The weather in August is getting cooler, not as hot as in July.In May and June, the Eight Banners who went to the north for summer vacation arrived at the border of Yangzhou at the end of August.Yangzhou was known as Guangling in ancient times, and since the Sui and Tang dynasties, it has gradually become a prosperous place in the world.Yangzhou south of the Yangtze River, the Grand Canal through, the economy is developed, businessmen gather, the twenty-four bridges are bright and moonlit nights, fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March, and are written into poems by literati and ink writers, so that later people are full of fantasies about Yangzhou.Today, the prosperous city of Yangzhou has become a ruin.About four months ago, the Qing army went south, broke through Yangzhou, Shi Kefa was righteous, hundreds of thousands of people in the city died tragically under the butcher's knife, and the prosperous Yangzhou was already a ghost city.At this time, the city was empty among the charred ruins, and the white bones and rotting corpses on the streets had not been cleaned up after four months.The army of Duoduo came to Yangzhou again, and the army did not enter the city, but camped along the Grand Canal in the south of the city.Outside the city of Yangzhou, there are companies and camps of the Qing army, and as far as the eye can see, there are all military tents like graves, which are difficult to count.The Eight Banners wearing various colors of armor shuttled through the camp, and the dense cavalry marched along the canal, and the army was majestic and intimidating.This is indeed a terrifying army, the world seems to be invincible, the Ming army faced the Eight Banners, and did not even have the courage to fight.At this time, in a big tent in the army, the generals of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han tribes and the eight banners all took off their helmets and sat together to discuss the military situation.Duoduo sat cross-legged, his bare head was dripping with fine sweat, and the arrogant look on his face did not change, he used a dagger to cut the boiled meat in front of him, and said casually: "This time this king led the army south, and was ordered to sweep away eastern Zhejiang and Fujian. ”Shang Kexi said: "The regent is a knife to kill chickens, from the perspective of a minion, there is no need for the master to go out, the minions and others are enough to wipe out the Nanban!"
”This is not the rampant Qing army, but the fact, the Eight Banners have already played a momentum, 10,000 Eight Banners fight 100,000 Ming troops are no problem, and now 100,000 banner soldiers are going south, even if the Ming army has a million, it is difficult to resist.At the beginning, Hongguang small court, there was the Yangtze River moat, the army of 500,000, but the eight banners went south, and the four towns looked at the wind and surrendered, and now the remnants of Zhejiang were defeated, and it was almost wishful thinking to block the attack of the eight banners.The Eight Banner generals present immediately laughed, nodded their heads in agreement, and Duoduo smiled: "Well, then King Zhishun will be the vanguard and sweep away eastern Zhejiang." ”Hong Chengchou sat aside, the situation in Jiangnan collapsed, and Dolgon sent him south to serve as the governor of Jiangnan to help the Qing court stabilize the situation in Jiangnan.He saw that Duoduo and the others were full of confidence, and whispered to himself: "Don't underestimate Jiangnan~" Duoduo heard his muttering, frowned slightly, and was about to make a sarcastic remark, at this moment, a sound of footsteps gradually approached, and after a while, the curtain was raised, and a Qing soldier reported: "Master, Ruizhong Baylor asks to see." ”Duoduo put down his dagger, wondering how Bolo had come across the river, "Let him in!"
”After a short time, Bolo entered the big tent and saw that the tent was full of eight banner generals, and he complained bitterly, so he first saluted Duoduo, "Meet King Yu!"
”Duoduo looked at Bolo and frowned slightly, "Why did you cross the river, the Jiangnan bandits have been suppressed, and the food has been prepared?"
”Bolo's face was a little ugly, his eyes looked left and right, Duoduo saw this, his eyes narrowed, and he waved his hand: "You wait and retreat!"
”Many of the Eight Banner generals had doubts in their hearts, but they still got up one after another and went out of the tent and whispered outside the tent.As soon as everyone left, Duoduo's face sank and he asked, "Say it!"
What's the matter?
”"King Yu, the rebellious people of Jiangyin fled, Nikan was killed, and the grain and grass were also robbed by the water bandits."
Bolo fell to the ground and whispered.Duoduo has been in charge of the army for many years, and he has long been overjoyed and angry, but when he heard these three news, he was still angry."
What?"
Duoduo got up suddenly, and said angrily: "Jiangyin, you have surrounded them for three months, and you actually let them escape?
And what's going on with Nikan?
And what about food?
”The Qing court was preparing to use Jiangyin's fiasco to deter Jiangnan and the world, but Bolo said that after more than three months of siege and countless casualties of the Qing army, he actually let the Jiangyin people escape.Such an outcome would undoubtedly blow the majesty of the Qing Dynasty and boost the arrogance of the rebels, which Duoduo could not accept, nor could the Qing court.As for the grain and grass, it is related to Duoduo's southern expedition, and Nikan died in Jiangnan and was killed by the rebels, which not only made the Qing court lose face, but also reduced the Han people's fear of the Qing army.Duoduo is Dolgon's younger brother, the fifteenth son of Nurhachi, who has been favored since he was a child, coupled with his outstanding military achievements, and has developed an arrogant character.After hearing this, Duoduo calmed down, and it was obvious that the rebellion in Jiangnan had formed a scale, and it had changed from spontaneous disorder to organized and premeditated rebellion."
Such a simple plan to turn the tiger away from the mountain and attack the west, you didn't see it!"
Dord's face was full of anger and wanted to punish Bolo, but Bolo was Baylor after all, and he gritted his teeth, "Explain it to the regent yourself!"
”The rebels first attacked Wujiang Water Village, transferred the Qing army in Suzhou, took advantage of the emptiness of Suzhou to attack Suzhou, and then used Suzhou to lure away the Qing soldiers of Jiangyin and take the opportunity to rescue Jiangyin.Bolo didn't dare to speak, but it happened, and the light and anger never had a problem.Duoduo walked a few steps with his hands in his hands, and coldly ordered his subordinates: "Find Hong Chengchou!"
”Duoduo actually looks down on Hong Chengchou, but now that something is wrong, he really has no solution, so he can only listen to Hong Chengchou's opinion.After a short time, Hong Chengchou came to the tent, and Duoduo ordered Bolo to state the situation, and after Hong Chengchou listened, he pondered for a while, and then said: "Lord Wang, from the words of Lord Belle, it can be seen that the rebels in Jiangnan have been united by the Heaven and Earth Society, and the fleet that rescued Jiangyin should be the people of the Tang and Lu clans in the south, which shows that the rebels also colluded with them.If so, the situation is a bit serious. ”Duoduo said with a gloomy face: "What should this king do!"
”Hong Chengchou said: "The banner played by the chaotic people is to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.If you want to pacify the troubled people, you only need to sweep away the pseudo-Ming, so that the king of eastern Zhejiang and the king of Tang in Fujian will be awarded, and it will be difficult for the troubled people to become an atmosphere.At present, the grain and grass of the army are seized, but the autumn harvest is coming, the prince can sweep away the chaotic people in Jiangnan on the one hand, while waiting for the autumn harvest, and then order Jiangxi to allocate a batch of grain and grass, once the grain arrives, it will first sweep away the eastern part of Zhejiang, so that the chaotic people lose their support, and then resume production in Jiangnan, within five years, Jiangnan will be. ”()