Speaking from the heart, Zhu Ping'an's judgment was finally timely, and Zhu Yujian in Nanjing did not ignore his reminder and other moments, and immediately sent the order to Zheng Zhilong, Yuan Jixian, and He Tengjiao's army, but Zheng Zhilong, the actual controller of the Ming Army on the Southern Road, would not think like this.

Zheng Zhilong's army captured Zaoyang and Yicheng, forming a situation of encirclement of Xiangyang, while the Qing army under the banner of Prince Yu Duoduo who attacked Xunyang Mansion stopped west of Xiangshui in Gucheng. After being outnumbered and forced to retreat, the Bai Wang division of Jingzhou had retreated to Shanmiao Town, north of Xiangyang, preserving the only passage to Henan for Li Guo's department in Xiangyang.

Xiangyang is the place where the Huguang River meets, and the Zheng family sailor has also been able to show his skills. The Shun army had no experience in naval warfare, and its command was full of infantry and horse teams, and in the face of the menacing Zheng army, the naval division was powerless to parry, and could only rely on the fortified city to defend it.

The Zheng army spread all over the rivers and land near the Baihe, Chunhe, Rolling River, and Manshui, and joined forces for dozens of miles, and nearly 200,000 troops gathered under the city of Xiangyang. At night, boats and lights sway on the river, just like a lively city on the water.

Zheng Zhilong's Chinese army was set up on the line of Lumen Mountain in Chunhe, and in the evening, Zheng Sen, the eldest son who captured Chengtianfu, also led his army to meet peace. In this battle, Zheng Sen took Chengtian Mansion cleanly, and beheaded Pei Dezhong, the fierce general of the Shun Army, which also made Zheng Zhilong feel very relieved.

It is early autumn, and it is a good season for the grass to grow and the eagle to fly, and the sky to be high and the clouds to be light. The extermination of the remnants of the Shun army is just around the corner, and Zheng Zhilongzhi is full of pride.

Regarding Nanjing and Zhu Ping'an's reminders, Zheng Zhilong scoffed a little. Zheng Zhilong is a fledgling hairy boy from time to time, and he also maintains a very high vigilance against the Qing army. Although he had not dealt with these Tartars from outside the gates, he also knew that these people were absolutely unreliable.

After the Qing army entered Huguang in the name of supporting the response, it successively sent envoys to Zheng Zhilong to show goodwill, indicating that the Qing army only dispatched more than 60,000 people this time. The purpose of the flanking attack on the Shun army was to counter the offensive of Zheng Zhilong's army. After the remnants of the Shun army were eliminated, the Qing army would immediately retreat to Shaanxi and never touch a single piece of land in Huguang.

Zheng Zhilong is not a fool who believes people's words. A large number of scouts had already been sent to lurk in the area where the Qing army was stationed, and they had mastered every move of the Qing army. In case there is any change in the Qing army, Zheng Zhilong should take precautions as soon as possible.

Regarding the news that Zhu Ping'an said that a large number of green battalion troops were approaching Huguang. Zheng Zhilong couldn't believe it at all. The strength of the Qing army is clearly placed on the table, even if it includes a group of soldiers from the Shun army and the Ming army, the combat power can be geometric. Besides, if Dolgon took the wrong medicine and couldn't succeed, would he have fought a decisive battle with Zheng Jun in this region crisscrossed by rivers? There are always clues to be followed in large-scale troop movements, but there is no information to prove them at the moment.

Zheng Zhilong has been thinking for a long time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has conquered the north, and now the two provinces of Shandong and Henan have not been captured. However, these two places are close to Gyeonggi, like two daggers across the necks of the Manchus. Can Dorgon ignore the immediate threat and move the strategic center to the south?

These many questions made Zheng Zhilong unable to believe Zhu Ping'an's judgment at all. He even suspected that this was just a conspiracy by Zhu Ping'an to move the troubled waters south. Or, Zhu Ping'an was afraid that the Zheng family would make immortal achievements and increase the help for the second prince Zhu Linyuan to ascend to the position of prince, so he played such a hand. wants to slow down the speed of Zheng Jun's attack.

The generals of the Zheng family gathered at the foot of Xiangyang City, and Zheng Zhilong did not intend to delay time. Within these three days, preparations were made to launch a general attack on Xiangyang. After several days of campaigning, annihilating 100,000 people of the Shun army, a large number of soldiers and military supplies made a group of Zheng army generals happy, Zheng Zhilong also planned to reward the generals under his command, so a banquet was held in the big tent of the Chinese army. At the same time, the soldiers of the three armies will be rewarded. All of a sudden, the joint venture was thunderous.

Zheng Jun's actions in this regard spread to the Qing army camp in Fujiaji on the north bank of Xiangshui in an instant. Wu Sangui stood under the handsome flag, looked up at the golden dragon flag flying in the wind, and turned back to look at the empty Chinese army tent, and was in a trance for a while.

The so-called Duoduo headquarters that invaded Huguang was indeed a cover. This. Only Wu Sangui and a few henchmen and generals knew it. In the entire army of 60,000 people, there were only more than 2,000 elite soldiers of the Qing Army's Eight Banners, and most of them were wounded. The 60,000 soldiers and horses were mainly composed of the Guanning army, and the rest were the troops of the former Ming generals.

The main force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had already been transferred to the front line of Hebei to defend Zhu Ping'an.

Dolgon arranged it like this, Wu Sangui vaguely guessed something, but he still couldn't be sure. These days, he has also been waiting for news from Jingshi.

The cold wind wrinkled, Wu Sangui, who was not wearing a helmet, couldn't help but shine a little, and subconsciously touched his forehead, Wu Sangui couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The footsteps sounded softly, and there was no need to ask, Wu Sangui also knew that this was his henchman Fang Guangchen, who was beside him.

"Lord Wang!" Fang Guangchen said softly.

"Any news?"

"Tan Ma Lai reported, the imperial court envoy Zhang Cunren was ordered to come to the labor army, and it is only twenty miles away from the camp of our Chinese army!"

Wu Sangui was stunned, the news that the imperial envoy had entered Huguang had already been known, which was not surprising. But he didn't expect it to be Zhang Cunren. This person is known as a direct name in the Manchu court, but he is not tolerated by the world, so he has been suppressed, and I didn't expect that this time, the court actually sent him to the army. The so-called labor army should be just a pretense, but in fact, the "supervising army" is the real one.

But sending a Hanchen to supervise the army, is Dolgon so relieved that he Wu Sangui?

Something has been wrong lately. The Qing court hurriedly established the green camp, and I heard that the opposition of the Eight Banners was not small, but the Shunzhi Emperor, or the current Empress Dowager, insisted on it, and Dolgon also acquiesced in this situation after careful consideration. The Green Battalion was established, and the generals of the Han Army were promoted and reused. The four governors, the eight admirals, and countless adjutant generals, generals, guerrillas, capitalists, garrisons, etc., the power of the Han people in the Qing army increased rapidly in an instant.

This situation made Wu Sangui a little frightened. The Manchu people were afraid of the Han people, and Wu Sangui had a deep understanding of it, but suddenly, the Qing court began to appoint Han officials and generals on a large scale, which was really confusing.

"Now is an opportunity!" Fang Guangchen's long voice sounded at the right time. "Lord, the imperial court has issued an edict to set up a green camp, so that we can expand our power in a justifiable way. At present, the provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guizhou are empty, and the prince can ......! ”

Wu Sangui raised his hand and stopped Fang Guangchen from continuing. Fang Guangchen is the son of Fang Yizao, the former secretary of the Ming Dynasty, and Wu Sangui has a good friendship, and he was once the identity of a lisheng, but he was framed and deposed because of the party and government of the imperial court, and then he has been following Wu Sangui's side, because he is good at strategy, so he has become the most important and most trusted advisor around Wu Sangui.

Fang Guangchen's meaning is very clear, in troubled times, the world is strife, Wu Sangui has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he can completely self-contained and divide one side. Fang Guangchen knew Wu Sangui very well, and being a slave of the Manchurians was definitely not Wu Sangui's true thoughts, his ambition, and his talent did not allow him to go all the way down such a road.

It should be said that Fang Guangchen's ideas are very insightful. The Qing army had limited strength, and now it was already doing its best to occupy Gyeonggi, Hebei, Shanxi, and Ganning, and if it wanted to use troops in the south, it would have to rely on the Han Chinese. At this time, if Wu Sangui takes advantage of the situation, he may not have the opportunity to compete for the world.

But is the current situation really the best time?

After a short time, the guards came to report that Zhang Cunren, the special envoy of the imperial court, had arrived at the camp.

Wu Sangui temporarily suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and took Fang Guangchen and his henchman general Zhang Cunren and his party to receive the big account of the Chinese army.

As soon as they entered the big tent, the two people behind Zhang Cunren who were wrapped in thick hats and hoods took off their outfits, which surprised Wu Sangui and others.

These two people are Yuan Zhong and Hong Chengchou.

Zhang Cunren ignored everyone's surprise, but said to himself: "This official has been ordered by His Majesty and the regent Jun to supervise the army in the Huguang camp, and in the future, I will ask the king of Pingxi to take care of it!" After saying that, he bowed his hand, and retreated directly to the side.

Yuan Zhong stepped forward with a smile and took out the holy decree from his arms, "Don't be surprised, the slave is the messenger of the decree, because it is a confidential matter, so he borrowed the name of Lord Zhang to cover it up!" ”

Wu Sangui didn't even dare to say that he gave Yuan Zhong to the center of the tent, and everyone turned over and bowed down to listen to the will together.

But after listening, everyone looked at each other, Wu Sangui looked at Fang Guangchen beside him meaningfully, and found that he, like himself, was also covered with cold sweat.

The content of the will is simple. After the establishment of the Green Battalion, various units have been assembled to the borders of Huguang and Shaanxi, with a total strength of 180,000 troops, and soldiers and horses will arrive one after another.

The meaning of the imperial court is that at the same time as Zheng Zhilong attacks Xiangyang, the Qing army will also move south. The main force is the Green Battalion soldiers and horses. Divided into east and west roads, the east road with Pingxi Wang Wu Sangui as the main general, the west road with Hong Chengchou as the main commander, the two armies marched together, raiding Zheng Zhilong's army, in order to eliminate the main force of the Zheng army in a battle.

After defeating Zheng Zhilong, General Wu Sangui led his army to attack Nanzhili and began the Qing army's Jiangnan strategy. Hong Chengchou turned west and went straight to Sichuan, aiming at Zhang Xianzhong's headquarters entrenched in Sichuan, while the main force of the Qing army's Eight Banners would hold on to Hebei and Gyeonggi to guard against Zhu Ping'an's soldiers and horses.

It was only now that Wu Sangui understood what a huge game of chess Dolgon was playing.

Since Hong Chengchou returned to the Qing court, he has been idle until now. Although Wu Sangui still doesn't know that the reason for Hong Chengchou's surrender is not the current Queen Mother Da Yuer. But according to Wu Sangui's knowledge, Hong Chengchou is now desperately working for Da Yuer and giving advice. Including Fulin's accession to the throne, Hong Chengchou has made great contributions to it.

Now it seems that the so-called reuse of Han officials and Han generals is also a strategy of last resort for the Manchu court. But Da Yuer is also preventing the Han people from becoming bigger, Zhang Cunren, Hong Chengchou and others are out-and-out and loyal slaves, and these two people are in the army. What kind of mess can the green camp have? (To be continued......)