Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 260 Northern Expedition to the Central Plains?Such a familiar script! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
Nanjing City, Jian Guo Ding Wangfu.

An imperial military meeting that meets the standard of "Yuanjun, Yuanchen" is in progress.

A total of six people participated in this military meeting, two kings, one concubine and three middle halls.The second king is Jian Guoding Wang Zhu Cijiong and the Eastern King Geng Jingzhong, the first concubine is the northern princess Shang Shuying, and the third middle hall is Li Zhongtang, Lu Zhongtang, and Chen Zhongtang.

The reason why Shang Shuying was asked to come forward in such a military meeting was because Liu Jinzhong's territory was on the north bank of the Yangtze River. It would take a lot of time to cross the river, and he was afraid of delaying the military situation—the military situation in Jiangbei is very tense now.Liu Jinzhong and Liu Beiwang's army had captured Jiangpu and Liuhe belonging to Yingtianfu before, and recently captured Chuzhou City and Quanjiao belonging to Chuzhou, and because they gave so much money (he has a big benefactor behind him!), so attracted Many Huaixi athletes came to seek refuge, and the situation was very good, but it also led the Jiangxi Daying Management Minister Kang Jieshu from the Qing Dynasty to Hezhou next door.

Jie Shu has done a good job in Jiangxi in the past two years. Li Zicheng can't stop fighting Jiujiang. And the vast Poyang Lake!There are no "rivers and lakes" in the south, but there is Lushan Mountain.

Anyway, the southeast and northwest are all dangerous places, and it is very difficult to advance troops anywhere.Moreover, Jie Shu took a batch of red-clothed cannons that Nan Huairen helped to forge to his post, so he built a fort in the west of Jiujiang City and erected the cannons to block the river.

Relying on his strong navy, Li Zicheng wanted to forcibly attack Jieshu's fort blockade, but all of them failed, and Jieshu's Jiangxi navy snatched many warships instead.

A while ago, Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui had a serious friction in Huguang, and almost went to war. Although after Li Fuchen's solution, the two sides temporarily maintained peace and reached a "land exchange agreement", but the two almost went to war. How can it be so simple to exchange land among different forces?Both sides have to beware of opponents taking advantage of the opportunity to cheat.Therefore, Li Fuchen had to be busy supervising the land delivery and being responsible for "maintenance".

The soldiers from these three families could not be drawn out for a while, and the pressure on the Qing army in Jiangxi suddenly eased, and Jie Shu had the spare power to send troops in to support the southeast battlefield where the situation was a little bit bad.

As soon as Jieshu arrived in Hezhou near Nanjing, Liu Jinzhong didn't dare to leave Jiangbei again. He had to sit in the Jiangpu camp and be ready to lead the army to fight Jieshu at any time!
Fortunately, a while ago, he married a widow with a "rich dowry" to fill in the house. It was Shang Kexi's daughter, the grand wife Shang Shuying of Duke Xushun's mansion, who could help her.

This Shang Shuying was "sold" by Liu Jinzhong during the Battle of Guangzhou before, and this Shang Shuying was a fiery temper, and when she became furious, she cursed Liu Jinzhong, which annoyed Liu Jinzhong and almost killed her.But Liu Jinzhong thought about it and couldn't bear it—killing her would not only lose a good bed partner, but also make enemies with the five assistants of Duke Xushun's mansion.So I came to Guangzhou to fight with Chaozhou and her, and finally the happy event was arranged in Nanjing with the help of East King Geng Jingzhong.The five assistants who originally belonged to Duke Xushun Shen Rui (nephew of Shang Shuying's deceased husband) somehow became Shang Shuying's dowry, and all of them belonged to Liu Jinzhong.There are hundreds of cavalry among these five assistant leaders!For Liu Jinzhong, who has spent more than [-] years in the south where it is difficult to get war horses, and now becomes the king of the north and guards Jiangbei, this marriage is a win!
I don't know if it's because it's so cool to win and win true love, or if Shang Shuying can really help, anyway, Liu Jinzhong, the northern king, really trusts Shang Shuying, he can't come to Yingtianfu City if he has no time, so let Shang Shuying Shuying crossed the river and came to Yingtianfu City to represent him in the military council.

So today's military discussion is to sit in the Dingwang Hall, the East King and Bei Wang Niang (concubine) sit on the left, and the three halls sit on the right.In short, everyone has a seat to sit on, and they are quite equal at first glance, the standard Yuanjun Yuanchen!
However, Dong Wang Geng Jingzhong is still not used to this kind of scene where the three in the middle hall are sitting still and looking at him in the black yarn python robe. It looks like three halls of trial!

No, we can't let these three naves stay in Nanjing City, we have to find a way to get one or two out!

Having made up his mind, Geng Jingzhong and King Gengdong didn't hide it, coughed, and then cut straight to the point: "Li Zhongtang, Lu Zhongtang, Chen Zhongtang, this king got the news that Prince An of the Tatars, Yue Le, Ordered the recruitment of Tuanlian civilian workers from seven prefectures including Songjiang, Jiaxing, Taicang, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Tongzhou, and Huzhou. A total of 15 people will be recruited. We are about to launch a fierce attack on Nanjing!"

"I'm not afraid," the third prince Zhu said with confidence, waved his hand, and said with a smile, "Nanjing City is high and solid, and there are already 10,000+ defenders from all walks of life. How can Yue Lezong have an army of 20 against me?"

Yue Le launched several tentative attacks before, but the city wall of Nanjing was not touched. Of course, Third Prince Zhu is full of confidence!

And when Yue Le had nothing to do with Nanjing City, the three major halls in Nanjing City had already pulled out more than ten thousand people's groups. Although the combat effectiveness of these groups was questionable, they were sufficient in number!

Standing on the top of the wall, Yue Le's people will not be able to get through, so what are you afraid of?
"Your Highness Jian Guo's words are wrong," Geng Jingzhong said worriedly, "We are mainly guarding the inner city of Nanjing, and the outer city of Nanjing is only the part sandwiched between the two waterways of the Qinhuai River in the west. And a large section of the northeast corner of the Nanjing City Wall is in the hands of Yue Le. If he wants, he can march along the Nanjing Outer City, take all the northeast, east, south, and southwest of the Nanjing Outer City, and take all the city walls. The gates are all blocked. Then deploy defenses along the northwest of the outer city of Nanjing, focusing on blocking the Jiangdong Bridge.

Now that Yue Le has mobilized so many troops, nine times out of ten he wants to do this!Once he succeeds, Nanjing City will be surrounded!At that time, the navy of Daying in Jiangbei and the navy of Daying in Jiangxi will block the upper and lower rivers of Nanjing, and our tens of thousands of people will probably be trapped to death in Nanjing! "

Yo!This script is familiar!
Li Zhongshan and Li Dazhongtang turned their heads to look at the third prince Zhu, who already looked a little scared, probably because he was also afraid of becoming the leader of Hong?
"Eastern King, I wonder if you have any magic tricks to defeat the enemy?" Third Prince Zhu hurriedly asked.

"Yes!" Geng Jingzhong said confidently, "Jianguo, I suggest that we can attack the north and attack the south. Let the King of the North lead the Jiangbei army to go north to Gaojiayan to attract the Tartars from Jiangxi, Jiangbei and some Jiangdong battalions. The troops went northward. Then Li Zhongtang and Lu Zhongtang led the regiment to attack southward and headed straight to Liyang, where the Jiangnan camp was stationed. As long as the Jiangnan camp is broken, you will be free to come and go around Taihu Lake. At that time, Yue Le will definitely retreat! Once Yue Le retreats, the siege of Nanjing will be lifted."

"Hahaha!" Li Zhongshan couldn't help laughing before Geng Jingzhong finished speaking—this plan sounds similar to that of Yang Dongwang in history, right?After the Jiangnan camp is broken and the Jiangdong camp is forced to retreat, shouldn't it be forced to seal Long live?
"Li Zhongtang, what are you laughing at?" Geng Jingzhong asked sullenly.

Li Zhongshan said with a smile: "The next official laughed at the prince for being too cautious, isn't it very easy to let go!"

Geng Jingzhong glared at Li Zhongshan, "Li Zhongtang, you are known as Lu Bu, you must know how to use troops, right? Tell me, how do you plan to deal with the siege of Yue Le's army?"

"Eastern King," Li Zhongshan said with a smile, "Your voice hits the north and south, and it is actually quite good to encircle Wei and save Zhao. But you should be more courageous! Why do you ask Liu Beiwang to go to Gaojiayan? You want to burst the embankment and flood the north of the river? Do you really think An Wang Yuele would care about this?"

"He doesn't care?" Geng Jingzhong frowned and asked.

"Of course I don't care!" Li Zhongshan snorted, "For him, breaking Nanjing and taking down our Jian Guo Ding Wang is the most important thing! Will Jiangbei be flooded? Hehe, there is no such thing as Jiangbei University Can Camp and Jiangxi Daying be held accountable? Take ten thousand steps back, even if some people were drowned, so what? How many people were killed when they entered the customs to take over the world? How many hundreds of thousands were slaughtered in Guangzhou alone?”

When he said this, he looked coldly at Geng Jingzhong and Shang Shuying. It was their fathers who led the army to slaughter Guangzhou!
Shang Shuying snorted, stared at Li Zhongshan viciously with big eyes, her bulging chest rose and fell rapidly, although it looked not as "broad" as Yang Xiaohuan, but it was not too bad.

Geng Jingzhong was also a little annoyed, but he couldn't defend that dead old Geng Jimao, so he could only stare and get angry.

Third Prince Zhu had no choice but to smooth things over, "Li Zhongtang, the chief culprit of the Guangzhou gang, the capital, is no longer alive, so please stop bringing up this matter in military discussions. If you want to find a way to defeat the enemy, just talk about it quickly! "

Geng Jingzhong also said: "Yes, just tell me if you have any clever ideas!"

"I can't talk about a clever plan," Li Zhongshan said with a smile, "The idea of ​​the lower officials is that since we are all on the Huaihe River, why not go further and cross the Huaibei to attack the Central Plains!"

"What? The Northern Expedition to the Central Plains?"

"Now? How many troops to send to the Northern Expedition?"

Geng Jingzhong and Shang Shuying couldn't believe their ears.

Lu San laughed and said: "It's now! The Northern Expedition must be taken by surprise. Yue Le and Jie Shu must know that our army has crossed the Huai River, and they will definitely panic. Most of them will lead the elite to follow and pursue. At that time, we can either wait for the opportunity to wipe out the enemy, or If we can avoid their sharp edge, turn around and go south, then attack Jiangbei Camp, capture Yangzhou City, and finally cross the river to attack Jiangdong Camp and Jiangnan Camp, and we should be able to win a complete victory!"

Chen Yonghua nodded and said: "East King, I have discussed with Li Zhongtang and Lu Zhongtang that as long as the prince leads the [-] elite soldiers from Nanjing Chengneng and the [-] troops from Jiangbei Beiwang to cross the Huaihe River north, it should be possible for the prince to cross the Huai River." Is the Central Plains terrified?"

"What?" Geng Jingzhong was startled, "You, you want me and the Northern King to lead the army to the north? Then Nanjing."

"Isn't it enough to have the three of us in Nanjing?" When Li Zhongshan spoke, his expression was slightly gloomy, he just gritted his teeth and smiled, looking at Geng Jingzhong quietly.

In Geng Jingzhong's past, these three halls coaxed him to go north, must they want to compete with him for the control of the third prince Zhu?

Only by relying on the emperor can you make the princes!

A trace of livid flashed across Geng Jingzhong's face, and he calmed down again in a blink of an eye. He took a sip from the teacup on the coffee table next to him, and spit out some tea powder by the way.

"Li Zhongtang, you can decide on your own. If you don't go by yourself, coax me and the Northern King to go. Could it be that you want to take advantage of the absence of me and the Northern King so that you can do great things in Nanjing? If you are really sure, you might as well go by yourself." Northern Expedition!"

Li Zhongshan smiled lightly, and bowed his hands to salute: "Since the prince has ordered so, what else can I say, just go and lead 1 troops across the river, and join the [-] people of King Liubei, a total of [-]." [-] troops going to the Northern Expedition, okay?"

Geng Jingzhong patted his thigh: "That's right! I'm here in Nanjing, so you can rest assured that nothing will happen."

Li Zhongshan just nodded and looked at Geng Jingzhong's overjoyed expression.This time, the Northern Expedition of the small court in Nanjing has been settled.

Just when Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong thought that today's military discussion had achieved important results, it was time to talk and laugh and finalize the date for dispatching troops.Li Zhongshan suddenly looked at him very seriously, cupped his hands, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness King Ding!"

Everyone was startled, Zhu Cijiong asked: "Li Zhongtang, do you have any other tricks in your pocket?"

Li Zhongshan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, how can I have so many clever schemes. It's just that the minister of the Ministry of War, the Northern King is the king. The minister and the Northern King sent troops together. Who should control the three armies?"

Geng Jingzhong and Shang Shuying's expression froze when they heard this topic, and they immediately knew what Li Zhongshan was going to do?
He wanted to seize the opportunity to seize the command!
"That's for sure." The Third Prince Zhu raised his hand and pointed at Li Zhongshan without waiting for Geng Jingzhong to speak, "It must be you!"

"In what name does the minister supervise the teacher?" Li Zhongshan didn't wait for Geng Jingzhong to react, and immediately asked again.

In what name he said it all!
Want a "supervisor"!

The third prince Zhu was a sensible person, and immediately took up the topic and replied: "Of course, the Minister of the Ministry of War, the commander of Jiangbei, will lead the Northern Expedition in the name of the Jiangbei Governor! In addition, give Shangfang the sword, grant the right to do things cheaply, and kill first and then play!"

Li Zhongshan turned his head and looked at Geng Jingzhong, who was frowning tightly: "Eastern King, if you have any objections, you can also lead the Northern Expedition in the name of Jiangbei Supervisor. Nanjing will be watched by this officer!"

Both Geng Jingzhong and Shang Shuying's expressions changed rapidly, while Lu Sanhao and Chen Yonghua didn't say a word, they just watched Li Zhongshan tease Geng Jingzhong with words with a smile.

The name of Jiangbei Supervisor is great!In theory, he can supervise the Ming army north of the Yangtze River!
In addition, Li Zhongshan also asked for the right to act cheaply and a Shangfang sword that can be cut first and played later. This means that Jiangbei can do whatever Li Zhongshan does!

He could even nibble down a base area in Jiangbei and then slowly recruit troops, and wait until he has gathered an army of [-] before going to the Northern Expedition.

But if Geng Jingzhong wanted to give up Nanjing and compete with Li Zhongshan for the Jiangbei governor, he didn't want the Northern Expedition to be risky, and he would lose control of Nanjing.What a loss!

After deliberation, Geng Jingzhong still felt that it was more important to stay in Nanjing and guard Third Prince Zhu.So he gritted his teeth and nodded, "Li Shikai, then you will be the secretary of the Ministry of War and the governor of Jiangbei, and you can also give him the sword and the right to do things cheaply!"

As soon as Geng Jingzhong let go, the matter is basically settled!He glanced at the third prince Zhu again: "Jianguo, this time I go north, I have to confer officials and titles to attract people's hearts. Can you stamp the official seal of Jianguo and the seal of the Ministry of Officials with [-]% blanks? ?”

Li Zhongshan has a little money!

Even if you don’t have enough, you can go to collect donations. Take hundreds of heavily armed burly men to collect funds from some rich man somewhere in the north of the Yangtze River, and you will do so in a friendly manner.
But he can't create an official photo to win over local tyrants - a court must have some rules!

Of course, he can be appointed as an official under his Guangdong Navy Jiedu Envoy.But for officials elsewhere, he can't just "represent" one, this is too bad a rule.

So he wanted some official photos recognized by the third prince Zhu and the officials, so that he could use his official position to win people over.

"Okay!" Third Prince Zhu nodded in agreement without further ado.

The current Nanjing court is still a grassroots team, and the official position is not worth much at all. It is enough to give three hundred official photos.

Li Zhongshan smiled and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, I have the name of the supervisor, the sword that I cut first and played later, and three hundred official photos. The confidence of the Northern Expedition will be greatly increased. If two generals can be transferred from the East Palace and the North Palace, it will be a great opportunity for me." Once you pass the Jiangbei Expedition, you will be sure."

"General?" Geng Jingzhong frowned and asked, "Who do you want?"

Li Zhongshan pointed at Shang Shuying, "I want General Ma Weixing, who is under the command of the Eastern King! I also want Shang Shuying from the Northern Palace."

"What?" Shang Shuying was shocked, "You want me to go out with the army?"

(End of this chapter)