As soon as the fifteenth day of the first lunar month passed in the forty-seventh year of Chongzhen, the fighting spirit became intense in Xiangyang Prefecture, Wu Yingxiong's hometown. Originally, the gentry and people in the Xiangyang area had little interest in Wu Sangui, an old traitor, who fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, and they were not very motivated to serve in the army. Regarding the orders issued by Wu Yingxiong to recruit troops and food, he relied on them when he could and pushed back on them when he could.
Even after Wu Yingxiong offered the favorable conditions of "joining the army and being divided into Sichuan and Tianjin", not many Xiangyang people were willing to join the old Wu family's cause of "anti-Qing and restoration of Ming". This is natural, as the land in Xiangyang Prefecture is not very tense at the moment. , and the three characters Wu Sangui are too smelly. Not many people in Xiangyang believe that Wu Sangui's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty can be successful. If you follow him, you will definitely end up with bad things in the future.
However, as news came one by one that Wu Yingxiong conquered Nanyang, broke Wuguan, garrisoned Bashang, trapped Chang'an, and besieged the Qing Emperor, the Xiangyang gentry and people who were originally skeptical of Wu Sangui's great cause had to admit that God's will Things are really unpredictable. An old traitor like Wu Sangui, who has a long history of evil, will actually receive his destiny!
In the streets and alleys of Xiangyang, people began to talk about when the Wu family's army would kill Kangxi, take Guanzhong, collect the Central Plains, cross the river, and march straight to Huanglong! Although no one still regards Wu Sangui as "Wu Wumu", some people are already talking about "swallowing thousands of miles like Wu"!
In short, from the perspective of Xiangyang people who have lived next door to the Guanzhong land that conquers the world for countless generations, if they conquer Guanzhong and occupy the Central Plains, they should be able to conquer the world, right? Unless he is an unlucky guy like Li Zicheng.
But now that the Qing Dynasty outside the customs has entered the customs, who else can trick Wu Sangui again?
Since God is so dismissive, the gentry and people here in Xiangyang should follow suit and place their bets. Although they can't compare to "Yuan Cong" who came all the way from Yunnan, it is still possible for them to follow suit and gain glory!
Therefore, as soon as the first month of the forty-seventh year of Chongzhen passed, public opinion among the people in Xiangyang City completely turned to support Wu!
"Hey! Did you hear that? The prince's 100,000 troops have surrounded the city of Xi'an three levels inside and three levels outside. The little pockmarked emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is now trapped in the city. He has no way out. It will probably take a while. The coffin is about to be lowered!"
"As soon as Kangxi surrendered, did the Manchu Qing Dynasty perish? Will the world belong to the Han people again?"
"That's not enough. After all, the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is in Beijing. They also have many princes in the Aixinjueluo family. Without Kangxi, they will choose another 'rare' to be the emperor and continue to struggle. .”
"We can't struggle for too long. Don't you know? His Highness the King of the West has arrived in Xiangyang! With him are tens of thousands of powerful Western troops. Waiting for Kangxi to surrender, the King of the West and the Crown Prince should join forces. It has swept the Central Plains. When the time comes, the Crown Prince will go to Shanxi to fight, and the Western King will go to Zhongzhou to fight, and finally we will meet together under the city of Beijing! I think that by the end of the year at most, the world will have the surname Wu!"
"Is this really true?"
"Of course! Didn't you notice that there were soldiers everywhere outside the city of Xiangyang? The prince had already taken away all the soldiers in Xiangyang. Where did these soldiers come from now? And didn't you notice that these soldiers are quite old? And he either speaks with a northwest accent or a Liaodong accent! What kind of soldier can this be if he is not an old soldier of the King of the West?"
"That's right! This old soldier is here, and King Wu Xi must be here too. No wonder the prince has been sending troops for so long, and Xiangyang Mansion is still in good order!"
"It's settled now. The Manchus are finished. We have to fight hard. A person who has the power to follow the dragon can be exchanged for a scholar again, right?"
"If you can't exchange for a scholar, it would be a good idea to exchange for a farm in Sichuan. Wouldn't it be great if Ding joins the army and can be given 200 acres of land? I have eight sons. If you add me to join the army together, that would be Eighteen hundred acres!”
"Oh, you are so awesome!"
"Hehe, this is called a big fight!"
"Yes, yes, we have to take a big shot. Who can tell God that he won't open up? What can I say? Now King Lao Xi has come and all heaven and earth have joined forces!"
The people in Xiangyang still have sharp eyes. Although Wu Sangui is not a good bird, he is really lucky now!
His naughty son Wu Yingxiong acted rashly and took advantage of Kangxi's weakness, and Kangxi was Wu Yingxiong's "good opponent".
Obviously there are still many Eight Banners soldiers on vacation in Xi'an who can go out to fight. If they work hard, they may be able to force Wu Yingxiong back. After all, it was only Wu Yingxiong who came, not fierce men like Wu Yingqi and Wu Guogui who were good at being tough. But Kangxi wanted to play a big game and wanted to make Wu Yingxiong's dumplings. And Wu Sangui happened to be in Xiangyang City at this time!
If he follows up and goes to the Central Plains now, he will really be so angry that he can swallow up thousands of miles. Maybe he can push him to the gates of Beijing!
Moreover, the closer he is to Beijing, the stronger his power will be, and the northern gentry who were still waiting on the sidelines will join his rebel team. So every step to the north will increase your strength. By the time he advances to the gates of Beijing, no one will be able to stop him.
But he happened to be Wu Sangui!
Moreover, there is Li Zicheng squatting next to him. Do you think Wu Sangui can rest assured about the Northern Expedition?
In addition, Wu Yingxiong was indeed too aggressive, with no way back, and the supply line was too long, making it difficult to transport supplies and food!
Of course, the most important point is that Wu Sangui's "plan to destroy Li" has been laid out!
Not only is Wu Sangui already preparing 25,000 elite soldiers in Xiangyang City, but he is still a little older, but he is still full of energy, holding back his breath, and wants to create a piece of ancestral wealth for future generations!
Moreover, Wu Guogui led ten guards and a total of 50,000 troops to the south bank of the Miluo River. He was just waiting for Wu Sangui's order to launch a massive attack on Yuezhou!
In addition, Wu Guogui's son Wu Shijue also brought Wu Sangui the "support" of Wang Fuchen!
"Grandpa, Uncle Wang said that as long as you can guarantee that your fifth brother (Shifan) will be crowned the emperor's grandson, he will lead 30,000 Guangdong troops north to help our family conquer the world! Oh, this is not because he wants to interfere in our family's family affairs. , but Shikai, the fifth brother and Xiaoji are really good friends, and Shikai has saved their lives. Only when the fifth brother becomes emperor in the future can Uncle Wang and his son rest assured."
The request made by Wang Fuchen seems to be reasonable in the death of Wu Shilin. Wang Shikai was indeed involved, so Wu Sangui's other grandsons became emperors. In order to maintain the dignity of the Wu family dynasty, they will all cause trouble for Wang Zhongxiao in the future, except for this Wu Shifan.
Because Wu Shifan's own life was saved by Wang Zhongxiao who was responsible for the beheading! Moreover, if he could finally be promoted to the throne as Wu Yingxiong's concubine, Wang Zhongxiao would have contributed greatly. Even Wang Zhongxiao's participation in forcing Wu Shilin to death was a prerequisite for Wu Shifan to ascend the throne.
Otherwise, if Wu Shifan was a concubine and not the eldest son, how could he take the throne instead of his brother?
However, it is hard to say whether Wu Shifan will be able to ascend the throne in the future. Because Wu Yingxiong still had two legitimate sons who were detained by the Qing court along with Princess Jianning. If they and Princess Jianning were released, how could Wu Shifan keep his position as the grandson?
Once Princess Jianning's son takes the throne, Wang Zhongxiao will be in big trouble.
Wu Sangui twirled his beard and thought about it for a while, feeling a little headache.
Because he couldn't guarantee that Wu Shifan would definitely ascend the throne in the future. Even if he confirmed Wu Shifan's grandson status when he was alive, what would happen after he died? Princess Jianning is the queen and Wu Yingxiong is the emperor. And Princess Jianning also had life-saving grace for Wu Shifan!
"Okay," Wu Sangui thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to coax Wang Fuchen, "I will write him a personal letter as a guarantee. In addition, Shijue, you can tell Wang Fuchen that Shifan is very talented in fighting. He was the first to attack Yunyang! Now he was the vanguard when he broke through the Wuguan Pass and entered the Pass. Moreover, he also led troops to garrison Ba and besiege Chang'an. Most of the credit for capturing and killing Emperor Kangxi belongs to him. This is so good. If the holy grandson is not the grandson, who else can I pass the throne to?"
Wu Shijue also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Grandpa, now Wang Fuchen has driven Sun Yanling to Lianzhou to join Fourth Grandpa. His 30,000 troops have now entered Hunan and are stationed in Chenzhou. They can march north at any time! Where do you think it would be best for him to march?"
"Let him come to Jingzhou via Changde and Lizhou. I will wait for him in Jingzhou! Then we will march to Wuchang together!"
"Moving into Wuchang?" Wu Shijue was stunned, "Grandpa, after we capture Jingzhou and Yuezhou, why don't we go north to the Central Plains?"
Wu Sangui said with a smile: "Before moving north, we still have to have Huguang. Li Zicheng is still in Wuchang, and I don't dare to go north!"
"But where is the uncle and fifth brother?"
Wu Sangui waved his hand: "The war in Shaanxi-Gansu involves not only Ying Xiong and Shifan, but also Ying Qi! They have a combined army of 100,000 people. Are they afraid that they can't take Xi'an?"
"Wu Yingqi has 50,000 people, Wu Yingxiong has 50,000 people, and Wu Sangui has 50,000 people in Hanzhong. 150,000 people are surrounding Xi'an to fight. This, this. Why doesn't the emperor run away? Is he confused?"
"Hey, why is this emperor so confused? How can he stick to Xi'an?"
"If he hadn't been confused, how could the world be where it is now?"
"That's right! Prince, you have to think clearly! The soldiers in your hand are the last capital of the Qing Dynasty. If they are all folded in, the Qing Dynasty will..."
"Yes, we are about to fold in. The Qing Dynasty will not even have the capital to retreat outside the customs!"
Beijing, Prince Yu's Mansion. A group of loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty were criticizing Kangxi in the presence of King Yu Fuquan and Suo'etu, the imperial envoy and military minister who controlled the troops of Zhili, Shandong, Henan, and Shaanxi provinces and had the power to act expeditiously!
But having said that, Suo'etu himself thought Kangxi was a fool! Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked for orders to run away. He finally expelled Mingzhu from the court. Just a few days after he was happy, he had to run away, and he was depressed just thinking about it.
But it won’t work if I don’t run!
Now the armies of Wu Yingxiong, Wu Yingqi, and Wu Sangui are almost gathering in Guanzhong!
How to fight this battle?
Still taking the back road? Is that the road behind others? They are millions and millions of people from Gansu and Shaanxi! Wu Sangui had an entire fertile wasteland in Sichuan to divide. How could he exchange it for hundreds of thousands of stones of millet produced in Gansu and Shaanxi?
When the time comes, people will be able to defeat Kangxi as the first emperor while eating millet and attacking the city!
Fuquan was also dumbfounded. He was better at fighting than Kangxi, so he could tell by just counting on his fingers that the Qing army in Gansu and Shaanxi was about 50,000 or 60,000 Qing troops versus 150,000 Wu troops, and the Wu army could still get the support of the people of Gansu and Shaanxi.
This advantage lies with the enemy, the Qing Dynasty is about to be finished!
This is not possible, the Qing Dynasty cannot live without an emperor.
Thinking of this, he stood up suddenly, "Suo'etu, follow me into the palace. I will take you to meet an old acquaintance of yours!"
"嗻!" Suo'etu saluted quickly, and then while thinking about who to see when entering the palace, he followed Fu Chunping into the palace together.
But at this moment, he would never think about who the old acquaintance waiting for him to see in the palace was!
"Boom boom boom"
Early this morning, the rumbling sound of cannons passed over the tall and strong city walls of Nanjing and reached the sky above the "world's largest city" where dragons and tigers sit on the banks of the Yangtze River.
The sound of the cannon also made this prosperous and prosperous city suddenly tense!
In Prince Ding's Mansion in the center of Nanjing, Prince Zhu, who had just discussed the philosophy of life in simple terms with Yang Ziyun, suddenly jumped up from the bed as if he was frightened.
"Where? Where? Where are you having sex?"
"Your Majesty, it seems that in the northeast of the city, there should be Shence Gate, Jinchuan Gate, and Zhongfu Gate area!" Yang Ziyun, a little girl, was quite calm, and she comforted Prince Zhu San with a smile, "Our Nanjing is much more reliable than Beijing. ! With the protection of Xuanwu Lake, Zijin Mountain and Xiaoling Guard, the section from Taiping Gate to Zhengyang Gate is as solid as gold. To the west of Zhengyang Gate, it is also protected by the Qinhuai River, Changgan Canal and Yuhuatai, which is also as solid as gold. As for the west of the city, The large area beside the Qinhuai River and Mochou Lake is an island that the Tatars cannot get up to. So what the Tatars can attack now is the area around Shence Gate, Jinchuan Gate, and Zhongfu Gate. Lu Zhongtang leads a regiment to train and defend it. Keep it, it’s absolutely foolproof.”
Nanjing City is indeed, as Yang Ziyun said, one of the few fortified cities in the world. Although the terrain around Nanjing is generally relatively open, and although there are mountains and rivers, it is difficult to rely on these mountains and rivers to firmly block the enemy at the periphery. area. But once the battlefield is moved outside Nanjing, it will be a nightmare for the attacking side.
The city of Nanjing is quite large, so it is easy for the city to have few soldiers, but most of the Nanjing city walls are dangerous!
A short section to the north runs along the Yangtze River and controls the mouth of the Qinhuai River. The city wall also encloses the high ground of Lion Mountain. Standing on the platform of the Yuejiang Tower above, you can command from a high position and have an unobstructed view!
The outer city commercial district spread along several waterways of the Qinhuai River in the west of the city is very prosperous, but this prosperity is located on an "island" surrounded by water. The island has the western city wall that protects the entire inner city of Nanjing.
Before the enemy occupied this "island", they couldn't even touch the Nanjing City Wall!
Moreover, this island is also surrounded by the original outer city of Nanjing. This outer city was abandoned in the early years, but the city walls are still there, and they can still be used after repairs.
Now this section of the city wall has been re-defended, and the ones responsible for the defense are the "merchant groups" organized by Ying Tianfu. In order to protect their property from being looted by Yue Le's Qing soldiers, those merchants in Nanjing City, under the leadership of Chen Yonghua , "Spontaneously" spent money and effort to organize a group to protect themselves, and there was no need for the third prince Zhu's court to send a single soldier.
As for the city walls protected by Xuanbei Xuanwu Lake, Zijin Mountain, and Xiaoling Guard, Wang Zhongxiao had set up defenses at Xiaoling and Xiaoling Guard. The Qing army could not attack them at all, and they did not dare to go around and attack the south of Nanjing City.
Therefore, although Nanjing is a large castle, there is only a small section of the city wall that needs to be defended, and it is still an extremely strong city wall - that is the legacy left by Zhu Yuanzhang! The base under the city wall is made of granite collected from Caishiji!
Not to mention Yue Le's artillery, the Hunan Army later couldn't blast it with 19th-century foreign artillery, otherwise the Battle of Tianjing would not have lasted so long.
But the Third Prince Zhu was still not at ease. He shouted loudly: "Pass on this king's decree to announce that King Xuandong, Lu Zhongtang, and Chen Zhongtang will enter the palace!"
At the same moment, Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin, with their own soldiers, quietly boarded the Taipingmen Urn City protected by Xuanwu Lake. They stood high on the archery tower, holding up their telescopes, and looked at the Qing army across the Xuanwu Lake. The two people in the camp became more and more angry as they watched.
Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao turned out to be not good people. They originally thought that they would fight the Qing army in the northwest corner of the outer city of Nanjing. Unexpectedly, they actually came and let the enemy go deep, and directly put the Qing army on the edge of Xuanwu Lake. , and also allowed the Qing army to occupy Jubao Mountain, Shimei Mountain, and Qixia Mountain, and now completely established a foothold outside Nanjing.
This would definitely be detrimental to Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin!
But what is the disadvantage? Neither of them can figure it out after much thought. This is really a disadvantage!
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