The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 221
Chapter 219

The study room in Li Dongyang's old house became the place where Lu Changle handles official business.

Every day, all kinds of news and information are sent from all directions,

On the long desk in the south of the study,

Tiled a huge map,

The positions of the various soldiers and horses are marked on it.
There are also various spheres of influence,

The latest news from everywhere,
Somebody marked it on the map,
Lu Changle only needs to look at the map to know the latest progress of various people.
To describe it in one sentence, it is overwhelming, unstoppable,
With the most capable Eight Banners cavalry in the era of cold weapons,
Also has a large number of powerful firearms,
Especially grenades, mortars, flintlocks, and rifles,
After these four big killers are put into the battlefield,
Attacking cities and looting land is almost invincible,
It's a pity that the number of rifles is still small,

Only Lu Changsheng and Yang Zhengbao have a small amount of equipment.

The main reason is that the process requirements are too high, and the simple machine tools operated by water power and animal power,
The yield rate is still not high.
Lu Changle is not in a hurry,
Without exaggerating,
Looking at Daming, he has no opponent,
Yang Qijun, Azig and Zu Zehong went all the way,
After conquering Jianzhou and Mongolia, the number of people increased instead of decreasing.
There were only 5 people when we went there, and more than [-] people when we came back from Mongolia.
Or the elite who is skilled in bow and knife,
Entry from Lanzhou, Shaanxi, all the way south,
Gather all forces along the way,
For those who do not submit in time, they will be killed directly.

It has entered the Sichuan area in early September,

Officially hunt down Zhang Xianzhong and his Daxi Army;
Lu Changsheng, Yang Zhengbao and others took down the defenseless Jiangxi first,
Then the troops split into two groups,

All the way to Zhejiang, all the way to the Huguang area,

This is the nominal site of Emperor Hongguang Zhu Yousong,

Yang Zhengbao and others encountered little resistance.
After Shi Kefa knew that the actions of Liu Zeqing, Zuo Liangyu and Lu Daqi had failed,

Immediately gather our troops in Suzhou and Yangzhou,
Defending Nanjing,

Liu Ruolan joins Lu Changwei, Dai Shan and Zu Kefa who fought in North Korea,

Successfully landed at Liuxuebao Middle School in Taicang, Suzhou,
Lu Changwei, Daishan and Zu Kefa's troops marched from land,
Liu Ruolan led the Fujian navy to march from the waterway,
Water and land roads go side by side, heading straight to Beijing,
With the strength of the two groups of people, it is only a matter of time before Nanjing, where the hearts of the people are divided, is taken down.
Now Lu Changle values ​​the strength of public opinion polls more than military operations.

The intelligence team led by Chen Qi and Liu Rufeng,

Has been sparing no effort to promote Lu Changle's policy,
Especially the people and things that happened in Fujian,
In the first issue of Minnan Express, Lu Changle has consciously spread out,

It was first promoted by Yang's Moxiang Study in Fuzhou,
After receiving the support of Cheng Liye,
Cheng's firm and Huizhou merchants also joined in,

If you can sell it openly, you can sell it openly,
If you can't sell it openly, you will spread it secretly,
The first issue of Hokkien Express only printed more than 2000 copies.
Each issue now has more than [-] copies,
It is equivalent to 8 people speaking for Lu Changle non-stop,
It's just the Minnan Express, which is not enough to be believed.
With the cooperation of the intelligence team,
Coupled with the fact that Huizhou merchants secretly helped to drive the waves, the results are obvious,

Often, every time the rural protection army goes to a place,
The common people greeted with joy,
Actively provide information, lead the way,
They are all waiting to divide the fields,
The gentry was a little displeased with the rural protection army, but they didn't have much resistance.
They knew that with the arrival of the Township Protection Army, they might lose their money.
But let other forces, whether officials or bandits,

It is very likely that people and money will be lost.

The laws and regulations have collapsed, and even important officials in the court like Zuo Liangyu have also sent troops to plunder,

Not to mention other generals,
Some people are more ruthless than thieves,

With a comparison, it seems that the Xiangbao Army is better.

"Ah" Lu Changle sat on the official hat chair in the study,

Stretched comfortably,

I used to glance at the tiled map, and my eyes lit up.
The map has changed, and there are many small flags of the Rural Protection Army.

Every time a land is won, a special small flag will be inserted on the map,
Every time a small flag is inserted,

That is to say, his territory has expanded again.

Lu Changle walked over with great interest,
On the territory of Sichuan, on the map of Long'an, Baoning, Shunqing, Tongzhou and Chengdu,
Planted the small flag of the Rural Protection Army,
Yang Qijun, Azig and the others did a good job,
Around Wuchang and Huizhou, many flags were also planted.
Needless to say, father-in-law and the others marched smoothly,

Liu Ruolan and Lu Changwei encountered relatively tenacious resistance in the Yingtianfu area.
For now, little progress has been made.
It was the last place of the royalists and the elders of the former dynasty,

They must have resisted desperately,

Lu Changle's eyes quickly set on Hubei,

Dorgon, Wu Sangui, Lu Jinyuan and the others don't know if they have captured Li Zicheng.

Looking at the small flag representing Li Zicheng, Lu Changle secretly shook his head,
This guy can really run,

Ran from the capital to Xi'an, and from Xi'an to Hubei,

Except Dorgon, Wu Sangui and others,

Many forces also joined the ranks of hunting and killing Li Zicheng,

There are nearly 2000 people who died tragically in the pursuit of stolen goods,

It is difficult to count those who were persecuted and whose family members served as prostitutes.
Later, the soldiers under the ground also found reasons to rob the common people and bully the women of the common people.
It's okay for the common people to say,

Those officials and gentlemen,

Relatives, friends and acquaintances are all over the world,

They are united in hatred,

When he got the chance, he stabbed Li Zicheng.

Under the situation of being surrounded by enemies, Li Zicheng can still run for so long,
That's great.

Just when Lu Changle lamented that Li Zicheng was very capable of tossing around,
Lu Changyan suddenly ran in excitedly, shouting excitedly: "Patriarch, happy event, great happy event."

Lu Changle was a little surprised and said: "Tell me quickly, what is the happy event."

Having experienced a lot, Lu Changyan also became calm and steady,

It's rare to see him so excited.

Lu Changyan responded, and said excitedly: "Patriarch, Li Zicheng is dead, guess who killed him?"

"Dorgon or Wu Sangui?"

"Neither, guess again"

Lu Changle glared at him, and said angrily: "If you're too close, I'll transfer you to pour Yexiang."

Brat, big or small,

Dare to whet my appetite.

Lu Changyan stuck out his tongue, muttered that the patriarch was bored, and handed over the information in his hand.

Lu Changle took it over and took a look,
Immediately, the whole person regained his energy, and he couldn't stop laughing from ear to ear after watching it, and said to himself: "Okay, okay, okay, there is really nowhere to look for, and it doesn't take much effort to get it."

Just now I was still thinking that Li Zicheng could really escape, but I haven't caught him for a long time.

Turning around, there was news that he was besieged and had no hope of breaking out of the siege, and committed suicide by taking poison.
What surprised Lu Changle the most was that the person who made this great contribution,

It is Li Dingguo who I never forget.

Let Li Dingguo go back to Zhang Xianzhong, Lu Changle didn't really let him go,
Instead, let him have a break with Zhang Xianzhong,
Intelligence has been working behind the scenes to force him to leave,

What makes Lu Changle depressed is that,

After Li Dingguo broke with Zhang Xianzhong, he did not take refuge in himself,
Like a mud cow entering the sea, there is no news for more than half a year,
Unexpectedly, when he saw him again, he got rid of a serious problem for himself.

According to intelligence, Li Dingguo became the son-in-law of a landlord in Tongcheng.

Leading the nursing team and tenants of the old man's family, killed 270 people and captured 37 people.

A few people escaped in the chaos,
But forcing Li Zicheng to commit suicide by taking poison is already a great achievement.
Li Dingguo knew that there was an expeditionary force chasing after him,

Take the captives and corpses to find Lu Jinyuan on his own initiative,

Lu Jinyuan saw Li Dingguo and then Li Zicheng's corpse,

Overjoyed on the spot,

Pass the good news to Lu Changle as soon as possible through the intelligence team.

Well done two pieces of good news.

At this time, Lu Changyan said again: "Patriarch, it was a happy event just now, and there are still big happy events."

"Is there a big happy event?" Lu Changle said with a look of surprise.

"Yes, as I said just now, there is a happy event, a great happy event, I have said the happy event, but I haven't reported the great happy event yet." Lu Changyan said with a sly face.

While speaking, he took out another letter of information from his sleeve like a magic trick.

Lu Changle's old face twitched, while taking the information,
One side threatened: "Don't go, if it's not for the good news, I'll kick your ass to pieces."

"Hey, don't go, I'm still waiting to receive the reward." Lu Changyan said confidently.

Lu Changle took a look at the information,
At first I was stunned for a moment, but soon my brows became happy,

The corners of the mouth could not help but curl up,

He didn't care about punishing that bastard Lu Changyan any more, and said: "The order will be passed on, the whole army will add food tonight, and the porridge shed will be opened for three days."

The letter in my hand cannot be regarded as information, it is more appropriate to call it a letter from home.
The second uncle said in the letter that Yang Xuan gave birth to a son smoothly, and the mother and child are safe.

I finally became a father,

Lu Changle was so excited that he was about to jump up.

"Patriarch, I'll go right away." Hearing this, Lu Changyan ran away in a hurry.

I know this news now,

You have to share it with the people around you, especially the tribe,

Not only Lu Changle, but the entire Lu family in Fuzhou, as well as the Yang family
I've been looking forward to it for a long, long time.

Lu Changle shook his head with a wry smile,

This kid runs really fast.
Excited for a while, Lu Changle forced the thought of going home,
First, I wrote a letter to my second uncle and Yang Xuan,

Let the intelligence team send back to Fujian as quickly as possible,

Finally, he gave Lu Jinyuan an order,

Appointed Li Dingguo as the general of the gangsters,

Cooperate with Lu Jinyuan and his party to win Hubei as quickly as possible,

Then move eastward,

With Liu Ruolan and Lu Changwei flanking each other,

Completely take down the "Nanming" formed by Shi Kefa, Gao Zhi, Ma Shiying and others,
Only the Great Unity,
Only then can we truly live and work in peace and contentment.

As the battle progressed smoothly,

Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and others panicked more and more.

It's another set of friendship, and another promise of high officials and rich salary,

At the beginning, he was granted the title of king with different surnames and enjoyed the fiefdoms of three provinces.

Now the conditions have been raised to rule the river,

As long as Lu Changle becomes a minister, that's all.
The latest promise,
Even the word side by side king has moved out,
Lu Changle was not moved at all,
I only sent them a letter back: As long as they surrender, their lives and wealth can be saved, and any other negotiations will not be accepted.

With his current strength, there is no need to negotiate.

Unification is imperative.

Lu Changle's determination has also become the driving force for the soldiers under his command to move forward.

On September [-]th, after a day and night of bloody battle, Lu Changwei killed the commander-in-chief Gao Zhi, and captured Suzhou, a vital flank to Nanjing;
On September [-]th, Liu Ruolan, who was breathless, led his men to land from Guazhou, bombarded Yangzhou City with clever mortars, secretly sent people to dig tunnels, and took Yangzhou City in three days. Ma Shiying, Governor of Fengyang;
On October [-]th, Lu Changwei, Liu Ruolan, Dorgon, Wu Sangui, Lu Jinyuan and the newcomer Li Dingguo successfully joined forces under the city of Nanjing;
On October [-]th, after the loss of Shi Kefa, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zongzhou and other important officials and most of the soldiers,

Under the persuasion of Ruan Dacheng, the right servant of the Ministry of War, Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong led the ministers of civil and military affairs to open the city gate and surrender;

On October [-], Yang Qijun, Azige, and Zu Zehong wiped out Zhang Xianzhong and his subordinates in Dongchuan Prefecture, Sichuan. Only his adopted son Liu Wenxiu led dozens of people into the dense forest and disappeared.

(End of this chapter)