1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 522 Zheng Zhilong, there must be a big pattern
October 1644, 10, Daming, Fuzhou.

Zheng Zhilong, who had just been conferred the title of Nan'an Bo by Emperor Hongguang, sat in the center of the hall. After listening to the narration of Du Yushi and Fujian Governor Zhang Kentang expressionlessly, he remained silent for a while.

"Does Nan Anbo have any doubts?" Seeing that Zheng Zhilong did not respond, Zhang Kentang couldn't help asking softly.

"There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the four towns of Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo in the north of the Yangtze River. In addition, my brother Hong Kui led thousands of elite soldiers from land and water to defend the Yangtze River in Zhenjiang. With such a strong force, how could Jiannu get close to Nanjing. Zheng Zhilong shook his head and said, "Fujian has few soldiers. If thousands of soldiers are dispatched to Jianghuai, I'm afraid something will happen to Fujian!"

Zhang Kentang was speechless when he heard this.Your Zheng family controls almost the whole of Fujian, with tens of thousands of troops.Even though Zheng Hongkui took some soldiers and horses to Zhenjiang, there were still tens of thousands of soldiers and horses left in Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Yanping, Shaowu and other places. He even claimed that there were no soldiers to transfer.

In September, there were great changes in Shandong, and more than 23 Jiannu soldiers and horses were wiped out in Laizhou and Qingzhou Prefectures, including nearly [-] Eight Banners under the real stone pillar of Jiannugu Mountain.The remnants of Jiannu who were defeated and returned to Jinan did not dare to sit and guard Jinan, and retreated to Dezhou overnight.The local bandits in Manjiadong, located in Yanzhou, seized the opportunity and took advantage of the situation to attack Yanzhou.The gentry in the [-] counties of the neighboring Dongping, Cao, and Yi prefectures were strong and powerful, and once again they were different.By the end of September, except for a small area of ​​Dezhou occupied by Jiannu, the whole of Shandong was lost in an instant.

Hauge, the Prince of Great Qingsu who was originally stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River in Suizhou, received an order from the Regent Dorgon, and immediately led his troops to Dongchang Mansion to force the canal.At the same time, Dorgon ordered Luo Luohun (Yuetuo's eldest son), Li Sutai, and Geng Zhongming to command more than 2000 people from the Eight Banners Manchurian Zhengbai Banner, Eight Banners Han Army Zhenglan Banner, and Xianghuang Banner, and supervised the original Daming's surrender of [-] troops. [-] people, starting from Beijing, came to Shandong.

Although the two Jiannu armies were attacking Shandong, Liu Zeqing, Gao Jie, Huang Degong and other ministries living in the Jianghuai area were all terrified and urgently reported to Nanjing, saying that the Jiannu army would go south and point their swords at Jianghuai, and asked Nanjing to allocate a large amount of supplies to cross the river. Prepare for war.In addition, it is necessary for Nanjing to mobilize powerful troops to enrich the Jianghuai defense line, so as to prevent slaves from being slaughtered in the Yangtze River.

When Nanjing Hongguang court heard the news, it was also shaken up and down.They just sent envoys for peace talks to Beijing to contact the Qing Dynasty and discuss how to use captives to pacify the invaders. They even planned to cede the lands of Shandong, Hebei, and Henan to the Qing Dynasty as a reward for the "pacification of the invaders".What's going on here, Da Qing suddenly wants to call again?
Although some people say that it was because the "false prince" in Denglai defeated the Eight Banners army of the Qing Dynasty and angered the Qing Dynasty, so two armies were sent to attack Shandong.My Hongguang Zhengshuo court should guard the frontier defense, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and let several parties consume each other in Shandong and Denglai.The Hongguang court in Nanjing took this opportunity to clarify politics and develop military power in order to achieve the general trend.

However, some ministers suggested that the ruined Shandong might not be able to take a blow from the Qing. Nanjing should dispatch elite troops to Jianghuai to consolidate the Jiangbei defense line, so that after the Qing defeated all forces in Shandong, it would take advantage of the situation to push into Jianghuai.

Finally, the Nanjing Ministry of War issued orders to dispatch troops from all walks of life, urging the troops and horses of Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Fujian and other towns to gather in Nanjing as soon as possible, and cross the river to enrich the Jianghuai line in preparation for the southern invasion of Jiannu.

Fujian governor Zhang Kentang and Nan'an Bo Zheng Zhilong both received relevant orders, but for several days, the Fujian general did not mobilize troops to go to Nanjing to "King Qin".Either sit in the mansion to have a banquet and entertain guests, or go to the barracks to review the army, which means that they have never planned to transfer troops to Nanjing.

Therefore, Zhang Kentang, the governor of Fujian who was loyal to Wang Shi, came to the door in person to inquire.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Zhilong just said lightly, "there are few soldiers under his command, and we need to prepare for Fujian affairs" as an excuse, and did not respond to Nanjing's troop transfer order at all.

Zhang Kentang didn't dare to say much, and left Nan'anbo Mansion quite disappointed.Jiashen changed the sky, the emperor died for his country, he established slaves and entered the customs, and he went against the tide. Perhaps it has come to the era of warriors who are most reckless.

"Yu Gong (Zheng Cai, courtesy name Yu Gong), can the team be cleaned up?" Zheng Zhilong waited for Zhang Kentang to leave, then turned his head and asked a man in his thirties sitting beside him.

"Three thousand troops have been assembled." Zheng Cai clasped his fists and said, "Uncle, if you have an order, you can go!"

"Two days later, you can take your troops there." Zheng Zhilong said in a deep voice: "The location of Chaozhou Prefecture is extremely important. It is not only connected to Fujian in the north and Guangdong in the south, but also an important coastal area in Taiwan. In addition, the place is rich and fertile. It is fertile and can replenish a lot of money and food for Fujian. Therefore, after you go, you must control all the important places in Chaozhou Prefecture and bring them under my jurisdiction in Fujian."

"I will go to Chaozhou from a lowly position, and I will fulfill my mission!" Zheng Cai clapped his hands and promised.

In June, in response to the chaotic situation in the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong appointed his younger brother Zheng Zhibao to guard various parts of Luzon and replaced Zheng Cai back to the mainland.Taking advantage of the chaos in the south, Zheng Zhilong quickly took control of the whole province of Fujian and some areas of Wentai.Now, he still wants to take advantage of the Nanjing Hongguang court to gather all kinds of soldiers and horses to gather in Nanjing and Jianghuai, and prepares to send troops south to hold the Chaozhou government in his hands, which has the potential to sweep the entire southeast coast.

"Yu Liang."

"Uncle." Huang Guanghui (named Yuliang) clasped his fists in agreement.

"You also command [-] troops to station in Xianxialing. Don't get a military order, and don't withdraw without authorization." Zheng Zhilong said solemnly: "Xianxialing is the first pass on the border between Fujian and Zhejiang, and it is also the place that must pass through from Zhejiang to Fujian. It is a matter of my safety in Fujian, and it must not be ignored!"

"The general obeys!" Huang Guanghui replied loudly, then hesitated for a moment, and asked cautiously: "Uncle, if Nanjing sends troops over, how should I respond?"

"Without my general's order, no foreign soldiers are allowed to pass through Xianxia Ridge." Zheng Zhilong said in a deep voice: "If Nanjing sends troops and horses to enter the customs, report it to me quickly."

Everyone in the hall was shocked when they heard the words.Blocking the soldiers and horses of the imperial court is like a separatist regime. Is Nan'anbo going to stand on its own according to Fujian?

"Insurgents ruled Shanxi and Shaanxi, western bandits (Zhang Xianzhong) occupied Sichuan and Shu, Jian slaves controlled the north, and my Ming Dynasty was only in the south of the Yangtze River, with a broken army and weak combat power. In this troubled time, we in Fujian, first try to protect ourselves, Then look at the direction of the general trend of the world." Zheng Zhilong sighed: "The heroes are vying for the throne, the troubled times are coming, and it is still unknown who will belong to the world!"

"Uncle, the current situation, I am afraid that most of the events of Jin and Song Dynasties will be repeated." Counselor Jiyi Tang Shiwen said: "Since this is the case, why don't you express one or two to Nanjing, so as to stay in Fujian forever."

"How do you express it?" Zheng Zhilong said with a half-smile: "Yuejian (Zheng Hongkui) has led thousands of land and water divisions to Zhenjiang to serve as a barrier to Nanjing. Emperor Hongguang succeeded to the throne, and our Fujian headquarters also donated 30 taels of silver. Is it possible? , I also want to bring all my belongings to help those cabinet ministers in Nanjing go north to regain their lost ground?"

"Uncle, I am not from Fujian leading troops to the north. Three months ago, Nanjing issued an order to reward Wu Sangui, in order to reward him for leading captives into the pass, defeating the treacherous rebels, and avenging your father. Wu Sangui is specially awarded as Duke of Ji, Give 1000 taels of gold, 10 taels of silver, and [-] pieces of silk and satin, which will be carried by the mission to the north and sent to Guanning Town. Originally, they wanted to send [-] shi of rice and grain, but Liu Zeqing detained all the water transport ships, so he gave up. Our Fujian-led ship transported this batch of rice grains and Wu Sangui to Nanjing, not only to show our loyalty to the Nanjing court, but also to make friends with the Guan Ning army, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds!”

Wu Sangui led the Qing soldiers into the customs to defeat Li Zicheng, including the cabinet ministers and senior officials of the Hongguang court, and the officials and gentry in the entire Jiangnan.Officials and gentry in all parts of the south of the Yangtze River generally still regard Wu Sangui as "one of their own", and feel that he is only an alliance with the Qing army, not an affiliation.

"Help Nanjing transport rice grains and Guan Ning army, and use this to make friends with Wu Sangui?" Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but ponder after hearing this.

"Uncle, if Wu Sangui really surrendered to build slaves, instead of borrowing captives to suppress bandits, then what should we do? I, Fujian, transported rice and grain for him, wouldn't I be serving tigers with my body, and helping slaves and bandits to seek my Ming Dynasty? "Chen Hui said suddenly.

"I, Huanghuang Daming, gave him generous rewards, and he, Wu Sangui, has tens of thousands of Guanning tiger riders. How could he easily commit himself to becoming a slave?" Tang Shiwen said with a smile.

"Didn't Hong Chengchou, former Shangshu of the Ministry of War and governor of Jiliao, also surrendered as a slave?" Chen Hui said softly.

"Master Hong was defeated due to the defeat of the army, so he had to surrender." Tang Shiwen suddenly became very embarrassed, "He, Wu Sangui, has tens of thousands of troops, and the world town of Liaodong. To avenge your father, expel the treacherous thieves, take power in a hurry and have to unite with slave soldiers..."

"If I were Jiannu and occupied Beijing, I would definitely not easily retreat outside the customs." Chen Hui said: "It is true that Wu Sangui has tens of thousands of troops or has the intention of repeating himself, but because of this, Jiannu must be completely controlled. Afterwards, he dared to enter the gate safely to fight against the countercurrent thieves. You must know that the place where you lie on the couch allows others to snore! I think that Wu Sangui has probably already surrendered as a slave."

"Why are you so sure that Wu Sangui has become a slave?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

"The Hanzhou people said it." Chen Hui said honestly: "Two months ago, they sent someone to bring the family of Qi Dahai, the commander of the personal guard camp, back to Hanzhou. I am very sure that Wu Sangui has already surrendered to Jiannu, and will wholeheartedly attack Daming for Jiannu."

"What else did they say?"

"They said that when the Ming Dynasty was in peril, the biggest enemy was the slaves outside the Guan. In order to prevent Shenzhou from sinking, all Ming people in the world should work together to resist the slaves and continue the veins of China." Chen Hui said: "Hanzhou has assembled The country's elite gathered in the north along the coast of Shandong, vowing to prevent and delay the slaves from going south."

"A month ago, in the battle of Laizhou Prefecture, Jiannu lost thousands of soldiers and horses. Presumably the Hanzhou people also participated in it?"

"This, the subordinate really doesn't know."

"They..., did they mention my Fujian?"

"They once said that Uncle now controls the Daming sea area, according to the entire province of Fujian, and Taiwan and Luzon are behind him. At this time when the world is in peril, we must have a big plan and make a great cause!"

"Big picture? Great achievements?" Zheng Zhilong murmured involuntarily with a trace of doubt in his eyes after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)