Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 482 Thought Shock
After Yang Chao's newspaper abolishing exclusive respect for Confucianism was published, it immediately aroused extremely strong reactions. It can be said that the world was raging. As soon as the report came out, many powerful families immediately summoned soldiers and horses and began to rebel against the government. Although they did not attack the county, they made it clear that they would no longer pay taxes to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

There are also scholars who took the opportunity to make trouble and spread rumors everywhere, inciting conservative landlords to fight, and some even went up the mountain to become bandits.

Yang Chao didn't expect his report to be so powerful, greater than the sensation of dynastic change. He couldn't help but think that if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom hadn't smashed Confucian temples everywhere, banned the sacrifice of Confucius, and made the landlord class in the south of the Yangtze River believe that they wanted to wipe out Chinese ethics and human relations, Zeng Guofan might be afraid. The Hunan Army will not get so much support.

Thinking of the power of people like Zeng Guofan, Yang Chao couldn't help but feel that the topics he suddenly talked about with the scholars seemed to be spread at the wrong time, or at the right time.

When the Manchus shaved their hair in the northern enclosure, it was proposed that the landlord class would be more likely to compromise when there was oppression from foreign enemies. If it was raised after peace, it would not only be the most conservative old landlords who would be in turmoil at that time , I am afraid that the thought will even infect one's own army. At that time, it will be a religious war.

In the 30-year war in the West, Catholicism and Protestantism fought a battle. In the end, no one could do anything to win the other. However, the powerful Holy Roman Empire survived in name only, and the German region lost its general population. It no longer has the strength to compete with France. , Let the French take over the hegemony of the European continent.

If Yang Chao put forward this slogan after the world is stable, who knows what position the scholars who grew up in the army will have, and after the civil war breaks out, both sides will suffer, and they may be split up. Hundreds of years Afterwards, those who believed in Confucianism became one nation, and those who did not believe in him became another nation?
Although this assumption is a bit far-fetched, Yang Chao still feels terrified.

The so-called misfortunes never come singly. At the same time as the internal thoughts were shaken, Wang Pu on the front line was defeated again.

In fact, it cannot be said that Wang Pu was defeated, but that Wu Sangui won again.

Shi Lang and [-] cavalry escorted the supplies into the boundary of Kaifeng Prefecture. Just after passing the boundary of Qi County, the cavalry rushed out and fought with the cavalry protecting the supplies.

Then logs floated from the riverside, blocking up the small river of Suishui. Seeing this, Shi Lang at the back decisively burned his food, grass and luggage, and took the sailors ashore.

Shi Lang thought he was a decisive person, just like when he sent troops with Huang Daozhou, Huang Daozhou didn't listen to his advice, he believed that Huang Daozhou would be defeated, and then abandoned him, and went directly to Jiangnan to join Yang Chao. Seeing that the Qing army was floating down and the cavalry was restrained, he knew that the situation was over, so he burned the food, grass and luggage by himself and did not leave it to the Qing army.

In fact, it turned out that he did the right thing, because the logs of the Qing army were poured with kerosene and other things. Obviously, the Qing army also planned to set fire.

Another destruction of food and supplies made Wang Pu very angry. He turned around and attacked Wu Sangui with more than 1 soldiers and horses. As a result, he encountered an ambush. Fortunately, Wang Pu's troops were strong, and he was able to form a defensive formation when encountering an ambush. Make the enemy retreat.

"Governor, the Tartars are too cunning to ambush our army by hiding in the weeds. I will be more careful next time. The food and the vanguard will definitely move together, and we will definitely be able to reach Kaifeng Mansion."

Yang Chao quickly recruited Wang Pu back. The boy was still unconvinced. He felt aggrieved when he was defeated by Wu Sangui, and strongly demanded to lead troops to attack Kaifeng again.The excuse is that weeds are overgrown everywhere in Henan. In many places, the weeds are as tall as a person. Let alone people, even horses can't be found in it.

"No chance!"

Yang Chao sighed.

"Great governor, Kaifeng is just around the corner, should we give up?"

Wang Pu was very sorry.

Yang Chao said: "We made a mistake and gave Dorgon a chance, and His Majesty was released by him."

"what!"

Hearing this news, Wang Pu couldn't help being taken aback.

In fact, Yang Chao himself was surprised at the beginning, he did not expect Dorgon to be willing to release Zhu Cihong who was in his hands for no reason.

Because Yang Chao has been using the banner of the Northern Expedition to rescue Emperor Hongguang, and later held Hauge in his hand, Dorgon has never killed Zhu Cihong, and he is reluctant to kill him and dare not kill him. If Zhu Cihong is killed, Yang Chao will be forced to kill Hauge Suspicion, then the South Four Banners will be even more alienated from him.

But Yang Chao couldn't imagine that he was willing to release Zhu Cihong.

But since Yang Chao was willing to release Hauge, it would be fine for Dorgon to release Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong was sent to Tianjin by Dorgon on the ship, and Diao Erdou's grain ship was sent directly to Wusongkou, which means that he directly entered the hinterland of Jiangnan.

"Good trick!"

Yang Chao also had to lament Dorgon's handwriting. Taking advantage of Jiangnan's ideological conflicts, he released such a sensitive figure as Zhu Cihong, who knows what kind of chaos it will cause.

And with a famous general like Wu Sangui in front, it will not be so easy for Yang Chao to attack Kaifeng.

"Pass down the order, return to the army and return to Germany! There is no military order, and you are not allowed to attack without authorization."

Yang Chao had no choice but to issue such an order. Guide won't give up when he got it. This place will be used as a base to go out of Henan, and become a knife pierced into Manqing's confidants.

The reason for keeping his subordinates from attacking without authorization, instead of infiltrating on a small scale like Shandong, was because Yang Chao was worried that Wu Sangui would be able to take advantage of it, and Henan was different from Beizhili in that Henan was still run by Han people, while Beizhili had already It has been completely reduced to slavery, and it doesn't matter where the slavery manor is beaten, but the people in Henan are the people who are unlucky in Henan for a long time.

"After the autumn grass withers and turns yellow and winter begins, I promise you to set fire to the wasteland, and then attack Kaifeng again!"

Yang Chao said to Wang Pu, he has to give this kid a sweet date, since he was defeated by Wu Sangui, he must hold back his energy to get back the debt, making him more suitable here, and it would be right for him to change someone else A blow to confidence.

"However, Wu Sangui is also a famous general, so don't be careless. I believe you have learned enough lessons this time. Not only are you fighting in a dignified manner, but the soldiers are also deceitful. There are too many tricks and schemes. I will give you a chance to be ashamed. , from now on, you will stay at Guide Mansion until Wu Sangui is defeated!"

Wang Pu immediately said: "Thank you for your success, the commander-in-chief. The final general will definitely get his revenge and don't embarrass the commander-in-chief."

After dealing with all this, Yang Chao left immediately, and before leaving, he told the scholars that Emperor Hongguang had returned.

Yang Chao had to go back to the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible. This is the time when people's hearts are fluctuating. No one knows how big the impact will be if Zhu Cihong suddenly appears in a place like Su Song. You must know that that place is against shaving hair in future generations. Su Song's landlord class was the strongest in the place where the conquest was the most intense, so he was able to organize the most powerful force to defend the ethics.

Manchus shaved their hair and changed their vests to make them object. Yang Chao wanted to abolish Confucianism’s monopoly. Who knows how they would resist, and Zhu Cihong appeared at this time. If these people attacked Zhu Cihong Under the banner, organize soldiers and horses to build momentum. Will Yang Chao suppress or condone him when he goes back.

Therefore, Yang Chao must rush back to Jiangnan as soon as possible, control Zhu Cihong in his own hands immediately, and not give the landlord class a chance to take advantage of it, and at the same time, he must not give the Guangdong small court a chance. Zhu Cihuan absolutely does not want to see his big brother come back safely. Just like Zhao Gou didn't want to see the Huiqin Second Sect back then, Zhu Cihuan had no way to take his elder brother to Guangdong, but it was still easy to send one or two killers.

It would be very troublesome for the landlords to control Zhu Cihong, and it would be troublesome for Zhu Cihuan to kill Zhu Cihong. At this juncture, if Zhu Cihong died, the dirty water would be poured on Yang Chao, and he would be a yellow mud In the crotch, it's either shit or shit.

But what Yang Chao couldn't figure out was how Diao Erdou cooperated with Man Qing so much and brought Zhu Cihong back.

In fact, Yang Chao misunderstood Diao Erdou. Diao Erdou was a spy in Beijing. At the same time, he was a grain merchant in the eyes of Man Qing. It was not good to reject Man Qing, and at the same time, he also judged that if Zhu Cihong could be sent back, it would be beneficial to his lord Yang Chao.

To put it bluntly, Diao Erdou thought that if Yang Chao held Zhu Cihong in his hands and played the banner of Emperor Hongguang again, then he would be able to force the emperor to order the princes. The flag attacked Guangdong.

On the way, Yang Chao received a further letter from Diao Erdou.

It turned out that in Beijing, before Hauge himself revealed his identity, Dorgon announced to the Eight Banners with great fanfare that he had exchanged Hauge for Hauge, and that he had exchanged Hauge with Zhu Cilang. on the moral high ground.

Although Hauge doesn't believe this at all, but others can't stand to think so, even the people of the two yellow flags think so, because it's too reasonable, they still don't understand Yang Chao's intention of letting Hauge go in vain, this action explains it It turned out that Dorgon and Yang Chao reached an agreement and exchanged privately.

In this way, if Hauge raises troops to attack Dorgon, he will be on the disadvantaged side, and even his direct descendants will feel guilty, and the so-called reputation is not right.

"Good plan!"

Yang Chao couldn't help but lamented that Dorgon's move was so beautiful, it not only caused trouble for himself, but also hit Hauge's prestige, letting everyone know that Hauge was brought back by him, and Zhu Cihong was captured by Azige , It was the two white flags who helped the two yellow flags once, and the two yellow flags owed such a big favor, how dare they attack the two white flags?
"Sure enough, he is a hero!"

But what made Yang Chao even more admirable was that Dorgon never recalled Huguang's troops from the beginning to the end, and resolutely refused to let Bashan, Sanshun Wang and Luck Dehun, the most combative troops, return to Beijing. being threatened.

Dorgon saw it very clearly. As long as Huguang was in the hands of the Qing court, Yang Chao would not dare to put all his eggs in one basket for the Northern Expedition.In terms of strategy, Yang Chao is no better than Dorgon. Even in this contest, Yang Chao lost a little bit. The Hauge released failed to cause trouble for Dorgon. This method will own an army, quite passive.

As soon as he arrived in Yangzhou, Yang Chao issued an order to let Lu Mo and Xie Fei attack Jiujiang together. Since the Qing army refused to transfer Huguang troops back, letting Hong Chengchou stay stuck in Jiujiang would become a nail. Enemy!

(End of this chapter)