Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

On July [-]th of the third year of Wuding, Zhang Rikang, the commander-in-chief of Guide Town in the Qing Dynasty, who had been promised by Zheng Kezang, was taking a nap during the war. www After the inquiry, Zheng Kezang immediately ordered [-] new attached troops to enter the city first to control the south gate of Yangzhou, and then Zheng's main force, the Longwu Army, Shenwei Army, and Shence Army, rushed in

The news that Zhang Rikang offered the South Gate was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, which shocked the whole Qing army.Ma Qi and Huashan personally commanded Yanzhou Township, Dubiao, Tibiao, Caobiao and other ministries to try to fight back, but the Qing army's courage was lost. On the other hand, the morale of Zheng's army was high. Under the ebb and flow, Ma Qi's stubborn resistance did not worked.

After Huashan, the admiral of Jiangbei, was seriously injured by the lead bullets fired by Zheng Jun's small cannons on the front line, the organized resistance of the Qing army quickly came to an end. Apart from the flag soldiers and flag officers who committed suicide one after another, the green battalion soldiers from all over the country surrendered one after another.Zheng Jun took advantage of the trend to conquer the West Gate and North Gate, and finally recovered the entire Yangzhou before sunset.

Now that Yangzhou has been restored, Zheng Kezang's forces trapped under the city of Yangzhou will be liberated. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the Western Front, Zheng Kezang dispatched a Hussar Army, Iron Cavalry Army, Shesheng Army, Xuanwu Army, and Huben Army. A total of more than [-] people from six divisions and [-] reorganized new attached troops marched westward.As a result, even if the first division of the Xuanwei Army on the Wangjiang line is not counted, the strength of the Zheng army in Anqing has reached twelve main divisions and [-] newly attached troops, making it the largest field battle of the Zheng army at present. corps.

However, although the troops on the western front are strong, the Huai'an front line is also very important. In the case of being unable to separate himself, Zheng Kezang ordered Yuanfu Hong Lei, who is currently in Nanjing, to rush to Huaixi to take charge of the overall situation, and arranged for the general staff of Tongzhi Sun Youlao, Zuoqin's minister, was the chief general of the Western Expedition, and commanded the above-mentioned troops to besiege Anqing in order to pull out the thorn in the side of the Qing army between Nanjing and Jiujiang.

In addition to making arrangements for the battle in Anqing, Zheng Kezang also mobilized the second division of the Tiger Guards and [-] new attached troops to join Xi Daping's group, so that it could control key points along the Huaihe River and continue to march towards Lu'an Zhili Prefecture.In addition, Zheng Kezang also arranged for the fourth fleet of the Yangtze River Fleet of the Navy to return to Gaoyou Lake and move north along the waterway, entering Baima Lake and Hongze Lake to threaten the rear of the Huai'an enemy.

When the above dispatching sequence was in progress, Zheng Kezang, who left one division to maintain the grain road along the canal, personally led the remaining three main divisions to return to Gaoyou, and then the main force of more than [-] Zheng troops joined forces to go north, and once again came to Huai'an Under the city, this time Zheng Kezang wanted to take Huai'an Fucheng in one fell swoop, occupying as much territory as possible before Kangxi broke the boat and invested. Zheng Kezang even wanted to take Xuzhou in one fell swoop to retain the advance base of Northern Peeping Yulu.

But just as Zheng Kezang was tossing and turning for the Northern Expedition, an ulterior conspiracy was fermenting.

On July [-]th, more than forty Zheng Junhong single boats with between [-] and [-] materials sailed through the Wuchang River. On the second day, Liu Ning'an, who had a sneer on his face, also issued orders from his subordinates to board the ship.

"My lord, Qianziying, Kunziying, and Zhenziying have already boarded the ship." Zhang Chuanhua, one of the Twelve Taibao of the Liu Department, reported it. From his remarks, it can be clearly known that although Nanjing has issued On the surface, Liu Ning'an obeyed the order of uniform military system, but in fact Liu Bu said one thing and did another, and continued to use the Qing government's military system. "Genziying and Kanziying are boarding the ship, and it is estimated that they will all be on board before the end of time."

"My lord, the rations here have been arranged to be shipped." Zhao Zhenzhen, another member of the Twelve Taibao, also reported. "It's just that the amount of gunpowder and lead is still quite insufficient. I'm afraid that we won't be able to win the city of Nanjing for a while, and we'll be stuck."

Of course, Liu Ning'an understood that quite a few of the middle and lower rank military officers in his department still had doubts about his risk of going eastward, but he was already ready, so he had no choice but to patiently explain: "King Ning and King Yiyang have guaranteed tickets, besides, You all know the news about Jianghuai, although King Xia won Yangzhou, his army marched all the way to the west and north, and the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River is already empty, if we don’t do anything at this time, do we have a better chance?”

Liu Ning'an encouraged his cronies: "If a man can't eat five tripods, he should also cook five tripods, not to mention the wealth and wealth in the south of the Yangtze River. As long as he wins this shop, the power, wealth, and beauties will be enjoyed by you and my brothers."

Zhao Zhenzhen was still a little hesitant: "If King Xia hears that we have stolen the city of Nanjing, will he come back desperately to find us? Besides, we have a small boat and can only accommodate four thousand brothers. This small amount of troops will count as entering Nanjing." How can the city be defended?"

"Have you ever heard of the Three Kingdoms? In the past, Cao Cao and Cao Mengde coerced the emperor to order the princes, but now the Zhu family has let us control it. If the king of Xia dares to risk his disobedience and return to the army to attack the Ming Dynasty, how will this man's heart be dealt with in the future?" Liu Ning'an naturally thought about it. Zheng Kezang may react, but he has been a gambler since he decided to take risks, and gamblers naturally look at problems from their own side. "What's more, if King Xia wants to withdraw his troops, we still have to see whether the Qing court agrees or not. Therefore, we have enough time to control the entire Nanjing city and expand our strength."

Speaking of this, Liu Ning'an subconsciously added his lower lip. The shipyards, gun factories, and gunpowder workshops that moved from Dongning to Nanjing are the objects of his lust. In his opinion, as long as he masters this power, in time, He may not be able to sit on an army as elite as Zheng Jun.

Zhao Zhenzhen wanted to say something more, but Liu Ning'an's face sank. Zhang Chuanhua, who saw the situation was not good, hurriedly pulled him away. When Liu Ning'an was no longer visible, Zhang Chuanhua complained: "Old Ba , you are confused, people have already boarded the ship, can this matter be undone? If you really annoy your lord, you are not ignorant of the fate of the madman. "

The so-called Crazy Horse refers to Ma Jinbao, the officer of the Tianzi Battalion the day before, who was also one of Liu Ning'an's Twelve Protectors, but he clearly opposed Liu Ning'an's plan to send troops to Nanjing. He died tragically on the spot, and the big guy didn't say anything about it on the surface, but he might not have no speculation in his heart.

"If I'm absolutely sure, I'm not opposed to my lord making a move, but compared to King Xia's strength, you and I are like little ants, but we presumptuously want to take down the elephant, right? It's too risky." Zhao Zhenzhen said anxiously. "I'm afraid that things will not be harmonious. You and I will die without a place to die."

"I'm sure, so what's the gamble?" Zhang Chuanhua said disapprovingly. "There is a saying that you should make a move with a [-]% certainty. My lord, there is no strategy here, and I am afraid it is more than a [-]% chance of winning. Therefore, even if I am the family, I can't help but take a gamble." Seeing Zhao Zhenzhen still With a look of lack of confidence, Zhang Chuanhua laughed. "He has a big scar on his head, so if he loses the bet, he will admit defeat, but if he wins, it will be a million-fold profit."

Not to mention that the Liu Department cadres who knew each other had their own thoughts, but Liu Ning'an, who had a look of hesitation just now, looked in the direction of Jiangbei with a calm expression: "My third son, how is your talk with Shanahai going?"

"Brother," because this incident was too shocking, Chang Yufen, who was five-year-old and three-year-old, replied softly in a low voice. "Let's give up Hanyang. Of course, the old fox Shanahai couldn't wait more than he wanted, so he agreed to our request of [-] shi of grain, and said he hoped that we can turn to the light in the future, etc. It's ridiculous."

"I'm afraid it's you who are ridiculous." Liu Ning'an shook his head lightly. "You yourself said that Shanahai is an old fox, do you think that's what old foxes do?"

"Brother, do you mean that the old fox will slip up?" Chang Yufen thought for a while. "There is such a possibility, but once the eight most elite battalion heads and the fourth-oldest sailor are taken away, we obviously can't hold on to Hanyang Mansion. It is a surprise to be able to exchange some food. If we can't exchange it, We're not unprepared."

"Third brother, your thinking is still too simple." Liu Ning'an chuckled. "Why did we return the Hanyang Mansion to the Qing court? The lack of food alone can't explain it." Yes, food grows in the ground, and only more land can provide more food. There has never been any reaction. The reason for coming here. "Sanahai must have figured it out that something went wrong on our side."

Chang Yufen was startled: "Brother, what do you mean, after the Qing army won Hanyang, they will continue to cross the Yangtze River to attack Wuchang?"

"Wu Fan and Shanahai will not let go of this opportunity." Liu Ning'an affirmed. "Of course, maybe they will also boldly go eastward to Huangmei to reinforce Anqing, but I think it is more likely to be the former." The Hunan Qing army's entry into Jiangxi has already contained the Hong Gongzhu Division in Eastern Hubei and the two divisions in Central Jiangxi. Coupled with the eastward advance of the main force of the Liu Department, it can be said that once the Qing army crosses the river, the situation in Huguang will inevitably undergo a complete change. "But that's the best thing to do." Chang Yufen was taken aback, and Liu Ning'an explained what Liu Ning'an said. "Only when the Qing army in Huguang can hold back the attention of King Xia's subordinates, can we make a big splash in the south of the Yangtze River."

Chang Yufen said with an ugly face, "I'm afraid that after the Qing army crossed the Yangtze River, the battle situation will change."

Liu Ning'an waved his hand disapprovingly: "King Xia's army has won successive battles in northern Jiangsu and Huainan, and it will be enough to deploy them to fill the defense at that time. Could it be that the Jingzhou army in Shanahai is more elite than the Forbidden Brigade directly under Kangxi?"

"Although this makes sense, when the time comes, people will die." Chang Yufen glanced at Liu Ning'an's expression out of the corner of her eye, and then changed the topic. "I'm afraid that the second brother will feel unhappy here."

Liu Ning'an smiled coldly: "If the second child wants to stay, let him stay. Someone must guard Wuchang, otherwise it will spread and say that we abolish the public for personal reasons, which is not in line with your brother's original intention. "

Chang Yufen subconsciously made a smart move, thinking that Liu Ning'an is really vicious, and he has to calculate even when he worships brothers, but he understands the truth that his arms can't twist his thighs. Since the victim is not himself, he can only secretly pray for the other party to ask for blessings: "It's true, the second brother wants to be a great hero, and we brothers are naturally happy to see it happen."

"Stop grinding your teeth," Liu Ning'an waved his hand in a dispirited manner. "You also prepare, soldiers are precious, and you must lift the anchor tonight and sail eastward."