Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

In the past few days, the mood of Zheng Kezang on the front line in Huai'an has been ups and downs like a roller coaster.At first he blamed himself, since he had predicted the hidden worries in advance, why he directly sent troops to Beijing; then he was nervous, fearing that the insufficient strength of Yingtian defenders would not be able to deal with the two enemies inside and outside; then he was happy, thinking of coming to Yingtian City to fight against Zheng After this change, the power of the Communist Party of China will be completely purged; finally, it will be angry, because the urgent report from Huguang has also been sent. Not only Hanyang and Hankou changed hands, but Wuchang was also besieged by the Qing army who crossed the river. Xingguo Prefecture, the foothold of the Zhubu in Huguang, also faced the siege of the Qing army.

However, anger is nothing but anger, and the crisis in Huguang had to be dealt with. So after overlooking the strong defenses of Huai'an City, Zheng Kezang finally made a decision. Two divisions and one part of the Yangtze River Fleet were dispatched from each front to northwest Jiangxi.

In view of the impact of the deployment of troops on the Huai'an and Anqing operations, Zheng Kezang issued an order to train three new divisions in each of the two places. The local regiment training in Jiangsu and Anhui and the armed forces of the Ming Rebels should not affect the overall combat effectiveness.

As for Jiangnan, Zheng Kezang is not prepared to deny the order he issued two days ago to "continue the deployment of the Songchong Town Army, clean up (Nanjing) internal and external enemies, restore (Jiangnan) calm, and return relevant punishments to the division for further discussion." , but further instructions "to collect the jade seal, from now on, domestic and foreign affairs do not need to be discussed and dealt with in the White House, the cabinet and the Metropolitan Governor's Office."

Zheng Kezang also wanted to take Huai'an, and to make full use of the first phase of the Northern Expedition, Chang Ning, Prince Gong of the Qing Dynasty who rushed to Huai'an city to preside over the overall situation, naturally wanted to defend this geographical dividing line with the strength of more than 5000 people. However, no one thought that God would not give them a chance to continue fighting.

In the third year of Wuding in the Ming Dynasty and the 43rd year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, on July 27, due to heavy rains, the rivers along the Huanghuai River swelled sharply. Out of fear of flooding, Zheng Kezang had to order his troops to retreat to Xinghua.But before Zheng's army withdrew, Luoma Lake showed signs of flooding, and what was even more frightening was that the embankment of Hongze Lake was also flooded.

But the bigger disaster occurred in Anhui. Since the Qing government adopted a strategy of purely protecting the canal (river), breaches in other places were considered irrelevant to the overall situation. Therefore, the rivers on both sides of the Huaihe River were in disrepair. No one went to the dike to take care of it, so when the Yellow River flooded back, it couldn't hold it all at once.

At the end of July, the Wei River, Wo River, Xifei River, Beifei River, Qian River, Ci River, Quan River, Tuo River, Sui River, Gu River, and Hong River, which are the upper tributaries of the Huaihe River, broke through one after another, and Huaibei was covered with ocean.Fengyang, Dingyuan, Shouxian, Changfeng and other prefectures and counties in Huainan were also flooded, and floods also occurred to varying degrees in eastern Henan and southeastern Henan.

Seeing that people are being fooled, the Qing army in Huai'an, who finally survived the retreat of Zheng Jun, suddenly felt that he had fallen into a situation where he could not advance or retreat. He was afraid that Huai'an would become an isolated island. Resolutely not allowed.But on the ninth day of August, Kangxi refused to allow it.On this day, Suining reported that the city was besieged by floods, and other counties in Huai'an were also in danger.So Chang Ning ignored Beijing's strict orders and hurriedly led his troops back to the north. Before leaving, he even sent troops to try to destroy Gaojiayan.Fortunately, all the soldiers left behind were Soviet soldiers, and they couldn't bear to become Zeguo themselves, so it didn't cause a bigger disaster.

However, although Gaojiayan was temporarily preserved, there was no way to guarantee the repair of the embankment due to the military confrontation between Qing and Zheng. Therefore, in the flood of the second year, it was finally washed away by the raging water of the Yellow River. As a result, a vast yellow flood zone was formed in the south of Xuzhou, west of Haizhou, and between Yancheng and Baoying, thus isolating the two warring parties, and the prosperous Huai'an Mansion was thus abandoned, but this is all a later story

After retreating all the way to Xinghua, Zheng Kezang ordered all the troops to collect the victims, and then provide relief with work, build fortresses along the straight line from Baoying to Yancheng, dig trenches, and plant thorns all over.These bamboo-reinforced concrete fortresses are all bastion structures, and the area is small, usually only accommodating one or two infantry units, one black soldier team and two light artillery squads.Naturally, with such a force, it is not expected that it can resist the invading Qing army, but it is intended as an early warning and delaying the opponent's attack.The densely covered trenches can drain water, and can also hinder the cavalry of the Qing army.The same is true for planting thorns, which can not only maintain water and soil, but also block the Qing army's brigade.

Of course, in this way, Zheng Jun also could not continue the Northern Expedition directly from the direction of northern Jiangsu.However, compared to the loss of the detour in the future, Zheng Fan can save a lot of precious troops for the western front battlefield, so whether this move is a bargain or a loss is also a matter of opinion for the benevolent and the wise.

Now that there is no possibility of a big war in northern Jiangsu, Zheng Kezang will not leave behind the supervisor of civil engineering, so he was promoted to Uncle Sheyang for his contribution to countering the rebellion, and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Jiangbei Army Jiangbei soldiers and horses, and then left four divisions of Xuanwei, Longwu and other troops to guard Jiangbei, while the rest of the troops moved to the west.

On August [-]th, when Zheng Kezang's troops arrived at Jiangpu, all the officials in Nanjing crossed the river to pay homage. Zheng Kezang then sent a division of troops across the river to garrison Dangtu according to the request of Yang Ying and others, and then ordered Songchong to stand guard. The troops turned back to the original defense, and changed one of the recruits from the third division that was originally scheduled to train in northern Jiangsu to train in Changzhou.

In addition, Zheng Kezang also reorganized the Yingtian Garrison with a total strength of 2000 by reorganizing the troops of the accompanying divisions according to Chen Tong's suggestion. The remnants of Liu Jun who were taken in were all broken up and organized into divisions to participate in the Western Expedition.

On August [-]th, Princess Xia Chen Xianqiao led the daughters of the palace to cross the river. Zheng Kezang then ordered all the ministries to go first on the second day.However, the joy of long-distance victory's newlyweds did not alleviate the anger caused by the tension on the night of the coup d'etat told by the wives.

On August [-], after seeing off his wife and children at the pier, Zheng Kezang ordered some of the coup participants to be formally punished.Among them, Yiyang King Zhu Daoming and other nobles who had died in the battle were all deprived of their titles, and the rest of the participating princes were exiled in the name of vassals. He fled to the sea, and restored the establishment of the Daqushan Governor's Mansion so that he could manage it nearby.In addition, the Zheng regime of the Ming Dynasty would hunt down Zhu Da within the scope of its rule, but the sea arrest article did not directly publicize King Ning's rebellion, but portrayed Zhu Da as a demon monk who harmed children and discredited it.As for the ministers loyal to the Ming Dynasty, they will also be exiled to Xiboni, Jinlan and other places.

"You, who are you?" Wu Dingdi Zhu Youge, who was lying on the sickbed, looked at the crowd rushing in, and suddenly cried out in horror. "What do you want to do? Come on, drive them out!"

But Zhu Youge's words did not cause any fluctuations. The eyes of the palace people who had just been replaced were all drooping, as if they were all deaf. Seeing this scene, Yu Ping, the team leader, grinned: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient, my minister." There is no intention to do harm here, but to ask the emperor to depose the reckless prince according to the order of King Xia."

Want to abolish the prince?Zhu Youge's heart skipped a beat, and then he raised his head to look at Yu Ping, who was smiling, but the other party's eyes were firm, and Zhu Youge immediately fell on the bed weakly.Seeing that Zhu Youge was like a dead dog, Yu Ping immediately had a sneer on his face, and then he signaled to the medical officers behind him, and the two medical officers immediately rushed to give first aid, and revived Emperor Wu Ding with wormwood incense.

"Since it's King Xia's intention." Zhu Youge, who was faintly awake, managed to focus his out-of-focus eyes on Yu Ping again, and then said in tears. "I understand, come and draw up the decree." At that moment, someone in the cabinet finished writing the imperial edict in one go, and before it had time to seal it, Yu Ping snatched it away and stamped the red seal himself. "The crown prince has been abolished according to King Xia's wishes, but the East Palace cannot be left without an owner." Seeing the back of the official who hurried away with the edict, Zhu Youge asked with a desolate expression struggling. "Can I let my grandson"

Zhu Youge has only one son, Zhu Cichen, and although Zhu Cichen is incompetent, he has three sons and a daughter, but even the city of Zheng Kezang may not accept that Zhu Cichen's descendants will accept the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty. Yu Ping, who was in charge of worrying, categorically vetoed it: "Zhu Cichen is already a common man, so how can he have any grandchildren?"

Zhu Youge's eyes widened suddenly, but Yu Ping's words were not finished yet: "Since the emperor is right about the Lord of the East Palace, so if I recommend someone, how about the emperor taking King Shucheng as the emperor's nephew?"

Zhu Cixin (羙), the king of Shucheng, was also considered to have made the first report in this rebellion, so Ming Zheng had such an act of rewarding him, but more importantly, Zhu Cixin was older than Zhu Youge. They belong to the same category as Candles in the Wind, so that it will be convenient for Zheng Fan to continue to control the Ming royal family and prepare for the future Zen Dynasty.

Of course, Zhu Youge also knew Zheng Fan's intentions, and saw him trying to get up, regardless of his status as the Supreme Master of Wancheng, kneeling down on the couch to Yu Ping, who represented Zheng Kezang: "My lord, that day King Xia If you say something first, you will ensure the safety of my father and son, so you can't break your promise and get fat today!"

Yu Ping responded flatly: "At this time and at that time, if Zhu Cichen hadn't acted recklessly, there would be no disaster today."

Seeing Zhu Youge's tendency to faint again, Yu Ping then let go of Zheng Kezang's intention and said: "However, King Xia's mouth is the destiny. Since you and your father and son are promised to die, naturally there will be no changes. The emperor still Peace of mind will take care of your body, don't worry about it."

That's right, Zheng Kezang will indeed let the three generations of Zhu Youge's father and grandson die, but on the one hand, he is debauched, and on the other hand, he is short of doctors and medicines, so he will be able to quietly eliminate all the scourges soon