Luck Dehun nodded, acquiescing to Kong Youde's arrangement, he had just been scolded by Dolgon not long ago, and it was inconvenient to work directly with Kong Youde.

Kong Youde was still not at ease, and instructed: "There are more than ten state capitals in Hunan, and the defense everywhere must be passive, and the soldiers and horses should not be too scattered, as long as the line from Yuezhou Mansion to Changsha Mansion and Hengzhou Mansion is good, and other places do not have to compete with the Southern Barbarians, and after the imperial army pacifies the Jin Shenghuan rebels, the army can recapture Hunan when it goes south." ”

Shang Kexi asked, "What about the other state capitals?" If you abandon it directly, I am afraid that it will not be easy to explain to the imperial court, and it will not be good for the morale of the people. ”

Kong Youde thought for a while and said: "Those places will be handed over to those pseudo-Ming generals, since they have returned to the Qing Dynasty, they should serve in danger, and now is the time to employ people, let them make a difference." ”

Shang Kexi frowned and said: "I'm afraid this is not appropriate, such as Fu Shangrui, Liu Chengyin and others, they are all people at both ends of the first rat, but I am afraid that as soon as the imperial army leaves, they will immediately surrender to the puppet Ming." ”

Luckedhun interjected: "These soldiers will only eat empty salaries, and they can't count on a war at all, I don't want such soldiers, it's better to kill them all and end up clean!" ”

"Baylor's murderous intent is too heavy, and since these tens of thousands of horses have been surrendered, it is definitely not appropriate to kill them all at once. However, Baylor was extremely worried that after the imperial army withdrew, these southern barbarians would be unable to defend themselves and there would be trouble, and killing the leaders could indeed deter the morale of the army. ”

Kong Youde was smiling when he first spoke, and he was very polite to Luck Dehun, but at this time, a fierce light suddenly flashed in his eyes: "In this way, Fu Shangrui, Liu Chengyin, Huang Chaoxuan and others will all be beheaded." The troops and horses were scattered and reorganized, and Huang Yong was the ...... of moderation"

Jiangxi suddenly anyway, which stimulated Kong Youde a lot. I am afraid that these generals in Hunan will also follow Jin Shengheng's example, the so-called snake is headless, and killing Fu Shangrui, Liu Chengyin and Huang Chaoxuan is just to prevent trouble before it happens, so as not to turn around and stab the Qing army at a critical moment.

Lucke put forward two suggestions in a row, and Kong Youde obeyed them, and the atmosphere became much more harmonious. Next, the specific deployment was discussed, and Luck Dehun also expressed due respect to Kong Youde, and did not speak out as usual.

Everyone agreed. Geng Zhongming, who was the best at positional warfare, guarded Hengzhou Mansion, Xu Yong, who had the most troops, guarded Changsha Mansion, and Luck Dehun personally led the elite of the Eight Banners to garrison Yuezhou Mansion, Yuezhou Mansion - Changsha Mansion - Hengzhou Mansion. These three important towns are connected by the Xiangjiang River waterway. Relying on the superiority of the naval division, the Qing army could not only ensure the safety of the supply line, but also support each other in a timely manner, as long as these three important towns were held, the strategic initiative of Hunan would always be in the hands of the Qing army.

After the military discussion ended, Kong Youde left Geng Zhongming alone and invited him to his home for dinner.

The two of them surrendered to the Manchus together, sharing glory and disgrace for decades. The relationship is closer than Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming is brave and good at fighting. It has always won the trust and reliance of Kong Youde.

The two walked side by side, passing through the Moon Gate and into the back house.

"After I return to Wuchang, Nanban will inevitably launch a counteroffensive, Hengzhou Mansion will bear the brunt of the attack, the most important, I don't worry about handing it over to others here, only you are the most secure to guard." Kong Youde said: "If the imperial court sends troops in time, it will be able to exterminate Jin Shenghuan's rebels in half a year at most, and it doesn't matter if other state capitals are lost, as long as Yuezhou Mansion can hold on to the front line of Hengzhou Mansion for half a year, I will definitely ask the imperial court for merit and recommend you to choose a province to become a vassal." ”

"Thank you for your kindness, Zhong Ming will live up to the trust! Tianyou soldiers are the best at attacking and defending the city, as soon as the firearms come out, the Nanban will definitely return, as long as the grain road continues, Hengzhou Mansion is foolproof! Geng Zhongming was overjoyed, although he was also one of the three kings, but he had been attached to Kong Youde for a long time, more like one of his generals, if he could choose a province alone, the world would suddenly be wide.

Kong Youde nodded: "The soldiers and horses of other families are not afraid, only the Chu army must deal with it carefully, Wang Kefan has strange people under his command to help, and he regards the danger of Jiancheng as flat ground, if he leads the army to attack in a big way, but he can't be trapped in the lonely city, his way." ”

Siege warfare is the difficulty of cold weapon warfare, but the Chu army can always break the city quickly, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming are very concerned about this, and have repeatedly studied it in private, at the beginning, both of them suspected that the Chu army was using gunpowder to blow up the city wall, but as experts in the use of firearms and gunpowder, they are more aware of the difficulty of the technique, and after several failed tests, they became suspicious.

Maybe it's a demon method, maybe it's a Western secret technique, anyway, there is another trick in this, and it can't be cracked for the time being.

"Respectful to the king, please relax, if Wang Kefan comes to attack, I will pull the soldiers out of the city to fight with him, Hengzhou Mansion is close to Nanyue, the terrain around Hengyang is dangerous, build more camps to defend the pass, even if Wang Kefan has a secret method, can he blow up the mountain?"

Nanyue Heng Mountain, seventy-two peaks, is around Hengyang City, plus the Xiangjiang River is dangerous to protect the east side, Hengyang can be called easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Good! Tianyou soldiers have not met an opponent for more than ten years, as long as you are careful, Wang Kefan has no chance to take advantage of! If he will join forces with the Loyal Battalion to attack, he will ask for help from Changsha and Yuezhou as soon as possible, and the army will come and go by boat, which will be much faster than the two legs of the Nanban. Kong Youde encouraged and exhorted in detail.

"With the help of Luck Dehun and Xu Yong, Hengzhou Mansion is naturally solid, but if Nanban takes Baoqing Mansion first, coercs Changsha, and looks at the Xiangjiang River, Hengzhou Mansion will inevitably be lonely."

Geng Zhongming pointed out a strategic hidden danger, standing on its feet is the most stable, but the long snake formation is the weakest, Yuezhou Mansion, Changsha Mansion and Hengzhou Mansion are a straight line from north to south, all connected by the Xiangjiang River waterway, if the Ming army first captures Baoqing Mansion on the west side, it will pose a threat to the flank of Changsha Mansion, and send troops to cut off the Xiangjiang River route at any time, it will be able to break the Qing army's plan of watching and helping each other.

"It's okay, Baoqing Mansion is garrisoned by Peng Ershu and Zhang Guozhu, and I also transferred Chen Youlong's Zhenxiao soldiers, which is enough to ensure that Baoqing Mansion is not lost."

Peng Ershu is Chongzhen's thirteenth year of Jinshi, a poet and scholar in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, this person was deeply influenced by traditional Confucianism, pursued meritorious service all his life, and actively used the world, but regarded the national righteousness as a shoe, seeing the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty and the decline of the Ming Dynasty, when Azig went south to Huguang, he took refuge in the Manchu Qing Dynasty and got an official position in Huguang to learn from Huguang.

After several years of diligent efforts, Peng Ershu finally got the Manchu Qing Dynasty's reuse, Kong Youde's troops entered Hunan, appointed him as the governor of Guizhou, and invaded eastern Guizhou with the general soldier Zhang Guozhu, Kong Youde decided to return to Wuchang, and the troops who scattered out of the army also shrank back to defense, Peng Ershu returned to Baoqing Mansion with Zhang Guozhu.

Zhang Guozhu was originally stationed in Shanxi, with six or seven thousand green battalion soldiers under his command, who were more loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and had relatively strong combat effectiveness.

Geng Zhongming reminded: "Chen Youlong is a Hunan general after all, is it inappropriate to put him in such a key point as Baoqing Mansion?" ”

Kong Youde Ha Luha smiled: "Others are against it, but Chen Youlong can't do it, He Tengjiao's family is all in his hands, if he rebels against the Qing Dynasty and surrenders to the Ming Dynasty, aren't you afraid of He Dufu's methods?" ”

Geng Zhongming suddenly realized: "Ha, I forgot, Chen Youlong handed over the ...... of the name."

At this time, two eleven or twelve-year-old children came running up, and in front of them was a little girl, who was far away and shouted: "Father, brother, he bullied me!" ”

Kong Youde fixed his eyes and saw that this little girl had crystal tears on her face, it was his baby daughter Kong Sizhen, who was about to cry out when she saw that her little mouth was flat, and hurriedly coaxed: "What's the matter?" Who dares to bully my girl? ”

"My brother has to go to the dock to play on the boat today, I don't let him go, he pulls my braids, I have no way to go with him, after getting on the boat, he has to go to the river to touch the fish, Genbao sank into the river and drowned, woo woo woo ......"

Kong Sizhen suddenly cried loudly, like a small loudspeaker with a high decibel level, his brother Kong Tingxun hurriedly chased after him, his face was shocked and frightened, and with a sense of grievance, he argued with a white face: "It's not like this, it's Sizhen who must go on a boat, so I followed her, and it was also her idea to touch the fish, Genbao didn't dare to go into the water, but Sizhen forced him to ......"

There are not many rivers in the north, the climate is cold, children like to play in the water after they come to the south, Kong Sizhen is a restless character, pull Kong Tingxun to the Xiangjiang wharf together, let the entourage Genbao find a boat to play, Kong Sizhen suddenly had a whim, wanted to catch a live fish to play, forced Genbao to go into the water to fish, so he died.

Although the subordinate is just a cheap life, but the palace also has its own rules, in addition to this matter, Kong Sizhen and Kong Tingxun will be severely punished, in order to take themselves out, Kong Sizhen The wicked person sued first, reversed black and white, and put the main responsibility on Kong Tingxun.

The boy has a stupid mouth, Kong Youde has always been strict with Kong Tingxun, under the authority of his father, Kong Tingxun does not match the preface, and he defends himself weakly, but Kong Sizhen has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and he does not pretend to be pitiful, sell cuteness, and smear Kong Tingxun more and more black.

"Okay, okay, don't cry, since Genbao is dead, go back and give his father more silver to his family." Kong Youde stretched out his hand and hugged Kong Sizhen, although he was tall and big, but the eleven or twelve-year-old child was no longer small, and it looked very awkward to hold it in his arms.

The daughter is the father's intimate little padded jacket, Kong Youde has high hopes for the eldest son, and intends to let him inherit his prince in the future, so he has always been strict, but he is unprincipled and favored by Kong Sizhen, and he has spoiled this child, and he is full of lies and willfulness at a young age.

Who is in trouble, in fact, it is not difficult to check, as long as the other entourages are called to ask, the natural truth will be revealed, but Kong Youde doesn't want to check at all, girls should be pampered, boys should be coarse, it was originally a very reasonable sentence, but Kong Youde went too far and went to the other extreme. (To be continued......)