Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

"What did you say?" Shanahai sent out his eyes and ears to investigate because he had faintly heard some bad rumors in the green camp, but he didn't even think about going around, and it turned out that the target of the rumors was himself. Angry and angry, but he was not alone at the moment, so he had to order through gritted teeth. [Thanks for supporting the novel] "Say it carefully again."

"I don't dare, slave, blah." As Shanahai's confidant, Wu Xunpu trembled subconsciously when he saw those murderous eyes, but Shanahai insisted on making him explain, so he had no choice but to speak nervously. up. "When I was patrolling the camp, I heard rumors in the army, saying, saying, the current failure is all due to you, the master. If it weren't for the master, you are as fearful of the enemy as a tiger, how could Haini build such an impressive army under the noses of the Jingzhou defenders? Fortress, this is not the case, and the casualties are not so heavy."

"Shut up, get out, old man!" Shanahai was furious, but he looked around the tent and saw Ananda's face was embarrassed, Zhu Duna's mind was out of control, Tong Gui looked left and right, Balin bowed his head and remained silent, and Balhu pretended to be light. Cough, as for the general beside him, King Pingjun, he was even more stunned, and he felt sad for a while. "That's right, or the old man was wrong."

Speaking of it, Shanahai did make mistakes, but the key problem was that he never thought that Zheng Jun's ability to implement civil works would be so strong.Not to mention, if it was the Qing army themselves, they would have dug at most two ditches and piled up an earthen wall in twenty days.

Of course, Zheng Jun’s earthen wall may be just a tofu dregs project with a bright shell, far inferior to the real city wall, but with bamboo and wood as barriers, cement as seals, and enough width, it is enough to make it impossible for the Qing army to cross. , obstacles that cannot be destroyed by artillery.As for the horse-faced fort quickly composed of concrete components, it is a miraculous existence that cannot be understood by ordinary people.

They underestimated the enemy and caused irreparable losses to their own side. If we really want to get to the bottom of this, Shanahai cannot escape responsibility, and judging from the reactions of his peers, they also hope that Shanahai will take responsibility for several defeats. Responsibility, since this is the case, Shanahai, who was ashamed, slowly straightened up, took off his hat and held it in his hand. 【new】

"The old man disregarded the country's grace and lost his troops. He should resign to accept the crime. It was just that he wanted to wash away his shame after the reinforcements arrived, but the morale of the army was in turmoil." Shanahai said while putting the crown in front of the tongue-tied Naertu . "Now that I'm cross-examining, the old man doesn't dare to fall in love with me. I explain myself and take up various jobs. I go home and listen behind closed doors."

"Why should the old general care about the nonsense of the Han army." Naertu originally wanted to let Shanahai take the blame, but he didn't want him to resign. Not only would Kangxi not agree to the position of a Manchurian official, but even other Manchurian dignitaries would definitely discuss it when they knew about it. "Attacking the sea is a big problem, and this king is still counting on the old general to dispatch troops."

Naertu said it politely, but Shanahai shook his head, and retreated in a dispirited manner. Looking at Shanahai's lonely back, Naertu was sweating profusely, and then felt his chest swelled and his breath was hard to breathe. one black.

"My lord, my lord!" Ananda and the others turned pale with shock. They had just lost a deputy commander, and now the head coach is also on the verge of collapse. This, this is what to do. "My lord, your lord, you are all right, military doctor, call the military doctor quickly"

Shanahai returned to his home in Mancheng, Jingzhou, to listen behind closed doors. Nertu fainted in shock and fear and was unable to take office, so the power fell into the hands of Ananda, the highest-ranking official in each capital. However, compared with Naertu and the military authority Shanahai, Ananda, who only has temporary power, is much weaker, so many things can only be discussed with the generals.

"Several adults, the matter has come to this point, and I don't know what to do next."

Balin, who advocated waiting for more cannons, replied: "Before the commander recuperated, he explained that the imperial court had sent [-] reinforcements to Hubei. Now neither the banner soldiers nor the Mongolian cavalry can go into battle, and the towns have no fighting spirit. We will make a decision after the reinforcements arrive."

Tong Gui expressed a different opinion. He said: "We have lost many battles and suffered heavy losses. Moreover, the commander-in-chief fell ill and the deputy commander-in-chief dismissed himself. arrive.[ ]"

Zhu Duna asked rhetorically: "But the green flag soldiers don't want to fight anymore, and the flag soldiers and Mongolian soldiers can't fight, so what can we do if we don't wait for reinforcements."

"If you can't beat the sea in front of you, why can't we go to Mianyang and Jianli?" Balhu repeated the old saying. "The main force of Haini is probably in Shatou City. There are at most one or two thousand defenders in the two cities. Give me a town of soldiers and horses. I will fetch them for you adults."

"If we can capture Mianyang, maybe we can gain some face from the emperor." Ananda thought for a while and said. "However, I believe that Hai Ni must have put its most elite battalion leaders in Mianyang when it divided its troops. Judging from the current strength of Hai Ni, even if there are only one or two thousand troops, ten thousand troops must be dispatched. For the siege, there are only 2000 Green Banner soldiers in the army who can fight, if we send another [-] people, I am afraid that we will not have the advantage in terms of strength."

"Master Ah, is he afraid that the sea will take advantage of the situation to fight in the field?" Baerhu laughed loudly. "It's not just right. Our army can't hold back the sea against the fortress, but it may not be afraid of field battles outside the city. Moreover, the Mongolian soldiers can't participate in the siege, but they can gallop in the wild. With one horse as three soldiers, the imperial army is very useful. advantage."

"Master Ba's words are very insightful," Tong Gui said first and then restrained. "But what if the sea reverses and doesn't move?"

Mianyang was just a stronghold to cover the supply line of the Zheng army in the early days. Now that the Zheng army has advanced to the edge of the Yangtze River, it is completely possible to use the Yangtze River shipping to replenish soldiers and supplies. Withdrew before attacking Mianyang, allowing the Qing army to punch empty.

"What should we do? It's easy to handle! Then I'll lead my troops to attack Jianli again." Balhu looked at Tong Gui nonchalantly, but the imaginary approval did not appear, instead the frowning face of the other party came into view, Balhu's heart moved, so he added. "If taking Jianli can't affect Haini, then go straight to Hanyang, and if you attack him, you will be saved."

As soon as Balhu finished speaking, Zhuduna directly denied: "When Lord Ba appears at the city of Hanyang, the reinforcements from the imperial court may have already arrived." It is also full of things that you have done, whether the credit is yours, the responsibility is ours, and so on.

Baerhu couldn't hold back anymore, and immediately asked: "If we don't go east to Mianyang and other places, it's hard to just sit and wait."

Balhu also said without hesitation: "Actually, in my opinion, even if the imperial court reinforcements arrive, we may not be able to do anything about Haini, and maybe the situation will only get worse."

It cannot but be said that there is some truth to what Barhu said.In fact, there is no essential difference between the 11 army and the [-] army in the siege operations, and when the new cutting-edge troops see the tragic situation of the previous few battalions, they may also have the same idea of ​​fighting, which leads to A total collapse of the morale of the army.

But these words were too harsh, which aroused the resentment of his peers, and Balin was the first to retort: ​​"Master Ba's worry is very easy to solve, as long as the wounded soldiers* are transported to Jingzhou and Yichang for resettlement, and then they will be placed elsewhere." The first battalion has deployed reinforcements, and if we think of such isolation, we will not be able to prevent the wind of fighting from spreading around."

Balhu immediately retorted and said: "If you can't restrain the small soldiers, is it possible that you can't restrain the exchanges between the chief soldier and the deputy general?"

This also makes sense. After all, the reinforcements are organized by the green camps in Shandong, Henan, and Zhili. .

"The town association officials have been favored by the emperor for generations. They are my loyal dog in the Qing Dynasty. If even they doubt it." Zhu Duna's face was ugly. "I'm afraid that everything will be over. Besides, if the generals of the same province are in collusion with each other, I'm afraid that they will not be allowed to communicate, and it will make each other suspicious. What's more, if we don't see each other on weekdays, we will always meet in military meetings. How can we hide it?" Got it."

Several people were arguing endlessly, and Geshha, who was outside the account, signed up to see: "My lord, Sichuan Central Emergency Report, there are rebels who have taken Chongqing."

"Ah!" Everyone was taken aback, and Ghoshha continued to report. "The magistrate of Kuizhou sent an envoy to report that the bandits rushed into the city of Chongqing during the day, beheaded the officials, seized the city, and planted the flag of the former Ming Dynasty. Now the road from the east to the middle of Sichuan is cut off, and the bandits from all over the country are besieging the counties of Kuizhou. , sincerity is extremely urgent"

"Chongqing Town is fighting against Haini in Zunyi, and North Chuan Town is in Jingzhou. Although there are two towns in Central Sichuan, they are in West Sichuan, and recruits from Chengdu cannot use them. It seems that East Sichuan is in danger." Ananda immediately understood Chuan The situation in the east has reached a critical juncture. "If eastern Sichuan falls and Kuimen is closed, our army's rations will not be guaranteed." Ananda paused and said decisively. "Chuanbei Town should be sent back immediately without delay."

"No!" Tong Gui stopped loudly. "I don't know if there is anything related to Haini with the flag displayed in front of the tree of the bandit party in the east of Sichuan. If Haini sent people to do it, the Sichuan army returned to the town, and the whole army was shaken. Haini took advantage of the situation to attack. I'm afraid the imperial reinforcements will not arrive. We He is about to die without a place to bury him, so we can only block the news, and we must not send a single soldier back."

"Master Tong's words are reasonable, but if Hai Ni did what he did, Hai Ni must have known about the situation, so no matter whether Chuanbei Town returns to aid, Hai Ni will probably take action." Zhu Duna disagreed with Tong Gui suggestion. "Conversely, if Haini does not take action, it can be proved that this is only a part of the rebellious party's own actions, just like the previous rebellions in eastern Sichuan."

"You can't say that. Even if the rebellious party in eastern Sichuan is acting on its own, with Haini's eyes and ears, it should be known." Tong Gui shook his head like a rattle. "Even if Haini really doesn't know, the return of aid from Chuanbei Town will inevitably affect the morale of other towns and further lower the morale of our army." Tong Gui suggested. "The current strategy is to immediately urge the rear reinforcements to speed up their pace and rush to Jingzhou. Only when the reinforcements arrive at Zhongxiang and Jingmen can we let Chuanbei Town go back."

Balhu said dissatisfiedly: "That's not to watch the rebellious party seize eastern Sichuan."

"The rebellious party seized Chongqing by taking advantage of the chaos, and the counties are only under siege now. Judging from the past few chaos in eastern Sichuan, the rebellious party's power is limited, and it is by no means easy to seize the city." Guijie Tong Said. "Therefore, East Chuandong should have no problem insisting on ten days and half a month."

"What Mr. Tong said makes sense." Tong Gui convinced Ananda. After all, although the problem in eastern Chuandong was serious, it was no match for the problem he faced face to face, so Ananda decided to go. "Immediately block the news from Eastern Sichuan. In addition, before the imperial reinforcements arrive, our army will not go anywhere, and will crucify the Haini in front of us!"