Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 240

"Should we take advantage of the fact that the enemy's new foothold is not stable, and go out of the city to make a surprise attack, maybe they will be defeated as soon as they charge, and capture this Lu Jianguo alive, and destroy this remnant and puppet court in one battle?" Xiao Qiyuan looked at the continuous crowd, Seeing that they had started to separate camps, they couldn't help but propose.

Admiral Tian Xiong didn't say a word. He was no fool after many years of fighting. After all, he used to be in Huang Degong's brave guard camp, and he was also a hero of the Black Tiger Head Army. If he was dealing with ordinary thieves and rebels, he could indeed ignore the number of people. , and even sometimes the more mob soldiers there are, the more chances they will be defeated.

But the people in front of them, looking at their marching, setting up camp, and teamwork, are all very particular, and they are by no means a mob.

And the number of opponents is very large.

Roughly estimate, there are at least 5 to [-] people outside the city. There are only a few soldiers in Hangzhou now, but a few thousand green battalions plus one thousand and eight banners.

The situation is unclear, so we can't fight.

Zhang Cunren was silent for a while, then said, "No hurry, let's take a look first," and added at the end, "Send people out of the city to order people outside the city to be careful and move closer to Hangzhou. Also, to Governor Jiang Ninghong Ask for help, ask for help from the Beijing court."

"Taiwan, isn't it too early to ask for help now, should we fight first?"

But Zhang Cunren still said, "Let's send someone to report the letter first. I think the false king of Lu is coming in a menacing manner. Before the siege is completely closed, send someone to deliver the letter quickly, or I'm afraid I won't be able to send the letter."

"No way?"

"Be careful with the ten-thousand-year ship." Zhang Cunren also knew that going to ask for help now is a deduction of points and will make the court feel that they are incompetent. Capsize.

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Jiangning.

Hong Chengchou looked at the latest residence newspaper and fell into deep thought.

He is a bachelor of the Inner Academy of Military Affairs who appeases the Governor of the South, and the Regent gave him the errand that he would take full control of the entire South, from Chuanhu to Jiangxi and Jiangnan, but now the court suddenly appointed Yan Wogong as the Governor of Jiangxi and Henan.

If he was only appointed as the governor, Hong Chengchou would not have to care about it. The problem is that there was no governor of Jiangxi and Jiangnan in the past, and Jiangxi and Henan were not adjacent to each other. west.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the imperial court has forcibly cut off Henan and Jiangxi from the territory directly under its direct control, and established such a deformed governor's district.

He picked up another letter, but it was sent to him by his family in Beijing, saying that earlier, the great scholar Fan Wencheng had summoned his son to meet, and there was an incident mentioned in the middle, that is, someone in the court was talking about Hong Chengchou's father. Fujian was still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and Hong Chengchou's parents, brothers, nephews, etc. were all in Fujian.

Hong Chengchou's father was in his 70s at this time, old and weak, and had been ill for many years. It was rumored that he had died of illness many times at the beginning of the year. Although Hong Chengchou had private contact with Zheng Zhilong in Fujian, he knew that although his father was seriously ill at the beginning of the year, he was still recovering.

However, a censor in the Beijing court impeached Hong Chengchou, saying that he was not filial, and that he was still attached to the official position after his father died and refused to resign Ding You.

University scholar Fan Wencheng was the one who insisted on recruiting Hong Chengchou back then. It must not be as simple as it seems when he mentioned this to his son at this time.

Things happen for a reason.

With the appointment of Yan Wogong as the governor of Henan and Jiangxi, plus Dorgon's previous decree reprimanding him for his ineffective recruitment and collection of taxes in the south of the Yangtze River, and the current impeachment, Hong Chengchou feels that the court may not need him. To appease the Nanfang University Bachelor, or think that he has too much power to recruit the South.

A sigh.

He also knew the regent Dorgon quite well. This man was very powerful and cunning. After Huang Taiji died, the princes of the Eight Banners originally wanted to support Huang Taiji's eldest son Hauge to succeed him. The time is still humble.

And Dorgon wanted to be the emperor, but his brother Azig tricked him at a critical moment, saying that if Hauge didn't make him the emperor.Originally, the three brothers of Dorgon's mother and compatriot held two white flags in their hands, and their strength was very strong, but they were not stronger than the two yellow flags.

Aobai and others even led troops to surround the palace, saying that if they did not support Huang Taiji's son, blood would be splashed on the palace. At the critical moment, Ji Erhalang, the owner of the Xianglan Banner, made a deal with Dorgon and reached an agreement to abandon Haoge. And supported Huang Taiji's youngest son Fulin to ascend the throne.

Dorgon and Jierhalang co-assisted the government.

After entering the customs, Jierhalang appointed Xinyi as the assistant king, and Dorgon was the regent of the emperor's uncle.

But Dorgon learned the previous lesson, and quickly used means to change the flag with two white flags, which greatly increased his strength, weakened his brothers who did not support him at the critical time, and further suppressed Jierha Lang, the uncle, finally monopolized the power.

Hong Chengchou is very aware of how powerful this young emperor's uncle is, the regent. Although he is only the regent now, he is only one step away from the throne of the Qing Dynasty. Dagon's confidant, now Fan Wencheng has been sidelined in Beijing, and even lost the qualification to discuss politics.

On the contrary, Mr. Yan is very appreciated, and now he is serving as the governor of Henan and Jiangxi, which obviously means to replace him in the south of the Yangtze River, or to reduce his power.

Another sigh.

Picking up another report, Jingzhou was besieged by the army of remnants of thieves, and Zheng Siwei urgently asked for help.

Put it down and pick up another copy.

It was sent from Wuchang City. Tong Yanghe, the former governor of Sichuan and Lake, asked for help, saying that Wuchang was besieged by two governors and thirteen generals led by the governors of the seven provinces of the puppet Ming Dynasty, and the situation was critical.

Shaking his head and dropping it.

Pick up another copy.

Zhang Tianlu, Admiral of Anqing, asked for help, saying that the Huizhou rebels were like a prairie fire, and they were already in dire straits. The 48 villages in Qihuang also echoed from afar, and the situation in Huaixi is now corrupt.

Jiangxi Admiral Jin Shenghuan reported that the puppet Ming Dynasty increased troops in Ganzhou, the army gathered, and the rebels rose from all over Jiangxi. The puppet Liangjiang Governor Zhang Guowei and the puppet Liangjiang Admiral Zhang Mingzhen have captured Ji'an. They are currently stationed in Xiajiang. The Jiangxi Green Camp is short of soldiers and pay. Governor Hong sent troops to pay.

There is no good news.

It seemed that suddenly, there was a flash flood.

The rebels in various places in Remnant City counterattacked across the board as if they had made an appointment.

It is said that Sichuan is also fighting fiercely now. The Mingchuan army is fighting with Zhang Xianzhong, and the soldiers are besieging Chongqing. Zhang Xianzhong's main force is fighting with He Zhen's tribes in northern Sichuan.

"Report!"

"Gebao, the Chongming puppet Ming rebels have dispatched to harass Huaiyang and Susong along the coast. They have captured Jingjiang, Tongzhou, and Haimen, and the Taihu pirates have also harassed the coast..."

Hong Chengchou waved his hands expressionlessly, indicating that he knew.

He walked to the map, looked carefully along the Yangtze River, and then picked up a few chess pieces and placed them in Chongqing, Jingzhou, Wuchang, Ji'an, Anqing, Chongming and other places.

Seeing the chess pieces connecting into a big dragon, Hong Chengchou showed disbelief.

These several places launched a major counterattack at almost the same time, which is almost impossible to be a coincidence. The various places acted alone, which is obviously a linkage of the whole game of chess.

But now Daming still has the ability to coordinate the overall situation like this?

On the thousands of miles along the Yangtze River, to launch a siege to so many important towns at the same time?

This is comparable to the 20 Ming army attacking the Jurchen in four directions in the Battle of Saerhu. The troops were divided into multiple groups and attacked at the same time, which is a bit like the strategic deployment style of the Ming cabinet.

At that time, the Ming army was defeated and confused, and attacked from four directions, but they were defeated one by one.

Now this Nanming still has such abilities?
Is this asking for death, or is it really a master?
While meditating, someone came to report again.

"Supervisor, Hangzhou urgent report, the pseudo-Ming Lu Jianguo personally led a hundred thousand troops across the Qiantang River to encircle Hangzhou City, the governor of Hangzhou asked Jiang Ning to send troops to rescue! One hundred thousand are urgent!"

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou placed another chess piece on the map of Hangzhou.

After thinking about it, I went to Huizhou and Ganzhou to place one each.

stared at the map for a long time.

Hong Chengchou placed a sunspot in Nanchang in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

He tapped on the map, "Nanchang, the next step for the Ming army is to attack Nanchang."

But he wondered, where did the Ming army get so many soldiers and horses to encircle Chongqing, Jingzhou, Wuchang, and Hangzhou. Could the next step be to encircle Nanchang, Anqing, or even Nanjing?

Impossible, if the Ming army really had such strength, it would be impossible for the two capitals to fall.

Hong Chengchou thought carefully, "No, there must be nothing in it. The Ming army could not have the strength to fight for thousands of miles. They must have only one real goal. Where is it? Jingzhou or Wuchang, or Nanjing, which is not besieged now, or Or Hangzhou, which has been besieged?"

These goals are of strategic value, and Hong Chengchou was unable to judge for a while.

For a long time, he delineated two targets, one is Hangzhou and the other is Nanjing. He still feels that the Ming army launched a counterattack along the entire Yangtze River, but the real goal may be to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

The basis for thinking this way is that Lu Jianguo is now in eastern Zhejiang, and he is based in Shaoxing, so Hangzhou is the nearest target. Of course, Nanjing is also very likely. After all, Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

"If the middle and upper reaches are just bluffing and diverting the tiger away from the mountain, then the soldiers and horses in the lower reaches can't move lightly. But which one is their real goal, Hangzhou or Nanjing?"

If they want to attack Hangzhou, then send reinforcements from Jiangning, but if Hangzhou is just a false target and the real target is Nanjing, wouldn't it be a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain?At that time, if the Ming army enters Chongming from the sea, and then rushes along the river to attack Nanjing, Nanjing will be empty, why not lose it?
But if the real goal is Hangzhou, if Nanjing does not reinforce, can Hangzhou survive?

Hong Chengchou looked at the map, lost in thought.

He began to admire the master behind the scenes who played this full-line counterattack. Who has such skills, Zhang Guowei or Zhu Dadian or that Lu Jianguo?
Or the Jiangnan admiral Zhu Wu who once went north to Sanwu to stir up the world?
Facing letters of appeal for help from all over the country, Hong Chengchou fell silent, and Jiangning had limited troops and horses, so he did not dare to make light of it.

That's the only way to transfer to another town.

Who should he call? He glanced at the places in Su and Song on the map, and finally landed on Suzhou and Songjiang. The Governor of Suzhou, Tu Guobao, was his confidant. Very good, a hundred times better than Wu Shengzhao and Li Chengdong.

Why not transfer the two of them south to Hangzhou for reinforcements, and transfer Wu Shengzhao and Li Chengdong back to defend Nanjing?

But in this way, Su Song's coastal door is wide open.

After thinking about it, he planned to let Wu Shengzhao return to defend Suzhou first, let Li Chengdong take over Songjiang, and let Tu Guobao and Li Yuchun, who can fight, lead troops to Hangzhou for reinforcements.

Hangzhou is the gateway to defend the Ming army in eastern Zhejiang, and there is no room for loss.

Once Hangzhou is lost, the door is wide open, and Jiangnan will be corrupted.

Taking pen and paper, Hong Chengchou began to give a memorial to Beijing. First he wrote a memorial to resignation. The reason was that his father was seriously ill and he wanted to send someone to take his father back to Beijing to serve him as a filial piety.

Immediately afterwards, I wrote another memorial, but it was a huge crisis that suddenly appeared in the entire south. Remnant Ming counterattacked across the board, and the situation was critical. I hope the imperial court can send elites from the Eight Banners of Manchu and Han to the south to suppress the chaos.

And it must be fast, it is best to be able to arrive at the southern battlefield within a month.

(End of this chapter)