Xuzhou.

"Your Highness, General Gao Jie is out."

When Takata saw that the city gate had opened, Gao Jie led ten cavalry out of the city.

The reason why I didn’t bring too many troops was that I didn’t want the prince to misunderstand that you just welcome the prince in. It doesn’t matter how many people you bring.

Zhu Cilang also stared at the direction of Xuzhou city gate, not knowing whether this trip was a blessing or a disaster...
Chapter completed!