Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

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Zhu Heqi smiled and said, "Prime Minister, do you mean that if I leave Huguang, Kangxi will be more likely to be baited? Could it be that if I return to Nanjing, he won't be afraid of the hundreds of thousands of troops here in Huguang?"

Zhuge Sanhe smiled and said: "My lord, Xiangyang is not so easy to fight! Historically, the siege of Xiangyang between Mongolia and Song Dynasty took almost six years to finish.

Although we have magical weapons such as sugar medicine, heavenly soldiers, and steel armor, Xiangyang's city defense is indeed very strong!

Moreover, after Wu Yingxiong moved his capital to Xiangyang, he spent a lot of effort to strengthen it.Therefore, if we are frustrated in our siege, it is very possible to switch to the long siege method.And if you want to encircle Xiangyang for a long time, you won't need so many troops. "

"Is Xiangyang really that difficult to fight?" Zhu Heqi was still a little unbelievable.

Zhuge Sanhe Su Rong said: "Xiangyang City has been known as Xiangyang of iron since ancient times, its strength can be seen!

And the most powerful part of this city of iron is not how tall and thick the city walls are, but the moat lake in Xiangyang... It's not the moat, but the moat lake! "

The moat lake means that the moat is as wide as a lake!

It can even be said that Xiangyang City is a city built on a small island in the lake.

It is almost impossible to fill Xiangyang's "moat lake".

If the "moat lake" is not filled, even if the city wall is blown down, it will be difficult to launch an attack.

Therefore, to fight such a city, strong firepower may not necessarily be effective. The key to success or failure lies in the psychological endurance of the defenders in the city to shelling and long siege.

Zhuge Sanhe said again: "We can bombard Xiangyang for a while first, and then release the news that after the enthronement ceremony, you will go north to Shandong to crusade against the false Confucian saint Kong Yuqi... Kangxi will probably think that we have given up on taking Xiangyang quickly, Instead, use the method of long siege to trap Xiangyang to death."

"What if Kangxi still doesn't take the bait?" Zhu Heqi asked.

Zhuge Sanhe said: "Then you really go north to Shandong!

At that time, Kangxi will not dare to face your soldiers directly, but he has to try to save Shandong from the danger, so the only way to besiege Wei and save Zhao can be used. "

Zhu Heqi laughed loudly: "Okay, just follow what the military adviser said!"

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When the news that Zhu Heqi returned to the imperial court and had set off to return to Nanjing reached Jingzhao Mansion.Emperor Kangxi is getting sick—probably because of the anger of the rebellious officials and thieves below.

He lay in a dazed state for several days, and even had a high fever at one point.The fever subsided after taking the garlic medicine from the stick.

But the illness went away like a spinning thread, when several Nanshufang ministers came together to report the good news to him.He is having a very strange dream.

In the dream, he did not know why he boarded Jingshan Mountain behind the Forbidden City in Beijing, standing under a tree with a crooked neck, with only a little Guizi father-in-law beside him...

He was about to ask Xiao Guizi what happened.Xiaoguizi's father-in-law's voice full of surprise rang in his ears: "Long live, great joy... Good news from Xiangyang City! And Zhu Ni has left Huguang!"

Chapter 625 I will never be the Chongzhen Emperor of the Qing Dynasty!

Kangxi suddenly woke up from his dream, only to find that he was not on Jingshan Mountain, but lying safely in the bedroom of Jingzhao Mansion Palace.

Only then did he realize that he had a strange dream, no, it was a nightmare!Kangxi immediately thought of several key factors that make people creepy-Jingshan, the crooked neck tree and a loyal eunuch!

Isn't this the scene when Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself?How could I have such a dream?Is it because you think about it every day and dream at night?Or... a warning from the heavens?

Thinking of this, Kangxi immediately broke into a cold sweat, and muttered to himself: "I will never be the Chongzhen Emperor of the Qing Dynasty!"

"Long live, what are you talking about?"

Little Guizi's father-in-law's voice rang in Kangxi's ears again, and only then did Kangxi realize that his most loyal eunuch was standing by his bed.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing..." Of course Kangxi would not tell Xiao Guizi such an inauspicious nightmare. He looked at the window paper and found that the sun was shining on it. "When is it now? Should I go?" Is Nanshufang discussing politics?"

Emperor Kangxi is recuperating these days, so he will not be able to attend the early court, but the Nanshufang still has to insist on discussing politics.

"Going back to the emperor," Xiao Guizi said with a smile on his face, "it's almost half past time now... so the servants came to wait for the emperor to wake up.

In addition, Duolong just sent a good news.The stick also sent the servant a report that Zhu Heqi had returned to the imperial court. "

While talking, Xiaoguizi father-in-law handed the two memorials to Kangxi together.

One of them was sent by Duo Long, the Minister of the Guards.The minister in charge of the guards sounds very loud, but he is actually a "Minister in charge of the porter", who is in charge of sending and receiving letters in addition to guarding the door.

The memorial sent by Duolong was sent by Tuhai, who led his troops to station in Xiangyang, and it was a good news-although Xiangyang is surrounded on all sides, the encirclement of the Ming army is not tight, especially in Hanshui. There are relatively large loopholes outside Fancheng on the north bank.And the two Gushans who were besieged in Xiangyang were both elites. They were the Zhenghuang Banner Gushan led by Tu Hai and the Zhengbai Banner Gushan led by the veteran Namudulu Raita. There are elite Manchurian cavalry below, and it is not difficult to break through the encirclement of the Ming army in the north of Fancheng and pass the news.

Kangxi first picked up the report sent by Xiangyang and read it. This is a good report!

It turned out that three days ago, that is, on September 26, the Ming army besieging the city launched the first wave of fierce attack on Xiangyang City.They first used heavy firearms including [-]-jin long guns and six-barrel rocket launchers to blast for three hours, and then dispatched dead soldiers to cross the Xiangyang moat in light boats to launch a battle to climb the city.As a result, the Qing army who climbed up to the city wall of Xiangyang in time (they all went down to hide from the shells when the Ming army bombarded them) was defeated and retreated with flintlock guns and cannons, leaving as many as [-] corpses and wounded. And the number of retirees is innumerable.

"Okay! Killing three hundred enemies is a great victory!" Emperor Kangxi, who hadn't tasted the sweetness of victory for a long time, couldn't help applauding after reading Tu Hai's memorial, and his spirit recovered immediately.

Then he took out the report on the sticky stick and looked at it. The report on the sticky stick reported that Zhu Heqi held a military parade in Jianglingfu City, and then announced that Ming had successfully recovered Huguang, forcing Wu Yingxiong and Wu Guogui Surrender, and announce the triumphant class teacher.

In addition, this report also described in detail that the troops participating in the military parade in the city immediately drove to the Shashi Wharf outside Jiangling City after completing the military parade, and boarded hundreds of large ships that had been waiting there for a long time. The scene of sailing east...

"Zhu Hexi is gone... It seems that he also knows that Xiangyang is difficult to fight, and he is going to use the long fence like the Mongolians!" Kangxi just breathed a sigh of relief, but then his brows tightened again, "Xiao Guizi, wait for me to change clothes, and then I will change my clothes again." Tell the ministers of the South Study to go to the South Study and wait."

"Whoo!"

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When Emperor Kangxi walked briskly into the South Study Room, he was greeted with a long-lost relaxed atmosphere.

It seems that the ministers already knew the good news of the "Great Victory in Xiangyang" and the return of Zhu Heqi's class teacher to the court. They were all beaming, seeing Kangxi walking in and bowing to him three times and nine times with a smile on his face.

"Pingshen, Pingshen." Emperor Kangxi's tone was rarely relaxed, and the young hero who "everything is under control" in the past seems to have returned.

After sitting on the throne in a grand manner, Emperor Kangxi glanced at the few ministers of the Southern Study, and found that there was one more person than usual, and this person could not afford to kneel.

Kangxi took a closer look, his brows furrowed, and the kneeling person turned out to be Yue Le.

"Uncle Huang, are you back?"

Yue Le kowtowed and said with tears, "Your Majesty, the slave is guilty!"

His sin was great!

He led an army of 12 to fight the "Chibi War", but instead of being Zhou Yu, he ended up like Cao Cao... The 12 army killed more than 7, and there were 2 people (not counting the 12 Wanli) was surrounded by Zhuge Sanhe in Xiangyang City and could not get out.

There are only 24 New Eight Banners in the Qing Dynasty!

But Kangxi couldn't punish Yue Le severely now, not because Yue Le was mistreated by Wu Yingxiong, Kangxi's trusted "bear player".It's because there are nearly 6000 people in Gushan, Zhenglan Banner under Yue Le's personal management... Fei Yanggu's Secret Zhe arrived at Jingzhao Mansion seven days earlier than Yue Le's defeated army, which has already explained the situation.

In this battle of Wulin, three Gushan troops were annihilated, and the remaining eleven Gushans also suffered heavy losses, and the two Gushans with the least losses were the troops led by Yue Le and Fei Yanggu.When they fled to Gucheng County in Xiangyang Prefecture, the two Gushan troops had more than 6000 troops, and they could still fight as long as they were replenished.

Since Yue Le's strength is still there, Kangxi dare not do anything to him.

But it still looks like it needs to be done.

Kangxi sighed: "Uncle Emperor, we are all one family... Now that the Qing Dynasty is in trouble, we can't be as eccentric as the Chongzhen Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty. We have to unite! If this is the case, I will cut your title and Guanjun Minister, but the Minister of the South Study Room will keep it for you. In addition, the new army of the Zhenglan Banner Middle Road in Selen's forehead will also be reserved for him."

"Slave thank you Lord Long En." Yue Le breathed a sigh of relief, kowtowed to Kangxi again, and then lay down on the ground waiting for Kangxi to speak.

Kangxi looked at Yue Le, "Uncle Emperor, do you know about the battle situation in Xiangyang and the return of Zhu Heqi's squadron to the court?"

"The servant already knows."

These two memorials are not secret copies, and they must be copied to the ministers as usual.

"What do you think? Xiangyang... How long can it last? Will Zhu Heqi launch the Northern Expedition from the East Road after returning to the dynasty?"

Yue Le thought for a while, and said: "Reporting to the emperor, it is true that Xiangyang City is solidly defended, but the reserves in Xiangyang City are not rich. It is no problem to persist for a year or so. I am afraid that it will take a long time..."

Kangxi frowned again. He didn't expect that Xiangyang would be surrounded, so naturally he wouldn't store enough military rations in the city for several years.The food currently stored in Xiangyang City was left by Wu Yingxiong for Yue Le's army!

Save some food for at most one year.And what's worse is that the people in Xiangyang City are very clever, and they all escaped with Wu Yingxiong, so the trapped Qing soldiers have no choice but to eat human flesh...unless they eat their own flesh!

In addition, will this Tuhai become a "tuchengchou"?Although this Tu Hai usually seems to be very loyal, but the only one who dies is through the ages!It's so cold now, and the water in the moat of Xiangyang City is so cold.Moreover, Tu Hai has the record of diving twice without dying...

Thinking of this, Kangxi has already made up his mind, "Xiangyang must not be lost, Tucheng... Tuhai and Laita's [-] troops are all the essence of my Manchuria, and there is no room for loss! I have made up my mind, we must Open up the grain road, and send the general grain to Xiangyang City. If you have any good strategies, let's hear it!"

Chapter 626

The first day of October in the first year of the Great Era.

The Yifengmen and Inner and Outer Long Streets in Nanjing are full of Ming people in decent clothes. These two long streets became desolate and desolate during the years under the rule of the Qing Dynasty.But now not only has the prosperity of the past been restored, but also under the auspices of Yu Chenglong, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, the road has been expanded, paved with stones from Caishiji, and willow trees have been planted on both sides of the road.On both sides of the two connected long streets, there are also a lot of tall buildings now.Although the height of these high-rise buildings is limited, they are just three-story and four-story new-style enclosures.But in the current era, the rows of tall buildings together still look very spectacular.This capital of greatness, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, has vaguely looked like the capital of the Celestial Dynasty.

Since the day before yesterday, the citizens of Daming in Nanjing knew that their Grand Duke Zhu Heqi would return to Yingtianfu City in Nanjing, which was loyal to him, on the first day of October.And returning with him are three of the most elite "old brothers" from the town, plus a total of [-] Banner soldiers who surrendered!

At that time, a grand military parade and prisoner offering ceremony will be held, and this military parade and prisoner offering ceremony will also be part of the enthronement ceremony of the grand duke and emperor. .

But for Zhu Heqi, the re-opening Emperor of the Restoration of the Kingdom, what could prove his legitimacy and correctness, and make the buried Is the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang in Xiaoling satisfied?

For the people of the Ming Dynasty in Nanjing, the great victory of the Huguang Battle also indicated that the troubled times that had started before the Saerhu War had come to an end.And what makes them even more excited is that the Dagong Emperor of Revitalizing Daming is by no means a reckless man who only emphasizes martial arts but does not understand martial arts. In fact, his martial arts skills far exceed his illustrious martial arts.Just look at the people's livelihood and prosperity in the six southeastern provinces of the Ming Dynasty today... the Emperor Hongwu who founded the Ming Dynasty is probably far inferior to the current Emperor Dagong in terms of culture and governance.

The day when this Grand Duke and Son of Heaven will rule the world is probably the time when the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty will come!

If there were still doubts about such a prospect before the Battle of Huguang, then this victory in Huguang would be enough to dispel all their doubts.

Before the victory of Huguang, the world is still divided into three parts.The territory of Daming is only six provinces in the southeast, one province in Korea, a city of Dengzhou in Shandong and a few small islands, Jinzhou in eastern Liaodong, and a small piece of territory in Hunan.

After the great victory in Huguang, except for Xiangyang and Yunyang, Hubei has not been fully recovered, and all other places in Hubei have been owned by Daming!The province of Hunan is completely owned by Ming Dynasty.Although the four provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guangxi have not yet been actually controlled by the Ming court, Wu Yingxiong, Wu Guogui, and Zu Zeqing have all made submissions.

Regardless of whether these people are reliable or not, at least on paper, the Three Kingdoms has become the Northern and Southern Dynasties!

Moreover, as the "Southern Dynasty", Daming had the absolute advantage in terms of population, financial resources, and sugar, as well as North Korea, an overseas province next to the hometown of the Northeast of the Qing Dynasty, so it had the upper hand.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see now... Da Ming is going to win, Da Qing is going to end!

And in order to show his love for the grand duke and emperor, the entire Yingtianfu City in Nanjing has been deserted by thousands of people.The welcome team lined up from Yifeng Gate to Hongwu Gate in the Imperial City of Nanjing.Among them were not only people from Nanjing, but also people from Daming who came from the neighboring Jiangnan and Jiangbei prefectures...

Although Li Guangdi and Wang Shirong were not real citizens of the Ming Dynasty, they also disguised themselves and came to Yifengmen Inner Street.Looking at everything around them with complicated eyes - spacious streets, tall buildings, seemingly wealthy and happy people... Isn't this what they dreamed of in a peaceful and prosperous world?

What the Qing Dynasty had never done for more than 20 years of ruling the world, this grand duke emperor did it in just a few years... Although such a peaceful and prosperous age can only appear in Nanjing, Guangzhou, Yangzhou, Quanzhou, Chaozhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Ningbo , and among the emerging Shanghai commercial ports.But this is also much stronger than the Qing Dynasty!

The two looked at each other, both showing helpless wry smiles—they seemed to be on the wrong team!

If I had known it earlier, I would have taken refuge with Daming, and now I am already an extremely human minister... Regret it!

When Wang Shirong and Li Guangdi were regretting, the loudest cheers suddenly erupted from Yifengmen!

"Da Ming wins! Da Ming... is invincible!"

"Long live Daming!"

"Long live the Holy Spirit..."

"Da Ming, the world is invincible!"

Wang Shirong and Li Guangdi quickly stretched their necks and looked towards the Yifeng Gate. What appeared in their line of sight was a group of guard cavalry wearing shiny breastplates and riding tall horses. The armor is very special... The "chest" of the breastplate is very magnificent, and the face under the dish-shaped helmet belongs to a delicate and charming woman.

Needless to say, this person is Da Boling - if there is Da Boling, there must be Zhu Heqi!

Due to the threat of rifled guns, Zhu Heqi himself could not easily show up on the street, so he had to let Da Boling do it for him.

And behind this team of guard cavalry led by Da Boling, there are columns of Ming army infantry one after another.The officers and soldiers walking in the forefront of these columns are also wearing polished breastplates!

Anyone who is familiar with the situation of the Ming Army knows that only some infantry in the elite "Old Brothers Town" will be equipped with infantry breastplates.

Therefore, these battalion-level infantry phalanxes are Zhu Hechi's "old brothers", and they are the elite trump cards of the Ming Army.

Both Wang Shirong and Li Guangdi counted carefully with their eyes wide open.They counted from the beginning to 24.

A full 24 battalion-level columns!

It's all the "Old Brothers" battalion!

However, one town of the Ming Army has only eight battalions of infantry, and 24 battalions are all the infantry in three towns.In other words, Zhu Heqi not only returned to Nanjing, but also brought back his most elite "old brothers" from the town.

It can also be judged from this that the main attack route of the Ming army's Northern Expedition is likely to be on the eastern front...it should be crossing Huaibei, taking Xuzhou directly, then entering Shandong, and heading north to Zhili.The Liaodong and North Korean directions should also launch attacks at the same time, attacking Beijing from two directions.

The tasks of the Huguang Ming Army are mostly diversionary.

At this moment, the people on the street burst into cheers again, but this time the words of the cheers were a bit messy.

"Eight Banners soldiers, really Eight Banners soldiers..."

"The demon clearing is over, and Daming has won!"

"The demon clearing is over..."

Wang Shirong and Li Guangdi, who were planning the main attack direction of the Ming army in the next stage, also hurriedly looked in the direction of Yifengmen.

The scene they saw this time surprised them both to the extreme.

This is because the soldiers of the Eight Banners came back... wearing red, blue, and white padded armor, their heads were bare and their iconic braids were exposed, and some people were carrying the red, blue, and white flags.Their teams are also considered neat, and they have also formed large columns. The Eight Banners soldiers in each column belong to the same banner, which shows that they are organized.

But now these established Eight Banners soldiers are all downcast, empty-handed, and panic and fear are written all over their faces, and on both sides of their ranks, there are Ming army cavalry and infantry with live ammunition... It means that they are all prisoners!

Both Wang Shirong and Li Guangdi had worked in the Qing court, and both had seen real Eight Banners soldiers. Now, of course, they can see that the captured Eight Banners soldiers in front of them are genuine...not necessarily the old Eight Banners, but they must be Eight Banners.

This shows that in the Battle of Huguang, a large number of Eight Banners soldiers surrendered to the Ming army in an organized way!

Wang Shirong and Li Guangdi couldn't believe their eyes... the Eight Banners soldiers actually surrendered in an organized way, and so many people surrendered!

Judging by the color and number of their uniforms, it is likely that three of the Eight Banners new troops from Gushan surrendered together.