Emperor Longwu appointed him as the commander of the Tengjiao Army, because he trusted and favored him, and regarded him as an official of the Imperial Party and someone who could rely on.

When Longwu was a vassal king in Nanyang, he had social relationships with He Tengjiao and was considered an acquaintance.

After Longwu ascended the throne in Fujian, the imperial edict came to Huguang. He Tengjiao took the lead in supporting him, which further established his position in Longwu's heart.

This Northern Expedition was originally a great opportunity for He Tengjiao to make achievements, strengthen the court and promote the prestige of Wu.

But He Tengjiao failed, not only almost failed, and put the court in danger, but also lost control of the army, making Longwu extremely passive.

Longwu was in Changsha and received a memorial from Du Yinxi. When he saw the report from the secret disc of the Jinyiwei, he felt as if he was struck by lightning for a moment.

After he realized it, he immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately decided to come to Yuezhou in person to wipe He Tengjiao's butt and stabilize the army.

At that time, the internal officials Pang Tianshou and others all spoke out to dissuade them, fearing that the army would not be good to the emperor, but Longwu stood up to the public and led only 300 cavalrymen. He quickly rushed to Yuezhou City.

Longwu was really disappointed with He Tengjiao this time. First, He Tengjiao was unfavorable to fight and failed his trust. Second, the mutiny of the army caused him to lose control of the army. It was prone to rebellion when dealing with it. If he didn't deal with it, it would damage the majesty of the court, making Longwu extremely passive.

This will make Longwu need to spend a lot of effort and energy to restore his majesty in the army.

In order not to stimulate the army, Longwu felt that He Tengjiao was indeed not suitable to lead the troops, so he decided to send He Tengjiao back to Changsha, but Longwu himself stayed in Yuezhou.

Du Yinxi and others came not the Jinyiwei Tiqi, but the Longwu Emperor Zhu Youjian. The emperor did not punish him, but instead became the crown prince's young tutor, appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, and continued to lead the Ming army's northern expedition.

This moved Du Yinxi very much, and many soldiers were also excited and praised the emperor's wiseness.

Then Zhu Youjian was awarded the title of a meritorious general, posthumously named Liu Tichun as Duke of Wan, and personally paid tribute to him, which greatly boosted the morale of the Ming army and took the opportunity to win people's hearts.

At this time, Haoge fled into Wuchang in a hurry, and the Qing army in Hubei was less than 50,000, which was an excellent time to recover the entire Chu.

Du Yinxi immediately made an advice to go north with Gao Yigong, take Xiangyang to defend against the enemy from Henan to reinforce. The main force rushed to the east to attack Wuchang, and restored the entire Chu in one fell swoop.

If Wuchang in Xiangyang was in hand, the Qing army's road to Chu was blocked, and the imperial court could take advantage of the situation for several years and restore Jinling.

This proposal made Zhu Youjian very excited, so he decided to command the troops in person, launch a military force in Wuchang, and recover the entire Chu territory.

In mid-July, the Ming general Gao Yigong went north to Jingzhou. Zhu Youjian ordered Liu Fangliang and Ma Jinzhong to reinforce 30,000 troops. The two armies met in Yicheng County. On July 18, the troops arrived under the Xiangyang city wall.

At the same time, the Ming army vanguard Hao Yaoqi arrived in the southern suburbs of Wuchang.

Zhu Youjian then led more than 100,000 troops to the east along the Yangtze River. Chu and Ganzhou were in great shock. Haoge quickly sent three troops to Nanchang, Jiangning and Beijing to ask for help.

Jiangnan, Wuxi.

Zhao Ming was alone, standing in front of the map with his hands behind his back, and his whole body remained motionless like a piece of wood.

After July, the battle situation is still developing in a direction that is not conducive to Donghai Town.

The Qing Dynasty took advantage of the fact that the main force of Donghai Town could not be pulled away in Jiangnan and sent the navy led by Shi Lang and the new Zhenglan Banner army led by Bayan to sweep away the coastal areas of Shandong and Liaodong.

The troops of the two guards in Donghai Town, Liaodong, and Shandong died or surrendered. When the Navy of Donghai Town arrived, they only received more than a thousand soldiers including Xie Qian from Changshan Island, and several other troops surrendered to the Qing army without waiting for reinforcements.

This news came to Jiangnan, which was a big blow to Zhao Ming. It was not only because he had been in business for several years and was preparing to use it as a springboard to attack outside the pass. The strategy of closing the door and fighting dogs was destroyed, and the army suffered heavy losses, but also because of the name Shi Lang, Zhao Ming was a little uneasy.

When the Ming Navy rescued Changshan Island, it fought a naval battle with the Qing Navy. As a result, the Ming army won and the Qing Navy retreated to Weihai.

Although it was said that the Navy defeated the Qing Navy, judging from the news brought back by the Navy, the Navy already had a certain combat power and sunk a lucky ship of the Ming army, which made Zhao Ming alert.

If the Qing army naval forces were allowed to develop, it would definitely be a huge threat to Donghai Town in the future. Zhao Ming wanted to go north again to destroy the Qing Dynasty naval forces, but all his troops were restrained in Jiangnan, and the situation in Jiangnan was not optimistic.

After entering July, Wang Yi and Wang Deshun had sent two waves of messengers to break out of the city and ask for help from Zhao Ming.

Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were the best in the Qing army to use firearms, especially artillery. The Qing army bombarded the city with heavy artillery. After Wu Jincheng City suffered nearly two months of artillery bombardment, the city wall collapsed in many places and had already engaged in street fighting with the Qing army.

Zhao Ming knew the two, and it was not a last resort. They would not send people to break through and ask for help twice in a row.

This shows that Wu Jincheng had reached a critical moment, but the turning point for Zhao Ming and others had not yet appeared.

"Masterman!" A shout pulled Zhao Ming out of his complicated thoughts.

Zhao Ming turned around and said that it was Hu Weizong who came to see him. There was another person behind him. When he saw that person, Zhao Ming's eyes lit up and immediately stepped forward and said in surprise: "When will Mr. Chen come back?"

The person who came was none other than Chen Mingyu who was sent to Huguang by Zhao Ming. He looked at Zhao Ming with a smile and saluted: "Master General, I am lucky to be humble to be despised!"

Zhao Ming raised his eyebrows, unable to believe it, and said in surprise, "There is a breakthrough in the battle situation in Huguang?"

A month ago, Zhao Ming received the news that Emperor Longwu ordered the Northern Expedition, but after the Northern Expedition, he realized that He Tengjiao was leading the army. He also heard that he was stationed troops in the Miluo River and did not advance, so Zhao Ming felt a little cold.

Zhao Ming made more than once before, saying that Du Yinxi could be of great use and was a pillar of the country. However, the imperial court had no use of tigers, but instead used a pig. The Northern Expedition of Longwu's court not only did not make Zhao Ming happy, but instead worried about the court.

Therefore, when Zhao Ming saw Chen Mingyu's expression, his face was a little surprised. Could it be that my general had preconceived ideas and underestimated He Tengjiao?

At this time, Chen Mingyu smiled and said, "The general is wise, the court defeated Haoge, took Yuezhou, and the troops were on Wuchang, and Chu and Gan are in great harmony."

Zhao Ming was shocked and dropped his chin, "The army of the imperial court actually defeated Haoge, occupied Yuezhou, and killed in Wuchang?"

As far as Zhao Ming knows, there are still more than 100,000 Qing troops in Huguang, and the Zhenglan Banner of Haoge, and Shang Kexi's elite troops stationed. He Tengjiao was so powerful that he was a rival of Haoge?

For a moment, Zhao Ming was shocked.
Chapter completed!