Participating in the military meeting included Li Jing, Jia Xu, Evil Lai, Zhou Yu, Admiral of the Royal Fleet, Guo Ziyi, commander of the Flame Army, and Zhou Bo, commander of the Fourth Legion of the Flame Army.

The lineup is luxurious.

There are those who have cooperated with each other, and there are those who have cooperated with each other for the first time. Especially Li Jing, who had only cooperated with Evil Lai in the just-concluded Battle of Goryeo, was considered familiar, and he knew nothing about other generals.

The royal fleet commanded by Zhou Yu is currently docked at the Yangtze River and ready to go out at any time.

Now it is Ouyang Shuo who is speaking, "According to the information from the Ministry of War, the vanguard of the Qing Army's Duoduo Department has been camped twenty miles away from Yangzhou under the command of Nikan. This is the most critical battle, there is no room for loss, the end of the military discussion, the army will immediately reinforce Yangzhou. ”

"If nothing else, the 100,000 troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty should also accompany them. Counting the 100,000 troops of the Duoduo Department and the 50,000 troops of the Gushan Ezhen Zhun Tower, as well as the predictable surrender of the army, this battle was not easy. ”

Speaking of which, Ouyang Shuo was full of resentment towards the four towns in Jiangbei.

When the soldiers of the Eshan Guzhen Quasi-Tower were approaching Huai'an City, Dongpingbo and Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier, had fled from the wind; Jing Nanbo, the general soldier Huang Degong is still in Tongling; Guangchangbo, the general soldier Liu Liangzuo led his troops to flee to Jianye.

As for Xingpingbo, the general army Gao Jie, in addition to the deputy general soldier Zhuang Zigushang stationed in the south of Xuzhou, other generals such as the deputy general soldier Li Chengdong and the deputy general Yang Shenwu all led their troops to abandon the city and flee south.

The vanguard of the Qing Duoduo Department under the command of Nikan, advanced fifty miles a day, straight to Yangzhou, when Shi Kefa "invited the generals to come back" to Yangzhou, only the general Liu Zhaoji led the troops 4,000 people, the deputy general soldier Zhuang Zigu led the troops 700 people, and the entire Yangzhou garrison was less than 10,000 people.

This also means that the Inhuman Legion needs to fight against the Qing army's 250,000 troops alone. If all the 200,000 troops go into battle, it may not be impossible to fight, and the key is to leave a force to defend Jianye.

Although Ouyang Shuo was named the regent, but there was no army around him, it would not be able to stand firmly, not to mention far away, once the Inhuman Legion was all withdrawn, Liu Liang, who fled to Jianye, would be a moth.

One more thing, Ouyang Shuo is also responsible for raising food and grass for the army in Jianye. Nanming, which was established not long ago, was actually a mess, and the treasury was empty, and it couldn't support such a big war at all.

The only way is to "fight the local tyrants", which requires the assistance of the army.

According to rough estimates, the army that reinforced Yangzhou this time, including the royal fleet, could not exceed 150,000, and 50,000 elites must be left to sit in Jianye.

After discussion, Ouyang Shuo decided that Guo Ziyi would lead the 100,000 Flame Army, together with the royal fleet led by Zhou Yu and the 30,000 Great Xia Janissaries led by Evil Lai, to the north.

The remaining 40,000 forbidden troops are temporarily led by Li Jing, and together with 3,000 Shenwuwei, they will sit in Jianye.

Before leaving, Ouyang Shuo instructed: "Although the battle of Yangzhou is a key battle, it is only the first battle, and after Yangzhou is kept, it is the time to comprehensively counterattack the Qing Dynasty." ”

"No!"

Guo Ziyi, Zhou Yu and other generals said goodbye one by one.

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By the Yangtze River, looking at the army that was gradually moving away, Ouyang Shuo's eyes were leisurely.

"I don't know, but it's too late."

In the battle of Yangzhou in history, the forwards of the Duoduo Department did not rush to attack the city, and even when the main force of the Duoduo Department arrived outside Yangzhou City and blocked the water of Yangzhou, they did not immediately start the battle.

The reason is very simple, the Qing Army's Eight Banners Army is mainly cavalry, which is not suitable for siege, and they will not start attacking the city until the Hongyi cannon transported by the Shenji Battalion arrives on the battlefield.

Facts have proved that Yangzhou, which is not a strong city, only held out for one day and one night under the bombardment of Hongyi artillery before it fell, and it was not strong at all.

Shi Kefa's popularity is good, but in terms of ability, it is really up for debate, and I can't count on it.

Now with the addition of Emperor Chen, there are many variables in the battle of Yangzhou. No matter what, Ouyang Shuo could only choose to trust Guo Ziyi and other generals and adapt to changes on the battlefield.

"Come back, we still have a lot of work to do."

Ouyang Shuo retracted his gaze and rode Xiaoqing towards the city.

As the saying goes, "if you want to go outside, you must first settle inside", Ouyang Shuo wants to lead Nanming to succeed in counterattack, and the first thing is to clear the surrender faction within Nanming and carry out a small-scale purge.

This time, Ouyang Shuo appeared on the battle map, in addition to the army, there was also a special operations team, which was Ouyang Shuo's specially transferred from Shanhaiwei.

During the Anshi Rebellion, Ouyang Shuo suffered the loss of the intricacies around him.

Since yesterday, Shanhaiwei has taken action, and with the cooperation of Emperor Hongguang, according to historical records, the investigation has focused on the soft bone clan.

Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is naturally the first to bear the brunt.

In order not to cause a huge shock, but also to block the mouth of the outside world, saying that as soon as he Ouyang Shuo became regent, he excluded dissidents, and the party fought against dissidents, before starting, Shanhaiwei needed to collect enough evidence.

or exchanged secret letters with the Qing Dynasty, or was corrupt and perverted on weekdays.

As long as the behavior is not good, it can be used as evidence of Ouyang Shuo's "destroying the door and copying the family", quickly cutting through the chaos to raise food and grass for the front-line army, and deterring the younger generation.

Then again, there are a few innocent ministers of these noble clans, and that is not a single check. All the investigation and evidence collection are carried out in secret, and Ouyang Shuo does not want to startle the snake.

In addition to this, Ouyang Shuo also did two things.

The first thing is to send a letter to Zhang Xianzhong, the emperor of the Great Western Kingdom of Sichuan, in the name of the regent of the Southern Ming Dynasty, saying that "the Southern Ming Dynasty may perish, but China cannot be destroyed, and this is the basis for cooperation between the two sides, and I hope to consider it carefully." ”

Speaking of Zhang Xianzhong, he is also a legend.

The leader of the peasant army in the late Ming Dynasty, who was as famous as King Li Zicheng, was born in a poor family, was smart and stubborn since he was a child, and followed his father to do a small business and sell red dates.

Zhang Xianzhong worked as a fast catcher, and later came to Yansui Town as a border soldier.

This person has a strong temperament and loves to fight unevenly, and almost lost his life for it.

During the Chongzhen period, Zhang Xianzhong organized a peasant army uprising, led his troops into Sichuan in 1640 AD, and established the Daxi regime in Chengdu in 1644, that is, the emperor's throne, and the year name Dashun.

In 1646, when the Qing army went south, Zhang Xianzhong led his troops to refuse the battle, and was hit by a stray arrow in Xichong Phoenix Mountain and died.

Speaking of which, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the pair of heroes in the late Ming Dynasty, were a little unjust. Zhang Xianzhong didn't say anything, he had experienced countless battles of all sizes before, but when he fought with the Qing army, he was hit by a stray arrow and died.

How bizarre!

Li Zicheng is the same.

At the beginning of May 1645, when the Dashun army arrived at the foot of Jiugong Mountain in Tongcheng, Hubei, Li Zicheng led more than 20 light horsemen to climb the mountain to explore the road, and was killed by the local militia Jiang Dayan, and his body was secretly buried.

Wronged or not?

A generation of kings was actually dealt with by a group of militiamen when they were exploring the way.

There seems to be providence in the dark.

Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the leaders of the rebel army, were called a stormy meeting when they fought against the Ming Dynasty, and they fought thousands of miles, crisscrossing and conquering countless battles, and they were all alive and well.

But once he confronted the Qing army, he was possessed by the gods one by one and died inexplicably.

The names of "the king of picking up leaks" and "the king of mending knives" in the Qing Dynasty can be described as worthy of the name. History is sometimes such a coincidence, if Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong did not die like this, maybe it would be a different situation.

Zhang Xianzhong was anti-Ming, but he also resisted the Qing Dynasty, and was not a capitulation faction like Qian Qianyi and Liu Zeqing.

It was after Zhang Xianzhong's death that his subordinate Sun Kewang and others led the Great Western Army to move southward, united with the Southern Ming to fight against the Qing army, and moved to the southwestern provinces, which lasted for nearly 20 years until the early years of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty.

Based on this, Ouyang Shuo had the confidence to persuade Zhang Xianzhong.