Panting, Hong Chengchou climbed to the top of the city and saw this scene.
Oboi sat down on the ground with a dull expression on his face.
Bumbutai fell on Obai, and Lagu Sumala on the other side was also brought down.
The scene was extremely chaotic!
The maids and eunuchs on the side finally reacted after being stunned for a moment.
They rushed forward to help Bumu Butai!
Bumu Butai finally calmed down a little.
However, her slightly trembling palms, like chicken claws, showed that her current mood was not peaceful.
However, this is normal!
Geng Jingzhong rebelled, and most of Fujian Province instantly changed its banner. Local officials loyal to the Qing Dynasty were either killed or fled their jurisdiction.
In less than a month, Geng Jingzhong maintained a certain degree of restraint in the south and left a certain area bordering the Ming court in Guangdong untouched.
The whole of Fujian fell into the hands of Geng Jingzhong!
And, more importantly, Geng Jingzhong did not stop after taking Fujian.
Instead, they chose to divide their troops into three groups and advance toward Jiangnan.
Attack Wenzhou all the way, attack Jinhua all the way, and attack Quzhou all the way!
Since the Qing government's main force in Jiangnan was eaten up by Zhu Hongyu, Geng Jingzhong's Jiangnan strategy progressed quite quickly.
Almost unstoppable!
Wherever he passed, the prefectures and counties surrendered, and the local gentry and wealthy households opened their doors to welcome the surrender, and ate pots of milk to welcome the king's troops.
A large number of Qing army green soldiers surrendered without a fight!
There are two reasons.
First, because the green soldiers in Jiangnan generally did not dare to fight against the "Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers".
As soon as the Jingnan Army wearing Eight Banners cotton-padded armor appeared on the battlefield and fired a round of cavalry fire, and the cavalry and infantry rushed forward, large swaths of the green battalion soldiers on the opposite side surrendered.
The second reason is that the elite of the green camp in the south of the Yangtze River were either destroyed by Zhu Hongyu on Zhoushan Island and Qixia Mountain.
Or he could change his identity and become a member of the Guiyi Army.
The rest are basically crooked melons and cracked dates!
It can only be imagined what the outcome would be for these crooked melons and cracked jujubes against the battle-hardened and well-equipped Jingnan Army under Geng Jingzhong's command.
Looking at the series of reports of lost cities and land in the emergency report, Bumbutai's heart felt cold.
Hong Chengchou also saw the emergency report from Eight Hundred Miles, and the expression on his face kept changing.
Zhu Hongyu started overseas and is based in Guangdong, threatening Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangxi provinces at any time.
Once Zhu Hongyu mobilized troops against the three provinces, the three provinces would hardly be able to support him because of the elite Ming army and their proficiency in fighting.
Moreover, Geng Jingzhong rebelled against Fujian and marched into the south of the Yangtze River. He might even attack Jiangxi with Zhu Hongyu at any time.
Also, Wu Sangui lived in Yunnan, and his influence went deep into the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, and his stance was vacillating.
Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang, plus Hunan and Jiangxi, plus the three southwestern provinces that are swinging to neutrality.
It seems that everything south of the Yangtze River in the Qing Dynasty has disappeared...
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Hong Chengchou had originally planned to lead his troops southward after the parade at Zhengyangmen.
But the sudden eight hundred mile rush interrupted Hong Chengchou's plan.
In fact, it not only interrupted Hong Chengchou's plan, but the entire Qing court was disrupted by this sudden blow.
The original counterinsurgency plan was completely disrupted!
Because Geng Jingzhong raised troops, the Qing army's strength in the entire south instantly became scarce, leaving loopholes everywhere.
If Hong Chengchou led his troops southward so recklessly, the Qing government would probably suffer another major defeat!
And this was obviously unacceptable to the Qing court!
They need to renegotiate the counter-insurgency plan!
The senior officials of the Qing court once again gathered in the south study room, and Bu Mu Butai sat on the main seat holding the young Kangxi in his arms.
All the servants and ministers below knelt down and saluted.
"My servants, please pay homage to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager!"
"Your Majesty, the Emperor may be blessed with peace, and the Empress Dowager may be blessed with great blessings!"
"..."
The young Kangxi's eyes widened and his eyes rolled around, looking at the many people kneeling in front of him.
He imitated his father's appearance, with a clear and clear voice, and spoke in a believable manner.
"I am in peace, all the nobles are safe!"
Bumu Butai also nodded slightly.
Obai, Hong Chengchou and others got up from the ground. The small south study room was full of people, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing and solemn.
Bumbutai said.
"Now that the Southern Kingdom is undergoing a sudden change, you are rebellious and disrespectful of my kindness to the Qing Dynasty, and are shamelessly betraying you!"
"How to defeat thieves and eliminate rebels is the top priority of the Qing Dynasty. Please speak freely!"
Bumbutai's face was still a little pale and lacked blood.
Obviously, the news of Geng Jingzhong's rebellion gave her a huge blow.
Obai stood up and said.
"Please give orders from the Emperor and the Empress Dowager to recruit the green battalions from the northern provinces and mobilize the elites from the capital and the Eight Banners outside the Pass to go south."
"Destroy the traitors and clarify the world!"
Obai's idea is very simple. The strategy of adding fuel to the enemy's territory will not work. If he wants to go south to quell the rebels and eliminate the traitors, it is best to gather forces and push forward in one wave.
Never increase troops repeatedly as a tactic to add fuel to the fire.
Hong Chengchou also spoke.
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, now that the Southern Kingdom is in chaos and the world is in shock, the imperial court needs a national general with enough prestige to lead the troops south and take charge of the battle in the Southern Kingdom."
"I would like to resign from the post of Governor of the Five Provinces!"
To put down the rebels in the south, the Qing government could only gather the main force and go south.
As for the important task of leading the main force of the imperial court, it was impossible for the Qing government to use Han people.
Only Manchus can do this kind of thing!
Therefore, Hong Chengchou was very sensible and resigned from the position of governor of the five provinces.
Bumubutai nodded slightly and agreed.
Hong Chengchou had the sense to resign himself, which saved her from having to worry about it.
Obai stood up and said.
"The Empress Dowager, let the slaves go!"
As the former No. 1 Batulu in Manchuria, although he is old now, his ambition remains the same.
Still yearning for the battlefield, I miss the bloody battles I once experienced on the battlefield.
However, Bumbutai still refused.
"Let Tuhai or Yue Le lead the troops!"
"Obai, you'd better stay in the capital."
"..."
Again, Aobai was one of the four ministers of Gu Ming, and was the bodyguard left by the late Emperor Shunzhi to Kangxi and Bumubutai.
Bumbutai would never let Oboi leave the capital no matter what!
She would rather hold Oboi in her hands and watch the war situation in the south deteriorate. When there was disagreement, she would let Oboi escort her and Kangxi out of Jingdong for hunting and back to Liaodong.
I am absolutely not willing to let Ao Bai go out to lead the troops!
Besides, the Qing court does not have to rely on Aobei now.
Tu Hai, Yue Le, Fei Yanggu, Li Guoying, Zhao Liangdong...
There are many generals who are capable of leading troops to counter rebellion!
These people are just old, not dead!
After pondering for a while, Bumbutai asked.
"Do you think, who among the nobles, Tu Hai or Yue Le, is more suitable to lead the troops south?"
Ye Bilong stood up and said.
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, I think Tuhai is more suitable!"