Chapter 31: The General
Wang Kefan tried his best to encourage Fu Guan to go out of the mountain, in addition to national interests, it was more of a political layout.
The great emperor and the scholar rule the world together, even if Wang Kefan is appreciated by Emperor Longwu, there is no one of his own in the cabinet, and it is inevitable to be constrained in his actions.
Fu Guan's talent is slightly lacking, but it is not a big problem. Nanming is now dying, the feudal officials in various places have a tendency to become warlords, the emperor's authority has been seriously challenged, and it is not a good thing for the cabinet to be too strong.
In Wang Kefan's Jihua, he must help Fu Guan ascend to the throne, even if he can't get the position of first assistant, he must at least enter the cabinet.
To achieve this goal, it is the easiest way to take Fu Guan to rescue the driver, but it is too lazy to do so, and it will inevitably affect Wang Kefan's own development.
He deliberately got into trouble with Huguang more and more, he fought alone in Jiangxi, did not hesitate to fire and Zhang Xianbi, and He Tengjiao almost turned his face publicly, and pushed Fan Wenqin out as a cover, all in order to get the credit of King Qin's rescue, and such a painstaking layout is to create the image of a lonely and loyal minister...... In a word, this credit cannot be touched by others, not even Fu Guan.
To help Fu Guan ascend to the throne, you need to find another way.
The rescue of Ganzhou is a ready-made credit.
Among the various state capitals in Jiangxi, Nanchang, Jiujiang and Ganzhou are the most important, Ganzhou is the barrier of Guangdong, connecting Fujian in the east, Huguang in the west, and Nanming as long as it supports Ganzhou, it is still a complete territory. It is of great significance to the whole battle situation.
In the battle of Ganzhou, the Qing army dispatched all the puppet army, in addition to Jin Shenghuan's Jiangxi green battalion, there was only a small number of reinforcements of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang green battalion, and there was no Eight Banner soldiers, with a total strength of less than 100,000 people.
For Nanming, who was losing and retreating, he urgently needed a victory to boost the morale of the people, and if Emperor Longwu succeeded in getting out of trouble. The victory in the Battle of Ganzhou was also of great help to the prestige of the imperial court and was conducive to stabilizing the political situation in the Southern Ming Dynasty.
The strength of the Gongyi battalion is less than 10,000, and they have to save Emperor Longwu, and they can't relieve the siege of Ganzhou with their own Liliang alone. Fu Guan just has a place to use.
The little nephew thought that the uncle should ask for the order of the imperial court. Elite troops were dispatched from Liangguang and other places to rescue Ganzhou. When his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, Ding Kuichu will not see death and not save ......"
Ding Kuichu, the governor of Liangguang, supported Emperor Longwu, and holding Ganzhou was also conducive to the security of Guangdong, and he would definitely agree to send troops, as for Qu Shiyun, the governor of Guangxi, and He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang. It depends on Fu Guan's mobility. If Fu Guan can gather a support army, plus the defenders of Ganzhou and the Gongyi battalion, etc., he will not seek to eliminate Jin Shenghuan, but only to hold Ganzhou. It is entirely possible to drive the Qing army back to central Jiangxi.
With Wang Kefan's explanation, Fu Guan's eyes lit up.
Emperor Longwu is in an embarrassing situation, and he is not a narrow-minded person, he asks for service as the prime minister of cloth, does not seek official position, does not seek authority, should be able to get the support of Emperor Longwu, if he can seize the opportunity to save the situation in Ganzhou, it is natural to re-enter the cabinet.
For civil officials, coordinating the relationship between all aspects is originally a strength, Fu Guan's qualifications are old, his status is high, and many local officials in Nanming are his old subordinates, if he really exerts his energy, He Tengjiao, Qu Shiyun and other backward young Zhuang factions also have to give him some face, if the operation is successful, it is also possible to gather 20,000 or 30,000 horses.
"Well, the virtuous nephew has a great plan!"
Fu Guan snapped his fingers and calculated: "Guangzhou Su Guansheng is the same door as the old man, and he can always transfer three or four thousand soldiers, Guangxi Zhao Yinxuan was originally a subordinate of the old man, and there are also three thousand men and horses under him, and Ding Kuichu has another four or five thousand ......."
Thinking that after returning to Ganzhou with the army, the desperate Wan Yuan Ji was suddenly rescued, and he had to apologize to himself and thank him, Fu Guan's heart was secretly cool - hum, let the world also take a look, 10,000 Yuan Ji Governor Jiangxi has achieved nothing, and he has to rely on the old Governor to save his life!
When he was proud, he suddenly thought of a question, and his face immediately changed.
"Yuntai, although your method is good, there is still one more troublesome thing, I am afraid that it will fail." Fu Guan hesitated for a moment, and said hesitantly: "That, the old man is not good at military affairs, rashly commanding the army, if he is defeated by Jin Shenghuan, he will not be redeemed for a hundred deaths......"
Fu Guan was dismissed as the governor of Jiangxi, and the drunkenness and misconduct were just a fuse, although he didn't admit it, but in fact he didn't do much better than Wan Yuanji. Wan Yuan Ji lost the central part of Jiangxi, but Fu Guan lost the northern part of Jiangxi, because of military mistakes, he and Jie Chongxi and others also had conflicts.
In the past few days at home, Fu Guan has made a certain amount of reflection, and Zuihou finally realized that leading troops to fight is not his forte, if he wants to rescue Ganzhou, gathering people from all over the country is only the first step, how to pinch these rabble together, how to fight with Jin Shenghuan, he has no concept at all.
Nanming's family background is getting thinner and thinner, and it is not easy to gather tens of thousands of horses, if he loses another big battle and is lost by himself, even if he commits suicide immediately, he will not escape the infamy in history for thousands of years...... For a while, he hesitated a little, and tested Wang Kefan with his eyes, since Wang Kefan gave him this idea, it seems that he had already planned to rescue Ganzhou with him.
Acceptable!
Fu Guan made up his mind, although Wang Kefan has only been in the army for two years, he will win every battle, and he will defeat strong enemies in a row.
"Virtuous nephew, would you like to help the old man?"
"Since the uncle has an order, of course the little nephew will obey." Wang Kefan had other plans: "But I still have to lead the people of the headquarters, but there is always a shortage of people around the uncle, so it is best to invite another master." ”
I still have to go to the rescue, so I don't have time to help you.
Please be smart, these words sound like prevarication, Fu Guan couldn't help frowning. This is a general battle of 200,000 people between the two armies of the Ming and Qing dynasties, which is related to the fortunes of the country and the fate of individuals.
But he was the prime minister, and he only smiled faintly.
"The virtuous nephew said this, of course, there must be something to say, can you recommend a 'master' for the old man?"
Since you have proposed this jihua, you must have thought about it carefully, and there must be a solution.
Wang Kefan did think about it for a long time, and he also smiled saltily.
"Hehe, the uncle's eyes are like torches, there is indeed someone who can take on this important task, but the origin is a little abrupt, and the little nephew is afraid that the uncle will not believe it......"
"Hey, I believe in your vision, let's say, it's Wang Sheng or Lu Renqing, as long as you say yes, I can trust it."
"Wang Sheng and Lu Renqing are both generals, and they can be responsible for a heavy task, but they are short of leading tens of thousands of troops." Wang Kefan shook his head: "Uncle needs a general who can plan the overall situation and control the three armies, such as Han Xin's generals, the more the merrier, although the rabble can also scatter beans into soldiers!" ”
"Oh? I still have such a general in Daming?! ”
Fu Guan was like a cat scratched by him, impatient, if there was such a character, he should have been a well-known general in the world a long time ago, but he couldn't get it right when he thought about it. After more than ten years of fighting, the good generals of the Ming Dynasty died and descended, and the remaining generals were all mediocre people, much worse than Jin Shenghuan and others.
"Are you talking about Li Guo?" Fu Guan was a little unsure, Li Guo's ability was definitely fine, but he was on the front line in Hubei, how could he come to the rescue of Ganzhou.
"No, this person's name is Shi Lang, and he is a general under Zheng Zhilong." After Wang Kefan said this name, he exhaled softly, relieved.
"Commander?" Fu Guan was stunned, and looked at Wang Kefan for a long time before asking, "Virtuous nephew, are you serious?" ”
There are many generals in the Ming Dynasty, and there are not a thousand but also eight hundred, and Weishenme, Shi Lang, can take on the heavy responsibility? Also, Wang Kefan has never been to Fujian, how do you know Shi Lang's name, and how do you know that he has the talent of a general?
Wang Kefan showed a hesitant expression, and then became firm again.
"Uncle, rest assured, I will guarantee my net worth and life, and Shi Lang can be a heavy responsibility."
"Virtuous nephew, the battle of the army is not child's play, the slightest deviation is a catastrophe, who is this Shi Lang, and you respect it so much?"
"It's not a secret, the little nephew only knew Shi Lang's name." Wang Kefan stared at his eyes and said nonsense: "Hua Tianshi watched the sky day and night before yesterday, and saw that there were stars in the southeast like torches, Ye Ye was shining, and Fujian and Taiwan were shining, which was related to my great luck, so I leaked the heavenly ......"
Among the military figures in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Shi Lang was undoubtedly an outstanding general, of course Wang Kefan knew how good Shi Lang was, but he couldn't explain it to others, so he had to push it to Hua Xiaoyue again.
This is also a way to no way, in more than a month, Shi Lang will follow Zheng Zhilong to surrender to the Qing, although it will be anyway in the future, but it will be under Zheng Chenggong, Wang Kefan is not good to dig the foot of the wall, and then Shi Lang will turn against Zheng Chenggong, surrender to the Manchus, and in turn become enemies with the Ming army.
If you don't hurry up, a general will slip through his fingers.
For Wang Kefan, Shi Lang also has important significance, fighting in the south of the Yangtze River, there must be a strong sailor, Shi Lang is especially good at water warfare, if he can be recruited under his command, the Gongyi battalion will be like a tiger.
In terms of historical results, Shi Lang was a traitor who surrendered to the Manchus, but he surrendered to the Manchus for many special reasons, such as having a bad temper with Zheng Chenggong, and he couldn't get along in the Ming army camp and so on.
Although Shi Lang is both wise and brave, he is arrogant and arrogant, full of ambition when he is proud, full of complaints when he is frustrated, he has no firm political opinions, he just wants to win fame with his personal ability, and Zheng Chenggong, who has a resolute personality and is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, are completely two extremes.
Zheng Chenggong because of his personality, always looked at Shi Lang unpleasantly, deprived him of his military rights many times, and even arrested him to prepare for execution, after Shi Lang escaped, he rebelled and surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Zheng Chenggong killed his whole family.
If he uses both grace and power, and uses his strengths, Wang Kefan is confident that he can control this tiger general. (To be continued......)