The Qing army suffered a crushing defeat outside Nanjing, and the news gradually spread.

In the Jiangbei region of Nanzhili, including Anhui and northern Jiangsu in later generations, the Manchu government desperately blocked the news to cover the cover, but it still could not stop the common people from spreading the word-of-mouth, the military and the people's hearts were in turmoil, and a violent storm was brewing.

In addition to the 2,000 cavalry, there were tens of thousands of anti-Qing righteous divisions under his command, and he did not rush to attack Fengyang Mansion, which had become a lonely city, but led this army to advance to the southeast and captured Chuzhou on the north bank of the Yangtze River, echoing Zheng Chenggong's activities in Yangzhou Mansion.

"Yangzhou Ten Days" is the most tragic massacre after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the whole city has become a dead city, has not yet recovered its vitality, the city is dilapidated, the army is empty, Zheng Chenggong's department after a fierce battle, it took more than ten days to finally conquer Yangzhou, Tonghua, Gaoyou and other prefectures and counties in the house immediately anyway, the Ming army has formed a huge encirclement in the periphery of Nanjing, Tan Tai, Ma Guozhu has become a turtle in the urn.

In the south of the Yangtze River, the Qing army retreated in time to defend, which played a certain role, there were a large number of Eight Banner soldiers and diehard traitors like Tian Xiong staring, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Suzhou and Hangzhou and other places were relatively stable, Li Chengdong saw that the shape was wrong, and also ordered Ma Bao and other troops to retreat back to Huizhou Mansion, relying on the terrain to resist stubbornly (as mentioned above, Huizhou Mansion belongs to the mountainous area of southern Anhui, the base camp of the New Fourth Army, the terrain is very complicated, easy to defend and difficult to attack).

Other prefectures and counties began to large-scale anyway, Anqing Prefecture's Tun Buer retracted back to Jiangbei, and did not dare to provoke the Ming army in the Anqing Corridor again, Xiong Lichun's department had retreated to Wuxi at this time, and secretly sent people to contact the Chu army, preparing to return to Ming again anyway, Wang Kefan ordered him to be a little restless, find a way to gain the trust of Hetuo, and wait for the opportunity to help the Chu army recover the important land in Hangzhou, and the previous renegade and surrender can be blamed in the past.

Killed 1,000 enemies, self-inflicted 800, the main force of the Chu army suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Ningzhen, the battle ended for half a month of rest, and then launched another onslaught, with one to attack Zhenjiang, one to clear the Qing army strongholds outside Nanjing, such as Dasheng Pass, such as Purple Mountain......

Purple Mountain is a small mountain range, a radius of more than 60 miles, the north peak of the main peak is 448 meters above sea level, it is also the highest peak of the Ningzhen Mountains, there is a play Everest in front of the north peak, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma are buried under the play Everest, with the continuous onslaught of the Chu army, the outer defense line of the Qing army is fragmented, and is forced to retreat back to the city of Nanjing to defend behind closed doors, and the filial piety tomb is occupied by the Chu army.

During this period, Emperor Longwu sent several edicts one after another, and the specifications of worshipping the filial piety tomb were raised again and again, especially after hearing that the department of Jierharang was completely annihilated, he sent Yang Tinglin, a scholar of Dongge University, to lead a second envoy group, and rushed to Nanjing day and night to participate in the ceremony of worshipping the filial piety tomb.

Emperor Longwu did not expect in advance that the Battle of Ningzhen would develop into a strategic decisive battle step by step, and he would win a complete victory, and the victory would come so suddenly that he couldn't believe it after repeated confirmations. After the initial euphoria, Emperor Longwu and the court officials quickly calmed down and began to think about the future.

The Eastern Crusade has been carried out so far, the Longwu Imperial Court can no longer hold on, and it is urgent to end the war and breathe a sigh of relief, but there are still three major Qing armies in Jiangnan, how should this battle be fought next?

Fujian, Zhejiang, plus half of Nanzhili, have won such a large territory, how to distribute the fruits of victory?

What attitude should be taken towards the Lu regime?

Emperor Longwu sent Yang Tinglin to Nanjing to prepare for the reception of the Jiangnan region.

Since the death of Lu Daqi, the Donglin Party has been declining in the Longwu Imperial Court, and it is no longer the glory of the past. He was a Jinshi of Chongzhen for four years, and he was as famous as Huang Daozhou back then, and he had no problem in terms of qualifications, and he had the support of Huang Jin and other Donglin Party elders, and his personal relationship with Emperor Longwu was also good, and he had overwhelmed Chen Zizhuang's limelight, and he was a very important figure in the court.

Jiangnan is rich in the world, the literary style is prosperous, the power of the gentry landlords is very large, far more than other provinces, the base camp of the Donglin Party is in Jiangnan, and those gentry and landlords have an intertwined relationship, and the local roots are very deep, so Yang Tinglin came to Nanjing, just to use his identity, as far as possible, to firmly grasp Jiangnan in the hands of the imperial court...... In his opinion, the most important thing in the imperial art of Emperor Longwu is to achieve balance, and not to completely kill a certain faction, the Donglin Party has been suppressed very much in recent years, and now it is time to support them backhand and form a balance against the increasingly powerful warlord group.

This emperor is not easy to be, and Zhu Yujian is very tired.

The Chu army developed too fast, and the imperial party couldn't catch up with it in the back, and it didn't have enough strength to control Jiangnan, but Jiangnan was so important that Wang Kefan couldn't get it all, so he could only let the Donglin Party regain real power. This may bring danger to the new policy of Longwu, but the lesser of two evils, take care of the immediate first, and then talk about it, the big deal, do not implement the new policy in the Jiangnan area first, wait until the imperial party loyal to him develops, and then kick the Donglin party away......

Like Emperor Longwu, it was supposed to be a moment to celebrate the victory, but many people were anxious, on the one hand, they were shocked by the strong strength of the Chu army, and on the other hand, they stared at the three provinces south of the Yangtze River, a big pie that fell from the sky, thinking about how much they could get a piece...... Yes, the Chu army fought an unprecedented victory, Wang Kefan is the biggest hero, and he should take a large piece, Emperor Longwu occupies the name of righteousness, and provides food and salary for the front line, and it should also be divided into an equally large piece, but we all have made efforts, so it's not too much to divide a few small pieces, right? Without the containment and support of all departments of the Ming army, the Chu army would not be able to win this battle!

Jurong County is eighty miles away from Nanjing City, is the Ming army stronghold closest to Xiaoling, fairies and ghosts have gathered here, Tang Laihe, Wan Yuanji, Jin Shenghuan, Zheng Chenggong, Fu Dingquan all came in person, Su Guansheng was inconvenient to leave Guangdong, so he sent Wang Yinghua, the political envoy of Guangdong, to come, and the bigwigs of the Eastern Expedition almost gathered together, ready to participate in the ceremony of worshiping the filial piety.

In fact, at this time, worshipping the filial piety tomb is just a pretense, and these big people rushed to Jurong County in their busy schedules, not to kowtow in front of the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, but for fear that they would suffer a loss, so they came to sit in a row and share the fruits.

The identities of the other representatives are even more complicated, in addition to the representatives of the various troops, there are also a lot of leading figures in the Jiangnan region, Qian Qianyi is only the most famous one among them, the local officials who have just surrendered, the generals of the green battalion who have just surrendered, the local gentry who have just tied their hair, and the representatives of the anti-Qing righteous divisions in various places shook hands and made peace, and the enemy who was still killed and alive yesterday has become a comrade-in-arms in the trenches today.

In order to wait for Yang Tinglin's envoys, the day of worshipping Xiaoling was postponed for three days, and during these three days, Jurong County was like holding a meeting of all nations, boiling and restless.

With various purposes, all forces wanted to get in touch with Wang Kefan and probe the news, but Wang Kefan never showed up, and the military and political affairs in Jurong County were presided over by Wang Sheng. Everyone lined up to visit Wang Sheng, politely said a lot of nonsense, and when they went out to the place where they carried people, they pulled down their faces and scolded their mothers, full of hostility towards the Chu army.

Gangnam is too rich!

The territory of the three provinces in the south of the Yangtze River is too big!

In the face of huge interests, many people began to secretly conspire, trying to form an alliance with the Chu army to confront them, people's desires will continue to expand, and only a piece of the pie can no longer satisfy them, and before the battle is over, they can't wait to kick the Chu army away...... Throughout Chinese history, the fruits of victory were not distributed according to contributions, but were used to be stolen, and whoever could get the support of the gentry and landlords in Jiangnan could really control it.

Qian Qianyi suddenly found that he had become a sweetheart, the gentry and officials in the south of the Yangtze River revolved around him, and many big figures in the Longwu court also deigned to visit him, and they were afraid of being discovered...... Qian Qianyi knows that he has no possibility of making a comeback, these people just want to use him, but they enjoy this illusory feeling of being good at dancing with long sleeves very much, as the former leader of the Donglin Party, he is full of love for power from the bottom of his bones, and he is tired of the political struggle.

Zhang Huangyan and Zhu Yijiang are rarely quiet, as representatives of the "hostile forces", the civil and military generals of the Longwu court have consciously drawn a line with them, and the Jiangnan gentry also deliberately avoid suspicion in the territory of the Chu army and do not contact the people sent by King Lu...... Zhang Huangyan and Zhu Yijiang took the initiative to come to the door and visit several bigwigs of the Longwu Imperial Court.

Jurong City is so lively, only Jin Shenghuan is more embarrassed, he is a general just now, he has no foundation in the court, and he is obviously excluded from the circle.

"It's a fucking group of demons dancing, if you annoy Wang Kefan, the soldiers all have to kneel down obediently and slap themselves hard." Jin Shenghuan and Wang Kefan belong to the same warlord group, everyone is a martial artist, they have common interests, and their butts are more biased towards the side of the Chu army.

"It's hard to be angry." Wu Zunzhou, a staff member, said: "The imperial court decree is not out of the two Guangzhou, but Wang Kefan sits on the land of Huguang and northern Jiangxi, if he intervenes too deeply in the three provinces south of the Yangtze River, it is inevitable that he will be suspected of bullying the lord with guests, and the current saint will not tolerate it, and it is precisely when everyone sees this that they dare to compete with the Chu army......

How to divide the site is the crux of the problem.

Jin Shenghuan is very sensitive to this, and has discussed many times with his subordinates, the territory of the Chu army is already too big, after recovering the three provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, the Longwu court will not tolerate them eating alone, and there are many uncertain factors in the division of the territory of the three provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, which is the fundamental reason for all kinds of chaos in Jurong County.

"If I ask for an order to move to Jiangnan, will the court allow it?" Jin Shenghuan's territory is limited to the north of Jiangxi, lacking space for development, but the three provinces in the south of the Yangtze River are high and wide, so he can toss as he wants.

"Jiangnan is rich in the world, even if the imperial court allows it, Wang Kefan may not allow it." Wu Zun folded his fingers and analyzed: "Wang Kefan with the power of great victory, the imperial court always has to allocate land to reward merit, most of them will give him the state capital that the Chu army has occupied, but Zhejiang and Fujian provinces will not allow him to get involved, if the marshal asks for the order to move to Jiangnan, to the south of Zhili is to offend Wang Kefan, to Zhejiang and Fujian is to offend the current saint, I am afraid it will be difficult to do so." ”

"Let Chu Jun be a watchdog? Hmph, I'm afraid Wang Kefan won't agree. Jin Shenghuan sneered: "The imperial court recovered the two provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian, and learned from the Southern Song Dynasty to settle in Hangzhou, but ordered Wang Kefan to guard the Yangtze River, and the grain and salary were controlled by others everywhere, and he wanted to resist the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the north. ”

"Not bad. If Wang Kefan wants to defend Jiangnan, he can only cross the Yangtze River in the north, plot Jianghuai, and fight to the death with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The imperial court used the grain and salary of Suzhou and Hangzhou to coerce the Chu army, drove it to the north, and then embezzled the soldiers and horses of the Lu Jian State in eastern Zhejiang, and stood firm in the whole territory of the south of the Yangtze River step by step, which is probably the plan of the saint today. Wu Zunzhou analyzed: "Wang Kefan may not be willing to be an eagle dog, the land of Suzhou and Hangzhou is bound to win, this is the situation of two tigers competing for each other, one of them must be injured, the handsome man sits on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, not lightly, and it is not too late to make plans after the situation is clear." ”

"Now that the situation is clear, is it still my father-in-law's turn?" Jin Shenghuan frowned, and said while pondering: "It's better for me to be Yue Fei, I'm not afraid of being subject to the imperial court, Nanchang Mansion will be given to Wang Kefan, and he won't suffer." ”

"Hey, it's not that simple." Wu Zunzhou said: "The land of Suzhou and Hangzhou is still in the hands of the Qing army, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are fed by wolves, and Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, is still eyeing ...... the sidelines."

"According to what you say, what is there to fight for Wang Kefan? He can't openly turn his face with the court, after all, it is our martial arts who suffers. Jin Shenghuan said dejectedly.

"Hahaha, Wang Kefan's soldiers are powerful, and they have become a force against the imperial court, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer!" Wu Zunzhou said with a smile: "If he gets the land of Suzhou and Hangzhou, the saint will not be able to compete with those civil officials alone, and he will inevitably reuse the marshal, if the imperial court occupies Suzhou and Hangzhou, Wang Junmen will either cross the river to the north and expedition, or return to Huguang, and the marshal will go to Jiangnan to preside over military affairs, it will be much calmer." ”

He paused, then lowered his voice and said: "Now that it is a troubled time, the handsome must not give up the foundation of Nanchang, and it is enough to leave Wang Deren and a partial division in Jiangnan." Nanjing City is now under the line, the Manchu Qing will inevitably send heavy troops to rescue, and there is no time to take care of other places, the marshal took this opportunity to capture Jiujiang Mansion, and then crossed the Yangtze River to sweep Anqing, Luzhou and other places, no matter who wins the world in the future, he can easily tear the soil and seal the king! ”R1152