I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 311 Kong Shenggong

Not to mention that He Xiangming and Tang Tongjiang were blocked in Taizhuang (Taierzhuang).

Zhou Haizhong led his army to capture Yizhou, and Yang Gong also took advantage of the situation to capture Guide Mansion.

Yu Kecheng crossed the river and headed north, quickly capturing the strategic town of Nanyang.

It seems that the result is not great.But it instantly divided Yanzhou and Jining along the canal.

The counties in the southern part of Yanzhou were not only isolated and helpless, but also directly bordered the territory of the Ming army and were surrounded by three lines of actual attack by the Ming army.

Under such a situation, these county towns will either easily change their banners and surrender, or they will rebel internally and seize the cities and surrender.

It's impossible to gather troops to defend. Generally, the defense is only when there is still room for maneuver.Now like this, I still use a hammer to defend.

Even if the county magistrate wants to cling to his "famous reputation as a loyal minister", the common people and squires will not let him succeed.

But he said it was here in Guide Mansion.

Yang Gong captured Guide and, adhering to his usual military dexterity and speed, immediately led his army across the Hebei River and marched northward. His troops were divided into two groups and captured Shan County and Cao County respectively.

Although the Ming army was divided into two groups.However, when the two armies were brought out individually, there were still tens of thousands of people.

Shan County was already close to Yutai County, and when they heard that tens of thousands of Ming troops were coming, they didn't dare to resist, so they immediately surrendered.

The situation in Cao County next door was similar, but the magistrate of Cao County was a "loyal minister" and found it difficult to resist.

Before the Ming army arrived, the county government officials burned themselves to death. The county Zhongdian Shi hurriedly led the people to put out the fire for a while before the fire spread from the county streets.
The two armies of the Ming Dynasty rested for a while in the two counties and stationed a small number of troops as left-behind forces. Then they crossed the river and marched directly to Chengwu (Chengwu) and Dingtao counties.

After hearing the news, the Chengwu County Magistrate changed his banner, but the Dingtao County Magistrate first deceived and killed the Dianshi and the Registrar who wanted to surrender, and also ransacked the homes of all the gentry in the city who were ready to defect to the Ming army.

After receiving the money and food, he immediately rewarded the poor laborers, opened the county government arsenal, and successfully recruited three thousand soldiers.

But it was useless. Not to mention the three thousand militiamen, even the three thousand Manchu and Qing Northwest Eight Banners could not stop the advance of the First Army.

The Ming army didn't even use the red cannons, they just bombarded them with ordinary land artillery.

The young militiamen at the head of Dingtao County dispersed in a hurry.

Seeing that the situation was over, the Dingtao County Magistrate immediately jumped down from the tower.

The Ming army completed its alliance in Dingtao County, and then headed north to attack Caozhou (Heze).

The entire war went smoothly from the beginning. There was not even a serious siege battle, and there was not even a single field battle.

Even Teng County, a strategically important place in the south of Yanzhou, changed its banner and surrendered under the pressure of the encirclement of the Ming army after the Ming army divided Yanzhou.

Feixian, Mengyin, Yishui, Juzhou (Juxian), and Rizhao counties in Yizhou either changed their flags or changed their banners, or officials and gentry joined forces to revolt, imprisoning or even killing county magistrates, seizing the city and surrendering.

Zhou Haizhong even had the remaining strength to divide his troops along the Shu River to seize Zhucheng County in the south of Qingzhou Prefecture.

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The entire southern part of Shandong was almost completely lost.

It was impossible for the Qing army not to notice such a big movement.

Li Wei, the governor of Zhili, responded quickly and personally dispatched eight thousand elite troops to go south first. At the same time, he quickly reported the military situation in Shandong to Emperor Yongzheng in Beijing.

When Yongzheng received the news, he was greatly shocked. The Ming army actually sent troops so quickly.

Yongzheng could only send troops ahead of schedule. The original planned troops were dispatched in June, and the plan to attack from both the west and north went bankrupt.

Fortunately, Yongzheng still had 15 elite northwest frontier troops and [-] Zhili Eight Banners.

Commander Jueluo Manbao personally led the Zhili army southward to Shandong to encircle and intercept the Ming army heading north.

And Yongzheng led Zhang Wenhuan, a veteran deputy commander, to personally recruit 15 northwest frontier troops, plus 20 Zhili Eight Banners, to gather a total of [-] troops to march into Henan.

The terrain of Shandong is half mountainous and half plain.In particular, most of the northern part of Shandong Province is almost entirely covered by mountainous terrain, while only parts of the southern and eastern parts are plains.

It is definitely not suitable for a decisive battle. The decisive battle can only be fought in Henan, otherwise it will be difficult for the tens of thousands of Manchu cavalry to charge.

Although Yongzheng's military ability was worrying, he was not a mediocre king and knew that he should leave things he was not good at to those who were good at them.

Jueluo Manbao was a civil servant. Although he could also lead troops to fight, he also suppressed the rebellions in Henan and Shandong. It was more than enough for him to go to Shandong to contain the Ming army in the north.

As for commanding the rebellious Northwest Frontier Army and the tens of thousands of elite cavalry, it must be Zhang Wenhuan, a veteran of the Northwest Army.

As for Nian Gengyao, Yongzheng stayed in the northwest, curbing the expansion of Luobuzangdanjin into Shaanxi and Gansu, while keeping an eye on Cewang Alabutan outside Jiayuguan.

Zhu Yijiong was very lucky. At this time, Nian Gengyao only relied on his marriage relationship and support to take the position of commander in chief of the Northwest Army.Moreover, he has not been formally appointed, and his actual official position is still the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu.

It's just that Nian Gengyao controlled the food and logistics of the Qing army in the northwest, and the original Fuyuan general Yinhui was placed under house arrest in the capital.

The history of this timeline is about the famous Manchu general who braved the harsh environment in the northwest to pacify the 20-strong army of Luobuzangdanjin in just four months.

I'm afraid it won't show up again!

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Qufu, Confucius Mansion.

Kong Chuanduo, who had just inherited the title of Duke of Yansheng, and whose ancestor was officially crowned King Wenxuan, was currently enjoying the shade under a tree in his garden. His face did not show the slightest hint of joy at having inherited the title, but was full of sorrow.

Because Yongzheng asked his family to take the lead in providing money and food, he almost emptied the entire Yanshenggong Mansion.

If it weren't for the superior status of the Kong family, Kong Chuanduo would have thought of rebelling.

Kong Jiyi hurried into the garden, out of breath, and shouted: "Father... no... it's not good!"

Kong Chuanduo came back to his senses, and the worry on his face instantly turned into anger, and he scolded: "Tihe! My father has told you long ago that you must not be hasty in everything. If you are in such a hurry and embarrassed, if outsiders see it, won't you be embarrassed? Kong’s face?”

As he said that, he frowned even more when he looked at Kong Jiyi's frivolous steps and his face that had been indulging in wine and sex for a long time.

Kong Jiyi was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic and did not listen carefully to the teachings. Instead, he said in a hurry: "Father, it's not good, the counterfeit rebels are coming! The prefect of Yanzhou committed suicide in defeat, the prefect of Jining abandoned the city and fled, and even the magistrate of Sishui County also Surrender, Qufu...Qufu has been surrounded by the rebel army!"

Kong Chuanduo also looked serious when he heard this. He pondered for a moment and then scolded: "Shut up, you are pretending to be a traitor, those are the king's heavenly soldiers!"

Upon hearing this, Kong Jiyi's head couldn't turn around for a moment: "Father, the traitor has clearly established another Nanzong as Duke Yansheng in the south, and he has also insulted the reputation of the orthodox branch of my Northern Sect in front of the world..."

Kong Chuanduo, however, seemed to hate the iron on his face and said: "Alas... How many times have I told you that all the prosperity in this world is for profit. The reason why Master Wang established the Nanzong as Yanshenggong is just that In order to gain fame and fame, I ask you, father, have you heard anything about Master Wang and the Nanzong since two years ago?"

Kong Jiyi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "This... I have never heard of it."

Kong Chuanduo then said: "That's right. Today's world is just like the dispute between the Jin and Song Dynasties in the past. Do you understand?"

Speaking of the Jin and Song Dynasties, Kong Jiyi suddenly understood.

In the past, when the Jin and Song Dynasties were in conflict, both sides established a Yan Sheng Gong each in order to seize political advantage.When the Meng Yuan Dynasty went south, in order to seize the righteousness of the Han family, they also established a Yanshenggong.

As a result, a very explosive situation in history was born in which the three gods coexisted.

But after the sudden realization, Kong Jiyi had some doubts. Will this Ming army really continue to respect their Northern Sect as Yanshenggong like Meng Yuan did?

Kong Chuanduo added: "My father has already written a petition. When Wang Shi's heavenly soldiers arrive, he will submit the petition. Also, summon the Kong family members in the palace to prepare more money, food and wine. Wang Shi's heavenly troops are on their way to conquer the Tatars in the north. Thank you for your hard work, I, the Kong family, should fulfill our duties as landlords."

This is preparation for giving full play to the traditional arts of the Confucius family.

However, this trick is indeed effective. Yan Shenggong is the spiritual leader of scholars in the world. If he takes the lead in entering the table, he will immediately gain orthodox status.

After all, the background of Duke Yansheng of the Southern Sect is still too poor, and his influence is definitely not comparable to that of the Northern Sect.When Zhu Yijiong sent troops, some officials even petitioned to re-register Beizong Yanshenggong.

As for what Nan Zong Yansheng should do, they have also thought about it.

You are not joking, but you can merge the Southern Sect into the Northern Sect.

The southern sect is the magistrate of Qufu County, and the northern sect is Yan Shenggong.

As always.

Moreover, in the history of the 17th year of Chongzhen, when the Ming Dynasty was about to collapse, Kong Yinzhi, the Duke of Yansheng of that generation, actually asked Chongzhen to reward his son with a second-grade official uniform.

Then Chongzhen really rewarded him a few months before he was destroyed.

When Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor, Kong Yinzhi immediately enshrined the dragon throne of Emperor Yongchang of Dashun in the palace.

Li Zicheng was initially defeated at Shanhaiguan, and Kong Yinzhi immediately smashed the Dragon Throne of Emperor Yongchang of Dashun and replaced him with the Dragon Throne of Emperor Shunzhi.

These two emperors also gave rewards to the Kong family.

Including Chongzhen, the rewards of the three emperors were in the same year.

Apart from anything else, Kong Yinzhi's sense of the current situation is really great.

Lao Li was defeated for the first time at Shanhaiguan. He still held most of the northern territory and hundreds of thousands of elites in his hands. Kong Yinzhi was actually able to conclude that he would definitely lose.

Ha ha.

　Duke Yan also appeared in Dream of Red Mansions, and it was Kong Jiyi who was the prototype.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)