As soon as they heard that Kangxi was going to fight the "War of Three Emperors", Tuhai, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, and Tong Guogang all felt that it was inappropriate. Suo'etu hurriedly took a few steps forward on his knees, kowtowed to Kangxi and said, "I think this is impossible! Now the three armies are exhausted, Mongolia is not yet settled, Burni is still on the run, and Chahar's remnants of the army are everywhere on the grassland. A few days ago The Zhaowuda League also reported that a group of unknown horse thieves broke into the Yanshan Mountains under the jurisdiction of the Zhaowuda League and claimed the mountain as king. They would come out from time to time to steal money, grain, livestock and women. If they were not cut off in time, they would Just afraid..."
"This is a disease caused by moss and mustard. I have ordered General Shengjing to deal with it." Kangxi interrupted Suo'etu's words with a look of indifference.
This attitude surprised the subordinates for several days. The Zhaowuda League was not far from the jurisdiction of General Shengjing, and Shengjing was not only the place where the Qing Dynasty flourished, but also the retreat for the Eight Banners disciples... ..
Mingzhu was the first to react and hurried forward and said: "Now the whereabouts of Burney and Wu Yingqi are unknown. If the thieves who infiltrated Yanshan are one of them, they will be in big trouble if they reappear in the future."
Tong Guogang also said: "It is better for the emperor to stay in Shengjing and preside over the extermination of the Yanshan bandits while at the same time conquering Korea... taking advantage of Zhu Heji's westward expedition to recapture the province of Korea."
Kangxi saw that they all came to dissuade him, and he knew in his heart that these people were "fearful of Ming", but he was not angry, but smiled and said: "Just leave the Yanshan thieves to General Shengjing. I know Bahai's ability. There will be no problem. Zhennan’s intention to conquer Zhou Dynasty has been decided... It must be implemented, and it must be implemented.
There are three reasons why I do this. One is to encourage Wu Yingxiong to keep fighting! If I don't send troops, how can Wu Yingxiong, who is as timid as a chicken, have the courage to fight Zhu Heji in Huguang? He must abandon Huguang and retreat to Sichuan. He can still survive his retreat to Sichuan for a few more years, but we will be in big trouble as we have to shoulder the entire Northern Expedition of the Puppet Ming Dynasty.
I estimate that if I don't send this troops, Wu Yingxiong will lose Huguang in two or three months, and Zhu Heji will launch a large-scale Northern Expedition next year! "
After listening to Kangxi's words, Tuhai, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, and Tong Guogang all took a breath.
In the Battle of Seoul, Zhu Heji only had 60,000 men, which was already difficult for Kangxi, who controlled half of the elites of the Qing Dynasty. If Zhu Heji sent 300,000 troops to the Northern Expedition next year, wouldn't it be devastating?
Kangxi paused and then said: "The second reason why I sent troops to support Wu Yingxiong is to turn Xi'an into Xijing!"
"What?"
"Your Majesty, are you going to..."
"Your Majesty, we have Shengjing!"
"Your Majesty, don't forget the lessons of the Jin Dynasty!"
Tuhai, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, and Tong Guogang were all smart people, and they immediately understood what Kangxi was paying attention to!
Kangxi shook his head and said: "Three Caves of Cunning Confucianism... It's said in "Anti-Jing"! It's true that we have Shengjing, but the pseudo-Ming Dynasty also captured North Korea and landed in Liaodong... Do you think Why did Zhu Heji do what he did? Did he really want to break into Shanhaiguan from Liaodong and North Korea? Let me tell you, what he did was to block our retreat, and to tie up our troops and make it difficult for us to look after each other. .
If we regard Shengjing as our home, then we must mobilize heavy troops to leave when the puppet Ming army moves north to threaten Shengjing! At that time, he will be able to use the 100,000 troops from Liaodong and North Korea to attract our 100,000 troops, and then use the 300,000 troops in the pass to defeat our 100,000 troops. How can he win this battle?
So we must find another retreat. We have Shengjing in the northeast, and now of course we have to capture Xi'an in the northwest as another retreat... And the retreat in the northwest is much wider than the retreat in the northeast! "
Tuhai, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, and Tong Guogang all brightened up when they heard this.
The retreat from the Northeast starts at Shengjing. There is no place to go, but there are many places to go to the west!
Kangxi looked at the people in front of him and said seriously: "The third reason why I support Wu Yingxiong is of course that I want to defeat Zhu Heji in Huguang! The battle in Huguang is comparable to the Battle of Chibi in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"! And Zhu Heji is Cao Cao with an army of 830,000, Wu Yingxiong is equivalent to Liu Xuande who is at the end of his rope, and I am Sun Quan. Do you think Sun Quan was sure of victory when he sent troops to aid Liu? Not at all! But why did he send troops? ? Because it won’t work if we don’t send troops! If we don’t send troops, Liu Bei will die! After Cao Cao digests the nine counties of Jingxiang, Sun Quan will still rely on the six counties of Jiangdong to survive? And sending troops... Didn’t the Sun-Liu coalition win in the end? "
I have to say that Emperor Kangxi is really becoming more and more sage! He is more sage than Sun Quan in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!
If Sun Quan were to defeat Chibi, he would either commit suicide or surrender. There would be no place to run.
Even if Kangxi lost Huguang, he would still have room for maneuver as long as he managed Xi'an. Besides, he is still the Great Khan of Mongolia and still has Mongolian power at his disposal. He is not only the Great Khan, but also the favorite disciple of the Great Lama of the Snow Region. He can go west to the plateau at any time under his master's orders... As long as the Holy See of the Snow Region is in hand, there is no fear that the Mongols will not help fight!
Understanding Kangxi's brilliance, Tuhai, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, and Tong Guogang all kowtowed and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise."
Seeing that the few confidants in front of him were convinced, Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "What I mean...especially the one about making Xi'an into Xijing, you just need to know about it, don't tell anyone." . Do you all know how to cooperate with me at the meeting tomorrow?"
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Wu Yingxiong is really about to become the "bear version of Liu Xuande", not only because he is also going to fight in the "Battle of Red Cliff", but also because he likes to cry now.
On the morning after Emperor Kangxi told Tuhai, Suo'etu, Mingzhu, and Tong Guogang about his "big chess game", Wu Yingxiong was with his good brother in Hongmen Town, fifty miles northeast of Xi'an, on the edge of the Wei River. Wu Guogui, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong met - although Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong were sealed by Burni, they did not have many people under their command, so Burni did not take them to Qilbo, but Let them manage logistics in Kuku and Tun. Thanks to the two of them controlling the grain reserves in the treasury and the village, Wu Guogui's defeated army did not starve to death.
In fact, Kangxi did not want to destroy all Wu Yingqi's soldiers... Wu Yingqi's soldiers were Wu Yingxiong's soldiers!
So when Wu Guogui led his troops to Kukuhetun, Kangxi's envoy, Sangyi Gyatso, had already followed. Sangji originally wanted to persuade Wu Yingxiong and Wu Yingqi to make peace, but it turned out that Wu Yingqi was missing, and only Wu Guogui, Wu Sangui's adopted son, was left to lead the army, so there was no problem. So Kangxi completely gave up the pursuit of Wu Jiajun and allowed them to run back to Guanzhong.
At that time, Wu Yingqi's army was said to be fifty thousand, but in fact he only brought 40,000 people to the expedition. Among them were several thousand cavalry, who all ran away with Wu Yingqi, Ma Bao, and Wu Shicong. Most of the remaining 30,000 people followed Wu Guogui back to Guanzhong, and some were lost during the retreat, but they were still a powerful force.
In addition, Wu Guogui has always been known as a good fighter in the Wu family's army, and his military capabilities are still higher than Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong.
That's why Wu Yingxiong worked so hard to win over him, and even went to Hongmen to greet him, and even held a banquet in Hongmen Town for Wu Guogui, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong to greet him.
After Wu Yingxiong, Wu Guogui, Shang Zhixin, Geng Jingzhong and others finished crying, while waiting for the "Hongmen Banquet" to begin, Wu Yingxiong took Wu Guogui's hand and said with tears: "Third brother, Brother Yu just got the news that Wuchang County, Fankou City and Huangzhou Fucheng were both captured by the army led by Zhuge Sanhe... Hanyang and Hankou were about to lose their defense!
The situation in Hunan is also precarious. The Ming army has already broken through Chaling Pass. There are less than 5,000 people in Changsha City, so it is impossible to defend it. Changsha and Wuchang are gone, how can Huguang defend it? Brother Yu, a scholar, really can't handle it. I don't deserve to be the emperor anymore. I'll let you be the emperor. I just want to go back to Yunnan to retire, okay? "
