Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 483
The reason why Yang Chao dared to issue orders in Yangzhou was because he had stabilized his mentality at this time, there was nothing he was worried about in Jiangnan, and the rich clans did not praise Zhu Cihong.

In fact, it was Zhu Cihong himself who disagreed. In his capacity, on the first day of his appearance, great Confucian scholars in the Susong area came to visit one after another, but Zhu Cihong did not accept their support, but sent him to Nanjing directly. , did not live in the palace, but directly lived in the Yang Mansion.

It was obvious that Zhu Cihong was showing affection to Yang Chao. At the beginning, he didn't like Yang Chao at all, and he regarded Yang Chao as a thorn in his side, but now he was showing affection to Yang Chao. It has to be said that after being captured, Zhu Cihong learned to be smart.

So Yang Chao stayed in Yangzhou for a few more days, and patiently dealt with official business. Yangzhou is honestly much more convenient than Nanjing. In terms of convenient transportation, Yangzhou is better than Nanjing. Nanjing only takes advantage of the Yangtze River. The reason why Nanjing is the capital is because there are mountains such as Zhongshan. Fengshui is said to be the land of dragons and tigers, and military is said to be surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is actually a strategic location. In terms of the convenience of transportation related to business, it is not as good as Yangzhou.

Sitting in Yangzhou, I can receive more news from the north and the south. I was a little surprised that the small Guangdong court even attacked them under the banner of killing rebels. It's a pity that the characters they sent were too bad. The 1000 men who stayed in Ganzhou easily killed The opponent defeated and captured their supervisor Li Ruyue, who has already been escorted to Nanjing.

In fact, it's not that Wang Deren is really bad. Wang Deren has 15 troops, and he piled up 1000 people in Ganzhou to death, but Wang Deren doesn't want to fight Yang Chao at all. Those civil servants in the small court don't know how powerful Yang Chao is. Wang Deren is pure It was clear that he and Jin Shenghuan were driven out of Zhejiang by Yang Chao's army. Even if they had never fought against each other, he knew very well through comparison that an army that could defeat the Eight Banners and annihilate it many times could be worse?
But all these are negligible to the civil servants, they dare to do anything when they are emotional, literati, they all have a romantic atmosphere.

In addition, the latest news is that the small court in Guangdong sent an official letter and sent envoys headed by Ding Kuichu, the chief minister of the cabinet, to come to Nanjing to welcome Zhu Cihong. Royal.

While sending people to welcome them, the small imperial court also deployed heavy troops in the area of ​​Nanxiong. Obviously they beat Yang Chao, and they also felt guilty. Of course, it may also be that Wang Deren was guilty. , indicating that everything was persecuted by Li Ruyue, and that Wang Deren himself was absolutely unwilling to be an enemy of Uncle Zhongyi.

Yang Chao has no intention of going to war with the small imperial court, and at this time he regards them as allies. Although this ally is a little piggy, at least there will be no internal strife with him. Yang Chao is still clear that the small imperial courts in history died of internal strife. So far, although the small imperial court has not been in harmony with Yang Chao, there has not been a situation where each country fights against each other, and there has not been a situation where multiple emperors, supervisors, or orders have come out of multiple schools.

This is Yang Chao's only requirement for the small imperial court, just don't make troubles, don't make troubles, as for playing with the emperor to make the princes, Yang Chao found that he should be a domineering warlord, he really has no talent for such a thing , Zheng has no talent, so if it's not Cao Cao, don't play this thing.

Although I don't plan to pursue the sneak attack by the small court, it is considered a friction. The KMT and the Communist Party have a big picture, don't they also have friction.

But the small imperial court has to pay a certain price. Last time Zheng Chenggong asked Yang Chao to write a letter, Yang Chao did it with the attitude of trying to win over his allies, but it turned out that the small imperial court did not approve it. No, it was actually easier for the Zheng family to operate by themselves. After all, Zhu Cihuan was supported by the Zheng family, but they were not confident and came to Yang Chao. Given the relationship between Yang Chao and the little emperor, it was strange that they could pass.

Then this time, you can ask for it. Who made Li Ruyue, a famous minister of the small court, be captured? If you don’t agree, well, kill Li Ruyue. He has enough reasons. At worst, he will be regarded as a public revenge. In fact, Yang Chao didn't want to kill him, but others must believe that Yang Chao is willing to kill him.

If the little imperial court doesn't even care about Li Ruyue's life, then Yang Chao still has a second hand. It was your little imperial court who used force first. Don't blame Yang Chao for fighting back. Li Ruyue is probably enough. You don't need Yang Chao to use force to force you. Even if the small imperial court didn't care about Li Ruyue's life, they were willing to find a way out, which was better than being beaten and compromised. After all, it was much more pleasant to exchange the minister's life for the opening of the market than to be signed with a knife.

This is how things are handled in the south, and as for the north, news continues to come in.

Under the operation of Dorgon, the Eight Banners seemed to be more harmonious for a while.

Originally releasing Hauge was to stir up their internal strife, but who knew that Dorgon made others think that he had a sense of the overall situation through his operation, and gained the gratitude of many old dignitaries. The resentment of the Four Banners.

Even if it is made in the future, if the enclosure is opened, it will make up for the South Four Banners. Whether it is the Northern Zhili enclosure or the Shanxi enclosure, the two white flags occupy the best places. Next are the two red flags, and the South Four Flags is always the worst.

However, it is estimated that it will not be necessary to open land enclosures in a short period of time. After all, based on the statistics of the money and food account books in Hongwu Year of the Ming Dynasty, there are more than 800 million mu of land in North Zhili, and 200 million mu of land in Shanxi. There are 40 million mu of farmland, and the population of the Eight Banners is only about 250. On average, each person has [-] mu. Ten acres, now everyone has land and every family has coats.

So Yang Chao judged that Dorgon's words were just fooling the South Four Banners.

But within a few days, there was a sudden news that Dorgon asked the South Four Banners to send troops to enclose land in Henan, which surprised Yang Chao. What is Dorgon doing?Are you really planning to win over the Southern Four Banners?But the price is too high. The enclosure of Beizhi and Shanxi has already cost him 400 million dans of taxes. If Henan is encircled, who will Dorgon ask to collect taxes?
But no matter what kind of tricks Dorgon played, Yang Chao immediately asked Wang Pu to prepare to enter Henan at any time. Once the South Four Banners enclose the territory, Henan will be full of fleeing people. Let him pay attention to gathering these people. People are the most important, and land is not You can snatch it back if you die, but you can't come back to life if you die.

Yang Chao's surprise didn't last long. When the South Four Banners dispatched tens of thousands of young men to enclose the land on horseback, Dorgon suddenly attacked the South Four Banners. He defeated Jierhalang from Hejian Mansion and Haoge from Daming Mansion, beheaded them on the spot, and immediately announced that the two had colluded with Yang Chao and deserved to die!
But for the dignitaries of the Southern Four Banners, Dorgon went all out to win over them, and it was impossible not to win them over. The Eight Banners only had such a small population, and he was reluctant to kill them all. , has nothing to do with other people in the South Four Banners. Dorgon also said that he will ensure the safety of the South Four Banners enclosure.

But at the same time, Dorgon also recruited Ding Zhuang from the Southern Four Banners who had gone to Henan to enclose the land. He didn't really let these people go to enclose the land, he just wanted to transfer the people from the Southern Four Banners.

At this point, Yang Chao understood, and at the same time, he also understood that Dorgon hadn't wasted the first half of the year. Azig, who was "confined" by him, was not really confinement, but was sent to Mobei. The tribes of Mobei Mongolia have subdued them, and these [-] cavalry are the cavalry of Mobei Mongolia.

Seeing Dorgon's dazzling tricks, Yang Chao couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. He felt that he really couldn't beat Dorgon. Those civil servants who only know about morals are no good, even Yang Chao, who thinks he has sold out his integrity, can't do it.

"In the future, I still have to use my strength to speak. Playing this kind of thing, I'm really not a person!"

Yang Chao couldn't help sighing.

But Yang Chao knows that playing strategy is not Dorgon's opponent, but this opponent still has to face it head-on, because after the [-] Mobei Mongolian cavalry were compiled into the Khalkha Eight Banners, they are all Dorgon's strength, and Dorgon concentrated these people in Beizhili, and vowed that he would ensure the safety of the enclosure of the Southern Four Banners.

How to guarantee?Beating Yang Chao back from Shandong is the best guarantee!

Yang Chao immediately asked Wang Pu to shrink his troops, and at the same time warned Li Wuliu and Zhao Kang to be careful.

One hundred thousand Khalkha Eight Banners, one hundred thousand Monan Eight Banners (compiled by Chaharga Monan Mongolia), plus one hundred thousand Han Eight Banners newcomers, Dorgon already has 30 fresh troops in his hands.

This made Dorgon harden his waist, and he could use both kindness and power against the Southern Four Banners. On the one hand, he used powerful force to subdue them, and on the other hand, he told them that they could protect their property.

Yang Chao naturally didn't want to see Dorgon integrate the strength of the Eight Banners, so that Dorgon would have no scruples, and he could let go of his hands to compete with himself. As a strategist, Yang Chao felt that he had to use strategy to gain as many advantages as possible.

So he immediately ordered Zhao Kang to wait for the opportunity to advance northward, this time directly attacking the Southern Four Banners.

But in the end, Zhao Kang suffered a great failure. The [-] Mongolian cavalry who just came from Mobei taught Zhao Kang what real cavalry and archery are.

The Mongolian cavalry in Mobei have never fought against Yang Chao's army, so they don't want the Eight Banners to have a psychological shadow. They fight as soon as they come up, fully demonstrating their riding and shooting skills. The combined attack and harassing chase also made Zhao Kang exhausted. Chasing, unable to catch up, running, unable to escape, 3000 people made a tentative attack, and only 1000 people came back, which can be described as a disastrous defeat.

Only then did Yang Chao appoint him, acknowledging that Dorgon did have the strength to temporarily guarantee the safety of the Southern Four Banners. These Mongolian herdsmen, when they were on the grasslands, were slaves of the various tribes of Han and Wanhu. When they were fighting against the Eight Banners, they They are free herdsmen, but once restrained by strict military discipline, they are the most powerful fighters.

Genghis Khan had already proved how powerful the herdsmen armed with military discipline were, and this example was enough to convince Yang Chao that he didn't need to do too much testing.

So it can only be admitted that Shandong's offensive situation is over, and it has begun to switch to the defensive stage. All Li Wuliu's troops have been concentrated in Shandong, and they have begun to take charge of the defense.

(End of this chapter)