"Ladies and gentlemen, it was agreed in just one night, but it won't be changed again, right?" Li Weizuo was not so surprised, after all, these people didn't know what it meant for Lu Dao to promote the big leader, he got up and asked with a smile to the leaders of the thirteen Kuidong families sitting around the big table.

"If you don't change it, it's Brother Liu." The leaders shook their heads and replied firmly.

"Alright, please wait a moment." Li Weizuo confessed his guilt, turned around and entered the back hall, took out the edict, took out the pen, filled in the name, and ordered a few of his subordinates to carry out the incense case.

Li Weizuo didn't stop until he walked to the incense case, shook his official uniform and turned around, his face was full of emotion, and he shouted in a long voice: "Liu Tichun takes the order-"

Liu Tichun and everyone were stunned on the spot, and then there was a sparse noise of chairs and stools, Liu Tichun didn't know who pushed him twice, he was a little sober, and knelt down in front of everyone and bowed to Li Weizuo: "The minister is here." ”

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said: ...... Liu Tichun and the generals have the courage to serve the country, and they can be rewarded for their merits, if they can make more meritorious contributions, how can the court be stingy with the king......"

Liu Tichun lowered his head and listened below, with a uncertain look on his face, and the faces of the people standing behind him also showed surprise.

“…… Chin this! Li Weizuo said loudly in a long voice.

"Respectfully Tian'an, long live, long live, long live." Stunned for a moment, Liu Tichun kowtowed and said.

Li Weizuo pursed the corners of his mouth and said majestically: "Holy bow." ”

Liu Tichun bowed again, "Thank you for God's grace, long live, long live, long live." ”

"Heavenly grace."

"Eternal resignation, long live, long live, long live."

"It's good to be sincere."

Long live Liu Tichun's three calls. Finally completed the whole process of receiving the order, and when he stood up, Li Weizuo's serious and majestic face also opened up in the sky. took a step forward and held the holy decree in front of Liu Tichun with both hands, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to King Xunyang." ”

Suddenly crowned the king of the county, Liu Tichun was not completely awake from the complex emotions, and he was a little stunned to hold the edict and smiled at Li Weizuo reluctantly.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Li Weizuo turned his head and raised his hand at the people behind Liu Tichun, and said loudly: "His Royal Highness Min is staying in the imperial court. Please seal the generals, the court is not allowed. And His Royal Highness Min against the Qing Dynasty does not discriminate equally, and there is a meritorious reward. If there is a penalty, it is the most fair and just. It's just that the message is cut off, and His Royal Highness Min knows your loyalty, but he doesn't know your merits. I hereby ask this official to apologize to you on his behalf. However, the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty was difficult and difficult. As long as you work hard to serve the country, will there be no reward from the king in the future? His Royal Highness has a saying: I hope that the people will forgive him, encourage him, and work together to reward the royal family and contribute to the great cause. If all goes well. Within three years, His Royal Highness Min should personally comfort you. Talking about the reward of meritorious deeds, it is very happy! ”

"His Royal Highness Min's Longen, the last general will wait for the five senses, and the death force will be determined." Liu Tichun hurriedly bowed down on behalf of everyone to thank him.

"His Royal Highness Min, Longen, the end will be determined by the death force."

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Everyone bowed down and saluted, and their hearts were full of mixed emotions. has both envy and jealousy of Liu Tichun, and also thinks about where he will go in the future. But one thing is certain, Liu Tichun is not only the leader of their public promotion now, but also a level higher than them in terms of official titles, and his command and influence are undoubtedly much heavier than in the past.

At the same time, Li Weizuo's status in their eyes is very unusual, and he has meritorious deeds and correspondence with His Royal Highness Min, which is no better than those court officials who were sent before. Within three years, will the road from Yunnan Province to Kuidong be opened? His Royal Highness Min is so ambitious, so confident and arrogant!

Liu Tichun did not have much fame in Li Zicheng's era, but the sharp and fierce national contradictions in the early Qing Dynasty pushed him to the forefront of history, and the complex political situation tempered him more and more maturely, and finally stood out and showed his talents.

He organized his troops into 16 battalions, which were stationed in Kuizhou (now Fengjie County, Chongqing), Wushan, Dachang, Daning, Shizhou, Jianshi, Badong, Xingshan, Fangxian, Zhushan, Guihua, Fengcheng, Jincheng and other deep mountain areas on the border of Sichuan and Huguang, and once undertook the heavy task of resisting the Qing Dynasty in the Three Gorges area.

After the announcement was completed, everyone congratulated Liu Tichun again, Liu Tichun thanked him again and again, and ordered his subordinates to prepare wine and meat, and to talk and celebrate in the evening.

After the hustle and bustle was over, Liu Tichun and the others sat down again, and showed Li Weizuo the plan for attacking Huguang that they had discussed last night. They chose three places to attack, namely Dangyang, Yidu, and Yunyang, for Li Weizuo to choose and decide.

Li Weizuo is not good at military affairs, but Zhu Yongxing has carefully analyzed the geographical location of Kuidong and the direction of development. Although Huguang is rich and the Chu army is not strong in combat effectiveness, from the perspective of the overall situation of the entire anti-Qing resistance, it is the correct strategic direction to join forces to advance Sichuan.

Because although the Qing army occupied Sichuan, it was still short and did not really consolidate. First, the population of Sichuan, which had been war-torn for a long time, was too small to support too many troops; Second, there are many Ming generals in the Qing army in Sichuan who surrendered, and when they are really in battle, they may not fight to the death, and it is very possible to revolt and defect. This is similar to Zhu Yongxing's actions in Yunnan Province, that is, it does not give the Qing army time to consolidate the place.

Li Weizuo thought about it for a long time, and it was not easy to decide. Because Zhu Yongxing once told him not to interfere in the military operations of the Thirteen Kuidong Families, so as not to cause misunderstanding and estrangement. He told everyone about Zhu Yongxing's strategic plan and asked them to discuss the action plan again.

"Although the Qing army was located in Shu, it was still short and sparsely populated, making it difficult to consolidate. If you don't capture it at the right time, it will be even more difficult in the future. In addition, if our army wants to unite as one in the southwest battlefield, it must capture Sichuan before it can be realized. Li Weizuo reminisced while recalling, and took out a piece of paper full of small characters, "His Royal Highness Min has increased his troops in western Yunnan, and Yongning Mansion has entered southwest Sichuan, and Sichuan Province is about to change, I hope you are ready to take a look at the opportunity to enter eastern Sichuan." ”

"Has there been a change in Sichuan Province?" Liu Tichun asked suspiciously: "I don't know what happened, can Lord Li say it clearly." ”

Li Weizuo shook his head and said, "Your Highness is sure to be expected, but it is rarely revealed in advance. Other than that. His Royal Highness Min suggested that you establish a joint force as the main force to advance eastern Sichuan. ”

Joint forces, how are they chartered? Everyone looked puzzled. Shifted his gaze to Li Weizuo.

"Each unit will do what it can, and each will draw out appropriate troops and horses to form a joint force, which will be stationed in Zaba County, and can move at any time." Li Weizuo explained in detail: "This can greatly reduce the time for contacting various departments and meeting the whole army. ”

Wang Guangxing opened his mouth, as if he had something to say. But there was no exit, and he lowered his head slightly, as if he was thinking about something. The rest of the crowd did not immediately take a stand. One issue is being considered, and that is the command of this joint force.

Although Liu Tichun has been nominally pushed as the leader and listened to moderation, he can still be self-reliant. There was no unified command between them before. There is no unified organizational structure. The relationship between them is mostly spontaneous and does not have any binding force. Even if Liu Tichun is now crowned the king of the county, it will obviously take time to transform from the original loose political armed group.

Liu Tichun smiled bitterly and motioned to Li Weizuo with his eyes, hoping that he would not continue to say this. It's a big deal, he used all his soldiers and horses to enter eastern Sichuan.

Li Weizuo sighed secretly in his heart, as His Royal Highness Min expected. It is difficult for people to be united, and they have more or less the psychology of being divided and self-sufficient. regards the army as the foundation of life, how can it be easily transferred.

"His Royal Highness Min has said that since the joint forces are from each family, a military committee can also be established to coordinate." Li Weizuo retreated and continued: "Whoever sends troops to help pay can send a representative to the military council. The King of Xunyang decided to stop the matter, and the committee voted on it, and if the majority agreed, it could be followed by the order, and if the majority was opposed, it could be discussed again. ”

Everyone was amazed, and it was difficult to decide for a while after carefully pondering the key points and analyzing the pros and cons.

Seeing this, Li Weizuo no longer urged, and announced that today's meeting would be over, leaving time for everyone to think about it.

The leaders of the thirteen families in Kuidong can be divided into two components, of which the remaining nine members of the Dashun army: Liu Tichun, Hao Shaoqi, Yuan Zongdi, Li Laiheng, Dang Shousu, Ta Tianbao, He Zhen, Ma Tengyun, and Li Benying; There are four old generals in Sichuan: Wang Guangxing, Tan Wen, Tan Yi, and Tan Hong. And after Tan Yi and Tan Hong assassinated Tan Wen in the three Tans, they have been cleared. The old generals in central Sichuan were left with only Wang Guangxing, who was alone.

After the meeting ended, Liu Tichun and Li Weizuo discussed it carefully, and then walked separately. Liu Tichun went to explain and persuade the original Dashun army faction, and Li Weizuo went to do Wang Guangxing's work.

The trend of scattering and stationing into a separatist is naturally not what Zhu Yongxing hopes. The establishment of joint forces and military commissions is only the first step towards breaking this situation, and there are other means in the future, or a flexible approach depending on the situation.

Success is advantageous, and defeat is not harmful. Zhu Yongxing is not in a hurry to include the thirteen families of Kuidong into his planned system at once, because this is unrealistic, and it can only backfire if he rushes too much. The view of the gateway is not formed in a day, and naturally it cannot be eliminated in a short period of time.

At present, Zhu Yongxing can only hope that the Ming army in Yunnan Province, with the Daxi Army as the main body, and the 13 armed forces with the Dashun Army as the main body, will not repeat the tragedy in history in which each fought separately and was defeated by the Qing army.

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In April, the naval divisions of the Qing army from Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Fujian provinces completed their assembly in Quanzhou and handed them over to the command of the Annan general Dasu. And Zheng Jun's generals Shi Lang, Huang Wu and others were also transferred to Dasu's men. The Qing Dynasty bet on all the naval forces in the southeast, hoping to eliminate the anti-Qing forces led by Zheng Chenggong in one fell swoop and eliminate future troubles forever.

Zheng Chenggong actively prepared for war, ordered the withdrawal of troops stationed in Zhoushan and other places, and used some generals who had been removed from their posts before and entrusted them with important tasks. Under the efforts and coordination of Zheng Chenggong, the Zheng army gradually regained unity, at least everyone made it clear that the upcoming battle of Xiamen would become an important battle that would determine their own life and death.

The war in the southeast was about to break out, attracting many attention, but not including Zhu Yongxing. Zhu Yongxing scoffed at the self-confidence and optimism of the Qing court. Even if the Zheng army suffered a lot of losses in the Battle of Nanjing, the Qing army wanted to annihilate the Zheng clan in one fell swoop, and I am afraid that it would take ten years of training.

Although he was not worried that Zheng Chenggong would be defeated, Zhu Yongxing still ordered the South China Sea Fleet to send a detachment headed by Yang Yandi and Chen Shangchuan to support Jin and Xiamen with 20 warships.

Everyone understands the truth of cold lips and teeth, but when the opportunity is made, how many people can let go of selfish distractions and focus on the overall situation. Of course, supporting Zheng Chenggong is not Zhu Yongxing's only purpose. It is also Zhu Yongxing's long-term idea to train the sailors in actual combat, learn naval battle tactics, and kill and injure as many Qing troops as possible and destroy the strength of their sailors.

As the rainy season approached once again, Zhu Yongxing had turned his attention to southern Sichuan and Guangxi. Of the troops that were expanded in the early stage, 7,000 were allocated to the western Yunnan theater, 4,000 to eastern Yunnan, and only 2,000 to southern Yunnan. Such a distribution naturally has a strong purpose, and it should be a better time to take advantage of the rainy season to plunge the war situation in Yunnan Province into a stable confrontation and focus on the development of Sichuan.

What's more, the change in Sichuan Province is not Zhu Yongxing's random speculation, but has a basis. Not only Sichuan Province, Zhu Yongxing is setting up a bigger bureau. Now, Ye Hu of the Intelligence Department is reporting the relevant situation to Zhu Yongxing.

"Well, very good, this information is classified as top secret." Zhu Yongxing read the summary of the situation in Guizhou, was deeply satisfied, and nodded in praise.

"It's just that the bear hasn't been found yet, and it will take some time to prepare for the delivery of the fake letter." Ye Hu's face remained unchanged, and he bowed down and said, "Please don't blame Your Highness." ”

Zhu Yongxing waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care about this little flaw, and said in a deep voice: "The rumors have been spread, and the Tusi in Guizhou are suspicious of Wu Sangui's recruitment order and do not respond positively, which alleviates the current situation in Yunnan Province. In more than a month, it will be the rainy season, and our army will have a chance to rest and recuperate for half a year. It's just that one side has to go and the other is good, but the attack on Shu must continue. There is also Kuidong, in addition to the land connection channel, the waterway should also be stepped up. ”

"Back to Your Highness, it seems easier to humble yourself by water." Ye Hu said his analysis, "According to the reconnaissance of the Intelligence Department, most of the land in Sichuan Province is barren and sparsely populated, and it is very inconvenient to travel through. ”

"Difficulties are inevitable, but intelligence spying in southern Sichuan must be strengthened. In addition, it is necessary to slowly make statistics on the situation in the counties and towns of Sichuan Province so as to facilitate the transfer of troops and immigrants. Zhu Yongxing frowned slightly, although he knew that Sichuan was greatly affected by the war, but how desolate and miserable it was, he didn't know the details of Lu Dao.

In fact, the situation in Sichuan is far more serious than Zhu Yongxing estimated. Chengdu was "all the city in rubble", and the Qing court was unable to garrison officials in Chengdu, so it had to move to Baoning (now Langzhong); Chongqing Daluzhou, the boat line has been silent for several days, and only the far foot of the empty mountain remains; Chongqing "is the place where the governors are stationed in the festival, and the mourning is a little gathered, but there are only hundreds"; Other counties and towns are also mostly "not one of the people who survives, and if they can finish their families, they will never be seen."

…………… (To be continued......)