"Shifan, tell your grandfather again, how did you kill Tong Guoyao? This Tong Guoyao is a fierce general, why did he lose in that. Under the muzzle of the flintlock pistol? ”

In the three halls of the Western Mansion in Hanzhong, Wu Sangui was holding the hand of his grandson Wu Shifan, and asked about the "Battle of Yuanmen in Yunxian County" with a smile. Just now, Wu Shifan has already talked about the whole process of taking Yunyang and Xiangyang, especially the matter of beating Yunxian, and he has said it in great detail.

Wu Sangui: Who is that? Tactician-level figures, immediately hear the key.

In less than a few rounds of salvos of two hundred flintlock guns, Tong Guoyao's own soldiers were defeated and two rounds of assault were launched! Although the third round of assault led by Tong Guoyao personally hit the vicinity of the gun array with the fire of the flintlock pistol, because the loss was not light, the sharpness was lost, and in the end it was wiped out by the sword and white pole soldiers who covered the flintlock musketeers!

Although the three hundred soldiers under Tong Guoyao are not the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers, they are at least the level of the late Ming Dynasty, and such a force has killed and injured most of the flintlock muskets of a group of mountain civilians who have only been soldiers for a few months, which does not show the power of the flintlock guns?

And fighting a war is not only about offense, but also about defense!

If a flintlock pistol with sharp firepower can rely on a fortification or a city wall to inflict heavy damage on the enemy's elite, this is a great thing!

Those who have led soldiers know that Xinding, who has only been in the army for a long time, is a rabble. Under normal circumstances, these newcomers should be beaten by Tong Guoyao's martial arts skills!

But now it's the other way around, if the same situation can be replicated, it means that this flintlock pistol is used well, and it can really make Xinding beat Jiading?

That's amazing!

This can definitely change the life and death of the strong and weak on the battlefield!

Thinking of this, Wu Sangui couldn't help but continue to inquire about the use of flintlock pistols.

However, Wu Shifan did not continue to explain the flintlock pistol tactics with Wu Sangui, but took out the "Li Fengtian Letter to the King of the West" written by Huang Wanlin and signed by Li Zicheng, and held it to Wu Sangui with both hands, "Grandpa, this is a handwritten letter sent by Li Zicheng from Wuchang to Xiangyang!" ”

"Li Zicheng's letter?" Wu Sangui hurriedly took the letter, and at the same time picked up the crystal reading glasses on the desk and put them on, then unfolded the letter paper and looked at it carefully.

After only half of it, King Wu Xi couldn't help but snort: "Okay, you Li Zicheng. This king doesn't send troops to fight against you, do you still want to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and want to wait for this king and the Manchu Qing to be defeated before jumping out to pick peaches? ”

"Lord Wang, what did Li Zicheng write?"

"Lord Wang, does he want to go down to Jiangnan?"

Wu Sangui's two military advisors, Fang Guangchen and Liu Xuanchu, were also in the three halls of the Xiwang Mansion at this time, and were helping Wu Sangui deal with the Qiben reported below.

Wu Sangui snorted again: "This Li Zicheng said that he only needs Yuezhou, Hanyang, Wuchang, and Huangzhou to support the elderly. I won't go anywhere, and I won't go down to Jiangnan. ”

When Fang Guangchen heard this, his brows also locked: "This Li Zicheng is really well-behaved, and he is really better than a monkey at this time. He should have guessed that we would definitely take over his Yuezhou, Hanyang, Wuchang, and Huangzhou lands when he went east, so he wanted to manage the territory first and then make plans. But if he comes like this, we will be stuck on the Huguang battlefield. ”

Wu Shifan was a little puzzled, "Mr. Fang, why is he stuck in our necks?" He had already ceded the territory of Lizhou, Changde, and Jingnan, and the third uncle's army could go north from there. ”

Fang Guangchen said: "Isn't there still Jingzhou here?" Now Li Zicheng is holding Yuezhou Mansion and Hanyang Mansion, and Kangxi still has Jingzhou, Jingmen and other places in his hands, which just separates the soldiers of the third master and the prince. Moreover, the prince and the third master also have to be on guard against Li Zicheng copying their lair at all times! To tell the truth, Li Zicheng is in Yuezhou Mansion, Hanyang Mansion, and Wuchang Mansion, for the situation in Huguang, it is better to let him go to the south of the Yangtze River! ”

"Then let him go down to Jiangnan!" Wu Shifan said, "If we can take Huguang, then my father and third uncle can join forces to advance into the Central Plains, and then Kangxi can only give up Shaanxi and Gansu to defend the Central Plains, and Shaanxi and Gansu will be ours." With the strong men of Shaanxi and Gansu, the Central Plains will be able to win the Central Plains sooner or later, and those who win the Central Plains will win the world! ”

"Childe, you forgot about Hong Wuye!" Liu Xuanchu reminded, "The Ming Dynasty first leveled the north of the Yangtze River and the south of the Yangtze River, then fixed the lake, and then swept the north and the world." And who can guarantee that Li Zicheng will not learn from Sun Quan, and when the prince and the third master go north to the Central Plains, they will cross the river in white clothes and attack Jingzhou? ”

"Isn't that enough?" Wu Shifan doesn't seem to know much about the sinister nature of people's hearts.

"As for it!" Wu Sangui smiled bitterly, "In today's world, it is no longer the old man and the Manchu Qing Dynasty that fight, but the dispute between the old man, Li Zicheng, and Kangxi!" ”

"Three Kingdoms?" Wu Shifan was stunned for a moment, "But Li Zicheng has only been four mansions to death!" Wang Fuchen's territory and army are more than him, if his grandson is not wrong, Wang Fuchen now has Zhaoqing, Gaozhou, Leizhou, Wuzhou, Pingle, Xunzhou, Guilin Seven Prefectures, plus Yulin and Luoding Prefectures, in addition, Qiongzhou Mansion and Guangzhou Mansion should soon fall into his hands. That's the land of nine mansions and two states! Having more than 100,000 troops is only a matter of the year. ”

Wu Sangui shook his head: "Liangguang is too remote after all. If you want to go north to fight for the world, you have to go through many dangers and obstacles. If Wang Fuchen has pacified Liangguang, it would be easy to say, but there are still Shang families in Guangdong, and Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong in Guangxi, which can support them for a year or two. So now he is not a giant who fights for the world, but he is just a figure like Gongsun of Liaodong, Ma Teng of Xiliang, and Shixie of Jiaozhou.

Although Li Zicheng only has four mansions, he is one of the four mansions located on the bank of the Yangtze River, in the middle of the world, and also occupies Hankou, one of the four mansions in the world.

In addition, the land of these four prefectures is not less than 20 million mu, and most of them are paddy fields near the river, which are twice cropped in a year, and there are few disasters of floods and droughts. And the population of these four prefectures is about two or three million, which is as big as a few Sichuan!

If Li Zicheng manages the law well, he will be able to pull out 100,000 elite soldiers in less than two years."

At the end of Wu Sangui's words, his words were full of envy.

It's no wonder that Wu Sangui is envious, Li Zicheng has indeed grabbed a piece of feng shui treasure!

Although the site is not large, it is small and rich, densely populated, and located in the center of the world, which can be operated as a "direct subordinate land".

In contrast, Wu Sangui's territory was large, but there was not a single piece of land that could be used as the center of the empire. Hanzhong is not good, Chongqing is even worse, and Kunming is too bad.

Moreover, due to the blockage of Jingzhou controlled by the Qing Dynasty and Yuezhou controlled by Li Zicheng, as well as too many impassable mountains in Sichuan and Hanzhong, the power of the Wu family appeared in addition to the main plate of Yunnan, Guichuan and three relatively independent plates, one is the Hunan plate controlled by Wu Guogui, the other is the Yunyang and Xiangyang plates controlled by Wu Yingxiong, and the other is the Longxi plate controlled by Wu Yingqi

Wu Sangui was silent for a while, and then swept his two major military divisions with his gaze: "Ting Xian, Xuan Chu, it seems that the three-thirds of the world is the beginning, so how should we break this situation next?" ”

Fang Guangchen said: "Lord Wang, we definitely can't let Li Zicheng take Jiangnan. But there is no need to turn against Li Zicheng and start a war now.

This Li Zicheng has obviously suffered enough of the losses of the unfounded place, and this time he is walking very steadily. He concentrated on the temporary settlement of Lizhou, not to mention the four prefectures of Yuezhou, Hanyang, Wuchang and Huangzhou? Maybe his words about his preparation for retirement in Sifu are not lies at all, but he is really ready to die in Wuchang.

Therefore, the minister suggested that the prince should still act according to the original strategy, and this year he should go out of Qishan in the northwest direction first and take Longyou. In the direction of Huguang, let's do a good job first! ”

"Business?" Wu Sangui frowned slightly, he knew that he wanted to run the territory, but now there is Wu Yingxiong in Hubei, Wu Guogui in Hunan, and Wu Yingqi in Longxi. And he, Wu Sangui, is already in his sixties

"What Ting Xian said is extremely true!" Liu Xuanchu said, "Lord Wang, since you compare the current battle today to the Three Kingdoms of the Later Han Dynasty, should you learn Cao Wei's technique of determining the world to strengthen the army and eat enough?" ”

Wu Sangui sighed and said to Wu Shifan: "Shifan, you go back and tell your father, don't be in a hurry to shock Huaxia first, and don't rush to seize Jingzhou Jiancheng It is a safe policy to manage the territory first." Hubei's military and government affairs will be handed over to your father and you in the future, and you will first take all the parts of Xiangyang, Yunyang, Yichang, and Jingzhou Jiangnan, and then all the fields that should be hired, all the government soldiers that should be recruited, and all the talents that should be appointed.

I think it's good that Li Zicheng has done a good job in Lizhou and Jingnan, and you don't need to make a big change and give those people who have given us a soldier grange. In Xiangyang, Yunyang, Yichang, and other places, it can also be implemented according to Li Zicheng's method.

If there are strong people in the local area who are not convinced, they can use Sichuan's fields to compensate and send them all to Sichuan! The obedient gentry also gave land to Sichuan, but whether they went or not, and when they went, were all up to them.

If any of the gentry in Hubei are willing to serve us, you should also give preferential treatment as appropriate. At the same time as compensating with Sichuan land, they can also use the flag fields in Jingzhou Prefecture, Anlu Prefecture, and Jingmen Prefecture as their land, and give them to them after conquering Jingzhou and Anlu in the future. ”

"My grandson knows, and my grandson must run Hubei with my father."

Wu Sangui nodded, and said to Fang Guangchen: "Okay!" Tingxian, I bother you to take a trip to Changsha and help the nobles run Hunan. In addition, the Hunan people are outstanding and live in seclusion many old relics of the Ming Dynasty who are unwilling to be loyal to the Manchu Dynasty, you want to find a way to invite a few of them out to serve the king! ”

Hearing that Wu Sangui wanted to invite a few famous people from Huguang to come out and beat the side drum for himself, Fang Guangchen couldn't cry or laugh a little. This Wu Sangui really doesn't know how bad his reputation is? It would be better if he had a third prince Zhu in his hand now, but if he didn't, even if the third prince Zhu was gone, he could welcome another descendant of the Zhu family to be a puppet from elsewhere!

Although everyone knows that you, the king of the West, want to be a long live, but the procedure of coercing the Son of Heaven and ordering the princes must always go through, right? It's good to renew the Ming Dynasty for another ten or eight years!

Thinking of this, he first glanced at Liu Xuanchu, and then said tentatively: "Lord Wang, those scholars are very broad-minded, and they pretend to be high, if you can support the third prince of Zhu or a genuine Ming Dynasty clan to inherit the unification, and then recruit in the name of the Son of Heaven, no one will dare not come." ”

Liu Xuanchu also said: "Lord Wang, if you can coerce the Son of Heaven and order the princes like Cao Mengde, then you will have to crusade against Li Zicheng in the future, and you will be righteous!" ”

Wu Sangui frowned, as if he was reluctant, "But the third prince of Zhu has passed away, who should the old man appoint as the king?" ”

"Grandpa," Wu Shifan suddenly interjected, "Third Prince Zhu didn't die!" ”

Wu Sangui turned his head to look at his grandson: "Shifan, how do you know?" ”

Wu Shifan replied: "Because when my grandson was in Guangdong, I heard from the people of the Heaven and Earth Society that the third prince of Zhu was still in the world, and he was in Guangdong!" ”

Wu Sangui was stunned for a moment, "People who listen to the Heaven and Earth Society. Ah, yes, isn't Wang Shikai the leader of the Heaven and Earth Society? Isn't that Third Prince Zhu the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society? Could it be that the third prince of Zhu has always been in the hands of Wang Shikai? ”

"Grandpa," Wu Shifan said, "If you want to welcome the third prince of Zhu to the north, why don't you let the second brother Shijue go to Guangdong, I believe he will definitely be able to invite the third prince of Zhu." ”

Wu Sangui hesitated a little again, this third prince Zhu, is it please, or not?

"Lord Wang, don't hesitate! As long as you invite the third prince, the righteous name is complete! ”

"Yes, if the third prince is in the hands of Wang Shikai, then once you support him as the Son of Heaven, then Wang Fuchen and Wang Shikai will definitely defect to support you, and they have soldiers and guns in their hands. There are flintlock pistols! ”

Wu Sangui was finally moved, nodded and said, "Shifan, you also write a letter to Wang Shikai." Ting Xian, when you go back to Guangdong with Shijue, you must be moved with Wang Shikai and reasoned. You have to tell him that our Wu family knows that Shi Lin was not harmed by him, on the contrary, Shi Fan's life was saved by him. And Shifan is the successor of my family! ”

When Wu Sangui finally thought of welcoming the third prince of Zhu as the prime minister of Wu, on Dayuan Island, which was lonely overseas, a pair of very "fine" monarchs and ministers were also discussing similar things, and Dayuan Island also had "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so Zheng Jing was so "fine", how could he not know the benefits of coercing the Son of Heaven and ordering the princes? It's just that his small profits, coupled with the infighting in his family a few years ago, and he was attacked by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in collusion with foreign devils, and suffered heavy losses, and he urgently needs to do some "legal smuggling" work to get back to blood, so he doesn't want to cause trouble.

Therefore, Wu Sangui's side is full of life, Zheng Jing is still indifferent on the island, busy counting money, but now the situation has changed!

Li Zicheng actually jumped out and robbed Wuchang Mansion. This is to go down the river to take Jiangnan!

He took Jiangnan, wouldn't he want to be "Li Chongba"? If he wants to be "Li Chongba", won't Zheng Cheng, the prime minister of Zheng Jing, be able to do it?

Therefore, Zheng Jing, who got the news, immediately recalled Chen Yonghua, who was in Macao, and began to discuss with him about seizing Nanjing and supporting Emperor Ming Xian.

And if you want to support Emperor Ming Xian, of course, you must first understand the wishes of the third prince Zhu himself.

"Fufu, have you inquired with him? Is he willing to be Emperor Mingxian? ”

Zheng Jing is very thin, with high cheekbones, big eyes, white skin, and three strands of beard, and he looks like a shrewd "great loyal businessman"!

"Yes! So willing." Chen Yonghua said with a smile, "He is also from the emperor's family, how can he not know the joy of offering the emperor?" ”

"Hey, hey, hey, too!" Zheng Jing said with a smile, "Emperor Xian is also an emperor!" Fufu, then you hurry back to Guangdong and invite this emperor to Dayuan Island. ”

"This." Chen Yonghua was a little embarrassed, "This thing is not easy. ”

"What? Isn't he willing to be the emperor? Zheng Jing was stunned.

"My lord," Chen Yonghua said, "in the past, there were good ministers who chose the lord to do things, and now there are those who choose the kings and ministers." Today, those who are interested in chasing the deer already have Wu Sangui, Li Zicheng, Wang You, as well as Wang Fuchen and Wang Shikai in Guangdong, and Geng Jingzhong on the other side. And the emperor. There is only one! ”

"What's the matter?" Zheng Jing glared, "Isn't it after Zhu Ming?" There are a lot of them on Oyuan Island! ”

"Lord Wang," Chen Yonghua shook his head and said, "As soon as the third prince comes out, those people will not be qualified to be the emperor!" This Third Prince Zhu is the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society! ”

It's true, this "Emperor Xian" can only be the third prince of Zhu now!

If nothing else, just for the "The World is Public" and "The Heavenly Dynasty Tianmu System"!

Although the third prince of Zhu has no strength, he has the title of "anti-Qing leader" - he is not only the son of Emperor Chongzhen, the most legitimate heir of the Ming Dynasty, but also the leader of the world.

This Emperor Ming Xian is not deserved, who can deserve it?

"Then" Zheng Jing was also a little dizzy, "then what should I do?" Is that all? ”

"I can't forget it." Chen Yonghua said, "King, have you forgotten the route of the first king to take Nanjing?" ”

"Of course I didn't forget. Fufu, I'll ask you to come back for this! Zheng Jing said, "Feng Xifan came back from Fuzhou a few days ago, saying that Geng Jingzhong had agreed to work with us. However, this Geng Jingzhong is very ambitious, and he also wants to be the emperor! I look at him, he is a material for Yuan Shu! ”

Chen Yonghua said with a smile: "As long as he is willing to do it, when Yuan Shu will be the lord of Yuan Shu, the minister personally went to Fuzhou to touch the bottom of Geng Jingzhong, if he is really willing to work, then we will join forces with him, he will take the land route, we will take the water route, take advantage of the opportunity of the confrontation between the Manchu Qing and Li Zicheng on the Yangtze River, and take Nanjing in one fell swoop." Then let the third prince ascend the throne in Nanjing as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Then what should Geng Jingzhong do if he wants to seek a dynasty and usurp the throne?" Zheng Jing pondered and asked, "This Geng Jingzhong is a little superstitious, I don't know where he got the proverb that the son of heaven is a doppelganger, saying that he is the true son of heaven, and if he doesn't do it, he will force the third prince to let Chan." ”

"It's easy to do," Chen Yonghua said, "You can have a fox and a fake tiger, and pretend to be Wu Sangui's power to suppress Geng Jingzhong. Find another opportunity to run away with Emperor Ming Xian, as long as you can withdraw from Nanjing, then you will be Prime Minister Zheng of the Ming Dynasty! At that time, most of Fujian's territory can be passed on, and Guangdong will not be able to give us face. ”

"Okay, that's it!"

(End of chapter)