Buried alive in the Qing Dynasty

Sun Sike and Shi Langke never intended to defeat Guangzhou in a single battle. Their real goal was Sanshui and the affluent Pearl River Delta area under the cover of Sanshui... and they did not plan to capture it, but wanted to ruthlessly attack it. Ravaged the wealthiest area in Guangdong.

And to achieve this goal, Zhu Heqi's navy must be severely damaged!

The Xijiang waterway west of Sanshui is now controlled by Shi Lang. Although Shi Lang's Xijiang navy is still weak, he has seized Qingqidu, an important place on the opposite bank of Lanke Mountain, and guarded the water fortress from Xijiang to Beijiang. road!

Shi Lang's army also rushed to repair the camp and fort on the river bank of Qingqidu. Not only did they set up general cannons on the fort, but they also secretly built a batch of cannons that could launch fire and thunder.

If Zhu Heqi's army goes northward by the Xijiang waterway, Shi Lang will dispatch the weak Xijiang navy to lure Zhu Heqi's navy to the vicinity of Qingqi Village, and then use the sugar fire mines thrown by the cannons to launch a surprise attack... Even if Zhu and Qi's navy can't be completely wiped out, but they can also be severely damaged!

As long as Zhu Heqi's navy is severely damaged, even losing Zu Zeqing and the territory of Guangdong Province south of Xijiang is completely worth it.

Because Zhu Heqi, who temporarily lost his navy, has no way to rescue Sanshui County, at that time, Sun Sike can use "Sugar Fire Thunder" and the corpses of the green battalion soldiers to storm the fortress of Sanshui County.

And once Sanshui County is captured by the Qing army, the Qing army's situation in Guangdong will be revitalized.

Because the territories of Nanhai, Shunde, and Xiangshan counties in the lower reaches of the Beijiang River will all be ravaged by the Qing army...there is the richest and most prosperous "oil and water area" in the entire Guangfu area except Guangzhou City!

The Qing army did not need to take down those "oil and water areas", as long as they could continuously send troops to those "oil and water areas" to loot, it would be enough to make the Guangzhou court of the third prince Zhu and the third grandson of Zhu a big headache!

That is to say, the situation Sun Sike and Shi Lang are plotting now is to use Zu Zeqing, half of Zhaoqing Prefecture on the south bank of the Xijiang River, the entire Gaozhou Prefecture, Leizhou Prefecture, Luoding Prefecture and other places to "convert" the key point of Xia Sanshui, in order to obtain the goal of ravaging the South China Sea. , Shunde, Xiangshan three counties site opportunities!

This is Sun Sike's "Tie" plan!

Of course, as a pawn to be "exchanged", Zu Zeqing also knew that his situation was not good.

And he doesn't know how to solve the problem?

It seems impossible to defect to Daming... because he wants to follow Wu Sangui to conquer the world, and he doesn't want to hang out with Daming.Because his father Zu Dashou had betrayed Daming, and many of his dear relatives and friends also betrayed Daming and became lackeys of the Qing court.

So he felt that if he voted for Daming, he probably wouldn't have any good fruit...

And Wu Sangui was slow to start a rebellion. I don't know when he will really start a rebellion?Asking him to wait seems a little daunting.

What if he was beaten to death by Zhu Heqi before Wu Sangui rebelled, or fell into the hands of two traitors, Tu Hai and Sun Yanling?

When he was in trouble, he got a secret report from his son Zu Lianggeng who was stationed in Gaoming County—his old acquaintance Yang Qilong was visiting!

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"Your surname is Yang, you've made it hard for Pingxi Wang Shizi and I Dagong, and now you want to cheat me again? Go fuckin' dreaming!"

In a house in Gaoming City that was seized by Zu Lianggeng, when Zu Zeqing saw Yang Qilong dressed as a wandering Taoist priest, he became angry and pointed at the other person's nose and scolded him.

"Bitter?" Yang Qilong was taken aback, "Is Ping Xibo's son suffering in Yunnan? Not so much... His father doesn't want him anymore?"

How is it possible not to?Wu Sangui is not a stallion, he has only two sons, and one of them, Wu Yingqi, was adopted, so Wu Yingxiong is the only son in the family tree.

Zu Zeqing snorted: "Then what about Mr. Da? He was killed by you!"

Yang Qilong smiled and said: "My Dagong has already run away, and went to the north by water, and he won't die for a while."

"What? He went to the north...is he crazy?" Zu Zeqing looked at Yang Qilong, "You, you are not fooling me, are you?"

"No, no... If I Dagong hadn't run away, our Da Ming's Prince Jian Guoding would not have won the Xinhui so easily. If he didn't win the Xinhui, he wouldn't have sent me to see Mr. Zu Rong you!"

As Yang Qilong said, he found out the decree written by Zhu Heqi himself, and handed it to Zu Zeqing with a smile.

"This is, what is this?" Zu Zeqing saw the scroll handed over by Yang Qilong, his eyes were wide open, but he didn't reach out his claws to take it.

"This is the decree to appoint you as the general of Guangxi." Yang Qilong smiled, "As long as you do a little favor for the son, the province of Guangxi will be named Zu in the future... Yongzhen Guangxi!"

"Hmph!" Zu Zeqing snorted coldly, "My ancestor is a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty! Moreover, my ancestor's family has received great favor from the emperor, and I will not be allowed to betray the Lord for glory!

You go back and tell Zhu Hechi that he can let his horse come over, I, Zu Zeqing, am not afraid of him! "

Oh, quite loyal!

Zu Zeqing's words made Yang Qilong a little surprised, but how could this difficulty stump Yang Qilong?

I saw him laughing and said: "Zongrong Zu is on a mission... Zu Zongrong is doing my family a small favor, and it won't delay your becoming a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty!

In fact, only if you help my heir, can you be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty!

At that time, you will not only be a loyal minister of Xuan Ye, but also a loyal minister of my family's heir, and a loyal minister of Ping Xibo...that is really unspeakable loyalty! "

As he said that, Yang Qilong suddenly lowered his tone, "If you don't help me with this favor, my family's heir will lose the strength in your hand... Who wants you to be a loyal minister? Without your strength, you are no longer loyal." Use, once your strength is exhausted, you will be a sinner who has lost his teacher and lost his land! When the time comes, the old and new accounts will be turned over together, and you'd better be a slave to Ning Guta. Ning Guta as a slave, how can you compare with Guangxi as a king?

Zong Rong, think again... Do you want to be a loyal minister of Qing, Ming, and Ping Xibo, or a slave to Ning Guta? "

Chapter 212 Daming is coming to an end again!

Should he be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and his cousin Wu Sangui, or a sinner of the ancient pagoda of Dangning?

This multiple-choice question must be very easy, even Fool Fu would not be so stupid as to be a loyal minister and a sinner, right?

"The loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty and the loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty can be together?" Zu Zeqing looked at Yang Qilong, "A loyal minister will not be a second master, and a virgin will not be a second husband!"

Yang Qilong smiled: "This is the words in "Historical Records: Biography of Tian Dan"...but does Zong Rong know who is qualified to write history since ancient times?"

"Who?"

"The victor!" Yang Qilong said, "Winning the world is the only way to compile the history of the country... Only then can we decide who is a loyal minister and who is a treacherous minister! Does Zong Rong know Zhao Kuangzan, the founding hero of the Northern Song Dynasty?"

"Zhao Kuangzan? Who is he from Zhao Kuangyin?" Zu Zeqing really didn't know who Yang Qilong was talking about.

"He has no relatives with Zhao Kuangyin," Yang Qilong said with a smile. "He is Zhao Kuangyin's founding hero. At the same time, he is also the grandson of Zhao Dejun, the Lulong Jiedu envoy of the Later Tang Dynasty, and the son of Zhao Yanshou, the Khitan Prime Minister. He has served in the Later Tang, Later Jin, Khitan, Later Han, Later Zhou Dynasty, Northern Song Dynasty... At the end, he entered the title of Weiguo Gong, and the official was finally protected as a Dajiedu envoy. After his death, he was given a servant. Song Taizong also stopped the court for two days for him. It is extremely honorable! Look at him, five times. My lord, who would not say that he was a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty when he betrayed the country? Zong Rong, do you know why?"

"Why?" Zu Zeqing asked stupidly.

"Strength!" Yang Qilong clenched his right hand, "With strength in your hand, you have the freedom to be a loyal minister!"

This is the legendary "freedom of loyal ministers", right?

Yang Qilong continued: "Now the world is about to be in chaos... As for those who are eligible to compete, our Daming is on the side, the Lord of Jianyi Xuanye is on the side, and your cousin Ping Xibo is on the side. You might as well worship at the wharfs of the three families." Then, close the door and be the king of Guangxi, quietly watching the changes in the world. In this way, no matter who wins, you will be a loyal minister."

"Father, this is great!"

Before Zu Zeqing could understand the issue of "freedom of loyal ministers", his son Zu Lianggeng couldn't help but interjected, "Father...although you are a loyal minister, you can't hang yourself on a tree! In this situation , if your strength is wiped out by the third grandson of Zhu, can Tu Hai, Shang Zhidian, Jin Guangzu, Sun Yanling and other treacherous ministers let our family go? Even if you die, Daddy, you will not escape being slandered by the villain!"

Zu Zeqing stroked his beard, nodded lightly, deeply convinced: "It makes sense...but how should I help Prince Wang? How can I enter Guangxi?"

Hearing what Zu Zeqing said, Yang Qilong knew that his mission had been completed!

"Zong Rong, it's easy to help the son of the world," Yang Qilong said, "You send someone who can talk to Ping Xibo to Yunnan, and tell Ping Xibo that our Ming Dynasty is coming to an end...Telling that Tu Hai and Sun Sike have already fought Entered the Guangzhou Mansion, and the soldiers came to the city of Guangzhou. If he doesn’t raise his troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty, he will be Xuan Ye’s next target to be eradicated once the Ming Dynasty is over!”

"Father, I'll go!" Zu Lianggeng said, "I know the way to Yunnan, and I can also ride a horse... It's no problem to travel three or four hundred miles a day, and two thousand miles can be covered in a few days."

Yang Qilong hastily said: "Young general, when you arrive in Kunming, you can first find Liu Junshi, and then go to Heping Xibo Shizi to talk about it... But you must not let your mouth slip!"

"I know, I know what to say." Zu Lianggen patted his chest, as if he knew everything.

"Then how do I get to Guangxi?" Zu Zeqing asked again.

Yang Qilong said: "Of course I was driven to Guangxi by the soldiers of Ming Dynasty... My family has fifty thousand troops at hand, how many are you? Surely you can't beat them! If you can't beat them, of course you have to run away. Where to go, you said Forget it!

You ran to Guangxi, and my family's elders led the army behind you... You went all the way west along the Xijiang River, and ran to Wuzhou Mansion in Guangxi, while we occupied Deqing, the capital of Luodingzhou, and cut off the waterway of the Xijiang River. Sun Yanling and Kong Sizhen returned to Guangxi.In this way, Zongrong, you have brought more than ten thousand troops to Guangxi, who else in Guangxi can stop you from being the king of Guangxi? "

"Okay!" Zu Zeqing slapped his hands, "Mr. Yang, you are really resourceful... I thought that Prince Ding's son had only one Zhuge military adviser who was full of tricks, but I didn't expect there to be such an expert as you, sir. Hahaha, look The day of Lai Tuhai, Sun Sike, and Sun Yanling's demise can be expected."

As he said that, he said to his son Zu Lianggeng: "Go and clean up, we will set off today, go to Kunming, Yunnan... This time we must cheat well, and we must not let Pingxi Wang and Pingxi Wang Shizi see through!"

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Zu Lianggeng is definitely right about one thing, his ability to travel is really strong.From Zhaoqing Mansion to Kunming, Yunnan Province, more than 2000 miles away, he led a dozen people and dozens of horses on the road, changing horses every day along the way. It took him eight days to reach Kunming City, Wu Sangui's hometown.

After entering the city, he didn't go to Wuhua Mountain to meet Wu Sangui right away, but followed Yang Qilong's instructions and went to Liu Xuanchu first.

After discussing with Liu Xuanchu, they went up to Mount Wuhua together and found Wu Yingxiong, the heir of Prince Pingxi who had lived a carefree and comfortable life. Wu Yingxiong is in charge of daily affairs.

"Cousin, it's not good, something serious happened..."

As soon as he saw Wu Yingxiong, before he had time to greet him, Zu Lianggen, who was a bit dirty all the way, burst into a bluff.

"A big deal? What a big deal?" Wu Yingxiong couldn't help but startled when he said that.

He has often encountered "big events" that may endanger his life in his life, and he is used to being nervous.

"What happened?" Wu Yingxiong looked at Liu Xuanchu who came with Zu Lianggeng and asked.

"Da Ming is going to end!" Zu Lianggeng said loudly.

"What's the end?" Wu Yingxiong asked.

"Da Ming! Daming is going to be finished..."

"My lord," Liu Xuanchu said with a worried expression, "Tu Hai, Sun Sike, and Sun Yanling have already arrived at the city of Guangzhou!"

"What?" Wu Yingxiong was taken aback, "This is the army coming to Guangzhou? Isn't it too fast?"

"Isn't that right..." Zu Lianggeng said, "The third grandson of Zhu and Zhuge's military division lacked the experience of fighting with soldiers after all, and the soldiers under them were not elite enough. Lost the battle of Sanyuanli and had to retreat to Guangzhou."

"Master," Liu Xuanchu said with a melancholy look on his face, "If Guangzhou doesn't guard, the Third Prince Zhu and the Third Grandson Zhu will really be finished... Then it will be your turn!"

"Me?" Wu Yingxiong's heart went blank, "What's wrong with me?"

Liu Xuanchu frowned, "My lord, Shang Zhixin reported you...have you forgotten?"

"I, I, I... have been wronged!"

"Wronged?" Liu Xuanchu said, "Shouldn't you go to Beijing to clarify this matter?"

"I can't tell..." Wu Yingxiong shook his head.

"Be able to explain clearly!" Zu Lianggeng said coldly, "My cousin led a hundred thousand troops to Beijing to enter the court, so I can explain everything clearly!"

"You, you want me to rebel?" Wu Yingxiong said tremblingly.

"My lord," Liu Xuanchu said coldly, "this is not called rebellion, it's called Master Xingyi, follow the destiny! If you and the prince don't fight now, when Tuhai breaks the city of Guangzhou... you will really be a heinous rebel!" You are a thief! Think about it carefully, is this the reason? Think again, if Xuanye flattens the third prince Zhu, can you and the prince be spared next? If we raise our troops now, what are the chances of winning?"

Wu Yingxiong's body trembled, and a fierce expression appeared on his honest and honest face... He can't go back to Beijing as a prisoner!

And he also knew that it was only a stopgap measure for Xuan Ye to let him and his father go. Once the Third Prince Zhu and the Third Grandson were finished, the end of Pingxi Palace would come!

"Reverse! Reverse..." I heard Wu Yingxiong muttering to himself, "If you don't rebel, you will be dead. If you rebel, there may be a silver lining. No, it is very sure! The Eight Banners are not what they used to be, so I still have a lot of opportunities in Yunnan Great chance to win!"

Chapter 213 The Lurking Wu Sangui

"Is now really the time?"

On Wuhua Mountain in Kunming, Yunnan, Wu Sangui, the Western King of the Great Qing Dynasty who finally reunited with his son after many years, is sitting in a high pavilion on the top of the mountain, facing the northeast, looking at the rolling mountains in the distance, thinking for a while, Then he asked Wu Yingxiong and Liu Xuanchu who had just returned to Yunnan, as well as Fang Guangchen and Wang Shirong, two counselors who had been with him all the time and advised him.

He still said to the outside world that he was recuperating from his illness... It was kept secret before, but now Wu Yingxiong was alive and kicking as soon as he came back.

In addition, there is another advantage of Wu Sangui continuing to pretend to be sick, that is, he does not need to meet Zhu Heqi's emissary Chen Gongyin immediately, so that he can have time to discuss the matter of rebellion with his confidants.

No matter how you look at it, this "Wu traitorous hero" does not belong to Cao Cao, but belongs to Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu. He forgot his life for small gains, and cherished his life for great things!

When the Manchu Qing gave him a small profit, he killed Yongli who fled to Burma!

Now it was time to raise the flag to rebel, and he looked back and forth again, timidly.

From this point of view, he is not as good as Geng Jingzhong!

"Father," Wu Yingxiong said with a loyal face, "if the party of the third prince Zhu and the third grandson of Zhu in Guangdong can last for a long time, you can live in Yunnan for a long time. But now Guangzhou is in a hurry... If Don't pull the Zhu family's father and son, when the court takes care of the Zhu family, we will be the next to be slaughtered!"

"You really think so?" Wu Sangui turned around and looked at his honest son, "Do you think Kangxi's Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers are paper?"

"It's not that it's too papery," Wu Yingxiong shook his head. "However, in the south of the Yangtze River, there is no place for the cavalry to roam freely. I'm afraid they will not be very useful."

Wu Sangui remained silent.

Wu Yingxiong said with a smile: "Father, my son has been in Beijing for a long time, and I have met those Heavenly Soldiers of the Eight Banners every day, and I know their details best. I don't talk about others, just talk about their Baya camp in Manchuria. No matter how you look at it, it is not as good as the one on Wuhua Mountain. The guards are strong. If there is a fight between the two sides, your Wuhuashan guards will definitely beat them to the ground. As for Kangxi’s more than 500 imperial guards, it’s even more outrageous. They eat, drink and have fun instead of doing business Son, they are a group of dandies. When my son goes in and out of the Taihe Gate, there are nine out of ten people who will not see them. If he really wants to be pregnant with a thunder or something, he will go in and blow up the emperor."

"Really?" Wu Sangui didn't believe it.

How could it be so loose?

When Dorgon was still there, the guards of the Forbidden City were all Manchurian white armor soldiers!The guards guarding the Supreme Harmony Gate are even worse, they look like they want to eat human flesh raw!

"Father, can my son lie to you?" Wu Yingxiong said, "Besides, my son has always been loyal to the Qing Dynasty... Even if it is about withdrawing the feudal clan, the son will not object, as long as the court can properly accommodate our brothers under the feudal clan That's fine too."

Wu Sangui nodded, his eldest son really has no ambitions, he just wants to spend his life with that fat princess in a normal way.

Liu Xuanchu who was on the side interjected: "My lord, you forgot to mention something... I heard that in the past 20 years, it has been difficult for the Eight Banners disciples in Beijing to have a son!"

Wu Sangui looked at his son, "Is there such a thing?"

Wu Yingxiong nodded, "Yes, yes, there is such a thing... Maybe it's because the environment is not acclimatized, or maybe it's because the years of entering the customs have killed too many people and have been punished by God. These years, the population of the Eight Banners has not flourished, so I have no I have seen a few people full of children and grandchildren. Therefore, the number of people in the Eight Banners Manchuria is very small, and the number of registered soldiers may be less than [-]. With such a small number of people, if you fight hard, you will be defeated!"

When the Eight Banners children suffered hardships and colds outside the customs, it was not difficult at all to have children, except for Dorgon, who had a problem with his function, and everyone raised them from litter to litter.Otherwise, I can't help entering the customs and fighting and the consumption of infectious diseases in the south!

But after they settled in Beijing, the disciples of the Eight Banners gradually stopped having babies... As the ruling nation, the population not only did not increase, but also declined, which is also a spectacle!

Of course, this is not due to unacceptable conditions, nor is it condemned by God, but the result of the combined effects of the urbanization of the Eight Banners, the non-intermarriage between Manchu and Han, and the draft system of the Eight Banners.