Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 257 Hong Chengchou talks about Chu affairs
After the land in eastern Zhejiang was swept away by the Qing soldiers, the situation in the southeast against the Qing suddenly became severe.

A large number of Qing troops who had been pinned down by Lu Jianguo were completely liberated, and the Taihu Rebel Army, as the only Ming restoration army that existed in Jiangnan Forte, became one of the focuses of the Qing army.

As a large number of Qing soldiers stationed in Huzhou, Suzhou and other places along the Taihu Lake to participate in the blockade of the Taihu Rebels, the situation of the Taihu Rebels became more and more difficult.

Like the Taihu Rebels, after the defeat of King Lu's forces, the Qing government's army began to approach Fujian on a large scale, which made the Longwu court deeply feel the feeling of death.

On Xishan Island in Taihu Lake, the base of the rebel army, the leader of the rebel army and the backbone of the Tiandihui gathered together again to discuss the current situation.

In a courtyard wall made of mud, ten people sat on simple long benches. The shabby environment showed the embarrassment faced by the rebels.

There were more than ten people in the courtyard, all of them had melancholy expressions on their faces, Wu Yi sighed slightly, "I'm afraid I'm going to lose if this goes on~"

Everyone heard the words, but did not refute them. They obviously agreed with Wu Yi's judgment more or less in their hearts, and what Wu Yi said was about to be defeated was obviously not as simple as the Taihu Rebels.

Hu Weizong took over the words and said: "In the past half a month, the seven rudders of our Tiandihui have been destroyed at the sticky pole, and the gentry who funded the rebel army have also been imprisoned in large numbers. It is a huge blow to us. In addition, a month ago, the imperial court We fought against the Qing soldiers outside Xianxia Pass, but Guo Xingye was not able to repel the Qing soldiers outside Xianxia Pass. Wang Xiangyu, Zheng Zhilong has the intention of surrendering, and I don't know if the court can handle it."

For Daming, the situation in the entire southeast was like a pair of dominoes that fell. As soon as King Lu fell, the weak balance with the Qing court immediately collapsed.

Chen Zilong looked at all the people, and immediately said: "Today's matter, Duoduo's heavy troops are pressing on Fujian, and Zheng Zhilong has two ambitions. Once the Qing soldiers attack with all their strength, I am afraid that the court will be in danger. My Zhenwu army is also trapped in the Taihu Lake, the Qing soldiers intend to encircle and suppress the situation on a large scale, and the situation may be difficult to support, let alone relieve the court's worries! Do you have a strategy to help the court tide over the current crisis?"

All the people in the courtyard couldn't help pondering for a while when they heard the words, and after a while, Jiang Tianyi said: "The final general heard that Chu Guogong won successive victories in Huguang, which may enable the Qing soldiers to draw troops from the south of the Yangtze River to support. It can be alleviated a little bit.”

Hearing the words, Hu Weizong straightened his body and said: "Last year, the Duke of the State had the intention of letting Tiandihui enter Huguang for development in order to obtain information, but in the land of the south of the Yangtze River, there are many major events, and the matter of Tiandihui entering Chu has been delayed. Now it seems that we must contact the Duke as soon as possible to resolve the current crisis."

When the Taihu Rebel Army was discussing the current situation, Duoduo also got the news that Luck Dehun had lost troops in Huguang.

Now Wang Yan's army is taking advantage of the Huguang Qing army's retreat in Wuchang, and the army has swept across Hubei. The Xunyang, Xiangyang, De'an, and Chengtian prefectures have all raised the bright flag again, declaring their allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Yan's army , It is also connected with Qihuang 48 Fortress in Huoying Mountain, which seems to have become a serious problem for the Qing court.

After Doduo learned the news from Hubei, he hurriedly handed over the general affairs to Belle Boluo, and then hurried back to Jiangning to discuss with Hong Chengchou.

Duoduo and other Manchu generals fought very well, but after all, they did not know much about the topography of China, the direction of mountains and rivers, and the situation of the provinces. Therefore, when formulating a grand strategy, they should ask Hanchen more. Opinion.

Hong Chengchou fought against Li Chuang for many years, he knew where there were mountains, where there were rivers, and where there were city gates.

At this time, Hong Chengchou's injuries after being assassinated basically recovered. Although he lost a lot of weight, he was able to handle government affairs.

He knew that Duoduo was going back to the city, and his entourage welcomed him back to the mansion from outside the city. Manchus are not as particular as the Han people, and they don't like to say false and polite words. Duduo took off his helmet and dragged off the armor with the help of his subordinates. , and asked directly: "The land of Chu was defeated, Le Kede lost his army and lost his generals, now only Wuchang and Huangzhou are left, and the other mansions are all owned by Wang Yan. This king is very worried that Wang Yan will capture Wuchang. , and then go down the river east, does Governor Hong have any insights."

Hong Chengchou knew the meaning of Duoduo's return, so he winked at the subordinate beside him. After a while, the subordinate hung up a map.

"Your Majesty, looking at the past history, anyone who wants to take Jinling must first occupy the upper reaches. On the contrary, anyone who wants to defend Jinling must also occupy Jingxiang. It is a pity that Fu Jian and Jin Wushu were defeated because they did not occupy the upper reaches." It is a pity that Jin perishes Wu, Sui perishes Chen, and Yuan perishes Song. They all took Jingxiang first, and then Jinling.” Hong Chengchou pointed to the map and talked eloquently, “The land of Jingchu was originally thought to be owned by our holy dynasty, but Wang Yan returned to Jingchu. land, but it changes the situation.”

Duoduo listened to Hong Chengchou's words, looked at the map, and said thoughtfully: "I originally ruled Jingchu in the Qing Dynasty, and my king can use troops at will in the south of the Yangtze River, but now he has to worry about being cut off from the back all the time. Wushu, and once Wang Yandong comes, the states and counties along the way will inevitably rebel. At that time, I am afraid that more than [-] horses may be lost in the south of the Yangtze River. This is the variable that Governor Hong is talking about~"

"My lord is wise~" Hong Chengchou complimented, and then continued: "In addition, Wang Yan's actions also have an impact on Zheng Zhilong."

"How do you say that?" Dodo wondered.

Hong Chengchou said: "Zheng Zhilong is essentially just a speculative pirate businessman. He had contact with our dynasty before, but after the news of Wang Yan's victory in Huguang spread to central Fujian, he immediately hesitated. Now he sees the prince He wiped out the eastern part of Zhejiang easily, and then agreed to contact us again. His repeated thoughts are really unreliable! According to his nature, if Wang Yan captures Wuchang, his heart may change again, so he dismissed the official I think that Wang Yan's momentum in Huguang must be curbed, and he must even be defeated."

Hearing the words, Duoduo couldn't help but nodded and said, "Governor Hong, what strategy do you have?"

Hong Chengchou then pointed to the map and said: "My lord can play the Regent, Prince Tiaoying, and King Pingxi to fight in Chu."

Duoduo hesitated slightly after hearing the words: "The Regent intends to let Prince Ying and Wu Sangui enter Shanping to settle the rebellion of Hezhen and Sun Shoufa, and then enter Shu to attack Zhang Xianzhong. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to change the strategy suddenly~"

Hong Chengchou smiled when he heard the words: "Your Majesty is worrying too much. He Zhen, Sun Shoufa and others are mediocre. Sending a partial general is enough to deal with it. Wang Yan is the most serious problem in the Qing Dynasty."

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