Won! What a win! What a miserable win! But we still won!
On May 20th, Qingliu Pass was in progress. Kang Mazi, the Little Holy Lord of the Qing Dynasty, was sitting on the throne. On the imperial desk in front of him were Wang Fuchen, Fei Yanggu, Tuhai, Shi Lang, and Zhuo Butai. Waiting for the discount package sent by someone.
They all bring good news!
In particular, the coupons for Wang Fuchen, Fei Yanggu, Tuhai, and Shi Lang arrived almost at the same time, and they were also sent out almost at the same time.
The main contents of the reports in the four reports are exactly the same, that is, a "white-robed third grandson" was killed by Qing soldiers on the front line of Xiangkou Town!
According to Wang Fuchen's report, the person who killed the third grandson in white robe was himself! Moreover, he also saw with his own eyes that the third grandson in white robe was shot and fell off his horse, and was carried away by his subordinates... It seemed that he was still shot in the chest!
Even if he wasn't killed on the spot, he wouldn't survive for long!
Wang Fuchen also reported that after the third prince in white robes was shot, the flag of the Ming army in front of Xiangkou Town was changed from the flag of the Ming Dynasty Prison to the flag of the commander of the three armies - this shows that the command authority of the puppet Ming army on the battlefield at that time changed. Zhu Heji handed it over to an admiral or commander-in-chief.
If Zhu Heji was not dead or seriously injured, such a situation would be almost impossible to happen...
The memorials of Tu Hai, Shi Lang, and Fei Yanggu also proved that Wang Fuchen's memorial was true.
In particular, Tu Hai and Shi Lang were commanding gunboats on the Yangtze River to bombard Xiangkou Town. It was impossible for them to collude with Wang Fuchen - their memorials and Wang Fuchen's were issued almost at the same time, so there was no time for collusion.
Although Tu Hai and Shi Lang did not see the third grandson in white robes being shot, they definitely saw the flag of the Ming Dynasty Prison being replaced by the flag of the Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies, and then the third grandson in white robes also disappeared on the battlefield.
In addition, Fei Yanggu, who took on the role of rear guard when the Zhengbai Banner army retreated to Anqing Nancheng, gave a memorial after retreating to Anqing Nancheng, which also confirmed the disappearance of the third grandson of the white robe.
However, Emperor Kangxi was still a little skeptical... That is, after the Ming army lost the third grandson in white robes, they did not fall into panic or even collapse. On the contrary, their offensive was still sharp.
On land, the Ming army almost completely annihilated Zhao Liangdong's troops who resisted the main force of the Ming army on Jiangbian Road. Zhao Liangdong's troops originally numbered more than 5,000 people. They first lost a thousand and hundreds in Xiangkou Town, and then successively gained them. Of the five to six thousand reinforcements, less than a thousand people were finally withdrawn, including the hundreds who had escaped from Xiangkou Town.
In other words, Zhao Liangdong's Xianghuang Banner New Army alone suffered losses of more than 10,000!
The Zhengbai Banner New Army that "killed" the third grandson of Baipao was also "retaliated and hunted" by the Ming army later. Of the more than 16,000 troops, only a fraction of them returned to Anqing, and they also suffered losses. A small ten thousand.
On the water, although the Yangtze River Navy commanded by Shi Lang and Tu Hai defeated the Ming rocket fleet that came to attack on the 15th, they also lost as many as 24 gunboats and two horn bluffs. Boat!
Hundreds more sailors were killed!
If Shi Lang hadn't been brave enough to lead the sentry fleet in a desperate counterattack, the navy's losses would have been even more severe.
After the "defeat on land and water", the Ming army, unwilling to fail, launched a fierce attack. On the 15th and 16th, they successively occupied Jiande and Dongliu counties on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and their troops were directed towards the south city of Anqing.
On the 17th, the Ming army forcibly crossed the Yangtze River and captured Huayang Town in the north of the Yangtze River. Then they occupied Wangjiang County and Shipai Town, an important town on the edge of the Wan River. Their troops were directed towards Jixian Pass, a fortress north of Anqing North City.
After receiving this series of battle reports, even the Little Holy Lord Emperor Kangxi fainted - was this a victory?
According to this winning method, it won't take long for him to "defeat" the puppet Ming army in Beijing, right?
So Kangxi quickly called his servants Wang Fuchen, Fei Yanggu, Tuhai, Fu Honglie, and Zhou Peigong to Qingliu Pass.
He had to ask, how did they win?
...
"Your Majesty, even if Zhu San Taisun does not die, he will inevitably be seriously injured, because after the fifteenth day, no one has seen the 'Da Ming Supervisor' flag on the battlefield. The person who is now approaching the southern city of Anqing is Zhao Hongkui, the general of the puppet Ming army, and The person fighting on the riverside is Zhuge's military advisor... Given Zhu Heji's past love of adventure and his love for acting in battle, how could he not appear on the battlefield if he was fine?"
The one who was analyzing Kang Mazi was of course Zhou Peigong who was very good at analysis - after all, Zhou Peigong was not Zhuge's military advisor and he couldn't make calculations with his fingers! So he could never have guessed that Zhu Heji was currently recuperating with Da Bo Ling in Madang Fortress...
Kang Mazi nodded repeatedly and whispered: "He must have done something bad...but why haven't the puppet Ming army retreated?"
"Your Majesty, the third grandson of Zhuge is gone, but Zhuge's military advisor is still there!" Zhou Peigong said, "This can be considered as the third grandson of Zhuge who died in the middle of the rebellion. Of course, Zhuge's military advisor will be ordered to deal with the crisis.
Besides, if Zhu San’s grandson is gone, isn’t there still Zhu San’s crown prince? "
Kang Mazi frowned: "Why did you forget them two? What should I do?"
"Your Majesty," Wang Fuchen came out of duty and knelt down at this time, "I think that Prince Zhu and Military Advisor Zhuge have nothing to worry about! The counter-party of the Ming Dynasty has always had Grandson Zhu as its actual leader, and Grandson Zhu's military tactics are... He is also far superior to Prince Zhu and Military Advisor Zhuge. If he were still here, Anqing would probably be undefendable."
Kangxi sighed: "It's hard to defend Anqing now! The new armies of the Zhengbai and Xianghuang banners were defeated miserably, and there are no more than 10,000 soldiers to fight..." He looked at it The slaves in front of me asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"
"Your Majesty, I have a plan. I can make Wu Sangui and Zhu Cijiong kill each other, and the imperial court will reap the benefits."
It was Zhou Peigong who spoke. When Kangxi saw his confident look, he frowned and said, "I have sent Hong Shiming to Jingzhou to lobby Wu Sangui before, but there has been no response so far. It seems that Wu Sangui is not so easily fooled!"
Zhou Peigong laughed and said: "That's because Hong Shiming's empty talk makes it difficult to win Wu Sangui's trust. If the emperor can divide the Jiangnan part of Jiangsu Province and the Jiangnan part of Anhui Province to form a Jiangnan Province, make Hong Shiming the governor of Jiangnan, and make Zu Zepu the governor of Jiangnan. , in charge of the military affairs of Jiangnan and Zhejiang provinces. He then appointed Zu Yonglie as the admiral of Jiangnan and asked him to assist Zu Zepu.
At the same time, the emperor moved the Nanjing banner camp to Yangzhou and handed over the defense of Jiangnan and Zhejiang to Zu Zepu, Zu Yonglie and Hong Shiming.
In this way, even if Wu Sangui remained unmoved, Prince Zhu would suspect that Wu Sangui and the emperor had reached an agreement to divide the river and rule the river. "
"What a plan! Mr. Pei, you are really my Zhou Gongjin!" Emperor Kangxi couldn't help but applaud after hearing the plan proposed by Zhou Peigong.
Zu Zepu, the governor of Jiangnan proposed by Zhou Peigong, was the son of Zu Dashou, the brother of Zu Zeqing, and the cousin of Wu Sangui. He had also served as the governor of Fujian before, but was placed idle because Emperor Kangxi was increasingly suspicious of Wu Sangui. He is now retiring in Beijing. Zu Yonglie is the son of Zu Dashou's adopted son Zu Kefa. He was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Han Army of Zhenghuang Banner in Manchuria and is now living in Beijing. The two of them, plus Hong Shiming, were both Manchu and Qing people who had some connections with Wu Sangui.
If the three of them served as the governor of Jiangnan, the governor of Jiangnan and the admiral of Jiangnan respectively, how could Prince Zhu not be suspicious?
And Wu Sangui may not be able to control himself from attacking Zhu Ming!
Kangxi smiled and said: "Who can go to Jingzhou and convey my will to Hong Shiming?"
"Your Majesty," Wang Fuchen said immediately, "I recommend Wang Shirong. He is from Xixuan and is very familiar with Wu Sangui's people. He can just pass the message to the people around Wu Sangui on behalf of the Emperor."
"Okay!" Kangxi nodded, "Just ask him to come... and draft a decree for me. I want to establish Jiangnan Province, with Zu Zepu as the governor, Zu Yonglie as the admiral, and Hong Shiming as the governor.
In addition, let me tell the world again that I have killed Zhu San’s grandson and firmly defended Anqing. I can return the imperial court! "
