"Commander Father, do you want to mobilize troops on a hot summer day to use the scorching heat to drive back the Eight Banners soldiers? In fact, there is no need. The current Eight Banners soldiers are not a big deal and they are no match for Lao Er and Shi Cong."
The person who spoke was "Young President" Wu Yingxiong. The current configuration of their old Wu family is more like Li Tang than Zhu Heji's. The boss Wu Yingxiong follows Wu Sangui to make soy sauce, which is similar to Li Jiancheng. The second-in-command Wu Yingqi led the troops to fight fiercely in the front, looking like a "Wu Er".
Moreover, this "Wu Er" also has an even more fierce son, Wu Shicong, who has been a vanguard since the troops were dispatched from Kunming. He fought all the way and was invincible and conquered everything! During the battle in Changsha, he personally led the grenade hammer soldiers to attack Miaofeng at night, killing the Hunan Green Camp guarding Miaofeng to the point where they cried for their fathers and mothers. It also made the Qing army defending Changsha frightened and collapsed, unable to fight anymore. The next morning, the Green Camp officers guarding the city gate opened the door to welcome the surrender. Hunan Admiral Sang E was unable to organize the collapse of his troops, so he had to lead the remaining troops to move towards Yuezhou... However, before he could escape to Yuezhou Mansion, Wu Yingqi The elite troops he led had already rushed day and night and occupied Baling, the capital city of Yuezhou, which was empty of troops.
Although "Wu Er" and his son are as brave as tigers, Wu Yingxiong is not worried at all that his brother will kill him in the "Da Qianmen Incident" in the future. I also highly appreciate the invincibility of my brothers and nephews.
Because the war went smoothly, Wu Sangui's "Eight Banners phobia" seemed to have improved a little. After hearing what his son said, he twitched his beard and smiled and said: "Ying Xiong, my father chose to march in the hot summer, not to avoid the Eight Banners' front."
Wu Yingxiong was stunned, "Is it for Guangdong? But Cantonese people are not afraid of heat."
Wu Sangui looked around, as if he wanted to test the three or four advisers around him.
At this time, his "number two" adviser (Yang Qilong was the number one) Liu Xuanchu came out to speak: "Of course what the prince said is right, but when the hot summer comes, will the autumn wind be far behind?"
"Autumn wind?" Wu Yingxiong still didn't understand what was going on.
However, Xue Zhang already knew what Wu Sangui was thinking, and took over the topic with a smile: "I don't know something, but the southeast sea has more northerly winds in autumn and winter, and more southerly winds in spring and summer. If Zhu Heji wants to go north by sea, he must do it in spring. If the president sends troops to Wuchang in the hot summer and the autumn wind blows, the news will reach Guangzhou and the autumn wind will start. Zhu Heji wants to send troops immediately, but there is no wind. All we have to do is wait for next spring. By then, if our progress goes well, we will all have gone down the river to Jinling. Even if our progress is not so smooth, we should be able to capture Wuchang, the thoroughfare of nine provinces. And once the Qing government loses Wuchang, it will definitely use all its strength Protect Jinling to the death. Then we can sit on the mountain in Wuchang and watch the tigers fight!"
"It's high, it's too high!" Wu Yingxiong couldn't help but be overjoyed after hearing Liu Xuanchu's words, "The Ming and Qing families will fight to the death in Jinling until both sides are injured... If the Qing soldiers win, we can go down the river. Taking advantage of the Qing army's weakened strength and seizing the prosperous land south of the Yangtze River, it is possible to divide the world into two parts.
If the Ming army wins, then we will send our army northward, first destroying the heart of the Central Plains, then touching Shaanxi and Gansu in the west, pacifying Qilu in the east, and finally taking Beijing... The world can be determined! "
Wu Sangui's expression suddenly became solemn: "But Wuchang City is not easy to fight! It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, surrounded by rivers and lakes. The city has high walls and strong water transportation. It is impossible to besiege it. How to capture such a strong city?"
Saying this was like pouring a basin of cold water on Wu Yingxiong's forehead, which was still in high spirits, and it suddenly became half cold.
Wu Sangui's next words shocked Wu Yingxiong into a cold sweat.
Wu Sangui said calmly: "Why don't I, the president, just cross the river and head north in the Songzi and Zhijiang areas?"
"Father, handsome father..." Wu Yingxiong was frightened by the old man's words.
Although he kept saying that the Eight Banners Soldiers were no big deal, but when his old man really wanted to cross the river and go north, he couldn't control his heartbeat.
Seeing his son's performance, Wu Sangui chuckled and said, "I have already risked my life, so Prince Zhu San can't help but express it, right?
I heard that Zhu San’s grandson’s North Factory produces military-grade white sugar, which is twice as powerful as ordinary white sugar. Moreover, the sugar medicine brewed with it is easy to store and is less susceptible to moisture. In addition, Zhu San Taisun also invented a kind of match rope that can be used to draw fire... Should I give some to this president? "
Military white sugar and cable-igniting Vulcan are now in mass production - Zhu Heji, the "great magician", can prepare many "magic potions" in the laboratory, but there is not much energy to produce. .
The reason why he wants to develop sugar medicines that are easy to leak is because sugar medicines can be mass-produced. Who doesn’t know how to make sugar? The catalyst is rust and the adhesive is gum arabic, so there is no difficulty at all. Moreover, Guangdong and Fujian were the only large-scale sugar production areas in the world at that time - there was also sugar cane in the Americas, but Europeans in this era did not know how to make white sugar...
After Tang Yao, Zhu Heji's second "magic weapon" was a drawstring match made from yellow phosphorus matches.
Yellow phosphorus matches are not very difficult to make, but when combined with a sugar grenade hammer, their practical value is very high - there is no need to use a fire stick to light a fire!
In this way, soldiers can operate the grenade hammer with one hand, and the target will not be exposed by using the fire break during night attacks. Even light cavalry can hang the grenade hammer's fuse on their belts, pull off the grenade hammer and throw it directly.
"President, this military-grade sugar is okay... but this rope and match rope may not be that easy to get!"
The person speaking now is Xue Zhang. The information about military sugar and matchlocks was provided to Wu Sangui by Xue Zhang, but all he could provide was information, and it was impossible to provide the production methods.
Xue Zhang considered it carefully and then said: "President, if you are willing to give up Guiyang Prefecture, Chenzhou and the southern part of Yongzhou Prefecture to Prince Zhu San, this matter may still be discussed."
Guiyang Prefecture, Chenzhou and Yongzhou Prefecture are all located at the junction of Guangdong and Hunan, and at the same time they are all under the jurisdiction of Hunan.
When Zhu Heji entered Shaozhou Prefecture, Nanxiong Prefecture and Lianshan Prefecture, he did not capture these three prefectures because of insufficient troops. Later, when Wu Sangui swept through Hunan, Lin Ahu and Zhuge Zhengyang, who were guarding Shaozhou Prefecture and Nanxiong Prefecture, sent troops to occupy several counties under the jurisdiction of these three Hunan prefectures, forming a competition situation.
"It's just a few states and counties, it doesn't hurt to give it to them."
After Wu Sangui said this, he turned to Liu Xuanchu and said, "Xuanchu, how about you take a trip to Guangzhou?"
"My subordinates will honor their orders!" Liu Xuanchu immediately accepted Wu Sangui's order without saying a word.
He then said to Wu Sangui: "President, you must not let Geng Jingzhong know about your intention to invade Jiangbei, otherwise the Qing court will probably know about it."
Wu Sangui laughed and said, "Wouldn't it be better to let the Qing court know? I just want to cross the Yangtze River. Does Xuan Ye dare to follow?"
Wu Sangui's crossing of the river was no joke! This is a "stud" gesture! It depends on whether Kangxi dares to follow? If he didn't dare to follow, the Qing army in Huguang would definitely be terrified, and more people would defect to Wu Sangui. He's going to follow... On a hot day, can the Eight Banners soldiers really endure in a furnace-like place like Jingzhou, Hubei?
Liu Xuanchu was stunned for a moment, but he understood Wu Sangui's thoughts in a blink of an eye, so he said with admiration: "The president is wise, and my subordinates really admire him."
...
Liu Xuanchu's grasp of Geng Jingzhong was quite accurate - he was neither "smart", nor "loyal", nor "upright".
To understand his name in reverse, it is his character.
However, Geng Jingzhong felt that he was getting better and better, almost becoming a fairy! After receiving the news that Wu Sangui was preparing to "move the whole army north", he immediately gave Emperor Kangxi a secret.
By the time his secret document was delivered to Beijing, it was already the end of April in the twelfth year of Kangxi's reign. On the second day after Mi Zhe arrived, Emperor Kangxi met Wang Fuchen, a loyal slave of the Qing Dynasty who had come from the northwest, in the South Study Room.
