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Chapter 343

As mentioned earlier, it took a day for Zhu Yousong, King of Fu, and his party to lead troops to arrive at the junction of Tianchang County and Yizheng County in advance, and to wait for the news, and the time was almost at the end of February.

It is not difficult for the observer who opened the God's perspective to find that at this time on the other side, Zhu Shuren had just received Chongzhen's last order relayed by Zhang Yan, and it would take another day or two before he returned to Nanjing to communicate with Shi Kefa, and then went to Hefei to pick up his father-in-law What about King Lu?

Therefore, if King Fu really wanted to take the risk and enter Yizheng directly, and then cross the south of the Yangtze River from Yizheng County to Jingkou and transfer to Nanjing, he could still arrive before King Lu.

However, if there is no sufficient excuse for this kind of thing, if you go directly to it, then there is no way out at all. Once it fails, the general who leads the troops to handle it will be punished by the clan, which is tantamount to a serious crime of conspiracy.

Liu Liangzuo is not the kind of ruthless person who is willing to kill his whole family. If he really has such a courageous backbone, in history, when Duoduo went south, he would not be the first traitor to give up all his defense areas and join the enemy.

Therefore, after confirming that Shi Kefa did not greet King Fu in time, he had to quickly inform Ma Shiying again to let Ma Shiying make up his mind, which took another day and a half.

Fortunately, Ma Shiying was not completely unprepared, and Ruan Dacheng beside him was even more skilled at playing small tricks in the infighting.When Liu Liangzuo was sent to escort King Fu southward with troops, Ruan Dacheng had already expected that Shi Kefa might play tricks, and Ruan Dacheng also made two preparations at the same time.

After these four or five days of hooking up, now Ruan Dacheng's second-hand preparations have also begun to take shape.

On the second day after Liu Liangzuo sent someone to ask for instructions, Ruan Dacheng personally came to the Tianchang County Army and conveyed a new order:
"Liu Junmen, don't be afraid, you can lead troops into Yizheng and cross the river to escort His Highness to Nanjing! Governor Ma has already found a righteous name for you!"

Liu Liangzuo was still a little timid: "Foreign soldiers were called to Beijing, if there is a disharmony in the end, that would be a serious crime... I don't know what excuse the governor is using?"

Ruan Dacheng smiled sadly: "After learning that King Yong and King Ding might die, I advised Brother Yaocao to try to contact Shandong Liu Zeqing, Gui and Boxu Dingguo towns immediately to confirm whether the Chuang army was relocated after they left Beijing. Bingfeng invaded south.

As I expected, after these four or five days of quick contact and understanding of the enemy's situation, it can now be confirmed that three days ago, that is, the seventh day after the intruders withdrew from Beijing, Liu Fangliang, Chuangjun South Road, was forced by the Qing army. Withdrew from Baoding Mansion,
Liu Fangliang retreated slowly to the south, and the vanguard turned to attack south, recapturing Linqing and other places that Zhu Shuren recovered when he went north to rescue him two months ago, and crossed the old course of the Yellow River from Linqing to the south!
The other road, in the direction of Gui and Bo, Guide Mansion, Shangqiu and other places, was also temporarily taken back from Liu Fangliang by Zhu Shuren when he went north to King Qin.When Zhu Shuren's soldiers and horses withdrew, Liu Fangliang had no intention of going south to seize them again.

But now, the intruders could not gain a firm foothold in Hebei and were forced to flee south. Liu Fangliang's partial division has also surrounded Shangqiu again and captured many counties of Guidefu!Xu Dingguo has also withdrawn his main force from Shangqiu to Bozhou! "

The situation reported by Ruan Dacheng is not far from the original historical inertia - after Li Zicheng was defeated by Dorgon in Hebei, he didn't even think about fighting back on the spot.

It’s the same as in history. After the Kingdom of Jin was defeated by Mongols, it always thought that “the part lost from the Mongols should be compensated by invading the Song Dynasty in the south.” Then Li Zicheng thought about continuing to squeeze the persimmons, and the south was still under the control of Ming Dynasty. The land returns to blood.

The Xu Dingguo mentioned in Ruan Dacheng's words is also a hobgoblin general who has been with the courts in Shanxi and Henan for many years. , Chongzhen was imprisoned in 15 years, deprived of military power in Henan battlefield.

But now, when Zhu Shuren went north to King Qin, he briefly regained the Guide Mansion that Liang Yizhang and others had lost before. The sinful Xu Dingguo was released for reuse. Anyway, it is too dilapidated and it is impossible to establish an effective rule. Just pull a cat or a dog to fend for itself.

When Liu Liangzuo first heard the urgent military situation, he naturally had a worried expression on his face. After all, he was a pure general with little education.
I heard that the friendly troops in the front were retreating and losing their land. As the commander-in-chief in charge of the defense of Fengyang and Huai'an, he was very likely to be pushed to the front line of resistance again. He really couldn't figure out why Ruan Dacheng could put these The bad news was so elated.

Could it be that Ruan Dacheng is a wolf-hearted man?I lost my land in Ming Dynasty, you are still so happy?
Ruan Dacheng saw that such vulgar warriors had no political sensitivity and did not know how to intrigue and fight power, so he was quite contemptuous, so he could only speak clearly:
"Liu Junmen, think about it, if the intruders don't attack Liu Zeqing, Xu Dingguo, we will forcefully send troops to send His Royal Highness King Fu to Nanjing, but there is no way out!

But now it's different, the burglar has given us a great excuse!His Royal Highness Fu, as the vassal closest to Lunchang of the late emperor's lineage, naturally has to be protected by our Ming court!

However, many prefectures and counties in Huaibei were occupied by Liu Fangliang's new round of attacks. Fengyang is already the place pointed by the bandits and soldiers. We are escorting King Fu to the south at this moment. , but helping the imperial court to escort King Fu to transfer!Lest Fu Wang be in the war zone again!With such a righteous reputation, even if it fails in the end, at least there is a talisman!

I have already persuaded Brother Yaocao to make further advances to Liu Zeqing and Xu Dingguo. As long as they cooperate to support His Royal Highness Fu Wang, after the success of the future, their sins of retreating and losing their teachers and land in Shandong and Guibo can be written off!

They can also follow suit and confer titles on Conglong heroes!In the future, when King Fu is firmly in the position, he will be able to transfer them away from the anti-invasion front line, and let them lead troops to the rich and prosperous southern regions, and the money will be much more lucrative than staying in the bitter cold regions of Shandong and Henan!

When the time comes, let those recalcitrant thorns head to the front line of anti-Tartar resistance!Let those generals who don't know how to be a man and follow the example of Wang Wan suffer hardships and die, and let's eat and drink spicy food later! "

After being analyzed by Ruan Dacheng, Liu Liangzuo's eyes lit up and his spirit lifted.

yes!We are now escorting His Royal Highness Fu Wang to avoid Liu Fangliang's southward invasion again!It’s because the Nanjing court was too procrastinating and incompetent. Even though there was a vassal who was closest to the late emperor’s blood, they forgot to let the other party retreat in time and protect them well.
After thinking about it, Liu Liangzuo couldn't help but admire him from the bottom of his heart:

As for civil servants who are experts in fighting among themselves, it really is a villain like Ruan Dacheng!With this skill, without two or 30 years of professional calculation of one's own background, it is absolutely impossible to react so fast!
Now that he has a bodyguard and a way out, why would Liu Liangzuo hesitate?On the same day, he ordered his soldiers and horses, together with the hundreds of scout cavalry under Xu Dingguo and Liu Zeqing brought by Ruan Dacheng, they went south to Yizheng together!
The people from Xu Dingguo and Liu Zeqing were sent by the second town immediately after Ruan Dacheng asked Ma Shiying to inquire about the military situation in the north and got in touch with them, so they should be accepted as a nomination certificate.

Xu Dingguo and Liu Zeqing were also very cooperative, he gave one man two horses, regardless of the lack of cavalry in his own army, let these people travel hundreds of miles a day to come to cooperate.

Liu Liangzuo didn't need these people to actually provide a lot of troops, what he wanted was just a title. After having these hundreds of people, it was not Liu Liangzuo who went alone, but the three towns in Jiangbei jointly supported the charity under the call of Ma Du. The momentum and reputation will also be different.

His troops arrived in Yizheng that night, and then asked Fu Wang to rest overnight, while Liu Liangzuo raised a ferry overnight.

The next day, early in the morning of the third day of March, Liu Liangzuo hurriedly boarded the ship at Guazhoudu, and led his troops straight to Jinshan Temple on the opposite bank, intending to land at Jingkou.

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The timeline goes back one day, on the day when Ruan Dacheng persuaded Liu Liangzuo to send troops, Shi Kefa in Nanjing also learned of the changes in the local army in Jiangbei. Soldiers and horses are not eligible to enter Yangzhou.

Therefore, when Liu Liangzuo's army entered Yizheng County, the defenders of Yizheng County immediately sent someone six hundred miles away to report to Shi Kefa, and it was delivered that night.At that time, Liu Liangzuo was still raising a ferry boat in Jiangbei.

Shi Kefa only had one night to react and deploy.

Shi Kefa knew very well that he had just negotiated with Zhu Shuren yesterday and sent Zhu Shuren to Hefei to pick up Lu Wang. Counting the days, if there is no obstruction, Lu Wang will return to Nanjing at least three days later than Fu Wang!
Once King Fu, who is closest to the late emperor by blood, enters Nanjing City, escorted by soldiers and horses, everything will be unknown!Moreover, Zhu Shuren, in order to win over Zhang Yan, for righteousness and fame, only said to let King Lu supervise the country to wait for King Ding and King Yong to return to the south, and did not say to pass on the throne to King Lu!
This kind of edict, which only supervises the country but does not pass on the throne, can stabilize the situation when King Lu arrives in Nanjing first. If King Fu arrives first, there is a chance to mess around in the cracks!
Shi Kefa wanted to understand these principles, but he was also bloody. He immediately asked the officers of the military department under his command overnight: "Other soldiers and horses in other towns, with naval divisions, where is the closest to Nanjing?"

His staff member Yan Ermei was by his side at the time, and he was proficient in business and knew the information about the deployment of soldiers and horses, so he replied:

"In addition to the soldiers and horses defending Nanjing, the nearest naval force from the outer town is on the opposite bank of Wuhu County at the junction of Taiping Prefecture and Luzhou Prefecture. They are the troops of Governor Zhu of Huguang."

Shi Kefa rubbed his fists and thought for a while: "Liu Liangzuo has arrived in Yizheng, and he will definitely be able to find enough boats to cross the river tomorrow morning at the latest. Now that the soldiers and horses from Wuhu have been notified to come to help, it is too late to stop the crossing of the river... Help me find Shen Butang of the Ministry of Households to discuss matters immediately !"

Yan Ermei went to do it immediately, and within a quarter of an hour, Shen Tingyang from the household department was found.

Along the way, Shen Tingyang obviously also got news from Yan Ermei, knowing what Shi Kefa wanted from him, so he cut straight to the point when they met:
"Xianzhi needs to dispatch the navy to intercept Liu Liangzuo from crossing the river? The Zhang Mingzhen Department under the old man's command, although they are the guards of the water, can be used in an emergency!"

After several years of construction, Zhang Mingzhen's Department has [-] to [-] navy troops, not all of whom are stationed in Nanjing, but at least tens of thousands of them are stationed at key ports around Nanjing.

Strictly speaking, his army is not a local garrison, but escorting water transport, so wandering around Nanjing is also considered legal-if you want to escort supplies, money and food from various places to Nanjing, you must have a military escort, right?
Even when the capital of the country was in Beijing, the escort troops under the Governor of Water Transport could be stationed as far as Tongzhou.
When it was time to transport grain, he could follow the water fleet all the way to Jishuitan Wharf in Beijing (Shichahai), which was only a mountain of coal away from the place where Chongzhen hanged himself in history.

Therefore, as long as Shen Tingyang's direct descendants don't enter the city of Nanjing, even if they stay on the wharf at the mouth of the Yangtze River and the Qinhuai River, there is nothing wrong with it.

Zhang Mingzhen may not be able to defend against land enemies from the south approaching Nanjing, but it is absolutely useful to prevent the Northern Army from crossing the Yangtze River.

Shi Kefa didn't have any more choices. After learning a little about Zhang Mingzhen's situation, he immediately used the name of the Ministry of War to temporarily recruit the escorts under the household department, and went through the process in the name of the cabinet, and asked Zhang Mingzhen to stop Liu Liangzuo immediately.

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At dawn the next day, on the Yangtze River between Guazhou Ferry and Jinshan Temple.

Dozens of patrol ferries of Liu Liangzuo's department, carrying nearly a thousand vanguard soldiers, took the lead in opening the way and started the south crossing.

The sky is still only a little bit bright, and the action is very secretive, so it is not easy to be discovered by the defenders on the other side, and it allows the soldiers from the north to see the terrain in front of them a little bit, so as not to lose their way.

However, not long after Liu Liangzuo's department took action, they saw that as the sky was getting brighter, there were more sentry warships in the center of the river to search back and forth, and it seemed that these ships were much more elite and lighter than the ships temporarily recruited by Liu Liangzuo's department. , it looks like a well-built professional warship.

"Stop the boat! Soldiers and horses from Fengyang Mansion are not allowed to enter Beijing without being called! You can't rebel if you want to!" Zhang Mingzhen's troops let a group of scolding troops hold wooden trumpets in front of them, shouting to stop the opponent from advancing.

Liu Liangzuo didn't expect that there would be such a big change when he was stranded in the middle of the night looking for a boat, so he could only bite the bullet and let Xianfeng shout:

"The intruder has already crossed the river! The second mansion in Huaibei has fallen! Governor Ma can't let His Royal Highness Fu Wang be in danger, and escort him to the south first! Fu Wang is the first emperor's cousin, how dare you stop him!"

Zhang Mingzhen's subordinates naturally did not show weakness. They were all told by Shen Tingyang: "The vassal king is not allowed to enter the capital unless he is called! To avoid the enemy, just stay in Yizheng! The first emperor died for the country, and whoever supervised the country has his own Queen Yi'an to relay the last emperor's edict , The cabinet confirms the proposal! Crossing the river is treason! Return quickly and forget the past! Go ahead and fire!"

Seeing that the arrow was on the string, Liu Liangzuo was a little unwilling. He decided to take a gamble, pretended not to hear clearly, and let Xianfeng continue to probe.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Mingzhen on the opposite side, in his opinion, is really a god, there is such an elite large warship that can be equipped with Hongyi cannons on board.

Zhang Mingzhen aimed directly at a position nearly a hundred steps ahead of Liu Liangzuo's vanguard, and ordered the two gunboats to fire with their bow guns. Four shells weighing more than ten kilograms crashed onto the river.

Because of the aiming error, the farthest shell landed directly in front of Liu Liangzuo's vanguard sentinel ship less than [-] steps away, which was [-] or [-] steps away from the preview position.It frightened the vanguard soldiers of Liu Liangzuo's department.

"If you don't retreat, next time you won't be aiming at the bow of the ship to warn!"

Under the full deterrence of Zhang Mingzhen's department, the two sides had a brief exchange of fire and friction, and Liu Liangzuo's department had to retreat hastily because they were not familiar with water warfare and had no professional warships.

Fortunately, Zhang Mingzhen didn't want to provoke a civil war in the Ming army, and he didn't pursue more casualties, so he accepted it as soon as he saw it.

Liu Liangzuo immediately reported the situation to Ruan Dacheng, and Ruan Dacheng was also bloody.
"What should I do? This is a complete tear. If you can't cross the river, even if you return to Fengyang, won't King Lu get power in the future and settle accounts after the fall?"

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PS: Tomorrow is New Year's Eve... Please take a few days off for Chinese New Year.

I haven’t asked for leave for Chinese New Year for many years. This year, I’ve lost full attendance and commission in January anyway. It’s been five days since I’ve been absent. The lice don’t itch.

Ask for leave from New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the new year, and change it again on the third day of the middle school.Anyway, everyone is busy, so it is not necessary to read books to relieve boredom during the New Year.

This year, if I want to accompany my wife back to her hometown in northern Jiangsu, I will have to stay for a while... There will be a lot of entertainment.I have been in control for three years, and this year, there are a lot of relatives who will leave after the release...

(End of this chapter)