Chapter 33: Reversal
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Jiangxi, west of Huguang, east of Nanzhili, Zhejiang and Fujian, while its southern Nan'an, Ganzhou and Guangdong border. In addition, Jiangxi is adjacent to the Yangtze River waterway, to the west is the Wuhan Mansion of Huguang, and to the east is the land of Longxing of Ming Taizu and the capital of Nanjing of the Ming Dynasty.
Such a geographical location can definitely be called a battleground for soldiers, but in the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, in addition to the suppression of Jin Shengheng anyway and Li Chengdong's defeat of Nanjiang, the anti-Qing struggle here is far inferior to the provinces he neighbors in the records of later generations.
Nanzhili occupies a wide area, and there is also Nanjing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, which has been the focus of contention between the Ming and Qing dynasties since the Hongguang Dynasty; Huguang was the gate for the Qing army to enter the southwest, Zhejiang had the Ming army group of the Lu Jianguo system, while Fujian and Guangdong were mixed with the Ming army, the righteous army, the Qing army from various systems, and the repeated tug-of-war between the Zheng group and the Lu Jianguo group and the Qing army.
In the final analysis, the reason why Jiangxi's sense of existence is low is because the strength of the Ming army, which has been driven to the sea and southwest by the Qing army, cannot effectively control the provinces bordering Jiangxi, and finally cannot touch this key place.
However, in history, Jiangxi's anti-Qing movement has always been in full swing, from the first year of Hongguang King Yongning and the general rebel army of Yan Luo to recover Jianchang and Fuzhou, Jiezhongxi, Fu Dingquan uprising, the large-scale anti-Qing movement until the fall of Dajueyan in May of the sixth year of Yongli, Pingjiang Bo Zhang Zisheng was completely suppressed. At this moment, the Jiangxi Anti-Qing Movement and the Qing army's decision to transfer Jiangxi and part of the Fujian Green Battalion to participate in the encirclement and suppression of Chen Wen have also reached a crucial juncture.
“…… In October of the previous year, Ning Hongbo Hong Guoyu fought with the Tartars in Xincheng County, Jianchang Prefecture, and was captured by the Tartars in Nanfeng County after the defeat; Last year it was a leap February. Luo Rong, the governor of the fifth army, who promoted the head of the fourth battalion of President Yan Luo, was killed by the Tartars in Ganzhou after the defeat of the army; In May last year, Jiezhongxi, the governor of Jiangxi, the secretary of the military department, and Cao Dahao, the marquis of Dingnan, were captured by the Tartars; At present, only the remnants of Pingjiang Bo Zhang Zisheng are left in Dajueyan, Luxi County, Jianchang Prefecture, and they have been surrounded by Tartars, I am afraid that they will not be able to support it for long! ”
In the big tent of the Chinese army, listening to Bai Jinghe tell the information he had discovered, Chen Wen gradually recalled some stories of Jiangxi's resistance to the Qing Dynasty. Among them, the most impressive is the "Biography of Mr. Painting Net Scarf" by Dai Mingshi, a Qing Dynasty writer who died in the literary prison during the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty.
It's just that when the Mr. Scarf in the story was killed by Wang Zhigang, the general soldier of the Manchu Dynasty on the left side of Fujian, Yang Minggao, the governor of Fujian, had not rushed back to Fujian to try to relieve the siege of Zhangzhou. And now, the only anti-Qing forces in Jiangxi that really have influence are Zhang Zisheng's family, and their defeat seems to be imminent.
When was Dajueyan captured by the Qing army?
This question has always haunted Chen Wen's mind, but he can't think of anything. In any case, now that his army has been trained, although there is still a certain shortage in armor, there is no time to continue to wait.
The original plan had to start early. Once Zhang Zisheng is defeated, the Qing army will soon gather a large army to encircle and suppress it again. At that time, he will inevitably face the Qing army several times his own, why not take advantage of the time difference between the Qing army's recovery of combat effectiveness and the Ming army, which is far inferior to his Ming army, to take Chen Jin and the Jiangxi Qing army by surprise and firmly grasp the initiative in his hands!
Thinking of this, Chen Wen immediately convened the relevant civilian officials and generals to discuss and properly understand his army training, armaments, military rations and salaries, and some other affairs. went to the government to see Sun Yu, and sent someone to invite Cao Conglong back.
Merely. As soon as Chen Wen walked out of the gate with his front foot, he unbelievably saw Cao Conglong coming from afar, and he seemed to be in a hurry.
Could it be that this guy has the ability to be a prophet of the unknown, and I have already planned to invite him back to discuss the dispatch of troops?
From the moment he saw Cao Conglong just now, he naturally had some bad premonitions, and Chen Wen hurriedly invited Cao Conglong to the Chinese army's tent with such a mood, but he didn't have time to retreat. Seeing that this impatient governor opened his mouth to express his intention to Chen Wen.
"Lin Haibo, the situation is not good for His Royal Highness the Prison State, and many generals have attached themselves to Zhu Chenggong, and I hope to send troops to Taizhou as soon as possible to relieve His Highness's distress!"
Hear this. Chen Wendeng was stunned, he never thought that Cao Conglong, who was in western Zhejiang, would know about the things in southern Fujian, but he didn't wait for him to inquire in detail, but when he saw Cao Conglong, he briefly told Chen Wen what had happened these days.
Since half a month ago, Cao Conglong set out to inspect the counties to calm the hearts of the people, and was warmly welcomed by the local gentry and wealthy families along the way, but this welcome is welcome, and the established task of the mud is far from being as easy as he imagined.
From the moment he arrived in Lanxi County, his ears were filled with the dissatisfaction of the local gentry and wealthy families with the new policies of Jinhua Mansion. The requisition of wasteland to build guards is to compete with the people for profit and forcibly occupy people's land, and even the Dalanshan version of the fire consumption and strict prohibition of corruption are the prelude to the government's desire to increase taxes.
All in all, these gentry and wealthy families who came to meet Cao Conglong all complained about the criminal behavior of the "warlord Chen Wen" and the "lowly military households" under his command during this period of time, and strongly demanded that Cao Conglong, the governor of Zhejiang, who "Bao Gong is alive and Hai Rui is reborn", be the master of the people.
When he first came into contact with these gentry and wealthy households, Cao Conglong once thought that he was deceived by Chen Wen and Sun Yu, a group of civil and military generals from Dalan Mountain, when he was in Fucheng, but with the passage of time and the gradual improvement of his mud technology, he found that he was clearly thinking too much now. Especially every time I thought of asking the local gentry and wealthy families in Tangxi County if there was any phenomenon of the army disturbing the people in the local area, the people who were questioned were embarrassed one by one, uh-uh, and couldn't speak, and even talked about his performance left and right. Cao Conglong, who felt that he had been deceived, had the word "Diao Min" in his mind more and more distinct, so that he was like a fart when he heard everything after that.
Of course, he naturally didn't need to tell Chen Wen about these things, as long as he had experience in dealing with the gentry and wealthy households as a pro-people official.
But unexpectedly, a few days ago, when Cao Conglong was just about to leave Yongkang County and go north to Dongyang County to continue to make peace with the mud, a burly man begged to see him. And that person he also knew, but it was Yang Can, the brocade guard next to Lu Jianguo.
According to Na Yang Can, soon after Cao Conglong's departure, Zheng Chenggong received Lu Jianguo in the name of Zongren Zongzheng, but refused to recognize his orthodox status as a prisoner, and withheld and squeezed out the supply of grain and grass. On the other hand, he constantly sent people to act as lobbyists to persuade the generals under the command of Lu Jianguo to change their courts.
Originally, there was a plan to instigate Chen Wen to attack Taizhou to welcome Lu Jianguo ashore, and the generals were still trying their best to support it, but from Cao Conglong's departure in Layue, there was no reply until February, and he didn't even know whether Cao Conglong arrived in Jinhua Mansion alive. In this long-term and hopeless waiting, the generals gradually couldn't hold on to Zheng Chenggong's soft and hard work, and began to accept Zheng Chenggong's position in the army. By the time Yang Can set off, only the three nobles of Dingxi Hou Zhang Mingzhen, Pingyi Hou Zhou Hezhi and Yingyi Bo Ruan Jun were still struggling to support with their subordinates, and the other generals had already been under Zheng Chenggong's banner.
Even if Cao Conglong doesn't say the rest of the matter. Chen Wen can also make up his brain, but from the beginning, he didn't plan to attack Taizhou, welcome Lu Jianguo ashore, and fall into the endless struggle for power and profit with those civil officials and nobles.
More importantly, once Lu Jianguo landed, even if he could turn the tables on the southeast battlefield in the future, he would inevitably face the risk of fighting for the throne with Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo, who were heroes who were orthodox in Yongli as the emperor, which he did not want to see. is even more unwilling to let the Manchus see and have another chance to reap the benefits of the fishermen!
Lu Jianguo absolutely cannot go ashore, this is a matter of principle. At most, try to get Zheng Chenggong to treat Comrade Zhu Yihai as well as possible. Take off the hat of "Sweet Potato King", and give Lu Jian a stable old age after recovering the two capitals in the future, that's all.
"Fu Jun, didn't you and I just discuss half a month ago, first solve the threat of the Tartars in the direction of Quzhou, and then attack Taizhou?"
Compared to Chen Wenman, who took the expulsion of the Tartars as his own responsibility, he only had the one thing in his mind to resist the Qing Dynasty. Although he was able to intersect with Chen Wen on the point of resisting the Qing Dynasty, he was different from modern people like Chen Wen who did not have the concept of feudal patriarchal system, as a courtier of King Lu of the Jianguo State, he naturally had to consider the interests of the King of Jianguo Lu and the civil official group under King Lu of Jianguo first.
Hearing Chen Wen's words. Cao Conglong first thought that he had misheard, but when he completely reacted, he became furious. "Now that things are changing, there should be a change. Your lord is a famous general of the country, don't you even understand the truth of improvisation?! ”
Cao Conglong's anger can be understood by Chen Wen, but principles are principles. The Fulu Dispute, the Tang Lu Dispute, the Tang Gui Dispute, and even the Jingjiang King Rebellion, and the Zhu Rong Fan Rebellion, etc., these internal strife caused by the struggle for the throne ultimately benefited only the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and now is the best time to prevent trouble!
Seeing this, Chen Wen waved away from others, and when only he and Cao Conglong were left in the big tent of the Chinese army, he only heard Chen Wen speak: "Then, Ben Shuai will tell Fu Jun what Chen Jin's dog traitor is thinking about at the moment......
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An hour later, Cao Conglong left the camp in despair. It is indeed unrealistic to expect the Ming army composed of those rebels in Jiangxi to hold out for a long time, and once the Jinhua Ming army is destroyed, the Lu Jianguo group, which has lost its support, will definitely not be able to resist the Qing army of that size even if it occupies Taizhou. At present, instead of forcing Chen Wendong to enter Taizhou, it is better for him to remove the threat from the direction of Quzhou.
However, he must also get the land of Taizhou as soon as possible for Lu Jianguo and those civil officials and nobles who have always been loyal to Lu Jianguo. Only in that way can we get out of the current predicament, and not completely collapse under the joint persecution of Zheng Chenggong, a foreign enemy, and Chen Wen, an internal traitor.
"Someone, Lu Wenlong, the chief bookkeeper of Jinhua County, came to see me." After that, I saw Cao Conglong frowning, and when he was relieved again, he immediately changed his words and said, "Please ask Master Lu to come and discuss important matters!" ”
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