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"The old man underestimated this Yang Chao!"

Hong Chengchou looked solemn, Bashan and King Sanshun were around him, and they were also very low.

The trick designed by Hong Chengchou to lure the enemy did not work. The Ming army neither forcibly attacked Jiujiang nor attacked from behind.

Hong Chengchou's strategy was actually not designed for those who don't understand soldiers, but for those who have some combat experience but are half-baked. The other party saw that he didn't want them to go ashore, so he must force them to go ashore. As soon as he retreats, the opponent will definitely press on every step of the way, and in the end he will be ambushed by Hong Chengchou.

But the opponent gave up landing and at the same time gave up attacking Jiujiang, but captured the mouth of the lake and camped on the north bank.The other side did not sneak attack from the back of Mount Lushan, and still held firmly.

Then Yang Chao actually marched into Beijing again, causing the Beijing Eight Banners executives to criticize Hong Chengchou. Even Dorgon began to suspect that it was useless to put Hong Chengchou in Jiangxi.

"This man is my formidable enemy of the Eight Banners!"

Bashan sighed, he is Manchu, he is very aware of the cramped situation in Beijing at this time, Beijing is definitely not unable to beat Yang Chao, but simply can't beat him, there are too few Manchurians.

"I, the Qing Dynasty, want to take over the world, and this person must be eliminated!"

Kong Youde said indignantly, Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi both nodded, they also suffered a heavy loss this time, especially Shang Kexi was defeated in the water battle, he couldn't believe it.

"How should the manager respond?"

Bashan asked cautiously, he was really afraid that Hong Chengchou would let them go out to fight for their lives, King Sanshun didn't care, as many of their soldiers died, they could make up for it, but Bashan's men of the Eight Banners died one less.

"What do Bashan'er really think?"

Hong Chengchou asked back.

Ba Shan tentatively asked, "Why don't you retreat?"

Hong Chengchou asked, "Where are you going?"

Ba Shandao: "If you don't want to retreat to Wuchang, you can also eat conveniently. Now Jiujiang is an isolated city, and the cost depends entirely on the supply from Huguang. The waterway has been cut off, and it can only be sent by land. Ten loads of grain can only be sent to one load, which is wasteful. It's too big."

Hong Chengchou said: "If we retreat to Wuchang, what should we do if Yang Chao comes to fight Wuchang?"

Bashan was silent, Yang Chao came to fight Jiujiang, they gave up Jiujiang, can they give up fighting Wuchang?

Hong Chengchou said again: "If you retreat, you shouldn't retreat to Wuchang, you should retreat to Beijing."

Everyone else was thoughtful, they all understood Hong Chengchou's plight, and to be honest, they still had some sympathy for this old scribe, as a traitor, he was too miserable, not trusted, but holding a lot of power, he had to be careful at every step If you take one wrong step, you will be in the abyss.

If he retreated, he would naturally have to retreat to Beijing to encircle the property of the Eight Banners nobles, and then the whole south would be destroyed.

If you don't retreat, you will have to fight Yang Chao to the death. It's fine if you win, but you'll die if you lose.

"So it is difficult to retreat, and it is also difficult not to retreat."

Hong Chengchou said, with a calm expression, as if there was no embarrassment at all.

King Sanshun couldn't help being surprised, based on their understanding of Hong Chengchou, this man must have made a fortune.

"A little thought, what should I do?"

Kong Youde asked.

Hong Chengchou said: "This scripture slightly thinks that even if you retreat, you will never retreat!"

Ba Shan sighed, "Hong Jinglue, just say it clearly."

Hong Chengchou likes to make simple things complicated, but he still can't change it.

Hong Chengchou said: "This scripture tells the four of you to retreat to Huguang, but not to Wuchang, but to Yuezhou!"

"To Yuezhou?"

The four generals didn't understand.

Hong Chengchou said: "That's right, go to Yueyang. You take the elite of your troops to travel day and night, and rush to Yueyang quietly, and then defeat He Tengjiao with a thunderous blow, all in Hunan. The four of you need to march in one month and fight in one month. After three months, you must return to Jiujiang, or the old man will die!"

Huguang is Hunan and Hubei. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was called Huguang Province, and in the Ming Dynasty, it was called Huguang Chengxuan Political Envoy Division.Now because of the war, Hunan and Hubei were separated. He Tengjiao commanded the entire Huguang in the name of the governor of Huguang, but in fact only Hunan was under his jurisdiction. Du Yinxi was appointed as the governor of Hubei, basically a polished commander.

But Du Yinxi was so powerful that he single-handedly recruited and surrendered 30 Li Zicheng's peasant army near Jingzhou, and commanded them to besiege Jingzhou.He Tengjiao sent troops to Yuezhou, and the Qing army sent Luck Dehun as the general of Pingnan to lead the rescue. He Tengjiao's soldiers and horses fled after hearing the news, not only failed to go north to Hubei, but lost Yuezhou, the gateway to Hunan.Luck Dehun returned to the army to break the siege of Jingzhou, but they had no troops to advance, and they could only hold Hubei.

Hong Chengchou asked King Sanshun and Bashan to lead the troops from Yuezhou to the south to destroy He Tengjiao's Ming army as soon as possible, so that the entire Huguang was included in the territory of the Qing army, and being united was another situation that threatened Yang Chao's flanks.

However, Hong Chengchou himself planned to stay in Jiujiang and take the [-] recruits recruited in the city to delay the time. Therefore, whether the elites led by King Sanshun and Bashan can wipe out the Hunan Ming army as soon as possible, and immediately lead the troops back to Jiujiang, is related to Hong Chengchou's life and death. question.

"Why bother taking such a risky move!"

Kong Youde sighed.

He knew very well that Hong Chengchou had entrusted his fate to them, if they could not defeat the Hunan Ming army as soon as possible.

If they can defeat the Ming army in Hunan as soon as possible, it will be equivalent to liberating Luck Dehun's troops, and they can be integrated with Jiujiang, and once again establish a strategic advantage over Jiangnan from the Huguang Bubu Yang Chao's flank.

But this is a dangerous move, all betting on their ability to quickly defeat the Ming army, and rush back before Yang Chao notices the attack on Jiujiang, not to mention Hong Chengchou will be beheaded by Yang Chao, even the Qing court will not let Hong Chengchou go, because Hong Chengchou Sending troops into Hunan without rescuing Beijing is a serious crime. If they succeed, they will rein in Yang Chao. Naturally, no one will say anything. If they fail, they will die, so this is a dangerous move.

However, Hong Chengchou said: "All you need to do is to work hard. It is still possible to delay the Ming army for three months."

"Never mind!"

Kong Youde sighed, he had always admired Hong Chengchou's strategy, and even felt that if it was Hong Chengchou, anyone else would have lost against Yang Chao long ago.

Bashan also admired him. This old guy has two brushes. He was not convinced in the past, but this time he is convinced. If Bashan is here, the situation in Jiangnan will be ruined.

In this way, after Hong Chengchou failed to lure the enemy, he immediately dispatched the main force to leave the city quietly, but he began to prepare for a "counterattack" in Jiujiang.

Xie Fei saw that Jiujiang started building ships in the Jiangbei camp.

"There must be boats for water warfare! Is Hong Chengchou planning to compete with the army for the advantage of water warfare?"

Xie Fei saw that Hong Chengchou was building a warship with great fanfare, and immediately sent a navy to destroy it. However, the Qing army was very resilient, and if you destroyed it, he continued to build it, and set up a water village by the river, firing cannons.

It's just that the artillery fire of the Qing army is obviously not as good as that of the Ming army, and the water village was easily broken and burned.

Hong Chengchou was quiet for a few days.

"Your Excellency said, if the enemy does not move, I will not move, Hong Chengchou will definitely take the initiative to fight!"

Xie Fei resolutely carried out Yang Chao's order without any compromise. He firmly believed that Yang Chao could mobilize Hong Chengchou.

Nanjing.

"Three armies, Zhao Kangju left Linqing and entered Zhending Mansion, Li Wuliu entered Daming Mansion, and Wang Pu entered Hejian Mansion. The eight prefectures and two prefectures in Beizhili happened to be divided by the Eight Banners. Shuntian Mansion in front of the capital was divided by two white flags. The two yellow flags are in Shunde Mansion, Guangping Mansion and Daming Mansion, the Zhenglan Banner is in Zhending Mansion, and the Xianglan Banner is in Hejian Mansion. Dorgon has a good plan, let these four flags block our army, and the two white flags hide Enjoy the happiness in the rear!"

Yang Chao already knew the power distribution in Beijing.

Dorgon received the largest and fattest Shuntian Prefecture under the Liangbai banner, and distributed the other state capitals to other banners. It seemed fair, and the Liangbai Banner only occupied one prefecture, but it was the closest to Beijing and was strategically safe. Considering that there are two white flags in Shuntian Prefecture, Dorgon will be able to control Beijing City.

At the same time, the three flags of the mortal enemy, the two yellow flags and the Zhenglan flag, which were once led by Hauge himself, and the inlaid blue flag of Jierhalang, the biggest political opponent at the moment, were placed at the forefront, guarding the gate for the two white flags, but in this way Can the eight banners still be united? If Yang Chao storms the three banners, they will naturally resist desperately, especially at this time, Jierhalang, who is holding a heavy army, will definitely desperately protect the Hejian mansion surrounded by the blue banner.

"But the governor will not really fight with the four banners. I want to see if the four banners will desperately stop me."

Yang Chao thought sinisterly in his heart that he would continue to divide and disintegrate the forces of the Eight Banners.

"Tell Li Wuliu and Wang Pu, especially Wang Pu, that they are just restraining and let Wang Pu crucify Jierhalang. Zhao Kang is the main force, but there is no need to attack the city for the time being, and the cavalry will advance lightly, if it is not necessary. , and don’t go to the manors of those slave owners. Show up in Shuntian Mansion as quickly as possible!”

Yang Chao hoped to see that when Zhao Kang's cavalry charged straight towards the city of Beijing, the two yellow flags and two blue flags stood by and watched. It is very likely that Hong Chengchou will be angry in the end. Isn't it normal for the masters to whip the slaves when they get angry.

If Yang Chao really pushes over, the two yellow flags and the two blue flags will definitely resist desperately, because they want to protect their territory, but if Yang Chao doesn't attack the city or occupy the land, they may not have the determination to fight.

At the same time, they have an excuse not to send troops. First of all, Jierhalang can use the excuse to guard against Wang Pu, the Zhenglan Banner can use the excuse to defend against Li Wuliu, and there is only one Zhenghuang Banner. Kaichengchi, it's not their fault, who made them have insufficient troops, who made you Dorgon's two white flags not come to support, who made you transfer the Han army to the south.

Kill two birds with one stone, let the Eight Banners fight among themselves, let the Man and Han fight among themselves, and disintegrate.

To be honest, Yang Chao always thought that Dorgon was a character. After all, he was able to seize the opportunity without bloodshed, and even entered the city with the welcome of the Beijingers. Huang Taiji failed to do this five times when he entered the customs, but he was still too selfish. In fact, he can't be blamed. The Eight Banners system established by Nurhachi was inherently flawed, just like the Ming system established by Zhu Yuanzhang was flawed. Didn't Huang Taiji also desperately strengthen the Two Yellow Banners?

Therefore, it is understandable that Dorgon strengthened the two white flags, but the other flags naturally complained, and this was unavoidable.

This is a fatal spot, knowing that it will be used by others, but it has to be so.

(End of this chapter)