The decisive battle between the two armies, more than 200,000 people confronted each other, and the emperor and the king of heaven met each other, this was almost a battle of Dingguo, and naturally it was impossible to be as light as "the two armies met and camped in person...... as in the romance novel". In April, the capital made a decision, and in June he drove to Wuchang Mansion, Kangxi's footsteps were as fast as the wind, not a shock-absorbing and comfortable Cantonese carriage, this rush, his old bones could hardly withstand the toss.

In the past two months, Kangxi naturally couldn't rush away, and the relevant plans were like a big net. And Li Shi squatted in Zhaoshan, in addition to training, he was not idle, and the two sides had their own secret arrows. On the surface, not only Hunan, but also Sichuan and Fujian have been calm in the past two months, and it seems that they have returned to the time of "peace and prosperity".

Wuchang Mansion, pro-Zhengluan is driving, Kangxi is preparing to hold a military meeting in front of the imperial army. Before the meeting, he needed to set a general policy, so he recruited Zhao Hongcan to find out. Although this guy was dismissed from the Ministry of War, he was familiar with Li Shi and knew about military affairs, Kangxi still regarded him as a counselor in the army, and he had to ask if he had anything.

Zhao Hongcan said: "That Li thief has set up camp in Zhaoshan, south of Changsha and north of Xiangtan, and it has been two or three months now. The attack on Changsha City is up to the point, and the fierce momentum of attacking the city and pulling out the village should be another plan, and our imperial army has to defend against it! ”

Kangxi smiled faintly: "What is he trying to do!?" Isn't it just trying to face off with me in Changsha, and I'm waiting for it! ”

With a wave of his hand, Kangxi said in a deep voice: "Let him feel comfortable, when my army arrives in Yuezhou, he should be at a loss!" ”

Zhao Hongcan frowned and thought about it, and then suddenly, he said continuously: "The emperor is wise!" The minister was wondering why the situation in Sichuan and Fujian also fell silent, but he didn't expect that it was the emperor's plan to blossom on three sides! ”

Kangxi nodded with a smile, Yinzhen led the army into Sichuan, and after stabilizing the situation in Yucheng, he issued an edict not to make a big move for the time being. On the Fujian side, Shi Shibi, who was designated as the commander of the Fujian and Zhejiang battlefields, also received a similar order to let the thief army be more lenient in person.

This is to learn the lesson of the battle of Yizhang, when the momentum of the battlefield on three sides was uneven, and Li Shi made a big move, gathered the main force, and caught Yinzhen off guard in Yizhang. Now he has personally conquered, and when the imperial army starts on the main battlefield in Hunan, Sichuan and Fujian will launch it together. That Li Shi's main force is gathered in Hunan, and it is difficult to show his ability to show three heads and six arms. When the time comes, there will be heavy pressure on three sides, and it will be difficult to cope with it!

Thinking of the pride of the place, Kangxi said in his heart, although you Li Shi is strong, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, can you compete with me in the Qing Dynasty!? You are a weak person after all, and how to fight this battle, you have to be at my mercy.

Xiamen, Fujian, Shi Shibiao looked at the northwest, and his long-depressed heart also swayed with happiness. Earlier, he was promoted by Kangxi to be the general of Jinghai, which was an honorary position he obtained after his son Shi Lang. But at the moment, this general is not only honored, but also on the battlefield of Fujian and Zhejiang, and he is now the one who is the only one in charge. Although the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Manbao, also divided and ruled as the minister of Fujian and Zhejiang, so that he could not meddle in local government affairs casually like other generals, but with such an honor, Sichuan Nian Qianyao can compare with him in this world. After all, Nian Qianyao was a banner man, and as a Han man, he was awarded a general in wartime, which was on a par with Zhao Liangdong during the Ping San Domain.

did not blame him for his defeat in the Battle of Gulei, and promoted him as a general, the emperor's grace was vast, but Shi Shibiao saw the eagerness of the emperor and the court. The elderly Emperor Yanjing wanted to conquer in person, and the situation at this time was more critical than that of the Three Feudatories, and he was catching up with the eastward advance of Galdan that year.

After the Battle of Gulei, his sailors no longer dared to gather a fleet to act at sea, so they had to shrink in Jinxia to confront the Yingyang Army in front of him, in the face of the Yingyang Army, he had no power to counterattack, but the Yingyang Army withdrew more than a month ago, and he felt that he had an opportunity to take advantage of.

After the withdrawal of the Yingyang Army, it was the Fubo Army and the Fujian People's Army that occupied the front line of Zhangzhou, Longxi and Chenghai. The former has never dealt with it, and judging from the color of the clothes, it seems to be subordinate to the thief army and sailors, and it should be elite, but the number is no more than a thousand. Although the latter had 10,000 people, they were hastily organized, and there were even many officers and men of the original Green Battalion. Not only could he bear the vicious battle, but once he was under heavy pressure, there was also the possibility of defecting to the imperial court, Shi Shibiao had the heart to counterattack and recapture Zhangzhou.

It's a pity that followed the general's will came with an edict, Kangxi asked him to postpone his advance, put stability first, and let Shi Shibiu's plan fail. Thinking about it carefully, Shi Shibiao also had to put stability first. After all, the imperial army had not yet gathered in Hunan, and if it aroused Li Shi's anger in Fujian, he would only send an army into Fujian again, and he would not be able to bear it. He didn't dare to ignore another big enemy, and Xiao Sheng, the "Governor of the Water Division" of the thief army on his side, was eyeing him and rashly dispatched, and he might even lose Jinxia at that time.

Compared with Zhangzhou, Jinxia is more important, because Jinxia leads directly to Penghu, even if Xiao Sheng controls the sea route, as long as Shi Shibiao divides the fleet into zero, there is no big problem in coming and going to Penghu. After all, there were too few clippers in Xiao Sheng's hands, and there was no way to completely cut off the sea route. And with Penghu tightly in his hands, Taiwan can be guaranteed, and Taiwan is the foundation of his family.

Therefore, Shi Shibiao suppressed the fighting spirit and confronted the British and Chinese troops in Xiamen, until he reported that Kangxi had arrived in Wuchang, and he felt happy and began to focus on deploying a counteroffensive plan.

When he returned to the Yamen of the Admiral of the Water Division, he was about to order an armament battle, but he saw Lan Tingzhen, the general of the middle battalion of the Water Division, rushing in with a general.

"Military Gate! Taiwan has changed! ”

Lan Tingzhen called urgently, Shi Shibiu's heart shook violently, it was Xiao Sheng who invaded Taiwan!?

"Mark the Penghu Association to garrison Lin Liang, in order to report the military situation, he risked his life to sail directly to Xiamen! The military gate, Taiwan thieves, but half a month has spread to the whole of Taiwan! The civilian officials fled to Penghu, but Yao Zongrong led the army to resist the enemy in Taiwan's capital city, and begged the army to send reinforcements quickly, otherwise Taiwan would be in danger! ”

The general knelt on the ground and cried, Shi Shibiu's brain was numb, and his vision was blurred.

Xiao Sheng is the general manager of Taiwan, and he will make trouble in Taiwan, he has long expected it. Before that, he repeatedly ordered Taiwan towns to take more precautions, and also asked the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang to be fully protected, and the Taiwan government Qingxiang Lianbao was written to prevent the thief army from infiltrating and bewitching.

From the Battle of Yizhang last year to the present, there has been no movement in Taiwan, and he still thinks that his own measures are appropriate, so that Xiao Sheng has no chance to start in Taiwan. But I didn't expect that if Xiao Sheng didn't do it, if he did, the whole Taiwan would be reversed!?

"Your name is ...... Lin Liang? Coming directly from Penghu? Okay, loyal and righteous people, and talk about Taiwan affairs in detail. ”

Shi Shibiao suppressed the horror in his heart, helped up Na Lin Liang, and wanted to listen to the details of this matter. From Penghu to Xiamen, there are now Xiao Sheng's clippers cruising. If the sailor warship sails directly, if it is unlucky, the ship will be destroyed and people will die. Therefore, Qing soldiers, officials, and posts traveled to and from Taiwan and the mainland, all taking the northern route to Fuzhou and then south. This Lin Liang saves time and flies directly to Xiamen, which is really a great adventure.

Hearing that Yao Tang, the chief soldier of Taiwan Town, is still holding on to the capital city of Taiwan, Shi Shibiao felt a little at ease, the situation is not so bad that it is extremely bad, and there is still a place to settle down on the island of Taiwan after all.

After listening to Lin Liang's report, Shi Shibiu's heart tossed and turned, his face was also pale and uncertain, and finally gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Send troops!" General Lan Shen, gather the fleet, you lead the sailors to raise the fourth battalion, carry the third battalion by land, Kinmen Town, Fujian Security Association, and rush to Penghu! ”

Yin Tebu originally gathered the army of the green battalion in Jiangnan, because Xiao Sheng led the fleet to attack Jiangnan, and lit fires everywhere, and he had dispersed back to various places in Jiangnan to assist in defense. Shi Shibiao is the supreme commander of the Fujian and Zhejiang battlefields, but the troops under his command are not much.

With the full insurance and the division of power, he can't move the Zhejiang Green Battalion, and he has no right to dispatch the flag battalion of the Fuzhou General's Department, so he only has the Fujian Water and Land Green Battalion in his hands, as well as the Fujian and Zhejiang Governors and some of the Zhejiang Green Battalions that are supported by the Manbao Army. There are 80,000 on the books, but only 60,000 can actually fight, including 10,000 in Penghu, Taiwan.

Hearing Shi Shibiu's arrangement, Lan Tingzhen was shocked, he knew a little about Shi Shibiu's plan. These troops have 12,300 troops, and they are all elites, and they are all transferred to Taiwan, and Fujian is in front of them, and they no longer have the strength to cooperate with the Hunan war situation.

"Taiwan is the most important! If Taiwan is won, the thief army will be like a tiger, and it will be difficult to control it, this is a bigger game, and the emperor has already explained! ”

Shi Shibi said coldly, not just for the sake of his Shi family. At this moment, the Nanban occupies the two Guangzhou, Yunnan and Guizhou, and is fighting for Hunan, just like the previous battle between the three feudatories and the imperial court. If the Nanban is allowed to occupy Taiwan again, it will be the momentum of the three feudatories and the concerted efforts of the Zheng family in Taiwan, and the Qing Dynasty will be really dangerous.

Of course, Lan Tingzhen couldn't get involved in this big chess game, he was worried about another thing, "Junmen, the sea route is still in the hands of the thief army, so how can Xiao Sheng sit back and watch my sailor brigade enter Taiwan?" ”

Shi Shibiao sighed: "The only way to do this is to break it into pieces and sail to Penghu in a single boat, not to gather a fleet." ”

Shi Shibiao was a little remorseful, knowing that the situation was such a change, he did not dare to instigate the Dutch to attack rashly, but asked him to protect the sea route, with the Dutch escort, it would not even send reinforcements to Taiwan so sneaky, like rats crossing the river.

In such an embarrassing situation, he was forced by Xiao Sheng, a subordinate of the "good man" who was originally optimistic, and Shi Shibiao was so angry that his temples jumped: "Xiao Sheng, that bastard!" I should have cut off his head with a knife in Yingde back then! ”

On Nanao Island, I heard a report from the secret agent of the Military Intelligence Department that Shi Shibiao jumped to his feet and scolded him in the Yamen of the Xiamen Navy Commander, Xiao Sheng laughed: "Shi Junmen scolded the wrong person this time, this is not Xiao someone's arrangement, the king of heaven has planted roots more than a year ago, and the accumulation has only occurred until now, so he naturally can't bear it." ”

This is indeed Li Shi's plan, after Qingpu raised the flag, the Eagle Yang Army marched eastward, and after entering Fujian, there was movement in Taiwan. In the past, it was said that the subordinates of the Zheng family were all secretly linked, wanting to rise up. Li Shi sent Zheng Yong to Taiwan to pacify them, and also funded them to gather in Great Cana and Jilong Bay in the north of Taiwan. Over the past year or so, it has gathered a considerable scale. Operated by the Zheng family's subordinates and the Heaven and Earth Society, this movement concealed the Qing court, and it was only at this time that it was finally detonated.

"We're the protagonists, why did we steal the stage?"

Chiayi, Taiwan, the original county government has been changed to the Yinghua Taiwan Solicitation Envoy Yamen, and the new envoy Zheng Yong looked at the Taiwan map with a stunned face.

(To be continued)