Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 327 Zhongshan has his own tricks, 50 taels of loyalty! (Seeking a monthly pass, asking for a subscription)

The snowy night raid launched by Wu Shijue and Lin Xingzhu did catch Li Zicheng by surprise, but after all, Li Zicheng forced the death of Emperor Chongzhen's man, and now he is in the Ming camp. His head will be packed in a wooden box and sent to Nanjing for exhibition at some point.
So Li Zicheng is not completely bragging when he says that he wants to avenge the dead brothers!
The elite team he personally mastered was called the "Old Battalion", with the word "battalion" in the name, but in fact it had a large establishment of 3000 people, all of whom were elderly veterans, and the youngest had 30 soldiers. Many years old, the older ones are already five years old.These veterans had all participated in the last melee in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and most of them had also joined the Loyalty Battalion adapted from the Dashun Army.During the defeat of the Zhongzhen Camp and the Kuidong Thirteen Clans, some left the team and lived in seclusion, and some followed the Shangguan and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but they must still be thinking about Long Live Dashun in their hearts.

Therefore, after Li Zicheng and Li Laishun made a comeback, these Dashun veterans from the previous era returned to the team one after another.Li Zicheng personally selected [-] strong veterans from among them and compiled them as his own soldiers, responsible for protecting himself and guarding the Zhongwang Mansion in Jiangxia City.

Since the Zhongwang Mansion (formerly Chu Wang Mansion, also known as the Imperial City) in Jiangxia City covers a large area and is actually a city, Li Zicheng's old camp did not have much contact with the people in Jiangxia City, and the spies sent by Wu Sangui only knew about it. There are some bearded soldiers around Li Zicheng, but the specific situation is not very clear.

"In order to pass the order, the left battalion of the old battalion will stay in the imperial city, and the second battalion from the middle and right will gather at the school grounds!"

Li Zicheng loudly issued orders to the left and right, and was about to ask the servants to change his clothes. Hu Yiqiang, who also served as the marching commander of the Zhongwang Mansion, quickly took out a large envelope made of kraft paper, and handed it over with both hands: "My lord, It's a "tip bag" issued by the shogunate's military division, let us open it when Wu Sangui's soldiers approach Jiangxia City, you see."

"Tips? Hey, this Li Datou thinks he is Zhuge Liang?" Li Zicheng snorted and said, "Then open it and have a look. My eyesight is not good. You read it to me. I want to know, this Li What trick does Zhongshan have?"

"Yes!"

And while Li Zicheng was busy gathering old battalion soldiers and researching tricks, Wu Shijue, Lin Xingzhu, and Gao Dejie commanded the elite Wu Zhou who had already made a breakthrough at Hanyang Gate!

Although the guards at the gate of Hanyang were brave enough, they were too few in number and their equipment was relatively poor. They only had spears, broadswords and matchlock guns.Moreover, they are just local soldiers of Wuchang Prefecture. They have not been in the army for a long time, and there are no high-level officers to train them well, so they are not proficient in martial arts. After encountering a surprise attack, they fell into chaos directly. Cooperate in combat.

And the rattan soldiers, musketeers and archers led by Lin Xingzhu, Wu Shijuan and Gao Dejie were all elites selected from Wu Guogui's group!

Taking advantage of the turmoil of the guards of Hanyang Gate, they have cooperated with each other and rushed into the door opening of Hanyang Gate, entering the chaotic defenders of King Zhong's Mansion!
Holding a rifled flintlock gun in his hand, Wu Shijue took the lead and charged in.In front of his body is a rattan soldier skilled in martial arts, holding a rattan shield and wielding a machete to open the way for Wu Shijue. Behind Wu Shijue is an archer with a quiver on his back and a step bow.

The three of them formed a combat team. The rattan soldiers were responsible for covering and resisting the enemy's melee soldiers. Wu Shijue aimed his flintlock gun at the officers and tall soldiers of the loyal king's army and shot coldly. The archer following Wu Shijue was a Can shoot consecutively, although there is only one bow, but the output is very fast, shooting more than a dozen sharp arrows in the blink of an eye!
There is not just one combat team like this, but hundreds of them!
After Lin Xingzhu led dozens of sword soldiers to break through the defense of King Zhong's soldiers at the gate of Hanyang, it was this three-person group that rushed in later.Before today's raid, these three-person teams had trained hard in Yuezhou's barracks for at least three months, and they had already cooperated extremely proficiently. Wang Jun's screams were all in one piece, and he didn't have the slightest power to parry!Some officers and soldiers of the loyal king's army wanted to move out the carbine refusal guns they had prepared long ago to block the city gates that could no longer be closed.

But those carbine-rejecting guns were all built very strong, big and heavy, and were prepared to withstand the impact of the enemy's gun array. How could they be carried in the chaos?
At this time, there are also some defenders of the Zhongwang Mansion behind the crenels of the city wall. Most of them are gunners on duty. He hired gunsmiths and instructed the local coppersmiths in Wuchang to cast a large number of bronze cannons, which were deployed on the forts along the Yangtze River and the Han River, and on the walls of important cities such as Jiangxia, Hankou, and Hanyang.

But the cannons placed on the city wall on the side of Hanyangmen are all used to shoot at targets on the Yangtze River. Even the Hanyangmen wharf is within the blind spot of the cannons, so they can't hit them at all, let alone adjust their muzzles to beat them into the city—— The gun mounts of those cannons are not the kind of field gun mounts with two large wheels, but naval gun mounts with four small wheels, which are difficult to turn around.And even if it is turned too far, it is impossible to use it to shoot the enemies at the root of the city wall.

So these gunners had no choice but to take up bows and arrows and waist knives to resist the elite Zhou army rushing up the stairs and sabers in the upper city. Amid the sound of bowstrings, some people fell down in response.But the rest of the people still rushed forward without any hesitation, rushed to the city wall in a blink of an eye, and killed the soldiers of the loyal king who were guarding there.

Lin Xingzhu was always the one who rushed to the front. Several sharp arrows had been inserted into his rattan shield, but his unarmored body was still unscathed. When he swung the machete in his hand, blood spattered everywhere he passed. Light, like a killing god.An elderly Zhongwang Mansion veteran armed with a knife at his waist, rushed towards him cursing, and shouted: "Traitor of the country, look at the knife!"

Lin Xingzhu hurriedly used his shield to block the knife, and then slashed the man's cloth face armor with a backhand. He couldn't see through it, but he still forced the man back a few steps, and probably beat him hard. pain.The elderly officer scolded even more fiercely, but because of the heavy accent, Lin Xingzhu couldn't understand clearly, and could only vaguely hear "Wu Dog", "Back my Dashun", "Bear Daming again", "Four surnames slaves" "some type of.

Lin Xingzhu really wanted to scold him back, but couldn't find any good words for a while——Although this veteran soldier is not very good at martial arts and seems to have no eloquence, he scolded him really well. When people get their ambitions, they are rampant, and they even claim to kill Li Zi to avenge Chongzhen!

But Li Zicheng was once his king!

As soon as Lin Xingzhu thought of this, there was a clear gunshot next to his ear, and the chest of the veteran of the Zhongwang Mansion trembled, and he fell straight down. Lin Xingzhu looked back and saw Wu Shijue holding a gun with a bayonet attached The flintlock rushed up, shouting while charging: "Brother Lin, hurry up, rush up, and snatch the Hanyangmen tower! This Jiangxia City is ours!"

The soldiers of the Wu Zhou army who followed Wu Shijue roared and rushed towards the city. The few defenders were either killed or expelled.

The Hanyang Gate of Jiangxia City was snatched by Wu Zhoujun just like that!
However, the battle for Jiangxia City has just begun. The battalion of old battalion soldiers wearing iron armor and holding knives, spears and muskets has already completed their formation, and they are leaving Jiangxia Imperial City one by one. On the way, there are even more fireworks!

On the morning of the second day when Jiangxia City was suddenly ambushed by soldiers from Wu and Zhou, outside Desheng Gate, the north gate of Nanchang Fucheng, which is [-] miles away from Jiangxia, Cai Yurong, the governor of Jiangxi Province appointed by Jie Shu, was wearing a red Ming official Clothes, revealing a big head with a shaved head, standing outside the moat, looking at the hundreds of people who opened the lid to reveal the attractive silver light of the big box, already grinning from ear to ear.Still laughing, he muttered to himself: "Your Majesty, King Kang, Cai is sorry for you! It's not that Cai is unfaithful and unfilial and wants to be a second minister, but that Daming has given too much."

A dozen or so people who looked like Mr. Accountants were counting and recording there.

Li Fuchen's tall figure was riding on a horse, standing ten steps away from Governor Cai Da, just letting the white snowflakes fall on him one after another, he didn't care at all, just watching Cai Yurong's people counting the silver box there.

Tens of thousands of soldiers, neatly dressed, armed with muskets, spears, and cannons, lined up two or three hundred paces away, just waiting quietly.

If Li Zhongshan sees this scene, he will definitely think of the word "demolition" that can bring happiness and joy to people!

Li Fuchen really gave up his blood this time, he took a total of 80 taels of cash with Li Zhongshan, and now what is placed in front of Cai Yurong is a full 50 taels!
50 million!

Buying land is also a science!
Li Fuchen wouldn't buy one by one!How wasteful is that?And it may not be enough, so he only plans to buy one city, which is the prefectural city of Nanchang Prefecture, the capital of Jiangxi Province!
In his opinion, as long as Nanchang is bought, in Jiangxi, apart from Jiujiang Prefecture, which is guarded by Jieshu himself, and Hukou and Nankang, which are guarded by several Manchurian generals who are Jieshu's most confidantes, who will dare to fight against Ming's heavenly soldiers?

Those officials Bailao who borrowed Beijing debts to take office really planned to die for the Qing Dynasty?Are you sick?
Besides, Li Fuchen didn't want them to hand over the city immediately, he was just passing by, and the guards in those places just accepted a surrender form.It doesn't matter if you don't accept the surrender table, just don't block the way. Li Fuchen has [-] Guangdong soldiers under his command. What kind of combat power is that?The strong cities of Anqing, Taiping, and Chizhou were all removed by him in a very short period of time. Those local officials in Jiangxi who did not have heavy troops still wanted to stop him?Are you courting death?

However, he must buy Nanchang. It is not that Cai Yurong who is stationed in Nanchang will block his way, but that Li Zhongshan sent Li Zhongzheng to bring the general's gold medal order, strictly ordering Li Fuchen to take Nanchang, and allocate at least half of the troops to garrison Nanchang!
By the way, this is the first time Li Fuchen has seen a gold medal warrant—the boss has a gold medal in his pocket, so of course this warrant must be processed accordingly.

So he joined forces with Li Laishun's troops who had driven over from Wuchang at the foot of Nanchang City, and [-] troops surrounded Nanchang City, and then began to negotiate with Cai Yurong on the issue of "compensation for demolition and relocation".

Cai Yurong is actually quite loyal to the Qing Dynasty. His loyalty is worth 50 taels of silver!At first he wanted 80, but Li Fuchen only agreed to 30. The two sides bargained, and finally Li Fuchen raised the compensation to 40, while Cai Yurong said that he would never betray the Qing Dynasty if it was less than 50 taels!

In the end, Li Fuchen was moved by his loyalty, and last night he saw the beacon fire coming from Jiangxia all the way across the mountains, so he agreed to Cai Yurong's asking price.

And Cai Yurong is also a true gentleman who keeps his promises, so he cut off his braids immediately, changed into the official uniform sent by Li Fuchen, and accepted the part-time job of the Deputy Envoy of Nanyang Commerce, and went out of the city to collect some silver.

As long as the number is right and the fineness is good, he will immediately hand over Nanchang City, and then take a big family and three hundred soldiers to Guangzhou to take up the post-in fact, there is no errand for him to take care of. The Nanyang Commercial Ambassador is Li Jizhen, and there is no deputy. Haven't you done it till now?

At this time, one of Cai Yurong's general ledgers had already counted, and he took the ledger and said to the master with a smile: "Master, it has been counted, a total of 50 taels. The quality of the silver is also good, although it is not a tael, but It is also 50 taels of Guanyin in the customs inventory, a total of [-] ingots, which can be directly deposited into the four major banks!"

When Cai Yurong heard this, his chubby, shaggy bearded face suddenly burst into laughter, and he smiled at Li Fuchen, "His Royal Highness, you really are the king of your word, I admire you!" Said He pointed at the Xiongcheng of Nanchang behind him, and said with a smile, "The Xiongcheng of Nanchang built by Zhu Wenzheng of the Ming Dynasty is all handed over to you now. Three thousand and two hundred, and the food that can feed the soldiers and civilians of the city for six months, have all been handed over to you, my lord!"

Not to mention, the 50 taels of "demolition compensation" is still very worthwhile.The food stored in Nanchang City alone is worth 50 yuan. There are also [-] defenders, and the weapons and equipment are estimated to be worth a lot.

Li Fuchen also smiled with satisfaction, and then said to Cai Yurong: "Ren'an, you are worthy of Kangxi's trust if you can persist in Nanchang until now, and you also received 50 taels, which shows that Kangxi is still worth two in your heart." Money!"

Li Fuchen's words were somewhat mocking, but Cai Yurong was also a former governor, and he had the bearing of a prime minister. He didn't care at all and nodded with a smile—he was able to sell his loyalty to Kangxi for 50 taels of silver. The most loyal among the traitors of the Qing Dynasty, right?Kangxi would also be relieved to know.

Seeing Cai Yurong's thick skin, Li Fuchen also thought he was a good person, and nodded with a smile: "Then I will arrange for the third son of my family to lead the army to escort you to Guangzhou!
By the way, there are still many cities along the way, maybe there will be some people who are not open to it."

Cai Yurong patted his chest and said with a smile: "I'm on my younger brother. My younger brother was the governor of Huguang, and I was born in the Zhengbai Banner Han army. King Kang also made me a governor of Jiangxi. I am the boss of those people. I surrendered. They Why are you still tensed?

All of them borrowed a lot of Beijing debts to take office. Now that they have surrendered to Daming, the Beijing debts can at least be forgiven. What's not worth it? "

This Cai Yurong's analysis is quite good, he was deeply favored by the Qing Dynasty, and now he has taken 50 taels of loyalty from Li Fuchen and sold it loyally. Why are the magistrates and county magistrates still standing up?

Loyalty to the Qing Dynasty?
They're just "temporary officials", crap!
As for the Beijing debt owed to buy an official. Whether it is waived or not depends on who is owed?If the creditor is UBS, then they can't get rid of it.This spirit of contract must be there!You owed debts during the Qing Dynasty, but you won’t be able to repay them after the Qing Dynasty was revived?How can there be such a cheap thing?Anti-Qing and restoring Ming Dynasty was not done by them.

If they owe debts, Swiss Bank will take over!
Of course, Li Fuchen would not tell Cai Yurong the truth, and probably no one in Jiangxi official circles knows it now, so maybe they won't surrender!
Thinking of this, Li Fuchen turned his head to frowning Li Laishun, who seemed a little worried, and said, "Lord Zhong, let's go to the city. Don't worry about Wuchang, my son King Ying has a good plan in his pocket. Even if Wu Sangui comes, he will die. !"

Li Laishun nodded and said, "With King Ying's ingenious plan, Wu Ni will naturally not succeed. King Nan, what shall we do next?"

Li Fuchen smiled and said, "Of course I entered Nanchang Fucheng first!"

(End of this chapter)