The rich families in the city could rob or kill anyone they wanted, because only by robbing their money could they replenish their military pay and buy food and fodder.
As the number of raids increased, the soldiers developed a habit.
Started to attack ordinary people.
He committed murder, arson, rape and looting.
How can this be called a righteous army? They are clearly bandits!
"I understand. Tell General Gu that the Dashun army has strict discipline and must not harm the civilians. Let him kill a few people to establish his authority. Anyone who disobeys will be executed without mercy." Liu Fangliang ordered.
"yes!"
As soon as the messenger left, another messenger came in.
"Marshal, secret report from Beijing."
"Oh?" Liu Fangliang opened his eyes.
"read!"
"According to investigation, at the beginning of the Wu hour last night, two thousand Jinyiwei escorted the Ming crown prince Zhu Cilang, Prince Yong, Prince Ding and a group of court officials and nobles, and set out from Zuo'an Gate and headed eastward towards Tongzhou."
Tongzhou...
Liu Fangliang frowned and stared at the map on the table.
Tongzhou is connected to the Grand Canal, and there are roughly two routes for the Ming prince to escape south. One is to go south from Tongzhou, detour through Shandong, and go to Southern Zhili.
The other route is to go to Tianjin along the canal and take a boat to Nanjing.
Shandong has not yet been captured. If you want to stop it, you must intercept it in the Tianjin area!
If Chongzhen fled south with the prince, he would not hesitate to command the army to march towards Shandong and Tianjin overnight.
The reality was that Chongzhen defended Beijing alone and let the prince flee south.
In this way, his army will not be able to act rashly!
The emperor's main targets were Beijing and Chongzhen, and the Ming prince was not his first choice.
Although he is not the primary target, can we just watch Prince Ming flee south?
Liu Fangliang shook his head slightly.
He could send two or three thousand light cavalry to attack the Ming army. The best result would be to capture the Ming prince, but if that failed, he would not lose his main force.
There are only two ways for Prince Ming to go south. No matter which way he takes, it will be a great achievement as long as we catch him.
"Inform General Gu, Zhang Neng, and Tian Hu to come to the government office to discuss military affairs."
"Yes, sir!"
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