"Military white sugar... and the formula is kept secret?"
Geng Jingzhong took the large piece of white sugar handed over by Zuo Chunqiu, frowned, and thought to himself: "How to use this whole piece? Grind it and put it with gunpowder?"
It turned out that Geng Jingzhong did not know the exact formula of sugar medicine. He only knew that sugar medicine was white sugar plus gunpowder. So in his opinion, this "sugar brick" weighing one kilogram is completely useless!
Thinking of this, Geng Jingzhong threw the large piece of forbidden sugar back to Zuo Chunqiu, and then coughed and said: "Come out!"
It turns out that there are several people hiding behind the two side doors in this lobby. Now when they were summoned by Geng Jingzhong, they all came out.
Those who came out included Liu Bingzheng, the governor of Fujian, Zeng Yangxing, the commander of the Jingnan palace, Liu Yan, Zhao Desheng, Wang Jinggong, Ma Weixing, deputy generals, Zhu Tiangui, Wang Jin and others.
After everyone came out, they all saluted Geng Jingzhong and then lined up on the left and right. Among them, Liu Bingzheng had a seat, and the others stood waiting for Prince Geng to ask questions.
"Let's talk about it!" Geng Jingzhong said, "What should we do? Someone named Zhu is going to send Yang Xiuqing to fight us..."
Yang Xiuqing cannot be beaten!
Of course, it is impossible to surrender... Surrender can only grant you a title of nobility, and this title will not be very stable.
Because Geng Jingzhong's father, Geng Jimao, was a murderer like the monk Kexi. In the seven years of Shunzhi, he massacred Guangzhou with Shang Kexi, and in the tenth year of Shunzhi, he massacred Chaozhou with the Manchurian Kakamu! And what is the status of the Chaozhou people in the court of Prince Zhu III now? Zhu Heji himself was a Chaozhou native!
Since we can't defeat him and surrender is impossible, of course the only option left is to run away and become the "Eastern Emperor"!
"Your Majesty," Zeng Yangxing, the commander of Jingnan Palace, spoke first, "the people below have been organized according to the methods of the flag army... All the Ding Yus have enlisted in the army! The family members are also led by their respective officers. , Zuo Lingzhao looks good, we can leave together at any time."
Emperor Kangxi's "Opening of the Slave Gate" gave Geng Jingzhong an opportunity to militarize his subordinate Green Camp.
The biggest difference between the Green Camp and the Banner Army is that the Green Camp only manages soldiers and generals. The flag army, on the other hand, combines soldiers and civilians, with soldiers, generals, Dingyu, and family members all organized.
Therefore, the flag army is more organized and the army has stronger cohesion - the family members are all in the hands of the master! Moreover, it is easier to "change families". Soldiers and civilians are organized and can act together with an order.
Zeng Yangxing said again: "Your Majesty, not counting Liu Jinzhong's people in Nangan, we now have 175 soldiers under the command, a total of 35,000 troops...including family members, 100,000 The crowd is almost here!”
Geng Jingzhong nodded and said: "That's one hundred thousand people. Counting Liu Jinzhong's troops, there are 130,000 people, which can do big things."
Liu Bingzheng, the governor of Fujian, said: "Your Majesty, I have mobilized hundreds of wooden boats on the Min River. The army, family members and luggage can go upstream by boat to Shaowu River. After reaching Shaowu, you can cross Wuyi Mountain and enter Jiangxi!"
Zuo Chunqiu twitched his beard and smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the journey from Shaowu to Hukou is only six to seven hundred miles at most, and once you pass Wuyi Mountain, it is basically flat land. If we send elite troops first, we can complete the six hundred to seven hundred miles in a few days. . And after leaving Wuyi Mountain, you can enter the Jinjiang, Pojiang, and Poyang Lake basins... We can requisition ships while marching, so that when we arrive at the mouth of the lake, we can requisition a lot of ships. Then If we take a boat down the east side of the river, we can approach Jiangning. If we can capture Jiangning, the Emperor of the East can look forward to it!"
"Okay," Geng Jingzhong said with a smile, "Emperor Dong is also an emperor... Zuo Military Advisor, I heard that you are good at reading faces. Do you think I have the appearance of an emperor?"
"Look carefully, humble position," Zuo Chunqiu pretended to look at it, then nodded, "It does look like an emperor!"
"Hahaha!" Geng Jingzhong laughed again, "From Fuzhou to Shaowu is my territory, you can go anywhere, but now it's only a few hundred miles after crossing Wuyi Mountain. The longer we can hide it, the better!"
Zuo Chunqiu suggested: "Kangxi should leave Beijing and go south in the next few days. It is estimated that he will come to Xiangyang in the crisp autumn days of September. We might as well propose a plan to mobilize Fujian elite troops to Jiangxi, and then go to Yuanzhou Mansion to intervene. Plan for a surprise attack on Changsha at Lingguan. Wu Sangui's arrangements in Jiangbei must be very strict. If Kangxi wants to rush for victory, he will fall into our trap. By then, after our army crosses the Wuyi Mountains and enters the junction area of Guangxin and Raozhou in Jiangxi, the distance will be The mouth of the lake is not far away, maybe only about three hundred miles!"
"Three hundred miles...if we select elite soldiers and travel both ways, we can complete the journey in three days!" Geng Jingzhong looked excited.
Zuo Chunqiu added: "Your Majesty, my subordinates can also go to Jingzhou and ask Wu Sangui to cooperate with us... As long as Wu Sangui sends troops to attack Anlu and Hanyang, the enemies of Wuchang will definitely be able to move westward, so that we can win. Got it!"
He paused and then said: "As long as Wu Sangui fights in Hanyang, we can rush to Hukou in the name of reinforcing Hanyang, and maybe we can also defraud Hukou. And once Hukou is taken by me, Wuchang, Hanyang, Nanchang, Jiujiang and other places will be attacked from both sides. Kangxi will definitely give up Wuchang, Hanyang, Nanchang, Jiujiang and other places, and transfer the land and water armies to the upper reaches of the Han River... In this way, the prince can take over Jiangdong and become the emperor. If you want to retire, you can also rely on Wu Sangui to become the king of Jiangxi first, and then Xu Tu Anhui."
"Okay, okay..." Geng Jingzhong wiped his hands, "You can advance or retreat with ease, that's it!" He looked at Liu Bingzheng again, "Liu Futai, why don't we hand the emperor a note together! "
"Okay!" Liu Bingzheng smiled, "Let's hand over the coupons together!"
Geng Jingzhong said to Zuo Chunqiu again: "Military advisor, you should leave quickly and go to Jingzhou to meet President Wu!"
...
It was August 15th, the twelfth year of Kangxi.
When the annual Mid-Autumn Festival came, Emperor Kangxi, the little saint in Beijing, felt that he was getting closer and closer to victory.
Gonna win!
Because the memorials and title books sent from various places are full of good news!
After the green soldiers and local officials from all over the country learned the good news that the slave gate was open, they were really excited.
Memorials and inscriptions on "Begging for Slave" flew to Beijing like snowflakes. The south study room is almost full of Emperor Kangxi's imperial cases.
Even Zu Zeqing, who was isolated in Guangxi by Wu Sangui, sent an envoy in disguise to send the inscription "Begging as a Slave" to Emperor Kangxi... Although Zu Zeqing himself had long been a slave of the Eight Banners Han Army . But there are still many people under him who cannot be slaves. The soldiers he leads are from the Green Battalion, and they all look forward to becoming slaves for the little holy Lord Kangxi!
Seeing so many people "begging for slavery", Kangxi was so excited that he didn't even look at the moon. At night, he watched the memorials of the slaves with a few confidants in the South Study... The more he watched, the happier he became. !
"Your Majesty... Geng Jingzhong and Liu Bingzheng's secret message has arrived!"
Gabra's voice suddenly came from outside the south study room, and then he saw an excited Gabra coming in holding two open memorial boxes.
Both of these were secret documents, and Gabra was not qualified to read them. He could only open the box to see if there was any bomb inside. In fact, there was no need to look at it. The old man was still alive after opening the box, which meant that there was no bomb. bomb.
If there is a bang...then the "lead concierge" who represents the positive yellow flag will have to be replaced!
But looking at the expression on Gabra's face, it was obvious that he had read the memorial.
Kangxi, who was now in a good mood, didn't care about it and asked him to take out the two memorials in the box and show them to him.
Gabra first showed Geng Jingzhong's memorial to Kangxi. When Kangxi opened it and looked at it, his face suddenly lit up with joy.
"Okay, okay, okay!" Kangxi said three times in a row, then took Liu Bingzheng's book and read it again. After reading it, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled and said to the ministers in the south study, "Geng Jingzhong wants to He is going to take his soldiers and horses together with Liu Jinzhong and Sun Yanling's men to attack Changsha, Hunan!"
