Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 444
Jiangxi, Ganzhou.

"I will refer to Hong Jinglue at the end!"

Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong, who guarded the place, pushed the golden mountain and inverted the jade pillars to a man who was over half a century old but had a strong physique. His slightly gray hair not only did not make him old, but combined with his calm and breezy literati temperament, he looked refined and refined. A sense of immortality.

This person was Hong Chengchou whom Yang Chao had been paying attention to all the time, but Yang Chao never expected that after Hong Chengchou transferred Jiangxi's elite soldiers away, he himself came to Jiangxi.

"Two generals, please get up!"

Hong Chengchou politely helped Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong up.

Although Jin and Wang stood up, they were very disturbed. Hong Chengchou was famous, so they couldn't help muttering.

Moreover, Dorgon used Hong Chengchou and asked him to do Jiangnan's strategy. All the Qing troops in Jiangnan listened to his restraint. It is not an exaggeration to be called the No. Ganzhou summoned them.

"I don't know what military order Jinglue has here?"

Jin Shenghuan still decided to ask directly.

Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "This Jinglue has heard a little about Jiangxi affairs. I heard that Zhang Yutian and Dong Xuecheng, two idiots who failed to achieve success and failed to succeed, even bullied the generals regardless of the overall situation. This Jinglue has taken them down and dismissed them. Investigate and give an explanation to the two generals."

"This this!"

Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong couldn't help being a little surprised. Those two literary ruffians have been bullying them, relying on the power of the Qing court to pretend to be a tiger, but they don't want to be taken down by Hong Chengchou.

"The two generals don't believe me. I have a letter here, which is the memorial to the Holy Lord. There are also the official seals of Zhang Yutian and Dong Xuecheng, and the North Book will be confiscated."

As he spoke, he asked the servants to show them one by one. At this time, he brought an old servant and came riding a donkey, which was really chic.

Only then did Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong believe it, and they couldn't help feeling angry. They were oppressed by the civil officials when they were in the Ming army, but they didn't expect to surrender and become the Qing army, and they were still bullied by the civil officials.

"Don't be suspicious, you two. The two generals took Jiangxi for the Qing Dynasty, and their merits are greater than the sky. The emperor and the regent know it well. If they can really tolerate the oppression of two civil servants with no merit, it will not chill the hearts of the soldiers. You should You know, I am the most important meritorious service in the Qing Dynasty, and I will never be responsible for the meritorious officials. Here is a letter to be delivered to General Jin, which is written by Menggeng, the son of Zuoping's thief. You don't have to be suspicious after reading this letter."

Jin Shenghuan took the letter, and after reading it, his hands trembled.

"Jing Lue, is what the letter says true?"

"What are you writing? Look at how excited you are."

Seeing Jin Shenghuan's appearance, Wang Tizhong couldn't help asking anxiously.

Hong Chengchou gently stroked his beard and just nodded.

Jin Shenghuan secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then said: "The emperor wants to make us kings."

"What!"

Wang Tizhong was surprised and couldn't believe it for a moment.

"You two generals, don't be suspicious! But whether you can become king or not depends on you."

Stimulated by King Feng, Jin Shenghuan didn't want to surrender to the Ming army for the time being.

Immediately said: "Everything is under the orders of the Jinglue army, and we will do whatever the Jinglue tells us to do."

Wang Tizhong also stated: "I also listen to your advice."

Hong Chengchou nodded with a smile and said: "It's very good, very good, if it is my loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty. I ordered you two to be on standby at any time, ready to attack Fujian, and then go south to Guangdong. Remember to capture the puppet emperor alive. If the event is successful, This book dares to use the head as a guarantee, General Jin granted the title of King Min, and he will be in Fujian for us in the Qing Dynasty, and he will be a vassal in the world. Wang Tizhong is the King of Guangdong, and he will be in Guangdong forever.

Two kings, two verbal promises, immediately let Jin and Wang kneel down to express their views.

"Dare not to listen to Jinglue's orders, it turns out that Jinglue will die!"

"Good good."

Hong Chengchou nodded vigorously.

Finally he asked: "I have heard from this scripture that the lobbyists of the Fujian court and Zheng Zhilong are in your army? It would be nice to have a glimpse from this scripture."

The two looked at each other in shock: "Forgive me slightly, the last general will kill this lobbyist immediately, lead troops to Fujian, and capture the false emperor!"

Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "No hurry, no hurry. This scripture really wants to see them, you two must not be suspicious, this scripture has its own plan, bring it here quickly, there must be no mistakes."

The two agreed: "Yes."

Nanjing.

"The Qing army built warships in Panyang Lake?"

Lu Mo's spies managed to find out the latest developments of the Qing army from Jiangxi, and they could send someone back to report to Yang Chao.

"What do you, Mr. Lu, think?"

Yang Chao intends to listen to the thoughts of the frontline officers.

Tan Ma said: "Report to the governor, Lu Zongbing believes that the Qing army must want to attack Huizhou along the waterway."

Yang Chao said: "Building a batch of small boats is really not like attacking from the Yangtze River. It doesn't make any sense to kill as many broken ships as they come."

"Let you, Mr. Lu, be on guard. Nothing will be lost in Fuliang, let alone Huizhou!"

Fuliang County, where Jingdezhen is located, is still in the hands of Lu Mo. This is an important place, but Huizhou is also very important.

"If he can't keep it, I will allow him to evacuate Fuliang, but Huizhou must not be lost."

Although Jingdezhen is important, it is only economically important. Huizhou is the strategic location, and Huizhou is the real flank of Jiangnan. Therefore, Yang Chao would rather give up Jingdezhen when he had to.

"What the hell is Hong Chengchou doing?"

The building of warships by the Qing army in Panyang Lake did not cause any disturbance. Yang Chao didn't care too much. What he cared more about was Hong Chengchou and where Hong Chengchou was. So far, there is no news about Hong Chengchou.

Yang Chao was not shocked by Hong Chengchou's name, it's just that such a person hiding in the dark really made people feel Nan'an. If he appeared on any front line, Yang Chao would not take him too seriously, but However, he never showed his face, which made people have to guard against it.

In Nanchang, Hong Chengchou quietly went to Nanchang after returning from Ganzhou.

A general next to him was wearing a tattered cotton armor, but if the cotton armor was bulging, one could tell there was something there, but who would know that there was a gorgeous and sophisticated iron armor unless he opened his clothes.

"Huh? Are Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong still good at fighting? Why didn't they do anything under Zuo Liangyu and Li Zicheng before?"

Holding the battle report in his hand, Hong Chengchou couldn't help sighing.

"Haha, that's not due to Hong Jinglue's strategizing, otherwise, what would those two traitors have done!"

The general flattered Hong Chengchou a little, but there was no half-flattery in his demeanor. It seemed that he was on an equal footing with Hong Chengchou.

"King Huaishun is joking. The so-called strategizing is just an excuse for the civil servants above the Ming court to claim credit. There is no such thing as strategizing and retreating from the enemy. Hmph!"

Hong Chengchou snorted coldly, but didn't say the second half of the sentence, that is, the affairs of Daming were broken by those ministers and eunuchs who were fighting everywhere like wild dogs. If the generals in front won a battle, most of the credit should be credited to the enemy army. On the heads of the ministers of the Ministry of War and the chief ministers of the cabinet who have never met before, the credit for the front is also shared by the supervising army, and those who fall on the heads of the generals can have some points left.

"Hong Jinglue, since Jin and Wang have already invaded Zhejiang, we don't need to go, do we?"

the general asked at this time.

Hong Chengchou nodded: "The three princes can really move lightly. The so-called killing a chicken with a bull's knife, the three princes just prepare to go straight to Nanjing and capture Yang Chao alive!"

The general nodded and said, "Then I'm going to reorganize the army!"

Hong Chengchou said: "It's time to work."

Seeing the general go out, Hong Chengchou put away his polite face, and then showed a look of enjoyment. This kind of strategizing feeling is really good. No wonder the guys above the court fought like vicious dogs for shit one by one. fight to go.

As a civil servant, Hong Chengchou also believes that strategy is extremely important. Martial arts are just an aid. Having them is icing on the cake, and not having them is just a side effect. Only those who can win battles with weak soldiers can see their skills. I don’t see that Han Xin was always in the hands again and again. Han Xin led the temporarily recruited peasants and surrendered captive soldiers to attack one country after another, and Liu Bang was wiped out by Xiang Yu's army again and again, and then asked Han Xin for help.

As for why Hong Chengchou lost to the Qing army in Songshan, Hong Chengchou felt that it was due to the soldiers' disobedience to orders and had nothing to do with his strategizing, but he admitted that he was still a little too young at that time. Has reached the level of Han Xin, weak soldiers have weak soldiers, strong soldiers have strong soldiers, as long as you lead troops well, you can always win.

"Hmph, Yang Chao is still too young after all. The strategy of hitting the head and pulling the tail has worked, I want to see how you deal with it!"

Thinking of Hong Chengchou, he immediately ordered: "Order Mele Erzhen'a Mountain, command the troops to capture Xianxia Pass, and go south to Fujian!"

After giving the order, Hong Chengchou began to drink tea. He hadn't drunk Fujian's rock tea for many years.

"Zheng Zhilong is old! Don't give up weapons!"

Drinking the tea brought by Zheng Zhilong, Hong Chengchou sighed in his heart. It should be a sure thing for Bashan to go south to Fujian with [-] banners to threaten Zheng Zhilong's surrender.

He met the lobbyist sent by Zheng Zhilong in Jin Shenghuan's camp, and wrote a long letter to Zheng Zhilong, a fellow villager. Zheng Zhilong sent these teas when he replied, but Zheng Zhilong's attitude was ambiguous, and his wait-and-see attitude was clear at a glance.

Hong Chengchou didn't ask Zheng Zhilong to fall to him immediately, he just waited and watched. Waiting and watching showed that he was hesitating, which meant that he didn't completely side with Yang Chao.

So Hong Chengchou lamented that Yang Chao was too young, holding heavy soldiers in vain. A soldier is not just a charge, not just a kind of strength. In Hong Chengchou's view, a soldier is a kind of power. The most frightening thing is when the bow is ready to go, and Yang Chao either draws the bow and shoots it directly, or puts it away and doesn't use it. He really can't use it.

Two defeated princes, with such achievements, only achieved one separatist regime in the south of the Yangtze River, and did not use his military power to gain greater political advantages. This is Yang Chao's biggest failure. If he can take Zhejiang back early, Hong Chengchou feels that he will also Yang Chao couldn't find any flaws.

"But Fujian, it's time for the old man to go back in person."

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou shouted: "Come here, tell Bashan that this scripture will walk with him!"

In Nanjing, Yang Chao suddenly received an urgent report that the Qing army invaded Zhejiang. Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong suddenly returned to the army, crossed Yushan from Guangxin Mansion, invaded the three counties of Kaihua, Changshan and Jiangshan, and approached Hengzhou Mansion!

(End of this chapter)