On May 23, the ninth year of Yongli, the two armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties led by Lu Mingchen and Suke Saha fought fiercely outside the city of Changde Mansion for a night, and finally ended with the annihilation of the Ming army's naval division, and the commander Lu Mingchen was killed by an arrow. And Nasuke Saha, who became famous in history with this battle, coupled with the letter of surrender to Shunzhi in the Dolgon case, his official career was smooth in the years that followed, and he finally became the only person among the four auxiliary ministers in the early years of Kangxi who was not born in the two yellow flags.

Sukesaha's smooth road is still in the future, but it is the Ming army's side, after learning the news of Lu Mingchen's defeat and death, Liu Wenxiu immediately led the army to withdraw to Chenzhou Mansion.

This is the proper meaning, because one of the major advantages of the Ming army in this battle is that the Qing army's Dongting Lake water division is far inferior to the Ming army, and now the water division is gone, the advantage no longer exists, coupled with the death of a marshal like Lu Mingchen, the morale of the army is low, and there is no need and feasibility to continue the offensive.

"First the tortoise and rabbit race, and then the tiger and the snake, Liu Wenxiu didn't go to war, he went to Changde to open a zoo!"

On the eve of Li Dingguo's departure, the secret letter he received from Yungui was about Liu Wenxiu's defeat of Changde. Li Dingguo was one of the four princes of the Great Western Army, even if he parted ways with Sun Kewang, it was not a break with the former Great Western Army group. Within Sun Kewang's team, within the Great Western Army Group, Li Dingguo still has a large number of supporters, allies, and even gamblers who are willing to bet on his side, which makes Li Dingguo have a better understanding of Yungui's situation.

In the same way, Sun Kewang must have many similar characters on Li Dingguo's side. Thinking of this, Chen Kai suddenly recalled an old incident, that is, when Li Dingguo's army was defeated in Zhaoqing, he first returned to Liuzhou to rest, and then sent troops to attack Guilin Buke, which all happened in Guangxi. However, just when Li Dingguo had just returned to Liuzhou again, he ushered in Feng Shuangli's army. In this era when there is no radio, Feng Shuangli, and even Sun Kewang behind Feng Shuangli, know Li Dingguo's movements so well, it would be strange to say that there is no Sun Kewang in Li Dingguo's army.

The two sides are originally out of the same family, and it can no longer be regarded as mutual infiltration, but you have me, and I always have a relationship with you. Now, when Li Dingguo goes west, Sun Kewang will definitely get the news, but as soon as the army leaves, Sun Kewang will have a lot fewer eyes and ears on the ground in Guangdong.

However, in Chen Kai's eyes, his main opponent at this stage has never been His Royal Highness the King of Qin, who is far away in Guizhou. The identity of the banner of the Yongli Emperor is indeed very important, because he is now the co-leader of the Ming army from all walks of life such as the Southwest, Kuidong, and Zheng Group, which is a superior position that has never been seen since the Southern Ming Dynasty.

However, for An Long, he is beyond the reach of the whip, since it is handed over to Li Dingguo, then you must believe in Li Dingguo's ability. In contrast, his current biggest enemy is Yi Yonggui of Southern Jiangxi and Hong Chengchou behind Yi Yonggui. As for the others, it would be good to leave it to Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong for the time being.

"Fu Jun, the king of Funan has such a defeat, isn't it caused by the vanguard surnamed Lu?"

Chen Kai never thought that he could pick up a military wizard or something good when he walked on the road, let alone that the Lin family brother who picked him up in the mountains and forests of Chaozhou could be the kind of genius who could not be born. He values Lin Dezhong more in the word loyalty, and this is enough. As for talent, it is a great fortune that he is not a waste, and the qualifications of ordinary generals are nothing more than more experience and experience, and he can always crush other mediocre talents if he tosses some new tactics and weapons.

At this time, Lin Dezhong opened his mouth to ask, but Chen Kai shook his head and patiently explained to him: "As the commander-in-chief, you must be responsible for the whole army, and you must take all variables into account before sending troops. Sun Wuzi once said that the husband is the victor without a fight, and he has to count a lot; The temple is not victorious without a fight, and it is considered to be less. More wins and less counts, and nothing counts!"

"The army marched on land and water, at a time when the river was rising and the current was accelerating. What did the king of Funan do, the land and water armies set off at the same time, advancing together, this is simply not possible. Since it could not be done, either the land division set out first, and the naval division followed, to ensure that the effect of the surprise attack and the strength of the army were both complete; Either simply increase the troops of Lu Mingchen's sailors before departure, so that he has the strength to seize the city of Changde on his own, otherwise he will simply go to Changde honestly, and go to the decisive battle with the Tartars with a dignified array, and play less of these flowers. ”

Following Chen Kai's train of thought, Lin Dezhong looked carefully at the map of Huguang drawn by Li Dingguo before and after the Battle of Hengyang, and quickly figured out what Chen Kai was thinking. At this time, Chen Kai's words were not completely said, but continued to expose Liu Wenxiu's old background, anyway, in this big tent, Lin Dezhong and several other cronies and generals were there.

"In the Battle of Baoning that year, the king of Funan was the problem, and he surrounded the army in one go, and the plan was very magnificent, to annihilate all the Tartars in Sichuan, and clear the way for the future to enter Shaanxi. But the problem is that the troops under his command already have mixed problems, and if they dare not fight hard when they encounter opponents, or they are mediocre, they can't see it at all. The problem is that he is still on Wu Sangui's house, although that guy is a character, but he still has two brushes in the war, but he was found to be flawed, and he returned to Sichuan in the first war. ”

Zhi Da is talented, Chen Kai did not say these four words, but the generals present heard it clearly. This is the camp of Fubiao, except for Lin Dezhong and one of his earliest guards, these generals are all from Guangzhou volunteers, all diehards, Chen Kai naturally does not need to be taboo here, it is nothing more than to use this war to give them a boost in knowledge, and use Liu Wenxiu's failure experience to improve their military decision-making ability, which is also a kind of training.

As for the reason why Liu Wenxiu has been in the Tianzhu Mountain camp for more than a year, Chen Kai is very clear, but there is no need to explain it to these generals. In the end, I'm afraid that they will teach badly. After all, although the military is an extension of politics, it is better to be purely military.

"Fu Jun is worried that once King Funan is defeated, the Tartars will free up their hands and make trouble with us?"

At this point, Liu Rong, the deputy general of the Fubiao Right Association, saw it more clearly, Chen Kai nodded, expressed his agreement, and then shook his head: "Hong Chengchou's old dog has already planted nails in the three counties of Lianzhou, and he is just waiting for a better opportunity." Before that, what he had to do was not much different from mine, and it was more about taking deep roots to ensure the safety and stability of Huguang. It's just that the dog traitor is Hong Chengchou, the most capable civilian official in the East in this era, especially in the military. ”

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The Southwest Strategy, which Chen Kai was thinking about, received the news of Liu Wenxiu's defeat of Changde earlier than him. The Qing court granted him full authority on the southwestern battlefield, and Chen Tai's Eight Banners Army was also ordered to sit at the meeting point of the northern and southern parts of Huguang. However, in this battle, although the Qing army was victorious, it still exposed the problem of overstretched defense lines, if it weren't for Lu Mingchen's stumbling in Taoyuan County for a month, Suke Saha would not have had the opportunity to rush to Changde County to set up defenses, after all, it was luck.

"Those who are good at fighting in the past are invincible first, and then they are invincible when the enemy is victorious. You can't win against yourself, but you can win against the enemy. Sun Wuzi's words were used in this battle. ”

sighed, fortunately, it was a victory, Hong Chengchou's heart that had been hanging since he received Lu Mingchen's raid on Taoyuan County was finally completely let go.

In fact, for the possible offensive of the Ming army, Hong Chengchou has been more or less prepared. Relying on the local strength of Huguang to adjust the deployment, thicken the garrison force, place the Eight Banners Army on the key nodes, recruit rebels, collect the Ming army for their own use, and so on. In addition to these, he also transferred a lot of old generals from all over the country who were used to it, and asked these people to lead the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to form a force called Southwest Jingbiao. These troops also arrived in Huguang in May, and only the troops of Daniel Zhang, the general of Gansu, were still on the way.

"Most of the gentlemen have served under the command of my Hong, which is why the old man specially transferred the gentlemen from all over the place, because the old man trusts the ability of the monarchs to share the worries of the emperor and the court, it's as simple as that!"

Hong Chengchou straightened his waist and sat on the Taishi chair, and on both sides were still Zhang Dayuan and Wang Fuchen's pair of humming two generals, not leaving an inch. At first glance, the generals who held heavy troops all the year round and sat in important places were like children listening to the teachings of Mr., standing in front of such an old strategy that looked dry due to aging, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

"Li Benshen, the commander of Jingbiao Zuo Town."

"The last general!"

Among the generals in the tent, the man headed by him stepped forward to receive the order when he heard the voice, and respectfully saluted Hong Chengchou. He is the nephew of Xingping Bo Gaojie in the four towns of Jiangbei, Gao Jie's department is known as the strongest in the four towns of Jiangbei, of which the first three battalions are particularly strong, and among the first three battalions, Li Benshen is one of them, and the other two, one of them is Li Chengdong, who once swept Fujian and Guangdong for the Qing court, and once raised a province anyway.

"This time, you cooperated with the Manchurian Eight Banners to fight, and performed very well, and the old man has already played the imperial court."

"The last general Xie Jingluo is slightly promoted, and I will strictly obey the military orders of Lao Jingluo!"

After Li Benshen descended to the Qing Dynasty, he was awarded the third-class Jingqi Nihafan, which was defined as a viscount when the Manchurian title was changed to the Han name in the Qianlong Dynasty. Among the generals of the Qing army today, Li Benshen's title is the highest, and even Hong Chengchou, who is sitting at the top, is a third-class light car captain until his death, which is far from it. However, although he is a viscount, Li Benshen still does not dare to hold on in front of Hong Chengchou, when Hong Chengchou issued an appointment, Li Benshen immediately saluted and received the order, and the etiquette was impeccable, even worse than when he was in Gao Jie's army.

In the Battle of Changde, Li Benshen was the only Jingbiao unit sent by Hong Chengchou to Changde to help in the battle. The limelight was robbed by Suke Saha, but Hong Chengchou didn't care about it, as long as he kept the most critical strategic node, it was enough. The next step is nothing more than to continue to adjust the defense step by step.

"Nan Yikui, the pre-standard town commander, and Hu Maozhen, the post-standard town governor."

"The last general!"

At the sound of an order, two rather fierce generals came out, and the sound was like a drum thunder, especially echoing in the lobby.

These two people, the former was the Ming army at first, and then Li Zicheng was lowered, and then the Qing army was lowered, and the Xuzhou victory in the sixth year of Yongli was once defeated, but Hong Chengchou was still more optimistic about his ability, so he directly transferred it to listen to it. And the latter, and Li Benshen also came from Gao Jie's army, the last person in the first three battalions is this Hu Maozhen, who has always been the vanguard general under Gao Jie, brave and brave, when Hong Chengchou recruited Jiangnan, appointed him as the general army of Huizhou, guarding the place where Huizhou merchants are famous all over the world, and this time is also directly recruited from Huizhou.

During the First World War in Changde, the two went to Hengzhou and Baoqing with Hong Chengchou, but it was really because Hong Chengchou's 5,000-mile-long border defense had not yet been completed, and the current Huguang battlefield was insufficient and overstretched. I am afraid that during Liu Wenxiu's dispatch to Changde, Sun Kewang will send troops to Baoqing again, so he has to fortify everywhere.

In addition to these two people, Wang Yongzuo, the chief soldier of the Biaoqian Battalion, Bu Shilong, the chief soldier of the Biaohou Battalion, and Liu Yingzhi, the chief soldier of the Biaozhong Battalion, these generals are also Hong Chengchou's old subordinates.

Coupled with Daniel Zhang, the commander of the right town who is still on the road, this is already four towns and three battalions. In addition, Hong Chengchou also set up two battalion heads, as the pro-army team of the Southwest Economic Strategy, named the Left Shrimp Battalion and the Right Shrimp Battalion respectively, and the pair of two generals on both sides of him served as the chief officers. And the word shrimp means guard in Manchu.

According to Hong Chengchou's original plan, the number of four towns and five battalions was more than 11,000, including more than 1,600 soldiers. This scale, before the Battle of Guangzhou, was enough for the time being. However, the two provinces have fallen, and there are too many areas that need to increase troops, and in addition, Hong Chengchou has always attached great importance to the quality of his soldiers, such as "weak soldiers in the belly of Beizhi, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang are not allowed to mix." Even if the officers and men who arrive in Hunan are not equipped with good quality and return them to their camps, they will all be returned. Under such high standards and strict requirements, it is even more difficult to recruit and transfer.

The battle of Changde ended with the victory of the Qing army, and Hong Chengchou had to readjust his defenses, and this is the reason why these generals are recruited today. The plan for arming the defense had already been prepared, and the generals were also convinced of the ability of this old strategy, and they took the orders one by one. By the end of the meeting, Hong Chengchou was already tired, so he stood up, and Wang Fuchen on the side stepped forward to help him, but Zhang Dayuan was still standing there, indifferent.

These two are both imperial guards, but their backgrounds are very different. is not as strong as Zhang Dayuan, Wang Fuchen was originally born in a rogue, and he was nicknamed Huo Lu Bu, which is not only about his martial arts, but also about his style, and more importantly, his appearance.

Later, Wang Fuchen surrendered Jiang Pin, and changed from a rogue to the Ming army, followed Jiang Pin's surrender, and followed Jiang Pin's surrender to the Qing, and when Jiang Pin's situation was right, every time he went to war, he often had yellow horses and white robes, and he galloped in the chaos of the army. The Eight Banners under the command of Azig are all the elites of a hundred battles from outside the customs to the inside of the pass, and when they meet this person, they have changed one after another, "There is no one who can beat its edge", and the Qing army shouted: "The horse harrier is the best." ”

No one remembers the nickname of Huo Lu Bu anymore, but the horse harrier is getting louder and louder. Because he was brave and unmatched in the battle with the Qing army, when Jiang Pai was defeated, the Qing court did not execute him, but did not enter the Xinzhi library as a slave, but at that time, many of the children of the Eight Banners had heard of his martial arts, and they were proud to know him.

Wang Fuchen was re-entrusted with the important task, but after the death of Dolgon, Shunzhi was pro-government, valued his martial bravery, and appointed him as a first-class imperial guard. When Hong Chengchou was appointed as the Southwest Economic Strategy, Wang Fuchen and Zhang Dayuan were ordered to accompany him, which was called protection, but it was actually surveillance. During this period, Zhang Dayuan did it blatantly, but Wang Fuchen had a lot of respect for this old master and waited quite dedicatedly.

With this support, Hong Chengchou stood up and remained silent. As far as he is concerned, obedient people are naturally indispensable to benefits, and those who rely on the identity of the Ouchi guard and the emperor's servant and don't take him seriously, he doesn't need to do anything about it. Because if he really did that, it would break the tacit understanding between the monarch and the minister, which would be the most unwise for an official with such a powerful position as him.

Standing up, as far as the eye could see, the figures of the generals had already disappeared outside the gate. However, in Hong Chengchou's mind, the army of Jingbiao entered the city a few days ago, and then went out of the city in a mighty way, in Changsha, Changde, Hengzhou, and Baoqing, and the military appearance and military prestige must have already entered the sight of the locals in Huguang, especially those gentry.

In this way, the additional effect of arming is also in place.

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