1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 658 Choices
On August 1650, 11, Nanjing.

"It has been more than a month since the capture of Nanjing, and there have been two round-trip transfers of materials and personnel. At this point, it is almost time to prepare to evacuate." He Yunfeng, chief of staff of the Qi State Marine Corps, said, pointing the wooden stick in his hand to the long table. A simple sand table, "According to the reports of Sixiali scouts and fast boats, the Qing army has begun to gather troops in the direction of Nanjing. There are about [-] Qing troops in the Lianghuai area. They have stationed in Yangzhou and are searching for ships along the river, preparing to smuggle across the river. About [-] Qing troops from Yuhang and Susong areas have gathered in Changzhou. Some Qing troops from Jiangxi have assembled in Wuhu, Taiping Prefecture, and the number is about [-]."

"This is just the change of the Qing army near Nanjing in the past month. But I believe that with the deployment order issued by the Qing court center in Beijing, Henan, Lianghuai, Huguang, Jiangxi, Susong, and even Hebei, Shanxi, The Qing troops from Guangdong, Guangxi and other places will be transferred to Jiangnan one after another, and there will definitely be elite Eight Banners troops among them. As for the Qing troops coming to attack Nanjing, the number must be more than [-]."

"Although Jurong, Qixia, Jiangning, and Danyang near Nanjing, as well as Jiangyin, Pukou, Yizhen (now Yizheng County, Jiangsu Province), and Jingjiang, along the Yangtze River, more than a dozen prefectures and counties returned to the Ming Dynasty anyway, but the troops from all over the country were volunteers. Or the original Qing and Han troops had limited combat power and were unable to provide substantial support to Nanjing. If faced with the siege of more than [-] Qing troops, I don’t think that a coalition of more than [-] troops would be enough to defend Nanjing.”

"In the past month, we have successively recruited and surrendered more than 2 troops from the original Ming Dynasty in Nanjing. Including our troops, there are nearly [-] troops." Wei Shiqian, deputy general of Yizhou Town, said: "Nanjing City has a solid city defense, Supplemented with dozens of cannons, and boats to isolate the Yangtze River, it should be possible to try to defend Nanjing."

It is a pity to give up such a big city, and it was the former capital of the Ming Dynasty, the core of Jiangnan.

"General Wei, it is precisely because we have recruited thousands of troops from the original Ming Dynasty that we dare not defend Nanjing." He Yunfeng smiled wryly, "We don't want to be at the top of the city fighting against the Qing army's siege, and suddenly there are people behind us. Shoot us cold arrows, or someone will open the city gate at some point."

When Wei Shiqian heard the words, he was at a loss for words.During this period, some armed military leaders seemed to have taken surrender as a routine. When the peasant army came, they surrendered. When the Qing army came, they surrendered.How do you know that when the Qing army counterattacked Nanjing, these unscrupulous surrenders would not turn against each other again?
"From my point of view, after the recovery of Nanjing, the people of Qi felt that Nanjing was useless after looting enough artisans and property, and wished they could get away as soon as possible." After the military discussion, Wei Shiqian couldn't help complaining to Gu Sanmazi : "With the sharp firearms of Qi State and the strong and tight defense of Nanjing City, if the city is guarded, even if the Qing army besieged the city with 10 people, I am afraid it will not be able to do anything to Nanjing City. If you say a thousand words and ten thousand people, the people of Qi State are still worried about their elite soldiers. The loss of horses and warships was too great, so we advocated the evacuation of Nanjing City."

"Didn't General He say that Nanjing is a huge city, we only have more than 10,000 people defending it, and there are thousands of surrendered troops at both ends of the city, how can we stick to it? At that time, the Qing army will be surrounded by [-]+ troops. Cutting off all foreign material supplies, it won’t be long before we ourselves will collapse.” Gu Sanmazi said: “Last year, Nanchang City was besieged by the Qing army for nearly a year, which caused a shortage of food in the city and attracted some Ming troops. Open the city gates, let the Qing army break through Nanchang, and slaughter them all. If we stick to Nanjing like this, I am afraid it will end like this. Don't forget, Nanjing has a larger population!"

"However, it was so easy to capture Nanjing, so I'm still a bit reluctant to give up so easily!" Wei Shiqian couldn't help but sigh after a moment of silence.

"Nowadays, the Qing army is powerful. With our current strength, it is not enough to occupy Nanjing, a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River." Gu Sanmazi looked up at the noisy market in the distance, "However, as long as the world does not want to be a slave Those who can persist in resisting to the end, I believe that sooner or later, Jiannu will be completely driven out of the Central Plains, and our Daming country will be restored."
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On November 11, Kunming.

The former commander of the Great Western Army and the new King Sun Kewang stared at the map for a long time, his right hand kept gesticulating on it, as if he was considering the main direction of the army's strategy.

"What is the position of Marquis Xing'an (Feng Shuangli)?" Sun Kewang raised his head and asked.

"Returning to Your Highness, the Marquis of Xing'an led more than [-] soldiers and horses ten days ago. The soldiers were divided into three groups, one routed through Tongren and Mayang, the other routed through Pingxi and Bianshui, and the other routed through Xiao and Xiao Thoreau. They have arrived in Yuanzhou (now Zhijiang, Hunan). , are cleaning the periphery, and will attack Yuanzhou together soon." A general replied respectfully.

"Yuanzhou is coming down, and Chenzhou (now Huaihua City, Hunan Province) is behind. It is estimated that there will be no Qing army defending it all the way to Lipu and Xinhua. If the Marquis of Xing'an moves quickly, by the end of this month, he should be able to attack Baoqing Mansion ( Now near Loudi City, Hunan Province), peeking at Xiangtan and Changsha." Sun Kewang nodded with satisfaction.

"Did King Anxi (Li Dingguo) follow his orders to attack Guangdong in Guangxi?" Sun Kewang suddenly remembered something, and turned to ask his followers.

"After the army of King Anxi arrived in Liuzhou, he sent several envoys to report back, suggesting that instead of attacking Guangdong, they should take advantage of the Yongchu imperial court's capture of Nanjing and march northward to Guilin. After the threat from Guangxi, if we go directly to Hunan, we can look north to Wuchang, threaten Jiangnan, and isolate the Qing troops stationed in Jiangxi."

"Confused!" Sun Kewang said sharply, "He, Li Dingguo, really regards himself as a loyal minister and good general of Ming Dynasty! I have already sent the Marquis of Xing'an (Feng Shuangli) to raise a partial division to attack Hunan, so why did we need him to intervene again. We must know that although we have Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangxi, and southern Sichuan are large areas of land, but except for Yunnan, which is a little rich, the rest of the land is poor and poor, and it is difficult to support the needs of the army. If the current plan cannot take advantage of the favorable opportunity when the Qing army rushed to Guangdong and the Ming army to quickly enter Guangdong, How can we strengthen our army by seizing this rich land?"

As he spoke, Sun Kewang paced back and forth in the room with an angry look on his face.Although he got his wish and obtained the title of King Qin conferred by the Yongchu court of the Ming Dynasty, which made his status surpass Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Yuan Zongdi and many other generals of the original Daxi Army and Dashun Army, but he still couldn't completely convince everyone.

In the past, because Sun Kewang had a good relationship with Ai Nengqi, and because of his status as the eldest son among Zhang Xianzhong's many adopted sons, he could barely suppress Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu and others, but after Ai Nengqi was killed by a poisoned arrow in Zhengdongchuan, he was a little bit Unable to reach a definitive conclusion.If Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu hadn't put the overall situation first, forbearance first, and tried their best to maintain the stability and unity of the peasant army, there might have been signs of splitting.

At the beginning, when Guizhou was attacked and Yunnan was occupied, Sun Kewang vaguely gave birth to a separate regime in Yunnan and Guizhou, monopolizing one side, and establishing a small dynasty dominated by peasant troops.

But Li Dingguo warned him sternly, "Denglai already has the imperial court of Yongchu in the Ming Dynasty. With a vulgar body and simple virtues, he is arrogant and wants to destroy himself?"

Due to the strong strength of Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, Sun Kewang dismissed this idea for the time being, but he still held it in his heart.

In mid-October, the Denglai Yongchu imperial court sent envoys to Kunming and conferred the title of Sun Kewang as the King of Qin. Overwhelmed with complacency, he changed Yunnan to Yunxing Province without authorization, set up a large number of officials, and minted coins privately, which also aroused Li Dingguo's dissatisfaction with this. Contemptuous, he persuaded Sun Kewang several times to restore the old system, obey the reign of the Yongchu reign of the Ming Dynasty, and stop privately minting coins.Sun Kewang's fear and disgust towards Li Dingguo deep in his heart made it even worse.

Now, Li Dingguo's army is attacking Guangxi, but he doesn't follow his orders, and changes the target of the battle without attacking Guangdong.Isn't this using his own weak family background to attract the firepower of the Qing army for the Yongchu court?

"Send someone to inform King Anxi (Li Dingguo) again that the target of the battle must not be changed, and must attack Guangdong from the east." Sun Kewang took a deep breath and said coldly: "If you insist on going your own way, the army's logistics and supplies may not be able to continue to support him. Launched the Huguang Battle!"

When everyone heard this, their hearts trembled. The King of Qin was going to threaten King Anxi (Li Dingguo) to give up his plan to attack Huguang by cutting off the logistics supply.It should be known that there are more than [-] troops in Guangxi's army, and all food, fodder, money and salaries are supplied by Yunnan.If the supply is cut off, wouldn't it put Li Dingguo's troops in a dangerous situation!

But King Qin was furious, and no one dared to speak out to dissuade him. Wei Wei took the order and sent envoys to Nanning.
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November 11, Nanning, Guangxi.

Li Dingguo, courtesy name Yuning, was born in Suide, Shaanxi Province. He joined Zhang Xianzhong's army at the age of ten. He was famous for his generosity and benevolence in the army. say.

On the way to Nanning, Qi Xianyong, the deputy commander of the black-clothed guards stationed in the Qi State in Daming, did some homework on Li Dingguo and collected some information about him. Overwhelmed by the killing breath.

Standing eight feet long, with broad eyebrows and a majestic torso, Li Dingguo, who has just turned 30 years old, looks unusually vicissitudes and stability, and reveals a sense of superiority.

Sitting on the handsome chair, Li Dingguo was also looking at this unattractive man in front of him. He had the hair bun that Ming men usually have, and was wearing an ordinary cotton gown. , without saying a word.

"The people of the Qi Kingdom are all Chinese Miao descendants?" Li Dingguo asked softly, trying his best to make his tone gentler.

"Back to King Anxi, most of the people in my country of Qi come from Daming, and of course they are all descendants of my Chinese descendants." Qi Xianyong said, cupping his hands.

"Oh, why does your King Qi insist on supporting and protecting Daming?" Li Dingguo asked curiously: "Before that, it was because of the favor of the Ming court?"

"My country of Qi has not received any favor from the court of the Ming Dynasty before." Qi Xianyong smiled, "Gain, my great king insists on sending troops to protect the Ming Dynasty. It is only because I don't want China mainland to be contaminated by the smell of Tartars."

"I heard that your soldiers and horses of the Qi State are very good at fighting. You have defeated the Qing captives and besieged Denglai several times." Li Dingguo said: "A month ago, you even joined forces with the Yongchu imperial court to defeat Nanjing in a single battle, shaking the world. Is there a follow-up battle plan? Or, is it to restore Jiangnan?"

"I'm not familiar with the details of the next step of our Qi army's battle plan." Qi Xianyong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "However, based on my guess, Nanjing may not be able to defend for a long time, and the army will inevitably choose an opportunity to withdraw later."

"Oh, I also think so. You and the Yongchu officers and soldiers took Nanjing by surprise. It will not last long. When the Qing army mobilizes a large army to besiege, you will definitely withdraw from Nanjing." Li Dingguo nodded and said. : "After all, Nanjing was the site of the Fourth World War, and the surrounding areas are all controlled by the Qing army. It is only logical that you can consider withdrawing in time."

"Wang Anxi's eyes are like torches."

"I heard from the people below that your country of Qi is willing to support our army with a large number of weapons. Is this true?"

"Of course!" Qi Xianyong nodded and replied, "Before, before coming to Daming from the mainland of Hanzhou, my king once said that anyone who is willing to resist the Tartars can help them. The deputy governor of the Qi State Navy, Mr. Luo, also sent someone to explain I will come to Guangxi to organize this event."

"How many weapons can you support us?" Li Dingguo suddenly had a good impression of Qi Guo.

"As much as you need, we can give you as much!"

"Cannon?... Firecrackers?"

"It's all right. Even, you can provide unlimited swords and spears, as well as food."

"Then what do we need to pay for this?" Li Dingguo didn't believe that free pies would fall from the sky.

"Population, medicinal materials, minerals, furs, and seized gold and silver, collections of books, artifacts from past dynasties... as long as you have them, you can exchange them. Even if you are short of gold, silver or supplies for a while, you can temporarily borrow them on credit .”

"Population?" Li Dingguo's thick eyebrows twitched a few times, and he looked at Qi Xianyong sharply, "Do you, Qi State, want to sell my Han people as slaves?"

"Selling Han people as slaves?" Qi Xianyong was stunned, "How can our country of Qi sell Han people as slaves? We need to send a large number of Han people to our country of Qi to serve the people! When they arrive in our Hanzhou mainland or overseas territories, it is natural to divide the farms, Allocate supplies, live and work in peace and contentment, and seek a foundation for myself and future generations to pass on to my descendants. Before that, I was one of the many dying starving people in Daming, and now I am serving Qi State, serving as the king's pioneer, and earning a great fortune for myself. future."

"Nanyang is full of miasma. If we Han people go there, it will be difficult for us to adapt. If we move a large number of Chinese people there, wouldn't we push all of them to death?"

"I want King Anxi to know that miasma is everywhere in Nanyang, but there is a large area of ​​fertile land in Hanzhou, and the climate and environment are similar to Ming Dynasty. How can it be a dead place?" Qi Xianyong said: "Even if we want to develop and build miasma In this land, the natives were sent to develop it first, and only after the environment improved a little, did they move in to the children of the Han family. You know, it takes a lot of time and time to transport immigrants from Qi, how can it be easily wasted and damaged!"

Li Dingguo nodded after hearing the words, agreeing with the other party's rhetoric.

"Recently, our army needs [-] shi of grain." Li Dingguo stared at Qi Xianyong and said, "Maybe you will send it with me?"

"One hundred thousand stones?" Qi Xianyong hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said: "Can King Anxi wait for a while, I need to send someone to Nanping (now Jinlan City, Vietnam) to ask the chief of Annan for instructions, and then I can respond accordingly. "

"No problem!" Li Dingguo asked the other party for food, just to test the will of Qi State. Seeing that the other party did not refuse immediately, he was relieved, "In addition, the gift you brought to me is very suitable for me. If you are willing to sell in large quantities, we can purchase them at great expense."

"Not only the 3-pound and 4-pound land artillery, but also the powerful siege artillery, we can also provide you." Qi Xianyong knew that the "gift" mentioned by Li Dingguo was the two they gave each other this time. The 3-pound land gun, and then solemnly said: "As long as you can persist in resisting the Tartars and restoring the Han family, we will provide any weapons you need."

"As long as this king is alive, he will definitely not seek peace with the Tartars!" Li Dingguo said loudly.

(End of this chapter)