(The first update, ask for recommendation votes, ask for support, Lao Kun is going to be squeezed off the list)

As long as Dolgon's strategic center of gravity does not tilt to the southeast for a long time, Zhu Cihong does not need to worry too much.

Judging from the current situation, the general situation is very similar to the original history, except that Nanming has gained a firm foothold in Shandong.

"I will hand over the matter of grain and military salaries to this soldier, and this battle in Shandong will not only be fought, but also painful!"

What Zhu Cihong needs most now is time, and for this he must wave his fist at the Qing court and tell Dolgon that the Ming is not easy to bully.

The biggest problem in history is that Nanming is too soft. A direct consequence of political weakness is the contempt of opponents. The Manchus could put all their forces on the Western Front without any scruples, and after taking Guanzhong to relieve their worries, they would free up their hands to destroy the Southern Ming.

All Zhu had to do was to drive a nail in Dorgon's heart.

"Your Majesty rest assured, the minister will do his best to ensure the supply of grain and military salaries in Shandong."

Lu Zhenfei paused for a moment and said, "There is another matter that the minister doesn't know whether to talk about or not. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Your Majesty, Xuzhou sent a Tang newspaper, saying that the Xiao County generation found a large number of enemy horses, and there were as many as 1,000 horses. Xuzhou judged that these people were horse thieves. ”

Lu Zhenfei's face was full of melancholy.

Now the war on the Shandong side is about to break out. A backyard fire is never a good thing at this time.

Zhu Cihong was not very surprised, and tapped his finger lightly and said, "Now it is Gao Qing's nephew Li Benshen who is staying in Xuzhou, right?" ”

Lu Zhenfei was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty is wise, it is Li Benshen who is guarding Xuzhou now." ”

"Although this person has an average martial arts, he has the advantage of being very cautious. Therefore, General Gao will rest assured that Xuzhou will be handed over to him when he sends the main force north. ”

The name Li Benshen is very familiar to Zhu Cihong.

In the original history, this person descended to the Qing Dynasty with Li Chengdong after Gao Jie was killed, acted as the vanguard of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and killed his compatriots all the way.

It's just that in this time and space, Gao Jie has already taken over Shandong, and Li Benshen doesn't seem to have the motive to surrender for the time being.

So what does it mean that he suddenly went to the pond to report to the imperial court?

"Nanzhili doesn't produce horses, and there are thousands of horsemen in Xiao County at one time, don't you think it's strange for this soldier?"

Zhu Cihong said playfully: "In my opinion, if this Li Benshen is not exaggerating, then there are only two possibilities. First, these people are Qing soldiers. Second, it was the second Liu tribe who disguised themselves as horse thieves and plundered. Which one does this soldier think it is? ”

"This..."

The Son of Heaven suddenly threw the question to Lu Zhenfei, which made him a little at a loss.

Of course, he also suspected the identity of the cavalry who plundered Xiao County, but he didn't come up with a reason.

If it was a Qing army, it must have come from Henan. But now that the main forces of the Qing army in Henan are hoarded in western Henan, confronting Li Zicheng, how can it be possible to divide thousands of cavalry to plunder Xiao County?

In addition, the direct border with Henan is Fengyang Mansion, which is the residence of Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo. If the Qing army really sent cavalry to Xuzhou to raid and plunder, it would definitely pass through Fengyang Mansion, didn't Er Liu issue any warning to Xuzhou?

The second possibility is more likely. It's just that the general soldiers of the two towns sent their subordinates to disguise themselves as horse thieves to raid the town, which is too sensational.

"Your Majesty, if it is really Er Liu's doing, I'm afraid this matter will be a little difficult to handle."

Lu Zhenfei sighed: "In the past, Liu Liangzuo was invited by Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, to enter Fengyang, and burned and looted along the way. When Liu Zeqing fled all the way from Shandong to Huai'an, military discipline was also very corrupt. But at that time, they were all lost dogs, and they plundered to eat and survive. Now that they have been stationed and settled, it is too shameless to regenerate the desire to plunder. ”

"That's why they disguised themselves as horse thieves to rob Xiao County."

Zhu Cihong sneered: "They also knew that what they did was shameless, so they covered their faces thinking that no one would know." ”

Lu Zhenfei was suddenly shocked and said: "If it is really done by Er Liu, can they plot Xuzhou?" ”

It's no wonder that Lu Zhenfei thinks so. Now Gao Jie's main force is in Shandong, and Xuzhou's troops are empty.

Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo, two hungry wolves, were crowded in Fengyang Mansion, and it was inevitable that they would be greedy.

"They dare to think but they dare not do it."

Zhu Cihong shook his head and said, "Unless they want to completely tear their faces with Gao Jie." However, for the sake of safety, it is better to transfer part of Huang Degong's army to Chuzhou and Hezhou. ”

If he had enough troops in his hands, Zhu Cihong would not hesitate to transfer his troops to be stationed in Chuzhou and Hezhou. But now the Shence army is only 8,000 people, and the army of 2,000 imperial horse supervisors is 10,000 people.

The 10,000 troops stationed in Nanjing are still a little stretched, how can they be transferred out again?

It seems that the expansion of the army is urgent, if there is a pro-army of 50,000 or 60,000 in his hand, even the head of the army will not dare to underestimate the imperial court.

The reason why Zhu Cihong didn't recruit too many recruits before was because he was worried about the shortage of money. After all, it is natural for a soldier to eat food. One person has one mouth, and 10,000 people are 10,000 mouths, and they can eat up the already incomplete internal money.

But now, after several rounds of inspections, tens of millions of taels of silver are piled up in the inner pocket, and it is impossible to spend them all in a short time, and there are no scruples about expanding the army.

By the time Zhu Cihong and the Zheng family's maritime trade cooperation was on the right track, the imperial court would be able to earn millions of taels a year by relying on sea trade alone, and it could fully afford to raise an army of tens of thousands of people.

At present, it is undoubtedly the best choice to transfer Huang Degong's troops to Chuzhou and Hezhou for garrison.

Huang Degong was born in the Yongwei Battalion, loyal to the imperial court, and his troops were the most powerful army except for Gao Jie's department.

Zhu Cihong's move has another purpose. That is, to force Er Liu to attack and harass the enemy-occupied area as much as possible.

Henan is now in the hands of the Qing court, and Er Liu can't go to Xuzhou, Chuzhou, and Hezhou, so he can only attack Henan.

Regardless of whether they went openly or disguised as horse thieves and rogues, the already weak rule of the Qing court in Henan would be shaken.

Zhu Cihong may not be able to recover Henan as he did in Shandong, but he does not mind constantly fighting guerrilla warfare to harass the rear of the Qing court.

Even if it was a small-scale harassment, as long as they could bleed the Qing court from time to time, they would fall into a bottomless quagmire.

In the context of today's Xiaoice era, the north has been dry all year round, and the grain harvest has been very serious.

The Qing court took over the Henan and Gyeonggi regions and wanted to raise the surrendered troops in these places.

And if the soldiers don't have enough to eat, they will make trouble, and once the mutiny happens, it will sweep like a tsunami, and the Qing court will be exhausted even if it is pressed down.

Of course, it would be better if Er Liu could fight with the Qing army, because to some extent, this would also consume Er Liu's strength.

The Qing army and Er Liu fought for both defeats, and Zhu Cihong sat on the profits of the fishermen and reaped the benefits of the fisherman was definitely the most ideal result.

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