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The Huguang war that Zheng Kezhang was concerned about was actually not good for the Ming and Zheng sides, and a big reason for the current situation was that the factions of the Ming army in eastern Hubei were very complicated. Now, in addition to the two divisions of the Zheng army led by General Jinwu and Huguang General Hong Gongzhu, there are also Liu Ning'an of the Qing army that held Wuchang and was deeply influenced by Zhu Qi, the king of Ning, Wang Xinhua's department from Jiangxi to attack Changsha and could not go to Yueyang to achieve a coalition with the Wuchang Ming army, and Huangzhou Prefecture, Hanyang Prefecture, and other places, which nominally returned to the Ming Dynasty and actually roamed between the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Regardless of the small anti-Qing rebel army in Jiangbei, Wang Xinhua, who has been named the deputy general of the Zhenjun Army, Xinfengbo, and the deputy general of Hunan, does not need to say much, but Liu Ning'an, who is close to Ning Wang Zhu Qi, is a ruthless character. Although this person accepted the posts of deputy general Guangwei, commander of Huguang and deputy general of Huguang and deputy general of Huguang canonized by Zheng Kezang, he occupied Jiangxia, Wuchang, Jiayu, Puqi (Chibi) and other places in Wuchang Prefecture and did not allow the nominal governor Hong Gongzhu to lead his troops to enter, forcing Hong Gongzhu to confront Xingguozhou (Yangxin) and the Qing army Huangzhou Association, Qizhou Battalion, and Yichang Zhenbiao Fourth Battalion in Qizhou, Huangzhou Prefecture on the opposite bank.

"The autumn grain of Jiayu, Puqi, and Xianning has been collected, why can't the grain in Jiangxia and Wuchang counties be harvested?" In the yamen of the governor of Huguang in the Qing court, who used to be the palace of King Ning, there was a terrifying shout today. "And don't you want the heads of those two guys in Chongyang and Tongcheng?"

"Big brother, a few days later will be a few days later, anyway, the military food in the city is still abundant, why force people to jump over the wall in a hurry." Jiang Chunxiu, who was wearing a fourth-grade military attache robe on the side, persuaded Liu Ning'an, who was like a trapped beast. "Besides, there is really not enough food, so we won't ask those guys in Xingguozhou."

"Fourth, you are training sailors in Yanzhou Bay, you don't know." Liu Ningan hadn't yet spoken, and another third-grade military attache on the side explained with a wry smile. "The one in Nanjing City suddenly wants to inspect our troops, and he has to reorganize the army according to the Zheng family's system, how can this be done, so there is no need to think about the food in Jiangxi for the time being."

"Let's set the number, will our old brothers be pulled away by Nanjing because of this?" Jiang Chunxiu said disapprerovingly, don't blame him for being arrogant and disapproving, you must know that although Liu Ning'an's ministry has expanded and shrunk several times, it is still the old foundation of the third battalion and the two battalions of Fubiao at the beginning, although it is not an iron bucket, but it is not something that outsiders can shake.

"Fourth, you are confused." The name of the military attache of the third rank is Chang Yufen, and at first glance it sounds like a daughter's family, but in fact he is a big man. "Once the whole army is reorganized, do you think Nanjing can still tolerate our private expansion of the army."

As soon as Jiang Chunxiu said this, he paid attention to it, not to mention that the status of the soldiers in the troubled times depends on the number of troops in his hands, even if he does not rely on King Ning to rely on Zheng Fan again in the future, it is easy to talk about the conditions if there are more soldiers, as soon as he thought of this, he immediately said nervously: "Big brother, the third brother can definitely not let Zheng Fan's people enter Wuchang." ”

"It's not easy to let Zheng Fan's people enter Wuchang, in case someone sends a prefect and a prefect to the county, even King Ning can't stop it." Chang Yufen gritted her teeth and said. "What you hold in your hand is the most important thing, so the food below can't be harvested, so the eldest brother is so anxious."

"Now that Wang Xinhua occupies Yueyang, this old boy is not Zheng Fan's old man, can you send someone to contact you."

"Contact Wang Xinhua, this is also a way." Hearing Jiang Chunxiu's idea, Liu Ningan slapped his thigh and looked at Chang Yufen with an inquiring gaze. "The third, do you think the fourth child is unacceptable?"

Chang Yufen thought about it carefully: "Although Wang Xinhua has gotten a little sweetness from the Zheng family now, he is also afraid that Zheng Jun will unload the mill and kill the donkey, so it is feasible to send someone to contact, but Wang Xinhua has just won Yueyang, and the surrounding area is broken, so I am afraid that I will contact him for mutual aid, I am afraid that we have not yet gotten the profit, and we will lose some of the grain and grass." ”

"As long as Wang Xinhua can stand by and watch, what does it matter if he is given some grain and grass." At this time, Liu Ningan's leadership was revealed. "By the way, fourth, what's the matter with you coming back today?" After setting the charter to contact Wang Xinhua to jointly fight against Zheng Kezang's reorganization of the military order, Liu Ning's head seemed to have put down a big stone, so he remembered Jiang Chunxiu's matter. "Except for soldiers, food, and salary, the eldest brother has nothing to say."

The three biggest things, soldiers, food, and salary, were ruled out by Liu Ning'an, and if he was replaced by someone else, he would have been unhappy for a long time, but Jiang Chunxiu was a person who knocked his head to the ground with the other party, and he also knew Liu Ning'an's dilemma, so his face did not change much, but he said straightly: "The second brother has supervised the construction of more than 60 large and small warships, and I have also practiced some sailors, but there are ships and soldiers that cannot be without cannons, so I came back and asked the eldest brother to transfer cannons." ”

Cannon? There are a few red-clothed cannons at the head of Wuchang City, if it weren't for these guys, Liu Ningan and others would not have been able to repel the siege of the Qing army. However, these cannons are all big guys, and it is impossible to move them from the city, and they can't move the river boats newly built by Liu Bu, so Jiang Chunxiu obviously didn't ask for them.

After blinking for a long time, Liu Ningan seemed to finally remember something: "There seem to be a few Franc cannons in the arsenal." ”

"How far can that cannon hit." Chang Yufen shook her head. "And there are only a few, and the big ship built by the second brother has to be loaded with four or five cannons, which can't even fit two boats, and you have to find a way to make cannons."

In fact, the construction of artillery in the Ming and Qing dynasties was not very advanced technology, basically just like later generations can find out how to make atomic bombs on the Internet, belongs to the popular technology, but some skilled craftsmen can make more charges to hit far, some of the less skilled cannons have to be less charged to hit closer.

"It's easy to make a cannon, but what about this cannon?" As soon as Liu Ningan pondered, his face showed bitterness. "We didn't pay much attention at the beginning, and the gunpowder under the front was used up when we marched into Jiangbei and defended the city." When the two people present heard this, they immediately looked at each other, there is no gunpowder, what is the use of having a cannon. "At this time, even if we search the entire Wuchang, we may not be able to get much, and we have to leave some of them for our bird team."

"I have an idea." Jiang Chunxiu gritted his teeth and came up with a sensational Jianyì. "Zheng Fan's red single boat patrolling the river will not go to the Wuchang River for three or five days, otherwise, the eldest brother will be the east, invite them to come to the shore to drink, and when the time comes, even the boat with guns and gunpowder will be intercepted, and people will give him a gift to send back, even if Zheng Fan is on fire, he will not dare to turn his face with us immediately in order to resist the overall situation of the Qing Dynasty."

"No, this will make things absolutely useless." Chang Yufen hurriedly dissuaded. "The Qing Dynasty is so good at settling accounts after the autumn, even if we turn back, it will be a dead word, so we must not be stiff with the Ming Dynasty." Chang Yufen's meaning is very clear, following King Ning to oppose Zheng Kezang is still an internal contradiction, once the gunboat of the Zheng Junshui Division is intercepted, it will rise to a contradiction between the enemy and me. "Besides, when the time comes, King Ning won't be able to speak for us."

"King Ning, King Ning, what good does that old and dumb monk give our brother, big brother, you have been talking about him with magic barriers." Jiang Chunxiu said impatiently. "Instead of following him all the way to the dark, let's try to catch Zheng Fan's line, maybe our life will be better."

"Let's not say whether King Ning has the strength or not, but it is impossible to cling to the Zheng family." Chang Yufen explained to Jiang Chunxiu. "Now from the center, down to the provincial officials, and even the generals in the army, Gai Mo, who can occupy a prominent position, is not his old courtier of the Zheng family in Dongning, in addition, Wang Xinhua is counted as one, is there anything else? I don't think so. Then his Zheng family swept Jiangnan and never met the attached again? Where are these who have gone now? ”

Chang Yufen's words are actually a bit absolute, in fact, in addition to the most famous Wang Xinhua, there are also Zhou Zhenghe, the commander of the left hussar, Zhao Bingying, the left deputy capital of the imperial history, and some civil and military officials who have raised righteousness and surrendered from the Qing court are active in the military and political arena of Ming and Zheng, but it was in wartime at that time, and the information was not very well-informed, so outsiders only know the most obvious example of Deputy General Wang, so it is understandable that some misunderstandings have been caused.

"King Ning wants to restore the world of the Zhu family, but he can't deal with Zheng Kezang, a traitor, so he has to find a usable force outside the court. And our brothers have soldiers and territory, but there is no one above, and everyone takes what they need, so they hit it off. Chang Yufen concluded. Now that there are the Ning Wang brothers in the court, as long as Zheng Kezhang does not take the liberty of attacking us, our brothers will be as stable as Mount Tai. ”

The gushing Chang Yufen seems to have forgotten that the real heroes often borrow knives to kill people, but fortunately, Zheng Kezhang understands that the reason why Nanming can't maintain half of the country is precisely because of the internal strife, so he didn't mean to deal with Liu Ning'an for the time being, but instead sent troops and ships as a countermeasure, but this seems to make some people get carried away.

"I see." Jiang Chunxiu nodded, but then asked distressedly. "What about the gunpowder?"

"I think there is something desirable in the construction of the fourth." Liu Ningan said suddenly. "The next time Zheng Fan's sailors arrive in Wuchang, I will invite them to drink, the so-called eating people with soft mouths and short hands, as long as they serve these masters well and buy the gunpowder directly from them, it must not be impossible."

Chang Yufen high-fived and praised: "Big brother's idea is good, as long as you report to meet the enemy in the river, how much this cannon consumes is not up to the sailor, this foreign wealth is not in vain, after a long time, maybe even the cannon can be sold to us." ”

Jiang Chunxiu's eyes lit up: "The cannon made by the Zheng family is the best cannon in the world, not only can it hit far, but it also rarely explodes, but unfortunately the Zheng family never flows out, if we can find a way to get it, we don't have to rely on the Zheng family to protect the Wuchang River for us." ”

"It's beautiful to think about, and I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet." Liu Ningan poured cold water on the two. "Don't think about it first, how can the copper come from to make the cannon, why don't you think of a way right away?"