Wu Sangui took the copy of the Qing court newspaper that Liu Xuanchu brought to Wu Yingxiong from Nanyang, read it ten lines at a time, and frowned: "Jiangnan Propaganda Envoy? Kangxi wanted to..."
"Father, Kangxi probably wanted to follow the old events of the Northern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty, turn Prince Zhu into Zhao Gou, and create a river-wide rule, right?"
Wu Sangui snorted: "This little pony thinks that Prince Zhu San is Zhao Gou. Could it be that he also wants to think of me as Yue Wumu?"
Wu Yingxiong almost stopped being amused after hearing what I said. How does his father Wu Sangui look like Yue Wumu? Before he was forced to raise troops this time, he was even worse than Shi Jingtang! After Shi Jingtang lured the wolf into the house, he somehow managed to become an emperor. But Wu Sangui only got a Pingxi king, and he was sent to Yunnan by the Manchus to defend the Southern Wilderness.
Are you the only one comparing yourself to Yue Wumu?
But Wu Yingxiong didn't dare to say this to Wu Sangui, otherwise Wu Yingqi would lose.
"Father," Wu Yingxiong said sternly, "You can't imitate Yue Wumu. No matter how many gold medals Prince Zhu's men win, we can't return to our school!"
Wu Sangui's face darkened, "Boss, you still don't understand where Yue Wumu died? Do you think that if he doesn't return to the army, Zhao Gou will have nothing to do with him? Zhao Gou is the emperor after all, and Yue Wumu is a minister after all. Of course. Your Majesty wants to kill a loyal minister, but you are afraid that you will not be able to do anything? If Yue Wumu wants to succeed, he must learn from Liu Jinu and Zhu Chongba!"
"Father," Wu Yingxiong said with a frown, "but Prince Zhu San is far away in Jinling. Even if you want to imitate Song Gaozu and Ming Taizu, it's hard to reach him!"
Wu Sangui smiled and said, "It's enough! We can't reach it, Kangxi will help us! Do you think that boy really wants to regard Prince Zhu as Zhao Gou? If he really wants to rule across the river with Prince Zhu, just Yue Le will not be allowed to abandon Jingzhou and go to Jiangdong.
He is now paralyzing the Third Prince Zhu and Geng Jingzhong. Once the Third Prince Zhu and Geng Jingzhong are fooled, Yue Le will mobilize the troops of the four major battalions of Jiangdong, Jiangbei, Jiangxi, and Jiangnan to besiege Nanjing! "
"When the time comes, will we go east to rescue him?"
"Rescue?" Wu Sangui smiled coldly, "Li Zicheng will let us use the road to go to the south of the Yangtze River? Isn't he afraid that we will take the opportunity to surround his Wuchang? Aren't we afraid that he will set up an ambush on both sides of the Yangtze River?"
"Father," Wu Yingxiong's eyes lit up and he finally understood, "I understand, you want to invade Li Zicheng's territory in the name of rescuing Nanjing. If Li Zicheng sends troops to resist, then we will attack him in the name of Li Zicheng's traitor to the Tartars. If we are allowed in, then we will take the opportunity to surround Jingzhou and Yuezhou, and at the same time charge him with trying to ambush Master Wang!"
"It's almost there," Wu Sangui said with a smile, "but there's still a little bit left, Ying Xiong, do you know where the difference is?"
"We still have time to send our troops to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains!" Wu Yingxiong said, "Only if we send troops to the Northern Expedition, can Yue Le, Geng Jingzhong, and Li Zicheng be able to carry out their respective major tasks with peace of mind!"
Wu Sangui smiled and nodded. This "naughty kid" has made some progress and is about to catch up with his son Shifan.
Thinking of this, Wu Sangui lowered his voice: "Boss, since you know what to do, then go and have a big fight. Xiangyang, Jingmen, and Yichang will be guarded by your father, and they will be kept safe! You take the six from our headquarters with you. The guards, plus a guard from Shifan, two guards from Zu Zeqing, and a guard from Yang Laijia, a total of ten guards, march north to Nanyang!
Remember, fight hard! Although this Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is just a feint attack, it must still have a momentum that will shock China! "
"Father, how should the child be spanked?" Wu Yingxiong asked again, "Father, please clarify."
"Boss," Wu Sangui said with a smile, "I can beat you as much as I want, but you only have three months. It is December of the forty-sixth year of Chongzhen, plus January and February of the forty-seventh year, until the forty-seventh month." Before March 15th, except for one guard who can stay in Nanyang, the other nine guards must return to Fancheng!"
"Yes, father, I have received the order!" Wu Yingxiong took a deep breath and quickly took the old man's order.
Wu Yingxiong received Wu Sangui's order, and without a moment's delay, he left Xiangyang City with his staff and soldiers that day, and then entered Fancheng, a small town located on the north bank of the Han River across the water from Xiangyang through the pontoon bridge erected on the Han River.
As early as when Wu Yingxiong captured Xiangyang, Fancheng, located at the forefront on the north bank of the Han River, became a military city. The civilians who originally lived in Fancheng all moved to a relatively safe place on the other side of the Han River because they were afraid that Fancheng would be besieged or even massacred by the Qing army. The entire vacated castle became a stronghold for Wu Yingxiong to station troops in preparation for the Northern Expedition.
After the autumn harvest in the forty-sixth year of Chongzhen, Wu Yingxiong's preparations for the Northern Expedition further accelerated.
Countless grains, ships, mules, horses, vehicles, and civil servants were all concentrated in Fancheng from Xiangyang and Yunyang Prefectures controlled by Wu Yingxiong and parts of Anlu and De'an areas. As Yue Le's troops gradually gave up the territory they controlled and retreated to Jingzhou City, more grain and grass were transported from the rice-rich Jingzhou Prefecture to Xiangyang through Jingmen.
By December of the 46th year of Chongzhen, Fancheng had already accumulated enough food and grass for an army of 50,000 to consume for two years!
All these preparations for war are made openly and are carried out almost openly and transparently!
After Qinzhou was captured by Wu Yingqi, anyone who has read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and knows the content of "Longzhong Dui" can probably guess what Wu Sangui will do next?
There were many people in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties who had read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", including of course Emperor Kangxi. Therefore, starting from the autumn of the 13th year of Kangxi (the 46th year of Chongzhen), Henan's defense began to be deployed.
Because Henan is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains and is quite far away from the territory of Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng from the map, it has not always been a focus of defense, and its military strength is relatively empty. Fortunately, with the restraint of the Qing army in Jingzhou and the restraint between Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui, Kangxi only had these few months to prepare.
However, because Kangxi's troops were also very tight, there was a shortage of major generals everywhere. Therefore, he could not squeeze out many troops to support Henan, so he had to send a deputy commander of Manchuria named Zhengbai Banner named Thala Amida as the admiral of Henan, and took the thousand Manchu soldiers to take office in Henan. At the same time, he ordered Tong Fengcai, the governor of Henan who had only taken office last year, to recruit 10,000 troops in Henan to strengthen the defense.
In addition, Kangxi also transferred Cai Lu, who had returned from the Zheng family with Yang Laijia and looked unreliable, from the very important position of the commander-in-chief of Hebei Town, Henan Province, to the front-line position of the commander-in-chief of Nanyang Town, Henan Province. ——Nanyang and Xiangyang are located in the same basin. Once Xiangyang and Fancheng are lost, the enemies coming from the south in the Nanyang Basin will no longer be able to defend.
Moreover, Nanyang is the capital of the Tang Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty. There are too many descendants of the Tang Dynasty in and outside the city! If you add the descendants of the Tang Dynasty princess and county lord, Zhu Yuanzhang's relatives are everywhere inside and outside Nanyang City, how can you still defend it?
If you really want to pile up the main force of the Qing army in Henan Province in Nanyang, and wait for Wu Yingxiong's tens of thousands of troops to arrive, these descendants of the Tang vassal and Wu Yingxiong will cooperate inside and outside, why don't you give them all away?
So Amida and Tong Fengcai decided to prioritize Cai Lu, the leader of the Fujian soldiers, and his unreliable 1,000 Fujian soldiers (he originally had 2,000 soldiers under his command, but Tong Fengcai deducted one from him). Thousands of people, just let him take his "soldiers" to Nanyang) and put them in Nanyang County as cannon fodder - it doesn't matter whether they serve as cannon fodder or surrender.
Anyway, it is better for them to surrender in Nanyang than to defect in the Hebei area of Henan. The retreat of the Qing army in Henan will be cut off!
As for the "rear weight" of Amida and Tong Fengcai, they were actually not that heavy. They were just three thousand from the governor of Henan, two thousand from the governor of Henan, one thousand Manchu cavalry brought by Amida, and Tong Fengcai's new recruits. Five thousand, and there are also several green battalion soldiers stationed in Henan under the command of the deputy generals. The total of all the soldiers is about 20,000.
Of course, Wu Yingxiong had already inquired about the Qing army's troop deployment in Henan. Not counting the small groups of troops who were stationed in various places for flood defense, there were only 20,000 Fujian soldiers who could be gathered for field battles. The "nod" 1,000 Fujian soldiers also secretly defected to the old Wu family.
So this battle is 50,000 versus 20,000. The advantage lies with Wu!
Wu Yingxiong, who excitedly arrived at the Central Military Office of the Fancheng camp, stood in front of the map table and looked at the Henan Qing army's defense situation marked with small figures and small houses, and then looked at Fancheng. Good guy, ten The strength of the guards!
In addition, there are actually five guards brought by Wu Sangui hidden in Xiangyang south of Fancheng!
That is to say, there are fifteen guards in total, a total of 75,000 people!
With Wu Yingxiong’s “card table strategy”, there are so many big names, so you should bet on a big one!
Thinking of this, Wu Yingxiong looked at the powerful advisers and generals surrounding him, and said calmly: "My father has already issued an order. We are going to build an army and march north to the Central Plains. What suggestions do you have?"
"Your Majesty, your troops are very quick!"
The first person to speak was Liu Xuanchu. He had just returned from Cai Lu, the commander-in-chief of Nanyang. He was responsible for the deployment of the Qing army in Henan.
He said: "Now the Qing army in Henan is empty of troops, Nanyang guard Cai Lu has defected to us again, and there are many descendants of the Tang vassal and Tang vassal guards inside and outside Nanyang City. As soon as our soldiers arrive, Nanyang can change its flag!"
After taking Nanyang, we will divide our troops into two groups and go all the way to Yuzhou, Yexian, Xiangcheng, Xuzhou, and then enter Kaifeng Prefecture to seek a decisive battle with the Qing army in Henan! Go all the way through Luyang Pass and enter Ruzhou, then cross Songshan Mountain and march to Luoyang, and also find a decisive battle with the Qing army!
In this way, Luoyang, Kaifeng, and Kangxi would either lose one or lose both! And as long as we can capture either Luoyang or Kaifeng, then Kangxi will have no choice but to abandon Chang'an and go east. By then, Henan, Shaanxi, and Gansu will all belong to the king and the prince. This world"
Liu Xuanchu stopped talking, but everyone already knew who his subordinates were today?
The generals and counselors present were all gearing up, what a joy!
The Qing Dynasty is about to end!
What? Wu Sangui was only allowed to fight for three months?
Wu Yingxiong didn't say anything, and the people below were happy to pretend to be confused.
When the time comes to capture Henan, Shaanxi, and even march into Beizhili, will Wu Sangui be able to pull people back?
It's too late to become emperor. Who has time to care about Li Zicheng's life and death?
"Shifan, what do you think?" Wu Yingxiong also looked excited when he saw his son Wu Shifan. He seemed to be eager to become his grandson.
"Father," Wu Shifan glanced at Liu Xuanchu, "I think Mr. Liu's method is not very good."
"Not good?" Liu Xuanchu wasn't angry at all, but asked with a smile, "What good idea does the grandson have?"
"Mr. Liu," Wu Shifan said, "after we captured Nanyang, we immediately turned back to the west, dispatched at least nine guards to Zhenping, Neixiang, Xixiakou, and Xiping Town, then entered Shangzhou, broke through Wuguan, and rushed to Xi'an! "
"Kill Xi'an?"
"Shisun. Are you going to kill Kangxi?"
"Shisun, there are a lot of Qing soldiers in Xi'an, and our nine guards with 45,000 people may not be sure of victory."
The generals and counselors present were a little unsure for a moment.
Wu Yingxiong somewhat understood his son's thoughts - he was going to find Kangxi to ask for his mother!
Dutiful son!
At this time, Wu Shifan said again: "You are right, we are not sure of victory. But, what if we add the 25,000 troops in my grandfather's hands? The fourteen guards have a total of 70,000 elite soldiers. Now we have Are you sure?"
Wu Yingxiong frowned: "But can the five guards in your grandfather's hands come?"
Wu Shifan smiled and said: "Of course he can, unless he wants to watch us defeat Wuguandao!"
Ah, this grandson wants to "kidnap" grandpa!
"Okay!" Wu Yingxiong slapped the table and made up his mind, "Send troops to Nanyang. Then go to Guanzhong. Let's make a big bet with Kangxi!"
Nanjing, Waijinchuanmen Wharf.
Geng Jingzhong, Lu Sanhao, Wang Zhongxiao, Chen Yonghua, Li Guangdi, Chen Menglei and others arrived at the dock used as a "domestic VIP" dock early this morning to welcome guests.
Here today is Nalan Mingzhu, the envoy to the south of the Yangtze River and the governor of water transportation of the Qing Dynasty!
However, no one here in Nanjing now recognizes Mingzhu's status as an "envoy" - in the eyes of people in Nanjing, Mingzhu is just a representative of the Qing Dynasty who came to participate in the "Anti-Qing and Restoration Conference".
Well, the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty are related to the Qing Dynasty. As a party concerned, there is nothing wrong with the Qing Dynasty sending representatives to defend itself, right?
As for the pearl that once again ascended the land of "Jianning Mansion", the famous sayings of Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, were in my mind - the carved railings and jade masonry should still be there, but the beauty has changed!
"Teacher, you came just in time!"
The few people who came to greet Mingzhu, except Wang Zhongxiao, all seemed a little cold, including the two "alternate Qin Hui". No one went up to salute Mingzhu. Only Wang Zhongxiao was the most polite, and still went up to salute Mingzhu. .
"Just right?" Mingzhu was nervous, "How do you say this?"
He has been a prisoner for two times, and he has a psychological shadow. He is afraid that he will just catch up with the beheading and sacrifice to the flag.
"Teacher, don't be nervous," Wang Zhongxiao comforted Mingzhu with a smile, "Why don't the two countries be at war with each other? Besides, you are still the guest of His Highness King Ding. When I said you came at the right time, I meant that you happened to catch up with the three of them. The court will review Zhu Guozhi's matter."
"Who is on trial?"
"Trial Zhu Guozhi!" Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile, "Teacher, you don't know that the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River hate Zhu Baidi to death. When they heard that he was going to be tried, they all donated generously and wanted to spend money to buy him a thousand cuts. The Ministry of Punishment Already collected tens of thousands of taels of silver."
"What? Are you going to kill Zhu Guozhi?" Mingzhu was so frightened that her hair turned white. "Did you persuade him to surrender?"
Before killing, shouldn't you ask if you are willing to surrender?
"No," Wang Zhongxiao shook his head, "He has enemies everywhere in Jiangnan, why should we recruit him? Teacher, don't be afraid. You have many good friends and few enemies, so it will be okay if you catch him twice. Even if there is a third The second or fourth time, we will definitely be able to turn the corner."
For the third and fourth time, Mingzhu thought to herself: Why don’t you just wait for me to order?
Thinking of this, Mingzhu glared at Wang Zhongxiao, then opened her throat and said: "I have come to Jiangnan with the emperor's imperial decree to appease him. If Prince Zhu San is willing to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty, then the emperor is kind and can make him a minister. I am an emperor from the south of the Yangtze River. From now on, I will draw the river to rule the Southern Ming Dynasty and the Northern Qing Dynasty. Otherwise, if the heavenly troops arrive in the future, the city of Nanjing will be wiped out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the people on the dock burst into laughter.
Geng Jingzhong said: "Mingzhu, please stop talking nonsense here. Your Qing Dynasty wants to temporarily divide the river and rule it. Let both sides take a breather. We can consider it. As for the Jiangnan'er Emperor, His Highness Prince Ding will not agree." "
"Yes! Your Majesty will not agree! Mingzhu, you should give up this idea as soon as possible!"
"That's right, in today's world, there are strong and weak. Even if someone wants to be the emperor, it should be Kangxi. We will make the king our father!"
After hearing what these people said, Mingzhu only frowned deeply - during the reign of Kangxi, it was not possible to choose the king as his father, and Zhu Cijiong himself had a lot of fathers! If Kangxi became his son-emperor, wouldn't there be six more grandfathers who were the same generation as Huang Taiji?
However, it is a good idea to temporarily block the river and let both sides take a breather.
(End of chapter)
