Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 244 Go to Nanjing and capture Zhu Laosan alive! (Seeking a monthly pass, asking for a subscription)
Kangxi 12 December [-]th, New Year's Eve.

Located in Dantu Town, Dantu County, Zhenjiang Prefecture, Jiangsu Province, in the yamen of the Qing Army Jiangdong Daying Management Minister, there is a sound of "please press hello and say hello to New Year".In the entire lobby of the Chinese Army, there are generals from the Eight Banners and Green Battalions of the Qing Army in uniforms and official hats of various colors.Because they are all warriors leading soldiers, they are called to Jiangdong Daying to manage the yamen today. It should not be an official business, but to have a New Year's Eve dinner. Naturally, they are more relaxed, one voice is better than the other, and they are loud and martial. chat and laugh with each other.

These military leaders generally come from two sources, some of them followed Prince An Yue Le, "Gambling Dog" Ezha, and Huguang Governor Cai Yurong who had lost all of Huguang's territory, and came to Zhenjiang from Jingzhou Victory.Although this group of people has just gone through a round of thousands of miles, their morale seems to be quite high - because most of them came from Jingzhou with their family members and friends, and Yue Le also arranged their family members to live with Yangzhou is across the river from Zhenjiang.Yangzhou is located in Jiangbei, and it is also the residence of Jiangbei Daying. It is much safer than Zhenjiang, which is located in Jiangnan.

In case something goes wrong, it will be much easier to run back to Beijing from Yangzhou and also run from Zhenjiang
So the Qing soldiers from Jingzhou who are stationed in Zhenjiang now, like the Eight Banners soldiers from Shaanxi and Gansu, take turns to go back to Yangzhou to reunite with their families.

As for the other part of the Qing soldiers who transferred from Wuhu to Zhenjiang on the ship of Shi Lang Navy or fled from Nanjing to Zhenjiang with Echu, their morale was not very good.Most of their family members are trapped in Nanjing, and the family members of the banner soldiers are gone!Some of the green battalion soldiers also disappeared—during the Jiangning Incident, some of the family members of the green battalion soldiers also felt that the whole city was safe, so they fled in in a daze, and when the whole city was breached, they also died.

But today is the New Year's day after all, no matter whether morale is good or not, today we have to put aside our worries for the time being, and let's get drunk today.

In addition, the rumors about "planning the river to govern" were also circulating in the Jiangdong camp during this period.Everyone gathered together today, and this matter became the focus of discussion.

Some people support "rule by drawing the river" and it seems okay to let the third prince Zhu be a "Zhu Gou", so that we can concentrate our superior forces to attack Wu Sangui first.

Others firmly opposed it. Jiangnan was the money box and rice bag of the Qing Dynasty.Although "Zhu Gou" can still be asked to pay the New Year's coins after "planning the river to rule", but collecting the New Year's coins is definitely not enough to directly rule the south of the Yangtze River!
Now the four battalions of Jiangbei, Jiangdong, Jiangxi, and Jiangnan alone have to take 100 million taels of silver from the two chief envoys of Jiangsu and Zhejiang for military expenses every month!

If the river is ruled, how much can "Zhu Gou" give in a year?How can it be enough to feed this big camp and that big camp?
As for real interests, the voices of this group of warriors are getting louder and louder.

Mingzhu, governor of water transport, and Ma Hu, governor of Jiangsu, also sat aside. They didn't join in the discussion, they just frowned and thought about their thoughts. pay.It's normal to be in a bad mood!
Especially that Mingzhu, who watched Zhu Guozhi being tortured in the city of Nanjing
At this time, the sound of boots came from behind the screen.Mingzhu and Ma Hu looked at each other, and they both stood up from their chairs, and Ma Hu said sharply: "Stand on your shift, be careful of losing your dignity before the army!"

With a buzzing sound, the bannermen and generals returned to their positions in disorder, bumping into each other, making a commotion for a while.

After standing in the class according to the rank, I saw Prince An Yue Le turning out from behind the screen with E Zha and Cai Yu Rong with a serious face.The generals below hurriedly gave a thousand salutes one by one, and shouted together: "Greetings to the prince, and New Year greetings to the prince!"

The generals under the command of the Anqin Dynasty smiled lightly, glanced over one by one, did not return the salute, and slowly bowed their hands towards the midair: "By the holy order! This king has been appointed as the governor of Liangjiang, and the imperial envoy supervises the military affairs of Liangjiang, Zhejiang, and Fujian. The naval and land divisions in Liangjiang, Zhejiang, and Fujian are fully dispatched and act cheaply. The generals should be sacred, fear military law, obey orders, be diligent, be diligent in everything, and be brave in battle!"

The generals below were stunned for a moment, and then they tasted something wrong.

It's all about "drawing the river and governing", so how can there be "imperial envoys to supervise the military affairs ministers of Liangjiang, Zhejiang, and Fujian"?
Could it be that the imperial court is using the guise of "planning the river to rule" to fool the Third Prince Zhu in Nanjing, and after he relaxes his vigilance, he will give him a ruthless one?
If this is the case, it must be hidden too closely, and the third prince Zhu will definitely be caught off guard!

Thinking of this, all the generals below immediately became energetic, and they all got angry from their stomachs, and then shouted: "Hey!"

This loud roar shook the entire hall of the Chinese army to buzz.

Seeing that the morale of the people below has risen, Yue Le showed a satisfied smile on his face-everyone can have this morale, which shows that the big guys are not satisfied with the third prince Zhu's stealing of Jiang Ning, and the traitor Geng Jingzhong is also the same. Not afraid.

If the opponent is replaced by Wu Sangui, I am afraid that he will not have such great energy.
"Good job!" Yue Le provoked Thumbs to praise, and then waved his hands again, "Get up!"

Seeing that all the generals below stood up and returned to their respective positions, Yue Le said again: "Everyone must have guessed why the emperor gave me such a heavy power! That's right! The emperor never thought of fighting with Zhu San The prince is planning to rule the river! It's just that the troops were not dispatched in time, and he was not sure of killing them in one fell swoop, so he first used the strategy of appeasement to paralyze the traitors in Jiangning.

But now, our troops have been dispatched, and Jiang Ning's rebels have been deceived by us.According to reports, these days, the third prince Zhu and Geng Jingzhong are busy moving troops westward to occupy Chizhou, Taiping, Huizhou, etc., in case Li Zicheng goes eastward after King Kang evacuates Jiujiang; The elders of the family and the envoys of the rebels from all over the world are planning to hold a meeting in Jiangning after the New Year to announce the restoration of the Ming Dynasty. Haha, it is extremely absurd! "

What Yue Le said was that he was full of confidence, and all the generals who had just stepped back became eager.Let them fight Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng, they may be reluctant, but they are all gearing up to fight the third prince Zhu who is entrenched in Jiangning!
Hitting Zhu San is revenge with a grudge, and even those without grudges can get rich!
Although the whole city of Jiangning was slaughtered by Geng Jingzhong, and he was doing things in accordance with the old rules of the Qing Dynasty "If you stick to it, you must be slaughtered", but the big guy hates the third prince the most.

Moreover, Jiangning, where Zhu San is entrenched, is the second most prosperous place in the Jiangnan generation after Suzhou. If this can be washed once, wouldn't everyone be able to save enough flowers for a lifetime?
Even if Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng get Jiangnan in the future, they really have to rule the river.With this windfall, I won't be poor after returning to Beijing!

Yue Le's face also sank, "Soldiers, tricks! Even if the enemy is not very strong, we have to use enough tricks, and we have to kill the third prince Zhu and Geng Jingzhong with a sledgehammer!
Now that our deceit has been completed, the next step is to choose an unexpected time to send troops.Everyone, how do you feel about this big Chinese New Year? "

high!
It's so high!
First use "Pawing the river to rule" to paralyze the third prince Zhu and Geng Jingzhong, and then suddenly send troops during the Chinese New Year!
What's more, such a big plan has been secretly prepared for so many days, and most of the senior military officers who came to the Jiangdong Daying Management Minister's Yamen today to wait for the New Year's Eve dinner did not know that there was such a big plan. out!
To keep this secret, unless the third prince Zhu and Geng Jingzhong in Nanjing can pinch and count, they must never have imagined that the heavenly soldiers of the Qing Dynasty would pick such a time to attack.

And Nanjing is actually very close to Jiangdong Daying in Dantu Town, Zhenjiang!

It is only 85 miles from Jiangdong Daying to Xiashu Town at the "junction between Ming and Qing Dynasties", and only 40 miles from Jiangdong Daying to Qixia Mountain where Yuele is about to set up camp.And more than [-] miles to the west from Qixia Mountain is Nanjing City!

And this time the opponent is not Wu Sangui, but the Third Prince Zhu and Geng Jingzhong. They are not that strong!

Yue Le stared at the generals under his command with piercing eyes. From their faces, he could see greed, hatred, and the drive to tear Third Prince Zhu and Geng Jingzhong apart and evacuate the entire city of Nanjing!

This is what he wants!
Yue Le nodded, and then cupped his fists at the people below: "Everyone, I'm sorry for everyone. I didn't prepare a New Year's Eve dinner tonight. I only planned to send troops to attack Nanjing City East. The route, the supplies, rations, and artillery that need to be carried have all been written in the military orders of the soldiers, and they will be issued directly to everyone later, and everyone can follow the orders.

As for the brothers who are not in the team, there is no need to find them back, just pay as much as you have! "

After saying this, he nodded to Captain Ghoshha beside him, only to hear the man yell: "Bring them all in!"

Immediately someone outside the lobby responded, "Hey!"

Then I saw a dozen or so palace guards walking in with trays in their hands. Half of the trays contained envelopes. The names of the generals were written on the envelopes, and inside were military orders.

The other half of the tray is full of steaming meat buns—there is no New Year’s Eve dinner, but there are enough buns!
Yue Le watched the generals below take away the envelopes with his name written on them from the tray, then picked up the meat buns and gnawed them, then nodded with a smile: "Okay, eat more buns is enough! As for the year For supper, after taking down Nanjing, this king will have a drink with all the lords."

He raised his voice again: "Finally, this king dictates another order. Break down the city of Nanjing, and don't seal the sword for ten days!"

Do not seal the knife for ten days!
In other words, they could burn, kill and loot in Nanjing City for a full ten days!

Yue Le's face turned ferocious, and his voice trembled a little: "Tell the brothers below to get rich, this is the only time! Don't seal the knife for ten days! Even if Nanjing City is robbed, this king will not convict you!
This king only wants the third prince Zhu and the city of Nanjing! "

I don't know who took the lead and shouted: "Go to Nanjing and capture Zhu Laosan alive!"

Then more people cheered together: "Go to Nanjing and capture Zhu Laosan alive!"

The same festival, different atmosphere.

In Nanjing, right now is the busiest time of the year, and even the level of excitement has surpassed many years before. The city, which is full of buildings left over from the sad Ming Dynasty, began to decay at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This is no longer a southeast city full of talents, and there are no Donglin party members who dare to inspire words and point out the country. What is there is only the seemingly inviolable majesty of the Qing Dynasty and the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers!
And as the survivors of that generation of Ming Dynasty, those old people who have personally experienced the great tomorrow, still miss their homeland, and dream that one day the Han family can come back to the world, are gradually leaving. This city is likely to be the largest city in the world. The city seems to be gradually getting used to its new identity and new owner.

Just as a long and dreary era was approaching, the 12th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty suddenly became the 46th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty!
In the 46th year of Chongzhen, people in Nanjing suddenly realized that the Ming Dynasty had not gone far away. Now that Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, only 46 years have passed, and it has been less than [-] years since Chongzhen died for the country.

Even, the flag of Ming Dynasty has not been completely lowered. In the past ten years, it has been flying unyieldingly on the north and south seasides and on several deserted islands.

And the third prince Zhu, the son of Emperor Chongzhen, and the righteous men of Tiandihui fought for the great cause of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty all the time.

With the efforts of all these people, the reign title of Emperor Chongzhen once again appeared in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Daming is back!
Moreover, it also issued a call to the heroes and masters of the world, inviting everyone to gather in Jinling to discuss the country together and come up with suggestions to see how to restore the great Ming Dynasty and how to establish a new one that is different from the previous destroyed Ming Dynasty. Daming, a new Daming where the world is for the public, the people respect the monarch and relatives, and the world is the master and the guest!

Such a new Ming Dynasty, of course, can attract those "old people" who are hidden in various places, but still have the world in their hearts, and those new people who are eager to fight and are full of enthusiasm, and gather in Jinling one after another.Come find their dreams and opportunities!

And Wang Zhongxiao, who single-handedly contributed to this earth-shattering change, also welcomed Huang Zongxi, Qu Dajun, Chen Gongyin and other signs of "Tiandihui Great Confucianism" and Tiandihui Chief Helmsman in his Mochou Lake Palace—now it is no longer necessary What's the name of the "Reformation Society" again?

You can openly declare to everyone that the Tiandihui is the new society, the new society is the Tiandihui, and the new Confucianism with "The World is Public" as the core idea is the guiding ideology of the Tiandihui!

The Tiandihui is to build an ideal country according to the principles of "The World is Public".

Today, in Mochou Hunan Palace, we are having a lively New Year’s Eve dinner together, drinking and chatting together, except for those generals who came to Nanjing with Wang Zhongxiao, they are these great Confucianists who are full of knowledge and principles, but not very good at execution up.

This great Confucian is equipped with cannons, the truth will work!

In the hall of the palace, the stove was burning right now, and it was very warm. Dozens of large tables were set up, and all kinds of side dishes from the north and the south were filled to the brim. Brave yourself up, take out the skill of housekeeping, a table, that is called a cluster of flowers.

But in the military camp of Mochou Lake Prince's Mansion and the martial arts school opened with the camp, there is enough alcohol and meat today - of course, the officers and soldiers on duty are still not allowed to drink alcohol!
You can’t let go of your vigilance at any time, especially in a city of Nanjing that has East Palace, West Palace, South Palace, North Palace, Zhong Palace, and Yi Palace. Only one Heavenly King is missing and Nanjing has been changed to Tianjing!
In this city of Nanjing, if Wang Zhongxiao still takes it lightly, it would be a waste of reading history books.

However, he, the successor of the Southern King, still seems a little weak in the city of Nanjing. Apart from the two thousand old brothers who have come from Guangdong one after another, what he can grasp is probably the two thousand "Huaiyong" who have just been recruited into the camp— —Wang Zhongxiao is also "Li Zhongtang" now!Of course Li Zhongtang will use Huai Yong.

And these two thousand Huaiyong were recruited from Jiangbei by Liu Jinzhong. Their enthusiasm for joining the army was much higher than that of the people in Yingtianfu!Wang Zhongxiao’s standard of military pay for regimental training (the same standard for the Guangdong New Army, but they have 45 days of "unpaid service" every year for those who have been awarded land), is not small for them. Zhuang enthusiastically applied for the recruitment, and even Ding Zhuang from nearby Chuzhou, Hezhou, and Fengyang quietly ran to serve as a soldier for Ming Dynasty—I think back then, many Huaixi men who went to Nanjing to serve as soldiers for a rebellious emperor named Zhu , But they all played legends one by one.

The wealth effect is there, who is not excited?
Wang Zhongxiao looked at the dozens of tables in the hall, and his thoughts turned quickly. The next Fuming Conference must be held well!

We must start a new era and a new atmosphere!

Not only can we no longer follow the old path, but we have to take a new path!
But how to take this new path?

Now the new Ming Dynasty has signs of warlord separatism. Oh, it's not a sign, it's warlord separatism!Maybe there will be a civil war, and the level of chaos is similar to that of the Red Turban Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty!
This can't be done!

Suddenly hurried footsteps sounded outside the door, and then saw Wang Quanfei, Wang Zhongxiao's personal battalion commander, stepping in, his expression was a little nervous, as if something serious had happened.

Wang Zhongxiao frowned deeply, and didn't ask any questions. He just waited for Wang Quan to come to his ear, and reported in a low voice, "Jie Shuai, the beacon tower has been lit!"

"What?" Wang Zhongxiao was startled, "Where is the beacon tower? Is it upstream or Jiangbei?"

"Neither, it seems to be east!" Wang Quan said.

"East?" Wang Zhongxiao frowned, "It's Jiangdong Camp!"

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