Facing Fan Wencheng's questioning, Ning Wan said unhurriedly: "Xiandou, Xiandou, you really don't understand or are you pretending to be confused here." Is the situation in the southeast still unclear? Zheng thief and Zhang thief have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and there are countless naval warships. Except for Lang Tingzo and Shi Lang, who can cure these two thieves? It is now easy to hold Lang Tingzo accountable for his dismissal, but it is only a matter of His Majesty's next will. But have you ever wondered who will replace Langtinzo after he is dismissed? ”

In the last years of Chongzhen, there were many military disasters, and the talent was seriously disconnected.

At present, many of the officials employed by the Qing court are over 50 years old, and they are all former ministers of the Chongzhen Dynasty.

It's hard to find one or two of them that stand out.

People like Hong Chengchou are even more hard to find.

In other words, if the Qing court was full of cadres like Hong Chengchou, he would have ruled the world long ago.

But the reality was that the Qing court had to tighten its belts to get by.

Not only in terms of finance, but also in terms of talent appointment.

The short man pulls out the general, Langtinzo is already a good existence, and I really don't know who to replace if I want to replace him.

Hu Quancai is the same, this person is Hong Chengchou's confidant, and his ability in all aspects is not bad.

The Qing army's inability to hold Wuchang was not a problem for Hu Quancai alone. Throwing the pot rashly now will not play any positive role, but will make people panic.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty conquered China by foreign tribes, and it was impossible to rely only on hundreds of thousands of people of their own nationality.

It is necessary to rely on these capable Han Chinese.

Using Han to control Han is a national policy that was set from the beginning, why did Fan Wencheng forget it.

Fan Wencheng shook his head after hearing this: "The truth is that truth, but there is always someone who is responsible for the fall of the city, right?" If the court is always like this, the thunder is loud, the rain is small, raised high and gently put down, then who will defend the city in the future? When encountering a thief coming to attack, he simply led his troops to run away. Anyway, the court will only scold them a few words at most, and it will not really treat them well. ”

Generally speaking, Fan Wencheng's methods are much more ruthless than Ning Wan's, and he thinks that he can be iron-fisted in many things, so there is no need to be so cowardly.

Seeing that Fan Wencheng was so stubborn, Ning Wan shook his head helplessly: "Xian Dou, let's put it this way." If you were a landlord, would you choose the Ming or Qing Dynasty? ”

Fan Wencheng was stunned when he heard this, and said casually: "It naturally depends on who gives me more benefits." ”

"Yes!"

Ning Wan nodded and said, "The landlord is like this, and the officials are not. Do you have to force them all over the side of the thief? ”

Ning finished what I said, Fan Wencheng really didn't think about it.

In his opinion, the Qing Dynasty's domination of the world has been decided.

Whether it is Zheng Chenggong or Li Dingguo, they are just a few insignificant grasshoppers.

An ant trying to shake a big tree (ridiculously overrating one's own strength)? Ridiculously ridiculous.

"Are these officials crazy enough to surrender?"

"If you don't force them, they won't, but if you want to take their heads, you can see if they will."

Ning Wan said coldly.

When people are cornered, they tend to do things that seem unbelievable.

Take Hu Quancai and Lang Tingzuo as examples, neither of them is a fuel-efficient lamp.

One of them runs Huguang and the other manages Liangjiang, and all kinds of resources are soft.

If they were forced to surrender, the loss of the Qing court would be too great.

What's even more terrifying is the exemplary role.

Will others do the same after seeing this scene?

Compared with the mean and unkind Qing court, maybe defecting to the Ming army is also an option?

At first, it may have been just a thought buried in the hearts of the officials. But when someone really demonstrates, the idea is more than just an idea.

Now the Qing army seems to have controlled the world, but there are many places where there are actually many anti-Qing forces.

This situation is not very stable, and if these ministers and military leaders rebel one after another, the situation will get out of control in an instant.

This is by no means what Fan Wencheng wants to see.

Like Ning Wan and me, their interests have been firmly tied to the Manchus.

If the Manchus lost, they would be firmly nailed to the pillar of shame in history, and they would all be scolded as traitors when people talked about it.

Only when the Manchus won and ruled the Central Plains for a long time, through rewriting the history books and brainwashing for a long time, could the image of the Manchus as the Zhengshuo of China be created.

In this way, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wan and I have changed from traitors to great heroes in the Central Plains.

Isn't that beautiful? His children and grandchildren will be revered.

If you think about it, my strategy of seeking stability is not useless.

At least it won't force these wavering feudal officials too hard, but will make them grateful to Dade and firmly tied up with the Qing Dynasty.

To retreat as advance, there is indeed a set!

Fan Wencheng said in his heart that this trip was not in vain, at least untied one of his knots.

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In Huguang, after controlling Wuchang City, the Ming army captured Snake Mountain and annihilated the Qing army.

According to Zhu Youlang's will, the Ming army cut off the head of the Qing army and hung it at the head of Wuchang City to show the public.

The Ming army also posted notices in the streets and alleys of the city, encouraging the people in the neighborhood to report the Qing soldiers hiding in the market.

For the people whose reports are true, the Ming army will give some silver rewards.

The reason why Zhu Youlang did this was naturally to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

The Qing army had been in control of Wuchang for a long time, and Wuchang had always played many functions as the provincial capital of Huguang.

Deep down, the common people may have been accustomed to approving of the rule of the Qing army.

It is not easy to change this concept, and the first thing to do is to eliminate the traces of the Qing army in the city of Wuchang.

Therefore, Zhu Youlang wanted to carry out a thorough elimination and screen out all the Qing soldiers hidden in the city.

As for letting the people report it, it is to dispel the fear of Qing soldiers in their hearts.

It's a category of psychology, but it's not that complicated in practice.

In Zhu Youlang's view, it will take some time to completely stabilize Wuchang.

This time is the buffer period.

During this buffer period, the Ming army should not make too many moves, so as not to backfire.

"Your Majesty, just now Linguo Gong sent an urgent report, Kuidong Zhuxun started a fierce battle with Aobai in Xiangyang. The battle was fierce, and both sides suffered losses. ”

Ao Bai came to hit Huguang, which was expected by Zhu Youlang.

The reason why he was in a hurry to fight and strive to take Wuchang as soon as possible was that he was afraid that Aobai reinforcements would arrive, so that he would have many dreams at night.

Now that Wuchang is firmly in Zhu Youlang's hands, Zhu Youlang can turn around and take a good look at Aobai.

Judging from the current situation, Aobai is not as terrible as imagined.

The legendary Manchurian first Baturu is no more than that.

Of course, Zhu Youlang will still increase his troops to Xiangyang and Yiling, with the aim of striking while the iron is hot and striving to solve the hidden danger of Aobai as soon as possible.

Only by completely driving Aobai out of Huguang will Zhu Youlang's heart be steadfast and carry out the next plan.

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