Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 213
In Wuchang Mansion, Jingnan General Mulima is getting more and more anxious every day.When this war first started, Mulima still complained that the logistics preparations were too slow and the deployment of troops from various places was too slow. She sat in Hengyang and waited for a long time without being ready.As a result, while he was preparing, the Southwest Campaign broke out. The Ming army defeated Zhao Butai and Li Guoying, captured the three provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Guizhou, and achieved a continuous victory over the five southwest provinces, with more than [-] troops.

The Ming army was in full swing, and Murima couldn't act rashly, so he waited again. When Zhu Cixuan came across the sea and entered the south of the Yangtze River, the elite troops of the Eight Banners garrisoned in Jiangning and Hangzhou were slaughtered.

The transfer of military supplies from Jiangnan was interrupted. Huguang itself is also a major grain-producing province, so it was not too worried about the soldiers not having enough food. However, after the water transportation was cut off, the showdown was handed over to Huguang. At the same time, Henan, Shandong and other places were under pressure A greater burden came down. From the autumn of the second year of Kangxi, the Qing government increased the collection of three rates, which brought a greater burden to the people.

But it won’t work without expropriation. The nearly 20-year war of entry into the customs has caused the domestic economy to wither, and the Qing court is also on the verge of financial bankruptcy. Without money and food, it is impossible to wipe out the remnants of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Although it is a bit inappropriate to call it a remnant now.

Originally, Murima was waiting to fight, but now Murima dare not fight. He is the younger brother of Oboi and Zhao Butai, and Zhao Butai has already died. No matter how reckless Murima is, he has to worry about how many "good men" from the Eight Banners will have their heads cut off after he fails again.

The entire Eight Banners have now lost the vigor they had when they entered the customs, let alone the psychological advantage they had when fighting against the Han people. So far, there have been bad news that the Manchus want to go back outside the customs, and the Han army and the Mongolian Eight Banners have people fleeing the flags. Phenomenon.

Murima is quite nervous, but Huguang's military affairs are not dominated by him, but by Hong Chengchou, who is almost too old.

After Hong Chengchou came to Wuchang from Hengyang, he was basically raised in the mansion. The old dog's health was no longer good, so many things were left to the people in his shogunate. Among them, Zhou Chang and Zhou Peigong came to the fore and did it for Hong Chengchou It has become a lot of big things.

Hong Chengchou was kind to Zhou Peigong for knowing him. Apart from running errands under Hong Chengchou's guidance, Zhou Peigong would visit him every day.

Lying on the bed, Hong Chengchou had his braids loose and his face was haggard. Anyone could see that this minister who had made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty was about to die.

After Zhou Peigong greeted Hong Chengchou, he began to report on his errands.

"...all the prefectures in Huguang have followed the instructions of the Ming Dynasty. We let out the rumor that Zhu Cixuan, the prince of the Southern Ming Dynasty, was bewitched by the bandits Li Dingguo, Li Laiheng and others. Kill virtuous people, and distribute the land to the rebels, and ransack the homes of the gentry in Jiangnan and Guangdong. Indeed, as Duke Ming expected, the gentry in Huguang are quite afraid of this. These things are actually not difficult to verify. The Jiangnan side The things that were done were chaotic, and it was difficult for anyone to tell the truth from the fake. In short, tens of thousands of people were arrested and many fields were confiscated. It must be true. In addition, the murder of Manchurians was so overwhelming that the Huguang gentry thought it was true. The landlords in the south of the Yangtze River were killed, and everyone was afraid."

Hong Chengchou has always been a poisonous man with a belly full of evil. In fact, it is not surprising that even the righteousness of the nation can be abandoned. It is natural for a person who has betrayed all bottom lines to do some despicable things.

Facing the strong pressure from Nanming, Hong Chengchou had faintly seen that the trend of Ming and Qing had reversed.As far as he is concerned, he absolutely cannot allow Daming to make a comeback and drive Manqing out of the pass.He knew that time was running out, so he was very concerned about what happened behind him.If the Ming Dynasty were to decide the tripod, Hong Chengchou would definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame. He would be even more ugly than the powerful Qin Hui. It would probably be light to open the coffin and kill the corpse. I am afraid he would have to bear endless infamy.

This is definitely unacceptable to Hong Chengchou. If the Qing Dynasty becomes the orthodoxy of the Central Plains and enjoys 200 years, his position in history will definitely be concentrated on the heroes of the Qing Dynasty. There will be countless literati who are willing to whitewash him. His Descendants can also safely enjoy prosperity and wealth for several generations.Although there are some bad words, they are just minor controversies and do not affect his reputation.

In fact, his ideas have indeed become the real development of history. The criticism and rejection of Hong Chengchou have always been relatively light, and the Chinese view of history has always been the winner and loser.It was only after the 21st century, when information became more and more developed and nationalism was on the rise, that Hong Chengchou ushered in a period of criticism that really belonged to him, but overall it was not that great.

Zhou Peigong also said: "The imperial court approved Duke Ming to raise his own military resources in Huguang and set up regiments for training. The strategy drawn up by Duke Ming to gather the hearts of the people in Huguang to target the rebellious army has begun to show results. The regiment training in various places ranges from hundreds to as many as one. Two thousand, and according to the order of Duke Ming, gathered in Wuchang, Changsha and other big camps, there are a total of 36 battalions of soldiers and horses, plus the Eight Banners and the Green Battalion, our Qing Dynasty has a force of [-]."

Hong Chengchou coughed a few times sickly, and he said: "So what can one hundred thousand troops do? The Ming army has long since returned to Wu and Amon, especially the sharp firearms, our army is unforgettable. Now that Zhu Cixuan has won Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, his strength Great increase, if we want to fight against it, we need to be prepared and fight with it for a long time. However, the Ming army is powerful, and the Eight Banners are hard to rely on. Once the war starts, the Qing will lose and the Ming will win. , in fact, the purpose is not to win, but to hold Zhu Cixuan down completely."

The old traitor had a cold look in his cloudy eyes, "The gentry and common people in Huguang regard Zhu Cixuan as a monster, murder and seize property, and ignore famous teachings. His orthodox name is false orthodoxy, and even Confucius and Mencius Gangchang don't want it. Naturally, scholars should not be loyal to him. People in Huguang are afraid of him, Zhu Cixuan, and think that Huguang will be ruined after he comes, so they will fight them desperately. Even if they come, they will make trouble, and even flee to the mountains. The army went to slaughter the countryside and planted spoils on them, and the lake was in chaos, and Zhu Cixuan would have to spend even more effort to calm down this place, which naturally gave me an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Zhou Peigong shivered all over. He saw that the old man, who was bedridden and dying, was able to do such vicious things at the end of his life.He was grateful for the power and opportunity this old man had brought him, but he was also afraid of this man's baseness and shamelessness.

"The firearms of the Ming army must be obtained, and if they are imitated, they will surely turn defeat into victory!"

(End of this chapter)