Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 253 Wu Sangui, I'm hereby ordered to beg you!Li Zicheng, I am begging you according to the late emperor's edict!

Dangyang County has now become an out-and-out military city!

The [-] army led by Wu Sangui is now divided into two groups, [-] in one route, led by his general Ma Bao, marching south along Jushui to Jiangling, the first county of Jingzhou.According to the previous agreement, Ma Bao will join forces with Wang Fuchen at the foot of Jiangling City, and then together sweep out the periphery of Jiangling, take down important places outside the city such as Shashikou and Qianjindi, and deploy defenses on the banks of Taibai Lake and Jianyang River to completely complete the defense of Jiangling. encirclement.

The [-] army led by Wu Sangui will first be stationed in Dangyang, and wait for Jiangling to be captured by Wang Fuchen and Ma Bao, or Li Zicheng's reinforcements will come from Wuchang downstream, and then go south to join the Jingzhou campaign.

If Li Zicheng's main force does not come to Jiangling to support Yuezhou, then Wu Sangui will lead the [-] troops to advance eastward with great fanfare, cross Jushui and Jianyang River, and then capture Qianjiang County belonging to Anlu Prefecture, and then Take Mianyang Prefecture, a subordinate state under the jurisdiction of Hanyang Prefecture, in the east, thereby threatening Hanyang Prefecture, forcing Li Zicheng to return to the army or cross the river north from Yuezhou to seek a decisive battle.

Of course, Wu Sangui, who dispatched an army of 13 in this campaign, would not just lead an army of [-] to fight Li Zicheng's main force.If Li Zicheng's main force is attracted to the area from Mianyang Prefecture to Qianjiang, where the water network is crisscrossed.Then Wu Sangui will only rely on water networks and town defenses, and deal with Li Zicheng to absorb Li Zicheng's main force, so as to ensure that the two fortified battles of Jiangling and Baling (Yuezhou City) can be carried out smoothly——Wu Sangui's "military micromanagement" "Technology" is already on par with Li Zicheng, coupled with the continuous practice over the past twenty years, the micro-manipulation technology has long been as pure as fire, and a group of second-generation and third-generation young masters in combat have also been cultivated.

And because Li Zicheng has been a monk for more than 20 years, the backbone of his subordinates either died in battle, died of illness, or defected to the enemy, or simply hid like him, and there was no way to train newcomers.Therefore, the entire group has become novice fighters. Even if Li Zicheng has an army of 3 to [-], it is impossible to defeat Wu Sangui's [-] in a mobile battle in complex terrain.

In fact, Li Zicheng's rise in this wave is partly based on picking up leaks, and partly based on his former reputation to frighten people.The battle on the Shashikou Floating Bridge was really tough, but it was just a surprise battle involving thousands of people, and it was a water battle, not a land battle.

And Li Zicheng must be suffocating if he doesn't move!Wu Sangui stayed in Dangyang, waiting for the old fox Li Zicheng to show his tail!
In addition, Wu Sangui stationed troops in Dangyang not all for the purpose of defending against Li Zicheng, and Wang Fuchen also had to defend against it!

Li Zicheng has stretched his hips in battle, but Wang Fuchen's army has been really fierce in recent years!Beating Shang Kexi, Shang Zhixin, Sun Yanling, Ma Xiong, Li Lan, and Chen Shikai is like cutting melons and vegetables.

Oh, and there is also Macau, which was held by the Portuguese, and it was taken down with no effort at all!

Moreover, after Wang Fuchen took Guangdong, he was still very rich!

What's even more exaggerated is that among the specialties of Guangdong, there are flintlock guns, red guns, and various high-quality armor, swords, and gunpowder, and the production is very large, not only to supply Wang Fuchen's own army, but also to sell in large quantities to other provinces. Wu Guogui, Wu Yingxiong, Zheng Jing, Li Zicheng, Geng Jingzhong, Fan Chengmo, Jieshu, Yue Le, and Li Zhifang all bought from him (in fact, they bought from Wu Xiaotu, Yu Deshui, and profiteers in Foshan Town)!

Such a big warlord with a strong army, a lot of guns and a lot of money, has now brought 3 people to Jingzhou, saying that he is here to help Wu Sangui, but it is really uncertain what he wants to do. Wu Sangui must be on guard?
And when Wu Sangui saw his granddaughter Wu Xiaojiao, his goddaughter Kong Sizhen and his grandson Wang Jiqing came to Dangyang together, his hanging old heart finally let go.

In Dangyang County, Jingmen Prefecture, Hubei Province, in the backyard of the Xingyuan of the Western King Wu Sangui of the Ming Dynasty, a family banquet has already been held.

The reason why Wu Sangui wanted to entertain Wang Jiqing, Kong Sizhen, and Wu Xiaojiao with wine in his backyard was because they were all Wu Sangui's "relatives". Wu Xiaojiao was his own granddaughter, Kong Sizhen was his goddaughter, and Wang Jiqing was of course his godson. up.

Wu Sangui, an old man, is not happy to meet his three relatives when he is away from home?
Once the old man is happy, of course he will give some benefits to the younger generation!

"Sizhen," Wu Sangui said to his goddaughter with a smile after three rounds of wine and delicious food, taking advantage of a little drunkenness, "You are the daughter of this old man, and you are Ying Xiong's sister. When I make you a princess, then Wang Fuchen will be the son-in-law!"

Kong Sizhen giggled after hearing this, got up first and gave Wu Sangui a blessing, and then said with a smile: "Father, that daughter has to wish you a yellow robe as soon as possible!" Then she glanced at her " Silly son" Wang Jiqing, this silly son is staring at Wu Xiaojia who is sitting across from him. What are you thinking?

Thinking of this, Kong Sizhen hurriedly coughed: "Jiqing, don't thank grandpa yet!"

Thanks?

What kind of thanks?
Wang Jiqing was confused, and didn't bother to look at the little beauty anymore, so he quickly turned to look at his own mother, and said to himself: What kind of favor is it for Wu Sangui to make you a princess?You are a princess!And what does this have to do with me?
He was in a daze, but Wu Xiaoyan had already said, "Grandpa, when the time comes, you must make sister Xiaotu a princess, so that your granddaughter and sister Xiaotu can continue to be sisters and serve Brother Shikai together."

Hearing this, Wang Jiqing was very disappointed. How could this little princess be willing to be Wang Datou's concubine?She doesn't consider marrying me as the first wife, etc. If Wu Sangui wants to make my mother a princess, does he want her to be the first wife of Mrs. Wang Fuchen, and then let me be his son?This is really a big thank you to him.

Thinking of this, Wang Jiqing got up and made a bow to Wu Sangui: "Thank you grandson for your help."

Wu Sangui looked at this kid, and nodded with satisfaction—this kid is good, he doesn't look very smart!Just give it a trick and drill in, unlike Wang Jizhen and Wang Zhongxiao, the two little foxes are very cunning!
Kong Sizhen was also in a daze, and didn't even think about Wang Jiqing's identity?
That's a villain!

In terms of background, the gang of bastards who are not as good as Wang Fuchen, why should he compete with Wang Jizhen and Wang Zhongxiao for the future suzerain of the royal family?One of them is the son of the legitimate son, and the other is the descendant of the descendant.

Wang Jiqing's current Gui Haijun Jiedushi is actually inherited from his mother Kong Sizhen. Kong Sizhen is the only descendant of Kong Youde, and her status as the successor of Dingfan was established by the Qing court early.

Although she is a bit skittish, she is good at controlling people. Anyway, anyone who follows her will benefit from it!So Wang Jiqing didn't care if he was an evil son or not, there was no problem in inheriting Kong Sizhen's position as feudal lord.

But if he wants to seize the eldest son of the Wang family by taking advantage of the opportunity of his mother's rectification, then it will be a good show!
Wu Sangui nodded with a smile, waved to both Wang Jiqing and Wu Xiaojiao, and signaled them to sit down. Seeing that the two grandchildren were seated, Wu Sangui wanted to say a few more words of encouragement, when suddenly there was a voice outside the door. Wu Sangui's son-in-law Hu Guozhu's voice was heard: "My lord, there is a beacon fire in the direction of Tianzhu Mountain!"

Wu Sangui was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, and asked Wang Jiqing, "Jiqing, can you guess why the beacon tower in the direction of Tianzhu Mountain is so loud?"

"Could it be that Xiangyang has changed?" Although Wang Jiqing is not very smart, he has also read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". "Could it be that Li Zicheng crossed the river in white and attacked Xiangyang by surprise?"

Wu Sangui laughed, while Kong Sizhen frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "Where is it so fast?"

Wu Xiaojiao analyzed with a smile: "It should be that Li Zicheng's army went up the Han River in a boat, and was discovered by the people arranged by grandpa, so they lighted the beacon tower. Grandpa's arrangement is really thorough and impeccable!"

Wu Sangui nodded lightly. This little girl is more talented than Wang Jiqing in fighting with soldiers. Don't be too stupid for this Wang Jiqing, too stupid to support her!
Thinking of this, he said to Kong Sizhen and Wang Jiqing: "Sizhen, Jiqing, move to the bank of the Han River with the old man, how about going to meet Li Zicheng?"

Kong Sizhen seemed a little puzzled: "Don't adoptive father take this opportunity to go straight to Hanyang?"

Wu Sangui waved his hand and said with a smile: "This time, I have an army of 13. The food and grass are sufficient, and the equipment is excellent. The three armies will use their lives. As long as they fight steadily, they will surely win a complete victory. There is no need to resort to danger. Besides, Zicheng knows how to use troops. Can you guard against my sneak attack on Hanyang? If the old man is not wrong, he should have withdrawn the troops who attacked Jiujiang long ago, and deployed heavy troops in Jiangling, Baling, and Hanyang. The ministers and nobles are all ready to fight !"

At this time, Wu Sangui saw that Wu Xiaojiao's face suddenly became tense, and asked with a smile: "Little Jia, don't worry, grandpa is much better at using soldiers than Li Zicheng, no matter how he demolishes the east wall to make up the west wall, Huguang will have the surname Wu." !"

"Grandpa, my granddaughter is not worried that you will not be able to defeat Li Zicheng, but is worried about the situation at the two ends of Xi'an and Nanjing. Kang Wang Jieshu will definitely lead the troops of Jiujiang and Anqing to the east. And if the battle of Jingzhou is protracted, the Qing court in the north will also know , then Nanyang will be there.”

Wu Sangui laughed loudly, and interrupted Wu Xiaojiao, "Let's go, let's go and see what Li Zicheng's army looks like?"

A bit beyond Wu Sangui's expectations, Li Zicheng's army is very watery!

It's a real sailor!

After Wu Sangui left 5000 people to guard Dangyang, Jingmenzhou, and Huyaguan, he led 5000 people and continued eastward. In the southeast of Jingmen Prefecture, he encountered Li Zicheng's navy in the Neifang Mountain area on the edge of the Han River.

And Li Zicheng already knew that he was coming—although Li Zicheng had only one eye, he was not blind, so of course he could see the beacon fire lit by Wu's army.

Seeing the beacon fire, Li Zicheng certainly knew that he had failed to take a "boat with the wind" (a boat sailing with the wind) to go north to attack Xiangyang. Be more refined, why is it so easy to be attacked?

But Li Zicheng didn't panic, he also made several plans.

Since Wu Sangui knew that he was coming, he went down to the water and land villages at Jiukou on the north bank of the Han River, and waited for Wu Sangui to come.

And Jiukou is also very important here. It faces Neifang Mountain across the water, and there is a Sancha River mouth nearby. There is a tributary of the Han River, the Zhupi River, which leads directly to Jingmenzhou City and Huya Pass.

So as long as Li Zicheng occupied Jiukou, Wu Sangui had to confront him.Otherwise, whether Li Zicheng goes north to take Xiangyang or fights Jingmen nearby, he will have to do bad things.

But Wu Sangui had to find a way to cross the Han River if he wanted to fight Jiukou...but his navy was not as good as Li Zicheng's.

Running a navy is complicated. It's not just about building a ship and training some sailors.There must be a suitable place to build a naval stronghold!
Now Yuezhou, Hanyang, and Wuchang in the middle section of the Yangtze River are all stuck by Li Zicheng.The middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Hanshui River, Xiangjiang River, Dongting Lake and other waters controlled by Wu Sangui were separated.

If he wants to use troops in these waters, he has to form separate navy divisions.How is that possible?Wu Sangui doesn't have so many naval talents!

Li Zicheng's navy can move around along the Han River of the Yangtze River.

In addition, Li Zicheng, who controls the main road of the Yangtze River, can easily recruit sailors and obtain ships.The conditions for running a naval division are much stronger than Wu Sangui's.

This is a bit unexpected!

The rogues who were supposed to roam around on horseback have now turned into water thieves fighting in the river...

But Wu Sangui, who didn't take the water battle too seriously, suddenly found that he seemed to have taken Cao Mengde's script. Add a wooden shield, long oars to the grain boat, and a turtledove foot gun bought from Guangdong), and this "Wu Mengde" has nothing to do.

Standing at the height of the temporary camp at the foot of Neifang Mountain, Wu Sangui held up his binoculars to look at the naval camp of the Chuangjun army on the opposite side, at the familiar yet unfamiliar big flag with the word "Chuang" on the opposite side, and saw the warships and camps on the opposite side. Wu Sangui, the Chuangjun with white hat and green clothes on duty, was a little bit incapable for a while. He thought that Li Zicheng's people hadn't fought for so many years, so they definitely wouldn't.

In the end, the one who couldn't do it was actually Wu Sangui himself!

This is a bit embarrassing!
At the moment of embarrassment, suddenly there was a big boat of two thousand materials on the opposite side. Driven by dozens of long oars, it broke through the gate of the Hanshui River and came towards Wu Sangui.

The soldiers guarding Wu Sangui became nervous at once. Just as they were about to protect Wu Sangui and escape, a few or a dozen loud voices with Shaanxi accents rang out from the big boat opposite: "Wu Sangui is on the opposite side!" It’s Li Zicheng! Wu Sangui, why did you let the Hulu go to attack Jingzhou and Yuezhou? Did you rebel again?”

Li Zicheng is on that boat?

Wu Sangui hurriedly raised the binoculars to look at the big wooden boat, but it was a pity that he couldn't see clearly because of the wooden shield.

At this time, the shouting in the Shaanxi accent came to mind on the boat again: "Wu Sangui, I have already sent your complaint to the King Jian Guoding, and today the order of the King Jian Guoding has arrived, and now I have ordered you to be punished! If the Western King of the Ming Dynasty still knew a little about loyalty, he would have quickly collected his soldiers and horses, returned home, and instead used troops in the Central Plains, don’t be a sinner through the ages!”

Now Wu Sangui was a bit fooled by Li Zicheng. "Follow the imperial edict to beg you"?Why is this plot so familiar?Also, you, the number one rebel in the world, dare to claim "request by imperial edict"?
"Your Majesty," Wu Sangui's military adviser, Wang Shirong, who is now beside him, hastily reminded him, "You also have an imperial edict against Li Zicheng!"

"Do I have it?" Wu Sangui was taken aback, "I haven't asked the Third Prince Zhu for such an order, have I?"

Wu Sangui didn't put the third prince Zhu at ease at all, and of course he wouldn't ask for any orders.

"Your Majesty," Wang Shirong said, "You have the late emperor's edict!"

"The first emperor?" Wu Sangui thought for a while, "Ah, it's Chongzhen!"

Wu Sangui must have received Chongzhen's order to crusade against Li Zicheng, but he didn't obey, and marched slowly, and he was still on the way when Li Zicheng broke Beijing.

Thinking of this, Wu Sangui hurriedly said to the people around him: "Quickly, shout together: Li Zicheng, the traitor, listened, and I will beg you in the late emperor's edict!"

"Yes!"

A group of Wu Sangui's personal soldiers responded, and then opened their throats and shouted together: "The traitor Li Zicheng listened. This king is begging you with the edict of the late emperor!"

The last edict of the first emperor has come out!

Li Laishun, who was sitting on the big boat and studying "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", was almost amused by what the other person said. It turned out that Li Zicheng did not come out at this moment, but was represented by him, the loyal king of Ming Dynasty.

Li Laishun put away "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and ordered his left and right to say: "Put away the Chuangzi banner, and raise up the king's Zhongwang banner! Then tell that old thief Wu Sangui that this king is the loyal king granted by the third prince Zhu of the Ming Dynasty." Li Laishun, my loyal king and his family are all loyal to Ming Dynasty, he is a traitor and a traitor that everyone can punish!"

(End of this chapter)