Beiyang new warlord

The Mughal Empire is full of magic sticks, and Zhu Wang Wu Sangui is short of these local magic sticks to fight against!

With enough food and hope, even the feudal superstition cannot be incited, even the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Rites can't figure out why they should guard against these old departments of Dashun.

But even so, Gao Guiying still rejected the newly married Qiao Leshan at the port, and Li Huimei and his wife reluctantly persuaded her to stay, took those old brothers across the Yangtze River on a boat, and headed for the capital, which was also a disguised display of loyalty .

Of course, I don’t know that all the leaders and generals of the old battalion followed Gao Guiying to the capital. For example, Lu Zhong, the one-armed personal guard, didn’t even want his son who was still on the front line of Poyang Lake. He brought his wife, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. Crossed the river one day earlier and boarded the train to Xi'an.

After all, the plot of the old generation's homeland, this end, is no longer bound by loyalty to the Dashun Army, and the old guy wants to see his homeland again before he dies.

But after all, it is the older generation, and while putting the salute on the luggage rack of the green leather train, the old guy is still yelling cursingly: "I have fought for half my life, and I have never seen anything that can be faster than riding a horse. Why do you sit?" The train? This thing is stupid and heavy. I saw it when I came here, and I didn’t even set up the horse! Can you go back to Guanzhong in the Year of the Monkey?”

"Okay old man, the government has bought us train tickets, and you are still arguing to go back and build a house and buy land, and you don't need money to buy horses? Besides, I heard people say that at this time, there is nothing faster than the train!"

After all, it’s one thing and one thing, and my wife who has been with me for decades is nagging and persuading, but it can be regarded as blocking the one-armed hero Lu Zhong’s complaints, and after two unemployed palace guards In the snickering of his grandson, the old guy poked his head out of the window, humming.

"I don't believe it, this thing can be faster than a horse!"

However, in just a few seconds, the True Fragrance Theorem broke out on Mr. Lu, and the snot was dragged along by the strong wind caused by the train, and the scene in front of him was flying backwards. , the wrinkled skin on the old face was blown back by the strong wind, and Lu Zhong was holding the table with one hand, yelling like he was driving a horse.

"Slow down! Slow down! Huh! Huh~~~"

The carriage was full of passengers, and they all looked over like country bumpkins. Mrs. Lu, her daughter-in-law and her two grandchildren covered their heads in grief.

What a shame!

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Mao Jue created an efficient and powerful government. He himself had no time to respond in Xuzhou, but the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials had already acted quickly. On September [-], the newly appointed Governor of Huguang by the Ministry of Rites, Fan Kezhi from the old Dongjiang Academy Having already arrived in Xiangyang, a large number of reserve officials followed the Nanyang Corps, bearing the seal of the Generalissimo of Fengtian Advocacy and Protecting the People presented by Gao Guiying, and took over the land of Huguang at the speed of the march, and formed the local government on the spot.

However, it is easy to recover Xiangyang, and even occupying the three towns of Wuhan, it is not difficult to recover the entire Huguang. The real difficulty lies in the front line of Poyang Lake. Liu Zongmin, Hao Yaoqi, Yuan Zongdi, Liu Tichun, Li Laiheng and other veteran generals are there. Moreover, there are more than 50 Huguang and Shaanxi main forces fighting there.

Although they may not have the ability to turn the game around, once the fish is dead and the net is broken, it will be a great destructive force, especially in the big game of Jiangnan, Mao Jue has laid it out for so long, and it is really impossible for them to stir up any more troubles.

At this time, Mao Jue finally hurried back to the frontier of Xuzhou by boat from Hangzhou. There, as the emperor, he issued an urgent mobilization order to the Northern Army Group in Liaodong and the Capital Army Corps in the capital, and was directly on the border. The Xuzhou Corps on the road assembled early. Except for the Second Yangzhou Corps, which was still staring at the north of Yingtianfu, the remaining five corps that could be mobilized with 4 people traveled westward in a hurry by train.

On the eighth day of September, the Xuzhou Legion and the gunboats of the Beiming Yangtze River Navy specially formed to deal with Nanming also appeared in Hongshiji on the other side of the Jiujiang River.

The main forces of the three most powerful forces in East Asia gathered together and faced each other across the river.

The Xuzhou Legion mainly wants to deal with Liu Zongmin's army, to prevent him from returning madly to destroy the division, or the Chuang army suddenly collapses, and the chaotic army all over the mountains and plains will cause a devastating blow to the place. At the other end of Poyang Lake, the Nanming Jiujiang Navy is guarding the lake army!

For more than a year, with the joint efforts of Fushe and Shi Kefa, the Jiujiang navy has actually made great progress. Last year, there was only one gunboat, which was the Golden Deer sent by the Dutch. , has increased to the current five, and the original sloppy Southern Ming and Beifu Army has also undergone a radical change.

First of all, eliminate the empty pay, weed out the old, weak and rascals in the army, and then recruit strong men from the refugees in the south of the Yangtze River to join the army. Now Shi Kefa has an army of [-] who can actually fight.

Moreover, with the help of the Dutch, a new gun workshop was built, and the equipment has also been greatly improved compared to two years ago. The entire army is equipped with more than 4 more advanced Dutch guns, and more than 200 large and small artillery pieces. More than 240 artillery pieces on the ship.

Shi Kefa had never felt that he was so well-equipped with soldiers and provisions. Even these days, he had already planned to launch a tentative counterattack against the Dashun Army west of Poyang Lake.

However, at this time, the Northern Ming Army came, making all his efforts so pale.

In the binoculars, the tonnage and firepower of the main battleships are not inferior to the Golden Deer. The Beiming Yangtze River Navy has a total of [-] ships, and the remaining small-tonnage gunboats and transport ships do not know how many. Taking advantage of the fine weather, open the gun bays to dry Among them, the cannons shone with a piercing coldness.

On the shore, amidst the sound of the military drums, the Beiming infantry regiment that once made Shi Kefa desperate walked in order again, pushing cannons like waves and appearing in the camp by the river. Their overwhelming offensive, even now Nightmare in Shi Kefa Midnight.

Now all the things that the old academician was afraid of, really appeared in his eyes again.

Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead like a brook. In the astonished eyes of Jiujiang Governor Yuan Jixian, military officer Chen Zilong, general soldier Cao Shen Jiang Zhou and a series of Jiujiang military leaders, Shi Kefa suddenly put his wet telescope away. He got down, supported his knees, and panted violently. Chen Zilong, who was standing next to him, even felt that he had aged ten years in an instant.

"Master!"

Hearing the startled and flustered calls of his subordinates, Shi Kefa recovered from the shock in front of him, and raised his binoculars again, but he suddenly looked at the Dashun army on the opposite side who had also become full of people. The barracks roared hastily.

"Send people across the lake immediately to find out what happened!"

"in addition!"

His voice trembled, and as he gritted his teeth, Shi Kefa roared impatiently again.

"Eight hundred miles, hurry up! Just say, the wind of the nest! It's blowing!!!"

Chapter 842. Thick Black

The front line of Poyang Lake is already a confrontation between the three countries, and the mountains and rains are about to come, and the building seems to be filled with the smell of tense gunpowder.But at this moment in Ying Tianming's palace, there was still a scene of singing and dancing.

Leaning on the throne like a meat mountain, supporting his huge head with his fat arms, Emperor Hongguang Zhu Yousong's shiny face was filled with a smug smile.

This time it's not just the emperor, there are two rows of civil servants from Donglin leader Qian Qianyi, Lu Daqi, Jiang Yueguang, Gao Hongtu to the already dead deputy leader Zhang Pu Zhangcai, and the ministers are from Baoguogong Zhu Guobi, Wei Guogong Xu Zenglie to the bottom uncles, all of them were in high spirits, with smiles and a sense of superior self-esteem on their faces.

I don’t know why recently, Annan, Champa, Siam, Nanzhang, Khmer, and then Burma, and finally Mubang Chieftain, who has been cut off from Daming for 80 years, all sent envoys to Nanjing to pay tribute to Daming. It also has to be set off by the large number of younger brothers. Today's Yingtian City seems to have restored the grand occasion of Zheng He's voyages to the West during the Yongle period. Foreigners come to pay tribute every day, and it is very lively.

Doesn't this just mean that you gentlemen govern the country well, the current emperor is also the holy lord, and the central celestial dynasty is served by the barbarians, everyone has a good face!

It's just that among so many people, only Honglu Siqing, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ming Dynasty, Huang Zhanwen, couldn't laugh. This old Jinshi in the Tianqi era couldn't help turning green, and the corners of his mouth twitched from time to time like nervousness. Everyone Everyone squeezed forward, only he shrank back a bit alive, shrunk behind everyone.While listening to the eunuch singing the salute, he looked at the back of Zhang Pu, a newly promoted scholar standing in front of the people, from time to time.

But Zhang Pu kept pressing down with one hand behind his back, and the words were stuck in his throat along with his hand. On Huang Zhanwen's wrinkled old face, beads of sweat kept flowing down his forehead. down.

Under the silence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, foreign envoys with horned turbans on their heads came in one after another, knelt on the ground like rice cakes in the five-body throwing pattern taught by the Ministry of Rites, and recited the credentials in their own language, and then presented the gifts On the top, Emperor Hongguang is also Longyan Joyful, with a fat slap.

"reward!"

Just like a model walking on the stage, more than 30 envoys from more than a dozen tribes in the seven Central South countries paid homage at the Palace of Qinzheng, and soon after, Zhu Yousong, who was very happy, held a state banquet at the Qianqing Palace to entertain these foreign envoys who came from afar .

The grand banquet imitating the Tang Dynasty was grandly unfolded in the palace. The ministers sat in three rows on both sides, one person and one case, and the envoys were invited to sit in the middle, facing the emperor, dressed in Beautiful maids of silk and satin are dancing mulberry-picking dance with their long sleeves swinging to the melodious repertoire of silk and bamboo. There are also eunuchs holding delicacies and handing them to each table. There are few rules in this banquet. .

But at this moment, Huang Zhanwen couldn't bear it anymore. He secretly glanced at the envoys who were a few tables away and still looked at each other with sparks in their murderous eyes. Leaving the table, the accused went to Zhang Pu's side.

There was no way to prevaricate, so Zhang Pu had no choice but to turn around with the wine: "Marriage, Mr. Huang can't wait any longer, and I'm going to apologise!"

Recently, Zhang Pu wanted to marry Huang Zhanwen's youngest daughter as a concubine, and many people in the court knew about it.There wasn't even a single trace of tension and swords being drawn, Qian Qianyi, the leader of the romantic leader, laughed and clasped his fists.

"Master Zhang, go yourself, don't tell my father-in-law to wait, haha!"

Amidst the jokes, Zhang Pu hugged Huang Zhanwen, and walked out from behind the banquet cautiously, but the hypocrisy of the literati was fully exposed. Zhang Pu had just left, and Wang Qia, who was still following a smiling face just now, had a look on his face. But it quickly became gloomy, and muttered there resentfully.

"I'm anxious to praise the stinky feet of a young man. I really don't know how a certain man learned etiquette, righteousness and shame. Such a person is worthy of being in the court?"

Old Donglin followed in a large circle, just like a resentful woman hearing valuable gossip, she nodded in response, and there was a low-pitched mocking sound.

However, Huang Zhanwen didn't have the heart to care about these things. He had just walked out of the palace gate, and he was impatient and bowed heavily.

"Master Zhang, help me!"

"Shh!!!"

Hurrying to see that there was no one around, Zhang Pu hurriedly dragged the old guy's arm to the corner of the main hall, and then blamed him helplessly: "Master Huang, the minister of the first hall! Can you show some courage? Taishan Collapsing in front of you without changing your face, you old man, do you still need me, a junior, to teach you these things?"

"But, the crime of bullying the king!"