Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 245 Learn the eighth, like Chongzhen, be careful to go to heaven! (Seeking a monthly pass, asking for a subscription)

Geng Jingzhong, the East King of the Ming Dynasty, set up the East King’s Mansion in Nanjing on the former site of the Jiangning General’s Office in the Qing Dynasty. The Jiangning General’s Office was located in the Nanjing Imperial City, outside the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City.This general's office was built in the Shunzhi period, covering a rather large area. When it was first built, the [-] Eight Banners officers and soldiers stationed by the Qing court in Jiangning, including their families, could all be gathered into the office.There are also tall walls built around it, which is actually a small castle.The bricks and stones for the construction of the General's Office were taken from the buildings in the Nanjing Imperial City, and they were all the best materials, so the General's Office was built quite solidly.

When Geng Jingzhong led his troops to attack Jiangning Mancheng, because the general office was too close to the inner city of Nanjing, it was hit repeatedly by the mortar shells deployed by Wang Zhongxiao earlier on the outer city tower, so the Eight Banners in the general office The soldiers and their families all moved into the Forbidden City.Therefore, when Geng Jingzhong's men attacked Jiangning Mancheng, the general's office was basically preserved.

And after Geng Jingzhong took down the Jiangning Mancheng, he also took a fancy to the strength of the general's office and its location in a corner of Jiangning, which was convenient for him to "separate one side" in Nanjing, so he changed the sign of the Jiangning General's Office to the East Prince's Mansion , and conveniently designated the original Jiangning Mancheng, including the original Ming Dynasty imperial city, as his own defense zone.

This imperial city is all his, so the prophecy that the emperor's body is in the ear should not be wrong, right?

Probably in order to experience what it's like to be an emperor in advance, Geng Jingzhong asked people to put tonight's New Year's Eve dinner in the only barely usable Hall of Martial Arts in the Forbidden City in Nanjing.

At this moment, dozens of warm sheds have been set up on the open space outside the Hall of Martial Heroes, and inside each shed are lit braziers for heating, hung red lanterns for lighting, and set up several tables of banquets, except for a few " Geng Wangbing who worked overtime as a gatekeeper, most of the generals and staff who came to Nanjing with Geng Jingzhong, are now either eating and drinking in these sheds, or eating and drinking in the main hall of the Hall of Martial Arts.

As for Geng Jingzhong himself, in a private room in the Hall of Martial Arts, monk Zhixin, Shang Zhijie, Shang Zhiying, Shang Shuying, Deng Guangming, Yu Renying, Li Daoren, and other beloved relatives and friends, as well as confidantes, ate and chatted together.

Talk about coercing the emperor to beg for disobedience.
But the chat was not very good, because this group of people chatted back and forth, and after chatting, they found that there are quite a lot of "disobedience" now, but they seem to be unable to beat anyone!

Not to mention Wu Sangui, he has already followed the "Longzhong Dui" handed down by Zhuge Liang in the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains!How can Geng Jingzhong and Liu Jinzhong beat others with their strength?
Li Zicheng, who is entrenched in Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Yuezhou, and Jingzhou, also looks quite powerful. One word, it should be quite powerful.

As for Nanwang Wang Fuchen, beating Shang Kexi and Shang Zhixin is like playing games, and Geng Jingzhong will definitely not be able to please them.

And Yi Wang Zheng Jing. Now he has taken Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, which are the old nest of their Hokkien people.With the two prefectures of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, Zheng Jiajun will have no shortage of manpower!
The Zheng family was able to make money in the first place, the troops were well paid and well equipped, but they were short of major generals and could not fight a war of attrition.Now that there is no shortage of family members, are you still afraid of Geng Jingzhong's crusade?
But although Geng Jingzhong and his group can't get any dissatisfied ministers, those dissidents seem to have nothing to do with him for a while.
"My lord, have you noticed that the situation you are facing now is very similar to when Zhu Hongwu occupied Jiqing Road back then!" It was the Daoist Li who was counting on Geng Jingzhong with his fingers. The "number" is called "Berwin".

Now that there is "Berwen", there must be a "Yuanzhang".

And this "Yuanzhang", according to Li Bowen's calculations, seems to be in Nanjing!

There is no doubt that this Yuanzhang is Geng Yuanzhang!

"Where does it look like?" Geng Jingzhong immediately became interested when he heard this. Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have a difficult time at the beginning, much more difficult than Geng Jingzhong. He can get up after occupying Nanjing. There is no reason why Geng Jingzhong can't. !

"The main reason is the situation." Li Daoren said, "At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's territory was also confined around Jinling, with Xu Shouhui and Chen Youliang in the west, Zhang Shicheng in the east, and Yang Wanzhe in the south. In Huizhou and Chizhou, there were still many red scarves. The leader of the army. At the same time, between Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu and Chen, there is Yu Que who is loyal to the Yuan Dynasty. Today, there is Yue Le in the east of Jinling, and Li Zhifang in the south. Chizhou, Huizhou, and Taipingfu are all subordinates of the prince. princes.

However, Jiujiang and Anqing were controlled by the outstanding book of Jiangxi Daying in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This outstanding book is like Yu Que in the late Yuan Dynasty!I think that when Yu Queyi controlled Anqing and blocked Xu Shouhui and Chen Youliang upstream for several years, Zhu Yuanzhang was given time to grow in Jinling. "

Just after he finished speaking, Yu Renying, who was wearing a feather fan and scarf and dressed as Zhuge Kongming, also took up the topic, and said with a smile: "My lord, I think it is very difficult to succeed in the plan to plan the river. The Qing court is probably planning to slow down the army It is impossible to ask them to give up the rich land of Jiangdong. Kangxi's purpose is to let us not disturb the rich land of Susong and Zhejiang, so that he can concentrate on fighting Wu Sangui. Your lord, why don't you come here? In response, while slowly negotiating with Yue Le and Mingzhu, speed up the cleanup of Taiping, Chizhou, Huizhou, Ningguo and Guangde Prefectures, and at the same time order the Northern King to attack Chuzhou, Hezhou, Luzhou and other places, but do not cooperate with Li Zicheng's attack Jiujiang and Anqing, let Jie Shu, Yu Que, hang around for a few more years, and don’t rush to attack Yue Le, Yue Shicheng, just let him live happily in Suzhou for a few years. There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. No matter how powerful the general is, Raise it there for a few years, and it can be raised and disabled!"

Geng Jingzhong listened to the suggestions of Zhuge Liang and Liu Bowen, the copycat version, and immediately felt that he was doing well. When he was about to make some high-level remarks, the voice of Xu Wenhuan, the guard commander of the East Palace, suddenly sounded outside the door: "My lord, Zijinshan Let the flames rise!"

"What?" Geng Jingzhong was taken aback, "Purple Gold Mountain? The fire is raging?"

The voice from outside seemed very anxious, "Yes, it's Daqi!"

"Could it be Yue Le?" Geng Jingzhong's expression changed drastically.

He turned his head to look at Zhuge Liang's copycat version and Bowen Liu's copycat version. These two seemed to have "a legacy strategy". He didn't expect that Yue Le, the "Yue Shicheng", would come to raid Jinling!

Li Daoren and Yu Renying were startled at first, and then quickly changed their expressions to joy.

"My lord, this is a good thing!"

"That's right, my lord, this is God helping my lord to control Jinling!"

"How do you say that?" Geng Jingzhong asked in bewilderment.

"My lord," Li Daoren said, "if you are worse than Zhu Chongba back then, it is that you can't completely control Jinling City. Now there are still soldiers from Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao in Jinling City! This time, we happened to Use Yue Le's knife to consume them both!"

Yu Renying also shook his feather fan and said, "My lord, you can still sit in the center and dispatch the command. Send Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao's soldiers and horses out of Nanjing City, so that our people can firmly control the city.

Then, as long as you can command the army to defeat Yue Le, the power of the court may belong to the prince! "

"Okay!" Geng Jingzhong slapped his hands, "The two military advisers are really clever. But how should this king dispatch troops to defeat Yue Le's army?"

This question seems to be a bit embarrassing for the copycat version of Zhuge Liang and the copycat version of Liu Bowen!

Just when the two "copycats" were speechless for a while, Shang Zhixin suddenly said: "My lord, you just need to sit in Jinling, and then send Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao to defend the front, and then let the younger brother Zhijie and Zhixin go to the front." Ying, sister-in-law Shuying led the troops across the river, went to Gaoyou Lake with the king of the north to march to Huai'an, followed the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao, and then forced Yue Le to retreat!"

"Invade Huai'an?" Geng Jingzhong frowned, "However, Huai'an city is strong, and there is a lieutenant stationed all year round, so it's not easy to fight!"

Shang Zhixin said with a smile: "The King of the North doesn't need to take down Huai'an City, he just needs to take down Gaojiayan. Yue Le will have to go back to Jiangbei!"

"Gaojiayan? My father, you want to."

Shang Zhixin said with a smile: "It's a last resort, it's a last resort. If Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao can defeat Yue Le, you don't have to take such a bad policy! Otherwise"

"What? Yue, Yue Le's army has already entered Xiashu Town? What, what, what should I do?"

In Prince Ding's Mansion in Nanjing, Zhu Cijiong, King Ding of the Ming Dynasty, had just finished the New Year's Eve dinner and was bringing his wife and children to offer sacrifices to his ancestors. The Minister of the Household Department and Yin Tianfu Lu Sanhao rushed to report the news of Yue Le's dispatch of troops.

The news about Lu Sanhao is much more accurate than the news about Wang Zhongxiao and Geng Jingzhong!
He knew that Yue Le's army had entered Xiashu Town!

But this is also normal, he was originally the Yin of Ying Tian Fu, and the chief leader of Ying Tian Tuanlian, Xia Shu Town is his territory.Wang Zhongxiao and Geng Jingzhong could only know what was going on from the flames on the Beacon Tower (also built by Lu Sanhao), and guessed that it was Yue Le who came to attack.

But Lu Sanhao got an urgent military report sent by the leader of the regiment training in Xiashu Town!
"My lord, don't worry, I have already made arrangements!"

Lu Sanhao was calm and confident.

"Okay, Sanhao, you are indeed my minister, what's the best way to defeat the enemy? Tell Gu to listen."

Lu San laughed and said: "Your Majesty, I have already had someone prepare a galley fast boat on the wharf of Wai Jinchuan Gate. As long as you get on this boat, you can go up the river and retreat to the territory of His Royal Highness Hu Guangxi." Go! With the protection of King Xi, you will be safe!"

After hearing this, the third prince Zhu was so sad and disappointed in his heart!

What about the important minister?

This is simply ulterior motives!

Get on the boat and run upstream. Why does this story sound like Xiao Ming Wang Han Lin'er's version?
Turns out he drowned on the road, or was caught and chopped up by Li Zicheng, so Wu Sangui couldn't wake up laughing?Now Wu Sangui doesn't need the big banner of Prince Zhu much anymore.

If he died, Wu Sangui would be very happy!

This is all left over by the ancestors of the third prince Zhu. Now you still want to use this trick to deal with the third prince Zhu?Think beautifully!
After trying to understand the key point, the Third Prince Zhu's face darkened, and he said righteously: "The lonely family will not leave! The lonely family wants the emperor to guard the country's gate, it is the supervisor of the country to guard the country's gate!"

Ah, the emperor guards the gate of the country?
Lu San kindly said: Don't you learn from your father Chongzhen's lesson?

He wanted to persuade him here, but the "mature maid" who was guarding outside suddenly shouted: "His Royal Highness, Li Zhongtang, Chen Zhongtang are here!"

It turned out that Geng Jingzhong, Wang Zhongxiao, and Chen Yonghua came together.

"Your Majesty only sits comfortably in the palace, foreign enemies have their own ministers to command the three armies to defeat them!"

In the lobby of Prince Ding's Mansion, Geng Jingzhong was pleading for the third prince Zhu's order, beating his chest!

Although his Eastern King's title is the same as that of Yang Dongwang in history, it is two points worse than Yang Dongwang. One is that he does not have the position of "Zuofu Zhengjun" who can command the entire army; The trick of "Chongzhen Possession" is useless even if it works!What is the quality of these rebels in Nanjing now?Huang Zongxi, Zhu Shunshui, Gu Yanwu, Wang Fuzhi, Tang Zhen, etc. are all here!Can they believe the nonsense of "Chongzhen possession"?

So now he has no way to speak for Chongzhen, and can only rely on the method of fooling the third prince Zhu to deceive him into being the "commander of the former enemy in the Nanjing Campaign".

Upon hearing Geng Jingzhong's words, the Third Prince Zhu immediately showed a relaxed expression. Just as he was about to nod his head in agreement, Chen Yonghua who was beside him suddenly interrupted and said, "Your Majesty, I suggest that you march in person! Now that the army is under pressure, people are in panic, and The people of Jinling don't even know how mighty you are, Your Majesty. Only when you lead the three armies out of the city to meet the enemy, can you destroy Yue Le's troops in one fell swoop!"

Upon hearing Chen Yonghua's suggestion, Third Prince Zhu and Geng Jingzhong were not happy.

Once the third prince Zhu left the city, what would Geng Jingzhong do?He can't hide in the city alone, can he?Then everyone has to get out!At that time, if you win, the third prince Zhu will gain prestige, and if you lose, everyone will die together!

Third Prince Zhu frowned and said, "Nanjing has a strong city to rely on, and I'm afraid to go out of the city."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Geng Jingzhong said, "I'll be safe as long as I guard the country and defend the city. Li Zhongtang and Lu Zhongtang, you two should lead your headquarters to meet the enemy!"

Of course Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao were not happy either.

There is no problem in meeting the enemy, but why only let the two of them lead the attack?Isn't this going to consume their strength?This Geng Jingzhong has no good intentions!

Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao said: "My lord, since we are going out of the city, let's all go out together! Let's have a grand battle with Yue Le!"

Lu Sanhao also said: "My lord, if you dare not go, let His Royal Highness Prince Ding take me and Brother Shikai together. Let's search together, and we can still pull out [-] elites, which is enough for a battle!"

Wang Zhongxiao also nodded and said: "There are thousands of people without the prince, as long as the banner of His Highness Jian Guo inspires the army's morale, this battle will undoubtedly be won!"

Geng Jingzhong did not have many troops in Nanjing. He led only 2000 troops to Nanjing. Later, he assigned Zeng Yangxing to lead [-] troops to attack Ningguo Mansion and Guangde Prefecture, and sent some to Taiping Mansion and Chizhou. The government is stationed.Fortunately, Shang Zhixin's two brothers were driven away by Wang Fuchen, and they ran across the state and county from Jiangxi to Nanjing to seek refuge, and brought another [-] people.

That's why Geng Jingzhong was able to gather 5000 people in Nanjing.

Of course, there are still more than 1 people loyal to Geng Jingzhong in Taiping Mansion, Chizhou Mansion, and Huizhou Mansion. Together, he can still pull out more than 2 people.

And Lu Sanhao, the leader of the training group, has more than 1 people in his hands, and Wang Zhongxiao also pulls out a small five thousand. The two of them add up to more than 2.It is similar to Geng Jingzhong.

However, Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao's more than 2 people are mostly recruits, who have not been tempered by the flames of war, and they are not as good as Geng Jingzhong's veterans.

Of course, Geng Jingzhong refused to lead his troops out of the city, how could he "command" in the middle, he commanded 5000 people with only [-] people?Think beautifully!

So he just kept shaking his head: "If that's the case, then stick to Nanjing City, and don't let anyone go out!"

This will be opened. Our own people are about to fight!
The third prince Zhu frowned, but he didn't dare to go out of the city to fight. If he had the courage, he would have gone out of the mountain before Nanming collapsed.

Seeing the appearance of these people present, Wang Zhongxiao thought to himself: That's it. This is really enough for "Yuanjun" and "Yuanchen". No one will obey anyone!
"That's okay," Wang Zhongxiao said, "Sanhao, Dong Wang, don't leave the city, and Chen Zhongtang and I will lead 5000 troops to resist Yue Le! But I only have 5000 people, and there are still [-] to use Jiangnan Group training. Sanhao, can you give me [-] people?"

Lu San took a good look at Geng Jingzhong, then nodded: "Okay! Shikai, I'll transfer five thousand elite soldiers to you!"

Wang Zhongxiao nodded, and clenched his fists at Third Prince Zhu again: "Jianguo, you also give me a decree, I want the right to do things cheaply outside Nanjing!"

"Okay, everyone outside Nanjing is at your command!" Third Prince Zhu quickly nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)