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On July 15, the third year of Wuding, Zhang Rikang, the general soldier of Qing Guide Town, who had received the promise of Zheng Kezang, took a break in the middle of the war, and coerced his subordinates and battalion commanders to join Zheng with his own soldiers. After the inquiry, Zheng Kezhang immediately ordered 500 new annexed troops to take the lead in entering the city and control the south gate of Yangzhou, and then the main forces of the Zheng army, the Longwu Army, the Shenwei Army, and the Shence Army, rushed in

The news of Zhang Rikang's dedication to the south gate was like a thunderbolt from the sky, which shocked the Qing army. Ma Qi and Hua Shan personally commanded Yanzhou Town, Governor, Promotion, Caobiao and other departments to try to counterattack, but the Qing army had lost courage, on the other hand, the morale of the Zheng army was high, and Ma Qi's stubborn resistance did not work.

After Huashan, the governor of Jiangbei, was seriously injured by the lead bullets fired by the Zheng army's small cannons on the front line, the organized resistance of the Qing army quickly came to an end, and in addition to the suicide of the flag army and flag officers, the green battalion soldiers in various places surrendered one after another. The Zheng army took advantage of the situation to conquer the West Gate and the North Gate, and finally recovered the whole of Yangzhou before sunset.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the war on the Western Front, Zheng Kezhang then dispatched more than 30,000 people from six divisions of the Hussar Army, the Iron Cavalry Army, the Shooting Sound Army, the Xuanwu Army, and the Tiger Ben Army, as well as 10,000 newly reorganized annexed troops, to march westward. As a result, even if the first division of the Xuanwei Army on the Wangjiang front line is not counted, the strength of the Zheng Army in Anqing has reached 12 main divisions and 20,000 new annexed troops, becoming the largest field corps of the Zheng Army at present.

However, although the troops on the western front are abundant, but the Huai'an front line is also quite important, in the case of no skill, Zheng Kezhang ordered Yuanfu Hong Lei, who is currently in the city of Nanjing, to rush to Huaixi to preside over the overall situation, and arranged for Sun Youlao, the chief of the general staff of the Tongzhi General Staff, to be the chief general of the western expedition, commanding the above-mentioned troops to besiege Anqing, in order to pull out the thorn in the eye of the Qing army between Nanjing and Jiujiang.

In addition to making arrangements for the war in Anqing, Zheng Kezhang also mobilized the Second Division of the Tiger Guard Army and 5,000 new annexed troops to join the Xi Daping group, so that it could control the key points along the Huai and continue to march in the direction of Lu'an Zhili Prefecture. In addition, Zheng Kezhang also arranged for the fourth team of the Yangtze River Fleet of the Navy Division to return to Gaoyou Lake and advance north along the waterway, entering Baima Lake and Hongze Lake to threaten the enemy's rear route in Huai'an.

At the time of the above-mentioned scheduling, Zheng Kezang, who left a division to maintain the grain along the canal, personally led the remaining three main divisions to turn back to Gaoyou, and then more than 53,000 Zheng Army's main forces went north together, and once again marched under the city of Huai'an, this time Zheng Kezhang wanted to take Huai'an Mansion in one fell swoop, and occupy as much territory as possible before Kangxi broke the cauldron and sank the boat, Zheng Kezhang even wanted to take Xuzhou in one fell swoop to retain the advance base of Northern Yulu.

But just when Zheng Kezang was trying his best to toss and turn for the Northern Expedition, an ulterior conspiracy was fermenting.

On July 18, the day after more than 40 Zheng Junhong single ships between 800 and 1,000 materials sailed across the Wuchang River, Liu Ning'an, who had a sneering face, also issued an order from the owner of the ship.

"My lord, the Qianzi Battalion, the Kunzi Battalion, and the Zhenzi Battalion have boarded the ship." Zhang Chuanhua, one of the 12 Taibao of the Liu Ministry, reported that it is clear from his remarks that although Nanjing had issued an order for the unification of the military system, and Liu Ningan had followed it on the surface, in fact Liu Bu said one thing and did another, and continued to follow the battalion system of the Qing court. "The Genzi camp and the Kanzi camp are boarding the ship, and it is estimated that they will all be on the ship before the time comes."

"My lord, the military rations from my subordinates have also been arranged for shipment." Another of the 12 Taibao, Zhao Zhenzhen, also reported. "It's just that the amount of gunpowder and lead is still quite insufficient, and I'm afraid that we won't be able to take Nanjing City for a while, so we will sit on it."

Of course, Liu Ningan understood that there were still a considerable number of middle and lower-level military attachés in his department who had doubts about his risk of going east, but he was already ready to fly, so he had to explain patiently: "King Ning and King Yiyang are guaranteed tickets, besides, you all know the news of Jianghuai, although King Xia won Yangzhou, but the army under his command marched all the way to the west and all the way to the north, and the hinterland south of the Yangtze River is already empty. ”

Liu Ningan puffed up to his cronies and said: "If the husband can't eat Wuding food, he should also cook Wuding, not to mention that Jiangnan is rich, as long as he wins this shop, power, wealth, and beauty will be enjoyed by you and my brother." ”

Zhao Zhenzhen was still a little hesitant: "In case King Xia hears that we have copied Nanjing City, will he come back to us desperately regardless of everything?" Moreover, we have few ships, and we can only fit 4,000 brothers, even if this little soldier and horse enters Nanjing City, how can we hold it? ”

"Have you heard of the Three Kingdoms, in the past, Cao Cao and Cao Mengde coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and now the Zhu family has given us control, if King Xia dares to risk the disapproval to return to the army to attack the Ming Chamber, how will this person's heart be cleaned up in the future?" Liu Ningan naturally thought about Zheng Kezang's possible reaction, but he has been a gambler since he decided to take the risk, and gamblers naturally look at problems from their own advantage. "What's more, if King Xia wants to withdraw his troops, he has to see whether the Qing court agrees, so we have enough time to control the entire Nanjing City, and we also have enough time to expand our strength."

Speaking of this, Liu Ningan subconsciously added his lips, the shipyard, artillery factory, and gunpowder workshop that moved from Dongning to Nanjing were the objects of his covetous obscenity, in his opinion, as long as he mastered this power, over time, he may not be able to sit on an army as elite as Zheng Jun.

Zhao Zhenzhen wanted to say something, but Liu Ning'an's face sank, and Zhang Chuanhua, who saw that the situation was not good, hurriedly pulled him away, and when he couldn't see Liu Ning'an's figure, Zhang Chuanhua opened his mouth and complained: "Old eight, you are confused, people have already boarded the ship, can this matter be reversed?" If you really annoy adults, you don't know what happened to the madman. ”

The so-called horse madman refers to Ma Jinbao, the battalion official of the Tianzi Battalion before yesterday, who was also one of Liu Ningan's twelve Taibao that day, but this person clearly opposed Liu Ning'an's plan to send troops to Nanjing, and was sniped by the Qing army's secret spies on the way back to the camp, and died tragically on the spot.

"If you are completely sure, I have no objection to the adults taking a hand, but compared with the strength of King Xia, you and I are like little ants, but it is too risky to take down the elephant in vain." Zhao Zhenzhen said uneasily. "I'm afraid that things will not be harmonious, and you and I will have no place to die."

"Absolutely sure, so what are you betting on?" Zhang Chuanhua said disapprerovingly. "There is a way to make a move if you are 30% sure, and the adults have no last resort, I'm afraid there is more than 30% chance of winning, so even if I am this family, I can't help but gamble." Seeing that Zhao Zhenzhen still looked lacking in confidence, Zhang Chuanhua laughed. "The head has fallen off the bowl and has a big scar, and if you lose the bet, you naturally have to admit that you have to admit defeat, but if you win, this is a hundredfold and tenfold benefit."

Not to mention that the cadres of the Liu Department who knew about it had their own thoughts, Liu Ning'an, who was still uncertain just now, looked at the direction of Jiangbei with a calm expression at the moment: "Third brother, how did you talk with Shanahai?" ”

"Big brother," because this matter was too shocking, Chang Yufen, who was five big and three thick, lowered her voice and replied softly. "Let's give up Hanyang, of course the old fox of Shanahai can't ask for it, so he agreed to the 10,000 stone of grain we asked, and said that he hoped that we could abandon the darkness and turn to the light in the future, etc., which is very ridiculous."

"I'm afraid it's you." Liu Ningan shook his head lightly. "You yourself said that Shana Hai is an old fox, do you think the old fox is such a trick?"

"Big brother is saying that the old fox will lose his words?" Chang Yufen thought for a moment. "There is such a possibility, but as soon as the eight most elite battalion leaders and the fourth sailor are withdrawn, we will obviously not be able to hold Hanyang Mansion, and it is a surprise to be able to exchange some food, but if we can't exchange it, we are not unprepared."

"Third child, you're still thinking too simply." Liu Ningan chuckled. "Why do we want to return Hanyang Mansion to the Qing court, just the lack of food can't be explained." Yes, food grows in the ground, and only more land can provide more food, and there is never a sense of the other way around. "Shanahai must have figured out that something is wrong on our side."

Chang Yufen was taken aback: "What does the eldest brother mean that after the Qing army wins Hanyang, it will continue to cross the Yangtze River south to attack Wuchang?" ”

"Wu Yan and Shanahai will not let go of this opportunity." Liu Ningan affirmed. "Of course, maybe they will also boldly go east to Huangmei to reinforce the Anqing line, but I think it is more likely to be the former." The entry of the Qing army in Hunan into Jiangxi has contained the Honggong Pillar Department in eastern Hubei and the two divisions in Jiangxi, coupled with the eastward advance of the main force of the Liu Army, it can be said that once the Qing army crosses the river, the shape of Huguang will inevitably undergo a complete change. "But that's the way it is." Chang Yufen was stunned, what did Liu Ningan say, just listen to Liu Ningan's explanation. "Only when the Qing army in Huguang has restrained the attention of King Xia's subordinates, can we show our strength in Jiangnan."

Chang Yufen said with a somewhat ugly face: "I'm afraid that after the Qing army crosses the Yangtze River, the battle situation will change." ”

Liu Ningan waved his hand disapprerovingly: "King Xia's army has won successive battles in northern Jiangsu and Huainan, and when the time comes, it can be transferred over to fill in the defense, is it possible that the Jingzhou army in Shanahai is more elite than the imperial forbidden brigade directly under Kangxi?" ”

"Although this is true, but when the time comes, the lives will be ruined" Chang Yufen glanced at Liu Ning'an's expression with the afterglow of her eyes, and then changed her words. "I'm afraid that the second brother will not be happy here."

Liu Ningan smiled coldly: "If the second child wants to stay, let him stay, and someone must guard Wuchang, otherwise it will be spread out and say that we are abolishing the public because of private affairs, which is not in line with the original intention of you and my brother." ”

Chang Yufen subconsciously played a clever trick, and said in her heart that Liu Ningan was really vicious, and he had to calculate if he connected his brothers, but he understood the truth that his arms couldn't twist his thighs, and since the victim was not himself, he had to secretly pray that the other party would ask for more blessings: "That's right, the second brother wants to be a big hero, and our brothers are naturally happy to see it."

"Don't grind your teeth," Liu Ning waved his hand in a relaxed manner. "You should also prepare, soldier noble god, you must anchor and go east tonight"