After the banner of supervising the country was set up in Xuzhou, loyal and patriotic people from all over the country came to join us one after another. From the north and south of the Yangtze River, inside and outside the Great Wall, there were still righteous scholars and scattered old red shirt troops who traveled thousands of miles across mountains and rivers to come from
There are especially many scholars in Jiangnan, and neither Tianqi nor the Hongguang government can stop this trend.
Overseas reinforcements are also landing in a steady stream. Now that Liu Ziguang has broken up with the emperor, there is no need for Sun Qichao of Shandong to continue to be a mole. The docks of Qingdao and Haizhou are open day and night to receive ships shipped from Korea and Japan.
In addition to the Red Shirt Army, there are also tens of thousands of Korean and Japanese imperial troops. These auxiliary troops do not fight on the front line and act as cheap civilians. In addition to the new recruits recruited from Shandong, Henan and other places, Liu Ziguang's army
Growing at a snowball speed, the Liguo Iron Works worked overtime to produce weapons and armor and couldn't keep up, so they had to join forces with surrounding small workshops to make gun heads. Adding a bamboo pole to it became a spear, which could at least arm a person.
When there are more soldiers, problems arise. Military pay, food, clothing, and barracks are all money. However, Liu Ziguang has nothing else now, except that he has a lot of money. In addition to the hundreds of carts of treasures that the Xixia people helped him plunder, there are also those collected by the Korean and Japanese countries.
There are millions of taels of silver, and of course the biggest one is the family background of my old father-in-law Hu Xueyan - 100 million taels of silver. The military expenditure is so abundant that I don't even know how to spend it.
In order to manage these personnel and money, Liu Ziguang had to establish six yamen in Xuzhou. The personnel aspect was handed over to Shi Kefa and he was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Li Yan was appointed the Minister of the Ministry of War. The Minister of the Ministry of Industry was Song Yingxing. The Minister of the Ministry of Rites was temporarily useless.
, let Qian Qianyi, who lives in seclusion in the south of the Yangtze River and has no interest in worldly affairs, give a false position, so as to win over people from Donglin, and leave the work of the Criminal Department to Zhong Shouyong. This Criminal Department is not in charge of the world's criminal affairs, but is equivalent to the Ministry of Public Security.
It has jurisdiction over the internal security forces and intelligence organizations. As for the financial power, it is naturally in the hands of my old father-in-law Hu Xueyan. He is in charge of the money, so you can rest assured.
The general situation in the world has suddenly changed. Maopi, who originally thought he could create a foundation, is jumping up and down anxiously. Now he and Liu Zongmin are like grasshoppers on the same rope. Although the Hongguang regime occupies the capital, it is the weakest. Except for Liu Zongmin's more than 10,000 Western troops,
There are only a few thousand unreliable troops from the Beijing camp outside, and there are constant frictions between the two sides, which is a headache. Liu Zongmin's troops have been horse thieves for many years. They have good combat effectiveness and wild tempers. After coming to the colorful world of the capital,
Like a mouse in a rice vat, he spends his days drinking, having fun, robbing and fighting. Liu Zongmin himself is also a guy who can't stand up to the publicity. He doesn't know how to be afraid when the situation is so tense. He spends his days drinking and drinking, indulging in wine and beautiful women.
Liu Zongmin said, don't look at Anu's death. Her husband Galdan still has an army of 500,000 people that has not moved at all. Now he has arrived outside Tongguan. It will be a matter of time before he breaks into the Central Plains. As soon as the Xixia army comes in, the world will be conquered.
The situation is different again. Even though Liu Ziguang is having a lot of fun now, he will have to make a list in two days. Besides, a man lives his whole life and wants nothing more than to have fun. He Liu Zongmin has ridden a fierce horse, and is more beautiful every day.
I have drunk wine, been a king and dominated, and slept on a dragon bed. I have no regrets in this life. The worst I can do is go back and continue to be a horse thief, I am afraid of being a bird.
Liu Zongmin is a bachelor, so naturally he is not afraid of it. He is a scholar from the south of the Yangtze River, a well-educated family, and he wants to be famous throughout the ages. He knows well that history is written by the victors. Now that the world is in chaos, whoever can win is a great hero.
The process, there are literati to whitewash it, he took the risk to become Cao Cao, blackmailed the emperor to command the princes, and achieved eternal foundation. Although Liu Zongmin is vulgar, he is still useful for now, so we will cooperate with him for the time being until there is a replacement in the future.
Pin, kill him first!
Killing Liu Zongmin is something that will happen in the future. Now we still have to rely on his troops to wipe out the rebels near the capital. The Hongguang regime is really pitiful. The decrees cannot leave Nanjing. Beyond the city walls, the world of rebels is over.
These rebels are mainly composed of civil organizations such as Yuan Nanchang, Jinyiwei and Tiandihui. Although they are not large in number, they are familiar with the terrain and use tactics properly. They can often cause great damage to the puppet troops leaving the city. The Hongguang Army cannot destroy them.
, they can't break into Nanjing City either, so it's quite uncomfortable to waste them like this.
The Tianqi regime in Shanghai was not interested in this so-called rebel army because they did not recognize the Shanghai regime and said that Emperor Tianqi was hijacked by Wei Zhongxian, a treacherous official. They only followed the orders of Xuzhou to supervise the country. Zhu Youxiao was so angry.
He was furious in the palace in Shanghai and asked Wei Zhongxian to send the assassins of the Qin Secret Service to kill Sun Gang and Xu Sanpi. Wei Zhongxian was in trouble and couldn't tell. How could the Qin Secret Service have any masters?
When the father and mother get married, everyone can see that the big tree Zhu Youxiao is unreliable. Xuzhou Supervisor State is in full swing. People who want to get promoted and make money go there. Who is still wasting their time here Zhu Youxiao?
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There are 50,000 troops in Shanghai. These troops were originally transferred from the capital, and their loyalty can be guaranteed. However, due to long-term business and contact with overseas barbarians, the local people in Shanghai are very enlightened and cannot tolerate the concept of loyalty to the emperor. They will wait for Liu Ziguang in the future.
When the war broke out, they were sure to stab him in the back. Because Wei Zhongxian couldn't sleep all day long, he suggested that Zhu Youxiao move the capital to Beijing as soon as possible. With the support of hundreds of thousands of troops from Yuan and his son, he would feel more at ease.
Zhu Youxiao was not stupid. He knew that Shanghai could not be given up. Giving up Shanghai would mean giving up Jiangnan. Jiangnan's rice, grain, cloth and industrial products accounted for more than 80% of the Ming Dynasty's annual income, especially the high-precision shipbuilding, machinery, and weapons industries.
In an absolutely dominant position, once the capital was moved to Beijing, the army would lose its logistical support and would be unable to fight, so he insisted not to move the capital, and Wei Zhongxian had nothing to do.
In the north, Yuan Chonghuan and his son are still resisting the pressure of the Xixia people. The powerful Galdan army is not only 500,000 people, but an astonishing army of one million! There is water in it, but it can't go anywhere.
The Railway Corps, which was originally scattered throughout Shanxi and Gansu, was originally adapted from the prisoners of Xixia's new annexed army. Now it has returned anyway. Galdan's strength has greatly increased. Coupled with the countless firecrackers, artillery and ammunition supplies presented by Liu Zongmin, it is even more powerful.
, the strong pressure made Yuan Chonghuan and his son breathless.
If Yuan Chonghuan had guarded Tongguan, the city might have been destroyed long ago, but with the command and coordination of Yuan Chengzhi, who was good at using troops, Tongguan was actually impregnable. The young marshal used several airships to detect the enemy's position, called for heavy artillery bombardment, and repeatedly defeated the Xixia army's assaults.
He also dug trenches and laid barbed wire in front of the position, making it difficult for the Xixia cavalry to move forward. He was praised as a young hero by the generals of the Western Army. Yuan Chonghuan was also very pleased that Zhuge was reborn. He felt that his son had grown up. Only Yuan Chengzhi himself never boasted, because
He knew that all of his tricks came from a textbook on war in the Western Regions that was dug out of the ruins of the Kungfu Lecture Hall in the capital, and that the editor-in-chief was none other than Liu Ziguang.
When Nanjing was besieged, the Yuan family and his son also received a telegram from the capital asking for help. However, Yuan Chengzhi did not dare to reveal that he had secretly mobilized the army. He also felt that Nanjing's walls were high and thick and there would be no problem in persisting for half a year, so he mobilized troops from Beijing.
The troops marched south, but before they reached Tianjin, news of the fall of the capital came. Moreover, the Xixia army intensified its efforts to attack Tongguan, preventing them from freeing up their hands to assist the capital. The two trips were delayed, and then there was the electric war. As a loyal minister,
Good generals, the Yuan family and his son naturally stood firmly on the side of Emperor Tianqi, and resolutely refused to recognize the puppet regime of Nanjing and the supervising regime of Xuzhou.
In the land of the Ming Dynasty, Shanghai, Nanjing, Xuzhou and the Xixia army were intertwined with each other. Except for Liu Ziguang, life was difficult for any party, not to mention the Tianqi Hongguang regime, and the pressure from Xixia Galdan was not small, with an army of one million.
It's quite bluffing to say it, but the number of people eating horses every day is not a small number. His logistics routes are all in the vast desert Gobi, and transportation is extremely difficult. The Weihe Plain itself is not big, and self-sufficiency is just so-so. All of a sudden
With so many people coming in, there is simply not enough food. If we can't get into the Central Plains as soon as possible, we will be exhausted first.
Galdan did not have a radio and did not know that Anu had missed. When he learned from several Xixia soldiers who had escaped that the surprise attack army had been completely destroyed, Galdan, who had always been as steady as a mountain, became furious and ordered an attack on Tongguan at all costs.
, we will break into the Central Plains even if we take lives.
A bloody battle broke out below Tongguan City. The successive Xixia armies made Yuan and his son secretly frightened. They could not afford such a lose-lose strategy. They also had to reserve troops to deal with the traitor Liu Ziguang. Since Galdan was determined to win, he might as well take a step back.
The sea and the sky are vast, and he took the initiative to evacuate Tongguan and lead the Xixia army into the Central Plains, completely disrupting the situation.
When the world is in chaos, having troops at hand is the best way to keep the green hills without worrying about having firewood. Besides, to fight against foreigners, we must first settle the internal affairs. The traitor Liu Ziguang has not been eradicated, so how can we calm down and fight against foreign invaders?
After some choices, the Yuan family and his son finally resolutely gave up the natural danger of Tongguan and led their troops back to Hebei. From then on, the Xixia army officially entered the Central Plains.
Passing Tongguan is the territory of Henan. The Xixia army has just entered the country and has already sent scouts to report back to Xuzhou to supervise the country. 70% of Liu Ziguang's troops are deployed in Henan. He and Yuan's father and son have different ideas.
, regardless of whether it is Hongguang or Tianqi, they are all Han people after all. If there are conflicts within the family, they can let them go first. When foreigners from Xixia come, they must not be careless and must be treated with priority.
The Red Shirt Army that faced off against the Xixia Army was commanded by Li Yan, Minister of War. Li Yan was a native of Henan. He was fighting at home. He had the most advanced staff of the era and complete logistics, reconnaissance, and communication systems. He had all the time.
With the favorable geographical location and the right people, it would be strange if we could not win. Even so, Liu Ziguang decided to go to the front line to supervise the battle in person.
Just when he was about to set off, someone came to report that the clan members were making trouble.