Bring the whole war back to Nanming

Chapter 89

While Fang Xiaobai was laying the foundation for the future of the Ming Dynasty, he was making a big killing for the future of the Ming Dynasty. On the two lakes battlefield in the west, He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, was riding a horse, galloping on the official road to Hengyang with a sad face.

The disgusting smell of blood permeated his whole body, but he could no longer take care of these things. The Tartars suddenly killed him, and he himself was incapable of employing people, and the entire central and eastern part of Hubei fell.

The rest of the Dashun Army who took refuge in him and still had some combat effectiveness were almost reimbursed in Jingzhou and other places. Only the so-called "pro-army" led by Zhang Kuang was left in his hands to guard Yuezhou, an important town in northern Hunan. After this battle, a gap appeared in the defense line of the Yangtze River , the crisis on the western front.

Hurrying back to Changsha, He Tengjiao did not stay for a moment, and immediately drafted a letter to send the battle report back to the Nanjing court in a hurry, asking for support.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and even Fang Xiaobaiye had to suspend the pace of reform and turn his attention to the war in the west.

On the third day after the meeting of the Eleventh and Sixth Dynasties, Fang Xiaobai was called to go to the Nuan Pavilion of the Imperial Palace. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Qian Qianyi, Chen Hongfan, Liu Zhaoji, and Zhu Dadian sitting around Zhu Yousong on the left and right, with serious expressions on their faces. Gloomy.

Seeing Fang Xiaobai coming, several people nodded in greeting, Liu Zhaoji took the initiative to vacate a seat and warmly greeted Fang Xiaobai to take a seat.

After saluting to Zhu Yousong, Fang Xiaobai went straight to Liu Zhaoji and sat down.Seeing that everyone was almost there, Zhu Dadian bowed his hands to Zhu Yousong who was sitting in the first place, turned around and took out the letter paper from his cuff, and reported loudly.

"The governor of Huguang, He Tengjiao, sent a distress letter to the Ministry of War late last night. I couldn't sleep all night. The Huguang area is an important food production area for the imperial court. Once it is occupied by the Tartars, the consequences will be disastrous. Let's talk about your thoughts."

After several bloody battles, Fang Xiaobai was considered a young general on the battlefield and the person with the most say among the people present. After sorting out his thoughts, Fang Xiaobai asked: "As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be in danger in a hundred battles. But we know that it was the Tatars who conquered Hubei." Who are they?"

Zhu Dadian explained: "The Polu Hou didn't know. The Tartars were invaded by rebel ministers Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi in three directions. Governor He was defeated and had to retreat to northern Hunan to confront the Tartars across the province."

What Zhu Dadian said was vivid, but Fang Xiaobai sneered at it. He Tengjiao's "personal guard army" was not as effective as the remnants of the Dashun army who had taken refuge in him.

The Tartars attacked from three directions, it looked mighty, but in reality it was a bluff. He Tengjiao had 30 people, and Li Zicheng had a strong army, who was the most capable of helping the Ming Dynasty, but it was a pity that he turned a good hand into shit.

It would not be an exaggeration to describe his strategic deployment as a layman, plus he was timid before fighting, and the defeat was already settled. To say that he is a pig teammate would be flattering him. If Fang Xiaobai met him, he would have to sacrifice him to the flag!
"Master Zhu, now that Hubei is lost and Hunan is in critical condition, Yiliang will be elected to replace Governor He to temporarily manage the war in Hunan and block the advance of the Tartars."

Fang Xiaobai spoke bluntly, and history has also proved He Tengjiao's incompetence. Before long, the Tartar Army of the Three Routes would take advantage of the situation and enter Hunan, taking dozens of cities in a row.

He Tengjiao fled into Guangxi alone, without a backbone, and the Ming army surrendered on a large scale. Often, as soon as the Tartars arrived at the city, the civil and military officials who defended the city would hand them over to the city. At one time, more than [-] surrendered.

While the situation is still under control, quickly restore the situation.

"Does Poluhou already have someone in mind?"

Qian Qianyi was very dissatisfied with Fang Xiaobai's violent attack on Donglin scholars and officials, and his words were full of provocations.

The sudden question stunned Fang Xiaobai, who was thinking about who to send, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind: "Master Qian is right, there is really a good candidate for me!"

"Oh? I want to hear it."

Zhu Dadian is also interested, looking forward to Fang Xiaobai's next words.

"The person I want to recommend is Li Chengdong, the former general of Xuzhou!"

In this world, due to the influence of Fang Xiaobai, a little butterfly, when Xuzhou City was broken, Li Chengdong did not return to the Qing Dynasty, but instead fled all the way south to Nanjing.

At the end of the bloody battle in Yangzhou, the Tatars were defeated. He successfully delayed the Tatars by guarding Xuzhou, bought enough time for Yangzhou to deploy its defenses, and was exempted from the crime of losing the city. He stayed in Nanjing and lived in seclusion.

If it weren't for Fang Xiaobai's repeated inquiries, he really couldn't find this guy.

"Where does the Polu Marquis have confidence in the general of a defeated army?"

Faced with Qian Qianyi's questioning, Fang Xiaobai didn't know how to explain it. He couldn't tell others that Li Chengdong was awesome. He killed tens of thousands of Ming's troops with a hundred cavalry alone, and he helped Boluo to pacify Jiangnan, right?
"Hmph, time will tell everything! The source of soldiers, food and salaries are all funded by this Marquis alone. If you win the battle then, don't you Qian Qianyi take credit for it!"

Fang Xiaobai is not a brutal and bloodthirsty person, he feels that there can be different voices inside, and it is better to let a hundred flowers bloom than to stand alone.

Several people discussed the details for a while, and Zhu Dadian wrote the regulations for dispatching troops. Brother Zhu Yousong stamped the jade seal, and the dispatching of troops was settled like this:

The household department of the imperial court pays (Fang Xiaobai's mandatory order), Fang Xiaobai dispatches [-] cavalry and [-] infantry, appoints Li Chengdong as the governor of the two lakes, and Liu Zhaoji as the supervising army to control the Huguang area. Two days later, he set off to help Hunan.

As for He Tengjiao, he was transferred back to Nanjing to serve as Minister of Rites, taking over from Qian Qianyi's class.

Anyway, Fang Xiaobai would not go to this Western Expedition even if he was beaten to death, not only to supervise the implementation of the new law, but also to be a magpie who regained the beauty of adults.

Tomorrow is the day when Li Xiangjun throws a hydrangea ball to choose a relative to redeem himself. Hou Fangyu is not fully recovered. If he doesn't help him, it is very likely that his lover will eventually become a brother and sister...

After leaving the palace, he hurried back to the mansion, handed the tiger talisman to Duodan, and came to Li Chengdong's hermitage in person.

For Li Chengdong, Fang Xiaobai had a complicated heart. Most people in later generations knew about the Jiading Three Massacres, and also knew that it was the Tartars who did it. In fact, it was Li Chengdong, Li Zongbing who was sitting opposite him at this time, who did it.

It turns out that in history, after Li Chengdong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the early years, he changed his previous obscurity, and under the leadership of Dorobelle Boluo, he made many victories with few victories. Very rich, his prestige spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River, and even the Ming army who fought against him later heard that he was coming, and they all ran away in fright.

It was such a person who in his later years responded to Emperor Yongli Zhu Youlang's call to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. Although he failed and ended up in a tragic death, he was still famous in history.

In general, Li Chengdong's life was extremely complicated. In the history of the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, he was regarded as a scorpion shit, the only one.

Closer to home, Fang Xiaobai withdrew his wandering thoughts and said to Li Chengdong half-jokingly:
"Mr. Li, I used all my strength to win this position for you. There are [-] elites accompanying me. You have to perform well. I still rely on you to win my reputation with old man Qian Qianyi."

Li Chengdong smiled casually: "The kindness of a drop of water is reciprocated by the spring. Since Lord Hou thinks highly of Xiaguan, a defeated general, and I, Li Chengdong, am not a white-eyed wolf, Lord Hou just wait for the good news of Xiaguan!"

Fang Xiaobai couldn’t help but care. For the sake of stability on the Western Front, he spent four custom cards in one go. Damn cards, the upper limit of the number of recruits for a card is actually [-]. He clearly remembered that he used it with tears in his eyes. Yes, that feels really bad.

Feeling that there were only 43 cards left in his pocket, Fang Xiaobai showed a smile uglier than crying: Nanming has no generals, and Chengdong is worthy of a great job.

Li Chengdong, Li Chengdong, I hope you won’t waste my four precious cards in vain!
　Something happened yesterday. One month's doctor's prescription was sold as waste paper by the waste collector. Now I can't even get it back. I guess this month's salary is gone...

　　
　
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