The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 135 Returning to Shaowu Mansion

"This method is wonderful!" Huang Daozhou nodded in praise, "There are more than [-] Ming troops in Fujian, although most of them served Zheng Zhilong at the beginning. But now that the Zheng family has surrendered, there must be loyal people who would be ashamed to join them.

"When the imperial court dispatches an order, there must be someone who responds. Regardless of the number of troops, the imperial court will eventually have more soldiers."

Zhu Linmi just nodded, but he didn't expect many officers to respond at all.

Those with integrity, such as Zhou Zhifan, Jiang Zhengxi and others, immediately broke with Zheng Zhilong after learning of his treason and stood on the side of the court.

Those who are still on the sidelines until now, basically don't think that he will be able to repent.These people appear to be military officers of the Ming Dynasty, but they are actually a group of warlords who are good at speculation.When Zheng Zhilong was powerful, he listened to Zheng Zhilong. If Fujian was occupied by Jianlu, they would definitely scramble to win their sincerity to Boluo.

Fujian has been run by the Zheng family for a long time, especially the army, which is so intricate that it was difficult to dig out these "cancers" before.

But right now, it is possible to use the opportunity of the Jianlu soldiers to press down on the border, stir up the sediment at the bottom of the pond, and pick up the turtles and shrimps lurking in the depths.

Sending those supervisors naturally has no binding force on these Zheng family generals or speculators, but they can collect intelligence and evidence, which will be of great use when they collect the net later.

If you want to be an officer of Ming Dynasty, this is your last chance.Those who occupy the position of military officer but do not serve Daming will wait to be liquidated by Qiuhou!

Early the next morning, Zhu Linmi led the army back to Shaowu Mansion, and after preparing to meet up with the main force of the Dragon Guards, they rushed to Xianxia Pass to execute the most important part of the whole plan - to seize the pass.

Before leaving, he suddenly thought of an important person, and it took him a long time to remember that his name should be Huang Wenhuan.In history, it was he who secretly communicated with Jianlu and opened the gate of Fuzhou. This time, he had to prepare in advance to prevent accidents.

He went back again and told Huang Daozhou about this person, but he could only say that he was a nobleman from Fuzhou, who was suspected of collaborating with captives, and asked Huang Ge to send someone to monitor him.

Huang Daozhou wrote it down carefully, and he couldn't help being surprised that Chen Wang could even learn about the secrets in Tianxing Mansion. If he didn't have a wide range of sources of information, he would really be able to pinpoint it.

Zhu Linmi happened to meet another person this time when she came back, and it was Su Guansheng, a university scholar.

University scholar Su is unwilling to be lonely all his life, and has a desire for power.After he was ignored at the military meeting outside Nanchang, he went to Guangdong. With the help of Gu Yuanjing, the governor of Guangdong, he quickly recruited thousands of troops, and hurried to Tianxing Mansion to make military exploits.

Originally, he was just passing through Changting City, intending to enter the city to recuperate, only then did he learn that the Queen and the Crown Prince were actually in the city.

After discussing with Chen Wanglue, Huang Daozhou and Chen Wanglue decided to tell him about Longwu's death, after all, Su Guansheng was also a cabinet scholar.Moreover, Zhu Linmei remembered that although Su Guansheng had no skills, he was also a loyal minister who committed suicide and died for the country in history, so he would not leak the news of the emperor's death.

Su Guansheng was shocked when he heard the news. He wept and hanged for a while as usual, and then he said that he now has [-] new troops under his command. Must accompany the prince to return the capital.

Huang Daozhou was also very pleased to see that there were thousands more troops at once.Seeing this, Zhu Linmei hurriedly reminded him in a low voice that the soldiers of the Soda scholars must not be mixed with the main force during the battle, and don't have too much hope for their combat effectiveness.

So far, there are more than 3000 people escorting the prince, and no trace of the Qing army has been found on the road from Tingzhou to Tianxing Mansion via the south of Yanping, and there should be no problem in arriving at the capital safely.

A few days later, Zhu Linmi led a group of cavalry to arrive at the garrison of the Dragon Guards in Shaowu Mansion.In fact, he only went to Changting for more than ten days, but so many things happened during this period, it made him feel as if he had been away for several months.

Since Boluo's main attack direction was Fuzhou, Xinghua and other prefectures in the west, the large force of the Dragon Guards did not encounter the enemy during this period.

On the contrary, the logistics convoy of the Shaozhou businessman Zhao’s family came to Fujian via Shanguan Pass in Jiangxi Province, and brought more than 5000 shi of grain and grass. In addition to the previous reserves of the army, it was enough for the Dragon Guards and Poluying for about one and a half months. .

However, after thousands of miles of long-distance transportation, this batch of grain and grass was eight times higher than the purchase price, and as the war in Fujian continued to intensify, the transportation of grain and grass in the future might become more and more difficult.

Going to Xianxia Pass here, you can only win but not lose!Zhu Linmi didn't stop, and immediately ordered the whole army to move out of the camp and march towards Pucheng close to the east side of Shanling.

The Xianxia Pass is a hundred miles north of Pucheng, which is the first big city to enter and exit the pass.

Just after it rained, Zheng Chenggong and Zhu Linming walked side by side on the muddy path at the foot of the mountain.

The two were talking in low voices, when Zheng Chenggong suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Highness's plan is brilliant! The general thinks it's justified and feasible."

After leaving Changting, Zhu Linmi took him by his side. Anyway, Huang Mingjun had replaced him as the commander of the imperial camp. For a strong general like this, he must try his best to find the Dragon Guards.

Zhen Zhen followed the two for a few feet, but couldn't hear what they were talking about, so she couldn't help looking around anxiously.

Zhu Linmei smiled and said: "I was afraid that Damu would be in trouble, after all..."

"To serve the country, it is the duty of the general!" Zheng Chenggong immediately said without hesitation.

"it is good!"

Just as he was speaking, a hussar came galloping ahead, and he shouted loudly when he was still far away: "Report! The captive army was found a few miles away from the northeast, and the number of them is about [-]!"

Zhu Linmi's eyes sank, and she asked the scout again, "Are you sure it's Jianlu?"

"It must be! Mr. Zheng used his binoculars to check repeatedly. The captives are all in uniform and have their hair shaved."

Nowadays, equipment such as telescopes is very popular among the Dragon Guards, especially artillery and cavalry.When the hussars carried out reconnaissance, almost ten men were equipped with a pair.That profiteer Ji Liang earned Zhu Lin a lot of money for this.

"Order the second battalion of cavalry to immediately divert to the enemy's rear in two routes." Zhu Linmi immediately ordered Zhang Jiayu, "After the outflanking is completed, the first battalion of heavy cavalry will wipe out the enemy from the front."

"Yes!"

The sooner Jianlu knew about the move northward to Xianxiaguan, the better.

At present, there are still nearly three hundred miles away from Pucheng. If this small group of Qing troops discovers the movements of the Dragon Guards, it will inevitably attract more enemies to block them, and even make Xianxia Pass vigilant.

Therefore, all these hundreds of captives must be taken out!It's just that I don't know why Jianlu suddenly appeared in Shaowu Mansion, and I don't know if there are other enemy troops nearby.If you use cannons, it is likely to scare the enemy, so you can only rely on heavy cavalry to break the formation.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the messengers applauded the battalions to announce the combat missions of the battalions, another hussar came to report that more than [-] captive soldiers were found on the embankment a few miles to the east, looking furtive.

Zhu Linming casually picked up the map and looked at it. When he saw the embankment mentioned by the hussars and combined with the location of Jianlu he found before, he was shocked.

Zhang Jiayu rode over to look at the map, and immediately looked at Zhu Linming.

"My lord, thieves are deceitful!"

"Get the messenger back!"

The two said almost at the same time.

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