Nanming Yiming

Chapter 126 The Wind Blows Guangdong
On the wharf on the other side of the West Jinmen Gate in Ganzhou City, the Ming army was in the middle of carrying boxes in a hurry.

Admiral Zhuang Youfu of the Ji'an Navy said with a smile: "Commander Qian came here in person, and the subordinates are really flattered!"

"We have sent 1500 shi of grain to Ganzhou in exchange for 15 taels of silver!"

Qian Ning said: "General Zhuang and the brothers have worked hard. This transaction is the largest transaction in the history of our intelligence department. We need to be careful about this matter, and don't leak the news. If Jin Shenghuan finds out, Uncle Zhongyong It’s not easy to explain to him there.”

Zhuang Youfu said in a low voice: "Don't worry, the commander. These people who participated are all subordinates' confidantes and have joined our intelligence department. They won't make it public when they get a commission for this business. My intelligence department has disciplined."

Qian Ning nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Be careful!"

Zhuang Youfu said: "It's the commanding officer who has a long-term vision. He swept away the grain in Ganzhou in advance, and left 5000 shi of grain for sale. Now the grain in Ganzhou city is priced like gold."

Qian Ning said: "I don't dare to take credit for it. This is all planned by Uncle Zhongyong with his foresight and foresight."

Speaking of which, Qian Ning also has to admire his second young master, who, like a prophet, accurately predicted the food shortage in the siege of Ganzhou.

Moreover, the second young master's calculation was not just to take advantage of the opportunity to make some money.

If Jin Shenghuan captured Ganzhou, then the Qing army would not have to rush to break the siege of Ganzhou.Tan Tai's southward army may go to fight Jiangxi, or it may go to Zhejiang.

But now that the Ming army has been attacking Ganzhou for a long time, Tan Tai will definitely attack Jiangxi in order to understand the siege of Ganzhou, forcing Jin Shenghuan to return to Nanchang.Although the possibility of the Qing army splitting up to attack Zhejiang cannot be ruled out, the scale must not be large.

Now I "send grain" to Ganzhou City, not only can I take the opportunity to earn a few 10 taels of silver, but also complete the strategic goal of bringing the main force of the Qing army to Jiangxi, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

But today I have other tasks, so I encouraged Zhuang Youfu with a few words and went straight to Jin Shenghuan camp in the south of Ganzhou City.

Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren were also very depressed. They successively mobilized 25 troops to besiege Ganzhou. As a result, they lost tens of thousands of horses. Now they can only look at the city and sigh.

The helpless two could only drink away their sorrows in the camp all day long.

At this time, the sergeant came to report: "Qian Mo, Governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces of the Ming Dynasty, sent a special envoy to come to see Duke Yu!"

As soon as he heard that Qian Mo sent someone, Jin Shenghuan immediately summoned the envoy.

Seeing that it was Qian Ning, Jin Shenghuan said happily: "Commander Qian has worked hard all the way, what advice does Uncle Zhongyong have to offer?"

Qian Ning said: "The Qing court has an urgent military situation, and Zhongyong Burt sent me to inform Duke Yu!"

"Dorgon appointed Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Erzhen Tantai as the General of the Southern Expedition, and led the Manchu, Mongolian, Han Eight Banners and more than [-] people from the Northern Green Camp to the south. The vanguard of his army has passed Xuzhou a few days ago and will arrive in a few days. Jiangnan."

Hearing this, Jin Shenghuan turned pale with shock, he immediately woke up from the wine, and quickly asked: "Is this really true?"

Qian Ning said firmly: "The news is absolutely true. A few days ago, our army from the Governor's Office of Jiangsu and Zhejiang entered Huizhou and wiped out more than 1 people from Zhang Tianfu and Wang Guodong's troops who were left behind by the Qing army in Huizhou, and occupied She County, Xiuning and Jixi counties."

"Now that our Ming army has occupied the entire territory of Huizhou, please also ask Duke Yu to send his troops northward as soon as possible to join forces with my family, Zhong Yongbo, and block the Qing army from Jiangxi."

The amount of information is too great, and now Jin Shenghuan's brain is still buzzing.

Hastily asked: "How many troops did Uncle Zhongyong bring to Huizhou this time?"

Qian Ning said: "The 8000 elites of the Chongming Battalion and the Shenji Battalion, the main force of the Governor's Mansion, plus the newly formed Huizhou Battalion, at this time our army has a total of 12000 people in Huizhou."

Hearing this number, Jin Shenghuan was still a little disappointed. After all, there is no way that more than 1 people can withstand the main force of the Qing army.

But thinking about it, Qian Mo only had tens of thousands of people under his command. He heard that the Qing army went south and he didn't stay in Hangzhou, his hometown. It was very rare to be able to take the initiative to go to Huizhou to support him.

Since he raised his troops in Jiangxi, only Qian Mo has provided him with blunderbuss, gunpowder and various information, purchased ore and coal from him, and let the Zhezi Drama Troupe publicize his deeds of resisting the Qing Dynasty.The other friendly troops from all walks of life in Nanming have never even seen their shadows, that is, the Yongli court gave him a canonization edict.

A friend in adversity sees the truth, this kid Qian Mo is really interesting!
Now he's full of regrets. If he had known this, he should have gone north to Nanjing with Qian Mo.

However, this matter cannot be blamed on Jin Shenghuan's lack of foresight. Qian Mo was just a leader of the Taihu Rebel Army at the beginning, occupying a few small islands in Taihu Lake; It also wiped out a large number of the main forces of the Qing army.

On the other hand, I have hundreds of thousands of troops here, and I have been standing still since I occupied the Eleventh Mansion in Jiangxi, and I am still trapped under the city of Ganzhou.

Of course, in a strict sense, he is not completely without progress. Now only one Ganzhou city has not been breached in the entire Ganzhou Prefecture, and Jiang Riguang's Northern Expedition Army has also occupied half of Huizhou.

While Jin Shenghuan was still feeling emotional, Wang Deren at the side spoke up and said, "Brother, I heard that the main force of the Qing army has gone south, but I didn't expect it to advance so quickly. The most urgent thing is to go north as soon as possible, so that the Qing army can't attack Nanchang and Jiujiang. "

How could Jin Shenghuan not know the importance of going north, but now that he has besieged Ganzhou for so long and paid such a high price, he is not reconciled to withdrawing troops like this!

Qian Ning quickly saw through Jin Shenghuan's thoughts, and said, "Don't worry about the Duke of Yu, Ganzhou City is already in his pocket, we only need to leave tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and send a general to continue the siege, at most not It will definitely break the city in February."

"This time the main force of the Qing army is going south, and it is estimated that the troops will be divided into three groups. One route must go straight to Hangzhou, and the other two routes will go to Jiangxi. One route will go down the river from Anqing to attack Jiujiang, and then arrive at Nanchang; the other route will go from Huizhou Go south to Porao Prefecture and approach Nanchang."

Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren are also veteran generals who have experienced many battles. Qian Ning's analysis is very reasonable, and there is a high probability that the Qing army will march in this way.

But Jin Shenghuan also had his own worries, and said: "If our army marches northward, leaving only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, I'm afraid Ganzhou will change."

"Although the Qing army in Fujian can't get out, the Qing army still has [-] soldiers in Guangdong. Knowing that the main force of our army is going north, I'm afraid it will come to relieve the siege of Ganzhou. At that time, won't we lose sight of the other?"

Qian Ning thought to himself, Jin Shenghuan's information is really backward.The Qing army in Guangdong has come a long time ago, can it be delayed until now? "

So he said: "The Duke of Yu doesn't know something. This Li Chengdong has already had the heart to do anything wrong. He is in the same situation as Tong Yangjia, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. How can he send troops to the north to relieve the siege of Ganzhou?"

Jin Shenghuan was forced to rebel by Jiangxi governor Zhang Yutian at the beginning, and the current situation in Guangdong is simply a replica of Jiangxi's original situation. Jin Shenghuan is also very happy to think of this.

At this time, he still had 22 troops under the city of Ganzhou.

So he said loudly: "Liu Yipeng, the chief soldier of Ji'an, led 5 soldiers and horses to continue to besiege Ganzhou, and the Qing army must be trapped to death in Ganzhou City."

"Wang Deren, Marquis of Jianwu, led 5 soldiers and horses north to Jiujiang. He must use the advantage of the Yangtze River Navy to block the Qing army outside Jiujiang City."

"Li Shiyuan, deputy general of Ji'an, led 2 soldiers and horses back to Nanchang to stabilize people's hearts; by the way, he cut off Zhang Yutian for me after returning to Nanchang, lest he take the opportunity to collude with the Qing army to plot Nanchang."

"My Duke personally led an army of 10 to Huizhou, and he was determined to defeat the Qing army and recover Nanjing!"
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At the gate of the governor's yamen of Guangdong and Guangxi, a man with a haggard face and ragged clothes walked over with his tired feet.

He only heard him say in a soft voice: "I am Gao Jinku, deputy general of Ganzhou. I have an urgent military situation and ask to see the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Mr. Tong Yangjia!"

After speaking, the man passed out!
Not long after, Gao Jinku, who recovered slightly, finally met Tong Yangjia, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Tong Yangjia belonged to the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army. In the first year of Hongguang (1645), he was awarded the rank of commander-in-chief, and he led the southern expedition with Belle Boluo.In the first year of Lu Jianguo (1646), he went to Hangzhou and Ping Fujian.In October, he added the title of governor of Guangdong, and acted as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi; he and Li Chengdong, the admiral of the department, led the troops to settle in Guangdong.

Gao Jinku knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Governor Tong, I have 6000 soldiers in Ganzhou, and I vowed to resist the attack of 25 Ming troops for nearly two months, and wiped out more than 2 enemies. Now the food has been eaten long ago, and most of the people in the city have starved to death. , and the rest are no more than two or three out of ten."

"I also hope that Governor Tong will send troops to relieve our siege of Ganzhou as soon as possible. If Ganzhou is lost, Jin Shenghuan's army of more than 20 will surely go south to Guangdong and Guangxi!"

Tong Yangjia said: "Vice General Gao, don't worry, the governor will soon send troops north to support Ganzhou. Vice General Gao has worked hard all the way, please go down and rest."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and sent someone to take Gao Jinku down.

Ganzhou had been besieged by the Ming army for two months. Even if Gao Jinku didn't come to ask for help, Tong Yangjia knew that the city of Ganzhou was in danger, and he didn't want to send troops to rescue Ganzhou.

It's just that at this time, most of the soldiers and horses in Guangdong and Guangxi are in the hands of Li Chengdong, the admiral of Guangdong and Guangxi. He has repeatedly urged Li Chengdong to send troops northward.But Li Chengdong used various excuses to delay, and he was helpless about it.

Tong Yangjia said: "Admiral Li, you have also heard the situation in Ganzhou. Liu Wuyuan and the others have carried Jin Shenghuan for two months, and now the food and grass are exhausted. If we don't send reinforcements, once the court blames us, you and I will bear the brunt! "

At this time, Li Guodong said in embarrassment: "My lord, I, Li Chengdong, did not intend to delay. Now the Yongli court of the Southern Ming Dynasty is always thinking about counterattacking Wuzhou in Guangxi. Last year, the Ming army attacked Guangzhou twice. Once I lead troops north, the Ming army We must come to attack the city."

"Moreover, Jin Shenghuan in Jiangxi is very powerful. There are more than 20 horses under the city of Ganzhou. How many people did you ask the admiral to bring to the north?"

Li Chengdong's meaning is very clear, Jin Shenghuan has more than 20 horses, how many people should I bring to rescue Ganzhou?
If you don’t bring enough, it’s to give the head to the Ming army; if you take too much, do you want to use this city of Guangzhou?

Li Guodong had been reluctant to go before, but at this moment he suddenly let go and asked Tong Yangjia, which caught Tong Yangjia a little off guard.

But Tong Yangjia is also an old slicker in the officialdom after all, and said with a smile: "Tingzhen (Li Chengdong's word Tingzhen), I still don't know your combat power. You and I went south from the north of the Yangtze River and destroyed the puppet Ming Dynasty Longwu and Shaowu. The regime wiped out hundreds of thousands of Ming troops along the way."

"You can still be afraid of a mere Jin Shenghuan. I think his 20 army is mostly bragging. There are at most 7 to 3 people. If you lead an army of [-] to the north, you will be able to defeat Jin Shenghuan in one fell swoop and break the siege of Ganzhou." .”

Li Guodong thought to himself, good you Tong Yangjia, this is trying to push Lao Tzu into the fire pit.Gao Jinku himself said that Jin Shenghuan led an army of more than 20 to besiege Ganzhou, and you told me that there were at most 7 to [-].

You still want to flatter and kill me. I only bring 3 people to the north. Is that to relieve the siege?It just wants me to die.

You have the nerve to say that we go south together?The tough battles were all fought by Lao Tzu, and you, Tong Yangjia, followed Lao Tzu to take advantage of it, but the court credited you for all the credit.

Li Chengdong became very angry when he thought of this.

He was originally a subordinate of Gao Jie. In the first year of Hongguang (1645), Duoduo, Prince of Yu of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Zhang Cunren, Minister of the Ministry of War, conquered the south of the Yangtze River. He and Zhang Cunren made Yangzhou Ten Ri and Jiading Santu, and his subordinates shot and killed Nanming Emperor Longwu Zhu Yujian, captured and killed Nanming Shaowu Emperor Zhu Yukai, and killed anti-Qing righteous men Chen Zizhuang and Zhang Jiayu (called "Lingnan Three Loyalties" together with Chen Bangyan).In the second year of Yongli (1647), he was awarded the title of admiral of Guangdong and the title of governor of the left.

Li Chengdong is a typical opportunist. This person will do everything in order to increase his official status.In order to please the Manchu masters, he did not hesitate to capture and kill the two emperors of Nanming, and created the "Three Massacres in Jiading", in an attempt to stain his crown with the blood of countless Han people.

But the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

Li Chengdong thought to himself that I went through life and death for the Qing Dynasty, and made great contributions at the expense of infamy.Even if you don't confer a prince like Kong Youde, it's not too much to confer me the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, right?
As a result, Li Chengdong got an admiral of Guangdong and Guangxi, while Tong Yangjia, who did not have much military exploits, was named the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and the governor of Guangdong, and became his immediate boss.

Since then, the two have not confronted each other. Li Chengdong is often aggrieved and complains about the injustice of the Qing court.

Originally, he was just complaining, to cause Tong Yangjia a little trouble.

But after Jiangxi Jin Shenghuan turned around, he seemed to see a light.Jin Shenghuan returned to the Ming Dynasty anyway, not only won the title of Duke of Yu, but also trampled on Zhang Yutian, the governor of Jiangxi who was bullying him.

Li Chengdong also received letters from Yongli and Jin Shenghuan, but he never made a final decision.

Although the momentum of the Ming army is good now, he still wants to sell it for a price, and it will be bad if he is on the wrong team.

Li Chengdong couldn't just say that he wouldn't go, anyway, he would take the team north for a walk, and fight if he could, and withdraw if he couldn't.

So he said: "Your Excellency, don't worry, I will go back to Zhaoqing to rectify the troops and horses, and soon lead the army to the north to break the siege of Ganzhou."

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