scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 353
Almost arbitrarily finalizing the personal expedition to the south of the Yangtze River, Kang Mazi and the Qing court began to work together. The first thing was to decide who would go on the expedition and who would stay behind.

However, the situation has come to this point, in terms of choosing the generals to go to the battle, Kang Mazi really has not many cards to play, and he can't mobilize the Shengjing General Wonei Batulu and Ningguta General Bahai to join the battle outside the pass, so he has no choice but to Kang Mazi could only be the tallest among the dwarfs, so he chose Aixinjueluo Danzhen, the grandson of Hauge, and Prince Aixinjueluo Boguoduo, the grandson of Zhuangjing, the grandson of Huang Taiji, to serve as the leader of Kang Mazi. The deputy also sneaked out Labu who lost Jingzhou from the clan mansion, and Cai Yurong who lost Hanyang from the sky prison, and let these two unlucky people assist Dan Zhen and Bo Guoduo.In addition, a bunch of beile shellfish and bodyguard assistant leaders were randomly selected from the capital and Liaodong as generals, and Zhou Peigong was the military counselor to form Kang Mazi's expedition team.

By the way, Dai Zi was also personally named by Kang Mazi to go out with the army, so that after the Qing army captured Nanjing and took over the Xuanwu Lake Arsenal, they could immediately produce new firearms for the Qing army, use these new weapons to quell other rebellions, and then send Dai Zi Get rid of this dangerous Han Chinese—this is a good thing that Kang Mazi has dreamed of for many years.

In terms of the army, because Yue Le, Leerjin, Jieshu, Niyahan, Laita and other soldiers and horses still have vitality—although Kang Mazi didn't know that Fatty Lu deliberately didn't hurt the vitality of these Qing troops However, Kang Mazi didn't need too many troops this time, so he didn't need to worry about it. He drew a little from the Qianfeng Battalion, Jianrui Battalion, and Fengtai Garrison, and then transferred some Mongolian cavalry from outside the pass, and some temporarily recruited flags from Liaodong. Ding, together with Kang Mazi's imperial guards and the full-scale personal guard Shanpuying, and finally Zhou Peigong's three thousand elites brought from the Shaanxi-Gansu battlefield, they were put together in a patchwork manner, and their strength exceeded Twelve thousand, enough to protect Kang Mazi's safety.

In addition, Kang Mazi also promised the Russian envoy Golaini, agreed to cede Nerchinsk and the territory east of Nerchinsk, and at this price, he borrowed [-] musketeers with their own weapons from Russia. Led by the Russian generals Tolbuzin and Pudun, they accompanied them on the expedition to counter the powerful firearms of the Fat Man Army.

In addition, Kang Mazi borrowed a Dutch fleet of eight large three-masted square-sail ironclad ships from the Dutch East India Company on the condition that he promised to "return" Taiwan and donate a large amount of tea and porcelain. The commander of the navy, Porter, is on his way to Ningbo day and night. He is also preparing to enter the Jiangnan battlefield to cover Kang Mazi's army crossing the river, attacking the waterway hinterland of the fat army, and to counter the soaring strength of the fat man. Army sailor.

After finalizing the candidates for the expedition and the composition of the army for the southern expedition, it was time for the left-behind candidates. At this time, Kang Mazi's cunning and suspicious ugly face was completely exposed, and he rejected the offer by his 16-year-old seventh brother, Prince Chun, Aixinjue. According to Luo Longxi's suggestion to supervise the country, he chose his only son, the eldest son Yinti, who was only three years old, and the old witch of Xiaozhuang to jointly supervise the country, and let his confidants Suo'etu, Mi Sihan and Zhang Ying assist and stay behind. The capital supervises the food and pay.Not only did Longxi not get any power, but even the only two assistant leaders in his hand were taken away by Kang Mazi under the pretext of going south, and he became completely alone, unable to pose any threat to Kang Mazi's throne.

Immediately afterwards, Kang Mazi became even more busy. First, he ordered the Qin Tianjian to take out a good hexagram for good luck, then fasted, bathed and burned incense, and offered sacrifices to the Temple of Heaven, Taimiao and Taisui God according to the procedure, and then went to the real mausoleum of Shunzhi She shed tears and prayed silently, begging the father of the dead ghost to protect him and win the flag, wipe out the traitors in the south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop, and recast the Qing Dynasty, he was too busy.The frequent performances and superb acting skills have almost caught up with another actor in Beijing hundreds of years later.

During this period, in order to solve the problem of money and food for the southern expedition, Kang Mazi had to reach out to the officials in Beijing and Prince Baylor, asking them to "happily lose" food and money.Xiaozhuang also had to secretly summon Danzhen, Boguoduo, Tuhai, and Zhou Peigong and other generals who went on the expedition, and issued a top-secret decree to them, asking them to supervise Kang Mazi for themselves and prevent Kang Mazi from crossing the Yellow River to enter the real dangerous place. Guo Duo and Tu Hai also knew that the matter was of great importance, and they solemnly vowed to complete the mission assigned by the old witch of Xiaozhuang, and stop Kang Mazi from crossing the river at all costs—even if they sacrificed their lives for it!
During this period, Emperor Zhaowu, who had already enthroned as the old traitor of Wu, also delivered the letter of credence to Beijing, vetoing the truce chip that Xiaozhuang had offered before, and proposed a new truce condition, that is, the Qing army should withdraw from the Yellow River. In the south, the Yellow River is used as the boundary to draw the river, and the population of the people south of the Yellow River is not allowed to move. Every year, the old traitor Wu has to pay 300 million taels of silver and ten thousand horses.Only in this way can the old traitor Wu accept the friendly beg of the old witch Xiaozhuang for a truce, otherwise, the two sides will continue to talk with each other.

Old traitor Wu's conditions were extremely harsh, so it was impossible for Kang Mazi and the old hag of Xiaozhuang to agree, and they basically affirmed one thing, that is, old traitor Wu's condition must have gradually improved, and there was hope of a complete recovery.Therefore, the carefree old traitor Wu also gave up his plan to solve the Jiangnan issue immediately, and planned to use political means to regain control of Fatty Lu, and use Fatty Lu as a thug and pawn to launch the Northern Expedition to seize the whole world—after all, as long as the old and immortal Wu The old traitor still had his breath. Fatty Lu, who started his business by speculating in the Pingxi Palace, did not dare to rebel. He could only obediently return to the broad and warm embrace of the old traitor Wu, and continued to charge for the old traitor Wu, acting as a thug.

In view of this important reason, the old hag of Xiaozhuang and Kang Mazi also completely gave up their opportunistic thoughts, and honestly prepared to fight to the death, to kill the weaker Fatty Lu first, and to take advantage of Jiangnan's rich money and grain and the extremely bad economy. The old traitor Wu resisted. ——This is also the fate of Fatty Lu. The Qing court now can't beat the old traitor Wu, and it will also completely collapse the finances. , There is still money and food to make up for the bad debts that Kang Mazi owes.

Seven days passed in a blink of an eye, and on April 14th, the first year of Zhaowu and Kang Mazi's [-]th year, Kang Mazi, wearing a golden helmet and military uniform, came again to the Wufeng Building where the military parade used to take place, surrounded by a large group of guards. Fu Yujian boarded the Wufeng Tower with his head held high and his chest held high.At this moment, under the Wufeng Tower, the civil and military officials who stayed in the capital knelt on their knees, and [-] soldiers who went to the expedition stood with their chests upright. Seeing the apricot-yellow false dragon flag waved, they immediately sang in unison: "Long live the emperor, long live! "

"Soldiers!" Kang Mazi shouted vigorously.

"Long live!" The tens of thousands of Qing soldiers who had been trained in advance replied neatly.

"Lu Yifeng is an ambitious dog thief. For several years, he has colluded with the rebel Wu Sangui, invaded the south of the Qing Dynasty, seized our city, killed my Qing bannerman, and harmed the people in the south of the Yangtze River. It is tolerable, which is unbearable!" Kang Mazi shouted Said: "Today I personally command the three armies, and lead me to fight against the thieves of this country! No..., I will not destroy the ugly captives, and I swear not to return to the court!"

"Don't destroy the ugly captives, I swear not to return to court!" Xinghuang Qi raised again, and more than ten thousand Qing soldiers once again chanted the slogan that had been explained in advance.

"Raise the flag!" Kang Mazi waved his hands again, and the imperial guards below issued a signal, and the sound of drums immediately sounded, and the bright yellow pseudo-dragon flag in the middle of the school field was also slowly raised, with its teeth and claws fluttering in the wind—if it wasn't for a crow that just flew by and pulled it up. A pile of excrement smashed on this fake dragon flag, maybe it really feels a little bit blasphemous.

After drinking a bowl of good wine with twelve thousand soldiers of the Qing army, Kang Mazi was so excited that all the pockmarks on his face were shining when he thought that his long-awaited personal conquest had finally been fulfilled. The kiln porcelain bowl smashed down and shattered, shouting: "The three armies are out of the city! Break Jiangnan and kill Lugou!"

More than 1 soldiers of the Qing army followed suit by smashing their wine bowls into pieces, striding behind Kang Mazi’s horse, out of Tian’anmen Square towards the outer city of Beijing, and then out of Zhengyangmen and Yongdingmen. To the south of the Yangtze River, to their perishing place.

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Because of the relationship between roads and traffic, the news of Kang Mazi's personal conquest actually spread into Nanjing City earlier than the news of the traitor Wu proclaiming himself emperor. After hearing the news, Kang Mazi's number one target for this personal conquest, Fatty Lu, fainted on the spot Passed over - of course not fainted by fright, but fainted by excitement.

What's even more irritating is that after Fatty Lu was woken up in a hurry by Zhu Fangdan and Xiao Erlang, the first thing he said was, "Man Gou is over! It's completely over! Man Gou will never have a chance to stand up!" - Yu Jia personally recruited It can also make the enemy commander so excited. If Kang Mazi knew about this situation, he would probably faint like Fatty Lu, and faint from anger.

"General, don't be too happy too early, the situation is not so optimistic." Yao Qisheng reminded: "Let's not talk about the Emperor Mangou's personal conquest, which will definitely greatly boost the morale of the Mangou army. It's so easy to deal with, if the general wants to capture the thief first, it may not be so easy."

"Yes, Master Yao is right." Wang Shaobo rarely echoed Yao Qisheng and said, "The Manchu troops around us are still very strong. Most of the Manchu troops on the western front are elite veterans who have survived many battles from all over the country. The combat power is very strong and the experience is very rich; the Mangou on the southern front has already colluded with Geng Jingzhong in a semi-open manner, and its strength has greatly increased. The situation on our southern front is also not optimistic. As long as the Emperor Mangou is not stupid, he will definitely use it These two roads are full of dogs to restrain our troops, and they will not rush directly from the northern line to die foolishly."

"There is also the eastern route, so we have to be careful." Yao Qisheng said calmly: "The insider Huang Laoshangshu bought for us in the Mangou court has already warned that the Mangou Emperor colluded with the Raksha Kingdom and the Hongmao Kingdom ( Netherlands) to borrow troops from them to attack us. If the news is true and the red-haired country indeed sends troops, then our eastern front is also in danger, not only in the coastal areas of Songjiang, Taicang and Haimen, but also in Nanjing and Taipingfu. There will be threats—the Yangtze River waterway, but it can pass sea-going ships.”

"I'm afraid that Kang Mazi is a dick!" Fatty Lu cursed arrogantly, and said even more arrogantly: "With Kang Mazi's military talent, no matter how good the cards are in his hands, he will play badly! He sold the country and borrowed land. The Raksha soldiers and the red-haired soldiers, I don’t even look down on them! No matter how powerful the muskets of the Raksha soldiers are, can they be as powerful as my firing needle guns and rockets? Only military idiots like Kang Mazi regard them as treasures! Mao and France have already invaded their homeland (the Franco-Dutch War began in 1672), and Britain is also making trouble for them on the seas all over the world.

"The general is so aware of the situation in Hongmao Country?" Yao Qisheng asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"I inquired about it from a British businessman." Fatty Lu didn't lie this time, because Fatty Lu was really not familiar with European history during this period, and explained: "Because I know that the Red-haired country has always wanted Zheng Chenggong to retake Taiwan has a bitter heart, and has repeatedly wanted to join hands with Mangou to attack Zheng Jing, so I have been paying attention to contacting British businessmen, and I have learned a lot about the situation in the Red Hair Country from them—you know, I know a little about the British Kingdom If so, it is very convenient to communicate.”

"Then why didn't the general consider joining forces with England to clean up the Red Hair Country?" Yao Qisheng asked in surprise.

"Who said I didn't?" Fatty Lu smiled, "I have written to the manager of the British East India Company a long time ago, inviting them to come to the south of the Yangtze River to start trade, and promised them that as long as they join hands with us, they will be able to hook up with Mangou as much as possible. The tightest red-haired country drove out of the East and out of Malacca, and I allowed them to monopolize the tea, porcelain and silk trade in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Then did they hear back?" Wang Shaobo hurriedly asked.

"Not yet." Fatty Lu shrugged and replied, "But we can't completely rely on foreigners. Even if we use each other now, we will turn our faces in the future sooner or later. Let's be cautious, let Li Guodong separate a fleet to Chongming The island, strengthen the defense there, and build more forts on the island to prevent the red-haired country from invading from the sea."

"Understood, the students will draw up an order immediately." Wang Shaobo respectfully agreed, and then suggested: "Boss, the students think that we should strengthen our maritime ties with Zheng Jing and use them to monitor every move of the Red-haired fleet. Prepare time." Fatty Lu was very satisfied, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Is Fatty Lu too optimistic? Let’s talk about it later. In a few days, Fatty Lu also quickly received second-hand news from insiders in the capital—that is, the specific news that the traitor Wu proclaimed himself emperor in Xi’an on the first day of April.As I said before, when I heard that the old traitor Wu was in good condition and returned to the school to perform martial arts, Fatty Lu, who had a ghost in his heart, was so frightened that he even dropped his chopsticks and rice bowls on the table. There was only one thought left, "Oh my god! If the traitorous old Wu lived to be 67 years old like in history, wouldn't I be miserable?"

After finally calming down, Fatty Lu immediately called Zhu Fangdan to study Old Traitor Wu's condition and analyze the degree of improvement of Traitor Wu's condition, but unfortunately, Traitor Wu did not send a single handwritten warrant to Nanjing in the past six months. However, Zhu Fangdan could no longer judge the severity of Wu's condition from his handwriting, so he could only analyze the news that Wu's traitor performed martial arts in Xi'an on March [-], "Master, if that Wu Quanbin's medical skills are similar to those of the students, then he should be He started to treat the prince two months ago, only in this way can the prince perform martial arts in the school field on March [-]."

"The ghost who rushed out!" Fatty Lu slapped his fat palm on the table, almost hitting his head to death in depression - he was so wicked that he deliberately didn't send Zhu Fangdan to treat old traitor Wu, why did another one named Wu Quanbin come out? the scourge?Isn't this a big deal to hurt yourself?
"Boss, it seems that we have to make two-handed preparations." Wang Shaobo reminded in a low voice: "As long as the prince is alive, the core backbone of our team will not go with you, and you can only continue to serve as a thug for the prince. , charge forward for the lord, and fight the world for the lord."

Fatty Lu's fat face was so ugly that he couldn't bear to look at it. He said to himself that it's okay for me to continue beating him. As long as the Han people are in the country and kill all the dogs and mites, the emperor doesn't care whether I do it or not. But in case the old Wu traitor is Zhu Yuanzhang What about people who are like Liu Bang?If he kills the hero, I will definitely be the first hero to be beheaded!
"Boss, why didn't you consider joining forces with Zheng Jing?" Zhu Fangdan, who knew Fatty Lu's rebellious nature, cautiously suggested.

"Zheng Jing is too weak, even Geng Jingzhong can't compare to him." Fatty Lu shook his head, "Besides, Zheng Jing is not a good thing, if he really just selflessly opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, why didn't he help King Ning Jing become the throne? Ah? !"

Speaking of this, Fatty Lu suddenly remembered an important matter, hurriedly slapped the table and shouted: "Erlang, hurry up, clear out all the members of the Tiandihui in my pro-military team, including Fang Shiyu, and put them in the army as juniors officer!"

"Including Fang Shiyu?" Xiao Erlang was startled, and hurriedly said: "Master, Fang Shiyu is the best, and he is a fool who doesn't understand the world, why should he be cleaned up?"

"You pig head?!" Fatty Lu got angry at Xiao Erlang for the first time, slapped the table and shouted: "Fang Shiyu is a member of the Tiandihui, and the Tiandihui is controlled by Zheng Jing. If the prince proclaims himself emperor, he will give up the banner of anti-Qing and Fuming. Who knows what Zheng Jing's reaction will be? If I don't get rid of these people from my side, will I dare to close my eyes when I sleep?"

"Understood, I'll do it now, little one." Breaking out in a cold sweat, Xiao Erlang quickly agreed and turned around to make arrangements.

"Erlang, remember to pick some good soldiers from the army to supplement the master's personal army." Wang Shaobo hurriedly reminded, after Xiao Erlang agreed again, Wang Shaobo turned to Lu Fatty and said: "Boss, the situation is not very good, this time we may have to Besieged on all sides. The prince gave up the anti-Qing and Fuming banner and proclaimed himself emperor. He also conferred the title of King of Yue County on you. If you don’t accept the decree, the Yungui elders in the team will not accept it. If you accept it, Zheng Jing will have a rift with us again. It may even tear up the covenant. Coupled with Geng Jingzhong who has publicly turned against us, in this way, we are surrounded by enemies and have no friends."

"Could it be that the traitor Wu did it on purpose?" Fatty Lu was puzzled, "The old man chose to proclaim himself emperor at this time, and he directly made me king, putting on a posture of using political means to win over me. I, who is relatively weak, will not only become the target of public criticism and the number one target of Mangou's counterattack, but also lose my only ally, Zheng Jing, the real enemy surrounded on all sides! I have no relatives!"

"Understood!" At this point in his calculations, Fatty Lu slapped the table again, and wailed, "I finally understand why the lord is so kind to me, why he skipped Xia Guoxiang, Hu Guozhu, Wu Yingjing and Wu Guogui's former cronies, and directly sealed me. King! He wants to tell the world that he will not turn against me, and will continue to treat me as a grandson-in-law and right-hand man, forcing Man Gou to take the knife on me, the number one accomplice of the prince, and make me lose the support of my allies and fall into Surrounded by enemies and fighting alone! Use the full dogs to weaken my strength!"

"There is a possibility!" Wang Shaobo also came to his senses, and said in a low voice: "The lord's move is really clever, forcing Man Gou to encircle us with all his strength. It will not only prevent your boss from continuing to grow in the south of the Yangtze River, but also greatly weaken our army. Let the boss You don't have any chance to do what he fears the most, and then sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and when we fight Man Gou and lose both, the prince will come out to pick ready-made peaches, and easily take Jiangnan and the whole world!"

"Really? The prince really intends this?" Zhu Fangdan asked Fatty Lu in surprise.

"From the point of view of the situation, this should probably be the biggest." Fatty Lu smiled wryly, and then lamented: "The lord's move is really ingenious, it seems that this time, I have to be a free fighter for the lord again. Hit, I will die, I will do my best, and in the end I have to kowtow to the prince to thank you."

"I still don't even have the chance to raise a thief to be self-respecting." Wang Shaobo added with a wry smile for Fatty Lu: "This time, even if you don't take the initiative, Master, Man Gou and Geng Jingzhong, the prince's enemies, will pounce on you like mad dogs. , fought with us in the dark, and both sides were hurt, let the prince sit and reap the benefits. Our prince is really old and slippery to the point of maturity."

(End of this chapter)