Who can defend Jiangnan and fight against Li Chuang?
Hearing this question, the few bachelors, Hanlin bachelors and ministers present couldn't help but sigh.
Because the Qing Dynasty once had too many people who could defend Jiangnan and fight against Li Chuang!
Duduo, Haoge, Azige, Obai, Tan Tai, He Luohui, Mulima, and Wu Sangui!
But now, these famous kings and generals who can resist Li Zicheng are fighting to the death, rebelling, and rebelling. No one in the huge Qing Dynasty can resist Li Zicheng!
There was a dead silence in the south study room, and the atmosphere was so oppressive that it made people breathless. I don’t know how long it took before I heard the voice of Hanlin scholar Chen Tingjing: "Your Majesty, I know someone who can definitely stop Li Zicheng from the Qing Dynasty for me. Jiangnan!”
"Who is this person?" Kangxi quickly looked at his Confucian teacher.
Chen Tingjing took a breath, and then said a name that surprised everyone: "Wu Sangui!"
"What?" Kangxi was shocked, "Master Chen, what did you say?"
"Your Majesty, I am saying that in today's world, only Wu Sangui can help me in the Qing Dynasty to prevent Li Zicheng from going to Jiangnan."
Kangxi stared at his teacher with burning eyes. This Chen Tingjing looked quite normal. He should, perhaps, not be crazy, right?
Chen Tingjing said word for word: "In the past, Emperor Hongwu conquered Jiangnan first and then the world! But today's Jiangnan, in terms of population, taxation, and output, is probably more important than it was in the late Yuan Dynasty. . If Li Zicheng could go east along the river and establish the southern capital, Liangjiang and three provinces plus Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou and other prefectures, although the territory would not account for one-third of the world, the population and wealth in his hands would probably greatly exceed Half of the world, right? If Li Chuang could own half of the world's population and goods, and then learn from the lessons of the Jiashen year, and work hard for a few years, he might not be able to dominate the world.
Your Majesty, think about it, if Li Chuang unified the world, wouldn't Wu Sangui's work be in vain? Can Wu Sangui's class still have a chance to survive? "
"Definitely not!" Kangxi gritted his teeth and said, "If Wu Sangui hadn't been so angry that he opened the Shanhaiguan Pass to lure Dorgon's army in and caught Li Zicheng off guard, Li Zicheng might have been emperor for more than twenty years. Oh! How could Li Zicheng not avenge this?"
Having said this, Kangxi suddenly felt his eyes light up!
There should be a good fight between Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng. The Three Kingdoms War would be interesting!
Thinking of the "Three Kingdoms", he smiled coldly and said: "It seems that the one who is most afraid of Li Zicheng taking Jiangnan now is not us, but Wu Sangui! Speaking of which, Wu Sangui will really tie down Li Zicheng, a veteran rebel, for us!"
"Your Majesty," Chen Tingjing said, "Although Wu Sangui will trap Li Zicheng for us, we can't wait for Wu Sangui to take action. After all, Wu Sangui is far away in Hanzhong now. If he fails to take action, Jiangnan has fallen into Li Zicheng's hands, and there will be big trouble. ”
"Yes, yes" Kangxi said, "I still have to send generals who can fight and dare to fight against Li Zicheng! Master Chen, what suggestions do you have in this regard?"
"Your Majesty," Chen Tingjing said, "I don't know who has the ability to defend Jiangdong. But I know that the imperial court should not waste its troops on territory that it will inevitably be unable to defend and there is no need to defend it! Now the imperial court's military strength It’s not enough, we can’t waste it anymore.”
"You mean" Kangxi frowned, "I want to give up Wuchang?"
"The Wuchang Prefecture must give up!" Chen Tingjing said. "According to the report from Zhang Chaozhen, the governor of Hubei who just returned to Wuchang, there are only one thousand of his pacesetters and 1,500 of the Hubei admiral's pacesetters left in Wuchang. A total of only two thousand and five hundred. Hundreds of people, and people are in panic, will have no fighting spirit, and the soldiers will have no fighting spirit. Once Li Zicheng's army arrives, I am afraid that it will collapse immediately. It is better to let Zhang Chaozhen take these 2,500 people to withdraw to Jiujiang Prefecture, and move Wuchang, Huangzhou, All three palaces in Hanyang were given to Li Zicheng. Only if Li Zicheng gets these three palaces would Wu Sangui feel in danger!"
Kangxi nodded slightly and seemed to agree with Chen Tingjing's suggestion. Wuchang, Huangzhou, and Hanyang could not be defended by two to three thousand troops. But he still did not let go.
Three mansions!
Did you just give up when you said you gave up?
Chen Tingjing continued: "In addition, I feel that there is no need to defend Changsha anymore."
"Aren't you going to defend Changsha as well?" Kangxi frowned, "There are still Shi Huashan's tens of thousands of new troops in Changsha, and there are thousands of Hunan Green Camp troops, so why should we give up?"
"Your Majesty, the more than 10,000 new Green Battalion troops that Prince Consort Shi E had in Changsha were only surrounded and annihilated by Wu Guogui. It is better to let him and Governor Lu Zhen take the new Green Battalion troops and the Hunan Green Battalion that retreated to Changsha and take a step back. , withdrew to Jiangxi. With the troops withdrawn from Hunan and Hubei, it is possible to defend Jiangxi. As long as Jiangxi can be defended, Jiangnan and Jiangbei will naturally be safe.
Moreover, if Wu Guogui had not captured Changsha, he would not have been able to go north to Yuezhou to hold back Li Zicheng! If we hold Jingzhou in the north and are unable to evacuate, and hold Changsha in the south and are reluctant to evacuate, wouldn't it be equivalent to using our troops to cover Li Zicheng's journey to the south of the Yangtze River? "
It seems to make sense!
Kangxi thought about it carefully, but still couldn't bear it.
Kangxi asked again: "If Jiangxi relies on less than 20,000 people brought by Shi Huashan, Zhang Chaozhen, and Lu Zhen, plus the local green camp troops, can it hold on? Who can lead the overall situation in the southeast?"
"Your Majesty," University Scholar Suo'etu took over the question and said, "I feel that it is difficult to protect Jiangxi with the help of Prince Consort Shi, Zhang Chaozhen, and Lu Zhen. After all, Jiangxi's gains and losses are not in the city, but in the Yangtze River. . And water warfare is required in Linjiang, and water warfare relies on the navy. Most of the 20,000 people are land forces. Therefore, the slaves suggested that the elite naval forces from the two rivers and three provinces be transferred to form the Yangtze River Navy, and Shi Lang, the former Fujian Navy Admiral, be appointed as the Yangtze River Navy. Admiral."
"That's right," Kangxi nodded. "To protect Jiangdong, we must rely on the navy. I sent Shi Lang to Beijing just because I wanted him to lead the Yangtze River navy. But in the past two years, the Dajuan Island has been quiet. Just forgot about it.”
Of course, Zheng Jing on Damuan Island has stopped. Through Chen Yonghua and Zhu Tiangui, his business can extend from Guangdong to the Korean Peninsula. Why not make a little more money in a few years to make a comeback?
Kangxi said: "Just recruit Shi Lang. I will appoint him as the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy in person!"
Suo'etu let out a breath, and now he could finally explain to Shi Lang that Shi Lang had joined King Yu Fuquan after arriving in Beijing, and had become very close to Yang Qilong. He had made a lot of money from the sea trade at Tianjin Pass, so he I have paid a large sum of money to pay tribute to Suo Etu, and I want to buy a navy admiral to work for him!
Suo'etu then added: "As for the commander-in-chief of the two rivers and three provinces in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, I recommend Prince Kang Jieshu."
Jieshu was another young prince who was close to Kangxi!
If before the three princes Yue Le, Leerjin, and Ezha did something bad, Kangxi would definitely agree to this candidate without hesitation. But now, it seems that there is no better candidate.
Thinking of this, Kangxi sighed: "Then let's deploy a few more battle-hardened veterans to assist Jieshu. It doesn't matter even if they are part of Obai's party. Jieshu is in charge of the military anyway!"
"Your Majesty," University Scholar Jin Batai said, "This slave recommends Mu Zhan, deputy commander of the Manchuria of Zhenghuang Banner, and Axixi, the former governor of Shaanxi, to assist Prince Kang."
Kangxi nodded: "Okay, let them assist Jieshu!"
After Emperor Kangxi finished speaking, it was naturally time to draw up the decree, but the two Hanlin bachelors did not move and were still lying there.
"Master Chen, Xiong Cilu, you guys, do you have anything else to ask?" Kangxi looked at the two Hanlin officials and asked.
"Your Majesty," Chen Jingting asked in a low voice, "are you going to give up Wuchang and Changsha?"
"Your Majesty," Xiong Cilu added, "there are also territories such as Huangzhou Prefecture, Hanyang Prefecture, De'an Prefecture, Anlu Prefecture, Jingmen Prefecture, Hengzhou Prefecture, Chenzhou, and Guiyang Prefecture."
A lot of territory has to be given up!
Kangxi sighed: "Hanyang County and Jiangxia County can be given up first. Hubei's governor's Yamen, admiral's Yamen, chief envoy's Yamen, inspector's Yamen, Xuedao's Yamen, etc., can be evacuated to Huangzhou first, and then make decisions based on the situation. .As for the territory of Hanyang Prefecture except Hanyang County, whether Anlu Prefecture and Jingmen Prefecture should be given up will be decided by Jingzhou Camp.
As for Hunan's territory, those yamen in Hunan Province will go to Chenzhou first!
Then give an order to Wang Fuchen and Shang Zhixin that any territory in Hunan that they can recover and defend will be under their control!
Let them stop fighting in Guangdong and come to Hunan to help me defeat Wu Sangui!
In addition, he also issued an order to Geng Jingzhong and Fan Chengmo, telling them to immediately mobilize and recruit 10,000 Fujian soldiers and send them to Jiangxi to follow Jieshu's command! "
On the tenth day of March in the 28th year of Dashun Yongchang, on the Wuchang section of the Yangtze River, a fleet of countless "temporary warships" almost covered the entire river surface, all of which had sails with the word "Fengtian" written on them. , mighty and mighty, taking advantage of the southwest wind that just blew yesterday, sailing towards the hopeful city of Wuchang!
Riding on these sailing ships were not only Li Zicheng's "Fifth Battalion of Soldiers", but how many people did his "Fifth Battalion of Soldiers" have? Even after Ezha's defeat and another wave of troops was expanded, the total strength was only a little over 23,000, and so many ships could not be used at all.
This time, the number of people who followed Li Zicheng from Lizhou, Changde, and Jingnan could reach as many as 70,000 to 80,000! In addition to the camp soldiers, there are also the families of the camp soldiers - these camp soldiers and family members have all been allocated fields in Lizhou, Changde, and Jingnan. They only collected the rent once and then had to transfer the land.
Fortunately, the Fengtian Army is in a good situation right now. They can capture Wuchang and Hanyang Prefectures in a blink of an eye. They still have Yuezhou Prefecture in their hands and do not need to give it up for the time being. There is plenty of land that can be distributed. Therefore, no one in the Fengtian Army is unwilling. In fact, no one cares much about the land in Wuchang and Hanyang. What everyone really wants is the land around Beijing!
Li Zichen himself was sitting on a large boat with a total of two thousand materials. He was still wearing the iconic white hat and green robe and a red cloak. There was a big man standing behind him, holding a hand with an embroidered " Red flag with the word "Chuang".
This banner with the word "Chuang" has disappeared for more than 20 years, and today it can finally see the light of day again!
And its appearance also means that Li Zicheng has "come ashore". Just yesterday, Li Laishun and Liu Yihu, who marched overland, sent people to report back. The Qing troops in Jiangxia and Hanyang had fled, and the two big cities were still The gentry and common people in the nearby town of Hanyang are now learning to sing "Welcome the King of Chuang"!
Li Zicheng was extremely emotional when he thought that he would soon be able to return to Wuchang City, which was loyal to King Chuang!
More than twenty years ago, when he ran away from Wuchang City, it was as embarrassing and miserable as possible. At that time, everyone in the Dashun army was really pessimistic and desperate, and no one could accept the reality that the Dashun Dynasty fell from the clouds in such a short period of time.
And he, Li Zicheng, was completely desperate for his future at that time. He even lost the confidence to continue fighting under the banner of Chuangwang. All he thought about all day long was to find a place to hide. He didn't expect that he would hide for more than 20 years. ah!
What was even more unexpected was that he, Li Zicheng, would one day make a comeback and become the king again!
You must do it well this time, and you can't do it again. If it's not for yourself, it's just for Lai Shun, Yihu, Yiqian and the orphans who broke into the camp. You have to do it well, and you can't let them end up!
Li Zicheng squinted his eyes and was thinking about how to run his Wuchang base next, when a familiar singing voice suddenly came to his ears.
"Eat his mother, live with his mother. If there is not enough food, there will be king Chuang. Share the land and serve as soldiers, and we will drive away the Tartars together."
This is Dashun Yongchang's 28th-year version of "Welcome to the King". The lyrics are of course different from the Yongchang's first-year version. The content about not paying food and not being on the job is gone. If everyone doesn’t pay the food and not working on the job, how can his Yongchang regime be maintained? Wouldn’t it be necessary to pay a fee? Instead of "not paying grain, not being poor", there is "equalizing the land, serving as a soldier" - these are actually two supporting policies. If you want to share more land than others, you have to become a soldier! After becoming a government soldier and making meritorious service, you can get more land. If you are not a government soldier, you can only get a little bit of land. It is very difficult to feed and clothe yourself, so you can only rent the land of the government soldiers.
As for when the emperor was in Lizhou, Li Zicheng also implemented some policies of confiscating property on a small scale, otherwise he would not be able to raise the cost of arming more than 10,000 troops. But now that he is about to take over a commercial center like Hanyang Town, one of the "four gatherings in the world", of course he must change his policies.
Therefore, before he entered Wuchang, he sent Huang Zhisheng, Lu Yijia, and Xue Dingguo, the prefect of Changde who was persuaded by Huang Zhisheng to surrender, to Wuchang, Hanyang, and Hankou to announce the new policy of King Chuang.
King Chuang has made progress now. He no longer steals money, but instead collects taxes!
However, the fields must be evenly distributed. If the fields are not evenly distributed, there will be no soldiers. Without soldiers, the current good situation cannot be maintained!
"Your Majesty, look at the people greeting you at the Hanyang Pier outside Wuchang City!"
Huang Wanlin's cry-like voice rang in Li Zicheng's ears.
Li Zicheng opened his eyes, turned to look at the tall city wall not far away and the Hanyang Pier filled with people, laughed a few times, turned back to his three guards and Huang Wanlin, who had just been appointed the Chief Envoy of Hubei Province, and said: " It’s been more than twenty years since I finally came back! Once you come back, you can’t leave again. Old Huang, you have to be more careful this time and manage the territories of Wuchang, Hanyang, and Huangzhou well. This is our home!”
"Your Majesty," Huang Wanlin asked with a smile on his face, "Why don't we go to Jiangnan immediately? Jiangnan is the real rich land in the world!"
"Going to Jiangnan?" Li Zicheng sneered, "Of course I want to, but some people are not willing to watch me be proud. So thinking about it is one thing, but actually winning Jiangnan is another thing!
But he won't be proud of it! It doesn't matter if he wants to be an emperor or not. He has already become an emperor, so he is just like that, and he is not very happy. What I want now is two things. One is to overthrow the Tatar world. The Tatars won this world. Although Wu Sangui led the wolf into the house, he did not fight well. This mistake should be corrected if he can.
The second is to let the old guys and young guys below have a share of wealth. They are two generations of people who have followed and conquered the world. They have worked hard for so many years and so many people have died. There must be a good outcome, right?
Lao Huang, you write three letters to me, and send one to Wu Yingxiong in Xiangyang. Tell him that he will be satisfied if he has the four prefectures of Hankou, Hanyang, Huangzhou and Yuezhou. If you ask him not to come and pay your forehead, he will not agree with you. He hit! As for Lizhou, Changde and Jingnan, they were all handed over to him. I told him again that my health is not good now and I am getting old. I will be satisfied if I can have a place for retirement. I will not go to Jiangnan, let alone Beijing. I will live in the four prefectures of Hankou, Hanyang, Huangzhou and Yuezhou. Retired!
The second letter is to Wang Fuchen. He is also a hero from Chuangying. He is willing to form an alliance with him. Let's deal with the Tatars together and guard against that treacherous villain Wu Sangui!
The third letter told the Tatar leaders in Jingzhou Prefecture that Er and Wu Sangui were not on the same side, and Er would not go to fight Jingzhou, and told him not to come to fight Hanyang or Yuezhou! Well, we can make it clear that we are not in conflict with them. This they only refer to the Tatars in Jingzhou, and those elsewhere are not included. "
Hanzhong, Xiwangfu.
When Wu Sangui saw his grandson Wu Shifan returning in triumph, his mouth almost broke out in laughter. He originally thought that his eldest son Wu Yingxiong and grandson Wu Shifan were holding Li Jiancheng's script, while Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong were a pair of Li Shimin.
Unexpectedly, Wu Yingxiong and Wu Shifan were also quite capable. The two battles of crossing Daba Mountain and raiding Yunyang and Xiangyang were brilliant!
Wu Sangui has already replayed the map several times. Not many can achieve such a running attack or such a clean street fight.
This time Wu Yingxiong is really in the Central Plains!
The situation is really great!
Now Wu Yingxiong is occupying Xiangyang, and Li Zicheng is occupying Wuchang. Emperor Kangxi is facing three major crises: losing Jiangnan, losing the Central Plains, and losing the relationship. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he can't cope with it, right?
If Kangxi had to choose one place to give up, then he would definitely give up Guanzhong.
Once the Wu family captures Guanzhong, the next step can be to imitate Li Zicheng and march into Central Beijing. As long as Beijing is captured, the old Wu family can become the emperor and rule the world!
By then, Wu Yingxiong will be the prince, and Wu Shifan will be the grandson!
(End of chapter)
