Xiangyang City, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty is visiting.
The "iron-forged" city of Xiangyang has now become the old camp of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty who personally conquered the city.
The so-called personal expedition by the emperor means that the "conquest" ended at Xiangyang. It was impossible for Yu Jia to go further south, let alone go to the front line to fight face to face with Wu Sangui and Zhu Heji.
However, the news of Kangxi's arrival in Xiangyang can still greatly encourage the Qing troops on the battlefields in Huguang and Jiangxi. Coupled with the previous opening of the slave gate, it is certain that the morale of the nearly 200,000 Qing troops on the front lines in Huguang and Jiangxi has been quite high. In the upcoming decisive battle, Wu Sangui's army will definitely be severely damaged.
However, what surprised the Qing officials and senior Qing army generals who gathered in Xiangyang Prefecture was that the little emperor, who had traveled thousands of miles from Beijing to Xiangyang to lead his own expedition, actually showed up after arriving in Xiangyang. He did not give a banquet to all ministers and generals; secondly, he did not review the three armies at the large campus outside Xiangyang City; thirdly, he did not hold a military meeting to listen to the generals' suggestions. Instead, they went straight to the palace after entering the city, and except for Leerjin, Tuhai, Dong E, Eza, Jieshu and Sun Yanling, they did not meet any senior officials from the Huguang and Jiangxi front lines.
This made a group of loyal slaves of the Qing Dynasty who wanted to show loyalty and courage in front of Emperor Kangxi a little disappointed and suspicious!
What happened?
Isn't it because the dragon's body is in bad condition?
Wu Sangui was not in trouble even at such an old age. The young Emperor Kangxi was only in his early twenties, so how could he be in trouble? Shouldn't...
"No, no, this can't be a trick by Wu Sangui or Zhu Heji. This letter must be Geng Jingzhong's handwriting, and it can't be fake. I have a lot of letters learned from Geng Jingzhong at home, so I asked the masters before After careful comparison, it must be true.
Moreover, Liu Jinzhong did not pretend to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty in front of the slave. As far as the slave knew, no one from him or his subordinates had ever offered to be a slave or a servant. Liu Jinzhong made it clear to his slaves that with the strength at hand and the territory of Ganzhou Prefecture, Wu Lai would surrender to Wu, Zhu Lai would surrender Zhu, and he would surrender to the imperial court when the imperial court returned. He also said that if Geng Jingzhong proclaimed himself emperor in Fuzhou, he could also declare himself a minister. But he absolutely refused to leave the territory of Ganzhou Prefecture to attack Hukou and go to the south of the Yangtze River with Geng Jingzhong.
In addition, the slaves had been keeping an eye on Liu Jinzhong in Ganzhou Mansion for so long and never found out that he had surrendered to the enemy. It wasn't that he was unwilling to surrender, but that Wu Sangui and Zhu Heji didn't take him seriously at all. They never sent anyone to persuade them to surrender, nor did they send troops to force them to surrender.
The servant estimated that Wu Sangui, Zhu Heji all regarded Liu Jinzhong as a buffer and were unwilling to capture him. "
It was Sun Yanling who was talking to Liu Jinzhong in the middle of the road. After he said this, he took out the secret memorial signed by himself and Liu Jinzhong and raised it above his head. "Your Majesty, this is a memorial jointly signed by the slave and Liu Jinzhong. Although it is written by the slave, it is still the same." It was written according to Liu Jinzhong's wishes. If you read this excerpt, you will understand Liu Jinzhong's thoughts."
An eunuch who followed Kangxi took the memorial that Sun Yanling held high above his head and handed it to Kangxi. Emperor Kangxi took the memorial and opened it to read.
There are two main contents in the memorial. One is that Liu Jinzhong complained; the other is that Liu Jinzhong wants to lurk... Liu Jinzhong's meaning is also very clear. He has too few soldiers, and there are a large number of family members accompanying the army. Now in I am very satisfied with my stay in Ganzhou Mansion and I don’t want to move anywhere anymore.
Therefore, Liu Jinzhong now wants to be a loyal wallflower in Ganzhou Prefecture. The Qing Dynasty will conquer the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will conquer the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will conquer the Ming Dynasty.
Kangxi read the memorial without saying a word, and then asked Leerjin, Tuhai, Dong'e, Eza, Zhuobutai, Mingzhu, Fuquan, Jinbatai, Xiong Cilu, Duikana and others present to pass on the memorial. look.
After everyone had finished reading, Kangxi asked: "What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, this servant thinks that although Liu Jinzhong is extremely shameless, he is also a real villain, and he is also a real villain."
"Your Majesty, I feel that since Liu Jinzhong has said what he said, there is no need to deceive Geng Jingzhong anymore."
"Your Majesty, this Geng Jingzhong is indeed a bit crazy. No wonder Liu Jinzhong thinks he is crazy."
"Your Majesty, my servants also think that Geng Jingzhong is crazy... With his little strength, how dare he think of attacking Hukou and going to the south of the Yangtze River?"
"Your Majesty, I thought Liu Jinzhong had merit this time! If he hadn't exposed Geng Jingzhong's rebellion, Hukou might have been broken by him. The garrison at Hukou didn't even have 500 troops!"
"What? There are only a few hundred defenders in such a critical place as Hukou?"
"Your Majesty, although Hukou is important, it is not on the front line after all..."
The person who said that Hukou was really likely to be lost was Jieshu, who was responsible for the defense of northern Jiangxi. Jieshu was now responsible for the defense of northern Jiangxi and the Jiangxi and Anhui sections of the Yangtze River. He also awarded a Zhenjiang general. Although the official position is not small and the defense area is quite large, the number of troops on hand is not very large. There are only 6,800 banner soldiers and 10,000 "semi-slaves" Green Camp soldiers, a total of about 20,000.
These troops were placed by Jieshu in the four prefectures of Nanchang, Jiujiang, Yuanzhou, and Ji'an, while Jieshu's general headquarters was placed in Dehua County, Jiujiang Prefecture.
Twenty thousand troops were divided into four prefectures, which was certainly not enough. Among them, there are only 3,000 troops stationed in Jiujiang Prefecture, which is not directly bordering the enemy, and 2,000 of them are still stationed in Dehua County. On the east bank of Poyang Lake, there are only 1,000 Green Camp troops in total.
Although there is the Yangtze River waterway, troops can be mobilized quickly. If you attack the head, the tail will arrive, if you attack the tail, the head will arrive, and if you hit the middle, the head and tail will arrive.
But if Geng Jingzhong launched a surprise attack... he might really be able to capture Hukou before Tuhai and Yue Le's reinforcements arrived, thereby partially or completely blocking the Yangtze River water transportation.
If Geng Jingzhong picks a good time, such as when Wu Sangui sends troops and suddenly attacks... Emperor Kangxi just thought of this when Wang Fuchen's voice suddenly came from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, your servant Wang Fuchen has an urgent military situation!"
Kangxi was shocked when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Wang Fuchen? Come in quickly!"
"嗻!"
Wang Fuchen outside the door responded, and then quickly entered the main hall. Once inside, he hurriedly knelt down to Emperor Kangxi and reported loudly: "Your Majesty, Jingmen and Anlu are reporting urgently! The traitor Wu Sangui has been divided recently. Two groups, one attacking Qianjiang, the other heading toward Dangyang... According to reports, the strength of both armies is more than 30,000, and they are coming with great force!"
Kangxi's face turned green when he heard this, and he said coldly: "Old thief Wu didn't send out troops earlier than later. He sent troops as soon as I arrived. He must have found out that I had personally led the army to Xiangyang, so he wanted to give me a warning!"
This is a slap in the face!
The officials and generals in the hall understood immediately.
Wasn't Kangxi the emperor's imperial commander personally conducting the expedition? Wu Sangui is here. Do you, Kangxi, dare to fight against him? If you don't dare, then Wu Sangui will accept the two important fortresses of Qianjiang and Dangyang.
Dangyang is the gateway to Jingmen. Once it is captured by Wu Sangui, the Wu army can approach Huya Pass in front of Jingmen City.
Qianjiang is a county town close to the Han River. Once captured by Wu Sangui, it will become a base for him to build a fortress and cut off the transportation of the Han River.
And once the Han River is cut off... then the long snake formation that the Qing army has set up from the mouth of the Yangtze River to Xiangyang City will be cut off!
Emperor Kangxi turned his head and looked at "High Imitation Obai" Zhuo Butai with a gloomy face, "Super Warrior, do you have any plan to defeat the enemy?"
Zhuo Butai said: "Your Majesty, although Dangyang and Qianjiang are important, they are not as important as Hukou. I believe that the top priority now is to capture Geng Jingzhong as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and strengthen the defense of Jiangxi. Prevent Zhu Heji from taking the opportunity to go north."
Although Zhuo Butai's plan is sound, it's a slap in the face!
That was Emperor Kangxi's pockmarked face. How could he be beaten casually?
Emperor Kangxi frowned and looked at Tu Hai, who was still carrying the punishment of dismissal and retention.
Before Kangxi arrived at the front line, Tuhai was the supreme commander on the battlefields of Huguang and Jiangxi. He had led his troops to confront Wu Sangui for more than half a year, so Kangxi still wanted to hear his opinion.
Tu Hai hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I think that if possible, it is best to get rid of Geng Jingzhong and at the same time recruit tens of thousands of troops under Geng Jingzhong. With this army, we can take advantage of the opportunity to attack. Hunan, continue with the previous plan!”
