Many people under Wu Sangui had vaguely heard about Geng Jingzhong's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty. Of course, except for a handful of President Wu's confidants, no one took this matter seriously.
How could the loyal sons of the Geng family rebel against the Qing Dynasty?
Their family is timid from their ancestors, and they are especially afraid of the Manchus. They are the kind of cowards who will kill themselves if they are even slightly frightened by the Qing court. How could they rebel against the Qing Dynasty?
Kangxi's little "Ma Zhu" was pretty good to Geng Jingzhong, and even gave him the job of being the general manager of Fujian. Now there are "Geng Xuan" officials in Fujian. Is he still a rebel? Do you still want to create an emperor?
For today's Geng Jingzhong, the best option is to prepare gold, silver, treasures and beautiful women, then lie down in Fuzhou Mansion, wait for President Wu or the Zhu family and his son's troops to come, and then surrender directly... ..With a meritorious surrender and harmlessness to humans and animals, how can you not lose the title of lord?
In such a troubled time, he was overtaken by this useless thing, and in the end he could pass on a noble family to his descendants, so he should be content.
So now when they heard Wu Sangui's announcement, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then a strange thought came to their minds - Geng Jingzhong turned out to be a shameful Geng family member!
Then everyone thought: "Even the Geng family has realized their shame... President Wu is still not sure of victory! Now Xuan Ye, a little pockmarked person who doesn't know how to die, delivers the goods by himself. If he loses, the world will be in trouble." It's from the Wu family.
The founding hero of the People's Republic of China...is considered a mixed bag! "
Thinking of these happy things, the group of warriors under Wu Sangui became excited.
One of them jumped up and it was Wu Sangui's guard commander Ma Bao. He raised his arms and shouted: "Long live President Wu... long live!"
Then Wu Guogui, who rushed back from the front line in Jingzhou, also shouted: "Cross the Yangtze River, cross the Yellow River, and go straight to Huanglong!"
General Gao Dejie also shouted loudly as if he had been given a shot of blood: "Follow the President and break into Beijing...Long live the President!"
Wu Sangui's son-in-law Hu Guozhu also stood up and shouted: "Kill the Hulu and restore China... President Wu will be the emperor!"
After Hu Guozhu shouted "President Wu will be the emperor", everyone looked at Wu Sangui with fiery eyes!
Everyone followed Wu Sangui not to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, but because they wanted to be Wu Sangui's founding hero.
Wu Sangui has never expressed his position on whether he should be emperor or not. The subordinates tried to persuade him to join, but they all met with failure. Wu Sangui told him in front of him, "You're drunk," and tried his best to write out a "Persuasion Form". After handing it over, there was no response at all.
So everyone down there is anxious!
Now that Hu Guozhu has taken the lead to persuade him to join, there should be something going on, right?
Wu Sangui also knew that he had to express something at this time... Everyone's enthusiasm was so high, and he couldn't pour cold water on it!
"Hahaha..." Wu Sangui laughed, "Since everyone thinks that I should be the emperor, I will give you an answer... As long as we win the battle of Jiangbei , take over the five prefectures of Wuchang, Hanyang, Anlu, Jingmen, and Xiangyang, and I will ascend the throne in Wuchang! Then go straight to Beijing and restore China! As for the third prince Zhu, make him the King of Guangdong. In the future, my family will not cut off any vassals , just let the Zhu family be vassal kings from generation to generation."
"Long live Long live Long live......"
As soon as Wu Sangui finished speaking, there were thunderous cheers in the hall!
Wu Sangui stood up and raised his right hand high. The people below immediately became quiet, and they all looked at Wu Sangui with burning eyes.
Wu Sangui said: "Today is already May 18th... We have rested enough. Starting tomorrow, all armies that have received orders from me will immediately set off and march towards the police station on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
On the first day of June, I will swear to the Northern Expedition on the bank of the Yangtze River! "
"Long live Long live Long live......"
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Southeast of Beijing, Nanhaizi.
The name Nanhaizi was left over from the Ming Dynasty, and it was also called Nanyuan during the Qing Dynasty. It is a hunting and military training paddock, covering a large area, including later Yizhuang, Jiugong, Dahongmen, Nanyuan, Xihongmen, Huangcun and other places. A brick wall of more than a hundred miles was built around it, tightly encircling it.
In the early morning of June 1, the twelfth year of Kangxi's reign, Xuan Ye, the "Emperor of the Qing Dynasty", led his civil and military ministers, and under the protection of the imperial guards and officers and soldiers of the military camp, came to Nanhaizi in a mighty manner.
He is here for the military parade today!
Although Emperor Kangxi had already made harsh words to ask the emperor to go on a personal expedition, it had only been a month in the blink of an eye. He is still staying in Beijing without moving!
However, the reason why he didn't move was not that the imperial conquest had failed, but that his army of coated slaves had not yet completed the most basic training. It's a bit difficult to pull him out now, let alone fighting Wu Sangui, even walking to Xiangyang, Hebei!
Therefore, his personal expedition could only be postponed for a while longer.
Fortunately, Wu Sangui did not cross the river immediately after finishing his talk... Wu Sangui's original plan for the decisive battle was to surround Jingzhou for reinforcements. After transferring Tuhai out of Wuhan, he then inhumanely blew up the Guyue Embankment and flooded it. Qing army. At the same time, let Geng Jingzhong and Liu Jinzhong raise troops to sweep across Jiangxi and contain Jieshu, so that Wu Yingqi can command the Wu family army in Yuezhou Prefecture to attack Wuchang.
However, after Emperor Kangxi listened to Zhuo Butai's opinions, he immediately adjusted his deployment and evacuated Leerjin's troops from the dangerous area of Jingzhou.
Therefore, Wu Sangui's plan for the decisive battle in Jingzhou came to nothing.
After the plan for the decisive battle in Jingzhou was ruined, Wu Sangui did not cross the river immediately... because Wu Sangui knew that Kangxi was also going to "stud", so he naturally had to be more prepared.
Wu Sangui's delay gave Emperor Kangxi time to prepare an army of coated slaves.
Zhuo Butai, Wang Fuchen, and Mingzhu handed Kangxi a note fifteen days ago, saying that they had completed the task of recruiting 30,000 coated slaves ahead of schedule - they are all very enthusiastic about becoming coated slaves! Not only did the "slave quota" be collected in advance, but they also crossed the line and recruited more than 2,000 people.
These more than 32,000 coated slaves are all strong men, basically the children of tenant farmers who cultivate flag fields outside Beijing. Therefore, their family members are also under the control of the royal palaces, Baylor Palace, Beizi Palace and the Eight Banners Dutong Yamen, and are very reliable - it is precisely because they are tenants cultivating flag fields that they know the benefits of being a slave. ....
Although the number of the coated slave army has been gathered, these people have not received military training, and there is no ready-made military organization. It must take time to organize them into a line, and at the same time, they must be equipped and learn basic combat. Skill.
According to the plan of Zhuo Butai and Wang Fuchen, two experts, these people would not be able to go to the battlefield without three months of rigorous training.
But it was impossible for Kangxi to give them three months, because he didn't know when Wu Sangui would cross the Yangtze River?
Now that Jingzhou City has belonged to Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui may cross the Yangtze River at any time and enter this big city on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
And Wu Sangui crossed the river, then Kangxi had to leave the capital and go south... But a few months after Wu Sangui crossed the river, Kangxi, who was "conquered personally by the imperial driver", had not yet left the capital.
In this way, the whole world will think that Emperor Kangxi is cowardly!
Therefore, Emperor Kangxi could only give Zhuo Butai and Wang Fuchen half a month.
After half a month, the coated slave army will be able to march, set up camp, and form a team to accept the review of Emperor Kangxi.
As for the ability to go into battle...just train slowly after arriving at the Xiangyang Camp.
Anyway, as long as Kangxi arrived in Xiangyang, he would not be afraid of Wu Sangui. After arriving, there is no need to rush to launch an attack. Just secure Xiangyang, Jingmen, Anlu, Hanyang, and Wuchang, block Wu Sangui's northward and eastward advance, and then show patience with Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui is in his sixties after all. How can he really have the patience to continue the confrontation on the Jianghan Plain?
As long as he couldn't bear his temper and launched an attack first, Kangxi would be able to mobilize troops and generals back and forth through the "Yangtze River-Han River" waterway. No matter where Wu Sangui attacked, he would run into the much larger main force of the Qing army.
So...the Qing Dynasty will definitely win!
