The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 40 Three County Kings
"Can Deputy Envoy Xu make it easier for me?" Zhu Linmi winked at Qiao Qian, who immediately handed over a gold ingot quietly.It is worth more than 300 taels of silver.

Xu Erlu took two steps back with a bitter face, but didn't answer, "My lord, I just serve the country wholeheartedly, how dare I accept this gift?"

Zhu Lin was stunned for a moment, then nodded secretly, this person is a rare honest official, but then smiled wryly, why did I meet such a rare good official.

He had no choice but to say seriously: "I want these people not for my own selfishness, but for their great use!"

After repeating it for a long time, finally Xu Erlu believed Zhu Linming's words, and said in a low voice: "If your Highness really needs craftsmen urgently, you need to go to Yang Butang..."

It turned out that although the Ganzhou Arms Bureau was nominally owned by the Ministry of Industry, due to Zheng Zhilong's control of finances, the Ministry of Industry could barely get a penny out of it.All affairs in Ganzhou were maintained by Yang Tinglin's fundraising everywhere, so he had the final say in the Military Weapons Bureau.

Zhu Linming asked where Yang Tinglin was now, and took the entourage to the southeast of Ganzhou Fucheng.

Yang Butang was not in the city, but camped outside the city.Ganzhou is surrounded by water on three sides, and only the southeast can be reached by land. It is here that he deployed his defenses in case the Qing army attacked.

Outside the barracks, the soldiers heard that the king of Chenzhou was coming, so they rushed to report.When he was young, Yang Tinglin came out with a group of officers.

This well-known anti-Qing hero in Ganzhou was dry and thin, with a short beard, and looked unattractive.But it was him who led [-] soldiers in the second year of Longwu, faced ten times the Qing army, and defended the city of Ganzhou for more than four months. In the end, he was outnumbered and died for the country.

But at this time, the old hero had a sullen look on his face, and after seeing the ceremony, he led Zhu Linmi to the main tent of the Chinese army.

There are many banners and flags along the way, and there are several miles of camps. There are five layers of horses outside, and there are teams of soldiers patrolling back and forth inside, which has a certain momentum of purge.However, Zhu Linmei saw that there were more than a dozen luxuriously decorated carriages and horses parked in the barracks, guarded by a group of soldiers.

When he got near the big tent, he saw two people in exquisite military uniforms standing at the door from a distance.

One had a red helmet on his head, a foot of crimson tassels swaying in the wind, a red cotton armor embroidered with dragon patterns on his body, and brown leather boots on his feet.The other person has a black helmet and black armor, which looks much more low-key, but the workmanship of that armor is also very fine.

Seeing Zhu Linming looking at him with some doubts, Yang Tinglin introduced in a low voice: "This is His Royal Highness King Yongning and King Luochuan. They gathered troops in Ganzhou... to discuss the war with the officials."

Zhu Linming's memory contained a complete lineage of Daming's clan, and he quickly found information about two people: Zhu Yougui, King of Yongning County, and Zhu Youyi, King of Luochuan County.Their fief is near Jianchang in the northeast of Ganzhou, but they don't know why they came here.

Walking closer, Zhu Youyi and Zhu Youmaki greeted each other one after another.

"King of Chenzhou."

"Did the King of Chenzhou come here with his troops?" Zhu Youmao smiled triumphantly, "Oh, I forgot that the King of Chenzhou has not taken over yet, and has no guards yet."

Zhu Linmi simply returned the salute and ignored him.

A group of people entered the big tent and took their seats.Zhu Youmao, who was dressed in red armor, sat in the main seat unceremoniously, and Zhu Youni accompanied him.

Before Zhu Linmi could speak, she heard that King Yongning and Yang Tinglin had started arguing.

"Ji'an Mansion is the gateway to the entire south of Jiangxi. If the Qing captives are allowed to gain a firm foothold in Ji'an, Ganzhou will be in danger!" Yang Tinglin obviously suppressed his temper, "The army should follow the plan and go north to Ji'an immediately!"

Zhu Youmao immediately waved his hands and said: "King Yixin lost Jianchang, the Qing army will be arrogant and underestimate the enemy. We can take this opportunity to counterattack."

"This king and Yongning king are leading elite teachers, so we should focus on what our troops want." Zhu Youtong continued, "Yang Butang should lead most of the troops to join us in the first expedition to Jianchang."

"Wan'an City is in danger. If Wan'an is lost, the entire Ji'an Mansion will be owned by the Qing captives." Yang Tinglin said anxiously, "I'm afraid that the Qing army will block the gate of Ganzhou City after defeating Jianchang!"

Zhu Youmao squinted at Yang Tinglin disapprovingly, "Then Yang Butang will go to Ji'an by himself. This king led troops to attack Jianchang."

"The enemy is at present, how can we divide the troops into two places?" Yang Tinglin seemed to lack confidence.Although there are [-] to [-] people under his command, they are all recruits who have just been recruited and have only undergone simple drills.However, the [-] soldiers and horses of King Yongning and Luochuan with the guards as the core have more experience in front of the battle. Compared with his recruits, they are indeed elite.

Without these [-] veterans as forwards, Yang Tinglin was really not sure that he would be able to capture Ji'an City.

Zhu Linmi asked the officer at the side in a low voice, and only then did she learn the ins and outs.It turned out that not long ago, Zhu Cizhen, king of Yi, was defeated by Gao Jinku of the Qing army, and the Qing army then occupied Jianchang, the fiefdom of King Yi.

Originally, Yang Tinglin and the two kings had agreed to attack Ji'an City in the north to stabilize the situation in Ganzhou.But these two county kings recently heard that Gao Jinku had signs of going south, and their fiefdom was just south of Jianchang, so they desperately wanted the army to go to Jianchang first.

And Yang Tinglin has already set up a defense line on the east side, and has been planning for a long time to concentrate his forces to recover the main point of Ji'an. This battle is related to the direction of the entire Jiangxi battle situation!So he had a dispute with the two kings.

It should be said that although Yang Tinglin was ordered to control the military affairs in southern Jiangxi, he could not mobilize these two vassal kings.

However, Longwu himself was very dissatisfied when he was imprisoned by Chongzhen because he led the royal guards to the north to rescue the capital in his early years.Therefore, after he ascended the throne, he would not interfere with the vassals leading the army to fight against the Qing Dynasty, which gave King Yongning and King Luochuan freedom to act.

"The walls of Ji'an are so high and thick, how could it be captured overnight?" Zhu Youni snorted, "It's better to attack Jianchang first, and wait for Xu Tuji'an later."

His words reminded King Yongning, who immediately responded: "When General Wan was guarding Ji'an City, if Wang Deren hadn't transported the four red cannons, I'm afraid the city would not have been lost."

Zhu Youmao looked at Yang Tinglin, "If Yang Butang can take out four red barbarian cannons, then we can discuss the matter of attacking Ji'an City."

"This..." Yang Tinglin was out of breath for a while, "The Hongyi Cannon was made only after Xu Siwu became the agent of the Military Weapons Bureau. All the gunsmiths of the Military Weapons Bureau were assembled, and only one can be cast in a month. The first cannon is still being tested. , where did the four cannons come from?"

"Wang Deren has a cannon in his hand, and he has the city defense to support him." Zhu Youmao stood up vigorously, "If our army goes to Ji'an like this, not only will it not be able to take down the strong city, but it will be bombarded by the rebellion?"

Zhu Linmi was worrying about how to speak to Yang Tinglin's important person, she smiled slightly when she heard this remark, she could use this as a breakthrough point.He said unhurriedly: "Where are four cannons enough? At least they must be able to overwhelm the Qing captives to attack the city."

Zhu Youyi was slightly stunned, and immediately nodded his head in agreement, "Greetings, King Chenzhou!"

Yang Tinglin's face darkened, and he was about to refute, when Zhu Linming continued: "I would like to take out eight cannons to help King Yongning and King Luochuan capture Ji'an City!"

Yang Tinglin's eyelids twitched in shock, "Your Highness is serious?"

"Eight cannons?" Zhu Youmao sneered, "You think it's a small cannon? What I'm talking about is a thousand-jin Hongyi cannon!"

"Twelve-pound cannon." Zhu Linmei looked at him with a smile, "That's a 20-jin Hongyi cannon! It will be transported to this camp within [-] days."

　Author's Note: The original name of the king of Yongning is Zhu You (the word next to the wooden character is directly below the heart). This character cannot be found at all, so Zhu Youmao is used instead in the text.

　　King Luochuan's original name was Zhu You (木+玄), but this character cannot be displayed, so Zhu You is used instead in the text.

　　King Yi's original name was Zhu Ci (fire under the head), and this character cannot be displayed, so Zhu Cizhen is used instead in the text.

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