Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 459 Tan Tai Enters Fujian
The main point of the gentry's visit today is that they are afraid that the officers and soldiers will empty out the treasury just like Zheng Chenggong raided Quanzhou before, and when the Qing soldiers arrive, they will immediately slap their butts and leave, leaving more than [-] Quanzhou people alone.

Last time, the families that cooperated with Zheng Chenggong were bloody cleaned by the Qing army, and some families that did not participate were also affected. After all, for the Qing soldiers, this is an excellent opportunity to make money. Naturally, the more involved the better. , As a result, the people of Quanzhou were miserable.

This time, all the gentry wanted to find out the situation before making a decision. When they came out of the government office, one of them grabbed Guo Bichang and said, "Mr. Guo, how could you make such a hasty decision? manage?"

Guo Bichang Shen Ling said: "If we can't hold it, then we will flee with the officers and soldiers."

He had done credit for the Qing court by persuading Zheng Zhilong to surrender, but in the end he did not get any benefits. Instead, he was repeatedly extorted of a lot of assets by the Qing soldiers, which made him very disappointed.

"Old Guo, this is it?"

Guo Bichang sighed, "For the past half a year, it's okay for everyone's assets to be invaded. After all, you all have great fortunes. It's a good deal to spend a little money to buy peace, but the Qing government banned the sea. How will you live in the future? We People in Quanzhou have always relied on sea trade to earn wealth. The sea is banned, and the higher authorities have nothing to do with smuggling. If they are caught, they will ransack their homes and exterminate their families. With how many acres of Susukida, how many taels of silver can you collect for land rent? The tea trees on the mountain , who do you sell the tea grown to? You can’t grow rice in a tea field!”

Everyone was silent for a while, and after a while, someone said: "If the government and army can really recover Bamin and resume trade, we can go to Ryukyu and Japan twice casually, and the money we earn will be enough to meet the surname of the country. .”

Guo Bichang nodded, "That's the reason. The key is to restore the sea trade, which is in the interests of each of us. Why don't you take a gamble on this?"

The gentry thought for a while, nodded and said yes, this was not only for their own benefit, but also because the Ming army's Eastern Expedition made them see the decline of the Qing army, and the Qing army's perverse actions did not seem to want to win the world.

After the gentry left the government office, Xia Wanchun hurried to the lobby with some information from Guangjing.

Seeing this, Wang Yan asked, "Xiao Yin, what important news do you have?"

Xia Wanchun saluted, and then handed three letters to Wang Yan, explaining: "Guo Gong, this is a letter from Guangjing Kuaima. The first letter is a message from Chu. Wu Sangui, who suddenly entered Hanzhong, was defeated. There were more than 2 people, and only [-] people fled back to Shu. Further information."

Wang Yan frowned immediately when he heard this. His worries were indeed fulfilled. The Qing court has not attacked Chu and Jiangxi since the defeat in Huguang last year. These two critical areas are indeed going to the land of Shu first. Then take the long road from the Yuan Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty.

"The second letter was sent by Tiandihui from Jiangnan. In addition to the statement from Beijing about Chen Mingxia's case, the Qing court made a decision at the end of last year to start with Shu and then Chu, and there were also thieves who gathered 10 people. People and horses encircled and suppressed Taihu Lake, Uncle Wu Wu Shengzhao and General Li Kuili were killed in battle, the Taihu rebels decided to break out of the siege and go to sea, and finally the Hong bandits had sent Tan Tai to lead 2 troops into Fujian."

This letter contains a lot of information. Wang Yan quickly opened it to read it. He swept through the case of Chen Mingxia, only to understand that the officials of the Southern Party in the Qing court who advocated helping the Manchu Qing practice filial piety and complete Sinicization were almost killed by Dorgon. However, the results of the Qing court's court meeting proved his previous guess. The Qing army did change its strategy.

As for Hong Chengchou's mobilization of soldiers and horses to encircle and suppress Taihu Lake, it was actually part of the Qing court's strategy of first Shu and then Chu. Hong Chengchou wanted to wipe out the Jiangnan rebels first, stabilize Jiangnan, and then attack Chu calmly. This was also part of the Qing court's grand strategy.

The Taihu Rebel Army is now surrounded by more than [-] Qing soldiers. Last year anyway, Wu Shengzhao was killed in battle. Presumably the situation of the Taihu Rebel Army is no longer optimistic. Otherwise, they would not give up the Taihu Base that has been in operation for two years and choose to break through.

Hong Chengchou was indeed outstanding. He was not only good at military affairs, but also good at civil affairs. He almost wiped out Li Zicheng at the beginning. If the imperial court hadn't assigned him to deal with the northern captives, Li Zicheng might have died.

For such a capable traitor, Wang Yan was also deeply jealous, but for the Taihu Rebels who were in trouble, he was beyond his reach, and he had no way to rescue them from their plight.

Finally, there is Tan Tai mentioned in the intelligence. Wang Yan had expected that the Qing army would definitely send reinforcements to Fujian, and the intelligence finally confirmed this. The next battle in central Fujian may not be as smooth as the fight against Quanzhou up.

After Wang Yan read it, he handed the letter to Zheng Chenggong who was at the side to read it. Seeing this, Xia Wanchun continued, "The third letter is from southern Jiangxi."

After deciding on the Eastern Expedition, Wang Yan also considered dispatching troops from southern Jiangxi to go south into northern Fujian and besiege Fujian from three sides. The Ming Army acted cheaply.

The letter was in the hands of Jin Shengheng, and he also made some preparations, but who would have thought that he hadn't moved yet. After Hong Chengchou in the south of the Yangtze River received Zhang Cunren's letter, at Zhang Cunren's request, he first demoted Liu Liangzuo and led his troops to attack Guangxin Mansion. The actions of the Gandi Ming Army.

In February, more than [-] Qing soldiers defeated Yongfeng and Shangrao, and defeated the Ming army repeatedly.

Fortunately, Jin Shengheng was prepared, and quickly joined forces with Wanji's subordinate Sun Shoufa to gather 3 troops, set off from Fuzhou, march eastward along the Geyang River, and defeated Liu Liangzuo's vanguard in Qianshan County, west of Shangrao, and marched to Shangrao, the city of Guangxin .

The location of Shangrao is very important. It is adjacent to Jiangnan, Zhejiang, and Fujian, and it strangles the main road. Liu Liangzuo occupying this place can prevent the Ming army from Jiangnan from attacking Jiangnan and Zhejiang, and can also prevent the Ming army from attacking Xianxiaguan.

Liu Liangzuo, a scum of the Ming army, raised the Han army's inlaid yellow flag, and was quite loyal to the Qing court. When he saw Jin Shengheng approaching Shangrao, he immediately commanded troops to fight in formation. The two armies fought in Shangrao from morning to noon. The water of the Shangrao River was red, and it was still tied.

Jin Shengheng ordered a fierce attack, and personally led the army into the Qing army formation. During the melee, Jin Shengheng rode his horse and brandished a knife, leading more than a hundred elite cavalry to go straight through the enemy's formation. The Qing army couldn't resist, and they didn't go back to Shangrao, and went directly to Xianxia Pass.

After discussing with Sun Shoufa, Jin Shengheng and Sun Shoufa decided to cooperate with Wang Yandong's expedition, and immediately rushed to Xianxia Pass. After a few days of fierce attack, they could not break through.

At this time, it was heard that Tan Tai would lead [-] Qing soldiers to kill him. Jin Shengheng and Sun Shoufa saw that the army was short of food and grass, and the reinforcements of the Qing army came again, so they had to lead the troops back to Jiangxi.

After reading the third letter, Wang Yan counted the time silently in his mind, estimated that Tan Tai should have arrived in Fuzhou, and said in a low voice: "If you succeed, you can read this letter again. I guess Zhang Cunren's reinforcements should have arrived. The plan to continue sweeping the west bank of the Minjiang River must be changed."

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