Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

"It's actually Zhu Da!" Zheng Kezang murmured. He got the news of another uprising in eastern Sichuan three days later than the Qing army. It was precisely because of the delay in the news that Zheng Kezang had a more detailed understanding of the leaders of the uprising and its development. www "What a good idea."

Since the Eastern Sichuan Rebels supported the Ming Dynasty and opposed the Qing Dynasty to attack Zheng, it is actually a new separatist force. However, although its momentum was strong at the beginning, it is not easy to successfully resist the conquest of the Qing Army in Central Sichuan and win the final victory. easy thing.

"It's a good thing for this fan." Zheng Kezang thought about it. "Order operations on the Eastern Front."

Zheng Kezang is not a god, nor does he have enough eyes and ears to detect the arrival of reinforcements from the Qing army, so in his opinion, the time to counterattack has come.However, when the guards holding his general order boarded the fast boat going east, [-] Qing troops from Xuzhou had already entered Xiangyang city in a steady stream.

"The officials and others have met the master of Taiwan." Since there are generals and deputy generals in the Zhennan camp, the reinforcements transferred from Xuzhou are commanded by the commander and deputy at the same level. Those who still hold the title of the Ministry of War are first-rank governors, and these Qiuba have no choice but to act as subordinate officials.

"Master Ka, Lord Guo, you are welcome." Although Guo Shijie, the commander-in-chief of Laizhou Town, has [-] troops, it was Kazhu, the former vice-dutong of the Mongolian Xiangbai Banner and the current vice-dutong of the Manchuria Banner, who greeted Gartu with a smile. "Speaking of which, the governor is also looking forward to the two adults." After speaking, Gartu made a gesture of invitation. "Come on, I'll wait until we enter the city to talk."

Vice-captains and chief soldiers can enter the city, and other officers and soldiers who are in charge of various ministries, such as co-leaders, generals, deputy generals, and generals, naturally do not have such treatment, but Gartu has already arranged it. With the army unable to enter the city, they drove straight to the pre-built camp outside Xiangyang City.

"What a trick!" Galtu naturally did this because he was afraid that the army would disrupt the city, but he regarded the soldiers who came all the way to Huguang under the scorching sun as thieves, which naturally attracted a lot of scolding. "Even the city won't let us in, but we came here to help, if we knew we would quit, yes, quit!"

"What's the noise!" Although the battalion leaders were a little dissatisfied in their hearts, they still sent their own soldiers to deter the troops by waving their whips for fear of bombing the camp. "I can't treat you badly. When we arrive at the camp, there will be wine and meat, and I will kill you gang of Qiuba!"

Hearing that there was wine and meat, the Qing soldiers were overjoyed, and their steps became easier.At this moment, suddenly there was a burst of gunfire in the distance.The Qing soldiers who came to help were in a commotion, and even a few battalion leaders were shocked. Fortunately, Goshha, who led them, looked calm and calm, and he stubbornly stabilized the morale of the army.

"Where is this gun?" Ka Zhu, who had just returned to the second hall of the Governor's Yamen and sat down, also heard the sound of the gun, and looked at Gartu with some suspicion. "To control the army, could it be that Haini has already approached the city? It shouldn't be, the army of King Pingjun"

"This is Haini's fleet firing cannons on the Han River." Of course Galtu knew the unfinished meaning of the jam, and replied with a wry smile. "Hai Ni's ships are now cruising on the Han River day and night. Since Zhongxiang, they have been unable to navigate. The division battalion has repeatedly fought against it and failed to win, so that it lost everything, so it can only sit back and watch the sea go against the sky."

Guo Shijie was shocked when he heard it and said: "That's what to do."

"Guo Zhen doesn't have to worry." It is reasonable for Gartu, who has revealed his shortcomings, to be able to sit firmly on Mount Tai. "Now the governor has set up three iron chains to block the river on the Han River, and has stationed sandbag forts on both sides of the bank, with more than ten Hongyi cannons. The sound is that the two sides are shooting at each other."

"So that's the case." Kazhu heaved a sigh of relief, and after a while, he rolled his eyes again. "The Outer Firearms Battalion went south this time, bringing a total of ten Shengong General Cannons, twenty Shenwei Invincible General Cannons, and ten General Wucheng Yonggu Cannons. Such firepower may be able to help the army in artillery battles."

In the early years of Kangxi, Nan Huairen alone supervised the manufacture of 180 five hardwood cannons and Hongyi cannons, 240 Shenwei invincible generals, 61 Wucheng Yonggu generals, and 600 Shengong generals for the Qing court.Since then, with the rise of Zheng Fan's power in the southeast, the Qing court successively cast more than [-] cannons of more than [-] catties in Beijing and various places.A considerable part of them was lost in the battle, and some of them were proved unable to resist Zheng Jun's two-inch and three-inch field guns and were recast.Therefore, to this day, the Qing army is still equipped with nearly [-] bronze cannons above [-] jin.

Due to Kangxi and Manchu Qing Zonggui's consistent vigilance against the green battalion, these heavy bronze cannons were assigned about 500 in Xi'an and the re-established Qingzhou Garrison Eight Banners, and the remaining more than [-] were located inside and outside the Beijing Banner. In the hands of the firearm battalion.Among them, the foreign firearms battalion led by the governor this time brought [-] people. However, because these artillery pieces weigh several thousand catties, transportation is really inconvenient, so half of them stayed in Xuzhou, and only four of them were transported to Huguang. Ten, and the relatively light Shenwei Invincible General Cannon and Shengong General Cannon are the main ones. The heaviest and most powerful Wucheng Yonggu General Cannon is only ten.

Of course, this limited number is relative. In fact, even if there are only ten (caliber 80mm) Wucheng Yonggu General Cannons and twenty (caliber 125mm) Shenwei cannons It is still possible for the Invincible General Cannon to cooperate with more than ten 110-jin Hongyi cannons cast by Wu Cheng and Gartu in Huguang to block the Hanshui River and inflict heavy damage on the surface troops of the Zheng Army who did not know the arrival of reinforcements from Xuzhou. .

However, after much deliberation, Galtusi still rejected Kazhu's proposal. This was not because he thought the other party's proposal was suspected of stealing credit, but because he believed that the eastward transfer of Xuzhou's troops was a very confidential matter. If it is not discovered, then it is necessary to conceal the mobilization of troops until the end, so as to deter the opponent in one fell swoop.

"That's it." He slammed his mouth with some regret. Of course, his regret was not that he could not attack Zheng Jun well. He has no right to directly command the battalion commander of the Outer Firearms Battalion, so his proposal is to put it bluntly, to use the power of Gartu to suppress the Outer Firearms Battalion, and then borrow the weapons of the Outer Firearms Battalion to suppress Gartu, and finally let him achieve military merits However, now that Gartu is not playing tricks, his hope of reaping benefits out of thin air has come to nothing, and he feels regretful about it. "Master Kar is thoughtful, and the next official will take orders."

Seeming to be dissatisfied with Kazhu, Gartu immediately changed the topic: "The governor has already made preparations for the Jingmen area to respond. I don't know when the two adults will get up, and when the follow-up army will arrive in Xiangyang."

Guo Shijie sensed that there was a problem between the two of them, and hurriedly replied: "If the army is returned, the headquarters will be repaired for a day, and they can go south at noon tomorrow. As for the follow-up departments, they will arrive one after another within a few days."

Gartu nodded lightly: "It's not that I want to drive away the two adults, it's because the general is eager to see through, and the rebellion in eastern Sichuan has shaken our army's food supply. If the time to win is delayed, I'm afraid even After repelling the sea adversity, there will be losses in central Sichuan. Now the country is in a difficult situation, and Huguang, Yunnan, Guizhou, and even Gansu and Shanxi are mostly dependent on Sichuan. Once there is another problem in Sichuan, the Qing Dynasty"

Galtu's words can't continue here, but Ka Zhu and Guo Shijie are also people who understand the general situation, and they are awe-inspiring, so they can't care about anything anymore, and each clasped their fists in response: "Don't worry about the army, I will Wait until you do your best.”

"I can trust the two adults." Galtu didn't want to say much, just lightly. "The mansion has already prepared drinks, so I have the right to act as my official and show off to the two adults."

Before Ka Zhu and Guo Shijie could talk to each other, there was a particularly loud explosion sound, and after a while, a deputy general with a gloomy face hurriedly came to the hall and knelt down: "The platform, the sandbag fort on the right bank was attacked by the sea, The 420 members of the defensive guerrilla Ren Mou were exhausted and had already retreated. Hai Ni took advantage of the situation and blew up the fort and artillery."

"Bastard!" Gartu was furious. "Has Ren ever survived?" The deputy general gave a clear answer, and Gartu immediately ordered. "Immediately beheaded to show the public." The guerrilla was also a third-rank military officer, and this person did not retreat before the battle, but failed to fight, but Gartu was angry, and took this person's life with one sentence. "In addition, send someone to clean up the fort."

Seeing the lieutenant general's hesitation, Galtu waved his hand: "I know that the army's morale is shaken, but there is still money in the governor's mansion, so you pass on the order, and those who are willing to attack will be rewarded with five liang of silver each." If you can take back the fort, you will be rewarded with another five taels."

The lieutenant general's eyebrows twitched, and he obviously felt that Gartu's move might be taken advantage of. In fact, Zheng Jun blew up the fort, which meant that the other party had no intention of holding it for a long time. Obviously, there would be little resistance to recovering it, but Gartu knew that Under such circumstances, why do you still have to act like this?This is certainly not a waste of money.

Looking at Ka Zhu and Guo Shijie, who were seated above, the deputy general immediately responded, "Zha!"

Guo Shijie and Kazhu also figured out the intention of Gartu, which is nothing more than the bone of a thousand gold city. The encouragement supervisor and Xiangyang city guard camp are for the rear reinforcements to see, but one of them is a Manchu, and the other is a Han army flag , Naturally, he wanted to continue to be rich in the Qing court. When he thought of the feats of defeating Zheng Jun and capturing Zheng Kezang after going south, his heart was also very hot.

Seeing the excitement on the faces of these two people, Galtu knew that he was about to succeed, so he couldn't help but smile: "My lords, don't worry about him, this way please."

"Please make the stage first"