Beijing, Pimpie Camp Hutong, Uncle Yang's Mansion.

The Empress Dowager's decree to send troops has been issued, 50,000 Mongolian iron cavalry, 20,000 Beiyang new army, 10,000 Eight Banner new army, a total of 80,000 troops, plus 40,000 people, 10,000 mules and horses for transporting grain, grass and baggage, and enough food and forage for 80,000 troops and 40,000 people to last for a month, all of which are ready. Just waiting for the auspicious day of the army.

Today, the Empress Dowager is still holding a banquet in Cining Palace, banqueting the generals who participated in this large-scale military dispatch, and also inviting Yang Qilong, the Korean superintendent and minister of Beiyang. However, Uncle Yang, who has a heavy army, said that he was sick at home, and he still didn't seem to trust the empress dowager very much, for fear that he would be caught by the old empress dowager for a Hongmen banquet!

However, no one expected that in the deepest part of Uncle Guo's father, in a secluded study, Yang Qilong and Uncle Yang Guo were meeting with a rare guest who should not have appeared in Beijing at all.

This rare guest is Yang Qilong's old friend when he was not yet soaring, and he is also the master of Yu Deshui who is a friend of the world!

This time, Master Yu departed from Haizhou on an old lock boat of the Beiyang Boat, bypassed the Shandong Peninsula and entered the Bohai Bay, then went to Tianjin Wei, and then disguised himself as a North Korean official who had come to Beijing to report to Yang Qilong.

He didn't come empty-handed this time, but brought letters from Li Yat-sen, Yang Xiaohuan, Zhu Cijiong, and Yang Ziyun, among which Li Zhongshan's handwritten letter was the most interesting. Yang Qilong had been reading the letter over and over again for almost a quarter of an hour, and he was reluctant to put it down after reading it word by word twice.

I don't know how long I watched it, Master Yu waited until he was drowsy, and then he heard Yang Qilong snort and opened the golden mouth: "What does Li Shikai mean?" How am I the Habsburgs and Medici of China?

Wasn't that Habsburg the surname of the monarchs of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire? Those are two great Western empires!

And Nametic ...... Isn't he just a city lord who opens a bank?

How can this Habsburg and Medici be compared together? ”

Listening to the meaning of Yang Qilong's words, he was still more envious of the heavily indebted Habsburgs, and a little despised the European counterparts who lent usury.

"Third Brother Yang, do you know something...... The big empire and the Credit Suisse Church can't be bought and sold together. ”

Master Yu shook the paper fan and said with a smile: "You, you can only choose one of the two!" If you want silver, then extinguish the mind of opening up the world after Sui as soon as possible!

If you are third brother Yang, you have to ask about the importance of the championship. So...... Hehe, Credit Suisse Tang's business can't be done. How big is the risk of winning the world?

And those who have deposited their money with you will not know? Third Brother Yang, isn't the main focus of your Credit Suisse Hall just a left and right source, can you eat anywhere, and can you fool the past in every aspect? ”

Yang Qilong knew that Master Yu's analysis was reasonable, but he still remained silent.

Master Yu looked at the expressionless white face as he spoke, smiled, and said, "As for the Habsburgs of Shenzhou...... What Shi Kai meant was not that Third Brother Yang had the opportunity to open up an empire that could compete with the Ming Dynasty! ”

Master Yu's tone suddenly sank: "One mountain can't accommodate two tigers, how can you allow others to sleep peacefully on the side of the Ming couch?" ”

This is very clear!

Li Zhongshan did not allow the emergence of a big country in the eastern part of Shenzhou that could compete with the Ming Dynasty!

Not good in the Northern Qing Dynasty, not in the Western Zhou Dynasty...... Later Sui is naturally impossible.

Yang Qilong's face was a little ugly.

Master Yu then said: "What Shikai means: Your Yang family can be the same as the Habsburg family, and the kings of the Divine Continent will marry. When there are relatives in all aspects, and there are one or several small countries in the Yang dynasty...... Isn't that bad? ”

"One or several small countries?" Yang Qilong frowned, "How small is the country?" ”

Master Yu said: "Third Brother Yang, your territory is already quite large...... The whole country of Korea is yours, there is still a piece of land on Kyushu Island, Ezo Island is also yours, and there is also a Kuye Island that seems to be occupied by you. I heard that you also sent an expedition to the New World, do you also want to get a piece of the New World?

So much territory, if it were all together. Third Brother Yang, is it too big? ”

"Big?" Yang Qilong frowned, "Can there still be a great Mingda?" ”

"Third Brother Yang," Master Yu said, "Da Ming is the leader...... It's the Celestial Empire of Shenzhou!

The authority of the Celestial Empire does not allow provocations by other countries! And Brother Yang, those countries of yours are just vassals of the Celestial Empire, so they shouldn't be too big!

However, Li Shikai doesn't want to take back your land, he just wants you to divide the land among his sons. ”

"Isn't this the kind of Tui En Order?" Yang Qilong didn't look very happy.

Master Yu nodded: "It's good to be able to push grace, be content!" I want the country to be passed on to my children and grandchildren. ”

"What about Daqing?" Yang Qilong asked, "The future queen mother of the Qing Dynasty is my sister!" ”

He also concealed the news of Kangxi's death - Kangxi is going to die, and his united front value may decline.

So Kangxi still has to work hard, and live a trick.

"Of course the Qing Dynasty is doomed!" Master Yu said with a smile, "Third Brother Yang, you won't forget the great ambition you set back then to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty just because your sister is going to be the queen mother, right?" ”

"Of course I don't dare to forget this!" Yang Qilong frowned, "Who does the land outside the gate belong to?" ”

"Of course it's Da Ming!" Master Yu said, "However, some of the places outside the customs can be used as internal domains...... It is not impossible for Yang Sange to want to build a few princely states and principalities outside the customs.

However, these princely states and principalities can never be incorporated into Korea! ”

Li Yat-sen's meaning is actually very clear, that is, to dismantle the industry that Yang Qilong has managed with great difficulty.

Of course, he didn't want to completely deprive Yang Qilong of his family business.

Instead, he wanted to split Yang Qilong's family business into one by one and inherit it by different sons. In the future, it will not pose any threat to the Great Tomorrow Dynasty.

"Then how many countries can I divide into in Kanto?" Yang Qilong asked expressionlessly, "I have a lot of sons!" He's not enough points to give! ”

"Third Brother Yang, there is merit in being crowned a king and a marquis!" Master Yu asked with a smile, "Third brother, do you want to make an immortal achievement?" ”

"Immortality?" Yang Qilong's eyes stared at Master Yu Yu in front of him, and he said word by word: "Of course I want to make meritorious contributions...... But how should this work be done? ”

"It's easy!" Master Yu smiled, "Third Brother Yang, please listen to me slowly......"

Qufu, Confucian Palace.

Li Zhongshan's general Xingyuan has been placed in the castle-like courtyard of Kong Shenggong during this time.

And this castle, which used to be the seat of the Qing Emperor, is now a center of power, not only the command center of the 800,000 Northern Expeditionary Army, but also the location of the Yamen, the governor of Shandong in the Ming Dynasty.

This governor of the Ming Dynasty is now not a permanent official position, but an official position that is adhoc in times of war or other special circumstances.

The authority of the governor of a province or a place (colony) is very large, not only to oversee the military and political power, but also to open a government office, to appoint his own subordinates, to appoint temporary magistrates and local guards, and even to recruit militia on his own.

It can be said that he is in power, and if he makes further progress, it will be a prince, so the position of governor cannot be easily granted in Huaxia itself.

But today's Shandong Province is not only a proper war zone, but also a war zone that has just been recovered. Now the ground in Shandong is very unstable, and there are Manchu remnants in the whole territory that need to be cleaned up! In many places, there are still bandits who occupy the mountains as kings to recruit or exterminate.

At the same time, there are still a large number of local heroes who want to belong to the Ming Dynasty...... These are not good stubbles, you have to bargain with them and then give the best arrangement.

In addition, because the Huaibei grain road was washed off by the flooding Yellow River, the grain and grass hoarded in Huai'an would not be used for a while. Therefore, the local government in Shandong also had to be responsible for raising grain and grass for the Northern Expedition, and this responsibility was even greater!

The greater the responsibility, the greater the corresponding power, and the only one who can afford such responsibility is the powerful governor.

Of course, the position of governor of Shandong is not something that ordinary officials can deserve, only the Ming ministers with enough prestige and high skills can suppress Shandong Province, which is not completely controlled by the Ming Northern Expeditionary Army and is in chaos everywhere.

Therefore, Li Zhongshan simply invited the great god of Shangshu Youcheng Lu Sanhao to come to Shandong to sit in Shandong.

However, in the past two days, Lu Sanhao has not returned from his mission to Shanxi to see Wu Yingqi, so Li Zhongshan has to work hard, becoming both a general and an acting governor of Shandong.

And under the command of Li Zhongshan, the general Xingyuan and the governor of Shandong, Yamen, were so busy that they were about to fly.

Officials from the southeastern provinces and Nanjing Ying Tianfu of the Ming Dynasty formed a set of county teams, and under the protection of the Confucian army that was incorporated by the generals, they went to take over the large and small yamen in various parts of Shandong-the Great Ming Dynasty plus the family of the Confucian saints, who else on the ground in Shandong was not convinced?

The Han people who took refuge in the Ming Dynasty from all over Shandong also took their subordinates, drove mules and horses, pulled carts of wheat and forage, drove cattle, sheep and horses, and came to Qufu in groups.

Jin Fu, the governor of the river who was in charge of logistics at the moment, was now busy flying, but he could sleep peacefully. Before, Jin Daliangguan was about to become an ant on a hot pot, and every night when he closed his eyelids, he dreamed that the grain was bottoming out!

In addition to dealing with the official duties of the governor of Shandong, Li Yat-sen and Zhou Chang and other officers studied the map and the information gathered from various places day and night, speculating on the possible evolution of the next battle situation.

Now he doesn't know Kangxi is dead. Of course, the intelligence room under the Military Command Department had already submitted "uncertain information" that Kangxi was assassinated by the "daughter of Aobai" in the Confucian Palace, but after Li Zhongshan questioned Shang Shuying, he was sure that it was fake news.

Since it is fake news, Kangxi, who was defeated and lost, is now sticking to Dongping Prefecture and not running, he must be unwilling to be defeated, and he is still holding back some big moves!

With a click, Zhou Chang threw the lead on the map: "If I were Kangxi, I should retreat now. Although Luo Dawei occupied more than a dozen county towns in Hejian Prefecture, Shenzhou, Baoding Prefecture and Zhengding Prefecture, his troops were only 50,000 after all, and the territory he occupied was all newly annexed, so he should not be able to recruit many militiamen who could go out of the city to fight. Kangxi is taking advantage of the current breakthrough to go north, the opportunity is still relatively large, and the situation will only become more and more unfavorable if it drags on. Unless Wu Yingqi, Yang Qilong, and Galdan will join forces with Kangxi! ”

Li Zhongshan patted the map: "Wu Yingqi is not easy to say. But Yang Qilong will not join forces with Kangxi! ”

Zhou Chang also knew Yang Qilong, of course he knew what the original intention of this Uncle Yang was, but he still shook his head: "General, people's hearts will change!" The Duke of Sui has the ambition to annex the northern country, if the north is all mine, where should he go? ”

Li Zhongshan shook his head: "No, he doesn't have the ambition to annex the north, and even if he does, he is just confused for a while."

And I have already sent Master Yu to Beijing City to meet Sui Guogong. As long as the words are clear, it shouldn't be a problem on Sui Guogong's side. ”

When the two were talking, Lu Sanhao's voice suddenly came from outside the Xingyuan Dutang: "Li Shikai! Is Li Shikai here...... I, Lu San, am fortunate not to be dishonored! ”

Li Zhongshan and Zhou Chang looked at it, and they both showed a victor's smile.

Li Yat-sen said to Zhou Chang: "Arrange it." Tomorrow the generals will be convened! ”

"Yes."

After Li Zhongshan finished ordering, he laughed and walked out of the capital hall to meet Lu Sanhao, who had just come in from outside and looked dusty.

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"Lao Zhanghe...... Hulu River ...... Hutuo River ......"

At night, Prince Gong Changning didn't sleep well, but was holding a candle in his study and reading a map.

Ba Hai, Tong Guogang, Chen Tingjing, Feiyangu, and Mahada, the only remaining famous ministers and important generals of the Qing Dynasty, all gathered around him. Among them, Bahai also held a candle to light it for Prince Gong.

The three rivers that Prince Gong was talking about just now were the three biggest barricades in his northward escape from the Ascension Operation this time!

Although these three rivers cannot be compared with the big rivers in the south, crossing the river is a trouble everywhere, and I am afraid it will take a lot of time.

What's even more terrifying is that some of the states and counties between these three rivers have been controlled by the Ming army.

If the 80,000 Qing troops led by Chang Ning want to return to Beijing, they have to fight back!

And this speed must not be too slow, otherwise the pursuers will come up.

If Kangxi hadn't died, it would not have been difficult for a considerable part of the 80,000 Qing troops to flee back. Well, you can at least escape back to 50,000, right?

But now, Kangxi is dead...... "rumors" have also spread among the Qing army in Dongpingzhou.

It is said that Kangxi was assassinated in Qufu, and now even if he has not died, he is already dying.

As soon as this news spread, the morale of the army was inevitably shaken.

Changning and the others were very afraid of the rash action of the army, and were surrounded and intercepted by the Ming army in the middle of the road, and finally because of the uneven morale of the army, they were defeated by the Ming army in a battle.

Then he's going to lose a lot of money! The emperor did not become the emperor, and the prisoners who died on the battlefield and under the stairs were candidates.

In order to run back to Beijing without fail, Chang Ning can't be in a hurry...... He has to wait, wait for news from Beijing, wait for news from Shanxi.

If it's all good news, then God blesses you!

And Chang Ning seems to be really lucky this time, a few days ago came the news that Beijing sent 80,000 troops to the south!

With 80,000 troops heading south to respond, the possibility of Chang Ning escaping has increased a lot.

And today, Chen Tingjing came back from Shanxi Niangzi Pass, and also brought back the good news that Wu Yingqi was about to send troops.

"Don't worry, your lord." Chen Tingjing patted his chest and said, "There are Wu Zhou's 100,000 troops...... We can gather 250,000 or 60,000 heavy troops in the Hutuo River area, how can we have the strength to fight! ”

"Two hundred and fifty thousand ......," Chang Ning thought for a while, "How many of Li Yat-sen's pursuers can come?" Will there be two hundred thousand? ”

Luo Dawei's troops on the north and south roads also have tens of thousands, if you add 200,000 chasing soldiers...... That's the 500,000-strong Armageddon.

It is definitely a matter of the survival of the Ming, Zhou and Qing dynasties!

"It should be possible!" Bahai immediately gave an affirmative reply, and then said, "The king doesn't need to worry too much, the art of war is cloudy: don't hide it when you return to the teacher."

But Li Zhongshan came to disperse his troops, blocking and chasing after him. It's a complete taboo! Even if he has an army of 300,000, you will surely return with a feather. ”

"Well, that's good!" Chang Ning was quite satisfied when he heard this, and slapped his face, "Although the enemy's strength is not less than ours, it is divided into north and south. And we can gather the main forces......" As he spoke, his voice became quite serious, as if he was about to make a major decision related to the survival of the country.

He then said word by word: "Order the battalions: Tomorrow, the whole army will be marched out, according to the plan, step by step north, let's go back to Beijing!" Go home! ”

He looked at the generals below with burning eyes: "This war is related to the life and death of the country, and there is no room for failure." I hope that the kings and the king will fight the thieves together......"

"Huh!" At this time, the generals under Chang Ning's command all came to the spirit and expressed their position with the loudest "sigh".

(End of chapter)