Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1131
Outside the city of Zhenjiang, at the camp of the officers and soldiers, Wang Yanling Wang Shixiu, Liu Tichun, Liu Tiren, Li Yuanyin and others came to see him.

After these generals received the order, they thought they were going to attack Zhenjiang, and successively came to the commander's account of the Chinese army.

Wang Yan was sitting in front of the commander-in-chief, with a military newspaper unfolded on it, several generals arrived and sat under the tent, looked at each other, but did not talk.

After a while, Wang Yan looked away from the military newspaper, looked up and looked around the two sides of the tent, and saw that the generals were coming, so he said directly: "The two traitors, Kong Youde and Shang Kexi, claiming to be 50, have surrounded Nanyang. !"

After hearing this, the generals in the tent were not too surprised. They had already been mentally prepared for the intervention of the Qing Dynasty, and Wang Yan had also explained it.

"50?" Liu Tichun, the boss, sneered and said, "I think the two thieves, Kong and Shang, are really sparrows laying goose eggs, and they are not afraid to slip their tongues when they speak! A 50 army can really boast! I think it can be at most a hundred thousand, full of Qing How much money do we have, should we not know?"

The Ming army had long since lost their fear of the Qing army, and everyone did not take the Qing army's southward march very seriously.

In the wars of the past few years, the strength of the Qing army was severely damaged, and it was not so easy to recover. If the imperial court did not lack horse troops, they would have driven these bastards out of the pass a long time ago.

Hearing that the Qing army claimed that 50 people would go south, instead of being nervous, everyone showed mocking expressions and echoed Liu Tichun's words. Only Wang Shixiu and the others looked pensive, considering Wang Yan's intention of calling them over.

Unlike the arrogant soldiers below who didn't care about it, Wang Yan was expressionless, and said again: "The lonely king had expected that the Qing army would go south, so he told Huguang to insist on three months, so that the lonely king would have enough time to come. Put down the Tang Lu rebellion."

Wang Yan's words attracted everyone's attention. Hearing his tone, everyone in the tent couldn't help but quiet down, and he continued to say: "Gu Wang originally thought that Huguang had been in business for many years and dragged on for three months. Problem. In this way, the lonely king can first pacify the three places of Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and then turn around to deal with the Qing Dynasty, but he doesn't want Nanyang to send military reports, maybe the lonely king underestimated the strength of the Qing army!"

In the past two years, the Ming army has been updating its equipment, training the new army, and sharpening their knives. Naturally, it is impossible for the Manchus to sit and wait for the Ming army to slaughter them. They have also made changes and are also increasing their military strength. Some generals still looked at Man Qing with old eyes, so they were a little surprised by Wang Yan's words.

"Your Highness, is there something wrong with Nanyang?" Wang Shixiu asked suddenly.

The people in the tent were silent, Liu Tichun and others hadn't recovered from the transformation. The Huguang Ming Army had been operating for many years. Although this time it took away 6 horses in order to suppress the rebellion, as the largest war zone, the imperial court's resources have always been tilted. , It should be easy to stick to it for three months. Why does King Chu seem to have a big problem?
At this time, after hearing Wang Shixiu's words, everyone had the same thought, could it be Nanyang lost?

If this is the case, it is another disastrous defeat for the Ming army after Yuan Zongdi died in Hezhou.

"Your Highness, could it be that the Qing army invaded Huguang?" Liu Tichun asked in surprise.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yan shook his head, "It was Liu Fangliang from Nanyang who sent an urgent letter. The Qing army bombarded the city with a hundred heavy artillery, and five times as many troops stormed Nanyang. He asked the lonely king to prepare early!"

Hearing that Nanyang was still in their hands, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Liu Fangliang told Wang Yan to make preparations early, that is, tactfully told Wang Yan that he might not be able to complete the task of sticking to it for three months, and tactfully asked Wang Yan for reinforcements.

"Hao Yaoqi, beware of Wu Sangui in Hanzhong. Ma Guanghui's troops are overwhelming the Huaihe River, and Jiangbei can't draw out any troops. The [-] Chu soldiers led by He Zhen have just passed Moling and are about to go to collect Zhejiang. At this critical moment, if they are transferred back to Huguang, Then His Highness's plan to quickly pacify King Lu may be affected!"

"The two towns in Guangdong and Guangxi have just entered Fujian. They may be fighting fiercely with Zheng Bing, and they have no chance to go north to Huguang!"

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The generals below became a little anxious at this time, and at the same time a little depressed. They didn't expect that the Qing army could shake Huguang.

In fact, although the Manchu Qing failed consecutively, they controlled the vast area in the north after all, and merged Moxi Mongolia, while the Ming army only placed 3 people on the front line of Nanyang, and the opponent's more than [-] people went south. If the Ming army cannot be shaken The defense line, the Qing army is not far from getting out of the Central Plains.

Listening to everyone's words, Wang Yan frowned. Now is the critical moment to end Tanglu's rebellion, and he missed the door. But Huguang, he can't ignore it. If the Qing army breaks through Nanyang and enters Huguang, With the current state of Chu land being empty, it is really possible that the big dragon lined up in the Ming Dynasty will be cut off in the middle.

"Your Highness, once Nanyang is destroyed, if the Kingdom of Jin intervenes again, even as long as the soldiers overwhelm Shangyong, Xiangfan and Wuchang will be in danger! If the Qing army occupies Hubei, we will be passive again!" Wang Shixiu said: "Your Highness , I thought it was better to mobilize troops to support immediately, so I can't take chances!"

It can be seen that compared to internal strife, Wang Shixiu is still more worried about the situation in Huguang.

It is not once or twice that the Ming Dynasty benefited the Manchus because of internal struggles. Wang Shixiu can be regarded as a person who abandoned literature and turned to martial arts, and knew how to learn lessons from previous events.

The intervention of the Qing army at this time undoubtedly helped the King of Lu. Liu Tichun and others scolded Manchu first, saying that Manchurians are so disgusting. Our army did not go to clean them up, but they turned up and made trouble!
Wang Yan is now in a dilemma. If he ignores Huguang and continues to pacify King Lu and Zheng Chenggong first, there are only more than 6 people left in Huguang. If the Qing army takes advantage of it, the Ming Dynasty will suffer a great loss.

But if he transfers troops back to Huguang, it will inevitably affect the suppression of the rebellion. Not to mention the king of Lu, there is still a big trouble like Zheng Chenggong.

Wang Yan pondered for a while, and after a while, he opened his mouth and said: "Gu Wang will put down the rebellion immediately. At this time, Gu does not intend to give up. Let's do this! Ma Jun transferred Zhao Shenkuan and Qin Shangxing to lead 2 people, first to help Huguang, and Gu led The rest of the troops are still besieging Zhenjiang and arresting King Lu as soon as possible! What do you think?"

The horse army staying in the city was of little use, [-] cavalry were enough to look down on all the rebels, Wang Yan still wanted to take over King Lu, and proposed a compromise plan.

"Your Highness, the [-] horse army returned to Huguang. It seems that humble positions are of little use. Given the number of horse troops in the Qing army, even if the [-] horse army returns to Huguang, it is impossible to fight the Qing army. Naturally, the siege of Nanyang cannot be solved. It can be used as pawns to defend the city, but the direction of Nanyang is still very dangerous!" Wang Shixiu clasped his fists and said.

In his opinion, there is no need for the King of Chu to exterminate the King of Lu, and to put the King of Lu on Taiwan Island as a vassal. Given the desolation of Taiwan Island, it is difficult for the King of Lu to become a climate, and he cannot threaten the King of Chu, but the King of Chu is now in a high position. But more and more self-willed.

Wang Yan frowned, a little unhappy, and he didn't realize it himself. With Tang Lu's failure, he was in control of the overall situation. After losing the restraint of the two kings, he became more assertive and let himself go a little bit.

"Twenty thousand cavalry, as long as they can contain the Qing army, so that the Qing army does not dare to attack Nanyang wantonly, just delay for some time!" Wang Yan said with a cold face, "Dorgon stabbed the lonely king's knife from behind, The lonely king will not let him have a good time! Don't worry, the lonely king suddenly has a plan, and maybe he can retreat the Qing army!"

As he said that, he didn't wait for the people to ask what he was going to do. He looked at Yu Taichu of the Jinyiwei and said, "Jiang Xiang from the north of Shanxi has expressed several times that he wants to welcome King Gu to the north, but Hu Weizong suppressed him. Originally, Gu wanted to wait for Gu Wang to go north." When leading the army to the Northern Expedition, let him be the internal response, but Dorgon actually stabbed Gu at this time, and that Gu also gave him a surprise. Jin Yiwei immediately contacted Hu Weizong and asked Jiang Xiang to rise up as soon as possible. Gu sees how the Qing army will go south !"

Hu Weizong stayed by Jiang Xiang's side for nearly four years. During this period, Dorgon wanted to move Jiang Xiang several times, and Jiang Xiang also thought of it several times, but Wang Yan held them down because he thought this chess piece was very useful. , his Northern Expedition may be at least [-]% successful, so he has been keeping them calm and waiting for the opportunity.

Wang Yan only wanted to cut down the vassal and centralize power to the central government. Dorgon was doing the same thing. Jiang Xiang in northern Shanxi was a thorn in his eyes. Jiang Xiang naturally knew it, so he was attacked by the Ming army last year. In Xuzhou, news came, expressing willingness to respond.

Now that Dorgon has swallowed Moxi, the power of the Eight Banners has greatly increased. He didn't dare to take action against these Han warlords before. Now that the Qing court's power has increased, he may want to move Jiang Xiang again.

Wang Yan originally didn't want Jiang Xiang to get up so early, but the Qing army shook Nanyang, which made him feel a little dangerous. If he didn't move Jiang Xiang, he was afraid that Dorgon would take Jiang Xiang away, so he let Jiang Xiang go ahead of time. Xiang started.

In addition, Wang Yan also had a very dark idea. Jiang Xiang's strength is not bad. He deliberately let Jiang Xiang and Man Qing fight for a while, which will not only give him time to rectify the internal affairs, but also consume the strength of Jiang Xiang and Man Qing. , so as not to face a meritorious warlord in the future.

Wang Yan mentioned Jiang Xiang in northern Shanxi, so that Wang Shixiu and others had no objection. If there was a rebellion in the Manchu Qing Dynasty at this time, especially when Jinbei was only a few hundred miles away from Beijing, it would be too late for Dorgon to put down the rebellion. The crisis with Jiangbei will be resolved immediately.

After speaking, Wang Yan glanced at the crowd, seeing that no one raised any objection, he immediately ordered Yu Taichu: "Just do as Gu said! Speed ​​up!"

"The humble job takes orders!" Yu Taichu immediately got up and clasped his fists.

At this time, Lu Shikui suddenly picked up the tent and came in. He ignored the people in the tent, and hurried to Wang Yan's ear and said, "Your Highness, the navy with the surname of Zheng Guo has arrived in Chongming! King Lu seems to have got the news that there are people in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang navy." There is information that King Lu has boarded the ship, I am afraid that King Lu is ready to go to sea when the negotiation fails!"

Wang Yan's face changed when he heard the words, and he was more surprised than seeing Liu Fangliang asking for help. He finally arranged the affairs in the north and prepared to concentrate on cleaning up King Lu, but King Lu was on a navy warship at this time, and Zheng Chenggong actually arrived in Chongming. How can I clean it up?
　Thank you G dy for your reward, thank you for your support

　　
　
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