Lumen Mountain, the camp of the Ming army.
When Nalan Xingde arrived at Lumen Mountain again, it was already mid-December. There has just been a heavy snowfall around Xiangyang, and the area around Lumen Mountain is covered in snow. The temperature was very low, and the cold wind felt like a knife cutting people's faces. Thin floating ice can be seen from time to time on the Han River and several of its tributaries.
The Ming army surrounding Xiangyang was obviously ready for a protracted siege. When Nalan Xingde arrived at Lumen Mountain, he found that the Ming army stationed here had moved out of their tents and moved into neatly built buildings. red brick houses - when he was arrested last time, these brick houses were still under construction, but he didn't expect that they were all completed now.
The outsides of these brick houses are piled with wooden poles for heating, salted fish and cured meats are hung under the eaves, and Spring Festival couplets are posted outside the doors. The soldiers who have returned from training are all wearing thick cotton coats and carrying warm clothes. The hoods were all beaming and talking loudly about the year-end double salary they had just received.
Obviously, the morale of this army is strong, and the logistics are sufficient, and they are not afraid of prolongation at all... Even if they stay outside Xiangyang City for another three to five years, there will be no problem. .
On the other hand, in the Qing Dynasty, there were already all kinds of shortages and difficulties. Although the flag soldiers and green camp soldiers can still receive money and food, the pensions for the new Eight Banners officers and soldiers who were lost in the last Ulin defeat have not been received yet!
What's even worse is that since Shandong Province has become the private territory of Confucian Lu Yong, the income of the imperial court will inevitably be further reduced. If this war continues, the food and salary of the Qing soldiers may not be paid... It seems that Immortal Zhuge was right. Emperor Kangxi was really destined to be "Shun Emperor"!
While Nalan Xingde was thinking about Kang Mazi's fate, Fang Meiyu led him into Zhuge Daxian's Zhongjun Building - also a brick house built with red bricks and blue tiles. There is a stove inside, which is very warm.
"Nalan Xingde, what's going on with you? I haven't seen you for a few days, but why are you so dark? This is going to be a bloody disaster! It seems that your short life in your early thirties is not guaranteed!"
In this very warm house, Nalan Xingde heard some words that made his hands and feet feel cold. The person who said this was none other than Zhuge Sanhe, who knew fortune telling best.
This frightened Nalan Xingde!
Because he knew that this fat Zhuge was not wrong...he was indeed in a bloody disaster! He said that he was ordered by Emperor Kangxi to deceive Zhuge's military advisor, who was a master of calculations. As soon as he told a lie, Fat Zhuge immediately knew that he was lying and deceiving, and of course he ordered people to drag him out and behead him!
This bloody disaster cannot escape at all!
Thinking of this, Nalan Xingde's calves trembled, and he knelt down to Zhuge Sanhe, "Prime Minister, help me..."
Zhuge Sanhe pretended to be shaking his goose-feather fan, and looked at the four military admirals Zhuge Zhengyang, Su Zhanhai, Zhao Hongkui, and Lin Ahu who were in the same room with him - he had indeed deceived him!
Then Lin Ahu, who looked the fiercest, spoke: "If you want to survive, just tell us honestly. How did Kang Mazi tell you to lie to us?"
Su Zhanhai also said solemnly: "Tell me...Does Kang Mazi want to trick us into setting up an ambush in Xinye?"
Zhao Hongkui laughed loudly and said: "Everything is under the prime minister's magical calculation!"
Zhuge Zhengyang said with a smile: "Be careful, there will be a bloody disaster!"
At this time, Zhuge Sanhe looked like he had everything under control, and said to Nalan Xingde with a smile: "Tell me... don't try to deceive me. And it's useless to lie, because God's will is like this. Kangxi is destined to lose, he will soon become Emperor Shun of the Qing Dynasty!
Because the Great Tomorrow Soldiers over in Liaodong have already begun to mobilize! Even if Kangxi could succeed in Xinye, Wang Fuchen could not withstand the Ming Dynasty's 100,000 heavenly troops. Once Shanhaiguan was broken, what else could Kangxi do? Nalan Xingde, you have to think clearly, can your body and bones withstand the bitter cold of the Saibei grassland? "
Sure enough, everyone saw through it! Valley cymbals
Nalan Xingde originally regarded Zhuge Sanhe as a semi-immortal, but now he was more convinced. In order to save his life, he did not dare to lie to others about being immortals anymore, so he told him everything he knew about Emperor Kangxi. All his plots were revealed.
Of course, Emperor Kangxi would not let Nalan Xingde know the specific deployment. He just asked Nalan Xingde to tell Zhuge San and Xinye that there were not many soldiers and the precautions were not strict. Moreover, Kangxi also released news that he was going back to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. By the way, he also asked the Empress Dowager Bumu Butai to go to Jingzhao Fucheng to "burn incense" after the New Year...
In short, it means the same thing. Xinye is empty. If Zhuge Daxian wants to fight, hurry up and do it during these New Year days!
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"Your Majesty, the six hundred miles sent from Lumen Mountain is urgent!"
When Yan Yuan hurriedly walked into Zhu Heji's big study room in the building surrounded by Wu Yingying Hall with the six hundred miles sent by Zhuge Sanhe, which was presented to him by the Military Advisor's Office, it was already December 25th of the AD year. .
It’s New Year’s Day in a few days!
However, as the New Year approaches, Zhu Heji's large study room does not have much festive atmosphere. Instead, it is filled with the unique tension before the war.
That's right, Zhu Heji's court has launched a cold season offensive!
Moreover, this cold season offensive was not launched on the Huaibei battlefield, but on the even colder Liaodong battlefield.
In fact, the Liaodong Ming Army's offensive had already begun. They captured the two mountain towns of Bisha City and Deliying City in the spring and autumn of this year respectively, and then advanced all the way to Dustpan Village near Gaiping. While surrounding Fenji Village, Xiongyue City on the edge of Xiongyue River was also repaired. Before the Xiongyue River froze, a large amount of grain and grass baggage was transported from Jinzhou (Jinzhou Peninsula) to Xiongyue City through waterways for storage, so that it could be stored in Xiongyue City tomorrow morning. Before the land in eastern Liaoning thawed in the spring, an offensive aimed at breaking Shanhaiguan was launched.
In order to implement this cold season combat plan, the Ming army on the Liaodong Peninsula has increased to 120,000 this autumn - part of the Ming army stationed in North Korea has now arrived in Liaodong.
Now 100,000 of the 120,000 Ming army are besieging Dustpan Village... Once Dustpan Village is broken by the Ming army. Then the three fortresses placed by Kangxi on the Liaodong Peninsula were all destroyed by the Ming army.
On the long stretch of more than 700 miles from Fanji Village to Shanhaiguan, there is no large stronghold where the Qing army is heavily fortified.
The only thing that can stop the Ming army from reaching Shanhaiguan is the freezing snow climate and the distance of 700 miles...
In fact, the distance of seven hundred miles is nothing. It can be covered in twenty days to one month. The cold climate has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that Bahai, the general of Shengjing on the Qingyao side, would never have thought that the Ming army, who was "afraid of the cold", would brave the wind and cold and send troops in such a cold day... ...So most of the new officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners under his command are enjoying the tranquility before the war in their own farms near Shengjing City!
Even if he knew that the Liaodong Ming Army suddenly made an effort to advance westward, he had no time to summon the army and could only watch Shanhaiguan fail.
Once Shanhaiguan fails, Kangxi will have to choose between Emperor Shun of the Qing Dynasty and "Chongzhen of the Qing Dynasty"!
Because the cold season offensive in Liaodong has already been launched - there is no telegraph, and the transportation between Liaodong and Nanjing is by sea, so Zhu Heji's court has no way to command remotely, let alone coordinate the efforts between Huguang and Liaodong. The two armies could only be fought by the governors and admirals of Liaodong such as Liu Jinzhong, Su Zhanshan and Ling Zongjun.
So Zhu Heji has now become a spectator, but spectators are sometimes more nervous than the generals on the front line... Therefore, during this period of time, he had no intention of interfering in government affairs. He spent the whole day with Su Yong, the military advisor on the left, and Su Yong, the commander on the right. Military advisor Yu Xiaoqian discussed the military situation together.
"Your Majesty!" Yu Xiaoqian took the report handed over by Yan Yuan. When he opened it, his face was full of joy, "Prime Minister Zhuge reported that Kangxi has sent troops to Xinye... He will fight in Xinye and The fight between Prime Minister Zhuge and Zhuge Liang is really asking for death!"
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