Prostitutes in Datong have been practicing sitting on a vat since they were young. Over time, a certain part of their body naturally becomes tight, tight and slippery, which makes them very popular among their clients. This is what Mr. Liu is good at. He thought Mao Pizhang was just like other officials.
, also came here because of its reputation.
But seeing the expression on Maopizheng's face, he felt that something was not right. This guy might have come here from the palace and wanted to seize my military power. Liu Zongmin's mind raced very quickly and he raised the sword again.
At this time, Liu Zongmin's guards also walked out of each room wearing their shirts. Seeing that there were many people on his side, Mao Bizhang only brought a few guards with him. Liu Zongmin felt relieved and said with a bold smile: "
Mr. Maoge came here in a hurry, why?"
Mao Pizhang said coldly: "It's a major military and state matter! The King of Han is not working hard on political affairs in the palace and hangs around all day long. The lower officials have no choice but to come here. I'm offended."
Liu Zongmin thought to himself: You are pretending to be innocent. Before you became an official, you were not the owner of brothels all day long. Now you have a wife who is a bitch at home. However, there is a shortage of talents in the court, so he can only greet Mao Bizhang with a smile.
: "It's okay, let's discuss it here, we are all our own people." After saying that, he waved his hand to let the bitch on the bed clear the way.
The bitch grabbed her clothes to protect her vital parts, but she half-covered them, deliberately exposing her white flesh, twisting and twisting in front of Mao Bizhang, Master Mao didn't look away, she looked like a gentleman, and everyone
I couldn't help but secretly marvel at it, and I felt admiration in my heart. I calmed down my mind, brought a few stools, and held a cabinet meeting of the Hongguang court in this room.
Mao Pizhang introduced the political, military and economic situation in the south of the Yangtze River, and told these rogue soldiers and ruffians in the uniforms of first- and second-rank officials that Shanghai is ten times richer than Nanjing. As long as Nanjing is captured, the world will be secure, and the north will be safe.
The forces dare not go south, and the provinces must surrender. Now the life and death of Emperor Tianqi is uncertain. Whether he has any heirs, Emperor Hongguang will naturally become the legitimate heir of the Zhu Ming Dynasty. Those wavering governors will definitely turn around. Such a good situation, no matter what
It would be a pity to take advantage of this opportunity.
After listening to Mao Bizhang's seduction, everyone's eyes glowed green. Among the three forces, Nanjing is the weakest. Don't all the officials here have the mentality of just grabbing a handful and leaving, and having fun will die.
, now that the situation has suddenly changed and the Tianqi regime collapsed overnight, it is the opportunity given to them by God to regain Shanghai and consolidate Jiangnan. This prosperity and wealth will last forever. What a temptation.
Everyone turned their eager eyes to Mao Bizhang: "Master Mao, Mr. Mao Ge, we only follow your lead. We will hit wherever you point."
Mao Bizhang said: "That's wrong. I can't march and fight with you. You have to listen to the King of Han's orders."
Liu Zongmin stroked his beard and giggled, and said: "Thank you for your respect, Sir." Then he said seriously: "Hao Yaoqi, how many horses, how many cannons, how much ammunition and food do we have?"
Hao Yaoqi was the Secretary of the Ministry of War of the Hongguang Court, and he was supposed to know military matters. However, this guy was not doing his job all day long. How could he know these details? He pretended to be pretentious and said in a pretentious tone: "Well, maybe, maybe, it's pretty much the same."
, it’s enough.”
Liu Zongmin was so angry that he was about to explode when he spoke out: "Nanjing City's reserves of grain, grass and ammunition are prepared for five years and are sufficient for use. It doesn't matter how many horses there are. The water network in the south of the Yangtze River is dense and the cavalry cannot play its role.
We still rely on infantry. We currently have 15,000 elite Western troops and 30,000 Imperial Guards in Beijing, enough to sweep across the south of the Yangtze River."
A literati has such courage, and the high-ranking officials with military backgrounds also became energetic. Hao Yaoqi stood up and patted his chest and said: "Great Shanghai, I am willing to be a pioneer, but I have to say it first. If the city is defeated, I will
Take half."
Mao Bizhang almost lost his temper. What kind of Minister of the Ministry of War is this? How is it different from bandits? He actually wants to take half of Shanghai after conquering it. What kind of bullshit logic is this? He is almost doubtful. Is there any way out by cooperating with these people?
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Liu Zongmin also felt that Hao Yaoqi was a bit outrageous, and said with a stern face: "Now is no better than in the past. I am the majestic King of Han, and you are also a first-rank official of the Ministry of War. How can you do half of the business when you meet, and everything is done by pretending to be a master?"
arrangements."
Hao Yaoqi curled his lips and said disapprovingly: "Young Master is a scholar, how do you know how to set up battle formations?"
Mao Pizhang was angry and said sarcastically: "Then please ask Hao Shangshu to lead the army to deal with Wu Sangui."
When Hao Yaoqi heard Wu Sangui's name, he couldn't help but take a breath. They were colleagues in the Western Army in the past, and they knew Wu Sangui's reputation very well.
They were all top-notch players, but Liu Zongmin could only draw a tie in front of him, let alone Hao Yaoqi.
Sure enough, as soon as he heard Wu Sangui's name, Hao Yaoqi became discouraged and said angrily: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? This matter needs to be discussed in the long run."
"For long-term planning, what happened to Wu Sangui? He doesn't have one head and two hands. Since Mr. Mao proposed sending troops, he must be confident. Don't say anything and just listen to Mr. Mao." Liu Zongmin is a clever man and knows the relationship between Mao Pizhang and Wu Sangui.
As for the dirty things he did, as a love rival, Mao Pizheng must have his own tricks.
Sure enough, Cao Bizhang said: "Wu Sangui is just a warrior. I know all his weaknesses. As long as I use some clever tricks, I can make all his skills useless. By the way, I can also find out the deployment of Shanghai's city defense forces."
Waiting for information."
Everyone marveled at the skill of risking the enemy. Liu Zongmin also smiled and said: "In this case, our army is sure of victory. Come on, brother, let's have a drink and wish you success."
The plan to conquer Shanghai was discussed during this period. The next day, Liu Zongmin and others packed up their troops, arranged their equipment, and prepared for the southern expedition. The lights in the backyard of Mao Bizhang's house were also lit all night. People who didn't know thought it was Master Mao who was there.
Studying the strategy of governing the country. In fact, all the servants and maids at home know that the master is discussing things with his wife...
Liu Zongmin has 15,000 Northwest troops under his command. They roam the Gobi Desert all year round. They can be called a tiger and wolf army. However, after they came to Nanjing, they were not as good as before. Officials spent all day searching for gold and silver.
Soldiers stole and robbed their land, openly extorted money, and spent the little money they had, sleeping in flowers and sleeping in willows. They no longer had the vigor of the Western Army. A rally order was issued, and it took three days to gather the generals. Hao Yaoqi issued an order on behalf of the King of Han.
The anti-rebellion slogan called on everyone to carry forward the traditions of the Western Army and capture Shanghai in one fell swoop. Hao Yaoqi did have some propaganda talent. He did not make any big principles, but nakedly preached: Go to the south of the Yangtze River to grab money and grain.
Women, this slogan received an enthusiastic response from the soldiers. More than 10,000 people shouted, grab the money! Grab the food! Grab the women, their voices resounded through the sky.
In contrast, the swearing-in meeting of the Imperial Guards in the Beijing Camp was much deserted. Now they no longer have the majesty they once had, and have become motherless children. They are standard second-class troops. From military pay to equipment, they are inferior to others, and there is no help from above.
If the general who spoke was not for the sake of making a living, many soldiers would simply not want to do it.
In the beginning, there were frequent conflicts between the Jingying Army and Liu Zongmin's Han army. The imperial court always favored the Western Army and severely punished the Jingying Army, even having dozens of heads chopped off. From then on, all the troops in the Jingying Army understood.
, none of them can count on it.
Emperor Hongguang issued an imperial edict to reward the three armies for preparing to march south. Each camp of the Western Army distributed cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, drinks, and five taels of silver per person. There were cheers and laughter in each barracks, and calls for money, food, and women were heard.
The barracks of the Beijing Camp Army seemed even more deserted.
We had no money at the time of departure, no food or wine, and no official from the imperial court even came to say a few token words. After all, the soldiers in the Beijing camp were also part of the defense force of the capital, and they had some strength. Naturally, everyone was angry at being treated so coldly.
Seeing that the time was ripe, the craftsmen who had already been lurking in the military camp began their work...
After reconfirming that Xuzhou had to deal with the pressure from the northwest and was temporarily unable to send troops to the south, the Hongguang court finally made up its mind and vowed to march south. They appointed Liu Zongmin, the king of Han, as the general marshal, Hao Yaoqi as the vanguard officer, and Guo Pizhang as the marching general.
Sent 30,000 troops to attack the Shanghai rebels.
After hearing the news, Shanghai elected Wu Sangui as the commander-in-chief and led the coalition forces to resist. For a time, the land south of the Yangtze River was shrouded in the clouds of war.
Wu Sangui led his army to Changzhou to sit on the front line. This war was different from the previous battles Wu Sangui had participated in. It was not a resistance against foreign invaders, but a civil war between the same brothers. This gave him a headache, and the enemies he faced were also difficult to deal with.
He was very familiar with Liu Zongmin's style. It was definitely not easy to deal with a master who was desperate for his life in a fight, and besides, his troops were not as strong as they looked on the surface.
Half of the army in Shanghai are the holy soldiers of the Lotus God Sect. The so-called magical power to protect the body is invulnerable. It is a lie. After confirmation by Gu Yanwu, Wang Fuzhi and others, Liu Mao Mao is indeed not a human being, but a deity descended to earth. It’s just that this deity
She is still young and has not yet mastered various immortal arts, so she can only use the existing resources to package her as a lotus mother, and then use some tricks to confuse the believers and make them more superstitious.
What kind of people are Gu Yanwu and Wang Fuzhi? They are top-notch intellectuals. If they want to set up a cult or something, it's just a joke. So the Lotus God Sect has sprung up all over the south of the Yangtze River and spread rapidly. In the end, it was defeated without any blood.
captured Shanghai.
But Nanjing is no better than Shanghai. Liu Zongmin's soldiers are all rough men who do not respect ghosts and gods. They won't listen to you when you tell them about the Lotus Lady. They don't recognize you when you play about being invulnerable. They just keep bombarding you with cannons and blunderbuss to destroy the immortal magic.
If this is broken, there will be no way to perform, so this battle will be a bit difficult to fight.
Wu Sangui was worried when his own soldiers came to report: "Commander, an old friend is visiting."
Wu Sangui asked: "Who comes here late at night?"
"Come back to the commander-in-chief, it's a woman who calls herself Chen."