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On the seventh day of the ninth month of the seventh year of Wucheng, Zheng Kezhang received the first report from the western Sichuan side in the palace of Phoenix Mountain in Wuchang, and he was taken aback and immediately came to the Privy Council to question the work of the department. However, the Huaxia Dynasty has not yet made a contingency decision, and the second report that the Western Sichuan Xia army has captured the Sword Pavilion has been sent to Zheng Kezang's desk. Under these circumstances, the Huaxia Privy Council judged that the Qing army would be completely retracted, so it immediately mobilized front-line troops and escorted them to the banks of the Yellow River.

However, as soon as the Xia army was dispatched, the Qing court brazenly destroyed the embankment on the south bank of the Yellow River in the Kaifeng section and the Bozhou section, and although the late autumn and early winter were not the flood season of the Yellow River, the Yellow River, which had not yet completely frozen, was still mixed with a large amount of broken ice and poured down, not only the land of central Henan and Boying into a vast ocean, but also the Huainan area that had receded under the control of China, and also placed hundreds of thousands of Xia soldiers and soldiers who were ordered to go on the Northern Expedition and multiple military funds in the Yellow Flood area.

When the news reached Xinyang, Zheng Kezang, who went north to preside over the Northern Expedition, was angry and anxious, and fell ill in front of the army on the same day.

In order to avoid further shaking the morale of the army, the Privy Council, which was subordinate to him, had to urgently report to the Empress Chen Xianqiao of the prison state, and at the same time, gather seven divisions of Tianwu, Gongsheng, Xuanwei, and Huyi that had not been affected by the flood, and the left wing army led by the Privy Council and Zhizhi Feng Hui marched to Luoyang along the Ru River and the Yi River Valley Road.

It's just that the mountains and mountains in western Henan are difficult to travel, and it coincides with the wind and snow, Feng Hui, who lacks military resources, can not advance, so he can only lead the troops back to the front line of Xuzhou, and garrison troops in a number of highlands that have not yet been submerged??????

"Don't worry, I didn't collapse, I just had a dream." Looking at the women around him who had lost their faces because of worry, Zheng Kezang smiled bitterly. "I dreamed that the man of God who sent me back then asked me if I had done everything well, and I said that I seemed to have done a good job and I didn't seem to have done a good job, so the man of God asked me to come back and continue to recognize my true heart."

Zheng Kezang's strange remarks, no one on the side could understand it, such as Fang Yuniang and several other concubines thought that Zheng Kezang was delirious, when even someone began to wipe tears.

"Anyway, I'm fine." Zheng Kezhang shook his head slightly at the women. "I'm just ashamed of myself, this time I really underestimated the enemy." Zheng Kezang's voice was low. "What a serial set. The negotiation of peace is to indulge the enemy and arrogant the enemy, and the massacre in Hanzhong is to provoke the enemy and force the enemy, I think that the victory is in my hands, but I know that I am completely played with in applause, and it is strange that I am not defeated. As he spoke, Zheng Kezhang seemed to have fallen into his own world. But also, if I hadn't been born, I would have been a saint in the annals of a generation, how could I not have a few catties and a few taels, or I would have sought too much cure. ”

"Victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, so why should the saint blame himself." Chen Xianqiao suddenly interrupted Zheng Kezang's self-pity. "Besides, this defeat has not shaken the country's foundation, and the situation of our strong enemy and weak has not changed, as long as there are ten more years of life and gathering, our dynasty will be able to completely overwhelm the Qing captives. At that time, the rivers and mountains will be renewed, and the world will be unified, which will only refer to the daytime. ”

Looking at his wife, Zheng Kezhang suddenly smiled: "What the queen said is that I am only in my forties, and I will only be in my early fifties for another ten years, and I can survive the Tartar chief Kangxi." ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Kezang lifted his spirits: "Come on, the military department will report the loss this time, I have to take a closer look." ”

"The Holy One is messing around again." Chen Xianqiao stopped the waiter. "Deal with political affairs slowly, and wait until you get better."

Zheng Kezang, who didn't want to take care of Chen's delicate kindness, had to retract his words: "Okay, good, I listen to the queen, in this way, I will cultivate for another three days, and it will not be too late to start governing after three days??????"

Although the Qing army's digging of the Yellow River embankment made Henan a swamp and forced the Xia army to look north, it also cut off the Qing army in eastern Henan and southern Henan from the Qing army in Hejian. In order to prevent the Xia army from continuing to use troops against the lone army in the river after the spring and summer of the following year, Yinhe continued to implement the original plan of retreating north. Therefore, without the harassment of the Xia army, the remaining more than 20,000 Qing troops took more than 100,000 people in Luoyang, Zhengzhou and other places to withdraw across the frozen Yellow River one after another, and entered Shanxi, Shandong and other places in the wind and snow, leaving only a small number of officials to guard the empty Luoyang and Zhengzhou waiting for the Chinese Dynasty to "receive" ??????

"This time, our army suffered about 15,000 casualties." Because the water is not large, the number of Xia soldiers who were directly washed away by the flood is not large, and more losses are caused by the epidemic caused by the unsuitable water and soil climate and the yellow flood area, but fortunately, the weather quickly cooled down, and the epidemic did not spread, which is also a great luck in misfortune. "The loss of ordnance, gunpowder, military horses, vehicles, grain and other materials amounted to about 6.7 million guan." However, the losses in terms of military resources were extremely huge, not to mention that nearly 40 artillery pieces at the division and brigade level alone were stuck in the mud and could not be salvaged. "In addition, at present, our army still has 17 divisions located in the Yellow Flood Area and the southern edge of the Yellow Flood Area, and the daily replenishment of military rations and horse grass is as high as more than 1,000 stones, and we must also take into account the problem of transportation and the rations of the people??????

Zheng Kezhang opened his mouth and interrupted the words of Shangshu Lin Sheng, the military department: "Order all the departments of the northern front to return to the original defense except for the Xuzhou garrison. In addition, he gave Feng Hui another order, and he took advantage of the ice in Zhongzhou to explore the dam collapse of the Yellow River, if there was no interference from the Qing Dynasty, he must do his best to block the mouth of the Yellow River, otherwise, in the coming year, the situation will be even more dangerous. ”

Zhang Riyao, Counselor of the Cabinet and Minister of the Yamen Office of the Duzhi Branch, blinked: "Holy Lord, there is no money in the treasury anymore. ”

In the sixth year of Wucheng, the two departments of the Yamen Treasury and the Verification and Write-off Department reported a financial surplus of 415,120 and 51 documents; In the seventh year of Wucheng, it was expected to have a surplus of more than 800,000 yuan; However, all of this was swallowed up by the huge temporary military spending. Not only was the surplus used up ahead of schedule, but the Duzhi Yamen also borrowed 4 million yuan in military expenditure from the two major banks of Sihai and Tonghai and the Inner Treasury. Originally, it was expected to repay the principal and 10% interest within four years, but now the money is obviously not enough to meet the needs of the huge river work, so Zhang Riyao's meaning is very clear, either borrow new debts, or don't go into Dali.

Zhang Riyao only saw the interests of the department, but Lin Liangrui saw further, knowing that the danger of keeping a gap in the Yellow River was long-lasting, but he also had his own worries: "Shengshang, I am afraid that the Qing Dynasty will not give the imperial court a chance to repair the Yellow River." ”

"Qingyu is unwilling to retreat from the monarch's order to the world." Zheng Kezhang judged optimistically. "Digging the Yellow River is just a delaying tactic, once the Tatar chieftain feels that the soldiers and horses are enough to overwhelm our dynasty, he will still go south, so it is also beneficial for them to build the Yellow River embankment, and it can consume the national strength of our dynasty, and I think I should be happy to see it."

Zheng Kezang's words did not convince everyone in the palace, but the endorser appeared, and Jin Yanzhi, who was also a member of the Privy Council and served in Fang Shilang, soon came with a news that the Zhengzhou Bantou Qu clan was unwilling to retreat north with the Qing captives, so he gathered the officials, Qingpi and a group of about 100 people to take Zhengzhou by mistake, and had already offered the city to Huaxia.

"One hundred and ten broken settlements can take a state? Is this news true? "Lu Xuefang, the secretary of the school, is also from a background in love governance, so it is justified for him to pick the position of Fang Si." The staff department will not make another mistake this time. ”

"You can't be wrong again." Jin Yanzhi swore and promised. "The main force of the Qing army in the city has all been withdrawn, leaving only a flood of Qing troops pretending, but as soon as the Qu clan made a noise, Manzhizhou let the remaining Qing army escort him and the officials of Hezhou to abandon the city and flee." Of course, this is the rhetoric of people from Zhengzhou, and it is certainly not credible, but the key is. "Lord Feng has sent a regiment of soldiers and horses to the north, and the news has just been sent back that our army has taken control of Zhengzhou, and there are less than 500 merchants and civilians in the city."

"Intended." A group of civil and military personnel are still discussing, and Zheng Kezhang has already made up his mind. "Feng Hui led the two divisions into Zhengzhou and Xuzhou garrisons into horns, in addition, he sent a sentry to find out the news in the river, if the Luoyang defenders retreated, they would take over Luoyang, as for the inconvenience of the front order, the army must not only prepare for war, but also prepare to control the river, and organize the army after the spring." Zheng Kezhang paused. "Although it is said that it was surrendered by the Qing Dynasty, it is my dynasty that occupies it."

Then Zheng Kezhang ordered Guo Kai, the secretary of the ministry: "Hasn't the ministry already selected the magistrates of Luoyang, Ruzhou, Yuzhou, Zhengzhou and other places?" Let them immediately go to their posts to take charge of the civil affairs, collect and count the population, and implement the civil settlement, so as to restore local production. ”

Guo Kai responded, and Zheng Kezhang said again: "I originally wanted to take Kaifeng in one go, and set it up as Zhongzhou, but now it seems that it will not work in a short time, so I will promote Xuzhou Zhili Prefecture to Xuchang Mansion, for Zhongzhou Governance, and Xinyang Prefecture to Xinyang Mansion (Note: the original Ming and Qing Runing Mansions), Zhengzhou Zhili Prefecture to Zhengzhou Mansion, so that in the future, Zhongzhou will govern Xuchang, Xinyang, Yingzhou, Chenzhou, Zhengzhou and other six prefectures and Yuzhou, Ruzhou and other two Zhili Prefectures. ”

Guo Kai asked with some doubts: "Shengshang, isn't Luoyang included in Zhongzhou?" ”

Zheng Kezhang noticed that the people in the palace were all confused, so he explained: "After recovering Luoyang, it will be promoted to Xijing Henan Mansion. ”

Luoyang, as an ancient capital, is also suitable to become Xijing, but Zheng Kezang's fundamental purpose is to divide Henan and reduce the provincial-level administrative region: "The provincial changes, the Ministry of Officials must be re-planned, I only mention one, that is, Yichuan and Song County should be included in Ruzhou, and the west of Yanshi should be included in Zhengzhou, and as compensation, Shaanxi Zhili Prefecture should be included in Xijing." ”

Guo Kai is an honest man, so he obediently claimed to be, and then he asked, "How is Hanzhong arranged?" ”

"Hanzhong returned to Hanzhong Mansion, first under the jurisdiction of Xichuan Prefecture, and then returned to Shaanxi in the future." Zheng Kezhang sighed. "Sanchuan is broken, the old view has not yet been restored, Hanzhong has suffered this catastrophe again, and I don't know when the local vitality will be restored." After sighing, Zheng Kezhang instructed Yu Ping. "The peace negotiations in Yingzhou will continue, and the top priority is to press the Qing captives to give up Henan Mansion, and only after Henan Mansion is in hand, can the imperial court plot against Guanzhong??????"