I have a cornucopia

Chapter 166 We are innocent, we are innocent

The Suzhou Elders Association finally made the decision to accept the order from Zhang Guowei, the governor of Zhejiang Province, and send the Suzhou Tuanlian Ever Victory Army to reinforce Yangzhou.

Liu Liangzuo has already begun to attack Yangzhou.

However, Liu Zhaoji, who rushed from Taizhou before him, Ma Minglu of the Yangzhou Military Preparation Department, and Zheng Yuanxun, the former head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs who were natives of Yangzhou City, still relied on their fear of him looting Yangzhou and recruited young men to stop him. Stopped his attack. At this point, it can be said that the Yangzhou salt merchants share the same hatred. After all, Liu Liangzuo's military discipline is comparable to Gao Jie's. At least Gao Jie's order was not in chaos at that time, and there were historical laws to restrain him so that he would not burn, kill, and loot...

Don’t burn, kill, and loot.

It was impossible not to burn, kill, and loot. At this time, except for Yang Feng, all other officers and soldiers were indispensable for burning, killing, and looting.

But if we can avoid large-scale burning, killing and looting, it is considered strict military discipline.

It's worse than bad!
In fact, Yang Feng's subordinates mainly did not leave the country, and once they did, it was difficult to guarantee. After all, regiment training and overseas operations always resulted in a smooth battle. Zeng Shao agreed with this point.

But now the order has been disrupted.

The court is gone, the imperial power has collapsed, and Yang Feng, the only deterrent, is still not there.

It can be said that at this time there is nothing that can limit these proud soldiers.

In fact, when Liu Liangzuo first arrived in Yangzhou, representatives of salt merchants were sent from the city to try to buy Liu Liangzuo to withdraw his troops with 300,000 taels of silver, but the bribe failed. After all, Liu Liangzuo was not stupid. Was it the salt merchant's money? That's his money. If you buy it in, it's all his. Use his money to bribe him, and it's only a mere three hundred thousand taels...

King Liu said are you kidding?

In the end, all the Hui merchants, Shanxi merchants, and Qin merchants in the city had no choice but to temporarily put aside their past overt and covert struggles and work together to protect their money. Fortunately, Liu Liangzuo's men were not the elite of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty in Manchuria after all, so the first wave of attacks failed. But if nothing unexpected happens, he will still be able to capture Yangzhou. After all, Huang Degong and Gao Jie do not dare to attack him with all their strength. There is still Zuo Liangyu's 30,000 troops in Nanjing. The two of them can at most send troops to contain it. Moreover, the joy of robbing Yangzhou is attracting all the bandits, water thieves and even armed landlords in Jiangbei. The information of these people is seriously lagging behind. They have no idea that Dorgon is still attacking Wuchang. Most of them think that I am the King of the Qing Dynasty. They are about to sweep the south of the Yangtze River. It is indeed out of reach to invest in Dorgon at this time, but the same goes for Liu Liangzuo. If nothing else, it will not be a loss if they rob Yangzhou first.

As a result, Liu Liangzuo's strength skyrocketed, swelling to 80,000 people in just a few days.

Many officers and soldiers in the armies on the south bank defected.

Really.

After all, it was Yangzhou.

We still don’t know what will happen in Nanjing, but we can grab it directly if we open Yangzhou. The Yangzhou salt merchants have an annual transaction volume of 30 million and a profit of 9 million. It is conservatively estimated that the silver currently stored in this city cannot be less than 1. Ten million taels.

There are countless beauties.

It is also a place where food gathers.

Silver, women, food...

Just open Yangzhou and you’ll have it all.

In this case, we cannot blame those officers and soldiers for defecting.

After all, people like Ma Shiying, Gao Jie, and Huang Degong are not Yang Feng. Their absolute control over the army is limited to their own servants, and the others are just following to get rich, especially the same bandits and water thieves that Gao Jie has raided and expanded these days, and they are like before They ran as if he was preparing to rob Nanjing. They all turned around and crossed the river and ran to follow Liu Liangzuo, preparing to rob Yangzhou. Gao Jie was also furious, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, this was the situation he was in. They came to follow him just to grab Nanjing, but they still haven't gotten anything yet. Now that there is a more realistic choice, of course he has to give up. And go to another Mingzhu.

Moreover, it is already very dangerous to continue to besiege Nanjing at this time. Once Zuo Liangyu knows the truth outside and rushes out of the city, the entire war situation is in danger of collapse.

Under such circumstances, the decision of the Suzhou Elderly Association can be said to be a real helper in times of need.

And they just take the lead.

On the day the Suzhou Senior Citizens Association made this decision, the Songjiang Senior Citizens Association also made the same decision.

The next day, Changzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou Elders Associations also chose to support Zhang Guowei, and in accordance with Zhang Guowei's previous request, they sent a group training to Zhenjiang. In fact, they were not stupid. Even if Dorgon did not come, once Zuo Liangyu and Liu Liangzuo joined forces, Ma Shiying If there is a collapse there, then these rebels will go straight to Su Songchang Town.

In the past, there was still Yang Feng who could suppress...

I have to say that at this time, the gentry finally remembered Yang Feng.

He is indeed hateful when he wants money, but his suppression in the north can really ensure the stability of order in Jiangnan.

But now he is trapped in Wuchang!
Although he contained Dorgon, Dorgon also trapped him.

He can't control the downstream now, and even Ma Shiying can't defeat Liu Liangzuo. The main reason is that he doesn't dare to let go of the blockade of Nanjing. But at this time, if Zuo Liangyu breaks out again, he will only collapse, so he wants to ensure If you are safe here, you can only help Ma Shiying and maintain the front line from Yangzhou to Nanjing.

In this way, team training finally joined the battle.

And it's not just Susongchang Town and other places. Zhang Guowei, who was still in Zhejiang before, also led the regiment training including Jinhua, or Xu Du's troops, in short, the regiment training in various places in Zhejiang, plus the officers and soldiers he put together, and the Huizhou Wushuangyuan Huang Geng's Huizhou regiment training began to go north for reinforcements. The latter is a brother of the Huangshu clan. He was the top candidate in the martial arts examination in the 16th year of Chongzhen. It is said that he used dozens of kilograms of iron whip. After the Qing army occupied Nanjing, they first resisted in Xuancheng. Xuancheng fell and retreated to Congshan Pass. The Qing army's attack failed. Then Huang Shu, who had surrendered, took action. In short, with Liu Liangzuo's siege of Yangzhou, the gentry from all over the Yangtze River finally realized that it was dangerous to wait and see. They could not care what happened to the Ming Dynasty, but it was a unanimous principle not to let these arrogant soldiers kill their homes.

The current situation is even worse for them than Dorgon's occupation of Nanjing.

Without the restraint of imperial power and the restraint of rules, if these arrogant soldiers really killed their beautiful gardens, it would be a catastrophe.

Massacre of the city is possible.

Speaking of which, wouldn't Liu Liangzuo know how to massacre a city?

Therefore, in the face of a crisis, it can be regarded as a general mobilization in Jiangnan.

At this time, Yang Feng was already negotiating with Dorgon.

Of course, in order to ensure mutual trust, it was still the same as last time. Yang Feng was riding on his warship, while Dorgon was on the shore a hundred meters away. In order to be able to hear each other clearly, Yang Feng specially presented Dorgon with That electric horn gave Gungun a taste of high technology. As for him, of course he moved the stereo to the boat, made a special shelf, put the microphone on it, and then placed it on the table. He sat behind the table with teacups, old-fashioned ones with lids, and bulletproof glass in front. …

Very stylish.

"Hello, can you hear me clearly?"

He said.

After saying that, he picked up the tea cup and drank the tea with enjoyment.

Enjoy tea.

I don’t know what kind of tea it is, but it’s the best green tea at this time.

"If you have something to say, just say it!"

Dorgon said. He was sitting on the Grand Master's chair, which still had a yellow umbrella cover on it, and a close aide held the electric horn for him. On both sides of him were countless Qing soldiers who were waiting in full formation. Although there were no cannons as agreed, the turtledove guns were still mounted. Hundreds of them were all set up and aimed at Yang Feng, and the soldiers moved the match ropes from time to time.

He actually doesn't want to talk, especially he doesn't want to talk in this way, and he is not stupid. If Yang Feng was really sincere in negotiating, he would not wait until now. This guy has been extremely hostile to me, the Qing Dynasty, from the beginning to the end. From the way he treated Da Yu'er's sister and her son, it can be seen that he has never considered peace talks with me, the Qing Dynasty. If he still hesitates a little, he will not openly invite Da Yu'er's sister to the house with guests. Therefore, this negotiation is nothing more than an attempt to humiliate the Qing Dynasty again, relying on the inability to conquer Wuchang from the outside, to show off its prestige, and in this way, the intention is even more obvious. But the problem is that the soldiers of the Qing army, including some generals, especially those of the Han army, as well as those who had just surrendered, and even Mongolia, even Manzhu Xili, asked to accept negotiations. The reason was of course to rescue his sister as soon as possible.

And the real purpose...

They did not want to die as cannon fodder under the walls of Wuchang.

There have been tens of thousands of casualties since the attack, and there is no hope of conquering Wuchang, let alone conquering it.

Dorgon wanted to reduce Ding as much as possible, but they were reduced.

They are not fools either.

It’s not like I don’t even understand this.

The reason for following me in the Qing Dynasty is to be a slave master and to enjoy the good life. Although it is not impossible to be cannon fodder, there must be a limit. If it exceeds the limit they accept, it is not impossible for them to backstab me in the Qing Dynasty if they turn against me. Yes, even the majority of Eight Banners Manchurians support the negotiations.

The reason was of course to save the Queen Mother and Emperor, but in fact they didn't want to die either.

It is true that Eight Banners Manchuria was not used as cannon fodder, but the problem is that the climate here is not suitable for the environment and epidemics are rampant, causing Eight Banners Manchuria to die in large numbers every day. At most, hundreds of Eight Banners Manchurian warriors who were originally brave and invincible on the battlefield were killed by various things they had never experienced before. Death from disease. Even now, there are thousands of grotesque patients lying there in the military camps. Some have big bellies like pregnant women, some have thick legs like waists, and they all lie there waiting to die.

Now people are in panic.

After all, the endurance of ordinary soldiers and low-level officers is also limited.

In the end, under pressure from all parties, he had no choice but to accept this method of negotiation.

"Look, you are anxious. Although I admit that I did catch Sister Da Yuer and Fulin, I did not bully them. I admit that I did let many people visit her place, but she lived a very happy life! Every day. They are all very happy. Although this kind of thing is indeed not very good according to our standards, there is no such taboo in their customs. Is it a custom on the grassland to use one's own women to receive guests?

Of course, we are innocent, don't believe those random rumors.

So I just respect her customs.

Manzhu is practicing etiquette. Is it wrong for him to tell me what I am doing? "

Yang Feng shouted.

Manzhu Xili, who was riding a horse, seemed not to hear, but did not refute.

What Yang Feng said is indeed correct.

Secondly, I don’t want to fight anymore even though I’m full of beads and practicing rituals.

He and the Mongolian cavalry have already robbed a lot of gold and silver jewelry during this trip. It can be said that the key goal of this trip has been achieved. But if they continue to attack Wuchang, they will die in many numbers. In fact, 20,000 Mongolian cavalry have already died. More than two thousand people were killed, and half of them died of illness.

Their ability to withstand the environment here is not as good as that of Eight Banners Manchuria.

Of course, the real key is that they chose a wrong time to go south. The situation would be different if they went south in winter. As a result, Dorgon was confused by Zuo Liangyu's plan and chose to go south at the turn of summer and autumn, just in time to catch up with the southern epidemic. During the rampage, the hot weather was beyond the capabilities of the Mongolian cavalry.

They have not crossed the Yellow River for almost three hundred years.

Now various Mongolian tribes are full of complaints against Dorgon.

Coupled with the current situation in our Qing Dynasty, many Taiji, Noyan, and Tabu Nang are laughing at him.

"Look, even Manzhu Xili admitted that everything I did to Sister Dayu'er was in line with their customs. As for Fulin, I can really swear to God that he is still very happy, even better than He is happier in Shenyang. Although I admit that the situation of the other captives is not very good, it was not my fault. It was all Huang Fei's fault. Besides, since they are prisoners, they are our slaves. Your standard is Aha, they are already slaves, and whatever we do to them is reasonable. I don’t need to teach you this, you know better than me!

So I really don’t understand, where does your hatred for me come from?

We are each our own masters.

We meet on the battlefield.

What I do is also in compliance with the rules.

We have no personal grudges. Why are you so narrow-minded and always fighting for sister Da Yuer and me? She doesn’t hate me now, and she is even happier than she has ever been before.

The last time I saw her, she was crying with joy.

So why should you?

God has the virtue of good life, and you are also a worshiper of Buddha. Don't you feel sad that so many soldiers died for this? You must have a conscience. It is obviously your own private matter, why do you have to let others die? If you really still hate me, the worst we can do is fight like real men and decide whether you want to live or die! "

Yang Feng said with an upright face.

Dorgon was so angry that he took a deep breath and said that this guy's shamelessness could be said to be the only one he had ever seen in his life.

So shameless.

How shameless can you be to say such a thing!
"Look, you don't dare. Alas, in this case I can't be more generous. If you really want her, I can give it to you, but you have to send our Crown Prince and Queen Yi'an back. As for the battle, it is a business matter. If you are willing to fight, I will accompany you. This exchange is a private matter. As long as you send our Queen Yi'an and the Crown Prince to Dengzhou, I can also ask Ninghai City to send Sister Dayu'er to Hauge. , Fulin definitely can’t do it, let him go according to His Majesty’s will.”

Yang Feng said.

To Haug...

Haug had to have her killed herself the next day.

"Exchange one for two, you're quite clever."

Dorgon sneered.

"I said that Fulinde has an imperial edict, but I will plead with His Majesty. Of course, I will still give him to Hauge. You also know that they are brothers. Elder brothers are like fathers. I will give him to Hauge. Nothing wrong?"

Yang Feng said with a smile.

Then the next day Fulin suddenly bled to death from his orifices because he was so happy.

(End of this chapter)