Chapter 168: Envoy Li Zicheng
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October is the golden autumn season, but the people of Gyeonggi do not feel the slightest joy, half a year ago, the Qing army entered the customs, they unknowingly, they became slaves.
With the great military victory, the Manchu Qing were also intoxicated with their great martial arts, and after entering the customs, Dolgon ordered to be shaved and obeyed, and those who disobeyed were immediately beheaded. In addition, because Gu Zhenhua took away the grain, the Manchu Qing were forced to double their exploitation.
The nobles of the Eight Banners stook the land, and the rich and good land they saw was included in their own pockets, robbing the people, and not letting go of the last ration.
As a result, the Manchus slaughtered a village and a town in the name of chasing fugitives, and the bones were everywhere, and wolf dogs were rampant. At the foot of the prosperous Son of Heaven, it has almost become a hell on earth.
Just as the so-called got carried away, just when the Manchu Qing were preparing to launch a larger-scale offensive, Luo Xiujin, the governor of Henan, sent a crying for help. In the midst of the twists and turns, Luo Xiujin told about the defeat of Zu Kefa and the loss of 15,000 people. In the place north of the Yellow River, only the Huaiqing general army Jin Yuhe alone maintained, the old and weak, sick and disabled, unbearable to use, in addition to the Dashun army to guard Shanxi Changzhi and other places, may advance eastward at any time.
Sandwiched between the two fierce tigers, Luo Xiujin was restless, looking at it, desperately praying for help.
After seeing this excerpt, Dolgon was also startled, Henan is the heart of the Central Plains, once lost, it will have a fatal impact on the entire battle situation, especially the Manchu Qing Dynasty put on a dumbbell formation. Dolgon divided the Qing army into two heavy groups, one led by Azig and Wu Sangui, through Shanxi, to attack northern Shaanxi, and then south to capture Xi'an. Destroy the Dashun regime. On the other hand, led by Duoduo, they generally went south along the canal and attacked Xuzhou.
The Manchus also inquired about the news in many ways, knowing that the defenders of Xuzhou were Gu Zhenhua, who frequently troubled them, and Dolgon also gritted his teeth. It is required that Duoduo must destroy An ** and destroy the resistance of Nanming.
When the two fists are placed, they are about to make a move, but there is a problem in Henan, and if they continue to fight like this, there is a great danger of being pulled out by the black tiger.
Thought of this. How could Dolgon not be afraid, he immediately found Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Ning Wan and others to discuss the military situation.
After reading the excerpt, Hong Chengchou frowned, and couldn't help but say, "Lord Wang." Judging from this letter, Weichen thinks that there are two issues that need to be paid attention to, one is that the strength of An** is expanding rapidly, and the other is that Gu Zhenhua marched into Henan, intending to operate the Central Plains, and his ambition is not small! ā
Dorgon nodded, "That's right. This guy seems to have fallen from the sky, but every time he appears in a key place, the good deeds of the bad Lone King are really hateful! ā
"Lord Wang, don't be impatient." Fan Wencheng couldn't help but say: "Last time, Prince Su also suffered a loss at the hands of Gu Zhenhua. In the opinion of Wei Chen, An ** is not easy to deal with, and sending a partial division is simply to fight the fire with a salary, which is not only difficult to kill, but will also suffer. It's just that the main army is inconvenient to change the strategy, which is very tricky. ā
While they were talking. The little eunuch flew over again and sent a six-hundred-mile rush from Luo Xiujin. When he opened it, Dolgon's lungs exploded.
"Bastard, bastard! Gu Zhenhua will be punished by this king! ā
A few traitors quietly picked up the paperwork and read it. It's also ugly. Since the Shanghai Customs, Gu Zhenhua's methods of killing people have been renovated, first Jingguan, then Wan Ling Chi, fried Kong Youde, and when he arrived in Henan, he actually played pit killing. Six thousand captives were all buried alive, what a handiwork, it sounds numb!
"Lord Wang, Gu Zhenhua is mad, brutal and unkind, Weichen thinks that he must be killed, otherwise it is not enough to comfort the soldiers who died and appease people's hearts." Fan Wencheng knelt on the ground and changed his tone.
Hong Chengchou was even more anxious, Zu Kefa was buried alive, what would happen to him, I couldn't imagine it! Such a dangerous character must be eliminated as much as possible, otherwise it will really become their nightmare!
"Lord Wang, I only see the ministers, it is better to let the king of Doluo County turn his fists, the main force goes south to the Central Plains, attack Henan, first destroy An**, and then go to deal with Li Zicheng!" Hong Chengchou gritted his teeth and came up with an idea.
Ning Wan and I frowned on the side: "Lord Wang, the minister thinks that this matter can't be hasty, Gu Zhenhua was originally stationed in Xuzhou, but this time he appeared in Henan, whether it is really the main force transferred, or a false shot, I don't know it yet." And I heard that the pseudo-Ming had sent the university scholar Shi Kefa north to Shandong. If you let it go, I'm afraid that a fierce beast will appear on the side of the couch. ā
These traitors kept discussing, but no matter how they discussed, the Manchu Qing Dynasty's forces were limited, and it might be possible to concentrate on one side, but if they wanted to deal with the three roads at the same time, they couldn't do it. And it may be that because of the dispersion of power, it has been exploited.
For Gu Zhenhua's ability to grasp the fighter, they all suffered and did not dare to take risks lightly.
Discussion and discussion went on, and in the end, it was Dolgon who had to make a decision, and the famously clever Prince Rui also made a mistake. Circling back and forth on the ground, nearly tearing out the soles of his shoes, Dolgon finally made up his mind.
"The top priority is to eliminate Li Zicheng, but we can't give An ** a chance to become bigger, we must keep an eye on this tiger, once Li Zicheng is eliminated, immediately march into Henan and kill Gu Zhenhua."
"The prince is wise!" The three traitors naturally have no objection to the master's decision.
"Lord Qiyu, since this is the case, Weichen Jian yƬ is led by the king of Yingjun and continues to attack Li Zicheng. The main force of the king of Doro moved westward, and he also cooperated to eliminate the thieves. As for the Huaiqing Weihui line, it was guarded by Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi. Hong Chengchou built yƬ said.
"Wu Sangui?" Dolgon frowned, "Didn't he lose at the hands of Gu Zhenhua?" ā
"It is precisely because of the defeat that he is used, Wu Sangui knows the details of An ** better, and with the lessons of the past, he is more careful with his soldiers. Wu Sangui's more than 20,000 Guan Ning troops, plus the defenders in Huaiqing and other places, are not enterprising enough, and they are more than conservative, at least they can contain Gu Zhenhua. ā
Dolgon thought for a long time, and nodded, "Okay, that's it, go and sue Wu Sangui, this is the last chance given to him by this king, you must be careful to deal with it!" ā
Dolgon asked again: "What should Shandong do, and how will that Shi Kefa deal with it?" ā
Fan Wencheng laughed, "Lord Wang, Shi Kefa is very talented, and it is not worth mentioning, as long as you send Geng Zhongming, the king of Huaishun." ā
After some discussion, the deployment of the Qing army came to an unprecedented adjustment. Of course, they are adjusting, and Gu Zhenhua is no exception.
After taking control of Kaifeng Mansion, Gu Zhenhua established control over Henan to an unprecedented degree, and Tuntian Grange sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, spreading rapidly, in addition to Guide and Kaifeng, Henan Mansion, Ruzhou, Runing Mansion, Nanyang Mansion and other places, farms appeared.
With the establishment of farms, the local militia increased like a snowball. After the people organized, there were originally fewer thieves everywhere in Henan, and the so-called Taoist demon disappeared, and Henan, which had been in chaos for many years, finally began to settle down.
Gu Zhenhua also used a flexible strategy of differential treatment, resolutely eradicating the powerful landlords, and also letting go of the wealthy businessmen who hoarded Juqi. Ordinary scholars and businessmen, on the other hand, have adopted the means of co-optation. First, the purchase of large quantities of goods was contracted to merchants, and secondly, merchants were allowed to participate in the operation of the grange, encouraging them to set up workshops and use labor.
In addition, Gu Zhenhua began the examination to recruit Tuntian officials in Henan, which is equivalent to giving the scholars a chance, under all kinds of arrangements, the order in Henan is quickly restored, and the people have a head again, although they are still poor, although they still have to go hungry, but everyone has confidence. After a few months, the food harvest returns, and life is immediately hopeful.
In addition to appeasing the people, Gu Zhenhua also transferred a large number of troops from Xuzhou and Guide, and there is no doubt that An's focus has been placed on Henan. Of course, he will not give up Xuzhou, which is the north-south rush, and after Gu Zhenhua weighed it again, he left Li Xu to guard Xuzhou and handed him twelve battalions of the Mabu Army.
In the large-scale adjustment of the troops, Gu Zhenhua also announced a new reorganization plan and gave the department a new name. Among them, the veterans had three battalions of cavalry and five battalions of infantry, all of whom were awarded the title of Guards. The first batch of 10 recruit battalions were given official numbers from the 1st to 10th battalions.
As for the second batch of new troops, Gu Zhenhua was given the number of the 11th to 46th battalions of the provisional formation, a total of 36 battalions, with a total number of nearly 20,000 people.
All three combined, An**'s total strength is less than 30,000, and these are Gu Zhenhua's main combat strength. In addition, as Henan fell into the hands of Henan, a new army was recruited, and local militias were formed at the same time, and the total number of troops that could be mobilized was more than 100,000.
At present, Li Xu has two guards battalions and ten provisional battalions. As the current arms production center of An**, Guide has one guard battalion and ten provisional battalions, which are in charge of Sun Cheng. The rest of the troops were transferred to Kaifeng and directly obeyed Gu Zhenhua's arrangement, and the two think tanks Li Jibo and Luo Yangxing were also invited.
"Grandpa Guo, in just half a year, An** can have such a weather, it is really gratifying!" Luo Yangxing said with a smile.
Gu Zhenhua sighed, "Mr. Luo, the real test has just arrived, whether it is a dragon or a worm, it depends on whether you can pass this hurdle." ā
Li Jibo said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo, if you don't march into Henan, maybe the Qing army won't target you so quickly, I'm afraid that it won't be long before the Qing army will report back, and now I regret it, right?" ā
"Hahaha, I never regret what I do, I regret not doing it. If you don't enter Henan, how can you pull Li into a handful! ā
"Grandpa Guo, there are still so many troubles in Henan that have not been dealt with, how do you say to help Li Zicheng, is it using saliva?" Li Jibo exclaimed in surprise.
Gu Zhenhua spread his hands with a smile, "I don't know how to start, so I asked the two gentlemen to discuss." ā
Luo Yangxing said: "Grandpa Guo, if you plan to join forces with Li Zicheng, you might as well send a messenger over to understand the situation before making a decision." ā