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Nanjing, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Cihong read the good news sent from Dezhou, Shandong in one breath, and his heart was full of joy.

Qin Gongming really did not disappoint him, not only held Texas, but also killed 673 soldiers of the Blue Banner of Manchuria and 831 soldiers of the Han Army with Red Banner.

Qin Gongming had ordered all of them to be treated with lime and escorted to Nanjing by an army.

What made Zhu Cihong excited was not only that Qin Gongming had won a battle, but also that the myth of the invincibility of the Eight Banners Army was shattered.

Since the Battle of Salhu, the Ming army has lost more than won in the battle with the Eight Banners Army. Often as soon as the Ming army heard that the Eight Banners Army was coming, they would disperse in a hurry, and they had no desire to fight.

In this case, a big win can definitely be inspiring.

Of course, Zhu Cihong also knew that Qin Gongming was able to kill so many people this time because of the carelessness of the Qing court.

Dolgon must have thought that the prefectures and counties of Shandong were empty of troops, and they could be collected without much effort.

In this case, the troops sent by Dolgon to collect Shandong will definitely not be too many, and it is probably thought that when the Eight Banners go to one place, the city officials will open the city gate and kneel down to greet them.

But when the soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners arrived in Texas, they found that the city gate was closed, and the commander was naturally furious.

In this case, normal generals will choose to attack the city, after all, in the information they get, Texas is an empty city.

Qin Gongming took advantage of this and attacked fiercely when the Qing army was attacking the city, consuming a lot of the vitality of the Eight Banners.

Reward, these meritorious soldiers are rewarded!

As long as the head of the Qing army transported from Texas is verified by the Ministry of War, Zhu Cihong will issue an order to reward the soldiers in Texas.

Qin Gongming has already reached the rank of chief soldier, so he can only find a way to be a lord.

Different from the original history, at this moment, the Nanming knighthood has not yet flooded. Like the four towns in the original history, there were no knights. Zuo Liangyu also only has the title of Earl of Ningnan with Chongzhen, and has not been promoted to marquis.

But in this way, there is a question, after Qin Gongming was knighted, will the four towns and Zuo Liangyu be dissatisfied?

Huang Degong and Gao Jie are okay to say. After all, these two people are still loyal to Da Ming, and even if they are dissatisfied, they are unlikely to mutiny.

Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo are the first two ends of the rat, but now they are sandwiched in Fengyang Mansion, and there is no other way out unless they descend to the Qing Dynasty.

What worries Zhu Cihong the most is Zuo Liangyu, who led his troops to guard Huguang.

This person was very domineering when he was in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and in the last years of Chongzhen, he was already listening to the seal and not listening to the tune, and even Chongzhen couldn't command him.

Jiashen changed the country, Beijing was broken, and the prestige of the imperial court dropped a lot, and Zuo Liangyu was even more unscrupulous.

In these years, there are soldiers in their hands. However, Zuo Liangyu has more than 200,000 troops in his hands, occupying most of Huguang, just like the ancestral family of Liaozhen back then.

Such a warlord occupies Huguang, the land of fish and rice, and is completely self-sufficient in food, so he naturally will not take the imperial court seriously.

Today's Zuo Liangyu is not so much the general soldier of Huguang in the Ming Dynasty as the emperor of the soil. Similar to the Liaozhen Zu Dashou back then, Zuo Liangyu neither surrendered to the Qing Dynasty nor was controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and this model was the most beneficial to him.

Of course, Zuo Liangyu is still a minister at least in the face, if Zhu Cihong's behavior of knighting Qin Gongming stimulates him, it is likely that this guy will immediately turn his face.

You must know that Zuo Liangyu has made crazy moves in history.

At that time, Li Zicheng was driven out of Guanzhong by the Manchu Qing Dynasty and fled to Huguang like a lost dog.

Where did Zuo Liangyu dare to have a hard confrontation with Li Zicheng, and after hearing the news, he ordered his soldiers to sweep Wuchang and plunder, that is, down the river to Nanjing.

Zuo Liangyu's banner is the side of the Qing monarch, in fact, he wants to occupy Nanjing, if he doesn't die of illness on the way, maybe he really wants to fight to the death with the Hongguang court.

Of course, the situation is better now than it was historically. At least Shanxi has not yet fallen into the hands of the Manchus, and Shandong is also under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, what Zhu Cihong has to do is to stabilize Zuo Liangyu, just like he did to Zheng Zhilong.

No one knows better than Zhu Cihong that Zuo Liangyu only has a life span of ten months at most. Zhu Cihong can afford to wait, and when Zuo Liangyu dies, it will be a good time for the imperial court to incorporate his subordinates.

Of course, Zhu Cihong wanted to use this period of time to lay out in advance and win over Zuo Liangyu's subordinates.

Although there are more than 200,000 people under Zuo Liangyu's command, most of them are independent camps.

Such as Jin Shenghuan Department. This kind of powerful small warlord is the target of Zhu Cihong's efforts to win over, and as long as he promises him a lot of benefits, he may not be able to divide his relationship with Zuo Liangyu.

It was Zhu Cihong who decided to order a secret decree and sent someone to Huguang to hand over to Gu Yinxi.

Plugging Yinxi can be regarded as a rare capable minister in Nanming.

If it weren't for He Tengjiao, a pig teammate, the situation in Huguang would not have been out of control.

Now he is in charge of Wuchang's military preparations with Huguang as the deputy envoy of the judge, and he controls Zuo Liangyu together with He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang.

Of course, Zhu Cihong would not hand over such an important task of dividing Zuo Liangyu's subordinates to He Tengjiao, and he counted Huguang Wenchen, and only Du Yinxi could do it.

Zhu Cihong has high hopes for Plug Yinxi, hoping that he can support the Ming Dynasty together with Wen Anzhi and Lu Zhenfei. Of course, the road has to be walked step by step, and the meal has to be eaten one bite at a time. Zhu Cihong's secret decree to block Yinxi this time is the first step to reuse him.

After some careful consideration, Zhu Cihong still decided to knight Qin Gongming and Zuo Liangyu at the same time, along with Gao Jie, Huang Degong, and Zheng Zhilong.

Among them, Qin Gongming was named Linyibo, Zuo Liangyu was named Nanhou of Jinning, Gao Jie was named Xingpingbo, Huang Degong was named Jingnanbo, and Zheng Zhilong was named Nananbo.

As for Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo, Zhu Cihong did not intend to be knighted.

In this time and space, Erliu has no decision, and the troops in his hands are limited, and he is trapped in Fengyang Mansion, and he will never be able to make any big waves.

Originally, in history, the two surrendered to the Qing because they not only had soldiers in their hands, but also a large area of territory. When the Qing soldiers went south, the two sacrificed the city and land, and the Manchu Qing did not need to spend any more effort to fight, so they naturally gave preferential treatment to the two.

But now the situation is completely different, although the two of them have a direct army in their hands, they can't sacrifice Fengyang Mansion.

After all, the Qing court did not even unify the north, and it simply did not have the energy to plot against the south.

At this time, Fengyang Mansion was an enclave for the Qing court, and even if it was taken down, it could not be defended, and it was useless.

If Erliu does not have the bargaining chips to dedicate the city and land, he will simply lead his troops to clear the clear, and the treatment he will get will be very poor, and he will be driven as a pioneer to attack the city and seize the land.

In comparison, Er Liu is naturally cost-effective to continue to stand under the banner of the Ming Court.

Now that the situation is affecting the whole body, Zhu Cihong must take every step carefully, and the gains and losses of a son may affect the entire chess game.

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