Chapter 66: The Verge
Jiangxi Yuanzhou Mansion, Hao Shaoqi Station.
Unknowingly, it has been half a year since Hao Shaoqi came to Yuanzhou Mansion.
Jin Shenghuan was busy dealing with the anti-Qing volunteers in various places, and he wanted to attack Ganzhou, and he did not want to provoke Hao Shaoqi, who had a strong army, so he let him occupy half of Yuanzhou Mansion, and only sent six or seven thousand Qing troops to guard the area of Yuanzhou Mansion.
Hao Shaoqi's station was originally in the eastern part of Huguang, and after occupying half of Yuanzhou Mansion, it was equivalent to expanding his territory, and his small life was very nourishing. In the past few months, he and the Qing army in Yuanzhou Mansion have formed a tacit understanding, and basically have nothing to do.
However, in the past few days, Hao Shaoqi's military camp has suddenly become busy, and various departments have been frequently mobilized to prepare food and materials.
There was a civilian official sent by He Tengjiao in the barracks to supervise the army, and after discovering this situation, he immediately questioned Hao Shaoqi and dissuaded him from provoking the Qing army easily, but he accidentally hit a soft nail.
"I can't help it! The emperor wants to drive the expedition in person to relieve the siege of Ganzhou, I have a secret decree of the emperor here......" Hao Shaoqi took out a decree he had just received and handed it to the civil official supervising the army.
"Oh, is this will true or false, can Hao Shuai be sure?" As soon as he heard that the emperor had a will, the prison army chuckled in his heart, and immediately realized that the problem was complicated, they were all courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, and it was not good to persuade Hao to shake the flag to resist the decree and disrespect.
He took the will in his hand, looked at it several times, and did not find any flaws, this will is not only covered with a jade seal, but also written by Emperor Longwu himself, from the escape of Tingzhou to the battle of Ganzhou, it is not a forgery at a glance.
"No problem, Lord Qincha is in my barracks, do you want to see him?" Hao Shaoqi had already interrogated the Qin Cha who came to deliver the decree, it was a personal guard of Emperor Longwu, and he was very clear about the emperor's escape process.
"Even so. The emperor should also give Changsha an edict first! "There is something in the words of the prison army, don't forget that you are He Tengjiao's person, and the emperor can't skip the command.
"Alas, the military situation is urgent, is it too late for Lord Qincha to go to Changsha again?" Hao Shaoqi looked aggrieved: "What? Can't I accept the emperor's will? ”
Hao Shaoqi has a lord by his side, and compared with ordinary generals, his status is much higher, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with the emperor directly giving him an order.
"The emperor is blinded by Xiaoxiao. Rashly driving in person, this is a misguided move! How can we make more mistakes than mistakes? "The prison army is He Tengjiao's cronies, and when he saw that Hao Shaoqi was disobedient, his tone became tougher--the change in Tumubao, and the Ming Yingzong Emperor drove the expedition in person. The annihilation of the whole army is a painful lesson.
"Don't worry. I don't go to Ganzhou again. is waving the flag and shouting next to him......" Hao Shaoqi's tone suddenly softened, hippie and smiling, this prison soldier is He Tengjiao's henchman, Hao Shaoqi didn't dare to turn his face with him.
"Although Hao Shuai is loyal, he rushed to send troops without orders, in case he ruined the major affairs of He Junmen. How will you deal with yourself in the future? Let's wait for news from Changsha first......" The tone of the prison army also softened, and he persuaded him with good words, Hao Shaoqi held a heavy army, and he didn't dare to turn his face with Hao Shaoqi.
But there was a threat in his words. You are He Tengjiao's general, so you can only obey He Tengjiao's orders, and the matter between Emperor Longwu and He Tengjiao is not something you can get involved in.
"I know, I know, I'm just making a little fuss, scaring Jin Shenghuan, beating the side drum for the emperor, I have already sent someone to deliver the letter from He Junmen......"
Hao Shaoqi coaxed and deceived, promising to just bluff, and finally dealt with this prison army, and after he left, Hao Shaoqi's face suddenly turned iron-blue, and he spat the ground.
"Phew, fuck you!"
He walked around the room a few times, and suddenly shouted: "Pass my general's order, the army will set off tomorrow morning and take down Yuanzhou Mansion to Lao Tzu!" ”
He Tengjiao had already ordered that he was not allowed to really go to Fujian to meet him, but sending troops to capture Yuanzhou Mansion did not contradict He Tengjiao's order. This loophole is not drilled in vain, the more Hao Shaoqi thinks about it, the more proud he becomes, and the more he thinks about it, the more he feels smart......
Around the same time, the Fuzhou volunteers and the Ji'an volunteers received the secret decree of Emperor Longwu.
The city of Ganzhou was heavily surrounded by the Qing army, but there were still some narrow gaps in the middle of the encirclement.
In the night, not far from Ganzhou City, a group of Qing troops was patrolling along the banks of the Zhangjiang River. (Zhangjiang, upstream of the Gan River)
Suddenly saw a black shadow in the distance, the Qing army shouted loudly and chased after it, the black shadow ran away, was chased by the Qing army in a hurry, and jumped into the Zhangjiang River with a plop.
"Grandma's, are you drowning?"
The Qing army searched for the shore with lanterns, and they could see it clearly from a close distance, and the river seemed to be dark and swarthy a little farther away, so they couldn't see anything abnormal.
Maybe it's a deserter, the Qing army didn't care. The city of Ganzhou was besieged for several months, and it was not uncommon for deserters to come out of the city and try to slip through the middle of the Qing encirclement.
Even if this guy can swim, he will have to go ashore sooner or later, and sooner or later he will have to be caught, so it's not a big deal.
When the Qing army walked away, a person suddenly appeared in the river, he looked left and right, and another fierce man plunged into the river and swam towards Ganzhou City in the distance......
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After Emperor Longwu arrived in Nanxiong, he successively issued several edicts to various places in the Southern Ming Dynasty.
In these edicts, Emperor Longwu took the mistake of losing Fujian on his own head, gave a general report of the loss, and gave Zheng Zhilong the treatment of hereditary defense of Fujian, encouraging him to persist in resisting the Qing army.
In addition, the next step of the imperial court was reported, and all the cabinet members with He Wusu as the first assistant and Lu Daqi as the second assistant appeared, and Fu Guan ranked third.
Emperor Longwu and Fu Guan communicated privately, and he served as the imperial history of the left capital of the Imperial Palace, but some specific matters have not yet been clarified, and the time is ripe.
This is the result of Emperor Longwu's repeated considerations, and it is also a forced choice, to deal with the unruly feudal officials, it is necessary to have the support of the army, and both soft and hard can solve the problem.
He specially issued an edict to King Gui, praised him fiercely, turned a blind eye to Guangxi's small actions in private, and pretended to be confused to stabilize people's hearts.
The tone of the edict to the Tang King was much harsher, and he almost pointed his nose and scolded, although Emperor Longwu couldn't suppress others, he still had a lot of prestige in the Fujian faction, since he was not dead, the Tang King would definitely not have any thoughts.
Zuihou wrote an edict to Ding Kuichu, the governor of Liangguang, and the edict was written very politely, asking him to send another army to Nanxiong to support the Ganzhou campaign.
While Emperor Longwu stabilized the situation, the Ming army was also actively preparing, and the Battle of Ganzhou was about to break out. (To be continued......)