Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 169 Meiling Meditation (Two in One)

The addition of Zeng Yangxing is definitely a big surprise for Liu Dapao. To put it in a rather vulgar way: this is like a tiger with wings added, like a fish in water.

Afterwards, after Geng Jingzhong learned of the matter, he simply sent his family to Chenghai. At the same time, he sent a request to Liu Dapao for reinforcements, and even expressed in a subtle way that he hoped that the entire palace would be sent to Chenghai. After moving to Chenghai, he will retire in Chenghai, but as a price, the company must give him enough shares to make him an idle shareholder.

It was clear that he also wanted Liu Dapao to simply incorporate him, and the rest was just bargaining.

Of course, this does not mean that Geng Jingzhong suddenly realized that he was willing to be a loyal minister of Ming Dynasty, but that the situation was stronger than others, forcing him to make such a seemingly smartest choice.

You must know that among the San Francisco and the Four Towns, his prestige is the lowest, because Wu Sangui is the first generation of the king, Shang Zhixin and Sun Yanling are the second generation of the king, and only Geng Jingzhong is the third generation of the king, a grandson.

And he was a grandson who had just inherited the throne not long ago.

The father's legacy is a good thing, but the legacy can only leave a position, but it is difficult to retain prestige. In the end, whether this position can be transformed into real power depends on the ability of the person sitting in the position of.

What's more, power and responsibility have always been two sides of the same thing. The more supreme the power is, the more important the responsibility is. In troubled times, as a leader who rebels, he has the greatest responsibility and the only responsibility That is: win.

As a result, he has been fighting this battle for almost half a year, and he can't beat Jinhua, even Li Zhifang, but Zeng Yangxing, who is nominally his subordinate general, has already defeated Ningbo, let alone Zeng Yangxing. What kind of opponent is he facing? He is facing Prince Kang Jieshu of the Qing court, and he is facing the Heavenly Soldiers of the Eight Banners.

Under such established facts, Geng Jingzhong's prestige in the army was not very high, and naturally it was going to drop significantly. Originally, he wanted to use the advanced firearms supported by Chenghai City to hit Li Zhifang ruthlessly.

In the end, the fucking Zheng Jing, a bastard with a bad face, even robbed his weapon.

They also surrounded Chenghai City.

And even though Geng Jingzhong knew that Zheng Jing would never be able to breach Chenghai City, if Liu Dapao used this as an excuse to delay the delivery of the weapons, Geng Jingzhong would have no temper at all, and it was completely reasonable.

What's more, Liu Dapao promised his navy support, weapon support, didn't they all give Zeng Yang's character?
Afterwards, after Zeng Yangxing visited Chenghai City, he directly decided to settle down in Chenghai, but it was clearly the intention of changing his family, what could he do?He can't do anything.

It can only be a desperate whole army, hoping to defeat Li Zhifang quickly and regain some face for himself, but his use of troops is too stinky, and Li Zhifang really deserves to be the best traitor general in the world, so he uses Geng Jingzhong to rush to win In the opposite direction, he laid an ambush in his heart, causing him to be defeated.

Not to mention breaking through Jinhua, they have all retreated to Xianxia Pass. If Li Zhifang hadn't worried that Zeng Yangxing would explode her back, she might have broken through Xianxia Pass and helped the Qing government recover Fujian.

Therefore, Geng Jingzhong, who suffered a big defeat, finally decided after learning from the pain that he really didn't seem to be the material for the world hegemony, and he didn't need Liu Dapao to do anything. The generals under his command are not convinced by him anymore. It is even more straightforward to change jobs, and if you insist on self-reliance, there may be a mutiny among your subordinates.

At that time, the legacy left to him by his father and grandparents will become his urging talisman.

Smart people are the best at judging the situation.

He didn't have much ambition at first, if the Qing government was willing to let him continue to be the King of Jingnan, he would not rebel at all. Now that he has suffered a serious setback, he naturally has the idea of ​​simply finding a thigh to hug him, and the choice is nothing more than It's just Wu Sangui and Liu Dapao.

Among the two, Liu Dapao represents the orthodoxy of the Ming court, and the system of complete equality between shareholders in personality is more to his liking. In addition, he and Liu Dapao are neighbors, and more importantly, they He is very clear that he and Liu Dapao are complementary to each other. It may not be appropriate to say that it is a timely gift, but it is definitely better to go and seek refuge with Wu Sangui to add to the cake.

What's more, he is a grandson in Wu Sangui's eyes. If he really wants to be Wu Sangui's subordinate, he will inevitably feel aggrieved in the future. Compared with Liu Dapao, who is younger than him, he will be more comfortable to get along with in the future.

Liu Dapao's surrender to Geng Jingzhong is of course a warm welcome, but this is a buy one get one free under Zeng Yang's surrender, so there is no special excitement.

It's just that in this way, Zheng Jun outside the city seems to be a bit in the way.

And just after Liu Dapao received Geng Jingzhong's request for help, and had secretly made up his mind to help him capture Jinhua and incorporate his soldiers and horses, the four towns of Haifeng, which had been invisible for more than a month, finally appeared. information.

It was also the news he got when he took the initiative to send Lei Zhentian to investigate the matter.

To put it simply, the four towns of Haifeng encountered Jin Guangzu and Liu Bingquan's Green Army when they were in the city of Huizhou. After a simple fight, he sent Liu Bingzheng as a lobbyist to force them. There was no discrepancy from the previous plan.

After that, the three passes of Meiling were captured very smoothly. You must know that the [-]th century was the century of artillery. If the so-called Xiongguan barriers left in ancient times had not been specially modified, their strategic position would have long been under the salvo of artillery. It is not what it used to be. The number of artillery in the four towns of Haifeng far exceeds that of the Qing army. The three passes of Meiling, as the fortress of the Han Dynasty, have been in disrepair for a long time. It is really not too easy to fight.

Then, La Bu went south in person and fought with Feng Zhenhai.

"La Bu actually wants to come out from the direction of Meiling and take a detour to attack Chenghai? He actually wants to come from the south? He really thinks highly of me."

If Labu wants to attack Chenghai, there are generally three routes. One is to fight northward, first defeat Bai Xianzhong, then follow Bai Xianzhong's marching route to regain the lost ground, threaten the Geng army's lair in Fuzhou, and then go south to attack Chenghai.

This is also the most upright way, crushing all the way down, joining forces with Jieshu, and taking care of Geng Jingzhong and Liu Dapao together, and pacifying the entire southeast for the Qing court in one fell swoop.

Liu Dapao was almost sure that if Yue Le was in charge of the Jiangxi war, it would be this big, highlighting a magnificent and upright state.

Another road is the middle road, that is, take the waterway from Ganzhou to Tingzhou, and then go south from Tingzhou, and continue to encircle Chenghai City as Zheng Jing's reinforcements.

This path was agreed upon by both Liu Dapao and Zheng Jing. Labu is most likely to take the path, which is better than wretchedness and directness. Loyalty creates a certain amount of psychological pressure, and it can be regarded as aiding Jieshu in disguise. It is also less difficult than Dabei Road. It is the best strategy to advance, attack, retreat, and defend.

As a result, Labu didn't come at all.

Instead, he chose the most incredible south road.

The South Road is the smoothest of the three roads, the most conducive to the march of the army and the transportation of supplies, and relatively the most extensive plain, but the problem is that the four towns of Haifeng are located at the third pass of Meiling, and the third pass of Meiling is the only way to pass through the South Road. Road, so this battle...

Good guy, Liu Dapao's own reinforcements and Zheng Jing's reinforcements are fighting each other?

But what's the point?

In this way, isn't Zheng Jingbing's god-given opportunity to come to the city of Chenghai just wasted like this?

Moreover, this battle has nothing to do with Geng Jingzhong at all. Even the pressure on Bai Xianzhong of the West Route Army has been reduced all of a sudden, much lighter. His Labu and Jieshu are equivalent to fighting each other. strategic fit.

There is something wrong with it.

"Then what is the state of the battle on the front line now, and how are the casualties? It has already been fought, why did I only find out today?"

"According to the brothers of the Tiandihui in Guangzhou, Labu once gave an order to the Pingnan Palace, and Shang Zhixiao personally led the troops to seal off the station."

"Shang Zhixiao? What do you think, uncle?"

"Shang Kexi and Monk Zhixin, the father and son...whoever wins they will help, but at least they didn't send a real army to cut off Lao Feng's retreat, which means they don't want to offend us too much, I didn't guess If they were wrong, their battle with Zu Zeqing should not have gone smoothly, and Wu Sangui...may have indeed gone a little too far."

"What does it have to do with me if Wu Sangui does not go too far? Who is the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, who is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Is their Shang family an official of the Qing court or an official of my Ming Dynasty? What is Sun Yanling doing? Are you fighting with Ma Xiong? What the hell am I forming an alliance with, and I can build a great career with these insects!"

When he said he was angry, Liu Dapao threw the table over, causing Lei Zhentian to tremble with fear for a moment.

After Zeng Yanghe and Geng Jingzhong entered the court, Da Pao's mentality... seems to have changed.

"What about the battle situation? I just want to know if I can see the battle report now. How many soldiers does Labu have in total, 20? [-]? What about Lao Feng's casualties?"

"This... Labu's strength... will not exceed [-], and it should be around [-]. After all, there is Bai Xianzhong to the north of him, which should be part of the vanguard battalion, plus a part of the Xianglan Banner elite, and some Jiangxi locals. Green battalion soldiers and horses."

"There are more than 3 people. This number is no more than that of Old Feng. What about the results?"

"This……"

Lei Zhentian also became embarrassed for a moment.

"Speak, there is nothing wrong with it. After all, Lao Feng is not a serious general. If he loses, I can accept it."

"Actually...according to the communication between our spies and Lao Feng, the intensity of the battle in the direction of Meiling is very low. So far, Labu has not organized a serious one that has caused him any pressure. attack."

"Huh? What about casualties? How many casualties?"

"From Lao Feng's battle report, it doesn't exceed one hundred."

"What about the capture?"

"I'm afraid...not more than a hundred."

Hearing this, Liu Dapao closed his eyes and thought for a while: "It turns out that's the case. I understand La Bu's thoughts. He is not seeking merit but seeking no fault. He is sitting in meditation with Feng Zhenhai Meiling."

"I'm afraid he didn't want to be a reinforcement for Zheng Jing at all, but when Zheng Jing's request for help arrived, he couldn't pretend not to see it, so he simply chose the most bizarre southern route.

In this way, we can not only preserve our strength, but also shirk responsibility. In case of defeat, or Zheng Jing’s death, the responsibility will be buckled on Shang Fan’s head. Under the current background of the confrontation between Manchu and Han, it may be the political correctness of the Qing court. .

To put it more clearly, I am fighting a political battle with Zheng Jing, and his Labu fight is also a political battle. Of course, it can also show that this Labu is indeed an idiot, but I am a little confused. If Labu There are only more than 3 people. Even if the penetration rate of new firearms in the four towns of Haifeng has not reached one, they must have one, right?Why not try to counterattack?Is it fear of the so-called Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers?It's already a sit-down battle, why didn't a support army come back to support Chenghai?Geng Jingzhong, Zeng Yangxing, and Chen Jinnan all sent reinforcements back, but the four towns of Haifeng, each with a stock, are sitting in a sit-in instead?Feng Zhenhai, what are you going to do? "

Lei Zhentian was also flustered when he heard the words, sighed and said: "Old Feng...has already written a letter to apologize, and also said that he is willing to ask for resignation after returning to the teacher."

"It's useless for him to plead guilty at this time! What happened? Shouldn't heaven and earth be my most solid foundation? Why do I only know this news now? When did you know, Lao Lei? I'm a loner , if I can't even rely on the Tiandihui, then who the hell can I rely on? How important are the four towns of Haifeng, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the foundation of the country? Is this how he repays me? So many members of the Heaven and Earth Association, big and small, is this how they repay me?"

When Lei Zhentian heard this, he didn't know whether it was a grievance or what, but he burst into tears and cried.

"What are you crying for? What are you crying for? Do you want to plead with Old Feng?"

"Hey~"

After a long time, Lao Lei said: "Whether it's Feng Zhenhai, Zhao Jingshan, or even me, or the Tiandihui, the sun and the moon can learn from your loyalty, but... if your virtue is not worthy, there will be disasters."

"........."

"In the final analysis, the Tiandihui was just a secret rebel organization before, and Feng Zhenhai was an out-and-out gangster before. You let him manage the four towns of Haifeng out of trust, but can he manage it? He doesn't have the ability Ah! Li Chenggong, Niu Dabiao, and Liu Yinglin are all veterans in the battlefield, and they are still dissatisfied with each other. There are already many conflicts among the four towns. ah!"

"This is the situation in Meiling now. Labu has seen the power of our army's new weapons, so he dare not fight again, but if he wants to go out to fight in the city, everyone is afraid of the strength of the Eight Banners' elite field battles, and no one wants to be a vanguard. own strength.

What can Lao Feng do?Send Lao Zhao?Not to mention that Lao Zhao's soldiers and horses are the least among the four towns, and Lao Zhao himself can't fight!What if we lose?In case of a heavy loss, Lao Feng would have no direct lineage at all, wouldn't he be even more helpless as a great general? "

"As for your return to help Chenghai, what are you doing when you come back? The generals can see that you are fishing, and you will be scolded by you when you come back? No one wants to come back. Geng Jingzhong and Zeng Yangxing are showing their loyalty. Brother, he I don’t know the specific situation because I’m far away overseas, and the four towns of Haifeng, do I need to list this center?”

"Come back to be a reinforcement, receive training, and stay in Meiling to fight. Even if you are a foreign worker, you can get some military exploits. Since La Bu wandered around the city and didn't dare to make a move, it would be a matter of time before he withdrew. If he really did, no one was afraid of him. When the time comes and you issue stocks, isn’t it just a lack of discretion whoever backs you up? Feng Zhenhai, he really has nothing he can do!”

　Recently, a little personal matter happened, two updates today, I promise to restore it tomorrow

　　
　
(End of this chapter)