Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 246 Behind us is Nanjing!Chang'an is right in front of us! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

In the 47th year of Chongzhen, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Nanjing, Mochou Lake.

Under the service of his concubine Yang Xiaohuan, Wang Zhongxiao had already put on a brand new red jacket, a black breastplate, a saber and a flintlock pistol, and was dressed like a "laner".

In fact, he has never believed in "ruling the river", even if it is written in black and white in the history books of later generations, he will not agree now!

Although he didn't expect that the Qing army would send troops to attack Nanjing on New Year's Eve, but the military preparations never stopped.

After he, Lu Sanhao, Chen Yonghua and others jointly captured Nanjing, various combat preparations began immediately.The work of recruiting recruits from several counties under the jurisdiction of Yingtianfu has been advancing with all its strength. After Liu Jinzhong took Jiangpu and Liuhe, Wang Zhongxiao shifted the focus of recruiting recruits to Jiangbei and Huaixi.

While recruiting recruits, the martial arts scholars and veterans from Guangdong were also continuously transferred to Nanjing.Although the land transportation between Nanjing and Guangdong was very inconvenient due to the existence of the Jiangxi camp of the Qing army, the traffic line going north by sea was not cut off because of a magical tacit understanding.Therefore, Wang Zhongxiao can still get support from Guangdong through this river-sea lifeline.

However, if Shi Lang's Yangtze River Navy does not block Nanjing, it does not mean that they will let it pass with their eyes closed. They also have to block the road to collect fees, and if they want to collect fees, they have to board the ship for inspection.If Shi Lang's people found out about transporting troops and ammunition by ship after ship, wouldn't they be allowed to fight on the Yangtze River?
Moreover, Wang Fuchen was worried about handing over a large number of troops and ammunition to Zheng "Jing" for shipping. God knows where this fine man will transport the Wang family's army and ammunition?
Therefore, in the past few months, the number of non-commissioned officers from the Jiangwu Hall, veterans of the Cantonese Army, and various munitions that have been transported by water one after another in the past few months is not too large, but it is still enough for Wang Zhongxiao to carry the entire Huai Army Association according to the standards of the Guangdong New Army. set up.

After the troops are formed, there will be all kinds of urgent training!What kind of formation, what kind of live ammunition shooting, what kind of fortification training, what kind of field training, all of which are indispensable!
In addition, Wang Zhongxiao also formed a staff group led by Zhou Chang, Wang Quan, Wang An and Guo Jinbao.

These four people each have a division of labor.

Among them, Zhou Changguan, who was extremely gifted in military affairs, was not born in the army, but he was familiar with all kinds of military tactics, and even secretly learned the tactics and tactics of the Eight Banners soldiers from Tuhai.After arriving in Guangdong, Wang Zhongxiao asked him to participate in the management of the martial arts hall.Let him learn and work, and learned all the four axes of the Wang family (horse, infantry, cannon, and crafting axes), and also participated in the compilation of teaching materials for the lecture hall.

Of course, the new tactics developed by Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao include cavalry charges, infantry shooting in line, skirmishers coldly shooting, rifle and musket formations, digging trenches and building fortifications to shoot, digging trenches and firing artillery to attack the city, and coordinating with horse artillery workers Wait, it's all fur, so it's not difficult to grasp.

After he arrived in Nanjing, Wang Zhongxiao immediately appointed him as the Southern Prince's Mansion Zuo to join the army on behalf of Wang Fuchen, and asked him to bring a few graduates from the first and second phases of the Guangdong Lecture Hall to serve as staff officers. .These days, I wandered around Nanjing, drawing maps and looking at the topography, and I almost had a thorough understanding of the mountains, rivers and rivers around the city of Nanjing.

The "Old Army" Wang Quan and Wang Anguan brought out by the father and son Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao are in charge of training.

Wang Quan was in charge of training Wang Zhongxiao's personal battalion, and at the same time served as a member of the personal battalion—this is an elite "synthetic battalion", which uses the military system of the Guangdong New Army. It has four musketeers, one cavalry team, one artillery team, and one The engineering team and a supply team have a total of more than [-] people.Among them, the number of veterans accounted for about half, and the rest were Huaixi heroes!

Wang Anze was officially in charge of the training of the remaining three infantry battalions of the "Huai Army" with 300 soldiers-these three battalions were composed of four musket teams and two long spear teams. The muskets are also flintlock guns, and the firepower is still very powerful!

However, there are many recruits in these three infantry battalions, and the training has not yet been completed, so they must be used with caution.

The ancestral firearms expert Guo Jinbao has now followed Wang Zhongxiao to Nanjing. He is Wang Zhongxiao's firearms chief, and he is in charge of the artillery team that belongs to the "Li Zhongtang's personal army". This artillery team has a total of more than a hundred people. , Equipped with six three-pound "red cannons" (reduced red cannons) and four sky cannons (mortars) that can fire 24-pound shells.

This Guo Jinbao originally wanted to follow Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao to Guangdong to become a county magistrate, but he didn't expect that after being deceived to Guangdong, he would directly become the "Mr. Guo" of the Guangdong Lecture Hall, specializing in teaching the non-commissioned officers to shoot , shooting guns, and distributing gunpowder.

However, he always felt itchy when he saw his students making great achievements, so this time he came to Nanjing with Zhou Chang in a stern manner, and now he is the firearms chief of the Nanwangfu, changing from Mr. Guo to Mr. Guo.

When Wang Zhongxiao put on his clothes neatly and buckled a Guangdong new army-style helmet on his forehead, Zhou Changzheng dropped the pen in his hand on the map with a snap : "If I were Yue Le, I would definitely travel day and night to seize Qixia Mountain first, then build a camp relying on Qixia Mountain and Jiuxiang River, and divide troops to guard Longtan Port, Dongyang Town, and Xiashu Town. In this way, we want to repel Yue It's not easy for Le Ke."

"Zhongtang, then we have to dispatch quickly!" Wang Quan said, "Yue Le arrived at Xiashu Town last night. It is only forty miles from Xiashu Town to Qixia Mountain. Before dark today, Yue Le's army We should be able to arrive. We are still [-] miles away from Mochou Lake to Qixia Mountain. The quick march should be in time. As long as we occupy the highland of Qixia Mountain, we will be able to block Yue Le."

Wang An shook his head: "Stop it? It's a bit difficult for us to make it in time, but Lu Sanhao's regiment training is too late for him. Most of the people have gone home for the New Year, and it takes at least two days to gather together. Even if Lu Sanhao transferred troops overnight last night, at least it will be done tomorrow. Concentrate on Nanjing and drive to Qixia Mountain the day after tomorrow. How many people did Yue Le bring this time? Thirty thousand? Twenty thousand? Are we going to force him with 5000 people for two days? The elite is okay, but in fact, the three infantry battalions can't fight at all!

Therefore, I do not agree to fight in Qixia Mountain or establish a stronghold in Jubao Mountain and Shihui Mountain, relying on the outer city of Nanjing to fight with Yue Le. "

Guo Jinbao also disapproved of robbing Qixia Mountain with Yue Le. He said: "We don't have enough guns. We only have six three-pound cannons and four 24-pound soaring cannons. Yue Le is coming so fiercely that he might even have cannons in red! If you want to fight Yue Le head-on at Qixia Mountain, you won't get any cheap money."

Wang Zhongxiao smiled: "Pei Gong, now it is one to two to fight or not to fight, what do you mean?"

Zhou Chang didn't look at the map anymore, he just brushed his beard and squinted his eyes, and he knew that something bad was happening there.Hearing Wang Zhongxiao ask what he meant, he just looked at his lord and said with a smile: "Zhongtang, our lord is behind Nanjing!"

Oh, this Zhou Chang still has such awareness?Wang Zhongxiao nodded, and said in his heart: This is near vermilion Zhechi!All progressed under the inspiration of my noble personality charm!
Seeing Wang Zhongxiao nodding, Zhou Chang said again: "This is the Nanjing of the Third Prince Zhu, the Nanjing of Lu Sanhao, the Nanjing of Geng Jingzhong, not your Nanjing, my lord!"

Wang Zhongxiao looked at him, Zhou Peigong was indeed Zhou Peigong. This consciousness is still a bit low!

Zhou Chang went on to say: "So what if we desperately snatch Qixia Mountain? Will the world be a public world? Will the third prince Zhu be willing to be a virtuous king? Will Lu Sanhao fight Wu Sangui? Will Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin, these two colluding villains with ulterior motives, repent? How many famous scholars in the southeast of Nanjing will regard you, Zhongtang, as the pillar of the world? Because the lord fought a bloody battle with the Tartars in Qixia Mountain, so the lord is the only one to follow?"

Where did Wang Zhongxiao not understand what Zhou Chang meant?
Only after the battle of Nanjing is over, the control of Nanjing will be the real winner!
And the victor is not to be blamed, no matter how many shady means he has adopted!

"Then. March into Jubao Mountain?" Wang Zhongxiao said thoughtfully.

"Think Yue Le is outside the outer city of Nanjing?" Zhou Peigong laughed. "The dukes in Nanjing may not even be able to hear the sound of cannons clearly. Isn't that appropriate?"

"Then set up troops at Xiaoling Mausoleum and Xiaoling Guard!" Wang Zhongxiao finally made up his mind, "Xiaoling Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Emperor Taizu, and it is located on Zijin Mountain. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is no room for loss. And Xiaoling Guard The city is also the key point to the east of Nanjing, and it is the horn of Xiaoling Mausoleum on Zijin Mountain. The two must guard together! Let's guard the tomb of Ming Taizu at Xiaolingwei and Xiaoling Mausoleum, and fight a battle to defend Nanjing. !"

Zhou Chang cupped his hands and said: "Zhongtang is wise, then let's move the whole army to Xiaolingwei now!"

"Relocate the whole army?" Wang Zhongxiao thought for a while, then glanced at Yang Xiaohuan beside him.

Zhou Chang nodded, "My lord's family members and the belongings in the Mochou Lake Prince's Mansion are all taken away. You must be cautious! If your family members stay in Mochou Lake, you will be taking a risk every time you go home!"

This Zhou Chang really became more and more thoughtful!It's just that my thoughts are a bit dark, but now people like Geng Jingzhong and Shang Zhixin are in Nanjing!

"Okay!" Wang Zhongxiao nodded heavily, "That's it. The whole army will move to Xiaolingwei!"

"Long live King Xi! Long live King Xi!"

On the outskirts of Xi'an, on the silver-white Baling Plain, the densely packed Wu family army cheered loudly.Standing high on the hillside, Wu Yingxiong, the eldest son of the Western King of Ming Dynasty, and Wu Shifan, the grandson of the Western King, both showed smug smiles.

This time Wu Yingxiong is really Xiong Zhen Huaxia!After his son Wu Shifan led troops to capture Wuguan, he personally led an army of [-] and marched nearly [-] miles. He was invincible all the way, and directly killed Balingyuan outside Xi'an.

This Baling was originally located to the west of the Bashui River. It was a terrace, called Bashang in ancient times!

It is the place where Emperor Hangao Liu Bang stationed troops to resist the overlord after Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, entered Guanzhong.And the famous dinner in history, called the Hongmen Banquet, was about fifty miles northeast of Balingyuan.

Now that Wu Yingxiong drove the army to Balingyuan, it was tantamount to putting a big knife on the neck of the "Emperor Kang" in Xi'an city!

Doesn't this Emperor Kang like to play the imperial conquest, and the emperor guarding the gate of the country?Fold yourself in now?

Thinking of this, Wu Yingxiong said to his son Wu Shifan beside him: "Son, Kangxi can't even send out soldiers to guard Bashang. It seems that Xi'an is really empty of troops. How about we send troops to attack Xi'an after a few days off? If we can break through in one fell swoop Xi'an, the world can be settled!"

What?This is about to siege the city?Wu Shifan was also taken aback, why did his father "learn bad"?In order to be the emperor, I don't want my wife anymore
"Father, the fortified city of Xi'an is difficult to conquer, and Kangxi is determined to defend it to the death. I am afraid it will be difficult to conquer." Wu Shifan thought about it and said, "If a large army is under the fortified city for a long time, if it cannot be conquered and many soldiers die in battle, I am afraid of the hearts of the people. It is better to set up a large camp in Bashang, and then divide the troops to take Lantian, Weinan, Huxian, Xianyang, Gaoling and other counties, as well as the towns in the south of Xi'an and the mouths of the Qinling Mountains, and completely turn Xi'an into an isolated city!"

"Liying Bashang? There are also five counties including Lantian, Weinan, Huxian, Xianyang, and Gaoling, as well as the territory in the south of Xi'an." Wu Yingxiong hesitated, "Can you hold it?"

"Father, it's enough for my son to lead the guards to guard Bashang," Wu Shifan said confidently, "My son's fusiliers are very good at fighting, and there is no problem in defending the camp.

As for your father, you can retreat to Lantian with General Guo (Guo Zhuangtu) and guard the back road, and then divide into General Wang (Wang Pingfan), General Wu (Wu Zhimao), General Han (Han Daren), and General Gao ( Gao Dejie), General Tan Shang (Tan Hong) stationed troops in Weinan, Huxian, Xianyang, Gaoling and the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains.In this way, we can recruit troops to Guanzhong because of the food supplied to the enemy.Maybe you can use the wheat in Guanzhong to feed the soldiers in Guanzhong and trap the Hulu king to death! "

Wu Yingxiong didn't know much about military affairs, but Liu Xuanchu, a great military advisor, followed him, so he looked back at him and asked, "Military advisor, what do you think?"

"The grandson's plan is great!" Liu Xuanchu said with a smile, "but the grandson doesn't have to go back to Lantian immediately, you can leave the grandson and his guards to defend Bashang, and then take Weinan first, then Gaoling, and then Xianyang, Huxian and Hebei. Each mouth of the Qinling Mountains, and finally stationed in Lantian.

After stationing in Lantian, my son, you can also recruit wise men in Guanzhong, buy horses and gather troops, and farm fields and valleys for the long-term. "

Wu Shifan nodded and said: "What the military adviser said is very good. Although we can't beat the strong city of Xi'an, we can build a camp under the strong city to trap the enemy, and slowly consume Kangxi in the city. It won't work for a year or a half. It can be done in five years!"

Liu Xuanchu smiled and said: "This method of warfare is really clever! Grandson, your ability to fight with soldiers really impresses the veteran!"

Hearing Liu Xuanchu's praise, Wu Shifan blushed, and said a little embarrassedly: "Military Master, I didn't come up with this, but the method of fortifying a besieged city that I learned in the Guangdong Lecture Hall run by Wang Shikai. Kai said that with the fortress of the edge, the flintlock gun, and the bronze smooth-bore cannon, the side that builds the fort and holds on will take advantage of it. Therefore, the side that is attacking the city can use a small amount of troops to build a strong city and be trapped to death. The great city of the enemy."

This tactic of Wang Zhongxiao was of course a loyal minister of the late Qing Dynasty who murdered people like shaving his head and thought it up to deal with the Taiping Army. Unexpectedly, it was used to trap Kangxi now!
This "Sacred Patriarch of the Qing Dynasty" will soon become a "Sacred House Sect" just like Hong Tianwang!

But at this moment, Kangxi, who is currently living in the Prince Qin's Mansion in Xi'an, doesn't feel that he is going to be the "Zhaizong" at all because he has just discovered a brilliant way to defeat Wu Yingxiong and completely reverse the decline of the Qing Dynasty!

"Hahaha, that idiot Wu Yingxiong really doesn't understand the art of war. Not only did he go deep alone, but he was under the fortification of the city, and the back road was very empty! Now Wu Sangui is in Hanzhong, Wu Yingqi is in Longxi, and Wu Guogui is in Hunan. They can't move. And how many defenders can there be in Nanyang behind Wu Yingxiong? Even if it is not an empty city, it is not enough to resist the heavenly soldiers of Zhili and Henan, right? If Nanyang is lost, Wu Yingxiong’s tens of thousands of troops may never return! As long as Wu Yingxiong is finished , Daqing can be done."

Not to mention, this Kangxi move is quite clever!

It's no wonder that in history, this troublesome emperor finally got a "holy ancestor" and lay down on the ground contentedly.

However, Kangxi's ingenious plan now has a big loophole, that is, Yu Wang Fuquan is really willing to help fight Nanyang?After helping Kangxi, does Fuquan still have hope to become emperor?
The Emperor Kangxi seems to be doing poorly, should Fuquan help him to be the emperor?
If King Yu didn't send troops, relying on the strength of Amida and Tong Fengcai alone might not be able to move Wu Yingxiong's defenders in Nanyang.If Nanyang cannot be defeated, then Kangxi's strategy is probably useless no matter how high.

"Your Majesty," the university scholar Suo'etu asked immediately, "I am willing to take a trip to Beijing and ask His Royal Highness King Yu to lead the capital's army to the south on behalf of the Emperor!"

"Okay!" Kangxi was relieved now, with Suo'etu coming forward, Fuquan had to be obedient anyway, even if Fuquan was not obedient, Suo'etu could still speak to the Empress Dowager.

Kangxi thought for a while, and then said: "Suo'etu, I appointed you as the Minister of Imperial Envoy Supervising Military Affairs. You have the right to control the soldiers and horses of the four provinces of Zhili, Shandong, Henan, and Shaanxi, and you have the right to do things cheaply!"

"The slave leads the order!"

(End of this chapter)