"The White Lotus Sect has spread in Shandong, and the imperial court has promised the local powerful to train their own troops. If Zhao Lianjiao doesn't quickly return to Liaodong to aid, why are they still guarding Jinan?"
"Your Majesty does not know that at the beginning of this month, Zheng Chenggong sent Shi Lang to attack Dengzhou. The Zheng army destroyed Yuan Shaobao's mausoleum, and the Yuan family members who guarded the mausoleum in Penglai were also wiped out by them. General Zhao has a close relationship with Yuan Shaobao. He said that he would In order to avenge Yuan Shaobao, some troops and horses were left to guard Jining, Jinan, and intercept Zheng's army. They have been guarding it for more than a month..."
On February 15th, the first year of Guangde, in the lobby of Chengtianfu Prefecture, Huguang.
After crossing Shanhaiguan, the main force of the Qi army quickly moved southward, all the way to silence. When crossing Henan, they only stopped at two stops (the former residence of Kang Yingqian in Jize County and the hometown of Queen Mother Zhang in Kaifeng). In mid-February, after a month and a half of trekking, they arrived at Huguang. Hidden in Anlu.
Anlu was the hometown of Emperor Shizong Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty. After the death of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, there were no heirs. Zhu Houcong, the vassal king, came to Beijing to inherit the throne.
Soon after, the imperial court changed Anlu Prefecture to Chengtian, attached Guo County to Zhongxiang, cut Jingmen Prefecture from Jingzhou, Dangyang and Qianjiang counties, Mianyang Prefecture and Jingling County.
Chengtian Mansion is the Anlu Prefecture of Da Qi. It was once the forefront of Qi Ming's confrontation.
Conflicts continued to break out between the Qi and Ming Dynasties on the Huguang front line. After the Qi army occupied Anlu, it was renamed Anlu Prefecture. After the Ming Dynasty regained it, it was restored to Chengtian Prefecture.
In the Ming Dynasty, Chengtian Prefecture was entrusted with three vassal kings, namely: King Zhu Dong of Ying, King Zhu Zhanbi of Liang, King Zhu You of Xing, King Zhu You of Shou, and King Zhu Zaizhen of Jing.
It is said that the dragon energy here is too strong and ordinary vassal kings cannot suppress it. The five vassal kings who were granted the title of Anlu in history were all short-lived and ill-fated.
Liu Zhaosun was very superstitious and naturally tabooed these things, so after the army captured Anlu, the Supreme Emperor did not set up the Xingluan in the magnificent old vassal palace, but lived directly in the simple Anlu Prefecture Yamen.
At this moment, Liu Zhao and Sun Gao were sitting at the top, looking at a map on the table in detail. Zhang Dong and Liu Xingzuo were standing on both sides. Kneeling in the hall were several officials from the Ming Dynasty wearing robes. Looking at the patterns on their chests, there were magistrates and county magistrates, and two guards for thousands of households. Wu Xiao and Lin Yu led the imperial guards to stand on both sides. At the gate of the Yamen, stood a row of soldiers holding fire guns and long knives, soldiers of the first regiment.
Liu Zhaosun was silent for a moment, took a newspaper from Liu Xingzuo, glanced at it hastily, and sneered: "Ma Jinzhong and Li Cheng are two small soldiers and crab generals, how dare you compare them to Zhang Xuntian? When it comes to defending the city, Zhao Shujiao is the best. Ancestors!”
At that time, Zhao led the teaching to stick to Kyushu and was besieged by the shogunate forces for two years. In the end, he was able to escape intact.
The Supreme Emperor threw the newspaper to the ground, glanced at the kneeling demoted officials with sharp eyes, and asked Zhang Dong: "How many days will Jinan's food and grass be enough to last?"
Zhang Dong thought for a while and said hesitantly: "I heard from Xie Yang last year that the Linqing government treasury was enough for a regiment in three months. There should be more in Jinan, and the Eighth Corps is not full now, at least there is enough. It takes them half a year.”
The Supreme Emperor was a little dissatisfied: "The coir raincoat guards not only have to monitor the officials in the capital and collect intelligence, but you also need to know the details of each prefecture and county. I will not fight an unprepared battle now. Everything must be under control and planned. move."
Zhang Dong looked ashamed.
War smoke is everywhere, and the military situation is as urgent as sparks. Huguang, Liaodong, Jianghuai, and various battlefields need to invest a large number of manpower to spy on the military situation. Zhao led the teacher to stick to Jinan because of an emergency, and the Capricorn Guards did not have many manpower to invest in the Shandong battlefield.
"It doesn't matter, he wants revenge, let him go. As long as he can hold Jinan, he will be able to survive after I destroy Zuo Liangyu, occupy Nanjing, and then send troops from Jianghuai to the north to cut off the retreat of Jingying and Zheng Sen."
Zhang Dong whispered: "Didn't His Majesty say before that after occupying Nanjing, he would take advantage of the situation and go south to attack the pirates' lair?"
"Soldiers are deceitful. Of course they have to attack Fujian. Maybe a partial force goes south, or it's just a feint. In short, Mr. Guo will die, either in Liaodong or on the way back to Fujian."
"I was moved by how Zhao Shujiao treated his old superior. He never forgot his original intention. So, I decided to go to Shandong to rescue him - of course, everything happened after killing Zuo Liangyu, and by the way, Wu Aheng's Fleet, has it set off?"
The Supreme Emperor and his two intelligence chiefs talked openly about various military details in the county government hall in front of a group of demoted officials, as if the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and the rise and fall of the dynasty were just maps. numbers marked on.
The people kneeling in the hall who were demoted from the Ming Dynasty were in sincere fear. Even the fool knew that after hearing this, their death was not far away.
Not long ago, Zuo Liangyu's army came to Huguang with great momentum and had the potential to destroy Qi in one fell swoop.
Unexpectedly, just a few days later, the situation has changed drastically. Of course, only the person involved, Mr. Kunshan, does not know yet.
"Where are General Qin's Fourth Corps?"
Liu Xingzuo quickly raised his hands and said: "Back to your majesty, yesterday the general Qin army sent a messenger to say that they had arrived at Luotian, but were blocked by the flood and were taking a detour to Xishui."
flood?
This spring, there was snow in Jianghan Plain, and the temperature was much lower than in previous years. At the end of February, the ice and snow melted, and the water level of the Han River and Yangtze River surged. It is not uncommon to encounter floods.
"We have arrived at Xishui, which is very close to Jiangxia. Bandits are infested in the Huanggang area, so that Qin Jianxun does not have to tangle with the local bandits and detours to the south to cut off Zuo Liangyu's retreat."
As Liu Zhaosun spoke, he pointed to a small dot on the map and continued to ask Liu Xingzuo.
"Where are the four troops under Zuo Liangyu's command now?"
"Your Majesty, except for Li Cheng and Ma Jinzhong who are still guarding the city in Jiangxia, the rest of the troops have set out to surround Huangpi from the east, south, west and north. It is expected that Pu Gang will be surrounded in the next two days."
As Liu Xingzuo talked, he pointed on the map for the Emperor to see. Liu Zhaosun nodded with a smile and asked again:
"Where is Zuo Liangyu himself?"
"Still in Chongyang, we have not left. Our people encountered two Ye Bushou from the Fifth Corps in Chongyang. They were preparing to find an opportunity to assassinate Zuo Liangyu."
Liu Zhaosun stared at the location of Chongyang on the map. It was a small city near Hunan. Unexpectedly, the map was also marked clearly.
This map is the latest work of Xu Guangqi and Jin Nige. It is quite detailed. Although not every plant or tree is clearly visible, some important villages and rivers on the Jianghan Plain are basically marked one by one. Liu Zhaosun even saw an inaccessible tourist attraction on this map that he visited in his previous life.
"It's too easy to assassinate him directly. Zuo Liangyu has done so many bad things over the years. We can't let him die so easily. I want to capture him alive and hand him over to you for interrogation."
The Emperor's words announced Zuo Liangyu's final fate.
Zhang Dong took out a small notepad he carried with him and wrote down the Emperor's orders one by one.
"Your Majesty has made far-sighted plans. The Ming army is advancing on Jiangxia from all sides. Zuo Liangyu's 80,000 troops surrounded Pu Gang in the Huangpi Jiangxia area, preparing to join forces with Ma Jinzhong inside and outside to annihilate the Fifth Corps in one fell swoop. They all came out. We came at the right time. Morning One o'clock they ran away, a little later..."
"Don't worry, even if it takes a few days, Pu Gang can hold on. He is as good at defending the city as Zhao Zhijiao. When he was in Linqing, he was alone and helpless. In the end, he held on for more than half a year and used him as bait. , the best."
Speaking of this, Liu Zhaosun seemed to have remembered something, and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Zuo Liangyu has been suppressed by me for so many years, and every time he fights with me, he loses miserably. Now that he has the opportunity, how can he not cherish it?"
After hearing this, Zhang Dong and Liu Xingzuo all praised sincerely: "Your Majesty's defense is astonishing. He uses the false and the true to attack instead of defending. His lone army lures the Ming army to come out in full force. No one can see any traces at all. Now the situation of encirclement by three groups of soldiers and horses has been completed." , as long as General Qin’s soldiers go around to the south, Zuo Liangyu will be unable to escape!”
Liu Zhaosun raised the pencil he was marking on the map and highlighted the key points for his two subordinates like a private school teacher educating students:
"Emperor Hongguang has either been controlled by Ruan Dacheng or allowed to stand aside from Zheng Chenggong in recent years. What he did as an emperor is really not easy. This time, I will really help the Zhu family to get rid of these two warlords and let him, the emperor, sit on the throne. Only when he, the emperor, sits at ease can I feel at ease. It is best if we can capture the important city of Nanjing without losing any blood."
"Send a report to Qin Jianxun to go to Tang, saying that my army has been dormant in Anlu for three days. He must make a detour to Yueyang as soon as possible. Don't be greedy for the city's land along the way. Be careful to intercept the Ming army's sentries and cavalry. After fighting in the north, be sure to Block Zuo Liangyu's retreat."
Zhang Dong was writing and drawing on the notepad. Liu Zhaosun thought for a while and said thoughtfully: "I know that Qin Jianxun and the others feel guilty for losing Xuzhou and Jianghuai. Remember to add a sentence in the Tang newspaper and tell Qin Jianxun , this time we must annihilate all the left thieves, avenge our past humiliation, avenge their dead brothers, and restore the honor of the Fourth Corps."
The Supreme Emperor turned his eyes to the map in his hand and marveled.
"It seems that this person has to meditate to learn. You see, Lao Xu no longer works as an official. He is free from official documents and has no time at home. Within a year, he started writing books and drawing this map."
After the Supreme Emperor praised Xu Guangqi and the others for their good map drawing, he turned his attention from the Jianghan Plain to the north.
After Zhang Dong finished recording, he heard the Supreme Emperor mention Xu Guangqi and quickly replied:
"Your Majesty, I have sent someone to check. Mr. Xu has resigned from office and returned home. He only interacts with relatives and friends every day, and does not see any outsiders. He usually writes poems, is romantic, and only talks about old things from the past. His fellow countrymen and juniors want to win over him. We formed a new society and asked Mr. Xu to take the lead, but he refused."
Liu Zhaosun said disapprovingly: "It's okay to occasionally form associations and discuss and comment on the government. Da Qi is not a violent Qin, let alone Shang Tang. Although I am violent, the people of Da Qi have not yet reached the level of road and purpose."
Zhang Dong nodded thoughtfully.
The Supreme Emperor pointed at Nan Ming, who had been kneeling on the ground for a long time, and said in a gentle tone:
"For example, you guys, can't I kill you?"
"Of course."
"However, there must be capable ministers and generals among you, people who really do things for the people. Regardless of whether you are a fake Ming Dynasty or Daqi, the country trains you to take the imperial examination and select you as an official. It costs a lot of money and kills you with one knife. It would be a pity."
"I can understand those of you who have been ensnared by the false Ming Dynasty. The two countries are at war, each with its own master. If you can repent and contribute to the Qi Dynasty, you can be reinstated. As long as you take off your animal robes now, as long as you are not All the most treacherous and evil people can be reused by me."
After hearing this, Zhang Dong and Liu Xingzuo looked at each other the same way, and Pei Dahu and Wu Xiao even opened their mouths.
According to imperial practice, those who were demoted in the Ming Dynasty need to undergo strict interrogation. After being released from the imperial edict, only one out of ten will survive.
The Supreme Emperor changed his tune today, giving up killing and focusing on demoted officials. It seems that the world of Daqi has really changed.
"Of course, if there are those who are stubborn and unwilling to wake up, I will not make it difficult for you. In order to avoid going to the south to be an official again, I can only work in various factories and mines first, and then make a decision after thinking about it... ·”
A group of officials from Luzhou County in Nanming'an immediately began to take off their official uniforms, knelt down and shouted long live the mountain.
Zhang Dong glanced at the lobby. There were only a few people in official uniforms standing still like chickens in the lobby.
Pei Dahu waved his hand, and Wu Xiao took a few guards and escorted those people down.
Daqi is no longer the Daqi it once was.
After experiencing so many things, Liu Zhaosun gradually realized that compromise and balance were the way to maintain political balance, and killing people and massacring the city was just a means.
The empire's long-term stability does not rely on a butcher's knife, loyalty, or slogans, but on the support of one or two core classes.
The emperor needs to delegate power to the people below him, cultivate those with vested interests, and then use various means to tie these people to the imperial power.
Vested interests can be local tyrants and evil gentry, civil servants and nobles, craftsmen and scientists, military groups, or even eunuchs.
This is the gameplay of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the gameplay of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the gameplay of all unified dynasties.
"The people of the world are war-weary, and the Great Qi has its destiny. It is time to end the disputes completely. Zuo Liangyu, Zheng Sen, your death has come."
The time traveler used his pen as a sword and slashed at the cities of Jiangxia, Gaizhou, and Jinan on the map.
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