In the 800-mile Mufu Mountain, the boss of the sky, Xiong Lichun is the second, except for the slightly taboo Chen Shangwen, the new Ningzhou magistrate, almost the emperor of the soil, the Ningzhou volunteers now have a bit of the appearance of a regular army, thousands of soldiers are strong and strong, which can be called a strong party.

But jumping out of the Makufu Mountain boundary, Xiong Lichun is not a big man, with his current strength, he is not qualified to bet on both ends in the Ming and Qing Dynasty national wars, he can only bet as soon as possible, follow the winner and beat the side drum, and he shares a bowl of soup to drink when others eat meat. In this way, the result of the Battle of Huguang is very crucial, if Wang Kefan is defeated by the Qing army, Xiong Lichun has no need to stay in the camp of the Ming army, it is better to defect to the Manchu Qing as soon as possible, and get a more generous reward.

With the unfolding of the Battle of Huguang, the Qing army successively captured Chengtianfu, Jingzhou Mansion and Yuezhou Mansion like a broken bamboo, almost unstoppable, Xiong Lichun's mind was more urgent, for fear that after the Qing army won the Battle of Huguang, he would not use the lackeys who would surrender to the Manchu Dynasty, so as soon as he knew the identity of Lu Dao Niu Yan, he would be a guest and ask him for advice without scruples.

His henchmen are all rough embryos, and they can't discuss this kind of important matter related to their lives, Niu Yan has no contact with the outside world, and his life is still in the palm of his hand, but it is the most reliable. When Xiong Lichun was looking for talent, he suddenly picked up a strategist who could help him come up with ideas, and shouted a few times in his heart, "God help me!" ”

Niu Yan's vision is indeed better than that of ordinary people, and he immediately pointed out to Xiong Lichun that the battle in Jiangnan is a game of chess, and the battle of Huguang cannot be viewed in isolation, and the situation in Jiangxi will have an important impact on Huguang...... He served as the prefect of Huangzhou for more than two years. In the Manchu bureaucratic system, he belonged to middle and high-level officials, and he would take the newspaper home to Niu Jinxing on weekdays, and Niu Jinxing was a cattle man who had been the prime minister. Although he lacks the eloquence and strategy of politicians, he is not lacking in the cunning and cleverness of politicians, and an old fox who is full of real gold, has penetrated into the analysis of many problems, and has long pointed out that there are huge hidden dangers in Jiangxi, which are just taken out by Niu Yan and sold now. Fiercely suppressed Xiong Lichun.

Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren have an army of more than 100,000 people, and their strength is unique among the green camps in the country. There are more people and horses than Wu Sangui and other Han vassal kings, but his qualifications are too shallow, his merits are not obvious, and the Qing court suddenly rewarded too high. It will cause the comparison psychology of other generals. Therefore, it can only be suppressed, and after a long time, the army's morale will inevitably be unstable, like a powder keg that will explode at any time.

"General Xiong still doesn't know what to do, Jiangxi is now in danger, and a little bit of a lead is a big chaos, but it is a pity that Zhang Yutian and Dong Xuecheng are stupid people, and they always add fuel to the fire and persecute the second general of King Jin in every way. If my prediction is right, there will be bloodshed in Jiangxi within three months! ”

Piff was furious. Blood splashed five steps, the princes were angry, bleeding and drifting, Niu Yan had long heard Niu Jinxing say that there would inevitably be a mutiny in Jiangxi, but to what extent it would be troubled, it was not clear for the time being.

Xiong Lichun was stunned, and asked with admiration: "If there is a change in Jiangxi, wouldn't the battle of Huguang be unpredictable?" ”

"Ah! General Xiong said a good point, if Jiangxi turns the sky, the second general of King Jin only needs to go out of Jiujiang, Kong Youde can only withdraw to Wuchang Mansion to protect himself, if the Ming army takes advantage of the situation to counterattack, the Manchu Qing can only transfer troops from Nanjing to recruit Jiangxi, this battle is not a year or two difficult to distinguish between victory and defeat, why should General Xiong be in a hurry? Niu Yan smiled lightly, like Zhuge Zhiliang, reincarnated Kong Ming.

Xiong Lichun pondered for a long time, and asked unconvincedly: "Jin Shenghuan is already a provincial commander-in-chief, and there is no shortage of glory and wealth, why is Mr. Niu sure that he will return to the Ming Dynasty anyway?" ”

"Hehe, this is not his business alone, even if Jin Shenghuan wants to be a turtle with a shrunken head, his hundreds of thousands of soldiers will not agree, Wang Deren's tens of thousands of tigers are just a deputy general, and the deputy general can only be a guerrilla commander, how can this soldier be bred?" Niu Yan said: "Jin Shenghuan's army of more than 100,000 people, just like holding a supreme treasure in his hand, must flop the size of the card, if General Xiong is in transposition with him, how can he live under the people for a long time?" ”

Xiong Lichun thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Kong Youde is like a bamboo, three months is enough to occupy Huguang, if the Ming army in Huguang is exhausted, Jin Shenghuan may not dare to make trouble in Jiangxi." ”

"Hehe, General Xiong, as a beloved general of Wang Junmen, can't he still trust the Chu army under his command? Don't say that in three months, Kong Youde will not be able to occupy the entire territory of Huguang in half a year, let alone destroy hundreds of thousands of Ming troops! ”

Niu Yan said: "Kong Youde went to the country to fight, its edge was unstoppable, and the Ming army successively ceded the three cities of Chengtian Mansion, Jingzhou Mansion and Yuezhou Mansion, but the loyal battalion and the Chu army were not greatly damaged, and the strength was still there, and they also won two battles in succession in Huangzhou Mansion and Tongcheng, far from the time when they really won or lost!" ”

He continued: "Back then, Han Xin asked Li Zuoche for advice, and Li Zuoche Yin Yin warned that the two armies must not garrison the city in a confrontation, so that they could transport grain for thousands of miles and the army would be exhausted. Although Kong Youde entered Hunan, but the grain road is longer and longer, if the Ming army deep ditch and high base, the strong wall does not come out, and then with a strange soldier detour behind the Qing army, take its baggage, Kong Youde can not fight, retreat can not return, the victory is still unknown! ”

(Li Zuoche, is the grandson of Li Mu, a famous general of Zhao State, a military wizard, famous for his wisdom, author of the military book "Guangwu Junluo", and left a "wise man has a thousand thoughts, there must be a mistake, a fool has a thousand thoughts, there must be a gain", is Han Xin's most important strategist.) ）

When ordinary people demonstrate their own views, they will choose those theories that are beneficial to themselves, but ignore some objective problems. Kong Youde's troops consumed a lot of baggage, attached great importance to the supply line, and always sent heavy troops to protect it, and the baggage fleet could go straight down the Yangtze River to Yuezhou Prefecture, the Ming army did not have a strong naval division, and it was not an ordinary difficulty to cut off the supply line of the Qing army.

Xiong Lichun has some military knowledge, of course he will not be persuaded by these few fluttering words, shook his head and said: "Mr. Niu still doesn't know the road, Kong Youde is advancing in two ways and is storming Changde Mansion, Le Kedehun has crossed the Miluo River, the soldiers are pointing directly at Changsha Mansion, the Ming army is too busy to take care of itself, how can there be spare strength to copy the grain road of the Qing army?" When Changsha is lost, Huguang is shaken, and it is difficult to turn defeat into victory......"

Niu Yan immediately interrupted him: "You can't, Wang Kefan may not be able to, Luck Dehun is also a Manchu general, but he suffered a big loss under Wang Kefan, Kong Youde may not be able to please him, General Xiong must think twice!" ”

"I didn't expect that Mr. Niu, as the prefect of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, would respect Wang Junmen so much!" Xiong Lichun said with a smile: "According to what Mr. sees, the Ming army will win the battle of Huguang?" ”

"That's not necessarily, there are many variables in this battle, and the outcome is unpredictable." Niu Yan looks unfathomable.

"Hey! It's really hard to do, the situation is so complicated, one wrong step is an abyss! Xiong Lichun picked up the wine glass and raised his hands in front of Niu Yan: "Xiong is a rough man, he just wants to take his brothers to a good future in troubled times, where should the volunteers in Ningzhou go, and ask Mr. Niu to point out a clear road!" ”

Niu Yan smiled confidently, took a drink from the wine glass, and then said: "General Xiong only needs to brake quietly, quietly watch the battle in Huguang, and then take advantage of the work of the past few months to drill an elite army, and when the general trend is clear, one blow will be a complete success!" If the Ming army wins, the general can enter the Huangzhou Mansion in the north, take Daye's money, grain, copper and iron, and coerce the eastern foot of Wuchang, and Wang Kefan will be reused, if the Qing army wins, the general can enter the Nanchang Mansion, and dare not say that Jin Shenghuan will be replaced, at least he can create a career in Jiangxi......"

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After the Qing army crossed the Yangtze River, Chongyang, Tongcheng, Yuezhou Mansion and the northern part of Changde Mansion became a fallen area, the people were forced to take out money and grain by knives in addition to being forced to shave their heads, and the slightest disobedience was washed in blood, with a butcher's knife in one hand and carrots in the other, this is the consistent policy of the Qing army.

However, in the folk countryside, the anti-Qing forces were still secretly active, and the righteous men who were unwilling to endure foreign rule rose up, and the spies left by the Chu army disguised themselves as ordinary people, collecting intelligence everywhere on both sides of the Yangtze River to find out the deployment of the Qing army......

In the evening of that day, in a time-honored crude medicine shop in Yuezhou Mansion, a strange guest suddenly came, and handed over a prescription without saying anything.

"Sir, what's your surname? Are you sick? It doesn't look like it! The shopkeeper was white and chubby, with a delicate mustache, and looked like a kind and wealthy businessman, and he threw his fist at the guest.

"Under the labor, there is no illness or disaster, but someone in the family is sick, so I have to come to your account to grab a few pairs of medicines." Gan Yu said a good word to the code, he found an important information, there is no other way to send it out of Yuezhou Mansion, so he can only come to this crude medicine shop.

The shopkeeper has a chill in his heart, by, in, people, work, big, heaven, lord, well, sheep, non, is the code language of the intelligence bureau, with the stroke head representing the number, corresponding to the 1234567890, this person claims to be artificial, by a stroke head, the person is three stroke heads, the work is four stroke heads, indicating that his number is 134, and the number starting with 1 is the most important work of the intelligence bureau.

"Oh, the few flavors in this recipe are quite valuable, and there is no stock at the front desk, please follow me to the back hall to find them."

The two entered the back hall, and the shopkeeper closed the window and closed the door, and asked in a low voice: "You are here, I don't know what you are doing?" ”

Gan Yu took out a wax pill from his bosom and handed it to the shopkeeper: "This letter is very important, it must be delivered to the ...... of Changde Mansion within three days" (to be continued......