Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 243 The First Eastern Expedition ([-])
Such a huge movement in the third battalion, the Tartars in Suzhou Mansion have long known about it.Suzhou Prefecture is only a hundred miles away from Wuxi, and it can be reached in one day by exploring horses.

At this moment, the Jiangdong camp is full of gloom and gloom, and now the leader of the Jiangdong camp is Tu Guobin, governor of the Tartar Liangjiang.At this time, the Jiangdong Camp is no longer the Jiangdong Camp of the past. Since Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, led his subordinates to leave the Jiangdong Camp, there are less than 5 troops left in the Jiangdong Camp, and there are no elite soldiers and strong generals.The best fighter under Tu Guobin's command is Songsu Admiral Zhang Tianlu.

After learning that the third bandit battalion had the whereabouts of the Eastern Expedition, Tu Guobin quickly recruited Zhang Tianlu, Cao Hu, Liu Hanzuo, and Sun Zhaoxing.Now Cao Hu is no longer the deputy general of the Chinese army, and Tu Guobin promoted him to the chief of the Chongming Township to supervise the navy.Liu Hanzuo was also promoted from Jiangnan Zuo Buzheng to Jiangnan governor, taking over the seat left by Tu Guobin.Sun Zhaoxing, the former Jiangnan right chief envoy, took over as Jiangnan left chief envoy logically.

At this time, the four of them were Tu Guobin's confidantes, and when they learned that the regiment's soldiers were attacking, the faces of the four of them all changed.In fact, the four of them knew about the situation in Jiangnan of the imperial court for a long time, and there were rebels everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, so the imperial court probably couldn't care less about it.Although the Jiangdong camp is still there, the four of them all know that it is only for maintenance, otherwise they would not have withdrawn from Changzhou and handed over the land.But he never thought that the gangsters were so aggressive that they would have to look forward to Chu after controlling Changzhou for more than a year.

It's just that it's useless to be angry, the bandits and soldiers are coming.Moreover, this time the regiment bandits were very arrogant, marching slowly with a hundred thousand soldiers, as if they wanted to force people with force, and they would not go back to the old trick of sneak attack.

Although the poor Tu Guobin is the governor of Liangjiang, he has lost most of the territory in Jiangnan Province. Even if there is still a Jiangxi Province, he can only take it from a distance, and the real power falls into the hands of Hong Chengchou.A majestic governor of Liangjiang can only live in the land of two prefectures and one state, which is extremely pitiful.Tu Guobin knew that Jiangnan Province had outstanding people, land, land and resources, and the imperial court wanted to split it into two provinces, but it fell into the hands of bandits before it could be split up.Now there is no need to split it up, the court and bandits will divide it up.However, Jiangnan Province was not split, and Huguang Province was split into Hubei Province and Hunan Province with Dongting Lake as the boundary.Whenever he thinks that the governor-general has almost become the magistrate, Tu Guobin is extremely depressed.But if he can keep the territory of these two prefectures and one state, Tu Guobin can still be the governor in name anyway. If this territory is lost, I am afraid that the court will put him in prison for his crimes.

So this time the gangsters approached, Tu Guobin was extremely nervous, he didn't want to lose the last territory in his hands.

"My lord, the regiment bandits are approaching this time. I wonder if our army will be the main battle or the main defender?" Songsu Admiral Zhang Tianlu asked.

"Our army is less than [-] and its morale has plummeted. The invading regiment has [-] elite soldiers and their morale has skyrocketed. It is not appropriate to take the initiative to fight." Tu Guobin said after thinking for a while.

"Master Taiwan, then our army will fully defend the city of Suzhou and wait for reinforcements from Zhejiang." Cao Hu said.

After hearing Cao Hu's words, Tu Guobin's face darkened, and he said with a sigh.

"Brother Tianzhang's situation in Zhejiang is also not good. The rebel King Lu has been attacking again and again. I'm afraid there will be no reinforcements."

As soon as these words came out, all the people present fell silent.

It seems that it is now a dead end, and the only two prefectures and one state may not be able to keep it.The final outcome was nothing more than death in battle and fleeing to Zhejiang.As for the bandits who surrendered, the four of them didn't even think about it.Once my family members were in the capital and I surrendered, my family members would naturally suffer misfortune.Of course, this is just the end, the main reason is that even if you surrender, you will not end well, and you will still be criticized if you fail.It is better to fight to death than to be fought to death.

When the scene fell into silence, Liu Hanzuo, governor of the south of the Yangtze River, spoke.

"My lord, our army is not strong enough now, why don't you write to the imperial court to request regiment training!"

"What? Group training?" Hearing Liu Hanzuo's words, Tu Guobin was shocked.

Although Tu Guobin is a Han Chinese and holds military power, he knows that the imperial court is very worried about the Han people.As soon as this group practiced, wouldn't most of the power belong to the Han people again?

Although Hubei also used rural bravery when encircling and suppressing bandits, although Jiangxi Daying also sent soldiers to return home with the landlords and gentry, although it also accepted the troops provided by the local landlords.But first, these are temporary military forces, and second, the direct control is also in the hands of the imperial court.Even if there are landlords who spontaneously organize armed resistance to bandits, if the name is not correct, the words will not go well. After all, the influence is small, and they will be disbanded after the imperial army takes control of the area.But if the imperial court really implements group training, then the power of the landlords and gentry will greatly increase!
For a moment, Tu Guobin hesitated.Hearing Liu Hanzuo's words, Zhang Tianlu and Cao Hu didn't feel anything, and Sun Zhaoxing also frowned.

At this time, Liu Hanzuo explained.

"My lord, the imperial court is retreating in the south of the Yangtze River. The land in the south of the Yangtze River is almost not owned by the imperial court. Moreover, the bandits have always been at odds with the landlords and gentry. The two sides are life and death enemies. Because the landlords and gentry are unarmed, they are repeatedly beaten The gangsters were defeated. If the imperial court allowed them to practice regiment training, let them arm themselves, and then fight to the death with the gangsters, wouldn’t this be a solution to the court’s worries? Of course, this regiment training can only be done in the south of the Yangtze River. Jiangbei should not do well."

Seeing that Tu Guobin was still hesitant, Liu Hanzuo gritted his teeth and added a strong dose of medicine.

"My lord, the bandits and soldiers are about to arrive. Even if the imperial court is not allowed to implement regiment training, it will be scolded at most. If it is allowed, there is still a way to survive. But if we lose these two prefectures and one state right now, we are all doomed? Master Taiwan Producer!"

Perhaps it was Liu Hanzuo's last words that moved Tu Guobin. Thinking of the fate he was about to face, Tu Guobin gritted his teeth and said.

"We can't wait for the imperial court to issue a decree before carrying out group training. That would be too slow. Governor Liu and Minister Sun Bu, now you two will be in charge of the group training in the two prefectures and one state under our rule. No, not only It’s only two prefectures and one prefecture, but it should be expanded to the entire Jiangnan Province! Let the gangsters’ hinterland get into chaos again.”

After the meeting, Liu Hanzuo and Sun Zhaoxing were busy with group training.Zhang Tianlu and Cao Hu went to gather an army to defend Suzhou Fucheng to the death.In Tu Guobin's plan, it is to defend the city with officers and troops, and to harass bandits with regiment training.

After everyone left, Tu Guobin began to write the memorial.

The minister and the state guest played:

Today's bandit regiment is very powerful, and a hundred thousand troops are raised to attack Suzhou.There are less than [-] soldiers under your command, and the equipment is not complete and the armor is not complete. I am afraid that they will be unable to resist.

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Your Majesty, I begged, to set up regiments to train the local gentlemen to train the bravery of the country, to check the Baojia, to fortify the walls and clear the wilderness, in order to protect the locality.Local gentlemen are responsible for the expenses of running the regiment, and the regiment training is controlled by the chief trainer.

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kowtow
Tu Guobin, Governor of Liangjiang

The seventh day of May in the tenth year of Shunzhi
(End of this chapter)