Daming Mansion, Daming County.
In the mansion of Liu Liangzuo, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty in Henan Province, two potential traitors looked at each other silently, wanting to cry without tears.
Because they just found out that they were being treated like monkeys!
The person who played tricks on them was Zhu Cixiang, the crown prince of Fujun in the Ming Dynasty - Wu Sangui anyway, the Tatars were defeated in Shanxi, and the new army conquered Tianjin by water... none of them thing!
The Tatars have not reached the point where they are “not good anymore”, the Tatars are still “very good”!
A counterattack drove the previously seemingly unstoppable army of bandits from Zhending Mansion to Kaifeng Mansion - Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu were so fast that they crossed the Yellow River in the blink of an eye.
And Wu Sangui also went south from Taiyuan, from Zezhou to Huaiqing Mansion, and now he has probably crossed the river into Luoyang...
When the news reached Daming Mansion, Liu Liangzuo and Xu Dingguo naturally did not dare to fight, and hurriedly gathered their troops to prepare to run back to De Mansion.
But at this time, bad news came from Suizhou and Shangqiu at the same time.
On November 25, Zhu Chunchen led the Sanxie New Army to suddenly enter Suizhou! On the same day, Lu Daqi, the governor of Henan, was stationed in Shangqiu under the escort of 2000 patrols and the First Xie New Army!
Okay, Liu Liangzuo and Xu Dingguo were fighting against the Qing Dynasty on the front line, but Zhu Cixiang sent the "Central Army" to raid their home base.
This is no small problem!
These two warlords are both rich people. How can they be warlords without money? Their armies are private soldiers, both money-making tools and gold-devouring monsters. How could they be their warlords if they didn't have three to four hundred thousand taels of silver in their hands? How to turn around? This money is now stored in Suizhou and Shangqiu.
In addition to silver, of course there is also food. The soldiers are gathered with pay, but they are in chaos without food. Of course, the two military leaders have to store food in their old nest. The money and grain stored in Suizhou and Shangqiu are their foundation!
Now that their roots have been pinched by Zhu Cixiang, what should they do?
"How could this happen? How could this happen..." Liu Liangzuo shook his head repeatedly, unable to understand, "We have all sent memorials to Master Qiantose to persuade us to advance, and we have been quite respectful these days. He asked us to go on the Northern Expedition, and we And he obeyed the request...Why did he attack us all of a sudden? He's not afraid of chilling people's hearts like this?"
Xu Dingguo, old man Xu, had been wronged when Chongzhen was in power, so he had some opinions about the old Zhu family. Now when he heard what Liu Liangzuo said, he immediately snorted: "What kind of people with the surname Zhu still have people's hearts? This world has long been dominated by people surnamed Li. We fought with the Tatars, and now Li Zicheng has been defeated. It seems that it is no longer possible..."
Liu Liangzuo frowned slightly. His younger brother Liu Liangchen had already fallen into trouble and became a traitor. Of course, he also had thoughts of seeking refuge with the Qing Dynasty. If the Qing soldiers were not restrained by Li Zicheng and Dai Fan and were unable to go south for a while, he might have surrendered by now.
But he also knew the market situation in the Qing Dynasty... The Qing Dynasty would not give him such money for the Han army. They had to steal money themselves to maintain the army.
But it's not easy to steal money. It's not something you can do just by saying it. You have to follow the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers to rob him, otherwise who can Liu Liangzuo rob with his little strength? The troops Li Zicheng and Zhu Cixiang had on hand were not necessarily enough to defeat the Eight Banners soldiers. Wouldn't it be a joke to destroy them?
Therefore, Liu Liangzuo had to go to the Tartars with a sum of money that could sustain the army, otherwise his army would be dispersed due to lack of money before the Tartars could move south.
If the army is gone, how can he still be a traitor?
Seeing that Liu Liangzuo was silent, Xu Dingguo was also a little anxious. His strength is too small. He only has a few thousand soldiers and horses at hand. I don't know if there are 1,000 people who can really fight? With this little strength that cannot be used, it would be difficult for him to be reused even if he voted for the Tatars.
Moreover...Liu Liangzuo didn't want to be a traitor, and Xu Dingguo didn't dare to be one either!
"General Rong," Xu Dingguo said, "Are you willing to fall into Zhu Cihong's hands and be trapped in Nanjing for the rest of your life?"
"this......"
Liu Liangzuo didn’t dare! Not only was his younger brother an official in the Qing Dynasty, but he also kept in touch with the Qing Dynasty through his younger brother.
He is going to Nanjing to become a rich man, and his affair with the Tatars will be found out by the Jinyiwei. If he doesn't beheaded by then, he will have to go to Dajuan Island to live the rest of his life...
Liu Liangzuo shook his head, "Our foundations are in Suizhou and Shangqiu. Now Zhu Chunchen and Lu Daqi have taken over these two cities with more than 10,000 people. There are also 20,000 to 30,000 people from Ma Shiying and Huang Degong in Fengyang Mansion, as well as There is a division of the new army to overcome difficulties..."
Xu Dingguo gritted his teeth, "What's the big deal? They're just family members! General Rong's son is in the army, and several of my sons are also in the army... As for the others, let them go!"
"Where's the money?" Liu Liangzuo asked, "The people under my command are willing to follow us if they don't have money?"
"Grab it!" Xu Dingguo said, "You can grab the money!"
"Where can I grab it?"
“It’s fine here in Daming Mansion!”
Liu Liangzuo glared at him: "This is the territory of the Qing Dynasty...North Zhili!"
"Then, go to Kaifeng Mansion and grab one."
"The city of Kaifeng has been flooded long ago, and it is still the territory of rogue bandits!"
That doesn’t work either!
"Go to Shandong and rob Dongchang Mansion!" Xu Dingguo gritted his teeth, "Dongchang Mansion is now Liu Zeqing's old camp, and it is also a prosperous place along the canal... He is currently leading troops to attack Hejian Mansion. Let’s just go grab a handful, and then go north to join the Qing Dynasty.”
They can't conquer Dongchang Fucheng and Liaocheng, but there are also many wealthy towns around Liaocheng, so it's a good idea to make some money!
He took a breath and lowered his voice: "To tell you the truth, I still have a top-secret and extremely important news that I can give to the Tatars!"
Top secret and extremely important? Liu Liangzuo immediately thought of "Wu Sangui's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty"...
"Is it related to Ping Xiwang?" Liu Liangzuo asked.
"Yes!" Xu Dingguo looked at Liu Liangzuo, "You also know about this?"
Liu Liangzuo nodded.
Xu Dingguo smiled and said: "Then let's dedicate this news to the Qing Dynasty!"
"This..." Liu Liangzuo frowned bitterly, "Let's talk about this later. Let's send troops to Dongchang Mansion first, grab a handful and leave!"
"Okay, just listen to the commander-in-chief!"
The two traitors had a good idea. They went to get a piece of Liu Zeqing's territory first.
But they also didn't want to think about whether Zhu Cihong would send troops to raid Liu Zeqing's hometown?
Prince Zhu's power in Shandong is much stronger than that in Henan. Li Ruolian, the commander-in-chief of Shandong, has seven new armies of Denglai guards and more than 10,000 people in his direct lineage. Su Guansheng, the governor of Denglai, has more than 3,000 people. Care for the pacesetters.
Prince Lu's Mansion in Qingzhou now also has three guards on the left, center and right, as well as the Qingzhou City Guards Camp, and an Andong Guard who has been reorganized according to the Denglai Seven Guards, with a strength of no less than 10,000 people.
In addition, Shi Kefa had 6,000 supervision bids, and Gao Hongtu had 4,000 support bids. They were both elite soldiers selected from the Qin Wang rebel army that Shi Kefa brought to Shandong.
This Shandong is not the territory where Liu Liangzuo and Xu Dingguo can go wild!
Just as the two of them were leading their troops to Dongchang Mansion, Li Ruolian, the commander of the Shandong capital, was leading the Denglai New Army of four confederations and a guard from Prince Lu's Mansion (also a force of the same confederation), together with the civilians accompanying the army. Wow, a brigade of no less than 15,000 people marched into Dongchang Fucheng, Liu Zeqing's hometown!
At the same time, the order ordering Liu Zeqing to withdraw his troops and return to Dongchang Mansion was also brought to Commander Liu Zeqing's Mansion in Dezhou by his nephew Liu Zhiqian.
"Uncle, Master Qiantose would like to invite you to go to Nanjing for retirement..."
After hearing this, Liu Zeqing opened his mouth and remained silent for a long time.
"Uncle," Liu Zhiqian took out Zhu Cixiang's edict and handed it to the stunned Liu Zeqing with both hands, "Qiansui Master has sent Li Ruolian to lead 15,000 troops to station in Dongchang Mansion... If uncle is not willing to go to Nanjing, Then all the savings you kept in Dongchang Mansion will be gone! Without money, what will you do when you grow old?"
"This, this, this..." Liu Zeqing finally came to his senses and stammered, "What about our soldiers and horses?"
Liu Zhiqian whispered: "Qian Suiye means that my nephew and Li Huajing will take charge of it..."
